Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Rurouni and Battousai ❯ revelations ( Chapter 10 )

Rurouni and Battousai   Chapter 7: Revelations     “Ohayou… Kaoru-koishii…”   Kaoru opened her eyes still drowsy from sleep only to be met with glittering amber orbs along with a handsome face grinning down at her devilishly in amusement. She blinked owlishly before she bolted straight up.   “Battousai!”   Glaring at him as he chuckled out loud, she clutched the blankets to her chest and prepared to launch a pillow to his face when she saw the rurouni lounging by her door, smiling lovingly down at her. A blush came to her cheeks and she buried her face deeper beneath her blankets as the rurouni relinquished his position at the doorway only to come close to her and kiss her lightly on the lips.   “Ohayou, koishii… time to get up… breakfast’s ready.” He whispered in her ear.   Not trusting her voice, Kaoru could only nod and look at the two with wide unblinking eyes. One of her hands curled to a fist as Battousai nuzzled her neck in greeting, pouting playfully at her yet his eyes belying the mischief glimmering within its orbs.   “You didn’t greet us back…”   Kaoru raised her eyes to the ceiling and mumbled her response to him. Battousai grinned from her shoulder and lifted his head. Kissing her deeply before he stood up and left her alone in her room. Blinking again, she could only shake her head in resignation. Looking across her room, her gaze fell to the worn out notebook and smiled ruefully. She had better finish conjuring that reverse spell before those two could come up with any other games within their sleeves… she thought contritely, not that she was complaining. Things have been kept quiet around here because only Sano, Yahiko and Megumi knows, since Dr. Genzai and the kids were with his sister, no one else knew the bizarre happenings here at the dojo.   Finishing cleaning up her room, Kaoru then proceeded with changing her clothes, her face marred with a slight frown. If that darned Mibu wolf got a wind with the situation around here, it can be assured that he would want to fight Battousai, and there was no way in hell that she was going to allow that. She thought darkly, and as she stepped out of her room she stretched her arms above her head and looked at the clear blue sky,   Arigatou, okaasan…if you had any idea of what was to happen to me today, thank you for this wonderful blessing. She thought happily before she went to the kitchen and eat breakfast.   =0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=   Battousai sat quietly on the porch as Kaoru trained on the yard, the rurouni had gone out earlier to buy tofu for their lunch a while ago. He watched through lowered lids as she went through her usual routine, her movements, fluid and precise. Every move reminded him of a bamboo tree, graceful as it danced with the wind, yet containing a strength with in its core.   He had always admired women who could move quietly and gracefully, gentle creatures, but with one look at Kaoru, he had felt the untapped fire within her. She wasn’t like any other women, quiet and demure… no, she was different. She exhibited a fire that only few could match, a spirit that spoke of courage, strength and determination yet at the same time, it was tampered by a heart that shone with innocence and love.   Love.   Had anyone truly loved him? Had anyone truly cared for him? His mind drifted back to his childhood. Yes, his parents had loved him, and after they died, the three sisters that took her in loved and cared for him, yet after that… had anyone loved or even cared for him? Looking back on his life, he realized that no one had once mentioned that they even cared for him. His Shishou only taught him, to Katsura and the others, he was only a tool to bring forth an end to the revolution. Tomoe, had she loved him? He shook his head, no. She couldn’t love him, she may have cared enough for him, but her heart belonged to only one man… and that man was her finacee, Akira.   Looking across the yard, his amber eyes settled on the girl practicing her katas diligently. She was the only person who had not ran in fear from him after learning that he was the most feared assassin in all of Japan, in fact she had surprised him when she took him in. She gave him a family… gave him a home… hope.    He stiffened immediately as he felt another presence with them. He stood spoke out loud to the unseen person…   “What do you want, Hajime?”   Kaoru stilled and stared as Saitou stepped from the shadows and smirked at them. “Well, well, well…  I had been wondering if the news were true… looks like it was.” He lifted a hand and smoked his cigarette. “I wonder what made you snap from that stupid Rurouni act.” He drawled out, along with a puff of smoke and grinned maliciously as Battousai stood up and merely glared at him.   “What do you want, Hajime?” he asked him quietly, his voice tinged with venom.   Saitou smirked and flicked the stub of his cigar to the ground and unsheathed his sword. “I was wondering if we could finish that battle we had.”   Battousai smirked and went down the porch, his hand gripping his sakabatou and faced him.   Kaoru’s eyes widened in panic. She dropped her bokken and raced to Battousai.   “Please… don’t… I’m begging you… don’t do this, Kenshin.” She begged him, her hands shaking uncontrollably as she gripped the sleeves of his gi.   Battousai looked down at her worried and panicked face, his hand reached up to brush gently on her cheek. “Daijobou. It’ll be rude of me if I turned his offer down, besides, we’ve postponed this fight long enough.”   Kaoru’s eyes widened even more, panic laced through her. She gripped his hands tightly and glared at him darkly. Battousai’s amber eyes widened in surprise at the dark anger in her… there was enough common sense in him to know when to back down. Knowing her well enough, Battousai decided to step back and watched the fireworks ignite as Kaoru turned to face Saitou.   “Alright, Hajime Saitou, why don’t you take that sword of yours and get the hell out of here before I turn you into… I turn you into a squiggly little worm!” she yelled at him, her sapphire eyes shooting sparks.   Saitou merely looked at her and merely cocked a brow at her. Rage flowed through Kaoru’s veins as she eyed the Mibu wolf, she raised a hand forward and concentrated hard until a light blue orb generated into her hands. Both Battousai and Saitou stared at her as the orb in her hand began to flare even more.   “One more chance to get the hell out of here, Saitou… you really don’t want to piss me off.” She whispered   Saitou merely nodded and re-sheathed his sword. “Really can’t have any fun when you’re around… ‘till next time Battousai.” He turned around and stood still and turned back to the two behind him.   “Correct me if I’m mistaken, but… there are two Himura’s here, isn’t there?”   The blue fire along with the anger in her disappeared almost just as quickly as it had arrived. She clasped her hands to her mouth to stifle she faint shriek while Battousai shook his head in disbelief, talk about great timing.   The Rurouni stood holding a bucket of tofu looked at the people inside the yard and groaned out loud as he eyed Saitou. “I think it’s better if you left now, Saitou.”   Saitou looked at the three and merely shook his head, he smirked at both the rurouni and battousai before he left. All three then looked at each other before they burst out laughing.   Kaoru wiped the tears in her eyes before she flopped down on the grass, still chuckling at the memory of Saitou’s surprised face. The Rurouni shook his head as he came near the duo laughing.   “I think I don’t want to know what had just happened a while ago.” He muttered.   Battousai smiled as he looked at the rurouni and Kaoru who sat on the ground giggling uncontrollably. His brow rose up speculatively, “Mind telling us what that incident awhile ago?”   Kaoru looked up at him and beamed. “My mother was priestess, remember? Skill are passed down to me, although some of the skills needs some patching up, I think I can do a bit more spells here and there…” she murmured at that, the two could only laugh at her response.   “So, what’s for lunch?”   =0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=   Later that evening, Kaoru stretched her arms and rotated them as she sat down on her futon. Her shoji opened and closed silently, she tilted her to the side when she felt sword-calloused hands gently massage her back.   “Daijobou?”   She purred contentedly in his arms, “Hai, Kenshin…” her legs straightened from beneath her as she leaned her weight more into his body. The Rurouni’s amethyst orbs glinted with barely concealed desire.   “You know, Battousai and I reached a compromise…” he whispered in her ear as his hands strayed to her body, slowly baring her body.   She arched her back, “A compromise?”   “Hai... a compromise…” came Battousai’s dark seductive voice.   Kaoru bolted straight up and stared at Battousai who sat comfortably beside her outstretched limbs, his hands roving possessively over the flesh revealed. She turned to stare from one to the other.   “Please tell me you’re not thinking what I think you’re thinking…” she whispered a bit breathlessly.   The only answer she got was a deep seductive smile from both men before the rurouni took her mouth in a sensual deep kiss.   The next day, Kaoru lay in the middle of two red heads, “Then again, I think I’ve changed my mind in finding a way to reverse that spell…”   Battousai and the Rurouni could only chuckle at her words…   =0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=0=   AN: Sorry if it took me this long to update!!! I’m really sorry!!! Reason, still, school. Anyways, I want to thank everyone who reviewed and I promise I’ll try my best to update as soon as I can. I’m still trying to work on the lemon versions of this story, hopefully, I can finish it ASAP. (I hope…) Again, hope that you guys will continue reviewing!!!   Aoi-chan