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Theme 001: I Dare You To Move
They had each other cornered, and they knew it. Neither dared to move. Kaoru gritted her teeth, her deep blue eyes radiating with fury as she gave him a glare that could easily kill one hundred men one hundred times over. His cool amber orbs stared past her, indifferent to the situation.
"You're a jackass," Kaoru stated simply, her voice low – much quieter than she had expected it to come out. "You're such a-"
She cut off, her heart hammering as he took a bold step closer to her, his eyes flashing with something she couldn't quite place. Somehow he suddenly seemed so much taller as he loomed over her, his eyes meeting hers. Her fury evaporated for a split second as her eyes widened in surprise, and she took a step back in suit.
Stop it, she reprimanded herself, This is Kenshin Himura. I can't let him scare me. If I do, then...
She jumped when her back hit a wall, resisting the yelp that tugged at her throat. She hadn't even realized Kenshin had been slowly pushing her back.
And now you're cornered between a rock and a hard place, her mind drawled sardonically, and Kaoru's eyes grew angry once again.
"Get away from me right now," she hissed, her hands balled at her sides, "Right now, or I'll..."
He smiled then, a true smile of amusement that reached his eyes, and for a second she thought she saw them flash violet. But that's impossible...
He spoke then. It was the first time she had ever heard his voice. It was soft, like a woman's. "Or you'll what?" He took a step that didn't exist closer, one arm pressed against the wall above her head, the other dangling innocently at his side. He lowered his head so their noses were almost touching, his crimson bangs feathering on her face.
She couldn't speak. She couldn't move. Her heart was in her throat. Her hands shook involuntarily as she tried to flatten herself against the wall.
In a smooth movement, he brought his free hand up to dust over her cheek, and when she tried to look away he gently forced her chin back in place.
He spoke only five more words, so softly she could barely even hear them, his eyes now shining a passionate amethyst: "I dare you to move."
In that moment, Kaoru found she didn't really want to
Hi, hi. :D I probably shouldn't have written this. I have gobs of homework to do. And a full-length story to work on. But I figured, eh, it's a one-shot, it doesn't matter!
Anyway, recently I read an awesome KxK fic that was a series of (usually) unrelated one-shots, and I found out I really really really wanted to start on a project like that. So I found prompt charts, picked one, and set about doing it. Also, this is my first plunge into the Rurouni Kenshin category, so I hope you guys approve.
I'll update this occasionally, when I get inspiration. All the chapters will probably be unrelated, though there may be the occasional exception. Also, I'm pretty sure they'll mostly be AU settings.
Anyway, as for this little story, I'm not really sure what their relationship is, only that it's kind of love-hate. Who needs details anyway?
Please review! Reviews are loved, appreciated... needed. They make us writers feel good about ourselves.
Ja ne!
-WS