DISCLAIMER: Rurouni Kenshin and Rurouni Kenshin characters are exclusively owned by Watsuki Nobuhiro, Shueisha, Sony Entertainment, Jump Comics and associated parties. Please note, this is purely fiction and for entertainment purposes only. This story is not meant for sale or profit.


Author's Notes: This is my first Alternate Universe Fanfic about Kenshin and Kaoru falling in love during modern times. It's not your typical love story and it is OOC. (Drama/Angst/Romance) Fatal Love Fanfiction by Gypsy-chan Enjoy!

[Please Note: This story was not written to offend those in the medical profession or in the law enforcement field. It was written from my over-active imagination. The characters, the characters in various professional capacities and the events in this story should not be taken literal in anyway. OOCness and unethical practices will prevail throughout this story. Thank you and Enjoy! ^_^]




FATAL LOVE
Part Nine



Sano pulled a fish bone out of his top pocket and stuck it into his mouth. As he gnawed on the fish bone, he leaned back and put his feet upon the small wooden table.

"I hear you're that new lady shrink that's been messing with Kenshin's head."

Kenshin sighed, "Oh god, why me?"

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Kaoru lifted her head and began scrutinizing Sano. She quickly surmised that it wasn't worth her time to address his rude remark. She was more annoyed by his overall mannerism. After reading his name tag she said,

"Mr. Sagara, this is an office, NOT your home. Please remove your feet from off my table and take that fish bone out of your mouth."

"Hey, no problem doc," he replied while taking out the fishbone and removing his feet from the table.

"And my name is DOCTOR Kamiya. I would appreciate it if you would address me in that manner."

"Yeah, ok Doc...tor Kamiya."

Kaoru glared at him briefly while in an undertone mumbled, "Jerk!"

She calmly turned to Kenshin and said, "Mr. Himura, we'll start our session in a moment. I just have a few notations to make from our last session."

"I don't mind waiting for you Dr. Kamiya," smiled Kenshin in response.

Kaoru returned his smile.

Sano noticed a faint blush cross Kaoru's cheeks as she looked at Kenshin.

Suddently, Kaoru caught Sano staring at her from out of the corner of her eye. She quickly lowered her head and continued writing.

Sano smiled inwardly,

"I'm on to your tricks little missy. Hmph.... You're probably sitting over there right now writing out your own prescription of love. Now let's see, what can I do to help my buddy out."

As he glanced around the room, his eyes stopped upon the small candy dish sitting on the corner of her desk. He smirked as a thought popped up into his head. Sano cleared his throat and said,

"Uhm... Excuse me Dr. Kamiya, may I have a piece of your candy?"

Karou nodded while still keeping her head down concentrating on her notes.

Sano reached into the candy dish and took out a piece of candy. After eating it he turned to Kenshin and asked, "Do you want one too?"

Kenshin shook his head and replied, "No thank you."

"Oh come on Kenshin, don't be shy. I'm sure if you ask nicely, Dr. Kamiya will let you have one of her kisses, right Dr. Kamiya?"

Kenshin's eyes widened as his cheeks flushed crimson in color. He sat numbly not believing what his friend had just said.

Kaoru jerked her head up blushing furiously. She glared daggers at Sano while yelling,

"Mr. Sagara, how dare you suggest such a thing! You know the rules! Romantic interaction between prison personnel and a prisoner is strictly prohibited! Why would you...."

"Hey little missy calm down," replied Sano as he waved his hands cutting Kaoru's sentence off.

"Why are you getting so upset? I'm just talking about the little chocolate candy kisses in your candy dish," replied Sano as he pointed toward the candy dish on her desk.

"What did you think I was talking about?" he asked while flashing an innocent.

Kaoru blushed a crimson color after looking into her candy dish.

"Oh my god! Yuri most have refilled my candy dish with those little chocolate kisses. I told her to buy peppermints. I'll kill her for that! Now that big dumb jerk is going to think I like Mr. Himura. And what about Mr. Himura? I wonder what he's thinking? Oh god! I could just whack him for doing this to me. I better calm down. I don't want to make Mr. Himura uncomfortable or feed into any warp ideas that moron may have about Mr. Himura and me."

Kaoru cleared her throat and began, "Mr. Sagara, I'm sorry if I imputed bad motives on to you. I hadn't realized that my candy dish was refilled with that particular type of candy."

Sano smiled and leaned back in his chair replying, "Hey, no need to apologize Doc...tor Kamiya. I understand."

Kaoru chose not to look at Kenshin due to her cheeks still being slightly flushed. She quickly cast her head downward and continued writing.

Kenshin was too embarrassed to look at Kaoru and too angry to look at Sano. He sat gripping the arms of his chair while keeping his eyes focused on the floor trying to remain calm.

Sano smiled as he thought his plan was working. After about a minute, the room became silent. Sano then looked over to Kaoru and said,

"So, are you going to offer Kenshin a kiss or what?"

Kenshin buried his head into his chest and sighed, "Someone kill me please!"

Kaoru suddenly stood up and walked over to the door. She pointed at Sano while gritting her teeth and said, "YOU!... OUT!.... NOW!!"

"Ok, Ok, I'll leave," he replied while standing up. "There's no need to get so uptight."

Before leaving, he bent down near Kenshin and whispered, "I've done my part buddy, now its up to you. heh! heh!

Kenshin's knuckles had now turned white after having gripped the arms of his chair so tightly.

"Remind me to kill you later," he hissed.

Sano just smiled at Kenshin and then strolled passed Kaoru as he left her office.

Kaoru stood in the doorway, glared at Yuri and yelled, "Next time, buy peppermints!"

She then slammed the door closed behind her.

Yuri arched her eyebrow at Sano and asked, "What was that all about?"

"Must be PMS."

"Oh."

Sano's stomach began to growl. He sat on the corner of Yuri's desk and asked, "Do you think I could go back in there and grab some more candy?"

"Nope. Judging from her foul mood, she'll probably kill both of us."

"You're probably right. She looked like she wanted to hit me over the head or something."

Yuri giggled and replied, "I know what you mean. Dr. Kamiya looks at me like that all the time. But, I must say that she has actually gotten much better since she's been attending Kendo classes on the weekends. I think it helps relieve all that stress she's got pent up inside."

"Kendo huh? Well, if you ask me, I think she just needs a man."

Yuri nodded and then pulled out a bag of candy from her desk drawer and offered the candy to Sano.

"Thanks... uhm what's your name?" he asked while taking several pieces of candy.

"Yuri."

"Oh. Thanks Yuri," he replied while grabbing more little chocolate kisses and putting them into his pocket.

He glanced down at his watch and then up toYuri again.

"How long does those sessions usually last."

"At least an hour or two."

"That's all the time that I'll need," smiled Sano as he stood and headed for the door.

"Wait! Where do you think you're going? You can't leave a prisoner unguarded!"

"Hey, we're talking about Kenshin Himura. You and I both know that he's harmless."

"Well, that's true."

"Don't worry, I'll be back before their session ends," replied Sano while trotting out of the office.

Yuri shrugged her shoulders and went back to typing on her computer.

Sano quickened his pace heading toward the infirmary.

"I think I'll use these little chocolate kisses to have a little fun with Megumi. Heh! heh!"

Kaoru was now sitting back behind her desk.

"Mr. Himura, I'm sorry for what just happened in here. I should have had my notes together before you came."

"There's no need for you to apologize Dr. Kamiya, I understand."

"That's good," she replied while smiling briefly at him.

"I hope you didn't get offended by me calling you a prisoner when I was speaking to Mr. Sagara."

"But I am a prisoner," smiled Kenshin.

"Uhm... yes, right," she chuckled while trying to play off her stupid blunder.

Kenshin flashed a quick smile.

They both sat in silence, while smiling occasionally at one another. Kenshin could sense her uneasiness.

"Why doesn't she start the session? What is she waiting on? Maybe Sano's little behaviour has gotten her upset. I'll kill him for that later."

"He's probably wondering why I brougth up the subject of romantic interaction between prison personnel and a prisoner. I wished I knew the answer to that myself. But still, I must handle this matter in a professional way as quickly as possible."

Kaoru broke the silence by clearing her throat and saying, "Before we get started, I just wanted to clear up a few issues."

Kenshin sat attentive to her every word.

As he continued focusing on her, Kaoru became a little nervous. "This is going to be harder than I thought."

She poured herself a glass of water and after taking a sip, cleared her throat and said, "I just wanted to clear up any misconceptions there maybe about our relationship."

Kenshin arched both eyebrows and asked, "What relationship?"

"Oh god, I used the wrong word."

"I meant.... uhm... Our working relationship," she stammered.

"But I don't work with you. You're my psychiatrist and I'm your patient."

"Yes, that's right!" she replied while looking relieved. "I'm glad you understand."

Kenshin smiled as he finally realized why she was nervous. An impish grin grew on his face while Kaoru turned her head briefly to sharpen her pencil. After taking out her notepad she said,

"Now let's get started. Today I would like to discuss..."

"Excuse me Dr. Kamiya."

"Yes Mr. Himura?"

"May I have one of your kisses?"

Kaoru's eyes widened, "What! I thought we just went over this. I can't have a relationship with you! I'm your psychiastrist and...."

Kenshin smiled innocently and pointed toward the candy dish saying,

"I was talking about the chocolate kisses in your candy dish. What are you talking about?"

Kaoru blushed furiously. Kenshin smiled while watching her blush. He started to chuckle.

Kaoru became angry. "What's so funny! Why are you laughing!"

Kenshin didn't respond. He started laughing a little harder.

After thinking on the whole situation, Kaoru started to chuckle. She picked up the candy dish and brought it over to Kenshin. They both began laughing hysterically.

As the laughter died down, Kenshin looked at Kaoru and said,

"It's been a long time since I have laughed like that. My past has always been filled with so much pain and death. Prison life hasn't been easy either. It feels so good to laugh like this again. Thank you Dr. Kamiya."

Kaoru's face softened as she replied, "You're welcome Mr. Himura."

She picked up the candy dish and held it out to Kenshin.

"Would you like one of my kisses Mr. Himura?"

He smiled and replied, "Yes Dr. Kamiya, I would love to have one of your kisses."

Kenshin reached in the bowl and took out a piece of candy.

Kaoru blushed and smiled before picking up her notepad.

"Shall we get started with our session Mr. Himura?"

"Yes Dr. Kamiya. I'm ready."