Deadly Desire
Disclaimer.. I do not own Rurouni Kenshin or any of its characters. However I wish that I could meet someone like Kenshin. A man who does Laundry, cooks, cleans, tends to the children and can also kick butt!!! Only in MY dreams.
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Chapter 1
Graceful. If there was one word to describe the Hitokiri Battousai, it was graceful. He was one of the most graceful and skilled swordsmen who had ever lived. There was also another word to describe him as well. Deadly. No man that had ever faced the Hitokiri Battousai in battle had lived to tell of it. He was death. He delivered darkness to his subjects quick and silent. There was no mercy, no regret, only the joy of the kill. It was said that he was the devil himself. Never showing any signs of remorse or any emotion at all. It was said that his heart was blacken if he had a heart at all. How could someone so devoid of emotion ever be defeated? It was rumored that who ever possessed the strength and the will to defeat the Hitokiri Battousai would also be the possessor of his heart.
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Kaoru sighed heavily as she stood up against the wall watching the children play out in the street. They were so happy, without a care in the world. They had no worries, no commitments, and no people depending on them. Oh how she wished to be a child again.
"Kaoru?" Asked a male voice from inside the building wall that she had been patiently waiting against. She turned to see her uncle step out of the building and address her.
Since her father had died, her uncle had been her care taker. She missed her father so much. She knew that he would not force her into anything that she did not want to do.
"Kaoru? Oh there you are child, or shall I say, young woman," he said smiling.
Kaoru tried her best to smile, but it did not reach her eyes.
"I promise you Kaoru, you will be so happy with the man that I have betrothed you to. He is very rich and also very kind."
Kaoru did not believe that. She had heard from her friends that the gentleman that her uncle had betrothed her to was not a gentleman at all. His first three marriages had ended with all of his wives dying mysteriously and she did not wish to be number four.
"Uncle, I don't have a good feeling about this. Can't I wait until I am ready?"
Immediately her uncle's face turned dark and an angry snarl crossed his features. Kaoru took a step back from the immediate change in her uncle's features.
"You ungrateful child!! Do you know what I had to put up with when your father died? You ARE going to marry this man and that is THAT!" He grabbed Kaoru by her upper arm and hauled the young woman down the street back to the dojo.
Three men exited the establishment that her uncle had just exited from. "He better have that money that he owes us or else," one of them said laughing.
"Yeah, I would enjoy breaking each and every one of his bones one by one," the second one said.
"He claims that once he marries his niece off to Masayo that he will have the money that he owes us. For his sake, I hope so. Damn shame about his niece though. I heard Masayo brutally beat to death each and every one of wives. The guy's kinda sick when it comes to his sexual appetites." The third one said.
"Yeah, well that's none of our concern." The first one said.
"We just want our money," they all said in unison laughing.
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Later that very night deep within the shadows of the nearby forest there stood two men cloaked in shadows.
"So you want me to kidnap his new bride to be? What will that accomplish?" Asked the Hitokiri Battousai to the man who stood before him. His voice was emotionless as were his eyes.
"His lordship is getting married tonight to a very beautiful young lady," the man said.
"So we are using her for ransom purposes only?" Asked the Battousai again.
"No. We are going to kidnap her to prove a point. I don't want Masayo killed right now. I only want to teach him a lesson. We still are in need of his services. I only want to teach him a lesson and to prove a point to him that I can take anything he has. Including his life as well," the man said again.
"What is it that you wish for me to do with the woman?" Asked the Battousai.
"Do with her as you please," stated the man as he walked away, disappearing into the shadows.
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Kaoru never felt so alone and so sad in all of her life. She was to be married to Masayo tomorrow morning. She lay down in her bedding trying desperately to get some sleep but could not. She and her uncle were both staying within the walls of Masayo's castle. She had thought often of escaping but where would she go. She had no money and she knew that her uncle was depending on her to settle his large gambling debt. He had told her that the money he won and lost were for her benefit. It was hard trying to raise a young woman on his income.
Kaoru closed her eyes and tried to let sleep overcome her but she tossed and turned. She finally gave up after two hours and just stared upwards toward the ceiling in the darkness. She did not even hear her assailant when he came in to her room and placed a hand over her mouth and startled her to death.
The Battousai had expected the young woman to be asleep by the time he entered the castle. To his surprise he found her very much awake. Was she nervous? Tomorrow was her wedding day, maybe she was. He tried to wait until she drifted off to sleep but she did not. Finally he decided to just go ahead and take her.
She did not even notice his approach as she lay there staring into nothing. She stared at the ceiling deep in thought. She had the saddest expression on her face. Possibly she had found out what had happened to Masayo's other wives. Try as he might, he could not possibly fathom why kidnapping this young woman would teach Masayo a lesson until he saw her face. She was absolutely beautiful. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on. Yes, Masayo would be highly pissed that this young innocent beauty had been taken away from him, but there had to be some other reason.
Battousai placed his hand over her mouth and felt her sharp intake of breath.
"Scream and I will kill you," he whispered silently into her ear. Kaoru felt chills go up and down her body from the intimate contact. Who was this man and why did he want her?
"Get up and get up slowly, no sound, understood?" Kaoru felt more chills. What was wrong with her? What were these feelings that she was feeling and most importantly why did this man provoke them in her. She couldn't even see his face.
Kaoru nodded her head and her assailant removed his hand and helped her to stand. Kaoru blushed when she realized that she was only wearing her night time garments.
"Put these clothes on and be quick about it," he whispered once more as he handed her a plain white kimono.
Kaoru obeyed and quickly placed them on, fully aware that he was watching her every move. After she had finished he grabbed her by her kimono and pulled her close to him and stared in her eyes intently. Kaoru felt her breathe being taken away. His eyes were pure gold-cold and hard.
"If you wish to live beyond this night, you must do exactly what I ask of you. Understood?"
She nodded again and licked her dry lips which drew his attention there. He stared at her lips for so long that she was sure that he wanted to kiss her, but he let go of her and quickly turned away.
What was wrong with him? He was just about to kiss her right then.
She followed him out of the castle compound silently and when they reached the outlying forests she stopped following him. She demanded to know where he was taking her and who he was. The Battousai stopped as well and slowly turned around to face her. It was then that she truly saw his face from the light of the torches that lighted the pathway to the woods. His dark hair was placed atop his head in a high pony tail and his face was very handsome with a cross shaped scar on the left side. But it was his eyes that stole her breath away. They were a beautiful amber color when only moments before they were pure gold. They now seemed to see straight through her. By his stance she realized that he was a very dangerous man.
"Who are you? What do you want?" She asked shakily.
"I thought we had an understanding. You were to do exactly what I tell you to do."
"I know, but I must know who you are."
He studied her for a moment. Not sure if he should tell her who he was or not. She looked as if she were going to bolt right then and there. If he told her who he really was, he was sure that she would run, but it could also work to his advantage as well. She might be stunned into silence and her fear of him would make her obey him.
"I am Hitokiri Battousai, he said.
Immediately her blue eyes became huge as recognition of his name set in. She stared at him with so much fear and terror that it unnerved him for awhile. She was even beautiful scared.
"Are. . . you going to kill me?" she asked fearfully.
"If you continue to defy me, I might." He said coldly. She immediately began to walk closer to him afraid. She kept her eyes on him as she walked closer and then stopped a few inches away.
"What do you want from me?" she asked.
The Battousai found himself staring at her lips again and wondered what it would be like to push her up against one of the trees in the forest and taste her lips. A slight night breeze blew by carried to him her scent. She smelled like jasmines. He wondered what she taste like as well.
"First rule, I ask all of the questions here, not you."
He saw a bit of anger in her blue depths and smiled on the inside. This woman had a strong fighting spirit. The fact that she had not fainted or screamed in terror when he mentioned his name made him respect her more. Most men would have fainted by now or begged for their lives when he mentioned who he was.
She nodded reluctantly and he turned to walk away from her fully expecting her to follow-which she did.
Hitokiri Battousai thought about the beautiful young woman who walked behind as he led her deep within the forest. He was told that he could do with her as he pleased and right now his body was telling him what he wanted to do so desperately. Should he seduce her? He had not had a woman in a long time, maybe he would. Again a soft warm summer's breeze lifted the strands of his ponytail and her scent drifted to him again, calling out to him.
Yes, he would seduce her and make her his over and over.
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Shady
Disclaimer.. I do not own Rurouni Kenshin or any of its characters. However I wish that I could meet someone like Kenshin. A man who does Laundry, cooks, cleans, tends to the children and can also kick butt!!! Only in MY dreams.
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Chapter 1
Graceful. If there was one word to describe the Hitokiri Battousai, it was graceful. He was one of the most graceful and skilled swordsmen who had ever lived. There was also another word to describe him as well. Deadly. No man that had ever faced the Hitokiri Battousai in battle had lived to tell of it. He was death. He delivered darkness to his subjects quick and silent. There was no mercy, no regret, only the joy of the kill. It was said that he was the devil himself. Never showing any signs of remorse or any emotion at all. It was said that his heart was blacken if he had a heart at all. How could someone so devoid of emotion ever be defeated? It was rumored that who ever possessed the strength and the will to defeat the Hitokiri Battousai would also be the possessor of his heart.
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Kaoru sighed heavily as she stood up against the wall watching the children play out in the street. They were so happy, without a care in the world. They had no worries, no commitments, and no people depending on them. Oh how she wished to be a child again.
"Kaoru?" Asked a male voice from inside the building wall that she had been patiently waiting against. She turned to see her uncle step out of the building and address her.
Since her father had died, her uncle had been her care taker. She missed her father so much. She knew that he would not force her into anything that she did not want to do.
"Kaoru? Oh there you are child, or shall I say, young woman," he said smiling.
Kaoru tried her best to smile, but it did not reach her eyes.
"I promise you Kaoru, you will be so happy with the man that I have betrothed you to. He is very rich and also very kind."
Kaoru did not believe that. She had heard from her friends that the gentleman that her uncle had betrothed her to was not a gentleman at all. His first three marriages had ended with all of his wives dying mysteriously and she did not wish to be number four.
"Uncle, I don't have a good feeling about this. Can't I wait until I am ready?"
Immediately her uncle's face turned dark and an angry snarl crossed his features. Kaoru took a step back from the immediate change in her uncle's features.
"You ungrateful child!! Do you know what I had to put up with when your father died? You ARE going to marry this man and that is THAT!" He grabbed Kaoru by her upper arm and hauled the young woman down the street back to the dojo.
Three men exited the establishment that her uncle had just exited from. "He better have that money that he owes us or else," one of them said laughing.
"Yeah, I would enjoy breaking each and every one of his bones one by one," the second one said.
"He claims that once he marries his niece off to Masayo that he will have the money that he owes us. For his sake, I hope so. Damn shame about his niece though. I heard Masayo brutally beat to death each and every one of wives. The guy's kinda sick when it comes to his sexual appetites." The third one said.
"Yeah, well that's none of our concern." The first one said.
"We just want our money," they all said in unison laughing.
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Later that very night deep within the shadows of the nearby forest there stood two men cloaked in shadows.
"So you want me to kidnap his new bride to be? What will that accomplish?" Asked the Hitokiri Battousai to the man who stood before him. His voice was emotionless as were his eyes.
"His lordship is getting married tonight to a very beautiful young lady," the man said.
"So we are using her for ransom purposes only?" Asked the Battousai again.
"No. We are going to kidnap her to prove a point. I don't want Masayo killed right now. I only want to teach him a lesson. We still are in need of his services. I only want to teach him a lesson and to prove a point to him that I can take anything he has. Including his life as well," the man said again.
"What is it that you wish for me to do with the woman?" Asked the Battousai.
"Do with her as you please," stated the man as he walked away, disappearing into the shadows.
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Kaoru never felt so alone and so sad in all of her life. She was to be married to Masayo tomorrow morning. She lay down in her bedding trying desperately to get some sleep but could not. She and her uncle were both staying within the walls of Masayo's castle. She had thought often of escaping but where would she go. She had no money and she knew that her uncle was depending on her to settle his large gambling debt. He had told her that the money he won and lost were for her benefit. It was hard trying to raise a young woman on his income.
Kaoru closed her eyes and tried to let sleep overcome her but she tossed and turned. She finally gave up after two hours and just stared upwards toward the ceiling in the darkness. She did not even hear her assailant when he came in to her room and placed a hand over her mouth and startled her to death.
The Battousai had expected the young woman to be asleep by the time he entered the castle. To his surprise he found her very much awake. Was she nervous? Tomorrow was her wedding day, maybe she was. He tried to wait until she drifted off to sleep but she did not. Finally he decided to just go ahead and take her.
She did not even notice his approach as she lay there staring into nothing. She stared at the ceiling deep in thought. She had the saddest expression on her face. Possibly she had found out what had happened to Masayo's other wives. Try as he might, he could not possibly fathom why kidnapping this young woman would teach Masayo a lesson until he saw her face. She was absolutely beautiful. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on. Yes, Masayo would be highly pissed that this young innocent beauty had been taken away from him, but there had to be some other reason.
Battousai placed his hand over her mouth and felt her sharp intake of breath.
"Scream and I will kill you," he whispered silently into her ear. Kaoru felt chills go up and down her body from the intimate contact. Who was this man and why did he want her?
"Get up and get up slowly, no sound, understood?" Kaoru felt more chills. What was wrong with her? What were these feelings that she was feeling and most importantly why did this man provoke them in her. She couldn't even see his face.
Kaoru nodded her head and her assailant removed his hand and helped her to stand. Kaoru blushed when she realized that she was only wearing her night time garments.
"Put these clothes on and be quick about it," he whispered once more as he handed her a plain white kimono.
Kaoru obeyed and quickly placed them on, fully aware that he was watching her every move. After she had finished he grabbed her by her kimono and pulled her close to him and stared in her eyes intently. Kaoru felt her breathe being taken away. His eyes were pure gold-cold and hard.
"If you wish to live beyond this night, you must do exactly what I ask of you. Understood?"
She nodded again and licked her dry lips which drew his attention there. He stared at her lips for so long that she was sure that he wanted to kiss her, but he let go of her and quickly turned away.
What was wrong with him? He was just about to kiss her right then.
She followed him out of the castle compound silently and when they reached the outlying forests she stopped following him. She demanded to know where he was taking her and who he was. The Battousai stopped as well and slowly turned around to face her. It was then that she truly saw his face from the light of the torches that lighted the pathway to the woods. His dark hair was placed atop his head in a high pony tail and his face was very handsome with a cross shaped scar on the left side. But it was his eyes that stole her breath away. They were a beautiful amber color when only moments before they were pure gold. They now seemed to see straight through her. By his stance she realized that he was a very dangerous man.
"Who are you? What do you want?" She asked shakily.
"I thought we had an understanding. You were to do exactly what I tell you to do."
"I know, but I must know who you are."
He studied her for a moment. Not sure if he should tell her who he was or not. She looked as if she were going to bolt right then and there. If he told her who he really was, he was sure that she would run, but it could also work to his advantage as well. She might be stunned into silence and her fear of him would make her obey him.
"I am Hitokiri Battousai, he said.
Immediately her blue eyes became huge as recognition of his name set in. She stared at him with so much fear and terror that it unnerved him for awhile. She was even beautiful scared.
"Are. . . you going to kill me?" she asked fearfully.
"If you continue to defy me, I might." He said coldly. She immediately began to walk closer to him afraid. She kept her eyes on him as she walked closer and then stopped a few inches away.
"What do you want from me?" she asked.
The Battousai found himself staring at her lips again and wondered what it would be like to push her up against one of the trees in the forest and taste her lips. A slight night breeze blew by carried to him her scent. She smelled like jasmines. He wondered what she taste like as well.
"First rule, I ask all of the questions here, not you."
He saw a bit of anger in her blue depths and smiled on the inside. This woman had a strong fighting spirit. The fact that she had not fainted or screamed in terror when he mentioned his name made him respect her more. Most men would have fainted by now or begged for their lives when he mentioned who he was.
She nodded reluctantly and he turned to walk away from her fully expecting her to follow-which she did.
Hitokiri Battousai thought about the beautiful young woman who walked behind as he led her deep within the forest. He was told that he could do with her as he pleased and right now his body was telling him what he wanted to do so desperately. Should he seduce her? He had not had a woman in a long time, maybe he would. Again a soft warm summer's breeze lifted the strands of his ponytail and her scent drifted to him again, calling out to him.
Yes, he would seduce her and make her his over and over.
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Shady