Chapter 14

She walked with the doctor out her secret door in her closet and decided not to ask how he knew it was there. She continued to walk with him and climbed into his long black limousine. She sat onto the soft leathery material covering the seats. There was gentle music playing lightly in the background. She sat in-between the two men wearing sunglasses even though it was night. Her doctor was sitting across from her his legs crossed, his hands folded neatly on top of his knees.

"So," She paused for dramatic effect. "You never told me your name." She said trying to look shy by casting her eyes towards the ground. He chuckled a bit sounding more musical than anything.

"Sean, but my friends call me Kessler." He said smiling wickedly. Kaoru gasped dramatically as if she hadn't seen that coming. She didn't realize it in the hospital but it was all coming together now.

Kaoru knew she had to stay calm and on her toes. Either he was going to be rough or he would be a gentlemen...she was betting on rough...just like the movies. But surprisingly he didn't move towards her, his thugs didn't flinch, nothing. She sat trying to look comfortable in the unbearably silent vehicle.

"Kaoru, are you hungry?" He asked acting suave and nonchalant. He seemed genuinely concerned. He was more of a master mind than she had thought. He was acting like they were just going on a date, like he didn't know she was a billionaire. But they weren't and he did.

"Sure." She said making sure to keep her voice from wavering. She was scared of what he wanted to do but his charm and charisma was just so hard to ignore. And he was really hot. She couldn't keep her eyes off of him and he just sat there his arms stretched out on the top of the seat and his legs crossed staring at her with a smug smirk on his face. He looked at her like he knew something she didn't, like all the information of the world was at his beck and call.

"Good." He said his voice deep and sexy with the just a hint of a rough lusty tone. She smiled her eyes sparkling in a fake but believable way. She couldn't deny that going to a restaurant with such a sexy man was not something she would normally pass up...even if she had a boyfriend, but he was a maniac.

The limo slid to a halt and both doors opened. Kaoru stepped out of one and Sean out the other. He looked at her over the top of the car and smiled. They walked into a very eloquent restaurant, guiding her to an obviously planned booth in the far right corner. She sat down gently and looked around at the lush carpeted floors and shining tile walls.

"This restaurant is far more fancy than I imagined it would be." She said quietly in awe. He just smiled trying to keep in mind she hadn't actually seen any of her own money yet so she wasn't used to this living.

"You know..." He said pausing to show the waiter what they both would be eating for the night in the menu. He paused, dismissing the man, until everyone was out of hearing reach. "The mafia is a bad organization. Such a pretty girl like yourself shouldn't even know about them, let alone work for them. Of course im sure that evil boss of Himura's has forced you into this deal hasn't he?" Sean asked nodding his head to assure himself. Kaoru just blushed a bit and nodded as well just to humor him.

"And speaking of Himura..." He paused for dramatic effect then continued in a almost spiteful voice. "You shouldn't know him either. He's a bad man. He plays dirty in his work and his pleasure. He is only using you for you money and is probably out with another woman, not even bothering to think about your safety and well being." He said his voice becoming threatening at the end.

And just like Kaoru, low self-esteem over took her mind and thoughts and forced her to think and over analyze the situation.

'I knew Kenshin hated me!'

'He was playing with me all along!'

'Why did I fall for it? I always fall for it!'

'I'm so stupid, how could I ever think Kenshin loved a stupid ugly lawn gnome like me?'

'Ha, lawn gnome...'

'FOCUS!'

'God damn that ADD , I should have said yes to adult riddlin...'

Kaoru was lost in a wonderland of thoughts she couldn't focus on anything but the intricate white table in front of her. There were small animals carved into it to make a peaceful scene that she hoped would calm her raging mind. All this time Sean was talking, that is until he realized she was not listening, then he just stared at her.

He didn't want to admit it but she was stunningly beautiful. He never mixed work with pleasure and knew it only fucked you over no matter how in love you could be, but she was a genuine beauty. Her soft black hair that shined like the glowing wings of a raven, her dazzling deep blue azure eyes that concentrated hard on the table below her. Her pale skin that seemed to be endlessly glowing with the radiance of moon light.He was drawn to her by her money but he thought he should stay for the looks. Maybe he could make a compromise with her.

'Alright...

Step 1: Convince her that the lug head Himura is a playboy who hates commitment and will never fall in love with anyone due to his stubborn attitude towards women...and maybe throw in a fetish for kinky hand cuffs...

Step 2: Convince her she is madly in love with my dashing looks and outstanding personality. My hair is done perfectly by my favorite hair stylist every morning and she to could share and bask in the glory that is me, and maybe one day reach the peak of her looks and try to rival mine...oh anyway..:cough cough:

Step 3: Convince her to stay with me and quite that awful Mafia business and if she really loved me she would open a shared bank account with me...and due to Step 2, she will have to subdue to my aforementioned good looks and rocking personality.

Step 4: Profit!'

So while Kaoru was beating herself up for falling for Kenshin and thinking he had fallen for her Sean was coming up with a wickedly awesome plan for himself. Soon both of them were so absorbed in their thoughts it seemed there was no end to their silence/deep thought until the waiter returned and served their food.

They both had two steaming, delicious plates of angel hair spaghetti with green, yellow, and red papers along with garlic a small leaf of parsley and a large porta bella mushroom. Kaoru looked at her food her eyes shining with hunger. Since this was her first "date" with Sean she had to act lady like and eat slowly with a fork. He looked up and smiled at her.

She smiled back as she mentally melted into her bowl of spaghetti and felt at home in the mushy stringy wet noodles. His face, his looks, his hair especially were so deliciously orgasmic she just wanted to pounce on him. However, she had to keep in mind he was the bad guy, the guy she shouldn't mess with. He was the guy who wanted her for her money and if anything her mother had told her when she was young was true he was probably a rapist on top of all that.

She shuttered at the thought of this delicious but selfish man violating her personal space and taking advantage of her. But if she could help it with her mad skeelz at self defense :cough cough: he wouldn't even get a kiss good night.

"Kaoru, I think your over analyzing this situation." He said suddenly snapping her out of her thoughts. She looked up to him her eye brow arched in confusion. "Oh really?" She asked her lips curling into a smirk.

"Yeah, You are thinking I'm the bad guy, that I'm wrong and want to hurt you. But I don't. You're a very beautiful girl, yes, but I would never want to do anything you could imagine in that little head of yours." He replied. She was surprised beyond belief and even allowed him to witness a shocked expression flash across her normally placid features...at least for tonight.

She was flattered at his compliment and a small blush crept up onto her face as she smiled sheepishly. However, underneath her embarrassment was anger bubbling up. She knew this had to be a tactic but she couldn't decode it just yet. She also wasn't to happy about the little remark as if she was a child.

She allowed all that to go uncommented on and tried to have a good time so either Kenshin could come get her or she could just go home. "Are you keeping me?" She asked quickly between bites just barely glancing up at him.

"You cut right to the chase don't you..." He said surprised but smiled at her as if he thought everything she did was cute. "No...I don't think I will. I think I'll play with Himura...make him sweat." He said laughing at his own clever plan. She could see the wheels turning in his head and knew he had some long elaborate plan formulating that Kenshin could hopefully crack.

"Will I be going home tonight?" She asked hoping he would say yes so she could at least get some sleep to rest up for his next visit so she didn't look like crap like she did now.

"Unless you want to come home with me." He said bluntly. She ignored the sexual reference and declined politely.

"No thank you." She said pushing her plate forwards, motioning that she was finished. He snapped his fingers at the waiter standing by and he whisked their plates away quickly.

Sean stood up offering her his hand and like a lady she took it and stood up. He escorted her to the door and into the limo waiting for them. He whispered into the owner of the restaurant's ear and he looked very pleased as he waved good bye to them. Soon Kaoru saw her familiar neighborhood and the limo stopped right in front of Kenshin's driveway. She stepped out and so did Sean. He took her hand and walked her to the front door and gently planted a kiss on the top of her hand and smiled. His teeth seemed to sparkle with radiance and Kaoru had to hold herself back from jumping on top of him and asking him to take her to his house.

The way he talked so smoothly and the way he looked and acted and was so kind and gentleman like she just wanted to follow him home like a lost puppy searching for love and affection. However, she needed to get to bed and sleep on all of the new information she had. She had a lot to think over and a lot to mentally kick herself for. And she didn't know where she would get the time to talk to Kenshin but she knew she'd manage to fit it in there somewhere.

She stepped inside the door and closed it biting her lip out of joy. Despite her constant fear of rape, assault, or kidnaping he was kind and patient and very enjoyable. And if he wasn't the mobs worst enemy, which was saying a lot, she might go out with him again. She felt a light quick tap on her shoulder and she turned around to see Kenshin. He was standing there his face littered with stubble and his unkept hair. It looked like he tried to get some sleep but was unable to. He had bags under his crazed eyes that were glazed over with fatigue.

He was standing there in only his boxers due to the strangely hot house and the fact that that's what he slept in. His hair was not in a pony tail and Kaoru had the urge to run her hands through it but restrained herself. He actually had that sexy unkept artist type of look to him but worry seemed to have racked his brain the whole time.

Her eyes softened apologetically and a quiet 'awe' escaped her lips as she set her hand on his shoulder. "Kenshin...you need some sleep." She said turning him around and guiding him up the white staircase and into his squishy bed. She laid him down and pulled a sheet over his shivering body. She placed her hand on his forehead and it felt very warm.

"Kenshin." She said softly to him. "Kenshin!" She said in a louder voice when he didn't answer. He opened his eyes and smiled lazily up at her. "Kenshin, you have a fever." Kaoru said as if talking to a child. He nodded his head as if that would make the information sink into his brain.

"I'll be right back ok? Don't move." She said knowing he would either nod off to sleep or watch as the room began to spin from the fever. She walked down the stairs quickly and into the kitchen where she began to prepare some things to keep his temperature down.

Kenshin sat in his bed staring hard at the potentially interesting wall. He had never seen a white so bright before. Wait, now it was dull...wait...it was white...now it's yellow...with purple polka spots...and now it's a field. There are a lot of flowers...but its going to rain. It's raining now. He could feel the wet rain drops splashing on his forehead and running down the side of his face but on the inside he was freezing his body shaking. Suddenly a loud thunder clashed in the storm that was once his wall and a beautiful goddess was walking towards him with raven colored hair and blue eyes.

He smiled up at her and she reached over to his head looking concerned. She placed something cold and wet on his forehead and suddenly his image of a rainy day at a green meadow crashed and broke into the drab reality of his white room with Kaoru hovering over him.

She had placed a cold wet cloth on his forehead and was worried about his health. "Kaoru." She heard him croak out. She rushed to his side quickly and grabbed his shoulders as he tried to sit up. He managed to slump over but was sitting up holding his head.

"Yes?" She asked quickly her face plagued with worry. All of the thoughts and suspicions of that night had vanished and all she could think about was him...the last person she wanted to be thinking about.

"I'm not sick. So stop treating me like I am." He said managing to look up at her and placed her wet cloth back in her hand. She laughed a bit and brushed his bangs from his eyes looking at him in a motherly way.

"You have a fever and I think you've had one for a while." She said placing her hand on his forehead. "I won't let you get up until it breaks." She said pushing lightly on his shoulders. He resisted for a minute but he was to weak to persist in his resistance for long and soon found himself laying on the bed the cloth on his head again.

Kaoru stood up about to walk to the chair in the corner of his room but she felt a tug on her sleeve. She looked down at what snagged her and found it was his hand clenched around the fabric. "Don't leave." He said practically begging. She knew it was the fever but laughed anyway. "I'm just going to that chair over there." She said petting his hair gently. She turned to leave but the fabric was still in his hand.

"Don't leave." He said once more. She could tell she wasn't going to win and she hated saying no to a sick person but she didn't want his illness. She shrugged and figured if she became sick it was another reason for her not to see Sean for another day. She enjoyed his company but he was dangerous.

She sat back down on his bed and his hand fell to his side. She pulled the rest of the covers over him and sat looking at him through the darkness of his room. "Lay down..." She heard him mumble. She didn't actually want to lay down with a sick man but the bed was large and she was tired and really didn't want to argue. She walked to the other side of the bed with more room and laid down her hands folded on her stomach. She stared up at the ceiling waiting to hear his breathing regulate so she could get up and sleep in her own bed. Slowly her eyes began to close and her mind began to wander into the land of dreams.

A/N: Yeaup...totally didn't update for a long time and im really sorry, I wrote 4 pages...so like 2/3 of this in one night. Im really sorry but since it's summer I will be updating and im sure I'll have it finished by the end of the summer since I don't have anything else to do.