OOOOkkkkkk. I'm back again. Had to rack my brain to see what kind of
tortures I can do to my poor Kenshin. Ohhhhh yaaaaa Once again for
everyone who does not know this….I only own Kenshin in my dreams
(domination) hehhe…I don't really own him, so please don't sue…I have no
money anyway. (Arigato Chibi-angel for reminding me…Hatokirei no baka.)
Ok now for more fun!!!
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After several minutes, perhaps hours Kaoru had finally calmed down to think rationally. She had practiced several sword movements to clear her mind. Maybe Kenshin had a perfectly good reason for deceiving her. She began ticking off some of the reasons on her fingers. He wanted to save her, he wanted to be near her (that thought made her blush slightly), he had no choice in the matter (really doubtful but..), or he was just a baka Kenshin who was going to get his ass kicked and fly home courtesy of fist express. She felt her anger rise up again and proceeded to frantically practice more swings. Finally she sat down and started thinking. A good butt kicking was needed, but she could take advantage of her friend 'Yoko', and give him exactly what he deserves. She began laughing as a plan began forming in her head. Normally she would never be able to do this, perhaps her days with the warrior women was giving her the confidence she needs to pull this off.
Kenshin quietly entered the room after a couple of hours, making sure all was clear. Instead of getting the beating he was expecting, he found Kaoru sleeping. On his bed was a note written to Yoko.
'Gomen Yoko, I didn't mean to startle you. I tried to stay awake to make sure that you were ok. You left in such a hurry I was worried. I'll see you tomorrow. Oyasumi nasai'
Stunned Kenshin put the note down. 'That's it? I thought she would have figured it out!' Somewhere deep inside a voice yelled 'BAKA, it's a trap…run fool run!' but he pushed it aside as he went over and saw Kaoru's sleeping face. He smiled softly; she looked so peaceful. Deep down he had hoped that she did figure it out, then he wouldn't have to lie anymore. He gently pushed a strand of her hair aside, brushing her cheek. 'Why, why does she have to be here; if she got killed, nothing would bring him back from the abyss that had been his home when he thought Enishi had…' he shuddered at the thought, surprised as a small tear ran down his face.
He sighed and walked away from her sleeping form and back to his own bed. 'Perhaps, someday, when I have forgiven myself, I can tell her.' Again that voice inside him spoke. 'What if that someday never comes, if you or she were to die, you would regret not telling her.' Kenshin moved his hand aside as if pushing the voice away. Nothing would happen to her, he would see to that. Finally sleep took Kenshin, allowing the man to dream of a happier future, with a beautiful wife.
"Iie! I can't do it Kai-san!" Yoko was frantic.
Kai tapped her foot patiently. "Look Yoko, you need to take a bath! I am not about to sleep in a room with a smelly person. I don't know what you are so afraid of anyway, it's only water and soap."
"Demo..Kai-san," Kenshin help a napkin up to his lips and blushed. "What if someone sees me? I'm…shy about my body." Out of the corner of his eye he was watching Kaoru, praying to all the gods above he could find a way to get out of this predicament.
It looked like the gods were finding this amusing. The look Kaoru gave him was one he knew very well.
"Yoko, listen to me. There are three bathing places here. I'm going to use one and you are going to use the other. The other women don't usually take baths at this time of day, so it's perfect. We also tend not to bathe with each other unless it's absolutely necessary!" Kaoru grabbed Yoko's arm and started dragging her to a bathing place. "Here, I'll put the occupied sign on it, so I doubt anyone will come in."
Kenshin sighed. He hated to admit it, but he really did need a nice warm bath. He had originally thought that he could find a lake nearby that he could bathe in without the fear of being caught. Unfortunatly there was no such luck. He entered the small room and immediately put more logs in the fire and made steam. If by some chance someone did come in, he could grab his towel and possibly slip by them unnoticed; it was risky but he had to do it. He walked around the entire room getting a feel of where things were, best places to hide in, and the easiest way out. Finding himself more comfortable he slipped out of the outfit he wore and tore the patch off his cheek. Sighing he threw it by the towel. 'Damn that thing itched.'
He quietly settled in the deep tub, allowing the hot water to relax his muscles. "How am I going to get out of this?" His question was left unanswered by the walls. His head sank deeper into the water, allowing his neck to be soothed by the water. Talking in a higher, softer voice was difficult; he sighed, it was beginning to hurt his throat. He blew bubbles in the water watching them pop when he heard the door open. He got up quickly to put the towel around him when he heard Kaoru's voice. She was to close to him, he had no choice to plunge back into the water and hope the room was too steamy for her to see. He quickly made a grab for the patch and placed it back on his cheek.
"Gomen, Yoko. For some reason the other baths were taken. I guess everyone decided they wanted a bath today." She smiled at her 'friend' and continued forward after making sure the door was completely locked. "Since you are really the only one I know and trust, I thought it wouldn't be so bad, besides we are both women ne?"
Kenshin nodded slightly, not trusting his voice enough to speak. His only thought was…well he had no thought; his mind had completely shut down, abandoning him to fend for himself.
Kaoru made her way closer to the tub, and slowly let the towel drop down to her feet. Kenshin nearly drowned, he couldn't quite see her, which was a good thing, it meant she couldn't see him. What he did see was the tell tale shadow of the towel; fall to the floor. He felt the water shift as her body slipped into the tub with him.
Kaoru moved closer to him smiling, she could almost smell the panic. "Ne Yoko?"
"Uhhhhhhhhh…." Was the only semi-intelligent thing she heard. She looked at the water and noticed a slight red tinge to it. Again she had to stifle a laugh, when this was over Kenshin would need a blood transfusion.
Meanwhile, as Kaoru continued on with her plan, every muscle in Kenshin's' body was yelling at him to run, and keep running. Don't ever stop. Unfortunatly he was caught. Kaoru had blocked his chance to escape and his dulled mind couldn't find another way out. He had to find a way though, if Kaoru found out…he shuddered, he didn't want to know what she would do.
'I've got him.' Kaoru leaned closer to Kenshin, just barely touching him, feeling him jump slightly at the contact. "Ne, Yoko, I have a question to ask you."
"H..Hai?" The voice squeaked.
"Well…you see, I've never kissed a guy before, and ummm." She feigned shyness, "well…how do you know if you're a good kisser?"
Kenshin face vaulted slightly. "Eh? I don't know, you just kiss the person you love I guess and see from there!" He hoped that was the end of this conversation. The gods had abandoned him.
"Demo, what if I really love this guy, and I don't know if he loves me; if I kiss him and I'm a bad kisser, could I lose him? I want to know ahead of time if I'm good, and learn if I'm not!"
"That's not right Kai!" Kenshin's brain finally jumped into action. He hoped that she was talking about him, but he doubted it. "If you truly love a person, then you will be a good kisser. And even if you weren't, if the person loves you back, he won't think you're a bid kisser! I'd love you anyway I could get you!"
Kaoru stared in shock. "You'd love me…anyway you could get me?"
Kenshin went motionless, 'did I really say that?' 'Yes, yes you did, baka.' Came his minds reply. "Umm, that is, if I were a guy, that's all. Any guy would be lucky to have you Kai."
Kaoru was silent for a moment. "Ne, Yoko?"
"Hai?"
"I have a question for you."
"Another one?" Kenshin hoped this would be over soon. "What is it?"
"Please don't take this the wrong way, but um…would you kiss me?"
"NANI!"
"Yoko, please listen, I just want to know if I'm a good kisser. It's ok for women if we don't really mean it!" Kaoru seemed so desperate to Kenshin. 'She really wants this?'
"Kai. Gomen I can't do this. You should wait until you find the man you love, let him be your test."
Kaoru played with her damp hair. "Oh but I already have found the one man I love."
He swallowed. 'Please, oh great Kami, I don't want to hear that she loves another man. And I don't want to hear that she may have feeling for me, I'm too bloody. I'm not good enough for her.'
Kaoru inched closer. 'Now Kenshin, it's payback time.'
Kenshin noticed her moving and tried to make a run for it. Before he could move, she grabbed his wrist and pulled him close into a hug. It wasn't until she spoke that he regained his senses.
"The man I love always believes himself to be unworthy of me. Sometimes I think he sees me as a child. Like I haven't had to struggle for anything in my life as he has. He doesn't see that I love both him and the person he once was; his past, and his present make up for the future I hope to share with him." She tightened her embrace. 'Yep defiantly a man.'
Kenshin was stunned. Hardly daring to speak he just let her embrace him. He felt her hand reach up to his cheek with the patch on it. He loved the feel of her hair, her wet skin, the scent of her body, and the feel of the wrapping around her body. 'Wait a minute! Why does she have body wrapping in the tub?'
His answer was a shriek of shock as Kaoru grabbed his bandage and yanked it off. She grabbed his head and began dunking it under water, bring him up for air and to shout loudly "Kenshin no Baka!" Up and down his head went into the water, with her screaming at him, occasionally hitting his chest. Finally she let go. He was still to stunned to move. His hand went to his scar, as Kaoru glared at him with tears rolling down her cheek.
"Damn it Kenshin, how can you be such an idiot!"
He sighed and got out of the tub, taking care to wrap a towel around his waist before he got pulverized. This was a light punishment; he suspected a much sterner lecture once they got back to the room.
Kaoru stood up as well. Since the room was losing most of the steam, he could now see that she had her chest bindings on and a pair of shorts. 'She defiantly planned this.' He smiled lightly, 'I wonder how much of this she planned.'
"Kenshin, you've got a lot of explaining to do. I can't promise I won't beat the shit out of you." She smirked slightly. "Actually I was going to punish you more but after your wonderful confession, I just didn't have to heart to break every bone in your body."
'Finally, one God is on my side.' Kenshin held his hand out to her to help her out of the tub. Kaoru got out and walked over to Kenshin peering at him intently.
"Nani, Kai-dono?"
"Ne Kenshin? This is the first time since I've seen you dressed as a women, that you haven't run out of the room sporting a nose bleed when I get close to you half dressed."
Kenshin face vaulted. Kaoru started laughing. When he got up he dusted his towel, put a shirt on and went up to the waiting Kaoru. Now that Kaoru knew, he finally felt right, and maybe just a little sure of himself. He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her close.
"K..Kenshin." she stuttered.
He whispered in her ear. "Perhaps the reason I didn't have a nosebleed was that I was too busy thinking about that kiss you were going to give me." With that he bent down and grazed her lips with his own. "Either that, or I was thinking about having to sleep with you in the same room again tonight."
Kaoru pushed him away from her, and ran out of the room with her hand held up to her nose. Kenshin could hardly contain the large smile that was threatening to break his face. 'Sometimes revenge is sweet.' He sighed contentedly. 'Being a man is great!' he thought as he adjusted his breasts and went to explain to Kaoru.
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How is it everyone? I wasn't sure if I was going to keep this chapter, the characters are a bit Ooc, but I like it. Have general ideas as to what's to come. I didn't leave a little hanger on it this time. Please R&R!!! hehehe a night with Kenshin….::drowns in puddle of drool::
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After several minutes, perhaps hours Kaoru had finally calmed down to think rationally. She had practiced several sword movements to clear her mind. Maybe Kenshin had a perfectly good reason for deceiving her. She began ticking off some of the reasons on her fingers. He wanted to save her, he wanted to be near her (that thought made her blush slightly), he had no choice in the matter (really doubtful but..), or he was just a baka Kenshin who was going to get his ass kicked and fly home courtesy of fist express. She felt her anger rise up again and proceeded to frantically practice more swings. Finally she sat down and started thinking. A good butt kicking was needed, but she could take advantage of her friend 'Yoko', and give him exactly what he deserves. She began laughing as a plan began forming in her head. Normally she would never be able to do this, perhaps her days with the warrior women was giving her the confidence she needs to pull this off.
Kenshin quietly entered the room after a couple of hours, making sure all was clear. Instead of getting the beating he was expecting, he found Kaoru sleeping. On his bed was a note written to Yoko.
'Gomen Yoko, I didn't mean to startle you. I tried to stay awake to make sure that you were ok. You left in such a hurry I was worried. I'll see you tomorrow. Oyasumi nasai'
Stunned Kenshin put the note down. 'That's it? I thought she would have figured it out!' Somewhere deep inside a voice yelled 'BAKA, it's a trap…run fool run!' but he pushed it aside as he went over and saw Kaoru's sleeping face. He smiled softly; she looked so peaceful. Deep down he had hoped that she did figure it out, then he wouldn't have to lie anymore. He gently pushed a strand of her hair aside, brushing her cheek. 'Why, why does she have to be here; if she got killed, nothing would bring him back from the abyss that had been his home when he thought Enishi had…' he shuddered at the thought, surprised as a small tear ran down his face.
He sighed and walked away from her sleeping form and back to his own bed. 'Perhaps, someday, when I have forgiven myself, I can tell her.' Again that voice inside him spoke. 'What if that someday never comes, if you or she were to die, you would regret not telling her.' Kenshin moved his hand aside as if pushing the voice away. Nothing would happen to her, he would see to that. Finally sleep took Kenshin, allowing the man to dream of a happier future, with a beautiful wife.
"Iie! I can't do it Kai-san!" Yoko was frantic.
Kai tapped her foot patiently. "Look Yoko, you need to take a bath! I am not about to sleep in a room with a smelly person. I don't know what you are so afraid of anyway, it's only water and soap."
"Demo..Kai-san," Kenshin help a napkin up to his lips and blushed. "What if someone sees me? I'm…shy about my body." Out of the corner of his eye he was watching Kaoru, praying to all the gods above he could find a way to get out of this predicament.
It looked like the gods were finding this amusing. The look Kaoru gave him was one he knew very well.
"Yoko, listen to me. There are three bathing places here. I'm going to use one and you are going to use the other. The other women don't usually take baths at this time of day, so it's perfect. We also tend not to bathe with each other unless it's absolutely necessary!" Kaoru grabbed Yoko's arm and started dragging her to a bathing place. "Here, I'll put the occupied sign on it, so I doubt anyone will come in."
Kenshin sighed. He hated to admit it, but he really did need a nice warm bath. He had originally thought that he could find a lake nearby that he could bathe in without the fear of being caught. Unfortunatly there was no such luck. He entered the small room and immediately put more logs in the fire and made steam. If by some chance someone did come in, he could grab his towel and possibly slip by them unnoticed; it was risky but he had to do it. He walked around the entire room getting a feel of where things were, best places to hide in, and the easiest way out. Finding himself more comfortable he slipped out of the outfit he wore and tore the patch off his cheek. Sighing he threw it by the towel. 'Damn that thing itched.'
He quietly settled in the deep tub, allowing the hot water to relax his muscles. "How am I going to get out of this?" His question was left unanswered by the walls. His head sank deeper into the water, allowing his neck to be soothed by the water. Talking in a higher, softer voice was difficult; he sighed, it was beginning to hurt his throat. He blew bubbles in the water watching them pop when he heard the door open. He got up quickly to put the towel around him when he heard Kaoru's voice. She was to close to him, he had no choice to plunge back into the water and hope the room was too steamy for her to see. He quickly made a grab for the patch and placed it back on his cheek.
"Gomen, Yoko. For some reason the other baths were taken. I guess everyone decided they wanted a bath today." She smiled at her 'friend' and continued forward after making sure the door was completely locked. "Since you are really the only one I know and trust, I thought it wouldn't be so bad, besides we are both women ne?"
Kenshin nodded slightly, not trusting his voice enough to speak. His only thought was…well he had no thought; his mind had completely shut down, abandoning him to fend for himself.
Kaoru made her way closer to the tub, and slowly let the towel drop down to her feet. Kenshin nearly drowned, he couldn't quite see her, which was a good thing, it meant she couldn't see him. What he did see was the tell tale shadow of the towel; fall to the floor. He felt the water shift as her body slipped into the tub with him.
Kaoru moved closer to him smiling, she could almost smell the panic. "Ne Yoko?"
"Uhhhhhhhhh…." Was the only semi-intelligent thing she heard. She looked at the water and noticed a slight red tinge to it. Again she had to stifle a laugh, when this was over Kenshin would need a blood transfusion.
Meanwhile, as Kaoru continued on with her plan, every muscle in Kenshin's' body was yelling at him to run, and keep running. Don't ever stop. Unfortunatly he was caught. Kaoru had blocked his chance to escape and his dulled mind couldn't find another way out. He had to find a way though, if Kaoru found out…he shuddered, he didn't want to know what she would do.
'I've got him.' Kaoru leaned closer to Kenshin, just barely touching him, feeling him jump slightly at the contact. "Ne, Yoko, I have a question to ask you."
"H..Hai?" The voice squeaked.
"Well…you see, I've never kissed a guy before, and ummm." She feigned shyness, "well…how do you know if you're a good kisser?"
Kenshin face vaulted slightly. "Eh? I don't know, you just kiss the person you love I guess and see from there!" He hoped that was the end of this conversation. The gods had abandoned him.
"Demo, what if I really love this guy, and I don't know if he loves me; if I kiss him and I'm a bad kisser, could I lose him? I want to know ahead of time if I'm good, and learn if I'm not!"
"That's not right Kai!" Kenshin's brain finally jumped into action. He hoped that she was talking about him, but he doubted it. "If you truly love a person, then you will be a good kisser. And even if you weren't, if the person loves you back, he won't think you're a bid kisser! I'd love you anyway I could get you!"
Kaoru stared in shock. "You'd love me…anyway you could get me?"
Kenshin went motionless, 'did I really say that?' 'Yes, yes you did, baka.' Came his minds reply. "Umm, that is, if I were a guy, that's all. Any guy would be lucky to have you Kai."
Kaoru was silent for a moment. "Ne, Yoko?"
"Hai?"
"I have a question for you."
"Another one?" Kenshin hoped this would be over soon. "What is it?"
"Please don't take this the wrong way, but um…would you kiss me?"
"NANI!"
"Yoko, please listen, I just want to know if I'm a good kisser. It's ok for women if we don't really mean it!" Kaoru seemed so desperate to Kenshin. 'She really wants this?'
"Kai. Gomen I can't do this. You should wait until you find the man you love, let him be your test."
Kaoru played with her damp hair. "Oh but I already have found the one man I love."
He swallowed. 'Please, oh great Kami, I don't want to hear that she loves another man. And I don't want to hear that she may have feeling for me, I'm too bloody. I'm not good enough for her.'
Kaoru inched closer. 'Now Kenshin, it's payback time.'
Kenshin noticed her moving and tried to make a run for it. Before he could move, she grabbed his wrist and pulled him close into a hug. It wasn't until she spoke that he regained his senses.
"The man I love always believes himself to be unworthy of me. Sometimes I think he sees me as a child. Like I haven't had to struggle for anything in my life as he has. He doesn't see that I love both him and the person he once was; his past, and his present make up for the future I hope to share with him." She tightened her embrace. 'Yep defiantly a man.'
Kenshin was stunned. Hardly daring to speak he just let her embrace him. He felt her hand reach up to his cheek with the patch on it. He loved the feel of her hair, her wet skin, the scent of her body, and the feel of the wrapping around her body. 'Wait a minute! Why does she have body wrapping in the tub?'
His answer was a shriek of shock as Kaoru grabbed his bandage and yanked it off. She grabbed his head and began dunking it under water, bring him up for air and to shout loudly "Kenshin no Baka!" Up and down his head went into the water, with her screaming at him, occasionally hitting his chest. Finally she let go. He was still to stunned to move. His hand went to his scar, as Kaoru glared at him with tears rolling down her cheek.
"Damn it Kenshin, how can you be such an idiot!"
He sighed and got out of the tub, taking care to wrap a towel around his waist before he got pulverized. This was a light punishment; he suspected a much sterner lecture once they got back to the room.
Kaoru stood up as well. Since the room was losing most of the steam, he could now see that she had her chest bindings on and a pair of shorts. 'She defiantly planned this.' He smiled lightly, 'I wonder how much of this she planned.'
"Kenshin, you've got a lot of explaining to do. I can't promise I won't beat the shit out of you." She smirked slightly. "Actually I was going to punish you more but after your wonderful confession, I just didn't have to heart to break every bone in your body."
'Finally, one God is on my side.' Kenshin held his hand out to her to help her out of the tub. Kaoru got out and walked over to Kenshin peering at him intently.
"Nani, Kai-dono?"
"Ne Kenshin? This is the first time since I've seen you dressed as a women, that you haven't run out of the room sporting a nose bleed when I get close to you half dressed."
Kenshin face vaulted. Kaoru started laughing. When he got up he dusted his towel, put a shirt on and went up to the waiting Kaoru. Now that Kaoru knew, he finally felt right, and maybe just a little sure of himself. He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her close.
"K..Kenshin." she stuttered.
He whispered in her ear. "Perhaps the reason I didn't have a nosebleed was that I was too busy thinking about that kiss you were going to give me." With that he bent down and grazed her lips with his own. "Either that, or I was thinking about having to sleep with you in the same room again tonight."
Kaoru pushed him away from her, and ran out of the room with her hand held up to her nose. Kenshin could hardly contain the large smile that was threatening to break his face. 'Sometimes revenge is sweet.' He sighed contentedly. 'Being a man is great!' he thought as he adjusted his breasts and went to explain to Kaoru.
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How is it everyone? I wasn't sure if I was going to keep this chapter, the characters are a bit Ooc, but I like it. Have general ideas as to what's to come. I didn't leave a little hanger on it this time. Please R&R!!! hehehe a night with Kenshin….::drowns in puddle of drool::