Title: Loving You So Much: Chapter 2
Author: Ikari Yuuki
Rate: PG13
Disclaimers: Previous chapter, chapter1
Pairing: Sano X Kenshin
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'Why him of all people? Why not Kaoru-dono? Ever since we met, she has given me her home and kindness . . . . And she loves me . . . . . . The least I can do for her is to return her feelings, to tell her 'I love you' too? But why.'
Kenshin sighs as he continues his washing.
'. . . . why am I unable to reciprocate those feelings. . . ?'
"Nanze . . . . . ?"
"Why what?" asks a voice from behind.
Kenshin quickly spins around, surprised, to find no other than Sagara Sanosuke standing there, looking at him with worried eyes. Has he been standing there watching the rurouni this entire time, without Kenshin noticing? How long has he been there? Feeling slightly uncomfortable and embarrassed under the ex-gangster's eyes, Kenshin turns his back towards Sano and re-starts the laundry.
"Sano, do you need something?" he asks as normal as possible, controlling his tone as it threatens to waver slightly.
No reply. Frowning slightly and a bit worried, Kenshin asks, "San . . . . . ?"
A larger hand covers his own; eyes wide, Kenshin turns his head to his right, meeting warm brown eyes with his huge violet ones.
"Sa . . . . . Sano?" asks Kenshin incredulously.
"Kenshin," replies Sano softly as he gazes kindly into the older man's eyes. "You've been washing this same clothing for the past 15 minutes."
Kenshin blinks widely and then glances down into the clothing he holds in his hand. He blushes slightly; it is the same one. Kenshin hasn't realized it until the tall boy has told him, for he himself have been too busy pondering upon his thoughts that he has totally forgotten about the clothing in his hand, just scrubbing it, squeezing it over and over again.
"Sou ka . . . . " replies Kenshin embarrassed as he smiles sheepishly. Standing up, he shakes out the clothing to hang it upon the wooden hangers before him. As he does this, Kenshin continues, "Ne, Sano . . . . is there something that I can do for you?"
"Not really," answers Sano hesitantly. Nibbling his bottom lip again, he continues quietly but loud enough for the warrior to hear, "I just thought you need someone to talk to, that's all."
Kenshin pauses in his ministering. Slightly, turning his head to the side, he questions, "Oh? Why would you think that?"
"Well . . . . . I . . . . . " begins the younger boy. Scratching his head slightly as well as biting his lips, Sano wonders about what he should say.
'If I say I have been noticing his awkward moods, that will be quite . . . . . weird . . . . but . . . . "
"I've been noticing you lately . . . . . . how you always seem to walk out and never seem to be around only during supper times," continues Sano in one rush. Swiftly he glances away from where Kenshin couldn't see his blushing face.
"Noticing me . . . . . . ?" repeats Kenshin softly as his eyes expand slightly at the ex-gangster's confession. Rotating around completely to face Sano, he detects the tint of red upon the tall boy's cheek. Smiling tenderly, Kenshin only replies in his delicate placid tone, "Arigato de gozaru."
Sano blushes deeper and suddenly the ground becomes of interest to him. "It's nothing, Kenshin. That's what friends are for."
"Friends . . . . . ?" repeats Kenshin quietly, a slight disappointment in his voice. "Sou da. . . . . We are only friends . . . . . . are we?" he continues, sadness lacing through his tone as he averts his eyes slightly to the small patch of earth besides him.
Detecting the slight change in his friend's tone, Sano lifts his eyes back at the small warrior before.
'Kenshin . . . . . seems distress . . . . . '
Of all the time Sano has known the ex-Battousai, he has known him to be a cheerful man, smiling constantly, mostly for Kaoru's sake. Or either he would be fuming, angry eyes narrowing perilously at the opponent before him as they flicker slightly between gold and violet. But never has Sano seen this expression from the rurouni, an expression that seems completely foreign upon Kenshin's face, dampening his bright violet eyes, making Kenshin a completely different person, a side that he would never reveal to others nor Kaoru.
And yet, here he is, standing before Sano, exposing himself, his most vulnerable side. In a way, Sano feels honored to be able to experience what is before him but as well, he feels slightly angered as well. Somehow, seeing the other man depressed constricts Sano's chest, giving him an urge to want to hurt whoever has placed that appearance upon the rurouni's face.
Tentatively taking a step forward, Sano raises his hand slightly as wanting to comfort him but slowly backs down as he thought better. Instead, he choices to say the samurai's name.
"Kenshin . . . . . . what's wrong?" he asks gently, his voice illustrating his concern over the crimson haired samurai.
With a small smile, Kenshin only shakes his head as he returns his gaze upon the boy before him.
"It's nothing serious, Sano," he replies, hoping his voice sounds confident enough. "I can handle it de gozaru . . . . . . "
Sano, though not buying into the confidence in Kenshin's voice, just nods his slightly, shifting his eyes to the earth before him. Sano knows that Kenshin is placing his mask back on; he is not ready yet.not ready to expose himself to Sano. Although the tall ex-gangster feels like Kenshin distrusts him, Sano should at least feel flattered, for Kenshin never discloses his true feelings before to anyone . . . . . not even Kaoru.
"Sou ka . . . . . Na . . . . . " starts Sano as he scratches the back of his head. Then glancing at the pile of dirty clothing, Sano, changing the subject, offers, "Na, Kenshin, do you need help?"
"Nani?" asks Kenshin, eyes widening.
"With washing the clothes," indicates Sano with a nod of his head toward the huge pile of clothing, unwashed by the bucket. Averting his eyes back at the man before him, Sano continues, "Jou-chan won't be happy if you have only done one piece of clothing and you wouldn't want her mad, wouldn't you?"
Slowly, Kenshin's lips forms into a slight but real smile as he looks upon the tall boy with appreciation. "Of course. I wouldn't want that."
Sano blushes slightly under Kenshin's gaze; the small rurouni has no idea the slight reactions he gets from the ex-gangster. Being around the ex- Battousai, Sano feels safe . . . . . comfortable . . . . . like he belongs, a feeling that he has not experienced for a long period of time.
Shaking himself mentally from that thought, Sano turns back to Kenshin and smiles widely.
"Let's get to work then!" he chirps happily as he bends down to pick a piece of clothing from the pile and begins to scrub it awkwardly with fierce concentration upon his young handsome face.
All this time, Kenshin stands there, gazing at the boy before him, eyes soft with warmth. Taking a small sigh, Kenshin smiles and walks over to Sano to help him with the task.
'Maybe . . . . . this is all I need . . . . ' thoughts Kenshin as he laughs merrily at Sano, who has somehow gotten water all over himself.
'Maybe . . . . . . this is all I get . . . . . . for loving him so much . . . . . . . '
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Author's Note: Hi, you guys! Like it so far? I thinks it's ok.could do better though. Anyway, I've been quite busy so today is the only day I could update. I had this story written out before but hadn't had the chance to post it but now I do! Hope you guys enjoyed it. Give any ideas or comments if you have any. My goal is to have 10 to 15 reviews before I post the next chapter so keep does reviews coming! Thanx u!
Author: Ikari Yuuki
Rate: PG13
Disclaimers: Previous chapter, chapter1
Pairing: Sano X Kenshin
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'Why him of all people? Why not Kaoru-dono? Ever since we met, she has given me her home and kindness . . . . And she loves me . . . . . . The least I can do for her is to return her feelings, to tell her 'I love you' too? But why.'
Kenshin sighs as he continues his washing.
'. . . . why am I unable to reciprocate those feelings. . . ?'
"Nanze . . . . . ?"
"Why what?" asks a voice from behind.
Kenshin quickly spins around, surprised, to find no other than Sagara Sanosuke standing there, looking at him with worried eyes. Has he been standing there watching the rurouni this entire time, without Kenshin noticing? How long has he been there? Feeling slightly uncomfortable and embarrassed under the ex-gangster's eyes, Kenshin turns his back towards Sano and re-starts the laundry.
"Sano, do you need something?" he asks as normal as possible, controlling his tone as it threatens to waver slightly.
No reply. Frowning slightly and a bit worried, Kenshin asks, "San . . . . . ?"
A larger hand covers his own; eyes wide, Kenshin turns his head to his right, meeting warm brown eyes with his huge violet ones.
"Sa . . . . . Sano?" asks Kenshin incredulously.
"Kenshin," replies Sano softly as he gazes kindly into the older man's eyes. "You've been washing this same clothing for the past 15 minutes."
Kenshin blinks widely and then glances down into the clothing he holds in his hand. He blushes slightly; it is the same one. Kenshin hasn't realized it until the tall boy has told him, for he himself have been too busy pondering upon his thoughts that he has totally forgotten about the clothing in his hand, just scrubbing it, squeezing it over and over again.
"Sou ka . . . . " replies Kenshin embarrassed as he smiles sheepishly. Standing up, he shakes out the clothing to hang it upon the wooden hangers before him. As he does this, Kenshin continues, "Ne, Sano . . . . is there something that I can do for you?"
"Not really," answers Sano hesitantly. Nibbling his bottom lip again, he continues quietly but loud enough for the warrior to hear, "I just thought you need someone to talk to, that's all."
Kenshin pauses in his ministering. Slightly, turning his head to the side, he questions, "Oh? Why would you think that?"
"Well . . . . . I . . . . . " begins the younger boy. Scratching his head slightly as well as biting his lips, Sano wonders about what he should say.
'If I say I have been noticing his awkward moods, that will be quite . . . . . weird . . . . but . . . . "
"I've been noticing you lately . . . . . . how you always seem to walk out and never seem to be around only during supper times," continues Sano in one rush. Swiftly he glances away from where Kenshin couldn't see his blushing face.
"Noticing me . . . . . . ?" repeats Kenshin softly as his eyes expand slightly at the ex-gangster's confession. Rotating around completely to face Sano, he detects the tint of red upon the tall boy's cheek. Smiling tenderly, Kenshin only replies in his delicate placid tone, "Arigato de gozaru."
Sano blushes deeper and suddenly the ground becomes of interest to him. "It's nothing, Kenshin. That's what friends are for."
"Friends . . . . . ?" repeats Kenshin quietly, a slight disappointment in his voice. "Sou da. . . . . We are only friends . . . . . . are we?" he continues, sadness lacing through his tone as he averts his eyes slightly to the small patch of earth besides him.
Detecting the slight change in his friend's tone, Sano lifts his eyes back at the small warrior before.
'Kenshin . . . . . seems distress . . . . . '
Of all the time Sano has known the ex-Battousai, he has known him to be a cheerful man, smiling constantly, mostly for Kaoru's sake. Or either he would be fuming, angry eyes narrowing perilously at the opponent before him as they flicker slightly between gold and violet. But never has Sano seen this expression from the rurouni, an expression that seems completely foreign upon Kenshin's face, dampening his bright violet eyes, making Kenshin a completely different person, a side that he would never reveal to others nor Kaoru.
And yet, here he is, standing before Sano, exposing himself, his most vulnerable side. In a way, Sano feels honored to be able to experience what is before him but as well, he feels slightly angered as well. Somehow, seeing the other man depressed constricts Sano's chest, giving him an urge to want to hurt whoever has placed that appearance upon the rurouni's face.
Tentatively taking a step forward, Sano raises his hand slightly as wanting to comfort him but slowly backs down as he thought better. Instead, he choices to say the samurai's name.
"Kenshin . . . . . . what's wrong?" he asks gently, his voice illustrating his concern over the crimson haired samurai.
With a small smile, Kenshin only shakes his head as he returns his gaze upon the boy before him.
"It's nothing serious, Sano," he replies, hoping his voice sounds confident enough. "I can handle it de gozaru . . . . . . "
Sano, though not buying into the confidence in Kenshin's voice, just nods his slightly, shifting his eyes to the earth before him. Sano knows that Kenshin is placing his mask back on; he is not ready yet.not ready to expose himself to Sano. Although the tall ex-gangster feels like Kenshin distrusts him, Sano should at least feel flattered, for Kenshin never discloses his true feelings before to anyone . . . . . not even Kaoru.
"Sou ka . . . . . Na . . . . . " starts Sano as he scratches the back of his head. Then glancing at the pile of dirty clothing, Sano, changing the subject, offers, "Na, Kenshin, do you need help?"
"Nani?" asks Kenshin, eyes widening.
"With washing the clothes," indicates Sano with a nod of his head toward the huge pile of clothing, unwashed by the bucket. Averting his eyes back at the man before him, Sano continues, "Jou-chan won't be happy if you have only done one piece of clothing and you wouldn't want her mad, wouldn't you?"
Slowly, Kenshin's lips forms into a slight but real smile as he looks upon the tall boy with appreciation. "Of course. I wouldn't want that."
Sano blushes slightly under Kenshin's gaze; the small rurouni has no idea the slight reactions he gets from the ex-gangster. Being around the ex- Battousai, Sano feels safe . . . . . comfortable . . . . . like he belongs, a feeling that he has not experienced for a long period of time.
Shaking himself mentally from that thought, Sano turns back to Kenshin and smiles widely.
"Let's get to work then!" he chirps happily as he bends down to pick a piece of clothing from the pile and begins to scrub it awkwardly with fierce concentration upon his young handsome face.
All this time, Kenshin stands there, gazing at the boy before him, eyes soft with warmth. Taking a small sigh, Kenshin smiles and walks over to Sano to help him with the task.
'Maybe . . . . . this is all I need . . . . ' thoughts Kenshin as he laughs merrily at Sano, who has somehow gotten water all over himself.
'Maybe . . . . . . this is all I get . . . . . . for loving him so much . . . . . . . '
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Author's Note: Hi, you guys! Like it so far? I thinks it's ok.could do better though. Anyway, I've been quite busy so today is the only day I could update. I had this story written out before but hadn't had the chance to post it but now I do! Hope you guys enjoyed it. Give any ideas or comments if you have any. My goal is to have 10 to 15 reviews before I post the next chapter so keep does reviews coming! Thanx u!