Hi minna! No I'm not dead, just resting. I finally got in the mood to
write more on this story! ::Throws self down on floor:: I AM SOOOO SORRY
THAT IT HAS TAKEN THIS LONG TO UPDATE!!!!
Once again don't ::sniff:: own Kenshin
Finally Kai managed to calm Kikyo down to where the younger girl could notice that their clothes where still on. Still blushing she allowed herself to be lead to the other, less messy bed. Nervously soothing down her hair, Kaoru prepared herself for a long night of explaining; while Kenshin just continued to lay sprawled, face down on the floor.
"Kikyo," Kaoru began after making sure the girl was comfortable. "There is a perfectly good explanation as to what's going on here...ummm."
The younger girl stared at the older one without a blink, more so in shock than anything else. Unfortunatly the only thing Kai could say now was 'ummm.' Kikyo's eyes traveled to the laying form on the ground that she knew to be Yoko. The red haired woman was laying sprawled on the ground on her stomach with her head propped on her hands looking at Kai expectantly, seemingly not quite knowing what to say either. Both women were blushing enough to make her wonder if their face would stay that way permanently.
After a while of Kai's 'umms' and silence from Yoko, Kikyo sighed and look at her friend firmly in the eye. "You know, I'm not that much of a child I can't see what's going on here."
Both Kai and Yoko glanced in shock at the young girl. "Nani?" They uttered in unison.
"Honestly," she sighed and flipped her hair nonchalantly while speaking to them as if they were younger than she was. "If you dislike men..." She winked playfully.
Kaoru felt as if she was hit in the gut...'she thinks I'm 'into' women!' Then panic drew in. "Iie Kikyo, you have it all wrong!" She started waving her hands around as if to erase the words that were said.
"Yoko and I are....oomph!" She glanced down at the hand that was now covering her mouth and followed it to Kenshin, who had finally risen from the ground and was sitting beside her.
"Kikyo," he started smiling..."you won't tell anyone about us, ne?"
Both Kaoru and the young girl stared hard at him, Kikyo in shock and Kaoru in growing anger as she desperately tried to remove his hand from her mouth.
Kikyo hadn't been expecting such as statement, she was only trying to get a reaction from them; so needless to say, she was quite stunned for a moment. However it was only for a moment as her eyes traveled down Yoko's shirt, which had opened slightly in his fall to the floor.
Kenshin watched with growing concern as he followed her eye movement, as it stayed on the front of his chest were his breasts were supposed to be.
Supposed to be, being the key factor. He felt the blood drain from his face as he slowly glanced toward the covers on the floor and found his 'cough' boobs lying in full view...away from his body. His eyes quickly shot back to Kikyo who was slowing moving away from the two people on the bed as if they were a frightening disease, then as quickly as she could she bolted for the door.
Unfortunatly for her, due to her injuries and Kenshin's speed, he got there first and slammed it shut, locked it and slipped the key into his arm guard.
It took Kaoru only a moment to realize what happened as she watched Kenshin grab her frightened friend by the upper arms and carry her back to the bed where she was. Surprisingly enough Kikyo was deathly quite and as still as stone. Then she understood and took charge of the situation
"Yoko," she muttered softly, "Go outside and stand by the door."
"Demo Kai..."
"Just do it." She yelled sharply keeping her eye on her friend the whole time.
"I can't leave you alone Kaoru!" He started toward her. "Perhaps I can help..."
"Kenshin," she muttered "You're a man..." the rest was left unsaid.
Realization dawned on him as he looked at Kikyo's ashen face. "Of course." He whispered as he gently placed her in Kaoru's outstretched arms. Quietly he bent and retrieved his 'breasts', adjusted them and went outside making sure to lock it once again.
Kaoru cradled the younger child in her lap, and started soothing her hair as Kikyo began to shiver slightly.
"Kikyo," she whispered, "he's gone, there are no men to hurt you now, it's just us." She gave the girl a motherly kiss on the crown of her head. "I will not ever hurt you Kikyo." Slowly the shivering ceased, leaving a still very quite child sitting cradled in Kaoru's lap. Very gently Kaoru began rocking the girl back and forth. "Kikyo...please believe me, Kenshin would not hurt you."
"Kenshin?" Came a whispered cry. "That is 'his' name?" She said his as if it were a sour word being forced from her mouth.
"Hai, his name is Kenshin."
"And yours...your 'real' one I mean?" Again it seemed as if she had to choke the vial word from her mouth."
"My real name is Kamiya Kaoru." She said in sadness.
Quietly Kikyo removed herself from Kaoru's lap and sat cross-legged on the bed facing the older woman, a look of anger and betrayal slowly stealing itself across her face.
"Perhaps," she began biting the words in growing anger. "You should explain to me why I should not report you to Tika!"
Kaoru help her hands up in defense. "Please listen to me. Listen to what I have to say before and then judge me. As a last act of friendship if it must be." She finished the last part softly.
Kikyo looked at her, then in a voice as soft as a breeze said "Go on then."
Kaoru hated herself more than anything as she wove a web of deceit around Kikyo. She explained as to how Kenshin was a lover of hers along time ago, and how he had left her for another woman. However he realized his mistake and somehow found out where she was. He had made and elaborate plan to infiltrate the building, however he had to do it as a woman, so that he could save her. Once she realized who he was, they began their relationship again but before they could leave, Kenshin began to feel pity for the women here, who had been abused by the 'scum of his gender' and wanted to help with revenge against those that hurt women.
"Kikyo, he very much wants to help, and he would not hurt you at all." Kaoru glanced at the stone-faced girl. "In fact Kikyo, when this is over." She held her breath..." Would you please come live with me...not only as a friend but as a sister?"
Kikyo's eyes widened. "What makes you think that this will ever be over?" She hissed. "All this crap about him caring for other women, when he so eagerly hurt you in the first place?" She chuckled. "No, Kaoru, after your lie, I can never think of you as a sister." She stood and went to the door.
"Kikyo!" Kaoru began rising from her position, her eyes brimming with tears. "Please Kikyo, I am sincere in my apology, I didn't want to hurt you!"
"Get away from me 'Kai'!" She screamed, "I don't want to have anything to do with you two anymore, do you understand!" She hit the door with her fist. Turning she looked at Kaoru with so much anger that the older girl flinched.
"You don't get it do you," she began again, only in a softer voice. "He will only hurt you again, and you will only willfully fling yourself into his arms a third time." She sighed, "I won't say anything to anyone about him for now. But you need to wake up, once it's found out that he is a guy, you will receive no comfort for the punishment you will be given." With that she pounded on the door, and after a moment Kenshin opened it and watched her walk to her room only after receiving a hissed warning that was meant for only him to hear. "I may not be strong now boy, but if you hurt her again in any way, be it one year or two...I WILL come and find you...and when I do, you WILL die."
Kenshin slowly shut the door behind him after nodding and acknowledgment in the direction that she heading. Kaoru was kneeling on the bed crying softly at her lost friend as he slowly went to her and asked her what she said.
In between sobbing and hiccupping he barely managed to understand the story she told Kikyo, and in a swift movement he cradled her in his lap, the same position she had previously had the younger girl in; and allowed her to cry herself to sleep.
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The following morning, Kaoru awoke in an awkward position, finding herself still lying in Kenshin's lap, with his head touching the top of hers. Apparently they had both fallen asleep that way. She quietly removed herself from him and stood to stretch her muscles.
The moment she rose, she heard a knock on the door. Hoping it was Kikyo, reconsidering her decision, Kaoru rushed over and flung it open; only to stare right into the eyes of Tika.
Tika glanced at the flustered girl wondering why she was crying. "Kai," she began then noticed all the blood was leaving her face.
Hundreds of thoughts were running across Kaoru's mind. Her knees started to shake and she felt an overwhelming urge to fall to the floor and vomit from fear. 'Did Kikyo break her word?' 'Was Tika here because she knew?' All these thoughts and a possible escape plan were forming before Tika uttered her next words.
"Are you all right Kai? You seem upset."
Kai blinked...then blinked again. "Hai...demo."
Suddenly Kenshin was beside her, looking as if nothing happened. Comfortingly he placed his hand on the small of her back while he asked as to what was happening.
"Well as you know due to the episode with 'Megumi' there is to be a meeting," Tika began. "For safety precautions all of us will meet at a designated time to 'prove that we are all female'." She smiled at the look on the two woman's faces. "It's a bit silly... I know, but Tsuki was very adamant about it."
Kaoru's mind was reeling. "What do you mean 'prove that we are all women'?" She managed to choke out.
Tika laughed. "Basically as embarrassing as it sounds, I guess we have to prove that we have the..." she coughed slightly, her cheeks turned a light shade of pink. "right equipment up there...if you know what I mean..."
Kaoru could only stare dumbfounded. "Up there?" She repeated in stupor.
"Breasts, Kai." Kenshin muttered.
"Yep that about sums it up!" Tika stated happily still pink in the cheeks. "I know it's strange, however women take baths together all of the time, so nothing new." She placed a hand behind her head and laughed again. "Well no real specific time set just yet, still trying to figure out the most convenient way with time and all, so I'll let you know when it's your time. Oh don't worry it will be private." She hastily said after looking at the white faces of both Kai and Yoko. With that she smiled and left them to there room.
Still in shock Kaoru shut the door slowly while Kenshin ran his hand through his hair and muttered some obscenities.
"Kenshin...what are we going to do?" Kaoru stared at him hopefully as if he might have already thought of the answer.
"I don't know Kaoru." He whispered, quietly he sat back on the other bed and began to formulate a plan.
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::sigh:: Ok minna! How was that!! I really hope I live up to the other chapters; it has been a long time! Please R&R and tell me what you think! It may start to get slightly serious here, but I still want funny things to happen as I get oh so slowly closer to the finale!
Finally Kai managed to calm Kikyo down to where the younger girl could notice that their clothes where still on. Still blushing she allowed herself to be lead to the other, less messy bed. Nervously soothing down her hair, Kaoru prepared herself for a long night of explaining; while Kenshin just continued to lay sprawled, face down on the floor.
"Kikyo," Kaoru began after making sure the girl was comfortable. "There is a perfectly good explanation as to what's going on here...ummm."
The younger girl stared at the older one without a blink, more so in shock than anything else. Unfortunatly the only thing Kai could say now was 'ummm.' Kikyo's eyes traveled to the laying form on the ground that she knew to be Yoko. The red haired woman was laying sprawled on the ground on her stomach with her head propped on her hands looking at Kai expectantly, seemingly not quite knowing what to say either. Both women were blushing enough to make her wonder if their face would stay that way permanently.
After a while of Kai's 'umms' and silence from Yoko, Kikyo sighed and look at her friend firmly in the eye. "You know, I'm not that much of a child I can't see what's going on here."
Both Kai and Yoko glanced in shock at the young girl. "Nani?" They uttered in unison.
"Honestly," she sighed and flipped her hair nonchalantly while speaking to them as if they were younger than she was. "If you dislike men..." She winked playfully.
Kaoru felt as if she was hit in the gut...'she thinks I'm 'into' women!' Then panic drew in. "Iie Kikyo, you have it all wrong!" She started waving her hands around as if to erase the words that were said.
"Yoko and I are....oomph!" She glanced down at the hand that was now covering her mouth and followed it to Kenshin, who had finally risen from the ground and was sitting beside her.
"Kikyo," he started smiling..."you won't tell anyone about us, ne?"
Both Kaoru and the young girl stared hard at him, Kikyo in shock and Kaoru in growing anger as she desperately tried to remove his hand from her mouth.
Kikyo hadn't been expecting such as statement, she was only trying to get a reaction from them; so needless to say, she was quite stunned for a moment. However it was only for a moment as her eyes traveled down Yoko's shirt, which had opened slightly in his fall to the floor.
Kenshin watched with growing concern as he followed her eye movement, as it stayed on the front of his chest were his breasts were supposed to be.
Supposed to be, being the key factor. He felt the blood drain from his face as he slowly glanced toward the covers on the floor and found his 'cough' boobs lying in full view...away from his body. His eyes quickly shot back to Kikyo who was slowing moving away from the two people on the bed as if they were a frightening disease, then as quickly as she could she bolted for the door.
Unfortunatly for her, due to her injuries and Kenshin's speed, he got there first and slammed it shut, locked it and slipped the key into his arm guard.
It took Kaoru only a moment to realize what happened as she watched Kenshin grab her frightened friend by the upper arms and carry her back to the bed where she was. Surprisingly enough Kikyo was deathly quite and as still as stone. Then she understood and took charge of the situation
"Yoko," she muttered softly, "Go outside and stand by the door."
"Demo Kai..."
"Just do it." She yelled sharply keeping her eye on her friend the whole time.
"I can't leave you alone Kaoru!" He started toward her. "Perhaps I can help..."
"Kenshin," she muttered "You're a man..." the rest was left unsaid.
Realization dawned on him as he looked at Kikyo's ashen face. "Of course." He whispered as he gently placed her in Kaoru's outstretched arms. Quietly he bent and retrieved his 'breasts', adjusted them and went outside making sure to lock it once again.
Kaoru cradled the younger child in her lap, and started soothing her hair as Kikyo began to shiver slightly.
"Kikyo," she whispered, "he's gone, there are no men to hurt you now, it's just us." She gave the girl a motherly kiss on the crown of her head. "I will not ever hurt you Kikyo." Slowly the shivering ceased, leaving a still very quite child sitting cradled in Kaoru's lap. Very gently Kaoru began rocking the girl back and forth. "Kikyo...please believe me, Kenshin would not hurt you."
"Kenshin?" Came a whispered cry. "That is 'his' name?" She said his as if it were a sour word being forced from her mouth.
"Hai, his name is Kenshin."
"And yours...your 'real' one I mean?" Again it seemed as if she had to choke the vial word from her mouth."
"My real name is Kamiya Kaoru." She said in sadness.
Quietly Kikyo removed herself from Kaoru's lap and sat cross-legged on the bed facing the older woman, a look of anger and betrayal slowly stealing itself across her face.
"Perhaps," she began biting the words in growing anger. "You should explain to me why I should not report you to Tika!"
Kaoru help her hands up in defense. "Please listen to me. Listen to what I have to say before and then judge me. As a last act of friendship if it must be." She finished the last part softly.
Kikyo looked at her, then in a voice as soft as a breeze said "Go on then."
Kaoru hated herself more than anything as she wove a web of deceit around Kikyo. She explained as to how Kenshin was a lover of hers along time ago, and how he had left her for another woman. However he realized his mistake and somehow found out where she was. He had made and elaborate plan to infiltrate the building, however he had to do it as a woman, so that he could save her. Once she realized who he was, they began their relationship again but before they could leave, Kenshin began to feel pity for the women here, who had been abused by the 'scum of his gender' and wanted to help with revenge against those that hurt women.
"Kikyo, he very much wants to help, and he would not hurt you at all." Kaoru glanced at the stone-faced girl. "In fact Kikyo, when this is over." She held her breath..." Would you please come live with me...not only as a friend but as a sister?"
Kikyo's eyes widened. "What makes you think that this will ever be over?" She hissed. "All this crap about him caring for other women, when he so eagerly hurt you in the first place?" She chuckled. "No, Kaoru, after your lie, I can never think of you as a sister." She stood and went to the door.
"Kikyo!" Kaoru began rising from her position, her eyes brimming with tears. "Please Kikyo, I am sincere in my apology, I didn't want to hurt you!"
"Get away from me 'Kai'!" She screamed, "I don't want to have anything to do with you two anymore, do you understand!" She hit the door with her fist. Turning she looked at Kaoru with so much anger that the older girl flinched.
"You don't get it do you," she began again, only in a softer voice. "He will only hurt you again, and you will only willfully fling yourself into his arms a third time." She sighed, "I won't say anything to anyone about him for now. But you need to wake up, once it's found out that he is a guy, you will receive no comfort for the punishment you will be given." With that she pounded on the door, and after a moment Kenshin opened it and watched her walk to her room only after receiving a hissed warning that was meant for only him to hear. "I may not be strong now boy, but if you hurt her again in any way, be it one year or two...I WILL come and find you...and when I do, you WILL die."
Kenshin slowly shut the door behind him after nodding and acknowledgment in the direction that she heading. Kaoru was kneeling on the bed crying softly at her lost friend as he slowly went to her and asked her what she said.
In between sobbing and hiccupping he barely managed to understand the story she told Kikyo, and in a swift movement he cradled her in his lap, the same position she had previously had the younger girl in; and allowed her to cry herself to sleep.
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The following morning, Kaoru awoke in an awkward position, finding herself still lying in Kenshin's lap, with his head touching the top of hers. Apparently they had both fallen asleep that way. She quietly removed herself from him and stood to stretch her muscles.
The moment she rose, she heard a knock on the door. Hoping it was Kikyo, reconsidering her decision, Kaoru rushed over and flung it open; only to stare right into the eyes of Tika.
Tika glanced at the flustered girl wondering why she was crying. "Kai," she began then noticed all the blood was leaving her face.
Hundreds of thoughts were running across Kaoru's mind. Her knees started to shake and she felt an overwhelming urge to fall to the floor and vomit from fear. 'Did Kikyo break her word?' 'Was Tika here because she knew?' All these thoughts and a possible escape plan were forming before Tika uttered her next words.
"Are you all right Kai? You seem upset."
Kai blinked...then blinked again. "Hai...demo."
Suddenly Kenshin was beside her, looking as if nothing happened. Comfortingly he placed his hand on the small of her back while he asked as to what was happening.
"Well as you know due to the episode with 'Megumi' there is to be a meeting," Tika began. "For safety precautions all of us will meet at a designated time to 'prove that we are all female'." She smiled at the look on the two woman's faces. "It's a bit silly... I know, but Tsuki was very adamant about it."
Kaoru's mind was reeling. "What do you mean 'prove that we are all women'?" She managed to choke out.
Tika laughed. "Basically as embarrassing as it sounds, I guess we have to prove that we have the..." she coughed slightly, her cheeks turned a light shade of pink. "right equipment up there...if you know what I mean..."
Kaoru could only stare dumbfounded. "Up there?" She repeated in stupor.
"Breasts, Kai." Kenshin muttered.
"Yep that about sums it up!" Tika stated happily still pink in the cheeks. "I know it's strange, however women take baths together all of the time, so nothing new." She placed a hand behind her head and laughed again. "Well no real specific time set just yet, still trying to figure out the most convenient way with time and all, so I'll let you know when it's your time. Oh don't worry it will be private." She hastily said after looking at the white faces of both Kai and Yoko. With that she smiled and left them to there room.
Still in shock Kaoru shut the door slowly while Kenshin ran his hand through his hair and muttered some obscenities.
"Kenshin...what are we going to do?" Kaoru stared at him hopefully as if he might have already thought of the answer.
"I don't know Kaoru." He whispered, quietly he sat back on the other bed and began to formulate a plan.
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::sigh:: Ok minna! How was that!! I really hope I live up to the other chapters; it has been a long time! Please R&R and tell me what you think! It may start to get slightly serious here, but I still want funny things to happen as I get oh so slowly closer to the finale!