Deadly Desire Chapter 4
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Kaoru sat quietly on the cabin floor alone as her mind continued to wander back to the events that happened earlier. She had awaked with a spasm in her thigh and the Battousai had come to her to alleviate the pain, and that he did. She placed her hands over her face in shame as she recalled how wanton she was. What would he think of her? Would he think her a slut? She had never done that before. It was her first time, but would he believe her?
It was now late afternoon and ever since their little interlude, he had come back inside the cabin only once and that was to bring her some bread and fruit and then he had not come back since then. When he handled her the food he didn't even look at her or acknowledge that she was truly there. He had not even spoken a word to her. Had his view of her changed? What was his view of her before their sexual encounter?
Kaoru wanted to just crawl up under a rock and hide. She could not deny that she fully enjoyed the feelings and sensations that he was giving to her with his hands. But, should she have enjoyed it? For one, she didn't really know who he was. Regardless of whether he is the Battousai or not, she probably should not have let him do that to her. He had kidnapped her from the castle and she was stupid enough to leave with him without warning anyone. What if he was hired to kill her? Exactly what did he want from her? Should she be trying to escape again? What if he was going to kill her on this island and no one would know what happened to her or where she was.
Kaoru began to panic. What if that was his plan? To gain her trust sexually and then kill her? Karou immediately leaped up from her sitting position on the floor and went to the door of the cabin to peer out. She did not see him anywhere around, but that could mean nothing. If he did catch her she could say that she was looking for somewhere to relieve herself. She gently closed the cabin door and proceeded to go through the surrounding island vegetation away from the Battousai.
******** ******* ********* ********* ************ ************* ********** Kenshin had to place some distance between him and the girl so he left the cabin and went towards the shore of the island. She was clouding his thoughts and judgment and that was not good. He prided himself on how well he was able to control his emotions and right now that pride was quickly leaving. Every time he came near to her, his body and actions were not his own. He exhaled deeply and cursed. Her soft sweet fragrance was still with him. He could still smell her on his hands, lips and still taste her in his mouth.
What was wrong with him? Maybe he should not have taken this job? Was she a trap for him? Maybe she was not a virgin at all? Maybe she was a seductress? He had heard about women, who were sent in to bring powerful men down, was she one of those women? He had already made up his mind to take her, but should he follow through with it? When he touched her the other night, she seemed innocent. Her eyes were innocent. What was wrong with him? He knew a virgin when he saw one, when he touched one. He would know for sure when he took her. It didn't really matter to him either way. She was his now and the only way that she would ever be free was if he died or if he let her go of her own free will. Kenshin decided that he had cleared his head enough and was about to turn back towards the cabin when he noticed two small figures walking along the beach some distance away. No one lived on this island, so that could only mean one thing. They had been found. He turned to rush back to the cabin to get Kaoru when he saw the young beauty emerge from the forest.
She saw the men immediately and took off towards them waving her hands. Kenshin became enraged as his eyes narrowed menacingly. Stupid fool! He thought as he saw her run towards the men. Whether he meant her or himself he didn't ponder on as he immediately followed. He would teach her to disobey him.
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When Kaoru saw the men she immediately took off towards them. She could finally escape from him, but did she want to. If she did find her way back to the castle and her husband to be, would he still want her? She had been away from the castle with a strange man doing god only knew what, at least that was what he would think She didn't want to go back to her fiancé so what should she do? As she reached the men, one of them grabbed her quickly and held her at arm length as she tried desperately to catch her breathe.
"Boy, am I glad that I ran into you guys. There is this man who kidnapped me and I think that-"
Both of them were somewhat handsome, both tall with dark eyes. One of them had a kinder gentler face than the other.
It was this one who spoke to her first. "Whoa, whoa, little lady. Slow down. Now who has kidnapped you?"
She also noticed that they both had swords as well. She instantly took a step back from them.
"Now, now there sweet thing, we're on your side. Just tell us where the Battousai can be found and we promise that we will return you safely to your family," he said again.
Kaoru froze. She had not told these men that the Battousai was the one who had kidnapped her.
The other warrior looked her up and down as if he could see straight through her kimono. Kaoru folded her arms over her breast as if to block his gaze.
"Yeah, we will return you alright, but not without sampling the goods first," he said.
Suddenly Kaoru realized too late that maybe this had not been such a good ideal.
Instinct told her to run, fast...... back to the Battousai. Kaoru looked at both men wearily and then made a mad dash back to the safety of the surrounding vegetation. The sand slowed her down somewhat as she tried to gain her footing as she ran. When she reached the forest she felt the ground give way as she landed face first into the dirt. She quickly recovered and realized that her feet had been bound with rope with two tiny balls on each end of the rope. She tried frantically to untie herself, but it was too late. The two warriors stood above her looking down on her. The looks in their eyes frightened her and scared her beyond belief.
When he had first kidnapped her she never felt fear like this. She never felt this afraid. She always felt safe when she was with him.
"I can't wait to sample you my darling," the warrior with the wandering eyes said as he bent down and tried to place his hand under her kimono.
"Stop it you bastard!" Kaoru yelled as she hit his hand.
"Why, you little bitch!" He said as he back handed her.
The impact from the blow caused her to feel lightheaded as she reeled back onto the forest floor.
"I'll just say that the Battousai gave that to you," he said laughing. "Now, for some fun," he said as he bent again reaching for her kimono.
The other warrior placed his hand on the lustful warrior's shoulder.
"Not now, we have come here for the Battousai, this can wait. We must kill him first and then you can have your fun later. We cannot afford to be distracted."
Kaoru silently thanked him for stepping in just then, hopefully she could find a way out of this and warn the Battousai.
The kinder faced warrior bent down eye level with her as she sat up somewhat still reeling from the blow that was delivered to her.
He smiled at her and it was the emptiest smile she had ever seen.
"Where is he?" He asked.
"I don't know."
He smiled again and asked the question again, this time with more gentleness. "Where is he?"
"I don't know," she said again and to be honest she truly didn't know. There was no way that she could find her way back to the cabin and even if she did know how, she would never tell him.
His eyes became colder as he reached out and grabbed her face with one hand and squeezed. Pain exploded in Kaoru's cheeks as she screamed.
"LIAR!!!!!" He yelled at her. Ok, so maybe he's not that kind looking after all, she thought.
"Listen to me you stupid little slut! Tell me where the Battousai is and I'll think about letting you live." He said as gripped her face even tighter.
"Now that's no way to speak to a lady."
Battousai! Kaoru thought as she heard his voice from behind her. It was as menacingly sounding as ever, only this time it was at least two octaves lower.
She was released immediately as the warrior stood slowly all the time watching the Battousai as he stood. Lustful warrior stood watching Battousai as well with his hand on his sword.
Kaoru was frozen. She could not move, could not speak. She could not imagine what was going on in his head at that moment. He told her that the next time she disobeyed him that she would know the true meaning of the word punishment. Maybe he would be lenient on her this time based on the present situation.
She spared a look behind her and saw Battousai eyes were narrow as ever and amber as ever as he pinned her with a brief look. Nope, she would be punished BIG time.
"Battousai, it is an honor to cross swords with someone who is deemed the best swordsman who ever lived," the empty smile warrior stated as he bowed slightly.
Battousai said nothing.
Lustful warrior drew his sword and pointed it towards Battousai, "I'm going to kill you slowly, then I will, ugh!" he said as a look of shocked crossed his features.
Kaoru looked from his face to his chest and saw a sword lodged there. Battousai's sword. The warrior fell to his knees and then face first into the dirt never to move again.
"Thanks. He was proving to be a bit of an annoyance," said the remaining warrior.
He gestured with his hand towards a clearing in the forest, "shall we?" He turned to walk towards the clearing, trusting Battousai to follow.
Battousai turned to follow him when Kaoru stopped him.
"Wait! I'm sorry for disobeying you and-" Kaoru was immediately stunned into silence.
The look he gave her took her breathe away and she could not look away from his eyes. She could not describe it, but she knew that it mainly consisted of anger, with her.
He said nothing as he broke the stare and proceeded towards the clearing.
Kaoru told herself that she probably shouldn't watch the fight, but she was compelled to. Battousai fought with such grace and strength and it seemed as if he was able to anticipate the warrior's moves as they both danced with death. It seemed as if the battle had lasted for hours when in reality it had only been about five minutes.
It seemed as if Battousai was toying with the warrior, taking out his anger on him and then he was gone. Kaoru was just as shocked as the warrior was as she searched the area looking for the Battousai. It seemed as if seconds had passed when she suddenly saw him again. He had come down in front of the warrior with his sword facing the ground. The warrior still stood in a defensive stance with his sword raised in front of him for protection.
What's wrong with him? She thought as she wondered why he had not charged Kenshin. Then the middle of the warrior's sword broke and fell to the ground alone with the white ribbon he had tied around his head. The warrior then fell forward, still clutching his broken sword.
Kaoru was shocked beyond words. She had not even seen him strike. Was he really that fast? Battousai wiped the blood from his sword on the fallen warrior's clothes and placed it into its sheath. He turned to walk towards her and she felt like fleeing again. Her heart beat so fast she was afraid that it would explode within her chest. He reached the first fallen warrior and pulled his sword out of the man chest and proceeded to wipe the blood off as well as he replaced his sword. He then turned towards her and stabbed her with those eyes. He moved with such gracefulness as he walked towards her like a lion staking its prey that Kaoru instantly started to crawl backwards on the forest floor. She would have run except that she couldn't get that damn rope from around her ankles.
Battousai moved with such quickness that the next thing she knew she was across his shoulder being carried. She placed her hands against his back to steady herself as she was being carried.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know who they were. I promise that it won't happen again."
"Your right. After tonight, I can promise you that it won't happen again," he said.
The sound of his voice sent shivers down her body.
"Wha..what are you going to do?" She asked shakily.
"You will see." He said in a deadly claim voice.
Kaoru swallowed as her mind thought of all types of punishments that he would do to her.
When they arrived at the cabin he placed her down upon a futon and took out a knife to untie the rope around her ankles. After that was done he left her and went into another room and came back with towels. He opened the door of the cabin and stopped in the doorway.
"Follow."
That one word command made Kaoru get up quickly as she followed him outside of the cabin. What was he going to do? The suspense was killing her as she followed him to a hot spring some distance away from the cabin. It was the part of the day when the night had not begun nor had the day ended. The leaves and branches of the towering trees that surrounded the hot spring let in little beams of sunshine that cast an ethereal glow upon the forest below.
She stopped some feet away from him as he stood by the hot spring. The steam from the water as it arose made him look otherworldly as he stood there, eyes hidden by his long bangs. He was the most handsome man that she had ever laid eyes on and the most deadly, yet she desired him. It confused the hell out her.
"Come," he said to her never looking her way.
Kaoru hesitantly approached him and waited for more instructions.
"Take these towels and place them on that rock over there," he said calmly.
Kaoru took the towels away from him and turned to place them on rock that was close to the spring. She waited patiently for more orders from him as he stood there facing the spring with his back to her. She silently prayed that he would tell her to bathe and then let her be, but she was finding out that nothing was simple when it came to him.
"Come," he said again in that menacing tone.
Kaoru took a deep breathe and walked towards him. She was glad that he wasn't facing her, she couldn't bare a look from those eyes right now.
"Undress me," he commanded.
Kaoru's eyes widened in shock.
"Wh..what?" she heard herself stammer.
"I will not repeat myself again, if I have to, I promise that you will not like it," he said.
The tone of his voice sent shivers down her spine. Was that an empty threat? She didn't want to find out. With shaky hands she tried to pull off his haori from behind.
"Is this how you disrobe?" He asked, frightening the hell out of her so much that she jumped at least three feet back away from him.
She walked towards him again and faced him this time as she kneeled to undo the ties of his dark pink haori. Her hands shook so much that what would have taken a minute to do turned into several. After she had untied his pants as well she waited for more instructions.
"Do you call this disrobing?" He asked.
Kaoru slowly shook her head and reached up to remove his haori from his shoulders. Once it was removed she took in a quick breathe as he stood bare chest before her. His chest was beautifully chiseled and finely muscled. The sight of him took her breathe away. Kaoru did not realize that she was staring so much until she felt his eyes upon her. She knew the instant that he looked at her because she could feel amber heat. She tried to avert her eyes from his private region as she knelt to pull off his pants as well. Strong muscled thighs took away her breathe again as she knelt there spell bound.
She made herself continue as he stepped out of his pants. She placed both his haori and pants on the rock where she had placed the wash cloths. She had never seen a naked man before let alone been this close to one before. Hell, she had done a lot of things that she had not done before since she had met him.
The sound of splashing water alerted her that he had gone into the spring. She kept her back to him praying that he asked no more of her.
"Kaoru, come here," he commanded of her.
She turned and walked towards the spring edge avoiding eye contact with him.
"Disrobe, bring a towel and come wash me."
Her eyes widened in shock as she turned bright red.
Wash him? She thought as her heart beat rapidly and she felt as if she would faint.
"O..ok," she said as she waited for him to turn around while she undressed. When he didn't turn around she tried to meet his amber glaze but looked away. It was too intense. He was standing in the water as it covered him up to his waist and the steam caused beads of moisture to run down his pecks creating a very seductive image before her.
"Would you turn around, please?" She asked shakily.
"No."
Ok, she thought again as she looked around for someplace to change. She was about to go and stand behind a tree when his words stopped her.
"Undress before me Kaoru, do not turn away and do not move from the spot in which you now stand."
Kaoru felt hundreds of butterflies take flight at once inside her stomach as she heard his command. No man had ever seen her naked before. Her hands shook uncontrollable as she reached behind her to untie the dark red sash around her waist avoiding eye contact with him as much as possible.
"Look at me," he commanded of her. "I want to see your eyes."
Kaoru shyly met his eyes as they burned fiercely with an emotion that she was not familiar with. She undid her slash and let it fall to the ground and then she let her kimono fall off her shoulders and hesitated before she let it fall down her slender body. She moved to place her arms over her breast but stopped when he uttered one word.
"No."
She stopped and looked away again from him as she felt his gaze go up and down her body leaving heat every where they lingered.
"Come wash me."
Kaoru hesitantly moved to pick up the cloth from the rock and proceeded to slip into the hot spring as she felt his eyes watch her ever movement. She was thankful that she would at least be covered in the water as she almost moaned as the warm water soothed her body. She walked over to him and started to wash his back. It seemed so erotic to wash a naked man that she felt herself become hot and the feelings that she had felt the first time he had kissed her and from earlier that morning came rushing back to her. She almost moaned out loud as flashbacks of the events that happened earlier that afternoon plagued her thoughts.
She came to the front of him to wash his chest when he grabbed her arms right below her elbows and pulled her close to him as he stared at her lips with such intensity that she was sure that he wanted to devour them. It excited her and unnerved her at the same time. He pulled her close and started to kiss her so fiercely. He kissed her silly until she was clinging to him for support. He licked the moisture from her neck and traced a pattern with his tongue from the peak of her breasts to her lips. It was sheer ecstasy as he placed his hot tongue into her ears hitting every erogenous zone in her body.
Was this her punishment, if so she would be sure to disobey him again.
Her eyes had fluttered close as she let him pleasure her with his tongue and mouth. He then lead her to the soft grass surrounding the pool. He brought her to what seemed like climax twice and then stopped.
Kaoru was frustrated. Why did he stop? Then she realized why. He WAS punishing her. Bringing her so close to pleasure then stopping. Her eyes narrowed in anger as she tried to push away from him but he was too quick for her as he grabbed her ankle and brought her back to him pulling her into his arms and holding her.
"Let me go!!!" she screamed at him. She felt like an animal caught in a trap.
"I will let you go, once I am done. I told you Kaoru that if you disobeyed me that I would show you what true punishment was."
"I know," she said softly as she looked into his eyes pleading with him to stop. She could not last another session of this. Right now her nerves were on edge and she was shaking uncontrollable.
"I don't think that you truly understand yet so until I am convinced that you do, this will continue."
She tried to push him away but he held fast to her as he kissed her neck and shoulders causing chills to run and down her spine. She knew that she should fight him and try to get away, but it felt so goooood. He brought her to her peak only to stop again. When she had calmed down somewhat he continued his assault again until she was whimpering and begging him to take her.
Only then did he enter her with such swiftness that she barely felt pain at all. When she felt herself come to climax again, he stopped and then walked towards the spring.
She stared after him wondering what the HELL he was doing.
"WAIT! Don't stop. Please."
"Will you ever disobey me again?" He asked with his back to her as he stood on the edge of the warm pool.
"NO, I promise, I promise I promise, never."
"Then, I am convinced. Now I will let you go, back to the cabin," and then he waded back into the water and proceeded to wash himself.
Kaoru felt so hurt and shocked that she immediately felt tears blur her vision as she watched him. She wanted to grab something, anything and hit him. Her anger was so strong yet, if he turned and came to her again she would be too weak to resist him. She wanted him so very very much. She closed her eyes to the pain that she felt, stood, picked up her clothes and walked towards the cabin.
Her earlier instinct was right. He was dangerous and the desire that she felt for him was deadly.
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Kaoru sat quietly on the cabin floor alone as her mind continued to wander back to the events that happened earlier. She had awaked with a spasm in her thigh and the Battousai had come to her to alleviate the pain, and that he did. She placed her hands over her face in shame as she recalled how wanton she was. What would he think of her? Would he think her a slut? She had never done that before. It was her first time, but would he believe her?
It was now late afternoon and ever since their little interlude, he had come back inside the cabin only once and that was to bring her some bread and fruit and then he had not come back since then. When he handled her the food he didn't even look at her or acknowledge that she was truly there. He had not even spoken a word to her. Had his view of her changed? What was his view of her before their sexual encounter?
Kaoru wanted to just crawl up under a rock and hide. She could not deny that she fully enjoyed the feelings and sensations that he was giving to her with his hands. But, should she have enjoyed it? For one, she didn't really know who he was. Regardless of whether he is the Battousai or not, she probably should not have let him do that to her. He had kidnapped her from the castle and she was stupid enough to leave with him without warning anyone. What if he was hired to kill her? Exactly what did he want from her? Should she be trying to escape again? What if he was going to kill her on this island and no one would know what happened to her or where she was.
Kaoru began to panic. What if that was his plan? To gain her trust sexually and then kill her? Karou immediately leaped up from her sitting position on the floor and went to the door of the cabin to peer out. She did not see him anywhere around, but that could mean nothing. If he did catch her she could say that she was looking for somewhere to relieve herself. She gently closed the cabin door and proceeded to go through the surrounding island vegetation away from the Battousai.
******** ******* ********* ********* ************ ************* ********** Kenshin had to place some distance between him and the girl so he left the cabin and went towards the shore of the island. She was clouding his thoughts and judgment and that was not good. He prided himself on how well he was able to control his emotions and right now that pride was quickly leaving. Every time he came near to her, his body and actions were not his own. He exhaled deeply and cursed. Her soft sweet fragrance was still with him. He could still smell her on his hands, lips and still taste her in his mouth.
What was wrong with him? Maybe he should not have taken this job? Was she a trap for him? Maybe she was not a virgin at all? Maybe she was a seductress? He had heard about women, who were sent in to bring powerful men down, was she one of those women? He had already made up his mind to take her, but should he follow through with it? When he touched her the other night, she seemed innocent. Her eyes were innocent. What was wrong with him? He knew a virgin when he saw one, when he touched one. He would know for sure when he took her. It didn't really matter to him either way. She was his now and the only way that she would ever be free was if he died or if he let her go of her own free will. Kenshin decided that he had cleared his head enough and was about to turn back towards the cabin when he noticed two small figures walking along the beach some distance away. No one lived on this island, so that could only mean one thing. They had been found. He turned to rush back to the cabin to get Kaoru when he saw the young beauty emerge from the forest.
She saw the men immediately and took off towards them waving her hands. Kenshin became enraged as his eyes narrowed menacingly. Stupid fool! He thought as he saw her run towards the men. Whether he meant her or himself he didn't ponder on as he immediately followed. He would teach her to disobey him.
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When Kaoru saw the men she immediately took off towards them. She could finally escape from him, but did she want to. If she did find her way back to the castle and her husband to be, would he still want her? She had been away from the castle with a strange man doing god only knew what, at least that was what he would think She didn't want to go back to her fiancé so what should she do? As she reached the men, one of them grabbed her quickly and held her at arm length as she tried desperately to catch her breathe.
"Boy, am I glad that I ran into you guys. There is this man who kidnapped me and I think that-"
Both of them were somewhat handsome, both tall with dark eyes. One of them had a kinder gentler face than the other.
It was this one who spoke to her first. "Whoa, whoa, little lady. Slow down. Now who has kidnapped you?"
She also noticed that they both had swords as well. She instantly took a step back from them.
"Now, now there sweet thing, we're on your side. Just tell us where the Battousai can be found and we promise that we will return you safely to your family," he said again.
Kaoru froze. She had not told these men that the Battousai was the one who had kidnapped her.
The other warrior looked her up and down as if he could see straight through her kimono. Kaoru folded her arms over her breast as if to block his gaze.
"Yeah, we will return you alright, but not without sampling the goods first," he said.
Suddenly Kaoru realized too late that maybe this had not been such a good ideal.
Instinct told her to run, fast...... back to the Battousai. Kaoru looked at both men wearily and then made a mad dash back to the safety of the surrounding vegetation. The sand slowed her down somewhat as she tried to gain her footing as she ran. When she reached the forest she felt the ground give way as she landed face first into the dirt. She quickly recovered and realized that her feet had been bound with rope with two tiny balls on each end of the rope. She tried frantically to untie herself, but it was too late. The two warriors stood above her looking down on her. The looks in their eyes frightened her and scared her beyond belief.
When he had first kidnapped her she never felt fear like this. She never felt this afraid. She always felt safe when she was with him.
"I can't wait to sample you my darling," the warrior with the wandering eyes said as he bent down and tried to place his hand under her kimono.
"Stop it you bastard!" Kaoru yelled as she hit his hand.
"Why, you little bitch!" He said as he back handed her.
The impact from the blow caused her to feel lightheaded as she reeled back onto the forest floor.
"I'll just say that the Battousai gave that to you," he said laughing. "Now, for some fun," he said as he bent again reaching for her kimono.
The other warrior placed his hand on the lustful warrior's shoulder.
"Not now, we have come here for the Battousai, this can wait. We must kill him first and then you can have your fun later. We cannot afford to be distracted."
Kaoru silently thanked him for stepping in just then, hopefully she could find a way out of this and warn the Battousai.
The kinder faced warrior bent down eye level with her as she sat up somewhat still reeling from the blow that was delivered to her.
He smiled at her and it was the emptiest smile she had ever seen.
"Where is he?" He asked.
"I don't know."
He smiled again and asked the question again, this time with more gentleness. "Where is he?"
"I don't know," she said again and to be honest she truly didn't know. There was no way that she could find her way back to the cabin and even if she did know how, she would never tell him.
His eyes became colder as he reached out and grabbed her face with one hand and squeezed. Pain exploded in Kaoru's cheeks as she screamed.
"LIAR!!!!!" He yelled at her. Ok, so maybe he's not that kind looking after all, she thought.
"Listen to me you stupid little slut! Tell me where the Battousai is and I'll think about letting you live." He said as gripped her face even tighter.
"Now that's no way to speak to a lady."
Battousai! Kaoru thought as she heard his voice from behind her. It was as menacingly sounding as ever, only this time it was at least two octaves lower.
She was released immediately as the warrior stood slowly all the time watching the Battousai as he stood. Lustful warrior stood watching Battousai as well with his hand on his sword.
Kaoru was frozen. She could not move, could not speak. She could not imagine what was going on in his head at that moment. He told her that the next time she disobeyed him that she would know the true meaning of the word punishment. Maybe he would be lenient on her this time based on the present situation.
She spared a look behind her and saw Battousai eyes were narrow as ever and amber as ever as he pinned her with a brief look. Nope, she would be punished BIG time.
"Battousai, it is an honor to cross swords with someone who is deemed the best swordsman who ever lived," the empty smile warrior stated as he bowed slightly.
Battousai said nothing.
Lustful warrior drew his sword and pointed it towards Battousai, "I'm going to kill you slowly, then I will, ugh!" he said as a look of shocked crossed his features.
Kaoru looked from his face to his chest and saw a sword lodged there. Battousai's sword. The warrior fell to his knees and then face first into the dirt never to move again.
"Thanks. He was proving to be a bit of an annoyance," said the remaining warrior.
He gestured with his hand towards a clearing in the forest, "shall we?" He turned to walk towards the clearing, trusting Battousai to follow.
Battousai turned to follow him when Kaoru stopped him.
"Wait! I'm sorry for disobeying you and-" Kaoru was immediately stunned into silence.
The look he gave her took her breathe away and she could not look away from his eyes. She could not describe it, but she knew that it mainly consisted of anger, with her.
He said nothing as he broke the stare and proceeded towards the clearing.
Kaoru told herself that she probably shouldn't watch the fight, but she was compelled to. Battousai fought with such grace and strength and it seemed as if he was able to anticipate the warrior's moves as they both danced with death. It seemed as if the battle had lasted for hours when in reality it had only been about five minutes.
It seemed as if Battousai was toying with the warrior, taking out his anger on him and then he was gone. Kaoru was just as shocked as the warrior was as she searched the area looking for the Battousai. It seemed as if seconds had passed when she suddenly saw him again. He had come down in front of the warrior with his sword facing the ground. The warrior still stood in a defensive stance with his sword raised in front of him for protection.
What's wrong with him? She thought as she wondered why he had not charged Kenshin. Then the middle of the warrior's sword broke and fell to the ground alone with the white ribbon he had tied around his head. The warrior then fell forward, still clutching his broken sword.
Kaoru was shocked beyond words. She had not even seen him strike. Was he really that fast? Battousai wiped the blood from his sword on the fallen warrior's clothes and placed it into its sheath. He turned to walk towards her and she felt like fleeing again. Her heart beat so fast she was afraid that it would explode within her chest. He reached the first fallen warrior and pulled his sword out of the man chest and proceeded to wipe the blood off as well as he replaced his sword. He then turned towards her and stabbed her with those eyes. He moved with such gracefulness as he walked towards her like a lion staking its prey that Kaoru instantly started to crawl backwards on the forest floor. She would have run except that she couldn't get that damn rope from around her ankles.
Battousai moved with such quickness that the next thing she knew she was across his shoulder being carried. She placed her hands against his back to steady herself as she was being carried.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know who they were. I promise that it won't happen again."
"Your right. After tonight, I can promise you that it won't happen again," he said.
The sound of his voice sent shivers down her body.
"Wha..what are you going to do?" She asked shakily.
"You will see." He said in a deadly claim voice.
Kaoru swallowed as her mind thought of all types of punishments that he would do to her.
When they arrived at the cabin he placed her down upon a futon and took out a knife to untie the rope around her ankles. After that was done he left her and went into another room and came back with towels. He opened the door of the cabin and stopped in the doorway.
"Follow."
That one word command made Kaoru get up quickly as she followed him outside of the cabin. What was he going to do? The suspense was killing her as she followed him to a hot spring some distance away from the cabin. It was the part of the day when the night had not begun nor had the day ended. The leaves and branches of the towering trees that surrounded the hot spring let in little beams of sunshine that cast an ethereal glow upon the forest below.
She stopped some feet away from him as he stood by the hot spring. The steam from the water as it arose made him look otherworldly as he stood there, eyes hidden by his long bangs. He was the most handsome man that she had ever laid eyes on and the most deadly, yet she desired him. It confused the hell out her.
"Come," he said to her never looking her way.
Kaoru hesitantly approached him and waited for more instructions.
"Take these towels and place them on that rock over there," he said calmly.
Kaoru took the towels away from him and turned to place them on rock that was close to the spring. She waited patiently for more orders from him as he stood there facing the spring with his back to her. She silently prayed that he would tell her to bathe and then let her be, but she was finding out that nothing was simple when it came to him.
"Come," he said again in that menacing tone.
Kaoru took a deep breathe and walked towards him. She was glad that he wasn't facing her, she couldn't bare a look from those eyes right now.
"Undress me," he commanded.
Kaoru's eyes widened in shock.
"Wh..what?" she heard herself stammer.
"I will not repeat myself again, if I have to, I promise that you will not like it," he said.
The tone of his voice sent shivers down her spine. Was that an empty threat? She didn't want to find out. With shaky hands she tried to pull off his haori from behind.
"Is this how you disrobe?" He asked, frightening the hell out of her so much that she jumped at least three feet back away from him.
She walked towards him again and faced him this time as she kneeled to undo the ties of his dark pink haori. Her hands shook so much that what would have taken a minute to do turned into several. After she had untied his pants as well she waited for more instructions.
"Do you call this disrobing?" He asked.
Kaoru slowly shook her head and reached up to remove his haori from his shoulders. Once it was removed she took in a quick breathe as he stood bare chest before her. His chest was beautifully chiseled and finely muscled. The sight of him took her breathe away. Kaoru did not realize that she was staring so much until she felt his eyes upon her. She knew the instant that he looked at her because she could feel amber heat. She tried to avert her eyes from his private region as she knelt to pull off his pants as well. Strong muscled thighs took away her breathe again as she knelt there spell bound.
She made herself continue as he stepped out of his pants. She placed both his haori and pants on the rock where she had placed the wash cloths. She had never seen a naked man before let alone been this close to one before. Hell, she had done a lot of things that she had not done before since she had met him.
The sound of splashing water alerted her that he had gone into the spring. She kept her back to him praying that he asked no more of her.
"Kaoru, come here," he commanded of her.
She turned and walked towards the spring edge avoiding eye contact with him.
"Disrobe, bring a towel and come wash me."
Her eyes widened in shock as she turned bright red.
Wash him? She thought as her heart beat rapidly and she felt as if she would faint.
"O..ok," she said as she waited for him to turn around while she undressed. When he didn't turn around she tried to meet his amber glaze but looked away. It was too intense. He was standing in the water as it covered him up to his waist and the steam caused beads of moisture to run down his pecks creating a very seductive image before her.
"Would you turn around, please?" She asked shakily.
"No."
Ok, she thought again as she looked around for someplace to change. She was about to go and stand behind a tree when his words stopped her.
"Undress before me Kaoru, do not turn away and do not move from the spot in which you now stand."
Kaoru felt hundreds of butterflies take flight at once inside her stomach as she heard his command. No man had ever seen her naked before. Her hands shook uncontrollable as she reached behind her to untie the dark red sash around her waist avoiding eye contact with him as much as possible.
"Look at me," he commanded of her. "I want to see your eyes."
Kaoru shyly met his eyes as they burned fiercely with an emotion that she was not familiar with. She undid her slash and let it fall to the ground and then she let her kimono fall off her shoulders and hesitated before she let it fall down her slender body. She moved to place her arms over her breast but stopped when he uttered one word.
"No."
She stopped and looked away again from him as she felt his gaze go up and down her body leaving heat every where they lingered.
"Come wash me."
Kaoru hesitantly moved to pick up the cloth from the rock and proceeded to slip into the hot spring as she felt his eyes watch her ever movement. She was thankful that she would at least be covered in the water as she almost moaned as the warm water soothed her body. She walked over to him and started to wash his back. It seemed so erotic to wash a naked man that she felt herself become hot and the feelings that she had felt the first time he had kissed her and from earlier that morning came rushing back to her. She almost moaned out loud as flashbacks of the events that happened earlier that afternoon plagued her thoughts.
She came to the front of him to wash his chest when he grabbed her arms right below her elbows and pulled her close to him as he stared at her lips with such intensity that she was sure that he wanted to devour them. It excited her and unnerved her at the same time. He pulled her close and started to kiss her so fiercely. He kissed her silly until she was clinging to him for support. He licked the moisture from her neck and traced a pattern with his tongue from the peak of her breasts to her lips. It was sheer ecstasy as he placed his hot tongue into her ears hitting every erogenous zone in her body.
Was this her punishment, if so she would be sure to disobey him again.
Her eyes had fluttered close as she let him pleasure her with his tongue and mouth. He then lead her to the soft grass surrounding the pool. He brought her to what seemed like climax twice and then stopped.
Kaoru was frustrated. Why did he stop? Then she realized why. He WAS punishing her. Bringing her so close to pleasure then stopping. Her eyes narrowed in anger as she tried to push away from him but he was too quick for her as he grabbed her ankle and brought her back to him pulling her into his arms and holding her.
"Let me go!!!" she screamed at him. She felt like an animal caught in a trap.
"I will let you go, once I am done. I told you Kaoru that if you disobeyed me that I would show you what true punishment was."
"I know," she said softly as she looked into his eyes pleading with him to stop. She could not last another session of this. Right now her nerves were on edge and she was shaking uncontrollable.
"I don't think that you truly understand yet so until I am convinced that you do, this will continue."
She tried to push him away but he held fast to her as he kissed her neck and shoulders causing chills to run and down her spine. She knew that she should fight him and try to get away, but it felt so goooood. He brought her to her peak only to stop again. When she had calmed down somewhat he continued his assault again until she was whimpering and begging him to take her.
Only then did he enter her with such swiftness that she barely felt pain at all. When she felt herself come to climax again, he stopped and then walked towards the spring.
She stared after him wondering what the HELL he was doing.
"WAIT! Don't stop. Please."
"Will you ever disobey me again?" He asked with his back to her as he stood on the edge of the warm pool.
"NO, I promise, I promise I promise, never."
"Then, I am convinced. Now I will let you go, back to the cabin," and then he waded back into the water and proceeded to wash himself.
Kaoru felt so hurt and shocked that she immediately felt tears blur her vision as she watched him. She wanted to grab something, anything and hit him. Her anger was so strong yet, if he turned and came to her again she would be too weak to resist him. She wanted him so very very much. She closed her eyes to the pain that she felt, stood, picked up her clothes and walked towards the cabin.
Her earlier instinct was right. He was dangerous and the desire that she felt for him was deadly.
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