AN: This story is set straight after Hyottoko's attack, after the Oniwaban Shu have been defeated.
"Sano, I brought some salve for your burns." Kenshin entered Sanosuke's room carrying a tray containing some ointments. Sanosuke watched him set the tray on the table. As the smiling samurai started opening the the containers his expression suddenly changed serious.
"Sano, why did you take those burns for me?"
"I just felt like protecting you." Damn. Now he'd let it slip. But feeling Kenshin's cool touch on his skin as he carefully spreaded the salve had set him into a reverie of Kenshin touching his naked chest under different circumstancies so he hadn't thought twice what he'd said. He wasn't sure how Kenshin would react, the older man was far too complex for him to understand. He'd probably get a lecture on how a rurouni was there to protect the innocent, not the other way round.
"You know, no-one has ever protected me before." Now that wasn't the answer Sanosuke had been expecting. He held his breath, wishing the rurouni would continue and unravel at least some parts of his personalty.
"First I was the hitokiri, merely slaughtering others and then later on it was my duty to protect the other patriots. Since then I have always been the one to protect: when I left to become a rurouni protecting others became the main purpose of my life. Of course that is the path I've chosen and I'm happy here, protecting Kaoru and everyone. It's just that sometimes I wish..."
Sanosuke dared hardly move. Kenshin looked so uncharacteristically small and fragile, sitting there on the edge of Sanosuke's bed.
Very carefully, as not to startle the older man Sanosuke wrapped his arms around Kenshin from the back.
"Is this what you wish for?"
He could feel Kenshin's body go tense, then slowly relax. The rurouni leaned against his chest, his red hair intoxicatingly close. Sanosuke rested his head on Kenshin's, just enjoying the feel of the other body's warmth on his charred skin. He softly kissed Kenshin's hair, moving slowly towards the other man's jaw line. He could feel Kenshin leaning even closer, but just as Sanosuke was about to turn his head so he could land a kiss on the other man's mouth Kenshin suddenly said almost dreamily:
"Please just let me rest here for a while..."
Instead of responding Sanosuke only hugged him tighter. This one peaceful moment told him they would later have all the time they needed...
AN: Sappy? Nooo way.... But I'm a very sappy person... And also a part of very rare species which feeds mainly on reviews...so please R&R...
"Sano, I brought some salve for your burns." Kenshin entered Sanosuke's room carrying a tray containing some ointments. Sanosuke watched him set the tray on the table. As the smiling samurai started opening the the containers his expression suddenly changed serious.
"Sano, why did you take those burns for me?"
"I just felt like protecting you." Damn. Now he'd let it slip. But feeling Kenshin's cool touch on his skin as he carefully spreaded the salve had set him into a reverie of Kenshin touching his naked chest under different circumstancies so he hadn't thought twice what he'd said. He wasn't sure how Kenshin would react, the older man was far too complex for him to understand. He'd probably get a lecture on how a rurouni was there to protect the innocent, not the other way round.
"You know, no-one has ever protected me before." Now that wasn't the answer Sanosuke had been expecting. He held his breath, wishing the rurouni would continue and unravel at least some parts of his personalty.
"First I was the hitokiri, merely slaughtering others and then later on it was my duty to protect the other patriots. Since then I have always been the one to protect: when I left to become a rurouni protecting others became the main purpose of my life. Of course that is the path I've chosen and I'm happy here, protecting Kaoru and everyone. It's just that sometimes I wish..."
Sanosuke dared hardly move. Kenshin looked so uncharacteristically small and fragile, sitting there on the edge of Sanosuke's bed.
Very carefully, as not to startle the older man Sanosuke wrapped his arms around Kenshin from the back.
"Is this what you wish for?"
He could feel Kenshin's body go tense, then slowly relax. The rurouni leaned against his chest, his red hair intoxicatingly close. Sanosuke rested his head on Kenshin's, just enjoying the feel of the other body's warmth on his charred skin. He softly kissed Kenshin's hair, moving slowly towards the other man's jaw line. He could feel Kenshin leaning even closer, but just as Sanosuke was about to turn his head so he could land a kiss on the other man's mouth Kenshin suddenly said almost dreamily:
"Please just let me rest here for a while..."
Instead of responding Sanosuke only hugged him tighter. This one peaceful moment told him they would later have all the time they needed...
AN: Sappy? Nooo way.... But I'm a very sappy person... And also a part of very rare species which feeds mainly on reviews...so please R&R...