| Honesty is the Best Policy
a Rurouni Kenshin fanfic by Lady Himura Disclaimer: All characters of Rurouni Kenshin belongs to Nobuhiro Watsuki and all affiliates. Please note that this story is rated NC-17. If you are uncomfortable with lemon content or are entirely too young to read it then you may leave this page by clicking here. Chapter 5 �You have something to tell me?� Kaoru said surprisingly, as she took a seat next to Kenshin just outside the sliding doors of the dojo. She set a lantern down on the porch so that they could see. �Yes, I do,� Kenshin replied, his gaze meeting hers. They were both sitting on the wooden floor that served as a hallway to other rooms in the house. Since it was a beautiful starry night out, Kenshin had led her outside so that they could talk. They had the entire dojo to themselves tonight. Sano was surely at Megumi�s by now and Yahiko was helping out at the Akabeko, no doubt he was trying to impress Tsumbame in some way, shape or form. Tonight is just a romantic night, that it is, Kenshin decided secretly. He smiled at that thought. As Kaoru sat next to him, she folded her hands on her lap, anxiously awaiting what he had to say. At first she had wanted to spill her gut and tell him everything, but he said that he had something very important to tell her. So, she allowed him to go first. As she gazed at him, her heart began to race fast. She was quite afraid of what he might say. However, she remained controlled and maintained eye contact with him. �Miss Kaoru,� Kenshin said gently, as he placed his hand over her folded hands, �there is something about my past that I must tell you.� �Your past?� Kaoru said, a look of surprise forming on her face and in her eyes. �Yes,� Kenshin replied, his expression calm yet slightly uneasy. His gaze turned away from hers and he looked up at the stars in the sky. �There is something from my past that I have kept secret for many years. I was afraid to tell you about it before,� he said, �but I cannot hide it from you any longer.� Kaoru unfolded her hands so that she could use one of them to hold his hand. Feeling the sincere affection in her grasp, Kenshin turned his head back to gaze at her again. She appeared very attentive and willing to listen. He smiled at her, for he clearly loved the genuine care she displayed toward others, especially when they needed it. �You can tell me anything, Kenshin. It�ll be all right,� she said tenderly, her eyes twinkling like the stars in the sky. She also returned his smile, attempting to be as comforting toward him as she could. She felt a lot more confident now because she realized that what he had to tell her had nothing to do with him going away. It was about his past. She actually felt honored that he trusted her enough to confide in her! �You know that I took away many lives during the chaos of the revolution,� he said. Kaoru nodded in response. Kenshin exhaled deeply. So far she was handling this well, but he was finding it a little difficult to reveal such a secret to her. He hadn�t spoken a word of this to anyone in ten years, except of course for his master Seijuro Hiko, who knew every bit of this secret that he carried within the deepest recesses of his heart for so many years. However, Kenshin had to tell her this. He had to in order to take his life a step further� �There was one life in particular that I did not mean to take away,� he said, his gaze turning up to the sky again, �but the memory of the one I killed still burns within me.� �Kenshin�� said Kaoru, as she slid closer to him. Her curiosity peaked now, yet she sensed that this person, whoever it was, had been extremely important in Kenshin�s life. Her brow wrinkled with concern. �Who was it that you did not mean to kill?� Sensing her closeness, realizing they sat shoulder to shoulder now, Kenshin turned his head to the left, gazing deep into her eyes again. He could tell by the slight widening of her eyes that she did not expect their faces to be only inches apart now. The two could almost touch noses. Kenshin stared at her with comforting affection, for what he had to tell her next may turn her world upside down. He was trying to communicate reassurance to her; that everything was going to be okay. Her response to this confession was what he was always most concerned about. He took a deep breath in and closed his eyes for a moment. When he opened them again� �I killed my own wife, Tomoe, with my bare hands,� he said finally. * * * �Misao�� Aoshi whispered huskily as he guided her down to the futon, positioning himself so that he was on top of her, standing on all fours while she was below him. He could no longer wait. He had to show her how he was feeling from the bottom of his heart. He just didn�t have the words at the moment. All he wanted to do was feel her�feel her sweet body next to his. �Lord Aoshi!� exclaimed Misao breathily while he lifted his hands to her kimono. It was tied on rather loosely because she had to put it on in such a rush, he could tell. So it was quite easy for him to open it. He smiled at the look of ecstasy in her eyes when her body was finally unraveled before him. �Misao,� he whispered, leaning his head down so that he could speak into her ear, �please just call me Aoshi.� Once she fully comprehended that, her eyes seemed to widen and her neck arched back at the same time just as Aoshi lowered his lips to her chin. �Uhhh!� she gasped with pleasure, taking notice that this kiss was short, but then followed by a slow trail of kisses heading down her neck. Her body quivered ecstatically in response to his delightful touch. Misao became totally lost in the moment, setting all worries and reason aside. Her original intention was to ask him about his feelings before she ended up in bed with him, but now�all questions she ever had for him were being answered through his lips gently raining kisses down her neck and were now trailing toward her collarbone. Her kimono was also wide open, her entire front exposed to him. Her arms were her only body parts still confined within the kimono. She let out a loud trembling sigh, that of a young woman who was feeling more pleasure than she�d ever experienced in her entire life! If kisses were all it took to send her over the edge, what would making love to him do? As Aoshi�s lips traveled further down Misao�s chest, he began to taste moisture building up on her skin. He also noticed that her body was already starting to arch up to him. His eyebrows shot up in surprise as he lifted his lips off her chest. Wow, is she this heated up already? �Oh no you don�t, Misao,� Aoshi teased, �not without me.� Misao lifted her head up and watched as Aoshi stood up on his knees above her. Her heart soared to finally hear him tease her as a lover would! When she was a child he would tease her and play with her more like a father. But now�was he actually treating her like an adult woman? As she could see, he was making a quick attempt to remove his clothing! �Do you really think you can take your clothes off without my help?� Misao teased back. And in an instant she slid out from underneath him and leapt into his arms, her kimono slipping off in the process. She wrapped her legs around his waist firmly so that she could hang on. Aoshi was a lot taller than she was, probably over a foot taller in height, so he was able to balance her light weight. His arms encircled her nude body, pulling her close to him. Her lips met his in a feast of luscious kisses, her heated passion burning into him. Her arms slid up to his yukata and she frantically attempted to take it off. Aoshi returned her kisses wholeheartedly and breathlessly. He could finally taste the fullness of her delicious mouth, which communicated not only passion but deep, innocent and sincere affection that he knew she had for him. Making love to her would be quite an invigorating experience, he could tell. He was already responding to the fact that he was holding her nude in his arms� Main Page Fanfiction Archive Go to Chapter 6 |