Chapter 8: Mistress Yoko

Sano was excited! Having the exhilarating thrill of possibly being caught (being caught just beforehand by Megumi didn't count) in the middle of ravishing Kenshin in his office in the middle of a college day, was not only a turn on, but now he was definitely going to get to ravish him some more when they got home. He didn't have to get to work till 9.30, so he had plenty of time to play.

They were almost home now, but as Kenshin pulled up in his usual parking spot in the small car park under the apartment building, Sano's heart seemed to stop. The car they'd parked next to seemed eerily familiar, and as if an evil spirit had walked over his grave, Sano shivered, staring at that car, the dark navy blue seeming black in the shadows, the license plate number which ended in "BAD" bringing the awful truth to light.

"Oh my god…" Sano whispered, as Kenshin turned to look at him.

"Are you alright?" Kenshin asked worryingly, Sano seemingly to go white.

"She can't be here…." Sano whispered again, not taking his eyes off the devil car next to them, Kenshin following his gaze and completely confused on what the problem was.

"Who?" he asked, as Sano suddenly flew open the car door and, on running round the other side and grabbing Kenshin's hand who has half way out the door, dragged the now stumbling red head up the steps and into the main entrance, running into the elevator and stopping so fast Kenshin ran straight into the back of him.

"No, no no no no," Sano stammered, pressing the button for floor 5 over and over again as if it would make it get there faster.

"S-Sano, what's going on?" Kenshin tried asking again, as Sano held his hand tightly.

"Let's just get into your apartment, I'll explain as soon as were safe." He said, voice seeming to shake.

"Safe?" Kenshin queried, but as the elevator doors opened, Sano was frozen to the spot at who he saw standing by Kenshin's apartment door.

"Oh no…" Sano stared in terror as the woman turned to look at him, her dyed blond hair tied back in high ponytail, frowning when she saw who it was, "Mum….." Sano whispered.

"Oh, your mother?" Kenshin smiled, wondering what all the fuss was about, her knee high black boots making her footsteps loud on the floor as she walked towards them.

Sano took a step backwards, "No, you don't understand…" he tried to explain, but no intelligent thoughts were entering his mind as his mother walked sternly towards them, "She…"

"WHAT LITTLE TRAMP HAVE YOU SHACKED UP WITH NOW?"

"ORO!"

Somehow, from that, ahem, out burst, the three of them had managed to work their way into Kenshin's apartment and out of the hall, where Sano's mother was now storming up and down Kenshin lounge screaming at Sano, Sano unable to get a single word in, and Kenshin watching like a tennis match between the two.

"Not only do you leave me-"

"Mum you-"

"But when I try and find you you always avoid me-"

"Mum please-"

"You never call-"

"Mum you don't-"

"When I do finally find you I have to get the information from a police man—"

Police man? Kenshin thought, before releasing about the fire, Oh, Soujirou.

"Mum!-"

"And not only that I see you've now moved in with this half pint who by the looks of is barely out of high school! Sanosuke I'm so ashamed of you!"

Kenshin blinked, Half pint?

"Mum listen to me-"

"I suppose you've got her pregnant haven't you? HAVEN'T YOU! Well at least you're not gay anymore, it's step in the right direction but she can't be more than 15! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU! Sometimes I wonder why I even bother!"

At this point Sano turned slowly to look at Kenshin, who now stood there with wide eyes staring at Sano's mother. She thinks he's a…

And Sano burst out laughing.

His mother glared at him, "I don't see what's so funny," then she turned to Kenshin, walking up in front of him and looking him over, Kenshin standing perfectly still, his violet eyes still wide at being called a girl, "Well, as I said at least you're a girl, you may be young, but if young is how that idiot wants them, it's better than a man. I'll thank you for that." She said, and suddenly grabbed Kenshin in a tight hug.

"Oro…." Kenshin said distantly, before Sano's mother seemed to stop. Opening her eyes and frowning, she let go of him and stood back, eye brows raised curiously.

"Wait a minute…." She said, as she stared at his chest, "There weren't any…"

"ORO!"

"MUM!"

Sano grabbed his mother and pulled her off Kenshin as she lifted up his shirt.

"You're a MAN?" she exclaimed, in total shock, "But…but you look so….."

"If you let me get a word in edgeways I'll tell you what's going on!" Sano yelled at her, shoving her down on the sofa, "This is Kenshin, he's my History teacher in college. This is his apartment and he's letting me stay here as my apartment burnt down a few nights ago. Yes he is a he…" he said as she opened her mouth and raised her finger to point at him, "Yes he is my boyfriend and-before-you-say-anything-" he quickly interjected as she opened her mouth again, "Yes I am still gay, and the fact that you don't like that well I couldn't care less. Oh, and the reason I don't call you is because I never know which one of your playboys is gonna pick up the phone!"

Breathing quickly to catch his breath back, the apartment was suddenly left in an awkward silence.

Kenshin looked from one to the other, holding the front of his shirt protectively, "Umm…I'll go and make some tea!" he said overly cheerfully, backing out quickly into the kitchen.

Sano's mother sat at the edge of Kenshin's sofa cradling her cup of tea, staring at Kenshin sitting in his armchair, Sano leaning next to it.

Kenshin looked at her, now calm and quiet, and had to admit she didn't exactly seem like the mother type. Short black skirt to go with those knee high boots, a furry jacket and a lot of make up, and she looked pretty young too. Still, that awkward atmosphere was still lingering around so he thought he'd better start the conversation.

"I guess I should introduce myself properly, that I should," Kenshin smiled, "I'm Kenshin Himura, I teach Ancient Japanese History at Sano's college, it's very nice to meet you." He held out his hand for her to shake, but she just stared at it with a raised eyebrow, before taking it gently.

"I'm Yoko," she said distractingly, as she stared at Kenshin's smaller hand, "Are you sure you're a man?" she said quietly.

"God you're so embarrassing…" Sano whispered, closing his eyes and looking away.

"Yes I'm afraid I am," Kenshin smiled awkwardly, "I am sorry if you do not approve."

"But, you're a teacher right?" Kenshin nodded, "Well…how old are you then?"

"26."

"26!" she exclaimed, nearly dropping her cup, "My goodness…." She said staring at him, "You'll have to tell me what you do to keep looking so young! And actually…" she said, leaning back a bit, her eye lids lowering and small smile on her lips, "Now I know you're a man…." She crossed one leg over the other, making very sure her already short skirt was pulled up a little higher "…you are very cute."

"Mum stop trying to hit on my boyfriend, it's your fault you scared the last one off." Sano said sternly, arms crossed and a very pissed off look on his face.

Yoko glared at him, "Shiro leaving you was not my fault. I had no idea it was him in that bed, I thought he was Taro."

"Taro? Yeah right!" Sano exclaimed, standing up straight from leaning on the chair, "He and all the others were just your playthings, Taro was only around for a month until you got bored, you knew very well that was Shiro! You do this every time! Is it any wonder I try to avoid you?"

"It's your own fault for being gay!" she said back sternly, "If you were like any normal man you'd be out finding a girlfriend. That's what's supposed to happen, male and female, not male and male!"

Sano sighed, "You're such a tart. Considering your line of work you'd think you'd be the last person to say that."

Kenshin was completely lost. This was certainly a strange mother and son conversation.

Yoko, now deciding to ignore her son, turned back to Kenshin, "He's not giving you trouble is he?"

"No not at all," Kenshin quickly smiled, "It's very nice to have him around."

Yoko smiled at him, watching him for a moment, "Well, you're certainly more polite than the trash he used to bring home-"

"Oh jeez…"

"All those skimpy outfits and piercings, I'll never understand where he gets that from."

Sano raised an eyebrow at her, "Try waking up every morning to find a different guy making you breakfast wearing nothing but tight shorts." Sano stated bluntly, "Can you blame me for turning out gay when there were guys walking around half naked all the time? Dad was lucky to get out when he did."

"Well he did catch me sleeping with two of my clients so I suppose I can't argue." She said distantly.

Kenshin's eyes went wide.

"I think I like you." She grinned at him, "If my son is insistent on being gay, I guess it's alright if he's with someone as cute and polite as you."

Sano leant back on the chair, "Oh finally, it only took you half my life to come to terms with it."

"Alright, well as I know you're in good hands, I'll be off then." She said surprisingly nicely.

"Let me show you out," Kenshin smiled, as he looked down to see her lifting her hand for him to take. Swallowing nervously, Kenshin took it and she got up off the sofa, keeping disturbingly close to Kenshin as he showed her to the door. As he watched them head into the kitchen, Sano collapsed face down on the sofa.

As Kenshin opened the door and she walked through, Yoko turned and smiled at him, "You really are cute you know." She said, rummaging around in her hand bag and bringing out a card, "If you do ever get bored with him, give me a call." She winked, giving the stunned Kenshin her card and walking off down the corridor.

Slowly closing the door, Kenshin walked half bewildered back into the lounge, seeing Sano faced down on the sofa.

"She's….ummm…nice?" Kenshin tried, looking down at the card she gave him with the words, 'Mistress Yoko…You got a fantasy? Consider it fulfilled.'

Sano lifted his head up from the sofa so he could breath, "Don't ever say that." He said, before flopping back down again.

Kenshin raised a very worried eyebrow, "What exactly is her line of work?"

Sitting up from trying to suffocate himself, Sano leant back on the sofa closing his eyes as Kenshin sat next to him, "She's the manager of a highly exclusive…err…" Sano wondered how he could put this, "Well…" he thought, "Well to put it simply, she's an S&M Queen."

Now Kenshin's eyes went really wide!

"She had me when she was only 19, she and my dad were never married, but they didn't stay together very long anyway, as she said he caught her with two of her clients. Then after that everyday there was some new guy wandering around the house. I got used to it but after a while I realised…I shouldn't be getting used to this, it was disturbing, so I moved out."

Kenshin smiled sympathetically at him, placing his hand on Sano's shoulder, "You ok?" he asked, as Sano opened one eye and peered across at him.

"Exhausted now." He said, as he leant into him, slipping down until the back of his head rested on Kenshin's lap, closing his eyes again. Kenshin sat there stroking his hair for a moment, before he smiled, "Skimpy outfits and piercings?"

Sano flinched.

"Don't ask."

Sano peered round the internal door behind the bar and looked out into Heaven, scanning the area for any certain annoying cross dressers. Seeing none except the usual dancers out on the floor and a few make up-clad guys Tae was serving, it would seem Kamatari wasn't in tonight. Sighing in relief and walking out into the bar, he glanced across at Tae who mouthed over at him through the loud music, 'No fighting.' Throwing her a lazy salute, Sano grabbed some dirty glasses off the bar and got back to work.

Unfortunately his plan for seducing Kenshin again when they got home had of course been completely thrown out the window. Running into your insane, lustful mother did kind of put off the temptation of wanting anything to do with sex for the evening.

"Evil witch…." He muttered to himself.

"YEEEEY! YOU'RE BAAAACK!"

All of a sudden Sano found himself yanked over the bar in tight hug of that certain cross dresser he had been trying to avoid.

"Hey get off me would ya?" Sano demanded, trying to pry out of the surprisingly tight grip his admirer and not drop the glasses he was holding at the same time.

Kamatari let go and crossed his arms, standing there scowling at him, "Is that anyway to treat someone who's been worrying sick about you?"

Sano frowned, "What? Why?"

"Why?" Kamatari shrieked as if it was the most obvious question in the world, "I heard about that fire!" he said, slamming his hands down on the bar.

Sano rolled his eyes, "It's no big deal," he said polishing a glass, "There wasn't anything important in there anyway, it-"

"-I was worried about YOU you idiot not your apartment!" Kamatari said, hitting him over the head before bursting into tears, "I was so worried and you didn't even come to me for a place to stay!" he sulked, sitting down on his bar stool.

Sano stared at him, rubbing his head where he'd hit him, "Ok, 1) I don't know where you live so even if I'd wanted too I couldn't find you, and 2) It doesn't matter cos I'm staying with Kenshin."

"WHAT?" Kamatari screamed so loudly that even over the music a few curious gazes were past their way, "But you've only known him five minutes!"

"Hey, five minutes is a life time in gay years, you should know that."

Kamatari sulked on his stool, "You still should have come to find me."

Sano glared at him, "…. I don't wanna stay with you."

Kamatari wiped his eyes, before wailing once again, "I thought I'd lost the only person who can make my favourite drink so nicely!"

As Kamatari continued to blaze about wanting to look after him, Sano stared at him. Did he remember anything of that other night? His confession of loving him right in front of Kenshin, one of the many things that completely ruined that date, well he wasn't exactly acting as if he knew Sano knew he loved him.

"Err…yeah." Sano said frowning in curiosity, "Do you want that drink?"

Kamatari immediately lost the tears and smiled, "Yes please!" He grinned, as Sano went about making his peculiar blue cocktail, Kamatari's own recipe that he called "The Drink I Only Let Sany Make", or as it had been dubbed when he had drunkenly tried to put the contents together to show Sano how to make it the first time.

As he passed it to him and Kamatari took a sip, Sano wondered if he should bring that evening up. He didn't seem to be acting any different than usual, you'd think after telling someone you loved them you'd act perhaps a little shyer or something.

"Hey, is your friend coming in this evening?"

"Hm?" Sano blinked, "Who Kenshin?"

"Yeah!" he smiled, "I don't really remember much about him, I just remember telling him about breaking up with my boyfriend then not much else!" he said cheerfully, taking another sip of his drink.

Sano raised an eyebrow, "Nothing else?"

Kamatari stared at him, "Like what?" he said innocently.

Well that answered that question.

"Never mind." Sano quickly said. He didn't want to have to repeat that he told him he loved him, the guy would be all over him again.

"Nooo, like what?" Kamatari asked again, putting his drink on the bar and leaning over a little on his stool.

"Nothing." Sano said back defensively, mentally taking down an order shouted across at him.

"You're hiding something…" Kamatari said suspiciously, "Oh come on! What? What was I supposed to remember!" he giggled.

"Sano!"

"Oh thank god." Sano muttered under his breath, anything to avoid this question, "What is it Tsubame?" he asked as the sweet looking girl came through the bar doorway.

"That mans back again," she said worryingly, "He keeps following me around when I pick up empty drinks."

"Again?" Sano sighed, this guy just didn't want to leave her alone, "Alright, cover me for a sec I'll go and get rid of him."

Walking back through the door, down the short corridor and back out into the Red Room, Sano saw the same man with the shady hood over his head skulking around the bar. Sano walked up to him, and on seeing him, the man seemed to panic and start for the exit.

"Hey wait a minute you," Sano called out as he ran round the edge of the bar to catch up with him, "What do you think you're-"

Sano stopped, staring at him.

He'd reached out to grab him, but the man had darted out the way so had only grabbed his hood, pulling it down revealing…

"YAHIKO?"

Yahiko, looking embarrassed and angry at the same time, spun around and glared up at him. "WHAT?"

"What the hell are you doing here?" Sano demanded.

"I'M-" Yahiko stopped, a blush appearing on his cheeks, "Nothing." He said quietly.

"Yeah right, doesn't look like it. Why are you bugging Tsubame? And what's with this disguise, what are ya a man on the run?" Sano eyes suddenly went wide, thinking of where they were, "Oh my god, you're not gay as well are you?"

"OF COURSE I'M NOT GAY THAT'S DISGUSTING!" Yahiko screamed at him, although shouting a comment like that in gar bar was getting a few crossed looking glares thrown in his direction.

"Well what are you doing here then?" Sano demanded once again.

Yahiko growled at him, "For your information I'm-" he stopped again when he saw Tsubame poke her head around the door behind the bar, seeing what was happening.

Sano looked over his shoulder, saw Tsubame, looked back at Yahiko and the blush on his face, and put two and two together.

"Oh jeez," Sano laughed, "You've gotta be desperate if you're trying to pick up girls in a gay bar."

"SHUT UP!" Yahiko screamed at him again.

"Come here." He said, taking him by the arm and ignoring his protests as he dragged him back over to the bar, Tsubame walking out of the door to see what would happen to her stalker.

"Tsubame, this is Yahiko." Sano introduced, keeping a hold of Yahiko's hood so he couldn't run away no matter how much he was squirming, "He's an idiot-"

"-HEY!"

"-and this idiot wants to talk to you cos he likes you."

Tsubame blinked "Oh." Was her reply, "So you're not a creepy old man following me around because you're a pervert and want to take me home and do naughty things to me?"

Sano and Yahiko stared at her, mouths gaping open, before Tsubame realised what she'd said and placed a hand to her mouth, "Oh, I'm sorry, I've been reading too many books lately." She smiled embarrassingly.

"You know," Sano started, "that statement, coming from your voice….is just really odd." He stared at her still, "Although you got the part about the pervert right." He smirked down at Yahiko.

"WILL YOU LET GO OF ME?"

Sano sighed, "Fine," he said, releasing his grip on the hood as Yahiko tried to straighten out his clothes, "I'll leave you two alone." He grinned, as Yahiko tried to throw a glass at him only for Tsubame to grab his hand to stop him, Yahiko realising who had grabbed his hand and quickly yanking it back, the blush still on his cheeks.

Leaving him to it, Sano made his way back through the adjourning doors back to the bar in the Blue Room. When he got there however, he stopped, and stared at a young girl standing behind the bar next to Tae. As she turned around, he found himself looking back into a pair of familiar eyes.

There was a moment's silence, before two voices rang out, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?"

Sano glared back into the eyes of Misao Makimachi, who stood there waving a glass at him.

"I work here!" Sano said, "What are you doing behind the bar?"

"You work here?" Misao exclaimed, "You mean it was you who got suspended from punching a customer?" she exclaimed, still threatening to throw the glass at him.

Sano stared at her, "What? How did you know that?"

Tae decided to cut in here, "Misao is the girl that was startin' working here that night, only YOU decided ta get into trouble and leave me to help her out. She arrived five minutes after you left."

"You're the new girl!" Sano pointed.

"Yeah! Although it's not like I wanna work here, but I have to pay off my holiday so you're gonna have to live with it! NERRR!"

"Why you…" Sano growled.

"Hey hey hey! No more fightin' Sano!" Tae warned him.

"I wasn't gonna punch her!" Sano exclaimed.

He didn't hit girls, no matter how annoying and killable they were. There was just something about her that he didn't like…and the way she was sticking her tongue out at him from down the bar where she'd walked wasn't helping.

"Oooo, cat fight cat fight!" Kamatari chanted.

"You can shut up as well." Sano growled.

And to think, this afternoon had started off so nicely too.

Driving back to Kenshin's apartment (Kenshin had been kind enough to let Sano borrow his car), Sano yawned loudly as he parked it, his mother's devil car thankfully no longer there. Working his way up to the apartment, Sano unlocked the door (again Kenshin's borrowed keys) quietly and crept through into the darkness. Taking a few steps into the kitchen, Sano felt around the walls for the light switch and flipped it on, squinting slightly at the sudden light.

He'd have to get changed quietly and sneak into bed with Kenshin as to not wake him up. He'd never had to worry about waking someone up before when coming home from work, but 'coming home to Kenshin' was a very nice thought.

Quickly grabbing a glass of water and drinking it, Sano switched off the light and worked his way over to the bedroom in the dark, gently opening the door. There tucked up under the covers was Kenshin, fast asleep, the moonlight from the window casting a soft silvery glow over the room. Snapping out of staring at him, Sano headed over to the bathroom to get changed. He'd have to wash these clothes again in the morning until he could go shopping tomorrow, still, he wondered if Kenshin would come along with him, if he'd get to hold his hand while walking down the street. Sano smiled. He hoped so.

Switching off the bathroom light and heading back into bedroom, Sano quietly walked round the other side of the bed and pulled the curtains, throwing the room into complete darkness. Letting his eyes adjust to the night, he turned around, instantly walking into a small side draw. He yelped but clamped his hand over his mouth, looking over at Kenshin to see if he'd woken him up. But Kenshin still lay there peacefully, lying on his back head tilted to one side, breathing softly. Sano smiled. It truly was impossible for Kenshin to look anything but beautiful, his hair splayed out on the pillow, looking just completely innocent. Climbing into the bed, Sano leaned up on one elbow for a minute looking down at him. Using his free hand, he brushed a few strays hairs away from Kenshin's face, and leant down and kissed him gently, making sure not to wake him.

"Goodnight Kenshin." He whispered, before draping one arm around him and snuggling up next to him. Resting his cheek on top of Kenshin's head, relishing in the soft feeling of his hair, he closed his eyes, the room falling silent.

This time last week, coming home from work, he had been thinking of nothing but the pretty red head he had met in the bar that evening, Kenshin Himura, the man he never thought he'd see again. Yet here he is, one week later sharing a bed with him, happy to kiss him and hold him like this.

Kamatari had been right. Despite his other fairly scary boyfriends in the past, Sano truly had found his heaven in Kenshin's arms. Forget Saito, forget any questions, Kenshin was so easy to fall in love with, why would he jeopardise loosing him?

After all, you had to be really stupid to want to leave Heaven.

Sano frowned sleepily, eyes still closed. Maybe it was the fact he'd literally just woken up and his brain wasn't really alive yet, but his body felt really strange, like…like he was being squished, but not painfully, just…a weight all over him. As his brain became more aware of what was around him, his eyes still too sleepy to open, he slowly realised what this strange feeling was, and smiled.

Kenshin was currently lying on top of him, fully awake, and softly kissing his neck and shoulders, slowly bringing the younger man into the realm of the awake.

"MmMmm…" Sano chuckled sleepily, "What're you doing?"

Kenshin laid one more butterfly kiss on the side of his neck and looked up, Sano's chocolate brown eyes finally opening to the morning light, meeting Kenshin's pretty violet ones.

"Just kissing you." Kenshin said, his eyes closing in a sweet smile.

Smiling and stretching slightly, Sano wrapped his arms around Kenshin and leant up slightly to kiss him on the lips, eyes closing again as Kenshin leant his arms either side of Sano's head so he could deepen the kiss, loving being able to wake up in the morning to find his bed no longer empty as it had been for so long.

"We have to go shopping today for you, that we do." Kenshin said sweetly against Sano's lips.

"Mm, yeah Tae gave me the money, so I better go get some clothes." He grinned, "Although I could walk around naked in here." He said slyly, Kenshin lowering his eyes lids and smiling, kissing the tip of his nose.

"Hey, can we have another shower together?" Sano asked.

Kenshin's sweet smile almost seemed to turn into a smirk, "You call that a 'shower?'" he said, his voice a little lower than usual, and leant down to kiss him again, Sano's brief shock at the sly look in Kenshin's eyes vanishing as he lost himself in Kenshin's passionate kiss.

Well, it would seem his fiery little redhead was feeling rather fiery this morning, and Sano had noooo complaints about that! Sitting up making Kenshin straddle him, Sano slid his arms up underneath the pajama top Kenshin was wearing, feeling the smooth skin underneath, teasing him with his fingers making him shudder at his touch. Kenshin sighed blissfully as Sano began nibbling at his neck, gradually working the shirt up and finally over his head, Kenshin cupping Sano's face and kissing him again, pressing his bare chest to Sano's equally unclothed body.

Kenshin slowly pulled away from the tender kiss and simply hugged Sano close to him, cheek to cheek. "I love you Sano." Kenshin whispered, feeling his heart beat seem to match his own.

Sano smiled gently, nuzzling Kenshin's hair, "So is this a yes to the shower?"

Kenshin chuckled, looking back at him, "You really want that shower don't you?"

"Yep." Sano grinned, his arms resting around Kenshin's hips, "Hey actually can we have a bath together?" Sano said hopefully, thinking of how totally dreamy it would be cuddle Kenshin in a bubble bath.

Kenshin however just looked down at him with half laden eyes, smiling almost seductively. "Maybe later." He said, before wrapping his arms around Sano's neck again and pressing his lips to his, tongue demanding entrance, pulse racing as they fell back on the bed together.

Kenshin wanted him, there was no doubt about it. Trying to sleep without Sano there last night was hard, which was comical really, considering they had only slept in the same bed together for two days, but those two days were enough for Kenshin to feel sad when he wasn't there. Lying there on his side of the bed, staring at the empty space next to him in the moonlight, Kenshin was almost tempted to just go the club so he could be near him. But it wasn't long until Sano would be home anyway, so Kenshin decided to stay and just try to get to sleep.

Somewhere along the line he must have, because waking up on a lazy Saturday mid morning, no rush to go to work, Kenshin found himself cocooned once again in Sano's arms, the warmth from his body filling Kenshin with so much love for him. Too many nights he had woken alone and cold, he'd never been with anyone else since Soujirou, he'd never allowed himself to. Why Sano had been different he didn't know, but neither did he care. He was here with him, here loving him, here holding him so close…Kenshin had never felt so happy.

Seeing him sleeping there peacefully, several bangs of hair loose over his eyes now he'd taken off his bandana, Kenshin had wanted him so much, wanted to make love with him again, just to keep on proving that he wasn't a dream that he would wake up from, to find himself alone once again. But no, Sano was real, Sano wouldn't leave, Sano loved him.

"Kenshin? Hey what's wrong?"

Kenshin blinked, suddenly feeling hot tears gathering at the corners of his eyes. Raising one hand, he gently wiped one finger under his eye, a tear clinging to it before falling to the soft covers below.

Kenshin smiled gently, brushing a bang of hair away from Sano's worried eyes, "Nothing…" he said, before wrapping his arms around his chest and holding himself close to him, "I am just so happy to be with you, that I am."

As the two of them lost themselves in each other's caresses, they were both unaware of the man spying on them, Saito sitting in his usual chair back at his home, his wife knowing not to enter this room, sitting and watching the two of them through one of his cameras. Turning the screen off, Saito frowned annoyed, but for once it wasn't at Sano, this time, he was frowning at a feeling inside him, a feeling that was confusing him, a feeling he didn't recognise. He had told Kenshin that he could stay with that student as long he could have his body once a month as payment. He was fine with that, he was getting what he wanted, the money was nice, but it wasn't necessary, he wanted to break Kenshin, it was far more satisfactory.

But…why was looking at the two of them, looking at Kenshin seemingly so in love with Sanosuke, holding him so closely and smiling so sweetly, why was it causing him so much confusion?

He was getting what he wanted, so why on earth was he feeling so…..

Jealous?

To Be Continued…