ArtemisMoon: (Looks worried) I hope this chapter came out well! Thank you
my sister Tabitha for playing WAFF critic for us! And thank you to me10sai
for the e-mails and liking the story so much! And I am so glad we had so
many returning reviewers! I know you must be busy Midori (remembers all the
stories Midori has going and suddenly feels like fainting) and of course
Susan, you review almost everything! ^_^ Okay, Kajun Spice, you can write
your author's comments, but don't scare everybody. We need every reviewer
we can get!
Kajun Spice: ~pelts Artemis Moon with Reese's then eats the weapons before she regains consciousness~ Thanks again Cousin Weasel for proof reading this for us! Heaven knows we need all the help we can get! And Hotohori, I enjoyed the nice long review you left. We'll be sure to throw some more cliffhangers in just for you! And Toraneko, it's no fun if we don't torture Sou-chan! Anyway, on to the story!!!!!
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Disclaimer: We are not responsible for any sick feelings you may get from reading fluff written by us. (Kajun Spice glares at Artemis and pushes her away from the computer) "Don't listen to her! She gets confused sometimes." We do not own Rurouni Kenshin or any of its characters, just Koishii.
Koishii
Dusk had long since fallen and Kaoru and Misao had returned to the dojo. It was all the pair could do to act like nothing was wrong, and they waiting for the perfect opportunity, with what they thought was the perfect plan in mind. Do men ever really know what they are up against? (Both authors yell "NO!" loudly!)
They were all sitting quietly together when Kaoru suddenly stood. Everyone looked up at her, and she pretended to yawn. "I am pretty tired. I believe I will go to bed early tonight so I can terrorize Yahiko properly in practice tomorrow."
Kenshin and Soujirou looked amused, but tried not to let Yahiko see it, who was of course offended! "What are you talking about busu? You ALWAYS terrorize me, practicing or not!"
WHAM! Poor Yahiko was unconscious on the floor, just the way Kaoru had planned it. She smiled suddenly. "Well, since Yahiko's 'asleep' now, I suppose I can drag him to bed with me. Help me Misao-chan."
"Please don't bother Kaoru-dono, I will take care of him de gozaru!" Kenshin protested.
"No, no, it's okay!" Misao put in brightly. "I WANT to help the little brat.er.boy!"
The two girls drug Yahiko out of the room, leaving Kenshin and Soujirou with sizable sweat drops. Kenshin was the first to comment. "Its it just me, or is Kaoru-dono and Misao-dono acting strangely?"
Soujirou considered. "Yes, I think so, but it doesn't matter. That works in our favor! I promised you Koishii tonight, so I will go get her and put her in your room. Please wait here Himura-san just in case Misao-chan comes back." He looked a little uncertain at the thought of Misao, but moved to leave anyway.
Kenshin suddenly doubted the wisdom of this. He was sharing a room with Yahiko right now. What if he saw him sleeping with a teddy bear? Yahiko admired Kenshin, but it wouldn't stop him from teasing him about it for the rest of his life, or even.GULP.from telling Kaoru! NOT a good idea!
"WAIT!" Kenshin called out. Soujirou turned around and waited. "Sessha does not think this is such a good idea.if Yahiko woke up and saw her."
Understanding dawned. "I don't think you have to worry Himura-san. He is out cold, and anyway, you can just keep her under the covers." Soujirou smiled and walked out of the room.
A few minutes later, he came back and told Kenshin "she" was in his room, and Kaoru and Misao were listening now that they had managed to dump Yahiko into bed. Perfect! With a barely suppressed laugh, Kaoru ran down the hallway with her bokken, while Misao watched enviously.
*****
"There she is!" Kaoru hissed under her breath. The room was dark, but she could make out a faint lump under the covers. Slipping quietly into the room, she glanced over at Yahiko. {Kenshin, that pervert! I can't believe he would sleep with a woman in the same room with Yahiko!}
She made her way over to the bed as silently as an angry woman possibly can, which wasn't silent at ALL and raised her bokken in the air. With a swift motion, she brought it down on the lump! Laughing gleefully, she did it again.and again! "DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!"
Oh, the feeling was exhilarating! She was really starting to enjoy herself, and making quite a commotion in the process! It didn't register that the lump was almost as soft as the bed. She was having way too much fun!
The door to the room slid open, and a shocked Kenshin stood and watched the show! He couldn't figure out what Kaoru thought she was doing until he had a certain thought. {Does Kaoru-dono think SESSHA is in that bed? Is she trying to kill me?}
That one scary thought brought on a loud, panicked "ORO?!?!" and Kaoru stopped dead, realizing he was in the room.
"Kaoru-dono, what are you doing de gozaru ka?" Kenshin squeaked nervously, VERY afraid of the answer!
She turned around and blushed bright red. "I was.um.well you see.YOU'RE A PERVERTED JERK KENSHIN!" She burst into tears and Kenshin was more confused than ever! WHAT had he done?
"Kaoru-dono, sessha doesn't understand. Were you trying to kill me because you think sessha is a perverted jerk?" He was still too wary yet to try and comfort her. You don't exactly approach someone who might have been trying to do you in moments before!
(Authors look confused. Artemis: "Kaoru has been trying to do him in for a long time with her cooking, what's the difference now?" Kajun Spice: "I think he finally had a moment of SENSE!")
"Kenshin!" Kaoru wailed miserably. "I wasn't trying to kill you, baka! I was trying to get rid of that hussy in you're bed! How could you sleep with someone else?"
"Oro? You mean Koishii?" Kenshin questioned.
"Hai! You call her pets names and not a dono in sight!" Another round of tears appeared.
Understanding wasn't long in coming, and despite the situation, Kenshin suddenly felt like laughing, and did! Kaoru glared at him, not understanding what he was laughing about.
Kenshin suddenly had a rare (and very stupid) streak of complete honesty. "Sleeping with Koishii might be fun, but sessha would prefer you de gozaru yo." As if he didn't realize what he had said until AFTER he said it, he suddenly blushed as red as his hair! "Gomen Kaoru-dono, sessha shouldn't have said that!"
Kaoru was standing in complete shock, not knowing if she should be happy or even angrier with him! "Gomen?!?! If you had only said that sooner maybe.but it's too late, you have HER now."
Ahhh, right about time for Kenshin to stick his foot in his mouth again! "The three of us could sleep together de gozaru na!" He figured out how it sounded just a little too late! Poor Kenshin!
"KENSHIN NO BAKA!" Kaoru screamed! She lunged at him and he ducked just in time! Figuring only one thing could save him now, he dove for the futon on the floor behind her and reached under the covers. Just as she was bearing down on him, (No pun intended, lol!) he held the bear in front of his face, as if expecting that ball of fluff to protect him from her bokken. And in a way, it did!
Kaoru stopped in mid swing and stared at the large teddy bear in Kenshin's hands. Kenshin let out an audible sigh and peered out from behind the bear to make sure it was safe. When he decided it was, he stood up and held the bear out to her. "This is Koishii de gozaru."
"Th.th.THAT is Koishii?" Kaoru stuttered in amazement.
"Hai. I am sorry that I didn't say anything before, but Soujirou had me promise not to tell. I had a bear like this once too, and he offered to share her with me." He had suddenly dropped all his word play, and it made a noticeable difference to her, and was probably the one thing that snapped her out of her shock.
"You mean there never was any other woman? When you talked about 'her' from your past, I thought maybe you meant some girl." Kaoru looked at the ground and refused to look at Kenshin.
"Iie, there was never any other woman except for Tomoe, but you knew about her. And there is no one now except for you."
(Authors look amazed that both Kenshin's feet are still planted firmly on the floor and not in his mouth)
When Kaoru made no response to this, Kenshin started feeling a little worried. "Please look at me Kaoru."
She finally did, and he was surprised to see her smiling, if still quite red in the face. "Don't worry Kenshin, I'm not upset with you anymore, just really embarrassed."
Kenshin smiled. "Please don't be. I would have reacted that way.no, even worse if you had been sneaking around with another man." His face darkened slightly. "But I had better not think about that too much."
Kaoru's look turned hesitant, and she stared at her feet. "Do you really mean that? I was starting to wonder, even before the whole Koishii thing."
Kenshin stepped forward and tilted her chin up so she would be looking at him again, and gave her a smile that could melt any girls heart. (Watches as the female readers drop like flies). "Kaoru, I mean every word I say. There has been no one but you since the first day I met you, and I don't believe there ever will be. No, I know there will never be another."
"Do you know how long I have waited to hear you say that you baka?" There was no force behind the insult now though.
"I will say it every day for the rest of my life if you like." Kenshin offered.
Kaoru pretended to consider it. "Iie, I think I have a better idea."
As if Kenshin could read her mind, he moved his hand to her cheek and slowly leaned in to kiss her, and the blissful couple was unaware of anything around them but themselves. Kenshin wrapped his arms around Kaoru's waist, and her bokken fell from her limp hand. But the loud clattering sound didn't phase the two one bit. They were a lost cause! ^_^
While kissing, Kaoru's now bokkenless hand had found its way into his fiery red hair, and both were thoroughly enjoying themselves. Good thing Yahiko was out cold! All good things must come to an end though, but only for now. -_^
Once the two came up for air (only because they had too, not because they wanted to), Kenshin had streak of mischievousness. "The offer still stands you know."
"What offer?"
"You can sleep with us." Kenshin reminded her, referring to himself and Koishii.
Surprisingly enough, Kaoru didn't get angry. She blushed of course, but just swatted him. "I don't think so. One woman alone is more than you can handle, so she can have you!"
Kenshin pretended to look hurt. "But she can't kiss like you!"
Kaoru raised an eyebrow. "Should I dare ask how you know THAT?!?!"
Both laughed and after another kiss (Do we feel the temperature going up in here?) Kaoru said goodnight and left Kenshin to Yahiko and Koishii.
Kenshin prepared for bed, feeling like he was floating on a cloud. {I never thought this would happen. I know I don't deserve her, but I love her so much. I will work the rest of my life to keep her happy, but I am sure it won't feel like work at all. After all my hesitation and stupidity, I can't believe a little teddy bear brought us together!} Kenshin looked at Koishii in amusement. {I wonder if she can do the same for Soujirou and Misao.} With this last idle thought, Kenshin fell asleep to dream about Kaoru, and she did the same.
ArtemisMoon: I tried, I tried! The hardest thing I have ever had to write! Was that fluff? I hope so! And this turned out to be an especially long chapter for this story, a special one dedicated to all those K&K fans out there! And there are quite a lot of us! Now I am sure you are wondering what is going to happen next. Good, it will make you come back for the next chapter! I hope you enjoyed it and please leave us reviews, they are our story's life support system. They can't live on Reeces like Kajun Spice can.
Kajun Spice: Awwww, that was so sweet!! I think I'll have to go out and get my own little Koishii!
Kajun Spice: ~pelts Artemis Moon with Reese's then eats the weapons before she regains consciousness~ Thanks again Cousin Weasel for proof reading this for us! Heaven knows we need all the help we can get! And Hotohori, I enjoyed the nice long review you left. We'll be sure to throw some more cliffhangers in just for you! And Toraneko, it's no fun if we don't torture Sou-chan! Anyway, on to the story!!!!!
Authors comments are in ( )
Thoughts are in {}
Disclaimer: We are not responsible for any sick feelings you may get from reading fluff written by us. (Kajun Spice glares at Artemis and pushes her away from the computer) "Don't listen to her! She gets confused sometimes." We do not own Rurouni Kenshin or any of its characters, just Koishii.
Koishii
Dusk had long since fallen and Kaoru and Misao had returned to the dojo. It was all the pair could do to act like nothing was wrong, and they waiting for the perfect opportunity, with what they thought was the perfect plan in mind. Do men ever really know what they are up against? (Both authors yell "NO!" loudly!)
They were all sitting quietly together when Kaoru suddenly stood. Everyone looked up at her, and she pretended to yawn. "I am pretty tired. I believe I will go to bed early tonight so I can terrorize Yahiko properly in practice tomorrow."
Kenshin and Soujirou looked amused, but tried not to let Yahiko see it, who was of course offended! "What are you talking about busu? You ALWAYS terrorize me, practicing or not!"
WHAM! Poor Yahiko was unconscious on the floor, just the way Kaoru had planned it. She smiled suddenly. "Well, since Yahiko's 'asleep' now, I suppose I can drag him to bed with me. Help me Misao-chan."
"Please don't bother Kaoru-dono, I will take care of him de gozaru!" Kenshin protested.
"No, no, it's okay!" Misao put in brightly. "I WANT to help the little brat.er.boy!"
The two girls drug Yahiko out of the room, leaving Kenshin and Soujirou with sizable sweat drops. Kenshin was the first to comment. "Its it just me, or is Kaoru-dono and Misao-dono acting strangely?"
Soujirou considered. "Yes, I think so, but it doesn't matter. That works in our favor! I promised you Koishii tonight, so I will go get her and put her in your room. Please wait here Himura-san just in case Misao-chan comes back." He looked a little uncertain at the thought of Misao, but moved to leave anyway.
Kenshin suddenly doubted the wisdom of this. He was sharing a room with Yahiko right now. What if he saw him sleeping with a teddy bear? Yahiko admired Kenshin, but it wouldn't stop him from teasing him about it for the rest of his life, or even.GULP.from telling Kaoru! NOT a good idea!
"WAIT!" Kenshin called out. Soujirou turned around and waited. "Sessha does not think this is such a good idea.if Yahiko woke up and saw her."
Understanding dawned. "I don't think you have to worry Himura-san. He is out cold, and anyway, you can just keep her under the covers." Soujirou smiled and walked out of the room.
A few minutes later, he came back and told Kenshin "she" was in his room, and Kaoru and Misao were listening now that they had managed to dump Yahiko into bed. Perfect! With a barely suppressed laugh, Kaoru ran down the hallway with her bokken, while Misao watched enviously.
*****
"There she is!" Kaoru hissed under her breath. The room was dark, but she could make out a faint lump under the covers. Slipping quietly into the room, she glanced over at Yahiko. {Kenshin, that pervert! I can't believe he would sleep with a woman in the same room with Yahiko!}
She made her way over to the bed as silently as an angry woman possibly can, which wasn't silent at ALL and raised her bokken in the air. With a swift motion, she brought it down on the lump! Laughing gleefully, she did it again.and again! "DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!"
Oh, the feeling was exhilarating! She was really starting to enjoy herself, and making quite a commotion in the process! It didn't register that the lump was almost as soft as the bed. She was having way too much fun!
The door to the room slid open, and a shocked Kenshin stood and watched the show! He couldn't figure out what Kaoru thought she was doing until he had a certain thought. {Does Kaoru-dono think SESSHA is in that bed? Is she trying to kill me?}
That one scary thought brought on a loud, panicked "ORO?!?!" and Kaoru stopped dead, realizing he was in the room.
"Kaoru-dono, what are you doing de gozaru ka?" Kenshin squeaked nervously, VERY afraid of the answer!
She turned around and blushed bright red. "I was.um.well you see.YOU'RE A PERVERTED JERK KENSHIN!" She burst into tears and Kenshin was more confused than ever! WHAT had he done?
"Kaoru-dono, sessha doesn't understand. Were you trying to kill me because you think sessha is a perverted jerk?" He was still too wary yet to try and comfort her. You don't exactly approach someone who might have been trying to do you in moments before!
(Authors look confused. Artemis: "Kaoru has been trying to do him in for a long time with her cooking, what's the difference now?" Kajun Spice: "I think he finally had a moment of SENSE!")
"Kenshin!" Kaoru wailed miserably. "I wasn't trying to kill you, baka! I was trying to get rid of that hussy in you're bed! How could you sleep with someone else?"
"Oro? You mean Koishii?" Kenshin questioned.
"Hai! You call her pets names and not a dono in sight!" Another round of tears appeared.
Understanding wasn't long in coming, and despite the situation, Kenshin suddenly felt like laughing, and did! Kaoru glared at him, not understanding what he was laughing about.
Kenshin suddenly had a rare (and very stupid) streak of complete honesty. "Sleeping with Koishii might be fun, but sessha would prefer you de gozaru yo." As if he didn't realize what he had said until AFTER he said it, he suddenly blushed as red as his hair! "Gomen Kaoru-dono, sessha shouldn't have said that!"
Kaoru was standing in complete shock, not knowing if she should be happy or even angrier with him! "Gomen?!?! If you had only said that sooner maybe.but it's too late, you have HER now."
Ahhh, right about time for Kenshin to stick his foot in his mouth again! "The three of us could sleep together de gozaru na!" He figured out how it sounded just a little too late! Poor Kenshin!
"KENSHIN NO BAKA!" Kaoru screamed! She lunged at him and he ducked just in time! Figuring only one thing could save him now, he dove for the futon on the floor behind her and reached under the covers. Just as she was bearing down on him, (No pun intended, lol!) he held the bear in front of his face, as if expecting that ball of fluff to protect him from her bokken. And in a way, it did!
Kaoru stopped in mid swing and stared at the large teddy bear in Kenshin's hands. Kenshin let out an audible sigh and peered out from behind the bear to make sure it was safe. When he decided it was, he stood up and held the bear out to her. "This is Koishii de gozaru."
"Th.th.THAT is Koishii?" Kaoru stuttered in amazement.
"Hai. I am sorry that I didn't say anything before, but Soujirou had me promise not to tell. I had a bear like this once too, and he offered to share her with me." He had suddenly dropped all his word play, and it made a noticeable difference to her, and was probably the one thing that snapped her out of her shock.
"You mean there never was any other woman? When you talked about 'her' from your past, I thought maybe you meant some girl." Kaoru looked at the ground and refused to look at Kenshin.
"Iie, there was never any other woman except for Tomoe, but you knew about her. And there is no one now except for you."
(Authors look amazed that both Kenshin's feet are still planted firmly on the floor and not in his mouth)
When Kaoru made no response to this, Kenshin started feeling a little worried. "Please look at me Kaoru."
She finally did, and he was surprised to see her smiling, if still quite red in the face. "Don't worry Kenshin, I'm not upset with you anymore, just really embarrassed."
Kenshin smiled. "Please don't be. I would have reacted that way.no, even worse if you had been sneaking around with another man." His face darkened slightly. "But I had better not think about that too much."
Kaoru's look turned hesitant, and she stared at her feet. "Do you really mean that? I was starting to wonder, even before the whole Koishii thing."
Kenshin stepped forward and tilted her chin up so she would be looking at him again, and gave her a smile that could melt any girls heart. (Watches as the female readers drop like flies). "Kaoru, I mean every word I say. There has been no one but you since the first day I met you, and I don't believe there ever will be. No, I know there will never be another."
"Do you know how long I have waited to hear you say that you baka?" There was no force behind the insult now though.
"I will say it every day for the rest of my life if you like." Kenshin offered.
Kaoru pretended to consider it. "Iie, I think I have a better idea."
As if Kenshin could read her mind, he moved his hand to her cheek and slowly leaned in to kiss her, and the blissful couple was unaware of anything around them but themselves. Kenshin wrapped his arms around Kaoru's waist, and her bokken fell from her limp hand. But the loud clattering sound didn't phase the two one bit. They were a lost cause! ^_^
While kissing, Kaoru's now bokkenless hand had found its way into his fiery red hair, and both were thoroughly enjoying themselves. Good thing Yahiko was out cold! All good things must come to an end though, but only for now. -_^
Once the two came up for air (only because they had too, not because they wanted to), Kenshin had streak of mischievousness. "The offer still stands you know."
"What offer?"
"You can sleep with us." Kenshin reminded her, referring to himself and Koishii.
Surprisingly enough, Kaoru didn't get angry. She blushed of course, but just swatted him. "I don't think so. One woman alone is more than you can handle, so she can have you!"
Kenshin pretended to look hurt. "But she can't kiss like you!"
Kaoru raised an eyebrow. "Should I dare ask how you know THAT?!?!"
Both laughed and after another kiss (Do we feel the temperature going up in here?) Kaoru said goodnight and left Kenshin to Yahiko and Koishii.
Kenshin prepared for bed, feeling like he was floating on a cloud. {I never thought this would happen. I know I don't deserve her, but I love her so much. I will work the rest of my life to keep her happy, but I am sure it won't feel like work at all. After all my hesitation and stupidity, I can't believe a little teddy bear brought us together!} Kenshin looked at Koishii in amusement. {I wonder if she can do the same for Soujirou and Misao.} With this last idle thought, Kenshin fell asleep to dream about Kaoru, and she did the same.
ArtemisMoon: I tried, I tried! The hardest thing I have ever had to write! Was that fluff? I hope so! And this turned out to be an especially long chapter for this story, a special one dedicated to all those K&K fans out there! And there are quite a lot of us! Now I am sure you are wondering what is going to happen next. Good, it will make you come back for the next chapter! I hope you enjoyed it and please leave us reviews, they are our story's life support system. They can't live on Reeces like Kajun Spice can.
Kajun Spice: Awwww, that was so sweet!! I think I'll have to go out and get my own little Koishii!