Where the Broken Heart Still Beats
Part 12
By: Jean Lyons
I'm gonna cry! Everyone is being so nice to me!!! I'm on 5 people's favorite list and sarcastic_wit sent me a wonderful email regarding that flame I recently received. I'm ok, though. It's the only flame I've ever gotten outside of the essay section of FictionPress.com. To those of you with nice things to say, thank you very much.
I've decided against a lemon unless you tell me otherwise REALLY REALLY soon. I've been told twice that that was a bad idea and no one has said they wanted one.
Now. Next chapter.
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When Katai woke up the next morning, she found that it was much later than when she normally got up. She ran to the kitchen to see if there was any leftover breakfast. She grabbed something small to eat on the way to Kenshin's house. She was very late. She ran up to Kenshin's door and knocked loudly.
"Katai?" Kenshin called from inside.
"Yes?"
Kenshin came to the door. "I almost gave up on you."
"I overslept. I'm sorry."
"It's alright."
So they proceeded to get on with the lesson. Katai suggested they stop early. She had stayed up far too late the night before and was still tired. They sat down outside, Katai leaning her head on Kenshin's shoulder. She couldn't chase away the thought in her mind. She couldn't help but wonder what it would be like to kiss him. The only time she had ever been kissed was while being raped, and that, of course wasn't good, but hadn't Manatsu said that kissing was supposed to be a good thing? So had the man done something wrong? Indeed, he had. Katai just wasn't sure what yet. Other than the whole he-raped-her thing... She looked at Kenshin for a moment. She sat up straighter so she could reach and kissed him on the cheek. She snapped like a rubber band back to her original position.
'Did she just kiss me?' wondered Kenshin. 'Yes, I believe she did.' Kenshin looked down at Katai and smiled. She had kissed him. He turned to face her and kissed the top of her head, as that was what was closest to his mouth. She looked up at him smiling. They stared at one another for awhile before Kenshin bent down and kissed her full on the mouth. He was gentle, knowing her past experience with kissing men. It didn't last as long as either would have liked, due to an interruption from Kenji. ("Ewww!" he had said.)
When Katai went home to get Rumi, Kenji at her side, she couldn't stop grinning.
"What are you so happy about?" asked Manatsu.
"Oh, Manatsu, I don't kiss and tell." She answered laughing.
Manatsu squealed and hugged her sister. "You kissed him? Finally?"
"Yes, Manatsu, and if you don't mind, I have to go get the other children."
"Can I come? I want to hear all about it."
"I'm not telling you about it."
"It was yucky!" yelled Kenji, who was still rather grossed out.
"It wasn't yucky at all," Katai said dreamily, "It was the nicest thing I've ever felt."
"Really? Tell me more!"
"No, Manatsu!"
"But I'm hideous! I'll never be kissed! How will I ever know how it is?"
"You'll find someone, and you are not hideous."
"People tell me I look like Tetsuya. Tell me I'm not hideous."
The girls laughed and Katai said, "Now that you mention it, you do look a lot like him. And Ryo, too."
"You're so mean! I'm insulted!"
"I need to go."
"Well... Alright, go, but when you get home, I will find out more!"
"Bye, Manatsu."
"Bye, Crazy lady!" cried Kenji as he waved and walked away with Katai.
"Bye, Kenji," Manatsu called after them.
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~*TBC*~
Too short, I know. It's the shortest one yet and will hopefully be the shortest one altogether. But if my keyboard were not so boring, I wouldn't get so bored looking at it.
Much Love, Jean ^_^
I'm gonna cry! Everyone is being so nice to me!!! I'm on 5 people's favorite list and sarcastic_wit sent me a wonderful email regarding that flame I recently received. I'm ok, though. It's the only flame I've ever gotten outside of the essay section of FictionPress.com. To those of you with nice things to say, thank you very much.
I've decided against a lemon unless you tell me otherwise REALLY REALLY soon. I've been told twice that that was a bad idea and no one has said they wanted one.
Now. Next chapter.
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When Katai woke up the next morning, she found that it was much later than when she normally got up. She ran to the kitchen to see if there was any leftover breakfast. She grabbed something small to eat on the way to Kenshin's house. She was very late. She ran up to Kenshin's door and knocked loudly.
"Katai?" Kenshin called from inside.
"Yes?"
Kenshin came to the door. "I almost gave up on you."
"I overslept. I'm sorry."
"It's alright."
So they proceeded to get on with the lesson. Katai suggested they stop early. She had stayed up far too late the night before and was still tired. They sat down outside, Katai leaning her head on Kenshin's shoulder. She couldn't chase away the thought in her mind. She couldn't help but wonder what it would be like to kiss him. The only time she had ever been kissed was while being raped, and that, of course wasn't good, but hadn't Manatsu said that kissing was supposed to be a good thing? So had the man done something wrong? Indeed, he had. Katai just wasn't sure what yet. Other than the whole he-raped-her thing... She looked at Kenshin for a moment. She sat up straighter so she could reach and kissed him on the cheek. She snapped like a rubber band back to her original position.
'Did she just kiss me?' wondered Kenshin. 'Yes, I believe she did.' Kenshin looked down at Katai and smiled. She had kissed him. He turned to face her and kissed the top of her head, as that was what was closest to his mouth. She looked up at him smiling. They stared at one another for awhile before Kenshin bent down and kissed her full on the mouth. He was gentle, knowing her past experience with kissing men. It didn't last as long as either would have liked, due to an interruption from Kenji. ("Ewww!" he had said.)
When Katai went home to get Rumi, Kenji at her side, she couldn't stop grinning.
"What are you so happy about?" asked Manatsu.
"Oh, Manatsu, I don't kiss and tell." She answered laughing.
Manatsu squealed and hugged her sister. "You kissed him? Finally?"
"Yes, Manatsu, and if you don't mind, I have to go get the other children."
"Can I come? I want to hear all about it."
"I'm not telling you about it."
"It was yucky!" yelled Kenji, who was still rather grossed out.
"It wasn't yucky at all," Katai said dreamily, "It was the nicest thing I've ever felt."
"Really? Tell me more!"
"No, Manatsu!"
"But I'm hideous! I'll never be kissed! How will I ever know how it is?"
"You'll find someone, and you are not hideous."
"People tell me I look like Tetsuya. Tell me I'm not hideous."
The girls laughed and Katai said, "Now that you mention it, you do look a lot like him. And Ryo, too."
"You're so mean! I'm insulted!"
"I need to go."
"Well... Alright, go, but when you get home, I will find out more!"
"Bye, Manatsu."
"Bye, Crazy lady!" cried Kenji as he waved and walked away with Katai.
"Bye, Kenji," Manatsu called after them.
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~*TBC*~
Too short, I know. It's the shortest one yet and will hopefully be the shortest one altogether. But if my keyboard were not so boring, I wouldn't get so bored looking at it.
Much Love, Jean ^_^