Nana Mae - Here you go!I hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer - I do not own Rurouni Kenshin... And that's that.
Rating - Rated T for rough language, adult situations and my demented sense of humor.
Warning - I came close to actually putting the real bad words in there... But I was good and changed them! Have fun with Sano's colorful language!
Love At First Sense
Chapter 7
Since When Do Roosters Hunt?
Sanosuke turned over in his bed, groaning as the light pierced his eyes...
"... Juffableh..." He muttered to himself...
"J-juffableh?..." He muttered again, opened his brown, gold-tinged eyes...
"... What the hell?..." He sat up, rubbing his eyes, "Must have my own sleep language or something..."
He attempted to get out of his bed... But fell.
"Holy shit, I'm not hungover, am I?" He grumbled as he crawled into his kitchen.
He pulled himself up, using the counter...
Then fell back over when the phone rang...
"Frickin' shitty piece'a junk..." Sano growled as he pulled himself up again.
"Whatta you want, bastard?..." He grumbled into the mouthpiece... Not even knowing who it was.
"... Please, hold your enthusiasm, Sano..." Kenshin's tired voice muttered.
"Hey, shit-face, how ya doin'?..."
"I was doing fine... Thanks for the nickname, Sano..."
"No prob... What did you want?..." Sano reached for his toothpick holder, taking one out and placing it in his mouth.
"Wanted to tell to some more stuff about Takani... You're taking over for me, remember?..."
At that, Sano's ears had perked, "Yeah... That hot foxy lady..."
"So? Wanna hear it?..."
"As soon as I get my coffee... I'm not quite awake yet..."
"Considering your foul mouth hasn't calmed yet, I'd say I pretty much guessed that..."
"Bastard..."
"Drink your coffee..."
xXoloXx
Sano had put a shirt on, but was still wearing his shorts.
He was sipping from his coffee as he held the phone to his ear, "I'm more awake than before... But I'm not apologizing..."
"I wouldn't think of it..." Kenshin muttered, also sounding like he was drinking coffee.
"So... Lay it on me, Battousai..."
"Hm... Let's see..."
Tapping noises of a keybaord could be heard.
"... Takani. Ah, here's the file..."
"So, profession?..."
"She's going to college to become a docter... Two more years and she's out with... Wow... Quite a few degrees..."
"So, I'm going after a genius?..."
"Medically speaking... Though it says here she was majoring in math for a little..."
"Oh boy..."
"Sorry, Sano, didn't think she'd be this much smarter than you..."
"Shut up, asshole, just keep the info coming..."
"Hm... She turned twenty-four about five months ago... She's currently working working at the Robinson's Diner... That's all I got before I switched assigments..." Kenshin muttered.
Sano sighed heavily, "... Man, why do all the hot chicks have to have brains?..."
"... Hm. Sexist.." Kenshin chuckled.
"You should be talking..." Sano grunted, brushing his bangs out of his eyes.
"Shut up, gay guy, finish your coffee and get out there... Today she's working..." He paused to check, "2 to 6..."
"... Y'know, I don't like you..." Sano said, after he'd looked to the clock and seen that it was already 12:30
"That's because you just woke up, you baby... I'm completely loveable any other time of day..." Kenshin said cheerily.
"Yeah, yeah, just flippin' hang up the frickin' phone so I can freakin' work, damn friggin' moron..."
"Good day to you, too!" Kenshin said, then hung up.
"... Shit..." Sano slowly sat up, "Have to frickin' work... freakin' just woke up... have to friggin' pee..." He kept grumbling as he stumbled through his apartment.
xXoloXx
Megumi parked her nice-looking, maroon eclipse in her reserved spot.
"Ah, Megumi!" A strange, western-style voice called, hurrying from the diner known as Robinson's.
Megumi blinked as she turned away from her car, after setting the alarm.
"Oh, Cho! Hi!" She waved happily to the tall, crazy-haired blonde.
The man hurried over to her, "Don't I get a hug, darlin'?..."
Megumi laughed and hugged him, "Did you have fun in L.A.?" She asked as she started to walk into the diner.
"Sure did! Man, I ain't never seen so many damn smokers in one spot b'fore!" He exclaimed, "It was amazin'!"
Sano watched from behind a nearby corner.
"... Boyfriend?..." He thought...
"Kenshin never told me about a boyfriend!" He suddenly cried as the two disappeared into the diner.
A woman who'd been passing by Sano jumped.
"... Sorry, ma'am..." Sano apologized meekly, waving his hands, "... I... I'm getting through a rough break-up..." He explained...
"...Ooooh... Well, whoever this Kenshin is, she should be ashamed..." The woman patted Sano's shoulder and continued on.
As she turned the corner, Sano dropped his head, "... Ooooh... He's dead..."
He shoved his hands into his pockets and walked toward the diner.
xXoloXx
"But I didn't know what in hell it was! So I just dang said 'Yeah'!" Cho laughed, As he chatted with Megumi while she cleared off his table.
"Cho! You should know better!" Megumi gasped, hitting his arm slightly.
Sano peered in... Grinning when he spotted her.
Her hair was up in a nice bun, to keep out of the way. She wore a white, formal button-up shirt and a black skirt with an apron over it that read 'Robinson's Diner' across the front.
Her black high-heels clicked daintily as she waved to her broom-headed friend and hurried off to the kitchen.
Sano merely stalked in... Then sat rightacross fromCho...
The tall blonde blinked, "Uh... Can I help you?..."
"Hey, I'm John Doe, nice to meetcha..." Sano said with a smile.
Cho smiled immediatly, "Weeeell, s'nice to meet you, John! Better not be hoping to bum a meal outta this..."
"Don't worry... I'm just lonely and figured that since your hair was as crazy as mine, if not crazier, that maybe you might be cool to hang with... I'll ask for two seperate bills..." Sano explained, flicking at the toothpick in his mouth.
Cho eyed him... Then sighed, "Fine... You'd better be tellin' the truth..."
"... Oh, but I'm a regular Honest Abe!"
"I thought yer name was John..."
Sano nearly fell over, "It is..."
"Than yer a 'Honest John'... Ain'tcha?..."
"... I... guess that's true..."
"Oh, Cho. made a friend?..." Megumi hurried back to him with her notepad and pen.
"Yeah, look, he's got like... a duster head..."
"It's a rooster-head.." Sano corrected crossly.
"Okay, okay... Anyway, this dude's name is John Doe..."
At that, Megumi froze in her writing...
She looked to Sano, "John Doe?..."
"My parents were horrible... Thought it'd be funny because my last name was Doe..." Sano explained as if it were true.
"... Oh... Well, I'm not laughing!" Megumi lifted her hands, trying not to giggle.
"Ah, a regular sweetheart..." Sano said dully.
"Okay, okay, order up boys..."
The men both ordered, Sano only ordering a drink while Cho ordered his own dinner.
Then the three started joking around with eachother.
And, just as Sano had planned, Megumi started getting chummy with him.
And what was better was so was her broom-haired boyfriend.
"So, Rooster..." The blonde man grinned.
"Look, Cho, buddy... I know we just met and all... But I've got nothing against strangling you if you ever call me that again... Broom..."
"Oh, that was low, Rooster..."
"Mm? Say it again, Broom..."
"Rooster!"
"Broom!"
Both men started hitting eachother lightly.
"Gentlemen, gentlmen, please!" Megumi the the backs of both their heads.
"Ah!" Both cried and rubbed their sore spots.
"I've gotta get back to work... You're gonna get me fired!" She scurried off.
Sano laughed slightly, "Man, you hooked yourself some girl..."
And Cho nearly choked, "H-hooked!"
Sano blinked, "What?... Aren't you two dating?..."
Cho blinked... Then went into a fit of hysterical laughter... Luckily, it was normal-sounding enough to keep too many people from staring.
"N-no! We're just good friends!" Cho panted around a laugh.
"Yeah, that's what they all say..."
"No, it's true!"
"... So, I wouldn't get pummeled if I tried to snatch her?..."
Cho suddenly froze... His laughter ceasing.
"... Why?... You just met her..."
"She's hot..." Sano grinned.
Cho's eyes darkened, "Hey, bud, if you're just gonna use her, I'm gonna have to say I'm not gonna allow it..."
"I'm not gonna use her! I like her! She's... more than attractive, okay? She's nice... and funny... Funnier than I was expecting.." Sano said with a smirk, looking very thoughtful.
Cho blinked, "... Eh... What are you talking about? You couldn't expect anything from an unexpected visitor!" Cho laughed and hit Sano's shoulder lightly.
Sano blinked, "Oh! Of course! I mean.. She's funnier than I'd expect a waitress to be!" Sano said quickly.
"Boy-o, John... Yer one strange folkly man..."
"... F-folkly man?..." Sano chuckled.
Megumi came to their table, handing Sano his drink with a smile, then giving Cho his food.
"Hey, 'Gumi..." Cho said as he sipped from his drink.
Sano was sipping from his own as well.
"Hm?..." Megumi was scribbling something down on her notepad.
"The rooster wants to ask you out..."
The pen slipped...
The drink went down the wrong tube...
Sano was choking and Megumi was staring, wide-eyed at her notepad.
"Ch-Cho!" Sano gasped, finally recovering.
Megumi slowly started to shake her head as she returned to scribbling, "Ahaha, Cho, you're so funny..." Her voice shook.
"I'm adding it to your bill..." She said, trying her best to sound like she was teasing.
"No, really.. He's says you're funny and he thinks you're h-"
Cho was silenced as a wet ice cube hit his forehead.
He yelped at the strange sensation, rubbing his forehead.
"S-sorry, Megumi... I think Cho must've... uh..."
"Just ask her out!"
"Fine!" Sano hissed...
Then he turned an unbelievably sweet smile to Megumi, "Hey there..."
Megumi gulped audibly, "... Hi?..."
"So, since you and I happen to be in the same room with this crazy broom, what say you to dinner together Tuesday night?..."
"... Uh... I..." Megumi blinked.
Cho chuckled, "Oh, that means she thinks yer good lookin'..."
"Does it?.." Sano said as the corners of his mouth hinted at a grin.
"... Okay, I guess... But, we just met, you know..."
"Yes, I know..."
There was a silence, as if Megumi was expecting something else.
"So, since you're probably not comfortable with giving me your adress, why don't we meet in front of this diner at six?..."
"... W-... Ah... S-sure." Megumi blinked.
Man, this guy must be a pro a date-planning!
"Okay... See you then..." Sano stood, smiling, "Don't forget, Megumi..."
Megumi stared after him as he left.
'Wow... He's got a nice backside, too...' She blushed slightly...
But her thoughts were disrupted when Cho yelped, "Hey, he didn't pay his bill!"
Review Responses-
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Interested Anonymous - Yes and no. Not with every girl, because it's usually not this close-contact. He's taking liberties with Kaoru that he wouldn't risk with most others. And he also stalks guys... But there's no way he gets as close to them as girls... Most people he stalks don't even know he's stalking them except for the freaky feeling they get when alone. There is a secret way he does this.. And it will be explained, so don't eat me alive! What does he plan to do with Kaoru? That will be answered as the story progresses. No, it isn't a normal investigation because Kenshin's getting closer than he would/should. Um... Chasing, I don't know... To answer it simply, just say he's still stalking her... XD. Thank you so much for telling me! I corrected it right away! You're so observant, much thank yous! Yes, it will be an awkward chapter... But! I'm not gonna go too far or anything! So wait for the story and you shall see! It will be cute, okay? The teasing part was completely random... But I thought it would be funny... So I threw it in there. XP. Yup, the MisAOshI chapter will be interesting... And probably surprising to some... Okay, last three questions... WAIT AND SEE! Yes, I'm horrible, but they will be answered so just sit back and relax while I slave away and make up the material! Look, I updated! Thank for the reading, and your questions were fun to answer! Much love!
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Author's Notes
SO! Yes, that was Cho, the broom-headed sword collector from Season two... XD I thought he'd make a good new friend for Sano. I made them get along much better than they did in the anime, but that was for a purpose! I think Cho's awesome, and his hair is funny! There will be more of this chapter mixxing into the other chapters. Anyway, next up is 'The IceMan's Ice' A MisAOshI chapter! ENJOY! Oh, and if you have any unanswered questions, I suggest you read the review from 'Anonymous but very interested' that I got, then read the response I wrote to it, kay? HAVE FUN!
-Nana Mae-
P.S.
The day in the story is Monday... Just in case you lost track. Because Kenshin and Kaoru first saw eachother on Saturday, and thier date was on Sunday, after Kaoru'd went to the bank and gotten sniffed by The Battousai. And today's the day after, so it's Monday!