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DarklilWanderer

Chapter 13 : Confusion

Midnight

"AAAHHHHHH!" Kikari screamed as she shot up from her bed from the middle of her sleep.

BAM

"What?" Kenshin asked looking ready to kill any intruders.

Kikari looked over at Kenshin surprised and asked "What?" Kikari lifted her head and she fell onto her pillow "ooooo my head." Kikari moaned

"You had a nightmare didn't you?" Kenshin asked sitting on her bed.

"I'm scared Kenshin." Kikari cuddled up to Kenshin's side as he slipped his arm around her waist.

"Its ok, it wasn't real." Kenshin tried to calm her down, she was still drunk by the looks of it.

"But it seemed so real…where am I?" Kikari looked around. "Why am I here?" Kikari looked at Kenshin and glared while pushing him away. "You." Kikari said with disguise.

"What?" Kenshin asked confused by her action. Deep inside his stomach he felt this wasn't a good sign.

"You were the one, you ruined my life!" Kikari hissed and moved away from him as she started to cry.

"WHAT? What did I do?" Kenshin felt worst about himself, coming from her mouth it sounded almost…like she meant it.

"You remember! Everything in high school was fine until I met you! You had to talk to me and change me into the woman I am now, the good, kind, pretty one didn't you? DIDN'T YOU?" Kikari growled, her eyes held a fire that was filled with hate. Kikari was certainly not Kikari anymore.

"What are you talking about?" Kenshin asked for the third time, he didn't know what mood Kikari was in now, but something told him deep inside he knew…

It was the Kikari nobody wanted to meet…

The one that held the bad memories and horrible years of her life, the one that held the pain. Kikari was trying to hide it from him, but now it came out.

Kikari did put the past behind her, but for some reason the 'old' Kikari came out. "You bastard, I hate you. You ask what I'm talking about? Why did you even talk to me huh?" Kikari hissed.

"Because I knew the real Kikari and I met her. I liked her a lot, more than any other girl I've ever met. I talked to her because I thought-" Kenshin was cut off.

"You thought what Kenshin? Huh? You thought I was just another pretty girl you could date and sleep with? Then throw me out? You fucking bastard. I know who you are, you could have had any other girl, but you chose me?" Kikari glared him down.

"I would never." Kenshin spat venomously "I don't really know the Kikari right now in front of me, but I would like to understand her." Kenshin said clearly glaring right back at her.

Kikari stood up off the bed and looked away "I was the girl on the bus that no one sat next to, the girl that wore the baggie pants and shirts, the one with her usual 'bad' attitude, the one who was always in the detention room, and the one that had almost no friends and absolutely no boyfriends." Kikari started to tear up "the girl who parents beat her and told her she wasn't worth anything, the girl who's parents dies because they suddenly changed there minds and loved her, and the girl who could never talk to a guy like you." Kikari started crying as her anger melted away piece by piece. "I never once thought I could ever see or talk to a guy like you. You were the popular one, the smart one, and the…most handsome guy in school. I didn't have a chance…but I tried anyway and I ended up hurt. Adding to my pain."

Kenshin stood up and walked over to Kikari and hugged her turned her around so she could cry into his chest.

"I didn't understand anything right then, I went to college because I thought if I said goodbye I would go because they would stop me. And that when I went so suddenly it was so I wouldn't think about not going." Kikari smiled a little in his chest "and even after that…you still comfort me." Kikari shook her head slowly in his chest 'I don't deserve it…'

"Here Kikari." Kenshin sat her back down on the bed. "Would it be better if I stayed in here until you fell asleep?" Kenshin asked watching her lean back onto the bed.

"Yes." Kikari said weakly "I hate to be alone." Kikari knew that feeling, and she hated it. It didn't make you stronger or more independent or even better in any way. She hated it. Kikari slowly, but surely fell asleep on the bed remembering the good times that seemed to flow into her mind easily.

Kenshin smiled at Kikari as he heard her breath slow and saw her lips form a small smile. Kenshin made a big sigh and thought about the things she talked about 'they was all five years ago, why would that matter to me now? She's different and I'm different…' Kenshin shook his head 'its too early to think about all this now, I need some sleep.' Kenshin started to get up off the bed where he was sitting. Kenshin walked just outside the door and leaned against the wall beside the open door. Kenshin shook his head smiling 'I wouldn't care if you did look like that back then, I'd still feel the same way about you.'

Buzzzzzz…Buzzzzzz….Buzzzzzzzz….

"What?" Kenshin jumped hearing the sound of a cell phone vibrating and leaned his ear towards the open door to hear better.

"Eh? Huh…stupid phone…" Kikari mumbled as her eyes barely opened "damn hangover…" Kikari stared putting down her hair so her phone could fall out.

BUZZZZZZZZZ

"SHUT UP!" Kikari yelled as her phone plopped on the pillow. Kikari looked around the room to see if Kenshin was anywhere around when she saw no one she quickly answered it.

"What do you have?" Kikari said clearly and professionally.

"Kikari where are you?" Covu's voice sounded concerned and worried yet somehow angry "you said you would call but when you didn't I-"

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING CALLING ON MY PHONE?" Kikari yelled into the phone hoping to break his ears.

"The boss gave me the number to call you in case you lost me on the job." Kikari could hear Covu's smirk.

"Listen, I would have called you but I got caught up." Kikari explained.

"In what? Where are you Kikari?" Covu growled

"Why should I tell you? It's not like your going to come over here are you?" Kikari smirked.

"I could…I put a homing chip on your dress at the dance in case you got lost." Covu's smirk widened.

"WHAT THE-" Kikari jumped up from the bed and turned to her back in the mirror and saw a little square chip near the side of her arm. "You…I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD DO THAT!" Kikari yelled her anger building. "HOW DID YOU?" Kikari growled.

Kenshin was listening still in confusion, but he thought it was best to eavesdrop so he could find out any secrets she had. He was going to figure out every one of them, He wanted Kikari for himself, and he was going to make sure it stayed that way.

"When I pulled you in for our kiss." Covu purred.

"You little sneak." Kikari smirked "you planned it all along."

"Maybe. I just called to also tell you that I've pinpointed where Rose was." Covu sounded more serious.

"How did you know I was tracking her?"

"Boss."

"Did he tell you everything about what I'm doing?"

"Most of it."

"Let me guess…you want to come with me to check on her?"

Kenshin moved uncomfortably against the wall, the more he listened in the more confused he got. Kikari looked around the room again because she thought that she heard something, she brushed it off and got back into the conversation.

"Precisely."

"Covu…" Kikari hissed, "She was your last girlfriend! What do you think she would think if she saw you, and then with me?"

Kenshin froze up as he heard his name again, Kenshin didn't think this guy was 'just a friend'. Kenshin wanted to rip the phone from her hand and yell into the receiver that she was his, but then…Kikari wouldn't like him yelling at her 'friend'.

"Nothing…Miss. Cane only kills at night, haven't you done your research?"

"Covu…" Kikari hissed again, she didn't think getting him involved was such a good idea.

"Listen as a cover up I can get her to come clean easily…I will pose as myself and you as my fiancée to make her mad."

"W-WHAT? I'M YOUR FIANCEE?" Kikari nearly had a heart attack. Kikari took another look around the room to see if Kenshin was anywhere in site. Kikari gave a quick relief sigh when she saw that Kenshin didn't slam open the door hearing her from down the hall in his room. 'I hope he's still asleep.' Kikari worried She shouldn't yell so she wouldn't chance waking him up.

'Fiancée? Kikari?' Kenshin's eyes almost popped out his head as he heard her yell she was somebody's fiancée. Kenshin growled, he wasn't going to stand for her being someone else's, but then why did she sound so surprised? Was she being forced into engagement? Kenshin wasn't about to ruin the conversation so he couldn't learn more.

"Yea, don't sound so surprised. I'll have to get you a ring…and then…maybe a-"

"A ring?" Kikari raised an eyebrow.

"Well if we are going to act engaged then you need a ring!"

"Wait…this is all happening tomorrow?"

"Yes, we are going by the auto shop to go and ask her to come to the wedding to make her angry enough to come over to my hotel and try and kill me, then that's where you come in!"

"Fine…"

"I'll come by Stars Hotel and-"

"NO! I mean…I'll come to your hotel…it would be faster that way…"

"Why?"

"Because I said so…and one more thing…"

Covu place the phone down and covered his ears.

"Never call me on the damn phone dammit! This phone is ONLY used by my boss." Kikari flipped the phone off and fell back onto the bed. Whenever she fought with him it always made her tried. He was to smart for his own good. Kikari felt her back for the chip, when she felt the square object she ripped it off and broke it in half. Kikari smirked and thought to herself 'Your very sneaky Covu…I go with it just to get Miss Rose Cane, but if you even think you get benefits think again.' Kikari gave another tired sigh and started to drift back to sleep with one thought in her mind 'I have to stay one step ahead of you.'

Kenshin looked into the room to see Kikari asleep on the bed again, almost looking like she had never awakened. Kenshin smirked to himself 'I'll find out what your up to soon enough.' Kenshin turned his head sharply back to face the hallway as he walked by to his room to sleep for the night.

The next morning

"Where are you going?" Kenshin asked smirking from a red velvet chair that faced the main door to the outside. Kenshin watched Kikari move from the stairs to the door as quietly as she could with his glowing lavender eyes. Kenshin knew she was going to try and leave without telling him so she could meet Covu, but Kenshin decided to cut her off track. He saw the pure surprise, shock, and fear in her eyes when she heard his voice.

"K-Kenshin, uh…um…hi! I-I was j-just going t-t-to…" Kikari stopped herself from saying something stupid and stared back at him with her ocean blue eyes.

"To?" Kenshin purred as he stood up and smoothly walked across the floor and stopped in front of her. Kenshin stared right into her ocean blue eye almost as if he was daring her to blink or less say anything at all. Kenshin saw her thoughts racing through her head trying to find an excuse through her eyes.

He had her cornered.

"…" Kikari tried to think up any excuse that would even sound right in the same sentence but came up with none. There was no way she'd tell him she was a secret agent, Kenshin would probably think she was still drunk and that it wouldn't be a secret anymore. Her mind went instantly blank when she saw his eyes staring into her own. Soon she came to a conclusion that for once in her life she couldn't say a single word, he had taken her voice and her thoughts, how he did that she didn't know. All she could do was stare into his deep glowing lavender eyes and try to keep herself from kissing him…

"Nowhere? Then why don't you stay? Or better yet…why don't you kiss me?" Kenshin purred. He smirked when he saw her close her eyes a little and lean to his face a little more.

Kikari couldn't think all she could do was lean into the kiss that she wanted to share with him so badly. His eyes told her that he loved her but she couldn't put it into words or know what they were saying. She just felt like she belonged and that what Kenshin wanted he could get from her right now, he wanted to kiss her so she obeyed his command without question or doubt.

Kenshin slid his arms around her waist, pulled her closer, leaned in and kissed her fully on the lips. He felt her kiss back passionately and slip her arms around his neck and twirling her fingers around in his hair and playing with it. Kenshin pulled her closer against him if it was even possible as Kenshin started to kiss passionately back. He fell deeper and deeper into the kiss making it turn into the two of them making out.

Kikari fell deeper and deeper into the kiss hoping that it would never end. She loved to kiss Kenshin, it felt so right and the way he held her was perfect. Soon enough she felt Kenshin move to her neck and started to kiss down to her shoulder. Kikari felt his hands start to wander when she snapped out of the trance like state that Kenshin had put her in. 'How does he do this to me?' Kikari thought enjoying the way that he kissed her neck gently. 'I enjoy it but sometimes things shouldn't be enjoyed this much…would if Covu comes here? And saw us? Then they would fight and I couldn't stop them! They would end up really hurt and it would all be my fault!' Kikari took her hands from his hand and her arms from her neck so she could push Kenshin away.

Kenshin felt Kikari's arms pull away and her caressing his hair stopped. He felt her push him away by using her hands to push on his chest. Kenshin obeyed and stopped kissing her neck. He stared at her in questioning why she pulled away.

Kikari saw his eyes fill up with sadness and with '…anger? Anger? Why would he be angry? Did it anger him that she pulled away? And why was he sad? She was going to see him again…GOD guy's are so hard to explain…' Kikari thought to herself. "Kenshin…I'll see you again! I promise!" Kikari tried to cheer him up and she was getting a little scared that Kenshin knew that she was leaving early.

"…"

"Kenshin…"

"…"

"Kenshin stop!" Kikari glanced at her watch and saw the time. "Damn it…got to go!" Kikari gave him a glance with a weak smile before she ran out the door. 'Why does he ALWAYS act like I'm never going to see him again?' Kikari walked passed the front gate of his house. 'I only did that…twice…how much have I tortured to poor guy…he could have been married had kids the whole show if he never saw me! But nooooo I had to show up in his life thinking I would be the one that got ruined, but I guess Kenshin did instead.' Kikari sighed to herself as she walked down the sidewalk not even caring about where she was going. 'I'm just selfish…thinking like I do…I act like the whole world revolves around me…' Kikari kicked a stay rock in her path 'It doesn't…I know…' Kikari looked up at the sky and thought 'Why is he being so nice to me? Does he like me? Maybe he's just being a good friend…' Kikari laughed at herself 'just like Kikari remembered where she was going 'COVU!' Kikari ran down the sidewalk until she finally reached the hotel after ten minutes of running through crowds of people. When she reached the front desk she thanked her training that she didn't look so out of breath it was suspicious. "Can you please tell me where Jack Stampen room is?" Kikari smiled warmly at the front desk lady.

"I can, but I would severely subjected that you wear something more appropriate during the day and when you step inside this hotel." The lady stuck her nose up and turned to the computer and started typing.

"Sorry ma'am." Kikari blushed as she looked in the mirror at her refection. Kikari wasn't really thinking when she got up this morning, it wasn't like her to wake up so early and have a clear mind. She was still wearing the nightgown that Kenshin somehow ended up having in her size in the drawer. She thought that since he had that he would at least have something else that would fit her. She didn't really remember seeing anything in the drawers and ended up throwing on a shirt three times as big as her and she couldn't find any pants that would come anywhere close to wearing. So all she had on was a huge shirt white T-shirt that reached to her knees and the sleeves that almost reached her elbows. She wore it because it would be pure embarrassment wearing the type of gown she had on in the middle of a city. The only really bad part about the shirt was that it was see through so you could see her sleepwear under the shirt easily. Kikari wondered to herself if Kenshin put her in a room were his really big friends slept. Kikari also wondered what happened to her clothes from the night before…She looked everywhere for them on the floor, under the bed, in the drawers, but o no luck. 'Maybe they were in the closet…nah…I wouldn't have put them there.' Kikari shook her head clearing her thoughts.

"Miss…He's in room 803 and PLEASE do something about your wardrobe we really don't like for…whores to come in our place mostly when they wear that type of clothes in public. The lady turned away back to her computer again.

Kikari was resisting the urge to hit her right there in her face, calling her a whore? Kikari was going to get her back for that…just not at the moment. Kikari smirked as she thought about all the things she could do to get back at the front desk lady. 'I'll first rent a room here for two nights, then I pay more to have her to get me item's….yea…then I make her clean my floors with a toothbrush! And then have her clean my toilet with her spit and the toothbrush! Then I'll…wait…I'll think about that later first I need to get away to Covu's room so these people will stop staring at me!' Kikari rushed over to the elevator and went to the 8th floor.

'803…804? 803!' Kikari knocked on the door to Covu's room and waited for him to open it.

Buzzzzzz…

"Eh?" Kikari raised an eyebrow

"I know its you Kikari come in." Covu's voice was heard from inside the room.

Kikari gave a big sigh as she opened the door to the room and peeked in "Covu?" Kikari opened the door a little more. "Cooooovuuuuuu?" Kikari called opening the door enough so she could quickly slip in and lean on the door. Kikari looked around the room, it was what she expected of a 'stars' hotel. One room was about the size of a whole house, the famous balcony view and the beautiful odd objects around the room. 'Figures, I expected no less.'

"So you finally got here?" Covu came in through a door with steam following right behind him. Kikari started to blush when she realized that Covu was only wearing a towel around his waist. Otherwise…completely naked.

"COVU PUT SOME CLOTHES ON!" Kikari turned back towards the door shutting her eyes as tight as they would go.

"Look who's talking." Covu smirked as he saw Kikari in her see through white T-shirt.

"Covu…" Kikari hissed with her eyes still shut tight against the door. "PUT THEM ON!" Kikari waited until she heard a sigh and then the shutting of a door until she turned around and peeked her eyes open enough to see if anyone was there. When she was sure she opened her eyes up fully and walked around the living room and looked around. "Did you bring anything?" Kikari raised an eyebrow when she saw a picture of them together under a cherry tree and Covu getting a quick kiss on her cheek with her blushing. "Ha, ha, ha." Kikari laughed.

"What did you find?" Covu walked in wearing a plain muscle black T-shirt and plain blue jeans.

"Our old picture…" Kikari smiled as she showed him the picture.

"Yea, I remember that…" Covu made a quick peck on her cheek making Kikari blush again. "Here put this engagement ring on your ring finger, we need to hurry, she gets off early today."

"Covu…" Kikari smiled and placed the picture down. "One question…" Kikari's blush became redder as she slipped the ring on.

"What?" Covu purred looking at her clothing.

"Uh…do you happen to have any clothes that might fit me?"

Covu smiled warmly "no, but I'll go out and buy some for you." Covu started to walk towards the door, "so don't leave ok?" Covu laughed, "Oh, and you look very cute in the lacy dress." Covu opened the door and walked out still laughing a little.

"Jerk." Kikari threw a pillow at the door when he closed it "He's right though I can't leave." Kikari hopped on the couch and laid down 'might as well catch up on my sleep.' Kikari quickly fell asleep on the leather couch.

Ten minutes later

Knock, Knock, Knock

"Huh…eh?" Kikari lifted her head up to look at the door. "Whatever…" 'Covu probably left his keys here and can't get in.' Kikari yawned then quickly ran to the door to open it.

"Hey Covu that was fast! Welcome…back?" Kikari went into shock and confusion when she saw not Covu but Kenshin standing at the door with an angry look on his face. "Ken…shin? What are you? How did you find me?" Kikari glared at him 'this isn't good…how did he find me?'

"It wasn't that hard, all I had to do was ask people if they saw a girl walking around in a see through white T-shirt and what do you know? I found you…" Kenshin smirked in a smart way.

'Oh yea…he has a secret that he's hiding from me.' Kikari smiled 'all I have to do is play along' "Ok, that's easy to understand but what are you doing here?" Kikari smiled naïve like.

"I brought your clothes that you left behind in the closet." Kenshin smiled back at her. Kenshin tried to look behind her "So this is Covu's place? Rich I guess?"

"Yea, and thanks! You want to come in?" Kikari opened the door a little more so he could come in. Kikari still smiled warmly and moved away so he could get in.

"Sure." Kenshin stepped in the room and started walking and looking around.

"Thanks again for bring my clothes I don't think Covu's going to bring me the right size anyway…where were they?" Kikari raised an eyebrow.

"In the closet, I put them there so you wouldn't trip on them when you woke up." Kenshin smiled at her and continued to look around until he found a picture on a nearby stand.

"THE CLOSET?" Kikari smacked her head "I can't believe the only place I didn't look, that's where they were!" 'That didn't sound right…' Kikari sighed and looked over to where Kenshin was paying all his attention. "What did you find?" Kikari questioned until she saw him hold up the picture of Kikari and Covu together. "Oh…that…you know it was like a…brotherly sisterly thing!" Kikari laughed nervously.

"Brother's and sister's don't kiss even on the cheek Kikari." Kenshin growled "You're not telling me something about this 'Covu' guy." Kenshin looked down at her ring finger on her left hand "are you engaged?" Kenshin's peaceful, loving eyes turned into hate and sorrowful eyes glaring right into her own.

"Kenshin listen, its hardly anything, we had something going but now-"

"Now its more serious? You're going to get married?" Kenshin's common sense and any other logic had left him.

"Kenshin its not like that-"

"To bad you couldn't come over here last night huh? Especially dressed like that."

"WHAT? Kenshin you…you bastard! LISTEN TO ME!"

Knock, Knock, Knock

"Dammit." Kikari cursed "please Kenshin, just do one thing for me and I'll do anything to make it up to you!" Kikari whispered.

"KIKARI I FORGOT MY KEYS INSIDE! ARE YOU SLEEPING? OPEN THE DOOR!" Covu yelled from outside.

"Please!" Kikari almost wanted to cry.

"Fine." Kenshin growled as he saw her smile and pushed him into the bathroom and closed the door. Kenshin was more than upset at the picture he found, She was hiding a relationship from him and he knew it, that was mostly the whole reason he came over to find out about this person 'Covu'. He wasn't a profession at his job for nothing. Kenshin just hoped that he didn't do 'anything' to Kikari. Kenshin also prayed that the engagement ring was fake.

"Stay here, don't do or say anything!" Kikari flashed one more smile at him "thank you!" Kikari ran over to the door and opened it and pretended to act still asleep. "Hey sorry…I fell asleep. Got my clothes?" Kikari sighed and smiled at him.

"Right here." Covu smirked and pulled her into a kiss wrapping his arms around her waist.

Kikari kissed back for a second and then quickly ended it.

"Thanks…" Kikari blushed and took the bag hanging in his hand. She quickly ran into the bathroom and locked the door. Kikari turned around to lean on the door and to find herself looking at Kenshin staring at her looking angrier than ever.

"He kissed you again didn't he?" Kenshin growled that really, REALLY ticked him off.

"Ssshhhhh!" Kikari glared at Kenshin and walked over to the bathtub and turned on the water to drown out the sounds. " Ok…yes he did, but I can't stop him!" Kikari hissed as she took her clothes out of the bag and got into the shower and closed the light blue curtain that was light enough to see the outline of Kikari's body. "You better not look at me." Kikari hissed again as she turned her back towards him and started to undress.

"Is it that you can't stop him or you don't want to?" Kenshin stared at the curtain smirking as he watched every move she made but then the thought of him rose up and it turned back into a frown.

"Why do you care?" Kikari's anger rose up and she finished dressing and got out wearing an even shorter dress than before. Kikari didn't seem to care or didn't know. The dress was a dark royal blue and had a 'V' neckline that showed a little cleavage.

"Because…" Kenshin turned away.

"Because?"

"Because I-"

Knock, Knock, Knock

"Kikari? Are you taking a bath too?" Covu's voice rang from outside the door sounding a little awkward.

"Uh, yea I am! I feel dirty from walking around so I thought I'd take one!"

"Want me to join you?"

Kenshin growled cracking his finger's, as pictures of another man in the bathtub with her flashed through his mind making his eyes almost seem red.

Kikari laughed nervously to sound normal "Of course not!"

"Come on! It'll be fun!"

"I'm wasting water, go away Covu I need time alone!" Kikari looked over at Kenshin just to almost want to leave to bathroom entirely from the way Kenshin was glaring at the door. She was surprised that it didn't bust into flames from the intenseness of it.

"Alone? Since when do you ask to be alone?"

'D-dammit, he caught me…sound normal…sound normal…' "DAMMIT COVU LEAVE ME ALONE!" 'Yup…that's normal…' Kikari cursed in her head.

"Why are you so angry? This is the way you thank me…I thought…"

Kikari froze up, 'Covu knows I'm hiding something, I can just tell his smirking from his voice…I bet he know Kenshin is here…he going to say something stupid isn't he?' Kikari thought to herself feeling guilty and worried and a hundred more emotions all together. Kikari looked over at Kenshin, she could tell that one more taunt like that was going to sent Covu through the roof, Kikari had never seen Kenshin more tense and in fury like he was now…

"I thought you loved me? Didn't you say so when we were making love just last week?"

"Making love?" Kenshin growled deep and lowly as he stood up and approached the door pushing Kikari out of the way.

'WHAT THE HELL IS HE TALKING ABOUT?' Kikari screamed in her thoughts, she was so terrified of what Kenshin was going to do and what Covu said for her even to make a sound. Her voice had left her.

"Then you accepted the wedding ring?" Covu backed away from the door smirking. He had done it, he knew that Kikari was hiding a guy in there he wasn't that stupid.

Kenshin threw open the door while glaring at Covu with eyes full of hate. Kenshin didn't have a single thought in his head nor did he care about thinking at all, all he cared about was tearing this man into shreds with his bare hands with his eyes never blinking or leaving Covu's.

"Ah so I was right? Kikari was hiding a past lover in there. Ha, you don't stand a chance against me!" Covu stood ready for a fight smirking and fully confident in his ability's.

Kikari was still at a loss of words, she couldn't find her voice. She stared at her two friends in shock and in guilt. 'This is my entire fault! If I just hadn't been so selfish or even met either of them I wouldn't be in this situation!' Kikari's started feeling cold tears stream down her face 'I don't want to see this…' Kikari shook her head wildly and ran between them "stop, just stop! If either of you even touch each other…I'll never see you two ever again got it?" Kikari looked down in anger and sadness

"…" Covu turned away pretending he didn't care.

"…" Kenshin turned the other way so he wouldn't have to see either of them "I'm sorry for ruining your life Kikari…" Kenshin started to walk out the door silently feeling ripped apart from the inside.

"See? I told you that old lovers never last." Covu smirked and turned towards Kikari who was still looking down at the ground.

"You know what?" Kikari looked up anger rose up in her face.

Kenshin stopped for a brief moment beside the door to hear Kikari.

"I don't care what you think Covu so shut your pie hole. Kenshin believe it or not Covu is lying and we have nothing going-" Kikari was cut off when Covu came from behind and slid his arm around Kikari's waist and then twirled her into him chest and kissed her fully on the lips.

Kenshin turned to see the scene that would make him go in blind fury. Kenshin growled and spat venom "Get the hell off of her."

Covu pulled her closer and kissed her more passionately. Kikari was in disgust with the kiss and knew that Covu was doing it to make Kenshin so mad so furious that it would make him attack Covu and have a excuse to kill him or maybe…Covu had something else up his sleeve…like he always did, but that didn't give Covu any right to kiss her. Kikari was trying all she could to make him release her she didn't want Kenshin to get hurt or for Covu to get hurt either. She was in such a mess. 'Dammit Covu, stop kissing me!' No matter how hard Kikari struggled Covu was stronger than her she couldn't get away.

Kenshin saw that Kikari was trying to escape and couldn't hold himself back any longer. Kenshin growled and with raging blood flowing through his veins he ripped Kikari from Covu's arms with one hard yank. Kenshin pushed her back into the bathroom the door shutting on its own as he glared at Covu.

"You little…" Covu growled, he was no doubt surprised that he was that strong that he could rip her out of his arm with one try. "She not yours…" Covu hissed glaring at Kenshin with a glare that would give anyone a reason to run away.

Kikari growled when Kenshin pushed her into the bathroom and the door just 'happened' to close. Yea, Kikari knew Kenshin had planned that. Kikari ran to the door and tried to open it, but to her shock and anger it was locked. Kikari thought about knocking against the door as hard as she could, but instead thought of a better way to waste her time and placed her ear on the door to listen in on the conversation.

"Well I didn't hear her say that she loved you more than just a friend." Kenshin gave him the same glare not even blinking.

Kikari let out an annoyed sigh 'they're talking to quietly! I can't make out anything they're saying!' Kikari thought to herself and started thinking about ways to get out more than knocking at the door, all that was going to do was…nothing.

"How would you know?" Covu smirked "Would if Kikari was lying to you this entire time and you believed her? But you wouldn't know would you?" Covu still kept his glare at Kenshin but could tell by the look in Kenshin's eyes that he was thinking to himself. "Five years is a long time…" Covu continued "maybe even a long enough time to forget you."

"Shut up." Kenshin hissed.

"Forget about it! Kikari has moved on face it. She's just playing with you for fun. She doesn't really want a relationship with you, I've known her for five years, I know everything about her and how have you known her?" Covu's smirk widened as he watched Kenshin's face flash with thoughts and memories.

"How do I know your not lying? Would if Kikari was telling the truth and your just trying to confuse me?" Kenshin spat never giving up his icy glare.

"Face the facts! Kikari hasn't seen you in years, what do you know about her? Did she tell you anything about us? The truth is…Kenshin she and I have been boyfriend and girlfriend before, probably just as you have, we broke up and it caused me a great deal of pain probably as you have. I have been unable to think about her since the brake up." Covu saw that Kenshin was on the same page he was. "And as you see we got back together and I went to asking her to marry me and she accepted. I was so happy, but when she got a letter in the mail about going to a reunion, I got a little worried. Then you showed up, and she's engaged! I didn't think any man even without morals would take another man's wife to be from him when he worked so hard to get it!" Covu looked down and looked upset "I…I think she going to have second thoughts. She's even lying to you! I'm warning you Kenshin, she just doing it for a one-night stand I assure you. If I were you I'd leave and find another women, one that wouldn't lie and use you." Covu looked up "please, end your pain and mine and-"

"HAH YA!" Kikari kicked the door open "Why didn't I think of that?" Kikari said to herself as she looked up to see both of them unharmed…on the out side… "Covu? Kenshin?" Kikari saw both of them looking at her. Covu looked like he was up to something, and Kenshin looked like he received a tremendous shock full of pain and realization. 'I hope Covu didn't say anything…' Kikari prayed as she walked towards them cautiously. Kikari looked over at Kenshin who she could have sworn looked at her fake ring for a whole minute and then looked up at her with hurt and regretting eyes. "Kenshin?" Kikari asked nervously.

Kenshin growled to himself "Kikari enough lies, I thought you had morals, but I guess I was dead wrong." Kenshin started walking towards the door.

"Kenshin? Lies? What are you talking about?" Kikari asked feeling like she missed something.

"I discovered that you're not for me, stop playing with me! You haven't told me anything about you! It's been five years and you haven't told me anything!" Kenshin growled.

"Well you haven't exactly been a open book either!" Kikari hissed

"Shut up Kikari." Kenshin spat

Kikari backed away a little she NEVER heard Kenshin talk to her like that before. "Why are you acting like this Kenshin?" Kikari really didn't understand.

"Because we are through Kikari, we're through." Kenshin said firmly as he stomped out the door.

Kikari was in state of shock 'w-what? What happened?' Kikari backed against the wall and slid down eyes full of shock and horror. 'I was only in the bathroom for only five minutes and then he…he just exploded on me!' Kikari started to tear up.

Covu bent down next to Kikari and hugged her trying to comfort her.

"Why did he do that Covu?" Kikari hugged him back crying into his chest "why? What happened?" Kikari still couldn't believe her ears.

"Well I was about to go and free you from the bathroom when he looked like a thought hit him and he started saying things like 'I can't believe I liked her' and 'She is not my type and why would you even going out with her?'. No need to say I was severely upset with him and so I told him to shut up and that he didn't even measure up to you, you were a million times better than he was. He was about to say something else when you came out of the bathroom and then he took it out on you." Covu sounded upset.

"I can't believe Kenshin would say those things!" Kikari cried harder into Covu's chest.

"Well you think you know a person and then, you know." Covu growled "but if I ever see him again I'll, I'll kill him for the pain he's caused you!"

Kikari laughed a bit "thanks Covu, I can always trust you." Kikari looked up at Covu and was quickly captured in a kiss.

'Maybe…maybe I'm wrong…' Kenshin thought as he turned around and peeked in Covu's room door and saw them in a deep kiss 'but then I can be so right that I should leave tomorrow…' Kenshin walked away as a single tear fell down his cheek.

"Covu…" Kikari hissed as she broke the kiss.

"Kikari will you be my girlfriend?" Covu purred.

Kikari laughed a little and kissed him.

Covu broke the kiss and purred, "I hope that's a yes?"

"Yes." Kikari turned to look at the door feeling like someone was watching them, but when she didn't she anybody she shrugged it off.

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