Deep Sea
Disclaimer: I don't own Kenshin –Sips tea-
Kaoru Gal: If the chapter seems a little off please don't be upset, I think someone spiked my tea last night –Rubs head-
Yahiko: Who'd want to drug you? –Snickers-
Kaoru Gal: -Throws heavy math textbook at Yahiko-
Kenshin: Kaoru Gal-dono seems to be doing okay for someone hung over.
Clipit: One should no stall in writing one's update, epically with angry readers around…
Kaoru Gal: -Glances out the window to see an angry mob- Ah…
Soujiro: Oh! Kaoru Gal has an important message in case you haven't heard it yet. She's been very bored lately, since she isn't flunking anymore and now does requests
Kaoru Gal: Yep, yep! Also this chapter will be containing more LOVE and less LUST
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"I don't know how to ride a horse, I've never seen one before." She said slightly louder.
Kenshin grinned. He had known that, of course. "Then get on Pogo, behind me."
Kaoru flushed but took his outstretched hand and let him pull her onto the horse.
"Wrap your hands around my waist so you won't fall off."
"No!"
Kenshin clicked his tongue and the horse started to move forward. Kaoru cried out and grabbed Kenshin around the waist.
She couldn't see his face but she knew he was smiling smugly.
As Pogo the horse began to gallop out of the barn Kaoru pressed her face into the back of the man she hated. His red hair flew out behind him, mingling with her black hair. She breathed in his smell and sighed.
Once in a while she could allow herself a new experience.
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"Slow down! You're going to fast!" Kaoru exclaimed gripping Kenshin's shirt tightly, eyes wide.
"It's fine." Came the relaxed reply.
"I'm…I'm not used to it! Slow done!"
"What's the magic word?"
Kaoru scowled and glared at Kenshin, even though he couldn't see her. "Please." She grunted.
He smirked and pulled the horse into a trot. "Were you scared, Kaoru?"
"N-no! I just don't like it when he gallops…" she stuttered.
"Right."
Kaoru huffed and made to change the subject. "You know I'm still mad at you."
"Yep."
"And this doesn't change anything…"
"Yep."
"And you're a very annoying person."
"I know." He turned so that he could survey her through one eye. "Do you where we are?"
She growled. "Why would I?" This had been the first time she actually walked on land, save the few times when she walked across a shoreline. And so far she only stayed at Kenshin's castle and gardens. So he had asked a fairly stupid question.
"You wouldn't, would you?" Kenshin grinned and shook his head. "We're at the place I spent my childhood in. This meadow, those woods, that brook."
Kaoru glanced at him curiously, why would he have wanted to show her this? "You lived here?" she asked, confused. From what she had seen so far men all lived in strange buildings, and there were no buildings in sight here.
It was just a gathering of tall trees and thick waist high grass and flowers. No buildings. Kaoru smiled. She liked that; it was almost like the ocean.
Kenshin laughed softly. "I wish I had. No, I just came here a lot. I didn't really live anywhere."
She stared at him. The way he had said that, he almost sounded sad. "You didn't live anywhere?" she repeated. How was it possible to live nowhere?
"I used to have a home, but then I didn't." he sighed then smiled smugly. "Now I do though."
Suddenly he slid off the horse easily and looked up at her expectantly. Kaoru stared back down at him, a blank expression her face. Then she realized that he was waiting for her to climb off. Kaoru ran over all the possible ways off getting off the horse, but couldn't come up with any that weren't embarrassing or painful.
"Come on down, Kaoru." Kenshin urged her after a long moment.
"No." she refused flatly, she couldn't admit she didn't know how.
Kenshin stared at her, then realization drew upon his face and a smirk crossed his lips. "You don't know how, huh?"
"Shut up." She snarled hating that laughing look in his eyes.
He reached up and took hold of her waist, ignoring the way she stiffened. "Just fall into me, I've got you."
"No."
"What? You want to stay up there?"
"Why not?"
"Pogo." Kenshin clucked making the stallion step forward.
Kaoru yelped and slipped off the horse into Kenshin's arms.
He sighed into her hair. "Was that really so hard?" he whispered, lips against her ear.
"Get away from me!" she snapped pulling herself away from him.
"As you wish." He replied letting her go.
She stared at him suspiciously.
He smiled at her. "For today can you not hate me?"
"I'll always hate you." She replied coldly. A flash of hurt passed through Kenshin's face but was quickly covered up by a smirk.
"What if I'm not an asshole today?"
Kaoru cocked an eyebrow. "Is that possible? Every time you actually seemed to be nice you did something that changed my mind."
"You're right, but I won't pull anything as long as we're in this field. It would be a disgrace to my memories if I did."
Kaoru hesitated then gave in. "Promise?"
"I promise."
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"It's so pretty." Kaoru whispered, lying flat on her back and looking up at the clouds.
"It is." Kenshin agreed, lying next to her.
Kaoru smiled. "What do you see?"
Kenshin hesitated. "I see…a lily pad."
"No, that's a fish." Kaoru sniffed, turning her attention back to the cloud Kenshin had indicated.
"You're not looking at the right one."
"Yes I am." Kenshin argued.
Kaoru snorted. "The cloud I'm looking at resembles nothing close to a lily pad."
"Well the one I'm looking at looks very much like a lily pad, not a fish." Kenshin replied.
"Then we must be looking at two different clouds." Kaoru concluded.
"No, you're just wrong."
A silence fell between the two while Kaoru studied the caterpillar, which was making its way across her hand. "Kenshin, what's this?" she asked holding up her hand.
"That's a caterpillar."
"Caterpuller?"
"Caterpillar." He repeated patiently.
"Caterpillar." She paused. "Are they dangerous?"
Kenshin smirked. "Yes, Kaoru. They might bite you if you anger them and the poison in their bangs will travel to your heart, killing you instantly!"
Kaoru's eyes widened and she shook her hand wildly, trying to shake the bug off. It flew off and landed on Kenshin's face.
He flicked it off calmly, concealing a laugh.
Kaoru breathed out in relief. "Those things, they're kind of like jellyfish, except worse!"
"I suppose so." Kenshin murmured in amusement.
Kaoru closed her eyes. "Why can't you always be like this?"
He didn't answer her. Truthfully, the cloud he and Kaoru had been looking at, resembled Kaoru to him.
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Kaoru Gal: Sorry for the short chapter, I got writer's block so...
ANSWERS TO REVIEWS
Sapphire Lupe
Thank you for adding me to your favorites list! Means so much to me…-Tears-
Sayomi-sama
I thought the same thing, since it wouldn't seem right for Kaoru to stay with Kenshin on land. You know?
lily
Sorry for the slow update!
Eliza
I know it's been a long time since I updated, but I updated today!
luvHaru7
I know! Kenshin is so infatuated with Kaoru that he can't see where she really belongs!
Kitsune's Grrl
This chapter hopefully shows that Kenshin isn't always a jerk.
JK
So sorry! You wanted a fast update, so I'm apoligzing
wheres my book
Thank you! Out of all the fics I've written this is my favorite too!
Spring Rose
I really do care about what my readers write to me! And I really do love answering everyone, it's fun!
Snow Lepord
Thank you for the great review! Yes, I kind of feel bad for Kenshin because he's trying so hard to get Kaoru to fall in love with him…
tkdl
I promise from now on faster updates unless I'm failing school, then I have an excuse!
Anime Girl
Haha! It's nice to know someone enjoys my story so much!
kawaii meeh
Oh, oops! Thanks for pointing that typo out…-glares at Clipit- He was supposed to catch that! Stupid office assistant
shikaku zetsumei
Thank you! I thought I needed to add the characters in!
Kimberlyann
I know! Pogo is such a cute name for a horse! My aunt named her horse that so I used it…heh
Kaoru4
You really liked that scene with Kaoru and Soujiro, huh?
Jisusaken
I love Kenshin's smugness! It's fun to write!
Kiri
You named your horse pogo too? Haha!
half-breed-demon-fox
Glad you like this! I like writing it!
Black Metalmark
Kaoru has pretty much given up on finding her belt, but she tries anyway.
Miko Kagome Archer
Thanks! Hope you liked this one.
royal blueKitsune
I think Kenshin should feel remorseful otherwise he wouldn't be human.
Review please.