I received a lot of positive feedback from "Her Habit" which I published a few years back. I was actually working on another fic, but I never finished it and then I found it again today when I was looking through the files on my old laptop.

Well guys, I hope you enjoy this, it's pretty short, but I promise you, I'll have another VK fic out soon!

Disclaimer: The characters are NOT mine.

Behind the Curtain
Act 1
Hard to Please

Summary: It's easy for him to say the two words "I'm sorry," but sometimes that isn't enough to appease her. Sometimes, it takes more than what he expects to receive her forgiveness, but in the end, it's all worth it. Lots of fluff and teasing included.

"No! Don't come any closer! I know what you touched with those filthy hands!" Rima shouted as he reached out to hold her. Shiki was biting his lip as he pulled her in for a harsh embrace.

"Rima," he started softly.

"Let go of me, you bastard!" He was silent as she continued to scream and pound her fists against his back angrily.

He flinched. She had gotten a lot stronger and her punches would leave some very prominent bruising. The pain was worth it though.

He deserved all of it if it could make her happy again.

He only pulled her in tighter when she changed her tactics and tried to push him away, "Rima, please. Just give me a few seconds to talk."

She ignored him.

"Why can't you leave me alone? Why did you have to run after me?" she cried. All of her energy left her as she stopped resisting and sank down against the wall.

"It was a kiss, Rima. A measly kiss. I didn't enjoy any moment of it," he explained for the third time. "I had to imagine that she was you so that we would get it right on the first try," he added.

She looked at him, her eyes blank, yet full of raging emotions.

"Does it bother you enough to let it affect our relationship? Do you really doubt me that much?" he asked in a barely audible voice. His tone was full of hurt and guilt.

She didn't move.

"If it makes you that upset then I'll just tell them to replace me with another actor. Here, I'll go right now." He loosened his grip on her.

She objected and pulled him back against her, their chests touching now. "Don't leave me, Senri," she muttered. "Stay."

He blew at a stray strand of hair on the side of his face. He was conflicted. "Then what do you want me to do?" He wanted to raise his raise and yell too, but he knew that doing that would push him back to square one.

She raised her eyes and bore them right into his asking, "You'll do anything?"

"Anything for you," he assured her.

She pushed herself up and pulled him along, passing door after door in the hallway. He stood outside of the women's dressing room, waiting patiently so that she could retrieve her frilly oversized tote bag.

They continued walking wordlessly and he followed her dutifully, his hands shoved into his pockets. She stopped in front of a bright red door. He sent her a questioning gaze, "the showers?"

She ushered him in, "We are going to scrub you with as many bars of soap as it takes until you shine and sparkle from cleanliness." She seemed to pause to think and then quickly supplied, "And that mouth of yours will have to be washed inside and out with twice the amount of soap."

He grimaced as she locked and deadbolted the door behind them.

She handed him a maroon towel when he stepped out, quivering from the lack of heat. He responded to her amused smile with an irate glare. "You know Rima, I only did this because I love you so much. However, I thought I should remind you that you won't be granted a pardon from my revenge."

Her laughter rang throughout the room, "Well, I love you too, and I hope that whatever you have planned can top what I did today."

He growled at her, "you're taunting me."

"Why shouldn't I?" she raised a perfectly arched eyebrow. "Oh and one more thing, Senri."

"What?" his annoyance was clearly obvious.

"Promise me you will never kiss a dog again."

End.

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