Konnichiha-wa!! Chapter 21!!

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Warning there's no lemon(not yet maybe latter) but a major kiss! Just wanted to tell you before you read on! Well it's not that major of a kiss but I guess you could say it is different O.o I suppose than the other ones just wanted to warn you! ^_^

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Previous on Kaoru and the Battosai-

          Smiling he turned to her "No. And I have a question to ask you." "What is it?" "Why do you want to stay here with me?" Kaoru stood there not able to figure out what was going on in her mind. "It's okay you don't have to answer it now." Kaoru smiled as a cold wind wiped through her hair "Oh! Battosai that wind is cold you must be really cold....gomen for wearing you're gi." "I'm okay Kaoru, now come on."

~Kaoru and the Battosai~

Chapter 21

~Emotions Running Wild

          Kaoru awoke in her room, at the smell of delicious food; looking at her bedside table she saw a try of food.  "Meooow." Kaoru looked down at the floor and saw Rena starring hungrily up at the food.  "Aw, Good morning Rena."  Kaoru took the tray and placed it in her lap; she noticed a bowl of milk "I think this is yours Rena," she said placing it down by the little kitten. 'Did Battosai make this breakfast for me?…how sweet of him…'  After eating and getting dressed she grabbed Rena and left her room.

          'I wonder where Battosai is? I've been looking all day for him…it already looks like it's in the afternoon.' Kaoru thought as she looked outside a window.  Kaoru had been looking all over the castle for him but couldn't find even a trace of him.  'Well there's only one place leftand last time I went there he got really mad towards meso should I go back to the West Wing'  Kaoru walked down the long hallway toward the West Wing, the door was cracked open and she peered in.  She could see the back of Battosai; he was starring down at the rose in the crystal case.  'Why does it seem like that rose is important to him?' she asked herself.

          "Meow!" "Shhhh..." Kaoru said looking down at Rena, then she looked back up to see Battosai coming toward the door.  Rushing off she tried to get as far away from the West Wing before he came out.  After getting so far she stopped and yelled "Battosai!"  "What?"  She turned around seeing him shut the door of the room she was spying in on him.  "Oh there you are!" she said smiling.  'I hope he doesn't know I was spying on him'   'I guess I have to give her some credit for making it look like she wasn't looking in on me.'

          "What do you want Kaoru?" he asked walking over to her.  "Oh yeah, I wanted to say arigatou for the food this morning."  "It was nothing but you're welcome."  "Also Rena wants to say arigatou for the milk," Kaoru said holding Rena up at Battosai face.  "Meowww."  "You're kidding me," he stated under his breath.  "She's waiting for you to say you're welcome."  He raised his eyebrow and then he sighed a "You're welcome.....hair ball."  "Battosai!  That was rude you hurt her feelings now.  Apologize and give her a kiss."  "I'm not apologizing and kissing that rat."  Kaoru's eyes narrowed and grew as she yelled at him "Apologize and give her a kiss!" "No!" "Now!" Kaoru screamed at the top of her lungs.  'Damn okay not only can she be dangerous but scary...'  Growling Battosai quietly replied "Gomen..."  Kaoru smiled "Okay good now kiss her."  "Never." "Kiss her!" she said practically throwing Rena in his face.  'I can't believe this...' he thought sighing he leaned forward and quickly gave Rena a peck on the top of her head.  "Happy?"  "Hai," Kaoru said.

          Setting Rena down,  "Now I'm going to tell everyone that you kissed Rena," she said haply.  Battosai's eyes widened then narrowed in anger "Don't you even dare, Kaoru.  I'll kill you if one word of this is told to anyone."  "Ooo...I'm so scare," she said sarcastically. "Kaoru." "I'm going to tell them." Kaoru said laughing as she turned around and began to skip down the hallway.  "Kaoru, you're pushing it." "Can't hear you because my mind is preoccupied with how I should go about telling everyone," she said turning around to look at him.

          "Well can't talk got to tell the others how much you love Rena," turning back and began to skip again. "Kaoru if I where you I wouldn't be skipping I'd would be running."  Kaoru then looked over her shoulder to find Battosai running straight towards her. "Ahhhh!!!" she screamed and began to run as fast as she could. 'This is going to be fun....I think I'm going to let her think she at lest has a chance.' Kaoru ran down the stairs and in and out of rooms trying to stay as far ahead of him as she could.

          She began to get tired and her speed was slowly down, 'Good now's the time…' Battosai mentally laughed.  He suddenly appeared in front of her causing Kaoru to crash into him and falling on the floor.  Before falling Kaoru had grabbed his gi causing him to fall on top of her. 'Well now…I wasn't expecting this…but' Battosai thought lifting himself up a little so that his weight wouldn't crush Kaoru 'Ahh…why did I have to have grabbed his gi…' Kaoru looked up at Battosai who was starring deeply into her blue orbs. 

          "So, are you going to get off?"  "Hmmm…let me think about it." he said smiling.  "Battosai, get off." Kaoru pleaded.  "Um....no." he replied as he continued to smile down at her.  "Battosai…"  "If I recall someone was going to tell everyone that I "liked" that over grown rat."  Kaoru pouted as he continued, "Now I wonder who that person could have been.  You know you sort of reminded me of them, but I'll have to have a closer look." 

          He moved he's face closer to Kaoru and then devoured her lips with his. Kaoru was shocked but soon gave into the kiss. Battosai slide his tongue over her bottom lip urging her to part her mouth.  Kaoru hesitated, but Battosai pulled back and whispered to her "Kaoru please."  Returning to her lips as she parted them she could feel his tongue slide over hers.  Kaoru's body was slowly giving into Battosai's temptations.  She moaned as he pulled away from her and started nibbling on her ear.  He then began to lustfully kiss her on the nape of her neck and up to her chin hearing her moaning with every kiss. Returning to her lips, he deeply and passionately gave her one last kiss before sitting up.

          Kaoru stunned by the way he made her feel just looked into his amber eyes. "Kaoru,  gomen." He said moving off her and sitting next to her.  Kaoru out of breath mange to speak "For what?"  "For taking advantage of you."  "You weren't taking advantage of me. I could have pushed you away, but I didn't," she said sitting up and looking at Battosai as he starred at the floor.

          Standing up he held his hand out for Kaoru to take,  "Kaoru I want you to get ready for a surprise I have for you. Take a shower or bath and anything else you desire. Oh and I also want you to wear a beautiful kimono Megumi should help you out."  "Okay," Kaoru said thinking of what the surprise could possible be. "Kaoru meet me here when you're done."  Nodding Kaoru went up stairs and into the bathroom.  

          Watching her go Battosai thought 'How can she say I wasn't taking advantage over her....I could barely stop myself....I was fighting myself from just taking her right then…is she unaware what I almost did……I don't understand…why does she make me feel this way…what's different about her from other women…I can't figure it out…' Growling he walked away.

          As she submerged her body into the warm water she leaned her head back against the edge of the tub. Thoughts began to flood her mind 'He kissed me again…but it seems so different from the last one …I don't know how…but it does…it seemed more lustfully and more passionate…I suppose…I wanted to stop but I couldn't …why?…why does it seem that when I'm around him I seem just to melt…does he really love me or is he like he said just taking advantage of me…' As the water turned cold, Kaoru got out and wrapped a towel around her and made her way to her room.

          "Megumi-dono." She said standing in front of the wardrobe. "What is it Kaoru?"  "Battosai said to wear a beautiful kimono.  So what one is you're must beautiful kimono."  "Well…hmm…that would be the one hanging on the far right." Megumi said as Kaoru looked upon the clothes that she had. "Arigatou, Megumi-dono," she said taking the kimono.  Getting dressed in a hurry she made her way to where the Battosai said to meet him. 'Ops…I forgot to put my hair up…ah oh well…'

          Battosai heard her coming down and looked up at her 'She's breath taking…' He studied Kaoru in the crimson red kimono, with beautiful doves on it.  Kaoru glanced down at his hands and noticed a box. 'I wonder what's in the box…'  Reaching the bottom of the stairs Battosai walked over to her "Here Kaoru, this is for you."  "For me?" she said taking the box  "Did I stutter?" he snapped back at her.  "No"   "Open it."  Kaoru opened the box to reveal a crimson red ribbon that matched the kimono.  "Oh, Battosai it's so beautiful, arigatou."  "I noticed you seem to like having you're hair up."  "Yeah, but Battosai what if I didn't wear the red kimono.  Then what would you have done?"  "Uhh...." Kaoru laughed "It's okay."  Taking the ribbon Battosai took her hair a pulled it into a ponytail tying the ribbon around her hair. "Arigatou," Kaoru said hugging him this time. "That's not the whole surprise, just part of it." Battosai grabbed her hand and lead her to a room, with huge doors, 'Hmm…weird…I don't remember seeing these doors…I wonder what is in it…'  Battosai opened the doors and guided Kaoru into the room.  Kaoru's hands came over her mouth and her eyes filled with excitement.

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Well that's all for chapter 21.  ha-ha I lift it at a cliffhanger thought I had stopped didn't you! ^_^ Okay next update will be on Thursday!!

Thanks to all those who lift ideas you know who you are. They really helped to get me going on this chapter and set up half of the scene for the next chapter!

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~Arigatou~

rk Moon Dragon