Disclaimer: FOR THE LOVE OF EVERTHING PEACEFUL! I do not own Samurai X/ Rurouni Kenshin! …Am I off the hook? Good…now! Onto the next line of worthless blabber…oh yeah…I also don't own fruits basket.
Author's note: I really loved this fic guys…too bad I didn't get that many review but I enjoyed writing this anyway. Sorry for the horrible grammar problem! I'm still in the learning process. (Sigh) here you go…to the fic! Oh yeah…about the wedding. I really have no idea on how do Jappy (jappy…cute term huh?) people do their wedding ceremonies so I figure that I can do some improvising…I also included some characters from my fruits basket fic (Title: Do you accept?) here…I hope you like it! DOZO!
WARNING: THIS CHAPPY IS REALLY LONG…YOU ARE ADVISED TO GET SOMETHING TO NIBBLE ON WHILE READING THE STORY.
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Chapter X: So who will have the happy ending?
(Last chapter)
"Are you sure you're not coming?" asked Dr. Gensai who's all dressed up for the wedding.
Megumi shook her head and smiled "no…I'm afraid I'm not needed there"
"You're going to miss the cake!" Young Suzume tugged on Megumi's mama-Chan apron
"And you're going to miss seeing everyone all dressed up!" Ayame gleefully twirled around in her special swan printed kimono.
"I'm sure it will be fun…now run along…you don't want to be late for the wedding right?" Megumi shoved the three to leave.
"Oh okay…but will you be okay? Here? Alone?" Dr. Gensai asked her again. He was most worried about her. He has treated Megumi like her own daughter that he has difficulty leaving her alone.
"Don't worry about me. Just go and enjoy yourselves okay" she said, still smiling
"Okay…but be careful!" Dr. Gensai finally gave up. He knew that he'd never win over Megumi in this argument. Knowing that she likes Sano may be too hard on this poor young lady to accept this mockery. "Oh well…she just might be sulking" he said to himself as they went on their way to the biggest event in Kyoto.
Shortly after leaving, Francis appeared from behind. "Are you ready?" he asked with that sly gleam in his blue turquoise eyes.
"I'm ready when you are" Megumi turned around and smiled "let the party begin"
And everything went pitch black.
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Back at the Dojo, Sano, Katsu and Kenshin are standing by the gate. Kenshin is trying to give Sano the ol' pat in the back. After all, they're best friends.
"You're really some guy Sano…You can definitely do this…I believe you can." Kenshin arranged Sano's pleasant, white (A/N: not to mention, neat) Gi.
Katsu snickers and grins "Wow Sano…I though you'd never wear anything other than your old shirt…his one actually looks pretty good on you…"
"SHUT-UP! It's not like this is a real wedding! You-You're b-both ma-makin me nervous!" Sano muttered
"Boy! For a mock wedding, you're one shivering groom. I wonder what will happen to you when you REALLY get married? Get cramps or something?" Katsu said while assisting his friend to stand up straight.
"Let's just hope that everything goes according to plan…then, you'll be home free." Kenshin smiled at the funny looking groom.
"I hope we get this over with so I can explain everything to that sick fox faced woman." Sano smirked.
"Why? Doesn't Megumi know about this?" Katsu asked again
"Turns out that she's with the guy…and knowing her reflexes, she's probably mad at me for not telling her. " Sano relayed
It wasn't long before the Carriage arrived. The three got in and proceeded to the church. Sano and the others alighted the car and saw this really huge banner that says: "Christine and Sano". It was all lined up with really attractive flowers that filled the air with its fragrant scent. There were all kinds of beautiful flower arrangement inside and outside the church. It was one big painting of flowers…
Sano and the two entered the church. Everyone sat there wearing his or her beautiful kimonos and Gis. The soft sweet music echoing all over the church from the organ creates a subtle and enticing feeling… It was the dream wedding that every girl dreamt of…
"Thanks for making me the ring bearer Sano!" Yahiko is beaming his smile to Sano. He was making his way from the crowd of people sitting in the right side of the church
"Oh hi Yahiko…"Kenshin greeted the little man
"Hello guys! Check out my new outfit…ha! I bet you didn't think I look this damn good!" Yahiko boasted
"Yeah right little man…" Katsu patted the boy's head, mushing up his hair-do
"HEY! Hey! Don't touch the hair!" Yahiko retaliated, slapping the guy's hand
"Oh hi Yahiko-Chan…" Tsubame greeted the surprised boy
"I-I-I-I-I…." Yahiko, who's totally surprised, was speechless at the sight of Tsubame in her beautiful laced kimono.
Tsubame blushed at Yahiko's unusual response "D-Do I look okay?"
"I-I-I-I-I…" was all Yahiko could say
"Is he okay?" Tsubame asked the three who all shrugged their shoulders "well, I'm going in now…bye" she bid the four men goodbye and went to find herself and Tae seats
"Hey…hey…Yahiko! She's gone!" Sano knocked on Yahiko's head
"I-I-I-I-I…wha-whu? What?" he finally snapped out of his trance
"Geez…you're really a kid…" Katsu commented
"Shut-up!" Yahiko stomped away and turned back "remember! This never happened!" and continued to walk away from the three
"Consider it done" the three said in unison
Kenshin looked around "whoa…there're so many people for just a mock wedding"
"Yeah…I'm beginning to feel like I'm really getting married…" Sano said nervously as he wiped another sweat drop on his forehead
"So where are we gonna sit?" Katsu asked again
"Anywhere is fine" Sano grunted "let's just get this over with…"
"Sir, your seats are in front" a young gentleman approached them
"Looks like we didn't have to find the seats after all" Kenshin joked
"Yeah...cause it already found us" Katsu followed
And the three left their spot to sit in front.
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Back at the Dojo, tae and Kaoru are starting to get worried.
"Where is she? " tae asked Kaoru who's also anxious to see where Christine had gone.
"I dunno…but she said that if she's not back before the wedding, we should go ahead with the plan…" Kaoru stares at the beautiful kimono, worn by the mannequin.
"I think you should do it Kaoru…I'm too tall…" Tae smiled
"H-Huh? B-but why me?" Kaoru resisted. She wouldn't want to be that thick to actually go on with this.
"Just do it Kaoru…after all she said that either one of us could do It." Tae insisted
"But!" Kaoru slipped and fell on the floor. She lost her consciousness and Tae took the opportunity to carry on the task that Christine left them with.
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It's already been two hours. Everyone inside the church is getting impatient.
"Why is this wedding taking so long?" asked a fat British lady sitting in front.
"I wonder where Ms. Archibald is…" Asked another
Back in Sano's seat …
"AH! This is taking too long!" Sano shrieked while furiously scratching his head
"I am also beginning to be worried…Kaoru and Tae aren't here either…I think I should go and see what's going on…" Kenshin stood up
"I'm going with ya…" Sano stood after Kenshin
"No…you stay here…if Christine comes back, and you're not here, she'll be worried." Kenshin left Katsu and Sano and proceeded outside. He is quite worried about the girls. He also promised Saito that he'd keep Christine safe no matter what…
Right at that same moment, a fast moving carriage is running amuck in town. It's headed for the church and its devastating everything/ everyone who dare stand in its way.
"What the-" Kenshin's attention was diverted to the carriage that is going in his direction in WHAT THE HELL kph speed. His eyes widened when he saw who the reckless driver was. "T-tae…TAE? TAE!" Kenshin shrieked after realizing that their friendly neighborhood resto owner was driving this carriage recklessly.
"Kenshin! Help!" Shrieked the terrified Tae. The carriage was running totally out of control.
Kenshin immediately took action and took out his reverse-edged sword. He positioned for the right leverage and by the moment the carriage ran past him, he cut off the reigns, freeing the deranged horse and putting Tae and the carriage to safety.
Immediately after the carriage stopped from skidding on the ground, Kenshin went to check on tae. He ran towards her and assisted her to her feet. The woman was really terrified so it took a while before she regains sanity.
"Are you okay?" Kenshin asked her
Tae shook her head to shake off some dizziness and said, "Yes…I'm just a little dizzy…Thanks for saving us"
"What happened! Where are Kaoru and Ms. Christine?" he asked immediately
"Kaoru is in the carriage but Christine left. She said that she'll be back but if she's not back by this afternoon, we should proceed with the plan." She stood up and went to the carriage door
"What? She left? But how are we gonna get on with the plan without her?" Kenshin asked bearing that cute little "I dunno what the hell you're talking about" expression.
"We've already changed some details in the plan…" tae whispered murmurs in his ears
Hearing the racket outside, everyone rushed to see what happened. They saw the carriage lying on the ground with Kenshin and Tae assisting the bride on her pretty little feet.
"What the heck! What happened here! Where's Christine?" Sano brushed through the crowd to reach them.
"Relax Sano…she's okay…" tae smiled, while assisting the woman to her feet
"Christine?" He asked the girl.
The girl is wearing a long white gown and her face is covered with a long white veil, which makes it hard to make out her face.
"Uh…she's fine Sano…she's fine" Kenshin interrupted
"If everything is okay, then let's go and start this weddin' then!" Katsu placed his arm on Sano's shoulder and hauled him inside the church
Everyone and everything is set for the wedding…
The flower girls are walking down the aisle spreading those flowers along the way (A/N: I prefer to call it littering…. Hey! Just wanna make things clear… I'm not cleaning up after them!)
Yahiko is held the small white pillow in his arms and started to walk… "Damn! Why are my legs starting to shiver?" he thought to himself as he struggled to keep his balance. He turns to his right and immediately saw Tsubame's radiant beauty. He straightened his composure, even though he can barely stand on his feet and proceed forward. "I mustn't mess up now…she's watching" he murmured to himself and proceeded.
Meanwhile, at the far end of the line…
Kenshin and tae are worried for Christine hasn't showed up yet.
"Where is she?" asked the scar-faced redhead
"Yes…I must say that she's very late…" Tae held her palm on her temple…she then turned to see the girl in the gown and asked "are you okay Kaoru dear?"
Kaoru lifted the veil over her face and nodded "I'm still a little dizzy though… Uhhhh… tae…please do me a favor …never ever drive a carriage again," she said with her eyes swirling round due to dizziness.
"Go on Kaoru! It's your turn!" Tae called on her
Kaoru, though still a bit unstable, nodded and politely followed and grabbed her bouquet. She went to position herself in the middle of the aisle. Kaoru is shivering. She had never been a bride before …and definitely not in a short notice!
Kaoru knew that she's doing this as a favor for her friends. So, like always, when she really wants to helps someone, she tries to do her very best to pull this unusual stunt off.
She stood there and when it became her turn to walk, she bravely sauntered down the aisle…. and since she's still dizzy and all, she ended swerving and flaunting hilariously like a drunken bird.
"You can do this Kaoru!" she cheered herself as she vaguely tried to keep walking in a straight line.
"I think there's something wrong with the bride" whispered one of the guests
"Maybe she's drunk" The other one commented.
Finally, after the long and agonizing walk down the aisle, Kaoru made it to the end, where Sano stood waiting.
Kaoru took his arm and both proceeded to the altar without uttering a single word.
"Why aren't you wearing your kimono?" Sano asked his bride in a hushed tone
"…" Total silence…no one can tell, whether she didn't want to answer or she's still trying to shake the dizziness off her head.
"Ahem!" the tall English priest bottle glasses cleared his throat to start the ceremony of tying the knots.
"Ladies…gentlemen…and…" notices Christine's fashion designer "others in between…we are gathered here today, to join these two souls in holy matrimony…. Whosoever are against the wedding of these two union should speak now or forever hold their peace."
"…" Silence
"Well, if that's the case… " He said while arranging his reading glasses and opened the bible…"let us begin…Do you…Sasuke…"
"Uhhhh…excuse me…its Sanosuke" Sano interrupted to correct the old man with bottle glasses
"Hush child, I'm the priest here…can't you see the bible, the glasses and the really cool outfit? Now shut up and wait 'til I finish" the priest scolded Sano.
"Going back…do you Sagara, Sosuke, ask this beautiful young lady name Christine Fayell Archibald, to be your lawfully wedded wife?" he asked waving his hand gracefully at Sano, who's kind of pissed off.
"GRRRR! I think you got the wrong anime MR! I'm not Sosuke Sagara! I'm Sanosuke Sagara!" Sano retaliated
"Calm down Sano…" Katsu interfered "father…he's right. His name isn't Sosuke Sagara…" he said to the really disturbed priest
Sano crossed his arm and frowned "He started it! I told him that is not my name but kept saying it over and over again!"
In the midst of the commotion, someone called Kenshin from the side door of the chapel. He disappeared behind the door, leaving Sano arguing with the priest.
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(A/N: To those of you who do not know what fruits basket is, you may/ may not skip this part… whether you read this part or not is entirely your choice.)
A few moments later…on top of the chapel tower…stood three figures…Capes fluttered on the …dark colored tights shimmered in the sunshine (Except for the last one it's a furry cat suit)…and yes … cold shiny metal buckets with eyes holes on their heads…oh yeah…and a guy with cat ears and tail
Shigure: BWA-HA-HA-HA!
CHEPOT: BWA-HA-HA-HA!
Ayame: BWA-HA-HA-HA!
Guests: GASP!
SANO: WTF! Who're those freaks up there?
Priest: (Sign of the cross) must be the justice league
Katsu: they look so ridiculous (rolls on the floor laughing)
Yahiko: wow! Cool! Tights!
Tsubame: YAHIKO!
Yahiko: he-he sorry
Tae: (imagining herself in tights) aren't they cool?
Shigure: to protect the world from devastation!CHEPOT: to unite all peoples within our nation
Shigure: to denounce the evils of truth and love
CHEPOT: to extend our reach to the stars above!
Shigure: Gure!
CHEPOT: CHEPOT!
Ayame: AND Princess-Neko! (Jumping around like a ballerina in a cat suit with a serious case of diarrhea)
All: team bucket blasting off at the speed of light! Surrender now or prepare to fight!
CHEPOT: c'mon Ayame! It's your turn! (Whispers to Ayame who's still busy dancing like a deranged ballerina in a cat suit)
Ayame: oh? Oh yeah! MEEEOW! That's right!
All Three: AND WE'RE THE ALL-NEW IMPROVED TEAM BUCKET! WITH REAL CAPE FLUTTERING ACTION! BWA-HA-HA-HA
A director came in and said "sorry…wrong location"
Shigure: huh? (Smile) I thought something was up… (To the people below) sorry for the interruption! Bye now! (Jump down)
CHEPOT: (to Ayame) I told you we're at the wrong place! But did you listen? NO! You just have to use the map to patch the hole in your butt! (Jump down) AH! I can't work with you!
Ayame: but it's cold! I don't want my butt to freeze you know!
Shigure: hurry up you two!
CHEPOT: (pointing at Ayame while sniffing with tears) HE started it!
And the nuisance left…
BREAK! (Director)
Sano to CHEPOT: WTF are you thinking! This is a wedding for goodness sake!
CHEPOT: (bowing her head spontaneously) sorry! Sorry! Sorry!
Katsu: don't be too hard on her…
Sano: (cross his arms and smirks) this wedding is pissing me off! (To Kaoru who's disguised as Christine) not that I don't like you…
PLACES EVERYONE! AND … ROLL THE FILM! (Director)
Clapper: Wedding bells scene 45 take 3! (CLAP!)
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"Going back…(reads the script hidden inside the bible he is holding) do you Segara, Sanosuke, accept this beautiful young lady name Christine Fayell Archibald, to be your lawfully wedded wife?" he asked waving his hand gracefully at Sano, who's still, kind of pissed off.
"Finally you got my name right! Yes…I do" Sano grunted
"And do you, Christine Fayell Archibald, accept Sosuke Sagara to be your-" the priest was cut-off by Sano's sudden break out
"WHY YOU! I SAID MY NAME ISN'T SOSUKE! IT'S SANO! SANO! SANO!" Sano bellowed out
"O-okay" the priest answered in a terrified squeaky voice
"STOP THIS WEDDING!" two people barged through the closed chapel door
"GASP!" went all the guests
"Oh great! What now? Uh-" Sano was irritated with all the nuisance. He want to shut them up so that they can go on with the wedding but when he saw whom it was, he was unable to speak…
"Megumi?" asked Katsu who was totally surprised at the sight of Megumi in a black kimono
"Who's that?" asked Tsubame…while pointing at Megumi's male British companion
"Oh great now she likes blondes" Yahiko sulked in his thoughts while glaring at the blonde guy who came in with Megumi
"We want you to stop this wedding at once!" Megumi demanded
"Uhhhh…aren't you supposed to ask if anyone is against this wedding first?" Francis asked the priest
"I'm afraid you just missed that part of my very long speech…I did that earlier before you came in," the priest answered
"Oh…sorry…" he apologized
Megumi shoved Francis towards the altar to face his Christine while glaring at Sanosuke who's totally speechless and clueless of what she was doing
"Now tell 'em why they should stop this nonsense!" Megumi told Francis while giving Sano the "IN YOUR FACE PUNK!" expression on her face
"N-NOW?" Francis stuttered
"What are you! Of course now! When do you plan to do it? Next millennium? Now tell her what you really feel so that we can get this over with!" Megumi totally flipped out… she doesn't get why this enthusiastic young man is hesitating to say what he really feel towards the girl he loves. His indecisiveness is irritating her…it reminds her of Sano's and Sano's presence isn't actually helping her calm down.
"Uh-ah? Well… you see. Christine! Please don't marry a man that you do not love! Christine please forgive me! the reason that I ran away is because…. is because…"
"FREEZE! Nobody move!" Three ninjas wearing black outfits are standing by the door
The guests went "GASP!" (A/N: again)
"Nin-jas?" Katsu asked,
"Okay…this is really getting old fast" Yahiko commented
The two ninjas moved and snatched up Megumi and Kaoru (A/N: who's still dressed up as Christine)
"AH! Let me go!" Megumi pounded on her captor's arm
"I'm afraid I can't do that…" replied the ninja who sounds familiar
"What? I WANT-YOU-TO-LET-ME-GO!" Megumi struggled to break free but to no avail
"Listen! Here in my hand is a vial of toxic chemicals. This one vial can wipe out all of you in an instant…if you don't want me to break this vial … you will let us take Ms. Archibald!" The ninja who's left on the floor announced
"Sano! Did you hear that?" Katsu patted Sano's back
"Uh! Huh? Whu? What's happening?" Sano snapped out of the trance "AH! What are they doing up there! With Christine! And Megumi! Who're those guys!" Sano asked spontaneously while trying to make out the situation.
"Yeah… her name goes before mine! Way to go Sanosuke BLOCKHEAD Segara!" Megumi sulked.
"WHA! Hey! Listen here Ms. fox face! You didn't have to come here and ruin my wedding! So what are you complaining about!" Sano shouted from below
"AH! Uh? So is this the thanks I get for saving you and your sorry butt from commitment! HA! What an ungrateful nincompoop!" Megumi glared and shouted at the furious groom
"WHAd'ya say!" Sano shouted back
"Oh so you're not only a blockhead…you're also deaf!" Megumi battered him with harp words
"That's it!" Sano ran to the top to get to Megumi to fend her off
"Stop right there pal…you're not getting this woman from me…" The ninja holding Megumi held his palm to stop Sano from getting any closer
"Step aside!" Sano Shouted
The Ninja holding the vial from below signaled to the ninja, who's holding Megumi. Megumi was set free and both started to fight like cats and dogs. Everyone watched intently as they exchanged insults, name-calling and screams.
In the background, the ninja, who set Megumi free, hits Francis unconscious and carried him on his back. The three ninjas, along with Kaoru and Francis disappeared behind the bell tower without anyone noticing.
Back to Sano and Megumi…
"Rooster-head!"
"FoX!"
Both went on fighting
"That's it! Do you even know what you're saying!" Sano, finally got tired of the name calling game
"How about you! Do you know what you're doing! You're getting married!" Megumi came up with the striking comeback
"What are you talking about!"
"AH! You know perfectly what I'm talking about! You going to marry that British girl! You don't even love her!"
"How do you know I don't love her! And who told you that I'm really going to marry Christine! SHEESH!"
"How long have you known this woman to actually say that you love her! And what are you talking about! Of course you're going to marry her! That's why you're here! You're going to be wed to her! Please don't make me look stupid! Cause we all know I'm not!"
"Huh? Ha…ha-ha-ha-hahahahahahahaha" Sano bursts in laughter and so did everyone else…
"What? WHAT! Why are you all laughing!" Megumi shouted
"Is that why you barged here?" Sano stooped laughing and stared at Megumi seriously
"H-HA? " Megumi can't answer. She didn't know what to say. If she would say yes, everyone would think she like Sano…and it won't be pleasant… if she'd say no…now that would make her look like a moron…"Uhhhh…."
"You like me …"
"WHAT! That's-" Megumi was going to deny that fact but she was cut-off by Sano's expression. She's expecting him to look at her and laugh. He'd usually make fun of her and her feelings and laugh like the asshole that he is. But not like this. He was looking at her eyes with such passion that she had never seen them before. It kind felt peaceful and warm. She likes the way he looks at her…In fact, she likes too much that she couldn't utter a word. Again she asks herself why she loved this man and there, the answer came up. Not from her rational thinking but from the deepest part of her heart. One where she kept all the things she neglected to feel. He was in love with this man cause he is the only one who could make her feel this way. So loved…special… different from the others.
"You like me too…right? Say it…" he professed with authority. Authority that governed he heart.
"I…I… " Megumi raised her hands …"SLAP!" it made a red mark on Sano's face
Sano didn't retaliate like he would usually have and took Megumi's hand…he put her palms on the red mark on his face and said, "If you don't like me…then why don't you slap me again…"
"Sa-sano?"
"SLAP ME!" he shouted
"I- I can't…" Megumi turned her face away
"Then… do you like me?" He asked again
"Why are you asking me this question?" She asked still not looking at him
"Cause… I like you!"
Megumi heard what he said but didn't quite believe what she heard…she faced Sano and asked him "what did you say?"
(A/N: great! Now she's asking)
"I like you! Didn't you hear me?"
"I…I heard you…but-"
"This… this wedding! Is done only to get Christine's boyfriend to come and ask her back again! I didn't really love her…well maybe like a sister but nothing more than that! Every knows about that… Except for the woman I really love…I- I didn't know how to tell you! Every time I'd try to, we'd always end up arguing or something comes up! All this time…you are the only thing I've been thinking about…" Sano told her bearing his serious yet passionate face. Megumi have never seen him this serious about something before but it's not convincing enough for her…
"Liar…" Megumi uttered as she looked away again, trying to hide her tears.
"What? I'm not lying! Can't you see I'm pouring my heart out!" he exclaimed
"The Sanosuke Segara I know won't do a thing like this!" she said still looking away
"Would this make me a liar?" Sano took Megumi's chin and kissed her
Megumi's eyes widened with shock. Is this really Sanosuke Segara? Kissing her?
"Now…answer the question… do you like me?" Sano asked again
Megumi, still shocked from the sudden kiss, nod and said, "y-yeah…I-I do…"
"YAHOOO! You guys heard that? SHE LIKES ME!" Sano shouted to everyone
After the long moment of silence, (A/N: because of the kiss) everyone clapped at the sight of the two, finally professed their love to each other.
"I'm glad I cleaned the Dojo yesterday or else I would've missed this!" Yahiko clapped away
"Isn't it sweet?" Tsubame asked him
"Sweet? That's grose! Kissing girls will give you cooties! I'm just glad that I'll get to tease Sano after this cause he'll probably have cooties by then! HA1HA!" Yahiko laughed like an idiot
"I hate you Yahiko-Chan!" Tsubame walked away frowning at the boy
"Hey! Hey! Tsubame wait! I was just kidding!" Yahiko shouted as he ran after the girl
"Young love…" Tae sighed
"Yeah… it's great that Sano finally found someone to love…I wonder when I'll find mine" Katsu sighed
"I envy them" both Tae and Katsu said in Unison
"Hey…wanna have tea? It's my treat" Katsu turned to Tae
"Sure Mr. Katsu" Tae happily took Katsu's arm and both cantered to the door
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From a top of the bell tower…. the three Ninjas and Kaoru are watching everything through some binoculars while Francis still lay sleeping on the floor
"Finally…. I thought they'd never say it" Kaoru leaned on the wall and sighed, "I remembered that day when you told me that you like me Kenshin…"
One of the ninjas took of his facemask off and turned to Kaoru "e-he-he… I also remember it like yesterday Kaoru-Dono"
"Really? I didn't think that Battousai could also be a romantic lover…" the other ninja commented sarcastically as he took off his mask
"Really Saito…it's really not that romantic…e-he-he" Kenshin blushed
"Hmm…Saito? Don't you have a wife? Don't tell me you didn't court her? I bet you also did the same. I didn't court her! She followed me. I got annoyed and I married her" Saito blushed
"Oh really? Is that what happened? I wonder what she'd say if I told her about this?" Kaoru threatened him
"Uhhhh…that is negotiable…" Saito stated
"I'm so happy for Sano-kun…Everything worked out for him as planned" Christine said cheerfully
"Yeah…but how about him?" Kaoru pointed to Francis who's still unconscious
Christine smiled but soon tears started to form her eyes. "I'm happy that he actually went to stop the wedding but…he still failed to say that he loves me. He still cared after all…" Christine wiped her tears and tried to smile "I'm sure he didn't really love me…he was just concerned that I'd be marrying the wrong guy…oh well, that's life. Not everything will go your way no matter how hard you try to make them."
Francis Woke up and heard everything Christine had just said. He slowly stood up and approached the crying girl and sat beside her.
"F-Francine?" She was surprised to see him. She didn't see him wake up maybe because she was too busy crying her heart out.
"Maybe we should leave them for a while" Kenshin suggested and the three stood up and left the two alone in the bell tower.
"Christine…I want you to know that I really love you… even more than my own life…but the reason that I ran away is…I'm not ready to get married." He explained
"Y-You love me? But why didn't you tell me you weren't ready?"
"You were excited about the wedding that I didn't find the chance to tell you. I hope you can forgive me…"
"Are you kidding? Of course I do!" Christine jumped on Francis knocking both of them to the floor.
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A/N: HI guys! So I guess this is the end. But I'm still putting up another chappy to answer the questions you want to ask. It's like a "what ever happened to…" segment. So if you want to ask questions, please include them on the review. Thanks! Bye-bye!
P.S.
ToElie, who asked about Aoshi and Misao…they'll be appearing hilariously in the next (aftermath) chappy. If you want to read why they didn't appear with in the 10 chappies, you could read that and I promise that you will find it very amusing.