In the last chapter, the police were after Kaoru for breaking and entering. Well, they musta caught her cuz she needs rescueing.
I hate predictability, so you prolly dunno who this hansome hero is...yet. The fic goes along to "Don't tell me" by Avril Lavegne...o.0...dang i love canadians! read and enjoy...say something if you feel so inclined.
Breaking the Girl
You held my hand and walked me home,
Kaoru knows better than to trust a stranger…especially a universaltightwad like this, yet a smile and the bold way he conducts himself with the officers is enough to capture just about any girl's attention.
I know
….I know it's against all I know to take his offer of a hot meal and a warm bed tonight, but blue eyes like that can't lie…can they?...Megumi, I wish you'd tell me what I should chose to do…Kaoru knows of the men that will kidnap street trash and sell them to brothels. This stranger looks too high class to try anything like this, though. And if he is so White Collar, why is he soiling his shoes to help her?
I know
Why you gave me that kiss
it was something like this it made me go
No. No, Kaoru must politely reject.
The stranger is so uncommonly friendly. Kaoru is rather nervous at first, and when he offers to drive her to her part of town, she nearly declines…nearly. Introducing himself as 'Shishio', the suave gentleman seats the homeless exhaustion in his SUV, then steps lightly to his side of the vehicle. The rain splashes on his black hair and trench coat shoulders...
…it made me go
ooh ohh
Oh no. These is not Kaoru's directions. Swimming thoughts behind her bushel of tangled hair scream of rape, murder, and Megumi. 'Shishio' opens her side door and extends a helping hand.
"Where have you brought me?"
Again he insists she comes in for a hot meal.
Kaoru asks 'Shishio' why he would do this for a…girl like her. His smile is genuinely startling. It is filled with humored warmth.
"Kaoru, I run a homeless shelter."
"But I have a home. I would like to go back to it, thank you."
"Why settle for a back alley with all the rain this evening when you can rest in luxury here?"
'…because my gut tells me to run like Hell…' Kaoru doesn't say it aloud, though. His smooth toned fingers clasp her hand, burying it inside his touch. Her muddy hem of her komono drags around her as she walks behind Shishio up the front porch and under the eves of the large flat.
You wiped my tears, got rid of all my fears, why did you have to go?
Guess it wasn't enough to take up some of my love
"Shishio-dono, I thought you said this was a homeless shelter…?..."
Kaoru indicates the home furnishings of the flat. Shishio laughs. The throaty hack makes her jump.
"I told you I run a homeless shelter. This is my home. I thought you deserved exceptional handling after your brush with the police.
Guys are so hard to trust
"You like white whine?"
…I don't know…
"Would you care for anything in the refrigerator?"
…I don't know…
"Go ahead. Look around…take your pick, Kaoru."
…I don't know…
Did I not tell you that I'm not like that girl?
The one who gives it all away
One bowl of miso soup
Hot chocolate
Delicateflutefills the room
Along with the peculiar cigar smoke…
Did you think that I was gonna give it up to you, this time?
Did you think that it was somethin I was gonna do and cry?
Don't try to tell me what to do,
Out of the sight of prying eyes. No questions asked. No permission granted.
Dont try to tell me what to say,
Don't take her on the kitchen floor…
You're better off that way
Don't touch her under the candle's glowing kiss…
Don't think that your charm and the fact that your arm is now around my neck
Will get you in my pants (or my komono…)
I'll have to kick your ass and make you never forget
Kaoru can fight against his seduction.
Sure she can. Megumi told her she is worth more than a free ride. Megumi proved with her last breath that life was worth more than a cheap hooker; or a lonely gutter urchin looking for sanctuary from the downpour.
I'm gonna ask you to stop,
Thought I liked you a lot,
but I'm really upset
"Can I find you some dry clothes, Lady Kaoru?"
Don't call me that…
Get out of my head
"Would you like a tour of my apartment?"
The swelling in her full stomach nearly causes Kaoru to vomit.
get off of my bed
"No. No thank you. I wish to go to sleep now."
She bows at his feet, curled over her knees in feminine submission.
Yeah, that's what I said
Did I not tell you that I'm not like that girl?
You know…the one
The one who, throws it all away
Shishio smiles warmly, then helps his mud flower stand.
"In that case, Lady Kaoru, I will show you to your room."
Lavish. Silk curtains flow spiritually on a rain-scented wind, dancing inside the room's walls like ethereal ladies in waiting. Shishio kisses her neck goodnight and slides the door closed. A candle at the bedside reveals the silver decals across the sleeping robes splayed out for her choice across the bedspread.
Did you think that I was gonna give it up to you, this time?
After a hot bath, fresh clothes against her pearl flesh, and curling up against the mock fireplace, Kaoru is finally able to release her pent up anxiety. The tears flowing down her cheeks glow golden in the fire's light.
Did you think that it was somethin I was gonna do and cry?
Shishio-dono may require payment later, but he is leaving her alone this night. He has fulfilled his purpose as a gentleman…
Don't try to tell me what to do,
For now, anyway…
Dont try to tell me what to say,
You're better off that way
This guilt trip that you put me on won't mess me up I've done no wrong
Any thoughts of you and me have gone away
Embarrassing as it is to admit, Kaoru slid between the sheets of a real bed for the first time in her life. Dreamless sleep sucks her under almost immediately.
Did you think that I was gonna give it up to you, this time?
Did you think that it was somethin I was gonna do and cry?
Don't try to tell me what to do,
Dont try to tell me what to say,
Some time in the early morning, she is pulled from the coma by warm breath splaying evenly across Kaoru's cheek. Shishio's face comes into focus directly above her.
You're better off that way
'Better off that way
I'm better off alone anyway
His fingers over her lips stifle the shriek in her throat.
"Silence, Lady Kaoru. Do not be alarmed. I heard you calling out in your sleep, so I came to your beckoning. I realized you were asleep and merely dreaming."
That same soothing smile splays across the chiseled, moonlit features.
"Are you alright, Lady Kaoru?"
Kaoru nods. She folds herself into a bow to thank the man for slipping in to confirm on her welfare.
"Why call me 'lady', Shishio-dono? I am not born of that title."
"All women are ladies in their own sense. A princess and a whore both deserve the same labeling because they are women by nature. Choice and circumstance may not be similar, but the title of 'lady' is always present."
Kaoru's head cocks like a confused mutt, bringing a laugh from Shishio's chest. She lowers her eyes and sits up on her knees. Her height is less than half of the man sitting beside her, but somehow this person has made her feel equal.
…not inferior.
"Will you be able to go back to sleep, Lady Kaoru?"
Again, she nods, but with a slight smile.
"That's the first grin I've seen from you. It makes you look so much more beautiful. Please, smile more often for me, Kaoru. Will you do that for me?"
"Hai, Shishio-sama."
She whispers.
…'where am i?...this is too warm to be the bridge.'…
A glance of investigation around her spacious bedroom reminds Kaoru of the evening and last night. An unfamiliar knock shocks the girl into sitting up. A wide eyed female sticks her curly locks inside the door.
"Good morning, Lady Kaoru. Your breakfast is downstairs waiting for you when you are ready."
The maid blushes beneath her frilly, silly hat.
"Lady Kaoru?...is that what you called me?"
Confusion paints the maid's features. She passes Kaoru's question off as sleep wearing off in incoherent mumbling.
"My name is Lady Tsubami. It will be a pleasure waiting on you, Lady Kaoru."
Lady Tsubami bounces out of the room, leaving a mist of bubbles popping behind her. Kaoru wrinkles her nose in disgust. This girl is way too saccharine. Kaoru sucks the morning breath from her tongue then spits into the bathroom sink. She showers again just to make up for years of paper towel baths. Dressing is more difficult. Which kimono is she allowed to remove from the closet of hundreds of yards of decorated fabrics? A crimson cotton with white lotus flowers embroidered along the cuffs, hems, and breast appeals to her as it is the cheapest looking of the hangings. Would Shishio mind that she was borrowing this? She is about to find out as the door to her room opens under her hands and Kaoru gasps, face to face with the inane grin of Lady Tsubami. This frivilous maid can be no more than 15. She bows to Kaoru, then bustles the older girl down the hall and toward the kitchen in a swirl of bubbles and shrill giggleing chatter.
Kaoru grimaces and pries her arms out of Lady Tsubami's eager claws. If this woman is the only other human besides Shishio, Kaoru is packing out of here as soon as breakfast is downed. Through the sliding doors, Kaoru comes face to face with Shishio.
"Good morning, Lady Kaoru."
...or perhaps a harried escape can wait until after lunch.
Shishio has a romantic side. He's freakishly OOC, but y'all can deal with it. Just between you and me, perhaps Shishio's true colors will be revealed as the evil, caniving evil dude we all want Kenshi to dispose of. Or, maybe Kaoru has found her safe home at last. Kaoru and Shishio...who woulda thot?
laterz
luvs
Tanis