Glance
By Seabreeze
A/N: As much of a Kenshin/Kaoru fan I am, I've always kind of toyed with the idea of Sanosuke harboring feelings for Kaoru. Obviously, Kaoru would never ever choose ANYONE over Kenshin, and if she did it would be completely out of character. And Sano would never do anything to betray Kenshin in any way, so the pairing would never work. But I think a little is nice. . . that it is. This is probably a one-shot, unless enough people want more and I can think of something more to write on.
Disclaimer: I don't own Kenshin or Sanosuke or Kaoru or absolutely anything from Rurouni Kenshin.
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Sano spit out the soup that he had just spooned into his mouth.
"Kami-sama, Jou-chan! I didn't know it was possible to burn soup." He said, wiping the bitter hot liquid from his mouth. Kaoru glared at him, and then Yahiko decided to join in.
"Yeah, busu, only you could burn soup. . . arrrrgg, he's right, that's terrible!" he mimicked the gang member and spit out the soup in a hurry. Kenshin sheepishly rubbed the back of his head as he saw Kaoru's fists clenching dangerously.
"It's not so bad, that it's not," he said nervously, cringing as Yahiko and Sano were promptly covered in hot soup. Kaoru crossed her arms and glared at the three of them. Yahiko stumbled away, hands over his eyes.
"My eyes, my eyes! They burn!"
"If you don't like my cooking, fine! I'll just cook for myself from now on." She stormed off, and Kenshin worriedly followed. Sano laughed inwardly at the two and wiped the soup from his face. His reflexes had told him to close his eyes, unlike poor Yahiko.
He watched the two of them, particularly Kaoru-dono. She was a ticking bomb, that one was. Kenshin fruitlessly tried to calm the girl, but she wouldn't be calmed.
"Kaoru-dono, they were just teasing about the soup. . ." he began.
"No we weren't!" came Yahiko's voice from somewhere off in the dojo. Sano chuckled and Kaoru turned to him.
"Shut up, you two free-loading idiots!" she yelled, shoulders tight and fists clenched. Kenshin put his hands gently on her shoulders and Sano watched as her anger seemed to melt away instantly at his touch, but she shoved him off and stomped away. Yahiko approached the former manslayer, eyes red but grinning.
"She must be nearing her womanly times," he snickered. Kenshin smiled, but concern could be seen in his eyes. He returned and sat next to Sano, and they continued eating silently without their female landlord.
Sanosuke picked up a piece of bread, not rock-hard as it usually was, and chewed silently. Kaoru-dono's fire had always been attractive to him, especially when it came out of such a small form. Sure, Kaoru was tiny and delicate and pretty as a lily, but watch out if you insulted her or her cooking. He could count the visible bruises from the numberless times she had beat him. He grinned and rubbed a spot on his temple that was still sore from a few days ago.
'Attractive', Sano thought with a grin, 'but dangerous.' He saw that Kenshin was watching him curiously, and, almost. . . knowingly.
"What's so funny, Sano?" Kenshin asked lightly, checking almost instantaneously back at Kaoru. Sano shook his head.
"Burnt soup," he grunted, and Yahiko began laughing uncontrollably again. Kenshin smiled appreciatively, but went back to his meal. Sanosuke concentrated on his soup and let himself sink into serious thought.
Of course it was an unspoken rule that Kaoru belonged to Kenshin. No one- NO ONE- dared even look at her oddly when Kenshin was around. It wasn't that he made it so obvious that she was his, it was just. . . a feeling. A feeling of "she's his, and that's it". No one WANTED to have it any other way, including Sano himself. They were just too fun to watch. Not to mention the fact that Kaoru would probably lose it without Kenshin, and that to him, she was the epitome of his new life. Something that innocent and pure was rare, something you never wanted to go away. Something that made you feel lucky to even sit there and watch it from afar. Like the light that shone from them touched all those around them, including himself.
Not that he had never imagined himself as the center of the light, instead of just being touched by it. He had probably imagined being with Kaoru beyond what was right, at least while he was Kenshin's friend. He didn't resent them- far from it. He admired and was happy for them. Yet he couldn't help but wish, sometimes, that he had been the one to find Kaoru first and to cure her lonliness. That he could be the one she looked up to and loved so wholly and obviously. That his life could have some sort of innocence and purity somewhere, or more specifically with Kaoru.
Presently he sighed and set his soup down.
"I'll go get her and apologize," he said, rolling his eyes as if this was a chore. Yahiko groaned, but Kenshin smiled at him with a nod. Sano stood, stretched, and lazily headed towards the tree Kaoru was sitting sulkily against.
"You'd better come join us again, Jou-chan," he threatened the small girl gently. Kaoru glared at him.
"Why should I?" she demanded, wiping an angry tear away from her face. Sano crumbled very slightly inwardly. He leaned against the tree next to her.
"Because you're worrying poor Kenshin to death over there," Sano replied sensibly. Kaoru just huffed in response. "Oh, come on, Kaoru. It's not his fault. You know Yahiko and I like to give you a hard time. Kenshin had nothing to do with it, and he's paying. Now come back over and give him some peace of mind." Kaoru stood and glared at him.
"Fine, but I'm ONLY doing it because of Kenshin. And I'm NEVER cooking for you and Yahiko again!" she stormed over to where Kenshin and Yahiko were eating, and Sano watched her for a moment and then followed.
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A/N: See? I AM a Kenshin/Kaoru fan. I just think Sano's a damn hottie and that he kinda has a thing for Kaoru. I dunno about her. As of now, this is a one shot, but if enough people want more. . . * shrugs * we'll see. Please read and review! Thanks!
By Seabreeze
A/N: As much of a Kenshin/Kaoru fan I am, I've always kind of toyed with the idea of Sanosuke harboring feelings for Kaoru. Obviously, Kaoru would never ever choose ANYONE over Kenshin, and if she did it would be completely out of character. And Sano would never do anything to betray Kenshin in any way, so the pairing would never work. But I think a little is nice. . . that it is. This is probably a one-shot, unless enough people want more and I can think of something more to write on.
Disclaimer: I don't own Kenshin or Sanosuke or Kaoru or absolutely anything from Rurouni Kenshin.
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Sano spit out the soup that he had just spooned into his mouth.
"Kami-sama, Jou-chan! I didn't know it was possible to burn soup." He said, wiping the bitter hot liquid from his mouth. Kaoru glared at him, and then Yahiko decided to join in.
"Yeah, busu, only you could burn soup. . . arrrrgg, he's right, that's terrible!" he mimicked the gang member and spit out the soup in a hurry. Kenshin sheepishly rubbed the back of his head as he saw Kaoru's fists clenching dangerously.
"It's not so bad, that it's not," he said nervously, cringing as Yahiko and Sano were promptly covered in hot soup. Kaoru crossed her arms and glared at the three of them. Yahiko stumbled away, hands over his eyes.
"My eyes, my eyes! They burn!"
"If you don't like my cooking, fine! I'll just cook for myself from now on." She stormed off, and Kenshin worriedly followed. Sano laughed inwardly at the two and wiped the soup from his face. His reflexes had told him to close his eyes, unlike poor Yahiko.
He watched the two of them, particularly Kaoru-dono. She was a ticking bomb, that one was. Kenshin fruitlessly tried to calm the girl, but she wouldn't be calmed.
"Kaoru-dono, they were just teasing about the soup. . ." he began.
"No we weren't!" came Yahiko's voice from somewhere off in the dojo. Sano chuckled and Kaoru turned to him.
"Shut up, you two free-loading idiots!" she yelled, shoulders tight and fists clenched. Kenshin put his hands gently on her shoulders and Sano watched as her anger seemed to melt away instantly at his touch, but she shoved him off and stomped away. Yahiko approached the former manslayer, eyes red but grinning.
"She must be nearing her womanly times," he snickered. Kenshin smiled, but concern could be seen in his eyes. He returned and sat next to Sano, and they continued eating silently without their female landlord.
Sanosuke picked up a piece of bread, not rock-hard as it usually was, and chewed silently. Kaoru-dono's fire had always been attractive to him, especially when it came out of such a small form. Sure, Kaoru was tiny and delicate and pretty as a lily, but watch out if you insulted her or her cooking. He could count the visible bruises from the numberless times she had beat him. He grinned and rubbed a spot on his temple that was still sore from a few days ago.
'Attractive', Sano thought with a grin, 'but dangerous.' He saw that Kenshin was watching him curiously, and, almost. . . knowingly.
"What's so funny, Sano?" Kenshin asked lightly, checking almost instantaneously back at Kaoru. Sano shook his head.
"Burnt soup," he grunted, and Yahiko began laughing uncontrollably again. Kenshin smiled appreciatively, but went back to his meal. Sanosuke concentrated on his soup and let himself sink into serious thought.
Of course it was an unspoken rule that Kaoru belonged to Kenshin. No one- NO ONE- dared even look at her oddly when Kenshin was around. It wasn't that he made it so obvious that she was his, it was just. . . a feeling. A feeling of "she's his, and that's it". No one WANTED to have it any other way, including Sano himself. They were just too fun to watch. Not to mention the fact that Kaoru would probably lose it without Kenshin, and that to him, she was the epitome of his new life. Something that innocent and pure was rare, something you never wanted to go away. Something that made you feel lucky to even sit there and watch it from afar. Like the light that shone from them touched all those around them, including himself.
Not that he had never imagined himself as the center of the light, instead of just being touched by it. He had probably imagined being with Kaoru beyond what was right, at least while he was Kenshin's friend. He didn't resent them- far from it. He admired and was happy for them. Yet he couldn't help but wish, sometimes, that he had been the one to find Kaoru first and to cure her lonliness. That he could be the one she looked up to and loved so wholly and obviously. That his life could have some sort of innocence and purity somewhere, or more specifically with Kaoru.
Presently he sighed and set his soup down.
"I'll go get her and apologize," he said, rolling his eyes as if this was a chore. Yahiko groaned, but Kenshin smiled at him with a nod. Sano stood, stretched, and lazily headed towards the tree Kaoru was sitting sulkily against.
"You'd better come join us again, Jou-chan," he threatened the small girl gently. Kaoru glared at him.
"Why should I?" she demanded, wiping an angry tear away from her face. Sano crumbled very slightly inwardly. He leaned against the tree next to her.
"Because you're worrying poor Kenshin to death over there," Sano replied sensibly. Kaoru just huffed in response. "Oh, come on, Kaoru. It's not his fault. You know Yahiko and I like to give you a hard time. Kenshin had nothing to do with it, and he's paying. Now come back over and give him some peace of mind." Kaoru stood and glared at him.
"Fine, but I'm ONLY doing it because of Kenshin. And I'm NEVER cooking for you and Yahiko again!" she stormed over to where Kenshin and Yahiko were eating, and Sano watched her for a moment and then followed.
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A/N: See? I AM a Kenshin/Kaoru fan. I just think Sano's a damn hottie and that he kinda has a thing for Kaoru. I dunno about her. As of now, this is a one shot, but if enough people want more. . . * shrugs * we'll see. Please read and review! Thanks!