From: Miss_Led Hey everyone! As I promised here is a nice little Vid/Song-fic for you! This is my first so go easy on me. Thanks to everyone who volunteered space for me! I'm working on the page right now so I can make that soundbyte available for you. It is an mp3, so I recommend Winamp for those of you who don't have mp3 players. Also, with Winamp you can change the face, I have an Aoshi screen on my Winamp right now. Kinda matches my desktop.......Hee, hee! Many grand Arigatou's to Sentora who let me bug him by putting this page on his site. Also to Nicky who ran when I mentioned one of the "hair-bands" of the 80's. You have to admit, it is a pretty song! And on with the show! http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Feild/5142/IsThisLove.htm Also, while you're here check out some of Jamison's work if you haven't read Darkness Before Dawn! (Ninja Scroll/Rurouni Kenshin Crossover- kinda dark and creepy but with tons of laughs, intrigue and romance) http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Feild/5142/Index1.html DISCLAIMER: This fanfic is based on the story and characters of Rurouni Kenshin, created by Watsuki Nobuhiro. The song 'Is This Love?' Is performed by the band Whitesnake, I'm checking on the writer and I'll update when I find a name. I’m just borrowing their creations for a spell, no copyright infringements were intended. I’m not getting paid for this Kiddies! This is my own private obsession! Is This Love? A Vid/Song fic by Miss_Led (Music starts) Getting up from the floor, Sano turns to leave for home after another long night of gambling. His thoughts turn to the argument he’d had with Megumi at the Kamiya Dojo earlier that day. He’d hurt her again and she had left on the verge of tears. He had wanted so much to take her in his arms and beg for her forgiveness, but pride had barred the way again. (Should’ve known better than to let you go home…) Sano walked the dark streets, silently singing to himself in between random swigs from the jug of sake dangling from his fingers. The world around him seemed desolate, amplifying the dull ache in his heart. (Its times like these I can’t make it on my own.) The streets he walked were that of a familiar path, one he traced every night. Sano wasn’t sure why, but this trail he walked past Megumi’s house always let him sleep better. (Wasted days and sleepless nights,) He’d told himself plenty of excuses to justify his nightly routine, but deep inside he knew none of them were true. (And I can’t wait to see you again….) Megumi had gotten to him. No she’d more than just gotten to him, she’d gotten under his skin and worked her way into the depths of his soul so that even in dreams he couldn’t get away. (I find I spend my time waiting on your call…) He had no idea how the beautiful, demon-tongued fox had managed the feat. (How can I tell you, babe? My back’s against the wall…) They were two different species! Their education and upbringings were just two of the many things that had constructed the wall between them. (I need you by my side to tell me it’s all right,) They couldn’t spend five minutes in one another’s presence without getting into an argument, but it was at these times that he found her the most beautiful. (Cause I don’t think I can take anymore…) Sano kicked a small stone in frustration. It skipped down the street and stopped in front of the gate he’d come to see. The lights in the house beyond were all out save one. He knew that Megumi was up late again. Crossing the street, he sat in the patch of grass growing across from the clinic. (Is this love that I’m feeling?) He took another swig of sake as he once again pondered the enigmatic doctor. “Megumi-san…” Sano’s voice trailed off into the darkness. The door to the lit room opened quietly, from his place in the shadows, Sano watched the fox leave her den. Megumi leaned against one of the beams holding up the awning over the porch as she looked at the stars. (Is this the love that I’ve been searching for?) From Sano’s point of view the woman was bathed in a pool of golden light. She seemed almost ethereal. (Is this love, or am I dreaming?) It only drove home the fact that she was out of his reach. Sano sighed and started as he realized his fox doctor had copied the action. (This must be love, cause it’s really got a hold on me…) She slowly made her way down off the porch to be engulfed by the shadows of the yard. (A hold on me…) Sano sighed again, rising to his feet, he downed a gulp of sake before continuing his journey. (Can’t stop the feeling I’ve been this way before,) He paused as he passed the clinic gates, ‘Goodnight Fox.’ The silent words were also part of this nightly ritual. (But with you I can find the key that can open any door.) He began to walk again, slinging the jug of sake over his shoulder once more. (I can feel my love for you grow stronger day by day,) His steps lagged as he thought of the empty hard futon awaiting him at home. (And I can’t wait to see you again…) His thoughts change the cold empty apartment to one where an alluring fox waited in his bed for him to join her. (So I can hold you in my arms!) Behind him the gate creaked open, (Is this love,) Megumi stepped out from behind it and reached down to pick up the stone Sano had kicked there earlier. (That I’m feeling?) Pulling her hand back she let it fly towards her disappearing target. (Is this the love,) “Itai!!!” Sano yelped as the rock slammed into the back of his head. (That I’ve been searching for?) Behind him Megumi smiled as a small giggle escaped her lips. (Is this love,) Sano turned slowly to see the object of his desire standing only mere paces away from him in the moonlight, her smile shining bright than the stars above. (Or am I dreaming?) His heart stopped in his chest as her name flowed from his lips, “Megumi….” (This must be love,) She moved to stand only an arms reach away, staring up at him in the darkness. (Cause it’s really got a hold on me…) Sano gulped, watching her hair caress her neck in the slight breeze. A breath he hadn’t known he’d been holding slowly hissed out through his teeth. (A hold on me…) ~Musical interlude as the chicken and the fox stare each other down in a very tense moment while the music pulses, seeming to urge them on.~ Time seems to stop as the two stare into one another’s eyes, each unconsciously leaning forward… (Is this love that I’m feeling?) Sano speaks, his words are soft, “Megumi, forgive me. I was an ass to you earlier.” (Is this the love that I’ve been searching for?) Megumi’s eyes glisten with moisture as her reply comes out in a hoarse whisper, “Hai, that you were, but I wouldn’t want you any other way.” (Is this love? –Is this love?- Or am I dreaming?)Their hearts pound in unison. A slow smile spreads acroos Sano’s features. “That’s right, Fox. And if you were some docile chick with no backbone, I don’t think I’d like you ei…..Oaf!” (Is this the love that I’ve been searching for?) Megumi pulled her fist out of Sano’s stomach and raised as his body doubled over, raising his chin to gaze into the molten chocolate of his eyes, a sly grin playing upon her lips. (Is this love? –Is this love?- Or am I dreaming?) Sano forgot the pain and was, instead, captivated by her nearness. (Is this the love that I’ve been searching for?) Sano’s eyes darkened in color, becoming more intense and Megumi’s knees went weak. (-Is this love?- Or am I dreaming?) Sano leans forward as Megumi stands on tiptoe. (Is this the love that I’ve been searching for?) Slowly their foreheads come to rest against one another. (Is this love? -Is this love?- Or am I dreaming?) Noses and cheeks brush as heads are tilted slightly. (Is this the love that I’ve been searching for?) Their lips lock together in a heated kiss. (Is this love? –Is this love?- Or am I dreaming?) Her hands slip up to his chest as his find her waist, drawing her closer. (Is this the love that I’ve been searching for?) The scene pulls back, away from the passionately embraced, pair to show the quiet street then slowly pans up to the sky where the picture fades. Owari!!!! --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- ONElist: the best place to EXPLORE topics, SHARE ideas, and CONNECT to people with the same interests. ------------------------------------------------------------------------