Awakenings

A/N I have decided to set this story after the completion of the Jinchuu arc, about 3 months after Kaoru was recovered from Enishi. That means Sano is gone, Yahiko lives in the row house, but I have kept Megumi for the time being. Kaoru will be 18, and Kenshin will be 29 (I don‘t actually know what the time frame is from when Kenshin meets Kaoru and comes to the Kamiya dojo, until Enishi is defeated. Can anyone tell me?) Also, the next update may take a bit longer than this one did. Forgive any formatting errors, I don't speak computer very well.

Disclaimer: I do not own RK, or any of it’s characters. Only their twisted thoughts belong to me.

WARNING: (I forgot to do this in the first chapter) Major sexual content. If you do not like reading such things, or you are too young, do NOT read this fic. It is rated M for a reason. This entire story will also be posted on my adultfanfiction page, in case I have to leave things out of later chapters. Check my profile for the link.

Previously

After breakfast, Yahiko and Kaoru went into the dojo to train, and Kenshin cleaned up from breakfast and started the laundry. Lifting his now clean gi from the water he hung it up to dry. The next thing he picked up to wash was one of Kaoru’s sleeping yukatas. When he picked it up his nose was assaulted by a powerful smell, sweat and….the smell of a woman’s arousal.

'Kamisama, help me', he prayed silently as he looked at the garment, and giving in to temptation, he buried his nose in it breathing deeply.

End of chapter 1

Awakenings

Chapter 2
Senses

My reality sharpens as I sense your presence.
The weight of your gaze on me has more substance than touch.


Floating on the edge of sleep, Kenshin gradually became aware of something tugging on his senses. A voice was calling to him. Coming fully awake, he stretched out his ki seeking any danger. Feeling nothing threatening, he relaxed a bit until he felt Kaoru’s ki just down the hall from him. She was awake and very focused on something. He wondered what she could be so intent on at this hour of the night. Deciding sleep was beyond him for the time being, he thought to head for the kitchen and make some tea. Perhaps Kaoru would like some too since she was awake? He decided to go ask her.

He heard a bump and heavy breathing when he neared her room. His brow furrowed as he wondered again what she might be doing. Her door was open a crack and as he reached out to slide it open he saw her laying across her futon. His hand froze inches away from the door at what he beheld through the crack. Her robe was untied, showing most of her left breast and her right hand was under her blanket moving...Kami, she was touching herself! Her eyes were closed and her breathing was labored.

'No, tea will definitely not help either one of us right now.' he thought desperately. 'Ok, forget what I'm looking at and back away slowly- right.'

"Kenshin" she moaned. He felt himself go hard instantly. 'Nope, not going to back away.' he thought ,before his mind ceased functioning as his body moved as of it's own free will. He grasped the shoji and slid it open with a loud snap. Kaoru jerked in fright and opened her eyes to look at the amber-eyed man staring at her. His hair was loose around his shoulders, and he looked almost wild. Her hand stilled and for many heartbeats, they merely stared at each other. Kaoru recovered first, and smiling with a mischievous glint in her blue eyes, she held her hand out towards him, palm facing up.

"Do you like what you see?" she asked in a breathy whisper. Kenshin walked forward and knelt next to her. Grasping her hand, still moist from the evidence of her arousal, he lifted it to his mouth. His eyes never leaving hers, he sucked her middle finger deep into his mouth, tasting her.

Kenshin released her finger after swirling his tongue around it. He then placed a gentle kiss atop her knuckles. Kaoru's eyes widened at the bold change in her rurouni.

"Yes," Kenshin said in a deep voice after sweeping her soft curves with his eyes, "I like what I see." He placed another kiss on her inner wrist before removing her arm fully from her open robe, "and," he kissed the inner crease of her arm as he slid his lips up toward her shoulder "I like what I taste." He kissed her neck, sucking on the delicate flesh and inhaling her scent. "I love your smell and the way you feel."

Sitting up again, he reached out to remove the blanket from her upper body to fully expose her breasts. Reaching out he grasped her breast, rolling the nipple between his fingers until it hardened to a stiffened peak. She moaned while twisting her head to the side. Kenshin looked up at Kaoru, taking in her flushed cheeks and passion darkened eyes. With his hungry amber gaze locked on her sapphire eyes shining with love, he smiled gently and determined to make this a night she would never forget.

Leaning down, he finally captured her lips in a searching kiss that spoke of love and desire. Slowly at first, he taught her how to respond to his lips and tongue, until she was gripping him by the shoulders and leading his tongue in a merry chase.

Raining kisses across her jaw and down onto her neck, he sucked her earlobe, biting softly. "Now," he said between kisses as he moved over her collarbone and towards her breasts, "now, I want to hear you." sucking a nipple deep into his mouth and carefully grazing his teeth along the top, he smiled at her loud moan.

"Yes" he encouraged as he left a wet trail of kisses over her belly, "tonight I want you to scream for me."

Kaoru whimpered at the double torture of his fiery touch and low voice, both seemed to join in the single goal of driving her out of her mind . She felt his hot breath against her belly a second before his tongue began stroking her most sensitive spot. She jerked at this new pleasure that felt like velvet torture.

Kenshin gripped her hip to keep her from moving away from him, while he slipped two fingers into her wetness, and stroked her with his fingers and tongue.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh" Kaoru cried, as the pleasure increased beyond anything she had ever experienced. Kenshin chuckled in satisfaction before continuing towards his goal. He increased the movement of his hands and tongue until he felt her start to tremble and her muscles clenched around him in spasm as she found release.

"Keeeeeeenshin" she screamed before the climax gripped her fully and stole her ability to speak. She gasped for air as she slowly returned to reality. She opened her eyes to see him watching her with a satisfied smirk.

'Oh no, he's not going to get away with that.' Kaoru thought. "Kenshin" she said, when she could speak again. "Hmm?" he questioned, running his hand across her belly and reaching up to cup her breast.

"Kenshin, why don't you get comfortable?" she said in a seductive voice, while pushing his robe off his shoulders. He looked at her in surprise, noting the sudden change in her demeanor, but complied. A couple of deft movements later, Kaoru had Kenshin lying naked beside her. He reached out to touch her, but she caught his hands in her own.

"No" she said smiling wickedly, "it's my turn now." Kenshin smiled indulgently. If his little Kaoru wanted to play a bit, who was he to argue? After all, he was a patient man. He could wait a little longer to fully possess her. She pushed him onto his back and knelt next to him. She brushed his silky red hair away from his face, then twisted a lock around her finger. She looked at him for a moment as though contemplating, and then smiled. Reaching out her hand, she touched the muscles of his chest and brushed her hand down to stroke the fine hairs low on his belly.

Leaning over, she kissed him deeply, then pulled back to shower kisses across his neck and chest as he had so recently done to her. He sighed in pleasure at the feel of her hands and mouth on him. As her lips closed on his nipple he groaned. She sucked on his nipple and then lightly grazed her teeth over it, once again copying what he had done. She was, after all, an excellent student. She glanced up at him to gauge his reaction, and smiled at the heated look he gave her.

Emboldened by her success, she snaked her hand down and grasped his erection, squeezing gently. "Kaoru" he groaned. It was her turn to laugh softly at her ability to so affect the great Battousai of legend. Now fully in a teasing mood, she quipped, "So, what will you do now that I have you in my power.....Battousai?"

Kenshin blinked . This side of Kaoru was unexpected, and -very sensual. He wondered what other surprises his little shihandai had in store for him.

As though she heard his thoughts, she flashed him another teasing smile and began to trail kisses across his chest and down his stomach. He jerked in surprise and pleasure as he felt her tongue flick over the tip of his erection. Still gripping him with her hand, she sucked him deep into her mouth. He shouted her name at the sudden assault of pleasure on his senses. He threaded his fingers through her inky hair, attempting to drag her mouth back up to his so he could gain some semblance of control, but she would have none of it.

Relentlessly, she pursued her goal of paying him back. Taking more of him in, she hummed low. He bucked his hips at the unexpected sensation of the vibration in her throat.

Finally surrendering himself to Kaoru's intimate caress, he felt his climax nearing. Gritting his teeth and breathing heavily Kenshin exploded in the most intense wave of ecstasy he had ever known.


OrO OrO OrO

Kenshin awoke to an odd sensation. He was twisted in his blankets and lying on his stomach. He was also breathing heavily, and suddenly aware that his robe was....wet?

"Oh no." he sighed, shifting uncomfortably. 'Extra laundry.' he thought ruefully. He smacked his head into his futon over and over in frustration and embarrassment. He had never had so little control over his thoughts as now. He felt heat rise in his cheeks as he vividly recalled the details of his dream. What was going on with his and Kaoru's dreams lately? They seemed to be suffering from the same, uh, problem.

'At least' he thought, with relief, 'Kaoru did not discover me dreaming such things about her.' Kenshin groaned aloud at the thought as he fisted a hand into his blankets. He rose from his futon to clean himself up. A bath was definitely in order, and the colder, the better.

OrO OrO OrO

Kaoru sat against the wall of her bedroom breathing heavily, with her hand pressed to her heart, as though to quiet the loud pounding. What was that just now? Was Kenshin really.....?

flashback

Kaoru awoke to discomfort again. The dreams of herself with Kenshin were relentless. It seemed she could not slip into sleep without starting another dream. Each one was different, but they all ended the same. With no real...ending. She always felt strangely empty when she awoke. She stood up and walked towards her door. Opening it, she stepped out into the cool night air, appreciating the effect on her scalding cheeks. She pressed her hands to her face and breathed deeply. Gazing up at the twinkling stars, she felt a measure of calm return.

Kaoru narrowed her eyes and turned towards Kenshin's room as she heard him groan. Was he having a bad dream, or was he in pain? ‘I hope he’s not sick,‘ she thought. Kaoru walked softly to his door and stood quietly listening. After hearing him thrashing and then groan again, she carefully slid the shoji open a few inches and peeked inside.

Kenshin was on his stomach thrashing around. Since when did Kenshin sleep on his stomach, she wondered. Opening the door a little more, she stepped inside wondering if she should wake him.

"Kaoru, ohhh, my Kaoru" Kenshin groaned.

Kaoru opened her mouth in shock. Kenshin was dreaming about her and saying the very same things he did in her dreams, and he sounded just as she dreamed he would.

'Mou, why can't he say my name like that when he's awake?' she thought in vexation.

'He's clearly not in pain, so I better not wake him.'

Suddenly realizing she was standing in Kenshin's room, while he seemed to be having dreams of her, she paled. 'He can't find me in here,' she thought desperately. She backed out of his room quietly and slid the shoji closed. She quickly headed to her own room.

end flashback

The more Kaoru thought about what she had observed in Kenshin's room, the angrier she became. 'If he thinks of me like that, then why hasn't that baka rurouni ever done anything about it?' she wondered. 'Maybe, I should see just how much I can pry out of him tomorrow.' Having decided on a course of action, Kaoru decided to try and get some more sleep.

OrO OrO OrO

Kenshin rubbed his neck as he sat down on the step outside the dojo. After his middle-of-the-night bath, he had decided to start on the laundry before the sun was fully up. He needed something to keep him busy, and laundry was perfect . He only wished he could clean his mind as easily as the clothes.

The dream was just as clear in his mind as it had been from the moment he woke from it. He could remember every look, every sound, even smells, which he didn’t know was even possible from a dream. ‘Oh yes, her sleeping yukata; that would explain that’ he thought, with a rueful smile.

He furrowed his brow in thought. Kaoru had been strangely quiet today, but he could often feel her eyes on him. He wondered what could be troubling her. It was never a good sign when she was quiet. Could she possibly suspect his thoughts, he wondered guiltily.

He jerked at the feel of hands on his shoulders.

“Relax Kenshin, it’s just me” Kaoru said. She had already changed out of her practice clothes and into her kimono while Yahiko finished practicing the strokes she assigned him.

She sat behind the redhead and began working on the knots she could feel in his shoulders and neck.

After a few moments, Kenshin relaxed against her. He really was very tired, after all, and her gentle touch quickly undid the tense knots in his muscles.

“Kenshin, is there anything troubling you? You don‘t seem to be yourself lately.”

Kenshin stiffened again at her words. “Uh, no, nothing is troubling me, Kaoru-don… uh, Kaoru” he finished awkwardly.

Kaoru stilled at his words, holding his tense shoulders for another moment before squeezing gently and standing.

“Alright Kenshin, I’m going to visit Megumi, so I’ll be back later” Kaoru said as she headed for the gate.

After she walked away, Kenshin let out a breath he hadn’t realized he was holding.

‘She definitely suspects something. What should I do?’ he wondered.

Heading to the kitchen, he grabbed the tofu bucket and walked towards the gate. “Yahiko, I’m headed to the market.”

“Yeah, I gotta head to work anyway, Kenshin, I’ll walk with you.” Yahiko replied.

“Very well.” the redhead responded. They headed out the gate in silence, both lost in thought.

“Hey Kenshin,” Yahiko began, “is there something wrong with busu? She was really quiet today, and she barely beat me during practice.” Yahiko looked at Kenshin while furrowing his brow.

“Ah, I’m sure Kaoru-dono is fine; perhaps there is something on her mind. “ ‘Like me’ he added silently.

“It’s probably you, Kenshin” Yahiko said looking at the redhead.

Kenshin looked at him sharply. “Uh, Yahiko,” he began. He stopped walking to look the boy in the eye.

“Come on, Kenshin, don’t claim you don’t see how she looks at you. I know you’re not stupid, and I see how you look at her. I just wanna know one thing. What are you waiting for?” he asked, raising an eyebrow.

Kenshin stood silently regarding the boy, carefully considering what he had just heard. ‘What am I waiting for, after all? I could never deny that I love her, and we have both had time to heal from Enishi’s jinchuu. Perhaps it is finally time.‘ After a moment of mutual staring, he spoke, “Yahiko” he began, then let out a breath while running a hand through his bangs, “sessha thinks….you are right. It is time to move forward.”

“You deserve to be happy, Kenshin, both of you do. “ Yahiko said, looking down.

Smiling, Kenshin reached out to ruffle the boys’ hair. “Thank you, Yahiko, you have great wisdom.”

“Yeah, well, you two are my family, and I gotta look out for you.” he said, turning and walking again.

Falling into step beside him, Kenshin looked up at the bright, blue sky, admiring the beauty of the day. Perhaps it was time for some dreams to turn to reality.

End of chapter 2

A/N This is going in a slightly different direction than I originally thought, but I think it will still be worth the ride. So, hang in there! I love the manga Kenshin, so I don’t see him as goofy as he is sometimes portrayed in the anime, although he still wears the rurouni mask at times. I also think he would have an amazing sense of humor, I just wish I had the talent to portray it, but, oh well! Maybe I will get there one day.

As far as Kenshin’s dream, his is less about proclaiming his undying love for Kaoru, than it is about wild sex. She is a woman, so obviously, her sex dream centered around her emotional feelings. When men have wet dreams, it’s all about the sex. It also happens very often when there is pressure on the bladder, hence the reason he is sleeping on his stomach. I obviously had to ask other people to obtain this information. Sheesh, the lengths I have to go to for research! (smile) When Kenshin is awake, his style of loving will be vastly different, trust me. So, was it good for you???

Please ask if you have any questions, or suggestions, and please REVIEW! Arigatou!