Sweet Mistake
Fallen
By Seabreeze
A/N: Yeah, I'm not gonna do a lemon. I'm just not a lemony-type person. Um, at all.
Disclaimer: * whine * I hate these things. I own nothing, you IDGET! I'll be putting clips of lyrics from Vanessa Carlton's "Pretty Baby" throughout the entire story, so I don't own that song either.
*~*~*
Kaoru awoke to clean, white sheets and an arm draped over her stomach. She blinked and realized that had happened- she had slept with the bachelor, Kenshin. Turning quietly, she watched him sleep with a frown on his face- the hangover, no doubt. She smiled. He was terribly adorable.
Not to mention that she was now completely in love with him.
And it hadn't taken long. She loved the way he moved, the way he was so strong and gentle at the same time, the way his red hair brushed his vision, the scar across his cheek, the wide purple eyes that told so much without saying anything. She loved how he was so polite even through his drunkenness, and how he kept insisting that he couldn't do anything because of "Tomoe". She sighed, suddenly depressed.
She didn't have an iceburg's chance in hell. First of all, Kenshin was so obviously in love with "Tomoe", and was getting married to her. Tomorrow. Secondly, she was a stripper. Now that she thought about it, a prostitute.
Kami, what was she thinking? Sleeping with a bachelor for double pay. How stupid. And now she was nothing but a whore- did Kenshin think she was a whore? And how could he not? She felt angry tears well in her eyes, and she let them fall silently. How could she be such an idiot? She tried to pull away from his arm, but his soft voice stopped her.
"You're crying." It wasn't a question. How did he know? "Would you like to talk about it?" That voice. It was so gentle. . . she burst into a sob at his sudden kindness. She was only a complete stranger, and a prostitute to boot. "Turn around, Miss. I won't judge, that I won't." Slowly, Kaoru did as he said. Upon seeing her face, Kenshin's purple eyes widened in surprise.
"I knew you were beautiful, but you're so young," his voice wasn't judging, as he had said. She felt as if she were ice cream melting in his hands. He continued, his voice now filled with concern. "A girl like you shouldn't be doing things like this." Kaoru turned her head quickly. How did he make her feel so guilty? It was her job, after all. He smiled softly at her reaction. "Don't feel bad." He said. "I just think you could do so much better."
He paused for a moment.
"How old are you, anyway, Miss?" His eyes were so kind. Kaoru thought quickly.
"Why are you being so kind to me?" she asked quietly. Kenshin cocked his head to the side, and Kaoru fell all over again. "I made you betray your fiancé the night before your wedding!" she felt herself drowning in shame. The man smiled.
"It wasn't all your fault, that it was not. I blame Sanosuke." He sat up in the bed, stretching and yawning. Wide blue eyes watched him as he wrapped one of the blankets around his waist and stood. He paused again and turned towards her.
"What is your name, Miss? Your real one?" he actually wanted to know. Kaoru felt her heart skip a beat. No stripper ever told a man her real name. No stripper ever fell in love, either.
"Kaoru."
"Ah, Miss Kaoru." He seemed to think about it, and Kaoru loved her name when he said it. "Were you a virgin?" the question froze her and she blushed before looking away. "You were, weren't you?" Kenshin sounded disappointed. He sighed. "I suppose I am more to blame than Sano, that I am." Rubbing his face, he turned to her again. "Look, Miss Kaoru, I'm sorry I did this to you." He truly looked it, but Kaoru felt that she had more of a reason to be sorry.
"YOU'RE sorry? But I'm the one who- I wasn't drunk, and I knew you were engaged, but I did it because I needed the money. . ." she felt like hiding under the bed until he left, but he was frowning now.
"As I said before, a girl like you should not have to sink this low for any reason, that she should not. If it's all right with you, Miss Kaoru, I'd like to take you on as a student." Kaoru's eyes popped out of her head.
"A. . . a student?" she stuttered. "Me? But how would I pay-?"
"More of an apprentice to my style of fighting." He smiled kindly down at her. "I think you would do well as my apprentice." Kaoru's mouth dropped openly as she stared at him.
"What about your fiancé? If you want me to, I'll explain everything to her-" but Kenshin held up his hand.
"You don't have to do that, Miss. I'll call off the wedding and explain everything to her- it'll turn out, you'll see."
*~*~*
you light me up and then I fall for you
you lay me down and then I call for you
stumbling on reasons that are far and few
I'd let it all come down and then some for you
*~*~*
A/N: As an explanation, I know I used a lot of common "falling in love" clichés here, but I meant to. For effect. Did it work?
And using an "RK" word, this is probably my most ostentatious story yet. It was actually a bit uncomfortable to write. . . I don't think I'll be doing it again soon. Ah well, the setup is good. Next chapter: What about Tomoe?
My reviewers are honest-to-God wonderful.
Iron Mouse- I can't wait to hear from you in the future :D Thanks for reviewing
Inu-chan11- Maybe you got 11 for being the 11th Inu-chan? Ah well. Don't worry about the length, the next chapter is pretty lengthy. Thanks for the review and the feedback! Keep reading ;)
Relena Maxwell- I'm glad you like my idea- believe it or not, I got it from that ABC Family show, "Dance Fever". That won't make sense, but it did, lol. I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well, thanks for reviewing. Read on! :D
Clemen- I'm glad you like this story, and thanks for reading. Sure I'll e- mail you when I update, but next time you review, there's an option called "add author to author alert list", and it means whenever I update, you automatically get an e-mail. Easy AND automatic! Thanks for the review.
RK-128- lol, it feels so weird calling you "RK-128". I'm at least tempted to say "rain the scarf kidnapper". Thanks so much for being the bouncer for this story and being so enthusiastic about it, because I was kinda iffy at first. . . but it's definitely fun to write. As of now, I have NO CLUE how Tomoe will leave this pretty picture, but I'm working on possibilities. Man. . . school on Tuesday. Crazy. At least we've got a few classes together, including first hour. Which means we can discuss on the way there ;) Anyway, thanks so much for reviewing. I'm so excited for Liquid Dreams! And. . . now that I think of it. . . all your stories. Damn, woman.
Pensquared- lol, I don't think Sano was really aware how far and deep his plan would go. . . little did he know. Muahaha! Thanks for your kind review, I absolutely love feedback. I can't wait to hear from you in the future! Merci, arigato, and thanks. Heheh.
Rekka's Angel- I wouldn't go as far as to say "wonderful", but the rest should be fun. Thank you!
LiLV13TaNhDaO- thank you for reading! I hope you enjoy the rest.
SilverLightning177- I think seeing Kenshin drunk was half the reason for writing this story, lol. But then again, he's so kawaii no matter what! No, just kidding. I'm glad I offer the K/K fans something unique. . . thanks for reading and reviewing!
Fallen
By Seabreeze
A/N: Yeah, I'm not gonna do a lemon. I'm just not a lemony-type person. Um, at all.
Disclaimer: * whine * I hate these things. I own nothing, you IDGET! I'll be putting clips of lyrics from Vanessa Carlton's "Pretty Baby" throughout the entire story, so I don't own that song either.
*~*~*
Kaoru awoke to clean, white sheets and an arm draped over her stomach. She blinked and realized that had happened- she had slept with the bachelor, Kenshin. Turning quietly, she watched him sleep with a frown on his face- the hangover, no doubt. She smiled. He was terribly adorable.
Not to mention that she was now completely in love with him.
And it hadn't taken long. She loved the way he moved, the way he was so strong and gentle at the same time, the way his red hair brushed his vision, the scar across his cheek, the wide purple eyes that told so much without saying anything. She loved how he was so polite even through his drunkenness, and how he kept insisting that he couldn't do anything because of "Tomoe". She sighed, suddenly depressed.
She didn't have an iceburg's chance in hell. First of all, Kenshin was so obviously in love with "Tomoe", and was getting married to her. Tomorrow. Secondly, she was a stripper. Now that she thought about it, a prostitute.
Kami, what was she thinking? Sleeping with a bachelor for double pay. How stupid. And now she was nothing but a whore- did Kenshin think she was a whore? And how could he not? She felt angry tears well in her eyes, and she let them fall silently. How could she be such an idiot? She tried to pull away from his arm, but his soft voice stopped her.
"You're crying." It wasn't a question. How did he know? "Would you like to talk about it?" That voice. It was so gentle. . . she burst into a sob at his sudden kindness. She was only a complete stranger, and a prostitute to boot. "Turn around, Miss. I won't judge, that I won't." Slowly, Kaoru did as he said. Upon seeing her face, Kenshin's purple eyes widened in surprise.
"I knew you were beautiful, but you're so young," his voice wasn't judging, as he had said. She felt as if she were ice cream melting in his hands. He continued, his voice now filled with concern. "A girl like you shouldn't be doing things like this." Kaoru turned her head quickly. How did he make her feel so guilty? It was her job, after all. He smiled softly at her reaction. "Don't feel bad." He said. "I just think you could do so much better."
He paused for a moment.
"How old are you, anyway, Miss?" His eyes were so kind. Kaoru thought quickly.
"Why are you being so kind to me?" she asked quietly. Kenshin cocked his head to the side, and Kaoru fell all over again. "I made you betray your fiancé the night before your wedding!" she felt herself drowning in shame. The man smiled.
"It wasn't all your fault, that it was not. I blame Sanosuke." He sat up in the bed, stretching and yawning. Wide blue eyes watched him as he wrapped one of the blankets around his waist and stood. He paused again and turned towards her.
"What is your name, Miss? Your real one?" he actually wanted to know. Kaoru felt her heart skip a beat. No stripper ever told a man her real name. No stripper ever fell in love, either.
"Kaoru."
"Ah, Miss Kaoru." He seemed to think about it, and Kaoru loved her name when he said it. "Were you a virgin?" the question froze her and she blushed before looking away. "You were, weren't you?" Kenshin sounded disappointed. He sighed. "I suppose I am more to blame than Sano, that I am." Rubbing his face, he turned to her again. "Look, Miss Kaoru, I'm sorry I did this to you." He truly looked it, but Kaoru felt that she had more of a reason to be sorry.
"YOU'RE sorry? But I'm the one who- I wasn't drunk, and I knew you were engaged, but I did it because I needed the money. . ." she felt like hiding under the bed until he left, but he was frowning now.
"As I said before, a girl like you should not have to sink this low for any reason, that she should not. If it's all right with you, Miss Kaoru, I'd like to take you on as a student." Kaoru's eyes popped out of her head.
"A. . . a student?" she stuttered. "Me? But how would I pay-?"
"More of an apprentice to my style of fighting." He smiled kindly down at her. "I think you would do well as my apprentice." Kaoru's mouth dropped openly as she stared at him.
"What about your fiancé? If you want me to, I'll explain everything to her-" but Kenshin held up his hand.
"You don't have to do that, Miss. I'll call off the wedding and explain everything to her- it'll turn out, you'll see."
*~*~*
you light me up and then I fall for you
you lay me down and then I call for you
stumbling on reasons that are far and few
I'd let it all come down and then some for you
*~*~*
A/N: As an explanation, I know I used a lot of common "falling in love" clichés here, but I meant to. For effect. Did it work?
And using an "RK" word, this is probably my most ostentatious story yet. It was actually a bit uncomfortable to write. . . I don't think I'll be doing it again soon. Ah well, the setup is good. Next chapter: What about Tomoe?
My reviewers are honest-to-God wonderful.
Iron Mouse- I can't wait to hear from you in the future :D Thanks for reviewing
Inu-chan11- Maybe you got 11 for being the 11th Inu-chan? Ah well. Don't worry about the length, the next chapter is pretty lengthy. Thanks for the review and the feedback! Keep reading ;)
Relena Maxwell- I'm glad you like my idea- believe it or not, I got it from that ABC Family show, "Dance Fever". That won't make sense, but it did, lol. I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well, thanks for reviewing. Read on! :D
Clemen- I'm glad you like this story, and thanks for reading. Sure I'll e- mail you when I update, but next time you review, there's an option called "add author to author alert list", and it means whenever I update, you automatically get an e-mail. Easy AND automatic! Thanks for the review.
RK-128- lol, it feels so weird calling you "RK-128". I'm at least tempted to say "rain the scarf kidnapper". Thanks so much for being the bouncer for this story and being so enthusiastic about it, because I was kinda iffy at first. . . but it's definitely fun to write. As of now, I have NO CLUE how Tomoe will leave this pretty picture, but I'm working on possibilities. Man. . . school on Tuesday. Crazy. At least we've got a few classes together, including first hour. Which means we can discuss on the way there ;) Anyway, thanks so much for reviewing. I'm so excited for Liquid Dreams! And. . . now that I think of it. . . all your stories. Damn, woman.
Pensquared- lol, I don't think Sano was really aware how far and deep his plan would go. . . little did he know. Muahaha! Thanks for your kind review, I absolutely love feedback. I can't wait to hear from you in the future! Merci, arigato, and thanks. Heheh.
Rekka's Angel- I wouldn't go as far as to say "wonderful", but the rest should be fun. Thank you!
LiLV13TaNhDaO- thank you for reading! I hope you enjoy the rest.
SilverLightning177- I think seeing Kenshin drunk was half the reason for writing this story, lol. But then again, he's so kawaii no matter what! No, just kidding. I'm glad I offer the K/K fans something unique. . . thanks for reading and reviewing!