A/N- Here we go the long awaited chapter 5! I swear it's gonna be hot and some fluff I guess might be in this. It really depends on how you all see it.I won't be doing the shout out list this time, but for the people who did review thank you and I'll get you next update. And also if there's any grammer mistakes they'll be changed after this update. I just found a beta reader, yay!

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Heaven's Child and Hell's Son

Chapter 5: The Demon King

"Who did this to her?" The King hissed. His blood was boiling and his patience was thinning as no one answered.

"I said who did this!" Kenshin yelled loudly, making the Princess and his subjects before him cringe at the seer volume of his voice.

"No need to yell brother…I did it." Prince Shishio finally admitted as he stepped forth. Kenshin moved his chilling gaze from the mass of creatures in the room to his brother. Though Shishio wasn't completely fazed by his brother's glare at all.

"What part of don't harm the Princess didn't you get Shishio?" Kenshin asked in a cold voice. "I understood what you meant brother." Shishio replied just as coldly. "Well if you understood my order, why in the hell didn't you carry it out?" The King yelled as he reached for Kaoru and shoved her in front of him.

"Does this prove to me you understood my order, huh?" Kenshin yelled again as he indicated the wounds on the Princess that he, Shishio, had inflected upon her with no second thought or remorse.

"Brother I was only trying to stop her from running away." Shishio yelled. "SILENCE!" Kenshin bellowed in a demonic way as he unceremoniously tossed Kaoru on the ground off to the side of him. Kaoru landed with a soft slap to the marble ground and was glad that she had threw her arms out to break the contact of the floor with her face.

"I don't care for your excuses brother. But you have betrayed my will for the last damn time." King Kenshin growled. "Well what are you going to do baby brother? You already burned my face. There is nothing more you can do to me that will amount to the pain of that." Shishio hissed as his gloved reached up and touched his bandage face.

"That's where you're wrong brother. What I have in store for you will actually surpass that pain…As the rest of your body shall join your face in bandage!" Kenshin exclaimed. Shishio's eyes widened as he watched a cynical smile wiped across his younger brother's face.

"Enjoy the lava will ya?" Kenshin said coldly as he snapped his fingers and two guards hit Shishio from behind out cold before he even had the chance to run and hide. As they dragged the limp body of Prince Shishio away, the Princess watched own with fear stricken eyes.

'The King had just sentenced his older brother to burn in lava!' She thought as she began to crawl away from the King who was standing to the side of her. But to her disappointment the King noticed her movement and bent down to pick her up by her arm.

As he got her to her feet he looked over at his remaining subjects in the room. "Sano tell Megumi to prepare to heal the Princess." He said as he looked over at Sanosuke. "Yes my lord." Sano said as he bowed, then quickly moved to carry out his duty.

"Shuura go check to see if her stay is ready, then go back to your perch and watch out for any movements in Heaven." The King ordered her. "Yes Lord Kenshin." She said with her bow and moved to do as he bided of her.

When Shuura left he ordered all the other remaining dead weights to get out and once he and the Princess were alone he returned his stone cold amber gaze to her.

"Why?" Kenshin asked. "W-what?" She stuttered. "Why did you not answer me?" "What…are you talking about?" She asked scared. "Why didn't you answer me when I asked who harmed you!" The King yelled growing tired of her naive ness.

Kaoru looked down. "There's no need to cause anyone pain just because they pained me." She said as she raised her head to look at him. Kenshin lifted an eyebrow, but did nothing further.

"My lord?" Sano's voice came in his head. "What is it?" Kenshin asked annoyed. "The Fox is ready. She's just waiting on you." Sano replied. "Very well then." Kenshin said. "We shall be there soon." He added. "The Fox also adds my Lord, that don't try to stay in conference with the Angel too long."

"Well then tell her that she had better have her area straightened up from her last patient's visit before me and the Angel get there." Kenshin replied coldly before putting up a mental block so Sano couldn't relay anymore messages to him.

The King had long released his hold on Kaoru and she watched as random displays of emotions ran through his eyes and face. And as she watched him she noted some things that she had neglected to take into account when she first laid eyes on him.

First and foremost his height... He was around her height, yet still a few inches taller. And not only were his eyes something strangely new to her, but the color of his hair was too. It was a shade of red that she never knew any type of angel could get. It was dark and rich with highlights of a lighter shade of red.

And besides his chilling gaze he had that demanded attention and fear, his attire and body language spoke a lot as well. All together his overall appearance did fit the stereotype of a Demonic Angel, though she figured he knew that otherwise he wouldn't dress the way he did or use his eyes so much to relay his displeasure and anger.

Once the King snapped back to reality he looked up and noticed the Princess continuous stares.

'Trying to sum me up are you Princess?' He thought with a smile as the Princess turned her gaze elsewhere, trying to act as though she hadn't been staring at him.

"Like what you see Princess?" He asked curiously, his amber eyes filled with amusement. "Don't flatter yourself." Came her reply as she tried to turn around to show her back to him, though the wound made it quite painful to do so.

"Your wounds need tending to. Come with me or do you need assistance?" The King asked his voice serious.

"I can manage, but I can tend to my wound myself." She said defiantly. Even though she may fear him to some degree she wasn't about to let him take full control over her. She will fight him until her dying breath before she let him break her.

"Don't be a fool Angel. You're not at home and you don't have anything with you to treat yourself with." The King replied looking at her with crossed arms.

Kaoru turned around to face him, her eyes shining with her determination to fight off the Demon King with her defiance. King Kenshin realized her look and instantly his cool demure vanquished and impatience surfaced in its place.

"Look I don't have time for your little honor games Angel. Either you take the help I'm offering you own your own free will or I'll drag you to your help kicking and screaming all the way. So witch one will it be?" Kenshin asked narrowing his eyes as the defiance never left her eyes and she crossed her arms under her breast.

Kenshin sighed as he rubbed his temples. He couldn't believe that in her current stat she would even hold the thought of warding off help. But then again he wasn't completely surprised. After all she was the daughter of the prestigious Heaven King, Lord Kamiya, whose stone cold against Demon Angels. There was a deep hate for his black winged, evil brethren that no one in Heaven or Hell could ever fathom.

'So I guess some habits can run down from parent to offspring.' Kenshin thought as he very ungentlemanly-like took the Princess, after much struggling of course, and held her under his arms and carried her that way to his healer's chamber.

And as anticipated by the King, Princess thrashed and kicked and punched and tried to scratch her way out of his very powerful grip. But all efforts she soon found to be ineffective in the situation and finally gave up trying to get away.

To the King's relieve when her actions stopped he could finally stop trying to wrestle her along the way.

'She's definitely thee daughter of Kamiya alright, there's no denying that.' He thought as he shook his head at the young creature he carried.


HEALERS' CHAMBER

"I'm glad you decided to stop here first before putting her where ever you are going to take her. These wounds aren't life threatening, but they are still serious enough." The healer said as she looked over to Kenshin and Sano, who were both standing by the door.

"So can you fix her up?" Sano asked as he nodded his head toward the strapped down Heaven Princess. The healer suddenly did one of her trademark laughs as she turned around and grabbed a vile from a nearby cabinet she was looking in.

"Can I heal her?" The demon repeated. "Can I heal her?" She repeated as she flicked some of her long ebony locks off her shoulder and her dark eyes shined with a mixture of happiness and amusement. "Why my fellow demons you know I can heal her and do much, much more….Otherwise you wouldn't' t have sent her to me now would you?" She stated as she began to swirl the file in her hand before she pulled out the cork and looked down at the Princess who I had been eyeing her the whole time.

"Well now Princess I have here in my hand a little potion that can fix you right up pain free and super fast. It's up to you whether or not you heal to such magnitude by first if you cooperate and second if your body and blood can expect this medicine." The demon finished.

"So which shall it be? Cooperating with me to get you to a speedy recovery or what?" She asked. "Megumi…Don't give her a choice. She will only choose to fight you." The King spoke as he watched the glare the Princess was giving him from her strapped position on the flat table.

"Very well then my Lord. Sano could you please give me a hand?" Megumi asked politely as she flashed him a smile. "Why not?" Sano said as he pushed himself off the wall and came over to Megumi's side. "So what do you want me to do Doc?" He questioned.

"Stop calling me Doc! And I would appreciate if you would hold her down so I don't waste this." Megumi instructed as she pulled back the sleeve to her long sleeved healer's shirt and with her free hand grabbed Kaoru's chin forcefully as Sano gripped her arms down.

The Princess immediately began to squirm, but thanks to Sano her squirming went unnoticed and Megumi poured the bluish/red liquid into to her mouth. To insure that Kaoru indeed swallowed the liquid Megumi tilted Kaoru's head back further making her cough some and forcing her to swallow what was in her mouth.

A few minutes later when Sano and Megumi stepped back Kaoru began to pant heavily. Sweat began to dot her brow and her body jerked every now and then.

"What's happening to her? What did you give her?" Kenshin yelled at Megumi as he began to head towards the Angel as her breathe became more struggled. "Nothing! I just gave her a weakened version of Angel's blood. She should heal fine. This is nothing short of normal symptoms of her first time being exposed to it for healing her own wounds." Megumi said.

"You are positive?" Kenshin asked looking at her sternly. "We can't afford anything to happen to the Princess here and now before our true intentions get anywhere near started." Kenshin went on. "Don't worry my Lord… Look she's healing!" Megumi pointed out.

The marks on her check ebbed slowly away off of her, restoring the beauty in her face as well as the evident marks on her hip. With the pain she felt before gone her natural glow returned.

Along with the healing of her wounds, her kimono was repaired as well.

Princess Kaoru's breathes then became more even and she finally stopped jerking.

With her body now repaired and the feel of her strength coming back, Princess Kaoru fainted into a light sleep to ease some of the unreal events that had happened to her in nearly the time span of 48 hours.

Her captives watched on as her movements lessened and until she finally became still. As she slipped into unconsciousness the Healer moved to the Princess aid to check her vitals. She placed a hand on Kaoru's forehead, than again over her beating heart.

"The Princess shall be fine. Her heart's a little excited, but it shall return to a more normal beating rate soon." Megumi said as she moved away so Sano could retrieve her like the King had instructed. "Good." King Kenshin said, relief lacing his voice.

"I believe her stay should be ready my Lord. Shall I take her there?" Sano questioned.

"Yes." Kenshin answered. "You'll monitor her for the time being, but I would wish for you to stand guard at her door. I trust no one right now." Kenshin added as he turned around, his cape wiping around cling to his leg for but a moment, then swaying down around his feet.

"I'm leaving her in your care for the moment Sano…I trust you to take good care of her. Don't let her out of your sights until I return to you with orders otherwise." Kenshin sent a look Sanosuke's way over his shoulder before he continued to make his exit.


A FEW HOURS LATER

Princess Kaoru moaned as she stirred slightly from her somewhat welcomed rest.

As she was coming too her ears detected the faint sound of a flicking fire. When Kaoru finally opened her eyes for a moment her vision was blurred. From what she could make out there was a fireplace with a fire going in front of the king-sized bed she was so gracefully laid upon.

During the time it took for the Princess line of vision to return, The Demon King sat in the plush hand craved chair in the corner of the room next to the fire place. His dark amber irises never wavered as he had been sitting there watching the Princess of Heaven for more than over 2 hours.

As she slumbered seemingly peacefully he took this time to further assess the Princess.

He already knew he was in for a hell of a time with the Princess as his guest if she really was mentally that stubborn. Yet when he had first encountered her, he was so intrigued and annoyed by the Princess's mentality that he denied himself to do a thorough rake of her physical form, besides the one he did for looking for any wounds her.

But now this was his next shot.The way she was laying upon the bed was very enticing to him.

The way her now restored gown hugged her healed form was very alluring. She was positioned on her side and her hair was spread across the bed pillows she laid on and across her face, her full chest moved up and down in a steady rhythm as she breathed and her hips curved out like an hour glass from her small tummy and sides.

Kenshin continued to stare at Kaoru's form takingnotice to other details…like her hair.

It was a color foreign to his eyes. He was so attracted to it that he instinctively wanted to walk over to her and stroke the silky looking, colored strands, but with great control decided against it.

Suddenly he noticed the young angel stir.

'Finally…She's awaking.' He thought with relief.

He watched on remaining silent as she moaned, entertaining his ears, and moving her body to were she was giving him a nice gaze at her round rump.

The Demon King watched on with an appreciative gaze at the Princess as she proceeded to prompt herself up using her arms. She opened her eyes revealing the beautiful blue eyes that were surveying the area around her, yet the failed to detect the form of him sitting down across from her.

The King smiled as he then let his roaming eyes land on her lips. They were full and so kissable looking too. Yet again he had to fight off another craving to go near the Princess.

When Princess Kaoru's vision finally cleared she got a better look around her. The room was pretty big and spacious….Grand and well furnished fit for royalty.

Kaoru scrunched her face up in confusion as to why her captives would put her in such a divine room. And as she continued to stare around the room she finally noticed him…

Those blazing amber pools that held her eyes prisoner as she didn't move nor reroute her gaze elsewhere as if she were hypnotized and fascinated at the same time by his golden gaze. As she continued to look into the Hell King's eyes she noticed that there was something that lurked within their depth.

She was taken aback as he abruptly stood up and took big, fast, long strides over to her bed. Kaoru raised to her knees on the bed crawling back some as she eyed the demon at the corner of the bed cautiously.

King Kenshin was amused to say the least at the Princess's response to his movement, but he would soon teach his rebellious captive not to run from his presence.

"Do you fear me?" He asked bluntly, teasing her about her childish reaction. Kaoru's eyes widen in shock, but soon recovered and she narrowed her eyes at him.

"I fear no one." She replied. "Then why did you move?" "Because I don't trust you. You have given me very little evidence to believe I should be anywhere near relaxed in your care…Even if you did heal me." She answered. "And what do you not trust about me?" He pried.

"Did you think I would strike you?" He asked his voice warm, stable, and smooth. "No." Kaoru replied, her answer barely reaching Kenshin's ear.

"Then what was there for you to fear?" Kenshin asked, a perplexed expression wiping over his handsome demonic features. Princess Kaoru didn't answer as she found herself once again captivated by the beauty of the demon before her.

"Princess?" The King called snapping her back to reality.

Instantly she remembered that this was no time to be zoning out. She was in Hell for Kami's sake and she needed to be in Heaven! And here she was letting the King of Hell distract her with his beauty.

"The look in your eyes….I saw earlier….I don't trust that look." "You mean this one?" Kenshin asked as he allowed himself to show her exactly what he knew had been in his eyes…Lust….

The Princess form was such an eye-candy, that now that he stopped to look at it, he really noticed her figure even without concentrating. Every movement she made she did in some kind of grace that catches his eyes momentarily distracting him.

"Trust me Angel; I have lots of self control. I'm not like most Demons down here. I conduct myself in a very dignified way unless I need to conduct myself in some other fashion because of whatever reason." The King spoke knowingly.

"Besides…" The King started again with a small shrug. "If I really wanted you, it would be as easy as this." He said as allowed himself to utilize his great speed to make it appear as if he had vanished into thin air, only to appear again on his knees in front of Princess Kaoru throwing her off guard.

He then grabbed her elbows and leaned her roughly towards him, catching her lips into a fierce kiss.