Sleepiness
by
Koneko-dono

Started: 26/08/03

He sign content. Muscles relaxed. Breath even. Live was good. The sleepiness wash over him. And he accepted it, welcome it. It had been several weeks without nightmares, several months since the last time he had awoken sweating cold, trembling and scared of the images of pain, dead and blood.

Kenshin turn to his side, careful not to awake the sleeping woman next to him. A lazy smile appear in his face. She had fallen asleep almost immediately. He couldn't blame her. The only thing keeping him awake at this time of the night was the fact that he just couldn't go to sleep without looking at her one more time.

It was not that he didn't see her often enough. After all, they spend most of their time together. The only time in the day when they were not together was when she went to teach other dojos. But he usually accompany her there, and then pick her up. It had taken time to finally convince her that he didn't do that because he didn't believe in her style, or in her own strange, and that he just missed her and wanted to spend the most time together. Of course she didn't believe him. He couldn't blame her, so he change his tactics and now he just take her somewhere peacefully after her teachings in compensation. They usually walk around the river, or near the forest, or simply sit next to each other in some secluded place.

Kenshin chuckle softly, while removing some of the black tresses that had fallen over her face. She was definitely something else. So stubborn. Just like him. He wouldn't want her any other way.

Soon, he had comb-fingered all her hair out of her face, and start wandering over her temple, her nose, following the curve of her lips. His gaze settle there, in those rosy little lips, and swallowing unconsciously, began reaching for her, to taste them again.

With a silent growl he stop his advances. It wouldn't do wake her up now. Not so soon. Not when barely fifteen minutes ago they had stop making love. She needed to rest. She had classes in the morning, and practice with Yahiko in the afternoon, and the little boy had already been making not so innocent comments about his teacher's tiredness. Was it his fault that his sweet, innocent, three-months-wife, resulted in a fire goddess in bed? That all that training resulted in a resistance that make him go crazy? That her unselfish nature make her want to please him in return?

This time the growl wasn't as silent as the first one. Just thinking of her make his body re-awake and certain parts of his body much more than others. She was just so sweet, her taste so alluring, and he knew that if he continue with this kind of thoughts he would have to take a cold bath in the middle of the night.

With another sign, this time of disappointment, he settle for hugging her, breathing deeply into her warm jasmine scent, and accepting the sleepiness that was surrounding him at first.

Several minutes later, he was finally sleep.

Author Notes: Don't ask why I wrote this, because I don't know. I just wanted to write something short and sweet. I hope you like it. Please tell me!! I am also working in a larger fanfic. But I don't know when I'm going to start posting it, I have already the three first chapters done, but, well, I am not sure.

Ja Ne!!