"Kaoru..." Kenshin began. "Why are you so protective of your art?" He asked
innocently.
"What are you, a shrink?" Kaoru asked irritated. Kenshin smiled and laughed.
"You could say that. I took a psychology class for 4 years." Kenshin said.
"Oh," was Kaoru's brilliant answer.
"Anyway, lets start with an easy question. Why are you so protective of your art?" Kenshin asked once more.
"That's supposed to be easy?" Kaoru squeaked out. Kenshin nodded. "Well, what if I don't want to answer you?" Kaoru asked and Kenshin sighed.
"Then I'll move on to a harder question, you have to answer something, or you'll be here all night." Kenshin said a sparkle of mischief in his eyes and a smirk plastered awkwardly on his face. Sensing a long night Kaoru released a sigh of exhaustion and slowly began to open her mouth.
'I don't want to tell him, don't say it Kaoru ol' gal, don't do it! Kaoru! I'm gonna do it aren't I-' Her mind screamed before she interrupted her own thoughts by speaking.
"Well," She sighed again lying back on his bed staring at his sparkling ceiling. "A bad childhood experience caused me to take criticism in a rather... bad way." She began trying to be as vague as she could.
'Tell him the smallest amount of information possible and you'll be outa here in no time.' She told herself.
"Ok? I'll find that out later, I guess. You thirsty?" Kenshin asked standing and walking down the stairs.
"Sure," Kaoru said watching his back as he descended down the stairs. She looked side to side and her eyes widened when she thought she heard a voice. "Kenshin! Don't leave me all alone up here." She screamed to him all the way down the staircase. She ran out of his room and leaned over the railing staring down at him.
"Are there any lights in this house or what?" She asked down to him squinting trying to see his outline. Though she couldn't see he smiled and walked to a wall and flipped a light switch revealing his house. Everything was ivory, ((poor elephants)) marble, mahogany, cedar, glass, and metal. Everything was cut precisely and accurately to show a gleaming shimmering house spotless and on it's way to perfection, with the help of the employees.
Kaoru marveled at its beauty and almost fell off the balcony. She didn't feel as afraid with the lights on but she still didn't like huge spaces. She jumped onto the railing and let go. She slid down the banister with agility and speed.
Kenshin's eyes grew wide and he ran to the end of the banister afraid she would fly into the wall. While Kenshin was afraid for her safety she was shouting in delight. By the time Kenshin reached the bottom of the railing Kaoru was speeding off of it and into his ready arms.
Her eyes grew wide at the feeling of Kenshin's strong arms wrapped around her. Kaoru began to feel panicky and afraid yet strangely warm and comfortable. She quickly began squirming until he released her. She scurried away from him breathing slightly harder and irregular.
She stood at least 20 feet from him and she was still taking small steps away. "I-I could have jumped off myself. I didn't need your help." Kaoru said silently beginning to straiten up. She straitened her clothes and combed her hair with her fingers.
"I'll remember that next time." He said walking into the kitchen. She ignored him and decided the kitchen was close so she could go have a look around, if anything jumped out and tried to kill her Kenshin would be right there.
She walked down a red hallway and marveled at the pictures from before. Then she took a left into a large living room. It was a light blue and had many couches and chairs. She walked through it into a dinning room with a large table in the middle and a steel bar in the corner.
Kaoru walked through many doors and began to stare at many different things. More and more she looked at this huge house, never seeing the same thing twice, and more and more she had wished she still lived with her stepmother.
"Mamma always wanted a huge house," Kaoru said to herself. "But mamma never got one, step mamma did." Kaoru said in a somewhat depressed tone. She then brightened up when she walked into a yellow room that cheered her right up.
"Wow, its just like a museum," Kaoru said in amazement. She walked into one more room before she looked around and realized, she didn't know were she was.
"Kenshin?" She whispered. She shook her head and looked at her feet.
"I hate you two, you always take me to the wrong places at the wrong time." She said to her feet looking up and beginning to walk back from were she came. However, she found herself in rooms she never visited. Then she sat down on her butt and decided to wait.
After about five minutes Kaoru got bored and decided to find Kenshin. She stood up and walked out the door. When her door closed another opened to the same room and in walked Kenshin.
"Kaoru!" He said loudly to see if she was playing a game or something. 'I hope she didn't loose herself.' Kenshin thought. And for about another hour Kenshin and Kaoru were just a few seconds late in meeting each other.
An Hour Later
Kaoru was beginning to tire from walking so she sat down on a couch in a green room and lay her head back to rest. It only took her a few minutes to drift into a peaceful sleep and the door opened slowly. Kenshin looked around hazily and saw her lying on the couch sleeping softly.
'She looks like an angel when she sleeps, and it's refreshing once and a while to see a smile on her face instead of a scowl.' Kenshin thought. He watched her for a few minutes and debated whether or not he should pick her up and move her to a bed.
'No, after the way she reacted by the banister, no I don't think I'll pick her up.' Kenshin decided. He sat down next to her and watched her sleep for a little longer. Though he was disturbed when her beautiful angelic face twisted into a snarl of disgust.
But Kaoru never woke up, she began to lightly toss and turn in her sleep. Her breathing became heavy and jagged and her eyebrows pointed down in frustration. She was having a nightmare and Kenshin was troubled by it.
'No angel should look like that,' Kenshin thought. 'I can't believe I just thought that.' Kenshin reflected concerned by his own conscience. Soon he found himself drifting into sleep. He closed his eyes vowing to wake in five minutes, wake Kaoru up and either move somewhere else or take her home.
But five minute turned into ten and ten grew into a half an hour. Kenshin was in a deep sleep and it was already way past mid-night.
Bright greenish sunlight hit Kaoru's eyelids and her eyes fluttered open to a bright new day. She closed her eyes once again and wanted to fall back asleep, ignoring the alarm clock in her head, set for wake up time for school. She planned on ditching today anyway, or at least, now she planned on ditching.
Her eyes opened again as if her mind was telling her to wake up but she closed them tight again. Then something registered in her head and her eyes snapped open to a very green sight.
The entire room was green, green chairs, green walls, green carpet and everything. She couldn't remember when she painted her room green and got it refurnished or why she did for that matter, she hated green. But then again something about the room looked familiar.
'Kenshin,' ran across her mind but she didn't know why. Then all the memories from the other day came flooding back into her vacant mind. 'AHH! Why am I still in his house, wow, I've been with him for way to long.' Kaoru thought shaking her head.
A cold breeze floated in through the open window and danced on top of her pale skin. Goose bumps began to rise on her arms and she absentmindedly reached for the blanket she had on to pull it up over her shoulders. She grabbed the cloth and lifted it up almost dropping it from the weight.
She looked to the fabric in her hand and was horrified at what she saw. 'A hand?!' Kaorus mind screamed. She dreaded what the hand was connected to but found out anyway. She followed the hand up the arm and eventually into the face of the one she didn't want to see.
"Kenshin!" Kaoru screamed horrified. He jolted awake and lifted his head from his "pillow". Kaoru's heart began to beat faster and faster and her
vision became blurry. She blinked a few times and concentrated on not
freaking out.
'No more panic attacks, no more panic attacks!" Kaoru's mind screamed to her as she looked at Kenshin. He smiled a goofy, early morning smile and lay back down on her keeping one arm snaked around her waist and the other laying on her stomach where she had dropped it.
He snuggled into her and mumbled five more minutes. "Kenshin." Kaoru said in the sternest voice she could muster in her condition. He lifted his head so he was resting his chin on her hip. Half lidded eyes looked up to her, the smile completely vanished from his face.
"I can't believe I'm going to say this but, School?" Kaoru said cringing at the last word. Kenshin's head slipped back down onto her and he began to fall asleep again as if he had gone to bed just a little while ago.
'This would be fine with me, if it weren't Kenshin. I would gladly go back to sleep and ditch if it wasn't Kenshin's couch I was sleeping on and Kenshin who was here with me.' Kaoru thought dismally. 'And to top it off, now I have to go to school just because I was stupid enough to offer Kenshin to ditch with me.' Kaoru thought sighing.
"Kenshin, wake up." Kaoru said her voice showing her irritation. Kenshin's head dint even move this time just his hand twitched.
"I'm not messin' with you Kenshin, get up." Kaoru said. Kenshin just wrapped his arms all the way around her and squeezed. Kaoru froze her mind desperately working a plan to get her out of the situation but her limbs just wouldn't function.
The only thing that seemed to work on Kaoru's body was her mouth. "Kenshin! Get your slimy hands off me right now if you know what's good for you!" Kaoru screamed. Kenshin jumped and pulled his arms away from her and wrapped them around his head.
Kaoru couldn't believe how he was only vaguely listening to her. Well next time she will be more specific. "Kenshin Himura!" Kaoru shouted, his name echoing through the house.
"Get off your lazy bum, take a shower, and get dressed, and ready for school!" She shrieked. Kenshin jumped off of her and sat up strait looking into her eyes with perplexity.
"Kaoru?" Kenshin asked. "Kaoru?" he asked again as if he couldn't believe she was in his house.
"Kenshin!" Kaoru bellowed. She startled him and he jumped.
"Kaoru? What are you doing in my h-oh yeah!" Kenshin said napping his fingers and smiling.
"Yeah. You locked the door; I fell asleep and awoke to..." Kaoru began not wanting to finish her sentence. Voicing the fact that he slept on her would make it final, writing it in stone. So she shut her trap.
"Sorry, you were warm, I was cold, and so I moved towards you. I can't help what happens when I sleep." Kenshin said as-a-matter-of-factly. Kaoru scowled and stood up finally free from the dead weight of Kenshin.
"Can't believe im going to do this," Kaoru mumbled. "Kenshin, where's your shower? Im getting ready for school." Kaoru grumbled miserably loud enough for him to hear her.
"School? You?" Kenshin said in doubt.
"Well yea I guess." She said afraid of her own voice. 'When I get mad I say whatever comes to mind, just don't open your mouth Kaoru.' she thought.
"I never thought I'd see the day when Kaoru Kamiya would want to go to school." Kenshin said in bewilderment.
"Listen, I only want to go to school to get away from you." Kaoru said. "Besides, im sure the principal is pissed." She muttered. 'That plan worked.' She thought sarcastically.
"All right, whatever you say." Kenshin said, lazily saluting to her. He lay back down on the couch and closed his eyes.
"Kenshin, were is the shower?" Kaoru asked getting irritated. Kenshin sat up studying the room. He looked very thoughtful and drew a map in the air.
"Can't find your way in your own house?" Kaoru asked laughing at him.
"We just moved here a year ago and got it refurnished last month." Kenshin said. "It's a big ass house to." He whispered to himself.
"I think there is a shower two rooms to the left. If not come back here and I'll show you the way back to my room." Kenshin said plopping back on the couch. He quickly fell asleep and Kaoru took her shower watching the time.
Ten Minuets Later
Kaoru walked out of the shower wrapped in a towel. She walked through another room and found the room she thought Kenshin was in. She knocked on the door and with no response she opened it up. She walked over to the green couch and found the same lump there was before.
"Kenshin, I need clothes." She said. When he didn't move she put her hand on his shoulder and shook it hard. He lifted his head and got a full view of Kaoru's creamy legs. He looked up and his examination was cut short by a towel. His eyes roamed up to her face riddled with mystification.
"Uhh..." Kenshin said uncertain of exactly what to say. Kaoru looked down at him with repulsion.
"Clothes." She said annoyed by his ignorance. He snapped out of the state of confusion he was currently lost in and looked into her eyes.
"Yea, sure." He said jumping up. He opened the door and allowed her to walk before him so he could get a glimpse of her legs and possibly her behind. Kaoru stood by the wall waiting for him to come out from the room and saw a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
"Lead me to your room." She said dully. He began to walk and she tailed behind him afraid of anyone who might jump out. Before she knew it she was standing infront of his door and she lightly took a step into his room. Kenshin pointed to a small door on the right side of his room saying something about it holding clothes.
Kaoru walked quickly to the closet and shut the door behind her. She flipped the light switch and was amazed to see a huge walk in closet with clothes that seemed to never end. She threw the clothes she was wearing the other day to the floor and cringed.
"This kid has more clothes here than I've ever had." Kaoru said. Wearing the bra from yesterday she went on search for a shirt. She found herself drawn to a red button down shirt with ¾ sleeves. She tried it on looking in the full-length mirror and to her surprise it accented her natural curves excellently.
She smiled in satisfaction and looked for pants next. She didn't want to look like she was a prep or had a whole new wardrobe at school so she borrowed a pair of regular black jeans that were faded on the knees and dragged on the floor.
She looked in the mirror and was happy with what she saw, it wasn't exactly normal for her to wear shirts like this but she could say she had a big family party right after school. She picked up the towel and her dirty clothes and stepped out of the closet.
Kenshin was nowhere to be found so she threw the towel on her head and began to dry her hair. Then everything went quiet and she heard the shower begin to run. She walked over to his dresser found a comb and brushed her hair neatly. She pulled it into a ponytail not wanting her shirt to get wet and finding it easier to manage.
She jumped onto his bed staring up at the ceiling counting the little specks out of boredom. When the door of the bathroom opened Kenshin walked out and Kaoru sat up thinking he was ready to leave...She was wrong.
Kaoru's mouth would have dropped if it weren't Kenshin standing infront of her naked except a small towel loosely wrapped around his waist. His fiery red hair was free and dangling in his face-dripping wet. He donned a white towel hardly even covering him, and his brilliant purple eyes seemed to glow as they pierced through his bangs and made a sharp contrast against his pale-as-death skin.
'His scar almost looks like it's...burning.' She thought to herself as he smiled his trademark grin. Kaoru sat wide-eyed watching his every move as still as a statue on the bed. He slowly began to walk towards the closet hesitating as if something big was about to happen.
He walked in and closed the door behind him releasing an unnoticed breath. He liked the way Kaoru had looked at him and laughed to himself.
'Did I look at Kaoru like that before?' Kenshin asked himself while choosing his clothes for the day. He chose a tight muscle shirt and baggy black jeans. Kenshin walked out into his room and over to his desk. He brushed his wild relentless hair into a low ponytail at the nape of his neck and put on a black beaded necklace.
He sprayed phoenix axe on and turned to her. "Ready?" He asked. She nodded casually and stood up. They walked side by side out on the balcony. Kaoru jumped on the railing and looked to Kenshin challengingly. A tint of fear was in replace of mischief in Kenshin's eyes.
He took a deep breath and knew even if he got down their in time Kaoru would be pissed if he touched her. So he strode down one stair and Kaoru made a disapproving noise.
"Kenshin you sissy!" She yelled grabbing his arm and roughly pulling his towards her. He came flying at her and she smiled. "Your coming down with me!" She said as she moved over so he hit the railing hard. Kenshin shook his head and she patted next to her.
"No way!" He said.
"Kenshin." She said as if she was talking to a child. "Either your sliding on the railing or ill toss you off the edge, which way do you want to get down there?" Kaoru asked. He hesitantly hopped next to her and she smiled her eyes sparkling with laughter.
She grabbed his hand making sure he would come with and she scooted were the railing tilted. They both slid down it with lightning speed Kenshin staring intently at the ground and Kaoru with her hands in the air screaming with joy. Kaoru was lighter than Kenshin and she eventually got further ahead of him jumping off at the end laughing.
Kenshin still had to land and was afraid but felt light when she laughed. Kenshin built up momentum and was out of control when he reached the end. He flew off the railing flying towards the laughing Kaoru. She was laughing and didn't see him soaring towards her. He hit her with a crash and they fell to the floor limbs intertwined with each other.
"Look out." Kenshin said quietly opening his eyes. ((Animeluvergal this is for you)) For a minuet they shared an awkward moment trying not to look into each other's faces. Kenshin pulled himself to look away and Kaoru was already having trouble seeing anything else but the man on top of her.
Soon their eyes met; purple clashing with dark blue. He looked deep into the depths of her blue orbs and Kaoru saw far into his purple eyes. The world surrounding them seemed to stop and fade away. Kenshin pushed against the floor so he wasn't lying on her preventing her from breathing.
He got off of her but his face seemed to get closer to hers. His eyes were half closed gazing intensely at her with craving. She couldn't pull her eyes away from his no matter how desperately she tried.
'He's so close...' Kaoru thought the urgency of her decision diminishing to a mere contemplation. Kenshin moved closer to her but withdrew from the dull shock in her eyes.
'Doesn't she want this as much as I do...?' Kenshin questioned himself hoping his judgment hadn't faded.
Kaoru sensing his hesitation pulled closer but couldn't bring herself to make contact. He recoiled a bit not expecting her to get so close. Neither one moved for a while not knowing what to do next or who was going to do it.
'To hell with it, I already told him I wanted to go to school, could this be any more shocking?' Kaoru told herself in her mind. She reached up with her hand and lay it on top of his X shaped scar. She softly stroked his cheek, almost coaxing him to come closer.
She traced his scar with her finger and traced a line down to his chin leading him towards her face. She partly closed her eyes as he slowly let her finger pull him towards her. His lips parted slightly and he closed his eyes.
DING DONG! Kaorus eyes shot open and her head whipped towards the door her hair brushing against his face. He was startled and opened his eyes distressed. He looked to the door then back down to Kaoru who was looking up to him innocently now.
"Sano," Kenshin said in a husky voice. Goose bumps formed in a ripple down her arms and the towering shadow coming from the window confirmed it. Kenshin turned back to her and put his finger on her chin moving her head from looking at the window by the door to him.
"Where were we?" Kenshin asked in a lust filled voice. Kaoru hid a cringe from the way he talked and instead her eyes took on a personality all their own. They began to sparkle as if they were telling Kenshin 'You remember...' The same goofy smile stayed glued to his face and he began to close the gap between them.
DING DONG! The doorbell rang again. DING DONG! DING DONG! DING DONG! It rang relentlessly. Kenshin groaned and rose to his knees. Kaoru sat on the ground with a look on her face as if she had a sudden realization of something. Kenshin opened his mouth to ask when the doorbell rang again.
((A/N: Animeluvergal wanted the love scene and that's what you got...but I want to keep this story going for longer than 3-4 chapters so I couldn't have them make contact sorry.))
"What are you, a shrink?" Kaoru asked irritated. Kenshin smiled and laughed.
"You could say that. I took a psychology class for 4 years." Kenshin said.
"Oh," was Kaoru's brilliant answer.
"Anyway, lets start with an easy question. Why are you so protective of your art?" Kenshin asked once more.
"That's supposed to be easy?" Kaoru squeaked out. Kenshin nodded. "Well, what if I don't want to answer you?" Kaoru asked and Kenshin sighed.
"Then I'll move on to a harder question, you have to answer something, or you'll be here all night." Kenshin said a sparkle of mischief in his eyes and a smirk plastered awkwardly on his face. Sensing a long night Kaoru released a sigh of exhaustion and slowly began to open her mouth.
'I don't want to tell him, don't say it Kaoru ol' gal, don't do it! Kaoru! I'm gonna do it aren't I-' Her mind screamed before she interrupted her own thoughts by speaking.
"Well," She sighed again lying back on his bed staring at his sparkling ceiling. "A bad childhood experience caused me to take criticism in a rather... bad way." She began trying to be as vague as she could.
'Tell him the smallest amount of information possible and you'll be outa here in no time.' She told herself.
"Ok? I'll find that out later, I guess. You thirsty?" Kenshin asked standing and walking down the stairs.
"Sure," Kaoru said watching his back as he descended down the stairs. She looked side to side and her eyes widened when she thought she heard a voice. "Kenshin! Don't leave me all alone up here." She screamed to him all the way down the staircase. She ran out of his room and leaned over the railing staring down at him.
"Are there any lights in this house or what?" She asked down to him squinting trying to see his outline. Though she couldn't see he smiled and walked to a wall and flipped a light switch revealing his house. Everything was ivory, ((poor elephants)) marble, mahogany, cedar, glass, and metal. Everything was cut precisely and accurately to show a gleaming shimmering house spotless and on it's way to perfection, with the help of the employees.
Kaoru marveled at its beauty and almost fell off the balcony. She didn't feel as afraid with the lights on but she still didn't like huge spaces. She jumped onto the railing and let go. She slid down the banister with agility and speed.
Kenshin's eyes grew wide and he ran to the end of the banister afraid she would fly into the wall. While Kenshin was afraid for her safety she was shouting in delight. By the time Kenshin reached the bottom of the railing Kaoru was speeding off of it and into his ready arms.
Her eyes grew wide at the feeling of Kenshin's strong arms wrapped around her. Kaoru began to feel panicky and afraid yet strangely warm and comfortable. She quickly began squirming until he released her. She scurried away from him breathing slightly harder and irregular.
She stood at least 20 feet from him and she was still taking small steps away. "I-I could have jumped off myself. I didn't need your help." Kaoru said silently beginning to straiten up. She straitened her clothes and combed her hair with her fingers.
"I'll remember that next time." He said walking into the kitchen. She ignored him and decided the kitchen was close so she could go have a look around, if anything jumped out and tried to kill her Kenshin would be right there.
She walked down a red hallway and marveled at the pictures from before. Then she took a left into a large living room. It was a light blue and had many couches and chairs. She walked through it into a dinning room with a large table in the middle and a steel bar in the corner.
Kaoru walked through many doors and began to stare at many different things. More and more she looked at this huge house, never seeing the same thing twice, and more and more she had wished she still lived with her stepmother.
"Mamma always wanted a huge house," Kaoru said to herself. "But mamma never got one, step mamma did." Kaoru said in a somewhat depressed tone. She then brightened up when she walked into a yellow room that cheered her right up.
"Wow, its just like a museum," Kaoru said in amazement. She walked into one more room before she looked around and realized, she didn't know were she was.
"Kenshin?" She whispered. She shook her head and looked at her feet.
"I hate you two, you always take me to the wrong places at the wrong time." She said to her feet looking up and beginning to walk back from were she came. However, she found herself in rooms she never visited. Then she sat down on her butt and decided to wait.
After about five minutes Kaoru got bored and decided to find Kenshin. She stood up and walked out the door. When her door closed another opened to the same room and in walked Kenshin.
"Kaoru!" He said loudly to see if she was playing a game or something. 'I hope she didn't loose herself.' Kenshin thought. And for about another hour Kenshin and Kaoru were just a few seconds late in meeting each other.
An Hour Later
Kaoru was beginning to tire from walking so she sat down on a couch in a green room and lay her head back to rest. It only took her a few minutes to drift into a peaceful sleep and the door opened slowly. Kenshin looked around hazily and saw her lying on the couch sleeping softly.
'She looks like an angel when she sleeps, and it's refreshing once and a while to see a smile on her face instead of a scowl.' Kenshin thought. He watched her for a few minutes and debated whether or not he should pick her up and move her to a bed.
'No, after the way she reacted by the banister, no I don't think I'll pick her up.' Kenshin decided. He sat down next to her and watched her sleep for a little longer. Though he was disturbed when her beautiful angelic face twisted into a snarl of disgust.
But Kaoru never woke up, she began to lightly toss and turn in her sleep. Her breathing became heavy and jagged and her eyebrows pointed down in frustration. She was having a nightmare and Kenshin was troubled by it.
'No angel should look like that,' Kenshin thought. 'I can't believe I just thought that.' Kenshin reflected concerned by his own conscience. Soon he found himself drifting into sleep. He closed his eyes vowing to wake in five minutes, wake Kaoru up and either move somewhere else or take her home.
But five minute turned into ten and ten grew into a half an hour. Kenshin was in a deep sleep and it was already way past mid-night.
Bright greenish sunlight hit Kaoru's eyelids and her eyes fluttered open to a bright new day. She closed her eyes once again and wanted to fall back asleep, ignoring the alarm clock in her head, set for wake up time for school. She planned on ditching today anyway, or at least, now she planned on ditching.
Her eyes opened again as if her mind was telling her to wake up but she closed them tight again. Then something registered in her head and her eyes snapped open to a very green sight.
The entire room was green, green chairs, green walls, green carpet and everything. She couldn't remember when she painted her room green and got it refurnished or why she did for that matter, she hated green. But then again something about the room looked familiar.
'Kenshin,' ran across her mind but she didn't know why. Then all the memories from the other day came flooding back into her vacant mind. 'AHH! Why am I still in his house, wow, I've been with him for way to long.' Kaoru thought shaking her head.
A cold breeze floated in through the open window and danced on top of her pale skin. Goose bumps began to rise on her arms and she absentmindedly reached for the blanket she had on to pull it up over her shoulders. She grabbed the cloth and lifted it up almost dropping it from the weight.
She looked to the fabric in her hand and was horrified at what she saw. 'A hand?!' Kaorus mind screamed. She dreaded what the hand was connected to but found out anyway. She followed the hand up the arm and eventually into the face of the one she didn't want to see.
"Kenshin!" Kaoru screamed horrified. He jolted awake and lifted his head from his "pillow". Kaoru's heart began to beat faster and faster and her
vision became blurry. She blinked a few times and concentrated on not
freaking out.
'No more panic attacks, no more panic attacks!" Kaoru's mind screamed to her as she looked at Kenshin. He smiled a goofy, early morning smile and lay back down on her keeping one arm snaked around her waist and the other laying on her stomach where she had dropped it.
He snuggled into her and mumbled five more minutes. "Kenshin." Kaoru said in the sternest voice she could muster in her condition. He lifted his head so he was resting his chin on her hip. Half lidded eyes looked up to her, the smile completely vanished from his face.
"I can't believe I'm going to say this but, School?" Kaoru said cringing at the last word. Kenshin's head slipped back down onto her and he began to fall asleep again as if he had gone to bed just a little while ago.
'This would be fine with me, if it weren't Kenshin. I would gladly go back to sleep and ditch if it wasn't Kenshin's couch I was sleeping on and Kenshin who was here with me.' Kaoru thought dismally. 'And to top it off, now I have to go to school just because I was stupid enough to offer Kenshin to ditch with me.' Kaoru thought sighing.
"Kenshin, wake up." Kaoru said her voice showing her irritation. Kenshin's head dint even move this time just his hand twitched.
"I'm not messin' with you Kenshin, get up." Kaoru said. Kenshin just wrapped his arms all the way around her and squeezed. Kaoru froze her mind desperately working a plan to get her out of the situation but her limbs just wouldn't function.
The only thing that seemed to work on Kaoru's body was her mouth. "Kenshin! Get your slimy hands off me right now if you know what's good for you!" Kaoru screamed. Kenshin jumped and pulled his arms away from her and wrapped them around his head.
Kaoru couldn't believe how he was only vaguely listening to her. Well next time she will be more specific. "Kenshin Himura!" Kaoru shouted, his name echoing through the house.
"Get off your lazy bum, take a shower, and get dressed, and ready for school!" She shrieked. Kenshin jumped off of her and sat up strait looking into her eyes with perplexity.
"Kaoru?" Kenshin asked. "Kaoru?" he asked again as if he couldn't believe she was in his house.
"Kenshin!" Kaoru bellowed. She startled him and he jumped.
"Kaoru? What are you doing in my h-oh yeah!" Kenshin said napping his fingers and smiling.
"Yeah. You locked the door; I fell asleep and awoke to..." Kaoru began not wanting to finish her sentence. Voicing the fact that he slept on her would make it final, writing it in stone. So she shut her trap.
"Sorry, you were warm, I was cold, and so I moved towards you. I can't help what happens when I sleep." Kenshin said as-a-matter-of-factly. Kaoru scowled and stood up finally free from the dead weight of Kenshin.
"Can't believe im going to do this," Kaoru mumbled. "Kenshin, where's your shower? Im getting ready for school." Kaoru grumbled miserably loud enough for him to hear her.
"School? You?" Kenshin said in doubt.
"Well yea I guess." She said afraid of her own voice. 'When I get mad I say whatever comes to mind, just don't open your mouth Kaoru.' she thought.
"I never thought I'd see the day when Kaoru Kamiya would want to go to school." Kenshin said in bewilderment.
"Listen, I only want to go to school to get away from you." Kaoru said. "Besides, im sure the principal is pissed." She muttered. 'That plan worked.' She thought sarcastically.
"All right, whatever you say." Kenshin said, lazily saluting to her. He lay back down on the couch and closed his eyes.
"Kenshin, were is the shower?" Kaoru asked getting irritated. Kenshin sat up studying the room. He looked very thoughtful and drew a map in the air.
"Can't find your way in your own house?" Kaoru asked laughing at him.
"We just moved here a year ago and got it refurnished last month." Kenshin said. "It's a big ass house to." He whispered to himself.
"I think there is a shower two rooms to the left. If not come back here and I'll show you the way back to my room." Kenshin said plopping back on the couch. He quickly fell asleep and Kaoru took her shower watching the time.
Ten Minuets Later
Kaoru walked out of the shower wrapped in a towel. She walked through another room and found the room she thought Kenshin was in. She knocked on the door and with no response she opened it up. She walked over to the green couch and found the same lump there was before.
"Kenshin, I need clothes." She said. When he didn't move she put her hand on his shoulder and shook it hard. He lifted his head and got a full view of Kaoru's creamy legs. He looked up and his examination was cut short by a towel. His eyes roamed up to her face riddled with mystification.
"Uhh..." Kenshin said uncertain of exactly what to say. Kaoru looked down at him with repulsion.
"Clothes." She said annoyed by his ignorance. He snapped out of the state of confusion he was currently lost in and looked into her eyes.
"Yea, sure." He said jumping up. He opened the door and allowed her to walk before him so he could get a glimpse of her legs and possibly her behind. Kaoru stood by the wall waiting for him to come out from the room and saw a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
"Lead me to your room." She said dully. He began to walk and she tailed behind him afraid of anyone who might jump out. Before she knew it she was standing infront of his door and she lightly took a step into his room. Kenshin pointed to a small door on the right side of his room saying something about it holding clothes.
Kaoru walked quickly to the closet and shut the door behind her. She flipped the light switch and was amazed to see a huge walk in closet with clothes that seemed to never end. She threw the clothes she was wearing the other day to the floor and cringed.
"This kid has more clothes here than I've ever had." Kaoru said. Wearing the bra from yesterday she went on search for a shirt. She found herself drawn to a red button down shirt with ¾ sleeves. She tried it on looking in the full-length mirror and to her surprise it accented her natural curves excellently.
She smiled in satisfaction and looked for pants next. She didn't want to look like she was a prep or had a whole new wardrobe at school so she borrowed a pair of regular black jeans that were faded on the knees and dragged on the floor.
She looked in the mirror and was happy with what she saw, it wasn't exactly normal for her to wear shirts like this but she could say she had a big family party right after school. She picked up the towel and her dirty clothes and stepped out of the closet.
Kenshin was nowhere to be found so she threw the towel on her head and began to dry her hair. Then everything went quiet and she heard the shower begin to run. She walked over to his dresser found a comb and brushed her hair neatly. She pulled it into a ponytail not wanting her shirt to get wet and finding it easier to manage.
She jumped onto his bed staring up at the ceiling counting the little specks out of boredom. When the door of the bathroom opened Kenshin walked out and Kaoru sat up thinking he was ready to leave...She was wrong.
Kaoru's mouth would have dropped if it weren't Kenshin standing infront of her naked except a small towel loosely wrapped around his waist. His fiery red hair was free and dangling in his face-dripping wet. He donned a white towel hardly even covering him, and his brilliant purple eyes seemed to glow as they pierced through his bangs and made a sharp contrast against his pale-as-death skin.
'His scar almost looks like it's...burning.' She thought to herself as he smiled his trademark grin. Kaoru sat wide-eyed watching his every move as still as a statue on the bed. He slowly began to walk towards the closet hesitating as if something big was about to happen.
He walked in and closed the door behind him releasing an unnoticed breath. He liked the way Kaoru had looked at him and laughed to himself.
'Did I look at Kaoru like that before?' Kenshin asked himself while choosing his clothes for the day. He chose a tight muscle shirt and baggy black jeans. Kenshin walked out into his room and over to his desk. He brushed his wild relentless hair into a low ponytail at the nape of his neck and put on a black beaded necklace.
He sprayed phoenix axe on and turned to her. "Ready?" He asked. She nodded casually and stood up. They walked side by side out on the balcony. Kaoru jumped on the railing and looked to Kenshin challengingly. A tint of fear was in replace of mischief in Kenshin's eyes.
He took a deep breath and knew even if he got down their in time Kaoru would be pissed if he touched her. So he strode down one stair and Kaoru made a disapproving noise.
"Kenshin you sissy!" She yelled grabbing his arm and roughly pulling his towards her. He came flying at her and she smiled. "Your coming down with me!" She said as she moved over so he hit the railing hard. Kenshin shook his head and she patted next to her.
"No way!" He said.
"Kenshin." She said as if she was talking to a child. "Either your sliding on the railing or ill toss you off the edge, which way do you want to get down there?" Kaoru asked. He hesitantly hopped next to her and she smiled her eyes sparkling with laughter.
She grabbed his hand making sure he would come with and she scooted were the railing tilted. They both slid down it with lightning speed Kenshin staring intently at the ground and Kaoru with her hands in the air screaming with joy. Kaoru was lighter than Kenshin and she eventually got further ahead of him jumping off at the end laughing.
Kenshin still had to land and was afraid but felt light when she laughed. Kenshin built up momentum and was out of control when he reached the end. He flew off the railing flying towards the laughing Kaoru. She was laughing and didn't see him soaring towards her. He hit her with a crash and they fell to the floor limbs intertwined with each other.
"Look out." Kenshin said quietly opening his eyes. ((Animeluvergal this is for you)) For a minuet they shared an awkward moment trying not to look into each other's faces. Kenshin pulled himself to look away and Kaoru was already having trouble seeing anything else but the man on top of her.
Soon their eyes met; purple clashing with dark blue. He looked deep into the depths of her blue orbs and Kaoru saw far into his purple eyes. The world surrounding them seemed to stop and fade away. Kenshin pushed against the floor so he wasn't lying on her preventing her from breathing.
He got off of her but his face seemed to get closer to hers. His eyes were half closed gazing intensely at her with craving. She couldn't pull her eyes away from his no matter how desperately she tried.
'He's so close...' Kaoru thought the urgency of her decision diminishing to a mere contemplation. Kenshin moved closer to her but withdrew from the dull shock in her eyes.
'Doesn't she want this as much as I do...?' Kenshin questioned himself hoping his judgment hadn't faded.
Kaoru sensing his hesitation pulled closer but couldn't bring herself to make contact. He recoiled a bit not expecting her to get so close. Neither one moved for a while not knowing what to do next or who was going to do it.
'To hell with it, I already told him I wanted to go to school, could this be any more shocking?' Kaoru told herself in her mind. She reached up with her hand and lay it on top of his X shaped scar. She softly stroked his cheek, almost coaxing him to come closer.
She traced his scar with her finger and traced a line down to his chin leading him towards her face. She partly closed her eyes as he slowly let her finger pull him towards her. His lips parted slightly and he closed his eyes.
DING DONG! Kaorus eyes shot open and her head whipped towards the door her hair brushing against his face. He was startled and opened his eyes distressed. He looked to the door then back down to Kaoru who was looking up to him innocently now.
"Sano," Kenshin said in a husky voice. Goose bumps formed in a ripple down her arms and the towering shadow coming from the window confirmed it. Kenshin turned back to her and put his finger on her chin moving her head from looking at the window by the door to him.
"Where were we?" Kenshin asked in a lust filled voice. Kaoru hid a cringe from the way he talked and instead her eyes took on a personality all their own. They began to sparkle as if they were telling Kenshin 'You remember...' The same goofy smile stayed glued to his face and he began to close the gap between them.
DING DONG! The doorbell rang again. DING DONG! DING DONG! DING DONG! It rang relentlessly. Kenshin groaned and rose to his knees. Kaoru sat on the ground with a look on her face as if she had a sudden realization of something. Kenshin opened his mouth to ask when the doorbell rang again.
((A/N: Animeluvergal wanted the love scene and that's what you got...but I want to keep this story going for longer than 3-4 chapters so I couldn't have them make contact sorry.))