Half a House Chapter 2
TITLE: Half a House
WORD COUNT: 660
CHAPTER: 2/?
FANDOM: Rurouni Kenshin
GENRE: Humor/Romance
RATING: PG-13 (K+)
SUMMARY: By will, Megumi is heir to her grandfather's fortune, on one condition: she must share the house with Sano for four months or everything goes to charity. But can two people who can't stand each other live under the same roof?
Chapter 2
“Took ya long enough! These all your things?”
For a moment, Megumi did not recognize Sagara Sanosuke. She was standing in the platform of the Yamagata Shinkansen Line, having just disembarked from her train and scanning the crowd when a tall guy suddenly approached her from the side and grabbed hold of her luggage. She had to blink twice before placing him and then the surprise she felt brought an unexpected smile to her face.
“Sanosuke!” She exclaimed. His hair was longer, thicker, and he had dark stubbles under his chin, but it was Sagara Sanosuke, all right. There was no mistaking the crassness of his greeting.
“For a minute there I thought ya were gonna start yellin’ ‘thief!’” He said. His smile did not flash into existence. It spread slowly, easily across his face. “’s been years, kitsune.”
Kitsune. His nickname for Megumi. It used to drive her insane when he called her that but now it was part of their vocabulary. Like toriatama, which was what she liked to call him when he was being particularly idiotic.
“Let me look at you,” Sanosuke continued. And with a grin carefully designed to look like a leer, he boldly checked her out.
Despite herself, Megumi was pleased to see him. It was nice to see a familiar face, someone who knew exactly what she was going through because he felt it, too. They both had been very close to Dr. Genzai and despite the lack of blood relationship, they were, for all intents and purposes, family.
“Put on a li’l weight, did ya?” The rude comment jarred Megumi’s thoughts, sharply reminding her why she was there and whom she was going to have to spend it with. She sent him a haughty glance and said coldly, “And you look like a mountain goat with that beard.”
Instantly, he ran a hand along his chin and laughed. Then he said, “Come along,” and led Megumi to the waiting car.
Except that it wasn’t a car.
Megumi stared at the vehicle with disbelief written all over her face. “You have got to be kidding me.”
It was a tractor. A very old, very dilapidated one. People stared at it like it was a thing alive.
Sanosuke shrugged. “The car broke down last week. Wouldn’t start. Had to take it to the shop. I borrowed this from Kenshin so I could pick ya up.”
“You could’ve borrowed his car. I know he has one.”
“Well, jou-chan’s far along the way. Figured didn’t wanna inconvenience them when they havta rush off to the hospital any day now.”
Megumi had her second surprise for the day. She whirled around to stare at Sanosuke. “Kaoru’s pregnant?”
“Almost nine months now.”
"And Kenshin's the father," she stated, unsurprised by that fact at least.
"Got hitched a couple years back." Then Sanosuke lowered his brows at her and asked mockingly, “Hey, you’re still not hung up over the guy, are ya?”
“Course not,” she denied, coloring slightly. She forgot that Sanosuke knew about her little crush on Kenshin from a long time ago. It was a bit embarrassing that he knew that about her when she knew almost nothing personal about him.
“Good. Then up ya go!” Sanosuke said after a moment as he hoisted her up the tractor.
“If my underwear turns you on, that’s your problem,” she said, opening the door and crawling into the small space inside. “How are we supposed to fit in here?”
“Stick your legs out of the window,” Sanosuke cheerfully suggested when he came up beside her.
“Are you insane?”
“On second thought, I don’t think you’d want people to know you’re wearing strawberry-patterned panties under that very proper lady’s dress.”
“You’re hilarious, toriatama.”
“That’s a step up. You didn’t think so before.” He grinned. “Hey, scoot further over there.”
“And still an idiot.” But Megumi did as told and Sanosuke slid in beside her. “All set?” She asked when he looked like he was comfortable enough.
“Yep.”
“Then get your elbow off my face, please.”
~ TBC
WORD COUNT: 660
CHAPTER: 2/?
FANDOM: Rurouni Kenshin
GENRE: Humor/Romance
RATING: PG-13 (K+)
SUMMARY: By will, Megumi is heir to her grandfather's fortune, on one condition: she must share the house with Sano for four months or everything goes to charity. But can two people who can't stand each other live under the same roof?
Chapter 2
“Took ya long enough! These all your things?”
For a moment, Megumi did not recognize Sagara Sanosuke. She was standing in the platform of the Yamagata Shinkansen Line, having just disembarked from her train and scanning the crowd when a tall guy suddenly approached her from the side and grabbed hold of her luggage. She had to blink twice before placing him and then the surprise she felt brought an unexpected smile to her face.
“Sanosuke!” She exclaimed. His hair was longer, thicker, and he had dark stubbles under his chin, but it was Sagara Sanosuke, all right. There was no mistaking the crassness of his greeting.
“For a minute there I thought ya were gonna start yellin’ ‘thief!’” He said. His smile did not flash into existence. It spread slowly, easily across his face. “’s been years, kitsune.”
Kitsune. His nickname for Megumi. It used to drive her insane when he called her that but now it was part of their vocabulary. Like toriatama, which was what she liked to call him when he was being particularly idiotic.
“Let me look at you,” Sanosuke continued. And with a grin carefully designed to look like a leer, he boldly checked her out.
Despite herself, Megumi was pleased to see him. It was nice to see a familiar face, someone who knew exactly what she was going through because he felt it, too. They both had been very close to Dr. Genzai and despite the lack of blood relationship, they were, for all intents and purposes, family.
“Put on a li’l weight, did ya?” The rude comment jarred Megumi’s thoughts, sharply reminding her why she was there and whom she was going to have to spend it with. She sent him a haughty glance and said coldly, “And you look like a mountain goat with that beard.”
Instantly, he ran a hand along his chin and laughed. Then he said, “Come along,” and led Megumi to the waiting car.
Except that it wasn’t a car.
Megumi stared at the vehicle with disbelief written all over her face. “You have got to be kidding me.”
It was a tractor. A very old, very dilapidated one. People stared at it like it was a thing alive.
Sanosuke shrugged. “The car broke down last week. Wouldn’t start. Had to take it to the shop. I borrowed this from Kenshin so I could pick ya up.”
“You could’ve borrowed his car. I know he has one.”
“Well, jou-chan’s far along the way. Figured didn’t wanna inconvenience them when they havta rush off to the hospital any day now.”
Megumi had her second surprise for the day. She whirled around to stare at Sanosuke. “Kaoru’s pregnant?”
“Almost nine months now.”
"And Kenshin's the father," she stated, unsurprised by that fact at least.
"Got hitched a couple years back." Then Sanosuke lowered his brows at her and asked mockingly, “Hey, you’re still not hung up over the guy, are ya?”
“Course not,” she denied, coloring slightly. She forgot that Sanosuke knew about her little crush on Kenshin from a long time ago. It was a bit embarrassing that he knew that about her when she knew almost nothing personal about him.
“Good. Then up ya go!” Sanosuke said after a moment as he hoisted her up the tractor.
“If my underwear turns you on, that’s your problem,” she said, opening the door and crawling into the small space inside. “How are we supposed to fit in here?”
“Stick your legs out of the window,” Sanosuke cheerfully suggested when he came up beside her.
“Are you insane?”
“On second thought, I don’t think you’d want people to know you’re wearing strawberry-patterned panties under that very proper lady’s dress.”
“You’re hilarious, toriatama.”
“That’s a step up. You didn’t think so before.” He grinned. “Hey, scoot further over there.”
“And still an idiot.” But Megumi did as told and Sanosuke slid in beside her. “All set?” She asked when he looked like he was comfortable enough.
“Yep.”
“Then get your elbow off my face, please.”
~ TBC