Chapter 2
Author's note: Well, thankyou everyone! Your reviews just make me feel so great! I love you guys!!!! So, here's that 2nd chapter.
The next morning, as everyone ate breakfast, Kaoru stared at Kenshin. She was trying to figure out exactly what was going on with him. Kenshin noticed her cocking her head and staring at him, so he smiled awkwardly at her. Kaoru, embarrassed for being caught, turned red and looked away. Yahiko smiled deviously.
"You know, you two sure are looking at eachother a lot. Is there something going on?" He asked slyly.
"No!" Kaoru said, a little too forcefully.
Kenshin looked a little hurt, but didn't say anything.
"Really?" Yahiko remarked, raising one eyebrow at her.
Kaoru frowned at him. Yahiko's smile grew even bigger. He had seen last night. He had seen Kenshin kiss Kaoru. He had seen Kaoru blurt out her feelings for him, and here she was, saying nothing was going on between them.
Just when Yahiko was about to start teasing, Sanosuke stood up.
"I'm going to take a bath." He said through the fishbone sticking through his teeth.
"Don't fall." Yahiko whispered, trying to stifle a laugh.
Sanosuke frowned at him. Yahiko looked away, then cracked up. Sanosuke picked him up.
"Hey, punk, it wasn't that funny." He said, turning the ten year old upside down.
Yahiko, still laughing, managed to speak.
"Did you suddenly think you could fly or something?!" He laughed.
Sanosuke covered his mouth. Kenshin smiled polietly, trying to figure out what had gone on last night. What had Sanosuke done? It was obviously hilarious, afterall, Yahiko's blood was draining to his head, and he was still in hysterics.
"Okay, Yahiko, if you're gonna keep laughing like some deranged monkey, then you can join me." Sanosuke said, walking away with Yahiko.
"But *chuckle* you might *laugh* take another flying leap and *giggle* go flying into the air *very high-pitched giggle* butt naked!!!! *crack up*"
After Sanosuke and Yahiko had left, it left Kenshin and Kaoru alone. Kaoru smiled at him, knowing it was her rurouni. Kenshin smiled back, his bright purple eyes loaded with confusion.
"Um, Miss Kaoru?"
"Yes?" Kaoru stopped clearing her dishes and looked at him.
"I've been thinking for awhile, and I've always wanted to tell you that..."
Kaoru turned red.
"Yes, Kenshin?"
Kenshin, who's head had hung in embarrassment, looked up, only, his eyes a were a vivid gold. Kaoru's eyes widened in fear, and just the tiniest happiness.
"Kenshin?" She asked, timidly.
He smiled.
"Hello, Kaoru."
He leaned across the table and ran his index finger down her cheek. She pulled away.
"Kenshin, who...who are you?" She asked quietly.
Battousai, for once, looked a little shocked, and hurt.
"Last time I checked, I was the man who loved you more than anyone else." He said, smiling again, trying to regain his coolness.
Kaoru shook her head.
"No, you're different. I can tell." She began to clear her dishes again.
Battousai looked down, then back at her, trying to find something to say.
"You're Battousai, the man Kenshin used to be." Kaoru said.
Battousai nodded slowly.
Kaoru walked away with her dishes, turning her back coldly to the Battousai.
She remembered last night. The way he'd flirted with her. The way he'd kissed her. The way he'd hugged her. The way she'd loved it. The way she'd loved him. She walked back, and smiled as Battousai twiddled with his sword.
She planted a small kiss on his forehead.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Kaoru Kamiya." She said, holding out her hand.
Battousai, confused because he knew her name, shrugged and shook her hand.
"You're a pleasure too, I mean- Pleasure to meet you too, I'm Battousai the Man Slayer."
Kaoru knew this was wrong. Growing attached to Battousai. She was in love with Kenshin, the wanderer, but she found herself falling for Battousai, the man slayer.
Just then, Yahiko busted in, only wearing a towel.
"Guys, something very hilarious just happened." He squawked.
"What?" Battousai and Kaoru asked together, Battousai's more demanding.
"Sanosuke told me he cried last night because those were his favorite pair of pants! *crack up*" Yahiko laughed.
Kaoru rolled her eyes.
"Yahiko, he was obviously kidding."
Yahiko cocked one eyebrow.
"I wouldn't be too sure."
When he walked away, claiming they could take no more of him so scantily clad, Battousai smiled at Kaoru adoringly.
"What?" She asked noticing him.
He shrugged.
"Nothing."
Kaoru looked down to see if something was wrong.
"Do I have a booger hanging out of my nose or something?"
Battousai put his head on the table, laughing. Kaoru stared at him.
"What?"
She leaned closer and poked him. He kept laughing. She poked him again. His laughs subsided into little chuckles. She tried to poke him again, but he grabbed her finger, still face down on the table. When he looked up, Kaoru looked very embarrassed. He smiled and leaned closer. Kaoru turned glowing red. He pretened that he was going to kiss her, but suddenly hurled her to the floor. He was now on top of her.
"Kensh-Battousai, what are you doing?" She demanded, very annoyed.
He smiled and kissed her. She felt hot and cold sweep through her the second his lips touched hers. She looked at him. He removed his lips and trailed down to her neck. He kissed her right above her left shoulder. Kaoru struggled a bit, but Kenshin pressed down on her. Just as he was about to go further, Yahiko came in.
Kaoru screamed. Battousai frowned. Yahiko stood there, eyes wide.
"Well." Was all he could say.
Battousai quickly got off Kaoru.
"Yahiko, it's not what you think." Kaoru said.
Yahiko put his hands on his hips.
"No one needs to draw me a picture."
Then he smiled.
"Because I'm gonna draw myself one! Tee-hee!" With that, he sped out of the room.
Battousai smiled at her.
"Maybe we should continue this later."
He closed his eyes for a minute, then when they opened....
"Oh, Kenshin..." Kaoru said.
She was so happy, and confused.
"Miss Kaoru, oh, where was I? I was going to tell you something...I think. Oh well! If it comes back to me, I'll be sure to tell you, that I will."
With that he walked away. Kaoru sat there, in utter shock and deep confusion. She was in love with Kenshin, but she was quickly falling for Battousai.
"Miss Kaoru's in love with someone else..." Kenshin mumbled as he stopped in the doorway of their room.
He wiped his eyes.
"I can tell."
To Be Continued? You Decide!
Author's note: Well, thankyou everyone! Your reviews just make me feel so great! I love you guys!!!! So, here's that 2nd chapter.
The next morning, as everyone ate breakfast, Kaoru stared at Kenshin. She was trying to figure out exactly what was going on with him. Kenshin noticed her cocking her head and staring at him, so he smiled awkwardly at her. Kaoru, embarrassed for being caught, turned red and looked away. Yahiko smiled deviously.
"You know, you two sure are looking at eachother a lot. Is there something going on?" He asked slyly.
"No!" Kaoru said, a little too forcefully.
Kenshin looked a little hurt, but didn't say anything.
"Really?" Yahiko remarked, raising one eyebrow at her.
Kaoru frowned at him. Yahiko's smile grew even bigger. He had seen last night. He had seen Kenshin kiss Kaoru. He had seen Kaoru blurt out her feelings for him, and here she was, saying nothing was going on between them.
Just when Yahiko was about to start teasing, Sanosuke stood up.
"I'm going to take a bath." He said through the fishbone sticking through his teeth.
"Don't fall." Yahiko whispered, trying to stifle a laugh.
Sanosuke frowned at him. Yahiko looked away, then cracked up. Sanosuke picked him up.
"Hey, punk, it wasn't that funny." He said, turning the ten year old upside down.
Yahiko, still laughing, managed to speak.
"Did you suddenly think you could fly or something?!" He laughed.
Sanosuke covered his mouth. Kenshin smiled polietly, trying to figure out what had gone on last night. What had Sanosuke done? It was obviously hilarious, afterall, Yahiko's blood was draining to his head, and he was still in hysterics.
"Okay, Yahiko, if you're gonna keep laughing like some deranged monkey, then you can join me." Sanosuke said, walking away with Yahiko.
"But *chuckle* you might *laugh* take another flying leap and *giggle* go flying into the air *very high-pitched giggle* butt naked!!!! *crack up*"
After Sanosuke and Yahiko had left, it left Kenshin and Kaoru alone. Kaoru smiled at him, knowing it was her rurouni. Kenshin smiled back, his bright purple eyes loaded with confusion.
"Um, Miss Kaoru?"
"Yes?" Kaoru stopped clearing her dishes and looked at him.
"I've been thinking for awhile, and I've always wanted to tell you that..."
Kaoru turned red.
"Yes, Kenshin?"
Kenshin, who's head had hung in embarrassment, looked up, only, his eyes a were a vivid gold. Kaoru's eyes widened in fear, and just the tiniest happiness.
"Kenshin?" She asked, timidly.
He smiled.
"Hello, Kaoru."
He leaned across the table and ran his index finger down her cheek. She pulled away.
"Kenshin, who...who are you?" She asked quietly.
Battousai, for once, looked a little shocked, and hurt.
"Last time I checked, I was the man who loved you more than anyone else." He said, smiling again, trying to regain his coolness.
Kaoru shook her head.
"No, you're different. I can tell." She began to clear her dishes again.
Battousai looked down, then back at her, trying to find something to say.
"You're Battousai, the man Kenshin used to be." Kaoru said.
Battousai nodded slowly.
Kaoru walked away with her dishes, turning her back coldly to the Battousai.
She remembered last night. The way he'd flirted with her. The way he'd kissed her. The way he'd hugged her. The way she'd loved it. The way she'd loved him. She walked back, and smiled as Battousai twiddled with his sword.
She planted a small kiss on his forehead.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Kaoru Kamiya." She said, holding out her hand.
Battousai, confused because he knew her name, shrugged and shook her hand.
"You're a pleasure too, I mean- Pleasure to meet you too, I'm Battousai the Man Slayer."
Kaoru knew this was wrong. Growing attached to Battousai. She was in love with Kenshin, the wanderer, but she found herself falling for Battousai, the man slayer.
Just then, Yahiko busted in, only wearing a towel.
"Guys, something very hilarious just happened." He squawked.
"What?" Battousai and Kaoru asked together, Battousai's more demanding.
"Sanosuke told me he cried last night because those were his favorite pair of pants! *crack up*" Yahiko laughed.
Kaoru rolled her eyes.
"Yahiko, he was obviously kidding."
Yahiko cocked one eyebrow.
"I wouldn't be too sure."
When he walked away, claiming they could take no more of him so scantily clad, Battousai smiled at Kaoru adoringly.
"What?" She asked noticing him.
He shrugged.
"Nothing."
Kaoru looked down to see if something was wrong.
"Do I have a booger hanging out of my nose or something?"
Battousai put his head on the table, laughing. Kaoru stared at him.
"What?"
She leaned closer and poked him. He kept laughing. She poked him again. His laughs subsided into little chuckles. She tried to poke him again, but he grabbed her finger, still face down on the table. When he looked up, Kaoru looked very embarrassed. He smiled and leaned closer. Kaoru turned glowing red. He pretened that he was going to kiss her, but suddenly hurled her to the floor. He was now on top of her.
"Kensh-Battousai, what are you doing?" She demanded, very annoyed.
He smiled and kissed her. She felt hot and cold sweep through her the second his lips touched hers. She looked at him. He removed his lips and trailed down to her neck. He kissed her right above her left shoulder. Kaoru struggled a bit, but Kenshin pressed down on her. Just as he was about to go further, Yahiko came in.
Kaoru screamed. Battousai frowned. Yahiko stood there, eyes wide.
"Well." Was all he could say.
Battousai quickly got off Kaoru.
"Yahiko, it's not what you think." Kaoru said.
Yahiko put his hands on his hips.
"No one needs to draw me a picture."
Then he smiled.
"Because I'm gonna draw myself one! Tee-hee!" With that, he sped out of the room.
Battousai smiled at her.
"Maybe we should continue this later."
He closed his eyes for a minute, then when they opened....
"Oh, Kenshin..." Kaoru said.
She was so happy, and confused.
"Miss Kaoru, oh, where was I? I was going to tell you something...I think. Oh well! If it comes back to me, I'll be sure to tell you, that I will."
With that he walked away. Kaoru sat there, in utter shock and deep confusion. She was in love with Kenshin, but she was quickly falling for Battousai.
"Miss Kaoru's in love with someone else..." Kenshin mumbled as he stopped in the doorway of their room.
He wiped his eyes.
"I can tell."
To Be Continued? You Decide!
