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young and write this stuff for entertainment purposes only.
Author's greetings: Me is very sad. Five reviews? Very sad indeed. Even though nobody wants to review, I'm still gonna update, so if you happen to read this, please review nonetheless. Thank you. *cry*
Rating: PG (ratings may vary as story progresses)
Tadaima
Chapter III: Attracted To The Force
"Kaoru-dono, dinner's ready." Kenshin called out as he placed the pot of miso on the low table. "Kaoru-dono!"
"Hai! Hai! Coming!" Kaoru replied smilingly as she slid the shoji aside to enter the eating room. She instantly sniffed the air, smelling the warm moisture coming from the hot miso as she eyed it hungrily. "Looks delicious!" She said energetically as she sat down before the table.
And Kenshin sat down, not on the other side of the table, but BESIDE her. Too close actually. with their shoulders touching. You look more delicious, Kaoru-do. Kaoru. Kenshin thought, smiling at the idea.
Kaoru hid her blush behind her hair. Her innocent little heart was beating faster and faster as each second passed and the thought of his skin against her skin was.
Stop that, Kaoru! She told herself. Stop that! It's only dinner! It's not exactly a date. Well. if it was a date-
"Would you like me to fill your bowl, Kaoru-dono?" Kenshin's voice snapped her out of her reverie. She turned to his direction hastily with really big eyes and found him staring back at her quizzically. "Daijobou des'ka?"
"Ha-hai. daijobou des'. Oh, no. I'm fine. I'll do it myself." She replied, blushing prettily at her own mistake. With Kenshin's face only a few inches away from hers, how else could she react? I wonder if he could hear my heartbeat.? Oh Kenshin.
Kenshin just smiled inwardly. It was apparent that 'his' Kaoru-dono feels a bit uncomfortable around him. alone. So I should make her as comfortable as possible, ne? Wicked Kenshin.
"You know what, Kenshin?" Kaoru said unexpectedly.
"Hmmm?" He mumbled as he nibbled on a vegetable with his front teeth.
Kaoru looked away. "Don't --- don't you think it's a bit odd that for four straight days, Yahiko had been spending the night at Tae's, Sano haven't passed by here even once and Megumi's completely ignoring us?" She turned her head to his direction, eyebrows furrowed in worry, on time to see him swallow the almost inedible veggy.
"Well." Kenshin started, "Maybe it's what we should call coincidence." He said as if it was the most unimportant thing in the world.
"It happened more than once - even more than twice, Kenshin!" She stood up huffily, eyes burning with fury, startling an eating Kenshin. "More than twice! They may be planning their most diabolical plan ever!" She threw up her hands in frustration. "And I know for a fact that you do not believe in coincidences!" She yelled at him, hands on her hips.
Kenshin looked up at her, eyes as big as saucers. "Kaoru-dono, calm down." He was holding his chopsticks nervously while the other hand holding his bowl shook.
Kaoru's face became tight as she leaned forward towards Kenshin, not realizing the fact that her face was only a few centimeters away from his, but that was forgotten. Her eyebrows furrowed in suspicion as her eyes narrowed into tiny slits. "I may not know it but you may be part of this diabolical scheme of theirs, Kenshin." She leaned closer towards him and all Kenshin could do was inch his face away from hers slightly.
Because if I don't move away from her, I'm gonna ki-Kenshin shook his head, trying to clear his head from the fog that settled on his brain.
"KENSHIN!!!" He heard Kaoru shout.
"Nani, Kaoru-dono??!" His head shot up to look at a pair of sapphire orbs. That's when he realized that Kaoru had her hands on his shoulders, shaking him worriedly.
"What in the world are you thinking?!! You weren't listening to me! Kenshin no baka!" She yelled as she removed her hands from his shoulders.
Kenshin looked down, as he placed his bowl and chopsticks on the table. His eyes widened unbelievingly. "I was listening, Kaoru-dono."
"Mou! Kenshin!" Kaoru sighed exaggeratedly. "You are the most insufferable man!" She yelled once again as she prepared to slap him.
Before her hand made contact with his face, Kenshin had caught it. With the speed that made him known as the legendary slasher, he had pinned her to the floor on her back and had taken hold of her right arm. He pinned both her arms above her head as he threw his right leg above hers, holding her in place.
Kaoru's eyes widened at the position they had. She began wriggling and fighting him but realized later that it was no use after all. Kenshin can overpower her anytime and this was the time. She narrowed her eyes at him. She glared at him like a crocodile deciding that she'll just eat her prey later when she caught it.
"Kaoru-dono, are you calm now?" He asked her. She almost slapped him again if she were free.
"Baka." She blurted. And she can see that his eyes were laughing at her. "Baka." She whispered.
Kenshin's amethyst eyes softened as he looked down at the angel underneath him. She looked so fragile. so, uh, touchable or something. "Gomen, Kaoru- dono, but if I did not stop you, you should have slapped me once again and my face already hurts." He explained, smiling weakly at her. He had that universal look that all guys wear when they had no idea whatsoever of what they had done wrong.
Unexpectedly, she smiled up at him. Kenshin stared down at her, one eyebrow raised. That smile looks seductive. He thought.
"Gomen." She said softly.
"For what, Kaoru-dono?" He asked.
"For punching you. You said your face hurts already." She said, apparently amused.
She wiggled her right arm impatiently, indicating that Kenshin release that hand. Kenshin did so, not knowing what she was planning to do next. Her hand came up to caress his left cheek as she ran her fingers along the scar.
Kenshin's eyes widened. "Kaoru." He whispered as she caught a lock of his auburn hair. With her right hand, she unfastened his ribbon and his hair fell sexily down his back and at the sides of his face, curtaining them both.
"I've always wanted to do that." Kaoru blurted out as she brought long wisps of his hair and ran it across her lips.
He smiled as he leaned closer towards her. Closer and closer. Her eyes widened as she realized what he was planning to do. Her lips parted to actually tell him she refuses to let him do this to her but at that same time, his lips made contact with her parted ones. And that's when the world froze.
"Kenshin." was all that she was able to say.
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"Thanks for the dinner, Tae." Sano said as he nibbled on his ever-present fishbone. "The way you served your guests and offered us some dinner after helping you out was the real etiquette of a true business woman. I salute your kindness." He bowed down to her direction as they continued walking.
Tae blushed as she slapped him on the arm. "Oh, stop teasing me, Sano." She giggled as she almost tripped mid-step.
"C'mon, you people! It's getting late, you slowpokes!" Yahiko shouted as he turned, panting from his run.
"Shut up, you brat! You're gonna wake a lot of people, you know!" Sano snapped as he jogged to catch up with the young boy.
"Oh, please. Sano, dear, you're the one who's going to wake up a lot of people." Megumi remarked as she walked slowly.
Tae smiled at her amused. "I wonder what Kenshin and Kaoru-chan are doing?" She asked no one in particular, eyes twinkling mischievously.
"Let's just find out when we get there, shall we?" Yahiko said impatiently. "So let's hurry!" He smiled playfully as he glanced at Sano. Then he began to run. "Last one to reach the dojo's a rotten egg! Hahaha!!!!"
"Oi, you brat!" Sano cursed as he began to run after the boy.
Several minutes later, Yahiko stopped outside the dojo gate, panting. "Man! That was some run!" He said, completely out of breath.
Sano was right behind him, panting heavily. "Yeah. I didn't know you could run like that, Yahiko-chan."
All of a sudden, tiredness was forgotten. "Hey, don't call me CHAN!"
"Stop that, you two." Megumi said as she and Tae approached the two. "Let's get inside now. It's freezing out here."
Sano pushed open the dojo gate as the four of them stepped inside. "Kenshin! Jou-chan!" He called out. No answer. "I'll go look for them." He told the other three as he walked towards the eating area.
Where the hell are those two? I shouldn't have taken part of this. I told Tae it was frightening to leave those two alone together. He told himself as he continued walking, looking for the missing couple.
As he turned a corner, he suddenly stopped abruptly. "Damn." was all he could mumble.
Tae walked towards him. "So, where are they?" She asked as she stood beside him. She followed his gaze. "Oh, Kami-sama."
"What are you two staring at?" Megumi said as she looked at the two people. She raised an eyebrow when she saw that they looked like frozen snow people. She followed their gaze then raised an eyebrow at what she saw. Then she smiled. "I never thought it was possible."
"All you people! What are you doing? Did you find Kenshin and busu?" He stood beside Sano. Then he looked at the scene before him. He chuckled.
Lo and behold, there was Kenshin and Kaoru, in that same position, kissing each passionately. Except this time, Kaoru's obi had loosened, her cleavage was almost exposed and her arms were now around Kenshin's neck. One of her legs had slipped out of the security of her kimono and was bent between Kenshin's knees. To top all these, Kenshin's fingers were tangled into her jet-black hair while the other hand was twirling and teasing a lock of her hair around his finger.
Yahiko had this unbelieving look on his face as he stared at the couple. The right corner of his mouth twitched up. "Cool."
"Alright! Game's over! This scene needs parental guidance so, Yahiko- chan, you are NOT allowed to watch!" Sano said as he caught Yahiko by the back collar of his gi and carried him away from the scene.
"Hey! I'm not a little boy so I have all the right to watch this!" Yahiko yelled as he tried wiggling away from Sano's grasp.
"Come on, boys. They need a little privacy." Megumi said calmly. She caught Sano's ear and began dragging him out of the house and Sano, on the other hand, carried Yahiko by the collar. "Sano, you will let Yahiko sleep with you in your shack tonight." She said when they reached the gate.
"Oi! No way!" Sano protested. But Megumi gave him the FOX look so he shut up. Still holding Yahiko's collar, he dragged him down the road. "Okay, Yahiko-chan. Guess you'll have to spend the night with me."
"Hey, I don't want to spend the night with you as much as you don't, rooster-head!" Yahiko yelled sarcastically.
Their curses faded as they went farther and farther down the road under the moonlight.
Tae exited the dojo and was beginning to close the gate. "Will you go back to your clinic now, Megumi-san?"
"Hai, you should go back home, too, Tae-san." Megumi told her, smiling. "And please be careful. The two supposed-to-be gentlemen forgot to escort the ladies back home." She chuckled.
"Hai, so des'. So please be careful. Oyasumi nasai." Tae bowed down.
"Hai. Oyasumi nasai." Megumi smiled then bowed. She began walking to the clinic's direction.
Tae smiled. "Nothing's impossible." She told herself as she closed the dojo gate, giving the couple security and privacy within the dojo premises.
Tae shivered as the cold night wind gusted by. She smiled as she began walking back towards the Akabeko. Life may be unpredictable. but it is enjoyable.
Author's notes: Yes, I haven't updated for two months straight already. But it seems nobody is still reviewing this fic. Well, what can a fanfiction writer do? *sigh* Anyway, please review and tell me what you think. I enjoyed writing this fic (more like typing this fic) and I hope you enjoyed reading it. So please review and inspire me. Thanks.
REMINDER: PLEASE REVIEW CUZ I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANKS.
Author's greetings: Me is very sad. Five reviews? Very sad indeed. Even though nobody wants to review, I'm still gonna update, so if you happen to read this, please review nonetheless. Thank you. *cry*
Rating: PG (ratings may vary as story progresses)
Tadaima
Chapter III: Attracted To The Force
"Kaoru-dono, dinner's ready." Kenshin called out as he placed the pot of miso on the low table. "Kaoru-dono!"
"Hai! Hai! Coming!" Kaoru replied smilingly as she slid the shoji aside to enter the eating room. She instantly sniffed the air, smelling the warm moisture coming from the hot miso as she eyed it hungrily. "Looks delicious!" She said energetically as she sat down before the table.
And Kenshin sat down, not on the other side of the table, but BESIDE her. Too close actually. with their shoulders touching. You look more delicious, Kaoru-do. Kaoru. Kenshin thought, smiling at the idea.
Kaoru hid her blush behind her hair. Her innocent little heart was beating faster and faster as each second passed and the thought of his skin against her skin was.
Stop that, Kaoru! She told herself. Stop that! It's only dinner! It's not exactly a date. Well. if it was a date-
"Would you like me to fill your bowl, Kaoru-dono?" Kenshin's voice snapped her out of her reverie. She turned to his direction hastily with really big eyes and found him staring back at her quizzically. "Daijobou des'ka?"
"Ha-hai. daijobou des'. Oh, no. I'm fine. I'll do it myself." She replied, blushing prettily at her own mistake. With Kenshin's face only a few inches away from hers, how else could she react? I wonder if he could hear my heartbeat.? Oh Kenshin.
Kenshin just smiled inwardly. It was apparent that 'his' Kaoru-dono feels a bit uncomfortable around him. alone. So I should make her as comfortable as possible, ne? Wicked Kenshin.
"You know what, Kenshin?" Kaoru said unexpectedly.
"Hmmm?" He mumbled as he nibbled on a vegetable with his front teeth.
Kaoru looked away. "Don't --- don't you think it's a bit odd that for four straight days, Yahiko had been spending the night at Tae's, Sano haven't passed by here even once and Megumi's completely ignoring us?" She turned her head to his direction, eyebrows furrowed in worry, on time to see him swallow the almost inedible veggy.
"Well." Kenshin started, "Maybe it's what we should call coincidence." He said as if it was the most unimportant thing in the world.
"It happened more than once - even more than twice, Kenshin!" She stood up huffily, eyes burning with fury, startling an eating Kenshin. "More than twice! They may be planning their most diabolical plan ever!" She threw up her hands in frustration. "And I know for a fact that you do not believe in coincidences!" She yelled at him, hands on her hips.
Kenshin looked up at her, eyes as big as saucers. "Kaoru-dono, calm down." He was holding his chopsticks nervously while the other hand holding his bowl shook.
Kaoru's face became tight as she leaned forward towards Kenshin, not realizing the fact that her face was only a few centimeters away from his, but that was forgotten. Her eyebrows furrowed in suspicion as her eyes narrowed into tiny slits. "I may not know it but you may be part of this diabolical scheme of theirs, Kenshin." She leaned closer towards him and all Kenshin could do was inch his face away from hers slightly.
Because if I don't move away from her, I'm gonna ki-Kenshin shook his head, trying to clear his head from the fog that settled on his brain.
"KENSHIN!!!" He heard Kaoru shout.
"Nani, Kaoru-dono??!" His head shot up to look at a pair of sapphire orbs. That's when he realized that Kaoru had her hands on his shoulders, shaking him worriedly.
"What in the world are you thinking?!! You weren't listening to me! Kenshin no baka!" She yelled as she removed her hands from his shoulders.
Kenshin looked down, as he placed his bowl and chopsticks on the table. His eyes widened unbelievingly. "I was listening, Kaoru-dono."
"Mou! Kenshin!" Kaoru sighed exaggeratedly. "You are the most insufferable man!" She yelled once again as she prepared to slap him.
Before her hand made contact with his face, Kenshin had caught it. With the speed that made him known as the legendary slasher, he had pinned her to the floor on her back and had taken hold of her right arm. He pinned both her arms above her head as he threw his right leg above hers, holding her in place.
Kaoru's eyes widened at the position they had. She began wriggling and fighting him but realized later that it was no use after all. Kenshin can overpower her anytime and this was the time. She narrowed her eyes at him. She glared at him like a crocodile deciding that she'll just eat her prey later when she caught it.
"Kaoru-dono, are you calm now?" He asked her. She almost slapped him again if she were free.
"Baka." She blurted. And she can see that his eyes were laughing at her. "Baka." She whispered.
Kenshin's amethyst eyes softened as he looked down at the angel underneath him. She looked so fragile. so, uh, touchable or something. "Gomen, Kaoru- dono, but if I did not stop you, you should have slapped me once again and my face already hurts." He explained, smiling weakly at her. He had that universal look that all guys wear when they had no idea whatsoever of what they had done wrong.
Unexpectedly, she smiled up at him. Kenshin stared down at her, one eyebrow raised. That smile looks seductive. He thought.
"Gomen." She said softly.
"For what, Kaoru-dono?" He asked.
"For punching you. You said your face hurts already." She said, apparently amused.
She wiggled her right arm impatiently, indicating that Kenshin release that hand. Kenshin did so, not knowing what she was planning to do next. Her hand came up to caress his left cheek as she ran her fingers along the scar.
Kenshin's eyes widened. "Kaoru." He whispered as she caught a lock of his auburn hair. With her right hand, she unfastened his ribbon and his hair fell sexily down his back and at the sides of his face, curtaining them both.
"I've always wanted to do that." Kaoru blurted out as she brought long wisps of his hair and ran it across her lips.
He smiled as he leaned closer towards her. Closer and closer. Her eyes widened as she realized what he was planning to do. Her lips parted to actually tell him she refuses to let him do this to her but at that same time, his lips made contact with her parted ones. And that's when the world froze.
"Kenshin." was all that she was able to say.
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"Thanks for the dinner, Tae." Sano said as he nibbled on his ever-present fishbone. "The way you served your guests and offered us some dinner after helping you out was the real etiquette of a true business woman. I salute your kindness." He bowed down to her direction as they continued walking.
Tae blushed as she slapped him on the arm. "Oh, stop teasing me, Sano." She giggled as she almost tripped mid-step.
"C'mon, you people! It's getting late, you slowpokes!" Yahiko shouted as he turned, panting from his run.
"Shut up, you brat! You're gonna wake a lot of people, you know!" Sano snapped as he jogged to catch up with the young boy.
"Oh, please. Sano, dear, you're the one who's going to wake up a lot of people." Megumi remarked as she walked slowly.
Tae smiled at her amused. "I wonder what Kenshin and Kaoru-chan are doing?" She asked no one in particular, eyes twinkling mischievously.
"Let's just find out when we get there, shall we?" Yahiko said impatiently. "So let's hurry!" He smiled playfully as he glanced at Sano. Then he began to run. "Last one to reach the dojo's a rotten egg! Hahaha!!!!"
"Oi, you brat!" Sano cursed as he began to run after the boy.
Several minutes later, Yahiko stopped outside the dojo gate, panting. "Man! That was some run!" He said, completely out of breath.
Sano was right behind him, panting heavily. "Yeah. I didn't know you could run like that, Yahiko-chan."
All of a sudden, tiredness was forgotten. "Hey, don't call me CHAN!"
"Stop that, you two." Megumi said as she and Tae approached the two. "Let's get inside now. It's freezing out here."
Sano pushed open the dojo gate as the four of them stepped inside. "Kenshin! Jou-chan!" He called out. No answer. "I'll go look for them." He told the other three as he walked towards the eating area.
Where the hell are those two? I shouldn't have taken part of this. I told Tae it was frightening to leave those two alone together. He told himself as he continued walking, looking for the missing couple.
As he turned a corner, he suddenly stopped abruptly. "Damn." was all he could mumble.
Tae walked towards him. "So, where are they?" She asked as she stood beside him. She followed his gaze. "Oh, Kami-sama."
"What are you two staring at?" Megumi said as she looked at the two people. She raised an eyebrow when she saw that they looked like frozen snow people. She followed their gaze then raised an eyebrow at what she saw. Then she smiled. "I never thought it was possible."
"All you people! What are you doing? Did you find Kenshin and busu?" He stood beside Sano. Then he looked at the scene before him. He chuckled.
Lo and behold, there was Kenshin and Kaoru, in that same position, kissing each passionately. Except this time, Kaoru's obi had loosened, her cleavage was almost exposed and her arms were now around Kenshin's neck. One of her legs had slipped out of the security of her kimono and was bent between Kenshin's knees. To top all these, Kenshin's fingers were tangled into her jet-black hair while the other hand was twirling and teasing a lock of her hair around his finger.
Yahiko had this unbelieving look on his face as he stared at the couple. The right corner of his mouth twitched up. "Cool."
"Alright! Game's over! This scene needs parental guidance so, Yahiko- chan, you are NOT allowed to watch!" Sano said as he caught Yahiko by the back collar of his gi and carried him away from the scene.
"Hey! I'm not a little boy so I have all the right to watch this!" Yahiko yelled as he tried wiggling away from Sano's grasp.
"Come on, boys. They need a little privacy." Megumi said calmly. She caught Sano's ear and began dragging him out of the house and Sano, on the other hand, carried Yahiko by the collar. "Sano, you will let Yahiko sleep with you in your shack tonight." She said when they reached the gate.
"Oi! No way!" Sano protested. But Megumi gave him the FOX look so he shut up. Still holding Yahiko's collar, he dragged him down the road. "Okay, Yahiko-chan. Guess you'll have to spend the night with me."
"Hey, I don't want to spend the night with you as much as you don't, rooster-head!" Yahiko yelled sarcastically.
Their curses faded as they went farther and farther down the road under the moonlight.
Tae exited the dojo and was beginning to close the gate. "Will you go back to your clinic now, Megumi-san?"
"Hai, you should go back home, too, Tae-san." Megumi told her, smiling. "And please be careful. The two supposed-to-be gentlemen forgot to escort the ladies back home." She chuckled.
"Hai, so des'. So please be careful. Oyasumi nasai." Tae bowed down.
"Hai. Oyasumi nasai." Megumi smiled then bowed. She began walking to the clinic's direction.
Tae smiled. "Nothing's impossible." She told herself as she closed the dojo gate, giving the couple security and privacy within the dojo premises.
Tae shivered as the cold night wind gusted by. She smiled as she began walking back towards the Akabeko. Life may be unpredictable. but it is enjoyable.
Author's notes: Yes, I haven't updated for two months straight already. But it seems nobody is still reviewing this fic. Well, what can a fanfiction writer do? *sigh* Anyway, please review and tell me what you think. I enjoyed writing this fic (more like typing this fic) and I hope you enjoyed reading it. So please review and inspire me. Thanks.
REMINDER: PLEASE REVIEW CUZ I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANKS.