Reflections Of Another
Crewel: Ah, the way Megumi and Sano confessed their love is actually in my other SxM story, "Megumi's Choice." And thank you so much! You've been so kind:D Yes, I do try to update frequently, but sometimes it's rather hard. Thanks!
Sky Fairy 77: Yes, I realized I've left that bit out. I've edited it now. Thanks!
Kenshinfan2000: Thanks, I'll try to update the rest of my chapters as soon as possible.
WhiteRabbit5: Wow, that's actually what I intended my story structure to be, like a flashback between past and present kind of thing. :D Yes, even though the story is about events that happens in the past, it revolves around their "reflecting" so I love to include their present states.
Shysie: Ooh, thank you!
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Disclaimer: Yada yada, RK ain't mine. I own only Yoshi, that cute little boy!
Warning: This chapter may have a few sexual references.
It was a cloudy and gloomy day. Megumi was sitting on the porch once again, as Sanosuke sent Yoshi to school. It was an unusual feat for Sano to get up early in the morning to send Yoshi to school.
Megumi grabber the rake leaning by the pole and scrapped at the dry, dead leaves. It was autumn now and it had turned rather cold. Even the rake's steel handle bit into Megumi's skin as she held it tightly.
Feeling a sense of satisfaction after she cleaned up the front yard, Megumi proceeded into the kitchen. She made a pot of green tea for herself, her favourite drink. Somehow, green tea calmed her down greatly every time she felt stressed or exhausted. She sat at the front porch drinking her green tea and waiting for her husband to return.
"I never thought I would ever be sitting here waiting for Sano to come back…" Megumi uttered out to herself.
Megumi was always the sort of dominant, loud and angry woman you'll see in television shows. She had never dreamed she would stop working at the clinic and become a homemaker. It was boring, yet rather peaceful life she's always dreamed of having.
"Especially after the whole opium incident…" Megumi said out loud once again to herself.
Smiling, she smoothed her kimono and hair as she heard Sano's whistling from the gates. Megumi stood up and walked towards the gate. There, she faced Sano's warm brown eyes once again. His chin's stubble had grown out again and his hair was still like a rooster's crown.
"Okaeri-nasai, Sano,"
"Tadaima, did you fix me anything yummy to eat today, dear?" Sanosuke said with a large grin on his face.
Megumi laughed and nodded her head as she watched Sano's eyes light up. She went into the kitchen and brought out a tray of freshly made onigiri. (Onigiri are Japanese rice balls.)
"Ah, it's been a long time since I've tasted your special hand made onigiri,"
Megumi sat by the corner and kept quiet. She appreciated the times when Sano and she were alone together, just enjoying each other's company. Megumi remained silent as she watched Sano gobble up half the tray of rice balls. Finally, Sano noticed Megumi's quietness and looked at her.
"What's wrong, love?" Sano asked while creasing his forehead. He didn't know what had happened to Megumi.
Megumi gave a weak smile and hugged Sanosuke.
"I-I'm just afraid, our love will be lost one day, since we're so caught up over Yoshi now. It's not that I don't love him; I do, with all my heart! But I don't want our special relationship to be forgotten, Sano." Megumi explained with tears in her eyes.
Sano looked at Megumi with the softest look ever. His eyes looked like a puppy's and his strong arms melted Megumi's heart. He loved her so much.
"Megumi… Even the oceans can never separate our love. I will never forget you, and everything you have given to me. Yoshi is a part of you and me, and this makes me love you even more. You have given Yoshi to me, and that is very special. We will always have our special relationship, Megumi; no one can ever replace you. I love you." Sanosuke replied with a gentle smile on his face.
"Oh, Sano…" Megumi cried as she caressed his face.
13 YEARS BACK. Megumi: 29. Sanosuke: 26.
Yoshi's birth.
"Ah, that was a good meal!" Megumi commented while rubbing her full belly.
"Yeah, we'll come back again next week!" Kaoru said as she waved goodbye to Tae.
"And it'll naturally be your treat, right?" Sanosuke added as he put an arm around Megumi.
Kaoru looked at the two wedded couple. They still so in love after five years of marriage. Kaoru may be married to Kenshin, but he doesn't even hold her hand.
"Oh, how sweet," Kaoru commented to Megumi and Sanosuke. She then looked at Kenshin who was busy fiddling with his gi. "Kenshin, what are you doing?"
Kenshin looked up with his usual clueless look and gave a sheepish look.
"Sorry, I was adjusting my gi. Was there anything you wanted, Kaoru-dono?"
Kaoru's face pouted angrily and stared at Kenshin with evil eyes. She then took her sandal and threw it at him, then hastily walked away.
"H-Huh, what's up? H-Hey, Kaoru! Wait up! What's wrong?" Kenshin shouted as he chased after her.
Megumi and Sano laughed at their little spectacle and they knew exactly what Kaoru wanted. Kenshin was rather insensitive towards Kaoru.
"Why don't you teach Kenshin a trick or two when we get back to the dojo?" Megumi murmured and laughed her evil fox laugh.
Sanosuke smirked and hugged Megumi tighter.
"Of course, that's how I won you over, didn't I?"
Kaoru stomped into her room and shut the door after they reached the dojo. Kenshin sat at the front porch, pondering over what's wrong with Kaoru.
Megumi gave Sano a wink and walked into Kaoru's room to talk to her while Sano sat beside Kenshin.
"Now, now Kenshin, don't you realize what's wrong? Let's talk man to man straightforwardly. Women want to be loved. They want to be touched. They feel loved, cared for, protected." Sanosuke explained while shaking his head.
"Touched...? B-But I do touch Kaoru- O-Oro, of course, only in the bedroom!" Kenshin said embarrassingly.
"No, no, too much details! What I mean is they like to be touched outside the bedroom. Do you get what I mean?"
"Like what, Sano? Touched in what sense… Oro! You can't mean…"
"Argh, so it's up to me to show you then,"
Kenshin gave a squirm of protest and his face went blank with fear. He didn't know what sort of touching Sano meant. Sano put an arm around Kenshin's waist and held him rather closely.
"That kind of touch,"
Kenshin gave a sigh of relief and released himself from Sano's grasp. He thanked Sano and proceeded to Kaoru's room as Sano winked at him. Shortly after, Megumi came out and punched her fist into the air as a sign of victory.
"We did it! Kaoru's all smiles now. Honey, you really are a smart one, aren't you?" Megumi purred.
Sano blushed at Megumi's sudden cattiness and smiled. Megumi and Sano shouted their goodbyes from the front gate and headed home.
Soon, they were in their own house and Megumi was changing out of her kimono to a yukata. Suddenly, she felt a pair of warm hands wrapping around her bare stomach.
"S-Sano…"
"It's a warm night tonight… Our bodies need to be bare…" Sano murmured.
It was only too soon when they started kissing, cuddling, and ended up in the most unmentionable positions. It wasn't long before Megumi groaned and Sano moaned as he shot pulse into her.
Panting, they both fell flat onto the mattress. Megumi used the blanket to cover her bare body as Sano recovered from the excitement.
A FEW WEEKS LATER…
"Tadaima," Sano called from the front gate as he returned from work.
Megumi rushed towards Sano hurriedly and hugged her poor suffocating husband.
"W-What's wrong?" Sano asked as he saw Megumi crying.
"I-I'm with a child… I'm pregnant!" Megumi exclaimed as her tears of joy could not stop flowing.
Sanosuke stopped dead in his tracks before the words seeped into his mind and made sense. He jumped with joy, shouted and swung Megumi around happily. It was a joyous occasion. Sanosuke immediately greeted Kenshin and Kaoru with this happy news.
It wasn't long before Megumi started puking in the mornings and have cravings for several foods. Her stomach also started growing as big as an expanded pumpkin. She started getting frustrated and irritated with Sano easily, which Sano would get really pissed off about. It was only when Kenshin and Kaoru stepped in to help him with coping did the situation get better.
During the time of Megumi's pregnancy, Kenshin and Kaoru incessantly taught Sanosuke how to handle a child, as Kenji was born a year back and they were rather experienced parents.
"You hold the infant's head this way, and slowly put the child into the tub… Yes, you're doing well… No, don't put the whole head in!" Kenshin exclaimed.
Sanosuke was testing with a badly-made plastic model of a baby as Kenshin taught him how to bathe a child. Sanosuke sighed angrily as he threw the doll into the tub. After trying a few more times, he was practically strangling the harmless plastic doll as if it were some wild angry animal.
"Ah, Sano, you still have a long way to go." Kenshin commented gently.
When the time did come when Sano was a full fledged able-father, Megumi was in her last week of her pregnancy and was constantly too bloated to get out of bed or move around. It was only on the fateful Friday where she screamed her lungs out.
The moment Sano heard her scream, he knew. He immediately sent a message to Doctor Gensai, Kenshin and Kaoru before he rushed to see Megumi.
Sanosuke found his wife lying on the floor with her hair spread out and drenched in a puddle of water as she breathed heavily. Her face was scrunched up with agony and pain as she heaved for breath. Her eyes showed fear and uncertainty. Sano himself began to feel afraid. He held Megumi's hand tightly as she breathed in and out heavily. Sano decided to sing a song to calm her down.
In the arms of an angel
Fly away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You're in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort there
Sanosuke's voice was gentle and soothing and Megumi calmed down a little. Soon, Doctor Gensai arrived and ordered Sano out of the room so he could check on her.
Kenshin comforted Sanosuke as they both sat outside the front porch being anxious. Sanosuke kept worrying about all the pain that Megumi's going through and whether she'll survive through this.
6 Hours Later…
Sanosuke was awoken to the sound of a shrill scream and an infant's crying. He jerked out of his sleep and rushed to the room where the Megumi and Doctor Gensai were. The first thing he saw was a bloody mess with Megumi looking as pale as a ghost and her whole body drenched with sweat.
Doctor Gensai carried a bloody, small body in his arms and bathed it in warm water as it shrieked and screamed in a shrill and high pitched voice.
"It's a boy," Doctor Gensai announced.
Megumi sobbed joyful tears as Kenshin gave Sanosuke a pat on his back.
"What do you want to name him?" Doctor Gensai asked.
Megumi pondered for awhile and looked at Sano's deep brown eyes as he gave her a nod of approval.
"Yoshi," Megumi said. "This boy shall be named Yoshi."
Sorry for the sexual stuff, just wanted to try something different! Anyway, I hope you guys liked this chapter. As for the song lyrics, I know it didn't exist then, but use your imaginations:D READ AND REVIEW, THANKS! Love you reviewers! xoxo!