[Rurouni Kenshin] Tale of Lust 4
Title: Tale of Lust
Rating: PG for now
Fandom: Rurouni Kenshin (also known as Samurai X)
Pairing: AoshixSoujiro, SaitoxSoujiro and all three characters together
Summary: A page. A bussinessman. A police officer. Fate decided to entwine their lives and now they're tangled in a web of compassion and lust.
A/N: And yet another chapter...
The Rivalry
Nearly a month had passed since the threat from the Jine Udo arrived and nothing was yet to happen. But many things had changed in Soujiro this past four weeks. Being a genius that he really was, he took his lessons quickly. Both his teachers were pleased by his development. When they first taught Soujiro they had few expectations for their decisions to teach him were fueled by affection if not lust. Now that their beloved pupil improved to the better before their very eyes, they couldn’t help but want him even more.
The days went peacefully and regularly for Soujiro who was still oblivious to his masters' hidden agendas about him. But something had changed in the way he viewed his masters. Perhaps he hadn’t realized it or perhaps he denied it. But now he no longer only viewed Aoshi and Saito as his teachers, but also as men, two equally attractive men.
The two men had yet to know each other. Saito knew Aoshi as Shishio’s kind client who gave Soujiro lessons of mannerism while Aoshi knew nothing of Saito. Both were competing for the boy silently.
Aoshi was a gentle one. He was careful in his approach and as a result Soujiro felt comfortable around him. He felt loved and cared for more than any time before in his life. Aoshi lavished him with affection, binding Soujiro to him slowly but surely with it.
Saito was the bold one. He made Soujiro aware of his sexuality and he bothered him greatly. But he spurred his curiosity. Like a moth drawn to flame, Soujiro couldn’t resist Saito’s advances.
And Saito was also the first to get restless.
If the threat turned out to be a bluff then he would have no reason to stay in Shishio’s residence any longer and he wouldn’t be able to meet Soujiro. And Saito despised the idea of leaving the boy so soon. Perhaps he's getting soft on him, Saito didn't know. But one thing was for certain: Saito would not leave before accomplishing his goal of claiming the boy as his.
It was a fine summer day when the first attack happened. Saito was starting to get impatient when one of his men came to him to report this while he was in his shift in Shishio’s residence.
“Sir!” A policeman came running to him.
Saito glanced at the policeman and dropped his cigarette to the ground and crushed it with his shoe. “What is it?”
“There’s an attack, sir! One of the maids was found dead in an alley not far from here!”
Saito’s interest was quickly piqued. “Have Shishio-san known?”
“No, sir.”
“Take me to the crime scene.”
When Saito arrived, people had gathered around the place. The police had stopped them from coming closer and covered the body with a mat. The alley where the body was found was a quiet one for it was located in a wealthy part of the city. Therefore there was little chance that the crime scene had changed at all.
The first thing Saito did when he got there was checking the dead body. There was no sign of fights on the victim at all so it means she was attacked suddenly. But Saito had other suspicions. The only chance of sudden attack was from behind the victim but the wound was on the front part of the victim’s body. Also, the body fell in the middle of the street. When facing a sword-carrying person, people tend to move away. So why was she still in the middle of the street? The wound showed that it was a katana, a long Japanese sword. To hide that kind of sword was quite difficult and it was more difficult to draw it out of its hiding place within a short range of time. She must have seen the attack coming but couldn’t do anything about it.
“Ask if anyone in the neighborhood heard any scream for help.” Saito ordered one of his subordinates.
“Yes, sir.”
One usually hoped for the best but Saito hoped no one had heard anything because that would mean things would get more interesting.
*
“Mayu-san has been killed?”
“Hai. They found her body on an alley not far from here. People said she was brutally murdered. Can you believe that?” Kamatari stopped to drink his tea. “I guess the threat was true, ne?”
Soujiro said nothing. He didn’t know what to say in this situation. When he arrived from Aoshi’s house the police was all over the place. Kamatari had rescued him and pulled him into the maids’ quarter to explain the situation. A maid was killed and the police was to guard the place even more carefully until further notice.
Kamatari sighed. “Well, I guess no more wandering across the own unaccompanied till things settle down.” He gave Soujiro a meaningful look. ”Perhaps you should ask Shishio-san if you still have to continue going to Shinomori-san’s house.”
Soujiro nodded. “I’ll ask him later.”
“What’s so fun about learning all those dull stuff, anyway? I almost died of boredom just reading the instruction for cha-no-yu.”
Soujiro chuckled. “Well, I haven’t learned cha-no-yu yet, so I don’t know. But I think it’ll be exciting to learn it.”
“You are one weird kid, you know?” Kamatari paused in thought. Then he leaned close to Soujiro teasingly. “Is it the lesson that excites you or the teacher?”
Soujiro tilted his head to one side innocently. “Both, I guess. Shinomori-san was a kind person. I like him.”
“So you admit it!” Kamatari said triumphantly.
“Admit what?” Soujiro blinked in confusion.
“That you like him! Shinomori-san!”
“What’s wrong with that? I like him. He’s nice to me.”
“Uh-huh.” Kamatari nodded teasingly.
“He’s like a gentler version of Saito-san. And Saito-san is very good to me, too. I also like him.”
“Ooh! It’s a three people relationship!” Kamatari said excitedly.
“Relationship? What are you talking about, Kamatari-san?”
Before Kamatari could either explain or teased Soujiro farther a maid came and told them that Shishio wanted to see all of them. Kamatari left quickly, dragging Soujiro along with him, eager to see his beloved Shishio-san. The meeting was brief however; Shishio was rushing to his mistress’s house to inform her of this unexpected development. He only gave the servants instruction to not travel alone until further notice from him. He also informed the servants that the number of the police guarding the house would add in number from today onward and ordered them to inform the police if they found anything suspicious. Then he ordered them all away to prepare a proper funeral for the dead maid. Before Soujiro could follow his fellow servants, Shishio told him to stay.
“Yes, Shishio-san?”
“If I am not mistaken you are to go to Shinomori-san’s residence the day after tomorrow, are you not?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Well, you are not to go to Shinomori-san’s house until I say so. I shall attend a meeting with Shinomori-san and discuss this matter. Before then, my previous order applies to you and you nay not leave this house without company to go to Shinomori-san’s residence.”
Stifling back disappointment, Soujiro bowed. “Yes, Shishio-san.”
*
Soujiro had never been so down and lonely in his life before. He hadn’t had the best childhood or good friends before he met his master. He lived a solitary life for a better portion of his life. He knew all about the aching hollow in your chest when you realize that you have no one. Being with Shishio had saved Soujiro from having to lead such life any longer and perhaps it also took his immunity to the pain of being lonely.
Three days had passed since the homicide of Mayu-san and there wasn’t a single new of the two men Soujiro had come to adore. Saito had of course been busy with the investigation of the murder. Soujiro hadn’t seen him ever since his last lesson before Mayu-san’s assassination. Shishio hadn’t said a single thing to him about the discussion he said he’d have with Aoshi. Soujiro started to wonder if he would ever meet the gentle man again.
He didn’t know when the presences of these men became so meaningful to him. Before, he was content just being with his fellow servants. He was happy just following orders from his master. When did he start to feel such life was a hollow one?
Just when Soujiro became so hopeless, Shishio called him to deliver a good new.
“Shinomori-san told me he would like you to continue your lesson in his residence starting tomorrow.”
“Is it so?” Soujiro said. He could barely control his happiness over the news.
“Yes. He was concerned also of your security and thus has kindly offered to pick you up from this house every time you have a lesson with him.” Shishio said casually.
“He has?” Soujiro asked, wide-eyed.
“Yes. He will also escort you back when the lesson has over in the afternoon.”
Soujiro felt his cheeks heated up. It’s rather embarrassing for Aoshi to do so just for a lowly servant such as Soujiro. He wasn’t sure what that could possibly mean and why Aoshi would do it for him. But he was sure of one thing. He was happy to receive such attention from someone as noble and kind as Aoshi.
“Apparently Shinomori-san has taken great interest in your development. I can see why.” Shishio paused to look pointedly at Soujiro’s posture as he sat in front of him. “For him to offer this much just for you… You shouldn’t disappoint him, Soujiro.”
“Yes, sir.”
*
The first time Saito had seen Aoshi was when the younger man came to pick Soujiro up in Shishio’s residence. Saito had only heard about him from his subordinates, about how Soujiro always went to Shishio’s colleague’s residence every other day. He then learned the name of the said colleague and the purpose of Soujiro’s regular visit to him. Saito had dismissed the information as one of Shishio’s business tactics.
But the moment he saw Aoshi guiding Soujiro into his carriage, he knew his thought wasn’t entirely correct. Perhaps it true that Shishio’s purpose for ordering Soujiro to take lesson from Aoshi was purely for his business. But it clearly wasn’t that way for Aoshi.
Saito observed quietly from afar just how close Aoshi walked next to Soujiro. His keen amber eyes caught flickering lights of affection in the younger man’s eyes and the way his stoic face softened every time he looked at Soujiro. A cold fire of jealousy burnt Saito’s chest when he recognize Aoshi as a rival to gain Soujiro’s affection.
But Saito wouldn’t just recklessly take Soujiro from Aoshi. He knew of the power of the Shinomori’s. They weren’t mere businessmen. Saito knew the power of the family in Japanese politic world. Though the young heir of the Shinomori house no longer participated in politic, many politicians respect him still and would not dare to cross his ways.
But he would have Soujiro. He would not let Soujiro go without a fight.
With a smirk Saito turned away, a plan already in mind. Outside the gateway, the carriage drove away.
^_^
Rating: PG for now
Fandom: Rurouni Kenshin (also known as Samurai X)
Pairing: AoshixSoujiro, SaitoxSoujiro and all three characters together
Summary: A page. A bussinessman. A police officer. Fate decided to entwine their lives and now they're tangled in a web of compassion and lust.
A/N: And yet another chapter...
The Rivalry
Nearly a month had passed since the threat from the Jine Udo arrived and nothing was yet to happen. But many things had changed in Soujiro this past four weeks. Being a genius that he really was, he took his lessons quickly. Both his teachers were pleased by his development. When they first taught Soujiro they had few expectations for their decisions to teach him were fueled by affection if not lust. Now that their beloved pupil improved to the better before their very eyes, they couldn’t help but want him even more.
The days went peacefully and regularly for Soujiro who was still oblivious to his masters' hidden agendas about him. But something had changed in the way he viewed his masters. Perhaps he hadn’t realized it or perhaps he denied it. But now he no longer only viewed Aoshi and Saito as his teachers, but also as men, two equally attractive men.
The two men had yet to know each other. Saito knew Aoshi as Shishio’s kind client who gave Soujiro lessons of mannerism while Aoshi knew nothing of Saito. Both were competing for the boy silently.
Aoshi was a gentle one. He was careful in his approach and as a result Soujiro felt comfortable around him. He felt loved and cared for more than any time before in his life. Aoshi lavished him with affection, binding Soujiro to him slowly but surely with it.
Saito was the bold one. He made Soujiro aware of his sexuality and he bothered him greatly. But he spurred his curiosity. Like a moth drawn to flame, Soujiro couldn’t resist Saito’s advances.
And Saito was also the first to get restless.
If the threat turned out to be a bluff then he would have no reason to stay in Shishio’s residence any longer and he wouldn’t be able to meet Soujiro. And Saito despised the idea of leaving the boy so soon. Perhaps he's getting soft on him, Saito didn't know. But one thing was for certain: Saito would not leave before accomplishing his goal of claiming the boy as his.
It was a fine summer day when the first attack happened. Saito was starting to get impatient when one of his men came to him to report this while he was in his shift in Shishio’s residence.
“Sir!” A policeman came running to him.
Saito glanced at the policeman and dropped his cigarette to the ground and crushed it with his shoe. “What is it?”
“There’s an attack, sir! One of the maids was found dead in an alley not far from here!”
Saito’s interest was quickly piqued. “Have Shishio-san known?”
“No, sir.”
“Take me to the crime scene.”
When Saito arrived, people had gathered around the place. The police had stopped them from coming closer and covered the body with a mat. The alley where the body was found was a quiet one for it was located in a wealthy part of the city. Therefore there was little chance that the crime scene had changed at all.
The first thing Saito did when he got there was checking the dead body. There was no sign of fights on the victim at all so it means she was attacked suddenly. But Saito had other suspicions. The only chance of sudden attack was from behind the victim but the wound was on the front part of the victim’s body. Also, the body fell in the middle of the street. When facing a sword-carrying person, people tend to move away. So why was she still in the middle of the street? The wound showed that it was a katana, a long Japanese sword. To hide that kind of sword was quite difficult and it was more difficult to draw it out of its hiding place within a short range of time. She must have seen the attack coming but couldn’t do anything about it.
“Ask if anyone in the neighborhood heard any scream for help.” Saito ordered one of his subordinates.
“Yes, sir.”
One usually hoped for the best but Saito hoped no one had heard anything because that would mean things would get more interesting.
*
“Mayu-san has been killed?”
“Hai. They found her body on an alley not far from here. People said she was brutally murdered. Can you believe that?” Kamatari stopped to drink his tea. “I guess the threat was true, ne?”
Soujiro said nothing. He didn’t know what to say in this situation. When he arrived from Aoshi’s house the police was all over the place. Kamatari had rescued him and pulled him into the maids’ quarter to explain the situation. A maid was killed and the police was to guard the place even more carefully until further notice.
Kamatari sighed. “Well, I guess no more wandering across the own unaccompanied till things settle down.” He gave Soujiro a meaningful look. ”Perhaps you should ask Shishio-san if you still have to continue going to Shinomori-san’s house.”
Soujiro nodded. “I’ll ask him later.”
“What’s so fun about learning all those dull stuff, anyway? I almost died of boredom just reading the instruction for cha-no-yu.”
Soujiro chuckled. “Well, I haven’t learned cha-no-yu yet, so I don’t know. But I think it’ll be exciting to learn it.”
“You are one weird kid, you know?” Kamatari paused in thought. Then he leaned close to Soujiro teasingly. “Is it the lesson that excites you or the teacher?”
Soujiro tilted his head to one side innocently. “Both, I guess. Shinomori-san was a kind person. I like him.”
“So you admit it!” Kamatari said triumphantly.
“Admit what?” Soujiro blinked in confusion.
“That you like him! Shinomori-san!”
“What’s wrong with that? I like him. He’s nice to me.”
“Uh-huh.” Kamatari nodded teasingly.
“He’s like a gentler version of Saito-san. And Saito-san is very good to me, too. I also like him.”
“Ooh! It’s a three people relationship!” Kamatari said excitedly.
“Relationship? What are you talking about, Kamatari-san?”
Before Kamatari could either explain or teased Soujiro farther a maid came and told them that Shishio wanted to see all of them. Kamatari left quickly, dragging Soujiro along with him, eager to see his beloved Shishio-san. The meeting was brief however; Shishio was rushing to his mistress’s house to inform her of this unexpected development. He only gave the servants instruction to not travel alone until further notice from him. He also informed the servants that the number of the police guarding the house would add in number from today onward and ordered them to inform the police if they found anything suspicious. Then he ordered them all away to prepare a proper funeral for the dead maid. Before Soujiro could follow his fellow servants, Shishio told him to stay.
“Yes, Shishio-san?”
“If I am not mistaken you are to go to Shinomori-san’s residence the day after tomorrow, are you not?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Well, you are not to go to Shinomori-san’s house until I say so. I shall attend a meeting with Shinomori-san and discuss this matter. Before then, my previous order applies to you and you nay not leave this house without company to go to Shinomori-san’s residence.”
Stifling back disappointment, Soujiro bowed. “Yes, Shishio-san.”
*
Soujiro had never been so down and lonely in his life before. He hadn’t had the best childhood or good friends before he met his master. He lived a solitary life for a better portion of his life. He knew all about the aching hollow in your chest when you realize that you have no one. Being with Shishio had saved Soujiro from having to lead such life any longer and perhaps it also took his immunity to the pain of being lonely.
Three days had passed since the homicide of Mayu-san and there wasn’t a single new of the two men Soujiro had come to adore. Saito had of course been busy with the investigation of the murder. Soujiro hadn’t seen him ever since his last lesson before Mayu-san’s assassination. Shishio hadn’t said a single thing to him about the discussion he said he’d have with Aoshi. Soujiro started to wonder if he would ever meet the gentle man again.
He didn’t know when the presences of these men became so meaningful to him. Before, he was content just being with his fellow servants. He was happy just following orders from his master. When did he start to feel such life was a hollow one?
Just when Soujiro became so hopeless, Shishio called him to deliver a good new.
“Shinomori-san told me he would like you to continue your lesson in his residence starting tomorrow.”
“Is it so?” Soujiro said. He could barely control his happiness over the news.
“Yes. He was concerned also of your security and thus has kindly offered to pick you up from this house every time you have a lesson with him.” Shishio said casually.
“He has?” Soujiro asked, wide-eyed.
“Yes. He will also escort you back when the lesson has over in the afternoon.”
Soujiro felt his cheeks heated up. It’s rather embarrassing for Aoshi to do so just for a lowly servant such as Soujiro. He wasn’t sure what that could possibly mean and why Aoshi would do it for him. But he was sure of one thing. He was happy to receive such attention from someone as noble and kind as Aoshi.
“Apparently Shinomori-san has taken great interest in your development. I can see why.” Shishio paused to look pointedly at Soujiro’s posture as he sat in front of him. “For him to offer this much just for you… You shouldn’t disappoint him, Soujiro.”
“Yes, sir.”
*
The first time Saito had seen Aoshi was when the younger man came to pick Soujiro up in Shishio’s residence. Saito had only heard about him from his subordinates, about how Soujiro always went to Shishio’s colleague’s residence every other day. He then learned the name of the said colleague and the purpose of Soujiro’s regular visit to him. Saito had dismissed the information as one of Shishio’s business tactics.
But the moment he saw Aoshi guiding Soujiro into his carriage, he knew his thought wasn’t entirely correct. Perhaps it true that Shishio’s purpose for ordering Soujiro to take lesson from Aoshi was purely for his business. But it clearly wasn’t that way for Aoshi.
Saito observed quietly from afar just how close Aoshi walked next to Soujiro. His keen amber eyes caught flickering lights of affection in the younger man’s eyes and the way his stoic face softened every time he looked at Soujiro. A cold fire of jealousy burnt Saito’s chest when he recognize Aoshi as a rival to gain Soujiro’s affection.
But Saito wouldn’t just recklessly take Soujiro from Aoshi. He knew of the power of the Shinomori’s. They weren’t mere businessmen. Saito knew the power of the family in Japanese politic world. Though the young heir of the Shinomori house no longer participated in politic, many politicians respect him still and would not dare to cross his ways.
But he would have Soujiro. He would not let Soujiro go without a fight.
With a smirk Saito turned away, a plan already in mind. Outside the gateway, the carriage drove away.
^_^