Disclaimer: okay…okay…how many times, in my whole lifetime do I have to say this? I know you have heard this thing for about a million times now but why don't we make it a million and one. " I CHEPOT do not own RK…and for the love of all things peaceful let me clear this…I AM NOT IN LOVE WITH SANOSUKE!!!! ….I just like him. Got that?
Author's note: he-he-he-he…guess what…I just decided…I'm gonna finish this fic to the end! I don't care what other people say! I am going to finish this fic!!! And I am really thankful for those who have enlightened me…you have all provided me with enough guts to face the biggest ordeal in my history of writing! (Don't ask how long my history is cause it's really kinda short) and I would like to thank that special non-living thing which motivated me to continue on …it has always led me to good decisions in my life…provided me with the strength to carry on (especially when I'm hungry) …I would like to thank the marvelous wonder of mass food production…they have brought me my joy and happiness!...the one and only SIOPAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Siopao is a local food …I think it originated in china but some call it meat buns…) now…on with the ficcy!
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CHAPTER VI: TOTAL DATEHer eyes widened …she would've never expected him of all people…"F-FRANCIS?!!" she stuttered in surprise
"Hi…I thought I'd see you again here… but this is too soon…were you hoping to see me again?" Francis asked flirtily
"Don't push your luck mister" Megumi snubbed the guy
"Hey…hey…shouldn't I be the one furious right now?" Francis sat beside Megumi
"Can you give me a reason?" Megumi didn't dare look at his eyes…she diverted her attention to the water but the water itself is forcing her to look in this stranger's eyes…it steadily reflects the blue brilliance of this western traveler
"Well, you kind of ditched me earlier if you didn't remember…"
Megumi completely forgot about that…she was too busy pondering over her adored rooster head that she had completely forgotten about the incident this afternoon "what do you mean ditched you? … You disappeared!" good thing she was a good liar from the beginning…cause if she wasn't, she wouldn't have been saved by Kenshin and the gang from being a lifetime job of opium maker under the rule of the Oni gang. Lying to this guy would be a piece of cake!
Francis knew that if he said that he hid from the policeman, Megumi would think that he is some kind of criminal on the loose…Megumi is the only person that he has been able to make contact with so far…he can't afford to lose her…not now that he was beginning to think that she is quite interesting "oh that? Uh…you see…" unlike Megumi, this poor guy has no whatsoever talents in lying so instead of making up an alibi… "I see you're already dressed up…why don't you come with me to dinner then" he asked "you know to make up for ditching me …"
"No thanks …I'm not hungry and besides…I didn't ditch you." Megumi couldn't come with this guy…aside from his name…he knows nothing about this man…she wants nothing more to do with him either but I'm afraid her tummy begs to differ "glug…glug..." Megumi's tummy grumbled
She kept cursing her tummy for humiliating her in front of this man…
"I see…you are not a good liar Ms. Megumi" He grabbed Megumi by the arm and dragged her all over town towards an English restaurant.
"How could he say that I'm not a good liar? If I wasn't a good liar, then I wouldn't be alive now talking to him in the first place!" she said irritatedly in her thoughts as she was dragged by the western guy
"What are we doing here?" she asked the British gentleman while spontaneously twitching her head to see all the western style antiques on display inside the English establishment
"I'm going to treat you to dinner…think of it as a…let me see…a date?" he called on a waiter and said, "Table for two please"
"What am I going to do? I'm supposed to be at Sano's party…but here I am …with…with this guy…hey wait a minute! That jerk is going to get married on Saturday…I'm single and beautiful! I'm not going to waste my precious time on him… that jerk! " Megumi protested in her thoughts. It was only after Francis called on her that she noticed that she was standing there idly.
Both sat in a table by the window, where they are perfectly lit by the beautiful evening crescent. It was like; a dream sequence where there seem to be the only people and everything else was all dark and black.
(A/N: isn't this romantic? Makes you wonder why it almost never happens in real life …guess this is just the expression of my frustration over my lifeless love life)
"Ms. Megumi…have you ever felt in love?" Francis asked him in such a serious façade
"Whu-what? Lo-love?" in an instant, in her head where there are millions of pictures, scenes and memories, one thing emerged and transpired…Sanosuke Segara. But in her present situation, she couldn't possibly have that chance to be with him…not now that h was getting married. She shook her head out of that cynical fantasy and said "Maybe …maybe not"
"I guess we're all the same…" he sighed and smiled eyeing the waiter with his order from not so far.
The waiter brought out the most scrumptious looking delicacies that Megumi has ever seen in her life. The wonderful aroma trailed the air and to Megumi's nose. She had never expected western food to be this fragrant and inviting. And her tummy couldn't help but agree as it growled again, due to emptiness. Megumi blushed as Francis kept laughing at her stomach's bizarre complaint.
The night would have been so perfect until Francis noticed that Megumi did nothing but stare at her food and the set of spoons and forks beside her plate. Being a natural gentleman, he couldn't bear to eat in that kind of awkward situation "Is there something wrong? Please tell me and I'll tend to it right away" He said with that "Ping" in his smile
Megumi was too shy to tell him the reason why she couldn't possibly eat the wonderful dish in front of her. She looked at the handsome young man and flushed full red. It was too embarrassing to admit the fact especially after letting him drag her into such a fine restaurant.
"Oh…I forgot to ask you if you know how to use these..." he gently lifted the utensil placed beside Megumi's plate.
It somehow irritated her that he knew and has the guts to say it aloud but it all went away after Francis took her hand and guided her on how to use the said paraphernalia's. She wouldn't have wished it any other way to learn how to use these modern-western eating utensils with this bright handsome young man.
After finishing their food, Francis assisted Megumi offered o help Megumi to stand up. (A/N: something Sano would never do…he-he-he)
They both walked together through the now quiet streets of Kyoto. Never in Megumi's dream that she had ever imagined that this would happen in her life …come to think of it she also didn't imagine being so in love with Sano…but this was different…he didn't think this person would turn out to be one remarkable guy.
She was carried away with his actions and was very fond at looking at him and his amazing blue eyes. Wait…is she falling for him?
It wasn't long before Megumi and Francis ended up where they first met…by the riverbanks. It was dark and lonely at that place…maybe it was the same reason why Francis suddenly began to tell his tale
"I didn't actually think I'd be saying this to you right now but you turned out to be such a very nice person…I can't bear to continue this stupid lie anymore…" he started
"What are you saying?" Megumi asked in sudden surprise (A/N: who won't be surprised when somebody just begins talking about something that seems so senseless)
"I…I lied to you…about this thing about my mother…" Francis took out the dreaded picture of the woman whom Megumi never wanted to see again "she's really not my mother…She's just so woman whom I met in England. She was a criminal from Japan…she was wanted for making opium. I found her; took her in and took care of her until she died of a very fatal disease …she had told me lots about Japan…lots of wonderful things about Japan…and so I went here." He laid the picture on the grass. "I know I should've told you sooner…I'm so sorry" he apologized
"Did she die peacefully??" Megumi took the picture of her mentor…she was now relieved that this man isn't really her true mentor's son. She suddenly felt something being taken off her back and gave her the freedom to talk freely with this bright young man. Although this woman in the picture gave her one hell of a life, she had treated this person as somewhat like a mother who took care of her during her childhood years. She felt somewhat kind of concerned.
Francis felt that this woman had some kind of connection to the woman in the picture. He felt as if he could lighten this person's load a little more so he said "She used to tell me that she had a girl whom she treated like a real daughter…she said she loved her very much."
Megumi bursts into tears. For so long had she longed for someone to call her family… And the woman whom she once hated for making her life so miserable…she was the person whom she wanted to see at that very moment. "Sh-she loved me like a real daughter?"
Francis took out his handkerchief and offered it to Megumi to wipe her tears. (A/N: not to blow her snot…that's disgusting). Megumi took the piece of blue cloth and placidly wiped her tears. "I…I didn't know where that came from…" she said trying to cover up her sudden outburst.
"That's okay…I'm sorry about that" Francis patted Megumi's back to comfort her
"Which one are you sorry about? The lying or her?" Megumi asked
"Would you believe me if I said both?" Francis said, still wearing that gentle smile in his face
It was almost "the moment" for both but Megumi realized something. "If she's not your mother…then why do you have to lie about it?"
"Hu-huh? Oh that? " Francis scratched his head trying to find the right words to say and/or explain
"Are you some kind of police intelligence?" Megumi worriedly asked the young man. She had feared this day, long before that someone would come and arrest her for her past mistakes. If this person were the one to do it, it would probably be just. With Sano, finally, getting married, she felt that she had no purpose in life. She wouldn't have the chance to cook for the dope; no one to bother in her times of boredom; no one to lay her eyes on and no one to love…she would gladly accept her fate.
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How about that for a chapter 5? Well, I know I promised that it may only take for about 5 chapters but something came up and I hesitated in finishing the story so I had to edit some details of the story that will take for (this is just an estimation) about approximately 9 chapters (hopefully). I hope you can still wait. I know it's really long but please have pity on me. I'm doing this "ME AGAINST THE WORLD" drama just to continue writing this ficcy…for all of you people out there.