Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Trick or Treat ❯ Dress to impress... ( Chapter 1 )

Hello! And welcome to my first ever fanfic! * Trumpets blare, fireworks explode, confetti flies *

I originally started this for Queen Yokozuna's SaiSa special challenge. However, it soon took on a life of it's own and refused to be completed in time for the deadline.

I decided to simply take my time and write it properly rather than try to hurry up just to get it in for the contest. (Translates to "has been sitting in my computer since last year gathering dust".)

It started just from Sano's point of view but soon Saitou-san was whining for equal time.

Saitou- "I did not whine. I merely pointed out that if you wanted someone of intelligence in this story you should include my point of view. Besides, it rounds out the story and clears up some actions that would otherwise seem quite out of character."

Sano- "Wait, you sayin' I'm stupid?"

Saitou- "Do I even have to say it, ahou?"

Sano- raises fists "Listen temee…"

Uh, boys? Put a cork in it! This is my intro, okay? Sheesh!

Anyway, this is a lemon and yaoi. That means beautiful men doing wanton things to each other. Yes kiddies, that means kissing, groping, copping a feel, feeling a cop, swapping spit, getting naked and doing the horizontal mambo. If you don't like sex between men...then GO FIND ANOTHER FIC TO READ. You have been warned! I welcome reviews and critiques; flames will be fed to my dogs. They'll eat anything, really. You want a list of the things they've consumed? It ain't pretty.

So, lovely people, please read. I do hope you enjoy it. Let me know either way. I'm from New England, I can take it! Thanks a bunch!

Ja ne! Lychee (well, Lychee2 on FF.net and Lychee SSJ on MediaMiner)

Whoops! Almost forgot. * This denotes Sano's thoughts * // this denotes Saitou's thoughts // The regular stuff in quotes is vocalized speech. Got it? Good. Oh, and I apologize for any spelling or grammar errors. There shouldn't be too many, unlike some authors I actually use a dictionary. It's just a little pet peeve of mine. Okay, so, once again enjoy!

Senseless disclaimer; I'm not making any money off of this (che', like anyone would pay to read my ramblings) and, I do not own Rurouni Kenshin; DUH! If I did it let's just say Saitou would've used an entirely different sword to stab Sanosuke with, ya know what I mean? ~_^ Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!!

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Sagara Sanosuke strolled along the darkened streets of Tokyo, whistling lightly. Well, stroll was really too strong a word. Swayed, glided perhaps. After all, one did not take long strides while wearing a kimono and geta sandals. It wasn't very ladylike, or possible even. He smiled to himself as he remembered the look on Kenshin and Kaoru's faces earlier that night.

* Ha! And she didn't think I could pull it off. Showed her! *

[A few days earlier]

Originally he'd thought the idea seemed silly. He didn't quite understand this Western custom. Just what the heck did dressing up in costumes have to do with a harvest festival anyway? But, everything Western seemed to be in vogue at the moment and the mayor had decided it would be fun to celebrate this Haro-eeng thing. It was open to all and there would be free food, music and prizes for the best costumes. The free food had already piqued his interest and the Kenshin-gumi were all going to attend. So, he'd decided to go as well. Yahiko had immediately begun pestering him about what his costume would be. He briefly considered going as Captain Sagara but quickly decided against it. He wasn't an idiot, after all.

Kaoru had started in about how the whole point was to dress as something or someone completely different and unexpected, something you'd never do normally; even better if you weren't recognized. She and Kenshin had some kind of American themed costumes planned, she'd smiled smugly and said he'd have to wait and see. Besides, he couldn't possibly come up with a way to fool them…

He left the dojo trying to decide on a costume. The party was at the end of the week, so he only had a few days to come up with something.

* Hmmm. Something different and unexpected huh? Maybe I should go as Saitou. Hah! Stupid cricket man. *

He smirked at the thought of himself dressed like the stoic policeman. His thoughts were interrupted by someone calling his name.

"Sanosuke! Hey, Rooster!"

He stopped walking and turned to the voice. Megumi was waving to him from the doorway of the clinic. A brilliant idea came to him and he smiled sweetly as he sauntered over to the lady doctor.

"Hey fox-lady. I wonder if you can help me out…" * I'll show the little missy a thing or two… *

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And so it begins... I know this is a ridiculously short chapter but I wanted to make sure I was posting this properly. Anyways, a few points I'd like to make.

First, I am by no means an expert on Japan, writing or anything else for that matter. There's going to be innaccurasies throughout this fic.

Second, there will be OOC-ness. I'll try to keep it to a minimum but I'm not making any promises. Don't worry, Saitou is still a sneaky bastard, although Sanosuke spends a lot of time blushing. But I like him like that; a flustered Roosterhead is just so darn cute!

Third, I am American. I speak English. Therefore I write in English and the characters will speak in English. However! There are a few words in Japanese that I will use because they just work better at keeping the feel of the characters right. It just sounds better to have Saitou say "Ahou" than "moron". But there won't be whole sentences in Japanese suddendly popping up in the middle of a conversation. (don't you hate that?)

Finally, please review *makes big puppy eyes at readers* . Let me know what you like, what you don't like, what you're confused about...whatever. Just let me know you're out there!