Disclaimer: I own nothing except for Kisho and Souzou Jr. Everything else belongs to the great Watsuki-sensei!
Author's Note: The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. I have just been…distracted… (Hides FMA and X-Men DVDs and merchandise). However I think I might be back slightly more frequently now. Thanks for being patient! This segment focuses on my personal favorite couple of Rurouni Kenshin: Sano and Megumi. Read and Review if you like, Flames will be ignored.
Finding the Right Path
Rain pounded against the roof of the clinic, the sound echoing in the empty rooms and halls below. In the back of the clinic, in a few rooms that were separated from the clinic itself, a single lantern burned in its paper holder, casting weird shadows on the walls.
Sagara Megumi smiled and brushed her fingers over the face of the small infant she was holding before she looked over toward her husband Sanosuke who was holding the baby's twin. "They're both so beautiful looking." She whispered tiredly.
Sano grinned, staring down into the face of his first child, "I can't believe we had twins….but Souzou was born first so does that make him the oldest or is he still the same age as Kisho?" He inquired, his tone teasing.
Rocking her arms gently Megumi glanced towards him, raising one eyebrow slightly, "Planning for future arguments already?"
Sano shrugged slightly and Megumi sighed, pretending to be annoyed, "That's just like you Sano….always being prepared. As for the answer I guess Souzou is slightly older then his brother." Her eyes closed briefly and then opened again.
"Pretty incredible hmm….?" She whispered.
"Yeah." Sano's voice was low. It was incredible, these kids, his wife, everything that had been happening to him over the years since he'd lost his fight to Kenshin. He didn't use to have a direction or a purpose in life. He lived to brawl, drink, gamble…generally raise hell. But not any more, not now and not ever again. He had something else to live for now, something better and something that lasted longer.
His thoughts getting too muddled and confusing to keep to himself he opened his mouth to share them with Megumi and glanced towards her. His mouth closed abruptly though when he realized she was asleep. He didn't want to wake her up, she needed that sleep more then anyone could really guess after what she had just been through for so many hours with just Kaoru and Doctor Genzia in the room with her.
He'd been locked outside in the waiting room and if it hadn't been for Kenshin and Yahiko staying in there with him and practically holding him down he'd have gone right through that door and risked Karou's wrath just to be in there with Megumi when she needed him. Now it was over though and they had two beautiful sons.
Sano glanced towards his two children, both mimicking their mother by having fallen asleep. His expression darkened slightly, hovering between ecstatic and worried. Could he do it, be a dad to these kids? And a husband to Megumi, the kind of husband she deserved?
He'd been having his private doubts about his abilities since Megumi had told him their little family would be growing. He hadn't really had a great relationship with his father so he wasn't sure how fathers where supposed to act. Without a model to go by how could he be really sure he was doing it right?
The more his thoughts churned the more concerned his expression grew. Suddenly, like a sudden burst of light, a memory came to mind. Something Captain Sagara had always said.
Sano recalled the phrase, shaking off the mental dust it had collected. Captain Sagara had always believed that the best way to do something was to try. You couldn't follow a set model or do what had worked for everyone else. You needed to do it your way, with your own touches added to it.
Sano's expression cleared instantly, "That's what I'll have to do Captain….figure it out for myself." And suddenly he felt more confident about the duty and honor that was facing him, the duty of taking care of this family. He'd be just fine.