Authors Notes: Well, I'm glad everyone's enjoying my story! The funny thing is, everyone's been asking me in my reviews,
'what happened to Kaoru?'
Well, I said it in the very last line, y'know? Her father.
Still don't get it?
Her father got to her. Beat her. You know, the works. That's why she came back late and that's why she was all battered and bruised. –sighs-
Anyway, thank you all for the reviews! I really appreciate it!
(sighs) I'm so frustrated. My hyphens aren't working, my page breaks aren't working, I really think fanfiction hates me. Well, despite that, I'll try my page breaks. (sighs again) and to top it all off, all my favorite stories are ironically on an extreme hold for the moment. (sighs once more) times are tough.
Small Warning: Kenshin gets a little frisky :)
Battousai's thoughts Kenshin's thoughtsChapter 12 – Different Encounter
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Kaoru's eyes fluttered open slowly. The glittering stream of golden sunlight that streaked through the shades of the room seemed to hurt her eyes a little. She blinked a little bit, trying to get everything into focus. She sat up reluctantly and caught a glimpse of orange.
She swiftly whipped her head to the right, expecting to see Kenshin, but was surprised to find a small little kitten curled up on the pillow next to her, the orange fluff ball being the thing she had caught a glimpse of. She sighed slightly. She carefully pulled the covers off of her and swung her legs over the bed mattress and winced.
Her legs were throbbing. She looked down to gaze at the wounds she received the night before but was surprised to find nothing but fresh bandages and some small band-Aids. She blinked slightly and ran her hands lightly across the bandages.
'Who could have…'
Her question was put to a halt. The only person or living creature that could have tended to her was the only other person who was living in the house.
Kenshin.
To her surprise, she heard a slight intake of breath. She lifted her head and looked around curiously. She looked at the kitten a moment but dismissed it. It wasn't something a cat could make. Finally, her eyes landed on a figure at the end of the bed. She was surprised she hadn't noticed it earlier.
Head cradled in the arms that were rested against the mattress, Kenshin lay, propped in a sitting position from his waist up, leaning forward to rest on the bed, sound asleep. Kaoru slowly stood, ignoring the slight screams of pain her legs were alarming her and limped over to him silently.
She looked at him carefully and noted bags under his shut eyes. He must have been up all night, she thought. His hair was disarray and out of it's usual ponytail. He was still in his night shirt and clad maroon and black boxers, probably never really taking the initiative to change.
His features were soft and his face gentle. The slow rise and fall of his shoulders and back that indicated his calm rapture of breathing in slumber seemed to take a calming effect on Kaoru, the reason why, she didn't know. Slowly, bringing a hesitant hand near his face, Kaoru brushed a stray strand of his hair from his face.
She smiled as he wrinkled his nose, the small lock tickling his nostrils and let off a small sneeze, then snuggling back into the crook of his folded arms, hiding a little more of his childish looking face. Kaoru silenced back the urge to giggle. She was suppose to be angry with him, right?
She glanced back at the bed and saw a small caked on red pigment and sighed. She had to go to bed while bleeding didn't she. If she took the time to clean the wound, she could have avoided Kenshin worrying about her all night. She looked back at Kenshin and saw a small stain of red on his hands that peaked out from underneath his elbow.
He never left her side since he cleaned her wound. Not even to wash his hands. Not even knowing why, the thought of the action caused tears to streak down her face. She had never been so cared or fussed over since her mother died, eight years prior. It made her heart beam and ache in pleasure. Someone cared.
Kaoru sighed as she forgot about her previous anger at him and sat down next to him and lifted a hand and placed it on Kenshin's head and began to stroke him gently. Bringing her hand down his head, she pet him tenderly, not bothering to wipe away the tears the rolled down her cheeks.
Much to her surprise, Kenshin reacted to the stroking. He opened his eyes, hazy and foggy as he glanced up at Kaoru. Kaoru really couldn't clarify whether he was awake or asleep. She couldn't move with the next thing he did. He slowly lifted himself off the bed and scooted over to where she sat and placed his head down on her lap and fell victim to slumber seconds after again.
Kaoru's eyes were wide and her mouth slightly opened. She felt her cheeks heat up as her mind finally registered the head placed in her lap, the boy that owned the head totally unaware of he effect he actually had on her with his innocent, light-hearted action.
Kaoru kept telling herself that he was simply doing it for comfort. He didn't know what he did and when he awoke, he scramble away and that would be that. With that as her thoughts she continued to stroke his head. She couldn't help it. She needed to do something to repay him…
Her thoughts then started to drift back on the night before. She shivered as she thought of just what happened…
Flashback-
Kaoru walked down the sidewalk in a hurried pace. Drawing her over coat close to her, the chill of the wind nipping at her skin.
"Darn it…darn it!…I'm going to be late for practice!…"Kaoru stopped her rushed walking and looked around. In order to get to practice in time, she'd need to take a short cut. She knew it may be risky, but if she crossed the street and took a left down Prospect lane, she'd get there about three minutes faster then normal. She looked both left way and right to see any cars coming her way and smiled when the roads were clear.
Clutching her overcoat closer, she rushed across the street and slowed her hustle down when she reached the other side. She smiled as she glanced back and sighed in relief at her accomplish. Usually, that street was loaded with cars.
Before she could venture on any further she accidentally made contact with a larger body in front of her. She quickly turned around and bowed slightly
"I'm sorry sir! I didn't see you the-"
Kaoru stopped her apology when she looked up to meat the eyes of anger filled hazel. Kaoru's breath caught in her throat as she backed away slightly.
Her father stood before her, rage bared in his hazy drunk eyes. Kaoru's throat ran dry. No one was around the streets then due to the late hour and she couldn't find her voice to scream. The smirk that appeared on her fathers face was obvious that he found it amusing that his daughter stand before him, lost in intimidation.
Not wasting another second, he lifted his large hand and fisted it around Kaoru's mute mouth and dragged her into the nearest alley way.
Only then did her voice finally prevail. But it was already too late.
End of Flashback-
Kaoru's eyes were hazed over. She had gripped the fabric of her cotton pajama bottoms as her fists shook. She had never been so fearful in her life. She had no idea why her father would be on the streets like that. He was never one to leave the house. He usually sat in his leather chair, dousing down jugs of beer or puffing a cigarette.
She recalled his last threat with his slurred, colorful vocabulary.
'I'll get you, you son of a b– and your man whore you f- bastard.'
Give or take a few of some extra words added, or some left out, the threat didn't change even if worded differently. Was he truly out looking for her? Was she really being hunted as prey by her own father? She felt her heart beat race at the thought.
If he was finally out actually tracking her, she wasn't safe anywhere. She was almost afraid to even go to school in fear that he may be there. But wasn't she safe around witnesses? He wouldn't attack her in front of someone, would he?
Kaoru slightly doubted herself. He almost beat her with his liquor bottle even though Kenshin was clearly at the scene to see and hear everything. That made her hope decline. Whether or not there were witnesses, he would get her.
He promised it, despite his drunk exterior that fateful night.
A slight shifting of weight on her lap brought her out of her thoughts. She looked down at Kenshin who still was under the spell of sweet slumber. Her feelings of dread slowly drained away from her body. She had Kenshin on her side. He was there to help and support her.
He was there when she returned the night of the championships and was still there right at that moment, laying comfortably in her lap. She smiled sweetly at him as she continued to fuss and play with his hair. Her smile tugged up higher when he seemed to respond with a small mumble.
She didn't notice when he had crept up on her, but the small orange kitten had awoken and made his way over to where the two were and also jumped up into her lap next to Kenshin's head, not even thinking twice of Kaoru being a slight stranger and kneaded her lap with his small paws before curling into a small ball and falling back asleep, blissful purring emitting from the small body, indicating that comfort was obvious to the little kitten.
Kaoru laughed quietly as she pet the orange fluff ball along with the red head that lay beside it. Two precious beings were placed in her lap at that very moment. Kaoru never felt more important. No matter how small, or how arrogant at times, they were still precious. To her at least.
Suddenly, her brain jacked up what she had just nonchalantly thought of. She flushed a bright red. Sure, Kenshin was a great friend and he was someone she cherished her friendship with, but…was he actually precious to her? Was precious too much of an emphasis on the way she felt for him?
As she debated with herself on her choice of wording, Kenshin's eyes slowly fluttered open. Hazy violet gems slowly came into focus as a faint scent seamed to daze him in a cross between reality and dreams.
Jasmine.
It was the delicious aroma of Jasmine that brought him to his awakening. It's scent was intoxicating. He slowly came to reality and blinked his way out of sleep. He was surprised that he wasn't where he remembered falling asleep.
Instead of being buried in his own arms, he found himself comfortable placed on a lap. He glanced upward. Kaoru's lap to be precise. She seemed to be distracted though. Although the effect of 'morning glory' was still in effect, or more like drowsiness, that never meant he couldn't think up a scheme. As long as Kaoru didn't notice he was awake, things were peachy.
With a small kick in of his acting skills, Kenshin let off a small groan, much like one would do when in sleep and nuzzled himself deeper in the bowls of Kaoru's lap. Kenshin retained his smile, in case she felt it, when he heard a squeak emit from her. He could almost feel her heart beating even where his head was. His evil plan was working.
It was one hell of a way to wake up in the morning.
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Kaoru gulped as she felt Kenshin shift in his sleep and ended up nuzzled more on the inside of her leg, rather then the top. What could she do? She couldn't wake him, he needed his sleep. But-but…
She could feel her heart beat quicken and her shoulders rise. She could feel his cot breath through the fabric of her cotton pajama bottoms. The blush on her cheeks grew brighter as she tried to take calmer breaths of air.
She flailed her arms about and bit her lip, looking around frantically trying to base her mind on something else. Kenshin shifted again and this time, nuzzled his cheek against her leg. Shivers ran up and down her spine as she tried to stop herself from floundering like a jitter bug.
She bit her lip and swallowed down the large lump that formed in her throat. It wasn't easy being nice…
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Kenshin contained himself from snickering. He could feel Kaoru shift and putter, questioning on what to do. With another small nuzzle of his cheek and nose he felt her stiffen then fidget again. With barely any debate in his mind, he decided to make the situation just a little more sticky.
Sleepily raising his arms from their position, he languidly snaked them around Kaoru's seated waist. Another sharp intake of breath emanated from Kaoru. He smirked just slightly. Acting as though gravity was slowly pulling them down, he let his arms start to drop down slowly from her back.
Landing on his destination.
His arms were now comfortable supported by the comforter and mattress while his hands were valiantly, courageously, bravely, boldly and unmistakably…groping her. Oh and how he loved every moment of the shine and glory. Kaoru had froze totally while Kenshin's hands never moved from their fixed spot. They didn't move at all incase she would find out he was awake.
Instead they lay there, placed absolutely still, resting on her behind.
Kenshin, knowing the fact very well, knew that he shouldn't be taking notes but he just couldn't think of him ever pulling something such as this kind of stunt off again. He made sure not to forget any detail.
Perfectly formed, not too big, not too small, fit perfectly in his hands (he took to heart that that part was his very favorite), plump, round, and everything that he could ever think that was in a perfect alignment with what the perfect butt would be.
'Oh this is wooooonderful.' The same voice from the night before interrupted his blissful note taking.
'Alright, what is it you want this time?' Kenshin knew that in the long run, it was totally insane to actually be talking to yourself. But what was the problem when you actually got someone to talk back?
The voice held a smirk. 'All of this! I mean, hey. You've got your hands on one of the many wonderful parts of the female's body and you mean to tell me that you're not thinking this is wonderful?'
'Well of course I'm enjoying this, why do you think I'm doing it? Anyway, back to my original question. What do you want?'
The voice made a small laugh which made Kenshin question on whether his other side was sane or not. Then again, he question whether he was sane himself.
'You, my friend, really make me laugh. You're seriously not planning on going any further? You gotta be joking!'
The sudden comment and the meaning behind it all made Kenshin's eye twitched.
'W-what are you saying! You can't possibly mean-'
'No! You freakin' nitwit! I vote for waiting until you're married with that! What I'm saying is, there's no harm in…feelin' her up a little but, y'know?'
If not for the place he was and the lap he was on, Kenshin could have sworn by the gods that he would have screamed and thrown himself up against the wall.
'You are SICK! I don't even know WHY I have you in my mind! That's just wrong!'
There was a sigh of annoyance and if he could see the face to go along with the voice, Kenshin could say he was sure that his counter part rolled his eyes.
'Are you ever going to grow up? For god sakes, we did it with Tomoe! What's so different with Kaoru?'
A large flare of anger boiled up within Kenshin when he mentioned that.
'You have no right bringing Tomoe into this subject. And for one, it's a LOT different with Kaoru! She'd probably never forgive me, and two, we're not even a couple!'
'Who cares? A lot of guys do that to girls they like and they're not dating. Besides. Doing that could start up a relationship.'
Kenshin sighed and growled mentally. Who ever he was, he was extremely annoying and extremely persistent. Something Kenshin, regretting to admit, was a sad addition to his personality.
'No. The answer is no. I'm not going to feel Kaoru up or any of that so you can just forget about it.'
'Fine. If you won't, I will.'
Before Kenshin could even think about a word of protest, a swirl of darkness surrounded him and the next thing he knew, he was looking through some sort of window as if watching everything that his eyes could see; like he was looking out his own eyes; but action to his limbs were out of his control.
A flash of gold appeared in his amethyst eyes as a small smirk appeared on his features. The demon was loose. Kenshin watched in horror as his counterpart started to take the risks he never dared to.
Kenshin had let the still side of his hands go and started the beginning of his havoc. His hands started to rub and knead where they were once still and a large gasp was heard from Kaoru.
"KENSHIN! UGH, YOU JACK ASS! YOU WERE AWAKE THE WHOLE TIME!"
Kenshin hummed in response as he continued to toy with her, groping her and nuzzling her lap. Kaoru desperately tried to pry him off of her but her attempts weren't doing any good. By that time, the small orange kitten had jumped off her lap and fled the area, obviously disturbed by all the hustle and bustle.
"Kenshin, GET OFF!"
Kaoru shrieked and batted at him trying to get him to stop his violating actions. Her leg was throbbing painfully and she was still quite sore from her encounter with her father. She groaned in irritation while she still tried to peal Kenshin off of her.
Kenshin languorously rose from his sitting position and leaned over her, causing her to lean back in response. The smirk on his face was heightened when her eyes widened once they locked with his. He advanced upon her, slowly pinning her down in-between his body and the mattress.
'YOU DIRTY LITTLE-'
'Oh hush. It's about time you've got some back bone in your actions. And you know, I think she should be able to tell the difference between us both. I always did like that nickname…what was it- ah, yes! Battousai. Such a nice ring to it.'
A low growl came from Kenshin as he tried to keep himself from going rabid on his other half. Battousai had been a name he got from soccer because of his rare speed although Tomoe used it often. He never really got warmed up to it, but he could feel some part of him like it. Apparently this guy was that part.
'Heh. That's more like it. Now watch and learn.'
Battousai smirked in pleasure as he watched Kaoru's expression flash from fear to curiosity to confusion. She had her mouth open as if to say something, but no words came out. Only small grunts and beginnings of words that never seemed to make it.
"You're wondering why my eyes are golden…?"
Many questions were buzzing in her head but that was one bold one that seemed to stick out a little more. She simply nodded her head, not breaking eye contact with her golden eyed friend. He chuckled as he lifted his hand and traced it along her cheek and lightly across her lip.
"Well, my angel, Kenshin never really did tell you much about himself now did he…"
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A/N: OH HO! I am evil:D just love my cliffy's. Anyway, I hope you all liked this chapter! I really wanted Battousai to appear sometime soon and I wanted a little action to occur. Hopefully it was enough!
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