a/n: an update! ok, i'm gonna go re-post chappie 1 after i get this up, cuz the song lyrics were all whacky in case u noticed (i used the wrong document of it... the one i didn't fix) so i fixed minor grammer here and there, so check it out... k? thanx as always don't forget to review!
disclaimer: i have never in a million years thought that i owned rurouni kenshin so i won't start now
Chapter 2: Meet Sagara (Enter the Rooster)
"Hey." Kaoru frowned. "Where's Megumi?"
"She got up before the last song," Kenshin supplied. "Looked like she was in a hurry."
"Oh," she said, realizing what must have happened.
"It was a wonderful performance," he told her.
"Th-thanks," she stuttered. Reaching for her cell phone. "I'm gonna go see where Meg got off to."
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"So," Megumi said, eying his wrist. "What happened here?"
"I think I punched that idiot too hard." He sheepishly rubbed the back of his head with his good hand.
"What?" she demanded.
"I… uh, bar brawl…?" he offered.
"I got called in because a rooster-head like you got into a bar brawl! You know, some of us have a life!"
"Yeah, so do I," he responded hotly. "Do you really think I wanted to spend my Friday night in a dumb hospital getting bad mouthed by the stupid fox doctor!"
"Just who are you calling a fox doctor!"
"YOU!"
"Dr. Takani," Kamatari stuck 'her' head in. "The x-rays are here. Oh, what a handsome one you have here." 'She' eyed him up and down.
"Thank you," she said, snatching the x-rays from 'her.' "Sprained wrist."
"What?"
"You sprained your wrist. Kamatari, get me an ace bandage, please," Megumi repeated. "Ice it for fifteen minutes every hour, and absolutely NO fighting with it. Keep the wrap on at all times except while showering. It should be fine in about a week."
"A whole week!"
"Oh, you're right I suppose. A week to a week and a half. Preferably two."
"Whaaat!"
"Here's that bandage you requested," Kamatari said.
"Thank you," she said. "Give me your wrist."
"No! You might try to break it!"
"I'm going to wrap it you idiot!"
"No!"
"YES!" and with that she grabbed his arm and the bandage. "Now hold still and it won't hurt! In fact, this should make it feel better! And Kamatari get me some Motrin."
"For you, or for him?"
"Both," she said, wrapping up his wrist.
"Right away."
"That hurts!"
"Then maybe you should hold still like I told you to!"
"Hey, Megumi?"
"Kaoru, not a good time! And who let you in this room!"
"Kamatari did. And why?"
"Because I have a rooster-head who insists on being difficult!"
"Ohhh."
"Who's the Jou-chan?"
"My name is Kamiya Kaoru! Nice to meet'cha!"
"Sagara Sanosuke," he answered, smiling.
"Okay, now that we know each other, be nice to Megumi. I know she can be a bitch sometimes, but you learn to deal with it." Kaoru shrugged.
"Hey! You're supposed to be on my side!"
"I am, but I'm just telling him the truth."
Megumi frowned. "How'd your gig go?"
"Real good, actually. This why you got called in and had to leave?"
"Yes." she sighed.
"You sound upset," Sano observed.
"No shit, Sherlock! I had to leave my best friend's gig because you got into a bar brawl and sprained your wrist because you punched some guy too hard!"
"M-Megumi! Calm down!" Kaoru said, startled.
"Kamatari! Where's that Motrin!"
"Right here! You know, if you want to go home… I can handle it from here…" Kamatari had a sly look in 'her' eye.
"Oh, he's all yours, Kamatari," she smiled, watching 'her' interact with Sano.
"Thank you, Dr. Takani…"
"Say, Kaoru, would you like to do dinner with me?"
"Umm, sure, now?"
"Of course! It's just a sprained wrist. Kamatari really could have handled it." Megumi shot 'her' a dirty look.
"Hee, hee." Kamatari giggled.
"Let's go, Kaoru!"
"R-right."
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"Megumi! That was absolutely awful of you!"
"I know, I know! But hey, it was years ago."
"Hmm, so what did you think of that guy in the ER?"
"Who, the rooster-head?"
"Yeah, him, who else would I mean?"
"Kamatari?"
"No, come on, be serious. Tell me."
"He was a self-centered asshole," Megumi spat.
"I didn't think he was that bad… and you weren't exactly acting your age," Kaoru pointed out.
"He's the one who started it! It was all his fault!"
"Meg," Kaoru started.
"Look, I know what you're going to say. 'Give him a chance.' or 'He's not as bad as he seems.' Kaoru, no more matchmaking!" Megumi interrupted.
"But-"
"But nothing! All those dates you planned for me were a disaster! I think the worst was when you didn't realize you were in love with Ken-san and you tried to set us up." Megumi shuddered. "I still have nightmares about that date."
"Okay, just because I stormed in when you started flirting with him doesn't mean that the other ones were bad! You have to admit, Aoshi has his qualities!"
"Yeah, and one of those is the ability to attract little weasels!"
"Okay, well, how about when I introduced you to Shougo? He wasn't that bad…"
"Except he did nothing but talk about god. I know I go to church, but still, I don't need to know that much about the lord," Megumi informed her. (a/n: seriously, no offense to anyone with that statement, because I DO go to church (on occasion) and my cuz is just like Sayo…)
"Hmmm, how 'bout… when I tried to hook you up with Daigoro?" Kaoru tried.
"He was a space junkie. And he was in love with Itsuko."
"Okay-"
"Kaoru stop it. Just don't do something stupid, you hear me?"
"Fine…"
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Three Days Later…
"Dr. Takani, I believe you have a familiar face in room 107," Kamatari said pleasantly.
"Do I?"
"Why don't you go check up on him?"
"I'll do that," Megumi said, heading off to the said room.
"Yo! Fox!"
Megumi smacked her forehead. "Not you."
"Yeah… I, uh, got into another fight…" He smiled sheepishly.
"I told you a week and a half before you could even use it!" She yelled.
"I know, but he was asking for it. Made fun of my hair," Sano told her.
"Of course. Stupid tori atama," she muttered under her breath.
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"Hey Kamatari!"
"Hiya Kaoru! What can I do for you?"
"Locate Dr. Takani and report her location to me!" she said in a mock serious voice.
"Right away, ma'am!" Kamatari saluted. "Room 107, dealing with a familiar patient!"
"Thank you!" she practically sang as she skipped down the hall way.
As she approached the door she could hear arguing from within. She cracked the door open a tiny bit and saw to her utter amazement, Sano and Megumi. Okay, so the arguing part wasn't surprising. It was that Sano was back. Maybe he wanted a date with Megumi?
'And if he does…" Kaoru thought wickedly. 'Then I have the perfect proposition for him…'
Kaoru thought wickedly. 'Happy with herself, she quickly made her way back to Kamatari's desk to do a little research…
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"Who's there?" Sano yelled out as someone loudly pounded on his door later that night. He had a headache from all the arguing and fighting, but boy had it been worth it just to see her again.
"Kamiya Kaoru! We met in the ER. My friend helped you, I think you know her, Takani Megumi?"
Immediately he rushed to the door in order to open it for her. He fumbled with the chain on the door before finally letting it swing open to reveal the woman he'd indeed met in the ER. He simply stared for a moment before actually letting her in.
"Hi! As I said, you know my friend." Kaoru grinned broadly. "And I was thinking… I watched the way you interacted with her. Is there any chance you'd like to be set up with her?"
"Of course!"
"Really?" She let out a sigh of relief. "Good, for a minute, I thought you were going to say something like, 'No way in hell!' Or something to that effect!"
"I'd love to go out with her," Sano reaffirmed his decision to her.
"Do you have a computer with internet connection? This won't take long…"
"Yeah, in the back, why?"
"I put her profile on Kaoru winked at him before sitting down in the seat.
A/N: drop a review! and i would actually really like a beta to check my grammer and shit, cuz it's been awful (much luv to the Floozy who pointed this out in 'Mr. Right, Thy Name Is...?) thanx, if ur interested drop a review w/ ur e-mail or a signed review, (either works)