All For Love- Chapter Two Disclaimer: All characters of Rurouni Kenshin belong to Nobuhiro Watsuki, Jump comics, and Sony. The Kamiya Dojo was alive with racket when Megumi stepped inside with Dr. Genzai, and the little ones, Ayame-chan, and Suzume-chan. She peeked into the training room and saw Kaoru and Yahiko sparring, Yahiko leaping to strike and Kaoru blocking him. Megumi had to admit that Yahiko was very good. Perhaps he will fulfill his dream of becoming as strong as Kenshin. That reminded her. She moved away from the door, and went to search for her Ken-san. She found him bent over, doing laundry and singing softly to himself. He sensed her presence and looked up to greet her. �Megumi-dono, its nice to see you again. You just missed, Sanosuke,� he said turning back to the wash. That name struck her motionless. She opened her mouth to speak, fearing her voice suffered the same fate. Her words came out in a hoarse whisper. �Was he looking for me?� Kenshin noticed the tension in her voice and glanced up at her. �He did ask about you. I�m sorry I didn�t ask where he was going. I didn�t know that you were going to stop by.� Megumi snapped out of her trance. She didn�t want Kenshin to be so suspicious. �Oh Ken-san, don�t be silly. I didn�t come here to see Sano.� This was the truth, although she did not rule out the possibility of his presence at the Dojo. He was here so often she wondered why he did not just move in with the rest of them. But she had to admit that some part of her was sorry that she had missed him. As much as he had unnerved her the night before, she found herself yearning for his presence. Kenshin raised an eyebrow. �Mmmhmm. I think he mentioned something about coming back for his jacket. He�s walking around topless right now.� Megumi snapped back again. �What? Really? When?� Her eyes were wide, as she stared at Kenshin, but then her cheeks burned red when she saw the mischievous glint in his eyes. He smiled innocently at her. �He�s not. But you do want to see him.� Megumi lowered her head so that Kenshin could not see the truth that lay beyond her gaze. She was thinking about the kiss again, the gentle way that he held her as his lips brushed over hers. Megumi shook her head to get the image out of her mind, but it was no use. Sanosuke had left his mark on her. Kenshin stood up and placed his hand on Megumi�s shoulder. �I believe that he is thinking about you as well, Megumi-dono. Whatever happened between you two last night put him in great spirits this morning. Don�t feel as if you should not be happy about any of this. This is a good thing. For both of you.� Kenshin smiled again, and Megumi lost herself. Kenshin had such insight into the depths of one�s heart that it was uncanny. She sank down, tears streaming down her cheeks, and she buried her face in his shoulder. She hated herself at that moment. She was weak, for showing this side of herself to Kenshin. She was weak for allowing herself to be kissed by Sanosuke. But most of all she was weak to the emotions that were churning within her. They were at war inside of her, and she knew that she could not fight them off much longer. She was losing the battle, for her heart had been speared, and she was now hopelessly in love with that Baka Chickenhead, Sanosuke. Megumi raised her head, and apologized to Kenshin for leaving tear marks on his shirt. She took out a hankerchief and wiped at them. Kenshin chuckled, and pushed her hand away gently. �It�s okay. Tears fade away quickly. Are you alright?� Megumi nodded. Tears fade away quickly. But my feelings for Sanosuke will not. She sighed and finally gave in. �Megumi-dono. Sanosuke has an odd schedule. He is very hard to keep track of nowadays. Wait for him to come to you. He will definitely want to see you again.� Megumi nodded again. She marveled at omniscient he was, and leaned toward him, to kiss him on the cheek. Kenshin�s eyes grew wide, and he stumbled back. �ORO?� Megumi giggled. �Ken-san. I just want to thank you. You are so sweet to be here for me.� Her fox ears popped up. �Are you worried about Kaoru catching you?� �I�m worried about what she�ll do to me. Megumi-dono, please do not kiss me,� Kenshin pleaded as he saw the shadow of Kaoru coming from inside the Dojo. The next thing he knew he had a red lip mark on his cheek, close to his lips, and Kaoru was screaming at him to explain himself. He glanced around and spotted the crafty fox making her escape- and then he saw stars. * * * * * * * * The last of the patients went home, and Megumi informed Dr. Genzai that it was time to close for the day. He nodded, and then retreated to his rooms to play with Suzume, and Ayame. As she went about straightening up she had the odd feeling that she was being watched. She bent over to pick up a toy that had been left behind by a child, and she felt it intensify. She stood up quickly, and looked around the room. She glanced out the window and cocked her head to listen for any strange noises. Nothing stood out as unusual, but she could not shake the sensation of a pair of hard, evil eyes bearing right through her. She shivered, and decided to forget about it. I�m just being paraniod, she tried to convince herself, and left the office for the day. She bid Dr. Genzai and the little girls goodnight, and made her way to town to grab some dinner. She wanted to get back before it became dark, so she hurried down the street heading for the Akabeko Restaurant. She closed her eyes for a moment, to think about the delicious meal she was soon going to enjoy, when she felt a hand grab hold of her hair and yank her head back. She screamed as she fell down onto her back, but it was muffled by a dirty hand that covered her mouth. She felt her heart beat uncontrollably as she felt a body crawl on top of her, and tug at her kimono. Her eyes saw that it was a rough looking young man, someone she had never seen before, and he had a patch over one eye. The other eye was blood shot, and evil down to the nerve. The man had his hand under the material now, and he handled her breasts roughly, squeezing the flesh painfully between his fingers, and pinching her nipples so hard that she screamed beneath the hand. His hand tightened around her mouth, and he leaned his face down so all she saw was the eye staring into both of hers. �Bitch, don�t scream. If somebody comes to spoil this little party I�m gonna have to kill them, and then you. Just lay there and let me have my fun, baby. You are so hot. A total babe. We�re all gonna have a turn with you before it�s time to off you.� He took his hand from her mouth, and licked her lips. Megumi felt like vomiting, and she pulled her head back, wishing that the ground were soft enough to sink into. That made the man angry, and he slapped her across the face. �Bitch, don�t move unless I tell you to! So you�re a doctor, huh? I heard that you used to do some illegal shit before you became a doctor. I wonder if this town knows about your past. That you were a drug making whore. Maybe they should know. They won�t want to bring their families to a dirty slut like you. Not after I�m finished with you,� he said and forced her mouth open so that he could stick his tongue inside. Megumi felt herself choking, and she felt more material tear away. She was motionless beneath his heavy body, her arms pinned to her sides, and her legs forced open by his knee. She felt him settle between her, and his hardness made her tears come forth. He covered her mouth with his hand again and she began to cry beneath it. She wanted to fight him off, or make some move so that he might kill her. She wanted to die, rather than endure this. She wanted to close her eyes forever, right then and there. She did not want this to be her last memory before she was gone. She looked up at him, her tears flowing down the sides of her face and into her hair. Her gaze begged of him to put her out of her misery. He looked at her with total hatred and moved his hand roughly over her face to cover her eyes. She felt a piece of cloth stuffed into her mouth, almost down her throat. She wondered why she had not died yet. She wanted to be gone before he started. She felt fingers creep between her legs and stroke her lightly, as if he wanted to arouse her. Megumi bit into the cloth wanting to chew through and cut her tongue in half. All she could do now was pray. Pray for help. Or pray for death. The weight of the man�s body was off her now, before he could do his damage. The hand was whipped away from her face, but her eyes remained closed. She heard the man gasp, and struggle with someone. She heard the sound of a blade coming out of its sheath, and then she heard the horrible sound of sliced flesh. Megumi kept her eyes closed for an image came before her eyes, one that was so nice to look at. She was at the Dojo with Kenshin, Kaoru, and everyone else, and they were having a good time insulting Kaoru about her cooking. She did not open her eyes when she heard footsteps come toward her, and she did not care if they were from a friend or another thug. She concentrated on her image, and it was all that she saw now. The cloth was pulled out of her mouth. She did not feel the strong hands pull her off the ground, and she did not feel the muscles of the chest that her cheek pressed against, as she was carried away from the scene. She did take in the scent of the individual, and it reminded her of someone. �Sanosuke,� she whispered as she sank down deeper into her trance until she saw, and heard absolutely nothing. Chapter 3 Fanfiction Archive Main Page |