Kenshin finally finished his show and was making his way to the front of the club which had already started to disperse. Scanning the club he saw Karou where he had asked her to meet him in her booth alone. Making his way to her, he had to keep brushing off the groupie girls that were following him, offering him many provocative offers. He never really liked groupies and right now the one woman he was focused on was Karou. Finally getting to her, he kissed her cheek while she blushed and grabbed her hand. "Ready to go?" When she nodded they began making their way out of the club to the parking lot.
"Which one is your car?" she asked. He winced before pointing to the Harley Davidson parked in front of them. "Oh my god, you ride a bike?"
"Yes, it's convenient for the city since there's not a lot of parking spaces, but I have an extra helmet for you and I'm very safe on it. Is this ok?"
Before he knew it, she was skipping over to the bike and straddled it with glee waiting for him. "Oro!" He looked shocked, but he was also incredible turned on by the sight of her straddling his bike with pride.
"Is it ok? Are you kidding?" she said with a laugh. "I love motorcycles. My dad had one for a little while, but my step mom made him get rid of it for safety reasons and because I told her I wanted one too. Please don't be safe with me, I love going fast."
Kenshin was bewildered. Here was this tiny, little, proper ballerina from Julliard who he assumed was this clean cut quiet girl, but low and behold she had a wild streak in her. Kenshin laughed as he handed her a helmet. "You are full of surprises aren't you Miss Karou? Here I was feeling bad about having a girl like you ride on the back of my bike, and to my surprise you're excited about it. Think you may have a bit of rebel in you." She blushed and giggled as he sat in front of her. "What are you rebelling against?" He teased quoting his favorite movie, The Wild One.
Getting ready to start his bike, Karou surprised him again by completing the quote by saying, "What do ya got?" Kenshin beamed.
Pulling in front of his apartment building 25 minutes later, Kenshin pulled his bike into a space in the front and turned off the bike, hating it when Karou removed her warm embrace from his waist and hopped off the bike. He was amazed about how easy she was to ride with; she laughed and squealed when he revved the bike and leaned into him with excitement when he sped up.
The two lovebirds made their way to the elevator. Pressing the right button, Kenshin took in Karou's appearance. She had helmet hair and she cheeks were pink from the wind blowing. She looked so sexy Kenshin wanted to stop the elevator and take her right then. Easy baka, you just met this girl, his inner voice reminded him.
Getting out of the elevator, Kenshin led her into his apartment. He saw her eyes light up at the sight.
"Wow! This place is beautiful, but very rock and roll at the same time," she said handing him her helmet and walking over to the couch.
It was simply furnished with some black leather couches and a recliner. A big flat screen tv hung from the wall, while guitars were mounted on the adjacent wall. His small piano was against the same wall with what seemed like thousands of sheets of music were littered all over the top of it. Pictures of his previous band littered the walls while his vinyl collection and record player were neatly displayed in the corner. Kenshin watched as she made her way to the collection and started gently looking through them. After watching her for a minute Kenshin spoke, "See anything you like?"
Karou jumped, forgetting he was right behind her and turned with an album in her hand. "I do. Mind if I put it on?" Nodding his approval, she took the vinyl out of its sleeve put it on the player and moved the needle. Suddenly, "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix came playing out of the speakers.
"I'm impressed in your tastes," he said snaking an arm around her waist and doing an impromptu dance with her. "You know 'The Wild One' and Jimi Hendrix. You are an unusual girl Miss Karou, but I gotta say I like it."
Karou leaned her head on his shoulder, "You're unusual too Kenshin. What kind of a rock star, shuns the brigade of groupies to go home with a ballerina."
Kenshin leaned into her ear and whispered gently, "It may not be very rock and roll but when that ballerina is the most beautiful girl I've ever met, I wasn't about to let any man get her over me." Karou pulled back and looked into his eyes. She saw gentleness in them. She was very attracted to him and their interaction was easy and effortless; she liked him and she felt safe with him. He had been so sweet whenever they stopped on the bike to gently squeeze her hand and give her a smile under his helmet. He looked delicious in his outfit. He was in a tight pair of brown leather pants and he had on a simple white tee shirt on that said "Legend" on it. His hair was in a low loose ponytail and he wore a silver chain around his neck. Curious about the necklace, Karou gently pulled the necklace out of his shirt and observed a sword at the end of it. She heard Kenshin admit a low moan as she placed it on his chest and rested her hands over it. "Why a sword?"
He smiled at her and took off the necklace to put in her hand, "It was my mother's. You see my father died before I was born and he had given this to her the day they got married. He was a swordsman and taught in a dojo, but he got cancer before she got pregnant with me. So when I was 18 my mom gave this to me to help me connect with my father. She died too a few years after of a brain aneurysm." Karou's eyes welled up with tears. She gently placed a hand on his cheek and he smiled at her and continued. "That's when I started writing music and songs to help deal with the pain. She was a great guitarist so that's why I love the music I'm doing now, makes me think of her. Actually the guitar I used on stage tonight was hers, so this way I have my dad with me in the necklace and my mom with me through my music." Karou gently put the necklace back over his head and adjusted it so it was safely protected under his shirt. Then, she paused, looking at him, she tenderly reached up to place a gentle kiss on his forehead, then the tip of his nose then very gently his lips.
The record ended, but neither one moved from the spot they were in. In their own little world, Karou felt him bring one hand to tilt her chin up to meet his glance. She shivered as she felt him tighten his grasp around her and lean in. His lips covered hers in a light but heated kiss and Karou returned it, loving the warmth and softness of his lips. Gradually they began to pick up momentum and each kiss began to get more and more passionate and hungrier. She opened her mouth, welcoming his tongue. He carefully walked her backwards until she felt her legs hit the edge of the couch. She sat down pulling him down with her until finally she lay underneath him. Hearing him groan, she raked her hands through his hair and he trailed kisses down her jawline to her next to her cleavage. Karou welcomed the touch, but felt him not go any further, probably not wanting to rush me she thought. She took his hand and put it gently over her breast under her shirt. He paused and pulled back to look at her.
"Karou? I don't want to take advantage of you, you're too special," he said gently running his fingers over her swollen lips.
She smiled at him and planted a chaste kiss on the tip of his nose. "You're not Kenshin! I trust you, but since I just met you would you mind if we just made out and groped a little. I want to get to know you first before we sleep together."
"Absolutely not, it's enough for me to just have you in my arms Karou," he paused, and then continued. "I know this is fast and we just met, but I like you. There's something about you that is so rare in a woman and if you're ok with it, I'd like to court you, take you out and maybe eventually begin a relationship with you. Would that be ok?"
Karou responded by pulling him into a deep kiss. After coming up for air he teased, "I assume that's a yes?"
Karou smiled back, "Of course, as long as we can court while riding your bike and doing more of this." Kenshin came down hard on her lips and Karou smiled to herself.