Hey everyone, long time no see. I'm so sorry I haven't updated in so long. I was caught up in end of school exams coz I am officially finished high school. MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Scary huh? Anyway I hope to update until I finish this story which is long overdue so yeah.

DISCLAIMER

Co chan: I unfortunately do not own Rurouni kenshin or any other anime that i wish to possess, but one day they will be mine. One day, after I create my multi BILLION $$ corporations they will all be MINE. MINE I TELL YOU, ALL MINE!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Yahiko: Is anyone being reminded slightly of Shishio here? Anyway Co chan will be back after she's had a bit of therapy seemings as she is having an identity crisis atm. Happy reading.

Chapter 10

Later that day Megumi had set out to the clinic to help Dr. Genzai. She was however running a little late due to her giving her undivided attention to Sanosuke and losing track of the time. Megumi turned down an alleyway that she knew was a short cut and continued on her way. She had almost reached the end when a strong hand was clapped over her mouth. She tried to scream but to no avail. He was so close that she could his breath next to her ear. She struggled against the mans hold, and then a gruff voice filled her ears.

"Calm down darling. If you let me have my fun I won't hurt you," he said.

He turned her around to face him and kissed her hard on the mouth. Megumi had closed her eyes as he had and prayed for help as she trembled in the strangers grip. She felt his hands travel down the front of her kimono as if to under it and felt tears come to her eyes. All of a sudden the hands were taken away and the man cried out. She opened her eyes to find the stranger on the ground with another man standing over him. She cried out with joy when she saw who it was.

"Megumi are you alright?" Sanosuke asked in a slightly panicked voice as he quickly covered the distance between them. She nodded and he smiled.

"It's a good thing I keep an eye on you," he stated, standing in front of her.

She then flung herself into his arms and sobbed.

"There, there kitten. It's okay, it's over now," he comforted patting her hair

After she had cried her heart out she lifted her head off Sanosuke's chest and looked up at his face. He smiled as he looked down at her, still patting her hair.

"How did you know I was here?" she asked him.

"Call it intuition," he replied, winked and tweaked her nose.

"So you're a stalker?"

"Hey is that any way to talk to your rescuer?" he asked with mock hurt in his voice.

"Well no matter how, I'm glad that you came and thank you," she said.

"No need to thank me kitten. I told you I wanted to be there for you and wouldn't let anything happen to you and I meant it," he lectured.

"Kitten? When did you start calling me that?" she questioned.

"Since now. Is it okay if you're my kitten and fox to everyone else?" he queried.

"That sounds fine to me apart from one thing," she stated smiling at him.

"What would that be?"

"I'm pretty sure you were the only one who called me fox," she said grinning.

Sanosuke paused to think about this.

"You know what, I think you're right."

And with that Sanosuke pulled her back into his arms and kissed her gently.

Tae was walking through Tokyo on official Akabeko business, scoping out all of her competition in the restaurant sector. She was a ruthless business woman as many a tab-holder had come to realize (Sanosuke). She was inspecting a particular restaurant when something caught her eye. This something had just emerged from an alleyway nearby. It was Megumi and Sanosuke, with Megumi looking a bit disheveled and Sanosuke looking as cocky as ever. On closer inspection she saw that Sanosuke had his arm wrapped around Megumi as they walked. She smiled to herself at the sight.

'And about time too If they took as long as Kaoru and Kenshin I would have had to do something,' she thought to herself. Now everyone had been paired up, with the exception of Tae herself. 'Maybe I should find someone for myself,' she thought as she turned around and walked towards the Akabeko.

Sanosuke walked with Megumi and deposited her into the care of Dr. Genzai at the clinic. He then dawdled back to the dojo after that. When he arrived he was surprised to find Misao running around with Yahiko chasing after her, waving his bokken madly. Sanosuke sweat dropped at the scene. Misao, with her speed and energy added to her agility gained from being involved with the Oniwaban, was easily running circles around the young samurai. Kaoru was standing in the doorway of the training hall shaking her head.

Sanosuke approached her quietly, "what's going on here?"

"Yahiko was training with Misao and lost due to what he claims was a cheap trick. It was actually just her quick maneuvering that beat him. He just won't accept it and then this started," she explained gesturing towards the two teens.

By that stage Misao was sitting on the roof watching Yahiko huff and puff for his breath. At that point Kenshin snuck up behind Kaoru and grabbed her around the waist, making her shriek. He gave a small laugh and looked at Sanosuke.

"You're just in time for lunch," he stated with a smile.

"What can I say, I have great timing," Sanosuke replied and grinned.

"Too bad it doesn't help your sense of direction," Yahiko piped in, giving up his chase to join in the conversation.

"No one asked you twerp," Sanosuke replied hotly.

"What did you call me?!"

"Okay then, time for lunch, that it is," Kenshin interrupted. "Misao-dono?" he called.

"In here, I'm already inside," she replied.

Everyone went inside to start on lunch and had just started when Misao tried to get everyone's attention.