"So you wanna go to the library this time?" Sanosuke asked Megumi.
"Since when have you cared about what the others think?"
"It's not that… I was just… oh never mind."
Sano twisted his lips sulkily and relaxed his hand behind his head.
"So… what did you want to speak to me about?"
Silence thickly surrounded the couple as Megumi disregarded Sanosuke's inquisition.
"Come on, let's go in here," she finally suggested pointing towards an empty classroom a few steps ahead.
"Oh, now I get you."
Sano leaned over Megumi possessively pushing her steadily through the classroom door. He pressed his lips upon hers hungrily gradually securing her body against the nearest wall.
"Sanosuke…"
He shushed her demands teasingly clasping her muffled cries of faint indecision.
"Sanosuke stop."
"Are you sure about this Megumi?"
"Yes, I'm serious. Now please settle down."
She tugged away from Sanosuke forcefully and took a seat upon the teacher's desk.
"You've never turned down spontaneous sex before. What makes this situation that much different?"
"I chose this place for us to talk Sanosuke," she replied clasping her shirt together with both hands. "You see, I want to talk about us…"
"What about us?"
"I think… I think we should take a break for a while."
Sanosuke stared at Megumi bewilderedly questioning her sudden unexplained decision.
"I don't understand."
"This has nothing to do with you. Trust me. It's just that my hearts a bit confused right now."
"Confused?"
Sanosuke walked over to Megumi doubtfully wiping away the single tear that rolled out her eye.
"You still haven't given me a full explanation. I don't know if I can live with that. But for you… I guess I'll try."
He locked lips with Megumi intimately before letting her slip away from his grasp.
"When you're really ready to talk just call me."
He bent his head sadly as Megumi exited the class.
Man, I still can't believe it, Sanosuke thought unhappily. Megumi actually broke up with me. Could it be another guy…?
"Sanosuke…?"
Yahiko's voice brought him back to reality separating him from his paranoid thoughts.
"That's a bit strange," Kenshin finally commented.
"I agree," Aoshi also replied.
"Well no use in pondering about it," Sano tried to reply cheerfully. "So now Yahiko, tell us about your exciting rendezvous would ya!"
Sanosuke grabbed Yahiko by the neck wildly, rubbing him vigorously on top of his head.
"Heard you had you some Tsubame."
"Who told you that!" Yahiko shouted.
"Overheard the girls talking."
"Oh well it's not what you think."
Yahiko leaned himself back against the lockers recapping the details to quench Sano's naughty thoughts.
"Now that I think about it," Kenshin added suddenly. "I was about to ask you something when Sanosuke came barging in."
"What was it?"
"Well… did you sleep with her?"
The others stared at Yahiko longingly waiting impatiently for him to reply.
"Well uhhh no."
Yahiko turned his back to the others quickly, solely to avoid the shock that will appear in their eyes.
"But Yahiko," Sanosuke asked hysterically. " I thought that's what you wanted?"
"Just shut up please, would ya?"
"Aww look guys. Seems like our Yahiko over here is getting embarrassed.
"Sanosuke! I said shut up!"
The group burst into thunderous laughter; their voices echoing across the hall.
"Well I have the remedy for both of us buddy," Sano instructed. "We'll all have a blast at Kenshin's birthday party."
"When is it?"
"It's tonight. Eight pm at Tsubame's house."
"Tsubame's house!"
The three friends exclaimed in shock simultaneously.
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"What? Is something wrong?" Tsubame asked her friends questioningly.
"It's just that it came as such a shock. That's all."
Kaoru turned to look at an excited Misao who seemed rather contented with the whole idea.
"Think of it this way Kaoru," Misao added reassuringly. "This time you'll get to spend some time with Kenshin."
Kenshin.
Kaoru blushed at the thought profusely and envisioned her and Kenshin dancing on the floor.
"Kaoru?"
"I'm all for it!"
"Great!" The other two exclaimed excitedly.
"And after school I'll assist you guys with the preparations."
"Party over here!" Misao shouted rowdily.
"Party over here!" the other two gallantly joined in.
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"When did you make those plans with Tsubame Sanosuke?"
"I bumped into her and Misao leaving from basketball practice. Actually that's when I overheard them chatting about you also. Yahiko this. Yahiko that. Yahiko saw a lot didn't he?" Sanosuke teased.
"Why do you insist on continuously teasing me like that Sano?"
"Relax Yahiko," Kenshin advised.
"Yeah, you know Sanosuke is a pest," Aoshi joined in.
"Well anyways," Sano continued irately. "That's when I also heard them talking about this bugger over here."
"Oro?"
"Seems like the missy's all hung up on you Kenshin."
"Woo woo!" Yahiko hooted.
"And she wanted to plan something special for the bugger too."
"Take your minds out of the gutter fellas," Kenshin commented. "You know well enough not to read much into anything Sano is saying."
"Well not this time buddy. I'm dead serious. That's why I, Sanosuke Sagara implemented this party."
"Sounds like a good idea to me!" Yahiko shouted.
"A good opportunity for socializing," Aoshi coolly agreed.
"Well it's settled then and don't you dare try to back out of this one Kenshin."
Sanosuke turned his back to the others, waving his arm to signal goodbye.
"I'll see you guys on the lunch break. I have to get to my first class."
"Talk to you later Sanosuke."
"See you later fellas!"
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A/N: The time of the party is getting closer. Stay tuned to find out what happens next. Some conflict will also soon be brewing between Kaoru and Kenshin. Will there relationship be able to withstand it….? Review please!