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Once Upon a Time: Chapter 13 or was it 14?
by white seraph
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It was late after midnight, the eerie moon shone across the large room. The young woman, Ami, chosen was brought into the room long ago. She was one of the many concubines that lived in the harem, and seldom had the chance to entertain their master.
However, tonight, the angels have showered their luck on her. She was summoned. She wasn't pretty, but had a perfect figure, tonight, she hoped she would be lucky enough to conceive; you don't have to be the king's favourite, and even if you were, the honor would last for 2 motnsh, at the most, until then you had everything you wanted, but once the King moves on, and abandons you, all you receive is a bag of gold and a request to leave.
Of course, it was known this is the trend, women come and go like water in a stream. Everyone knew, the only way to sustain a title and attention is; not to become his lover, but the mother of his heir.
She sighed, as she stared at the deserted sleeping chamber. She was asked to come a few hours ago, and until now, she sat on the large cushioned chair, fanning herself impatiently as she waited and waited. He was probably doing something important, she thought, perhaps in the study room.? Oh well. Not that she cared anything about his imperial business, or wars.
Ami chose her attires carefully, she wanted to be revealing yet modest, seducing yet innocent. Thought of course, she was not innocent angel. She chuckled inwardly, recalling how men gaped at her when she walked across the castle corridors that evening.
Ami's thoughts stopped there, when she heard the squeaking sound, as the door swung open. And there, he was, standing there with red flamey hair and deep violet eyes, he was so gorgeous! Even if it wasn't for the title of the wealth, she would still want him. Yes she would.
But his reaction startled her. For one thing, he wasn't gaping at her, but rather looking at her up and down, as if comparing her with others. But then again, he had so many women around him, how could he not compare?
The King understood, now, why this woman was chosen, though she was no beauty; or at least, not the type he liked, she had the same coloring; black hair and blue eyes. But she was nothing like.her. There was no intensity in the woman's eyes, her features were a lot blunter, with eyes too long and narrow and a face too thin and this woman was too tall, and round, for his taste at least.
But before he could ask her to leave, he found her arms tightly wrapped around his waist, and her chest pressing onto his, molding the two bodies together, and her lips, licking his own, coaxing him seductively to open them.
He closed his eyes, trying to imagine this woman to be her; he imagined those stunning sapphire eyes staring at him, and her long silky black hair. But no, it didn't work, he knew, this woman just wasn't her.
First thing, her lips were much softer, muc warmer, much more seducing, secondly, she, that woman, never kissed him, never even responds.
And then realization dawned. Pulling away, he sighed, there was no other who could satisfy him other than her right now, after all who was he to be served with substitutes? He always got what he wanted, and that is, what he wanted, not the substitute of what he wanted.
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Kaory managed to find Soujiro on one of his regular errands around the Palace gardens earlier that evening, after dinner. She had had her share of listening to Dr. Genzai and Tae persuading her to return, and decided their reasoning where right. she can't just evade this like a frightened mouse. No she wasn't.
From now on, she was determined, nothing can threaten her, she had seen the worst last night, and hope was dwindling. She was going to be back to face the punishment she deserved. And she was determined to give that cold hearted jerk a good beating - or at least try to, even if it meant her life. No man would ever touch her the way he did last night and live on as if nothing happened, no man.
Kaoru walked with Soujiro down the dark path that lead them back to the Castle as the moonlight shone upon them. The young man and found it funny about the whole thing, no, about how Kaoru looked at the whole thing, rather. As this woman unfolded her misadventures, it only intrigued him the more.
".If only I practiced more, if only I was strounger, then I could have beaten that jerk up!" Kaoru's voice tore him away from his thoughts.
Soujiro laughed again, she was so strange! No woman he knew of, practiced such masculine art like kendo. "How about I help you practice and teach you a few tricks of mine?" This was the first time he offered to teach anyone, any girl. But then he knew, he'd love to see this young woman fight with him. It would be so exciting!
He frowned when he didn't see the reaction he expected; the smile and hug, the thank yous. "What's wrong?" He asked
"It's just that I don't think I'll live to that day" She sighed cynically "I'm sure his cold hearted, stupid, majesty wouldn't let me live after what I did to him yesterday night, and running away. It took me a lot of courage to actually come out of my hiding place to find you to escort me back and.and.and" she trailed off sobbingly as they approached one of the Castle's side entrances.
Soujiro looked at her sad watery eyes, and wanted to tell her that there was still hope; for nothing of this sort has ever happened before; no women ever ran away from his majesty, no women ever attacked him, and actually no one lived through the night after attacking his majesty to run away. so no one would know what exactly his majesty would do. But then again, he didn't want to give Kaoru any hope, because it was quite obvious that though this has never happened before, it can easily be predicted what would happen to her.
So, they ended up walking up the floors in silence, before soujirou broke the tension finally. "Um, Kaoru, we're up at the harem now, but which room are you staying in?"
"I.I don't know" She answered meekly, giving him a weak smile "Ah but would you know if I told you who was assigned to be my personal maid?" She asked again.
He cocked an eyebrow, thinking, and then he looked back at Kaoru "no, sorry there are so many women here each with at least one personal maid, I won't know which belongs to which! But" He chuckled "maybe I can take you around to see if you recognize your door"
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Sunlight spilled into the room, and across Ami's face, she was lying on the low table, in front of a beautiful set of chess. Yes, chess, not chest. She completely failed her mission last night. Not only was she not able to get the man in bed, she ended up playing chess with him all night! How absurd! She still couldn't believe it. Closing her eyes, she recalled every single event that happened last night.
No, she didn't even get to sleep on his bed. He had insisted he wanted a game of chess, a game of chess that lasted till nearly dawn! Frustrated at herself, Ami bit her anger and flew out of the large deserted chamber.
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The good news was brought first thing in the morning, the mysterious girl has returned, safe and sound in her own sleeping chamber. It was said, her personal maid, Natsume came in to sweep her mistress' sleeping chamber that morning, only to her surprise to find the woman sleeping peacefully on the large bed.
He so wanted to tear himself away from the long table of breakfast and run to see if she had really returned. Instead, he sat back calmly, first, finishing his food quickly, then retrieving all orders in searching for her.
He sat on the large arm chair, before rotating it so it face the large window behind him. Looking down as he saw his messengers dispersing out with his word, he finally sighed, and asked for her to see him in his study room. Without delay.
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Kaoru woke up to find a perplexed Natsume sitting at the foot of her bed. The young girl smiled at her as she stood and approached her. "Good morning ma'am. I wonder what wind blew you back". She never really expected her mistress to return, not that she didn't like serving her, no not at all, she was nice and friendly compared to the ones she served before. She believed that her mistress found a way to escape, after all, she did mention her loath towards his majesty..
Kaoru laughed at her question, of course she would tell her dear friend the whole story, and no she didn't intend to lie. She wasn;t going to lie and tell a happy tale that will save herself from punishment, nor will she twist it and turn it until it was a story his cold hearted, indotic majesty would like to hear. But then, nothing mattered more than a nice warm shower and some new clothes right now. "Natsume, please prepare me a nice warm bath first, I really need it! And I promise I'll tell you everything later." She smiled, promisingly.
Kaoru sat herself in the warm water, whilst Natsume was at her room choosing a nice new Kimono for her. She was told the King already knew of her return, now she only hoped he wouldn't ask to have her arrested until she enjoyed this bath, which probably will be the last one ever for her.
Suddenly, she heard the door of her room open, and a few people entered the room. They were men, from the voices Kaoru heard. She could barely hear the conversation between Natsume and the people. Quickly, Kaoru slipped on a bathrobe that hung next to the bathtub before coming out of the bathroom to see to the guests.
She froze when she saw the men's uniform, they were the same as Soujiro's, they were palace guards. And why would they be here for her other than to have her arrested?
White Seraph: Hello! That's a new chapter hehe :D
Kenshin: Yes I know
Inuyasha: Why am I here?
Kenshin/White Seraph: Ororrorrorrororo! Who are you?!
Kenshin: Wait! Oro is mine!
White Seraph: Okay then, I'll be ror! Or maybe roar.no RAWR sounds better! RAWR!
Kenshin: ORO!
White Seraph: RAWR!
Kenshin: ORO!
White Seraph: RAWR!
Inuyasha: *sweatdrop*
Once Upon a Time: Chapter 13 or was it 14?
by white seraph
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It was late after midnight, the eerie moon shone across the large room. The young woman, Ami, chosen was brought into the room long ago. She was one of the many concubines that lived in the harem, and seldom had the chance to entertain their master.
However, tonight, the angels have showered their luck on her. She was summoned. She wasn't pretty, but had a perfect figure, tonight, she hoped she would be lucky enough to conceive; you don't have to be the king's favourite, and even if you were, the honor would last for 2 motnsh, at the most, until then you had everything you wanted, but once the King moves on, and abandons you, all you receive is a bag of gold and a request to leave.
Of course, it was known this is the trend, women come and go like water in a stream. Everyone knew, the only way to sustain a title and attention is; not to become his lover, but the mother of his heir.
She sighed, as she stared at the deserted sleeping chamber. She was asked to come a few hours ago, and until now, she sat on the large cushioned chair, fanning herself impatiently as she waited and waited. He was probably doing something important, she thought, perhaps in the study room.? Oh well. Not that she cared anything about his imperial business, or wars.
Ami chose her attires carefully, she wanted to be revealing yet modest, seducing yet innocent. Thought of course, she was not innocent angel. She chuckled inwardly, recalling how men gaped at her when she walked across the castle corridors that evening.
Ami's thoughts stopped there, when she heard the squeaking sound, as the door swung open. And there, he was, standing there with red flamey hair and deep violet eyes, he was so gorgeous! Even if it wasn't for the title of the wealth, she would still want him. Yes she would.
But his reaction startled her. For one thing, he wasn't gaping at her, but rather looking at her up and down, as if comparing her with others. But then again, he had so many women around him, how could he not compare?
The King understood, now, why this woman was chosen, though she was no beauty; or at least, not the type he liked, she had the same coloring; black hair and blue eyes. But she was nothing like.her. There was no intensity in the woman's eyes, her features were a lot blunter, with eyes too long and narrow and a face too thin and this woman was too tall, and round, for his taste at least.
But before he could ask her to leave, he found her arms tightly wrapped around his waist, and her chest pressing onto his, molding the two bodies together, and her lips, licking his own, coaxing him seductively to open them.
He closed his eyes, trying to imagine this woman to be her; he imagined those stunning sapphire eyes staring at him, and her long silky black hair. But no, it didn't work, he knew, this woman just wasn't her.
First thing, her lips were much softer, muc warmer, much more seducing, secondly, she, that woman, never kissed him, never even responds.
And then realization dawned. Pulling away, he sighed, there was no other who could satisfy him other than her right now, after all who was he to be served with substitutes? He always got what he wanted, and that is, what he wanted, not the substitute of what he wanted.
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Kaory managed to find Soujiro on one of his regular errands around the Palace gardens earlier that evening, after dinner. She had had her share of listening to Dr. Genzai and Tae persuading her to return, and decided their reasoning where right. she can't just evade this like a frightened mouse. No she wasn't.
From now on, she was determined, nothing can threaten her, she had seen the worst last night, and hope was dwindling. She was going to be back to face the punishment she deserved. And she was determined to give that cold hearted jerk a good beating - or at least try to, even if it meant her life. No man would ever touch her the way he did last night and live on as if nothing happened, no man.
Kaoru walked with Soujiro down the dark path that lead them back to the Castle as the moonlight shone upon them. The young man and found it funny about the whole thing, no, about how Kaoru looked at the whole thing, rather. As this woman unfolded her misadventures, it only intrigued him the more.
".If only I practiced more, if only I was strounger, then I could have beaten that jerk up!" Kaoru's voice tore him away from his thoughts.
Soujiro laughed again, she was so strange! No woman he knew of, practiced such masculine art like kendo. "How about I help you practice and teach you a few tricks of mine?" This was the first time he offered to teach anyone, any girl. But then he knew, he'd love to see this young woman fight with him. It would be so exciting!
He frowned when he didn't see the reaction he expected; the smile and hug, the thank yous. "What's wrong?" He asked
"It's just that I don't think I'll live to that day" She sighed cynically "I'm sure his cold hearted, stupid, majesty wouldn't let me live after what I did to him yesterday night, and running away. It took me a lot of courage to actually come out of my hiding place to find you to escort me back and.and.and" she trailed off sobbingly as they approached one of the Castle's side entrances.
Soujiro looked at her sad watery eyes, and wanted to tell her that there was still hope; for nothing of this sort has ever happened before; no women ever ran away from his majesty, no women ever attacked him, and actually no one lived through the night after attacking his majesty to run away. so no one would know what exactly his majesty would do. But then again, he didn't want to give Kaoru any hope, because it was quite obvious that though this has never happened before, it can easily be predicted what would happen to her.
So, they ended up walking up the floors in silence, before soujirou broke the tension finally. "Um, Kaoru, we're up at the harem now, but which room are you staying in?"
"I.I don't know" She answered meekly, giving him a weak smile "Ah but would you know if I told you who was assigned to be my personal maid?" She asked again.
He cocked an eyebrow, thinking, and then he looked back at Kaoru "no, sorry there are so many women here each with at least one personal maid, I won't know which belongs to which! But" He chuckled "maybe I can take you around to see if you recognize your door"
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Sunlight spilled into the room, and across Ami's face, she was lying on the low table, in front of a beautiful set of chess. Yes, chess, not chest. She completely failed her mission last night. Not only was she not able to get the man in bed, she ended up playing chess with him all night! How absurd! She still couldn't believe it. Closing her eyes, she recalled every single event that happened last night.
No, she didn't even get to sleep on his bed. He had insisted he wanted a game of chess, a game of chess that lasted till nearly dawn! Frustrated at herself, Ami bit her anger and flew out of the large deserted chamber.
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The good news was brought first thing in the morning, the mysterious girl has returned, safe and sound in her own sleeping chamber. It was said, her personal maid, Natsume came in to sweep her mistress' sleeping chamber that morning, only to her surprise to find the woman sleeping peacefully on the large bed.
He so wanted to tear himself away from the long table of breakfast and run to see if she had really returned. Instead, he sat back calmly, first, finishing his food quickly, then retrieving all orders in searching for her.
He sat on the large arm chair, before rotating it so it face the large window behind him. Looking down as he saw his messengers dispersing out with his word, he finally sighed, and asked for her to see him in his study room. Without delay.
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Kaoru woke up to find a perplexed Natsume sitting at the foot of her bed. The young girl smiled at her as she stood and approached her. "Good morning ma'am. I wonder what wind blew you back". She never really expected her mistress to return, not that she didn't like serving her, no not at all, she was nice and friendly compared to the ones she served before. She believed that her mistress found a way to escape, after all, she did mention her loath towards his majesty..
Kaoru laughed at her question, of course she would tell her dear friend the whole story, and no she didn't intend to lie. She wasn;t going to lie and tell a happy tale that will save herself from punishment, nor will she twist it and turn it until it was a story his cold hearted, indotic majesty would like to hear. But then, nothing mattered more than a nice warm shower and some new clothes right now. "Natsume, please prepare me a nice warm bath first, I really need it! And I promise I'll tell you everything later." She smiled, promisingly.
Kaoru sat herself in the warm water, whilst Natsume was at her room choosing a nice new Kimono for her. She was told the King already knew of her return, now she only hoped he wouldn't ask to have her arrested until she enjoyed this bath, which probably will be the last one ever for her.
Suddenly, she heard the door of her room open, and a few people entered the room. They were men, from the voices Kaoru heard. She could barely hear the conversation between Natsume and the people. Quickly, Kaoru slipped on a bathrobe that hung next to the bathtub before coming out of the bathroom to see to the guests.
She froze when she saw the men's uniform, they were the same as Soujiro's, they were palace guards. And why would they be here for her other than to have her arrested?
White Seraph: Hello! That's a new chapter hehe :D
Kenshin: Yes I know
Inuyasha: Why am I here?
Kenshin/White Seraph: Ororrorrorrororo! Who are you?!
Kenshin: Wait! Oro is mine!
White Seraph: Okay then, I'll be ror! Or maybe roar.no RAWR sounds better! RAWR!
Kenshin: ORO!
White Seraph: RAWR!
Kenshin: ORO!
White Seraph: RAWR!
Inuyasha: *sweatdrop*