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CHAPTER SIX
"He's my-" Megumi squirmed under Sano's gaze. "-My…… long lost brother. Yeah, Shin Takani.. My long lost brother."
Sano raised his eyebrows, as if asking "Really?"
"You seemed more than that." Sano said.
"Well, what it seemed and what it is is different. Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to bed." Megumi walked past him and went up the stairs.
As she lay down on her bed, rather than feeling the same anger and sadness she had the past few weeks, she was feeling rather happy.
"Shin Takani, huh?" She giggled.
Life was going to speed up a little.
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"Sanoooooo!" Yahiko moaned as Sanosuke bounded in front of him. "Why do we hafta keep doing this?!"
"Shut up. I didn't force you to come along." Sano hissed.
"But….." Yahiko dragged his feet as he followed Sano. "All right."
"Now where has she got to?" Sano asked, turning back, to see that his target had disappeared.
Meanwhile , Megumi cruised through the streets, her bag of groceries swinging beside her. Suddenly, a couple of men appeared, cackling evilly.
Megumi's shoulders drooped. She was in a hurry to get home.
"Hey there, beautiful." Called one.
"Back off, she's mine." Said another one.
Megumi sighed. "Just get it over with. Are you going to attack me or what?"
"Good one!" yelled the first man, pouncing towards her. The others bent over with laughter and when they drew their heads up, the man was dead.
"I could've handled them myself, you know, Shin." Megumi said.
"Ah, but some of us can't resist showing off, can we?" he asked. Shin was holding a katana, grinning slightly.
The remaining men fled.
They burst into laughter.
"You're fast. Real fast, like a guy I once knew." Megumi thought he looked even more like Kenshin when he was holding a sword.
Sano ran forward and saw Megumi kissing someone who looked remarkably like Kenshin. Was it? Nope. It was that idiot, her so called 'brother'. Huh. Some brother.
"Megumi!" he yelled. " What the hell are you doing?"
Megumi drew away startled. Then her surprise turned into anger when she saw it was Sanosuke.
"Sano! Have you been following me again!?" She whacked him on the head.
Yahiko, watching from behind the bush, sniggered.
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"Megumi! I'm seeing a lot of you lately, aren't I?" Shin asked, as Megumi stepped in beside him.
"You don't like it?" Megumi asked, pouting slightly.
"No, no! It's only that 'scary' man from two days ago is really protective of you. Is he your boyfriend?"
"No. He's a ……a …… never mind. Anyway, I told him you were my brother so he won't go after you." Megumi assured.
"Megumi. Come with me for a moment." He said, his face suddenly serious.
"What's wrong?" Megumi asked, following Shin into a dark alley.
He put a finger on her lips. "Megumi, I may be going off again soon. I might not be here if anything happens again, so…."
He fumbled with something in his jacket, and after awhile pulled out a shiny black object, which he placed in her hands.
Megumi lifted it up to take a closer look.
"Shin….. this is……." Megumi stammered.
"A gun."
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"When will you be back?" yelled Megumi.
Shin was going off to somewhere unknown to Megumi on a ship. Running along beside the ship as it slowly drifted off, she yelled out to the man.
"Soon! I promise!" he called back. "Take care of yourself!"
"I will!"
She ran until she reached the end of the deck. Tears in her eyes, she waved and didn't stop until the ship was out of sight.
A hand in her pocket rested slightly on the gun Shin had given her. She didn't plan on using it, but kept it anyway.
"I'm going to miss you, Shin." She whispered.
Okay, okay. This is too short. I'm so sorry I didn't update sooner! Hope you guys will still review! Umm, does anyone feels sad about Shin leaving except Megumi?