Konnichiwa minna! KK, I haven't updated for AGES, but I hope this makes up for it. the last chapter and the next 3 (including this one) are gonna be a little angsty, cuz I think almost every good story needs a little hero-saves heroine, ne? ^____^ Right, on to the next chapter!!
Btw, THIS CHAPTER IS DEDICATED TO COLD-HERITAGE!!!!!
Disclaimer: wish I owned rurouni kenshin…then I could make my fics into eps, wouldn't that be cool?
Claimer: DIE AKENO!!! (you'll see why in this chapter…DIE DIE DIE!!)
~*~*~*~*~The Aoiya~*~*~*~*~
Sano lifted his head. He could have sworn he had heard Megumi scream. His instincts urged him to run. Run to her. He got up and ran out the door.
He ran to the first place he could think of: her room. She wasn't there. Next he tried the Shirobecko, but she wasn't there either. Where could she be? He paused. Of course! That damn Akeno's house! He set off, hoping against hope nothing had happened.
~*~*~*~*~Akeno's Apartment~*~*~*~*~
Megumi struggled against his hold, but he was bigger and stronger than her. Akeno tore at her kimono. She hit him and kicked him, and although she managed to prevent anything from coming off, he scared her. Like a wild beast…He's like a wild beast! She was revolted, no past revolted. If only Akeno would just disappear. Her eyes were the only things that revealed her true terror.
~*~*~*~*~Sano~*~*~*~*~
Sano ran and ran until he skidded to a stop in front of Akeno's apartment. He rushed to the door and put his ear against it. Something was definitely going on. But all that mattered was Megumi whispering his name, her voice broken with tears. (A/N: ok, maybe they're a little ooc, so gomen. ^___^) Hold on Megumi, I'm coming.
~*~*~*~*~Akeno's Apartment~*~*~*~*~
A tear spilled down her cheek, followed by another and another until the tears flowed freely. "Sano…" she whispered, "Sano, where are you?"
~*~*~*~*~Sano~*~*~*~*~
There! He heard it again. Megumi whispering his name in a helpless voice he had never heard from her before. He lifted his bandaged fist. "Here goes nothing! FUTAE NO KIWAMI!" And the door was gone.
~*~*~*~*~Akeno's Apartment~*~*~*~*~
Megumi turned her head as she heard a crash and the unforgettable cry of 'Futae no Kiwami!' A man in a white gi stood in the doorway. Panting, sweating, and clutching his bruised hand, he was a prince in the doctor's eyes. Akeno released her in surprise.
Sano saw the scene and his blood began to boil. How dare he? How dare he make her cry? He thought, spotting Megumi's tear-stained face. How dare he? Sano scowled. "Take your filthy hands off her, you dirty b******!" he growled.
Akeno, a look of plain fear and surprise on his face, put his hands on his head. He didn't know Sanos strength and underestimated him. "She looks so good, ne?" he smirked, licking his lips.
Sano gave a great yell and lunged forward. "How dare you!" He punched Akeno across the jaw, on the nose, everywhere he could get to. Akeno yelped with each punch, until became one continuous yell.
Finally, Sano got tired of using Akeno as a punching bag. He kneed him where no man should ever be hit and Akeno fell gasping to the floor in pain. He bent down to the beat up man's ear and growled menacingly, "If I ever see you so much as within 10 feet of Megumi ever again, I'll kill you." Eyes huge with fear, Akeno nodded. Sano helped Megumi up and turned away as she fixed her kimono, although nothing was showing. She murmured a "Done," and the ex-gangster turned around.
"What did he do to you? Did he…?"
She shook her head. The tears flowed once more. She fled to his arms, welcoming the comfort they offered. "He…he just jumped on me and pinned me done, I couldn't move. *sob* He started…touching me…I couldn't stop him…*sob*" She shuddered and sobbed into his chest.
Sano held her lose and made soft 'shush'ing sounds every so often. Finally, she calmed down. "Arigatou," she whispered into his gi.
"Don't worry, I'll always be here to protect you." She looked up at him. Pressing her face into his front again, she closed her eyes and just stood there, feeling freer than they had ever felt before.
At long last, they pulled away. He kissed the top of her forehead and they headed back to the Aoiya.
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KK not much to say. Hope you liked it. oh and by the way…DIE AKENO!! BURN IN HELL!!!
Personal Reviews:
TaintedInuShemeeko ~ Hey! You changed your name! What happened? How come you added the 'tainted'? it's cool, don't get me wrong, I was just wondering. ^__^ anyway, glad you liked them!! Im gonna try to update like 3 or 4 times today!! (cuz im in a really good mood, as you can see!) until next time, au revoir!
Deadly Diva ~ I try, really I do! But I guess this time I didn't try hard enough…*sigh* gomen gomen…but it makes me soo happy that you think my fic is great!!
Kay-san1(ShinomoriMiyu ~ hey, you changed your name too! Why are all my fav reviewers changing their names?? *wails* I know, I was crying when I wrote it (then why did I write it??) it DID seem real to him, didn't it?
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Senko Tenrou ~ lol glad you liked it!! im gonna have to go back anfd fix my previous chapters, but I'll do that another day (procrastinator!!)
WhiteRabbit5 ~ well, there IS a reason for kaoru's actions, I assure you, and you'll find out really soon, trust me. Yep, here's sano/megumi ^___^ and akeno, theyre a great triangle, ne? like I said, DIE AKENO I think in the epilogue or something, ill kill him off, I mean hes screwed up and weird and I hate him (example: this chapter) haha doesn't matter if you didn't cuz its my fav too! (ok…my 2nd fav cuz my fav is Yuki/Tohru/Kyo!!!! In fruits basket) but sano/megumi/akeno are fun to mess with! Thanks for the review!!
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