Red Eyed Romanticism

Months later Suigetsu was waking up with Karin in bed beside him. They were enemies with benefits. Each denied having any feelings for the other.

This night Karin let herself into the apartment by sneaking in because Suigetsu refused to give her a key. She made her way to his room moving silently across the floor to his bedside. He was sleeping and she watched for a while smiling to herself.

Making a decision she silently joined him on top of the covers wrapping an arm across his chest. The idiot had a habit of stripping a lot and she knew he was trying to annoy her into leaving. She had no doubt he was naked right at this moment.

Ordinarily he would have jumped up out of bed but he was either sound asleep or dead. He was a side sleeper and his face was directly in front of hers. She moved closer and pressed her forehead to his and inhaled his breath.

The water natured swordsmen never knew how much she was turned on by him because she hated that fact she was.

She intended to wake him but decided against it. Quietly she tore herself away from the bed and him. It shocked her when he grabbed her arm.

"I was enjoying that, you," he murmured then loosened his grip on her arm grabbing her hand instead he pulled her back.

"I d-didn't."

"You seriously going to deny what you just did," he grinned.

"I wasn't trying to wake you," she said spinning away from his grip and heading out of the room.

"Don't be ridiculous come back," he coaxed liquefied appearing in front of her.

Damn it I got too comfortable.

This time he wrapped his arms around her. Some magnetic force drew her to his lips and she wanted to kiss him. She stopped burying her head in his shoulder. Apologizing for waking him she tried to push away but he wasn't letting go. They were pushing beyond their enemies with benefits status and it was scaring her that she loved it.

"You know we really shouldn't," she hummed in his ear.

"Shh." He could see no reason they shouldn't do what she started. Then again all the extras like pressing foreheads together had him wondering where her hate went to.

It took all her willpower to keep her eyes from dropping. He had a decent build and she was finding it harder to breathe. Straightening she looked him in the eyes ready to start a fight.

"Who's Sen?"

Is she jealous?

"A nice girl who I dated," he said releasing her curious what she was up to now.

"I see," she sat down absently on the bed.

So much for my fight I'm actually feeling…jealous. It was so wrong to come here in the first place.

Her eyes lingered on his chest and she took a deep breath with renewed purpose. He pushed her aside and crawled back under the covers.

"I've wanted to do this for a while now," he said pulling her towards him, "wrap your arms around me for a while longer it's been a while and I've come to miss us."

What did I start?

"Us? But we were only friends hanging out and-

"And you're not quite yourself…I see well I'm going back to sleep for a while now you can leave."

Things between them moved fast. She needed time to think and now she had that Sen woman on her mind.

Moving closer to Suigetsu she buried her hands in his hair and kissed him as he wrapped his arms around her. Their kiss was slow passion and the first time they really kissed without first yelling and screaming at each other.

"This is new," he said catching his breath.

"This," she kissed him, "is…," she kissed him once more, "just fun."

It was fun he just wanted her to admit it out loud what he was slowly starting to realize. She was no longer an enemy with benefit. They could hardly be considered enemies after living together and sharing so much after the war.

"Karin what are we doing," he asked pulling away.

"You know."

"I need to hear you say it."

"I'm kissing you is all. It is just kissing that is all."

"I want a real answer."

"What is this all of a sudden?"

"You're always here and you don't need to be. The way you are acting is…different."

"Alright," she rolled back to the other side of the bed, "serious time. We are going backwards with things. We've barely had our first kiss and we haven't gone on a date and you haven't given me any gifts so we are going backwards. I'm not sure if I can say I love you but I feel something OK..."

"Yeah," he got out of the bed and started dressing.

"What?"

"This is a dangerous spot to be in. I won't begoing backwards. Consider us dating. You stay here I'll take the couch and we will go on a proper date and do things right. See you then," he said heading out of the room.

Karin looked at him in shock. He was giving her what she wanted, a real relationship. She hated herself for wanting it but she grinned suddenly very happy. That man wanted more from her and she hated it but loved him for it.

Placing her eyeglasses on the nightstand beside the bed she climbed under the covers and closed her eyes. It was hard to sleep but it was the appointed time so she rested in silence.

Suigetsu sipped water watching the fish in his aquarium. He couldn't sleep and there was nothing better for him to do in his apartment. She wanted more from him and he left her without waiting for a response. They weren't exactly clear but so far she was agreeing to do more than the physical with him.

This could be disaster.

Shutting his eyes he rested against the couch cushions the sound of water relaxing him.