Forbidden Love Chapter 8…I think…
"Kaoru. Stop pretending. Take off that disguise NOW." He ordered.
"I don't know this Kaoru you speak of." She said coldly.
Kenshin stood up. "Kaoru. I'm serious. STOP and go back to your room. I know its you." He hissed.
"I told you. I don't know who you're talking about." She responded.
"Don't fool around with me right now Kaoru. This is your last warning. If you don't take off that disguise, I will report you as an assassin and you will be killed for SURE." He said icily, eyes flickering amber.
Kaoru gasped. At that, she hesitated to respond.
"Now…take it off." Kenshin said, knowing he had won the argument. The threat had hit the spot.
Kaoru took off the wig. "Fine. You win." She looked away and heard him standing up.
"Kaoru…" he started, starting to regret how he'd reacted.
"Don't talk to me right now Kenshin. I'm not in the mood." Then, she realized that he'd called her by her name. She turned around to be crushed in an embrace.
"Kaoru…I'm sorry for the way I acted. I just was angry because…if I didn't notice, you'd be out on the battlefield. You could…die and I couldn't bear that." He hugged her even tighter. "Please…you can help me live during the war by not interfering and staying safe until I return. Please don't do this antic again. I really want you to be safe…Kaoru."
"Kenshin…" she whispered. She pushed away and looked at his eyes. They looked really hurt and his expression was…incredibly, horrifyingly sad. "I'm…sorry. I just…didn't want you to…die on the battlefield.
Kenshin couldn't take it anymore. He brought her into a kiss. She tasted his tongue and he, hers. When Kenshin finally broke the kiss, Kaoru frowned and their lips were bruised. They were both breathing hard from lack of breath and gazed at each other lustfully. Kenshin stopped himself from going any further.
"Kenshin? What's wrong?" she asked sadly.
"This…is forbidden. I am not supposed to touch you…at all. I'm sorry…princess, for taking away your first kiss. I'm…sorry!" he said as he rushed out of his tent. When Kaoru went to follow, he'd already disappeared. All the soldiers had gone back to the barracks to eat dinner and rest. Kaoru searched for Kenshin everywhere but couldn't find him. She went back to her room sadly when Misao had found her.
"Kaoru! Where's your wig!" she exclaimed.
"It's off. Kenshin already found out. She passed her without another word and when she finally reached her room, she fell onto the bed, crying. Little did she know that Kenshin was watching her intently from outside her window. He sighed and whispered, "I'm so sorry….Kaoru…" With that, he left.
A week passed quickly and Kaoru didn't see Kenshin at all. He had been avoiding her with all his strength.