For no better reason than that it was amusing, Kenshin continued to torture Tasuki. Though it was only a short journey to the bandit hideout, he made it a point to smile at the other redhead, enjoying the inevitable blush from the younger boy. If not for the fact that they were about to pick a fight with a rather large group of bandits, he would be teasing the teenager more doggedly than he was currently. He'd just have to mess with the boy's head later. Served him right for thinking he was a woman. That, and it was still funny.
Suddenly, he was greatly relieved that Kaoru and Megumi didn't know what he was up to. The thought of what they would do to him for flirting with another man made him cringe. He just knew that if they saw this, they would be all over him, groping and poking, trying to show him the error of his ways.
Even worse, if he was found out, Sano would inevitably know. He visibly flinched. The tall street fighter already followed him around persistently. But if the young brunette somehow started thinking that he was gay, he was sure he'd be doomed. Unbidden, the thought of the lanky man clinging tenaciously to him entered his mind and he shuddered.
Why am I even thinking this? he wondered. It's not like they'd ever find out.
Nodding to himself, he turned his attention back to the trail they were following. Every now and then, he would wink at the young redhead or flutter his eyelashes coyly. Tasuki flushed and squirmed uncomfortably, averting his gaze. Kenshin snickered evilly.
* * *
Silence reigned supreme. Well, disregarding the hysterical laughter coming from Yahiko from where he shaking on the ground, nearly going into convulsions. Slowly, the other three came out of their stupors.
"What kind of pervert is Kenshin anyways?" Kaoru yelled, turning red in the face. She felt an unimaginable urge to break something, preferably Kenshin's neck. After a few minutes, she stormed off to practice her forms, needing something to calm her down before she burned the book and Kenshin in it.
"It's always the quiet ones," Megumi murmured, looking surprised.
"Why that… he… I'm gonna…" Sano stammered, so angry that he was shaking.
"Calm down," Megumi said soothingly, the evil twinkle in her eyes belying the calming tone. "At least now you know that Hajime is fair game and Kenshin won't object."
"I'M NOT GAY!" Sano roared.
"Yeah right!" Yahiko hiccupped, rolling to his feet as he prepared to run.
Sure enough, a furious fighter for hire was tearing after him, looking ready to kill. Yahiko was already running for his life, laughing madly as he went.
"I'm not! I'm not!" Sano was chanting as he ran. He was so angry that he missed a turn and lost some ground on catching the youthful terror who was still laughing at him.
"Then why are you chasing me?" Yahiko countered. "You know you want a piece of this!" He slapped his butt as he ran.
Sano let out a streak of obscenities that had paint peeling from the walls. Megumi watched them disappear with an amused expression, honestly surprised with Sano's creativity and extensive vocabulary. Shrugging, she turned back to the book.
"Too bad this thing doesn't have pictures," she murmured wistfully, grinning.
* * *
Feeling a cold sensation running up and down his spine, Kenshin shivered slightly. He craned his head to look over his shoulder, half expecting to see Kaoru on the offensive with some weapon of mass destruction. He flinched, suddenly remembering the laundry that he still hadn't had the opportunity to finish.
To Be Continued…
I'm sorry. I know it's short. Real life is plotting against me. First there were finals, then I had to move. While moving, my computer got broken and I lost everything. I had to move again like two days after my computer was working again. Now I'm back in class and behind in my reading. I think I'm going to go have a nervous breakdown now… x_x
I'll try to type faster. Don't kill me… *hides under desk* R&R!!!