A/N: The Chapter is going to contain some heavy lime activity between Our favorite couple, so if you are someone who is uncomfortable with that... you may want to skim the chapter instead of reading it... or perhaps not read it at all.
A/N: In some worlds/cultures, Samhain (All Hallow's Eve-Halloween) is believed to be a special night. It is the night when ghosts, goblins, zombies, witches/worlocks, demons, and devils rise to walk the world unfettered. In the old times, people used to put food out on their doorsteps for these creatures for appeasement so that they would eat the food and leave the family alone. That is kind of how trick or treating came to be. Feed the spook so they don't eat or kill you. Nifty.
Haruko: Stopped giggling long enough to beta-read this. O.o;; But I still felt like giggling anyway. Ehehehehehe Do review, Tsuki-san's marvellous story-telling taught me one thing: Don't ever put anything in the story that you don't plan to use again. Marvellous.
Note: I am going to start putting my Author replies at the ends of my chapters. Thank-you Everyone. Kanzen ne Tsuki
Chapter Fifteen
Dance With Me
Navigating through the moonlit campus was fairly easy, and getting back into the dorm was not much of a problem either, but getting back into his room without anyone seeing was a little harder. Kenshin had to put Kaoru back down on her feet so she could fall in behind him and let him lead the way through the building. He carefully took them past the more crowded areas by using the stairs, and then they were down to basically sneaking up the hallway to his room hoping to hell that no one would come out of their room before they reached it.
Luckily they didn't run into anyone that required an explanation before Kenshin was pulling Kaoru into his third story room and closing the door behind them. With a single twist of his wrist, he turned the lock and the door was secure ensuring that they would have no surprise visitors.
"Whew..." Kenshin ran a hand across his forehead in relief as he turned around to face a giggling Kaoru. "What are you laughing at, Tanuki?" He asked with a smile as he closed the distance between them and slipped his arms around her waist. "What's so funny?"
"Us... everything..."
"How so?"
"Sneaking around like that... I felt like James Bond and his Bimbo..." Kenshin burst into chuckles and hugged her close as she giggled with him.
"Ok, but you get to be the 'bimbo', all right?" He winked playfully at ther.
"All right." She winked back. "Can I carry one of those really cool guns? You know? Like the one Vin Diesel had in that triple X movie with all those different dart thingy's?"
"Sure, Baby..." He started laughing harder as he tried to picture Kaoru dressed up like a sexy James Bond type girl with that great big gun. "You can have anything you want."
"Can I have you...?" The soft throaty whisper that brushed along his throat and ear sent a shudder of desire through him as well as effectively stopping his laughter on the spot.
"Do you want me, tanuki?"
"Um-hum... I do."
"Well... I did tell you that you could have anything you wanted didn't I?" He started nuzzling his nose into the hair covering her throat and felt her tremble in his arms.
"Yes... You did... can I have something else too?"
"What do you want?" He asked lifting an elegant eyebrow at her.
"A fast shower... I want to wash this paint off my face and all this flour out of my hair before we... before you..." She stuttered into embarrassed silence while he bent down and gently brushed a light kiss against her mouth trying to calm her down.
"I understand... you can use my shower, Kao... but you better hurry."
"Hurry?" She pulled back and looked questioningly into his mischievously smiling face. "Why?"
"Because if you don't, I'm coming in there after you."
"Oh!" It was a high-pitched squeak of shock followed by an enormous widening of her eyes, and Kenshin knew she had gone bright red beneath all that white face paint. "I-I'll hurry..." And she turned to dash off across the room toward the small bathroom where she closed the door hurriedly behind her. Kenshin began to laugh as he heard the small lock 'click' into place.
You don't really think that would keep me out if I wanted to come in, do you tanuki?
Laughing again, Kenshin walked back across the room while unbuckling the strap that held his sword and took it off. Next he sat down on his bed and pulled off his boots setting them off to the side. His socks quickly followed. Now dressed only in the white shirt and black mid shin length breeches, he found himself feeling nervous as he raked his trembling fingers through his thick red hair and then locked them behind his neck while resting his elbows on his knees.
I'm nervous... He thought with irony. She's the Virgin, and I'm the one whose nervous.
It seemed only a moment had gone by when the bathroom door opened with its customary squeak, but Kenshin did not hear it he was so lost in his own thoughts of what was to come. Nor did he hear or notice the girl walking slowly across the carpeted floor in his direction until she reached out and brushed her gentle hand down the back of his head. Marginally startled, Kenshin's head jerked up at her touch, and then he grew still... still as stone as he gazed at the vison of perfection standing in front of him, and he found himself all but completely speechless.
"K-Kao..." Large luminous purple eyes blinked in disbelief as he absorbed the picture she made before him with her long damp ebony hair hanging partially over one shoulder and the rest out of view down her back. Her eyes were rounded pools of the deepest blue he had ever seen and there seemed to be no end to their shimmering depth as he found himself becoming lost within their warm and loving gaze. But what most unnerved him about her appearance was the fact that she was standing before him wearing nothing but one of his towels which she was holding closed between her breasts with one hand; otherwise, she was nude. Oh God... Kao... you're beautiful... beautiful...
Rising a little unsteadily to his feet, Kenshin tentatively reached out with his right hand and cupped Kaoru's left cheek in his palm, and sighing with pleasure, she pushed her face against his touch and closed her eyes. A rush of heat surged through his body as he cupped her other cheek in his other hand and gently pulled her toward him. Tenderly he let the tip of his tongue trace the outline of her lips until he heard a low moan coming from her and her mouth opened beneath him. Slipping his tongue inside of her waiting mouth, he fused their lips together and let his arms go around her body and pull her against him in a full contact embrace. Her response was to wrap her arms around his waist and hug him close to her as well... the towel was totally forgotten.
As Kenshin released her mouth and burned a trail of moist kisses down the line of her throat, Kaoru whimpered and arched her back pressing herself more tightly against him as she felt the need to be closer rise within her, and then she began to tremble. Reaching between them, Kenshin pulled her arms from his waist and maneuvered them up and around his shoulders and neck so that he had freer access to the softness of her body's curves, and so that she had better leverage to pull against. Almost immediately his hands fell to her terry cloth-covered breasts and he gently cupped them in his palms. She shuddered in response and fisted both hands deeply into his thick red hair.
"Ken-shin..." His name fell brokenly from her lips as she felt his hands on her gently touching... arousing... asking... OoooooOOOoooo yyeeeessss....
"Kao.... I-I want... I want you... so much..." So much more than I ever knew it was possible to want anything... Oh God, Honey... I love you. "Do you still trust me?"
"I... I still t-trust you." She watched as he pulled away and looked deep into her eyes, his had gone that deep astonished golden color again, and Kaoru caught her breath at the depth of emotion she read easily within those glowing orbs. "Kenshin..." She whispered huskily as she let her hand caress the smoothness of his face tenderly. "You are so beautiful to me... so utterly beautiful and wonderful... I really do love you."
"You do?" Golden eyes searched her face as his hands slid to the vulnerable sway in the small of her back pulling her lower body against the hardened length of him. "Are you really sure about this... Kaoru? Are you absolutely sure... because if you aren't..."
"Shhhhhh..." A slender delicate finger was pressing against his lips silencing the rest of his question as she rose up and touched the tip of her nose to his. "I'm sure."
"You won't regret it later?"
"No, I won't regret it later."
"You won't hate me tomorrow?"
"No, I won't hate you tomorrow."
"I couldn't stand it if you..." His eyes closed and buried his face against her throat and shuddered in her arms.
"Don't..." Her hands began to stoke his long hair and then she was rocking him against her body. "Kiss me, Kenshin... Kiss me again... Please?"
"Oh God, Kao..." The raggedness of his voice belied the state of his feelings so when his hungry lips seized hers in a voracious kiss of heated passion, Kaoru was partially prepared, but not completely. Heat and desire flooded her senses at the same time as one of his hands rose to cup the back of her head thus increasing the pressure of his mouth on hers, and as her lips parted, he thrust his tongue deeply inside the moist cavern wringing a hoarse whimpering cry from her as her body melted into his embrace.
As Kaoru's arms wound tightly around Kenshin's neck, her tongue began dancing against his as it rubbed and stroked along the insides of her mouth. This brought a deep throaty growl from him and the hand that was cupping her head grabbed a handful of her damp raven locks and pulled her head back exposing the arch of her swan fragile throat. Strong white teeth began nipping a pathway of fire down to her collarbone and over to the rounded curve of her shoulder, and Kaoru gasped at the strange passionate contact and the amount of heat it produced within her body. A sudden rush of sexual arousal and sensation suddenly filled her lower body and she realized that she was wet. It was at that moment that she felt Kenshin's hand reach between them and remove the towel that was wrapped around her naked body. Kaoru heard a distinct 'thud' as it was dropped to the floor, and then it hit her.
I'm naked! Kenshin's holding me, and I'm naked... Oh God.... Oh God...
Shhhh.... You are so beautiful... Oh Honey... you are sooo beautiful...
She felt his mouth dip down to her chest and in the space of a breath, he was gently sucking on one of her pink nipples, his tongue drawing little circles around it as he pulled it deeply into his mouth.
"Kennn..." The hands that were buried in his hair fisted tighter and unconsciously began pulling. Kenshin winced slightly against the pain, and then pushed it from his mind as he turned his attention to her other breast.
"You're beautiful, Kao..." He whispered against the creamy alabaster of her skin as he knelt down in front of her trailing kisses through the valley of her breasts and down over her stomach. "You're a Goddess, Baby... An absolute Goddess..." And as he twirled his tongue into her belly button, Kaoru groaned deeply and grabbed his shoulders for support so she wouldn't fall. Then he slowly stood back up and swiftly swung her up into his arms and tuned around to gently lay her on the bed behind them. Quickly he pulled off his shirt and then followed her down laying his weight on top of her. Her arms were open waiting for him, and wrapped around his shoulders again once he was positioned.
"How do you feel?" He asked her gently as he smoothed some stray black hairs out of her flushed face.
"I-I don't know... strange, I guess." Her eyes were huge in her face as she gazed into the liquid gold of his gaze. "But I'm not afraid."
"I love you... do you know that?" Bending down to her, he tenderly pressed a soft moist kiss into her swollen parted lips. "I love you so much, Kao... You're everything to me."
"Kenshin," Her hands brushed his hair out of his eyes and tucked it behind his ears as she softly kissed him back. "I love you too... You are the only person I have trusted since my parents died... and you are the only person who has never let me down since then either... You're my best friend." His face lit up in a beautiful smile and he bent down to nuzzle her nose.
"You're mine too, tanuki... You're mine too."
"Thanks, that means a lot to me... More than you know."
"You're welcome."
"Kenshin?"
"What Honey?"
"Do you still want to... um... do you..."
"Still want to play hide-n-seek?" He asked as a wicked twinkled filled his golden eyes.
"Yes..." An embarrassed flush filled her face as she giggled and pulled up to hide in the curve of his shoulder.
"Absolutely." And before Kaoru could respond to that, he had pulled her head down by her hair and captured her mouth once more with his. When he let her up for air, she was panting for breath and he was breathing heavily. It took only a moment for him to dispatch the rest of his clothes and to retrieve a condom from his desk, and then he was tenderly pulling her beneath him again. The blankets came next, and Kenshin pulled them up until they covered he and Kaoru to the waist. (He thought this would make her feel less self-conscious.)
"Kao?" He looked down at her as he gently lowered himself between her thigh's. "It will hurt a little. I'm sorry."
"I know. It's Ok."
"I'll go slow... I promise." And he tenderly began to kiss her again with his mouth and his tongue until he had her moaning and moving beneath him. His hands gently massaged her soft breasts and then moved beneath her to cup her butt and urge her hips up against the hardness of him. This brought a hoarse ragged moan from her and she arched into his body. This expected response from her still made him quake with desire and need, and Kenshin gently let himself enter her body.
Just as he promised her, he went slow letting her get used to having him inside of her. But the pain was unavoidable; however, when it came, it was much less worse than it could have been if he had not taken care to prepare her properly. And being the person he was, he made it up to her with several mind and soul shattering orgasms that made her first time everything she could have ever dreamed of... and everything he had hoped to give her.
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10:30 p.m.
A quick stop at her dormitory to redo her make-up and hair, and then Kenshin and Kaoru were running across campus to make their appearance at the dance.
"Do you think anyone noticed we aren't there?" Kaoru cast a worried glance at the handsome profile of her boyfriend as they hurried up the sidewalk toward the Gym.
"I doubt it. Everybody's probably too involved with their own dates to notice anything else that's going on around them." At least I hope so... Of course, knowing Megumi, and the busy body gossip monger she is... who knows.
"I hope you're right... I don't know what we would say if anyone asks why we are late." Good Lord! What would we say?!
"Don't worry about it, Honey. I'll take care of it if anyone does, Ok?" I'll think of something. I have no idea what at the moment... but I'll think of something.
"Ok..." Breathless, they burst through the doors of the Gymnasium and were abruptly greeted by the psychedelic lights caused by the Ballroom ball hanging from the ceiling as well as the little glowing ghosty-lights that they had hung earlier that morning. Dozens of teenage couples in a multitude of costumes were milling around inside; some were dancing, some were gathered in odd groups talking, laughing, or just setting. A large group had gathered around the snack table where a mountain of cakes, cookies, ice-cream, frozen yogurt, and several different kinds of punch had been laid out for the enjoyment of the dancers. It was there that Kenshin spotted Sano and Megumi.
"There's Sano... Come on."
"Sano?"
"Yes... over by the snack table." Kenshin point out the tall senior who was unmistakable in his brown fedora hat. "See him?"
"Oh, Ok... There's Megumi too... Great." The last was spoken with less than sincere enthusiasm and Kenshin laughed as he hugged her to his side.
"It's going to be Ok. So stop worrying. I told you I'd handle it, and I will."
"I know... but you know how she is." Kaoru leaned against his shoulder and sighed heavily in exasperation. "She's just so damned nosey about everything, you know?"
"I know, but she doesn't know a thing... and she's not going to." Not if I can help it.
"All right... I trust you."
"Good, then calm down." They walked over to the table and Kenshin playfully punched Sano in the shoulder almost making the tall teen choke on the piece of cake he was shoving into his mouth.
"Hey, cut it out, you could kill me doing that shit." Brown eyes glared at the smiling red head as Sano brushed crumbs off the from of his shirt. "Where you guy's been anyway? We haven't seen you all night?"
"Where you guys been?" Kenshin raised his eyebrows quizzically in the other couple's direction as he favored them with a piercing glance. "We haven't seen you either."
"Ahhh..." Sano cast a worried look down at Megumi who had gone a deep shade of red that almost matched her velvet skirt, and then turned back to Kenshin and Kaoru's expectant faces. "We ahhh... we've been here all night... I guess we just been missing each other in here. There are a lot of people you know."
"Yes, there are a lot of people in here." Ah ha... you two haven't been in here either... I wonder where YOU have been and WHAT you have been doing? Sano, you dog... "So, how's the punch and the cake?"
"Not bad... the punch needs to be spiked though... you didn't bring anything with you did ya?"
"SANOSUKE!" Megumi punched him hard in the arm. "You promised no booze."
"Ahhh, come on, Babe... just a little." He gave her a pleading look. "This party sucks... everybody is so boring... there's no noise."
"There's not supposed to be, dummy. It's a dance-party, not a party-party. Geez."
"You know girl, sometimes you're a real drag."
"Watch your mouth, funny boy, or you're going to be dancing alone."
"Yeah... whatever."
"Sano... I'm warni..."
"Hey, Himura... I want to talk to you." Everyone's eyes shifted to the other side of the table as Ruakii Saitou and Tomoe Yukishiro appeared out of the darkness.
"What's on your mind, Ruakii." Kenshin stiffened slightly at the tone in the other boys voice. Kaoru had told him how Ruakii had stood up for him when the Cops were there earlier that day questioning everyone about the fight between him and his father, and how he had helped her take him to his room... but he still didn't trust the silver-haired teen any more than he had before.
"Your brother."
"What about Soujiro?"
"He's all over my sister, man." Ruakii glared at Kenshin angrily and pointed over his shoulder indicating a spot out on the dance floor. Everyone turned around and searched the crowd of bodies until they found the brown haired skeleton and the Fairy Queen in the turquoise dress. They were dancing to a slow song, and it did appear they were moving about a bit close together for having only just met.
"Hmmmm, Ok," Kenshin narrowed his eyes at the picture in front of him and carefully noted the placement of his brothers hands as well as Quii's and decided that the whole thing looked pretty harmless. "What's the problem? They are dancing... so what?"
"Don't you think they are a little bit too close? Quii is only 15 you know."
"She is almost 16, Ruakii." Megumi pipped up looking daggers at her ex-boyfriend. "Her birthday is next month."
"I know when her fucking birthday is, Miss Prissy-Pants. I don't need YOU to remind me."
"That's a switch..." Megumi sneered. "I remember when you couldn't care less when it WAS her birthday."
"SHUT-UP! I'm not talking to you, Ok? I'm talking to Himura. And I want to know what sort of guy your brother is... Is he going to take advantage of her? Cause if he is that kind of a prick... I'm gonna be all over him like stink on shit." Angry brown eyes raked over Kenshin's frame as Ruakii squared his shoulders and spread his feet for balance. "And if you don't like that idea, we can settle that right here."
"Calm down, Ruakii." Kenshin waved off the other teens anger as if it were nothing more than an annoyance to him. "Soujiro is a complete Gentleman. He would NEVER do anything to hurt OR dishonor Quii. He's a straight up guy."
"If you are shitting me, Himura I swear..."
"I know you swear, Ruakii. So do I... frequently, but my brother is not a prick, besides, if he did anything to Quii or any other girl for that matter, he knows I'd be all over him like a bad cold."
"You'd beat up your own brother?" Ruakii looked at Kenshin skeptically. "Bullshit!"
"You don't believe me?"
"Hell no."
"Well, why don't we find out."
"What?" Ruakii's face turned shocked and stunned as he watched Kenshin walked away from the group and purposefully interrupt the dancing couple. Shortly he had them coming back with him to join the rest of the others so that the conversation could be continued.
"What is this all about, Ruakii?" Quii glared furiously at her brother as she planted both hands on her hips. "Why can't you stay the hell out of my business?"
"I'm your brother, that's why." He snarled back at her as he moved to stare down into her angry face. "I'm supposed to look out for you."
"Right. Since when?"
"Since you started to attract male attention."
"Excuse Me?!! What is that supposed to me?" She leaned up into his angry visage until their noses were touch and then proceeded to snap at him like a furious wolverine. "Are you trying to tell me that now that I am old enough to start dating or having a boyfriend, that you are going to be acting like a bigger asshole that usual? Because if you are, I think I am going to have to tell you what I think about that... I think it sucks! Ok... I think it bites major because you have never given too damns what happened to me before, so why now... why? Huh? Why?"
"Do you have any idea who you are dancing with, Quii?"
"Yes, as a matter of fact I do, you big ape. His name is Soujiro, and he's Kenshin's brother. And he has been nothing but a Gentleman from the very moment we met. That's who I'm dancing with... and now... and now..." Suddenly her voice broke and her chin began to quiver uncontrollably. "Now you've ruined everything. I think I hate you."
"Quii! I'm just trying to keep you from getting into trouble." Ruakii was suddenly feeling like he had just made one of the biggest mistakes of his whole life. "That's all."
"Oh yeah... well next time you get the urge to pretend to be my 'wonderful big brother'... DON"T!" And she turned and fled out of the Gym with black mascara tears streaming down her cheeks.
"You fucking asshole." Megumi hissed as she shoved Ruakii. "Why can't you just leave her alone for once."
"Shut-up, Megumi... this is none of your business anymore."
"The hell its not... Quii is still my friend, and I still care what happens to her."
"WE all care what happens to her, Megumi." Kaoru looked over at Ruakii and watched the pained look that crossed his thin face as he stared at the door where Quii had disappeared. "You shouldn't have done that, Ruakii. Or at least done it differently."
"I guess... I'm just ... I..." He dropped his head and fell into silence.
"It's ok, Baby." Tomoe gently brushed the hair away from the side of his face. "She'll get over it. You'll see."
"She might not, Tomoe." His voice sounded very small. "She said something to me the night we went to the lighthouse."
"What did she say??"
"She said that the day might come that I'd say or do something that she wouldn't forgive me for... and that I'd be sorry... and that I'd miss her when she didn't talk to me or listen to me anymore."
"That wouldn't happen... Quii's your sister. She loves you."
"Yeah... but did you see her face... I really think I did it this time... I really think she hates me."
"I'm going to go talk to her, Kenshin." Kaoru's soft touch on Kenshin's arm brought his attention back to her, and he nodded gently into the concerned face.
"Maybe that would be a good idea. As much as she was crying, she probably didn't go very far." He kissed her softly and then watched as she headed out the door that Quii had disappeared through. I hope that little girl is all right.
"I should go too, Kenshin." Soujiro turned to follow Kaoru, but Kenshin stopped him.
"Not yet. Let Kao talk to her first... calm her down, and then you can talk to her. I think you and I and Ruakii need to talk, don't you?"
"I suppose. Kenshin?"
"What?"
"I wouldn't hurt her."
"I know that."
"She's the most beautiful girl I ever saw in my life... I would never do anything to hurt her or cause her pain. I couldn't."
"We'll figure this out, little brother. But first, we got to deal with her brother."
"Yes, I suppose we do."
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"Quii? Quii Saitou?" Kaoru called loudly as she stepped outside into the cold night air one more time that night, and looking around, she began to wonder which way the distraught girl would have run. "Quii?!" Walking to the right, she headed toward the girls dorm, and after going only a few steps, heard the soft pitiful noise of crying. She grasped up her long skirt and ran towards the noise quickly finding the source. Quii sat curled up next to one of the old trees leaning against the old rough trunk crying into her hands.
"Oh Quii..." Kaoru knelt down next to the sobbing young girl and gently put her arms around her and pulled her close. "Don't cry, sweetie... It will be Ok."
"N-no it won't. R-ruakii will n-never let anything b-be Ok."
"Yes, he will, you'll see. Kenshin and Soujiro will talk to him, and everything will be just fine."
"S-souji-ro is s-so sweet, K-kaoru... H-he said I w-was beau-tiful."
"Of course he did, silly. You are beautiful."
"N-no I'm n-not."
"Yes, you are. All that gorgeous reddish brown hair, and those big topaz eyes... your drop-dead, Honey."
"You r-really think s-so?" Pulling away from Kaoru, Quii looked disbelievingly into her dark eyes. "You wouldn't just t-tell me that t-to try and m-make me feel b-better would you?"
"No, Quii, I wouldn't. I don't like lies... they hurt."
"Yes, they do." Looking down at her gloved hands, Quii reached out and grasped one of Kaoru's and held it tightly. "I don't like lies either... or the people who tell them."
"I will never lie to you, Quii. I promise."
"Thanks, Kaoru. That means a lot to me." A small smile curved her lips as she looked up at the older girl. "Do you think Soujiro likes me?"
"He called you beautiful, didn't he?"
"Yes, but..."
"Listen Quii. If I have learned anything about these brothers it's this... they don't play games, and they don't lie. So if he told you he thought you were beautiful, then he meant it. And whatever else he told you... he meant that too. I firmly believe Soujiro would never lie to you, and I don't believe he would ever intentionally hurt you either."
"I don't either."
"Ok, then... should we go back inside?"
"Yes... I guess it was pretty stupid of me to run out like that."
"No, I don't think so... I probably would have done the same thing."
"Really? You would have?"
"Probably."
"Oh... then you don't think I'm stupid."
"Nope. I don't think you're stupid."
"Thanks."
"Hey, we're friends, aren't we? And friends stick together." The girls smiled at each other and then stood up to brush off their clothes. "Let's go."
"I don't think you'll be going anywhere tonight, me love... Unless you be coming with me."
Kaoru froze as a voice she thought never to have heard again drifted out of the darkness and washed over her skin leaving her feeling cold and nauseous. As she and Quii turned around both froze unable to move or even scream. From out of the darkness before them walked Hiko Seijuro, but it was not quite Hiko anymore... It was more.
"Well, well, well... two pretties for the price of one... A laddy can't get much luckier than that." And then the night was filled with coarse rancid laughter as the tall large dark-haired man with glowing green eyes advanced on the terrified girls. "Now come with ole' Daniel quietly and no one will get 'urt... not yet." That was the moment Kaoru and Quii began to scream, but before they could move to run, the ghost possessed man lunged and was upon them. With two well placed cuffs the girls fell to the ground unconscious. "Aya... pretty things... me Cassie, we be together again soon my Princess... so soon... so soon."
Kenshin, Soujiro, Sano, and Ruakii came running out of the Gym at full speed having heard the terrified screams and were just in time to see the hulking form of Hiko Seijuro picking up the limp bodies of the two girls.
"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Kenshin screamed as he dashed towards the horrifying scene only to find that they had all seemed to have disappeared into thin air. "WHERE ARE YOU, DAMMIT!!"
"In your dreams, me boy..." The voice floated on the cold night breeze. "Look for me in your dreams... Fetlock ...in your dreeeeaaaamms."
"DAAAANNNIIEELLL!!" Kenshin dropped to his knees as all sense of Kaoru disappeared from his soul, and despair settled in her place. "God... Help me.........." Soujiro, Sano, and Ruakii stared and the grief stricken red-head not yet understand what had happened. But they would soon enough... soon enough.
Hiko Seijuro/Daniel March flew through the midnight blue skies with the two unconscious girls tucked under each arm. The crash of the back ocean lay far below, and his glowing green eyes could see the haven of the Lighthouse just over the bluff and an evil hollow laugh escaped his throat as he approached its haven.
"Samhain Night." He shouted up at the full moon as he shot over the water. "Blessed be the night of Samhain when the dead may rise and fly over the land and sea... HAHAHAHAHAHA!" His maniacal laughter was lost in the wind as it streaked past his shimmering face.
Samhain Night... All Hallow's Eve... when the dead shall rise and walk among the living... when all things are possible, and there is nothing to stand in the way of unrequited love... or obsession. And a little bit of witchcraft and black-magic for a flying spell can work wonders when put to use in the hands of one who is knowlegeable.
"IN YOUR DREAMS...."
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Lendra-chan-I can relate about the review box problem. :{ I am flattered that you like my story, and I appreciate the fact that you took the time to review it. I looked up your FanFic and read it. I liked it very much and plan on posting it on my Website. Good luck with it, and keep writing. The more an author practices, the better he or she becomes.
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The -Lone-Lemon-I'm glad you like my 'kisses' descriptions. I try very hard to make them believable. One reason is because kissing is one of my own favorite pass times, and as My Husband happens to be an 'Outstanding' kisser, I always have excellent material to pull from.
Angle1-I sincerely hope you enjoyed this chapter… I certainly wouldn't want to leave you twitching on the floor. :D (You are sooooo funny… I love your reviews… You make me laugh) I hope you hang around for a long long time.)
HaPPy_BuNNy-I don't know if you liked what happened at the dance or not… but I did have them go. I had decided a long time ago that they would make it through the 'love scene' but not the dance. One of the scenes had to get 'blown' for them. After all, they have always had rotten luck of one kind or another, but I am glad you like the story. Hope you aren't too disappointed.
Alex-if your reading this, then you know (like baseball freak) that they took the big plunge. I hope I lived up to your expectations. Thanks for the review. J
Shadow-hope this update came soon enough for you. *wink* Thank you for reading and reviewing. It means a lot to me that you took time to do both. God Bless.
Heartbraker2007-Did you like the chapter? I hope so. I am grateful that your reading and that the story is interesting enough to bring you back enough to leave a review. God Bless.
kik-ting-Yes… I realized it was indeed 20 pages after Haruko had sent it back to me, and I laughed because there was no way I could back into the chapter and change what I wrote…. I knew it was going to sound weird and funny in case anyone noticed. But, hey… I'm weird and funny, so what the heck. :D I am sorry if you had to read this after the house was empty or if you had to pass it by…. In case you did have to pass it by, I will send this by e-mail as well just so I can say 'Thank you' for being there and reading/reviewing for me. It is muchly appreciated. God Bless young one. "OOPS! No E-mail address. L
Mishorou Mie-Sorry about the cliffy. Hope I made up for it. Thanks for reading and reviewing. I appreciate it very much. J
Sakura Fae-I have wanted to tell you… you have the sweetest screen name J. I'm glad you love the story. I am thankful for your reviews. You are always so nice. Thanks.
xia_xue-sorry about the blushing thing (NOT) heehawed. I guess you probably look like an over ripe Tomato by now, huh. J Thanks for the reviews. You always make me smile.
Secret-Thanks. I'm glad you like it. I hope this update was soon enough. I try to update once a week. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I don't. I have 3 fictions going at the moment, so I get kinda swamped sometime… but I do try. Thanks for the review. They help me to keep my chin up when I get discouraged.
chibiBattousai-sooo sorry about that last cliffy… it was bad, ne? heehawed ! I knew everybody was gonna get a little bent out of shape J. Thanks for your review… You always make me laugh. I love your reviews. Whenever I see your name in my box, it makes me smile. God Bless.
BelleDayNight-Belle, Belle, Belle… You were right about their 'bad luck'. You are getting to know me too well. Heehawed. I love to read your reviews, and I love seeing your name in my review box. You shamelessly flatter me… you make me blush, you've put lumps in my throat… and I have come to value your opinion. Thank you so much for sticking around for so long. I really do appreciate everything you say. It means more to me than you know. God Bless, my friend.
mou21-You sounded soooo excited . :D I hope this chapter lived up to your expectations. I would hate to dampen such a wave of pure enthusiasm… your review was short, but baby, it ROCKED!
Videl21- Videl!! It's my Videl!!! Oh how I love to see your name… I love it I love it!! You are so Awesome! You have a way of making me laugh and feel humbly grateful all at the same time. Thank you so much. I love reading what you have to say. It always makes me feel good about what I've written. You're the Greatest, baby… Thanks!
Blade_of_Fire-I hope I got the chapter out soon enough so you didn't 'die'. If your reading this I will assume that you are still alive *wink*. I would have been extremely sad had you perished because of my lazy slow-assed fingers. (hehehehehehe). Thanks for the review… I Laughed for a good 2-3 minutes. God Bless.
JDFielding-JD, my dear friend! As always you leave me pearls of encouragement and praise. We seem to be swapping that lately. LOL It has become so important to me to know that I am still 'cutting the mustard' where you are concerned. You have been with me for a very long time, and your opinions matter a great deal. I hope this chapter wasn't too 'over the edge' for you… ahem… lemon-limey. I tried not to go too far. I hope I succeeded. I mean, it is nothing like the naughty Lemons I write on AFF.net… I hope it was tasteful and not to graphic. Anyway… as always, I thank you for your opinions and compliments. You are a dear friend. I hope we remain such for a long time. God Bless, Young One… Tsuki-san
unkown beedee-OUCH!!!!! The look you sent me burned me alive!!! Youchie!!!! j/k hehehehehe. I knew everyone was going to be mad over the cliffy… but YOU have absolutely no room to talk, Young Lady. YOUR cliffies are positively maddening. I am glad you are still enjoying the story… me, I'm gonna fry your butt if you don't update yours soon. GRRRRR
lere-ahhhh… lere, my beloved and dearest friend…. You should know by now that I, Tsuki-san, am capable of anything…. Hehehehehehe…. Especially wickedly evil cliffies. ~_^x But now you have to tell me if you liked this. I couldn't write a full blown lemon because this is FF.net not AFF.net… Have I told you lately that I love you… well, if not, I do. You are someone special to me… You have always been there, and I want everybody to know that, my little Brazilian comfort zone. You support me like no other. God Bless… and may you always have rose petals in your bed. Tsuki-san
Sick Galaxy-so you think that was the BEST cliffy every? Thank you. I don't think anyone has every complimented me on my cliffies. They usually try to throw things at me or bite me or something. LOL I am glad you are enjoying the story… I hope you liked the update too.
Kagura-Hey, thank you for what you said about 'Weary Day'… you don't know how much THAT meant to me, nor how much you likeing the new Vampire fic does either. I love your review of this story… I am glad you like it as well. Every review I get makes me feel better about my writing and makes me want to do it more… and the more I do, the better at it I am getting. If you are reading my Vamp fic on AFF.net…. Would you be offended if I asked you to review it after you read the chapters? I really would appreciate it… truly I would. My readers opinions mean everything to me. Its important to me to know what they think. Thanks for everything you've said. God Bless. Tsuki-san
A/N: Off to the Lighthouse... Swoooooosh. Hope you liked the Limey. :)
Please review... I put a lot of work into this chapter... a lot of work. I rewrote it at least 3 times.
Review, review, review.... thankx