Hangover by flori-dono Disclaimer: This is a Rurouni Kenshin-inspired fan fiction. The author is not making any money out of this. The characters of Rurouni Kenshin belong to Watsuki Nobuhiro, Shounen Jump, and Sony and others that should be mentioned but were not. AUTHOR'S NOTES: Okay, I'm back. I've gotten over that pretty embarrassing e-mail(i think you know what i'm talking about)... and I know I'm bad this isn't even finished so i'm warning you this is another cliffhanger... PART 2a (Two weeks later...) "Hello?" Kaoru asked as she stepped inside the clinic. "Anybody here? Megumi?" She needed to ask for some bandages since Suzume tripped and grazed knee. She tried the clinic and saw Megumi staring into space... again. "She's been doing that a lot more these days," she thought. Megumi sighed. How could she hide her condition to everyone? It was a week ago when she finally confirmed that she was with child. In two more months, everybody would notice her now growing tummy. And what about the father of the child? Oh sure, he had kept his promise and stayed away from her ever since they had the talk that night. Everytime, they would cross paths, they would just ignore each other as if the other does not exist at all. Somehow it made things easier. But it was just like sweeping the dirt under the rug. It may be out of sight but the dirt's still there. They may ignore it but the thing between them wasn't still resolved. It's hard to admit it, but Megumi regretted saying those things to Sano. She knew that Sano was already revealing his feelings to her that night and what did she do? She rejected him and his love. Knowing Sano, he wasn't the type who would assert himself where he wasn't wanted. Oh Megumi you fool! "Megumi?" Megumi turned her head to the direction of the voice. It was Kaoru. Kaoru, though pretty much curious held her tongue for the moment and just stated her business. Megumi smiled weakly and got her the bandages. Kaoru thanked her and hesitated at the door before leaving. "Megumi," she said. "I know we've never been that close. But I just want you to know that you're already like a sister to me, even if it seldom shows. If you need to talk, I'll gladly be there to listen." Megumi was touched. She took Kaoru's hand and squeezed it. "Domo arigatou," she said. "I will, I just need some time." Kaoru smiled and went on her way. Megumi shook her head to stop the fresh tears from flowing. "I need a walk," she thought. She wrote a note to the Doctor explaining she would be back in an hour before securing the place. She just started to walk, not caring where she was going. She just wanted to clear her mind, so she could think rationally about her child's future. She smiled. A child, she was going to have a baby! At first, she was practically disgruntled over the idea of raising a child, but she wouldn't just have it aborted. She wasn't that kind of a person. This child was a part of hers. And besides, why would she involve an innocent being to her problems? It was her fault anyway. If she didn't get drunk, then she wouldn't have gotten herself in a very compromising situation. She couldn't actually blame everything on Sano, since she was the one who seduced him, although not intentionally. "It always comes back to Sano," she thought. "How would he react if he finds out about the baby?" Now that was the real problem. "Should I tell him?" she asked herself. "Perhaps...perhaps not... Oh, dammit! I hate it when I can't decide!" She stopped suddenly in her tracks. It felt like somebody was watching her. She looked up and she felt time froze, as she gazed directly into the eyes of Sagara Sanosuke. TBC AUTHOR'S NOTES: HAHAHAHA! See?! What a cliffhanger huh? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- GRAB THE GATOR! FREE SOFTWARE DOES ALL THE TYPING FOR YOU! Tired of filling out forms and remembering passwords? Gator fills in forms and passwords with just one click! Comes with $50 in free coupons! Click Here ------------------------------------------------------------------------