Hello everyone!! Yes I am still alive and well thank you. WOW I have
gotten a lot of threats recently to update.so in the interest of sparing my
life I think I will!! ::sweat drops:: I want to thank everyone for
reviewing and staying with me through my infinite slowness! So without
further delay.On to chapter 5! Oh and to warn you ahead of time.MAJOR
OOC!!
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His footsteps echoed down the hall, yet stopped short as he felt something. Frowning Kenshin opened his senses and he could detect a faint battle aura, heading his way. One that seemed familiar, yet dangerous. Growling he grabbed his Sakabato and stuck it in his belt, heading outside to meet this new person.
Sanosuke was having the time of his life. He had actually won twice in gambling, not to mention scored on some serious sake that he was planning to put to good use, celebrating his victory. And who other to celebrate with, than with his good friends. Whistling a tuneless song he neared the gate of the Kamiya dojo and prepared to push it open.his customary non- invited way.
"Do you normally go inside a person's home without being invited in?" a cold voice demanded from the shadows.
Sano smirked and turned to face the shadow. "Oi! Of course I do Kenshin!" He gnawed on his fishbone. Quietly the shadow drew closer to him. Out of the darkness, Sano could make out two glowing amber eyes. He backed slowly and held his hands up in a gesture of submission.
"Che, Kenshin if it bothered you so much I can knock for a while." Silently Kenshin came closer, his eyes seemingly drilling into Sano's soul.
Kenshin studied the man before him. Tall, and undoubtedly strong, this man shouldn't be taken lightly. The question wasn't if he posed any harm to his Kaoru, the man's battle aura held no malice or false intent. The question to Kenshin was, who was he to Kaoru? His eye's narrowed slightly. He seems so familiar, or at least the fish bone sticking out of his mouth does. 'Is he a friend?' The feeling in his gut told him that the tall man was indeed important to them, but he couldn't figure out in what way. 'What if he was important to Kaoru?' His eyes narrowed again at a sudden unwanted thought. 'What if he is VERY important to Kaoru.'
With every passing moment, Sano grew more and more curious. Kenshin was studying him with so much intent; he thought his clothes would catch on fire! 'First of why does Kenshin have the amber eye's? Did he screw something up between him and Kaoru again?' Sano sighed. Kenshin was going to lose Kaoru to some ass of a man if he didn't make a move and soon.
"Oi Kenshin. Did something happen between you and Jo-chan?"
Kenshin didn't answer. 'BAKA! He isn't even paying attention to me!' Sano muttered. Walking over he ran his hand across Kenshin's face. Still nothing. He snorted; there was always one way to get to Kenshin.
"Well Kenshin, I'm going to see Kaoru-chan now. Don't wait up, you know.grown-up stuff." He made as if to leave.
"Matte!" Kenshin's voice stopped him in his tracks. He turned just in time to see a rather fast incoming fist headed for his face.
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Kaoru rose from a groggy sleep extremely annoyed as to what was making the noise that woke her. Once her senses came to, she heard loud shouting and the sound of many things breaking. In the midst of the noise she could hear two voices.
"Kami, no!" Without paying heed to her ankle she stood and quickly limped over to the door, gritting her teeth in pain. Just outside she could make out two figures surrounded by a dirt cloud. Sano sounded like a dying rooster, squawking and squealing for mercy, yet sounding like he was having the time of his life. Kenshin on the other hand was quiet, a deadly breeze.
Kaoru limped over and grabbed the only thing she could to help support her, her good ol' trusty broom. With that she hobbled out into the dust cloud, determined to beat some sense into her baka Battousai. Fortunately she didn't have to go far. Sano came flying out face first and landed on the ground, skidding about five feet before stopping and lay twitching.
Kaoru hobbled over to him and set herself between the fallen man and Kenshin.
"Kaoru?" Battousai went over to her. "You should be resting! Megumi-dono said you needed to stay off your feet!"
"BAKA!" Kaoru screamed at him. "Don't you think you should be worried about nearly KILLING Sano!" She pointed to the body behind her. "Kenshin this is Sano! He is our friend! You need to ask me if it's alright before you attack someone, they could be our friend!"
A muffled laugh was heard behind her. Sano struggled to stand up and speak, unfortunately at the time his mouth was full dirt. Kenshin was also smiling.
Kaoru just glared at the two. "Mou!"
Finally Sano was able to speak. "It's alright Jo-chan! Kenshin and I were just letting lose some steam." He pointed a finger at the smiling Battousai. "You should just know that I went easy on you!"
Kenshin snorted. "Was that before or after you were squealing like a little girl?"
"I'll have you know that was before!" Sano sniffed the air disdainfully.
Both men smiled and walked toward each other. "Good fight Sano."
"I know."
"MOU! Kenshin, Sano no BAKA!" Kaoru yelled. She limped back to her room, ignoring the stuttering idiot men.
Kenshin gulped. It was true he had attacked Sano without merit. Halfway in- between the first punch he remembered his friend and knew the tall man was just kidding about him and Kaoru. They just wanted to fight for the hell of it. He cursed himself for his idiocy. Of course it would seem to anyone else that they were really at each other's throats. He ran over to Kaoru, and was promptly punched. Sano stepped back as Kenshin's body went flying through the yard and into the wall.
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Later that night, when Kenshin had regained consciousness, he went to Kaoru's room. A slight knock on the door prompted a dozen flying object toward it.
"Go away!" Kaoru shouted.
"Gomen Kaoru, I can't do that." Without further warning he slid the door open and went into her room.
Kaoru gasped at his intrusion, put the book that she had been reading down and sat up. "I said I don't want to talk to anyone, so get out please!" she growled.
Kenshin slowly walked towards her, his face an unreadable mask. All to soon, Kaoru was swept up in his unwavering gaze of an amber ocean.
"K..Kenshin?"
He stopped a foot away from her and kneeled beside her futon. Still keeping his eyes on her, he grasped one of her hands gently and held it in between his. When he spoke, his voice was soft and gentle.
"Kaoru, gomen. I didn't mean to make you angry and concerned. I acted without thought to your feelings, and for that I am very sorry." Gently he turned her hand around and brought his lips to her palm. In a whispering breath he apologized again, just barely brushing his lips to her hand. Kaoru was burning up. Her insides turned to mush as his teeth lightly nibbled on her palm, and down to her fingers. She watched with growing need as his hair swept across his neck with every movement he made. And with every nibble on her hand, she forgot exactly why she was mad at him.
"Kaoru." He whispered.
She closed her eyes. "H.Hai?"
She could feel him scoot closer to her, nearly touching her.
"Open your eyes Kaoru."
She complied. "Nani Kenshin?" His face was so close to hers. With one hand he gently cupped her face, brushing his thumb across her cheekbone and then her lips. With his eye's, he drank in everything about her. Her face, her soft skin, the way her lips quivered, and how her eye's sparkled with unknown want.
"Kaoru.will you allow me to kiss you?" His husky voice questioned near her ear.
As if in a dream, Kaoru nodded slowly. His gold eyes flashed once with relief as his lowered his head, and his lips met hers in a passionate yet gently embrace.
Once their kiss ended, Kenshin quietly tucked his beloved into bed, giving many more kisses in the process. Without thought Kaoru complied, until he turned to leave. With a sudden burst of strength she grabbed his hand and pulled him down on top of her.
Surprised, Kenshin gazed into her eyes with curiosity. Before he could protest, she kissed him again. This time though, the kiss was different, more hungry, more urgent, and defiantly more passionate. The room became hotter as he senses turned to overdrive. Her arms wrapped around his back, pushing him more toward her body, making it impossible for him to escape.and hell.why would he want to! Then as suddenly as it had started Kaoru broke off the kiss and smiled.
To stunned to speak, they both whispered goodnight. Kenshin quickly walked out of her room and into his. One thing was for sure; there would probably be no sleep for him tonight. It was hard enough not to storm back in her room and do what Sano was teasing him about earlier. He smiled lazily. Nope.no sleep for Kenshin tonight.
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Soooo?!?!?!! How is it minna? Please R&R! And a great big thanks to those who R&R'd before and defiantly thank you for those people who actually went through he trouble of sending me an e-mail, urging me to continue! I know that this is probably completely OOC, I don't really know how Battousai and Sano would react towards each other. I'd like to think they could play fight. Well this is just how I think they would act, sorry if I spoiled anyone's idea! ::dodges books:: GOMEN!!
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His footsteps echoed down the hall, yet stopped short as he felt something. Frowning Kenshin opened his senses and he could detect a faint battle aura, heading his way. One that seemed familiar, yet dangerous. Growling he grabbed his Sakabato and stuck it in his belt, heading outside to meet this new person.
Sanosuke was having the time of his life. He had actually won twice in gambling, not to mention scored on some serious sake that he was planning to put to good use, celebrating his victory. And who other to celebrate with, than with his good friends. Whistling a tuneless song he neared the gate of the Kamiya dojo and prepared to push it open.his customary non- invited way.
"Do you normally go inside a person's home without being invited in?" a cold voice demanded from the shadows.
Sano smirked and turned to face the shadow. "Oi! Of course I do Kenshin!" He gnawed on his fishbone. Quietly the shadow drew closer to him. Out of the darkness, Sano could make out two glowing amber eyes. He backed slowly and held his hands up in a gesture of submission.
"Che, Kenshin if it bothered you so much I can knock for a while." Silently Kenshin came closer, his eyes seemingly drilling into Sano's soul.
Kenshin studied the man before him. Tall, and undoubtedly strong, this man shouldn't be taken lightly. The question wasn't if he posed any harm to his Kaoru, the man's battle aura held no malice or false intent. The question to Kenshin was, who was he to Kaoru? His eye's narrowed slightly. He seems so familiar, or at least the fish bone sticking out of his mouth does. 'Is he a friend?' The feeling in his gut told him that the tall man was indeed important to them, but he couldn't figure out in what way. 'What if he was important to Kaoru?' His eyes narrowed again at a sudden unwanted thought. 'What if he is VERY important to Kaoru.'
With every passing moment, Sano grew more and more curious. Kenshin was studying him with so much intent; he thought his clothes would catch on fire! 'First of why does Kenshin have the amber eye's? Did he screw something up between him and Kaoru again?' Sano sighed. Kenshin was going to lose Kaoru to some ass of a man if he didn't make a move and soon.
"Oi Kenshin. Did something happen between you and Jo-chan?"
Kenshin didn't answer. 'BAKA! He isn't even paying attention to me!' Sano muttered. Walking over he ran his hand across Kenshin's face. Still nothing. He snorted; there was always one way to get to Kenshin.
"Well Kenshin, I'm going to see Kaoru-chan now. Don't wait up, you know.grown-up stuff." He made as if to leave.
"Matte!" Kenshin's voice stopped him in his tracks. He turned just in time to see a rather fast incoming fist headed for his face.
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Kaoru rose from a groggy sleep extremely annoyed as to what was making the noise that woke her. Once her senses came to, she heard loud shouting and the sound of many things breaking. In the midst of the noise she could hear two voices.
"Kami, no!" Without paying heed to her ankle she stood and quickly limped over to the door, gritting her teeth in pain. Just outside she could make out two figures surrounded by a dirt cloud. Sano sounded like a dying rooster, squawking and squealing for mercy, yet sounding like he was having the time of his life. Kenshin on the other hand was quiet, a deadly breeze.
Kaoru limped over and grabbed the only thing she could to help support her, her good ol' trusty broom. With that she hobbled out into the dust cloud, determined to beat some sense into her baka Battousai. Fortunately she didn't have to go far. Sano came flying out face first and landed on the ground, skidding about five feet before stopping and lay twitching.
Kaoru hobbled over to him and set herself between the fallen man and Kenshin.
"Kaoru?" Battousai went over to her. "You should be resting! Megumi-dono said you needed to stay off your feet!"
"BAKA!" Kaoru screamed at him. "Don't you think you should be worried about nearly KILLING Sano!" She pointed to the body behind her. "Kenshin this is Sano! He is our friend! You need to ask me if it's alright before you attack someone, they could be our friend!"
A muffled laugh was heard behind her. Sano struggled to stand up and speak, unfortunately at the time his mouth was full dirt. Kenshin was also smiling.
Kaoru just glared at the two. "Mou!"
Finally Sano was able to speak. "It's alright Jo-chan! Kenshin and I were just letting lose some steam." He pointed a finger at the smiling Battousai. "You should just know that I went easy on you!"
Kenshin snorted. "Was that before or after you were squealing like a little girl?"
"I'll have you know that was before!" Sano sniffed the air disdainfully.
Both men smiled and walked toward each other. "Good fight Sano."
"I know."
"MOU! Kenshin, Sano no BAKA!" Kaoru yelled. She limped back to her room, ignoring the stuttering idiot men.
Kenshin gulped. It was true he had attacked Sano without merit. Halfway in- between the first punch he remembered his friend and knew the tall man was just kidding about him and Kaoru. They just wanted to fight for the hell of it. He cursed himself for his idiocy. Of course it would seem to anyone else that they were really at each other's throats. He ran over to Kaoru, and was promptly punched. Sano stepped back as Kenshin's body went flying through the yard and into the wall.
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Later that night, when Kenshin had regained consciousness, he went to Kaoru's room. A slight knock on the door prompted a dozen flying object toward it.
"Go away!" Kaoru shouted.
"Gomen Kaoru, I can't do that." Without further warning he slid the door open and went into her room.
Kaoru gasped at his intrusion, put the book that she had been reading down and sat up. "I said I don't want to talk to anyone, so get out please!" she growled.
Kenshin slowly walked towards her, his face an unreadable mask. All to soon, Kaoru was swept up in his unwavering gaze of an amber ocean.
"K..Kenshin?"
He stopped a foot away from her and kneeled beside her futon. Still keeping his eyes on her, he grasped one of her hands gently and held it in between his. When he spoke, his voice was soft and gentle.
"Kaoru, gomen. I didn't mean to make you angry and concerned. I acted without thought to your feelings, and for that I am very sorry." Gently he turned her hand around and brought his lips to her palm. In a whispering breath he apologized again, just barely brushing his lips to her hand. Kaoru was burning up. Her insides turned to mush as his teeth lightly nibbled on her palm, and down to her fingers. She watched with growing need as his hair swept across his neck with every movement he made. And with every nibble on her hand, she forgot exactly why she was mad at him.
"Kaoru." He whispered.
She closed her eyes. "H.Hai?"
She could feel him scoot closer to her, nearly touching her.
"Open your eyes Kaoru."
She complied. "Nani Kenshin?" His face was so close to hers. With one hand he gently cupped her face, brushing his thumb across her cheekbone and then her lips. With his eye's, he drank in everything about her. Her face, her soft skin, the way her lips quivered, and how her eye's sparkled with unknown want.
"Kaoru.will you allow me to kiss you?" His husky voice questioned near her ear.
As if in a dream, Kaoru nodded slowly. His gold eyes flashed once with relief as his lowered his head, and his lips met hers in a passionate yet gently embrace.
Once their kiss ended, Kenshin quietly tucked his beloved into bed, giving many more kisses in the process. Without thought Kaoru complied, until he turned to leave. With a sudden burst of strength she grabbed his hand and pulled him down on top of her.
Surprised, Kenshin gazed into her eyes with curiosity. Before he could protest, she kissed him again. This time though, the kiss was different, more hungry, more urgent, and defiantly more passionate. The room became hotter as he senses turned to overdrive. Her arms wrapped around his back, pushing him more toward her body, making it impossible for him to escape.and hell.why would he want to! Then as suddenly as it had started Kaoru broke off the kiss and smiled.
To stunned to speak, they both whispered goodnight. Kenshin quickly walked out of her room and into his. One thing was for sure; there would probably be no sleep for him tonight. It was hard enough not to storm back in her room and do what Sano was teasing him about earlier. He smiled lazily. Nope.no sleep for Kenshin tonight.
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Soooo?!?!?!! How is it minna? Please R&R! And a great big thanks to those who R&R'd before and defiantly thank you for those people who actually went through he trouble of sending me an e-mail, urging me to continue! I know that this is probably completely OOC, I don't really know how Battousai and Sano would react towards each other. I'd like to think they could play fight. Well this is just how I think they would act, sorry if I spoiled anyone's idea! ::dodges books:: GOMEN!!