Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Never Dared to Hope ❯ Tease ( Chapter 2 )

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Never Dared to Hope : Tease

They walked in silence for a while. Sano didn't know what to say. He didn't want to be the one to break the silence because he wasn't too sure how it would be accepted. Finally, after a couple of hours he caught Kenshin's hand to pull him to a stop.

Smiling, Kenshin dragged Sano after him. "Nope nope, not here… I have somewhere specific in mind, because we are NOT getting interrupted again."

Sano followed, curious, and let himself be lead by the hand. After a few minutes he walked abreast of Kenshin glancing across at him imagining those lips against his own again, and wondering what he was thinking.

"Oho, Sano, a penny for your thoughts."

The words startled him. "Well I… actually I kind of was just thinking how much I wanted you to kiss me right now."

Suddenly Kenshin was pushed up against his chest, pressing against him, hands massaging his back lips pecking at his chest. Sano gasped with surprise. Kenshin smiled "And where did you want me to kiss you love?" His eyes sparkled as Sano blushed.

Laughing he pulled the younger man after him. "Come on Sano, I want a little more distance. I want to feel comfortable."

A few more hours were spent in silence, but not an uncomfortable silence. The younger mans hand was held by his friends making him somehow feel secure despite everything that was running through his head. He was seeing a side to Kenshin he hadn't dreamed of, he hadn't noticed; and he liked what he saw. At least he thought he knew what he saw.

"Speak what's on your mind Sano." Kenshin's voice startled him. "I know something is wrong, just tell me about it, it'll make you feel better."

Sano stopped and sat down on the ground, legs in front of him, with his knees drawn up so his hands could rest on them. Kenshin almost flowed to the ground and just looked at the younger man, waiting, ready to listen to him.

Taking a deep breath because he didn't think Kenshin was going to like what he had to say, Sano began: "It's Kaoru. I can only hope that you're not playing with me, that you feel the same way, but what about Kaoru?" he looked at his friend and frowned, he hadn't expected him to be smiling and trying to suppress a laugh. "What's so funny?" His voice was indignant.

"Oh I'm sorry Sano." Kenshin tried to stop smiling without much avail "I was very worried myself before last night." He inched closer to his friend. "But trust me, Kaoru wont have eyes for me anymore by the time we get back." He reached forward rising on his knees and cupping Sano's chin in one hand.

Sano leaned into the touch. "Why so enigmatic Ken?"

"I'll tell it to you later love." He almost whispered as he leant forward and claimed Sano's lips again. This time with a hunger that he had had to contain since the day before. The kiss was almost harsh, almost bruising; hungry and passionate, full of desire. Tongues clashed in a dance as his hands massaged the back of Sano's neck. Sano rested his hands on Kenshin's waist, and as his partner bit the bottom of his lip he made a little cry out and lifted the red haired man so he was straddling him.

Kenshin pulled away slightly to raise an eyebrow at the younger man and smiled. Watching his partner to witness his reaction, he ground himself down on Sano's groin feeling definite reaction and grinning almost evilly as a hungry groan escaped the younger man's lips. Closing his eyes he dived to Sano's neck to nibble slightly, still grinding and reveling in the sounds he was causing.

Sano could of sworn he was going crazy, the heat between his legs wasn't letting him think clearly; when all of a sudden the weight lifted off his lap and he was left dazed and well needless to say a little frustrated.

Looking up he saw the redhead smiling cheekily down at him offering a hand. Reaching out to take it he stopped half way. "And don't even think about pulling me down in your lap Sano." Sano blushed. "Not yet anyway." So Sano contented himself with just standing up.

"We need to find somewhere to spend the night love." Sano nodded. "I'm sorry for just now" Kenshin's voice had taken on that tone of uncertainty again. Sano frowned.

"Why?"

"I teased." Kenshin looked ashamed. " Knowing very well we aren't going any further until we get to where I want to take you."

Sano looked disappointed. "But…"

"Trust me love… once we get there." Kenshin smiled. "Once we get there, endurance is going to be a goal for you." Laughing, Kenshin took his little rooster by the hand and led him further down the path.

A few hours later they arrived at a clearing… Kenshin stopped in the middle of it. "Perfect," he said happily. Turning to look at Sano he smiled. "Come on… lets make a little fire… it'll be fun!"

Sano couldn't help but smile back; Kenshin's attitude was catching.

Soon they were sitting down next to each other with a tiny fire cheerfully crackling in front of them. They finished eating and just stared into the fire, both lost in thoughts for a while, until Kenshin wiggled a little closer to Sano and leant his elbows on the younger man's leg and his chin in his hands, angling up to look at him.

Sano looked down to see big eyes staring back up at him. He moved a hand to stroke Kenshin's hair. Closing his eyes, Kenshin sighed happily and let Sano play with his hair. Leaning over the brown haired fighter let his lips brush the top of Kenshin's hair; and let his mouth wander down to his forehead, eyes cheeks and nose, planting kisses on all of them. Kenshin giggled and Sano pretended to be offended. "Oh no you don't… no laughing at me thank you very much." And he sealed Kenshin's mouth closed with a kiss, plundering the soft accepting space with his tongue. A small groan escaped Kenshin's lips as he fought to claim his way into the invading mouth, but truth be told he was quite happy to just sit and be spoilt at least for a little while.

Somehow, and he wasn't quite sure how it happened, Sano found himself with his back on the ground again being straddled and surrounded by a cascade of red hair. His neck was being nibbled on and his nipples were being pinched, and all he could think of was how he wanted so much more. His hands held onto Kenshin tightly and he couldn't think in a coherent form at all. But then again at that point in time it didn't really matter. Moving back up to Sano's face Kenshin moved his hands to cup either side of it, and kissed Sano deeply, doing nothing to calm the desire that Sano was feeling at that point in time.

"My little Sano," he said, withdrawing from the kiss.

Sano just lay there for a few seconds; not wanting to open his eyes, just wishing Kenshin hadn't stopped.

"Sorry Sano." Kenshin sat with one leg stretched out before him and one drawn up to his chest, arm hugging it to himself. "You just… I never dared to hope that you, that we…"He smiled… "You know what I mean," blushing he continued; "and now… I can't seem to keep my hands off you."

"Do you see me complaining?" Sano raised an eyebrow at his friend.

"Hehe no." Kenshin pushed his free hand through his tresses. "But I want to make it special…can you understand? You're more special to me than you can know."

Sano blushed… he wasn't used to this forthright outspoken Kenshin who seemed to know exactly what to do all of the time… it was going to take getting used to.

"Well I guess we should um… go to sleep then." Sano looked around him trying to figure out where to sleep, as Kenshin got up and unrolled a bed roll and sat it on the ground next to Sano.

Sitting on the bed roll Kenshin smiled and reached out and tugged Sano to him, curling up behind the younger man on the mat and holding him close he whispered: "I said I wanted to make it special; I never said I was going to stop touching and teasing you." He giggled and hugged the man in his arms.

"Tease." Sano was smiling, and yelped as Kenshin licked his ear and laughed.

Both men fell asleep with a smile on their faces.

For the next few days they walked through the forest. Enjoying each others company, just talking about things, nothing in particular. Each night they ate and teased each other until Sano was sure they would both burst, but for some reason Kenshin never seemed to show signs of it affecting him. On the fourth night Kenshin was watching Sano carefully… he was a little worried but was trying not to let the other see it.

Sighing he pushed the rest of his food away "Ok Sano, spill it, tell me, what's bothering you?" The concern and slight amount of worry in his voice made Sano feel a little guilty.

Taking a deep breath he looked at his friend and spoke "Its you."

"Oho?"

"You're so self possessed, and extroverted and demonstrative, not withdrawn at all."

"And that's a bad thing now is it." Kenshin's voice had a tone to it that Sano could almost be sure was annoyance, but just not quite. He sounded almost bitter.

"Bad… no…it's just taking some getting used to, you're usually so diplomatic… I think that's the word I am looking for."

Kenshin just raised an eyebrow

"Oh you know" Sano was feeling a little uncomfortable "You usually keep out of things and refuse to take sides so that you don't get involved in things too much, unless you're protecting someone and then I guess that you really do let go and… well you know, you're usually reserved and even tempered and not impulsive at all and…" his voice trailed off.

"You're rambling." Kenshin stood up. "I'm going for a walk, I wont be long."

"Ken wait, please"

The voice softened "No Sano, I need to go for a walk right now, but I will be back. I promise."

Sano nodded unhappily and for the umpteenth time wished he could express himself in words a little better.

Kenshin took that long on his walk that Sano started to worry just a little. He knew that it was silly to worry because he was extremely certain that the smaller man could take perfectly good care of him self; but still, he felt a little guilty and wanted his friend to come back.

The fire had almost gone out by the time Kenshin came back. He looked drained and sort of tinged with a sadness that Sano hated to think he had caused. Dropping onto his knees next to Sano on the bed roll, he didn't look at him as he said softly: "Come on Sano, lets get some sleep." He rolled the younger man into his arms with his back facing him and closed his eyes.

But Sano being Sano, wasn't ready to just sleep peacefully. For one, he knew there was no way he would get any sleep thinking about this all night. He wriggled around in Kenshin's arms so that Kenshin's eyes were level with his, and tried not to think that those lips he craved were so near to his own right then. Kenshin's eyes were open, and guarded… for the first time that Sano could remember since they set out, his eyes were guarded. He sighed.

"Ken I'm sorry" Kenshin cast his gaze away and chewed on his bottom lip shrugging.

Sano just carried on. "Well then you're just going to have to let me ramble because there is no other way for me to get out what it is that I want to say ok?" He didn't wait for an answer "Ok then. What I meant to say before was that the way you are with me, the way I have seen you for the past few days confuses me. NOT meaning in any way shape or form that I don't like this side of you. Quite the opposite, I am so curious to find what else you've hidden and I want to know why you've hidden it and everything. That's just it I want to know everything. I don't want you to go back to being the way you were before, because sometimes to be honest I just wanted to strangle you for being such a doormat. So everything and I don't mean most things I mean…" He got cut off by a tongue forcing his lips open and its way into his mouth tasting him as that wiry body pushed against his, hands seeking and massaging, pinching and touching. Sano's body shuddered and he responded in kind, pushing hands through red hair and catching the invading tongue in his own.

Kenshin gasped, and giggled that stupid little laugh that made Sano want to gobble him up. Kenshin withdrew from the kiss and planted a tiny kiss on Sano's nose tip. "I know what you mean Sano." he smiled and Sano knew everything was all right again. Somehow, despite his pathetic mastery of the spoken word, he had convinced the man he loved (`Loved?' He questioned himself and smiled), that he was perfect the way he was.

"Thank you love." Kenshin gave Sano a chaste kiss on the mouth and snuggled his way into Sano's chest, pretending not to notice the groan escaping from the others lips as he ground against Sano yet again.

"Tease." Sano accused him a little breathlessly.

"Shush, you know you wouldn't have me any other way."

Since the former Battosai was right Sano just hugged him tighter and didn't say anything before they drifted off to sleep.

For once Sano woke before Kenshin. Supporting himself on one elbow he cupped his own chin and watched the beautiful man asleep in front of him. He knew it wouldn't last long because Kenshin seemed to be hyper aware of being watched, but he was going to enjoy it while it lasted.

The sunlight shining through the trees caught his hair and set it afire; his skin so pale it looked porcelain, his face so young. To Sano he looked just like a sculpture and for a few moments Sano just wished he could pack him in feathers and keep him safe from all the things in the outside world that could harm him.

Those long lashes fluttered in his direction and the first gaze that fell on him wasn't friendly. It was cold, calculating and ready for anything. But it softened, almost as if it had never been there; and the smile lit up his face even more than the sun did his hair.

"Good morning Sano." Kenshin too, propped himself up on his elbow "See something you like?" he grinned impishly.

Sano laughed and spoke without really thinking. "No, not really… more like something I love."

Kenshin had the good grace to blush and look a little flustered. Sano realizing what he had said, shrugged and smiled moving closer to Kenshin's face. "Well, I wont deny it. I love you Ken, have done so for a very long time."

Kenshin kissed Sano lightly all over his face and then started nibbling his neck, pushing the brunette onto his back and continuing to trace a line down his chest to his nipples. Circling first one with his tongue and sucking, then tracing his tongue across Sano's chest to the other and repeating the process; he let his hand wander lower and stroke Sano through the cloth of his pants, feeling him getting harder and harder.

Sano moaned, clenching his fists in Kenshin's hair and letting his fingers scratch up and down Kenshin's back.

By now Kenshin had straddled him and was kissing and massaging Sano's chest while grinding himself against Sano; both of them hard, reacting to each others heat. Stopping, Kenshin rested against Sano, breath coming in shorter gasps as he obviously calmed himself. Looking into Sano's eyes he nipped the younger man's lip. "I do love you Sano, but sometimes actions speak louder than words; and when we get to where I want to take you, I plan on showing you just how deep how I feel for you is."

Sano put his arms around his fiery little red head and held him close kissing him lightly on the mouth. "I hope you're going to keep that promise Kenshin. Cause to be honest, I don't think I can take the teasing much longer."

An evil glint in his eye, Kenshin wriggled his hips, and then stood up looking down at Sano grinning impishly.

"You can be so cruel Kenshin."

Kenshin just laughed. "Come on, we have a little way to go yet, but we should get there today. Of course, if you don't want to…"

Sano grabbed the bedroll and their pack and headed down the trail once more. Kenshin had never seen him move that fast. Laughing he caught up with the man he loved and linked hands with him. Hugging the taller man's arm they set out on the way.

End Part Two