Always There
For Me - A RK K&K Romance Fic
Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin is the creation of Nobuhiro
Watsuki, with the manga and anime rights belonging to Jump Comics and Sony Entertainment,
respectively. I do not own and did not create the series or its
characters...I'm just a fan, and I have no money anyways, so NO SUING ME!! :D
I lifted my head up immediately, questioningly…why was he
lying down with me? I was just being a
silly little sacredly cat…
I opened my mouth to protest, but he silenced me by putting
his finger on my mouth.
"Shhhhhh…koishii, shessa will protect you…sleep." He whispered to
me.
I smiled at him, and laid my head on his arm, sleep taking
over me, almost immediately. Maybe this
day wasn't so bad after all…he called me koishii…zzzzzzzz.
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Chapter Five
I woke up to the sound of birds singing
cheerfully. I slowly opened my eyes to
their beautifully lilting song and was blessed with the view of the most
beautiful face in the world (at least to me that is.) Kenshin was still sleeping, and smiling in his sleep no less…Oh,
anata, I hope you are having a beautiful dream…I grinned. What a wonderful day today was going to
be!! Slowly and quietly as not to
disturb my dearest, I got up from bed and dressed myself and headed into the
kitchen to make a feast of a breakfast for everyone.
It was still so
early that no one else had woken up yet.
I wasn't even sure if Sano had stayed here last night or not, however, I
wanted to have the best breakfast ever made for my sweet Kenshin as soon as he
woke up. Immediately, I got
started. I began steaming the rice and
I started on a nice morning soup, chopping vegetables happily, I didn't even
mess up once or cut my finger, I noticed, and not only that, I didn't burn
anything!! Wow!! What an awesome cook I can be when I know that I am loved by
Kenshin! I grinned a goofy grin at the
singing birds in the sakura tree in my yard.
They chirped back at me merrily.
I started to hum along with them as I continued on my work in the
kitchen.
I was almost
finished with my grand feast when Kenshin walked into the kitchen. I turned and smiled at him. He grinned back. He walked to where I was standing by the stove and gave me a hug. I snuggled into his embrace. He kissed my forehead "Ohayou Kaoru-koishii" he whispered into my ear…his breath tickling
my ear. I sighed of utter and complete
contentment. As Kenshin pulled away
from our embrace, I felt myself get rather cold…I shivered...why was I so cold? There was no chill in the warm kitchen, not
will all that I was cooking. Longing
for his warmth again, I reached for him, but he was gone. Startled, I pulled back my arm…
And sat up in
bed. NANI?!?!? I thought…that was all just a
dream?!?!? I wasn't making a delicious
breakfast? I didn't wake to Kenshin by
my side? I glanced to my left, Kenshin
was not in the bed…there was no trace of him, except that I was sleeping on the
right side, as if someone had been sleeping with me…NANI?!?!? Was Kenshin just
a dream last night that I had out of fright from the thunderstorm?!?!?! It couldn't have been!! Or could it? Questioning myself and getting more and more depressed by the
minute, I quickly got out of bed and got dressed to find Kenshin and get my
answers.
I found him in the Kitchen making miso soup and rice balls
for breakfast. He was quiet as ever of
course. Neither Yahiko nor Sano were
anywhere in sight…I was puzzled…
"Kenshin?" I
questioned to his back.
Kenshin turned and gave me his best rurouni grin…"Ohayou Kaoru-dono,
did you sleep well?" he asked.
NANI?!? He asked me if
I slept well? He doesn't know how I
slept? He called me Kaoru-dono?!? Was all of yesterday just a long dream of
mine? Could I really have been making
progress with this man or was it all my imagination?
Kenshin must have seen my expressions of madness on my face
because he looked rather concered for a moment. He grabbed my hands and guided me into one of the pillows around
the table. Kneeling in front of me he
questioned:
"Kaoru-dono, diajoubu?"
I was so upset.
There is no WAY that could have all been a dream…I looked a Kenshin
questioningly, my eyes begging him to tell me it wasn't all a dream. I felt so lost. Was I in fact loosing my mind?
Kenshin opened his mouth to say something, but instead all I
heard was the shrill voice of Yahiko…"KENSHIN!!! BUSU!!! Where are you
guys?!?!?"
Startled, Kenshin and I both stood up, waiting for Yahiko to
come into the kitchen to find us.
Seconds later Yahiko walked in.
Seeing the strange expressions on our face he said "Kaoru? Kenshin?
Daijoubu?"
"Daijoubu." we answered in unison. Then we looked at each other…my eyes begging, his eyes
comforting.
"So are you hungry Yahiko?
I was almost finished making miso soup and rice balls for breakfast."
Kenshin said with forced cheerfulness.
"Yeah!!" Yahiko exclaimed.
His mouth was probably watering over the thoughts of food already, I
mused to myself. I suppose today is
going to be another one of those long days…I sure hope I'm not going crazy…all
these dreams…or are they?
"Kaoru-dono? Aren't
you going to eat?" Kenshin's voice snapped me out of my never ending reverie.
"Hai!" I exclaimed and dug into my miso soup.
The day progressed as such, I didn't get the opportunity to
speak with Kenshin again, well, at least not alone…he did his usual chores of laundry
and getting tofu in town for dinner, he also as a treat went fishing and
brought us home some salmon for dinner.
I did my usual training Yahiko and then cleaning the house and the dojo.
I said my good nights to Yahiko, Sano and Kenshin and went to
my room to retire for the night, more depressed than I have ever been in my
entire life…
I changed into my nightclothes, said a prayer, and settled
into onto my futon to sleep away my worries, or so I had hoped and prayed
for…"Oh Kenshin…" I sighed to myself…"what happened yesterday?"
Hours must have passed, or maybe only one or two did,
before I was awakened by the softest of touches on my cheek…I stirred, still
half asleep.
"Kaoru-koishii…" I heard whispered to me in the cool
night air…it sounded as if the wind was whispering to me in Kenshin's wonderful
voice…
"mmmm…Kenshin…" I woke to
the sound of my own voice. I opened my
eyes, embarrassed of myself for moaning over Kenshin in my sleep. I could feel my face heating…
"Kenshin?!?!?" I said louder
this time, looking right at him. I am
positively mortified…not only did I moan for him in my half sleep, he was right
here in my bedroom!! Of all the
embarrassing things!
