I'm so sorry this is so late. I fell really bad T.T Please don't be too mad at me! I got this up as soon as possible! I really hope that you like it!
I don't own Rurouni Kenshin, some one with lots and lots of money and a great imagination does…T.T
Chapter 8: Out of ideas
Megumi looked over at the, now in deep trouble, rooster head, "But I thought you just told me that that was the reason you were in town." Sano gaped at his friend and couldn't believe his bad luck, "Well ya, but I didn't think he would really be here. You know those rumors… Hardly any of them are real." Katsu smirked at the site of his friend, "Still the same idiot as always." Sano frowned, "What do you mean by that jerk?" Katsu just smirked, "It's good to see you again Sano. But what brings you to town?" Sano was now desperately trying to make it seem as though he were here to visit him, "Just as I said, I came here to see if the rumors were true, and if you were here Katsu." By now Katsu was having to much fun watching him squirm, "Oh really? What's the special occasion?" Now Sano was in for it. He had nothing left in his idea box and any thing he said would sound crazy. Suddenly, as if by dumb luck, Miss Tae walked around the corner of one of the shops they had been standing by. Still without a clue of what to do, Sano came up with the best excuse he could, not thinking of the consciences, "Well I wanted to introduce Miss Tae here to you of course! I thought she would make you a great girlfriend! Considering she loves your paintings!" With this the Katsu, Megumi, and Tae sweat dropped and the four of them remained in an award silence. Megumi finally broke it, unable to stand it any longer, "And how, exactly, did you know that Tae was going to be here?" Suddenly Tae's plan seamed to have an opening, "Well you see, Miss Takani, I asked Sano to escort me and Tsubame here. I knew it would be dangerous, and Sir Ken was very busy you see, so I asked if Sano here would help me." Megumi's fox ears popped out of her head as her smirk grew quite large, "I've got you now rooster." Sano knew that expression and had to come up with something quick. It was too late though, Megumi had all the pieces of evidence she needed, "But I thought you came here to see Katsu? Why didn't you just tell me that you were here guarding Tae and Tsubame, and doing a horrible job of it I might add." With this Tae thought that her plan to get them together had just backfired and that she had just gotten Sano into deeper trouble. But to everyone's surprise, even his own, he thought of an idea, "Well that's why I agreed to do it. I said as long as I was able to try and find Katsu, I wouldn't mind helping her out. That's why I wasn't with her when we got off the train." Proud of himself for actually thinking something up, he smiled. Too bad it gave him away. "Sano. I know your lying. And I'm going to find out why." The threat had been placed and Sano pretended that it hadn't even fazed him, while in reality, it sent a quiver of fear down his spine, "I don't know what you're talking about Fox." With this she shook her head, agitated that he wouldn't tell her why he was there, "Alright Baka, whatever you say. Well I have to go check into my hotel for the night." Suddenly noticing a forgotten Tsubame she added, "And you should do the same, it's getting late, and if you don't do a good job of protecting those two, I'll come and break you bones myself." With this Sano just gave a weak smile and waved good-bye to Megumi, "See ya later Fox."
Sano let out a breath of relief as she walked out of hearing distance, "That was close." But Sano had already been forgotten, as Katsu and Tae began to talk, "Oh so you're that famous artist! I was so sad to hear that you don't paint any more." With that Katsu gave her a charming smile, "Yeah I stopped. But if you would like, I'll paint another picture, just for you." With this, a deep blush crossed Tae's features. Sano and Tsubame just watched in shock at what was happening. "I didn't really think they'd hit it off…" a baffled Sano said to no one.
Checked into her hotel, Megumi sat down on the mat that had been placed by the open screen. She once again looked at the sky as it began to turn dark. "Why did I even come here…" she thought to herself. Pulling out the letter she kept tucked away in her kimono, she looked it over again. "Could it really be true? Could someone out there really want me…? I thought for so long that I would have to be alone forever… Why is it now that I might finally know what it is too feel loved…? Can all of this really be true…?" The same thoughts kept repeating themselves over and over again in her thoughts. Thousands of outcomes kept flowing through her mind, "What if it's all a trap…? Will my past come back to haunt me…? Will I be forced to make opium again? Or what if all of this is real? What will I do then? Will I even have the nerve to go?" Suddenly her thoughts turned in the direction of a certain rooster head, "And why is he here? What possible purpose could he have to lie to me like that? It he here to make sure I'm safe…? No, that can't be it. Maybe there's something going on that I don't know about? Or maybe he really is here to guard Tae and Tsubame… But why is Tae in town?" Megumi just sighed as all of her thoughts began to take over her head. Finally deciding to give up for the night, she looked up at the stars. Why was it that the stars had been giving her comfort these last few days? The soft light they illuminated seemed to send her worn out and frustrated soul into a state of calmness. The worries of the day seemed to melt away. Suddenly the image of a sleeping Sano on her shoulder filled her sight. Deciding that it was time for bed she shut the screen door, "Night rooster head…" She smirked softly as she heard a loud sneeze come from a few rooms down.
Bwahahaha she made him sneeze! There are a lot of questions you're probably thinking right now, and I'll try and answer them Friday when I update. So stay tuned to find out what Megumi's letter's all about! And tell me what you think of Katsu and Tae? I really don't know what to tell you on that one… too much sugar I guess. I kinda like them, think they would be cute for one another. Anyway please REVIEW! Or Kenshin won't be able to do the laundry! And you don't want to do that to the poor guy do you? "MUST WASH LAUNDRY! Please review or she won't buy me detergent!" So come on! Do it for Kenshin! Do it for the laundry! It's really starting to stink…