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Summary: Kenshin is a lonely prince who has been kidnapped… Kaoru is a thief that saves his life, is a relationship between royalty and criminals possible? Can Kaoru be what Kenshin was waiting for…?
Disclaimer: I will never own Rurouni Kenshin… and that's sad!
A Thief's Dream
Chapter Seven: The winner is…?
In the quiet misty morning,
When the moon has gone to bed,
When the sparrows stop their singing,
And the sky is clear and red.
-Folk song/ Homeward Bound
Kaoru sighed as she looked out the window. It was late at night, she was at the last check point, and the only thing stopping her from victory was the rain. She sighed once more. 'Stupid prince.'
'I have to win this race!' She looked outside again and the desire to win grew within her. 'Its just a little rain, it wouldn't hurt to ride in the rain.' Kaoru grabbed her cloak off the stand and left coins on the counted. She also left a token that Kenshin had given her as a sign that she had already passed.
She pulled her hood over her head and ran out into the rain. She pulled her horse out of the stables and threw herself in the saddle. She HAD to win this damned race, by all means possible. Kaoru looked towards the inn and lifted her head in defiance; she didn't want to lose to the spoiled prince. It annoyed her how he always acted as if he could get whatever she wanted.
Kaoru rode all day and soon enough she saw Yokohama. It had stopped raining only minutes ago and she was still damp, but because of her near 'victory' she didn't care. The wind whipped around her and chills ran up and down her spine, but she didn't care. Her victory was so close and she wasn't going to let anything get in the way. Kaoru's face broke into a large smile as she entered the town.
"Thank Kami!" She ran into the inn and… stopped dead in her tracks.
There was Kenshin leaning on the counter, evidently flirting with the inn keeper's daughter. Kaoru felt anger build up in her.
"How did you get here?!"
"If you had waited till morning, I would have showed you the shortcut." He wiggled his finger in front of her face.
Kaoru attempted to slap his finger away, but he pulled back and pats her head.
"Bastard!"
"I win, so I guess that would mean you have to kiss me." Kaoru glared up at him and puckered up her lips.
Kenshin looked down at Kaoru. She was soaking wet that it wasn't even funny. Her face was scrunched up in a snarl and her lips were puckered up ready to 'kiss' him. Kenshin leaned down towards her and gently cupped her cheek.
He grinned as she trembled. He slowly closed the gap between them…
Kaoru could feel his breath against her face and knew that he was about to take her first kiss. Then, suddenly he pulled away. Kaoru didn't know why, but she felt a mix of relief and annoyance. It was like some part of her wanted him to kiss her.
"Maybe I'll claim my prize some other time. If I kiss you now, it would be like kissing a frog." Kaoru looked flabbergasted.
"Plus, it's not like I want to kiss you, I just want it to be a little less…" He gave Kaoru the once over, "wet. I should at least enjoy it too."
"You self praising, arrogant, son of a bit-" Kenshin put a finger against her lips.
"Uh-uh-uh… wouldn't want to be charged with treason, now would we?"
"Bastard!"
Kaoru wrapped her arm around his neck and held him in a tight headlock.
Kenshin gasped in surprise and his eyes widened when he couldn't move. He grasped Kaoru's arm and tried to pry it off, but she wouldn't let go.
'How strong can she be?'
Fed up, he grabbed her waist and threw her upon the floor. Kaoru immediately let go of his neck and gasped in pain. She sat up and rubbed her back.
"Evil…"
******At Night******
Kaoru was really mad at Kenshin. She wanted to do something really bad to him, that's why she was in front of his door with a lit candle in one hand and a bucket of mud in the other. Kaoru looked down at the bucket… it was mean and she knew that, but she didn't care. He did technically call her a frog. He should be honored that he was about to kiss her!
'I mean look at me!' Kaoru thought angry as she replayed the memory over and over again in her head.
She gently pushed open the door and silently tiptoed into the room with the bucket in her hands. She had left the candle beside the door because she didn't want him to wake up.
She saw his small futon in the corner of the room and slowly pulled down the covers, but no one was there. Kaoru looked down at little frightened. What if he had anticipated this?! Oh no… she would be in deep shit right now…
Suddenly a sharp blow to Kaoru's head caused her to fall sprawled on the empty futon. The bucket of mud laid forgotten as three men walked out with Kaoru and Kenshin slung carelessly over their shoulders.
******
"Did he accept?"
"No sir."
"What happened?"
"The woman with him is in our custody. We told him if he wanted to see her, he should reconsider."
"Is she here?"
"Yes, my liege."
"Shinimori will be a very great addition to my army."
"The woman will be awaking soon."
"Good."
"The prince has been captured and their bringing a woman with him too."
"My plan is slowly unfolding."
Shishio looked down at his servant with a mischievous glint in his eyes.
******
Kaoru slowly woke up, but couldn't move. She wiggled a little and found that her arms were bound behind her. 'Not again.'
Why did she always have to wake up tied up?
Kaoru moved more and tried to unbind herself. Suddenly there was a sharp nudge from next to her. Kaoru's head snapped up and she glared in the direction. It was Kenshin.
"Where are we?"
"I don't know."
"…"
"…"
Kaoru's stomach grumbled a little.
"Do you have something to eat?"
"No."
"Oh…"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"Okay, let me get this straight. We're tied up?"
"Yes."
"We don't know where in the hell we are?"
"Correct."
"And you're still being a bastard?"
"Precisely."
"Oh, that's rich! All of a sudden my life seems so complete. Just let me die now and I'd be happy!"
"It can be arranged."
Kaoru glared at Kenshin. She wiggled more desperately.
"What are you DOING?"
"What does it look like?"
"It looks like you need to piss."
"Very funny."
"I know, aren't I?"
Kaoru just ignored him and wiggled faster. She did NOT want to be tied up with Kenshin sitting next to her. He was going to bother her. She could tell right now that this would be unpleasant.
"You there. What's wrong?"
Kaoru looked up and saw a big burly man standing over her. She swallowed loudly and stopped wiggling immediately.
"No-nothings wrong…" 'Except for the fucking fact that I'm tied up and you're not, everything's fine.'
The man seemed to be satisfied with the answer and walked away.
"When we get out of here, he's the first one I'm going to kill."
Kenshin looked a bit skeptical at the idea, but didn't say anything. He knew how Kaoru got when she was provoked. He rather be safe than sorry.
Kaoru just took one more glare at the man, then turned her back at them and slept… wait a minute!
'How can she just sleep at a time like this?! Doesn't she care that my life is in danger?!' Sighing loudly Kenshin nudged her a few times and fell asleep himself.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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