Can This Be Love?

By, pinoykengumi7

Chapter 5

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pinoy: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin… :sobs:

Thanks for Flyinganimepig, 1kenshinlover, animeroxmyworld for reviewing.

Flyinganimepig – Ahahah… I had so much fun writing the last chapter…" and aoshi is NOT stripping :sweatdrop: well on second thought, maybe I should make him strip. :giggles:

1kenshinlover – ehehe… thanks for reviewing! Hm, I hope that wasn't a bad cliffie…

animeroxmyworld – I am NOT perverted, thank you very much::sticks nose up in the air: "very interesting"? hmmm…and how the heck am I meant to know what happens after… :turns red: geez, im only 12.

Please enjoy and REVIEW!

P.S. – If anyone has watched Full Metal Panic Fumoffu, this scene sort of reminds me of the episode where Sousuke got that bacteria thing… "

"Actually," Aoshi cogitated. He pulled off his trench coat and began taking his shirt off.

"SHINOMORI-SAN!" Kaoru squeaked. "What are you doing?" Aoshi just kept his facade blank.

Chapter 5 – …

Aoshi ignored her high-pitched squeaks and peeled his shirt off and then clutched her hand. "Kamiya-san."

"No. Don't tell me that you want to—" Kaoru gasped. "And in a place like this—" Her heart was beating loudly, and her face had gone bright red.

"Kamiya-san, please stay still." He ordered tediously. Kaoru obeyed without any question, for she was petrified by that glint in his eye. He started tearing his shirt into strips.

Nani kore Kaoru asked herself.

"Here you go, Kamiya-san." Aoshi had used his shirt to bandage up her wrist, and he also made a sling for her arm!

(A/N: Weehehehe… :goes psycho: I know, I totally ruined that scene! XP… sorry, no fluff yet either… well not that I've planned…XD)

"Ahhh…" Kaoru spluttered. How could you have thought that he would do 'that' to you? "Itai!"

"I'm sorry, I may have done it a bit tight."

"Eh? Er... nan demonai." Kaoru was quick to say. "It's fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Hai." Kaoru put away her perverted thoughts and thanked Aoshi for all his help.

"Ahh… betsuni." He modestly waved the praise away.

"Eto… Shinomori-san?"

"Hn?"

"Where do you think we're going?" Aoshi stood up and looked out the window. He couldn't see much, considering it was already nighttime.

"We must be going somewhere far." He stated.

"How do you know that?"

"It's already dark. We left late afternoon." He gazed at the twinkling lights below and above him. It was silent.

"The lights are pretty." Aoshi looked down and saw Kaoru snuggled up to him. She was warm. "I'm sleepy, Aoshi."

'Hn' was his only reply, but inside his heart was racing. When he heard his name from Kaoru, his heart skipped a beat. It was actually quite weird, the emotions and feelings he experienced when she was around. He wanted to hear his name from her again. "Say it again." He whispered huskily into her ear. His face was so close to Kaoru's that she could feel his breath ripple across her face.

"Huh?" She whispered sleepily against his pounding chest.

"My name," he said in an irresistible sexy voice. Geez, never in his whole life had he felt like this, but the truth was that he just wanted to devour those innocent lips of hers and kiss her senseless. What the heck was happening? To Aoshi, it was getting hot in the confined area. He removed his trench coat, showing his scar-ridden chest. Kaoru gaped at Aoshi's extremely queer actions. Now the room was spinning and he was feeling light headed. He vaguely heard Kaoru calling him and touching his forehead before he blacked out completely.

"Aoshi." Kaoru whispered into his ear. His head was comfortably positioned on her lap, since there were no sleeping facilities.

"Hn." He grunted.

"We're about to land." She felt his forehead to find it was slightly hot. She glanced at his handsome form and once again noticed his delicate features. She subconsciously ran a hand through his glossy hair when he took her hand in his and put it to his lips. Kaoru turned red at the unexpected contact, but then realised that he was half asleep. Kaoru released her hand from his grasp, and after staring at his face for a few minutes; she bent down and grazed his lips with hers.

"Kamiya?" Shishio opened the door and grinned at Kaoru's awkward position.

"Hai?"

"How is Shinomori?" Shishio squatted down and felt Aoshi's forehead. "Hm. Not bad. It seemed to have cooled down from the last time I checked." He looked at Kaoru's concerned face. "We can take him to a doctor or something to get him checked. Would you like that?"

"Oh yes, please."

White ceiling, soft bed. Where am I? Doko. Aoshi sat up and groaned. He had a throbbing headache and could barely remember anything of the previous night.

"Ohayoo gozimasu." Kaoru greeted him. "O-genki desu ka."

"Arigato gozimasu, genki desu." He replied. "However, I just have a headache."

"Would you like some tea?"

"Yes please."

"Hold on. I'll see if I can get some." Kaoru left the room humming a song happily. Aoshi took this as an opportunity to have a look around. He looked out the window and took a loo at the view that seemed somewhat familiar to him. In the distance he could see the AMP tower, supposedly the tallest building in Australia. It dawned on Aoshi that they were in Australia. Just to confirm his assumptions, he moved to another window and saw Parramatta in that direction. So, I must be in Australia. Is this where Shishio's headquarters is?

"Here we go." Kaoru came in with a cup of ginseng tea.

"Arigato." Aoshi sipped a bit. "This is nice." He commented. "ginseng tea?"

"Yup. I'm glad you like it. I had to persuade the head cook to make me some tea." Aoshi took another sip while silence took over.

"Um. So what happened to me?"

"You had a fever." Aoshi vaguely recalled someone helping him remove his clothing before he went to sleep.

"Er." Aoshi hesitate, but his curiosity had the better of him. "Were you the one who helped me change last night?"

"Gee whillikers, hell no." She blushed. "The nurse did. Why do you ask?"

"I was just wondering if you would take advantage of my situation." He grinned mischieviously. "Judging by the way you were ogling me-"

"I was not ogling you!" She denied.

"And you kissed me." He pointed out.

"Ano…" Poor Kaoru had nothing to say about that. "I thought you weren't awake." She timidly whispered.

"Would you like to try it while I am?" Aoshi suggestively said. Without waiting for an answer, he cupped her cheek with his hand and kissed her. On the lips. A tilt of the head was all that was needed to make the kiss more passionate and deeper. When they finally broke apart gasping for air, Aoshi apologised. "Ano… gomen. That was uncalled for." He watched Kaoru lick her lips seductively; asking for more and then complied with her wishes. His lips tortured hers; sending shivers up and down her spine. His tongue explored the inside of her mouth, savouring the sweet taste. Aoshi felt his hands feeling her curves. Memorising them. Finally he stepped back. "Sorry. That wasn't meant to happen." He released her from his hold. "I don't know what came over me. Sumimasen." And then he left the room.

"Aoshi," she whispered. "You don't know what you just did to me." She touched her lips, remembering the texture of his calloused hands. Remembering his taste. Remembering him.

Aoshi's PoV

"Oh what have I done?" Aoshi groaned and entered the male toilets. He couldn't stop thinking about the kiss that they shared. It was so unexpected. He didn't even know why he had suggested that she try kissing him while he was awake. Maybe it's the fever. Aoshi desperately searched for an explanation for his actions, other than budding love. He felt his forehead. It was cool. And his headache had miraculously disappeared. He desperately wanted to believe that he had no romantic feelings for Kaoru. I must stay away from her. He told himself. To prevent something like that from happening again. HE glanced at the mirror, washed his face, and nonchalantly walked out of the bathroom as if nothing had happened.

"Ah. Shinomori!" Shishio called. "We'll be leaving in a few minutes, so can you tell Kamiya that?"

"Hn." He grunted and then made his way to where Kaoru was.

"Kamiya." He ventured and knocked on the door.

"Yeah I heard him." She opened the door. "Let's go." She said coolly.

As they were driving, Aoshi looked longingly at the place where he had spent half of his life in. In the distance he saw a park where he and Motoko had played in once. "Motoko-chan," he whispered.

Kaoru's PoV

I wonder what's up with Aoshi. He's been practically silent for the whole trip. Could it have been because of the kiss?

"Motoko-chan."

Now hang on. Who's this 'Motoko-chan'? Is she Aoshi's girlfriend or something? But he never said anything about her.

"Worried about Motoko?" Shishio smirked as Aoshi glared at him with ice-cold eyes. "Well I have her safe." Shishio laughed evilly.

"Ahou ga." Aoshi muttered. "What did you do to her?"

"No Shinomori, we mustn't get feisty. And don't try anything funny, otherwise it will be worse for Kamiya." After and afterthought he added; "or Motoko."

Upon arrival, Soujirou showed them to a dark cold room. "You'll stay here until Shishio-sama decides what's to be done with you." He smiled. "Oh and by the way, there's someone else in there, so keep your making out sessions down to a minimum. Any questions?" Aoshi glared at the cocky boy. "Sayonara."

"Aoshi!" A weak voice croaked.

"Huh?" Aoshi made his way to the end of the dark room and gasped at what he saw.

"Nani, Shinomori-san."

"It's Motoko-chan."

Author's notes

Ehehe… I think I overdid that chapter a bit. Anyway, let me know what you think… ja ne…

!PiNoY!

JAPANESE

Nani kore – what is this?

Itai – It hurts.

Nan demonai – it's nothing.

Hai – yes

Betsuni – it's nothing

Eto – er

Doko – where

Ohayoo gozimasu – Good morning

O-genki desu ka - how are you?

Arigato gozimasu, genki desu – I'm fine, thank you. The default answer to the question; o-genki desu ka

Arigato – thank you

Ano – um

Gomen – sorry

Sumimasen – excuse me

Ahou ga – like baka except stronger

Nani - what

Ja ne – informal way of saying bye