Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Heaven In Your Arms ❯ Jealous? ( Chapter 14 )

 

Chapter 14: Jealous?

 

Sano peered round the internal door behind the bar and looked out into Heaven, scanning the area for any annoying cross dressers. Seeing none except the usual dancers out on the floor and a few make up-clad guys Tae was serving, it would seem Kamatari wasn't in tonight. Sighing relief and walking out into the bar, he glanced across at Tae who mouthed over at him through the loud music, `No fighting.' Throwing her a lazy salute, Sano grabbed some dirty glasses off the bar and got back to work.

 

Unfortunately his plan for seducing Kenshin again when they got home had of course been completely thrown out the window. Running into your insane, lustful mother did kind of put off the temptation of wanting anything to do with sex for the evening.

 

“Evil witch….” He muttered to himself.

 

“YEEEEY!!! YOU'RE BAAAACK!!”

 

All of a sudden Sano found himself yanked leaning over the bar in tight hug of that certain cross dresser he had been trying to avoid.

 

“Hey get off me would ya?” Sano demanded, trying to pry out of the surprisingly tight grip his admirer and not drop the glasses he was holding at the same time.

 

Kamatari let go and crossed his arms, standing there scowling at him, “Is that anyway to treat someone who's been worrying sick about you!”

 

Sano frowned, “What? Why?”

 

“Why??” Kamatari shrieked as if it was the most obvious question in the world, “I heard about that fire!!” he said, slamming his hands down on the bar.

 

Sano rolled his eyes, “It's no big deal,” he said polishing a glass, “There wasn't anything important in there anyway, it-“

 

“-I was worried about YOU you idiot not your apartment!” Kamatari said, hitting him over the head before bursting into tears, “I was so worried and you didn't even come to me for a place to stay!” he sulked, sitting down on his bar stool.

 

Sano stared at him, rubbing his head where he'd hit him, “Ok, 1) I don't know where you live so even if I'd wanted too I couldn't find you, and 2) It doesn't matter cos I'm staying with Kenshin.”

 

“WHAT?!” Kamatari screamed so loudly that even over the music a few curious gazes were past their way, “But you've only known him 5 minutes!!”

 

“Hey, 5 minutes is a live time in gay years, you should know that.”

 

Kamatari sulked on his stool, “You still should have come to find me.”

 

Sano glared at him, “…. I don't wanna stay with you.”

 

Kamatari wiped his eyes, before wailing once again, “I thought I'd lost the only person who can make my favourite drink so nicely!”

 

As Kamatari continued to blaze about wanting to look after him, Sano stared at him. Did he remember anything of that other night? His confession of loving him right in front of Kenshin, one of the many things that completely ruined that date, well he wasn't exactly acting as if he knew Sano knew he loved him.

 

“Err…yeah.” Sano said frowning in curiosity, “Do you want that drink?”

 

Kamatari immediately lost the tears and smiled, “Yes please!” He grinned, as Sano went about making his peculiar blue cocktail, Kamatari's own recipe that he called “The Drink I Only Let Sany Make”, or as it had been dubbed when he had drunkenly tried to put the contents together to show Sano how to make it the first time.

 

As he passed it to him and Kamatari took a sip, Sano wondered if he should bring that evening up. He didn't seem to be acting any different than usual, you'd think after telling someone you loved them you'd act perhaps a little shyer or something.

 

“Hey, is your friend coming in this evening?”

 

“Hm?” Sano blinked, “Who Kenshin?”

 

“That was it!” he smiled, “I don't really remember much about him, I just remember telling him about breaking up with my boyfriend then not much else!” he said cheerfully, taking another sip of his drink.

 

Sano raised an eyebrow, “Nothing else?”

 

Kamatari stared at him, “Like what?” he said innocently.

 

Well that answered that question.

 

“Never mind.” Sano quickly said. He didn't want to have to repeat that he told him he loved him, the guy would be all over him again.

 

“Nooo, like what?” Kamatari asked again, putting his drink on the bar and leaning over a little on his stool.

 

“Nothing.” Sano said back defensively, mentally taking down an order shouted across at him.

 

“You're hiding something…” Kamatari said suspiciously, “Oh come on!! What? What was I supposed to remember!?!” he giggled.

 

“Sano!”

 

“Oh thank god.” Sano muttered under his breath, anything to avoid this question, “What is it Tsubame?” he asked as the sweet looking girl came through the bar doorway.

 

“That mans back again,” she said worryingly, “He keeps following me around when I pick up empty drinks.”

 

“Again?” Sano sighed, this guy just didn't want to leave her alone, “Alright, cover me for a sec I'll go and get rid of him.”

 

Walking back through the door, down the short corridor and back out into the Red Room, Sano saw the same man with the shady hood over his head skulking around the bar. Sano walked up to him, and on seeing him, the man seemed to panic and start for the exit.

 

“Hey wait a minute you,” Sano called out as he ran round the edge of the bar to catch up with him, “What do you think you're-“

 

Sano stopped, staring at him.

 

He'd reached out to grab him, but the man had darted out the way so had only grabbed his hood, pulling it down revealing…

 

“YAHIKO?!”

 

Yahiko, looking embarrassed and angry at the same time, spun around and glared up at him. “WHAT?!”

 

“What the hell are you doing here?!” Sano demanded.

 

“I'M-“ Yahiko stopped, a blush appearing on his cheeks, “Nothing.” He said quietly.

 

“Yeah right, doesn't look like it. Why are you bugging Tsubame? And what's with this disguise, what are ya a man on the run?” Sano eyes suddenly went wide, thinking of where they were, “Oh my god, you're not gay as well are you?”

 

“OF COURSE I'M NOT GAY THAT'S DISGUSTING!!” Yahiko screamed at him, although shouting a comment like that in gar bar was getting a few crossed looking glares thrown in his direction.

 

“Well what are you doing here then?!” Sano demanded once again.

 

Yahiko growled at him, “For your information I'm-“ he stopped again when he saw Tsubame poke her head around the door behind the bar, seeing what was happening.

Sano looked over his shoulder, saw Tsubame, looked back at Yahiko and the blush on his face, and put two and two together.

 

“Oh jeez,” Sano laughed, “You've gotta be desperate if your trying to pick up girls in a gay bar.”

 

“SHUT UP!!!!!!” Yahiko screamed at him again.

 

“Come here.” He said, taking him by the arm and ignoring his protests as he dragged him back over to the bar, Tsubame walking out of the door to see what would happen to her stalker.

 

“Tsubame, this is Yahiko.” Sano introduced, keeping a hold of Yahiko's hood so he couldn't run away no matter how much he was squirming, “He's an idiot-“

 

“-HEY!”

 

“-and this idiot wants to talk to you cos he likes you.”

 

Tsubame blinked “Oh.” Was her reply, “So you're not a creepy old man following me around because you're a pervert and want to take me home and do bad things to me?”

 

Sano and Yahiko stared at her, mouths gaping open, before Tsubame realised what she'd said and placed a hand to her mouth, “Oh, I'm sorry, I've been reading too many books lately.” She smiled embarrassingly.

 

“You know,” Sano started, “that statement, coming from your voice….is just really odd.” He stared at her still, “Although you got the part about the pervert right.” He smirked down at Yahiko.

 

“WILL YOU LET GO OF ME?!”

 

Sano sighed, “Fine,” he said, releasing his grip on the hood as Yahiko tried to straighten out his clothes, “I'll leave you two alone.” He grinned, as Yahiko tried to throw a glass at him only for Tsubame to grab his hand to stop him, Yahiko realising who had grabbed his hand and quickly yanked it back, the blush still on his cheeks.

 

Leaving him to it, Sano made his way back through the adjourning doors back to the bar in the Blue Room. When he got there however, he stopped, and stared at a young girl standing behind the bar next to Tae. As she turned around, he found himself looking back into a pair of familiar eyes.

 

There was a moment's silence, before two voices rang out, “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE??!”

 

Sano glared back into the eyes of Misao Makimachi, who stood there waving a glass at him.

 

“I work here!” Sano said, “What are you doing behind the bar?!”

 

“You work here?” Misao exclaimed, “You mean it was you who got suspended from punching a customer?!” she exclaimed, still threatening to throw the glass at him.

 

Sano stared at her, “What? How did you know that?”

 

Tae decided to cut in here, “Misao is the girl that was startin' working here that night, only YOU decided ta get into trouble and leave me to help her out. She arrived 5 minutes after you left.”

 

“You're the new girl?!” Sano pointed.

 

“Yeah! Although it's not like I wanna work here, but I have to pay off my holiday so you're gonna have to live with it! NERRR!”

 

“Why you…” Sano growled.

 

“Hey hey hey! No more fightin' Sano!” Tae warned him.

 

“I wasn't gonna punch her!” Sano exclaimed.

 

He didn't hit girls, no matter how annoying and killable they were. There was just something about her that he didn't like…and the way she was sticking her tongue out at him from down the bar were she'd walked wasn't helping.

 

“Oooo, cat fight cat fight!!” Kamatari chanted.

 

“You can shut up as well.” Sano growled.

 

And to think, this afternoon had started off so nicely too.

 

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Driving back to Kenshin's apartment (Kenshin had been kind enough to let Sano borrow his car), Sano yawned loudly as he parked it, his mother's devil car thankfully no longer there. Working his way up to the apartment, Sano unlocked the door (again Kenshin's borrowed keys) quietly and crept through into the darkness. Taking a few steps into the kitchen, Sano felt around the walls for the light switch and flipped it on, squinting slightly at the sudden light.

He'd have to get changed quietly and sneak into bed with Kenshin as to not wake him up. He'd never had to worry about waking someone up before when coming home from work, but `coming home to Kenshin' was a very nice thought.

Quickly grabbing a glass of water and drinking it, Sano switched off the light and worked his way over to the bedroom in the dark, gently opening the door. There tucked up under the covers was Kenshin, fast asleep, the moonlight from the window casting a soft silvery glow over the room. Snapping out of staring at him, Sano headed over to the bathroom to get changed. He'd have to wash these clothes again in the morning until he could go shopping tomorrow, still, he wondered if Kenshin would come along with him, if he'd get to hold his hand while walking down the street. Sano smiled. He hoped so.

 

Switching off the bathroom light and heading back into bedroom, Sano quietly walked round the other side of the bed and pulled the curtains, throwing the room into complete darkness. Letting his eyes adjust to the night, he turned around, instantly walking into a small side draw. He yelped but clamped his hand over his mouth, looking over at Kenshin to see if he'd woken him up. But Kenshin still lay there peacefully, lying on his back head tilted to one side, breathing softly. Sano smiled. It truly was impossible for Kenshin to look anything but beautiful, his hair splayed out on the pillow, looking just completely innocent. Climbing into the bed, Sano leaned up on one elbow for a minute looking down at him. Using his free hand, he brushed a few strays hairs away from Kenshin's face, and leant down and kissed him gently, making sure not to wake him.

 

“Goodnight Kenshin.” He whispered, before draping one arm around him and snuggling up next to him. Resting his cheek on top of Kenshin's head, relishing in the soft feeling of his hair, he closed his eyes, the room falling silent.

 

This time last week, coming home from work, he had been thinking of nothing but the pretty red head he had met in the bar that evening, Kenshin Himura, the man he never thought he'd see again. Yet here he is, one week later sharing a bed with him, happy to kiss him and hold him like this.

Kamatari had been right. Despite his other fairly scary boyfriends in the past, Sano truly had found his heaven in Kenshin's arms. Forget Saito, forget any questions, Kenshin was so easy to fall in love with, why would he jeopardise loosing him?

 

After all, you had to be really stupid to want to leave Heaven.

 

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Sano frowned sleepily, eyes still closed. Maybe it was the fact he'd literally just woken up and his brain wasn't really alive yet, but his body felt really strange, like…like he was being squished, but not painfully, just, a weight all over him. As his brain became more aware of what was around him, his eyes still to sleepy to open, he slowly realised what this strange feeling was, and smiled.

Kenshin was currently lying on top of him, fully awake, and softly kissing his neck and shoulders, slowly bringing the younger man into the realm of the awake.

 

“MmMmm…” Sano chuckled sleepily, “What're you doing?”

 

Kenshin laid one more butterfly kiss on the side of his neck and looked up, Sano's chocolate brown eyes finally opening to the morning light, meeting Kenshin's pretty violet ones.

 

“Just kissing you.” Kenshin said, his eyes closing in a sweet smile.

 

Smiling and stretching slightly, Sano wrapped his arms around Kenshin and leant up slightly to kiss him on the lips, eyes closing again as Kenshin leant his arms either side of Sano's head so he could deepen the kiss, loving being able to wake up in the morning to find his bed no longer empty as it had been for so long.

 

“We have to go shopping today for you, that we do.” Kenshin said sweetly against Sano's lips.

 

“Mm, yeah Tae gave me the money, so I better go get some clothes.” He grinned, “Although I could walk around naked in here.” He said slyly, Kenshin lowering his eyes lids and smiling, kissing the tip of his nose.

 

“Hey, can we have another shower together?” Sano asked.

 

Kenshin's sweet smile almost seemed to turn into a smirk, “You call that a `shower?'” he said, his voice a little lower than usual, and leant down to kiss him again, Sano's brief shock at the sly look in Kenshin's eyes vanishing as he lost himself in Kenshin's passionate kiss.

Well, it would seem his fiery little redhead was feeling rather fiery this morning, and Sano had noooo complaints about that! Sitting up making Kenshin straddle him, Sano slid his arms up underneath the pajama top Kenshin was wearing, feeling the smooth skin underneath, teasing him with his fingers making him shudder at his touch. Kenshin sighed blissfully as Sano began nibbling at his neck, gradually working the shirt up and finally over his head, Kenshin cupping Sano's face and kissing him again, pressing his bare chest to Sano's equally unclothed body.

 

Kenshin slowly pulled away from the tender kiss and simply hugged Sano close to him, cheek to cheek. “I love you Sano.” Kenshin whispered, feeling his heart beat seem to match his own.

 

Sano smiled gently, nuzzling Kenshin's hair, “So is this a yes to the shower?”

 

Kenshin chuckled, looking back at him, “You really want that shower don't you?”

 

“Yep.” Sano grinned, his arms resting around Kenshin's hips, “Hey actually can we have a bath together?” Sano said hopefully, thinking of how totally dreamy it would be cuddle Kenshin in a bubble bath.

 

Kenshin however just looked down at him with half laden eyes, smiling almost seductively. “Maybe later.” He said, before wrapping his arms around Sano's neck again and pressing his lips to his, tongue demanding entrance, pulse racing as they fell back on the bed together.

 

Kenshin wanted him, there was no doubt about it. Trying to sleep without him there last night was hard, which was comical really, considering they had only slept in the same bed together for two days, but those two days were enough for Kenshin to feel sad when he wasn't there. Lying there on his side of the bed, staring at the empty space next to him in the moonlight, Kenshin was almost tempted to just go the club so he could be near him. But it wasn't long until Sano would be home anyway, so Kenshin decided to stay and just try to get to sleep.

Somewhere along the line he must have, because waking up on a lazy Saturday mid morning, no rush to go to work, Kenshin found himself cocooned once again in Sano's arms, the warmth from his body filling Kenshin with so much love for him. Too many nights he had woken alone and cold, he'd never been with anyone else since Soujirou, he'd never allowed himself to. Why Sano had been different he didn't know, but neither did he care. He was here with him, here loving him, here holding him so close…Kenshin had never felt so happy.

Seeing him sleeping there peacefully, several bangs of hair loose over his eyes now he'd taken off his bandana, Kenshin had wanted him so much, wanted to make love with him again, just to keep on proving that he wasn't a dream that he would wake up from, to find himself alone once again. But no, Sano was real, Sano wouldn't leave, Sano loved him.

 

“Kenshin? Hey what's wrong?”

 

Kenshin blinked, suddenly feeling hot tears gathering at the corners of his eyes. Raising one hand, he gently wiped one finger under his eye, a tear clinging to it before falling to the soft covers below.

 

Kenshin smiled gently, brushing a bang of hair away from Sano's worried eyes, “Nothing…” he said, before wrapping his arms around his chest and holding himself close to him, “I am just so happy to be with you, that I am.”

 

As the two of them lost themselves in each other's caresses, they were both unaware of the man spying on them, Saito sitting in his usual chair back at his home, his wife knowing not to enter this room, sitting and watching the two of them through one of his cameras. Turning the screen off, Saito frowned annoyed, but for once it wasn't at Sano, this time, he was frowning at a feeling inside him, a feeling that was confusing him, a feeling he didn't recognise. He had told Kenshin that he could stay with that student as long he could have his body once a month as payment. He was fine with that now, he was getting what he wanted, the money was nice, but it wasn't necessary, he wanted to break Kenshin, it was far more satisfactory.

 

But…why was looking at the two of them, looking at Kenshin seemingly so in love with Sanosuke, holding him so closely and smiling so sweetly, why was it causing him so much confusion?

 

He was getting what he wanted, so why on earth was he feeling so…..

 

Jealous?

 

To Be Continued…