Disclaimer: I don't own RK. I have a perfectly logical explanation for this but it seems to be lost in all the piles of my love letters for Sanosuke Segara…OMG! Did I just say that? I mean piles of letters to my…Uhhhh. To my dog! Yeah! Letters to my sick dog who's in the hospital due to sever cough and colds. Yeah let's go with that
Author's note: hello everyone! Here I am again. Do you think Megumi is falling for Francis? Or is it the other way around? What about Sano? Do you think he's really up to the marriage thing? And Kaoru…do you think he'll force Kenshin to work 24 hours straight to earn money for their wedding? And Yahiko…do you think tae will let him court Tsubame? Do you think you'll see any of the other RK characters here soon? Am I asking too many questions? Do you think this chapter will answer all these questions? And by the way, I've added a little song here. If you're a fan of Westlife, you'll be able to appreciate this, if not…sorry can't do anything for you…
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CHAPTER VII: WHAT MAKES A MAN
"Oh no…it's really not like that. I don't work for the police. But I used to work for the British embassy as head of the records section." Francis denied
Megumi was relieved. Okay…head of paper works section in the British embassy is far from what from what she expected. She knew se was over reacting over that matter but if ever that were true, she wouldn't have hesitated to be arrested. She'd rather rot in jail than see Sano belong to someone else. She knows that it's kind of possessive but what can she do? It's how she really feels.
"I know this may sound so cowardly but…I came here to Japan because I was afraid of commitment" Francis cupped his hands over his face as a sign of shame and disgrace "I wasn't man enough to commit myself"
What Makes A Man: Westlife
♪♫Oh yeahh…
This isn't goodbye even as I watched you leave
This isn't goodbye
♪♫I swear I won't cry
Even as tears fill my eyes
I swear I won't cry♪♫
Francis reminisced all those time that he spent with his beloved Christine and that faithful day that he had to leave …
♪♫Any other I'll let you walk away
Any other girl I'm sure I'll be okay♪♫
"It's not cowardly at all. It takes a lot of courage to admit to yourself that you are not ready…unlike some stupid jerk I know." She said, remembering Sano "I think you're kind of brave to venture off in an unknown land like this." she said trying to cheer up the lonely man a bit
♪♫Tell me what makes a man
wanna give you all his heart
Smile when you're around
And cry when you're apart♪♫
♪♫If you know what makes a man
Wanna love you the way I do
Girl you gotta let me know
So I can get over you♪♫
"Thanks…but now I kind of feel sorry for myself." Francis can still clearly recall the smiles that Christine had brought upon him…there was never a dull moment when he was with her…
♪♫What makes her so rightIs it the sound of her laugh ♪♫
♪♫That look in her eyes
When do you decide?
She is that dream that you seek♪♫
That force in your life♪♫
"I am telling the truth I don't really think that it's cowardly…" she said in hopes on to make this guy a little less sorry for himself
♪♫When you apologize
No matter who was wrong♪♫
♪♫Would you get on your knees
If that would bring her home♪♫
"I appreciate the effort to cheer me up but…there's nothing I can do now. She's getting married and I'm …going to rot in jail"
Tell me what makes a man ♪♫
♪♫Wanna give you all his heart
Smile when you're around
And cry when you're apart♪♫
♪♫If you know what makes a man
Wanna love you the way I do
Girl you gotta let me know♪♫
♪♫So I can get over you…. (Fade out)"Jail? What did you do?" Megumi was startled at the mere mention of the word. She was thinking the same thing earlier. Rotting in jail cause someone she loves will belong to someone else…this pathetic person is almost like her! And she's not pathetic at all.
"I…I didn't do anything" he simply said
"This guy is starting to confuse me," she thought "how can you go to jail without doing anything?" she asked at an aggravated tone
"Christine is a very unpredictable girl. You don't know what she will do next. I surely didn't expect this after ditching her at our wedding back in Britain."
"Oh great another groom…why do I keep getting this torture?" she told herself. "Christine? You wouldn't happen to be talking about Christine Archibald are you? " She asked
"You know her?" Francis' eyes widened at the mere mention of Christine's name
"What do you mean I know her? Of course I do! She's a sleazy man stealer!" Megumi blurted out only to realize a while later that she just insulted this guy's beloved woman.
She covered her mouth. "I…I dunno where that came from but-"
"I'm also going to apologize for that, I should hold myself responsible for you, losing your boyfriend…if I hadn't runaway from our wedding …none of this would've happened"
"Nah…it's not your fault that Sano chose that girl over me (even if I'm incredibly beautiful and smart)" Megumi sighed "HEY! I've got an idea…do you still love Christine with all your heart, that you'd b willing to exchange vows with her?"
"Huh? Why'd you ask?" asked the confused young man
"Just answer the question"
"I…yes…I love her but I can't exactly say if I'm willing to get married" Francis blushed
Megumi took out two parchments from her pouch "see this?" she said as she waved the parchment like a fan
"What's that?" Francis asked
"We're going to a wedding" Megumi said with a sly grin on her lips
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Back at tae's restaurant…the party had just ended and everyone had left the restaurant leaving the RK gang inside
Tae breathed a sigh of relief "thank goodness the party is over…I thought it was going to last forever"
"Wasn't it fun?" Christine smiled
"Yeah! Let's do it again sometime soon!" Yahiko said aloud
"I hate you! HIK! You little HIK! Kid! HIK!" Kaoru could barely stand due to dizziness and too much sake
"Please take it easy Kaoru-Dono" Kenshin assisting his drunk girlfriend
Tsubame smiled and approached Yahiko "hello Yahiko-Chan"
"H-hi Tsu-Tsubame" Yahiko stuttered to greet the apple of his eyes
"I hope you enjoyed the party." Tsubame said trying to break the ice between them
Yahiko touched his nose and said, "of course I did! I love the food most of all. did you cook them? Cause man! They taste great!"
Tsubame giggled, "I didn't cook any of them…tae did. "
"Whu-what? Oh...he-he yeah…tae was always a great cook…no wonder it tastes great" he said trying to contain the embarrassment.
(A/N: flattery is not always the way to a woman's heart…chocolates…now that's another story…and besides they're too young to be so in love!)
Kaoru fell flat on the ground "BOG!!"
"Oro? … Ka-Kaoru-Dono!!!" the poor samurai's vague attempt to catch his fiancée
"Oh boy…she really did it this time…" Sano slapped his forehead. He was already carrying Ayame and Suzume on his shoulders "look Kenshin…she's your girl…you carry her."
"Oh-okay…" Kenshin carried Kaoru on his back
"C'mon everyone! Let's go home" Christine gleefully led the way out of the restaurant
"She's really an energetic little gal. Isn't she Sano?" Kenshin beamed
"Yeah…yeah little bit too energetic" he said sarcastically "it's like I'm taking care of a little sister"
And everyone started off walking towards the clinic to drop off Dr. Gensai and the two little girls.
"Well, goodbye dr. Gensai…we hope to see you soon…" Kenshin bid the old man farewell. After that, he positioned Kaoru on his back and started off.
"Bye dr. Gensai!" Yahiko followed while walking away
"Bye-Bye Mr. Doctor!" Christine happily strolled along with Yahiko and Kenshin
"You guys go on ahead! I'' catch up later!" Sanosuke said while he entered the house carrying the two little girls
"It's mighty nice of you to help me with my grand daughters Sano" dr. Gensai led Sano to the girl's room where he allowed Sano to lay them on their respective futons
"It's nothing Dr…. is Megumi here? I really want to talk to her about something" he kept twitching his head hoping to somehow catch a glimpse of the black-haired bitch whom she called sly fox face
"Let me see if she's here" dr. Gensai left Sano to look for Megumi all around the house
Sano sat on the floor and waited for Dr. Gensai to return. He knew that it was quite impolite roam around some else's house but he cannot contain his urge to see Megumi and talk to her personally. He had to do something…so he stood up and started his quest to find the black haired sly fox face girl.
Finally, after thirty minutes of roaming around the house, both gave up. So Sano, in turn apologized for the late night hassle that he had put upon the poor old man and left.
Sano, disappointed that he wasn't able to talk to Megumi, walked his way home. It was dark and foggy that night so he didn't exactly see the path that clearly but his ears, as keen as they are can hear quite well that some one was coming his way. He can hear voices from not so far and he was sure that one of them was quite familiar to him.
"Thanks for a great night Francis…" said the familiar female voice
"That was nothing…I should be the one thanking you" said the voice of Francis
"Okay…my house isn't that far from here… I guess I should get going …goodbye " the female voice bid goodbye
"Take care okay…" bid the male voice
There were running footsteps coming towards Sano and he knew what he had to do. As the silhouette of the female figure drew closer he knew he could be wrong about it. He grabbed the female as soon as the girl got to his position and gagged her mouth with his hand.
The woman struggled to break free from his strong hands but with no success.
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Okay…I'm a little worried here…did it suck? Or is it okay? This is the first time that I've ever inserted a song in a fic…I'm not sure if it was okay to do that. Please review!!!