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Upon Your Dreams
Upon Your Dreams
Part One: Take Me To Heaven (Yahiko x Utaro) (Sanosuke x Kenshin)
Notes: My first serious anime-based yaoi, my first RK fic, hell, my first lemon...my, I feel dirty. ^_~ Inspired by the two-episode Utaro-based arc...and, in a sick sense, by the Sano-betrayal arc, both in the series, as I watched in English on CN (which, btw, is a *very* good translation, if I do say so m\'self). Takes place sometime after the Sano-betrayal mini-arc, but before Kyoto.
I have notes for whatever Japanese I think you\'ll need. And I chose not to use \'gozaru\' but translate it, mainly since I don\'t know the difference between \'de gozaru,\' \'de gozaru yo,\' \'gozaru desu,\' etc.
Special shouts to Eve for her coolness in judging things for this fic. And Raz too, for the Japanese mini-lessons. :)
And for the record, no, I do not plan for Yahiko and Utaro to do it, tion he heard nearly nightly, but every time seemed sweeter than the last.
\"Aaaaah...Kenshin, Kenshin...\" Sano moaned as he placed three fingers into the pot, swirling them around a bit, before reaching back and inserting one into Kenshin\'s tight crevice. The experiences of the nights before let him find that one spot Kenshin seemed to love so much...the tightness around his fingers inviting, exciting.
\"Koibito, koibito, ai shiteru...aaah, Sanosuke...\" Sano smiled at his lover\'s response. Only he cold bring the wandering samurai to this level, to make him whimper in need under his touch--his, not \'joo-chan\'s, not anyone else\'s at all. And my, was he returning the favor. [AN: Though ojoo-san (or, informally, joo-chan) literally means \"sister\", it can also mean \"missy\" in a condesending way. Relena in GW is also called joo-chan, for the record, if you see what I mean.]
More fingers, more moans, escalating upwards in a dizzying spiral. And Kenshin was more than ready. Sano smiled, and entered, slowly, carefully, lovingly. He wouldn\'t let this get away from him. Never. Not for the old Captain Sagara, not for the Sakihotai--though that had been tested in the past--not for anyone at all. He hissed out a breath through clenched teeth. No matter how many times they did this, Kenshin never seemed any looser than the first time. But oh, how wonderful it felt...
Kenshin, meanwhile, was still unable to believe, as much as ever, how good it felt to be one with the ebony-haired former fighter-for-hire, who had gone from attempting to kill him with the zanbatou to cradling him in his arms as the two of them became one. It was...amazing. The pace was beginning to quicken, and Kenshin let his bottled-up passion loose, thrusting back hard, moaning louder and louder...
Sano knew it was coming, but had never expected it to come like this the first time they had, long ago. By now he was close to used to it, but one never could be, as those beautiful violet eyes turned golden. *Turned by passion...they never say which...and the Battousai is not necessarily a killer, he is just more passionate about what he does...* He thrust faster and harder, riding on a dream, giving his lover his body and soul, all that he wanted....
The Battousai arched up, spilling himself onto both of their stomachs, tightening vice-like on his lover. Sano\'s eyes widened, pulse at a feverish pitch, thrusting harshly as he came into the redhead. A single blink later, Sano had collapsed upon the older man, whose eyes were their comforting shade of blue-purple again.
\"I love you...\" Sano whispered, kissing his forehead.
\"I love you too, de gozaru,\" Kenshin replied. \"Oyasumi.\"
\"Oyasumi...\" and they soon fell asleep, Sano\'s snores echoing louder than his moans (if such was possible.)
*******
Utaro slumped against the door, eyes wide with shock.
\"Wow...How does Kaoru-dono sleep through this? Let alone the girls?!\"
\"They sleep like logs, believe me. I haven\'t been able to sleep at all, though,\" Yahiko replied. \"They know I know, but whatever you do, don\'t tell Kaoru. She\'d *kill* if she knew.\"
\"Yes, she does like Kenshin-san, doesn\'t she...\"
\"And Kenshin doesn\'t want to hurt her feelings, nor Sanosuke\'s....\"
\"Yes, I figured as much...I--\" He looked into the bright orbs of Yahiko\'s eyes, then turned away, his blush hidden in the darkness. \"Nevermind.\"
\"Utaro-kun?\"
\"Just forget I said anything, okay?\" But hearing Kenshin and Sanosuke, confessing their love for each other so passionately, it almost scared him, and at the same time gave him ideas. Yahiko was so--so understanding, but-- \"We fight tomorrow, after lunch, got it?\"
\"You bet! Now come on, let\'s go to sleep.\"
The room they shared, however, only had one futon--similar to the style of Kenshin and Sano\'s room.
\"\'Yasumi, Utaro-kun.\" [AN: Shortened form of \'oyasumi\', meaning goodnight. \'Yasumi is used by kids, mainly, between equals who don\'t need the honorific o.]
\"\'Yasumi, Yahiko-kun.\"
With tion he heard nearly nightly, but every time seemed sweeter than the last.
\"Aaaaah...Kenshin, Kenshin...\" Sano moaned as he placed three fingers into the pot, swirling them around a bit, before reaching back and inserting one into Kenshin\'s tight crevice. The experiences of the nights before let him find that one spot Kenshin seemed to love so much...the tightness around his fingers inviting, exciting.
\"Koibito, koibito, ai shiteru...aaah, Sanosuke...\" Sano smiled at his lover\'s response. Only he cold bring the wandering samurai to this level, to make him whimper in need under his touch--his, not \'joo-chan\'s, not anyone else\'s at all. And my, was he returning the favor. [AN: Though ojoo-san (or, informally, joo-chan) literally means \"sister\", it can also mean \"missy\" in a condesending way. Relena in GW is also called joo-chan, for the record, if you see what I mean.]
More fingers, more moans, escalating upwards in a dizzying spiral. And Kenshin was more than ready. Sano smiled, and entered, slowly, carefully, lovingly. He wouldn\'t let this get away from him. Never. Not for the old Captain Sagara, not for the Sakihotai--though that had been tested in the past--not for anyone at all. He hissed out a breath through clenched teeth. No matter how many times they did this, Kenshin never seemed any looser than the first time. But oh, how wonderful it felt...
Kenshin, meanwhile, was still unable to believe, as much as ever, how good it felt to be one with the ebony-haired former fighter-for-hire, who had gone from attempting to kill him with the zanbatou to cradling him in his arms as the two of them became one. It was...amazing. The pace was beginning to quicken, and Kenshin let his bottled-up passion loose, thrusting back hard, moaning louder and louder...
Sano knew it was coming, but had never expected it to come like this the first time they had, long ago. By now he was close to used to it, but one never could be, as those beautiful violet eyes turned golden. *Turned by passion...they never say which...and the Battousai is not necessarily a killer, he is just more passionate about what he does...* He thrust faster and harder, riding on a dream, giving his lover his body and soul, all that he wanted....
The Battousai arched up, spilling himself onto both of their stomachs, tightening vice-like on his lover. Sano\'s eyes widened, pulse at a feverish pitch, thrusting harshly as he came into the redhead. A single blink later, Sano had collapsed upon the older man, whose eyes were their comforting shade of blue-purple again.
\"I love you...\" Sano whispered, kissing his forehead.
\"I love you too, de gozaru,\" Kenshin replied. \"Oyasumi.\"
\"Oyasumi...\" and they soon fell asleep, Sano\'s snores echoing louder than his moans (if such was possible.)
*******
Utaro slumped against the door, eyes wide with shock.
\"Wow...How does Kaoru-dono sleep through this? Let alone the girls?!\"
\"They sleep like logs, believe me. I haven\'t been able to sleep at all, though,\" Yahiko replied. \"They know I know, but whatever you do, don\'t tell Kaoru. She\'d *kill* if she knew.\"
\"Yes, she does like Kenshin-san, doesn\'t she...\"
\"And Kenshin doesn\'t want to hurt her feelings, nor Sanosuke\'s....\"
\"Yes, I figured as much...I--\" He looked into the bright orbs of Yahiko\'s eyes, then turned away, his blush hidden in the darkness. \"Nevermind.\"
\"Utaro-kun?\"
\"Just forget I said anything, okay?\" But hearing Kenshin and Sanosuke, confessing their love for each other so passionately, it almost scared him, and at the same time gave him ideas. Yahiko was so--so understanding, but-- \"We fight tomorrow, after lunch, got it?\"
\"You bet! Now come on, let\'s go to sleep.\"
The room they shared, however, only had one futon--similar to the style of Kenshin and Sano\'s room.
\"\'Yasumi, Utaro-kun.\" [AN: Shortened form of \'oyasumi\', meaning goodnight. \'Yasumi is used by kids, mainly, between equals who don\'t need the honorific o.]
\"\'Yasumi, Yahiko-kun.\"
With a slight blush, Utaro slid in, Yahiko on the other side, and soon fell into a very odd slumber...
*******
It seemed to be the next day in Utaro\'s dream, before the fight, both of them practicing as best they could outside the dojo, nobody else in sight. Yahiko dropped his bokken and strode easily to Utaro.
\"Utaro-kun...\" the dream-boy whispered with a loving, gentle kiss. Instinctively, Utaro opened his mouth a little, responding to the kiss. Tongues met as the kiss grew more passionate, Utaro\'s stomach doing double-flips as the other boy wrapped his arms around him, and the world seemed to slip away...
********
Utaro shot up in the middle of the night, in a cold sweat. He looked over at Yahiko, still sleeping peacefully. *He looks so--so--so beautiful like that...* Unable to resist any longer, he leaned in and kissed his cheek. \"Suki desu, Yahiko-kun...\" [AN: it\'s a less passionate form of \'I love you\', more appropriate for the first time than \'ai shiteru\'...and \'sides, \'ai shiteru\' is best said during sex, which is why Kenshin and Sano use it.]
\"Mmmph...Utaro-kuuun...\" Yahiko mumbled, turning over, seemingly not to notice. Utaro watched him carefully, then slid back down, hands wrapping around his friend--and, in Utaro\'s hopeful mind, lover.
********
\"Ohayo,\" Kaoru said with a smile, presenting some breakfast. \"Did you sleep well?\"
\"Very well, thank you, Kaoru-dono. Ohayo.\" Utaro said, smiling. \"Ne, Yahiko-kun?\"
\"Yeah, better than usual, that\'s for sure,\" Yahiko replied, shooting a glance at Sanosuke, who just shrugged.
\"As usual, joo-chan.\"
\"You always snore when you\'re sleeping well, Sanosuke, that you do,\" Kenshin said, with a small smile. \"Me, I\'m fine. Arigato gozaimashita, Kaoru-dono.\" [AN: It\'s a rather formalized form of the well known \'arigato,\' or \'thank you.\']
\"Good to hear...\" She pondered as to why Yahiko stared at Sanosuke so, and why Utaro did not seem to want to look up at Yahiko...and why Kenshin was taking everything so casually.
*******
Utaro sat outside, helping Kenshin with the laundry, before lunch. Kaoru was out teaching lessons, Sano was at the Akabeko with his other friends, and Yahiko was practicing inside--out of earshot to their quiet voices.
\"Kenshin-san...\"
\"Hai, Utaro?\"
\"Can--can you keep a secret? Don\'t tell anyone. Not Kaoru-dono, not Sanosuke-san, and--and especially not Yahiko-kun.\"
\"I can keep a secret, that I can.\"
\"I--three things, actually. For one, I had not been able to sleep last night and I heard you--you and Sanosuke-san--\"
Kenshin turned crimson, as red as his hair. \"Oro?!\"
\"I know. I know about you two. And so does Yahiko-kun. But not Kaoru-san.\"
\"I see....\" The former Battousai sighed. \"So you know...I know Yahiko does, he\'s known for a while now. He\'s helped us keep it from Kaoru-dono and Megumi-dono--well, you don\'t know Megumi-dono, but she really likes Sanosuke...sort of like how Kaoru-dono likes me. Neither of them understand what they want with this \'love\' of theirs.... She helped heal Yahiko once, actually. You can ask him about it.\" A pause. \"What\'s the rest?\"
\"The second is that...I think I like--no, no, love--Yahiko-kun. In the way that you love Sanosuke-san.\"
\"I see. I see....\" Kenshin looked the young boy into his eyes. \"Do you have the courage to tell him?\"
\"I--I don\'t know--\"
\"You were strong, and brave, in defending your sensei. And he ended up betraying you. I haven\'t talked to Yahiko s you you arrived, well at least not alone like this, that I have not.\" Kenshin said. \"I would try.\"
\"I--well, last night, I had a dream about him...and when I woke up, I kissed him on the cheek while he was asleep. What does that count for?\"
\"You\'re willing to admit that you love him to yourself, and that is good. It actually took Sano-kun and me much longer.\"
\"Really? Well...that brings me to the third thing. Tell me...tell me what happened after I left. Not the battles. How you and Sanosuke came together. How Yahiko knows...\" He took a deep breath. \"...and if he missed me. If there\'s any possibility he would return my feelings.\"
\"Well, Utaro, it\'s a very long story...I can tell you though, if you wish...\"
Part One: Take Me To Heaven (Yahiko x Utaro) (Sanosuke x Kenshin)
Notes: My first serious anime-based yaoi, my first RK fic, hell, my first lemon...my, I feel dirty. ^_~ Inspired by the two-episode Utaro-based arc...and, in a sick sense, by the Sano-betrayal arc, both in the series, as I watched in English on CN (which, btw, is a *very* good translation, if I do say so m\'self). Takes place sometime after the Sano-betrayal mini-arc, but before Kyoto.
I have notes for whatever Japanese I think you\'ll need. And I chose not to use \'gozaru\' but translate it, mainly since I don\'t know the difference between \'de gozaru,\' \'de gozaru yo,\' \'gozaru desu,\' etc.
Special shouts to Eve for her coolness in judging things for this fic. And Raz too, for the Japanese mini-lessons. :)
And for the record, no, I do not plan for Yahiko and Utaro to do it, tion he heard nearly nightly, but every time seemed sweeter than the last.
\"Aaaaah...Kenshin, Kenshin...\" Sano moaned as he placed three fingers into the pot, swirling them around a bit, before reaching back and inserting one into Kenshin\'s tight crevice. The experiences of the nights before let him find that one spot Kenshin seemed to love so much...the tightness around his fingers inviting, exciting.
\"Koibito, koibito, ai shiteru...aaah, Sanosuke...\" Sano smiled at his lover\'s response. Only he cold bring the wandering samurai to this level, to make him whimper in need under his touch--his, not \'joo-chan\'s, not anyone else\'s at all. And my, was he returning the favor. [AN: Though ojoo-san (or, informally, joo-chan) literally means \"sister\", it can also mean \"missy\" in a condesending way. Relena in GW is also called joo-chan, for the record, if you see what I mean.]
More fingers, more moans, escalating upwards in a dizzying spiral. And Kenshin was more than ready. Sano smiled, and entered, slowly, carefully, lovingly. He wouldn\'t let this get away from him. Never. Not for the old Captain Sagara, not for the Sakihotai--though that had been tested in the past--not for anyone at all. He hissed out a breath through clenched teeth. No matter how many times they did this, Kenshin never seemed any looser than the first time. But oh, how wonderful it felt...
Kenshin, meanwhile, was still unable to believe, as much as ever, how good it felt to be one with the ebony-haired former fighter-for-hire, who had gone from attempting to kill him with the zanbatou to cradling him in his arms as the two of them became one. It was...amazing. The pace was beginning to quicken, and Kenshin let his bottled-up passion loose, thrusting back hard, moaning louder and louder...
Sano knew it was coming, but had never expected it to come like this the first time they had, long ago. By now he was close to used to it, but one never could be, as those beautiful violet eyes turned golden. *Turned by passion...they never say which...and the Battousai is not necessarily a killer, he is just more passionate about what he does...* He thrust faster and harder, riding on a dream, giving his lover his body and soul, all that he wanted....
The Battousai arched up, spilling himself onto both of their stomachs, tightening vice-like on his lover. Sano\'s eyes widened, pulse at a feverish pitch, thrusting harshly as he came into the redhead. A single blink later, Sano had collapsed upon the older man, whose eyes were their comforting shade of blue-purple again.
\"I love you...\" Sano whispered, kissing his forehead.
\"I love you too, de gozaru,\" Kenshin replied. \"Oyasumi.\"
\"Oyasumi...\" and they soon fell asleep, Sano\'s snores echoing louder than his moans (if such was possible.)
*******
Utaro slumped against the door, eyes wide with shock.
\"Wow...How does Kaoru-dono sleep through this? Let alone the girls?!\"
\"They sleep like logs, believe me. I haven\'t been able to sleep at all, though,\" Yahiko replied. \"They know I know, but whatever you do, don\'t tell Kaoru. She\'d *kill* if she knew.\"
\"Yes, she does like Kenshin-san, doesn\'t she...\"
\"And Kenshin doesn\'t want to hurt her feelings, nor Sanosuke\'s....\"
\"Yes, I figured as much...I--\" He looked into the bright orbs of Yahiko\'s eyes, then turned away, his blush hidden in the darkness. \"Nevermind.\"
\"Utaro-kun?\"
\"Just forget I said anything, okay?\" But hearing Kenshin and Sanosuke, confessing their love for each other so passionately, it almost scared him, and at the same time gave him ideas. Yahiko was so--so understanding, but-- \"We fight tomorrow, after lunch, got it?\"
\"You bet! Now come on, let\'s go to sleep.\"
The room they shared, however, only had one futon--similar to the style of Kenshin and Sano\'s room.
\"\'Yasumi, Utaro-kun.\" [AN: Shortened form of \'oyasumi\', meaning goodnight. \'Yasumi is used by kids, mainly, between equals who don\'t need the honorific o.]
\"\'Yasumi, Yahiko-kun.\"
With tion he heard nearly nightly, but every time seemed sweeter than the last.
\"Aaaaah...Kenshin, Kenshin...\" Sano moaned as he placed three fingers into the pot, swirling them around a bit, before reaching back and inserting one into Kenshin\'s tight crevice. The experiences of the nights before let him find that one spot Kenshin seemed to love so much...the tightness around his fingers inviting, exciting.
\"Koibito, koibito, ai shiteru...aaah, Sanosuke...\" Sano smiled at his lover\'s response. Only he cold bring the wandering samurai to this level, to make him whimper in need under his touch--his, not \'joo-chan\'s, not anyone else\'s at all. And my, was he returning the favor. [AN: Though ojoo-san (or, informally, joo-chan) literally means \"sister\", it can also mean \"missy\" in a condesending way. Relena in GW is also called joo-chan, for the record, if you see what I mean.]
More fingers, more moans, escalating upwards in a dizzying spiral. And Kenshin was more than ready. Sano smiled, and entered, slowly, carefully, lovingly. He wouldn\'t let this get away from him. Never. Not for the old Captain Sagara, not for the Sakihotai--though that had been tested in the past--not for anyone at all. He hissed out a breath through clenched teeth. No matter how many times they did this, Kenshin never seemed any looser than the first time. But oh, how wonderful it felt...
Kenshin, meanwhile, was still unable to believe, as much as ever, how good it felt to be one with the ebony-haired former fighter-for-hire, who had gone from attempting to kill him with the zanbatou to cradling him in his arms as the two of them became one. It was...amazing. The pace was beginning to quicken, and Kenshin let his bottled-up passion loose, thrusting back hard, moaning louder and louder...
Sano knew it was coming, but had never expected it to come like this the first time they had, long ago. By now he was close to used to it, but one never could be, as those beautiful violet eyes turned golden. *Turned by passion...they never say which...and the Battousai is not necessarily a killer, he is just more passionate about what he does...* He thrust faster and harder, riding on a dream, giving his lover his body and soul, all that he wanted....
The Battousai arched up, spilling himself onto both of their stomachs, tightening vice-like on his lover. Sano\'s eyes widened, pulse at a feverish pitch, thrusting harshly as he came into the redhead. A single blink later, Sano had collapsed upon the older man, whose eyes were their comforting shade of blue-purple again.
\"I love you...\" Sano whispered, kissing his forehead.
\"I love you too, de gozaru,\" Kenshin replied. \"Oyasumi.\"
\"Oyasumi...\" and they soon fell asleep, Sano\'s snores echoing louder than his moans (if such was possible.)
*******
Utaro slumped against the door, eyes wide with shock.
\"Wow...How does Kaoru-dono sleep through this? Let alone the girls?!\"
\"They sleep like logs, believe me. I haven\'t been able to sleep at all, though,\" Yahiko replied. \"They know I know, but whatever you do, don\'t tell Kaoru. She\'d *kill* if she knew.\"
\"Yes, she does like Kenshin-san, doesn\'t she...\"
\"And Kenshin doesn\'t want to hurt her feelings, nor Sanosuke\'s....\"
\"Yes, I figured as much...I--\" He looked into the bright orbs of Yahiko\'s eyes, then turned away, his blush hidden in the darkness. \"Nevermind.\"
\"Utaro-kun?\"
\"Just forget I said anything, okay?\" But hearing Kenshin and Sanosuke, confessing their love for each other so passionately, it almost scared him, and at the same time gave him ideas. Yahiko was so--so understanding, but-- \"We fight tomorrow, after lunch, got it?\"
\"You bet! Now come on, let\'s go to sleep.\"
The room they shared, however, only had one futon--similar to the style of Kenshin and Sano\'s room.
\"\'Yasumi, Utaro-kun.\" [AN: Shortened form of \'oyasumi\', meaning goodnight. \'Yasumi is used by kids, mainly, between equals who don\'t need the honorific o.]
\"\'Yasumi, Yahiko-kun.\"
With a slight blush, Utaro slid in, Yahiko on the other side, and soon fell into a very odd slumber...
*******
It seemed to be the next day in Utaro\'s dream, before the fight, both of them practicing as best they could outside the dojo, nobody else in sight. Yahiko dropped his bokken and strode easily to Utaro.
\"Utaro-kun...\" the dream-boy whispered with a loving, gentle kiss. Instinctively, Utaro opened his mouth a little, responding to the kiss. Tongues met as the kiss grew more passionate, Utaro\'s stomach doing double-flips as the other boy wrapped his arms around him, and the world seemed to slip away...
********
Utaro shot up in the middle of the night, in a cold sweat. He looked over at Yahiko, still sleeping peacefully. *He looks so--so--so beautiful like that...* Unable to resist any longer, he leaned in and kissed his cheek. \"Suki desu, Yahiko-kun...\" [AN: it\'s a less passionate form of \'I love you\', more appropriate for the first time than \'ai shiteru\'...and \'sides, \'ai shiteru\' is best said during sex, which is why Kenshin and Sano use it.]
\"Mmmph...Utaro-kuuun...\" Yahiko mumbled, turning over, seemingly not to notice. Utaro watched him carefully, then slid back down, hands wrapping around his friend--and, in Utaro\'s hopeful mind, lover.
********
\"Ohayo,\" Kaoru said with a smile, presenting some breakfast. \"Did you sleep well?\"
\"Very well, thank you, Kaoru-dono. Ohayo.\" Utaro said, smiling. \"Ne, Yahiko-kun?\"
\"Yeah, better than usual, that\'s for sure,\" Yahiko replied, shooting a glance at Sanosuke, who just shrugged.
\"As usual, joo-chan.\"
\"You always snore when you\'re sleeping well, Sanosuke, that you do,\" Kenshin said, with a small smile. \"Me, I\'m fine. Arigato gozaimashita, Kaoru-dono.\" [AN: It\'s a rather formalized form of the well known \'arigato,\' or \'thank you.\']
\"Good to hear...\" She pondered as to why Yahiko stared at Sanosuke so, and why Utaro did not seem to want to look up at Yahiko...and why Kenshin was taking everything so casually.
*******
Utaro sat outside, helping Kenshin with the laundry, before lunch. Kaoru was out teaching lessons, Sano was at the Akabeko with his other friends, and Yahiko was practicing inside--out of earshot to their quiet voices.
\"Kenshin-san...\"
\"Hai, Utaro?\"
\"Can--can you keep a secret? Don\'t tell anyone. Not Kaoru-dono, not Sanosuke-san, and--and especially not Yahiko-kun.\"
\"I can keep a secret, that I can.\"
\"I--three things, actually. For one, I had not been able to sleep last night and I heard you--you and Sanosuke-san--\"
Kenshin turned crimson, as red as his hair. \"Oro?!\"
\"I know. I know about you two. And so does Yahiko-kun. But not Kaoru-san.\"
\"I see....\" The former Battousai sighed. \"So you know...I know Yahiko does, he\'s known for a while now. He\'s helped us keep it from Kaoru-dono and Megumi-dono--well, you don\'t know Megumi-dono, but she really likes Sanosuke...sort of like how Kaoru-dono likes me. Neither of them understand what they want with this \'love\' of theirs.... She helped heal Yahiko once, actually. You can ask him about it.\" A pause. \"What\'s the rest?\"
\"The second is that...I think I like--no, no, love--Yahiko-kun. In the way that you love Sanosuke-san.\"
\"I see. I see....\" Kenshin looked the young boy into his eyes. \"Do you have the courage to tell him?\"
\"I--I don\'t know--\"
\"You were strong, and brave, in defending your sensei. And he ended up betraying you. I haven\'t talked to Yahiko s you you arrived, well at least not alone like this, that I have not.\" Kenshin said. \"I would try.\"
\"I--well, last night, I had a dream about him...and when I woke up, I kissed him on the cheek while he was asleep. What does that count for?\"
\"You\'re willing to admit that you love him to yourself, and that is good. It actually took Sano-kun and me much longer.\"
\"Really? Well...that brings me to the third thing. Tell me...tell me what happened after I left. Not the battles. How you and Sanosuke came together. How Yahiko knows...\" He took a deep breath. \"...and if he missed me. If there\'s any possibility he would return my feelings.\"
\"Well, Utaro, it\'s a very long story...I can tell you though, if you wish...\"