Fear

By: BattousaiChic

Author's Notes: Hello everyone this new story has been swarming around my head for a while now, and I thought that you guys might enjoy it. Summer break is coming very soon, so I will be spending a lot of time on both "Two Sided Love" and "Fear"; updates might be a little sporadic before then due to upcoming finals. This first chapter, I admit is a bit short, but the second is longer and already half complete.

Hope you enjoy!

Chapter One: The First of Many Encounters

Kaoru ran through the dark alleys of Kyoto. She commanded her legs to run faster even though they were crying in fatigue. The moon came out from behind the clouds, showing light on Kaoru's target. He was quickly lengthening the gap between them, when suddenly he came to a halt. Kaoru held back her surprise and reduced to a fast walk until she was two feet away from the man.

"Battousai! Give up, you can't keep on running!" She moved into her fighting position and instantly grabbed her dagger. "Turn around and face me!"

Slowly he turned and faced her. Kaoru held her breath as their eyes met, amber clashed blue for the first of many times. His eyes bore into hers, tearing her apart. He could see it…her fear; it was so strong, he could almost taste it. He started to move towards her but after one step, Kaoru had withdrew her whip, which was disguised as a belt, and cracked it loud in the air, forcing the Battousai to jump back.

Instantly, Battousai ducked to the ground, dodging her attack; all the while, spinning around and kicking Kaoru off her feet. Kaoru fell and ignored the splitting pain shooting throughout her head after hitting the pavement. Quickly rising to her feet, Kaoru thrust her dagger a few times at the man's abdomen, but only to have him escape her attacks effortlessly. The whip cracked again, this time catching his left wrist. They both froze for a split second, and Battousai once again saw his opponent's fear. Swiftly, he tugged on the whip, forcing her towards him. He threw his right arm around her slim waist and secured her hard against himself. He watched as her facial expressions changed between anger and fear. Lowering his face down to hers, he breathed in Kaoru's beautiful scent. She gasped against his shoulder, helpless as the hair on her neck tingled from his warm breath against her silky skin.

Finally, snapping herself out of her daze, Kaoru slapped Battousai hard on the cheek. She made to attack him again but he caught her wrist. "My, aren't we sassy today…kitten" he smirked.

Bringing her knee hard between his legs, Kaoru jumped back as he fell to the ground, a hiss escaping from his lips. He glared at the girl and kicked her off her feet, pulling her down on top of him. Quickly she regained herself, and retrieved her dagger; tracing it none-to-lightly along the man's jaw-line, still straddling him.

"You are not getting away from me that easily Battousai," Kaoru said through grit teeth. He continued to stare at her even as the tip of the blade dug into his skin.

"What if I'm not trying to get away?" Battousai moved his hands behind her bottom and pulled her down against him.

Gasping, Kaoru slashed her dagger across his chest and quickly got to her feet; she backed away slowly, "Ass. That mark assures that you won't forget me, because we'll be meeting again; I can promise you that. And next time, you won't get off so easily." Kaoru walked out of the alley, leaving Battousai to himself. Moving into a crouching position, with one hand on the pavement to keep his balance, he quietly laughed to himself, "Oh, I will never forget you, Kitten."

Kaoru opened the door to her dark, empty apartment room and entered. Throwing her keys onto the counter, she made her way into the bathroom. After turning on the shower, Kaoru eased out of her clothes, and let them fall to the floor. Opening the bathroom window slightly, and turning on the radio, she finally stepped lightly into the shower, and shut the door behind her. The soft music filtered throughout the dark apartment as Kaoru let the hot water fall down upon her.

In the shadows of the trees, a man stays hidden, watching the young woman shower alone in the dark room.

End of Chapter One.

Coming soon, chapter two: Painful Memories