Amber Enchantment
A/N-Gomen nasai!!! I know, I took an UBER long time to update. Gomen gomen gomen!
P.S. – Disclaimer- I tend to forget to put these.. I'm starting to wonder if they're even necessary… I mean really, like everyone doesn't already know that Rurouni Kenshin doesn't belong to me. Anywho, yeah, Rurouni kenshin and co. do not in any way belong to me. This disclaimer applies for all chapters.
Chapter keyItalics are communication through minds
Chapter 3: Fear and control
"No more! I beg you!" Kaoru screamed as she bolted up, sweat trickling down her forehead. "Oy, it was only a dream." She sighed in relief. One more bite of her own cooking and she would have surely died.
Rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, Kaoru looked around, and then huffed in annoyance as she remembered her situation. Deciding that the first thing to do, was to get out of her night clothing, she stood up and looked around.
"What's this?" Kaoru asked herself as she picked up an article of clothing. It unfolded into a dress. It was black, with a red trimming over the black to create a sort of red shimmer, without completely diluting the black, and was long, with a slit on the right side that went about half way up the thigh.
Blushing Kaoru shook her head and set it down. "How immodest." She said to herself bashfully. "Ok then, I'll just wear my own cloths" she concluded as she once again looked around.
"Hmm… Oh yeah! I left them in the hot springs!" she chirped in success. But as soon as Kaoru was about to turn, and head to get her cloths, she heard noises coming from the hot springs.
"Oh no! I can't go in there in my night cloths!" Kaoru thought to herself discontentedly, then her eyes landed on the dress.
"I'd only be for a moment… Until I get my own cloths out of there." She said to herself as she pulled of her night cloths and slipped into the dress.
Making her way into the hot springs Kaoru spotted a short demon picking up her cloths and towel. He wasn't anything like the other demons she had seen before. He actually looked like a demon, not like a human. His skin was a smooth green-ish blue, and he had large, pure black eyes.
Knitting her eye brows Kaoru took a step forward. "Um, excuse me.. But, those are my cloths." She said politely. The demon looked up, and then shook it's head as it began to leave the room. "These are dirty, and filthy, soiled by your humanity. They'll be burned." He said bluntly as he tried to pass Kaoru.
"What!?" Kaoru yelled, causing the small demon to wince at the pain she caused his sensitive ears. "No, no, no, no! I am NOT going to wear something like THIS!" Kaoru gestured to the dress she was currently wearing.
The demon sneered, and pushed past her. "Too bad. You're going to have to." He said rudely as he began to leave the room. Kaoru narrowed her eyes.
The chase was on…
Sanosuke yawned bordly as the meeting continued. Being part of the Battousai's council, and one of his closest friends, really had its down side.
"Then to discuss the matter of a Queen" Saito continued calmly.
Battousai sighed in discontent. The subject of this matter really was getting tiresome.
Saito shook his head. "You know as well as we do, that in order for you to take the throne as King, you must also have a queen at the time. This has been done for centuries, to ensure an heir, and that the royal blood line continues." Saito said, beginning to become annoyed.
"Yeah yeah. I'll take care off it sooner or later." Battousai said waving a hand. "Next matter of importance."
Saito glared at Battousai before continuing. "Alternative methods for stopping the humans from creating, and using magic mines need be found. There is less and less every day, and our current methods of stopping it are not working." Saito said, once again acting more professional.
Battousai growled. Would they ever stop? He had enough problems to deal with at the time, he didn't need the retched humans to give him even more grief.
"Well then, I'm no-"
"Get back here you midget!!!" Kaoru yelled as she burst into the room, chasing the demon whom had her cloths.
"These are getting BURNED! Now stop persisting and leave me be!" The short demon yelled back angrily as he ran faster.
"Not If I have any say in it!" Kaoru yelled back as she chased him back and forth across the room, completely oblivious to her surroundings, and the people there.
"Damn you human! Stop following me! You reek!" the demon screeched.
"That's it" Kaoru mumbled to herself as she leapt, and tackled the small demon to the floor.
"Gah! Umph, m-master!!!" The demon yelled out as Kaoru began tugging at her cloths, trying to get them out of his grasp.
"Yes!" Kaoru said in victory as she finally managed to pull them out of his hands.
"I'd appreciate…"
Kaoru raised and eye brow and turned her head in the direction of the voice.
"If you'd remove yourself from my servant's back"
Crisp Amber eyes seemed to pierce into Kaoru soul as the man whom had spoken the words eyed her.
'No' she said to herself as she felt it.
'No. No!' She screamed in her mind as she began to feel herself lose control.
The others hadn't been able to do a thing. They couldn't control her mind. But, then why was he succeeding? Why was it that she couldn't save herself from him?
'Turn your head! Don't look him in the eyes any longer!' she screamed to herself.
'Don't.' The words drifted into her mind un-invited.
'Ok..' Kaoru found herself thinking.
'No! No wait! I will turn my head! You will not win!' Kaoru shouted as her mind began to spin.
'Stand up.' It was him. Kaoru knew it for sure. The voice in her mind was that of the amber eyed man's. And soon she found herself getting to her feet.
"No…" she whispered quietly.
'Tell me, you name. Who are you…?' Battousai asked her warmly, as if they were long time friend.
'My name is Kaoru. I'm the princess of Gallali' she though automatically.
'Wait. No! Please no! I will not fall to this!' she thought frantically.
'Come and sit.' Battousai commanded.
'No' echoed through Kaoru's thoughts, but even so, she found herself walking briskly up to him, and then sitting in his lap.
'I will not lose my mind to you.' Kaoru thought dejectedly as she stared into his eyes.
Battousai smirked. "But you already have, my dear." He replied arrogantly as hecrushed his lips down upon hers.
Kaoru froze. Her eyes never leaving his, no matter how much she wanted them to. 'Don't resist' he commanded the second such a thought passed through her mind.
And just like that, Kaoru relaxed, her entire body calm and un-tense.
'Stop this you, you, jerk!' Koura yelled in her mind angrily.
'And if I don't?' Battousai smirked as he let his tongue slip into her mouth.
'Why you! I swear, I'll bite it!' she screeched back.
'No you won't' He responded as he let his hand travel to the slit in her dress, and slowly begin to glide up her leg.
Kaoru's eyes burned in anger. She was NOT going to stand for this! And as Battousai's hand reached the end of the slit he had gone too far.
A snapping sound echoed through out the throne room, and all of the occupants stared in aw. There was Battousai, with the red imprintation of a hand on his left cheek.
Kaoru couldn't, didn't dare to move. The look in Battousai's eyes frightened her more than anything she ever seen before.
"I.. I-I'm uh.." Kaoru went to cover her mouth with her hand, but he caught it and glared at her.
"Ah!" Kaoru whimpered in pain as he began to crush her small hand in his palm. "You will NEVER do that again if you value your life. Understood?" he said coldly.
Kaoru nodded hurriedly as tears sprung to her eyes.
Fear…
Battousai released her hand and let her stumble off the throne.
Fear was control…
"Take her back to her chambers. And make sure she doesn't get out again." He ordered waving his hand in dismissal as Aoshi put his hand on Kaoru's shoulder and began to lead her away.
Kaoru feared him…
"If she does. She will be punished." Battousai said just loud enough that Koaru flinched as she heard the words.
And so, he knew…
Any demon could hear Kaoru's silent tears as she walked down the halls
He could control her…
A/N- Bing! Chapter done and ready to post! Hehehe… I have something wonderful planned for next chapter! Though.. I think I'm changing the rating for this, to R. I'm NOT doing a lemon, but there will be very mild lime, and I don't want to take chances. (Edit: You know.. I had to post this 2 days late cause of v.v; )