Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin© or any of its characters; the last time that I'm going to say this.

Summary: Kaoru was caught in the Demon World when she was 13, and caught by the one that ruled it; forbidden to ever see the world of the humans again.  Can she ever really escape this dark realm and return to the land that she was born?

Tears of Infinity

By DemonicShdAngel

            A teenager raced through the night, the air rushing through her worn body as she ran faster.  Her breaths coming in gasps as she raced forward; shaky legs threatening to buck under her and cause her to crash forward onto her face.  Racing forward, the shadows encircled her form as she raced through the dead of the night; branches scrapping her pale milky skin as she ran on, trying to get out of the looming prison of trees.  There was only one thought in her mind as she forced herself to continue despite her aching body; she wasn't going to return to him.

            "She ran this way!" shouted a loud voice as the glow of fire came from behind her; the search party was looking for her.

            "No, she ran this way!" cried another masculine voice to her right, the flames coming closer as she ran faster.

            "You idiots, she ran that way!  If we don't catch her, our Lord is going to kill us all!  Now shut up and catch that wench!" bellowed another voice that belonged to the one that was surely in charge of the search party.

            Running as fast as her feet would allow her in her new red kimono that he had made her wear she trudged her way through the old worn out dirt road, finally managing to loosen herself from the cage that she had been caught in ever since she had fallen into this hell hole.  If only she could get past the barrier, then she would forever be free.  Her life was looking brighter as she sighed in relief and picked up her kimono as she quickly made her way towards the barrier that separated the creatures within from the outside world, and those outside from entering.

            "You know that running away is useless.  You belong to me, and I'm never going to let you escape.  Why do you even try koishii?" asked a hot and heated voice in her right ear, the words ringing through her precious ear drums; sending shivers down her spine.

            She stopped and gulped when she met flaming ruby red eyes before her, threatening to burn her through its intense stare.  The girl only backed away shaking her head as she saw his blood terraces sway in the wind as if they were doing a secret dance as they drifted into her face.  A shiver going down her spine as the silky-smooth tips touched her rosy cheeks from the night's cold air.  The same hair that had cascaded on her body just the night before and every night before that since the day she reached her womanhood.

            "There's no reason to fight against me," said the deep and lustrous voice, as a gentle claw traced her jaw line, forcing her to meet his eyes.

            The teenager's eyes moved around the demon's face as she saw the cross shaped scar on his left cheek, his sharp fangs revealing under his grin, and shuddered when she saw the lust within his burning depths.  The color of his fiery mane glowing in the pitch black night as the creature advanced on her.

            "You are my woman, Kamiya Kaoru, and you will forever be mine."

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            A piercing scream echoed through the small hut as the occupants of the hut raced within from finding firewood to find a sweating teenage girl sitting straight up in her futon, her breaths coming in rigidly and her ebony locks falling over her shoulders as azure orbs widened as if she had just awaken from a tragic experience and was still recovering.  She was dressed in a blue and white kimono, as the indigo ribbon that had held her hair in a nice ponytail fell to the floor.  The girl looked no more than 19.

            "What's going on Kaoru?  Are you alright?  Did you have another nightmare?" asked a worried girl in violet kimono who was barely 21 years of age.

            "It was the same dream….  He was in it again…" whispered Kaoru to herself as her eyes glazed over as she remembered every detail of the dream that was so realistic.

            "It's alright Kaoru, don't you worry about it.  You're here and you're safe.  Just go back to sleep, I know you're strong enough to handle some nightmare.  Relax, no one is going to get you here," soothed the older woman as she smiled at the teenager comfortingly.

            Nodding, the girl only managed to agree with the older lady and allowed her to wipe the sweat from her forehead with a cool towel that she had gotten from the water basin beside her futon.

            "What happened Megumi?" asked a man of 23 as he entered the hut that only had enough room to fit about ten people; he looked as though he was suppose to be some type of gang member with his bandaged fists.

            "Nothing Sanosuke, Kaoru just had another nightmare," said the woman as she soothed the other girl by slowly coaxing her back into her futon.

            "She's sure had a lot of nightmares since we brought her back last year around this time; what do you think it is that's scaring her so much?" asked Sanosuke as he sat cross-legged on the floor and fed the fire in the center and to the right of the girls with pieces of bark.

            "I don't know, but I just hope that she'll be alright.  It seems that every time there's a new moon she acts weird, as if she had a bad experience with new moons or something," said Megumi as she moved the sheets over the girl who had slowly fallen asleep, and moved to the flap of the hut and looked out at the sky; it was almost to an end of its cycle.  The stars were barely out just like the moon, and it were as if the creatures in the forest near by had all fallen silent.

            "You're right, on other days she's usually quite happy," stated Sano as he watched the girl breathe in and out with a smile.

            "Don't you dare think about taking the money that Kaoru saved up to go gambling; you know that Kaoru has been working hard to save that up," snapped Megumi as she hit the man upside the head and knelt down beside him so that they were across Kaoru with the fire in between; she had saw his eyes go towards the pouch that was beside Kaoru's futon.

            "How do you know what I was thinking?  You know that I think of Missy as a sister and that I'd never take from her without asking!" protested the ex gang member as he rubbed the swelling red bruise that was quickly forming from the hit.

            Megumi only rolled her eyes as she stared into the fire.

            "Hey!  Tomorrow is the anniversary of the day that we found Kaoru in the Sacred Temple!  I think that we should do something special to calm her nerves," suggested Sano as he sat up straight and looked at the doctor beside him.

            "I'm going to have to agree with you rooster head, but no funny business!  I wonder if Tae and the others would want to join us," said Megumi as she moved a finger to her chin thoughtfully.

            "Of course they would!  We haven't seen any of them since the three of us decided to move out in the middle of no where without any type of communication with the others.  I think that it's about time that we expose Kaoru to the real world again, she's been kept in the dark too long and you know it kitsune!  You're the doctor, and you know that keeping her out here with only just us isn't good for her health," acknowledged Sano as he looked at Kaoru, feeling sorry for the girl.  Ever since he met her, he knew that she didn't exactly have a happy life before they found her, and that someone had to bring the fun back into it, and he was going to help her.  She deserved to smile and enjoy her life to the fullest.

            "Shall we send them a letter?" asked Megumi with a hopeful smile to Kaoru before she turned to Sanosuke.

            "I already sent it," said Sano with his trademark cocky grin.

            Megumi shook her head, it was like the idiot to go and do things before asking.  But for once, she had to agree that what he did was going to be the smartest thing that he's ever done, and the most thoughtful.  Her eyes began to water as she looked at the poor girl across from her, being a doctor she knew exactly what Kaoru had been through.

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            "Sire, the barrier has been successfully restored to full power, shall I send a few demons to make sure?" asked a demon with spiky white hair robed in all white in a completely red room.

            "No need Enishi; I want you to look for her like I ordered you to do so for the last year!  You know that I can't leave my post, or I would have found her and brought her back!  What's so hard in finding one woman with my similar ki?" snapped the lord as he stood up from his red throne and stepped down towards his advisor, angry at the man's insolence.

            "I'm sorry Lord Battousai, but the girl's ki has seemed to vanish from the face of the Earth and we've been busy trying to fix the barrier before the humans found us," said Enishi as he bowed to the man in long black robes, following him to the grand doors.

            Battousai turned around, his amber eyes glaring into the man before him.

            "I want her here by the new moon, and if not, you'll be the main course for the shadow demons," threatened Battousai; his voice dangerously low.

            "Yes sire," said the white wolf demon as he bowed to the last of the Black Dragon demons and was also the ruler of the demons.

            "One more thing before I go to my meeting.  If anything is wrong with her when she is brought to me, your head shall be served on a silver platter for my pets," said the demon lord as he left the room and the wolf.

            Enishi only sighed as he looked after his Master and turned to look at the shadows.

            "I know you're there Saitou, there's no reason to hide," snapped Enishi as he glared at the other amber eyed wolf demon in a blue outfit.

            "Here I thought you were slacking off," said the demon as he stepped out from the shadows, his katana hanging to his side as he held a cigar to his lips and blew a ring of smoke towards the annoyed white wolf demon.

            "Oh shut up, I don't see you with the girl either.  Are you Mibu Wolves losing your touch?" shot back Enishi as he walked towards the door that led to the grand halls made from the bones of all the humans that the demons in the Ruby Realm had eaten and killed over the centuries.

            "It's not that we Mibu Wolves are careless, it's you Winter Wolves that are working inefficiently," corrected the wolf as he walked side by side by the white haired demon.

            The other demon turned around and narrowed his eyes at the older demon but didn't say anything as he made his way towards the exit of Shadow Castle.

            "So why are you following me Mibu?" asked Enishi as he moved along the corridors silently.

            "Battousai wants that girl before tomorrow night, and if she doesn't return to him we're both going to lose our lives.  So I suggest that we hold a truce until the teenager is found," said Saitou, causing the other wolf to turn around and raise a brow.

            "Very well, but don't expect us Winter Wolves to hold any promises after the girl is found," said Enishi.

            "I wouldn't think of it," said Saitou as he grinned and the two youkais shook on it.

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            The sun's rays cascaded through the tall trees within the forest as the three occupants of the hut stepped out of the hut and stretched.

            "Well let's get going to town!" shouted Sano as he cracked his knuckles with a smile towards Kaoru.

            "What are you guys planning?" asked Kaoru suspiciously as she looked at the two whom only smiled innocently at her.

            "You'll see!  Now let's get going before it gets too dark for any of us to see our way back home," said Megumi as she closed the door and pushed the two onward towards the path that led to the village.

            "We're staying there at night?" asked Kaoru as she stopped in her tracks and looked at the two in horror.

            "What's wrong with staying with our friends at night?" asked Sanosuke as he raised a brow to the girl.

            "We're going to be staying with the Tae, Tsubame, and Yahiko?" asked Kaoru as her eyes lit up like a child's, completely forgetting the reason why she didn't want to stay in town that night.

            "Yup, and we better get going before they think that we forgot about them Missy!" said Sano with a grin as he watched the girl hug him and Megumi before skipping off ahead in her blue and white kimono.

            "At least she's happy again," stated Megumi as she and Sano raced to catch up with the happy girl ahead of them.

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            "Kaoru!" shouted two little girls when they saw the older girl run towards them, the three laughing as they hugged each other in the middle of the market place.

            "Ayame, Suzumi!  How are you two today?" asked Kaoru as she swung the little girls around, the last time that she had seen them they were much younger.

            "Fine!" chorused the two girls when Kaoru placed them down.

            Kaoru watched as the villagers all smiled to her in recognition, and bowed as an old man walked over and smiled to her.

            "Konnichiwa Dr. Genzai," said Kaoru when the man nodded to her in his white outfit.

            "What are you doing here you old hag?" said an annoyed yet happy voice from behind her.

            Turning around, Kaoru only smiled before glaring at the 12-year-old boy with spiky black hair in a green and white hakama and gi.

            "Yahiko, still no manners I see," said Kaoru as she stared at the boy warm hearted.

            "Fey, whatever," said Yahiko as he only crossed his hands over his chest and smiled back at her.

            "Kaoru, you're really here!" cried a girl that looked no more than 11 as she raced to gain a hug from the older girl.

            "Tsubame!" said Kaoru with glee as the two embraced.

            A woman from the side in an apron only smiled at the scene as she stood next to Dr. Genzai, enjoying the reunion.

            "Tae, how are you?" asked Kaoru when she saw another friend.

            "I'm fine.  Where are the other two?" asked Tae as she looked around but didn't see Kaoru's other friends anywhere.

            "Megumi and Sano are probably back there arguing like always," said Kaoru with a grin to the younger kids who all snickered.

            "Those two….  They're supposed to be watching you," said Tae as she shook her head and gained a chuckle from Dr. Genzai.

            "Well you know them," said Kaoru with a smile to her friends.

            "Those two sound more like a married couple than archenemies," said Tae as she moved her hands to her hips disappointed at Megumi and Sanosuke for not being with Kaoru.

            "We do not!" shouted voice behind her, causing the owner of the Akabeko to jump and turn around in surprise and meet two angry people.

            Kaoru and the others only laughed as Tae moved her hands up in defense and quickly apologized before the two glared at her to death and decided that what she said was worth pounding her to the ground.

            "Come on you guys, we came here to have fun!  I'm hungry, do you have anything to eat Tae?" asked Kaoru as she tried to break up the fight.

            "Follow me Kaoru," said Tsubame when Megumi and Sano chased Tae around the streets.

            Sighing and shaking her head, Kaoru followed the others into the known restaurant in Tokyo, and the best according to Kaoru, the Akabeko.

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            "Stop pushing me Soujiro, I'm going to fall off the tree," hissed a small voice in the dead of the night.

            "Sorry, but I can swear that that girl is her," said the one named Soujiro.

            "It is?  Are you sure?" asked the girl as she tried to look in the direction that the male was.

            "Be careful Misao, you might fall!" warned Soujiro as he moved to the side so that the girl could see over his shoulder and into the candle lit room where a few people were happily talking and drinking tea.

            "You know that as demons we can't see that well without moon, and if you didn't notice there's no moon today!" snapped Misao as she looked into the room.

            "Do you see the one in the blue kimono?" asked Soujiro as he adjusted his blue and white outfit and the katana that was placed on his left hip.

            "Yeah, but she looks normal enough," said Misao in her short blue and violet kimono that went down just over her thighs.

            "Her ki is the same as our Lord, and she's the one that Lord Enishi and Saitou are looking for," stated Soujiro as he prepared to unsheathe his katana and do battle to capture the girl.

            "But why?" asked Misao as she turned to face her childhood friend with bewildered emerald eyes.

            "She's Lord Battousai's human mate, the one that escaped a year ago," whispered Soujiro.

            "If she managed to escape, then we better call in back up," said Misao as she looked back at the girl, confused as to how a woman of such a young age could have escaped their Demon Lord and his guards all around the Ruby Realm of Demons.

            "It's better to bring her back unharmed ourselves, the night is almost over and Lord Battousai wants her before the new moon has finished its cycle in the sky," said Soujiro as he hopped down the tree that was only a few meters from the restaurant.

            "Are you sure?" asked Misao as she followed the older demon.

            "Yes, Lord Shishio and Lord Aoshi will be very pleased if we bring her back together," said Soujiro as he turned to her with his usual smile.

            Returning the smile, the two quickly slipped through the night and quietly waited for the occupants in the restaurant to leave and capture the girl once she was outside in the dark.

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            The sound of laughter filled the room as everyone remembered what had happened when Kaoru was last in the village, the group having fun as Tae closed the restaurant early and passed out rice cakes and tea for everyone.

            "Remember the time where Kaoru beat Yahiko to a pulp in kendo when you two first fought?  Now that was hilarious," said Sano as the group chuckled and the red child managed to get into a wrestling match with the older man.

            "Be careful," said Tsubame as she watched the two go at it.

            "They'll be alright Tsubame, don't worry about it," said Kaoru encouragingly as she moved out of the way of the two.

            "Stop messing around you bakas!  We're here to celebrate the day that we found Kaoru at the Sacred Temple, so stop fighting," lectured Megumi as she shook her head once the two laughed nervously at the angry woman and stopped their ministration.

            Kaoru only smiled as she looked at her new friends, happy that she was finally free and able to smile and laugh independently because she wanted to.  A year ago she would have never thought that it'd be possible to see the sun upon her face and feel truly happy in the company of others.

            "Are you okay Kaoru?" asked Tae as she saw tears gather in girl's eyes.

            "It's nothing, I'm just so happy that I have you all as friends," said Kaoru as she smiled and gained a hug from Ayame and Suzumi and sympathetic smiles from everyone else.

            "It's getting really dark, and these two young ones need to go to bed," said Dr. Genzai as he gathered Suzumi in his arms and had Ayame at his side.

            Bowing to the others for the dinner and fun, the three left the restaurant.

            "We better get going too," said Sanosuke as he stood up with a rice cake in his mouth.

            "Can't we leave tomorrow morning, it is pretty dark out and there's no moon to help us," said Kaoru as she stood in protest at leaving tonight.

            "It's not that dark out," said Sano as he looked outside, and raised a brow as he saw clouds approach and cover the stars in the sky.

            "We could stay here," said Megumi from her seat on the ground, gaining a relieved smile from Kaoru who then turned to Sano pleadingly.

            Sighing, Sano only nodded in agreement.

            "Thank you," whispered Kaoru as she sat down next to Tsubame with a smile on her face.

            "I still don't see why she hates going anywhere on the night of a new moon," said Sano as he looked at the girl.

            "There are tons of things that we don't know about Kaoru, and let's just go with the flow.  It's very rare that Kaoru is ever happy on nights like this," said Megumi as she stood beside him, her eyes looking out into the darkening night.

            "Well you're right there," admitted Sano as he rubbed his chin.

            "What are you two love birds talking about?" asked Yahiko teasingly.

            "Shut up!" snapped the two causing the boy to only stick out his tongue at them.

            "Get back here Yahiko-chan!" yelled the two as they chased the boy around the restaurant.

            Kaoru, Tsubame, and Tae all laughed as Yahiko came back out from the flying fists and scratches on his face from the older two.

            "You guys," said Kaoru as she shook her head.

            Suddenly Kaoru jumped on Tsubame so that the two slid across the floor to the other side of the room, a kunai embedded into the wall where the two were at.  Tsubame was breathing quickly as Kaoru's eyes narrowed and tried to figure where the next kunai might come from.

            "Who's there?" demanded Sano as he got into a fighting stance, keeping his senses alert just in case any other weapons were thrown at them.

            "Hand over the girl and we'll be on our way," said a calm voice, it seemed as if it were coming from the shadows itself.

            "What?" asked Megumi; trying to find a place to go where she wouldn't be in the way.

            "Hand Kaoru over and we won't harm the rest of you," said a feminine voice that echoed through the room.

            "Get out here you weasel!" shouted Yahiko as he grabbed a broom and got into a stance that he was taught from his previous sensei.

            "I am not a weasel!" cried back the female voice angrily.

            "Come out and fight like a man," said Sanosuke as he cracked his knuckles.

            "I'm not a man, but a demon," said a black figure with a smile that suddenly appeared before Sano; piercing dark blue eyes bore into his own.

            Kaoru looked at Tae and Tsubame and motioned to the door that led to the kitchen.  Nodding, the two quickly got the hint and left the room.  Before Kaoru could follow, she was stopped by a shorter black figure with jade green eyes.

            "You're coming with us human," said the girl as she showed Kaoru her eight kunai in her hands.

            "Who are you?  You're working for him aren't you?" asked Kaoru as she shook her head and stepped back instinctively; her eyes misting over in anger and hatred for the demon that they were working for.

            "I'm glad that you still remember your true place Kamiya Kaoru!  Now come with us," ordered the girl as she advanced on the girl and jumped back when a broom nearly whacked her head.

            "Don't you dare touch her!" snapped Yahiko as he held the wooden half of the broom in both hands, ready to protect his sister-like figure.

            "Such a little annoying brat, aren't you?" asked the girl through narrowed eyes as the two glared at one another.

            A battle cry was heard, causing the three to turn and see Sano trying to hit the other man with his fists but failed terribly.  The other demon easily avoided the attacks and managed to hit the man in the gut with the sheath of his katana, causing the man to drop to his knees.

            "Stop playing around Soujiro, and help me get the girl!" shouted the female demon.

            Nodding, the male demon vanished and suddenly appeared before them and grabbed Kaoru and moved her over his left shoulder easily like a sack of potatoes.  Before Yahiko could stop the man, he was knocked out by the female demon that looked at the other demon and nodded.

            When the two vanished, Megumi rushed towards the two that lay on the ground unconscious.

            "Kaoru…" whispered Megumi; her eyes stared after the open doors helplessly.

~*~*~*~*~*~

            "Let me go!" yelled Kaoru as the two jumped from tree to tree when they reached the forest.

            "No can do, we have to get you back to Lord Battousai," said the female demon as they picked up their pace, hoping to be able to get back to the Ruby Realm before the night was over.

            "NO!  Please don't take me back to him, I beg of you," cried Kaoru but her voice fell into a whispered plea as tears escaped her eyes and her body went limp; she knew that escaping from the Demon Lord again was helpless, he wasn't going to make the same mistake twice.

            "Lord Battousai isn't that mean to you is he?" asked the girl as guilt plagued her when the scent of the girl's tears drifted into her nostrils.

            "Misao," warned Soujiro as he looked back at her and shook his head.

            "Well I'm sorry that I have a conscience," snapped back Misao.

            "We're not to question orders, let's just get her back to Lord Battousai before everyone feels his wrath," said Soujiro as he used his god speed.

            "You can at least wait up!" yelled Misao as she jumped faster trying to catch up with the faster demon and the woman that had fell silent in what seemed like defeat; though from the anger that she had seen in the girl's eyes when they were at the restaurant made her think twice about that.

~*~*~*~*~*~

            The Lords all waited for their Demon Lord to speak, each one facing their Lord who sat in his black throne in the shape of a horseshoe.  Keep a straight and serious face, the ten main Lords of the Ruby Realm all waited for their sentence for not being able to do the task of finding their Lord's mate.

            "None of you found her?" asked Battousai more to himself than to the Lords; it seemed more like a statement than a question.

            The demons all bowed to the Black Dragon demon out of respect and apologetically, though they didn't bother to plea for their lives, they knew that he was going to kill them.

            "One whole year, and you all still failed.  What type of job are you doing?" asked Battousai as he looked at them all.

            No one spoke as the demon stood up and walked towards the center of his throne room.

            "The penalty for disobedience and failure is known to all of you," stated Battousai, his ki growing as he realized that if because these morons failed, he was never going to be able to have her back at his side again.

            All ten lords bowed to the their lord with their heads, not daring to speak up against their Leader or beg for their lives for that would only cause them to lose their lives faster.

            "Instead of feeding you all to my pets, I'm going to just kill you all now," said Battousai as clenched his claws that suddenly glowed black with a swirl of red.

            "WE DEMAND TO ENTER!  We need to see Lord Battousai, we have the girl!" shouted a feminine voice from outside.

            "Lord Battousai and the others are having a meeting!" shouted the guard.

            "It's the right girl!  I swear on my life!  Even ask her who she is!  Her ki is the same as our Lord!" shouted the same voice.

            The Lords all turned to Battousai as if questioning him on what he was going to do.  As if answering the unasked question, the Black Dragon demon snapped his fingers and the doors flung open to reveal a panting Soujiro and Misao, with a girl standing behind them.

            "My Lord, we've found Lady Kamiya!" said Misao as she fell to her knees and bowed to the man along with Soujiro, who didn't bother to hold Kaoru since they reached the realm because there was no way out.

            Battousai looked passed the two and smirked when amber eyes met narrow sapphire ones that were filled with hate and detest.

            "Welcome back Kaoru," said Battousai almost victoriously.

            The Demon Lord turned towards a man in a trench coat and a demon in bandages and with a wave of his hand they were dressed in red robes with a yellow inside, the two grinned at the two that had brought back the woman.  They were now the main advisors of his Highness, and had more power than the other lords who were still in their normal wear.  The two looked at the other Lords who were just happy to be alive, their eyes falling on every Lord there: Enishi, Saitou, Shougo, Takasugi, Katsura, Okina, Okubo, and Akira.

            Battousai merely ignored what was happening behind him and looked at the girl that was presented to him like she had when she was 13; it was amazing that it had only been six years since the day that he had chosen her out of the group of humans that were presented for him to devour.  But he didn't devour her, he claimed her.

            "You can all leave, but you two," commanded Battousai as he turned towards the Lords in the red robes.

            Everyone else left with a bow, making sure to not get close to Kaoru or him as the two stared at each other.

            "My Lord?" asked the one with short black hair.

            "I want you and Shishio to take control of the Ruby Realm while I'm away, Aoshi," said Battousai, his eyes never leaving the gaze lock that he had made with his enraged mate.

            "Yes my Lord," said the two men with a bow before quickly leaving him with his woman and ordering the doors be closed behind them.

            "Miss me?" asked Battousai as he turned away from her and the others were out of earshot.

            Kaoru only narrowed her eyes as she stayed near the doors.

            "I told you that you were mine Kamiya Kaoru, when you first tried to escape," said Battousai amusingly as he turned back to the girl.

            "I managed to escape," said Kaoru triumphantly with her chin sticking out proudly.

            "Merely because the fools that were guarding you didn't realize that you were missing," said Battousai darkly.

            "I'll only escape again," said Kaoru calmly as she crossed her hands over her chest.

            "You've never truly escaped, my ki is intertwined with yours; you'll always be mine.  Demons around the world will know that you're mine and bring you back to me," said Battousai amusingly as he watched Kaoru's ki flare in anger.

            "Then why wasn't I captured until now?" asked Kaoru with a grin of her own when her captor narrowed his eyes at her.

            "You're staying in your room with no connection to the human world," said Battousai.

            "Just like before," finished Kaoru smugly.

            "But this time you won't have a servant with such a kind heart.  The old demon was killed along with all your other friends that you made since you came here; I knew that they helped you escape my darling blue bird," said the Black Dragon demon, smiling as he saw Kaoru begin to cry and shake her head in disbelief.

            "You can have any woman in the world yet you choose me, a human!  Why?" asked Kaoru as she stared at the man confused as to why he wanted to ruin her life so much.

            Kaoru shuddered when she felt his hands wrap themselves around her waist as he moved his mouth to her ear and whispered.

            "Because you're different than all of them and you're loyal to me.  Your pride and honor won't allow you to sleep with any other creature, and neither will it ever allow you to look at anyone else.  You're mine Kamiya Kaoru, and you will forever be mine until the very end," the words causing her to close her eyes as calloused hands moved over her young body.

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A/N: Thank you all for reading, and I would like it if you tell me what to do to improve my writing.