DISCLAIMER: Now for the fourth time, do you really think I own Rurouni Kenshin? If I did, the show would have its own network...own SATELLITE PROGRAMMING. It would show every day, almost every hour of the day. Yu Yu Hakusho would show twice a day, back to back. O.o' The rest of the day would be devoted to the best show in the world, Rurouni Kenshin. So no, I do not own Rurouni Kenshin.

A/N: Fourth Chapter! Hurray! Leave comments! Comments are loved! Megumi comes into this one :D Fun fun! Evil kitsune =P I associate her with myself so much! And I steal rooster-head's heart...not bad, eh? =)

Chapter 4: Fox Are Evil Creatures.

"Well...what now?" Sano asked.

"You're the one that led us on this wild goose chase, you should know." Aoshi retorted.

"I led you?! You're the ones that tagged along! I was going to go on my own, but noooo you guys didn't believe I could defend myself and tagged along!"

"You wanna take this outside?!" Aoshi practically yelled.

"WE ARE OUTSIDE!!!"

"BRING IT!"

Kenshin calmly stood in the middle of the two just as they were about to lunge at each other, and put both hands on either side, holding them back.

"Please gentlemen. Compose yourselves. Yes Sano we chose to accompany you, but because we wanted to make sure you were alright, that we did."

"Heck, I could care less if Sano makes it alive, I just wanna fight with someone." Aoshi snickered.

Sano snorted in disgust and Aoshi wrinkled his nose. Kenshin rolled his eyes.

"You two remind me of Kaoru-dono and Yahiko back home."

"I'm Yahiko!" Sano exclaimed.

"Nuh-uh, you're the raccoon girl!"

"AM NOT!"

"ARE TOO!"

"AM NOT!"

"ARE TOO!"

Kenshin, his patience quickly running out, kicked them both.

"NO ONE IS RACCOON...I MEAN KAORU!!! NO ONE IS YAHIKO! JUST CALM YOURSELVES OK!?!?! KAMI-SAMA, CAN YOU TWO EVER GET ALONG?!"

"Who could get along with anyone like Aoshi anyway? That is, besides the weasel girl. She practically worships you."

"And you should to. And she's not a weasel girl!"

"Oh so you like her?"

"NO!"

"Then call her a weasel girl."

"But she's not!"

"Say it. Misao Makimachi is a weasel girl."

"Misao Makimachi is not a weasel girl! You're a rooster head!"

"AM NOT!!!"

Kenshin's eyes glowed a dangerous amber.

"If you two don't shut up right now, I swear I'll pull my sakabatou on you two."

They both nodded and hushed immediately.

"Thank you." Kenshin smiled.

Aoshi and Sano mustered a weak, fake smile and picked up the pace. They soon found Megumi along the trail.

"Hello Megumi-dono." Kenshin greeted.

"Hey fox."

"Hello Megumi."

"Oh Keeenshin..." she purred. "I'm glad I found you."

Aoshi squirmed and Sano twitched angrily. Kenshin tried to break away, but Megumi pulled him towards her.

"Where are you going in such a rush? Surely not in to the arms of that sweaty little raccoon girl?"

Kenshin stood there, then looked back at Aoshi for help. Aoshi shrugged and put his hands up as if saying "No way!" and stepped back. Kenshin looked to Sano, who was still twitching. Sano nodded and stepped towards Megumi.

"Hey Fox, lay off Kenshin will ya? He's got a girl to come home to, and us guys are busy. Very busy."

Megumi snorted. "I'm sure you are, but it'll only take a few minutes..." She turned to Kenshin again, but Sano stood in the middle of the two, causing Megumi to play with Sano's hair instead of Kenshin's. She immediately jolted and took her hands off Sano's hair.

"Rooster-head I swear."

Sano grinned, but the grin faded all too quickly. "Fox, we're busy OK? We're doing men stuff and we don't need you tagging along too."

"Men stuff? As in?"

"Looking for some people."

"Whom?"

"People OK! Just people! Damn!"

"Fine, rooster-head. But, for the fun of it, I think I'll tag along. This is my day off from the clinic so I get all the time in the world to spend with cutie over there."

"I sure hope you mean Aoshi or me, 'cause if its Kenshin...ain't now way, ain't no how."

"Who are you to fix my affairs?"

"Affair?! You two don't have an affair!"

Sano looked frantically to Kenshin, who was shaking his head no violently. Aoshi twitched.

"Yes, I think I will 'tag along' as you put it. Carry on, I'll make myself visible only to Kenshin."

"If only you could always be like that..."

Kenshin mouthed an "Oro?!" Sano found the nearest tree and banged his head against it repeatedly. 3 times...4 times...10 times...

Aoshi walked up to him and lifted his head from the tree.

"Let it go Sanosuke. Let it go."

14 times...17...20...

"Let it go Sanosuke. Let it go."

23...25... Aoshi had to pry Sano's head off of the tree.

"Oi Sano, I know you've got the hots for her, but geez let her breathe!"

"The hots?! THE HOTS?! FOR FOX?!" Sano literally yelled, shuddered, and looked at Aoshi as if he were from a different planet.

"Oh come on Sano, its pretty obvious."

Sano tensed dramatically. It was true. Sano did like Megumi...a lot...

"No way. Dude, you're lost."

"Suit yourself...lover boy."

A smirk played across Aoshi's face as Sano grumbled angrily.

"Lover boy? Aoshi, surely you don't mean SANO!," Megumi asked.

"No, I do Miss Megumi."

"Sanosuke? Rooster head? A...lover boy? For ME? If I'm supposed to feel flattered, I'm not!"

"Well, you should be, considering you like him back."

Megumi blushed intensely and pointed to Sano.

"That...that...moron!?!? Me?! With him?! HO HO HO I THINK YOU'RE WRONG AOSHI!"

"I think I am quite right. Quite right indeed...lover girl."

Kenshin twitched. Sano twitched. They all twitched. Megumi sarcastically added.

"Hey lets join the weasel girl. All worship Lord Aoshi."

"She's not a weasel girl for the last time!"

"Is too!," Sano and Megumi yelled in unison.

"Is not!"

"Is too!"

"Is not!"

"Is too!"

Aoshi looked to Kenshin desperately, but Kenshin backed away.

"Is not!"

"Is too!"

"Oh so the legendary heart of ice is being melted by none other than the hyper wrath of weasel girl? Misao? Gee Aoshi, you learn something knew everyday don't you?"

"I DON'T LOVE MISAO OK!!! SHE'S A FRIEND!!!"

"Relationships have to start somewhere," Sano added. Aoshi gave him a firm glare.

"But of course...a friendship doesn't mean anything...right fox?"

Megumi however did not give in, even after she received menacing glares from Aoshi.

"Aoshi, there's no need to hide it. Now we all know your little secret. I'll just be running off to tell Misao now..."

"NO!!!" Aoshi yelled. He literally got on his knees, and held Megumi's hands.

"I know I've just lost whatever dignity I had left...but please don't tell her! Please! I beg of you Sano, Kenshin, Megumi! Please!"

In the background, Sano cracked up laughing. He clutched his stomach in pain from laughing so hard. In fact, tears were coming out of his eyes. Megumi smiled.

"OK Aoshi. Get up off the floor now. Any longer and I think rooster head will die of laughter."

Sano stopped laughing and snuck behind Megumi, then wrapped his hands around her waist.

"Gee fox, I didn't think you would care."

Megumi jolted at his touch. His breath so close to hers. A tingling sensation ran down her spine.

Kenshin coughed loudly and Sano released his grip from Megumi.

Aoshi whispered to Kenshin, "to be continued."

END OF CHAPTER 4.

A/N: Likeh? Reviews wanted! Needed! Loved! =D On to the next part...