Title: Holding Tightly
Author: JeniNeji
Prompts: Seduction
AN: Follows A Night Hunt (Available on RK_Challenge of March).
Summary: If he wanted her dead, she would have been long ago.
Kaoru was lying on her futon quietly unrolling an old scroll. Blue eyes glanced down at the black ink smeared over the yellow page nostalgically. She had written this, years ago, and the old pain of remembered old wounds made her heart stop for just a moment.
September 9 of the year 1789
I finally arrived to my future husband's castle. His lands are vast and green. It tells me its people work diligently and are at peace with the actual reign. I have heard my future husband is just a common prince, however, a few months ago was named Crowned Prince. At the end, it matters not, politics are politics. Hopefully he won't be too excited about having a wife he has yet to know.
September 11 of the same year
I was so wrong. Apparently the Prince did know me. I was not aware he had requested me personally. I was prepared for a lifeless and bored marriage, but not even that I got. His constant presence and his stalkers personality it's driving me crazy. What did I do to deserve this?
September 17 of the same year
Yes, I broke his wrist. He should have known better than to touch me. Can't he see I am running away from him?
September 18 of the same year
I can't believe I'm actually feeling guilty. He deserved what I did to him, so how could he act like that? He was wearing that small kind smile as if I hadn't wronged him at all. It didn't make sense. I hurt him, he should have slapped me or something…not, smile.
September 19 of the same year
I changed the bandages around his broken wrist. He was whining like a baby and I couldn't just stop making fun of him. Hail the Great Grand Prince, the one who kills a hundred, whining like a girl. His embarrassed face was the best thing ever.
November 1 of the same year
He kissed me! And I let him! Oh, I am still blushing. His lips felt so…soft. Perhaps coming here wasn't so bad.
November 24 of the same year
Yes, we got married. Have a problem with that? I am not going to tell you what I felt or did, it's embarrassing and besides, I don't want anyone reading it. This is far too personal…yes, I can't, it's embarrassing.
A dark sensuous chuckle awoke Kaoru from her reveries, but she didn't turn to the man behind her. She knew him well enough. He had been wandering around the castle the last week and no one, not even the soldiers, had detected his presence yet. If he wanted her dead, she would have been long ago.
"I liked your smile," the red-haired assassin said as he rested his chin on her upper arms and his golden eyes settled on the scroll she was holding, "Smile like that more often."
Kaoru's smile turned sour and then it turned into a grin, "That smile was only for the good times."
Battousai's face moved up to her shoulder, neck before finally stopping at her ear. "Then I'll give you brand new good times" he promised and kissed the shell of her ear, rejoicing when her whole body shook involuntarily with long forgotten desire.