Chapter 5: Kenshin's Second Escapade
A/N: Yay! You all make me so happy with these reviews! *does little happy dance* T.T (tears of joy) *sob* Thanks, all of you. Oh and believe me, there IS a reason for Kenshin's OOC-ness. Does anyone here know how you get Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Too much typing. Ack, and I think I have it. All this frenzied typing to satisfy my audience (lol, you have no idea how long I've wanted to say that). Lol. Just Kidding! My wrist DOES hurt though. Hm. My mom is old. Just b/c she could hear my music from her bedroom doesn't mean a thing. Psh, she says I'll ruin my eardrums with all this-yeah ok maybe it is a little loud. *Picture falls off wall* Uh...that's bad...I'm wearing headphones.
Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin, and there's nothing you can do about it! You even think about trying, and see you if don't get YOUR a** sued. No one messes with MY right to not own Kenshin. -_-;
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Kenshin stares at the scantily clad girls dancing around him. 'What's this?' He frowns. 'I can see where I'd have weird dreams about Kaoru-dono, but I don't even know these young women.' Kenshin blanches, hoping to Kami- sama it's not one of *those* dreams.
'This is bad...' he thinks to himself. Slowly the girls are tightening their circle around him. "Oro?" eyes wide as saucers, Kenshin turns to all four sides, searching for a means of escape. Kami-sama, what were these women up to?!
Hearing a beat in the background, Kenshin could only assume it was some sort of ritual. 'Hopefully not human sacrifice!' Kenshin sweatdrops and a small vein pops out in his forehead. The circle is now so tight around him that he can't turn around for fear of touching one of the ladies.
Trembling slightly he closes his eyes and wills himself awake. No such luck. He catches a glimpse of a young lady with hair the color of the early morning sand on the beach. Curiosity overwhelms him as he wonders over this. "Oro!" A brush from a close dancer startles Kenshin out of his wondering.
He stares at the girls, grimacing and searching for a way out. The circle loosens a little and two of the girls step back to reveal the blonde. Barely dressed in an extra-small, extra-sparkly hot pink tube top and sequined leather pants so tight you can see veins, the girl shakes her bleach blonde hair before smiling coquettishly and beckoning for Kenshin to come to her.
He refuses, and her coy smile turns into a slight pout. 'This is ridiculous. This girl is young enough to be my DAUGHTER.' Kenshin quirks an eyebrow. Apparently this is not the response she wanted, for the girl takes three exaggerated steps forward and sings these words:
"You drive me crazy!"
With the opening line sung, the rest of the feminine dancers launch into their practical lap dance around Kenshin. He rolls his eyes and fixes the girl with an indifferent stare. She wears a smug grin like no other.
And to Kenshin's horror, when the opening chorus finally begins, he finds himself joining in.
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*thump* Kaoru wakes instantly. "What was that..." she says, but not without measurable dread. She lays awake listening for a while, but the only sounds she hears are the musical sounds of the night.
Crickets chirping, cicadas ripping out their night chorus, and the occasional hoot of the old owl that lives in her Japanese maple. That Kenshin de-limbed. 'Sorry mister owl...' she thinks. 'Looks like Kenshin butchered your home.'
Kaoru thinks over this latest development for a while, and soon her attention strays. 'I wonder why Kenshin is acting so weird? It's like he's hiding something! I bet he's just going to leave me again, like he did when he went to Kyoto.' The reminder of how lost she had been when he'd left is nearly too much for Kaoru to bear.
"Well, I don't care. I'm going to find out what's wrong! There's no way I'm letting him leave. Again." She vows silently. Finally deciding she'd just been hearing things, perhaps from her dream. (After all, she had been dreaming of giant cotton candy bunnies.)
'It was probably just Yahiko going to the bathroom.' Her mind sleepily murmurs, despite the fact that Yahiko was spending the night with Dr. Gensai and his granddaughters.
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'Ouch...' Kenshin thinks, rubbing his head. Wait a minute...how had he gotten to the practice room? And when? The last thing he remembers before running into the large beam in the middle of the room was...hm...this could take a while.
Slowly, as if unsure of himself, Kenshin backs away from the beam. What was he doing here? Slowly, bits and pieces of his dream begin to filter back. He remembers the blonder girl, the singing, the-wait a minute...singing? Kenshin frowns in puzzlement. What had he been doing?
Did he even want to know?
Suddenly the rest of the dream surfaces.
No, he doesn't want to know.
But unfortunately, he does before he knows what's going on. 'OH DEAR KAMI- SAMA!' he thinks. He hadn't just been singing. He'd been dancing, and rather lewdly at that.
As he wrinkles his nose, trying to force the horrible images from his head, he closes his eyes. Temporarily blinding himself, he uses his other senses to search for something he hopes hasn't happened. His sense of touch reports the soft caress of silk against his skin; the tight clinginess of the restricting undergarments.
His sense of smell adds a hint of jasmine. Oh this is much worse than just dancing. Against his better judgment, Kenshin opens his eyes. "ORO!" Kenshin hits the floor in a dead faint.
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"ORO!" *thud* Kaoru snaps awake for the second time. "That sounded like Kenshin!" she jumps out of bed without even pulling on a robe. 'He sounded hurt! Or surprised. What if he's leaving me again!' Kaoru rushes out of her room and towards Kenshin's.
In her hurry to find Kenshin she doesn't notice her missing kimono. Finding Kenshin's room empty, Kaoru panics. 'He's leaving!' The mere thought nearly rips her apart. Was it because of what she'd told him? He shouldn't even remember, he'd been trashed as a rich hobo! "Kenshin." Kaoru sobs, tearing through the rest of the dojo.
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*thudthudthudthud* The footsteps sound against Kenshin's head. 'Kaoru's coming!' he thinks irrationally. 'I've got to get out of here!' Quietly padding to the opposite door Kaoru was approaching, Kenshin slides open the door and steps out into the silent night air.
"Kenshin? Are you in here?!" Kaoru calls, sliding the door open. No Kenshin. He has been there though. She can still smell his scent, a heavy musk against her faint jasmine. "Mmmmm..." Kaoru inhales deeply, closing her eyes to open herself more to the experience.
Her mind clouds, remembering the feel of his lips, whether they had been unresponsive or not.
"Kenshin no baka!" she growls, and walks into the room. Outside, Kenshin sneezes. 'Oh no...' he thinks, sprinting towards his room. Maybe if...no! He can't make it in time! Kaoru will see him! Kenshin relinquishes his control to his panic and he sprints out the dojo gate, towards town in the middle of the night.
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A/N: Oh no.I wonder what kind of trouble Kenshin can get into in town? What if someone recognizes him? What if.SANO..recognizes him? o.O Read on! Keep those reviews comin', they're like inspirational flour for the literal bread I'm making!
A/N: Yay! You all make me so happy with these reviews! *does little happy dance* T.T (tears of joy) *sob* Thanks, all of you. Oh and believe me, there IS a reason for Kenshin's OOC-ness. Does anyone here know how you get Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Too much typing. Ack, and I think I have it. All this frenzied typing to satisfy my audience (lol, you have no idea how long I've wanted to say that). Lol. Just Kidding! My wrist DOES hurt though. Hm. My mom is old. Just b/c she could hear my music from her bedroom doesn't mean a thing. Psh, she says I'll ruin my eardrums with all this-yeah ok maybe it is a little loud. *Picture falls off wall* Uh...that's bad...I'm wearing headphones.
Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin, and there's nothing you can do about it! You even think about trying, and see you if don't get YOUR a** sued. No one messes with MY right to not own Kenshin. -_-;
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Kenshin stares at the scantily clad girls dancing around him. 'What's this?' He frowns. 'I can see where I'd have weird dreams about Kaoru-dono, but I don't even know these young women.' Kenshin blanches, hoping to Kami- sama it's not one of *those* dreams.
'This is bad...' he thinks to himself. Slowly the girls are tightening their circle around him. "Oro?" eyes wide as saucers, Kenshin turns to all four sides, searching for a means of escape. Kami-sama, what were these women up to?!
Hearing a beat in the background, Kenshin could only assume it was some sort of ritual. 'Hopefully not human sacrifice!' Kenshin sweatdrops and a small vein pops out in his forehead. The circle is now so tight around him that he can't turn around for fear of touching one of the ladies.
Trembling slightly he closes his eyes and wills himself awake. No such luck. He catches a glimpse of a young lady with hair the color of the early morning sand on the beach. Curiosity overwhelms him as he wonders over this. "Oro!" A brush from a close dancer startles Kenshin out of his wondering.
He stares at the girls, grimacing and searching for a way out. The circle loosens a little and two of the girls step back to reveal the blonde. Barely dressed in an extra-small, extra-sparkly hot pink tube top and sequined leather pants so tight you can see veins, the girl shakes her bleach blonde hair before smiling coquettishly and beckoning for Kenshin to come to her.
He refuses, and her coy smile turns into a slight pout. 'This is ridiculous. This girl is young enough to be my DAUGHTER.' Kenshin quirks an eyebrow. Apparently this is not the response she wanted, for the girl takes three exaggerated steps forward and sings these words:
"You drive me crazy!"
With the opening line sung, the rest of the feminine dancers launch into their practical lap dance around Kenshin. He rolls his eyes and fixes the girl with an indifferent stare. She wears a smug grin like no other.
And to Kenshin's horror, when the opening chorus finally begins, he finds himself joining in.
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*thump* Kaoru wakes instantly. "What was that..." she says, but not without measurable dread. She lays awake listening for a while, but the only sounds she hears are the musical sounds of the night.
Crickets chirping, cicadas ripping out their night chorus, and the occasional hoot of the old owl that lives in her Japanese maple. That Kenshin de-limbed. 'Sorry mister owl...' she thinks. 'Looks like Kenshin butchered your home.'
Kaoru thinks over this latest development for a while, and soon her attention strays. 'I wonder why Kenshin is acting so weird? It's like he's hiding something! I bet he's just going to leave me again, like he did when he went to Kyoto.' The reminder of how lost she had been when he'd left is nearly too much for Kaoru to bear.
"Well, I don't care. I'm going to find out what's wrong! There's no way I'm letting him leave. Again." She vows silently. Finally deciding she'd just been hearing things, perhaps from her dream. (After all, she had been dreaming of giant cotton candy bunnies.)
'It was probably just Yahiko going to the bathroom.' Her mind sleepily murmurs, despite the fact that Yahiko was spending the night with Dr. Gensai and his granddaughters.
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'Ouch...' Kenshin thinks, rubbing his head. Wait a minute...how had he gotten to the practice room? And when? The last thing he remembers before running into the large beam in the middle of the room was...hm...this could take a while.
Slowly, as if unsure of himself, Kenshin backs away from the beam. What was he doing here? Slowly, bits and pieces of his dream begin to filter back. He remembers the blonder girl, the singing, the-wait a minute...singing? Kenshin frowns in puzzlement. What had he been doing?
Did he even want to know?
Suddenly the rest of the dream surfaces.
No, he doesn't want to know.
But unfortunately, he does before he knows what's going on. 'OH DEAR KAMI- SAMA!' he thinks. He hadn't just been singing. He'd been dancing, and rather lewdly at that.
As he wrinkles his nose, trying to force the horrible images from his head, he closes his eyes. Temporarily blinding himself, he uses his other senses to search for something he hopes hasn't happened. His sense of touch reports the soft caress of silk against his skin; the tight clinginess of the restricting undergarments.
His sense of smell adds a hint of jasmine. Oh this is much worse than just dancing. Against his better judgment, Kenshin opens his eyes. "ORO!" Kenshin hits the floor in a dead faint.
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"ORO!" *thud* Kaoru snaps awake for the second time. "That sounded like Kenshin!" she jumps out of bed without even pulling on a robe. 'He sounded hurt! Or surprised. What if he's leaving me again!' Kaoru rushes out of her room and towards Kenshin's.
In her hurry to find Kenshin she doesn't notice her missing kimono. Finding Kenshin's room empty, Kaoru panics. 'He's leaving!' The mere thought nearly rips her apart. Was it because of what she'd told him? He shouldn't even remember, he'd been trashed as a rich hobo! "Kenshin." Kaoru sobs, tearing through the rest of the dojo.
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*thudthudthudthud* The footsteps sound against Kenshin's head. 'Kaoru's coming!' he thinks irrationally. 'I've got to get out of here!' Quietly padding to the opposite door Kaoru was approaching, Kenshin slides open the door and steps out into the silent night air.
"Kenshin? Are you in here?!" Kaoru calls, sliding the door open. No Kenshin. He has been there though. She can still smell his scent, a heavy musk against her faint jasmine. "Mmmmm..." Kaoru inhales deeply, closing her eyes to open herself more to the experience.
Her mind clouds, remembering the feel of his lips, whether they had been unresponsive or not.
"Kenshin no baka!" she growls, and walks into the room. Outside, Kenshin sneezes. 'Oh no...' he thinks, sprinting towards his room. Maybe if...no! He can't make it in time! Kaoru will see him! Kenshin relinquishes his control to his panic and he sprints out the dojo gate, towards town in the middle of the night.
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A/N: Oh no.I wonder what kind of trouble Kenshin can get into in town? What if someone recognizes him? What if.SANO..recognizes him? o.O Read on! Keep those reviews comin', they're like inspirational flour for the literal bread I'm making!