Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Her ❯ Back to Bed ( Chapter 10 )

Tenshi: Ceremonial #10! YAY!

*Tenshi throws streamers*

Sakura: Will you stop that?!

Tenshi: Why should I?! We have to celebrate! It's number ten!

Sakura: Fine. -_-

*Sakura throws streamers half-heartedly*

Tenshi: If you're going to throw the streamers, then do it right!

Sakura: Why should I? It's just the tenth chapter. You're supposed to celebrate at the hundredth review, not the tenth chapter.

Tenshi: I have cause for celebration though!

Sakura: Oh, you do? And what might that be?

Tenshi: It's only taken me eight days to start it and ten days to post it! ^____^

Sakura: Not that again!

Tenshi: But I like that, it makes me happy! ^^

Sakura: Don't be happy, it's scary.

Tenshi: Just do the disclaimer! ^^

Sakura: Fine…. Standard disclaimer applies.

Tenshi: YAY! ^______^

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Her

Ch 10: Back to Bed {A/N: ^^ number ten!}

Sano pushed back the screen door with his foot, thinking for the hundredth time he should just knock Masako out and be done with it. She screeched and screamed, and Sano was getting sick of it. He walked over and dropped her onto the futon, whereas, she stopped screaming immediately, and yelled instead in pain. She groaned and rolled over in her bed as her ribs hollered at her. She was howling by the time Megumi got in there. With an accusatory scowl, she went over and helped Masako.

"What'd you do to her?" Megumi demanded propping Masako's legs up and making sure her ankle was all right.

"Not much. I did shut her up though," Sano replied, leaning on the doorframe. Following that, Masako screeched again as Megumi touched her ankle. "Or… maybe not…." By this time, Kenshin, Kaoru and Yahiko had appeared in the doorways as well.

"Jeez!" Yahiko complained, cupping his hands over his ears, "Shut her up already!" Kaoru knocked him over the head.

"Be nice Yahiko! She's in pain!" Kaoru screamed, overshadowing Masako's yells.

"What do you know, Ugly!" Yahiko stuck out his tongue at her.

"Wanna say that again?!" Kaoru began to roll up the sleeves of her kimono, looking at Yahiko dangerously.

"Miss Kaoru, Yahiko… please… heh… calm down…" Kenshin tried. So, Kaoru and Yahiko took to glaring at one another. Masako, meanwhile, continued wailing.

"Calm down Masako, please… I can help you," Megumi assured Masako. Slowly, Masako's screaming turned into whimpering and then wincing. Megumi carefully began to wrap her ankle and tend to her neck.

"C'mon Yahiko, you've got training to do," Kaoru said, dragging Yahiko out of the room.

"Well, there's probably some laundry I've got do," Kenshin uttered, turning and leaving as well.

"I'm out," Sano muttered, last to leave.

Megumi sighed, having no help. "How's your ankle?" she asked, still wrapping it.

"It'll be fine as soon as you stop touching it," Masako replied through clenched teeth.

"No need to be snappy. I'll stop touching it when I finish, now stop moving around," Megumi retorted, finishing. "Alright, I think you'll be fine, you just need to stay off that ankle and keep it elevated. As for your neck, we'll just leave that bandage on it, and it should stop bleeding. I don't think you hit anything other than a small blood vessel or two. And, as for your previous injuries, just keep both your legs elevated and stay in bed. Then, we just need to put some ice on that ankle, but not for too long. Got it?" Replying with only a nod, Megumi looked around. "Think you'll be all right for a few minutes while I get some ice?"

"I am no child, so you needn't treat me as one," Masako spat, taking to glaring at everything that came within her field of sight.

"Whatever…." Megumi got up and left the room in search of ice. There was a few muffled hushing sounds and then the sound of retreating footsteps.

"What do you want?" Masako asked, looking at the sliding door. A red sash slid down into the doorway, which was pulled back quickly. "You know, Sanosuke, you truly are the worst of the worst when it comes to stealth. Now," she rolled over a bit, careful of her ankle and torso, "tell me what you want before I throw this katana through that wall and send it straight through your skull." Slowly, Sano's head appeared in the doorway.

"Megumi… told me to keep watch over you… she said not to let anyone in here. So, I'll do just that. She's good at making opium, and I don't want to learn that that's the key ingredient to my next meal," he huffed, sighing and returning to his "post" beside the door.

"Step away from the door or I will throw my blade through you," she repeated, glaring at his left arm, as it was the only piece of him she could see at the moment.

"Quit trying to make yourself sound tougher than you really are, I beat you fair and square, so stop obsessing over it."

With that, a piece of wood that Masako had found lodged into her hair was sent hurling at Sano, resting in the wall beside his arm. Sano looked back, a bit horror stricken. "That was a warning shot."

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Tenshi: And, they're fighting! Heh… seems to be just like Sano to fight with everyone, doesn't it? He he…

Sakura: You're gonna start repeating yourself now, aren't you?

Tenshi: Why would you say that? Why would you say that? Why would you say that?

Sakura: Not funny.

Tenshi: Oh, and I'm really sorry this turned out really bad… Anywho… please review! ^^

Heaven Sent Tenshi