Chapter 4: Realization & Jealously
Hey! Thanx for all of ur reviews! Xoxo~IluvInuyahsa~
Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin or Inuyasha characters! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kenshin dropped off Megumi, Kaoru, and Misao at Kaoru's house. They all said their goodbyes and the guys were off to Kenshin's house. While riding in the jeep, Sano thought about Megumi and Kaoru. Which girl did he love more? He chuckled to himself quietly. Just this week, he only asked Megumi out to the dance to make Kaoru jealous, but now he had developed feelings for her. He remembered when he had found out that Kaoru's heart belonged to Kenshin; how that hurt him so much. Then, he thought when Megumi hurt him the most, and the only experience that he remembered was when she kicked his soft spot. That hurt but not as bad as what Kaoru did. So, Sano had made up his mind, to get over Kaoru and move on with Megumi. It felt good to choose Megumi over Kaoru, which surprised him. He pulled out the photograph, from his pocket, of Megumi and him. She was so, so gorgeous and fun to be with. He hoped their relationship would last forever and tomorrow night at the dance, he would ask her to be his girlfriend. Nothing would go wrong, because, of course, Megumi would say yes to him. 'I mean,' he thought. 'who would say no to me?' He chuckled again and closed his eyes. Kenshin was observing Sano from the mirror and wondered what was going on in his mind. Aoishi was sound asleep, snoring as loud as ever and drooling. None of them knew what was going to happen later on in the night that would affect Megumi and Sano's relationship.
Kaoru's House
"Hey mom!" Kaoru said and was greeted with a "Hello honey!"

A woman that was a little bit taller than Kaoru came out of the kitchen. Her hair was tied in a bun, with a green ribbon; she wore an apron over her clothes and had a nice smile.

"Hi, Mrs. Kamiya." Both Megumi and Misao said. "Hello Megumi and Misao. Ooh! What have you got there? Dresses for the dance? Let me see!"

Handing over the dresses, they watched Mrs.Kamiya admire them, commenting on how times have changed and that the look of clothes has too.

After she was finished, she said, "I just baked a batch of cookies, would you girls like some?"

Misao just loved cookies and since she hadn't eaten yet, she was thrilled of eating just-made cookies.

"Sure!" answered Misao, as the others nodded and grinned. "Good! I'll be right back!" Mrs. Kamiya then shuffled in the kitchen and came out with a plate, loaded with chocolate cookies and three glasses filled with milk. "Enjoy!" she said and handed the plate to Kaoru. "Thanks!" said the girls and went upstairs.

Just when they reached Kaoru's door, Mrs. Kamiya yelled, "Kaoru, honey, you got a letter from a 'Dr. Gensai', today. Come down and get it, please." "Ok!" yelled Kaoru and gave Misao the plate and hurried down the stairs. "The envelope is on the counter honey." Said Mrs. Kamiya and went into her room.

Snatching it from the counter, kaoru eagerly ripped opened the envelope and found inside another envelope with a piece of paper attached to it. First she read the piece of paper, it read:

Miss, Kamiya,
the day you visited Mr.Himura, another man came to visit him, too. I saw him while I was eating my sandwich and I tried to speak but the young man left so abruptly, that he had dropped this pink envelope. I should remind you that the nurse's clinic is not a place to make-out. I did not read the letter, but it has your name on it, so I assume it is yours. Dr. Gensai

Second, Kaoru slowly opened the envelope, so not to tear it, and unfolded the letter inside. It read:
Kaoru,
the day I first saw you, I knew you were special and every time I saw you after that, my heart filled with joy. What I am trying to say is that I love you and no one else. The dance is coming up and since no one has asked you yet, would you consider going to it with me? (Kaoru: How sweet!) Please let me know soon. -Sanosuke Sagara- (Kaoru: What the ----?)

Kaoru's POV When I first read the letter
from Dr Gensai, I was rather embarrassed because he had saw
Kenshin and me kissing. Then I was really overwhelmed by the
letter from Sano, I had always just thought him like a big
brother, always watching out for me, but I guess that was just a
way to flirt with me. What was I going to do? Tell Megumi about
the love letter or not? It was all confusing and I just wished
that I wasn't in the middle of it. Finally deciding, I decided
to tell Megumi the truth. Taking a deep breath, I walked up the
stairs and went into my room.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`

Megumi and Misao were sitting on Kaoru's bed, munching on
the cookies and sipping their milk.

"Hey." Misao said and wiped the chocolate from her face with a
napkin. "What took ya so long? What's that in your hand?" Megumi
stopped eating and looked at Kaoru. "Megumi, I have something
important to tell you." Kaoru explained and waited for a reply.
"Ok. What?" she answered.

Kaoru: Look at this. Megumi: Sure.
Misao: Let me read too!
{Pause}

Then the tears came in torrents and Megumi's mascara was all
over her cheeks.

Sobbing she said, "I *sob* thought he liked me *sob*!" "Oh,
don't cry Megumi." Shushed Misao and patted her back. "Here have
a cookie; they'll make you feel better." "How will a cookie help
make me feel better. Misao?" asked Megumi. "They're magic!"
Misao said in a childish voice. "You're such a freak!" cried
Megumi and took the cookie and laughed. "See! I told you they
were magic!" said Misao in I-told-you-so voice.

Kaoru handed Megumi a tissue and said, 'I wish I could make you
feel better." "I've got an idea!" said Misao and went over to
Kaoru's computer.

Getting on the internet, she went to hotmail.com and began
to type.
Sano, Megumi
hates ur guts and never wants 2 c ur lying face again. U
hurt her feelings really bad and I can't believe you wrote
that letter to Kaoru. U can go 2 the dance alone, becuz she
doesn't want to go to the dance with u anymore! Her new
date will be Miroku! ~Misao~

Next, she clicked send and clicked on IM. Scrolling down
her buddy list she found wanderingsamurai(Kenshin) and
typed:

hotbabeLOL!: hey himura! hotbabeLOL!: tell
sagara 2 check his email. c u!
wanderingsamurai: ok.. bye.
About 10 minutes later,
chickmagnet (Sano) IMed Misao. This is their conversation:

chickmagnet: I wrote that letter before I got 2
kno Megumi. Plz give me another chance!
hotbabeLOL!: Megumi says no way!
chickmagnet: I thought she hated that pervert,
Miroku! hotbabeLOL!: things change!
chickmagnet: plz give me another chance!
hotbabeLOL!: NO! go 2 the dance with some1 else!
Goodbye! hotbabeLOL! Has signed off @ 8:01

Kaoru's house
"Miroku hasn't even asked me out to the dance,
Misao!" said Megumi and crossed her arms. "Yet." Misao said
and grinned.

Picking up the phone, she dug out a piece of paper from
her jean pocket and dialed the number on it.

"Hey Miroku? Yea, it's me Misao. Uh, Megumi just wanted to
ask you to the dance, that is you don't have a date
already. Oh you don't, ok and you want to go? 7:15 sharp?
Ok. Bye."

Megumi's eyes were wide and she looked like she was going
to strangle Misao.

"I cannot believe you did that!" Kaoru said and stared at
Misao. "Hey at least she has a date." Shrugged Misao and
ate another cookie. "What if he tries to grab me or
something?" Megumi asked with an uneasy expression. "Knock
him out.' Answered Misao. "Ok.' said Megumi and started to
paint her nails.

'I wonder who Sano is going to bring to the dance instead
of Megumi.' Thought Kaoru.
Kenshin's house

"Sango??" choked Sano and listened to what Aoishi had
to say. "Yeah, she was like asking me tons of questions
about you all week and she gave me her phone number to give
to you. So what do ya say?" "Uh, ok." stuttered Sano.
"Great. I told her you were going to pick her up @ 7:15
sharp, ok?" Aoishi asked. "Wait a minute! You already told
her I'd go with her?" stammered Sano. "Yep. I sort of
thought ahead; if you and Megumi weren't going to work out
and I thought of a backup date for you." "Uh, thanks?" said
Sano. "No prob." Replied Aoishi and turned on the TV.

Kenshin was quiet the whole time and thought. He had
forgiven Sano for the letter and was determined to help him
get back together with Megumi. But it seemed impossible for
him to do it alone and so Kenshin got Aoishi, Misao and
Kaoru to help. The next day would be a tough one.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Another chapter completed! And so the battle of jealously
begins, the competitors, Megumi VS Sano.Who will win? Find
out on the next chapter! ~ILuvInuaysha~ ^. ^