Disclaimer: For the second time, I do NOT own Rurouni Kenshin. But Sano is mine . ' glomps him. Aha! Ha ha! Ha! Ph34a m3. ;

A/N: Next part...more funneh than serious. Comedy is all I can write. :P

Chapter 2: Friends Always Tag Along

The next morning, Sanosuke walked over to the Kamiya Dojo and knocked on the door. A still yawning Kenshin opened the door.

"Sano?" Yawn.

"Hi Kenshin. Listen, I want you to tell everyone I'm leaving."

"Leaving? Leaving where?"

"To find the man who killed Sozou."

"Sano, we've been over this. There's no point in..."

Sano grabbed Kenshin by the collar of his shirt and literally picked him up.

"There is a point in everything. Whether you see it or not is your problem, not mine."

He let Kenshin go, dropping him from about a foot above the ground.

"Sano this is ridiculous! There's nothing you can do about Sozou but stay ALIVE. He wanted you to live on, and that's why he died. He wanted to see you ALIVE. DO YOU HEAR ME SANO, ALIVE!!! ALIVE I SAY SANO, ALIVE!!! SANO! SANO?! DO YOU HEAR ME ROOSTER-HEAD ALIVE!!! A-L-I-V-E ALIVE!!! DO YOU WANT A DICTIONARY? ALIVE MEANING STILL ON THIS EARTH! AS IN HERE ON EARTH WHERE WE ARE ALL FREE AND SANO LISTEN TO ME SANO...SANO COME BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!"

It was of no use. Sano had already blocked everything out of his ears and begun to walk off. Kenshin was fully awake now and ran up to block Sano, sakabatou to Sano's throat.

"YOU. WILL. NOT. GO. ALONE SANOSUKE SAGARA. I AM COMING IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO!"

"It will be."

With that, Kenshin received a completely unexpected blow to the stomach, courtesy of Sano. Sano walked off, only to be stopped by a large figure.

"Going somewhere Sanosuke?"

Aoshi (again!) stood blocking his way.

"Move Shinomori."

"No. Make me."

Sano tried to push him out of the way, but Aoshi didn't budge.

"Aoshi, why are you blocking me?"

"Because you're so stupid that's why. Look at me Sano. LOOK. AT. ME."

Sano angrily lifted his head. His brown eyes met the ice blue ones of Aoshi's.

"Steps in the decision making process. Is this WORTH it? Is this WORTH so much effort? SOZOU SAGARA IS DEAD. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME, DEAD! WHAT IS THE POINT OF GOING AFTER THE MEN WHO KILLED HIM? You killed him anyway. If it hadn't been for you, Sozou might just still be alive."

"OH SHUT UP SHINOMORI, WHAT DO YOU CARE!"

Aoshi still did not move.

"You may have managed to block Kenshin's path, but I'm saying one thing. I'm coming."

"FINE. FINE FINE FINE FINE COME WITH ME! FINE!"

Aoshi stepped aside and Sano walked off in a huff, muttering curses under his breath. Minutes later, Kenshin was slowly regaining consciousness.

"Sessha...was punched by someone...oro?!"

"Sanosuke punched you out in an effort to leave you behind and he went that-a-way."

Aoshi pointed to where Sano had gone.

"Hai, thank you Aoshi."

Kenshin ran off to find his good, yet somewhat twisted in the mind, demented, friend. He finally found Sano practicing his Futae no Kiwami on some trees, violently slashing the trees as if they were the murderers of Sozou. Before Sano could launch the attack again, Kenshin held him back.

"Sano, come on, listen to REASON for once. And stop killing the trees." .

"I'm not listening to you anymore. Tag along with Shinomori and me for all I care, but you can't hold me back anymore. I will taste the blood of those who killed the only guy who ever gave a damn about my life."

"I GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOUR LIFE SANO JESUS CHRIST!!! WHY WON'T YOU LISTEN? I'M SURE SHINOMORI GIVES A DAMN ABOUT YOUR LIFE...SOMEWHAT...NOT REALLY....THAT'S NOT MY POINT! A lot of people care about you Sano! Just look at Megumi, she's giving you all the signs a woman can give to show you how much she cares but you won't open your eyes to see what she's doing!" Kenshin knocked his knuckles against Sano's head.

"ANYONE IN THERE?! OR IS IT JUST DUST PILING UP?"

Sano couldn't help but chuckle slightly. Kenshin had the weirdest humor of anyone he had ever seen (aside from Aoshi's dry humor, which Sano was not accustomed to just yet).

"Go ahead, come along. So you give a damn about my life. But Sozou was one of the first to actually make an impact on my life..."

His voice softened dramatically.

"I looked up to Sozou, not only as a friend, or an idol, but as a father. He showed me how to survive. He taught me the rule of nature. As Shishio would put it...in this world, if you're strong you live, and if you're weak, you die. Back then when I was growing up, I had no one to protect me but Sozou. After Sozou was murdered, I found out just how cruel this god damn world could be."

Aoshi crept up behind Sano and Kenshin unnoticed. Sano continued.

"He taught me everything I know."

"Which couldn't have been much," Aoshi added promptly.

"Why don't you ever just shut up and stay out of my conversations?"

"Hey, c'mon its not like I get to butt in to conversations every day. Misao's are as dull as...well,. REALLY DULL. Girl talk, 24/7. And its not like I get to see people with semi-interesting conversations every day. I just call 'em as I see 'em."

Sano crossed his arms over his chest and Kenshin rolled his eyes in exasperation.

"Are you two ever going to get along?"

They both responded simultaneously, "NO."

"Oi...I believe this is going to be a long journey, that I do."

A/N: Okies, a bit longer. ; This will be a long story, that it will. x Anyway, PLEASE review...for if you don't, this whole thing was a waste of time, that it was xx' Hope you liked it, and feel free to IM me or comment on my Xanga . ' Bye for now! Until the next part :o

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