Author's notes :
Hiyee minna-san ! ... i actually did the first five chapters of this fic a looong time ago but never bothered to post it up in the net ... i guess that's why there suddenly are a lot of chapters all at once ... sigh, one more chapter to upload after this one ... this is a cute chapter because Kaoru realizes that she's willing to do anything, and I mean ANYTHING, to get Kenshin's attention ... hehe, read on !
rurouni kenshin and company do no belong to me - they belong to some japanese company and the creator ... i'm just a fanfic writer with no valuables of any sort - so don't even think of suing me ... please ?!? ... O_o;
Email me at zutazuta@hotmail.com
- anata ^^;
She was safe in his warm, comforting embrace. Here, she felt loved and cherished, knowing that he was there by her side, always ready to hold her. He was her knight in shining armor. In this case, he was a samurai, with sexy purple socks that matched his eyes perfectly, who had vowed to protect her with his life. The bond they shared was unbreakable, the love between them enduring throughout the toughest ordeals ... or was it ?
The Kiss - chapter 4
INSIDE.
' I am getting much too paranoid, but what if something did happen to her while she was still outside. Hmph, who cares. ' murmured Kenshin to himself.
" I know you do, very much, in fact. " said the Sano in a gratingly cheerful know - it - all voice, who had gone unnoticed by Kenshin do to his preoccupied state.
Anxious about being overheard, Kenshin forced Sanosuke to swear not to tell a single soul about this, by threatening to stop cooking, which would have resulted in Kaoru's opportunity to show off her culinary talents to everyone, including Sano.
" Kenshin, buddy of mine, I am going to help you out. Although you're not as studly and good - looking as I, ahem, am, I swear that you will get Kaoru. "
" Shhhhh, not so loud. "
" How about I get some of my pals to pretend to rob her dojo, and you will come just in the nick of time to save her and beat up the bad guys. You'd become her knight in shining armour ! No, that wouldn't work. By the time you'd arrive, Kaoru would probably have knocked them all unconscious with her bamboo sword. It would be my friends who would need protection from that tomboy. "
" What did you just say ? " asked Kenshin with a dangerous glint in his eyes.
" Nothing, nothing. That was just a stupid idea. Okay, listen to this one, it's much better than the previous one. How about we hire some geishas to pretend to be madly in love with you to make Kaoru jealous ? I am just so brilliant ! "
" Sano, that wouldn't work. I don't even know whether Kaoru could ever think of me as more than ' just ' a friend. She welcomed me into the dojo, she shares her ups and downs in life with me, she bestows her beautiful smiles on me - but just as a friend. If ever she sees me with one of those geishas, she'd probably congratulate me and give me advice on courting women. I really don't think that she has any romantic inclinations about me. How about you, what do you think ? "
" Actually, I think that Kaoru really likes- " Suddenly, Sano stopped talking.
" Well, Kaoru really likes what ? " continued Kenshin impatiently.
" Yeah Sano, what DO I really like ? " asked Kaoru who had just appeared behind Kenshin.
Panicking, Kenshin turned to Sano for help in giving an explanation, only to find the spot, which Sanosuke had occupied, empty. He glanced left and right, managing to catch a glimpse of Sano, just as he successfully escaped into the other room. Fighting the waves of panic that was threatening to drown him at the moment, Kenshin decided to pretend to be ignorant of the situation, to ascertain that Kaoru wouldn't discover his carefully concealed feelings about her.
" Oh nothing. "
Dismayed at this reply, which she interpreted as a cold and unwelcoming response, Kaoru's cheerful smile fell. In her mind, she had been expecting Kenshin to let her join in the conversation rather than shutting her out.
Seeing her disappointment, Kenshin quickly tried to think of an explanation to assure Kaoru.
" It's really nothing Kaoru. Sano and I were just talking about ' man ' stuff. You know, boring stuff you wouldn't be interested in. "
" I understand. " she murmured dejectedly as she turned away from Kenshin and began walking towards the door. " We have to go now, their all waiting for us. "
" Before I forget, I'm not going shopping with you guys later coz I'm kinda tired. I'll just stay in my room and drinki tea, if that's okay with you Kaoru. "
" That's fine Kenshin. " she murmured.
Unexpectedly, Kenshin gently grabbed Kaoru's arm and pulled her back until she was facing him eye to eye. Shaking in consternation due to his cowardice to tell her that he loved her, Kenshin whispered, " No, you don't understand. You don't understand how I feel about you, how I totally forget everything everytime our eyes meet, how much I care for you. You don't understand anything. I can see the hurt in your eyes, caused by me, and I'm so sorry, but no one, not even you, can understand. "
" Kenshin, I ... "
Surprised by his unexpectedly passionate speech, unsure of what Kaoru would think, Kenshin did the only thing he could think of at the moment - he ran like hell.
" I want to understand!" , she yelled at Kenshin's vanishing figure. " ... but I can't do it without your help. "
Panting heavily, Kenshin's thoughts began wandering to what had just happened.
' What the heck did I just do ? I probably scared Kaoru with what I just said. How could I do something that stupid - and then to panic and run like a chicken afterwards ? She must think I'm a psychopath with multiple personalities. Sigh, but I guess that's better than her realizing that I'm in love with her. Now that would be a fate worse than death, but if ever she did find out, I wonder if - nah, it's impossible. I'll just have to pretend that nothing happened. I'm sure that she'll forget about it soon enough. ' With that reassuring thought, Kenshin rejoined the others in the festivities.
" Hmmmm, I wonder what was Kaoru shouting to me as I was running away from her ? Should I go back ? "
" And make an even bigger ass of yourself ? I don't think so Kenshin. "
" Shut up Sano. "
Clenching and unclenching her fists in frustration, Kaoru's mind began working overtime as hundreds of ways to strangle a ronin drifted through her thoughts.
' What the heck did Kenshin mean by what he said ? Why won't he just open up to me for once in his entire life ? WHAT THE HELL IS HIS PROBLEM ANYWAY ? Is it me ? Am I the reason why he suddenly started acting so cold and distant towards me ? Aaaargh !?! He's the problem, not me. I have been doing everything possible to get him to open up to me but noooo. ' , she rationalized.
Kaoru flopped down onto the hard wooden floor, as she stared up at the ceiling. Suddenly, she felt something small and hard in the folds of her kimono, reminding her of her previous conversation with Tai. She pulled out the vial and settled her gaze on it's content. This was her opportunity. This little bottle could be the key to attaining her desired relationship between her and Kenshin - if only she were desperate enough to stoop that low to get a man to be attracted to her.
" I'll do it. "
End of chapter 4 ...
Well, how was it ? ... hellooo ? snoring is not appreciated you know ( just kidding ) ... once again I'd like to ask you to either email me or do a review if you have the time, after all, sniff sniff, I would like to know your opinion...
yup, this part is still the same ...
Hiyee minna-san ! ... i actually did the first five chapters of this fic a looong time ago but never bothered to post it up in the net ... i guess that's why there suddenly are a lot of chapters all at once ... sigh, one more chapter to upload after this one ... this is a cute chapter because Kaoru realizes that she's willing to do anything, and I mean ANYTHING, to get Kenshin's attention ... hehe, read on !
rurouni kenshin and company do no belong to me - they belong to some japanese company and the creator ... i'm just a fanfic writer with no valuables of any sort - so don't even think of suing me ... please ?!? ... O_o;
Email me at zutazuta@hotmail.com
- anata ^^;
She was safe in his warm, comforting embrace. Here, she felt loved and cherished, knowing that he was there by her side, always ready to hold her. He was her knight in shining armor. In this case, he was a samurai, with sexy purple socks that matched his eyes perfectly, who had vowed to protect her with his life. The bond they shared was unbreakable, the love between them enduring throughout the toughest ordeals ... or was it ?
The Kiss - chapter 4
INSIDE.
' I am getting much too paranoid, but what if something did happen to her while she was still outside. Hmph, who cares. ' murmured Kenshin to himself.
" I know you do, very much, in fact. " said the Sano in a gratingly cheerful know - it - all voice, who had gone unnoticed by Kenshin do to his preoccupied state.
Anxious about being overheard, Kenshin forced Sanosuke to swear not to tell a single soul about this, by threatening to stop cooking, which would have resulted in Kaoru's opportunity to show off her culinary talents to everyone, including Sano.
" Kenshin, buddy of mine, I am going to help you out. Although you're not as studly and good - looking as I, ahem, am, I swear that you will get Kaoru. "
" Shhhhh, not so loud. "
" How about I get some of my pals to pretend to rob her dojo, and you will come just in the nick of time to save her and beat up the bad guys. You'd become her knight in shining armour ! No, that wouldn't work. By the time you'd arrive, Kaoru would probably have knocked them all unconscious with her bamboo sword. It would be my friends who would need protection from that tomboy. "
" What did you just say ? " asked Kenshin with a dangerous glint in his eyes.
" Nothing, nothing. That was just a stupid idea. Okay, listen to this one, it's much better than the previous one. How about we hire some geishas to pretend to be madly in love with you to make Kaoru jealous ? I am just so brilliant ! "
" Sano, that wouldn't work. I don't even know whether Kaoru could ever think of me as more than ' just ' a friend. She welcomed me into the dojo, she shares her ups and downs in life with me, she bestows her beautiful smiles on me - but just as a friend. If ever she sees me with one of those geishas, she'd probably congratulate me and give me advice on courting women. I really don't think that she has any romantic inclinations about me. How about you, what do you think ? "
" Actually, I think that Kaoru really likes- " Suddenly, Sano stopped talking.
" Well, Kaoru really likes what ? " continued Kenshin impatiently.
" Yeah Sano, what DO I really like ? " asked Kaoru who had just appeared behind Kenshin.
Panicking, Kenshin turned to Sano for help in giving an explanation, only to find the spot, which Sanosuke had occupied, empty. He glanced left and right, managing to catch a glimpse of Sano, just as he successfully escaped into the other room. Fighting the waves of panic that was threatening to drown him at the moment, Kenshin decided to pretend to be ignorant of the situation, to ascertain that Kaoru wouldn't discover his carefully concealed feelings about her.
" Oh nothing. "
Dismayed at this reply, which she interpreted as a cold and unwelcoming response, Kaoru's cheerful smile fell. In her mind, she had been expecting Kenshin to let her join in the conversation rather than shutting her out.
Seeing her disappointment, Kenshin quickly tried to think of an explanation to assure Kaoru.
" It's really nothing Kaoru. Sano and I were just talking about ' man ' stuff. You know, boring stuff you wouldn't be interested in. "
" I understand. " she murmured dejectedly as she turned away from Kenshin and began walking towards the door. " We have to go now, their all waiting for us. "
" Before I forget, I'm not going shopping with you guys later coz I'm kinda tired. I'll just stay in my room and drinki tea, if that's okay with you Kaoru. "
" That's fine Kenshin. " she murmured.
Unexpectedly, Kenshin gently grabbed Kaoru's arm and pulled her back until she was facing him eye to eye. Shaking in consternation due to his cowardice to tell her that he loved her, Kenshin whispered, " No, you don't understand. You don't understand how I feel about you, how I totally forget everything everytime our eyes meet, how much I care for you. You don't understand anything. I can see the hurt in your eyes, caused by me, and I'm so sorry, but no one, not even you, can understand. "
" Kenshin, I ... "
Surprised by his unexpectedly passionate speech, unsure of what Kaoru would think, Kenshin did the only thing he could think of at the moment - he ran like hell.
" I want to understand!" , she yelled at Kenshin's vanishing figure. " ... but I can't do it without your help. "
Panting heavily, Kenshin's thoughts began wandering to what had just happened.
' What the heck did I just do ? I probably scared Kaoru with what I just said. How could I do something that stupid - and then to panic and run like a chicken afterwards ? She must think I'm a psychopath with multiple personalities. Sigh, but I guess that's better than her realizing that I'm in love with her. Now that would be a fate worse than death, but if ever she did find out, I wonder if - nah, it's impossible. I'll just have to pretend that nothing happened. I'm sure that she'll forget about it soon enough. ' With that reassuring thought, Kenshin rejoined the others in the festivities.
" Hmmmm, I wonder what was Kaoru shouting to me as I was running away from her ? Should I go back ? "
" And make an even bigger ass of yourself ? I don't think so Kenshin. "
" Shut up Sano. "
Clenching and unclenching her fists in frustration, Kaoru's mind began working overtime as hundreds of ways to strangle a ronin drifted through her thoughts.
' What the heck did Kenshin mean by what he said ? Why won't he just open up to me for once in his entire life ? WHAT THE HELL IS HIS PROBLEM ANYWAY ? Is it me ? Am I the reason why he suddenly started acting so cold and distant towards me ? Aaaargh !?! He's the problem, not me. I have been doing everything possible to get him to open up to me but noooo. ' , she rationalized.
Kaoru flopped down onto the hard wooden floor, as she stared up at the ceiling. Suddenly, she felt something small and hard in the folds of her kimono, reminding her of her previous conversation with Tai. She pulled out the vial and settled her gaze on it's content. This was her opportunity. This little bottle could be the key to attaining her desired relationship between her and Kenshin - if only she were desperate enough to stoop that low to get a man to be attracted to her.
" I'll do it. "
End of chapter 4 ...
Well, how was it ? ... hellooo ? snoring is not appreciated you know ( just kidding ) ... once again I'd like to ask you to either email me or do a review if you have the time, after all, sniff sniff, I would like to know your opinion...
yup, this part is still the same ...