Disclaimer: This story is not appropriate for people under the age of 18. Contains Lemon, KenshinXKaoru. Also, I don't own these characters. Credit to the great Watsuki for making this sexy beasts.

Life had begun to return to normal, the only difference was Kenshin and Kaoru were now married. Yahiko, Sano, Megumi and everyone treated them the same, but they did seem to be getting a little more alone time. Yahiko was spending a lot more time at the Akebeko, so much so that Tae-san had begun to pay him a little. Sano had started to work as a deliveryman, and he was doing some hunting while he trained in the nearby woods. Megumi-san was working full time with the Doctor, honing her skills, for her dream was to open a clinic in Aizu one day soon.

Kamiya dojo had received a few new students since they began to advertize a new style. They still taught with wooden swords, and they still taught the Kamiya Kasshin philosophy, but it turned out that having a guy to teach lessons helped. There were even 2 girl students enrolled. Money was no longer a problem, with Yahiko contributing, and sometimes teaching as well as he continued to learn from both Kenshin and Kaoru.

Their marriage was going perfectly. Kenshin was trying his hardest to be an attentive and romantic husband. He woke to make breakfast early, and even put great effort toward sleeping in the futon with Kaoru. Some nights were easier than others, but she was patient with him.

However, being married proved to be more difficult than he thought. After their first physical encounter together on their wedding night, Kenshin longed to be with Kaoru again. He began to envision her with her yukata opening, her hands above her head as he made love to her. He shook the visions from his mind.

"Kenshin, you have to wait until she wants more, that you do. She may never want more. Woman are all different." He said to himself one day while hanging the laundry out to dry. Kaoru and he had been doing cleaning all day since there were no students on Saturdays, and Yahiko was out at work.

The fire under the bath house roared, and Kenshin nearly jumped out of his skin. "I'm growing weak." He thought. He listened to the fire for a moment, then it died down and he heard the wooden door shut for the bath. Kaoru was naked inside. Would he be stepping outside his bounds if he asked to join her? Families bathe together don't they? He wasn't completely sure as he didn't remember much before his training with Master Hiko. He knew he couldn't wait much longer to see her body again, it had been nearly a fortnight since the wedding, but his 12 years of holding back was making him crave her touch.

Kenshin stepped up to the door, and knocked lightly. "Kaoru, would you mind if this one joined you?"

Kaoru wasn't sure what to think, she had never bathed with anyone except her mother. But Kenshin was her husband. She reassured herself. Well, he's already seen me naked…so… "No, of course not Kenshin." She turned to face the back wall, her back turned to him as he walked in. "You can scrub my back."

Kenshin realized how grateful he was that she wasn't looking at him undress. He realized he was quite erect. But he shrugged out of his clothes and joined her, taking the cleaning towel with him. Kenshin placed a wooden bench behind hers, and messaged the soap into the towel and began to work her back in small concentric circles. Kaoru was making quiet moaning sounds, which was not helping his erection. Kaoru turned her head to him, Kenshin stretched a bit to kiss her. Kaoru responded and began to turn toward him.

Kenshin placed his hand behind her head and held her in a deep passionate kiss. Kaoru returned it with enthusiasm. Maybe she desires me as well Kenshin thought. Kaoru's hand came to rest on his chest, where she mindlessly traced a scar. Kenshin met her hand with his and moved it lower down his body until she felt his erection.

Her reaction was to jerk back a little, and Kenshin let her go, his eyes filled with worry that he had scared her. "Kaoru I'm sorry I didn't mean—"

She shook her head and smiled down at the tub. "Mm mm. It's okay, I just didn't expect…" Kaoru couldn't finish her sentence; she placed her hand back on his shaft and slowly began to stroke it. No one had ever done that to Kenshin before and he began to moan, his head rolled back and her nearly slid off the bench. "Kenshin am I doing this right?" Kaoru asked nervously.

"Kaoru, you cannot do anything wrong. You are perfect. And mmm, squeeze me harder, Kaoru, faster. Faster. KAORU!" Kenshin said breathily. He was using all his strength not to release so soon, years of discipline was finally paying off. His body was responding faster than he anticipated, and Kaoru's hand, and the bubbles sliding over him was intoxicating. Apparently his mind had been hiding his urges from him since the wedding. Kenshin knew he could not wait to be inside her again.

Kenshin placed his hand on hers, stopping her. She looked up at him, her eyes were confused. "Lets get into the tub." Kenshin said. Shakily, he grabbed the bucket and poured it over them. He stood, and lowered himself into the tub, and motioned for Kaoru to follow. Kenshin's erection strained in the water, as he watched Kaoru submerge. The light reflecting off the water onto her smooth skin. Her perfect body rippled and shimmered as she waded over to him.

He grabbed her around the waist and floated her over to him, holding her small body above his. "Kaoru relax, I'm going to enter you now." Kenshin warned, and he slowly positioned himself at her opening and pushed her body down on to his length. Kaoru's moan nearly matched his, her eyes shut and her head fell back, Kenshin's hips thrust up to meet her hot sex. It was only a moment before Kaoru began to use her own strength to propel her body up and down on his lap. Her fingers dug into his shoulders leaving nail marks but the pain was nothing for Kenshin. In fact it made him want to do things to her that he knew he could not. He pushed the thoughts away. He held Kaoru's waist as tenderly as he could while aiding her in bouncing on him, but she was not going fast enough.

Kenshin was getting frustrated, the water was slowing her down even though it felt ever so good with the rapid waves smacking between their bodies.

Kenshin picked Kaoru up easily and leaned her over the side of the tub and he positioned himself behind her. He lifted her right leg and placed himself at her entrance again, which was now bright pink, Kaoru looked back at him in confusion. "Don't worry Kaoru, this will feel just as good, that it will."

He thrust deep inside of her, deeper than he had ever been and Kaoru let out a slight scream. His pace was faster than she thought he could go, but soon her insides began to heat up. Her moans matched his, and their bodies collided at a pace that created tidal waves in the bath. Kaoru's standing leg was beginning to buckle as she reached her climax, and Kenshin felt her wavering, but he needed more. He knew that once was not going to be enough this time. As Kaoru screamed out in ecstasy, shouting his name, her leg buckled, but the water and Kenshin's strong arms kept her up. Kenshin continued his deep trusts, just as fast as before. His muscles rippling and his breathing quickening every second. His release made Kaoru cry out again, which mixed with his own moans. His penetration slowed, and Kaoru's breathing began to return to normal.

"Oh, Kenshin that was amazing. You never stop surprising me!" She said almost breathlessly.

"Kaoru, are you ready for more?" Kenshin asked, his eyes were different, full of lust, a look Kaoru had never seen, somewhere between the sweet husband she knew and the eyes of the manslayer.

"More? Kenshin that's enough for right now."

But Kenshin wasn't listening, his erection had never diminished, he flipped her around so she was practically floating on the water, he placed her legs above his head and thrust into her again.

"Stop! Kenshin! That's enough!" But he didn't listen, he moved her back so she could balance on the side of the tub, but his relentless attack continued. "Kenshin!" Kaoru yelled at him. "Himura! Please, that's enough I can't take anymore today, I already came twice."

Kenshin was fighting with himself, then he found his body was moving on its own, his mind miles away, but he could sense his urges were taking over. A part of him had waited so long for this, the hitokiri's passion had surfaced. Kenshin felt he was losing himself…to Battousai? Kenshin knew something was wrong, he loved Kaoru, but somewhere, something wasn't getting satisfied within him. There was something familiar about being trapped inside his mind.

Kaoru was slightly crying, she didn't understand what had come over her Kenshin, but finally when she looked into his eyes, she saw something there. Something hungry, a part of him she had not seen in a very long time, Battousai was peeking out at her through Kenshin's eyes. Kaoru gasped. Could it be that deep within Kenshin was someone else? Was Battousai real? Is it possible that Battousai was another person hidden inside Kenshin?

She focused on his eyes, nearly forgetting the fast, painful, relentless penetrations that were bombarding her. She stared into his eyes until they made eye-contact. He dug his strong fingers into her sides. Battousai stared back at her, and Kaoru did something the manslayer wasn't expecting. "Battousai! Release Kenshin! Give him back to me!"

It was the first time anyone had spoken to him like that, the Battousai in Kenshin was shocked, and for just a second, startled, but that second was more than enough for Kenshin to regain control of himself. Kenshin's eyes shifted back into his own, and he looked down at Kaoru's face, his grasp on her loosened, and he was a bit confused at first. "I'm back…but Kaoru you look angry, what happened?" Kenshin asked breathlessly, realizing his body was still moving. He slowed down and removed himself from Kaoru, still fully erect.

"Kenshin, no, don't stop."

"Kaoru-dono? But I, I lost control, what —'

"Himura! Finish what you started, you can't assault me and then just leave me unsatisfied." Kaoru scowled at him. Was she angry that her body had enjoyed that?

"Assault? Kaoru-dono I—"

"Kenshin! I'm your wife, enough with the honorifics, finish making love to me."

Without another word, Kenshin thrust back into her, trying to pick up the rhythm as Kaoru told him to go faster like before, but found it quite hard. His thrusts deepened, and he spread Kaoru's legs farther apart, allowing access deeper inside. They had thrown so much water out of the pool, Kaoru was barely covered anymore, her hot red insides exposed to the steamy air.

Kenshin bent down in the water and began to pleasure her with his tongue. Kaoru bucked her hips into his face, her moans nearly screams of pleasure. "KENSHIN!" She called out over and over as he nipped at her clit and prodded his tongue deep inside her folds. With every lick Kaoru shivered, her legs were shaking and her smooth flat stomach was heaving up and down. Kenshin removed his tongue and thrust two of his fingers inside of her, he opened and closed them with the contractions of her muscles, his scissoring had her heaving in the hot air, then he spread her wide open, and penetrated her once again. On the third thrust she reached her climax again and so did Kenshin, who released his seed deep inside her one more time. He stood there for a moment, panting. No amount of fighting ever left him exhausted like Kaoru just had. Kenshin grabbed his lovely wife around the waist, and sat her down on top of him. He gently lifted her off his falling erection.

Kenshin let his head fall on the side of the tub, they were both shivering from the lack of water in the pool. "K-Kaoru, that was incredible, that it was. But this one is sorry, he will never loose c-control again like that. I d-don't know what came over me."

"Kenshin, really, it's okay. I love every part-t of you, I just didn't expect that love making would bring out the Battousai in you. That-t, that-ts all."

Kenshin tried not to act surprised. He knew that sensation had felt familiar. "Battousai, huh." He said quietly, almost a whisper.

Kenshin leaned over and kissed his bride, he then got out of the tub and grabbed the towels. He held hers open for her, and she shakily got out of the tub and wrapped it around herself. Kenshin wrapped himself too, and they walked out of the bath house.

"Kenshin! Kaoru! I'm home!" Yahiko yelled, walking through the dojo. He didn't see or hear anything which was odd because it was getting late. "That's weird, their geta are on the front steps, I wond—" Yahiko stopped, walking past Kaoru's room, Yahiko saw Kenshin and Kaoru were sleeping in each other's arms on the futon, Kaoru was snoring lightly, a faint smile on her lips.

Yahiko smiled, and went out to get the laundry as he noticed they had left it on the line. He stepped through a huge trail of mud on the way that led him into the bathhouse. "What the—" Yahiko stopped, the door was open, and it looked like the water had jumped out of the basin. "How in the world did that happen?"

Author's Note

This chapter has been updated as of 10/2016 to keep consistency with the end of the story and how Kenshin/Battousai's relationship works. I've also fixed the Japanese accuracy. The original story had the washing in the bath. That would never happen in Japan, so I reworked it. Japanese people bath first, then soak in the tub. It might just be sexier now. Who knows.