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Note - This is a slight fleshing out of Sano and Megumi's first meeting in Forever Mine. If you haven't read FM don't worry, all you need to know is Sano is a kickboxer and he and Kaoru are best friends.

First Meeting

"God Damn It! Let me out of this meat wagon right now! I have a fight to finish!" Sano growled, trying to stand up in the moving ambulance. Failing, he fell back with a muffled 'hrmff' and hissed as his arm knocked against the wall.

Kaoru shook her head and gave the frazzled ambulance attendant a sympathetic look, "You can kill him you'd like. I won't say anything, I promise." She almost laughed at the evil look that instantly sprang into the attendant's eyes.

"Now wait, you can't kill him until he's champion. I've spent way too much time and money on him. I'm not letting my training go to waste." Katsu spoke up shaking his head.

Sano glared at them both, "I don't need to go to the hospital! All I need is to get back in the ring and finish Anji." Sitting back against the wall he hissed as the ambulance hit a pothole, "How am I supposed to be champion when I'm stuck in the back of this coffin on wheels!"

Kaoru gave him a long suffering look, "It's over Sano. You broke your arm. Get over it."

"I did not break my – Ouch, damn it don't touch that!" Sano growled as the attendant finished settling his arm in the temporary sling.

Kaoru chuckled and shook her head, "Stop acting like a baby."

Sano pinned her with a death glare just as the ambulance swung into the hospital parking lot and came to stop. "I am not acting like a baby!"

Kaoru rolled her eyes and shook her head, "Just shut up Sano and let him do his job." Stepping from the ambulance she waited patiently with Katsu for Sano to be unloaded.

Sano sputtered, trying to come up with a nasty retort. Failing, he growled as the attendant pulled out a wheel chair. "What the hell do I need that for, it's my arm not my leg!"

"Sagara-san, I need you to sit in this because the medicine I gave you will make you lightheaded."

Kaoru snorted, "That wasn't a good idea. He's already a bit light between the ears."

Sano scowled at her and dropped into the chair, "All right jou-chan, you can stop now."

Kaoru turned wide innocent eyes to him, "What?"

Rolling his eyes he shook his head as the ambulance attendant wheeled him into the emergency room; stopping at the desk. Eyeing the person behind the desk he tried to figure out if it was male or female and then they finally spoke.

"Name?"

Ah so it was female. She should really do something about that pinched look. Maybe what she needed was a good lay, but it would have to be a strong man to get past the scowl etched on her face.

Scowling into her glare he answered, "Sagara Sanosuke."

"Reason for being here?"

Glancing down at his arm he was very tempted to ask her just what she thought it was. Taking a deep breath he kept his mouth shut. She may be grouchy but it wasn't her fault he was pissed.

"I sprained my arm." He answered in a level voice.

"Is that all?" She replied snidely, turning her back on him. "Then go wait in the waiting area, we have more important patients than you right now. We'll get to you when we can."

"WHA -"

"Excuse me miss but he needs to be looked at right away. His arm is broken not sprained. We cannot allow the wound time to begin healing." Katsu piped up cutting him off.

The receptionist turned back around and pinned Katsu with a glare, "He will be looked at as soon as we can."

"What the hell is wrong with this place, I need my arm fixed now so I can go finish my fight! Jesus, what does it ta -?" Sano stopped dead as a hand came out of nowhere and smacked him upside the head.

"That's enough. You're scaring the other patients."

"What the HELL...?" Sano managed as he swung his head around. He stopped dead as his eyes lit on the owner of the hand. Staring wide eyed at the raven haired beauty before him he mumbled, "What a fox..."

"Keep it up and I'll amputate that arm."

Sano narrowed his eyes, "Amputate my arm and you'll have to answer to him." Sano replied nodding at Katsu.

Katsu threw up his hands as Megumi slid a glare his way, "It's fine with me. He doesn't need it anyway."

"Excuse me, but I would love to shake your hand. I've never seen anyone else handle him like that." Kaoru said, extending her hand to the nurse glaring at Sano.

"Takani Megumi. I have no patience for idiots," came Megumi's clipped reply as her hand gripped Kaoru's.

Kaoru couldn't stop the smile that blossomed on her lips. "Kamiya Kaoru. I think you and I are going to become great friends."

Megumi just smiled, then gave her attention back to the annoying roosterhead sulking in the chair, "So what's his problem?"

Kaoru smirked, "He broke his arm in a fight."

"It's not broken. It's just sore." Sano pouted, glaring at them both. The nurse might be a fox but she was as cold as a block of ice.

Megumi quirked an eyebrow and gripped his arm, poking and prodding it with clinical precision.

Sano's face immediately turned white. "Damn woman, that hurts!"

"Quit acting like a baby." Megumi chided continuing her examination. "It's definitely broken. I'll need an x-ray to see how bad."

"It is n -"

"Yes it is. Now quit acting like a child and follow me," Megumi said already walking down the hallway.

Sano just stared after her, the sight of her swaying hips enough to overcome his initial irritation. All thoughts of finishing his fight with Anji flew out of his head as he contemplated what it would feel like to hold those hips in his hands. Smirking, he pushed out of the wheelchair with his good arm and followed in her footsteps. She may be as cold as ice but he'd never failed to thaw a woman's heart... and he wasn't about to start now.

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