Chapter 3: The Truth
Disclaimer: Don't own Rurouni Kenshin. I don't wanna say it anymore, 'cuz it b-o-r-i-n-g. So remember, I don't own Rurouni Kenshin. Can't sue me now. Mwahahahaha! Erm, back to the story.
It wasn't very big, but it was clean, and didn't have a crowded feeling to it. I think I like this place, she thought, smiling. There was a kitchen, a small bathroom, a sitting room, and a bedroom.
"I live alone, as you can see."
She smiled, and nodded, closing her eyes for a moment.
That night, at the Aoiya, Sano was searching desperately around the house. "Megumi? Megumi, where are you? Baka Megitsune, where are you? Megumi? Megumi? MEGUMI!" He yelled and searched, but he didn't find her. She had gone to the Shirobecko, the popular beef pot restaurant of Kyoto, but didn't return. Sano set off to question Sae, its owner.
He ran out of the Aoiya, down the street, and through the marketplace, until he reached the Shirobecko. "Sae-san, remember me? I need your help!" he cried urgently.
"Oh yes, Sagara Sanosuke, you're the one that my sister Tae says is a complete cheapskate and never pays his tab. She told me all about you."
He nearly fell over. "I am not a cheapskate!" he all but whined.
The Shirobecko had a Tokyo counterpart called the Akebecko, run by Sae's sister, Tae.
Sano's face turned serious again, "Have you seen Megumi? Long black hair? Blue kimono?"
"Oh yes, I saw her at dinner. She was having a cup of tea with one of our regular customers. Then they left for their house."
"What was the customer's name?"
"Akeno."
"It was a guy!"
"Of course. For God's sake, Tae said you were a thug but she didn't say you were stupid, too," she sighed, "I should have expected as much, what with your reputation at the Akebecko."
"Which way did they go?" Sano interjected, letting the comment about his reputation pass. Megumi's safety was more important right now.
"That way," Sae pointed with her finger.
"Arigatou, Sae-san!" he yelled back at her as he ran off in the direction she had indicated.
Megumi leaned in and contributed to the long sweet kiss she and Akeno were sharing. She moaned slightly and he placed his arms around her slender waist. Her arms were already looping his neck. She lay down and pulled him down on top of herself, pressing their bodies close. He fumbled with her kimono and finally managed to untie it. Her eyes widened when she felt it slide off her, but she didn't pull away. She needed to do this…for the sake of hers and Sano's relationship. She wrapped her legs around his and pulled herself even closer. She made quick work of his kimono shirt and the top slipped off easily. The bottom, however, she had more trouble with, but finally managed to get it off. They slept fitfully, each clad in only thin undergarments. His tongue slipped into her mouth and though she didn't welcome it, she didn't reject it either, nor did she slip her tongue into his mouth. That tactic was reserved for only one person: tori-atama.
Sano ran on, questioning anyone he could find. He got nothing. Finally, he stumbled into an alley and fell asleep. The next morning, the sun filtered through, shining right in his eyes as if its true purpose was to wake Sagara Sanosuke up. He groggily sat up and rubbed his eyes. "Man, I better start looking for Megumi," he groaned. He stood up, brushed himself off a little, and set out to look for her.
Megumi awoke to find she was alone in a strange room, in someone else's bed. Suddenly, the events of last night came flooding back to her. What did I get my self into? Baka kitsune. She looked down to find that, luckily, she still had at least a thin covering over her. She wasn't completely naked. She sighed, relieved. "Megumi-dono! Breakfast!" a voice called from the kitchen. Hope Akeno-san can cook well, I don't think I'll be able to survive, having just spent the night with a stranger, if I eat cooking that tastes like Kaoru-chan's… she thought, slightly annoyed.
"Coming, Akeno-koi!" she called.
Akeno had just finished laying the food on the table. Akeno-koi? I could get used to that. The last three just called me Akeno. He heard a knock at the door and opened it to find his mother there, positively fuming. You could practically see the steam coming off her. "Is there a girl in there? There better not be!" she yelled angrily. Megumi heard the shout and opened the bedroom door a crack, just enough to hear the conversation going on behind it.
Akeno was defending himself; "There's no girl in here. Okaasan, onegai. You don't have to search the house!" He blocked her path into the house.
She smiled triumphantly, "Aha! You don't want me to search the house because I might find her!"
"That's not it!"
"Then why can't I come in? I'm your mother!"
"…"
"There are twice as many dishes as usual," she observed, eyeing the sink suspiciously.
"…"
"There IS a girl! Isn't there?" she accused, eyes narrowing, "Akeno! That's the fifth one this month and the second one this week! Is it your hobby to break every girl's heart you come across?" She sighed. "What am I going to do with you?"
Ooo! Nasty Akeno! Hehe. Thanks reviewers!