Chapter 2:
The Kiss
"Kaoru… Kaoru. KAORU!"
"W-What Misao? What happened?"
"Nothing. You were just daydreaming… probably about him."
"No… I just got an unwanted call last night and I had trouble sleeping."
"Who called?"
"Guess."
"I don't know. Your dad?"
"That would be terrible too but not him. My ex-boyfriend who doesn't understand the 'ex' part."
"WHOA! WHY THE FUCK DID THAT ASSHOLE CALL? HOW DID HE GET YOUR NUMBER?!"
"Misao, calm down. You're drawing attention to yourself."
"I'm sorry. It's just the fact he touched you and had the nerve to call you for no apparent reason."
"I know. I just want to forget about him. Why don't we go to lunch at that new steakhouse down the street?"
"The Akebeko? Sure. I'll go call Aoshi and tell him to meet us there."
"Okay. I get off in five minutes."
At the steakhouse, Misao and Kaoru ranted on about the date she had that night. Aoshi sat there staring at the two. He felt a smile creep up to his lips as they chatted as if they were high school girls.
"Kaoru," Aoshi began. "Did you sleep well last night?"
"Um… yeah. Why?"
"You're a terrible liar. You have bags under your eyes."
"Oh… I do. I w-was j-just a little anxious about my date."
"Why are you lying to me? I know you to well. You're stuttering. You can tell me anything."
"Aoshi, nothings-"
Misao interrupted her in mid-sentence. "Her ex-boyfriend called her last night."
Aoshi's eyes flashed with anger then went back to its regular coolness with the anger still showing a bit.
"I thought we led him off you trail. How did he get your number?"
"I don't know."
"I may have to seriously kill him. No ones going to stop me this time." It sounded like he was saying it to himself.
"He's here."
Aoshi and Misao thinking she was talking about her ex pulled out their weapons a little.
"Hey, guys, no. It's the guy I have a date with."
Misao put her weapon away but Aoshi didn't.
He walked over to her.
"Hi, I'm Kenshin." He held out his hand. Misao shook it willingly.
"I'm Misao. And this is Aoshi."
He held his hand out to Aoshi who just stared at it with hate.
"Okay then, nice to meet you."
"I have an idea. Why don't you and Kaoru sit together? Get better acquainted," Misao said.
"Um, sure," Kenshin said. "If it's okay with you?"
"Yeah. It's okay."
As they walked away, Aoshi grabbed Kenshin's arm and dragged him down to his face.
"If I find a bruise or even a tiny scratch on her, I will murder you personally myself. And don't even think about breaking her heart."
Kenshin smirked and said, "Okay."
"Punk," Aoshi muttered under his breath.
As he walked away, he could hear Misao fussing at Aoshi for being rude and threatening him.
"Kenshin, I'm really sorry about Aoshi. He's like my brother and he is very over-protective."
"It's okay." He was staring at her the same way he did last night.
His stare made her blush.
"You're cute when you blush. You do it a lot."
She blushed deeper. "Yeah. I know it is kind of like a nervous thing, Along with chewing on my lip."
"I must make you nervous a lot then?"
"No… well kind of. I just embarrass myself when I'm around you."
"No need to do that."
"Yeah, I know."
He reached over and touched her cheek. His calloused hand stroked her face. She cradled his hand in both of her and rubbed it against her face.
"Your hands, they're… rough."
"I'm sorry," he said quickly trying to jerk his hand free of hers.
"No, don't worry about it. I really like it."
"Oh." He sat closer to her, staring her in the eyes. She smiled up at him.
"Awww," Misao began. "They are so cute together."
"Hmph," was Aoshi's only response.
"Okay. Let's go to your car and do something you may really enjoy," Misao said seductively.
Aoshi lifted an eyebrow and smiled a little. He paid the bill and practically ran out pulling Misao behind him.
"You look beautiful," he whispered.
"Thank you."
It was a conversation that went on like that for a while.
"Um, Kaoru, what time do you have to leave?"
"I have to leave now. I am like so sorry."
"It's okay. Let me give you a ride. Your friends left." He did his best not to laugh knowing what they left to do.
"Thanks, but are you sure you want to do that?"
"Yeah. I'd do anything for a beautiful woman," he smirked.
She blushed and giggled a little.
He paid the bill and left with her. He escorted her to a black 2009 Cadillac Escalade. He helped her into the car and closed the door.
When they got to her job, he put the car in park. He hesitated, but finally wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
She looked at his hand and blushed. She was caught off guard.
"I've been wanting to do this ever since I met you," he whispered against her lips.
She felt her cheeks get hot as he leaned in to kiss her. His lips were soft and warm as he molded them to her mouth. She opened her mouth and allowed him entry. His tongue was massaging hers. She pulled his face closer and ran her fingers through his hair. He gently removed her hands from his hair and pulled back. He started at her slightly parted red swollen lips. He smiled to himself and licked his lips wishing to taste hers again.
"I'm sorry."
"It's okay. Don't you have to get back to work?"
"Um, yeah. Sorry again."
"Its no problem," he smiled.
She leapt from the car and walked back to work as calmly as possible. While she walked away, he stared at her hips and was hypnotized by how they swayed.
When she got inside, the first thing she did was call Aoshi. After the first two rings, he answered.
"Hello?"
"Yeah, Aoshi, I'd really appreciate it if you don't threaten him."
"I did that so he won't do the same thing your ex did. And besides, he didn't take me seriously."
"Well… just don't do it again or I'll hit you the face with a skillet again like I did when I was five."
He laughed and then hung up.
Hope you enjoyed this better than chapitre un. On to chapitre trois.
