Kaoru sat in the room biting her lip as she tried to think about Kenshin. She thought about when she met him, all the things she went through with him and especially the moment he said goodbye to her. That seemed to be the most effective thought. It sobered her up pretty quick anyhow, and she stopped feeling like such a giddy schoolgirl. And then the thought took a turn for the worst as she wondered how she would feel if it had been Enishi instead of Kenshin. She almost felt like throwing up, the feeling settled so quickly in the pit of her stomach.
Enishi glanced over at Kaoru, wondering at the sudden coldness that emanated from her. From the expression on her face she looked a little ill. He frowned, wondering if the idea that had made her blush earlier was the same one making her disgusted now. At least he thought it was disgust. Either way it wasn't a good sign. He inwardly sighed. Now was obviously not a good time to implement any of his plans anyhow.
Enishi stood up as if to leave when he heard a sound from Kaoru. He almost missed it but she was looking up at him like he was going to leave forever or something. He raised an eyebrow and sat back down.
"Ah… something bothering you?" He asked. Kaoru looked at him a little nervously before glancing away as she replied.
"N..not at all." She said quickly. Enishi just stared at her until she began to fidget under his gaze. "Uhm" she finally started after a long period of silence "I was just wondering how long you were planning on staying around" she asked superfluously. Enishi almost snickered as he held back a grin. So that's where her train of thought had been leading. Relieved that she cared enough to worry about his departure, he decided he'd tease her a bit.
"Oh, you're wanting to get rid of me already?" he prodded, "I had noticed the icy behavior from your companions but I didn't know you shared the same sentiments." A half grin lifted one corner of his mouth in an upward drift. Kaoru turned red as she caught on.
"Ah, ah.." she stuttered, searching for something to say in response. Finally she slumped forward dejectedly as she gave up. Enishi rewarded her good sportsmanship with an actual response to her question.
"I have no plans of leaving anytime soon." He said finally. Kaoru smiled tentatively.
"That's good" she whispered, noticing suddenly how close Enishi was at the moment. Enishi was obviously aware of it too, as he turned his while body in front of her to face her, bringing him less than half a foot from her face.
Kaoru felt a nervousness rising in her stomach as Enishi brought one hand to the side of her cheek. She felt the warmth of him long before his hand touched her skin. She barely held back a shudder as her eyes closed, so distracted was she by his touch that she missed his face closing the distance between them.
With her eyes closed, she only felt a feather brush of his lips before her eyes snapped open in surprise. She found her self staring into the clearest eyes she had ever seen, a deep green that seemed to eat into the depths of her heart. She had little time to contemplate those eyes before her own instinctively drifted closed once more, his lips were pressed more firmly against hers, but more than just skin pressed against skin, she felt as if she were melting through him, into him, as her lips parted slightly on their own to fit to his.
Just as she felt the warm texture of his tongue slipping warmly against the opening of her lips, a thud from another part of the house brought her to jerking back, glancing about guiltily as she stuttered both mentally and verbally.
"I..It.. Uh.. Me..Mean…Wha… T.t.t..Tha-"
Enishi sighed and seemed to almost slide upwards as he stood. He walked off, turning his back to Kaoru, but for those that were watching he was coldly looking strait at them although they knew he couldn't see them.
"Kaoru dono?" questioned Kenshin as he walked by to find Kaoru staring listlessly into space.
"Huh?" she said as she looked up at him startled, and, a little guiltily. Kenshin was slightly confused to say the least.
"Are you ok?" He asked concernedly.
"Mmhm" she answered, smiling at him. "I was just.. thinking." She said a little weakly. Kenshin nodded and sat down besides her, leaning against the wall with the ever-present sakabatou propped up beside him. He sighed to himself and wondered, not for the first time in his life, whether or not he should reconsider not prying into some matters. All in all, he was sure most of it was he was afraid he didn't really want to know. Or even if he really did want to know.. which he was starting to suspect was the case, he'd wish he didn't.
Kenshin started wondering about Kaoru's feelings for Enishi, and a small bitter resentment crawled up slowly within him. He shoved it back down and closed his eyes, fighting against the dark depression and feeling of inevitable loss that ate at him like so much cancer.
Kaoru's train of thought wasn't far off from regions Kenshin might not like. She truly hadn't been thinking much up until Kenshin showed up, so surprised was she by the… the incident with Enishi a short while before. But then Kenshin came by and sat down not unlike Enishi had started out.
So naturally her first thought drifted to the difference between this comfortable silence, and the one prior to it. Her mind still skirted around the kiss, flitting towards it and away again, before one thought floated up through the muddle, making her completely miserable as the answer almost immediately presented itself to her at the same moment.
What would you do if Kenshin tried to—
You'd likely bash him over the head before he even got close
She winced, knowing it was true. What had held her so still then, when Enishi tried it.. no not tried, because he definitely kissed her. She could still feel it, like an itching burn against her lips. She had to resist putting a hand to them to see if she could tell if it really happened. Was that what she had wanted? She squinted her eyes closed and rested her head against the wall before the answer came to her. She didn't want to hear it. Not now, not ever. Maybe.
She glanced over at Kenshin, who had his eyes closed as he was leaning against the wall, and he definitely looked like he was sleeping. She scooted a little closer and in front of him to see if he'd move. He didn't. She waved a hand in front of his face. No reaction apparent. Kaoru blinked at him and sighed as she leaned back onto her knees. What exactly was she doing anyway.
She leaned in once again, pausing mere inches from his face, and not quite sure she was doing there. Her question faded away quickly though, as Kenshin's eyes opened and closed the distance between their faces, grabbing the sides of her jaw to prevent her from backing away. Kaoru found herself staring into amber yellow eyes with a mixture of fear and surprise. She gasped, about to say something when his mouth fiercely met hers openly, assaulting her freely for a few seconds while she failed to react.
She struggled to get away, prevented from biting down by his grip on her jaw, which had slid between the joint as his other hand rested on the curve of her neck, his thumb placed just slightly behind her ear.