Kaoru woke up to the sound of a loud knocking at the door.
"Oi, Jou-Chan? You in here? You weren't in your room, so I know your in there somewhere…"
The voice sounded familiar, but her sleepy mind wasn't really able to register who's it was.
"Hmph… fine, ignore me… Megumi's coming over again today, so you might want to get up soon…"
Kaoru then heard footsteps walking away… getting softer and softer till she couldn't hear them any longer.
It was then that her mind started to register her surroundings. She was sitting on the edge of a futon… Kenshin's futon… she remembered that much. Her back was propped up against his wall in a sitting position, and… something warm and heavy was leaning against her.
Curious, she slowly opened her blurry eyes.
Everything in her line of vision was red.
Kaoru gasped. 'Blood?'
Slowly, her vision settled and focused.
'No… that's not blood… it's… hair! Kenshin!'
She smiled and lifted her head up, leaning over the shoulder of the man in front of her. Her eyes shone with relief as she studied his face, making sure it was him.
It was.
Kaoru silently raised her arms and wrapped them around the redheaded rurouni.
"Oh, Kenshin…" she whispered, more to herself then anyone. "I'm so glad you're back… all of this… it was all my fault… and… I didn't know if we'd ever get you back to yourself… you were only young for a day, but… I missed you more then I can bear… oh, I love you so much…"
Kaoru buried her face in his hair and let the tears of relief flow down her cheeks.
She froze when she felt Kenshin move. She kept her breathing normal and shut her eyes again, so he might think she was still asleep.
He moved again. This time she felt his head turning. He glanced around his room, then looked down at Kaoru's arms still wrapped around his waist.
'What must he think of me?!' Kaoru almost let go right then, but decided it would be best to not blow her cover. After all, if he thought she was a hentai for having her arms around him, she wasn't going to help her case by letting him know she was faking sleep as well.
Carefully, Kenshin turned around in her arms, putting himself face to face with her. He slowly leaned forward and gave her a gentle kiss. He seemed to be restraining himself from making it more passionate.
Kaoru was too shocked to do anything but freeze.
He pulled away a little, turning his head to whisper into her ear. His voice was a warm tickle against her skin.
"I thought I should return the favor. Thank you for everything, Kaoru. I'd be lost without you."
He turned himself around, gently lifting Kaoru's arms from around his side and placing them in her lap. Kaoru could almost feel the reluctance in his touch.
Kenshin stood up and walked over to the door. Kaoru heard him slid it open, and she listened to his footsteps as he walked away.
When she was sure he was gone, she carefully re-opened her eyes.
She subconsciously put her fingers to her lips, still in shock about what had just happened.
'My first kiss… well, with someone older then 3…'
Kaoru only noticed the grin she was forming when she felt her teeth brush against her hand.
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Kenshin walked into the kitchen to find Sano sitting there. The ex-gangster's look of lazy boredom turned into one of pure shock the split second he saw Kenshin.
"W-whoa… Kenshin, you're… tall, again…"
The rurouni turned his violet gaze on Sano and smiled warmly at him. "Well, Arigatou, Sano. I've never been called tall before. It's nice to hear, that it is."
Sano's eyes were wide. "Well… I don't mean it like that… you're… old…"
Kenshin's smile dropped a notch. "That is nice to hear too…"
Sano couldn't help but smile. "I don't mean it like that Kenshin… I mean… why aren't you…" he started making gestures with his hands, eventually putting one against the floor and the other about two feet above the first. "…little?"
"Oro?"
A thought then came to Sano. "Did Jou-Chan really kiss you?"
"ORO?"
Sano smirked. "Well it's good to know she came through for you. Not that we all didn't know she would…"
Kenshin didn't seem to hear the remark. He turned around and started his usual routine of preparing breakfast. He made a little extra for Megumi, vaguely remembering Sano saying she would be coming over. He smiled to himself as he started the cooking.
'It was fun, that it was… returning to my earlier years… but I am very glad to be back…'
(A/N- And thus, I finish one of my many works in progress. Yay! Now to finish Hidden Emotions… then I can work on my stupid humor fics and start a new drama… Lol. Great, huh? This is where you say, "But, Fireruby! The world doesn't need more trash!".
^^ Well, anyway, I was sorta planning on writing another fic, with the same plot, but the whole thing being from Kenshin's point of view. Fun, ne? Please let me know what you think of the idea. REVIEW PLEASE!!!!
God Bless.)
"Oi, Jou-Chan? You in here? You weren't in your room, so I know your in there somewhere…"
The voice sounded familiar, but her sleepy mind wasn't really able to register who's it was.
"Hmph… fine, ignore me… Megumi's coming over again today, so you might want to get up soon…"
Kaoru then heard footsteps walking away… getting softer and softer till she couldn't hear them any longer.
It was then that her mind started to register her surroundings. She was sitting on the edge of a futon… Kenshin's futon… she remembered that much. Her back was propped up against his wall in a sitting position, and… something warm and heavy was leaning against her.
Curious, she slowly opened her blurry eyes.
Everything in her line of vision was red.
Kaoru gasped. 'Blood?'
Slowly, her vision settled and focused.
'No… that's not blood… it's… hair! Kenshin!'
She smiled and lifted her head up, leaning over the shoulder of the man in front of her. Her eyes shone with relief as she studied his face, making sure it was him.
It was.
Kaoru silently raised her arms and wrapped them around the redheaded rurouni.
"Oh, Kenshin…" she whispered, more to herself then anyone. "I'm so glad you're back… all of this… it was all my fault… and… I didn't know if we'd ever get you back to yourself… you were only young for a day, but… I missed you more then I can bear… oh, I love you so much…"
Kaoru buried her face in his hair and let the tears of relief flow down her cheeks.
She froze when she felt Kenshin move. She kept her breathing normal and shut her eyes again, so he might think she was still asleep.
He moved again. This time she felt his head turning. He glanced around his room, then looked down at Kaoru's arms still wrapped around his waist.
'What must he think of me?!' Kaoru almost let go right then, but decided it would be best to not blow her cover. After all, if he thought she was a hentai for having her arms around him, she wasn't going to help her case by letting him know she was faking sleep as well.
Carefully, Kenshin turned around in her arms, putting himself face to face with her. He slowly leaned forward and gave her a gentle kiss. He seemed to be restraining himself from making it more passionate.
Kaoru was too shocked to do anything but freeze.
He pulled away a little, turning his head to whisper into her ear. His voice was a warm tickle against her skin.
"I thought I should return the favor. Thank you for everything, Kaoru. I'd be lost without you."
He turned himself around, gently lifting Kaoru's arms from around his side and placing them in her lap. Kaoru could almost feel the reluctance in his touch.
Kenshin stood up and walked over to the door. Kaoru heard him slid it open, and she listened to his footsteps as he walked away.
When she was sure he was gone, she carefully re-opened her eyes.
She subconsciously put her fingers to her lips, still in shock about what had just happened.
'My first kiss… well, with someone older then 3…'
Kaoru only noticed the grin she was forming when she felt her teeth brush against her hand.
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Kenshin walked into the kitchen to find Sano sitting there. The ex-gangster's look of lazy boredom turned into one of pure shock the split second he saw Kenshin.
"W-whoa… Kenshin, you're… tall, again…"
The rurouni turned his violet gaze on Sano and smiled warmly at him. "Well, Arigatou, Sano. I've never been called tall before. It's nice to hear, that it is."
Sano's eyes were wide. "Well… I don't mean it like that… you're… old…"
Kenshin's smile dropped a notch. "That is nice to hear too…"
Sano couldn't help but smile. "I don't mean it like that Kenshin… I mean… why aren't you…" he started making gestures with his hands, eventually putting one against the floor and the other about two feet above the first. "…little?"
"Oro?"
A thought then came to Sano. "Did Jou-Chan really kiss you?"
"ORO?"
Sano smirked. "Well it's good to know she came through for you. Not that we all didn't know she would…"
Kenshin didn't seem to hear the remark. He turned around and started his usual routine of preparing breakfast. He made a little extra for Megumi, vaguely remembering Sano saying she would be coming over. He smiled to himself as he started the cooking.
'It was fun, that it was… returning to my earlier years… but I am very glad to be back…'
(A/N- And thus, I finish one of my many works in progress. Yay! Now to finish Hidden Emotions… then I can work on my stupid humor fics and start a new drama… Lol. Great, huh? This is where you say, "But, Fireruby! The world doesn't need more trash!".
^^ Well, anyway, I was sorta planning on writing another fic, with the same plot, but the whole thing being from Kenshin's point of view. Fun, ne? Please let me know what you think of the idea. REVIEW PLEASE!!!!
God Bless.)