Piercing Silence
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Chapter Two:
"What are you doing here?"
"Is that the way to treat a long lost brother?" Sano asked with a lazy smile.
Kenshin crossed his arms and stared.
"This is a nice place you have here."
"You can't stay here. There're only two bedrooms. Both are occupied."
"That's okay. I'll take the couch."
Kenshin stared at Sano for a long moment before finally saying, "Get out."
"Nope," Sano said with a grin. "Not until I'm ready. Your dad sends his regards though. He told me I can crash here for a while and since he's paying the rent and all…"
"It's my trust-fund that pays the rent, baka…" Kenshin said as he turned on his heel and stalked back towards his bedroom.
Sano's grin broadened. He tilted his head towards the other room. His smile changed from amused to seductive in the space of heartbeat, "Hmmm…that must be where Jou-chan stays…"
"If you create problems for me, I'll slit your throat while you sleep," Kenshin said just before he reached his bedroom.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Sano said with a roll of his eyes. Cold bastard hasn't changed a bit.
"Try me."
Kaoru woke up early the next morning, took a shower and changed clothes for school. She would have preferred to awaken in Kenshin's bed next to him, but the appearance of his stepbrother had put a damper on her plans. After buttoning down her white blouse, she ran a brush through her hair and tied it up in the usual ponytail before heading to kitchen to get some breakfast.
She by-passed the living room, noting the presence of a moving lump underneath a thick blanket on the couch, she realized that it was the man from last night.
He had stayed over.
The kitchen was clean and pleasant and Kaoru saw that there was already food prepared on the kitchen table, while a set of used utensils were soaking on the sink. "Kenshin already ate…" she murmured to the empty room, feeling a bit disappointed. She would have preferred to eat with him.
The amount of food left was enough only for one person so it seemed Kenshin did not make anything for his brother.
As much as Kaoru wanted to remedy that situation she knew better than to cook for their guest. He might not enjoy a trip to the hospital emergency room for food poisoning so early in the morning.
Kaoru decided to leave the food for their guest. She would just go out and have something to eat since her classes didn't really start until later that morning.
"Your name is Kaoru isn't it?" Sano asked smiling at her from his place on the couch as she passed. He yawned and stretched, the muscles on his sleek, bare torso rippling under smooth tan skin.
Kaoru turned to him and nodded. She blushed, noticing his state of undress but said nothing since he didn't seem the least bit embarrassed. "Yeah it is. Sorry I wasn't able to introduce myself to you properly."
"That's okay. I did drop by pretty late…I'm Sanosuke Sagara by the way, in case you didn't catch my name. Sano would be good."
Kaoru smiled and nodded. "Kaoru."
"This is a very nice apartment you've got here."
"Yes, we feel lucky to have it."
"I especially like the view."
Kaoru bit her lip wondering what to say. He was looking right at her when he'd complimented the view. She felt her face heat up under his gaze.
He chuckled. "You must be pretty special," he said as he moved on the couch and patted the space beside him, inviting her to sit.
"What do you mean?" Kaoru asked, not moving from her spot. She had no intention of getting anywhere within his arm's reach.
"You're probably the first person he wasn't related to that Himura allowed to live with him. He's very particular about his privacy you know, and he really doesn't like people much."
The corner of Kaoru's mouth kicked up in a smile. "You can say that again."
"Oh, so you've noticed?"
"It's a little hard to miss."
Sano laughed and Kaoru found it to be such a beautiful sound. His laugh was big and full of mirth. He seemed to be the kind of guy who loved life and enjoyed himself.
She found herself relaxing and she warmed to him.
Kenshin had been standing there watching their exchange and he noticed the change in Kaoru's expression. His eyes narrowed in annoyance. However, he did nothing but instead sauntered into the living room, his bag slung over one shoulder.
Sano was the first to notice him, "You're leaving?"
"Kendo."
Kaoru turned to him, smiling. "I'll go with you. It's been a long time since I practiced, I'm probably getting rusty myself."
"If you don't mind Kenshin," Sano piped in, from the couch, "I was thinking of asking your roommate to take me sightseeing around Tokyo. It's been a while since I've last been here."
Kaoru glanced at Sano.
Kenshin glared at his brother. "Why should I mind?"
"Good." Sano said grinning.
"Mou…Kenshin…I thought…"
"Go with him." Himura said shrugging an indifferent expression on his face.
"That's good, neh Jou-chan?" Sano said standing up and grasping her arm. "It sure as hell will beat a morning spent with the ice block over there. You've been spending so much time with him, you'll probably need extra body-heat to help you thaw," he drawled suggestively, a teasing smile on his lips.
Kaoru turned to Sano and then back at Kenshin.
She wanted to scream at Kenshin. 'Don't you care? He's flirting with me and you are letting us be alone together?'
It would have been all right if it had been trust that motivated him but Kaoru knew better.
He really didn't mind.
This knowledge ate a hole in her already mangled heart.
Sano had insisted on her accompanying him the rest of the morning and joining him for brunch. As a result, Kaoru had missed almost all of her morning classes. As it was, she was already running late for her Literature class, the halls of the building already deserted except for a few students who had free time.
As she ran past a hallway that led to the bathrooms, Kaoru suddenly found a pair of arms grabbing her from behind and the next thing she knew, her back had hit the wall with just enough force to knock the wind right of her in a whoosh.
"K-Kenshin!" she exclaimed when she saw his face leaning over hers. She felt a prickling of fear as she noticed the amber swirls in his violet eyes and the way he was looking at her.
"You were late. I walked by one of your classes and you weren't there."
Kaoru licked her lips, stunned at the cold amber eyes trained at her. "I…Sano wanted to see some out of the way sights and he wouldn't let me leave I had to…brunch…"
"Will you do whatever he tells you?" Kenshin growled out, his face inches from hers. He was so close that the heat of his breath wafted over her.
If Kaoru took a deep breath, the tips of her breasts would brush up against his chest. One of his hands was braced against the wall, only a few inches from her head. "He's…he's…" she cleared her throat and started again. "I…"
Whatever else Kaoru had been about to say was smothered by Kenshin's lips pressed against hers. Kaoru's eyes widened at the unexpected action and she struggled against his hold. The kiss was harsh, brutal and almost painful.
As if he was punishing her.
She struggled against him, making protesting noises against his lips as she tried to push him away by placing her hands against his chest.
He easily caught her wrists and held them up above her, locking them together above her head with one hand. His other hand he used to touch her face, his palm almost scraping the skin of her cheek as sank his fingers into her hair before tightening them as he yanked down so that her head was tilted further up. This made her gasp at the unexpected pain and Kenshin used the opportunity to slip his tongue inside her lips, his hand angling her head just so.
Kaoru whimpered as the kiss changed from savage to sensual in few heartbeats.
Her protests turned to moans.
His tongue entwined with hers, stroking hers almost lazily as his lips moved in a never-ending dance above hers: molding, sculpting and coaxing her to respond.
Kaoru always did, and her body sagged against his, lost in the maelstrom of sensations he was causing to unravel inside of her. Her back was pressed firmly against the wall, as he pressed his body hard against hers so she felt every single part of his. Her knees buckled and if it weren't for his weight holding her pressed up against the wall, she would have collapsed in a boneless heap on the floor.
He always managed to do this to her.
He affected her senses like no one else could.
She struggled with his hold on her, wanting to bury her fingers in his hair and clasp him closer to her. She didn't care that they were in a hallway and that anyone could walk in on them.
All of her modesty, her fears, her inhibitions, everything faded whenever he touched her. She forgot everything and she ceased to be Kaoru Kamiya and wanted only to be something that was a part of him.
He wouldn't let her go, seemingly enjoying the torment of her need for him. Kaoru hated him for it sometimes, as if he lived to make her realize the extent of her desire, her yearning for him.
It was an eternity before they parted both of their eyes glazed and wild with passion.
Kaoru would have leaned in for another kiss had Kenshin not let go of her arms. They fell to her sides just as he leaned his face closer, molten gold swirling beneath the violet ice of his gaze. "Don't go near him again," he said just before he walked away.
Without his weight to keep her up, Kaoru knees finally collapsed beneath her.
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