A/N: okies!! i is back, sry that it took that long, for it shouldn't have, but kitsune liked to call me just as i was updating and well, w/ my aol service it kix ya off if ya get a phone call, so it had to wait, but here it is!!! hope ya all like it!!
Chappie 3
Kenshin took the in the sight before him. Kaoru was dressed in ninja wear, sitting on some guy, and she was holding kodachi's to his throat.
"H-how did you find me?" she asked.
"There was jasmine in the air," he answered. She got off the guy on the floor and threw him out of the room. She shut the door as the Battousai came in, still not revealing his eyes to her.
"Ummm, I.... uh," she didn't know what to say.
"I'm sorry," he said abruptly. She looked at him in confusion. He lifted his head, revealing to her his eyes. She didn't react in the way she'd expected.
At the Aoiya.......
Misao was ranting on and on, not realizing Aoshi was right there.
"Uh, Misao?" Sano said uncertainly. Okina was giving her a look of unease as well.
"Misao-chan, you should shut up," he advised, head nudging towards the doorway behind her. She gulped. She didn't have to turn around.
"How long?"
"Whole time," Sano answered her quiet question. She groaned. She got up and ran out, past Aoshi, too embarrassed to face him at the moment. She made it to her room and slammed the door shut.
And with Kaoru and now Battousai.....
He hadn't anticipated that she would react the way she would. He thought she'd draw back, afraid. Instead, she looked at him, eyes blazing with an emotion he couldn't place.
Little did he know, Kaoru had never really dreamed about her and the rurouni. Most of her dreams, or fantasies rather, had been with the Battousai. (Kaoru: hey, i never said that! ducky: yea, but u said u liked battousai better, so well ah!) It was like it was all coming true. He watched the emotions play across her face. The first he couldn't recognize, but the others he could. The next was that of relief and amazement. Not only was he shocked at what he saw, he didn't understand it.
"Kenshin....." she whispered, breaking the thick silence. He almost winced, her voice was laced with need. Why he couldn't figure out, after all, he wasn't the rurouni.
"Aa," he answered. She moved forward and he watched, starting to get used to her expression and boldness as she touched his face. He closed his eyes in bliss and leaned into her hand. There was no more need for words as Kenshin embraced her. She held him just as tightly, unable to believe that it was real. She tipped her head up to take in his rich amber eyes. Kenshin brought his hand up to caress the smoothness of Kaoru's cheek. He brought her face to his and molded their lips together.
He traced her lips with his tongue and demanded entry. With a suppressed moan, she opened her mouth, granting him the entrance he desired. He swept his tongue into her mouth, exploring it, wanting her to do the same. He teased the inside of her mouth until she responded to it. A second later, she slid her own tongue into his mouth, rubbing it against his.
Unaware, they fell backwards onto the futon in a haze of desire. They were completely lost in one another's embrace.
Aoiya.........
Misao sat on her bed in her room, barely noticing her surroundings as the shame set in.
'It's not my fault,' she tried to tell herself, 'Everyone has noticed how I've grown, but the him.' She brought her hands to her face and sobbed into them. There was a soft knock at the door.
"Misao-chan?" Omasu called. Misao swiped at the fresh tears and let her in.
"Hai?"
"I brought you some tea," she answered, handing the younger girl the cup, "I heard what happened."
"So you know, then," she whispered, embarrassed.
"Hai, and I don't think you did anything wrong. If Aoshi won't make a move, then you should start looking for a man in your life," Omasu told her.
"Honto?"
"Honto," she replied with a smile. Misao hugged the woman, thankful for her guidance and bounced out of her room, acting how she usually did.
Battousai and Kaoru.......
Kaoru was lying on the futon, playing with the strands of red hair that were laying across her chest. Suddenly the head attached to the hair, looked up, causing her to drop the strands. She smiled as he laid his head down on her chest.
"I'll never understand your fascination with my hair," he muttered.
"I dunno, I just like it," she replied, going back to what she had been doing.
"Mmmmmm," he murmured, burying his face in her hair.
"Naze?" she asked all of a sudden. His head shot up to look at her, confusion written on his face.
"Nani?"
"What made you change your mind?"
"I...." he didn't know how to explain that he wanted her and her love, where as the rurouni side of him didn't.
"Don't..... do you.....? I mean I......." she didn't know how to take it. She got up swiftly, taking her clothes with her.
"Kaoru!" he too got up, grabbing his clothes as she locked herself in the bathroom.
Dojo....... (Kaoru: i almost forgot about them. ducky: me 2, hee, hee. but i don't much care for megumi....)
"So where is Ken-San?"
"Look, he went after Kaoru. He wasn't' normal, he was the Battousai," Yahiko struggled to explain to the doctor. She put on a pout.
"I don't get it, I didn't think that he loved her!" she exclaimed.
"The rurouni doesn't, who knows the Battousai's feelings?"
"He better not love her."
"Why would you care? You only hang over Kenshin because you want to make Kaoru jealous," he pointed out.
"That's not true! I love Kenshin! I hate how he always sides with that stupid tanuki!!" she shouted, tears spilling out of her plum eyes.
"Whoa, calm down. I don't know," Yahiko was a little overwhelmed with her confession.
"But, it's true," she sobbed, drying her tears with her hand.
"Women....." he muttered, walking away.
Aoiya....... (Kaoru: i wanna no wat i do, ducky: so do i. Kaoru: but ur the author! ducky: i no.)
Misao walked through the training hall with a new light on things. She had no reason to feel ashamed if she was looking at other men. She couldn't wait around for Aoshi her whole life, only to be rejected. She was looking out the window when she saw Aoshi talking to a boy. She went down to see what all the commotion was about.
"I was wondering if you've seen my friend Kaoru-chan, I'm afraid I forgot to return this to her. I've had it since we were little," he said regretfully.
"What are you doing here? I thought you had started traveling," Aoshi answered.
"Hey! Who are you? What's your connection to Kaoru-chan?" Misao demanded.
"I'm Seta Soujiro," he told her with a smile, "I have known Kaoru-chan since we were very small."
"Oh, what is it you wanted to give to her?"
"Just a ribbon. She made me take it to make sure that she'd see me again. And when I saw her earlier, I completely forgot to return it. Now I'm afraid she might beat me up," he laughed. Misao was amazed at how beautiful he was. She was captivated by his blue eyes, that seemed to give off a light of their own.
"Why don't you wait here for her? I'm sure Himura will find her and since the rooster is here, they'll have to pick him up," she offered.
"Misao, I don't know if-"
"Oh! Come on Aoshi-Sama! Having Sou-chan stay would be fun!"
"Sou-chan?"
"Sure!! I wanna get to know him better! If he's Kaoru-chan's friend, he's got to be fun to hang with!" she told him, with a smile. Soujiro returned her smile with a genuine one from him.
Kaoru and Battousai......
Kaoru dressed in a hurry, trying to stop the tears. She felt so violated. The Battousai is ruthless, the logical part of her brain had told her, Don't just give yourself to him. You might get hurt. At the time, she didn't listen. She was so in love with him and the Battousai had used it to his advantage. She was so confused. It had seemed so real. She wiped her eyes and sank to her knees. She didn't want to think that it had been fake, that he didn't love her. It was all to much.
'I got played,' she rationalized sadly. This revelation only brought more tears as sobs wracked through her body.
"Kaoru!! Open the door!!" he pounded at the door. She did her best to ignore it, reaching for all her weapons. She put them all where they belonged and caught sight of the window. She whispered to the wind, of how foolish she was, and leapt out the window.
Kenshin was cursing on the other side of the door. She hadn't given him time to explain.
"Kaoru!! Open the door, dammit! Let me explain!" When she still didn't open the door, he grabbed his sakabatou and sliced through the door, making an entrance for himself.
"Kaoru?" he asked, not seeing her anywhere. He mentally cursed the western styled hotel. Had it been Japanese, he could have gotten in much faster. It wouldn't have mattered though. She was gone, and the window was wide open.
A/N:
ducky: dun, dun, dun!
kaoru: i can't believe i thought that. You make me look so stupid
ducky: your point?
kaoru: -reaches for bokken-
ducky: wait! no don't!
kenshin: maa, maa, ladies, let's just settle down
kaoru: -throughly beats kenshin- that's for breaking my heart!
kenshin: ororororororororo!!!!!!!!!! kaoru i would never!!
kaoru: but u did!
ducky: that was just in the story..... -sweatdrops-
kaoru: -blushing- ano..... i...... gomen ducky......
aoshi: i'm free!
ducky: so that's where you went!!
aoshi: nooooo! help me misao!
ducky: no i gave her another guy so i could have you and she seems happy
misao: sorry aoshi-sama
ducky: let's go aoshi-sama!!!!!!
kaoru & kenshin: -sweatdrops- ok, until next time! luv ya lots!
ducky: takes out katana THOSE ARE MY LINES!!!!!
kaoru & kenshin: -sweatdrops- i think we should run
ducky: damn straight!!!!! aoshi-sama! you wanted to kill the battousai, ne?! then do it! i got kaoru!!
kaoru and kenshin: -running for lives-
