Munch…munch…yes I am eating my words BIG TIME…munch…munch…
I want to thank my beta reader, Dutchess Murasaki, for your wonderful help. I couldn't have done it without you.
Disclaimers: The doctor and his wife are my characters, while Kenshin and Sanosuke belong to Watsuki- sensei.
Warnings: none
thoughts
( ) -- sounds a person makes; for example like gasp and so on
/ – conversing in Japanese
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The next morning Kenshin woke up and looked down at his sleeping partner, smiling as he studied his lover's boyish good looks. He traced from his cheek to his jawline and then gently placing the fingers on the soft lips. He bent down and planted a soft kiss on the cheek, getting up very carefully to go to brush his teeth.
Afterwards, he came back and settled under the sheets quietly. He closed his eyes for a few minutes to calm his nerves before the big hair cut. He knew Sanosuke got up too to brush his teeth and felt him crawling back into the warm bed.
He opened his violet eyes to see the rich chocolate brown eyes staring back at him lovingly.
"Ohayo, sweetheart." He wrapped his arms around his neck, kissing him.
"Ohayo, darling." Sanosuke kissed him backed. He pulled Kenshin's slender body close to his to trap the heat between them. He wanted to place his thigh between Kenshin's legs but after telling him he can't get aroused was starting to get on Sano's nerves. He wanted his little koibito's body. He wanted it bad.
I'm going to have to ask Kennie to examine Kenshin and see if his injuries have finally healed.Sanosuke pressed the little slender body against his muscular one as he snuggled closer to his boyfriend while controlling his sexual desires.
"Sano, if it's alright with you, I'd like to window-shop again but I still want to do it alone." He hugged the taller man with his whole body, hands playing with his long shiny brown strands.
"Whatever you want, Ken. But before you go, I want you to see Kennie first."
"Why?"
"I want Kennie to check your injuries. It should be healed by now. And aren't you curious?"
"Hai, I am. I'm tired of wearing bandages down there. I've noticed it doesn't hurt much like it used to."
"That's great to hear!"
Yay! I can make love to my little koibito again!
Later at the Arrowwood's room"Ohayo, Jessica, Kennie." Kenshin and Sanosuke gave their friends a short bow and hugs afterwards.
"Good morning Kenshin, Sanosuke. It's good to see you."
"How are you feeling, Jessica?" Kenshin took her hand in his.
"I'm doing good so far."
"I'm glad to hear that, that it is."
"Kennie, I want you do something for me." Sanosuke asked.
"Sure, Sanosuke." Kennie replied.
"I know two weeks have passed but could you check on Kenshin for me? It should be healed by now."
"Of course. I was going to tell you that today but you beat me to it first." The doctor smiled at the taller man.
"Kenshin? Could you come with me? I need to check your injuries."
"Okay, Kennie." The shorter man hugged Jessica and smiled before he got up from the bed and followed the doctor.
"What are your plans for today?" Sanosuke sat down on the bed next to Jessica, wrapping his arm around her shoulders.
"Well, we thought we'd go back to the cavern again to enjoy ourselves and do some window shopping later in the day. And you?"
"Kenshin is going by himself to window-shop and I think I will, too. But I have been wanting to do some scuba-diving."
"Scuba-diving? That sounds even more interesting! Let me ask Kennie if he wants to do that too. It's something he and I always wanted to try before we came to Hawaii."
"Let's do it!" Sanosuke said, pumping his fist in the air. Jessica smiled at the brunette's enthusiasm.
The doctor and the redhead came back from Kenshin and Sanosuke's room.
"Sanosuke, here are the good news! Your Kenshin is good as new!"
Kenshin blushed deeply. "Kennie…"
"That's great! Kenshin, I'm happy for you!" He grabbed Kenshin and twirled him around the room.
"Sanosuke!" He instantly wrapped his legs around the taller man's hips, feeling afraid he would go flying.
"Gomen, Ken. I'm just so happy to hear that." Sanosuke set the smaller man down on his feet, still holding him close against his tall lanky build. Their friends just laughed at the sight.
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"Good morning, sir." The same woman from yesterday greeted Kenshin. "Are you ready to donate your hair?
"Yes I am. I'm a tad nervous wrecked but I'm still going to go through with it."
"Good. Before you sit down, I want to see how long the hair is."
She studied the redhead's hair that reached down to behind his knees.
"How long do you want to have it cut?"
"You can cut it as short as you want but I still like to leave some hair long enough to have a small ponytail."
"My! That's very generous of you! We'll have some left over to make wigs for children. Thank you!"
"You're welcome." He blushed suddenly. "I'm glad I could help out."
"Now, sit down please."
A few minutes later, the woman cut his hair; she left a good fifteen inches from the top of his head to past his neck, enough to make a small ponytail.
Kenshin looked in the mirror and saw how different he looked. "Oh, my…I look so different." He shook his head, feeling a lot lighter than before. He turned around to see the woman as she held out Kenshin's donated cut locks to show him how long it was.
"Wow! That's long! I hope Jessica-san will like it and I hope for the children too."
"We'll start making it right now."
"Thank you."
"Thank you." She smiled at him.
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"Hmm…I've forgotten what it's like to have short hair…" He decided to leave his hair loose for a time being. He was glad to leave some hair to have a small ponytail. Without it he'd feel naked.
He was very anxious on how Sanosuke would react to the short hair. He was in the hallway when he heard Sano's voice.
"Kenshin? Is that you?" Kenshin turned around to see a shocked Sanosuke. But he was unprepared for next reaction.
/What in the hell did you do to your hair? I love it! Why can't you at least let me know/ The taller man was swearing up a storm in Japanese.
/S-Sano…it's only hair. It'll grow back…/ The redhead was cut off.
/No! It's not okay! Damn it! I loved your hair! Why/ He grabbed his arm roughly.
Jessica and Kennie ran to the source of the commotion and as they rounded the corner, they were shocked to see Sano's fury on the smaller man. They can see that Kenshin was on the verge of tears.
/S-S-Sanosuke! Calm down! Please/ He shouted back, trying to get out of the vise grip.
/No! I will not calm down! Tell me why/ He was still gripping Kenshin's arm.
Suddenly the little redhead was afraid he might get hurt more and he wanted the shouting to stop.
SMACKSanosuke grabbed his left cheek, staring at Kenshin, letting the shorter man's arm go in the process.
/Gomen nasai, Sanosuke. You're making me so damn mad over something little as thing./ He said this as he touched his hair. He then sighed. At the corner of his eye, he saw Jessica and Kennie standing there frozen on the spot. He waved to them to come over.
"I'm sorry you had to see that. We hardly fight." Tears stinging his eyes, looking up at Sanosuke who was still looking at him, shocked.
Silence.
"Why?" the younger man asked in a very tiny voice, tears streaming down on his cheeks.
Kenshin wiped his own tears, then he grabbed Sanosuke's hand, he called out, "Please, all three of you, come with me! No more questions!"
On their way to the store, the smaller man kept wiping his tears at the back of his hand; his other hand is still clasped with Sanosuke's hand. He led them inside the hair place.
"Hello again, young man. Is everything alright?"
"No. Will you please explain to my boyfriend here why I cut my hair?" He gestured to the taller man.
The woman looked up at Sanosuke before turning around.
"I'll be right back."
She returned with Kenshin's donated long braided hair. Sanosuke stared at it mournfully.
"This nice young man did a great service. He decided to donate his hair to the Locks of Love, a foundation that makes wigs for children who have cancer. It's mostly for children but sometimes we make them for adults. He even asked for a request. He requested a part of his hair to make a wig for his female friend who's dying of cancer."
All of three people stared at Kenshin. He didn't look at them.
"Oh, Kenshin! You mean this part of hair is for me?"
"Hai. It's for you."
"Oh, Kenshin!" She went up to him and hugging and crying hard. Kenshin held her tight, crying too.
They pulled apart. The doctor gave his little friend a deep hug and parted.
Kenshin and Sanosuke just stood there, unmoving. Kenshin couldn't look into the taller man's face.
"Ken…?" No response.
"Kenshin? I…I'm just…" Still no response. The taller man was quiet for a few moments and he then gave a big sigh before speaking.
/I'm sorry, darling, for being a biggest jackass…/ Sanosuke choked. /I know you'll never forgive me and I certainly deserve that slap./
Kenshin looked up at him. He felt his heart broken upon seeing heart-love of eleven years. He closed the distance between them and gently cupped his face. He motioned him to lower his face. He gave him a kiss as an apology accepted. Then they embraced each other very hard.
"The wig, it should be ready sometime next week." The redhead managed to speak despite his throat being choked up, still enclosed in Sanosuke's loving embrace.
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/Ken, do you wanna dance/ The taller man asked somewhat shyly, just shortly after dinner with their friends.
/I'd love to./ Placing his smaller hand in the Sano's larger hand. He squeezed it with all his might to show Sanosuke how much he loved him. Sanosuke squeezed back lovingly.
They swayed to the soft music, lost to their surrounding. Every now and then they would give each other small kisses. They glimpsed their friends dancing and waved to them. The Arrowwoods waved back. Kenshin, feeling so romantic, moved his hands up and down on Sanosuke's back; purring a tiny bit. Sanosuke felt that and purred back, and with each dance step he took, he would tighten his embrace of his love-mate. When the song ended they gave each other a final sweet kiss. They walked back to the table to see the Arrowwoods already sitting at the table smiling mischievously at them.
"What's up with those sly smiles you two?" Sanosuke asked as he sat down in the chair.
"Nothing." Jessica smiled at Sanosuke.
"Kennie?" Kenshin asked. He reached and grabbed Sano's hand and placed both of their hands on the table, squeezing his lover's hand.
"Nope. Nothing." Kennie smiled at Kenshin.
The Japanese couple looked at each other confused but they shrugged their shoulders and gave the American couple a dose of their mega watt smiles. The four people laughed out loud at their ridiculous behavior. They didn't care if everyone were watching them. Kenshin got up again and walked over to where Jessica was sitting.
"Jessica? Would you like to dance with me?" The woman nodded, putting her hand in his.
They danced for a bit before Jessica spoke up. "Arigato again, Kenshin. I'll never forget what you have done for me. That's so sweet and kind of you. I'm very thankful to have ah…what's the word again?" The woman mused for a moment. "Ah! Tomodachi. Thank you again."
"Do itashimashite. It means you're welcome." The redhead smiled at her. He felt happier now that to know he could help the Jessica so she can live out her remaining days.
TBC
Arigato – thank you
Do itashimashite – you're welcomeGomen – sorry
Gomen nasai – I'm sorry
Hai – yes
Koibito – lover
Ohayo – good morning
San – Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.
Tomodachi – friend
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This is Kenshin's Soul here. I want to clear some things before I get too deep with this fic. I knew that Locks of Love is for children and just to be sure I googled it and clicked on Locks of Love website http/ (copy it and paste it). Sure enough it's mostly for children who have cancer. It didn't say anything about making wigs for adults who have cancer. I don't want to offend anyone who thinks I'm doing this all wrong. I knew what I was doing and I want to adjust it a bit so Locks of Love do make wigs for adults too. As for making a wig in one week, I only have a limited time frame for the story line and I wanted the wig to be completed before their vacation time is up.
I wanted Kenshin to help Jessica to make her feel better since he feels so guilty of having long hair. We all know how Kenshin is; he's our ever loving, very thoughtful person.