Reflected Moonlight
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Chapter Eleven: To Hold You in My Arms Again
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It took a while for everyone to get used to the fact that Kenshin and Kaoru were now officially together. Yahiko took it the hardest since he was the one who had been oblivious to Kenshin and Kaoru's growing relationship. Everything at the dojo went back to normal its seemed.
It was morning and Kaoru was sweeping the floors, trying to get them extra clean for today. There was no special reason, but she felt extremely happy. Then she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist and she smiled.
"I'm busy right now." She said as she leaned back against Kenshin chest still sweeping.
Kenshin ran his fingers seductively across her stomach, making shivers run through her entire body. "I know that, that I do..." He said as began to softly kiss up and down her neck. Kaoru wanted nothing more than to collapse into his arms, but she resisted.
"Kenshin..." she said sternly turning to look him in the face.
"I haven't seen you in days....and besides we're all alone." He said innocently.
It was true. Yahiko and Sano had both gone to the market. Kaoru smiled. He must have planned that. Well, two could play that game. Kaoru stuck her hand inside his gi and ran her hands across his bare chest. Kenshin trembled and leaned down to kiss her more, but she stopped him.
"I've got work to do." She said as she planted a kiss on his cheek and left.
Kenshin sighed and watched her leave.
Later Kaoru retired to her room. She was really tired. Yahiko and Sano had still not returned yet, so she rolled out her futon and decided to take a little nap. Only when she sat down, did she notice that Kenshin was watching her from the doorway. She laughed and patted the spot next to her. "Come here and sit down for a while."
Kenshin walked silently over to her and sat down. He wrapped his arms around her and buried his face in her hair. "I love you so much Kaoru." he said as he began to kiss her. This time she let him have his way and she kissed him back. She fingered his gi with a grin on her face and was just about to slip it from his shoulders when she heard the sound of voices. Yahiko and Sano must be back. She sighed and looked up into his eyes. With one last kiss that both got up and made their way out of the room.
Later that night Kaoru lay in her bed alone, thinking. Soon she wouldn't have to sleep alone anymore. She was so lonely sometimes in the darkness when she couldn't sleep. She sighed and got up. Slowly she tiptoed down to Kenshin's room where he lay fast asleep in his futon. She crept under the covers and snuggled up against him, wrapping her arms around him. She smiled. This was much better. Soon she fell asleep listening to the beating of his steady heart.
Kenshin woke to find Kaoru in his arms. He smiled down at her and kissed her lips softly. She mumbled softly in her sleep. Kenshin then pulled her closer against him and ran his fingers across her body in a soothing gesture. Kaoru moaned softly, even though she was still asleep. Kenshin sighed and closed his eyes.
Kenshin woke up early the next morning and slowly released Kaoru from his arms. She was still asleep. He leaned down and gently kissed her on the forehead before rushing off to make breakfast for everyone.
A couple months passed at the dojo. Kenshin and Kaoru spent as much of their free time alone together. It seemed they could never get tired of looking at one another...or kissing one another.
One morning they all sat around the table, including Megumi and Dr. Gensai, who had come by for a visit.
"So have you and Sir Ken set a date for the wedding yet?" Megumi asked.
Kenshin and Kaoru both looked at each other. They hadn't really been thinking about that.
"Well Megumi....we haven't really...." Kaoru began, but then she stopped and gripped onto the table with one hand. Kenshin looked over at her worried. "What is it, Kaoru?"
Kaoru didn't answer, but sprinted out of the room, Kenshin following on her heels. They all could hear the sound of her vomiting in the other room, and Kenshin's worried voice.
Kenshin held her head as she threw up her recently eaten breakfast. He smoothed away her hair and helped her sit down when she was finished. "Are you ok Kaoru? Are you coming down with something?" He asked worriedly as he held her against him.
Kaoru smiled feebly. "I think I'm ok. I must have been something I ate or something."
No matter how many times she told Kenshin she was fine he was still worried about her, especially when it didn't go away after the first day. She continued to get sick every so often, throwing up and she was really tired all the time. Not to mention how cranky she had become.
Chapter Eleven: To Hold You in My Arms Again
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It took a while for everyone to get used to the fact that Kenshin and Kaoru were now officially together. Yahiko took it the hardest since he was the one who had been oblivious to Kenshin and Kaoru's growing relationship. Everything at the dojo went back to normal its seemed.
It was morning and Kaoru was sweeping the floors, trying to get them extra clean for today. There was no special reason, but she felt extremely happy. Then she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist and she smiled.
"I'm busy right now." She said as she leaned back against Kenshin chest still sweeping.
Kenshin ran his fingers seductively across her stomach, making shivers run through her entire body. "I know that, that I do..." He said as began to softly kiss up and down her neck. Kaoru wanted nothing more than to collapse into his arms, but she resisted.
"Kenshin..." she said sternly turning to look him in the face.
"I haven't seen you in days....and besides we're all alone." He said innocently.
It was true. Yahiko and Sano had both gone to the market. Kaoru smiled. He must have planned that. Well, two could play that game. Kaoru stuck her hand inside his gi and ran her hands across his bare chest. Kenshin trembled and leaned down to kiss her more, but she stopped him.
"I've got work to do." She said as she planted a kiss on his cheek and left.
Kenshin sighed and watched her leave.
Later Kaoru retired to her room. She was really tired. Yahiko and Sano had still not returned yet, so she rolled out her futon and decided to take a little nap. Only when she sat down, did she notice that Kenshin was watching her from the doorway. She laughed and patted the spot next to her. "Come here and sit down for a while."
Kenshin walked silently over to her and sat down. He wrapped his arms around her and buried his face in her hair. "I love you so much Kaoru." he said as he began to kiss her. This time she let him have his way and she kissed him back. She fingered his gi with a grin on her face and was just about to slip it from his shoulders when she heard the sound of voices. Yahiko and Sano must be back. She sighed and looked up into his eyes. With one last kiss that both got up and made their way out of the room.
Later that night Kaoru lay in her bed alone, thinking. Soon she wouldn't have to sleep alone anymore. She was so lonely sometimes in the darkness when she couldn't sleep. She sighed and got up. Slowly she tiptoed down to Kenshin's room where he lay fast asleep in his futon. She crept under the covers and snuggled up against him, wrapping her arms around him. She smiled. This was much better. Soon she fell asleep listening to the beating of his steady heart.
Kenshin woke to find Kaoru in his arms. He smiled down at her and kissed her lips softly. She mumbled softly in her sleep. Kenshin then pulled her closer against him and ran his fingers across her body in a soothing gesture. Kaoru moaned softly, even though she was still asleep. Kenshin sighed and closed his eyes.
Kenshin woke up early the next morning and slowly released Kaoru from his arms. She was still asleep. He leaned down and gently kissed her on the forehead before rushing off to make breakfast for everyone.
A couple months passed at the dojo. Kenshin and Kaoru spent as much of their free time alone together. It seemed they could never get tired of looking at one another...or kissing one another.
One morning they all sat around the table, including Megumi and Dr. Gensai, who had come by for a visit.
"So have you and Sir Ken set a date for the wedding yet?" Megumi asked.
Kenshin and Kaoru both looked at each other. They hadn't really been thinking about that.
"Well Megumi....we haven't really...." Kaoru began, but then she stopped and gripped onto the table with one hand. Kenshin looked over at her worried. "What is it, Kaoru?"
Kaoru didn't answer, but sprinted out of the room, Kenshin following on her heels. They all could hear the sound of her vomiting in the other room, and Kenshin's worried voice.
Kenshin held her head as she threw up her recently eaten breakfast. He smoothed away her hair and helped her sit down when she was finished. "Are you ok Kaoru? Are you coming down with something?" He asked worriedly as he held her against him.
Kaoru smiled feebly. "I think I'm ok. I must have been something I ate or something."
No matter how many times she told Kenshin she was fine he was still worried about her, especially when it didn't go away after the first day. She continued to get sick every so often, throwing up and she was really tired all the time. Not to mention how cranky she had become.
