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A Note From Sedjet: I know I�ve been a bad bunny. *le sigh* I�m just having issues right now. I know this is out of character, but I won�t
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Chapter Six:

Can�t We All Just Get
Along?

When the couple had to break the kiss to come up for air,
Kaoust ust stared at the man in front of her.
What in the hell just happened? The guy that had just kissed her was totally
different than he had seemed earlier in the evening. She studied him for a long moment, with a
guarded expression. She watched him go
from desperate, to lost to angry in the space of a few seconds. He was closing himself off already.

�Look, I�m sorry about that.
It shouldn�t have happened.�

She didn�t meet his eyes.
She didn�t want to see his cold expression, �I�m glad it did.�

Kenshin didn�t have a response to
that. Well, he did. There were just three of them. The pacifist was passed out with swirly eyes, oro-ing; the scary
one had a raging hard on; and Kenshin, himself, was
berating himself for betraying Tomoe. �Uh�maybe we shouldn�t see each other
anymore?�

Kaoru�s head shot up at that. �Why? Because of your dead wife?�

Kenshin clenched his fists, �Don�t
make assumptions that you can�t possibly know anything about.�

�What happened?�

�Don�t ask me that!� he bellowed.

�Why? Are you scared
to have to admit it?�

�Yes!�

�What happened, Kenshin?�

�Why are you so fucking nosy?!�

�What happened?�

�Fuck you!�

�What happened, Kenshin?�

�She killed herself because she found out that we had
AIDS!!!� he screamed.

Kaoru covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes welling
with tears, �Shit!� She reached for him,
�I�m sorry Kenshin!
I�m so sorry! I shouldn�t have��

He ripped his arm out of her grasp, �You shouldn�t do a lot
of things, but you do.�

�Your wife killed herself��

�She wasn�t my wife.
She was my fianc�. Enishi has taken to
calling me �brother-in-law� to torment me.
He�s fuckin� crazy. He blames me for it, but I�Fuck
this. Why are we even having this
discussion?! I don�t even know you.�

�You could make the effort to get to know me,� she
suggested.

He glared at h�And�And why would I want to do that?�

Kaoru was stung, �Because I care.�

�Why do you care? You
don�t even know me!� he yelled, and Kaoru was certain people would be coming to
investigate the alley any moment.

�I don�t know why I fucking care, you piece of shit asshole
rat bastard!� she bellowed right back at him.
�You can�t even treat people like human beings! You invite me here tonight and just ignore me
and then I try to be nice to you and you yell at me! Who the fuck do you think you are, you sorry
fucking excuse for a human being rat turd asshole?!�

Kenshin blinked once, twice, a
third time and then in rapid succession.
As he processed her tirade, he burst into laughter. Kaoru just rolled her eyes at him and turned
to go inside�again.

�No, wait! I know I�m
an asshole, but don�t leave.� There was
a moment of strained silence. �Please,�
he added.

Kaoru turned to look over her shoulder at him, �No. Why don�t you find me when you get a
clue?� She snatched her arm away from
his grasp and stormed back into the restaurant.
She marched over to the table, grabbed her bag and her fuzzy coat. �She glanced at Sano and Sou,
the only two left at the table. �It was
nice to meet you two. Maybe I�ll see you
around sometime.� She gestured vaguely
in the direction of the alley entrance.
�You might want to put that bastard out veryveryone�s misery.�

The other two looked at each as the stripper took her
leave. They just shook their heads and
sighed.

Sano muttered, �I really thought it was going to work
between those two. He�s different with
her.�

�Well, they live in the same building, you know? They�ve got to see each other sometime.�

�You�ve lived there how long, and he�s only run into her
once?�

�Ah, Sano, but now they both know they live in the same
building. It�s just a matter of time,
before curiosity gets the better of one or the other.�

�If you say so. Personally, I think
the only reason Kaoru would try to find him would be to kill him.�

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Sou chuckled, �He does have that
effect on people, doesn�t he?�

�That hating wanting to commit homicide
effect? Yeah, I�ve noticed the
trend.�

~*~

Kenshin tossed and turned on his
futon that night. He couldn�t get Kaoru
out of his mind. She was beautiful and
kind and feisty, and she fit so perfectly against him that he just wanted to�

The pacifist covered his ears, trying to shut out the scary
one�s mantra of Fuck her fuck her fuck
her fuck her fuck her, and all the images of him doing so.

Kenshin, shut his eyes tight and prayed for his voices to go
away. :What the
hell is wrong with me?:

You�re dying of AIDS,
your girlfriend killed herself, and you haven�t been laid in how long, and you feel the need to ask
that question?

�Will you just go away?�
Kenshin whispered fiercely into the darkness.

Nah, �cuz you�re just that crazy.
Personally, I think it was all the drugs you did after that chick offed herself.

�Just shut the fuck up!�
Kenshin roared.

Hasn�t anyone ever told
you that it�s ok to have voices? s'> It�s
when you start talking back to them that you really have problems.

Kenshin pressed a pillow over his
head to block out the voice.

You really are a dumb
fuck, aren�t you? You can�t block me out
just by putting a fuckin� pillow over your head. I�m part of you, you crazy fuck. You really need to get your head out of your
ass and fuck this chick. She�s brutally
hot! And, despite the fact that you are
a raging asshole, she seems into you.
So, I�m telling you, �I WANT TO GET LAID!!!� Do it!
What have you go to lose? For
that matter, what has she got to lose? You�re
both infected, so you don�t have to worry about that�

Kenshin turned onto his back and
tried desperately to smother himself, the only problem being that he couldn�t
breathe and eventually, he had to give up.

But at least the voice stopped, after claiming that he was a
psychotic freak that was way beyond therapy.

~*~

The next morning, Kenshin. Kenshin�s
interest was piqued. He called back to
his roommated, �Sou! I�m going out!�

�Twice in one week?
That girl�s really gotten to you.�

�Shut up. I�ll be
back in bit.� He made his way out of the
apartment and walked down the dingy hallway, where the music was even
louder. He leaned over the railing to
look down onto the first floor of the once-factory. Kaoru had set up her stereo out in the bottom
of the factory, and she was dancing. It
wasn�t the kind of dancing Kenshin would have
expected from her, her being a stripper and all. She was letting herself go with the music,
but it was a more sophisticated style of dance.
She threw her body into harsh arches and made it look effortless. At one point, she took a huge leap into a grande jete with her arms up in a
V. The line of her was amazing. It was obvious that she had had formal
training at one point. There was a certain sadness in her dancing. Is nos not in her, necessarily, but more in
that she was good at it and could never pursue it. She didn�t have enough time. Her body was wasting away and wouldn�t
support such a laborious physical activity for much longer. At that, Kenshin
was reminded once again of how young she really was. It made him want to
grab her up in an embrace and shield her from the world. His fingers ached to touch that incredible
body.

A force that he couldn�t explain, led him down the stairs to
watch more closely. Her eyes were close,
an expression of bliss on her face.
Dancing completed her. He had the
fleeting thought that maybe the two together could complete each other. He didn�t realize when he had begun to walk
toward hertil til he was standing directly in front of her. She opened her eyes as the song ended and
jumped, shrieking. �Shit! What the fuck?!�

Kenshin ducked his head,
sheepishly. �Sorry. You�You are an
incredible dancer. Why
didn�t you go to school for it?�

She took a defensive stance, one hip askew, arms akimbo over her chest and her head tilted to the side,
�What makes you think I didn�t?�

�Why don�t you dance professionally, then, instead of
working at the Sex Kitten?�

She sighed, �I was earning the money to go to the NYU, but
that seems a tad pointless now. Why do
you care?�

�Because despite everything I am, I find myself attracted to
you.�

�Why?�

�You�re weirdan san style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Why
does every conversation we attempt to have have to become a debate?�

�Because you�re usually being an asshole.�

�I think we covered that last night. So
why are you out here?�

�Because my apartment doesn�t have enough
space for this kind of dance.�

�Do you like Rent?�

�It�s my favorite.�

�It was Tomoe�s favorite,� he murmured with a soft smile.

�You fianc�?� she asked timidly.

<
<
He nodded, �Yeah, she used to make me sing with her because
she wanted to fantasize that I was Adam Pascal.�

�I can�t imagine why she would want to fantasize that you
were someone else. You are just as good
looking as Adam Pascal.�

He looked at her suspiciously.

�What?! Am I evil because I think you are good
looking?!�

�I�m just not used to people being so blunt with me.�

�You haven�t had much interaction since the�thing�.have
you?�

He shook his head, �Just Sano, Sou,
Misao, Aoshi and Megumi.�

�I didn�t meet Megumi, did I?�

Kenshin shook his head, �Megumi Takani. is a nurse that Sano and I
go to. She has AIDS, too and volunteers
at the clinic. I�m surprised you donknowknow her. You have to be getting some
kind of treatment since�well, you know.�

Kaoru shrugged. �I go
sometimes, but I don�t think I�ve ever met her.� There was an odd silence, �Um, do you want to
come to my apartment?�

Kenshin hesitated, but both of the
voices in his head were shouting �Yes!�
��Yeah.�

Kaoru smiled. �I
promise I won�t try to seduce you or anything.�
She motioned for him to follow her.

Kenshin laughed, and picked up her
stereo, following her to a door near the back wall.

Author�s Note: Ok�so�I think this moved too fast. Let me know what you think. I�m thinking about re-working it, but I�m
just not sure. It seems awkward, like
maybe there is too much tension between Ken and Kaoru. But I don�t know wto dto do with it. I�ve got no freakin�
clue. This is just my first draft, but I
wanted to give you guys something for being so patient and wonderful. I need
feedback on this one, kids!
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