Arc # 6 chapter # 4

A few days late .in the midst of the piercing afternoon sun, Kenji and Kimora were running a few errands for Kimora's parents. They were walking through thick crowd that swapped Tokyo's downtown marketplace.

"I can't believe my mom sent me down here to get this stuff!"

"Kimora it's not that bad!"

Kenji and Kimora step through a swarm of people.

"What do you need to get first?"

"I think we need some dakion rashes,"

"I think that this vendor over this way sells some,"

Kenji and Kimora head over to the right corner of the marketplace.

"Hey Kimora I'm going to go sit over there by the foyer,"

"Alright!" Kimora replies as she heads over to the vendor.

Kenji goes and sits stand near the gray stoned foyer.

"Hey Tai!"

"Yes, Ayumi,"

"Isn't that, Kenji over there?"

"Over where?"

Tai cries as she glances over at the marketplace.

"Standing over near the foyer,"

Tai turns her view over to the vicinity near the foyer.

"Yes, that's him I know that red hair anywhere!" Tai cries excitingly.

"Well, aren't you going go talk to him?"

"I don't know," Tai whines.

"Quit begin such a chicken and just go over there and talk to him, what's the worst that could happen?"

"You are right," Tai agrees.

Tai walks over from the courtyard to over where Kenji stood. Kenji felt a light tap upon his shoulder. Kenji turns around.

"Oh hi!"

"Hello, Kenji!"

"Tai, so how are you?"

"I'm fine!"

"And yourself?"

"Great, couldn't be better," Kenji, replies.

"That's great!"

"So how's your schooling going?"

"It's actually going very well,"

"Is that so?"

"Yes, I am finally in my Sempai,"

"Wow, that's great!"

"So what brings you into town?"

"I was picking up a few groceries,"

"I see,"

"And yourself?"

"My friend Ayumi and I were attending the Tatsuya Kubuki plays,"

"I hear that their plays are really good!"

"Yes, I know I've seen a few already," Tai steps closer to Kenji.

"Hey, maybe we could see one someday," Tai, suggests.

"Maybe," Kenji replies.

"Hey Kenji!"

Kenji and Tai turn to the familiar voice.

"Kimora!" Tai cries.

Kimora stands before Kenji and Tai.

"I just-wanted-to-let-you know that-the vendor was out of daikon rashes,"

Kenji glances at both the women.

"Excuse me, but could Kenji and I get back to our conversation?" Tai asks nastily.

"I will be waiting over by the Nawaka Inn," Kimora replies as she hurries over to the inn.

Kenji turns back to Tai.

"I didn't know you were here with her,"

"I was just helping her find some things,"

"What is she your keeper?"

"Tai, I don't know what went on between Kimora and yourself but you are not going to take it out on me,"

"Kenji, I'm terribly sorry, its just that I despise jealous liars that's all,"

"Enough about that, tramp!" Tai cries as he steps closer.

"Look, I will not let you talk about Kimora that way!"

"I don't see why not, you know as well as I know that I speak the truth about her,"

"That maybe so, but she is my dearest friend and nothing or nobody is ever going to change that,"

"She certainly does have you wrapped around her dirty little finger!"

"Maybe so, but it's better than being wrapped around yours!"

"You're so funny!" Tai yells in heated laughter.

"Kenji you're just so adorable!" Tai cries as she began stroking Kenji's smooth chest. Kenji grabs her hand and shoves them from his body.

"Look, Tai what is it that you want!"

"Kenji, you know what I want!"

"And that is?"

"You silly!"

"Sorry, Tai that will be possible!"

"Why not!"

"You just don't get it do you?"

"Get what?"

"Tai, I don't feel the same way you do, I just didn't feel anything that night!"

"You mean to tell me you felt absolutely nothing."

"Right!"

"Even when I kissed you?" Kenji stares into Tai's dark brown eyes.

"I felt nothing!"

"You know your full of it too!"

"What are you talking about!"

"I bet it was the damn Kimora huh!"

"Kimora has nothing to do with!"

"Sure she does, that is all you two do ever do is hang under each other!"

"So, what if we do, are you jealous or something!"

"Of course not why would I be jealous!"

"Tai, you seriously need to get a life and just leave Kimora and I alone!"

"What! You stupid arrogant jerk!" Tai yells in anger.

Kimora walks back over to Kenji and Tai. She locks her arm around his.

"I can't believe you, Kenji I thought you were better than that!"

Kimora looks over at Kenji, then back at Tai. A sly smile crept across her youthful round face.

"You two deserve each other!"

"Thanks!" chirps Kimora.

"Go-to Hell!"

Tai cries as she stumps off in a heap of frustration and anger.

"Tai certainly took that well, wouldn't you agree!" Kimora laughs.

Sometime about a month later things seem to clam down, or at least it seems
as if they did they.

"Hello Kimora!"

"Hello, Mrs. Himura!"

Kimora says bowing to Kaoru.

"You here to see Kenji?"

"Yes ma'ma,"

"He's right upstairs,"

"Thanks,"

"Kimora, isn't a bit late for you to be going out?"

"I know but."

"Do Megumi and Sanosuke know where you are?"

"Yes, ma'ma!" Kimora replies.

"Well, alright!"

Kaoru says continuing to pick up the left over dishes from their dinner.

"Thanks again Mrs. Kaoru!"

Kimora cries as she heads upstairs.

She approaches Kenji's bedroom.

"Kenji!" Kimora calls as she raps on the wooden hikido.

There was no response.

"Kenji, it's me Kimora!" she cries as she once again raps on the wooden door.

"Kenji, I am coming inside!" Kimora replies as she slowly opens the wooden hikido.

Kimora peeks inside.

"He's not here!"

She glances around his room.

"I see his clothes laying on the bed, I wonder where he could be!"

"Mrs. Himura said that he was upstairs,"

Kimora shuts the hikido, she stares down the long narrow hallway.

"Is that water running?" Kimora calls excitingly.

She head on down the long narrow hallway over to the shower room.

"Ah, that was certainly refreshing!" Kenji says as he steps out of the ohuro.

Kenji picks up a soft white towel and began drying himself off.

He looks up.

"What was that!"

He glanced around the shower room, he could hardly see because of the thick stem that blanketed the shower room.

("I guess I'm just imagining things!")

Kenji continued drying himself off. He hears the faint creaking noise once more.

"I know I heard it again!"

Kenji steps closer to the wooden door.

"Is someone there?"

"Guess who?"

The shadowy figure steps closer to Kenji.

"Kimora!"

"In the flesh!" Kimora cries as she steps into Kenji's view.

The two began staring at one another.

"My, look at you!"

Kenji watches her green eyes as they made their way down to his manhood.

"Are you just going to stand and let me keep staring at you naked?" Kimora says as she slowly approaches Kenji.

"What's the point, you have seen everything now!" Kenji replies.

He picked up his towel and wraps it around his lower body.

"Kimora, what are you doing here?"

"I just came by to see you,"

"Sure you did,"

"Let's go back to my room shall we,"

Kimora slides open the hikido and the pair head back down the hall to Kenji's room.

"What have you done this time?"

"Why whatever do you mean?" Kimora asks innocently.

"Look, I'm just here to see you that's all, can I not come by to see my dear friend?"

"Kimora, look I know you all to well that you are up to something,"

"I have not seen you that much these past few weeks,"

"I have been doing a lot of studying and practicing lately,"

"I know!" Kimora says as she watched Kenji remove the large white towel from his nude body and he slips into his yukata.

"C'mon Kimora what is it really?"

"Fine!" Kimora sighs in frustration.

"My mom and dad have been fighting again?"

"Really?"

"Yes, I even overheard them talking about leaving each other,"

"Kimora, I am quite sorry to hear that,"

"It's okay, I just got tired of hearing them, so I told them I was spending a night at Tai's house?"

"At Tai's house?" "Yes, my parents still do not know that we're no longer friends," "How did you manage to get in here?"

"I just simply asked your mother if I could come see you?"

"Kenji, I hope you don't mine if I crash here for tonight,"

"No, of course I don't,"

"Thank you!" Kimora replies wrapping her arms tightly around Kenji's broad shoulder.

"It's really no problem," Kenji replies.

"Would you happen to have a spare yukata?"

"I think so!" Kenji says as he walks over to his closet.

"Here it goes!" Kenji cries as he tosses the yukata over to Kimora.

"Thanks!"

Kimora sets the yukata on the bed. Kimora began unfastening her obi.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"I'm going to put it on now,"

"In here with me?"

"Yes, what's wrong with that?"

"I mean unless you don't want me too," Kimora says quietly.

"No, of course you can!"

Kenji turns his face the other way.

"You can watch if you like," Kimora replies teasingly.

"I rather not," Kenji replies.

"Fine suit yourself!" Kimora cries as she began removing her kimono.

Kenji slowly turns his vision back over to Kimora and observed her undressing.

Kimora lays her kimono on the Kenji's wood framed desk. She removes her zori sandals and places them underneath the desk. Kenji hands Kimora the tan colored yukata. Kenji watched as she wrapped the thin kimono around her slender curvaceous body. She sat back down next to Kenji. Kimora ran over her slender hand over her chest, she tightens the sash of the yukata to keep it from fastening.

"Oh!" Kimora sighs.

"What is it?"

Kimora lies back on Kenji's bed.

"I'm just so tired,"

Kimora pulls back the soft white covers; she climbs underneath.

"I hope you don't mind!" Kimora cries as she lays her head against the fluffy white pillow.

"Are you not sleepy?"

"Very much so, I am just a bit nervous,"

"Why is that?"

"Sensei Seyuka is giving us some tests,"

"I see!" Kimora replies.

Kenji joins Kimora underneath the covers.

She lays her head upon Kenji's chest.

"Kimora!"

"Yes?"

"What I am supposed to tell my parents if they walk in on us?"

"I am sure they wouldn't say anything,"

"Is that so!"

"Kimora makes eye contact with Kenji.

"You are a good son, I am the one that they should be worried about!"

"I know!" Kenji laughs.

Kimora lays her head back upon Kenji's chest. Kenji shuts his eyes. Kimora soon fell into a peaceful rest to the rhythmic fluttering of Kenji's heart.

Early the very next morning.

"I am really surprised that my parents didn't say anything!"

"I told you so!"

Kimora and Kenji soon approach the Seyuka dojo.

"Wish me luck on my exams,"

"Good luck, I know you'll ace them!"

"Thanks!"

"I shall you later!"

"Bye," Kenji says walking inside up the wooden stairs to the Seyuka dojo.

Concludes Arc#6

The lives of Kenji Himura and Kimora Sagara.