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Holy KxK fluff, Batman, it's...KxK fluff. XD (Happens occasionally.)

Finding Peace
by misaoshiru

She awakens during the middle of the night. Kaoru lies still, quiet, but she can't sleep. She stirs slowly, trying not to wake her lover up, and lights a candle. In its faint glow, she watches his chest rise and fall. He's at peace, and that puts her at peace.

Gently, carefully, she starts running her fingers through his hair. He doesn't move, but his lips curve into a slight smile. She wonders if she woke him, but...it doesn't matter.

She smiles, too, then blows the candle out and drifts back to sleep, fingers still entwined in Kenshin's hair.