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SilverWolfe-Why thank you! =D Here is your chapter three.
koe760-- Hmm. So you like the Saitou/Kenshin pairing too huh? My kind of person *nod nod* Hehe. As much as I hate to admit it, I think the going with Saitou and Kenshin is going to be a little slow, but I'll try to get some in here for you ^^
Gia-- ^^ yes! I enjoy the Yuuki/Kenshin stuff too. And you have to admit, a naïve Kenshin equals a kinky Kenshin, wouldn't you say? It just spices the whole story up ^^
Rath-- o.o; Well now, pushy aren't we? Just kidding. I appreciate your support. Hm... a fellow Kenshin/Saitou fan... Guten, Guten. And yes, I lose interest in my works fairly quickly, that's why it takes a long time to update them, or I'm just plain lazy or I have too much crap going on =D
Rarity88-- Yes. We all loff Saitou
Sorrow-I'm doing just that right now.
Mystic Shadow-- ... I have no idea where I'm going with this...
Arizosa-well that helps.. X.x Well I think I'm going to stick with Kenshin/Saitou since that IS the original pairing. But haha you'll have to see what happens when Yuuki interferes.
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The long Awaited... Chapter three
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"Kenshin Himura!!!" A shout came. The Battousai's eyes snapped open and he was on his feet in an instant. There, in front of him, was Kaoru, looking pretty angry as well.
"Wh-what is it Miss Kaoru?"
"You have been sleeping ALL day. You haven't even done your chores, Yuuki cleaned the deck off FOR you so you better be thanking him." She nagged. A confused look washed over the swordsman's face.
"Wait a minute. Kaoru, I did the deck this morning."
"No you didn't, it was filthy, even worse than it was when I went to bed just last night! I watched Yuuki clean it." She frowned more, leaning back on her heels, hands on her hips in a defensive posture.
How could that be? He distinctly remembered cleaning the deck this morning. Or... maybe he hadn't. Maybe he'd dreamed it? Gods, things were getting so strange around here. Well if he dreamed cleaning the deck, that means he also dreamed about the kiss too. Then what was the meaning of that dream? Was he actually WANTING to have this guest kiss him? So many unanswered questions... it was making him sick.
"Well?" Kaoru's voice came again, shaking him from his thoughts. He plastered on his little smile, apologized, and promised that he'd get right to his work. She left, satisfied and he ran a hand through his hair, taking a deep breath. He suddenly held it, his hand going lower, and lower... His hair was undone... He suddenly remembered something from his dream.
- Kenshin finally scrambled up and cleared his throat, pulling the knot undone to the tie that held his sleeves back. He had his back to the other, trying to calm himself and things were going smoothly. It seemed the other was settling for watching..... or so he thought until his hair was yanked and he fell back against Yuuki, hair undone, falling over his shoulders. -
"No, it couldn't be true," he whispered to himself. "It's just a coincidence, I'm sure. How could my life possibly get any stranger?"
"Kenshin!" Kaoru's voice came again, calling him this time, not angry. He walked out of the room, grabbing some ribbon as he passed the table by the door. As he made his way to the door, he hastily tried to pull his hair back, ribbon held in his mouth.
"What is it?" He said around the ribbon, smoothing his hair out on the top and Kaoru shrugged lightly and left, gesturing towards the door. He nodded slightly and took the place where she was standing for himself, looking up.
Saitou.
His mouth dropped open suddenly, ribbon falling from it and he quickly tried to grab for it, letting go of his flaming locks. He groaned when he realized how clumsy he must have seemed and just left the ribbon on the floor, sighing in exasperation and looking at the police officer. "What can I do for you, Saitou?"
The wolf raised an eyebrow. He didn't say anything for a long while, just looking at Kenshin, a little smirk tugging at the corner of his lips. Kenshin, Kenshin, Kenshin, the wolf thought, taking in the Battousai's appearance. It was very nice, seeing the swordsman like this; off guard. His clothes were a bit wrinkled, an obvious sign he'd just woken up. He, himself, looked tired, eyelids hanging a bit lower than they should, and that flaming red hair unbound and splayed across his shoulders... it was almost too much to handle. He was beautiful, flat out beautiful.
"I came to inform you that your runt of a student was arrested today."
"What? Yahiko?" He asked in disbelief.
"Yes, that was his name. It seems that he was caught pick-pocketing around the street market today. We found a few bags of money in his grubby little hands that belonged to some people who had reported missing money bags only just an hour before."
"No, it couldn't have been Yahiko, he would not do that."
"No, I assure you, he did do it. He did deny taking them, and said that he had been framed, a typical pick-pocket thief story. He does have a criminal record, Himura." The officer pointed out. "He has picked pockets before so what's to say he wouldn't do it again? Just because he lives here now doesn't mean he will stop. Old habits die hard, you know."
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I told Kaoru right away about what happened. It just doesn't make any sense. Why would Yahiko pick pockets when he knows he could have just asked for money? I suppose he could have been in some sort of trouble, but he should have told us if that was the case. Saitou left after I asked if we could see Yahiko, but chances are they won't let him go until they prove he's not guilty, that they will not. Why are things suddenly becoming so complicated? To make matters worse, I haven't seen that stranger, Fuyu Yuuki, around at all today. Everything has become strange since he's been here, but if that dream I had really IS a dream, I suppose I can't say things have been out of order since it didn't really happen, that I cannot. I'm so confused.
Saitou certainly showed up at a rather inconvenient time. He knows me by 'Battousai' as well, so I'm sure I looked rather pathetic at the door. I wasn't expecting him, I haven't seen him in a very long time, and just seeing him again shocked me so much, it did. But then again, I suppose I should be expecting things like this now that Yuuki is here. He has a mysterious air about him, a suspicious one as well, I'm not sure if I can trust him. I'll be on guard around him.
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Once Kenshin got to the Police building, he was lead directly to Yahiko. Kaoru didn't come with him, he wouldn't let her. He told her to stay at the dojo and watch it, since they had a guest it would be rude to leave him unattended. Of course, the real reason he wanted her to stay was to watch out for that stranger, making sure he didn't try to steal or commit some crime while they were away.
Moving some hair out of his face, he sat down across from Yahiko on the ground mats.
"I didn't do it Kenshin, you have to believe me."
"I do believe you, Yahiko. I want to find out who might have done this to you, but you have to be completely honest with me and tell me what happened."
The teen nodded. "Well I was in the market, and I was just looking at some stuff, you know, and once I walked past this particular alley way someone grabbed me and pulled me in. Whoever it was did something and I blacked out. After that, I don't know what happened until I woke up and I walked out of the alley, I figured the guy had come to rob me or something so I looked on my belt and I saw more than just my bag of money, Kenshin. I don't know where they came from, so I started to take them off my belt and I was going to go to the police and tell them, but they got to me first and they asked where I got them and they said that I had stolen them!"
"I see. Well, I would say that that makes perfect sense as to think someone framed you, Yahiko. Do you remember any distinct details? Like the criminal's features?"
The black haired boy shook his head. Of course, a dead end, Kenshin thought. But this kind of work was for Police anyways, and he sort of felt like one, asking Yahiko all these questions. His time to visit was up, and the Police were starting to pester him so he stood with a sigh and smiled at Yahiko for reassurance. Leaving the building, he spotted Saitou leaning on the outside wall, a cigarette in his mouth, eyes closed, and arms crossed.
"Himura," he said. "I'd like to have a word with you."
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Golden eyes peered at Kenshin from across a table. Saitou had asked for Kenshin to come with him, where they wouldn't be distracted, and ended up going to the policeman's house. The house looked so bare, something he wouldn't expect from a married man such as Saitou. He would have expected Saitou's wife to have decorated the place much more. But it wasn't so, the walls were bare, the floors were clean, the china sets were plain and everything seemed so plain. Even the dojo was more alive than this place.
"Saitou why is everything so... bare? Doesn't your wife wish to have a beautiful house?"
There was a sudden look on Saitou's face that said Kenshin shouldn't have brought something like this up. The wolf's glare penetrated him to the core, unnerved him nearly. He had never seen Saitou's glare so intense, yet, somehow it wasn't directed at him. "She died." Came the simple reply. "Five years ago."
"Oh, Saitou, I'm sorry." Kenshin winced, biting his lip. He really hadn't meant to stir up such bad memories, but Saitou just shook his head.
"It was five years ago, Himura. Moving on, the reason I called you here in the first place is that I believe your runt is innocent. Don't ask me why it's just a feeling and my instincts have never been wrong before."
Well that makes sense, Kenshin thought, his nickname happened to be something along the lines of Wolf, so naturally he would have good instincts, he supposed. The read head didn't exactly know how to respond to this though, as he, himself, was going on instinct, but it seemed like Saitou might have been hiding something as well. He wasn't going to pry right now, it was just good to know that he had Saitou on his side, or at least he thought he did. "So are you going to help me find out who it really is?"
"I might."
What a reassuring answer. Kenshin just couldn't fathom what this man was doing. He was being dodgy with his answers, just like Yuuki. The Battousai had to fight the urge to groan and roll his eyes, but he still had a little tight smile that said he was not pleased with that answer. Saitou smiled in return, or rather, smirked. The look nearly knocked Kenshin over.
He had never realized before but... Saitou was incredibly handsome. Kenshin flinched at his own train of thoughts. Not only was the policeman male, but he was as well, and last time he checked he didn't particularly desire males. But then again, he hadn't exactly pushed Yuuki away when he-no, no, that was only a dream, he assured himself... he was still having doubts. But that slim face, narrow, golden eyes, jet black hair, and lithe, yet powerful body just drew him in like a fish on a line.
Kenshin had to force him to look away, a slight shade of pink painting itself across his cheeks when his face suddenly felt hot. He'd never really felt like this before, not towards any male, and Saitou sure as hell didn't look at all feminine, so he couldn't just get away with saying so and convincing himself that was the problem.
Saitou happened to notice the little blush on Kenshin's face and this fact gave him great satisfactory. The simple thought that he had made Kenshin blush was more than enough to make him want to tease him some more.
"Himura, you look a bit red, is something the matter?" The wolf said slyly, knowingly.
"No, I-I'm fine." Stuttering at a time like this? He cursed himself mentally. How could he have let his guard down again?
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Scythe: Well now, this was a pleasant chapter =D I'm very proud of myself for actually putting a bit of drama and mystery in here *grin grin* Anyways, thank you all who reviewed! It's much appreciated, so keep on reviewing! I'm starting to respond to them now lol.
SilverWolfe-Why thank you! =D Here is your chapter three.
koe760-- Hmm. So you like the Saitou/Kenshin pairing too huh? My kind of person *nod nod* Hehe. As much as I hate to admit it, I think the going with Saitou and Kenshin is going to be a little slow, but I'll try to get some in here for you ^^
Gia-- ^^ yes! I enjoy the Yuuki/Kenshin stuff too. And you have to admit, a naïve Kenshin equals a kinky Kenshin, wouldn't you say? It just spices the whole story up ^^
Rath-- o.o; Well now, pushy aren't we? Just kidding. I appreciate your support. Hm... a fellow Kenshin/Saitou fan... Guten, Guten. And yes, I lose interest in my works fairly quickly, that's why it takes a long time to update them, or I'm just plain lazy or I have too much crap going on =D
Rarity88-- Yes. We all loff Saitou
Sorrow-I'm doing just that right now.
Mystic Shadow-- ... I have no idea where I'm going with this...
Arizosa-well that helps.. X.x Well I think I'm going to stick with Kenshin/Saitou since that IS the original pairing. But haha you'll have to see what happens when Yuuki interferes.
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The long Awaited... Chapter three
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"Kenshin Himura!!!" A shout came. The Battousai's eyes snapped open and he was on his feet in an instant. There, in front of him, was Kaoru, looking pretty angry as well.
"Wh-what is it Miss Kaoru?"
"You have been sleeping ALL day. You haven't even done your chores, Yuuki cleaned the deck off FOR you so you better be thanking him." She nagged. A confused look washed over the swordsman's face.
"Wait a minute. Kaoru, I did the deck this morning."
"No you didn't, it was filthy, even worse than it was when I went to bed just last night! I watched Yuuki clean it." She frowned more, leaning back on her heels, hands on her hips in a defensive posture.
How could that be? He distinctly remembered cleaning the deck this morning. Or... maybe he hadn't. Maybe he'd dreamed it? Gods, things were getting so strange around here. Well if he dreamed cleaning the deck, that means he also dreamed about the kiss too. Then what was the meaning of that dream? Was he actually WANTING to have this guest kiss him? So many unanswered questions... it was making him sick.
"Well?" Kaoru's voice came again, shaking him from his thoughts. He plastered on his little smile, apologized, and promised that he'd get right to his work. She left, satisfied and he ran a hand through his hair, taking a deep breath. He suddenly held it, his hand going lower, and lower... His hair was undone... He suddenly remembered something from his dream.
- Kenshin finally scrambled up and cleared his throat, pulling the knot undone to the tie that held his sleeves back. He had his back to the other, trying to calm himself and things were going smoothly. It seemed the other was settling for watching..... or so he thought until his hair was yanked and he fell back against Yuuki, hair undone, falling over his shoulders. -
"No, it couldn't be true," he whispered to himself. "It's just a coincidence, I'm sure. How could my life possibly get any stranger?"
"Kenshin!" Kaoru's voice came again, calling him this time, not angry. He walked out of the room, grabbing some ribbon as he passed the table by the door. As he made his way to the door, he hastily tried to pull his hair back, ribbon held in his mouth.
"What is it?" He said around the ribbon, smoothing his hair out on the top and Kaoru shrugged lightly and left, gesturing towards the door. He nodded slightly and took the place where she was standing for himself, looking up.
Saitou.
His mouth dropped open suddenly, ribbon falling from it and he quickly tried to grab for it, letting go of his flaming locks. He groaned when he realized how clumsy he must have seemed and just left the ribbon on the floor, sighing in exasperation and looking at the police officer. "What can I do for you, Saitou?"
The wolf raised an eyebrow. He didn't say anything for a long while, just looking at Kenshin, a little smirk tugging at the corner of his lips. Kenshin, Kenshin, Kenshin, the wolf thought, taking in the Battousai's appearance. It was very nice, seeing the swordsman like this; off guard. His clothes were a bit wrinkled, an obvious sign he'd just woken up. He, himself, looked tired, eyelids hanging a bit lower than they should, and that flaming red hair unbound and splayed across his shoulders... it was almost too much to handle. He was beautiful, flat out beautiful.
"I came to inform you that your runt of a student was arrested today."
"What? Yahiko?" He asked in disbelief.
"Yes, that was his name. It seems that he was caught pick-pocketing around the street market today. We found a few bags of money in his grubby little hands that belonged to some people who had reported missing money bags only just an hour before."
"No, it couldn't have been Yahiko, he would not do that."
"No, I assure you, he did do it. He did deny taking them, and said that he had been framed, a typical pick-pocket thief story. He does have a criminal record, Himura." The officer pointed out. "He has picked pockets before so what's to say he wouldn't do it again? Just because he lives here now doesn't mean he will stop. Old habits die hard, you know."
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I told Kaoru right away about what happened. It just doesn't make any sense. Why would Yahiko pick pockets when he knows he could have just asked for money? I suppose he could have been in some sort of trouble, but he should have told us if that was the case. Saitou left after I asked if we could see Yahiko, but chances are they won't let him go until they prove he's not guilty, that they will not. Why are things suddenly becoming so complicated? To make matters worse, I haven't seen that stranger, Fuyu Yuuki, around at all today. Everything has become strange since he's been here, but if that dream I had really IS a dream, I suppose I can't say things have been out of order since it didn't really happen, that I cannot. I'm so confused.
Saitou certainly showed up at a rather inconvenient time. He knows me by 'Battousai' as well, so I'm sure I looked rather pathetic at the door. I wasn't expecting him, I haven't seen him in a very long time, and just seeing him again shocked me so much, it did. But then again, I suppose I should be expecting things like this now that Yuuki is here. He has a mysterious air about him, a suspicious one as well, I'm not sure if I can trust him. I'll be on guard around him.
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Once Kenshin got to the Police building, he was lead directly to Yahiko. Kaoru didn't come with him, he wouldn't let her. He told her to stay at the dojo and watch it, since they had a guest it would be rude to leave him unattended. Of course, the real reason he wanted her to stay was to watch out for that stranger, making sure he didn't try to steal or commit some crime while they were away.
Moving some hair out of his face, he sat down across from Yahiko on the ground mats.
"I didn't do it Kenshin, you have to believe me."
"I do believe you, Yahiko. I want to find out who might have done this to you, but you have to be completely honest with me and tell me what happened."
The teen nodded. "Well I was in the market, and I was just looking at some stuff, you know, and once I walked past this particular alley way someone grabbed me and pulled me in. Whoever it was did something and I blacked out. After that, I don't know what happened until I woke up and I walked out of the alley, I figured the guy had come to rob me or something so I looked on my belt and I saw more than just my bag of money, Kenshin. I don't know where they came from, so I started to take them off my belt and I was going to go to the police and tell them, but they got to me first and they asked where I got them and they said that I had stolen them!"
"I see. Well, I would say that that makes perfect sense as to think someone framed you, Yahiko. Do you remember any distinct details? Like the criminal's features?"
The black haired boy shook his head. Of course, a dead end, Kenshin thought. But this kind of work was for Police anyways, and he sort of felt like one, asking Yahiko all these questions. His time to visit was up, and the Police were starting to pester him so he stood with a sigh and smiled at Yahiko for reassurance. Leaving the building, he spotted Saitou leaning on the outside wall, a cigarette in his mouth, eyes closed, and arms crossed.
"Himura," he said. "I'd like to have a word with you."
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Golden eyes peered at Kenshin from across a table. Saitou had asked for Kenshin to come with him, where they wouldn't be distracted, and ended up going to the policeman's house. The house looked so bare, something he wouldn't expect from a married man such as Saitou. He would have expected Saitou's wife to have decorated the place much more. But it wasn't so, the walls were bare, the floors were clean, the china sets were plain and everything seemed so plain. Even the dojo was more alive than this place.
"Saitou why is everything so... bare? Doesn't your wife wish to have a beautiful house?"
There was a sudden look on Saitou's face that said Kenshin shouldn't have brought something like this up. The wolf's glare penetrated him to the core, unnerved him nearly. He had never seen Saitou's glare so intense, yet, somehow it wasn't directed at him. "She died." Came the simple reply. "Five years ago."
"Oh, Saitou, I'm sorry." Kenshin winced, biting his lip. He really hadn't meant to stir up such bad memories, but Saitou just shook his head.
"It was five years ago, Himura. Moving on, the reason I called you here in the first place is that I believe your runt is innocent. Don't ask me why it's just a feeling and my instincts have never been wrong before."
Well that makes sense, Kenshin thought, his nickname happened to be something along the lines of Wolf, so naturally he would have good instincts, he supposed. The read head didn't exactly know how to respond to this though, as he, himself, was going on instinct, but it seemed like Saitou might have been hiding something as well. He wasn't going to pry right now, it was just good to know that he had Saitou on his side, or at least he thought he did. "So are you going to help me find out who it really is?"
"I might."
What a reassuring answer. Kenshin just couldn't fathom what this man was doing. He was being dodgy with his answers, just like Yuuki. The Battousai had to fight the urge to groan and roll his eyes, but he still had a little tight smile that said he was not pleased with that answer. Saitou smiled in return, or rather, smirked. The look nearly knocked Kenshin over.
He had never realized before but... Saitou was incredibly handsome. Kenshin flinched at his own train of thoughts. Not only was the policeman male, but he was as well, and last time he checked he didn't particularly desire males. But then again, he hadn't exactly pushed Yuuki away when he-no, no, that was only a dream, he assured himself... he was still having doubts. But that slim face, narrow, golden eyes, jet black hair, and lithe, yet powerful body just drew him in like a fish on a line.
Kenshin had to force him to look away, a slight shade of pink painting itself across his cheeks when his face suddenly felt hot. He'd never really felt like this before, not towards any male, and Saitou sure as hell didn't look at all feminine, so he couldn't just get away with saying so and convincing himself that was the problem.
Saitou happened to notice the little blush on Kenshin's face and this fact gave him great satisfactory. The simple thought that he had made Kenshin blush was more than enough to make him want to tease him some more.
"Himura, you look a bit red, is something the matter?" The wolf said slyly, knowingly.
"No, I-I'm fine." Stuttering at a time like this? He cursed himself mentally. How could he have let his guard down again?
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Scythe: Well now, this was a pleasant chapter =D I'm very proud of myself for actually putting a bit of drama and mystery in here *grin grin* Anyways, thank you all who reviewed! It's much appreciated, so keep on reviewing! I'm starting to respond to them now lol.