MadiSano: This chapter was fun to write. Not exactly as much humor in it, but more SM and a bit of KK. Okay, quite a lot of SM and a itty-bit of KK. That's the truth. But...well...(sigh) my story's getting flipping complicated, and this chapter is HUGE! GRR! (bangs head on computer desk) BAKA AHOU! Now I sound like Saitou. Must...regulate... sugar level... Orooooo...
CHICKEN LITTLE (continued)
Megumi huffed angrily, turning about on her heel and storming out of the room. Snuggles-san cheeped nervously, turning about to give Sanosuke an uncertain look with his three eyes. Then the door shut with a loud KWAM!
"Hehehe…" Sanosuke chuckled, stretching. Immediate worry crossed his mind, however, when the kenkaya began to think about the note he had found on Megumi's desk.
At the Kamiya Dojo…
Kaoru looked outside, observing the rainfall. Sighing, she turned away and walked to her room.
Kenshin and Yahiko must be asleep by now, thought Kaoru. I wonder how Megumi-san is dealing with Sanosuke? I'm worried about those two…should I go over tomorrow and—
THUCK.
Kaoru jumped, wide-eyed at the loud noise. She spun around on her heel, racing towards the door where she could perceive what had made the ominous noise.
Apparently, Kenshin had also heard the noise. He had come from his room with his reversed-blade in hand, looking alert. When Kenshin saw Kaoru, he said in his usual concerned voice, "Kaoru-dono? Is everything all right?"
Pausing, Kaoru replied, "I don't know. I…I thought I had heard something outside…"
Kenshin took the brave steps to the door, and slid it open. Time seem to freeze. Everything went silent, as Kenshin viewed the yard with his narrowed violet eyes, and his impenetrable way of sensing presences.
"There is nothing, Miss Kaoru," Kenshin said at last, blinking back into his usual soft look. He turned to face Kaoru, who had been peeking out into the night behind his shoulder.
Giving her his usual oblivious, scrunched-up-eyes grin, Kenshin said cheerfully, "We should probably go back to sleep, de gozaru yo! Tomorrow, Yahiko will need to continue his training, and he can't do that with a tired sensei, that he most certainly cannot!"
Kenshin opened his eyes in surprise, finding that Kaoru was still staring out in the night. "Oro?" said Kenshin; turning about to find what Kaoru was gazing so fixedly at.
A flash of bright, green light blinding them both, and when it had died down, Kaoru found herself clutching desperately to Kenshin's sleeve. "K-Kenshin!" she cried, as a giant, blinking octagon steadily floated from its' place in the night sky, sinking until it hovered about ten feet from the lawn.
Both Japanese watched open-mouthed as metal pillars shot out from the underside of the piece of the sky, supporting it as it settled in their backyard. With a clatter, the thingamabob landed.
"Oro!" Kenshin squeaked, completely stunned.
Kaoru became frightened, holding all the tighter onto the oblivious rurouni's shoulder.
Suddenly, Kenshin tensed up as a ramp extended from the odd ship. Grabbing Kaoru and pushing her gently to the ground, Kenshin ducked as well and closed the door until only a slit was left to see out of.
"K-Kenshin," Kaoru whispered again, but Kenshin silenced her quietly.
"Hush, Miss Kaoru," said he, and they both turned to look out the crack just in time to see two tall, metallic beings step out from the octagon-shaped, flying sky-piece, and descend down the incline.
Kaoru gasped; what were these things? Unconsciously holding onto Kenshin, Kaoru huddled closer to the floor. Kenshin failed to notice; his eyes were frozen on the activity outside.
The metallic beings paused on the lawn, and after a moment; they strutted away and out of sight. Kenshin made to get up, but found that Kaoru was clutching to his sleeve in anxiety.
Smiling, Kenshin unclasped Kaoru's fingers from his gi, and said softly, "Why don't you stay here, Kaoru-dono? Go back to bed, hai?"
"Are you crazy?" Kaoru hissed, despite herself. "After seeing some weird aliens march out of a flying piece of the sky? Sanosuke was right! We should've listened to him…we have to get to the clinic and warn them!"
Kenshin sighed softly, unsure of what to do. His specialty was swordsmanship and making people smile, not defending the planet from intruding sky-crafts and aliens.
"This unworthy one cannot ask Miss Kaoru to go with him," Kenshin said softly, scratching the back of his scarlet head.
Hesitating, Kaoru said, "Kenshin…wherever you go, I'll go. I'm not afraid, okay?"
Smiling in his warm and fuzzy way, Kenshin replied, "Only if you are sure, Kaoru-dono. But you must promise to stay close to Sessha, that you must…this one doesn't know what he would do if something happened to Miss Kaoru."
Blushing, Kaoru stood with Kenshin. Taking in a deep breath, Kenshin opened the door, and began walking across the lawn to the spacecraft. Kaoru inched her way behind him, failing to hide her nervousness.
She gasped when she saw Kenshin ascend the ramp, to the circular opening in the center of the disk. "W-Where are you going?" Kaoru cried; seconds later ashamed at her fright.
Turning about to look as Kaoru, Kenshin said politely, "Sessha is going into the craft to investigate. Maybe it is best that Miss Kaoru stays in the dojo, where it is safer?"
"N-No, Kenshin…" Kaoru stammered, scuttling to his side in embarrassment. "I'm sorry…I'm coming, too."
"Okay," Kenshin said, smiling softly. Looking up thoughtfully at the strange door, Kenshin instinctively pressed a button he found there.
The door opened, and with amazing force, sucked both Kaoru and Kenshin up into the spacecraft.
"ORO—!"
"KENSHIN—!"
At the Oguni Clinic…
"Heeeeey, Fox!"
"WHAT?" Megumi turned angrily around on her heel to face the exasperating Sanosuke; her cinnamon eyes alight with agitation. Snuggles-san, who was perched still on her shoulder, yelped in fear of falling.
For the last fifteen minutes, Megumi had been trying to get to her room to go to sleep. However, before she could ever reach her bedroom, Sanosuke would think up something to bother her about so to keep her awake. Apparently, he wasn't tired at all.
Sanosuke scuffed the heel of his foot on the floor. "I'm thirsty."
"You just got a glass of water three minutes ago!" Megumi cried, scrunching her fists and unclenching them anxiously.
He didn't seem perturbed. "Yeah, well, I drank it all."
Megumi scowled, hissing, "Then go get it yourself! I'm going to bed!"
"But I'm sick, remember?"
"SANOSUKE—!" Megumi yelled, giving him a blood-curdling look that even the Hitokiri Battousai would shrink from. Snuggles-san squealed in terror.
"Okay, okay! I'm goin'…geez, woman…"
Megumi sighed as the fighter shuffled back to his room. He is unspeakable! she thought angrily, turning on her heel to once more attempt to attain her chamber. How does Kaoru ever put up with that insufferable man!
Megumi's fingertips had barely brushed her door when Sanosuke's spiky head peered around the corner, "Hey, Kitsune!" he called, making Megumi stiffen with suppressed rage.
That rage didn't stay suppressed. "WHAT DO YOU WANT, ALREADY!" Megumi screamed, turning again to face the inquisitive teen. Snuggles-san went cross-eyed (rather, all three of his eyes looked at the center of his face, but you get the point), and he let out another shrill chirp.
Sanosuke gave her a lopsided smile. "Ano…I was wondering, do you have a boyfriend?"
Megumi's face flushed scarlet, and she reached for the nearest thing she could find—which happened to be another umbrella—and hurled it like a spear at Sanosuke's head.
"UWAAH—!" Sanosuke yelped, barely dodging the sunshade.
Megumi pointed at him like she meant to stab him with the simple gesture. "GO BACK TO YOUR ROOM AND STAY THERE, BEFORE I FREAKING KILL YOU!"
"UNLESS IT WAS MY IMAGINATION, YOU JUST TRIED TO!" Sanosuke shouted, blushing as well.
Megumi yelled in reply, "I AM SO TAKING YOU BACK TO THE DOJO TOMORROW! I CAN'T STAND THE SIGHT OF YOU!"
Her words bit, but Sanosuke simply returned the spite. "FINE! KAORU'S COOKING ISN'T HALF AS BAD AS HANGING AROUND AN EVIL VIXEN LIKE YOU!"
Megumi's face contorted in rage, but before she could screamed back, someone knocked at the door. She walked down the hall to answer it, passing Sanosuke without granting him so much as a glance. Megumi set Snuggles-san down on a table so that the person would not see him, and then walked up to the entryway.
Opening the door, Megumi found that it was one of the neighbors.
"Excuse me, miss, but would you and your…friend…please keep your voices down? Though it's very interesting to listen to you scream at one another, I have work tomorrow, and can't afford to spend my night listening in on your relationship problems."
Flushing, Megumi bowed. "I'm sorry. I'll keep it—I mean, him—under better control."
"Thank you."
Megumi shut the door, turning around to face Sanosuke. The fighter had never seen Megumi with the yellow eyes of a killer, and he wished it had stayed that way.
"Ano…Kitsune…" Sanosuke smiled in embarrassment. Unsure of what to say, he shrugged and said, "It, ah, coulda been worse, ne?"
Megumi retrieved Snuggles-san, placing the small alien on her shoulder where he often sat.
Then marching up to the tall man, Megumi angrily grabbed Sanosuke by the ear and dragged him roughly to his room. Ignoring the pained yowls, Megumi snarled, "I am so sick of your attitude! What in the heck is the matter with you, baka! You're lucky Genzai-sensei isn't here at the moment, or he'd have you kicked out!"
"O-Oi," Sanosuke said, amid the pain. "Where is the old man, anyways?"
"Staying at Kaoru's," Megumi snapped, releasing Sanosuke's reddened ear and shoving him into his room. "You will stay there until morning, when I come to get you! If you come out at ALL, I will call the police and have you dragged off!"
Sanosuke held up a hand palm-outwards in submission, using the other to rub his injured ear. "Okay, okay…I'll stay here. Don't need to pull out your soapbox, Fox…"
Megumi was about to slam shut the door, when she noticed that her pet was missing. Flicking her eyes about her shoulders, she confirmed that Snuggles-san had gone.
Grabbing Sanosuke's collar, Megumi said in a deadly voice, "Where is Snuggles."
"Huh?" Sanosuke pretended innocence, but the mischievous glint in his eyes gave him away. "I dunno."
"Where is he, you insufferable idiot!" Megumi shouted, stomping her foot angrily. "I know you have him!"
A small squeak was heard in the silence that followed. It seemed to originate from Sanosuke's gi. Megumi looked the fighter over, before spotting a small lump traveling its way up Sanosuke's shoulder.
"Hey!" Sanosuke cried as Megumi practically tackled him in attempt to retrieve her alien. "Get off me! I'm gonna fall!"
Megumi paid no attention as she scrabbled at Sanosuke's gi, trying to get Snuggles-san. The alien squealed wildly as it raced up and onto Sanosuke's shoulder, popping out from the collar and surfacing on the outside cloth.
"Got you!" Megumi shouted, grabbing at Snuggles-san. The alien evaded her swipe, crawling up Sanosuke's neck and onto his cheek.
"WAAAAH! GET IT OFF ME!" Sanosuke yelled, writhing. His face turned immeasurably red as Snuggles-san slipped and fell back onto his shoulder, again attempting to climb up his neck. Sanosuke made a weird little twitch, his feet flying out from beneath him.
Landing on the floor, Sanosuke continued his freak-out session, writhing and making weird smothered noises.
"S-Sanosuke!" Megumi cried, unsure of what had overcome the man.
"B…B…" Finally, unable to contain himself any longer, Sanosuke bust out laughing. "BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! IT—T-T-TICKLES—!"
Megumi stood, astonished, as Sanosuke grabbed at the offending creature. Snuggles-san yelped, caught at last. When Sanosuke's giggles had died, he sat up and handed the confused pet to Megumi.
The lady doctor received her fuzzy orange alien, still staring at Sanosuke like he was one as well.
Itching his neck, as though to get the creepy after-feelings of some odd creature crawling, Sanosuke beamed. "What?"
"I had no idea you were ticklish." Megumi replied, blinking.
"So?" Sanosuke said, shuddering and again rubbing his neck.
Shaking her head, Megumi said, "Never mind. Just…go to bed."
The lady doctor turned to exit the room, placing her hand on the door to shut it. She paused, however, when she heard Sanosuke's voice.
"Hey, Fox…one last thing."
"What?" Megumi said tiredly, practically leaning on the door for support.
Sagara Sanosuke got to his feet, grinning sheepishly. "I'm sorry about your goldfish. If you want, I'll get ya another one."
Megumi found herself blushing, but she attempted to fix that by replying sharply, "And how are you to do that? You're obviously broke."
His shy expression snapped slightly, and Sanosuke grumbled, "'Scuse me for feelin' guilty." Hesitating slightly, Sanosuke then said, "That…Mister Snuggles, or whatever you call it…can I keep it fer the night?"
"No," Megumi replied. "I left Sir Kin with you, and look what happened."
"I swear I won't take off with it!" Sanosuke said pleadingly. "I only left because I felt like I was…" he drifted off, unsure of whether he should go on.
"Like you were what?" Megumi asked, giving him a wary glance.
Sanosuke shoved his hands in his pockets, looking thoughtful and slightly aggravated. "Like I was just bein' a burden or somethin'…I don't really need to be here anymore. I'm just here, irritatin' you and making you mad. I'll leave in the mornin'. Okay, Kitsune? Tell your boyfriend I said touché."
He then shut the door in Megumi's face.
Megumi stared, wide-eyed at Sanosuke's bedroom door.
What was he talking about? she wondered. He suddenly became serious, condemned himself, and then told me to… my… boyfriend? I don't have a boyfriend! What's the matter with that Rooster? What's wrong with him!
Megumi turned on her heel, silencing Snuggles-san when he cheeped in concern. The small creature may not have understood everything that was said; but Snuggles knew enough to understand that both humans were equally upset with one another.
I'd better put out the light in the front room, Megumi reminded herself. She turned and entered the sitting room. Just as she was about to put out the lamp, Megumi spotted her faux love note sitting, halfway unfolded, on her desk.
"Tell your boyfriend I said touché."
Horror immediately seized Megumi. Oh…Kami-sama…he thought…the letter was for me! That's why he was so upset when he came in…after…oh my…this isn't…what did he…then why…THIS IS CRAZY!
She grabbed her note, read it over, and confirmed that it was possible that it could refer to her. Megumi repeatedly shook her head over and over again, wide-eyed. Then…could it be that Sanosuke was so upset about this letter, because he has feelings for me?
IIYA. NUNCA. NON. NYET. MHAI. NO WAY.
Apparently, Megumi didn't think so.
Shoot, Megumi thought angrily, Now I can't use my letter because baka Sanosuke read it! That stupid Rooster ruins everything! She crumpled up her note and chucked it into the trash.
…But he seemed really upset. I wonder, if Sanosuke really did like me in such a way…how would I react? The thought wasn't as upsetting as the first one. It didn't imply as forcefully the possibility.
But the acceptability of the thought was ruined when another thought came to Megumi's mind. He's tall, and he has a nice chest. Deep brown eyes, and his sense of humor makes up for his stubbornness…not to mention he's got that deep, sexy voice…
"Takani Megumi!" Megumi hissed, a furious blush arising on her face. "What are you thinking?"
I'm tired, Megumi convinced herself. I'm deliriously tired. Everything shall be fine in the morning. Once Megumi was sure she believed that, she blew out the lamp and left the lounge.
Megumi made it to her bedroom at last, opening her door and finally snuggling down onto her futon. Snuggles-san was placed on a pillow next to Megumi's sleeping place. The orange alien found this comfortable, and fell asleep within minutes.
Megumi soon did the same.
Sanosuke was having pleasant dreams of pummeling the crap out of Megumi's 'boyfriend', thus winning the fair lady's heart and having a five-star snog afterwards; when a sharp cheeping interrupted his sleep.
"Dammit…go away…" Sanosuke growled, turning over on his other side. The cheeping grew louder and louder until it was almost unbearable.
Finally, Sanosuke opened his eyes. "What?" he growled, but then was baffled when he found no one there. Sitting up, Sanosuke looked about, but then understood when he spotted Snuggles-san sitting on the edge of his futon.
"What?" Sanosuke repeated, quite annoyed.
Snuggles-san cheeped frantically, hopping up and down.
"Somethin' wrong with Megumi?"
Snuggles-san nodded hysterically.
Eyes narrowed, Sanosuke got up immediately after seizing the small fluffy being. He then took off out of his room and through the hall, bursting into Megumi's room without pausing to listen or knock.
Apparently, Megumi was having a nightmare of some sort. She was tossing and turning, shivering and crying out in her sleep.
Without hesitation, Sanosuke leapt forth and knelt on the side of her bed, grabbing the lady doctor's shoulders and shaking her slightly. "Kitsune! Fox! Wake up, Meg…it's only a bad dream. Wake up."
Megumi hissed, squirming in his grasp like Sanosuke was trying to harm her. Giving Snuggles-san a desperate look, Sanosuke continued to try and calm Megumi.
"Megumi, it's Sano," Sanosuke whispered, lifting Megumi from her futon and leaning her shoulder against his chest. "I'm not going to hurt you. Open your eyes, Fox…"
Megumi whimpered, and Sanosuke felt compelled to wrap his arms around her protectively. "Whatever you're dreamin' about, it's not something I can't protect you from…" he said the next word so quietly that it was almost inaudible. "…koishii…"
"Sa…no…" Megumi mumbled, her fits lessening. A few moments passed, but Sanosuke still had his hold on his doctor, waiting patiently as Megumi opened her eyes.
Megumi blinked, confused, and embarrassed to find herself curled up to Sanosuke like a frightened little girl. "S-Sanosuke?"
"Oi, Fox," Sanosuke replied, with a playful smile.
"W-What're you doing?"
Sanosuke's smile widened. "You're little friend here woke up and noticed that you were having some dreams, and came to get me. Lucky for you, ne?"
Pretending like she was the only one who knew how very red her face was, Megumi stammered, "Why are you holding me?"
"'Cuz I couldn't get ya to wake up," Sanosuke replied. Honestly, that was only half his reason. I wish I didn't have to have reason to hold you…
"O-oh…um…thank you…" Megumi flushed brighter, shifting slightly in Sanosuke's lap. "C-Could you put me down, now?"
Sanosuke nodded, hoisting the fox doc from his legs and replacing Megumi on the futon. "Gomen, Kitsune. Do you feel better?"
"Ah…yes," Megumi said hastily, pulling the collar of her yukata up a bit.
Sanosuke cocked his head curiously. "Wanna talk about your dream?"
Since when was Sanosuke the expert psychiatrist! Megumi thought in agitation. "No," she replied softly. "I'm fine, now. Thank you for waking me…" Megumi hesitated, but then said, "Sanosuke…about my…'boyfriend'…"
Immediately looking away from Megumi and standing, Sanosuke said quickly, "If it's an apology ya want, ya got it. Better leave before he comes callin' and sees me in your room…don't wanna upset your 'relationship' or anything…"
"Sanosuke, I—" Megumi said desperately, but Sanosuke seemed to be permanently glued atop his soapbox.
"Of course, I understand," Sanosuke growled, looking beside himself. "I understand what it feels like to love someone, Kitsune…but the difference between you and me is that I can't be with that person. But it's not your fault I was too awkward and shy to beat your bastard of a boyfriend to you."
Megumi tried to interject once more, in vain. "But—"
Still refusing to look at the doctor, Sanosuke folded his arms and continued as though he hadn't heard her. "So you can go on in life and be perfectly happy with your man—I bet he's some clever, top-notch doctor, ne? Or, maybe he's some rich politician? Maybe he's generous, kind, thoughtful, smart, strong, handsome, and rich? Everything I'm not? Well. Hope you're happy, then."
Sanosuke then turned on his heel and walked out of the room.
"S-Sanosuke, wait!" Megumi shouted, recovering from shock, anger, and distress. She scrambled to her feet and took off into the hallway in pursuit of the incensed fighter. Snuggles-san squeaked wildly, attempting to keep up as he scuttled after them.
Megumi caught up with the upset kenkaya, and with unmeant violence seized his shoulder and spun him around to face her. Without another thought, Megumi locked eyes with Sanosuke and slapped him harder than she had anyone before, right across the face. Sanosuke's head turned right along with the slap, due to the sheer force.
"Shi—what the Hell was that for?" Sanosuke snarled, covering his reddening cheek with his hand.
"You know very well," Megumi snapped, jabbing her finger into his chest. "Even if I had a boyfriend, presenting me with the pity party that you did wouldn't be very impressing."
A confused look overcame Sanosuke's handsome features. "Huh?"
"You were so obsessed and upset over the notion that I had an admirer that you rushed right into it without even making sure it was true," Megumi replied pointedly.
"You…you mean…you don't have a boyfriend?" Sanosuke said, just as confused as ever.
Megumi rolled her eyes. "That's exactly what I mean, baka! Now how upset do you think I am, after hearing you claim you're basically worthless? You say you're not generous, and yet I see you giving your time to help people. You claimed that you're not kind and thoughtful, but there you are, helping Sir Ken save Japan and whatnot. You're…moderately intelligent."
Sanosuke looked at the ceiling.
"LOOK AT ME WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU!" Megumi barked, instantly regaining the Rooster's attention. Clearing her throat, the lady doctor continued. "For the first time ever, Sagara Sanosuke admitted that he isn't strong. That's a complete lie."
Sanosuke blushed slightly, unsure of how to react. Megumi had never so much as smiled at his fighting abilities—it had surprised her before, but never had she openly expressed admiration. Looking up to study Megumi's expression, Sanosuke waited for her to go on; to analyze his next words.
Megumi felt a little boxed. She remained quiet for a few more seconds, before saying, "And I've seen uglier men than the likes of you." She folded her arms, and gave him a stern look when Sanosuke grinned. Though Megumi had tried to say it in the most negative way she could figure, Sanosuke knew she was really saying, 'And you're very handsome.'
Pausing slightly before continuing, Megumi said, "I know you're not the most wealthy man in the world, either, but…" She shrugged, implying the unimportance of the matter.
Trying to regain his dignity and cover his embarrassment, Sanosuke leaned against the wall, smirking in his little way. "So, are you trying to say you've got the hots for me, fox?"
"I said nothing of the sort," Megumi snapped back, attempting to cease the impending blush on her cheeks.
"The color of your face says different," Sanosuke pointed out.
"Why, you—!" Megumi huffed, unsure of how to go on. "I—I—I was just trying to build up your self-esteem, is all."
"C'mon, just say it," Sanosuke coaxed.
"NO!"
"Why?"
"BECAUSE!"
"Are you afraid I'll reject you after egging you on like this?"
"YES!"
Sanosuke cocked his head again, looking slightly hurt. "Do you really think I'm like that, Fox?"
Megumi lost her audaciousness; her voice quieting. "N-No…"
"Then why won't you say it?" Sanosuke asked softly.
"Why won't you?" Megumi shot back.
There was a bit of silence as the two people simply glowered at one another, demanding with their daunting stares that one of them tell the other their feelings.
Finally, Sanosuke looked down at the floor in defeat. This surprised Megumi; she was sure she would be the first to surrender. "Gomen, Megumi…" he mumbled, scuffing his heel on the floorboards again. "And I…think you're very…I think…really, I, um…I think you're beautiful…"
Megumi's lips twitched into a smile; normally, Sanosuke would use a childish word like 'pretty' to describe something beautiful.
Vixen tendency formed Megumi's words as she crisscrossed her fingers and smirked. "And you're very cute, Sanosuke," she said, suppressing laughter as an offended look crossed Sanosuke's face.
"I—I am not cute!" he said, scowling. "I…I'm nineteen, and beyond bein' cute…!"
"I don't believe you," Megumi said, snickering. "You've still got the dialogue and the big brown eyes of a five-year-old."
Sanosuke looked, indeed, upset. "I…I should…you…rrg…you can't…!" Taking in a deep breath, meant to embolden himself, Sanosuke hissed, "Let's see how cute I am after this!"
Seizing Megumi's shoulder and jerking her to him, Sanosuke instinctively locked lips with the surprised doctor. Wrapping his arms around her, Sanosuke buried his hands in the long strands of raven hair, repeating the contents of his dream.
Megumi, on the other hand, had nearly no idea how to react. No man had ever dared to approach the clever Takani Megumi this way; even evil Kanryuu had lent her space when the chains of opium had imprisoned her. And yet, here was Sagara Sanosuke, embracing her like he owned her already.
Her first reaction would have been to shove him away; Megumi wouldn't have it to let a man impose himself on her like that! Especially a no-name thug who wouldn't have even a last name were it not for the Meiji Restoration!
But Megumi didn't push Sanosuke away. She didn't squirm, fight back, or reprimand him in the slightest little way. Megumi even allowed Sanosuke to litter kisses down the side of her neck. Enveloping him in her arms, she, Takani Megumi, hugged Sanosuke back.
Sanosuke lifted his head to kiss Megumi's lips again, unable to contain his smile as she ran her fingers in his wonton locks of spiky brown hair. "Megumi…" he whispered in his husky voice, holding his fox doc close.
"Sano…" In the pause, Megumi's mind returned to reality. She blinked slightly, looking up at the infatuated man holding her. "Sanosuke, I—"
K-KWAAM!
They both jumped in fright as a deafening smashing noise was heard; Sanosuke's grip on Megumi's waist tightened in alarm. "What the Hell was that?" he hissed.
"I…I don't know," Megumi whispered anxiously. "It didn't sound so good."
Sanosuke paused, but then let his Fox go. "I'll go check it out. You stay in my room with your alien, and wait for me! If I'm not back in a half hour, or you get scared, go get Kenshin. Okay?"
"Sanosuke!" Megumi yelped, but by then, the fighter had gone. Pausing, Megumi looked about, finding that Snuggles-san was, again, missing. "Snuggles?" Megumi called, turning three-sixty. "Snuggles-san, where are you?"
And then she heard Sanosuke scream.
MadiSano: Nyao! Another cliffhanger! Hehehe...I'm starting to make a habit of this. Well, forgive me about the whole alien thing...I'm sticking to the movie, okay? Killing off a few parts to fit my SanoMeg and KK outline, but the whole alien scenario can't be evaded. Oh well. It'll add to the humor! Yay!
Also, sorry about the HUGE chapter...I couldn't bring myself to chop it up.
Review, please. I need to know how I'm doing, de gozaru yo...
Ja ne!