Urako:.....You don't own RK?
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Chapter 15: Life's Little Surprises
Silence. Nothing but the loud silence filled the ears who were all in that room; tense with anticipation. The birthing sun peeked its rays into the room; creating shadows as well as eating them up.
"Kenshin?" a meek feminine voice asked. The sound seemed to have startled everyone for they all took in a short gasp of air. Kaoru's fierce blue eyes caught Kenshin's in a small trance as he couldn't look away.
"Kaoru..," he drawled softly,"It's tonight; I'm being called to protect him tonight, that I am."
A wave of confusion washed over the people seated there; their eyes searching for a better understanding of the situation. Kenshin looked from Yahiko, to Sano, to Misao, to Aoshi, to Urako, and finally to Kaoru. He heaved a sigh and placed the letter back in the envelope.
"What?!" Sano screeched, slamming his fist against the floorboards, "What the hell is going on?"
"Why is he changing the day on us? Is he more afraid of his affiliates than we thought?" Misao asked, looking from Aoshi to Kenshin.
"Damn," Yahiko muttered, glaring at the ground in front of him.
"Well that changes things around," Urako said to herself, furrowing her brows.
"He changed probably knowing that his enemies would know where and when he would meet with me. He's trying to be one more step ahead of them, that he is," Kenshin replied, folding his arms in his gi.
Aoshi closed his eyes and nodded, replying, "Yes. Misao and I will go now and scout and search the area. Where and when are you meeting this Arimoto Deguchi?"
"Tonight at midnight at the back of the Tyousen Teahouse," Kenshin replied, slipping out his hand from his gi to hold Kaoru's. He gently caressed it with his rough fingers as he looked up into Kaoru's face.
"I'm coming with you, Kenshin," she said, her voice faltering slightly.
Kaoru swallowed nervously, her hand shaking a little from anticipation. Everyone's eyes were still as they watched Kenshin's reaction.
"Battousai, we're going to need every able bodied person here. And since she is the one who told us about the Prophecy, she may be of some use to us," Aoshi interrupted gently, his head still bowed.
"That's right, Himura! We are all going to help you!" Misao shouted, holding up a closed fist for emphasis. Kenshin sighed and looked to the ground a moment before looking back to Kaoru.
"Kaoru," Kenshin drawled slowly, his protectiveness slowing his decision, "Please, be careful.....my koishii."
Kaoru immediately threw her arms around her adoring Rurouni, knocking him to the floor.
"Oh Kenshin, I will, I will!" she exclaimed, covering his face in butterfly kisses, "Just as long as you promise me that, too."
"Oro! Yes Kaoru, I promise, that I do!" his voice squeaky from surprise.
Urako arched an eyebrow at the display of affection, her eyes quickly averting to gaze somewhere else. Yahiko only made a disgusted face with a few childish noises, "Don't do that to Kenshin, Ugly!"
"Although I'd love for you two screw now, we do have some business to take care of," Sano said with a grin.
Misao sighed and leaned her head against Aoshi's shoulder as she whispered, "They are so cute." Aoshi didn't respond vocally, his smirk to Misao's comment making up for it.
"Shut up, you Rooster head!" Kaoru glared at Sano, slowly shaking her fist at him.
"Battousai, we will return," Aoshi said lightly though quickly as he stood up. Misao followed suit, bowing to Kaoru and Kenshin.
"Don't wait up for us for dinner, Kaoru," Misao said cheerily smiling.
"Like we would anyway, Weasel-girl," Yahiko mumbled.
"SHUT-UP YOU BRAT!" Kaoru and Misao screamed in unison; Misao hitting him on the head.
Sano could only suppress a chuckle at the scene, as well as steal some of Yahiko's food.
"Good day, Ms. Misao. Aoshi. Thank you to you both," Kenshin said, bowing to each as he got up from the floor.
"Good-bye Misao!" Kaoru added as Misao and Aoshi disappeared from the doorway.
'I wonder if I can do anything to really help them,' Kaoru thought as she kept her gaze to the doorframe.
Kaoru smiled to herself as she walked to her bedroom. She finally got Kenshin to let her stay with him while he was out on a dangerous mission. Of course, she knew that her own life would be in quite a lot of danger as well, but she didn't care. She was going to be with Kenshin, and if he got injured, she could be there to help him. And now that their feelings for each other were revealed, she knew that what his need for her to be safe was not saying that she couldn't protect herself, but just to keep her safe and protected because he loved her.
Kaoru opened her shoji door with a slight girlish giggle and closed it with a contented sigh. Everything was so perfect; so right. And nothing would pull her away from Kenshin; not even death.
With a determined look in her eye, Kaoru nodded to herself and walked to her chest full of clothes. She opened it carefully, her hands going over the aged oak. Inside the Family Hope chest, Kaoru found all her kimonos and obis. But she wasn't searching for those. She furrowed her brow before digging deeper into the chest, pulling up old kimonos in her wake. She finally got to the bottom of the chest, her hand searching around the base for something. Finding the small hook near the side of the chest, she curled her fingers around it and pulled. Finding it to be a little stubborn, she yanked on it harder, jolting her body in effort to pull it free.
"Stupid...little...," she grumbled to herself, using two hands to pull at the hook.
"Kaoru?" Kenshin's voice whispered in her ear.
"WHOA!" Kaoru exclaimed, jumping back and holding her heaving chest. "Mou, Kenshin! You scared the crap out of me!"
"Gomen, Kaoru," Kenshin said, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment. "What are you trying to do here?" he asked, trying to save himself.
"Oh," she looked quickly from the trunk back to Kenshin, "Oh ..um..nothing, nothing. Just uhm..just cleaning." She let out a nervous chuckle and got up from the ground and dusted herself off.
"Kaoru...." Kenshin said, his voice hinting towards worry and question. "Tell me the truth, please." He walked over to Kaoru and held her hands, his eyes holding the worry and love he felt for her.
Kaoru nervously laughed and said, "Well, umm...it's something my family passes down to each first born girl in the family." She blushed a little and looked down; embarrassed.
She could hear Kenshin chuckle and feel him rub his calloused hand against her smooth cheek.
"What is it that makes my Kaoru blush?" he asked, his happiness glazing over the innocent question.
His Kaoru? His? Kaoru let go of a breath that she didn't know she held. She looked up into his eyes, her breathing uneven. Her blush continued to grow, though this time it was for a different reason.
"Wel-"
Kenshin crushed his lips down upon hers, silencing her explanation. His soft fleshy lips moved over her own in a rough dance. His hands moved up to hold her neck as his mouth moved down to her bottom lip where he nibbled there playfully. Kaoru's hands went straight for his face, holding it where it was. Her fingers were splayed out over his cheeks, rubbing his smooth face needingly.
There were no thoughts in Kaoru's head just instinctual need as her mouth searched his own. She felt his hands move to her shoulders, nudging at the kimono blocking his hands from her skin. Her face began to heat up at this new urgency; this new need. Her breathing became labored, as her mouth began to bite hungrily at his lips. Kenshin pulled away, enough time for him to breathe properly and to delve back into Kaoru's awaiting lips. Kaoru felt herself about to fall, for her knees began to buckle, though felt Kenshin's hands push her body against the nearby wall. It was a gentle shove as his hands found her own and pressed them against the wall near her head. Still, Kaoru felt herself lose her footing, until she felt an unknown presence press itself between her thighs.
She let out a shuddering breath as this new feeling became an all consuming fire within her. She arched her back and her neck against the wall, her chest heaving with passion. She heard herself moan wantonly as she felt Kenshin's mouth travel down her neck. Her thighs squeezed against Kenshin's knee and rocked on it experimentally. A feeling of extreme pleasure shocked through her, branching out from her abdomen. She let out a gasp, arching her back against the wall. Her body began to feel numb and hot at the same moment; her eyes fluttering open and closed as her mouth became dry. She felt the shock of Kenshin's wet lips caress her throat as she let out another gurgled gasp. She could feel his lips curve into a smile before they opened up to let his tongue praise her skin. She shuddered in pleasure, the tingle of his gentle tongue making her more needy.
She felt herself begin to throb with some insatiable need, so she began to grind against his leg in slow circular motions. Feeling his hands draw from hers to where her kimono crossed over her breasts, Kaoru felt herself grow light-headed. His fingers dove under the top flap of her kimono, savagely searching for her skin. She would have pulled her kimono open for him if her arms worked; though instead, they dangled lifelessly against her sides.
"Kenshin....kensh...in," Kaoru lightly moaned as she felt his hands on her sensitive skin. She closed her eyes and just allowed herself to feel what Kenshin wanted to do. She felt his other hand trace an invisible line from where his knee was situated between her thighs, going slowly up her stomach to where her breasts were. The shock of it made her squeal with pleasure; her nerves feeling hot and cold at the same time.
She felt Kenshin chuckle against her ear; eagerly nibbling on it as well. She could hardly suppress a moan as she felt his knee move up, rubbing against where she felt most sensitive. Arching her neck, with her mouth agape, she felt Kenshin devour her lips with gusto. She shivered as she felt both his hands pull at her kimono top; revealing more of her flesh. His hands just barely brushed against her breasts, but that was enough to make her whimper and arc herself into him.
Suddenly, he replaced his knee with something just as hard but much more pleasure inducing. Opening her eyes, she found herself firmly pressed against a wall by Kenshin. Her breathing was still heavy, and she found herself staring into his deep purple eyes. She wrapped her legs around Kenshin's waist, pressing more harshly against him. She arched her neck back against the wall, her eyes tightly closed, and whimpered hoarsely. Kenshin nibbled and licked her neck slowly, drawing out every sound she could make. She could feel herself grow hotter as well as feel the throbbing sensation increase in pleasure for she could feel something press against her in response. His hands traveled down to her behind, massaging and pressing it against himself. He groaned at each movement she made, biting his lower lip in attempt to drown it.
"Kaoru....urggmmm," he moaned as she moved against him again. Kaoru smiled and leaned over to his neck, nuzzling it before she placed open mouthed kisses upon it.
She began biting his soft flesh, massaging it between her teeth and tongue. Feeling began to come back to her limp arms, so she brought them up to massage his shoulders and bare chest.
She felt his strong hands grab at her behind and lift her up off the wall. Kaoru let out a moan, feeling the fabric of Kenshin's clothes rub against her as she was pushed up. She felt the comfort of her futon beneath her head and back as she was laid down. Except now emptiness swelled up between her thighs; emptiness that she needed have filled immediately. She whimpered needingly, arching her back. Kenshin loomed over her, a crafty smirk carved into his lips.
"What do you want, Koishii?" he whispered heatedly into her ear, letting his breath caress her throat.
Kaoru closed her eyes and tried to steady her breath, but the need for her satisfaction made her impatient. She narrowed her eyes somewhat, the passion she was feeling making her actions sluggish and slow. Clumsily, she dragged her hands all over her upper body, finally letting them drop to the side of her head. Absently, her knees propped up and spread open slightly.
"Anything...any..thin..," Kaoru whispered, her eyes dazed with passion.
Kenshin's smile widened and kissed her hard on the mouth before traveling down her neck. He grabbed a hold of her obi and undid it quickly, opening her kimono slowly.
Kaoru's breathing became a little more rapid, her eyes staying focused on Kenshin and his ministrations. She felt anxious and more needy for something that she didn't know anything about.
"Wow...when I said to go off an' screw, I didn't exactly think you'd do it," a blunt and obnoxious voice raced through the room.
Snapping her eyes out of the passionate moment she and Kenshin had shared, Kaoru brought her arms up, immediately covering herself. Pushing the passion hungry Kenshin off and away from her, she glared at the intruder waving her fist.
"Sano!!" she exploded fiercely, " Damn it! Get the HELL out of MY room!! You BAKA HENTAI!"
Urako sat down upon the dewy grass that overlooked a small river. She leaned back on the palms of her hands, her legs spread comfortably out in front of her. She looked down and noticed the shadows of the giant tree, which was rooted a few feet away from her, start shaking its limbs and leaves in the gentle breeze. She didn't know why she noticed it nor why she found it so entertaining at the moment.
'Maybe this is what Peace is like,' she thought absently, a smirk snaking its way to her mouth.
She let out a sigh and looked out towards the crystalline waters of the river before her. Bright rays of the sun flashed off its surface as the current kept its steady course downstream. Urako closed her eyes and let her ears listen to the earth. This was what she taught herself to do when she wanted some extreme meditation for an upcoming battle that required her best.
She let her chi spread out around her, feeling out the familiar energies of animals. Though something at the back of Urako's mind kept her from fully focusing. Something was amiss here; it was a feeling that she always had whenever she killed. A feeling of being watched.
She hated that feeling. She loved to hide within the shadows where no one could see her, but where she could spy on everyone.
She searched vehemently with her chi throughout the forested area for any sign of a perpetrator. She snapped her eyes open, feeling anxiety cling to her like a bad case of hemorrhoids. She growled deeply at her incompetence in finding the cause of her ruptured focus.
She stood abruptly and looked left, right, behind and up into the trees quickly.
"Damn," she cursed under her breath, once she found no trace of anyone near her.
'Where is this person hiding?' she thought desperately. No one that she knew could hide from her searching chi. Unless she deeply underestimated one of her foes. But, how could they have followed her to this exact spot in the past? Unless they were in range of the blast from the beginning. Still, wouldn't she have at least noticed another person going back in time with her? If not a chi signal, then modernized clothes, attitude, anything?
Anxiety pumped through her system quicker as she thought about it and realized that she would never know. Not as long as she stood in place anyway.
She gripped the hilt of her katana at her hip in an effort to calm herself. She hated not knowing important pieces of information.
"Ah....my little fire cat, how are you?" a familiar voice snapped Urako out of her temporary stupor. Urako turned quickly to look left and right for the origin of the voice, unsheathing her katana quickly. Growling at her own stupidity in not being prepared and not being aware of another's presence, she glanced up into the trees.
She hated little surprises.
A/N: GOod?? I hope so--I apologize for not updating for a whole month!! But I had a lot of hw and Senior Project presentations to get through!! as well as life! I had and lost a bf in a few weeks Hope you like this chappie!
I wanted to get this one out before finals commenced and before I graduated!! I hope I graduate.....
Love to you all!!!!! hugs
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