Drabble # 1: A wishful actress

Pairing: Kao/Ken/Tomoe
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin

Summary:
All Kaoru wants to hear, "I love you" from him, she's told, but, it only hurts...


"I love you" he said, softly, his lips brushing her thinner and bright red ones.

She felt like crying, her chest felt like it was going to explode. Was it pain? Fear or love? She wasn't sure, but she knew something, she knew what she wanted to do, what her instincts demanded her to do.

She kissed him. She claimed his lips hungrily and tip-toed to make up for the three inches difference in height. It was like nothing she had believed it would be, and this made her eyes water even more. His mouth was compelling and his hands began to caress her back tentatively, as if discovering her, and her body for the first time.

She stopped thinking, she believed she was going to die. Since the first time she had seen him, all she had thought of was...how would it feel to kiss him? But then, she got even braver and ambitious...how would it feel to kiss him for the first time? The second? She had known this was going to happen, it had to happen.

She didn't want this moment to end. Never! But...

"Cut!" a man yelled, "You did great!" he announced and began to pack the papers at his side "That's all for today, you all did an excellent job, even you Kamiya, you were born to be a star, I knew I was right about you".

Lies. That's what she thought the moment he said it. She was not born for this, she dreaded it. She may have a nice face, fancy eyes and an excellent body, but she didn't have the will nor the heart for this.

"You did very great Kaoru," the red haired man she had just kissed said as he came closer "you masked your fear like a pro, although, it's impossible to hide it from the person you are kissing, I could feel your lips trembling, but, it happens, with time, it will get better, I assure you" he said kindly, smiling gently and full of understanding.

Fool. That's what she thought he was, a simple fool and naive person. He didn't understand anything! How could he be so dense? How could he not see that this will only get worse?

"Next time don't be so hard on me," he began once again and laughed sheepishly "you sort of scared me, so aggressive..." he trailed off as his purple eyes found someone on the crowd "...well, I'll be going now Kaoru, my fiancée is waiting for me. Don't worry, Tomoe is a great woman, she won't take it against you, she's very understanding" he said proudly, and after a hurried good-bye, he walked towards the gorgeous woman of the white dress and figure of a goddess.

She numbly collected her bag and walked out of the studio, hardly thinking, just staring as her red shoes walked in front of her, one after another. It was about five minutes later, when she reached an intersection, when she finally came to, and understood the feeling she experienced while on his warm embrace.

Dread. Yes, because she knew he was feigning when he said he loved her, when his hands gently hugged her close. She was only deluding herself, she was only torturing herself by giving into these impossible fantasies, because deep, deep down she knew that he only shared those words, the real ones...with her, the woman of the white dress.

To be continued...

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