Disclaimer: RK isn't mine. =cries=
A.N. Okay, this is it. It's very short, but I couldn't help it. I read all your reviews and thanks SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much for your support. I have a large quantity of loose leaf sheets and a few pens... I plan to spend my free time wisely :D
So, without further adieu.
R&R!
Enjoy!
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A Forgotten Night
Chapter 7
Kenshin and Kaoru continued down the hallway, still holding hands. Not a word was spoken between the couple as Kenshin pushed the elevator call button and while they waited for the arrival of their transportation.
Instead, they were too busy yelling at themselves to talk to the other person.
'Idiot! I am a huge, monstrous, unbelievable IDIOT! I can't believe I kissed her!!! Why did I kiss her!? I had no right to kiss her!!'
'What the hell was I thinking!? Why did I kiss him!? Why did I feel the need to kiss him?! GOD that was some KISS! I could easily live the rest of my days with a man who kissed me like that.'
Kaoru froze at that thought. In her anger at Sano, and the unbelievable kiss that Kenshin gave her, she momentarily lost all of her senses. It was only at that moment, standing in front of elevator doors, waiting for it to arrive, did she actually begin to have cognitive thought.
There had been something about that kiss. If she had been wearing socks, they certainly would have been knocked off. She had felt a surge of.... something.... shoot through her entire body the moment their lips touched.
Before the kiss, she was acutely aware of her physical attraction to the red-head. It was overwhelming and very powerful. Let alone provocative and lusty. She wasn't the type of woman who allowed herself to be close to a man very easily when it came to physical closeness, but Kenshin was a different story. Somewhere in the depths of her person, she trusted him more than anything or anyone in the world. Deep down she knew that he would never hurt her in any way.
At least, that's what she kept telling herself when she unlocked the bathroom door.
She had issued the invitation to Kenshin, and he never took it. Part of her was extremely disappointed at that, the other part only strengthened her trust in the man. She had unconsciously tested him.
Of course, there was that moment where she had been extremely pissed that he hadn't made advances on her. She unlocked the bathroom door! She deliberately left him the option of entering the bathroom and joining her in the shower, and he TURNED HER DOWN!!!
His punishment was the tiny towel wrapped around her when she emerged from the bathroom. She had fully intended to be extremely sexy and totally unattainable when she left the bathroom, but the second she saw him, and his heated amber eyes, she melted completely.
She was REALLY glad she had melted.
Even the mere memory of his kiss caused her to be weak in the knees. Swallowing hard, Kaoru mentally shook herself and attempted to regain her composure.
'I should apologise. I forced myself on him and the poor man didn't know what else to do.'
The elevator 'dinged' and the doors opened. The couple, still hand in hand, entered the elevator together and watched the doors slide shut.
For the second time that day, watching the elevator doors close caused a flood of fragmented memories to enter Kenshin's mind.
Kaoru's hands running up his chest..... her mouth hot and demanding on his own..... her body pressed intimately against his own....
Kenshin closed his eyes, attempting to remember ANYTHING that wasn't sexual. Failing miserably, of course, but at least the attempt was there. Just the mere thought of.... Kaoru... just Kaoru... her eyes... her smile... everything... was enough to make him want to groan. He swallowed hard, preventing himself from emitting the groan that was manifesting itself in his chest.
Unfortunately, instead of emitting a low, lustful groan, Kenshin squeaked. He should have let the groan come out....
"Kenshin? Are you alright?" Kaoru asked at his side. Kenshin's eyes snapped open and he looked down at her.
"Yes. Why?"
"You just.... squeaked." Kaoru said uncertainly. She was looking at him in concern. She lacked a better word than 'squeak' to describe the strange sound that Kenshin had just emitted. At first she thought there was some kind of rodent in the elevator but she soon realized the strange sound had come from her husband.
When she had looked over at him, his head was bent forward and his eyes were shut tight. He had a..... strange look on his face. She couldn't tell if he was in pain, or if he was upset... he looked... strange.
If a man had looked at Kenshin's face, he would have immediately recognised the look of painful desire and demanded to know what, how and who he was fantasizing about. Kaoru on the other hand, had no idea what to make of the expression.
"I... squeaked?" Kenshin asked quietly. His embarrassment was more than he had ever felt in his life. He bent his head forward a little more, hiding his face from Kaoru completely so she wouldn't see his deep red blush. Having his long hair and shaggy bangs was proving to be useful in that moment.
"Yes, you did."
Mustering all control he had, Kenshin forced himself to stop thinking dirty thoughts and get over his embarrassment at 'squeaking' in front of his wife and lifted his head.
"I'm fine. I didn't even realize I said anything." Kenshin replied, smiling innocently at Kaoru. She looked at his face in amazement.
She knew that people could wear different expressions on their faces day to day. Anger, happiness, desire, hurt, it was all easily seen on a persons face. But Kenshin was different. Just looking at him smiling innocently would have made her believe he was never capable of having any other kind of emotion playing on his features. He wore the innocence as a perfect mask and if she hadn't seen the lustful looks he had given her throughout the morning, she never would have thought him capable of it.
The innocence was sweet and endearing. But she liked the heated amber looks a touch better.
The gentle squeeze his hand gave hers snapped her out of her thoughts and she looked down at their hands, still joined. Kenshin's eyes followed hers and he immediately dropped her hand, snatching his away as if it had been burned.
"I'm sorry! I-..." he started, but broke off. He what? What was he sorry for? He liked the feeling of her hand in his. And he absolutely loved the feeling of her in his arms. Kenshin sighed and tore his eyes away from Kaoru.
Confusion, thy name is Himura.
His jumbled feelings were weighing down on his mind causing immense pressure build up. Either that or the painkillers were wearing off, either way the feeling wasn't pleasant. He felt as if every emotion he ever felt in his life had been thrown into a blender and someone hit 'puree', then lovingly poured the ungodly mixture back into his being. Sorting through it was impossible. He had feelings for Kaoru, yes. But how deep?
At first it was purely physical. Yes, Kenshin respects women more than anything but when you wake up to a panty-wearing, topless, raven-haired GODDESS in your bed r-e-s-p-e-c-t is quickly replaced with l-u-s-t. The wave of desire that crashed into him anytime he looked at her was almost unbearable. Of course, after the initial bout of lust, respect came screaming back into his head, forcing him to keep his hands OFF!
After that kiss though... everything changed.
Desire was still there, like a raging fire that didn't feel like it was going to extinguish any time soon... but there was something else. The puree of emotions was present and God only knew what was in there.
'Something tells me I've got a lot of soul searching ahead of me.' Kenshin thought.
"Don't be sorry, I should be apologising to you! I'm sorry." Kaoru said, breaking Kenshin from his thoughts.
"Oro! You apologise to me? What for?"
What for?! WHAT FOR!? There were times when Kaoru thought her new husband was denser than lead.
"For..."
The elevator halted, and the doors opened up to reveal the main lobby.
"Mr. and Mrs. Himura! Good Morning!" a man called. His voice cut Kaoru off and the couple peered out of the elevator with wide eyes.
A man wearing a crisp clean hotel uniform came out from behind the concierge's desk and walked swiftly to the stunned couple as they emerged from the elevator. He held out his hand to Kenshin, who took it uncertainly.
"Congratulations on your marriage last night!" he said enthusiastically as he vigorously shook Kenshin's hand.
Kenshin felt as if every bone in his body was being jarred by the large man's handshake, and he was sure his fingers were being crushed.
"Oro."
"Mrs. Himura! You were such a lovely bride!" the man said as he released Kenshin's hand and turned to Kaoru.
Kaoru blinked.
Kenshin blinked and rubbed his sore hand.
"How... how did you know we were married?" Kaoru asked.
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A.N. Hehehehe. Okay, this is where I leave this lovely story. I will be back in three months and I will have lots to write, but I need money and I want to see the world. So off to another country to work! Later folks!
Sakura.
A.N. Okay, this is it. It's very short, but I couldn't help it. I read all your reviews and thanks SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much for your support. I have a large quantity of loose leaf sheets and a few pens... I plan to spend my free time wisely :D
So, without further adieu.
R&R!
Enjoy!
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A Forgotten Night
Chapter 7
Kenshin and Kaoru continued down the hallway, still holding hands. Not a word was spoken between the couple as Kenshin pushed the elevator call button and while they waited for the arrival of their transportation.
Instead, they were too busy yelling at themselves to talk to the other person.
'Idiot! I am a huge, monstrous, unbelievable IDIOT! I can't believe I kissed her!!! Why did I kiss her!? I had no right to kiss her!!'
'What the hell was I thinking!? Why did I kiss him!? Why did I feel the need to kiss him?! GOD that was some KISS! I could easily live the rest of my days with a man who kissed me like that.'
Kaoru froze at that thought. In her anger at Sano, and the unbelievable kiss that Kenshin gave her, she momentarily lost all of her senses. It was only at that moment, standing in front of elevator doors, waiting for it to arrive, did she actually begin to have cognitive thought.
There had been something about that kiss. If she had been wearing socks, they certainly would have been knocked off. She had felt a surge of.... something.... shoot through her entire body the moment their lips touched.
Before the kiss, she was acutely aware of her physical attraction to the red-head. It was overwhelming and very powerful. Let alone provocative and lusty. She wasn't the type of woman who allowed herself to be close to a man very easily when it came to physical closeness, but Kenshin was a different story. Somewhere in the depths of her person, she trusted him more than anything or anyone in the world. Deep down she knew that he would never hurt her in any way.
At least, that's what she kept telling herself when she unlocked the bathroom door.
She had issued the invitation to Kenshin, and he never took it. Part of her was extremely disappointed at that, the other part only strengthened her trust in the man. She had unconsciously tested him.
Of course, there was that moment where she had been extremely pissed that he hadn't made advances on her. She unlocked the bathroom door! She deliberately left him the option of entering the bathroom and joining her in the shower, and he TURNED HER DOWN!!!
His punishment was the tiny towel wrapped around her when she emerged from the bathroom. She had fully intended to be extremely sexy and totally unattainable when she left the bathroom, but the second she saw him, and his heated amber eyes, she melted completely.
She was REALLY glad she had melted.
Even the mere memory of his kiss caused her to be weak in the knees. Swallowing hard, Kaoru mentally shook herself and attempted to regain her composure.
'I should apologise. I forced myself on him and the poor man didn't know what else to do.'
The elevator 'dinged' and the doors opened. The couple, still hand in hand, entered the elevator together and watched the doors slide shut.
For the second time that day, watching the elevator doors close caused a flood of fragmented memories to enter Kenshin's mind.
Kaoru's hands running up his chest..... her mouth hot and demanding on his own..... her body pressed intimately against his own....
Kenshin closed his eyes, attempting to remember ANYTHING that wasn't sexual. Failing miserably, of course, but at least the attempt was there. Just the mere thought of.... Kaoru... just Kaoru... her eyes... her smile... everything... was enough to make him want to groan. He swallowed hard, preventing himself from emitting the groan that was manifesting itself in his chest.
Unfortunately, instead of emitting a low, lustful groan, Kenshin squeaked. He should have let the groan come out....
"Kenshin? Are you alright?" Kaoru asked at his side. Kenshin's eyes snapped open and he looked down at her.
"Yes. Why?"
"You just.... squeaked." Kaoru said uncertainly. She was looking at him in concern. She lacked a better word than 'squeak' to describe the strange sound that Kenshin had just emitted. At first she thought there was some kind of rodent in the elevator but she soon realized the strange sound had come from her husband.
When she had looked over at him, his head was bent forward and his eyes were shut tight. He had a..... strange look on his face. She couldn't tell if he was in pain, or if he was upset... he looked... strange.
If a man had looked at Kenshin's face, he would have immediately recognised the look of painful desire and demanded to know what, how and who he was fantasizing about. Kaoru on the other hand, had no idea what to make of the expression.
"I... squeaked?" Kenshin asked quietly. His embarrassment was more than he had ever felt in his life. He bent his head forward a little more, hiding his face from Kaoru completely so she wouldn't see his deep red blush. Having his long hair and shaggy bangs was proving to be useful in that moment.
"Yes, you did."
Mustering all control he had, Kenshin forced himself to stop thinking dirty thoughts and get over his embarrassment at 'squeaking' in front of his wife and lifted his head.
"I'm fine. I didn't even realize I said anything." Kenshin replied, smiling innocently at Kaoru. She looked at his face in amazement.
She knew that people could wear different expressions on their faces day to day. Anger, happiness, desire, hurt, it was all easily seen on a persons face. But Kenshin was different. Just looking at him smiling innocently would have made her believe he was never capable of having any other kind of emotion playing on his features. He wore the innocence as a perfect mask and if she hadn't seen the lustful looks he had given her throughout the morning, she never would have thought him capable of it.
The innocence was sweet and endearing. But she liked the heated amber looks a touch better.
The gentle squeeze his hand gave hers snapped her out of her thoughts and she looked down at their hands, still joined. Kenshin's eyes followed hers and he immediately dropped her hand, snatching his away as if it had been burned.
"I'm sorry! I-..." he started, but broke off. He what? What was he sorry for? He liked the feeling of her hand in his. And he absolutely loved the feeling of her in his arms. Kenshin sighed and tore his eyes away from Kaoru.
Confusion, thy name is Himura.
His jumbled feelings were weighing down on his mind causing immense pressure build up. Either that or the painkillers were wearing off, either way the feeling wasn't pleasant. He felt as if every emotion he ever felt in his life had been thrown into a blender and someone hit 'puree', then lovingly poured the ungodly mixture back into his being. Sorting through it was impossible. He had feelings for Kaoru, yes. But how deep?
At first it was purely physical. Yes, Kenshin respects women more than anything but when you wake up to a panty-wearing, topless, raven-haired GODDESS in your bed r-e-s-p-e-c-t is quickly replaced with l-u-s-t. The wave of desire that crashed into him anytime he looked at her was almost unbearable. Of course, after the initial bout of lust, respect came screaming back into his head, forcing him to keep his hands OFF!
After that kiss though... everything changed.
Desire was still there, like a raging fire that didn't feel like it was going to extinguish any time soon... but there was something else. The puree of emotions was present and God only knew what was in there.
'Something tells me I've got a lot of soul searching ahead of me.' Kenshin thought.
"Don't be sorry, I should be apologising to you! I'm sorry." Kaoru said, breaking Kenshin from his thoughts.
"Oro! You apologise to me? What for?"
What for?! WHAT FOR!? There were times when Kaoru thought her new husband was denser than lead.
"For..."
The elevator halted, and the doors opened up to reveal the main lobby.
"Mr. and Mrs. Himura! Good Morning!" a man called. His voice cut Kaoru off and the couple peered out of the elevator with wide eyes.
A man wearing a crisp clean hotel uniform came out from behind the concierge's desk and walked swiftly to the stunned couple as they emerged from the elevator. He held out his hand to Kenshin, who took it uncertainly.
"Congratulations on your marriage last night!" he said enthusiastically as he vigorously shook Kenshin's hand.
Kenshin felt as if every bone in his body was being jarred by the large man's handshake, and he was sure his fingers were being crushed.
"Oro."
"Mrs. Himura! You were such a lovely bride!" the man said as he released Kenshin's hand and turned to Kaoru.
Kaoru blinked.
Kenshin blinked and rubbed his sore hand.
"How... how did you know we were married?" Kaoru asked.
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A.N. Hehehehe. Okay, this is where I leave this lovely story. I will be back in three months and I will have lots to write, but I need money and I want to see the world. So off to another country to work! Later folks!
Sakura.
