Description: What if Kenshin met Kaoru when he was still a Battousai and she was the one who could rival him in fighting ability? What if she experienced a few similar things like he did? Kaoru is a little OOC.

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Kaoru remembered it all: before that incident the Battousai had been MUCH crueler, she would have never guessed he end up saving her…

Chapter two:

Kaoru grabbed her sword as the leaves crunched under something.

"What was that sound"she whispered to Kumara.

"I am not sure dear Kaoru." Kumara whispered back.

"Disgusting…" thought the Battousai, "I believe I'll kill them just because they think they are in love."

Kumara's face showed his worry, "It was too heavy to be an animal."

"Battousai" she breathed

"They are well trained. Maybe I can per-sway them to join the Imperialist instead of their independent shi-" His thought was cut off by what could be a lovely face, except for the death-glare that happened to be glaring at him.

"How in the seven hells did…?"

"You're not used to being surprised are you?" she said through a confident smirk and a strong stance.

Actually, no one had ever dared to plan a secret attack when Battousai was around, let alone actually do it and succeed.

"No mater" he shook his head and noticed she was the only one standing around now, "A woman could never keep up with me, not even a strong man-and the strong man has left anyway."

He thrust his sword in her direction, almost lazy-like fast to the common man though due to the fact he was bored with talking already and wanted to get past this woman.

She successfully dodged it.

"That was slow for you, Battousai"

"Whatever woman, seems I'll have somewhat of a challenge after all." He took a better stance.

Kaoru, of course, noticed this.

He swung his sword with his might and god-speed and glazed Kaoru's hair.

"That was so close…" she thought in dismay

The Battousai seemed to be highly amused she could dodge like that. His eyes were golden-flecked, not engulfed in his blood-lust flare when his eyes were amber. He still found this amusing and not threatening.

Kaoru's breath was sharp and quick, the Battousai didn't leave his victims alive she knew. She had never been this frightened before.

"Why isn't he moving?" she wondered silently, "Does he want me to make the next move? And where is Kumara? Where is my group of independent fighters? I am alone with the Battousai!" she was gripped with fear and the Battousai was feeding off of her anxiety.

The Battousai licked his lips, ready for the blood.

"He is repulsive…"

He struck and time stood still for Kaoru. She was frozen with fear for a brief half second, which gave her another close call. She dodged the blade yet again but blood dripped from her shoulder and dampened her kimono. She took a sharp breath; the Battousai had the gold gleam in his evil eyes that everyone talked about! She was dead.

He yelled unearthly and Kaoru moaned in fear and pain and dodged him again.

Her bangs covered her eyes and she grasped her arm, "He's not human…" she whispered to herself.

"You're not bad for a wench, too bad I have to kill you."

"You won't kill me!" and with that she thrust her sword and cut his forearm.

"Honto?" he cried, it didn't really hurt…but the Battousai was shocked, "Who is this girl?"

Kaoru had her defense stance back in place then Kumara burst from the trees into the open field where the Battousai planned to kill his Kaoru.

Some one said the Battousai was OOC last chapter. Hai, he was. Does it make any sense to you now? He becomes nicer…um…kuso! I suck at this. I try to be original but I end up confusing people! lol! Please leave comments anyway.

Sayonara,
Maui-dono