Kassie: I don't know if it's true or not, that Highschool is the place you can screw up in. But man I'm definately screwing up in it. -.-;; So...yep. My life is in a downward spiral! We shall contiue now!
I don't own RK
PS: BARE WITH ME! I know my spelling and grammar sucks but I don't have anything else right now! I'm so sorry!!!
It hadn't stopped yet. That feeling of wooziness and him feeling sluggish. It would go so far as to cause him to lean against the wall of the kitchen to keep steady and not fall over in a sleep. Just what was wrong with him? He had been fine this morning. Granted any man would be fine being in the position he was in. Kaoru...oh his dear sweet innocent Kaoru.
"Ehehehehe."
"What are you thinking about Rurouni? Are you that happy just to be by her side?"
"Oro! Of course I am! Aren't you?'
"...I could be more happy..."
"Why must everything involving Kaoru turn to sex for you?"
"...It just does..." Kenshin felt a sigh leave his lips as he shook his head gently and began to clean the cutting knife he had used early to cut the radish in pieces for everyone. He watched as his hand wiped away the remains of the watery vegetable. He disregarded it to the side as the blade gleamed in the sunlight when Kenshin put it in the correct angle. His violet eyes then seemed to darken and narrow slightly. Cleaning blades, even an innocent kitchen knife could bring back painful and horrible memories. After each kill he would wipe away his blade just like this. With gentle strokes until the cloth he had been using would begin to turn dark with the color of the blood. The blood he had stolen from the men he had killed.
Men...
Who were maybe in love with a woman?
Of course that woman was in love with them as well
How did that woman feel when she had recieved word that her lover had been slayed by the notrious Battousai the Manslayer?
What emotions crossed her mind? Did her heart break into a thousand pieces? And her tears...who was there to wipe them away for her...the tears he caused those poor women to feel.
"Don't you EVEN start..."
"Oro?"
"I already see where this is going to go! You're going to start blaming yourself for all of that...then you're going to start thinking about how unworthy we are of Kaoru and you're going to break things off!"
"...However...it is true. We did kill them...we killed them all..."
"Not all or else we wouldn't have to put up with Saitou! Damn wolf still wants his fricken rematch..."
"..."
"...Look, during the war we all fought. Both sides knew it was possible for them not to return home. All men who joined understood that. We did to. It was kill or be killed then back then...you know that. There is no reason to stop trying to move forward with our life because of the past...even Tomoe would want us happy."
"Oro..you're right..that you are."
'I'm ALWAYS right. You're just thick headed you never want to listen. That's why Kaoru isn't sharing a futon with us!"
"Always...needs to return to sex with you! ALWAYS! You're just as bad as Okina-san!"
"How dare you...!" Battousai, feeling deeply insulted by being stated he was in the same league as Okina went up to his rurouni counter part and slapped him. This was followed by a kick to the stomach by the Rurouni as the two fought in their mind...
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Misao was staring at Kenshin whose eyes kept flickering back and forth as the top corner of his mouth would twitch. She was munching on some dried poppy seeds she found around the house as Kenshin kept twitching like that and his eyes would flicker. She was snickering a bit as suddenly Kenshin's hands went around his neck and he started to choke himself! She fell over laughing as Aoshi walked in and stared at Himura choking himself.
"Misao...what's going on?...Did you pull a prank on him?" Misao paused as she looked up at Aoshi and grinned at him and said,
"Nope! He's just going insane! Want to watch with me?" She held up the bag of poppy seeds. Aoshi regarded them with a brief look before he reached out and took a pinch full and popped them into his mouth. He enjoyed the cruching sound he heard before he looked back at Himura and swallowed. He then stated,
"He's turning blue..." He got up and walked over to him and kicked him hard in the stomach to make him regain himself. Kenshin's eyes popped out for a moment as he hedl his stomach letting out a cry of,
"OROOOOOOOOOO!!"
"Ehehe you should be thankful Himura! Aoshi-sama kicked life back into you! After you were choking yourself..." Kenshin coughed a bit and leaned up as he rubbed his throat and looked at the two ninja before him.
"Oro? Was sessha choking himself?" Misao and Aoshi both nodded. Kenshin twitched slighlty as he could clearly see Battousai inside his mind smirking with victory. He had won this match today.
"Oro..." Misao then stood up and looked at Aoshi, grinning ear to ear.
"So can we go now Aoshi-sama?" He looked at her and then back at Himura for a moment.
"He seems sable enough to be on his own..." Kenshin twitched as he stared at Aoshi with a twitching eyebrow.
"SESSHA IS FINE. THAT HE IS." Aoshi then looked away from him and nodded. Misao then smiled at Kenshin and said,
"We're going to be out for the day Himura! Aoshi-sama and I are going sight seeing together..." Her face grew hot quickly as the word 'together' seemed to be the trigger of it all. It was just going to be the two of them sight seeing. Alone. It was so romantic! She could see it perfectly! They would walk together hand in hand. Maybe stop somewhere and get a bite to eat. Then move to see some shrines that Tokyo held. The stores maybe try on some clothes. Oh it was going to be great!
Kenshin watched as Misao gazed at the wall with her hands clasped and hearts for eyes. She was so excited. She whispered softly to herself,
"Alone with Aoshi-sama..." Kenshin chuckled a bit and then looked to Aoshi.
"You two will be out all day?" Aoshi nodded.
"Aa most likely..." Kenshin then nodded,
"Alright as long as you're back by dinner." Aoshi nodded and started to head towards the exit of the kitchen to put on his shoes as he told Misao,
"You have best hurry and tell that Kamiya girl you're going out...so she won't worry." Misao blinked and nodded,
"Oh you're right! I'll be right back Aoshi-sama." She ran to the back of the house to inform Kaoru of her romantic fanatsic date with Aoshi-sama!!
Kenshin watched her pratiscally skip to Kaoru's room as he looked at Aoshi.
"You two are really starting to move forward now Aoshi..."
"..."
"Ehehee." Kenshin then went back to putting the knife away as he cleaned the rag then as well. Aoshi watched him work out of the corner of his eye before he looked back at slipping his boot on.
"It seems you too are moving forward..." Kenshin blinked and paused for a moment,
"Oro..." He smiled softly but then frowned slightly as he knew that soon a rock would hit his and Kaoru's path. He just didn't know when that rock would be popping up.
"Himura...Misao asked me to retrieve some information on this Aoi character...I think it's best that you take a look at it." Kenshin then looked to Aoshi who was now standing and facing him.
"Why? Is there something wrong with his past?" Aoshi looked at Kenshin and replied,
"I just think it is best if you do take a look at it for yourself sometime soon." Kenshin then looked back at the counter as he closed his eyes. He felt like he would be prying into a world he had no right to enter. However he may lose Kaoru if he didn't have an advantage. Wait...what was he thinking? That wasn't true. He couldn't lose Kaoru. There was no way...
"...Perhaps I will...later." He then turned back to cleaning when Misao came back out with Kaoru following behind with a soft smie on her face. Kaoru was watching Misao as she asked,
"So it will just be you two then?" Misao nodded happily.
"Yep just Aoshi-sama and I!" She started a fit of giggles as Kaoru smiled happily for her friend. Misao had told her about all the exciting things that her and Aoshi-sama was going to do. She didn't know how well Misao was going to force Aoshi into changing into a western clothes. Despite that he did dress mostly in western, at least to Kaoru's point of view. She would die laughing if Aoshi came back wearing those pant bottoms that nearly arrived from the United States called 'Jeans.' She heard that they were tight. Still, knowing Aoshi just to please Misao he may go ahead and do it. Espeically if what Misao said before was true. It seemed that everyone was finally starting to move forward and gradually embracing the future.
"Misao...if we are to leave, let us leave now." Misao looked at Aoshi and nodded as she pratically skipped over to him. She looked up at him and nodded as she was grinning like a child about to go to the toy store. He closed his eyes for a brief moment as he knew that, that wasn't the case. Misao was no longer a child now was she? She was a young adult. A young woman. Capable of doing things her own way. He then reopened his eyes and turned around and began to head out the door without a second glance back her. Misao taking the hint looked to Kenshin and Kaoru and smiled,
"See you two later! Don't do anything naughty now!" Kaoru turned crimosn quickly as she grabbed something and threw it at Misao,
"JUST GET OUT OF HERE ALREADY!" Kenshin just smiled as he let out a light chuckle and took the poppy seed bag from early and put that away as Battousai was thinking,
"What does she mean by that? Dont' do anything naughty? If we want to do something naughty by god we're going to do it! We're going to do it until it hurts!!!"
"..."
"What Rurouni? Answer me!"
"..." Kenshin had made up his mind to ingore his other half for the rest of the day since he tried to choke him out. That's when Battousai chose to show the Rurouni just how COLORFUL his mouth could be. Kenshin heavied out a heavy sigh as he stretched his arms out.
"...Kenshin?" Kaoru's soft voice made Battousai's string of curses stop. Kenshin looked at her and smiled.
"Hai Kaoru-dono?" She then pointed to her gi she was sporting,
"I'm going to go ahead and train for awhile in the dojo...Yahiko was SUPPOSE to join but I haven't even seen him since he woke up this morning!" Kenshin just chuckled a bit and said,
"I'm sure he's with Tsubame-chan that he is."
"Eh? How can you be so sure?" Kenshin smiled and was about to reply 'Oh because love is in the air!" But Battousai stopped him and said,
"Say that and that will be the gayest thing you have ever said...EVER." So instead Kenshin smiled at her still and replied,
"It's just a manly feeling...that it is."
"Nice reply...baka.'
"ORO."
Kaoru didn't seem to mind it as she nodded and said,"I see...well I'll be in the dojo if you need me." Kenshin nodded to her as she crossed outside to her dojo just across the yard. Kenshin watched her go until he couldn't see her inside of the wooden walls. He then looked around and found that the kitchen was good and clean so he started to go to each room to get the dirty laundy until a tall shadow loomed over him. He slowly turned around to see a giant rooster...
"OROOOOOO! THE ROOSTER IS ATTACKING!!!!!!!" Sanosuke twitched as he grabbed Kenshin by the end of his gi and held him up,
"HEY DON"T CALL ME A ROOSTER...AND WHERE IS THE FOOD?!"
"FOOD?!" Sanosuke nodded and dropped Kenshin as he put their faces together. Sano had evil glint in his eye as he was starting to grow fangs.
"Where is it...I know you have it...the food..." He leaned closer to Kenshin as he started to twitch. Battousai thought in horror,
"Dear lord any closer and he'll kiss us!"
"You're starting to get annoying..."
Kenshin the pointed to the food and said,"We have some leftovers that we do but they're for-" He never got another word out as Sano had parked himself at the table and was gorging himself on rice and the bits of fish was left. Kenshin watched in wonder as he sighed a bit and sat a safe distance across from Sano and just watched him almost devour the chopsticks and bowl.
Soon Sanosuke finished and patted his stomach that was slighlty exposing.
"Ahh...that's much better..." Kenshin just stared at the bowl. Nothing was left inside of it. Not ONE speck of rice, for that matter there wasn't anything on the chopsticks either!
"Oro...Yahiko won't be happy...that he won't..."
"Hmph! It's his own fault." Kenshin sighed and replied,
"Sano..where have you been?" Sano blinked and asked,
"What do you mean?"
"Well we haven't seen you in the past few days...or Megumi-dono for that matter." Kenshin then blinked. Battousai then stared at Sanosuke though Kenshin's eyes. He was slightly twitching as he hissed
"He better not be getting some action when WE aren't!"
"..."
Even Kenshin...had to agree with him there...
Sanosuke coughed a bit as he took a drink of the tea Kenshin had left out. He drank for awhile as if to clean away the taste of something in his mouth. He then looked up at Kenshin and just grinned a bit before he replied,
"Gambling...I say I did pretty well.." Kenshin blinked and asked,
"Lot of money?" Sano blushed slightly and whispered in a low voice,
"Lot of something..."
"Oro? What did you say Sano?"
"Nothing!" He then drank the rest of the tea and stood up, brushing himself off. Kenshin stared and then asked,
"You're not even going to visit...?"
"Going to fight anyone?"
"...Not yet..." Sano blinked and said,
"Huh? Oh that Aoi guy he's still here eh?" Kenshin nodded and replied,
"Yes...but he's mostly been in his room."
"Well that's a good thing..."
"Not really..."
"Huh?" Sano sat back down as Kenshin began to explain all the events that had taken place since Sano had last been there with Megumi. Sano listened carefully as he tried to understand the situtation more. When Kenshin finished he had rested his eyes and sighed. Sano then leaned up head up and opened his eyes.
"So...basically there's going to be a duel for Kaoru then eh?" Kenshin nodded.
"Yep..."
"..."
"..."
Sanosuke then fell to the floor and rolled as he kicked the table while laughing loud and hard. Kenshin eeped and rushed to catch the table before it fell over. Once it was in his grasp he pulled it back and sat it properly. He twitched a bit and stared at Sano.
"It's not funny!"
"The hell it isn't! That little rich boy is going to get his ass KICKED!"
"Sano..."
"AHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! No...kicked isn't the right word! DESTORYED!'
"SANO." Kenshin was twitching heavily now as hew atcehd his friend roll around on the floor still laughing as tears sprang into his eyes. He finally stopped after Kenshin called his name in that miltary vote.
"Okay...Okay...ah but I needed that." He sat up and cleaned the tears away from his eyes before he faced Kenshin.
"Why are you so worried about this Kenshin? He's not strong now is he?" Kenshin glanced to the side,
"I...don't believe he is, judging from when he and Miss Kaoru sparred...however..." He also twitched as he remembered that he used that duel to touch Kaoru in ways only HE should be able to touch. Sanosuke's question snapped him out of his jealous thoughts.
"However?"
"I don't think he was showing his true strenght..." Sano then popped a fish bone into his mouth, leaving Kenshin to wonder if that was from the remains of the fish or did Sano just bought his own, and said,
"Huh...well if that's the case..." He stood up and stretched his back. "I'll be going...'
"ORO?!" Sano started to head head the door as he slid open the opening. "YOU DID JUST COME HERE FOR FOOD!" Sano blinked and looked at him and asked,
"What makes you say that? I came here and listened to a friend's trouble..."
"BUT YOU'RE NOT HELPING MY TROUBLES!!"
"That's not in the job description..." And with that...Sanosuke Sagara...the freeloader...just skipped out...
Leaving Kenshin the Wander screaming at him from the door.
"HYAH!" Kenshin blinked as his his attention was then turned towards the open door of the dojo. He saw his beloved in a basic stance holding her bokken.
"...Ah..." He let it slip from his lips as unknown to him her very image was making his feet move toward her as if she was pulling him. She held the wooden bokken between her two hands. Her right hand clutched above her left as they tightly held onto the handle. She lurched forward as she swung her sword down quickly, you could hear it cut the air in two as she drew it back. Again she bought it down with the same speed and accuracy as she took another step. She kept repeating the process as he could hear her let out "Hyahs' or "Ho" Sounds like that would casually slip off her lips.
He kept watching, not even caring if he was staring. He coudln't tear his eyes away from her. Her sapphire eyes were focused intently as if the enemy was indeed in front of her. Sweat beads were running down from her temples to her neck there they would gracefully slid down her chest. It was barely heaving, much to Battousai's displeasure, but that was only because Kaoru knew how to control her breathing during pratice. She had to make sure she didn't wear herself out by taking in a lot of air. His attention then went back to her neck. So soft and bare, her hair would gently flick across it when she moved forward.
He couldn't help it. He could not take his eyes off of her it was as though he was enchanted. He kicked off his sandals as he started to move foward as he put one foot into the dojo door and started to make his way towards her.
Kaoru felt a shadow hit her as she then turned her head towards it as he smiled when she saw it was Kenshin.
"Kenshin what are you doing?" Kenshin then stopped making his way towards her as he blinked and replied,
"Oro?"
"Did you come in here for something?" He then gently shook his head,
"Oro...no Kaoru-dono." Kaoru blinked as she then put her bokken against her shoulder and just eyed him for awhile before she giggled.
"Oh well...it's fine then I suppose then." She looked at him softly for awhile as he was blushing a bit. He felt like a fool when he couldn't come up with an excuse. Kaoru then looked outside at the large clouds.
"Do you think a storm could be coming tonight, Kenshin?" Kenshin blinked and then stared at where she was looking.
"Oro...there's a chance but there's not that many of them. Maybe the day will just be over cast..."
"In that case shouldn't you hurry and do the laundry..." Kaoru then had a glint in her eye as she turned and stared at Kenshin. Kenshin gulped a bit as he quickly turned around and almost ran to the safety of his laundry basket where he quickly filled up with water and soap. He knew he had better hurry if he wished to get at least one load done. Kaoru was right, it did indeed look like it could storm tonight. He didn't even consider that it could be a bad omen.
A few hours passed. After an hour Kaoru had stopped her training and relaxed for ten minutes as she watched Kenshin work. Yahiko came home after some time apparently with a happy look on his face. Saying something about a mystetical demon having the effect on love. When Kaoru tried to tell him maybe he was hit with Cupid's arrow he refused to believe that. Lunch was made and of course Sano returned for that reason. After lunch he didn't care much to stick around. Aoi hadn't made his appearence yet and despite how much Kaoru disliked him. She was worried about his health. She made him a plate and put it on the tray.
Kenshin gave her a glance and then asked,
"Taking that to Aoi-san?" Kaoru could have sworn that Kenshin's voice was much more rough and edgy that his usual tone. She looked at him and nodded,
"Yes...he needs to eat something." Kenshin nodded a bit and looked away as he served Yahiko who was still chowing down on his rice. Kaoru wondered for a moment if Kenshin was jealous but she shook her head of that idea. Kenshin would never be jealous. She poured a cup of tea for Aoi and then started to head towards his room.
She knocked gently on the sliding door's wooden panel. He didn't respond. Kaoru then knocked again and said,
"Aoi-san?" This time she got a response as she heard movement inside of room. The shoji door slowy opened to reveal Aoi still in his sleeping yukata with his hair out it's tie and down his shoulder.
"Kaoru-san?"
"I have some food for you...why are you still dressed like that?" He looked at himself and then looked back at her and asked,
"What time is it?"
"Late...here I bought you some lunch." She held out the tray for him to take. He looked down at it as he pondered if he should accept her offer or not. But the encouragement his stomach gave him he relented and reached out and took the tray from her hands and said,
"Thank you...won't you join me?" He used his elbow to pushed the shoji open more for her. Kaoru peeked inside and saw that he kept the room provided for him in neat and orderly shape. Thinking that it would be rude to turn down his offer Kaoru nodded her head and accepted. He moved to the side and allowed her to pass by him. She walke dinto the middle of the room as she sat down formally and waited for him to come and join her. Holding up the tray with one hand he slid the shoji door closed and then walked over to where Kaoru sat waiting. He placed his tray down and sat formally in front of her, with the tray seprating him from her.
"Is there something you wish to discuss with me?"
"No...I simply wish for the presence of a young woman when I dine." He picked up his chopsticks and neatly broke them as he began to consumption of rice. Kaoru washed him and took notice that he didn't rush though his meal but instead seemed to be savoring it. He did have neat manners, as one would expect from a noble family. Kaoru kept watching him eat, she just couldn't help it. She had many things she wanted to say to this man, but for some reason they didn't seem to become anything else but thoughts inside of her head. Even Aoi had nothing to say. He just ate with his eyes either closed or focused on the food. Even though he said he wished to dine in her company he didn't want to talk to her. He just wanted her presence she supposed. 'He must be use to this...having women all around him all the time. He seems to have that kind of attiude.' Kaoru thought to herself. Suddenly Aoi's eyes looked up at her as he licked his lips and placed his chopsticks on the side of the bowl.
"Thank you for the food...you seem to be a wondeful cook." Kaoru stared at him and asked,
"You think I cooked this?"
"Of course. You must have come to terms with the fact that soon you and I shall be man and wife. I imagine you slaved away cooking this meal for me, to yearn pleasure points. With I must say you most definately earned." Kaoru couldn't help herself, she bought a hand and giggled into it as he just stared her with a clueless expression on his face.
"You think I cooked this? Are you kidding me...? If you knew how I cook you wouldn't be saying that..." He bilnked in confusion as he looked at her to further explain herself. Kaoru then told him, "The food you just ate...is something our very own Kenshin made by his own two hands." He stared at her, flabghasted.
"That...MAN cooked this...?!" She nodded with pride.
"Yep."
"...He cooked this...?"
"Yep yep. He's a very good cook." Aoi snorted and said,
"He IS a woman." Kaoru then glared at him.
"No he's not!'
"Doesn't he also clean for you?"
"..."
"I bet he even does your own laundy!...Then again I can probably understand WHY he washes yours...do you even let him clean your loincloth?" He smirked slightly as he leaned back and stared at Kaoru. Kaoru turned instanly crimson as she glared at Aoi and almost shouted at him,
"Kenshin isn't that kind of man! And I have you know that I wash my own loincloth!" Kaoru then turned crimson as she soon as she realized she said that aloud and in front of him! She quickly looked to the side and patted her cheeks down to keep herself from saying anything anymore. Aoi watched this girl, she was attractive he'd give her that. However he found her face a bit too childish looking for his tastes. It could be because she was wearing that huge pink ribbon in her high ponytail. What really had him was her sapphire blue eyes. Or rather, that fire he seemed to find in those eyes of hers. It was so bright. To him it seemed that, that fire was alright lit. When she was upset it would be blazing, then when she was happy it would be lowered but still bright. He was curious to see how it was when she was sad. Was it completely out and only mere ashes remained? He would have to find out someday.
Once they were married...he would find out much about this young girl in front of him.
That's right...he was Aoi Behito right now...
He cleared his throat and said, "Once we're wed...you will no longer need to worry about loinclothes..." Kaoru stared at him and her eyes glared at him as she hissed,
"I will not be made into a whore by you..." Aoi was slightly taken aback but he merely chuckled it off and took a sip of the tea she had bought.
"You should let someone finish before you jump to slit their throats..." He immediately caught her calming down as she smoothed out her blue gi bottoms and looked at him to pay more attention, even though she didn't want to. "I just meant that when we are wed...you will no longer be wearing these poorly made kimonos. No you shall be my wife, and my wife shall dress in the finest attire that London has to offer."
"...London?" Kaoru repeated as for a brief moment, a look of confusion passed on her face. Aoi looked at her and thought that perhaps she never heard of the city London before.
"London...it's a city in England. Do you know what that is at least?" Kaoru narrowed her eyes toward him as she gripped her gi bottoms,
"Of course I do! I'm not stupid!" Aoi just hmphed and told her curtly,
"I should hope not. I will not put up with a retarded wife." Kaoru then stood up abrutly as she gathered up the tray and started to make her way out.
"It seems that you are finished Aoi-san...if you want dinner tonight I suggest that you come to the table with the rest of us." She started to reach for the door but she stopped and turned around and faced him as she said,"I will not marry you Behito Aoi...I will not." Aoi then turned himself around so he know sat facing her.
"Oh? But it was your father's wish that you do so. Will you disobey it?" Kaoru closed her eyes as she remembered Kenshin's words. She reopened them and faced him with a small smile on her face.
"My father wished...for my happiness...I know he did. Being married to you...will not make me happy. It would make me lonely, sorrowful, and completely devasted. My father wouldn't wish that for me." She looked at him as their eyes met. Aoi saw that fire in her eyes burn, trying to burn into him. "Wouldn't your father wish the same for you? Your happiness?" Aoi stared into her eyes for awhile before he slowly closed his eyes and thought about it. His father? Wish for his son's happiness. What a laughable thought. His father would never wish for something like that. It didn't bring power. Then it was worth the time. Even with this arranged marriage, it would bring his father not to mention the clan more power as they would have people stationed in Tokyo. All around they would be connected in Japan. It seemed like it was a yakuza netowrk. Aoi prayed that was not the case. He then looked at Kaoru for awhile and his eyes for a quick second darted to the bag he had hidden inside of blanket. He still had that...what was left to him by his father's servant. He sighed a bit and looked at Kaoru and then he smiled softly,
"You're right Kaoru-san...my father would wish for my happiness." Kaoru then smiled and said,
"See! Now, do you wish to be married to me? Would it make you happy?"
"No...it would not." Kaoru's smile seem to widen as she went over to him and grinned,
"Alright! Alright! So all we have to do then is put our heads together and work out a plan!" Aoi chuckled a bit and said softly,
"Perhaps over some tea." Kaoru nodded as she got down in front of him.
"Alright tonight then! You, me and Kenshin!" His ears perked up as he repeated Kenshin's name. Kaoru nodded, "Yeah! Kenshin can help us!" Aoi glanced to the side as he couldn't risk that red head meddling.
"If it's all the same to you...since this is personal...between you and I, I would like it to be between the two of us. Meaning we discuss things together, alone." Kaoru raised her eyebrow as she said,
"Kenshin is like family to me...I don't leave him out of anything."
"You can tell him later, after you and I work out a plan...agreed?" Kaoru glanced to the side, pouting. But soon she sighed and looked at him and nodded.
"Alright I guess that's fine." Aoi smirked a bit as Kaoru got back up and started to head back towards the kitchen. Aoi didn't stop her when she left the room and closed the door behind her. Instead he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Eh you and Yahiko are going out?" Kaoru blinked as Kenshin and Yahiko were already halfway out the door. Kenshin looked at her with his soft violet eyes.
"Yes...Obaasan from down the street came over awhile ago, while you were in there with Aoi-san and asked for my help in repairing a couple of patches on her roof while there's still sunlight and it hasn't started to rain. It's a quick job so with Yahiko's help I should be done and back soon." Kaoru blinked and nodded,
"Oh alright...in that case I'll make dinner then!" Behind Kenshin, Yahiko started to gag as he looked at Kaoru and said,
"I'll work fast so Kenshin can be back soon and make dinner!! PLEASE for the love of Kami-sama...DON"T TOUCH ANYTHING IN THE KITCHEN." Kaoru twitched a bit and asked,
"What are you trying to say?"
"...Don't make me explain it to you...especially since you KNOW how this will go...you don't have to worry as Kenshin WILL be back and make dinner..." Kaoru started to fume as Kenshin pushed Yahiko out the door.
"Maa maa Yahiko! Kaoru-dono is improving that she is!" Kaoru was holding her bokken as she was ready to attack anyone that stood in her way. Once Yahiko was sucessfully out of the door, Kenshin looked at Kaoru with a gentle look however his eyes were violet with tinted hints of amber shoning in them.
"Did you and that guy have a nice talk Kaoru-dono?" Kaoru lowered her bokken and walked over to him as she stroked his face softly, tracing his scar with his finger tip.
"Don't you even start now...and I have you know..something good happened." Kenshin reached up and took her hand and gently placed her finger tips on his lips as his tongue darted out and licked them slowly. He watched as Kaoru's body responded to this by her face turning red and a slight movement. Meaning she was shivering under this gentle touch. She was so innocent...it was too tempting. He could take her right now in this floor and no regret would pass though him. But instead he dropped her hand and licked his lips of her salty taste.
"Good?" Kaoru trembled a bit and clapsed hands quickly together as she nodded.
"That's right, and when you get home tonight I'll be sure to tell you all about it! Now quit wasting time and get a move on!" She started to push him out the door as just to make things diffcult for her Kenshin leaned back as if he became to heavy to move on.
"Nnn..." Kaoru growled at him a bit and slapped his back.
"OI that roof isn't going to fix itself now!" Kenshin then blinked and remembered who he was suppose to be fixing the roof for. He didn't want that little old lady to catch a cold now.
"Oro...that's true. Well I"ll see you later Kaoru-dono!" Kaoru looked at him and smiled,
"Yes I'll be waiting your return...if you're not home by sunset then I'll make dinner." Kenshin nodded and quickly gave a kiss on her lips before he rushed out the door as Yahiko was already starting to complain that Kenshin was taking too long. Kaoru watched as she put a finger to her lips and stared after him. Kenshin and Yahiko started to make their way out of the gate but before Kenshin was completely out of it he turned around and waved to her with a gentle smile on his face. Then he disappeared with Yahiko.
She stood there for awhile. In a daze.
She couldn't move. Kenshin had licked her fingers and then kissed her! Oh...he left her with...with..such a...such a...feeling.
It felt so...wonderful.
When his tongue passed her finger tips a shiver went down her spine. Making her legs shake and a feeling burn for a moment inside of her stomach. It felt so...exciting. The feeling wasn't new, as Battousai had made her feel this way before, she wondered if this was the feeling of desire that was passing though her. Then when he kissed her goodbye. A warm and soft feeling was left on her lips. She bought up a hand, the one he didn't lick, and gently touched her lips. She then smiled softly as her eyes lowered in mirth as she whispered,
"Kenshin..."
"So we're the only ones then?" Kaoru jumped when she heard Aoi from behind her. She turned to see him staring at him with a blank expression on his face.
"You're finally out of your room Aoi-san? And you're dressed to boot..." Indeed he was, dressed in a Western suit and tie. He had pulled his hair back to it was now merely a ponytail hiding behind his neck and shoulders.
"Yes yes...we're alone?" Kaoru nodded.
"Kenshin and Yahiko went out to help a neighbor of ours...they shouldn't be back for a couple of hours." Aoi nodded to that and then held up the bag he had been gazing at before when she was in his room.
"Then in that case perhaps we should have that tea we were talking about." Kaoru looked at the bag and asked,
"What is that?"
"It a special tea I carry around with me on long trips. It's from India."
"India?" She had a clueless expression on her face once more.
"...It's a country...that the English Control...okay look we're going to have to brush you up on World Events..." Kaoru blinked a bit and tilted her head slightly. Aoi then coughed a bit and said,"But right now...let's have that tea."
"Oh alright I'm just going to go to close the door then." She walked over to close the door that Kenshin had left open. Aoi watched her do so but he started to head to the kitchen and told her,
"I normally don't do this but since you don't really know how to make any othe tea expect for Japanese tea...I'll make it this one time." Kaoru twitched slightly as she didn't like how he said it but she didn't comment instead she closed the shoji door and went to the table and sat down as she waited for him to make the tea.
Aoi boiled the water and then looked at the package as he sighed slightly but he then began to pour some of the greenish powder mixture into the water and stirred well. When the powder had blended in perfectly to the water he poured it in two cups and bought it over to Kaoru as he sat down across from her.
"Take a drink and tell me how you like it..." Kaoru blinked and looked at the steaming dark green tea. She gently blew and took a small sip. The moment it hit her tongue it tasted bitter but then it started to change flavor. It went from a bitter plain watery taste to this fanastic milky smooth sweet taste that made her tongue dance. She took a drink then feeling it slid down her throat to her stomach. She then took it away from her lips and licked them as she smiled at him.
"It's surpisingly good!" Aoi nodded and commented,
"I knew you like it..." Kaoru nodded and took another sip as she licked her lips once more and said,
"So about this arrangment that our father's left us..what do you...purpose we...do...?" Kaoru was blinking repeatly as for some reason her vision began to get blurr until she was seeing double. Her head felt light as she fell to her side and stared straight forward. "Eh...?' She whispered a bit as he rolled over onto her back. She felt funny. Her head felt light and her body...it felt so...hot. Suddenly a shaow was looming over her she blinked once more and then her vision was fixed but she still felt like she would be better off on her back.
"Aoi-san?" She questioned. The figure that loomed over her leaned closer to appear it was not, Aoi but her love. Kenshin.
"Kenshin!" She exclaimed clearly surpised to see him. Kenshin smiled at her gently as he reached out and genlty stroked her cheek.
"Hai Kaoru-dono it's me...I've been here all this time."
"Eh?? But you just to help Obaasan!" He chuckled a bit and said,
"You fell asleep my dear...that was a dream..."
"Dream??? I fell asleep at the table???" Kenshin chuckeld once more and then gently picked her up and held up in his arms.
"Hai you did." He chuckeld a bit and said,"I think all that training today made you tired..." He leaned his forehead against hers. He felt her flush under his skin.
"Oh...what a weird dream then..." Kenshin then started to carry her to her room as he told her in a soft husky voice,
"Kaoru-dono..."
"Hai Kenshin?" She was shivering with his tone.
"...I need you."
"What? I...I need you to." He looked at her. The look that displayed in his violet eyes made her shiver. They looked so...hungry.
"Do you love me Kaoru?"
"Ye..Yes Kenshin I do. You know I do..." He leaned his face closer to hers and whispered,
"Prove it to me..."
"...Pro...prove it?" He nodded genlty and whispered,
"Let me have you...let me make you mine." Kaoru's eyes widen as he face burned but then she felt his lips upon hers as he started to kiss her passionately holding her close to his body. The kiss was different the feelings behind it and how it was done. Was this the next step then? It must be...when the kiss was broken Kenshin smiled at her,"Well...Kaoru-dono..." Kaoru looked down at the floor but then back at him as she smiled.
"Yes...I am yours Kenshin...take me." He smiled once more as he leaned down and began to kiss her passionately as he held her close.
Kaoru wrapped her arms around Aoi's neck and pulled him closer as her hands ran though his hair in that ponytail. They broke the kiss for air as she opened her eyes to reveal her sapphire eyes glazed over with a blank look in them.
"K...Kenshin..." Aoi licked her neck and whispered against,
"Shh shh Kaoru-dono...it's alright...just let me take care of you from here..." He slid her door open with his foot and then when they were both inside of it he used that same foot and closed it behind them.
Kenshin came home hours later with Yahiko with a worn out face.
"..Just a few patches...THAT OLD WOMAN IS INSANE."
"Now, now Yahiko...it's not her fault she missed a few..."
"A FEW? KENSHIN SHE MISSED TWENTY...IT STOPS BEFORE "A FEW" WHEN IT REACHES FOUR!" Kenshin chuckled a bit as he said,
"Now calm down..." Yahiko was fuming as he held onto that hammer.
"NOW we have to eat Kaoru's cooking! Urgh my poor stomach is going to be in pain all night long, not to mention my tastebuds!" Kenshin chuckled a bit as he glanced down at his fingers. He was wearing nice bandages...he missed the the mark a few times. Granted it was because of Yahiko complaining. He shrugged it off, the pain would be gone the moment he saw Kaoru of course. He grinned as he started to move faster to the dojo gate. He then opened it up and called,
"Kaoru-dono! We're back!"
No response.
Kenshin blinked a bit and said,'Oro?" He looked around and didn't see her outside. Yahiko blinked and yawned a bit,
"She's probably in the kitchen Kenshin...I'm going to the dojo I need to get in some pratice before dinner." He walked to the dojo. Kenshin blinked and looked around as he took Yahiko's advice and went to check in the kitchen. He went inside the house part and placed the tools down by the door and slid it shut. He went to the kichen and found it bare.
"Kaoru-dono?" He felt suddenly worried as he got up and started to head towards her room he had a bad feeling about this.
That's when her door opened. He smiled a bit as Kaoru probably took a nap since it was a tired day.
"Ah Kaoru-dono..." He stared as it was Aoi stepping out of her room. He looked at Kenshin as he put a finger to his lips and said,
"Shh...she's still sleeping..." Without saying anything else he went to the guest room.
Kenshin stared after him as his eyes were widen. His heart was beating wildy in his chest. What did he mean by that? She was still sleeping...how would he know? His hands started to shake as he had to clench them and move forward he needed to see.
He prayed to god that his thought wouldn't come reality.
He prayed so hard...
The moment his face came in front of her opening of her doorway his eyes widen as his nose picked up the smell.
The smell of blood.
Blood across her legs...and her clothes.
That were scattered around the place.
She lay on her back with her legs open, dried blood in the middle of ther thighs, or what he saw of them. Because from her breasts down to her womanhood she was covered with a futon cover. Her hair was out of her pink ribbon and lay all around as on her face was a smile of content.
That...
She...
That blood meant that she was no longer pure.
His beloved...sweet innocent Kaoru...was no longer...innocent.
She had opened her legs, her innocence
to that man.
That man had pressed inside of her until he exploded.
Kaoru had cried out his name in the heat of passion.
Again and again that man pressed himself inside of her.
Again and again Kaoru had cried out in pleasure.
Kaoru had screamed his name when she hit her climax.
Not...his own...
It was...that man's name she had screamed.
He breath began to quicken. He could feel the anger move all around in his veins. His blood was boiling as he felt uncontrol rage towards the woman that lay asleep before him. Growling deeply in his throat he reache dout and grabbed the wooden handle of her door and slid it shut. As he didn't want to see anymore of the sight in front of him.
Amber eyes set instead of the calm collected violet
Kenshin turned heel and stormed out of the dojo right when the rain began to come down.
He slammed the door closed and shoved Aoshi and Misao out of his way when he passed them when leaving the dojo. Misao shouted at him angerily but was stopped when Aoshi pulled her closer to him and gave her a look that made her stop. Kenshin didn't hear her as he kept moving forward.
Kenshin didn't come home that night.
Or the next.
In fact...he didn't come home for week.
Leaving Kaoru in a state of hell and confusion.
For that one week, a smirk never left Aoi's face.
TBC