Fanfic by blueroseulan

September 18, 2005

Author's Note: Hey guys, I just really want to apologize for what had happened in my other fic… don't worry I have replaced it with the right chapter… so I hope you don't get mad at me and continue reviewing for it… I'm honestly sorry!

Anyhoo, this fic would be limey. You guys have been warned. Oh, and the next chapter too. I hope you guys don't get mad at me and enjoy the lemon I've made.

ON with the STORY!

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Soujirou froze on the spot. So… this is Kenshin… This was the man Kaoru had told him about. This was the man who had tainted his sweet Kaoru… the man who would be father of her child.

Soujirou felt anger sweep past his nerves.

Red flaming hair, amethyst eyes that seem to revert colors with amber ones… Surely, he was the most exotic man alive that the brown haired guy had ever seen. But the amusement stopped there. Kaoru's sudden tension and apprehension had not escaped his notice and the instinct to protect her suddenly ran raw in his mind.

"Kenshin!"

The fear and nervousness was so evident in her voice that the first thing that entered his mind was to pull her away from this man and at least put a mere distance between the two of them to at least calm Kaoru's sudden distress. Gently touching her arm, Kaoru suddenly felt awkward least to say, to have two men restraining both of her limbs.

"Kaoru… what are you doing here?" The red head hissed making Kaoru cringe.

"I… well…" Her voice had suddenly seemed to desert her, leaving Kaoru stammering for an explanation. Noticing this, Soujirou was quick to reply with a strong clear tone.

"As you would know, she is now back to work in the Akabeko." He said, brown eyes challenging amber ones. Kenshin gritted his teeth, trying very hard to steel what control was left in his mind. No… don't pick a fight here… You've drawn too much attention from the people… and Kaoru wouldn't like that… control Kenshin…control…

"Kaoru, I believe we had talked about this." He muttered from under his breath, his grip on her arm tightening and never once letting go. "You must offer me an explanation then to let me understand why you would so much violate our agreement." His voice was low, only for the three of them to hear, but anger and sarcasm was there, dripping like vile in his every word.

"There is nothing left to explain Himura-san. I also believe that Kaoru has the right to do whatever she wants… to lead her own life." Soujirou offered him a wane smile, one that seemed to grate and irritate his nerves. Both men knew there was an inexplicable tension forming between the two of them and Kaoru—was in between.

"You know nothing about our situation… so I would really appreciate if you would just shut up and let me talk with Kaoru in peace." Kenshin hated to be disrespectful, but the way their conversation was turning out, he doubted if he could act civil.

During the whole ordeal, Kaoru had only stood dumbstruck with the exchange of words between the two most important men in her life. Kenshin's words were not only hard… they hurt…. But then again there was Soujirou. The man had stood up for her, talked against the other in a sarcastic, sardonic way she hadn't seen before and that had utterly surprised her. Hostility was evident in his tone… One she didn't understand. He had only met Kenshin only now hadn't he? Why was he so overprotective?

Things would have been more heated and the two men would have found themselves like young kids brawling and fighting if not for a soft weak voice that had stopped the both of them.

"Kenshin, Soujirou is right. I have the right to control my own life. This is my life. Working in the Akabeko was my choice. My work here is very minimal. I'm not as stupid as you think to ever put your baby in danger. I hope you'd thought of that." She declared matter-of-factly.

"Kaoru…" he trailed off, totally caught unguarded with her words.

She threw him a dark look. "I'm not saying that you're unwelcome here Kenshin. But as of what I know, you are a person of high social status. And rich people don't usually go here. Soujirou, can we go now?" she looked suggestively her companion who immediately nodded, looking seemingly pleased that the other man was now facing a dead end.

If Kenshin had any plans to stop them, it would still reach nothing but empty air for Soujirou had already whisked her out of the restaurant. Palms balling into hard shaking fists, he steeled his breath. Not to be undaunted, he quickly made his way out.

This is not yet finished… I swear… I won't be going home tonight without having her back again… no matter what the cost is… He added as an after thought, amber eyes flaring with ignited anger.

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His dinner turned to be eating out in a fancy restaurant and though Kaoru felt grateful that he had been thoughtful enough to treat her for no apparent reason, the earlier events were still on her mind, thus making her silent and serious.

It would have been the best of the best nights for him. For days he had planned all of these… from asking her out, to treating her to dinner…to the surprise that would have to come later… Everything would have been perfect and right... if not for the certain man they had met in the Akabeko.

He had ruined everything.

"Kaoru, are you okay?" he asked, glancing at the woman who was silently picking on her food.

She only gave him a slight nod and a smile and was quiet once again.

Inwardly, he gritted his teeth. It was obvious she was definitely not okay. Her silence spoke louder than words. And though he tried so hard to engage her in light trivial conversations, all that she answered was a yes, or a no.

It was, least to say, far more irritating than he had ever imagined.

He couldn't understand why she felt so affected. So disturbed. She could at least show her gratitude for the dinner by talking back to him and not caging herself to her thoughts. And though he tried hard to fathom her situation, the man found his patience growing thin.

After dinner, he rose to escort her back to the car, mind transitioning from his irritated thoughts by the way she acted tonight to excitement. He had planned a visit to the park after they had eaten and had asked a group of violinists to play them soft classical music while they enjoyed the rest of the night. He felt sure Kaoru would love it. She really adored classical music.

But when he shyly declared that he had planned on driving to the park, he received a reply that further ruined his evening.

She meekly shook her head and silently declined.

"I'm sorry Soujirou… But I'm really tired… maybe next time would be okay…. Gomenasai."

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The drive back home was filled with nothing but silence. Kaoru had kept to her thoughts and Soujirou had wisely decided to stay quiet; though he was tempted to tell her he was ever disappointed by the way their night had turned out. When they arrived at her building, he silently escorted her inside, merely said goodnight, returned back to his car and sped away.

Kaoru sighed. She knew she had somehow hurt Soujirou and that she had acted inappropriately that night. She sighed again. Pushing her key to open her door, Kaoru almost jumped in surprise when the knob suddenly twisted.

The door was unlocked.

Somebody had unlocked her door.

Paling with fright, she steeled for her breath, counted one-to-ten and entered her house, sapphire orbs wary for an intruder.

What greeted her eyes was more than an intruder.

He was there. Sitting on her sofa with his back turned against her.

"KENSHIN!" She almost screeched, dropping her bag to the floor. "What the HELL are you doing here!" she demanded, her form still frozen on the spot.

He faced her and she gasped.

His eyes were burning bright amber.

"I came here to talk with you." He said coolly, his voice hiding the raging dementia he was experiencing inside.

"How did you get here? The door is locked and… and…" she was starting to panic. The man was slowly making his way towards her.

"I have my ways." He replied matter-of-factly, watching as she took a step back, and another, and another.

"Stop right there…I.. I could call the police… th-this is trespassing…you..you know." She stammered, mind suddenly alarming panic bells. "Stop the---oommppffhh!"

In her shocked stupor, he had finally cornered her and had deftly trapped her on the far wall, his arms resting on either side of her head, unabling to make her escape from his grasp.

"I came to talk." He repeated, nearing her with his face impossibly close to hers.

"There is nothing left to talk about." She muttered, trying hard not to be distracted with his lips. Okay Kaoru! Don't panic! Breathe… everything would be alright … you can dodge his questions…

"There is Kaoru. There are so many things we have to talk about." He said decisively, pushing her farther to the wall, his nose merely centimeters from hers.

"Like what!" sapphire eyes flickered nervously as she tried hard not to focus on his face. If I look at him…everything would crumble…

"Like the way you have been avoiding me for the past three weeks."

Oh no…She released a loud sigh. "Come on Kenshin…it's already late. We could just talk about this tomorrow…" she trailed off.

He shook his head. "Either you talk or we stay in this position until you do." His voice was strong and firm and Kaoru knew the man would very well keep to his words. She stubbornly kept quiet for a while, but relented in the end, fully knowing that he'd pry his answers from her anyways.

"What more do you want me to say Kenshin? Tomoe had laid it out for you. You're rich, I'm poor. You belong to the high elite group…to the 'upper class', while I…I'm so low in life Kenshin." She voiced out, her last words fading into a soft murmur.

He shook his head, "Kaoru, I don't know what the hell you're talking about. Have I ever treated you as someone so low? I've always respected you, not for whatever status you stand in our society but for who you are… what you really am. I've learned to love you because of your character… that terribly determined spirit that had always accompanied you. I love you for that." He punctuated gently, his calloused fingers tenderly touching her face.

She closed her eyes, trying hard not to relish his touch. She wasn't dumb not to feel something going on between the two of them. He loved her. Yes, she could certainly feel that, but he had never declared it directly and that was why hearing it for the first time made tingles race down her spine.

"But you deserve so much more…" she murmured, tears somewhat escaping her eyes. A thumb gently crept to wipe it away as his voice filtered her mind.

"It was you who said that one controls one's life. I hell don't give a damn if you're poor and I'm not, If you're so low in life. That's bull Kaoru. And you should know that. Whatever Tomoe said was nothing but crappy sht. It was obvious she was only jealous of you." He frowned, allowing Kaoru to notice the exasperation that was swimming in his amber orbs.

"Aishiterru Kaoru. Aishiterru." He softly declared, slowly descending his lips towards hers.

The woman couldn't speak… wouldn't speak. For emotions were fast clouding her mind. His voice was calming, a rich baritone that served to comfort her own battered heart. And when his lips touched hers, she had no choice but to capture his as well…So long. They had waited for this for so long…so long… For months they had been tiptoeing with the notion of love, never confessing what they truly felt, afraid that one sentence could ruin all. But now, now that it was out in the open and none were the objections, both felt euphoria bursting in their chests.

Her knees were fast turning to jelly and he had to pin her in the wall as he continued to wrap his lips around hers. A moan somewhat escaped her throat and Kenshin tried to contain a growl. What started out as an innocent kiss was fastly evolving into something else. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she murmured in a breathless whisper before his tongue delved to battle with hers once again.

"Love me… tell me you love me… again… Tell me Kenshin…" she coaxed, words coming out as breathless moans as she clung to him.

He groaned, hands flying everywhere to touch her, fingers leaving burning trails on her skin. "I love you… Kaoru… I goddamned love you more than anyone else!"

His words somewhat making a mark on her heart, Kaoru couldn't help but murmur in a hoarse moan,

"Oh Kenshin! Mou ai! Aishiterru…"

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A car pulled back into the driveway and a brown haired man stepped down into the muddy pavement. Raising hazel colored eyes, he let out a loud sigh. I shouldn't have acted like that. It was un-gentlemanly of me to just drop her without a thank you or a proper goodbye. Climbing the flight of stairs that would lead him to her doorstep, he kept his mind occupied by thinking of a proper reason why he would so much barge into her room in such late a night.

Her door coming into view, he frowned when he saw that it wasn't locked and was slightly ajar. Kaoru no baka! Haven't you ever thought of thieves! Jesus… grimacing, he was just about to open it further and enter when he heard hushed hoarse voices coming from her living room.

"I love you… Kaoru… I goddamned love you more than anyone else!"

"Oh Kenshin! Mou ai! Aishiterru…"

Soujirou froze, his feet seemingly rooted on the spot. He couldn't move… he couldn't even think…

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He continued his sweet torture on her body, allowing his fingers to skim and touch her searing skin. From her throat, to her chest, traveling to the bulge in her stomach to her widened waist… Inwardly, he was trying very very hard to control the raging maelstrom he felt. Take it easy Kenshin… take it slow… don't you rush things…

His lips were once again against hers. Crushing and nipping with his teeth and tongue, he questioned her in between hot kisses, forcing her to answer him.

"And that man… who is that man? That man you were with in the Akabeko?"

She moaned. "Soujirou… he… is… just…a friend… a friend and nothing more… Kenshin…" she moaned loudly, watching with lust lidded eyes as a feral smile formed in his lips. Furiously battling his tongue against hers, his fingers further delved to open the zipper of her dress and unlatch the hook of her bra.

His fingers immediately met porcelain white skin.

"Kenshin…" she whimpered, disregarding the fact that she was now standing half naked in her living room with her front door open.

"The door…" she finally moaned, mind suddenly remembering that she had indeed left it open.

"Never mind…Let them see this… I don't care." He growled, fully tugging her dress to let it slide to her knees. For a while she tried to escape his touch, probably just to move to shut the door. But whatever movements she had in mind was banished when he suddenly stilled her by firmly cupping the apex of her thigh.

"Kenshin…" she whimpered, hands flying to grab a fistful of his hair. Tugging suddenly in a rough motion to meet his lips, she paid no heed to his words as she desperately nipped at his mouth, wanting to have gracious release.

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Soujirou withdrew himself at her door, leaning his form against the cold hard wall outside her apartment. Too much. He had heard too much and he had seen too much. He couldn't move; numbed as he was with all that he had witnessed inside her living room.

And it hurt.

Hell it did.

All his dreams and plans for the future with Kaoru had all disappeared that night.

He felt his knees weaken and his vision blur.

Tears.

For the first time in such long a time, he was crying.

He was crying because of her.

The pain and agony he felt was far too much and he had to stagger and stumble on his steps before he was able to reach his car. Wiping the falling tears that were obscuring his vision, he stole one last glance at the dimly-lit room on the eighth floor before he fully sped away.

TBC…

Uh oh… poor Soujirou… He just had to witness that ne? I'm sorry for all those Sou lovers out there… but that really had to happen for KnK to come back and since many of you voted for a happy ending…

Next chapter would be lemon. Not limey but lemon. K? Please review and tell me what you think about this chapter.

Bluerose.