A/N: waah! another chappie! and so soon, if i do say so myself! i luv all u reviewers, u mean the world to me! so without further ado, here it is!
Disclaimer: don't own!
Chapter 3: (Enter 'Fox' Profile)
"Ohh…" he uttered. He was figuring it out.
"You're smarter than Megumi gives you credit for," Kaoru complimented.
"Uh, thanks."
"No problem. Let's see here…" She clicked on a name and new page came up. And on it was a big picture of-
"Kitsune-onna." (fox-woman)
"Very good! Now, you have to answer the ad. Just e-mail the address on the screen with absolutely no clues as to who you are, you hear? Just give her you phone number. First establish a relationship over the phone… Like on Knot's Landing with Gary and that chick. Okay?"
"Um, okay," he said uncertainly.
"Great! I'll walk you through it! It's quite easy actually…"
For the next half-hour to an hour, Kaoru found out what kind of person Sagara Sanosuke was while she helped hook him up with her friend. She coached him the skills of smooth talking, romance and how to use a profile to it's fullest. To get it's information to work for you and not against you, that is.
"Alright! Bye Sano!" Kaoru bid him goodnight as she walked out his door and towards her car in his driveway.
"See ya! I'll call you after I talk to the fox, 'kay?"
"Right!"
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"You did WHAT?"
"C-Calm down, Megumi!" Kaoru exclaimed, cowering.
"I can't believe you! I specifically said-"
"But it's not really matchmaking!" she defended.
"Look, putting up a profile on an internet dating-"
"But they work! That's how I met Enishi! Only… we didn't last that long, but it's not the point!"
"Then what is, dare I ask!"
"Dating! You haven't been on a date in god only knows how long! It's time to hook you up!" Kaoru made her bold proclamation.
Megumi let out a long, exasperated sigh. "I don't suppose that anyone will conveniently ignore my ad, will they?"
"Nope! Don't worry, just enjoy it! Come on, let's check to see, please?" she begged.
"No!"
"Yes!"
"I said no! It's my house, dammit!"
"Demo…" She pouted. "I just wanted to help… you seemed so lonely…"
"That's bullshit and you know it!"
"Come on!" she whined.
"No!"
"I'll sic Misao on you if you don't!" Mean as it was…
"Fine! Fine!"
"Great!" She ran towards Megumi's computer in the spare bedroom.
"I can't believe this… She's supposed to be my friend…" Megumi was muttering to herself as she slowly followed the enthusiastic raccoon.
"Lookie, lookie!" Kaoru beckoned her as she brought up the web page.
"My PICTURE! You put my picture on the internet! Oh, Tanuki-chan, you've crossed one too many lines!" she screamed, tackling her to the ground, pulling her hair.
"Ow, ow, ow! Stop it, you crazy fox! It's just to get them interested! Ow! Stop pulling my hair!" Kaoru yelled back, taking a fist full of her fine silk hair.
"Ouch! It's your fault! You're the one who put it up!"
The sound of the phone ringing abruptly ended their fighting. Megumi stood up, brushed herself off and took off towards the phone after sending a dark look in Kaoru's direction.
"Hello? Oh, Ken-san. What ever could you need?"
Kaoru's ears perked right up at the mention of Kenshin. She'd been rather depressed that he'd chosen Tomoe over her in the last few days, hence the crazy plot to get Sano and Megumi together. (see? There's a reason for kaoru's craziness sometimes… good craziness tho)
"No, I'm afraid I am not well acquainted with Tomoe-san. Kaoru's over here though, would you like to talk to her?"
Kaoru reacted in a panicked rush standing up and running to the bathroom to avoid the conversation.
"Oh, never mind, must be that time of month; she took off like a bullet towards the bathroom with her purse," Megumi lied for her, realizing what the reason was. "Oh, well, taa, taa, Ken-san!"
As soon as the phone was hung up, Kaoru emerged from the bathroom. "That time of month!"
"I had to think of something."
"Whatever! Okay, back to the computer!" Kaoru's enthusiasm was back and she couldn't wait to express it.
"Oh, dear lord, help me…"
"Oh my god! Megumi, come look! Look at all the e-mails from hot bishounens… Open this one!" She pointed to what she knew to be Sano's e-mail due to the address.
"Why should I open any of them? It's not like I asked for all this," she protested.
"Yes, in a way, you did! Now open the damn e-mail!"
"Fine!" She clicked on the 'open' button and read it through.
Megumi-san,
You sound like a very accomplished young woman who just doesn't seem to have time to look for Mr. Right. I'd like to get in touch with you by means of telephone. I'll leave my number at the bottom of the e-mail and would appreciate it if you would use it in the near future. I am also hoping to receive an e-mail with your phone number.
Hoping to hear from you soon,
Mr. Right
(478-8752. Don't hesitate to use it. I'll be waiting)
Megumi was stunned into silence. That there could be a real man with these kind of manners… (a/n: ha ha, yeah rite Sano…)
"I… He doesn't sound so bad," she finally managed to utter.
"Why don't you call him? And send your phone number to him," Kaoru suggested.
"M-Maybe…"
"Do it, or I'll do it for you," she threatened.
"Okay! Tomorrow morning, okay? It's getting late," she reasoned.
"Alright… But if I find out that you went back on your word, you'll be sorry!"
"I promise!"
"You better…"
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Kaoru reached her door near midnight. She'd paid Sano one last visit before she'd called it quits. Yawning, she pulled out her keys and opened her door. She thought back on what Sano had to say about Megumi as she crashed on her couch.
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'Sano! Sano! Hey Sano, open up!'
'Hey, Jou-chan! What are you doing here?'
'Nicely written e-mail, Romeo,' she praised, coming in and sitting down on his couch.
'You read it!'
'Megumi and I opened it. She's going to respond, and call you tomorrow morning or I'm going to have to sic my annoying little friend, Misao on her.' She smiled triumphantly.
'Misao?'
'Yeah, she's the drummer in my band.'
'I know a Misao,' he said.
'Really?'
'Yeah, through Kenshin…'
'Kenshin! You're friends with Kenshin!'
'Yes, he's my friend. How do you know him?'
'Well… it's a long and boring story. I'd rather talk about you and Megumi….'
'Alright. Do you know what time, because I'll probably still be sleeping,' he told her.
'Her too. Tomorrow's her day off. So, expect it around eleven, okay?'
'Will do. I think you should go hit the sack; you look really tired. You've got rings around your eyes. In fact… you look just like a raccoon!'
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Remembering this and that things were now set in motion between Megumi and Sano, she fell into a somewhat peaceful sleep.
A/N: don't forget to review! oh, and i don't own Knot's Landing... don't even wish that i did. review, review, review!