Hi everyone, vira here. Keep those reviews coming! Some A/N:
1) The following chapter has been edited for…you know. Lemon stuff (not very much, but still). Visit my website.
2) I don't own Rurouni Kenshin!!!
3) I know this chappy is a little short but trust me, there will be more…
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Later that night, Kaoru crept up to Kenshin in private to thank him for the flower. She found him carrying around a bucket of water (probably for some chore or other). Giggling, she sneaked up to him from behind and wrapped her arms quickly around his neck. Kenshin, being the samurai that he was, heard her approaching long before, but allowed Kaoru to come near him anyways.
"Guess who?" She said into his ear.
"…Someone very beautiful?"
She giggled and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "I want to thank you for giving me the flower today, Kenshin. It's really pretty."
"You're welcome, Kaoru."
"Didn't it cost a lot of money? I only gave you enough to buy what we needed…"
"The woman gave it to me for free. She told me that I was obviously in love, so the flower should be given to you." He smiled in remembrance.
"In…love?" Kaoru gasped at the words.
"Yes…" Kenshin turned to her. "You didn't know?"
"Well I…I suppose I did. I mean, assumed."
"Let me say it for assurance, then." Kenshin looked her in the eye. "I love you."
Blushing slightly, she nodded. "Then I love you too." They gave each other a kiss.
"Come." In one swift movement, he lifted Kaoru from the ground and carried her bridal-style back to the dojo with speed. In a flash they were in her room.
She looked at him questioningly. "Kenshin…?" Streaks of amber flashed in his eyes. He was up to something. Chuckling, he walked behind her and kissed the back of her neck roughly. Her eyes widened as he began to tug at her kimono. "Kenshin…please…what if you're not fully healed yet? We can't…it's too soon…" In response, Kenshin gently undid her ponytail and let her hair fall down.
"Kenshin, you might not be well enough for this…are you sure?"
Suddenly a voice shouted into the window. "KAORU!!! Are you in there!?!?" To Kenshin's displeasure, she moved away from him and looked outside. There was Yahiko, looking at her questioningly.
"Hey ugly! What're you doing in THERE!? You're supposed to be training with me, remember?"
Kaoru ignored Kenshin's growl and said, "Oh, sorry Yahiko. I uh…forgot."
"I've wasted enough of my time looking for you! Why are you in there!?"
Kenshin moved up beside her, and out of Yahiko's view, began playing with her kimono and kissed her back.
Kaoru struggled to answer in a normal voice. "Well I-ungh-felt a little tired, and I wanted to take a quick nap in here." She sighed happily.
A light bulb appeared over his head. "Hey, wait a minute…why is your hair down?"
She gave a short gasp, thankfully too quiet to be heard by the boy. Kenshin was now running his hands up and down her legs. "I-I wanted to lie down, remember? Ohhh…" His hands were replaced with his tongue.
He eyed her suspiciously. "Are you…feeling alright?"
She squirmed. "Yeeesss…I uh, am feeling quite well, thank you Yahiko." Kenshin paused his movements to chuckle at the effect he was giving her, which gave Kaoru enough time to say, "Start your warm-ups, Yahiko. I'll get ready now."
"Hurry up, will ya!?"
When he disappeared from sight, Kaoru turned to Kenshin in annoyance. He beamed at her, smiling that innocent rurouni smile. 'That little tease...' she thought. 'Well, two can play this game!'
"...I grow tired of this waiting, Kaoru." His eyes sparkled with amber. "If I don't get what I want soon, I'm afraid my patience will run out."
She purred, which made Kenshin growl. He lunged at her, but she quickly ducked out of the room and ran through the hallway. He cursed himself at his failed attempt and walked calmly out the door as his normal rurouni self. Kaoru, meanwhile, ran down through the dojo as she put her hair back up again and tightened her kimono to the way it was.
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She raced outside, where she found Yahiko waiting for her.
"Hope you're ready, Kaoru!"
"And I hope you've stretched already. Are you prepared?"
"For the last ten minutes! Let's go!" He began to run towards her, weapon out.
"Loosen your movements, Yahiko." She mingled with the wind and dodged his attack. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Kenshin watching from the distance, slightly concealed behind a corner of the dojo. She smiled. Her performance would begin here. She turned back to Yahiko, saying "Keep your eye on your opponent, not on your victory." He nodded quickly and ran towards her again, this time with more carefulness. Kaoru swung her weapon up.
Kenshin's eyes widened as he saw the stance Kaoru took. She held her weapon up and leaned back. She turned to the left and dodged his attack, then quickly spun around. Obviously, there was more to this technique, but she stopped there, as if…she needed to learn the…rest…Kenshin's thoughts flashed back to the hill they stood on, and how she stopped him before they could finish the technique. Her stance was the same as before. He growled hungrily and continued watching.
Kaoru smiled, purring as she saw his reaction. She continued to duel with Yahiko, dancing like a flower in the wind. Kenshin little by little edged closer and closer to her—so close that she was almost in his reach. He looked at her with longing.
"…Kenshin?" Yahiko stopped his movements and looked at the approaching rurouni questioningly. Peering at him closer, he gasped "…Hey! Your eyes…!"
Knowing full well the color his eyes must be emitting, he looked down, his bangs covering the top of his head. Wearing the mask, he said calmly "It's time for dinner, that it is. You two should rest—I saw your tiring performance." He said the last statement with emphasis, which Kaoru immediately caught.
'Dinner' was the magic word in Yahiko's mind. "Dinnertime!? Alright!! Later!" He ran off, completely forgetting what he had just seen.
Kaoru smiled innocently. "A nice cover."
"I had no other alternative."
"You brought this on yourself."
"No one deserves the torture you're putting me through." His eyes flickered heavily.
Chuckling at her success, she took a step towards the dojo. In less than a millisecond he was standing behind her back, saying into her ear "Did you really think I would let you go? After that little show you gave me?" Despite the impatient mood he was in, Kenshin stroked her hair from behind with the utmost tenderness.
She giggled. "You deserve it! You've lasted this long—surely you can last a little longer?"
Kenshin growled at these words. "It's been so long…" Pausing, he traced the outline of her body with his hands and inhaled her natural perfumes. "…It's been so long…since I tasted you…" He whispered roughly in her ear. "Even my patience has limits."
She nearly melted at these words, but managed to control herself. She had a score to settle! "You will get what you want…" She whispered slowly into his ear. Kenshin eagerly listened. "When I am done having my fun." He gave a short cry at these words and was about to say something when he heard footsteps approaching.
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Sano was walking throughout the dojo, looking for either of them, wondering when dinner would be ready. He saw Kaoru standing alone on the training grounds and asked her "Hey, have you seen Kenshin? And when's dinner going to be ready?"
She looked at him quickly and replied, "Oh! Sano! Well-I, er…I think dinner for tonight we should go out to eat! My treat! What do you say?"
"You serious!? Wow! Thanks, Kaoru! I'll go tell the brat, and Kenshin if I can find him…" He started to walk away; them turned back to her, saying, "You…wouldn't happen to know where he went, do you?"
She blushed, saying "Why, no—I don't th-think so."
Sano smiled. "Thought you'd say that." He shrugged. "Well, I'm off…" he walked away calmly.
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Sano found Yahiko next, waiting by the table. "Hey, brat, didn't you know? We're going out to eat tonight!"
Yahiko looked at him in surprise. "We…are!? But, but I…I thought…"
"Never mind what you thought. The point is, get ready so we can leave!"
The boy nodded quickly and ran off. Smirking, Sano turned a corner and encountered Kenshin. They noticed his bangs were down, but decided not to question.
"Oh! Hey there, Kenshin. Did you hear? We're going out to eat tonight!"
Kenshin looked at him in surprise. "Oh…really? Did Kaoru say that?"
He nodded.
"And…I suppose we'll stay there a long time? Talking about things, perhaps?"
There was something in Kenshin's voice that Sano could not quite understand. "Yes…just like normal. Why…?"
"No reason. Thank you for telling me." Kenshin walked calmly away. Sano tried not to think too much about it, and followed him outside.
Done with chappy 9! Stay tuned for more!! R&R PLS!!! THANKEE!!!! ^____^
