CHAPTER 3
Author Note – (O^_^O) I'm so glad all of you have stuck with me so far! ^^
Thanks for Reviewing! =)
Now, I'd like to get back on my schedule, that I set up for myself when working on three of my other fics at the same time. I am currently still trying to think of more as I can, and I have gotten nothing..-_-"but if I do, hopefully, I'll have enough inspiration to write it. Whooah..look at me rambling on..-_-"I'll shut up..but back to whole reason why I started this discussion.
I'm going to start a schedule, having this fic. Updated every week. Lets say.. every Saturday, you'll be expecting a new chapter of Forbidden Love. ^_^
Now that my ramble has stopped to a halt, let's continue on with the story!
Btw, hopefully, you won't be confused with this line from chapter 2, "....he still needed to take care of Kaoru. He didn't know why she was this important to him..didn't know why he cared enough to go and look over... but he knew that he had to take care of her.. "The part that says, 'didn't know why he cared enough to go and look over..' I wanted it to mean that he didn't understand why he had to go over to the gardens, to look for Kaoru, because he was worried. He didn't understand that. Just wanted to clear that up incase any of you got confused. ^.^
Now, finally, on with the story! =)
Disclaimer - @.@ I own Kenshin? @.@ Oro?! I do? I must be dreaming..oh wait.. I am....x_X
- Jasmine and White Plums -
Kaoru awoke, the feel of warm comfortable blankets over her, unable to erase the chill that she felt when she returned to the memory of her fathers death. She opened her dark blue eyes, meeting amber, purple eyes, staring intently at her.
Kaoru shot up, fully waking, and finally noticing her surroundings. She was in a sun-light room, with beautiful furniture, the exquisite accessories. She looked down, finding herself laying on a soft futon, with a silk pillow.
Kaoru smirked, facing Kenshin, "Why in the world would my master treat his "property" this nicely?"
Kenshin half smiled, the first true smile Kaoru had seen on his face, "I ask myself that very question." Kaoru looked at him intently, finally asking him the question he did not want to hear.
"Where is your woman? Or fiancee to be more courteous."
"She's away...to her family's place in Osaka. She has some business to take care of and will be away for quite some time."
Kaoru turned away, and started getting up, "I see...so you wouldn't be like this if Yukishiro-sama was here."
Kenshin realized those words finally, and got up, shaking his head, "No...no.. that's not it."
Kaoru, standing up as well, stared at him hard, making even him nervous, "Then what?"
"I honestly don't know.. I don't know what's come over me...but I've never really felt this way.." Kenshin mumbled, his face blushing, and reaching for Kaoru's slender hand.
Kaoru felt her heart beat quicken, anticipating his warm touch, "What feeling?"
They were close..too close..Kenshin noticed her rose petal lips, suddenly having the urge to brush his own lips to hers...and to slowly deepen the kiss....but slowly..ever so slowly..
He was about to, but the sliding door opened, one of his servants coming in, bringing breakfast. They immediately broke apart, their faces red, disappointment spreading through their bodies, wanting the warmth of each other.
The servant eyes Kaoru sharply, placing the tray down to the floor. "Your breakfast Himura-sama."
Kaoru raced to the door, exiting out, her head popping in again, making a quick curt bow, in a rushed voice, "Himura-sama..thank you for your kindness... I will get back to my regular duties." And with that, she left.
"Oro....?"
Kenshin sat down next to his food, the smell of jasmine still lingering in the room..erasing the smell of white plums slowly..ever so slowly...
He started sipping his miso soup, fingering the bandage that covered his wound. The first time someone ever inured him in years... funny...she didn't even notice it... He took out the white gauze Megumi-dono the doctor placed on. It had not stopped bleeding yesterday night..and still continued a bit during the morning. How weird....the smell and color of his blood was the same smell as Akira...and that made him even more angry. He always disliked Akira, and Akira disliked Kenshin even more from stealing Tomoe from him..but what was done was done. They both had no power to turn back time...for all their faults..but still..hearing the name Akira Kiyosato made his blood boil..made him want to reach for his sword and slice Akira's arrogant head off....
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As soon as the sliding door was closed, away from Himura's ears, the servant pulled Kaoru into a secluded room, slapping her hard on the cheek. "What in the name do you think you're doing?" she hissed, making sure no one heard.
"Ms. Tae...please...don't tell anyone..myself, I don't even know what happened...." Kaoru pleaded.
"I won't...but I want to warn you...Kaoru-chan.. Himura-sama is going to be married..not only that..but...you..are a servant...he is your master. I don't want to be cruel here..but that's the way it is...we can't do anything about it. He is above you.. and everyone else in this household. I warn you..he can do almost anything without being punished. For all you know..he could be deceiving you! I'm warning you...because...I know how hard your childhood has been...and what troubles you have encountered along the way...but if you fall for his trap...you will seriously get hurt."
"Ms. Tae..why are you saying this?" Kaoru asked, tears beginning to form. She never wanted to think that Kenshin would be deceiving her...
"I'm saying this...because child...I see..i see love..love in your pretty blue eyes whenever they are laid upon Himura-sama."
With that, she exited the room, leaving a very stunned Kaoru. She was in love with Himura Kenshin? That couldn't be it..it just couldn't... it couldn't!
How could she love Himura-sama...her master...her lord...the one known as the Battousai? It was a mistake..it surely was....but deep in her heart, she knew Kaoru Kamiya knew, that in the short time she had been I the household of Himura Kenshin, she had fallen for her master...
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Kenshin stood near the well, his hand laying on his left cheek. The burning pain would not go away for some reason...it would not heal..nor would it relieve him from the pain...
He lifted the bucket, his hand dipping into the piercing cold water, and once again placing it on his left cheek. On his hand, the water had mingled with the slight blood still flowing, turning into a light reddish color.
As he thought of his wound, his mind drifted to the pleasant smell of jasmine wafting in the air, for the garden was near by. And the smell of jasmine, made him remember the slender black haired woman with startling blue eyes...
How he wanted to take his mind off her..how he desperately wanted to forget her soft touch..her warm heat...
He turned quickly away, to the other garden, filled with the scent of white plums. The smell of white plums always reminded him of Tomoe, the scent always clinging to her... hoping for the image...to be replaced with the image of Tomoe.
However..it did not...the image and scent of Kaoru consistly stayed there...consistly burning away the smell of white plums....
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Author Note : =) How was that minna? Hope you all liked that chapter.
Ahhh...you see the symbolism of the smell of jasmine and white plums hold don't ya? ;]
Sorry if I repeated a few things, but I wanted those aspects of it made clear.
Thanks for all reading, now there's just one tiny task left. ;]
Click that button and review! =D LOL
Thanks everyone! Can't wait to meet you all in CHAPTER 4! ;]
See you all next Saturday. =DD
Ja! Until next time~
(o^_^O)
Author Note – (O^_^O) I'm so glad all of you have stuck with me so far! ^^
Thanks for Reviewing! =)
Now, I'd like to get back on my schedule, that I set up for myself when working on three of my other fics at the same time. I am currently still trying to think of more as I can, and I have gotten nothing..-_-"but if I do, hopefully, I'll have enough inspiration to write it. Whooah..look at me rambling on..-_-"I'll shut up..but back to whole reason why I started this discussion.
I'm going to start a schedule, having this fic. Updated every week. Lets say.. every Saturday, you'll be expecting a new chapter of Forbidden Love. ^_^
Now that my ramble has stopped to a halt, let's continue on with the story!
Btw, hopefully, you won't be confused with this line from chapter 2, "....he still needed to take care of Kaoru. He didn't know why she was this important to him..didn't know why he cared enough to go and look over... but he knew that he had to take care of her.. "The part that says, 'didn't know why he cared enough to go and look over..' I wanted it to mean that he didn't understand why he had to go over to the gardens, to look for Kaoru, because he was worried. He didn't understand that. Just wanted to clear that up incase any of you got confused. ^.^
Now, finally, on with the story! =)
Disclaimer - @.@ I own Kenshin? @.@ Oro?! I do? I must be dreaming..oh wait.. I am....x_X
- Jasmine and White Plums -
Kaoru awoke, the feel of warm comfortable blankets over her, unable to erase the chill that she felt when she returned to the memory of her fathers death. She opened her dark blue eyes, meeting amber, purple eyes, staring intently at her.
Kaoru shot up, fully waking, and finally noticing her surroundings. She was in a sun-light room, with beautiful furniture, the exquisite accessories. She looked down, finding herself laying on a soft futon, with a silk pillow.
Kaoru smirked, facing Kenshin, "Why in the world would my master treat his "property" this nicely?"
Kenshin half smiled, the first true smile Kaoru had seen on his face, "I ask myself that very question." Kaoru looked at him intently, finally asking him the question he did not want to hear.
"Where is your woman? Or fiancee to be more courteous."
"She's away...to her family's place in Osaka. She has some business to take care of and will be away for quite some time."
Kaoru turned away, and started getting up, "I see...so you wouldn't be like this if Yukishiro-sama was here."
Kenshin realized those words finally, and got up, shaking his head, "No...no.. that's not it."
Kaoru, standing up as well, stared at him hard, making even him nervous, "Then what?"
"I honestly don't know.. I don't know what's come over me...but I've never really felt this way.." Kenshin mumbled, his face blushing, and reaching for Kaoru's slender hand.
Kaoru felt her heart beat quicken, anticipating his warm touch, "What feeling?"
They were close..too close..Kenshin noticed her rose petal lips, suddenly having the urge to brush his own lips to hers...and to slowly deepen the kiss....but slowly..ever so slowly..
He was about to, but the sliding door opened, one of his servants coming in, bringing breakfast. They immediately broke apart, their faces red, disappointment spreading through their bodies, wanting the warmth of each other.
The servant eyes Kaoru sharply, placing the tray down to the floor. "Your breakfast Himura-sama."
Kaoru raced to the door, exiting out, her head popping in again, making a quick curt bow, in a rushed voice, "Himura-sama..thank you for your kindness... I will get back to my regular duties." And with that, she left.
"Oro....?"
Kenshin sat down next to his food, the smell of jasmine still lingering in the room..erasing the smell of white plums slowly..ever so slowly...
He started sipping his miso soup, fingering the bandage that covered his wound. The first time someone ever inured him in years... funny...she didn't even notice it... He took out the white gauze Megumi-dono the doctor placed on. It had not stopped bleeding yesterday night..and still continued a bit during the morning. How weird....the smell and color of his blood was the same smell as Akira...and that made him even more angry. He always disliked Akira, and Akira disliked Kenshin even more from stealing Tomoe from him..but what was done was done. They both had no power to turn back time...for all their faults..but still..hearing the name Akira Kiyosato made his blood boil..made him want to reach for his sword and slice Akira's arrogant head off....
_________________________________________________________
As soon as the sliding door was closed, away from Himura's ears, the servant pulled Kaoru into a secluded room, slapping her hard on the cheek. "What in the name do you think you're doing?" she hissed, making sure no one heard.
"Ms. Tae...please...don't tell anyone..myself, I don't even know what happened...." Kaoru pleaded.
"I won't...but I want to warn you...Kaoru-chan.. Himura-sama is going to be married..not only that..but...you..are a servant...he is your master. I don't want to be cruel here..but that's the way it is...we can't do anything about it. He is above you.. and everyone else in this household. I warn you..he can do almost anything without being punished. For all you know..he could be deceiving you! I'm warning you...because...I know how hard your childhood has been...and what troubles you have encountered along the way...but if you fall for his trap...you will seriously get hurt."
"Ms. Tae..why are you saying this?" Kaoru asked, tears beginning to form. She never wanted to think that Kenshin would be deceiving her...
"I'm saying this...because child...I see..i see love..love in your pretty blue eyes whenever they are laid upon Himura-sama."
With that, she exited the room, leaving a very stunned Kaoru. She was in love with Himura Kenshin? That couldn't be it..it just couldn't... it couldn't!
How could she love Himura-sama...her master...her lord...the one known as the Battousai? It was a mistake..it surely was....but deep in her heart, she knew Kaoru Kamiya knew, that in the short time she had been I the household of Himura Kenshin, she had fallen for her master...
______________________________________________________________
Kenshin stood near the well, his hand laying on his left cheek. The burning pain would not go away for some reason...it would not heal..nor would it relieve him from the pain...
He lifted the bucket, his hand dipping into the piercing cold water, and once again placing it on his left cheek. On his hand, the water had mingled with the slight blood still flowing, turning into a light reddish color.
As he thought of his wound, his mind drifted to the pleasant smell of jasmine wafting in the air, for the garden was near by. And the smell of jasmine, made him remember the slender black haired woman with startling blue eyes...
How he wanted to take his mind off her..how he desperately wanted to forget her soft touch..her warm heat...
He turned quickly away, to the other garden, filled with the scent of white plums. The smell of white plums always reminded him of Tomoe, the scent always clinging to her... hoping for the image...to be replaced with the image of Tomoe.
However..it did not...the image and scent of Kaoru consistly stayed there...consistly burning away the smell of white plums....
_________________________________________________________
Author Note : =) How was that minna? Hope you all liked that chapter.
Ahhh...you see the symbolism of the smell of jasmine and white plums hold don't ya? ;]
Sorry if I repeated a few things, but I wanted those aspects of it made clear.
Thanks for all reading, now there's just one tiny task left. ;]
Click that button and review! =D LOL
Thanks everyone! Can't wait to meet you all in CHAPTER 4! ;]
See you all next Saturday. =DD
Ja! Until next time~
(o^_^O)