A/N. Hello! It's been a while hasn't it? Well, I hope everyone is doing well. :) I've been very busy with all my school stuff. I know, I know, lame excuse. Everyone uses it, but it's true! I hope you didn't lose faith in me. If you did though, you're very justified, so I can't blame you. I come baring a very humble gift, short and hopefully sweet. I hope you guys like it. As far as timeline is concerned, I'm not really sure where this fits. I'm guessing sometime after the manga series. I can't say this with authority, because I'm not done the manga, but I hope I'm right, definitely before Kenji is born and after Kenshin and Kaoru get married. I'm sure I'll get a few comments telling me if it fits after the ending or not, --; not that I mind.
This is actually very much not mine. I got the idea from a doujinshi; actually that's giving me too much credit. I mostly just turned it into a fanfiction. I'm basically filling in the thoughts and emotions manga leaves up to the imagination, and I added in a bit here and there. So, I hope you enjoy it, tell me what you think! I'd really, really like to know! Thank you very much for taking the time to read this, and special thanks to Aya for beta-reading this for me.
Disclaimer: The characters mentioned most certainly do not belong to me in any way, they belong to Nobuhiro Watsuki. The idea for the story is taken from a doujinshi by Yamaguchi Shinji entitled Violently Happy and is also not mine, nor is the dialogue. So then, what's mine…everything else?-------------------------
What a nice breeze, thought Kaoru. The breeze gently tugging on the loose strands of hair caressed her face as well, and made Kaoru take a deep appreciative breath. Kaoru then brought her attention back to the weight in her lap. With gentle fingers she brushed back a few wisps of hair that the aforementioned breeze had lifted to rest across Kenshin's face.
Kaoru smiled fondly down at the form in her lap. Kenshin lay asleep there, resting his head on her lap. They had quite a few of these moments now, where things were so sweet and peaceful, so much so that it seemed to make Kaoru's heart ache. At times she would see Kenshin's sweet smile that spoke of such sincere love, Kaoru felt like throwing herself into his arms and crying. Not out of sadness, but pure joy that this was her reality. Not only was Kenshin alive and happy, but he also loved her and he wasn't going to hide it anymore. What woman, knowing she had the love of such a man, would not want to weep in sheer joy, thought Kaoru.
Blinking back sudden tears, Kaoru took another deep breath of sweet air and brought her fingers down to caress Kenshin's sleeping head. "Hey," she said softly, "shouldn't you be awake soon…?" Kaoru watched as Kenshin's eyes slowly opened. He murmured softly and buried his face deeper into her lap while bringing his arms tighter around her feet. In her kneeling position Kaoru didn't get tired quickly, but she had wanted to get some shopping done before it got too late.
"Whaaat? You look like a child." Kaoru giggled softly and caressed the top of Kenshin's head, "A spoiled child." Kaoru gently ran her fingers through Kenshin's hair when quite suddenly she felt… hands…where in her kneeling position she should only feel her own feet. Kaoru blushed furiously completely taken aback by Kenshin's bold move.
WHACK! Kaoru smacked the head she had recently been caressing and pulled back slightly. "Geez! A child would never do something like that! Why'd you have to be a pervert," she cried annoyed that the lovely mood had been ruined.
Kaoru grabbed Kenshin's shoulders firmly and lifted him into a kneeling position like hers. "He-y! Kenshin!" For a moment looking into Kenshin's half lidded eyes Kaoru thought she had gotten his attention. She smiled in satisfaction, but it was short lived.
Kenshin soon began to fall forward, and his expression hadn't changed at all. Kaoru couldn't support him; he fell closer and closer to her face even though she tried to shove him back. Kaoru wasn't quite sure he was half asleep anymore and doubted his intentions. "Wait. You…" Kaoru began.
THUMP! Kaoru fell backward with Kenshin right on top of her. Kenshin landed comfortably with his head pillowed on Kaoru's chest. Kaoru lay there a moment breathing a little hard with her cheeks still burning. She brought one of her hands up to rest on her forehead and sighed lightly. Oh Kenshin, she thought, biting back a smile.
"You aren't going to move?" asked Kaoru her soft voice breaking the sudden silence. She raised her head slightly to look at the redhead. The look he had in those soft, violet eyes was so innocent and gentle that Kaoru decided she would stay and be his pillow for as long as he liked.
"No…" he replied just as softly. Kenshin brought up gentle fingers to caress her face while keeping eye contact, "It feels so good…" he said and slowly ran his other hand down the length of her arm.
Slowly, and without really thinking, Kaoru carefully gathered Kenshin into her arms. She held him close and allowed him to make himself comfortable on top of her. "Kenshin…today…I'll hold you, okay?" For a moment Kenshin didn't reply, he opened his eyes slightly and lay there cradled in Kaoru's arms, "Mmm…" was his reply as he breathed deeply and prepared to resume sleep.
The soft breeze blew across the couple. It sent warm air across Kenshin's cheek and Kaoru's face. It lightly tugged on both inky and fiery locks until they mingled, in much the same way as their owners.
A/N. Well, that's the first one! Haha, yeah. It's pure fluff and sugar. I hope no one thought it was sickeningly sweet. The point was to make it light and happy, to make you smile and leave you feeling good. :) So, I hope that's what I accomplished! Thanks go to Plyric for pointing out a minor error, I've corrected it. :)