[This is in the second movie world!]
#10 french kiss
The rain drops fell over the pavement, making it a weird of a shining grey.
It fell over her too, despite having an umbrella right at her side. She didn't have the energy to lift it up and cover herself with it. She just let it fell and cover her, because what was a few drops more? The ones coming from her eyes weren't enough to cover her mood.
With Gin long gone, what else she had?
Sadaharu cried at her side, licking her arm to catch her attention.
Ah, right. Her ever loyal pet would be by her side forever, she was sure. Not like that Glasses idiot that left her all alone, just because of a stupid fight.
A shiver ran down her spine. Just how long had she been under the cold rain?
"My, a soaked pig. What should I do?" a voice said.
Kagura didn't have to look to know it was the Sadist. It was weird, him being there. The last time they had crossed paths had been around five months ago, when Hijikata had dragged him to check on her. It was surprising how much the Mayora guy worried about her and Shinpachi. Maybe because he was good friends with Gin, who knew.
"Go away, you bastard." she replied. It was now a good time to stop her tears. She wasn't in the mood to hear his sarcastic remarks about all of her.
"Tch. Then I'm staying. No way I'll do what you say." he argued stubbornly.
He actually sat beside her on the empty sidewalk. What had been once the lively streets of Kabukichou had now turned liveless due the White Plague.
Kagura hugged her knees against her chest, "What the heck do you want?"
"I'm bored," he said casually.
"That's not my business." Kagura spat. She really, really wasn't in the mood.
"Still sulking, I see. It's been four years and you're still a miserable pig," he said, hate shining in his red eyes. What was wrong with him? "May I say, I prefered you when you were a lively pig."
That was it. "What the fuck is wrong with you, you stupid, jerk, Sadist bastard!" she yelled, standing up in a jump. Her eyes were now filled with anger, all directed at him. Her breathing was heavy.
He boredly looked up at her. His deadpan expression was back on his face, as if he didn't care about her or what he just said.
"Are you planning on being like that forever?" he asked.
His question took her off guard, but she rather die than letting him know that.
"As if you care," she said, crossing her arms. "Go away, would you?"
"No."
Her left eye twitched. "Just leave me alone!"
"No." he repeated.
She death glared at him one last time before turning around. "Let's go, Sadaharu."
She only got to walk five steps before he grabbed her wrist and turned her around, forcing her to face him.
In the years that had passed, without her giving it importance, he had grown. He got taller, way taller than her, and his back became more broad. His big, 'innocent' eyes had become more narrowed, like the adult he was. His hair was now long, tied up in a ponytail.
"What the hell, Sadist." she said. What had gotten to him?
"My, you break my heart, China. I came here out of the goodness in my heart-"
"There's no good in you."
"-to help you, and you receive me like this."
Kagura narrowed her eyes skeptically, knowing that every word coming out of his lips could easily be a lie.
"Don't fuck with me," she snapped. "What do you want?"
His face didn't change one bit at her rudeness. "What's wrong with you?"
Despite her, she gave out a cold chuckle. "There's nothing wrong with me. The world's about to end, there's a plague killing everyone, Gin's dead, Shinpachi is a jerk, you're here, and it's raining."
"I'd feel sorry for you if you didn't include me in the list of things that make me sad." he said.
"You don't make me sad, you make me mad." she rolled her eyes. "Now let go of me, stupid-"
"Kiss me."
Kagura's eyes widened at his sudden request. Or order, for his demanding tone was just the one of a complete sadist.
It angered her that she had been shocked for a second, and for the pointless flip of her heart in her chest. This rain was making her have secondary effects now.
"Excuse me? What the hell?" she asked, incredulousness dripping from her voice.
She couldn't meet his eyes, for his bangs covered them.
"Kondo has been put in prison. The Shinsengumi finally disbanded, as I thought it'd be. My sister died long ago. So yeah, I'm alone." he confessed. His voice showed no emotion, just like always. She hated him for trying to act tough, when his hand shook ever so slightly.
"And?" she said. "You want me to kiss you because you're alone. Way to go, Sadist."
He finally looked to her. And it irritated her, because after uttering such word he was just the same. His expression like an empty shell.
"Sadists have feelings, too, y'know." he said. "Now seems like I…"
She snorted. "You what?"
Couldn't he just leave her alone? She just wanted to curl up in her bed and cry until sleep took over her. She had been like that for years now, and she wouldn't let one single sadist change it because he was feeling alone too.
He had other plans, as usual.
He pulled her from the grip on the wrist closer to him, until their lips meet. His mouth graced over hers, not moving, just being there, providing her some sort of warmth.
Her heart started to beat fastly, like it used to when they were younger and happier and she just had this kind of crush on him that led her to start a fight with him every single time they crossed paths.
It only lasted seconds.
When he pulled apart, he looked straight into her eyes, maybe into her soul, and said, "Now look at me and tell me you don't want more."
His secure tone, his words, his eyes. All of it made her realize than he was more aware of her feelings than herself alone. And it just made her feel horrible.
"Don't play with me," she said.
Hurt flashed in his eyes one second. Then, he grabbed her hand and put it over his chest, more exactly, over his erratic heart.
"I'm not playing," he said. "And you know it."
She was speechless. She never got to fully understand things about love, but if they were going through the same thing, did it mean he was feeling the same as her? She hoped so.
Just because she had not been brave enough (she's never been brave since Gin died) to ask him the same thing he was asking now months ago.
She grabbed him by the neck with the other hand, pulling him down for another kiss. Of course she felt sad, of course she wanted some company. In this rotten world, everyone needed at least one person with them.
It happened to her that the person she wanted had been her old rival.
This kiss was way more needy than their first; their mouths eating the other. He licked her lower lip, asking for entrance, and she gave it. Their tongues clashed, her hands on his hair and his on her waist.
She didn't care that anyone could see them there. She was finally feeling safe, after so long. After years of heartbreak, she may be able to recover some scattered pieces of her heart and glue them together again. She hoped so.
She didn't care about the pouring rain, either.
Thanks for your reviews! I really loved them! Please let me know what you think of this one, since I'm still practicing getting them in character!