A.N: Dude…the last chapter was not my usual writing style. There may be a
chance of a revision of chapter six.
Karina Kineshi: I'm going to keep the retrospective thing in mind, thanks for the suggestion. Actually I don't think it matters whether it's a period after Miss or not, but generally it should be.
Math midterm is over! Yay! Spent most of my evening at the Y…so fun…now I have this image of Aoshi as a lifeguard…drool…
Chapter Seven
The alarm clock went off in Kenshin's room the next day, but his hand slammed down on it before it could emit a second beep. He groaned and turned over, curling deeper under the blankets in his warm bed. Sanosuke would barrel through his door soon to force him up to hit the slopes early. They wanted to take in a full day, then dinner out, and perhaps catch a late flick.
Muttering a curse to himself, he realized he couldn't sleep anymore. Flipping on to his back he stared at his light blue ceiling. Memories came back from his childhood at the orphanage, of early mornings where he would stare at the light purple ceiling. Kenshin remembered vaguely of anything before landing in the orphanage. His parents he could not remember at all. Life at the orphanage wasn't too awful. He was only there for three years before he met his Shishou.
Suddenly blaring music could be heard on the right side of his wall. Signifying that Sanosuke was up and about in his room, probably getting his gear ready for the outing. It was the first time this season for Kenshin to be boarding. As much as he liked the cool wind whipping across his face, he also liked the feeling of warmth in his bed.
"IT'S A BRAND NEW DAYYYYYYY!!!" Sanosuke sang as he flung Kenshin's door open and walked in. "A beautiful day for boarding with blue skies!" The curtains opened with a loud "shhhhek" sound. Turning around he clicked on Kenshin's stereo, which was tuned to some alternative channel. Sanosuke turned the volume up and grinned at Kenshin.
The red-head ducked his head underneath the pillow and pulled his covers up. He wondered why Sanosuke never had this energy every other day. Knowing the noise, and Sano would never go away, he got up, giving the tall man a glare before heading for the bathroom.
"You amaze me sometimes Sano," Aoshi murmured as he came out of his room, observing Kenshin walking into the bathroom in a huff.
Thirty minutes later the boys were out of the house and in the jeep, heading for the mountains. "I will twist knife and bleed my aching heart, and tear it apart," the spiky-haired man belted out as he drove. Aoshi had one elbow propped up on the window ledge, his head propped up with his hand. His eyes were closed as he tried to separate his mind from the loud blasting music. Kenshin sat in the back with his earphones, letting his own music counter Sano's.
Stopping at a light, Aoshi turned his head to look at the next car, which was a van, with the windows all open. Inside were five guys, and two girls, or was one a boy. His brows furrowed as he watched two of them argue loudly…in Japanese.
"Baka neko," the one with purple hair said calmly turning his head away from the orange-head boy.
"Who are you calling a baka neko you damn rat!" the orange haired boy yelled.
"Ano…Yuki-kun, Kyo-kun…" the long-haired girl murmured.
"Do you want a candy Tohru?" the blond girl, or boy, asked with energy offering a lollipop.
"Arigatou Momiji-kun," the girl replied.
"Are Yuki and Kyo going to be all right?" the boy with black and white hair asked softly.
"Don't worry about them," the driver with the dark hair replied with a grin.
"Aa…" the man beside him agreed.
"You're such a baka, you're attracting attention now!" the purple haired boy said looking at Aoshi.
The raven-haired man half smiled in amusement, "Gomen nasai…"
"Where are you going?" the blond asked.
"To the mountains to go boarding."
"Honto? We're going to Whistler!" the blond replied. The light turned green. "Ja!" Aoshi nodded his head. The kid was adorable.
Adrenaline pumped through Kenshin's blood as he literally flew down the black diamond trail with Aoshi an hour later. This was what it was all about, the mountain. It was a form of escape for the three. Finally reaching the bottom of the trail, they met up with Sanosuke.
"The snow is just perfect today," the spiky-haired man exclaimed.
"Aa…" Aoshi agreed.
"I'm going up Panorama, see you guys later."
* * * * * *
Hours later, the air was getting colder as it reached evening. Aoshi, Kenshin and Sanosuke had changed out of their boarding gear and into some normal clothes. Getting back into the car, they were ready to drive back, heading for the nearest movie theatre.
"So what did you guys think of the girls last night?" Sanosuke asked.
"Nice," the red-head replied.
"Yes," the raven-haired man agreed.
"Is that all you can say nice and yes? Can you be any more unoriginal?"
"Possibly," Aoshi replied with a hint of sarcasm.
Kenshin's phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket, and he took it out. Taking a look at the number, it was his Shishou's. "Hello?" he answered.
"Baka deshi…"
"What?"
"I need you home. You have a job tonight."
"We went out yesterday!" Kenshin protested.
"That wasn't considered any outing, all you got was info. We need you to take out someone tonight."
"We kind of planned something already tonight."
"Well do it tomorrow."
"Wait." Kenshin turned to his friends. "We have a job tonight."
"What the hell? Didn't we go out yesterday?" Sanosuke asked.
"That was research, he wants us to take someone out tonight."
"You have got to be kidding me," Sanosuke exclaimed. "I'm on break!"
"What break?" Hiko snorted on the other line. "Did I tell you that Saitou's girls are going to be there?"
Kenshin half smiled and looked at Aoshi and Sanosuke. "Saitou's girls are going to be there."
"Girls? Count me in," Sano replied quickly.
"I don't know…" Aoshi muttered.
"Naw…Ice Boy really wants to go too! Tell Hiko-san we're coming home!" Aoshi rolled his eyes and bit back a smart remark. He would save them for later when Sanosuke got them in trouble.
In the study room back at their house, Sanosuke was busy clicking away at the mouse, his fingers also flying on the keyboard. He had managed to scrounge up a lot of information regarding their next hit, Daylin Lock. He was a young upstart in the movie business, already making millions from his first two films due to little teeny-boppers who idolized over the pretty boy.
"Are you sure it's wise to take out someone famous like him?" Sanosuke asked his eyes skimming the writing on his screen.
"It doesn't sound like a good idea," Kenshin muttered looking over the other man's shoulder. "If anyone finds out, we're really screwed."
"He's rumoured to have bought women, raped them, and then murdered them. But this is only underground information," Aoshi answered. "He has connections, very close connections to Micaela Lavender, or so that's what some people have been saying quietly lately. It's easy to send one of the girls in and see what happens."
"Not Megumi!" Sanosuke answered quickly.
"Fine, but one of the two other girls," Aoshi replied. The raven-haired man looked at the clock. "Let's eat, then we're leaving."
"Who's cooking?" Kenshin asked.
"You," the two answered.
Kenshin shook his head and headed for the kitchen.
* * * * * *
The club they entered was smoky, and named the Black Rose. The club had a strange gothic design. Heavy alternative music was blaring from the speakers everywhere, to the point where the bass could be felt underneath one's feet. The dance floor was hot and heavy, with couples melding their bodies with one another.
Kenshin took a step left to avoid a dancing couple and continued to walk around. He spotted a large group of people in the far back of the club. He spotted the target easily among them. Daylin Lock was quick to spot with all the girls draped over him. He walked closer and saw a girl with dark hair, she was sitting on his lap.
"Kaoru…they chose Kaoru?" he thought to himself, slightly disgusted at the thought. He caught himself thinking and sighed inwardly. Since when did he get possessive over a girl he had only met once?
"Jealous?" a voice purred beside his ear.
Kenshin turned slightly to see a smirking Megumi standing beside him. "No," he replied, "I hardly know her."
"Hardly know her to be kissing her yesterday?"
"That was for distraction."
"I was sure you were distracted."
"Oi, Fox!"
Megumi smirked at Kenshin once more before leaving to return to Sanosuke. It was going to be a long night, and already the loud music was getting to Kenshin's head, and the hot smoky air did not help at all. He finally decided to head for the bar and just sit and watch.
Aoshi felt a hand slide across his butt when he walked across the dance floor. Turning his head he found a petite blond giving him a smile. "You want to dance?"
He shook his head.
"Come on, you're a big boy right?" she pouted leaning her body a certain way to show off her bust. "I promise you it will be good."
"Aoshi…" another voice purred and he felt a body rub up against his. "You're here finally, I missed you."
He turned to find a Misao, but a different looking Misao in front of him. This one was in a small halter-top and a small skirt. He didn't think she was one to be so daring. But of course, last night her dress was quite something as well. "Misao."
"Aoshi…" she purred again walking around until she shoved the other girl aside. "Dance with me, please?" She pressed up against him and looked at him with her blue beguiling eyes.
Aoshi sighed and took her towards the dance floor, leaving the other girl fuming on the side. Misao threw a grin to the girl before she disappeared with him.
The girl sitting on Daylin Lock was fuming. Why on earth was she picked to be the one to seduce Daylin Lock? The pretty boy movie star was getting on her nerves. All he did so far all night was touch her in…inappropriate places. If it weren't for Megumi's threats, she wouldn't even come near him tonight. She would have rather just shot him down from afar. Daylin's hands were currently roaming underneath her skirt, on bare thighs. "Yue, would you like to come home with me tonight?" he whispered suddenly before placing a kiss on her neck.
"That would be fun, wouldn't it?" she replied placing a coy smile on her lips. From the corner of her eye she saw Kenshin at the bar. He looked like he could have killed Daylin with his fierce amber gaze.
"Let's go then." With that Daylin helped Kaoru slide off his lap, before standing up himself, heading out of the club, and into the hotel it was attached to.
Kenshin saw them leave and quickly followed behind. Misao and Aoshi were already by his side before he exited the club. As they reached the twenty-fourth floor with the two pent-house suites, the door to Daylin's suite just closed.
"Hi!" a voice greeted. The three turned around to see Sano leaning on the doorframe in the suite to the left. "Want to see what's going on inside?" he asked with a small grin as he ushered the rest of the people in.
"I feel like a peeping tom doing this," Megumi sighed in the living room. They found a laptop hooked up to some other equipment on a table. On the screen they saw a video file player program opened, and a view of the suite next door.
"Where did you put the camera?" Kenshin asked.
"Oh, somewhere…"
* * * * * *
In the next suite, Daylin was already lying on the bed in the master bedroom. Kaoru entered with a small smile gracing her delicate lips. "Why did I not see you before here? Nothing this gorgeous usually slips past my eyes."
"Oh really?" she arched an eyebrow as she raised a hand to undo her hair.
"No…no…sweet one, I can do that for you," the movie star murmured as he got up from the bed moving his way towards her. He wrapped his arm around her waist from behind and kissed her neck. His tongue dipped once to taste her flesh. "You taste wonderful princess." He removed the small jacket she had on and continued to trail his lips down to her shoulder.
* * * * * *
Misao had a look of pure disgust on her face as she watched young man proceed to lower the straps of Kaoru's top on the laptop screen.
"What, never seen that before? It's pretty fun." Megumi teased. Misao glared at the older woman. "Of course you need an experienced man for this. I'm sure Aoshi-san would love to demonstrate for you."
Misao's eyes went wide as she turned a slight shade of red. She looked over at Aoshi who was still a mask of stone.
"Ohohohohoho!" Megumi laughed, her fox ears popping up.
Sanosuke sat on the sofa and turned his head to look at his long time friend. Kenshin's eyes were flaming amber now.
* * * * * *
"You know Yue, sometimes things in this world are too beautiful to be real," Daylin whispered into Kaoru's ear. He kissed her lips softly.
"What do you mean?" she asked breathlessly.
"For example, photo shoots make people in this world more beautiful than they are." He paused for a moment before continuing. "Except, some things are really this beautiful, like me."
Kaoru froze slightly at the tone of his voice. It was rich, smooth, yet felt cold, and slightly obscure. "I know," she replied.
"Then you know you are too beautiful to be real," he breathed before he harshly grabbed her arm and flung her across the wall. He walked over to her. "I know who you are…what you do…" he whispered with a gleam in his eye. "Few do, but I am of the few."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Kaoru replied going with her act as she tried to cover her nearly bare upper body.
Daylin quickly shot out his hand and tore off a jewel that was on the corner of her eye. "This is," he held up the jewel, "is very clever." He crushed the jewel between his fingers
* * * * * *
"Shit," Kenshin swore before he ran out of the suite, followed by Aoshi and Sanosuke.
* * * * * *
Sanosuke kicked down the door, and the three men ran inside. They found Kaoru up against the wall with a knife at her throat.
"Thought you boys might be joining in on the party," Daylin replied. "The infamous group Battousai, Zanza and Okashira. How fortunate to finally meet you, face to face. Is she one of yours?"
"Shut the fuck up," Sanosuke hissed.
"I don't think so," Daylin replied.
Suddenly Aoshi was behind him, a kodachi whipped out and in front of Daylin's throat. "Put down that pathetic knife and get away from her."
"Try me," Daylin replied quickly breaking Aoshi's hold, and then faced the raven-haired man with a twisted smile. "I'm more than a face on the silver screen Okashira, so don't underestimate me. I know who you are…Shinomori Aoshi…and I know your past. About your parents, and why you ended up at an orphanage."
Aoshi's eyes widened in surprise as he heard the words flowing out of Daylin's mouth. The man reached a hand to trace the curve of Aoshi's lip, but was pushed away harshly.
"Pity…" Daylin mocked, "and so beautiful as well." He turned to Kenshin and Sanosuke. "Such beauties standing before me Himura Kenshin, and Sagara Sanosuke."
"This guy is insane," Sanosuke murmured.
"Insane? No…of course not…love," Daylin whispered. "I will see you all again soon, do not fear. Especially you," his green eyes gazing at the raven-haired man, "my beautiful dark angel." The beating of the helicopter propeller could be heard outside. With that the man ran for the window and jumped out.
The three men stared at each other in silence for a few moments. "That guy is insane," Sanosuke murmured again.
Aoshi didn't reply. He was caught up in his own world of thoughts. No one knew how he ended up the orphanage. No one was alive who knew what happened that night with his parents. Only Hiko knew, and possibly Saitoh. The social workers that put him in the orphanage were clueless as well. How did this one man know? It was a chilling thought.
Kenshin took off his jacket and wrapped it around Kaoru. "Are you all right?"
"Yeah," she replied. "He seems odd."
Kenshin nodded in agreement. "Let's go."
When they arrived back at their own suite all sorts of questions were thrown at the four.
"What happened back there?" Misao asked rummaging through her bag for a spare shirt for Kaoru.
"It was just…weird. The guy's a bit insane," Kaoru replied.
"Did something happen to Aoshi or something? He's just blankly staring out a window," the girl asked looking across the room to the raven-haired man sitting on the divan.
"I don't know, I couldn't hear."
"Well, I hope he's going to be okay."
"Me too."
Karina Kineshi: I'm going to keep the retrospective thing in mind, thanks for the suggestion. Actually I don't think it matters whether it's a period after Miss or not, but generally it should be.
Math midterm is over! Yay! Spent most of my evening at the Y…so fun…now I have this image of Aoshi as a lifeguard…drool…
Chapter Seven
The alarm clock went off in Kenshin's room the next day, but his hand slammed down on it before it could emit a second beep. He groaned and turned over, curling deeper under the blankets in his warm bed. Sanosuke would barrel through his door soon to force him up to hit the slopes early. They wanted to take in a full day, then dinner out, and perhaps catch a late flick.
Muttering a curse to himself, he realized he couldn't sleep anymore. Flipping on to his back he stared at his light blue ceiling. Memories came back from his childhood at the orphanage, of early mornings where he would stare at the light purple ceiling. Kenshin remembered vaguely of anything before landing in the orphanage. His parents he could not remember at all. Life at the orphanage wasn't too awful. He was only there for three years before he met his Shishou.
Suddenly blaring music could be heard on the right side of his wall. Signifying that Sanosuke was up and about in his room, probably getting his gear ready for the outing. It was the first time this season for Kenshin to be boarding. As much as he liked the cool wind whipping across his face, he also liked the feeling of warmth in his bed.
"IT'S A BRAND NEW DAYYYYYYY!!!" Sanosuke sang as he flung Kenshin's door open and walked in. "A beautiful day for boarding with blue skies!" The curtains opened with a loud "shhhhek" sound. Turning around he clicked on Kenshin's stereo, which was tuned to some alternative channel. Sanosuke turned the volume up and grinned at Kenshin.
The red-head ducked his head underneath the pillow and pulled his covers up. He wondered why Sanosuke never had this energy every other day. Knowing the noise, and Sano would never go away, he got up, giving the tall man a glare before heading for the bathroom.
"You amaze me sometimes Sano," Aoshi murmured as he came out of his room, observing Kenshin walking into the bathroom in a huff.
Thirty minutes later the boys were out of the house and in the jeep, heading for the mountains. "I will twist knife and bleed my aching heart, and tear it apart," the spiky-haired man belted out as he drove. Aoshi had one elbow propped up on the window ledge, his head propped up with his hand. His eyes were closed as he tried to separate his mind from the loud blasting music. Kenshin sat in the back with his earphones, letting his own music counter Sano's.
Stopping at a light, Aoshi turned his head to look at the next car, which was a van, with the windows all open. Inside were five guys, and two girls, or was one a boy. His brows furrowed as he watched two of them argue loudly…in Japanese.
"Baka neko," the one with purple hair said calmly turning his head away from the orange-head boy.
"Who are you calling a baka neko you damn rat!" the orange haired boy yelled.
"Ano…Yuki-kun, Kyo-kun…" the long-haired girl murmured.
"Do you want a candy Tohru?" the blond girl, or boy, asked with energy offering a lollipop.
"Arigatou Momiji-kun," the girl replied.
"Are Yuki and Kyo going to be all right?" the boy with black and white hair asked softly.
"Don't worry about them," the driver with the dark hair replied with a grin.
"Aa…" the man beside him agreed.
"You're such a baka, you're attracting attention now!" the purple haired boy said looking at Aoshi.
The raven-haired man half smiled in amusement, "Gomen nasai…"
"Where are you going?" the blond asked.
"To the mountains to go boarding."
"Honto? We're going to Whistler!" the blond replied. The light turned green. "Ja!" Aoshi nodded his head. The kid was adorable.
Adrenaline pumped through Kenshin's blood as he literally flew down the black diamond trail with Aoshi an hour later. This was what it was all about, the mountain. It was a form of escape for the three. Finally reaching the bottom of the trail, they met up with Sanosuke.
"The snow is just perfect today," the spiky-haired man exclaimed.
"Aa…" Aoshi agreed.
"I'm going up Panorama, see you guys later."
* * * * * *
Hours later, the air was getting colder as it reached evening. Aoshi, Kenshin and Sanosuke had changed out of their boarding gear and into some normal clothes. Getting back into the car, they were ready to drive back, heading for the nearest movie theatre.
"So what did you guys think of the girls last night?" Sanosuke asked.
"Nice," the red-head replied.
"Yes," the raven-haired man agreed.
"Is that all you can say nice and yes? Can you be any more unoriginal?"
"Possibly," Aoshi replied with a hint of sarcasm.
Kenshin's phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket, and he took it out. Taking a look at the number, it was his Shishou's. "Hello?" he answered.
"Baka deshi…"
"What?"
"I need you home. You have a job tonight."
"We went out yesterday!" Kenshin protested.
"That wasn't considered any outing, all you got was info. We need you to take out someone tonight."
"We kind of planned something already tonight."
"Well do it tomorrow."
"Wait." Kenshin turned to his friends. "We have a job tonight."
"What the hell? Didn't we go out yesterday?" Sanosuke asked.
"That was research, he wants us to take someone out tonight."
"You have got to be kidding me," Sanosuke exclaimed. "I'm on break!"
"What break?" Hiko snorted on the other line. "Did I tell you that Saitou's girls are going to be there?"
Kenshin half smiled and looked at Aoshi and Sanosuke. "Saitou's girls are going to be there."
"Girls? Count me in," Sano replied quickly.
"I don't know…" Aoshi muttered.
"Naw…Ice Boy really wants to go too! Tell Hiko-san we're coming home!" Aoshi rolled his eyes and bit back a smart remark. He would save them for later when Sanosuke got them in trouble.
In the study room back at their house, Sanosuke was busy clicking away at the mouse, his fingers also flying on the keyboard. He had managed to scrounge up a lot of information regarding their next hit, Daylin Lock. He was a young upstart in the movie business, already making millions from his first two films due to little teeny-boppers who idolized over the pretty boy.
"Are you sure it's wise to take out someone famous like him?" Sanosuke asked his eyes skimming the writing on his screen.
"It doesn't sound like a good idea," Kenshin muttered looking over the other man's shoulder. "If anyone finds out, we're really screwed."
"He's rumoured to have bought women, raped them, and then murdered them. But this is only underground information," Aoshi answered. "He has connections, very close connections to Micaela Lavender, or so that's what some people have been saying quietly lately. It's easy to send one of the girls in and see what happens."
"Not Megumi!" Sanosuke answered quickly.
"Fine, but one of the two other girls," Aoshi replied. The raven-haired man looked at the clock. "Let's eat, then we're leaving."
"Who's cooking?" Kenshin asked.
"You," the two answered.
Kenshin shook his head and headed for the kitchen.
* * * * * *
The club they entered was smoky, and named the Black Rose. The club had a strange gothic design. Heavy alternative music was blaring from the speakers everywhere, to the point where the bass could be felt underneath one's feet. The dance floor was hot and heavy, with couples melding their bodies with one another.
Kenshin took a step left to avoid a dancing couple and continued to walk around. He spotted a large group of people in the far back of the club. He spotted the target easily among them. Daylin Lock was quick to spot with all the girls draped over him. He walked closer and saw a girl with dark hair, she was sitting on his lap.
"Kaoru…they chose Kaoru?" he thought to himself, slightly disgusted at the thought. He caught himself thinking and sighed inwardly. Since when did he get possessive over a girl he had only met once?
"Jealous?" a voice purred beside his ear.
Kenshin turned slightly to see a smirking Megumi standing beside him. "No," he replied, "I hardly know her."
"Hardly know her to be kissing her yesterday?"
"That was for distraction."
"I was sure you were distracted."
"Oi, Fox!"
Megumi smirked at Kenshin once more before leaving to return to Sanosuke. It was going to be a long night, and already the loud music was getting to Kenshin's head, and the hot smoky air did not help at all. He finally decided to head for the bar and just sit and watch.
Aoshi felt a hand slide across his butt when he walked across the dance floor. Turning his head he found a petite blond giving him a smile. "You want to dance?"
He shook his head.
"Come on, you're a big boy right?" she pouted leaning her body a certain way to show off her bust. "I promise you it will be good."
"Aoshi…" another voice purred and he felt a body rub up against his. "You're here finally, I missed you."
He turned to find a Misao, but a different looking Misao in front of him. This one was in a small halter-top and a small skirt. He didn't think she was one to be so daring. But of course, last night her dress was quite something as well. "Misao."
"Aoshi…" she purred again walking around until she shoved the other girl aside. "Dance with me, please?" She pressed up against him and looked at him with her blue beguiling eyes.
Aoshi sighed and took her towards the dance floor, leaving the other girl fuming on the side. Misao threw a grin to the girl before she disappeared with him.
The girl sitting on Daylin Lock was fuming. Why on earth was she picked to be the one to seduce Daylin Lock? The pretty boy movie star was getting on her nerves. All he did so far all night was touch her in…inappropriate places. If it weren't for Megumi's threats, she wouldn't even come near him tonight. She would have rather just shot him down from afar. Daylin's hands were currently roaming underneath her skirt, on bare thighs. "Yue, would you like to come home with me tonight?" he whispered suddenly before placing a kiss on her neck.
"That would be fun, wouldn't it?" she replied placing a coy smile on her lips. From the corner of her eye she saw Kenshin at the bar. He looked like he could have killed Daylin with his fierce amber gaze.
"Let's go then." With that Daylin helped Kaoru slide off his lap, before standing up himself, heading out of the club, and into the hotel it was attached to.
Kenshin saw them leave and quickly followed behind. Misao and Aoshi were already by his side before he exited the club. As they reached the twenty-fourth floor with the two pent-house suites, the door to Daylin's suite just closed.
"Hi!" a voice greeted. The three turned around to see Sano leaning on the doorframe in the suite to the left. "Want to see what's going on inside?" he asked with a small grin as he ushered the rest of the people in.
"I feel like a peeping tom doing this," Megumi sighed in the living room. They found a laptop hooked up to some other equipment on a table. On the screen they saw a video file player program opened, and a view of the suite next door.
"Where did you put the camera?" Kenshin asked.
"Oh, somewhere…"
* * * * * *
In the next suite, Daylin was already lying on the bed in the master bedroom. Kaoru entered with a small smile gracing her delicate lips. "Why did I not see you before here? Nothing this gorgeous usually slips past my eyes."
"Oh really?" she arched an eyebrow as she raised a hand to undo her hair.
"No…no…sweet one, I can do that for you," the movie star murmured as he got up from the bed moving his way towards her. He wrapped his arm around her waist from behind and kissed her neck. His tongue dipped once to taste her flesh. "You taste wonderful princess." He removed the small jacket she had on and continued to trail his lips down to her shoulder.
* * * * * *
Misao had a look of pure disgust on her face as she watched young man proceed to lower the straps of Kaoru's top on the laptop screen.
"What, never seen that before? It's pretty fun." Megumi teased. Misao glared at the older woman. "Of course you need an experienced man for this. I'm sure Aoshi-san would love to demonstrate for you."
Misao's eyes went wide as she turned a slight shade of red. She looked over at Aoshi who was still a mask of stone.
"Ohohohohoho!" Megumi laughed, her fox ears popping up.
Sanosuke sat on the sofa and turned his head to look at his long time friend. Kenshin's eyes were flaming amber now.
* * * * * *
"You know Yue, sometimes things in this world are too beautiful to be real," Daylin whispered into Kaoru's ear. He kissed her lips softly.
"What do you mean?" she asked breathlessly.
"For example, photo shoots make people in this world more beautiful than they are." He paused for a moment before continuing. "Except, some things are really this beautiful, like me."
Kaoru froze slightly at the tone of his voice. It was rich, smooth, yet felt cold, and slightly obscure. "I know," she replied.
"Then you know you are too beautiful to be real," he breathed before he harshly grabbed her arm and flung her across the wall. He walked over to her. "I know who you are…what you do…" he whispered with a gleam in his eye. "Few do, but I am of the few."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Kaoru replied going with her act as she tried to cover her nearly bare upper body.
Daylin quickly shot out his hand and tore off a jewel that was on the corner of her eye. "This is," he held up the jewel, "is very clever." He crushed the jewel between his fingers
* * * * * *
"Shit," Kenshin swore before he ran out of the suite, followed by Aoshi and Sanosuke.
* * * * * *
Sanosuke kicked down the door, and the three men ran inside. They found Kaoru up against the wall with a knife at her throat.
"Thought you boys might be joining in on the party," Daylin replied. "The infamous group Battousai, Zanza and Okashira. How fortunate to finally meet you, face to face. Is she one of yours?"
"Shut the fuck up," Sanosuke hissed.
"I don't think so," Daylin replied.
Suddenly Aoshi was behind him, a kodachi whipped out and in front of Daylin's throat. "Put down that pathetic knife and get away from her."
"Try me," Daylin replied quickly breaking Aoshi's hold, and then faced the raven-haired man with a twisted smile. "I'm more than a face on the silver screen Okashira, so don't underestimate me. I know who you are…Shinomori Aoshi…and I know your past. About your parents, and why you ended up at an orphanage."
Aoshi's eyes widened in surprise as he heard the words flowing out of Daylin's mouth. The man reached a hand to trace the curve of Aoshi's lip, but was pushed away harshly.
"Pity…" Daylin mocked, "and so beautiful as well." He turned to Kenshin and Sanosuke. "Such beauties standing before me Himura Kenshin, and Sagara Sanosuke."
"This guy is insane," Sanosuke murmured.
"Insane? No…of course not…love," Daylin whispered. "I will see you all again soon, do not fear. Especially you," his green eyes gazing at the raven-haired man, "my beautiful dark angel." The beating of the helicopter propeller could be heard outside. With that the man ran for the window and jumped out.
The three men stared at each other in silence for a few moments. "That guy is insane," Sanosuke murmured again.
Aoshi didn't reply. He was caught up in his own world of thoughts. No one knew how he ended up the orphanage. No one was alive who knew what happened that night with his parents. Only Hiko knew, and possibly Saitoh. The social workers that put him in the orphanage were clueless as well. How did this one man know? It was a chilling thought.
Kenshin took off his jacket and wrapped it around Kaoru. "Are you all right?"
"Yeah," she replied. "He seems odd."
Kenshin nodded in agreement. "Let's go."
When they arrived back at their own suite all sorts of questions were thrown at the four.
"What happened back there?" Misao asked rummaging through her bag for a spare shirt for Kaoru.
"It was just…weird. The guy's a bit insane," Kaoru replied.
"Did something happen to Aoshi or something? He's just blankly staring out a window," the girl asked looking across the room to the raven-haired man sitting on the divan.
"I don't know, I couldn't hear."
"Well, I hope he's going to be okay."
"Me too."