I'm really sorry about the amount of time that it took me to update. I got so many reviews after posting that I got really excited about it and quickly wrote chapter 2. When I opened it up to finish editing it my file had corrupted and I lost twelve pages of work. I got really discouraged after that and it wasn't until I got the last two reviews that I got enough motivation to continue. I don't think this chapter is as good as the original, but I tried my best.

Thank you so very much to everyone who reviewed for chapter 1. Please continue, your efforts were not wasted and were greatly appreciated. I wasn 't sure about this story, but with the amount of input I've recieved I've decided to keep going.

Chapter 2: This Passionate Wrath

Kenshin hissed fiercely as he grasped at the wrist attached to the hand that was pinning him against a wall. His fangs were bared and fury was burning in his eyes as he tried to free himself.

The larger man growled low in his chest before speaking angrily. "For years you've searched for your mate and so tonight you finally found her while hunting but a normal human is just not good enough for you and so you decide to mate with the local royalty."

"I didn't know she was royalty until now!"

Hiko unclenched his hand, dropping the redhead so quickly that his body crumbled to the floor beneath him. His tone hardened as the volume of his words lowered. "It is of no consequence."

"No consequence?" Kenshin asked as he was halfway to standing up, using the wall to support his weight. "If that were true you wouldn't have reacted this way!"

Hiko growled again and forced Kenshin against the wall so brutally that it buckled and cracked beneath the pressure. He brought his fangs dangerously close to Kenshin's snarling face and tightened his hand to the point of suffocating the smaller man. His words literally dripped with venom. "It is of no consequence because you are to never see her again. Have I made myself clear?"

Kenshin's eyes flashed amber and he managed to speak even though his vocal cords were being crushed. "I will not be denied my mate."

Hiko pushed Kenshin further into the wall, causing several pieces of it to break off and fall to the floor. His long nails penetrated the skin on Kenshin's neck, sending five small rivets of blood down to his chest. His face moved even closer to Kenshin's his eyes burning with rage at having his authority challenged. "Have. I. Made. Myself. Clear?" Each word was enunciated carefully and Kenshin could smell his master's venom and wanted desperately to flinch away from the offending liquid.

"Yes, Master." Hiko silently let him crumble to the floor again. Kenshin groaned and moved into a sitting position, not daring to stand up again. "I still don't understand why you are so upset." Hiko's nostrils flared as his lips curled back over his fangs. "You were a human prince once."

The large, dark-haired man's teeth snapped with every other word in his rage. "When I was alive twelve thousand years ago!" Kenshin only hissed in response, warning the man standing above him that he would suffer through no more physical punishment. Hiko jerked his head to the side and snapped his fangs again, releasing a low growl. "Back then I was able charge onto the battlefield and never return. How are you planning on explaining her disappearance?"

"I—"

There was a sound like thunder as Hiko's hand collided with Kenshin's face so quickly that his head was whipped to the side as his body was again flung towards the floor. The cuts made on Kenshin's pale right cheek, made from his master's nails were shown to Hiko as the redhead moved into a crouch, growling and allowing his own venom to start flowing.

Kenshin flexed his muscles but before he could pounce he found himself suspended in the air with a set of very large and familiar fangs pressed to his jugular. They lightly scraped against his skin in warning as Hiko spoke fiercely. "Do not think you can best me." Kenshin snarled in defeat and Hiko pulled the smaller body away from his to make eye contact. "You have wanted for nothing in your time with me. As my heir your power and authority are second only to my own. You have a duty to the people of your bloodline—do not betray them or me. Do not destroy everything I have worked for."

Kaoru was sitting on the window seat wearing nothing but a light tank top and lounge pants as the cool night breeze caressed her skin. Her knees were tucked under her chin and her bright blue eyes were staring intently into the starlit sky.

"Kaoru, come away from the window. You're going to get sick."

"I'm fine, Megumi."

"No your not." Megumi walked further into the room and sat the chair closest to Kaoru. "Your thinking about him aren't you?"

"Kenshin?"

"Who else would you be thinking about?" Megumi turned her head to look out into the night with her sister.

Kaoru smiled to herself. Her gaze never left the stars as she spoke. "Yeah, I'm thinking about him. After everything he said to me . . ."

"After everything he said to you, you can't help but hope that he truly meant it."

"Sounds foolish doesn't it?"

"Not at all."

"Do you really think he's going to come? I mean, we didn't tell any of them who we are."

"I'm pretty sure that they didn't know who we were when we met, but I'm positive they know now. There's something about that redhead of yours—his presence. He's a man who can find things out and has been conditioned to get what he wants."

"You're so paranoid. Next you're going to tell me that I need to be careful around him."

"And for good reason. Did you notice the way Sano and Aoshi behave around him? It's—protective almost."

"You noticed it, too?" Kaoru paused for a moment to draw in a deep breath. "I don't need you to tell me how dangerous Kenshin is, I know that myself . . . but I trust him."

Megumi sighed.

"What's wrong?"

"The way your mind is focused on only him after meeting him just one time . . . it tells me that you really are in love with him."

"And are you not thinking of Sano constantly?"

"I've thought much about him, but not nearly as much as you've thought about Kenshin."

"How do you feel about him?"

Megumi smiled. "He's a fun guy, but I think he's a bit of a playboy. He's a bit too smooth, you know?"

Kaoru laughed and nodded her head. "And what about Misao?"

It was Megumi's turn to laugh. "She's completely smitten."

"Figures." There was a pause and for the next several minutes they both sat in silence.

Kaoru took a deep breath and turned her head towards her sister. "Hey, Megumi?"

Megumi didn't look at Kaoru. "Yeah?"

"Why are you being so nice to me?"

"I'm your sister. Do I really need a reason?"

"You do."

Megumi sighed. "I've got this feeling that I'm about to lose you."

"I'm not going anywhere."

Megumi turned her face towards her sister and showed her sad smile. "When he comes and asks you to go with him, you will."

"Enough of this foolishness."

Kenshin looked across the destroyed room to where Aoshi stood with Sanosuke. His violet eyes were flecked with amber as he growled in their direction. "Get out."

Aoshi didn't move and Sano took a step forward, looking around the room they were in. "Man, Kenshin, did you leave anything in one piece?"

Kenshin released a sound of utter frustration and threw the remnants of a table in their direction. It flew between them and shattered against the wall behind them as Kenshin yelled. "I SAID GET OUT!"

"We have higher orders," Aoshi's cool voice said.

The growl resonating from Kenshin's chest made Sano take a step backwards. Aoshi didn't so much as blink as the redhead charged across the room towards him. The next instant, Kenshin was standing on Aoshi's waist, his hands on his shoulders, his fangs bared. Amber eyes locked on steely blue ones as his face was lowed towards the man underneath him. "I will not repeat myself again."

"I am your guard first and your friend second."

Kenshin growled and threw his head back in his fury. In one swift, fluid motion he removed his right hand from Aoshi's shoulder and moved it to his own waist, unsheathed the sword resting there, and plunged it into Aoshi's abdomen.

Aoshi lifted his face up to Kenshin. Even though his countenance was expressionless, his voice betrayed his boredom. "Feel better now?"

Kenshin dropped his feet to the floor. "Yeah." He then proceeded to remove the sword from his friend. The blood was reabsorbed as the blade moved through Aoshi's body and was clean for sheathing when completely free, the only evidence of the attack being two small holes in Aoshi's shirt.

Sano had yet to notice the change in Kenshin's eyes and made a step towards him but Kenshin flung his arm out as Sano approached. Sanosuke flew across the room and landed in a large pile of debris.

"It is not wise to get too close to him, Sagara."

"Shut up." Sano pulled himself free of the wreckage and dusted himself off once he was back on his feet. "You're really worked up about all this, huh, Kenshin?"

Kenshin turned his head away from his two friends and spoke in a softer voice. "Leave me."

"We can't do that, Himura. Hiko has ordered us to remain with you at all times."

"Yeah, he doesn't want you to be alone while he's gone," Sano said as he stood beside the other two men again.

Kenshin looked towards Sano with wide eyes. "Gone?"

Aoshi answered for the brunette. "He's gone hunting again and won't return until Thursday."

Kenshin closed his eyes but didn't turn his head. "Six days . . ."

"So when are we leaving?"

Kenshin reopened his eyes and stared incredulously at Sano before repeating his last word. "Leaving?"

Sano sighed in frustration before answering Kenshin's question. "Hiko's gone and you told Kaoru that you would be coming for her tonight, didn't you?" Kenshin nodded. "And Hiko knows that none of us got the chance to feed the other night, right?" Kenshin nodded again. Sano let a huge grin cross his face and clapped his hands together. "Well, there, problem solved!"

"It won't work, Sano."

"He does have a point, Himura."

"He'll know! He always knows!" Kenshin said in aggravation.

Aoshi's tone was a cool as ever. "We are the only two that have been ordered to watch you."

"That you know of."

"No, Hiko trusts me."

"This will be the first time you've ever disobeyed him." Kenshin's eyes stared deeply into Aoshi's.

Aoshi willingly answered Kenshin's unanswered question. "He won't kill me if I've mated before his return."

"You must allow her a choice, Aoshi."

Aoshi's face hardened at the accusation. "I do not intend to force either myself or my way of life upon Misao. I will destroy myself before I ever jeopardize her happiness." There was a slight pause as Aoshi sighed before he questioned Kenshin. "Is your resolve as strong as my own?"

"I already knew Kaoru's decision before I had even asked her."

Sano decided that he had been left out of the conversation enough. "You sure are confident, aren't you?"

Instead of answering, Kenshin asked a question in response. "What of you, Sano?"

Sano cocked his head to the side and pushed his hands deep inside his pockets. "Megumi's a real dame, but I don't see myself mated to her." He shrugged his shoulders. "If Hiko wants to kill me, he'll kill me. She won't change that."

Kenshin's violet eyes hardened as he stared into Sano's brown ones. "Do not lie to your prince, Sano."

Sano closed his eyes and nodded his head once. "Hey, Kenshin, can I ask you something?"

"You just did, but you may ask another question."

"Right. Why did you offer to marry Kaoru? You know we can't do that."

Kenshin sighed. "I wanted to show her that I am willing to do anything that will allow us to be together."

"But you have to be alive to marry someone."

"Legally, yes, but I would have gone through the ceremony if I would have made her happy."

"But it would have been a lie."

"The mating is not a lie and it is what truly matters."

"BOO!"

Three high-pitched shrieks cut through the air, mixing with the deep belly laugh of a young boy. The girls had their hands over their hearts and were trying to control their breathing as the boy rolled around on the floor in his laughing fit.

It was the boy who was the first to regain the ability to speak. "What's got you three uglies so worked up about?"

"Yahiko, that was a very mean thing to do!" Megumi stood to lecture her younger brother. It was her duty as the eldest sibling to take the place of their deceased mother. "I want to you march straight to your room and go to bed. Just wait until I tell father about this!"

"HEY! I DO—"

"Don't you even think about interrupting me! It isn't right for the future king to behave this way. Now, go to your room. You'll be punished tomorrow." Her dismissal left no room for argument and Yahiko got to his feet and stomped out of the room, slamming the door behind him.

Megumi sank back into her chair and sighed at the same time as Misao while Kaoru dashed across the room and locked the door.

"I can't believe him! He should—" Kaoru had begun speaking before she turned around and stopped when she her face met Kenshin's chest. "K-Kensh—" Kaoru was cut off again, but this time by his lips.

Across the room Aoshi had sat down and Misao had immediately jumped into his lap. Sano had a shocked look on his face that Aoshi would actually allow such behavior, but had to wave it off when the taller man wrapped his arms around Misao's petite frame. She snuggled into his arms, a wide smile on her face. Aoshi played absentmindedly with the end of her braid as he awaited further orders from Kenshin.

Sano laughed to himself and stood behind the chair Megumi was calmly sitting in and placed one hand on her shoulder. She placed on hand over his and tilted her head back to look at him. After displaying their attraction so readily the other night, both were content with this small show of affection. A wide grin crossed Sano's face as his chocolate eyes found her hazel ones and he gave her shoulder a slight squeeze before moving his gaze to where his prince stood.

Kenshin pulled his lips away from Kaoru and she slumped against his body breathlessly. Her eyes were bright with passion and he growled softly at the sight, just loud enough for Sano and Aoshi to hear.

Aoshi gently pushed Misao off his lap and walked towards the open balcony that they had used as an entrance. She stood staring after him, a confused and slightly hurt look on her face. He turned his head to the left, but not enough for her to see his face, and spoke. "Misao, go to your room and open a window for me." He didn't wait for her answer as he jumped off the balcony and into the night, black coat billowing behind him. Misao stood there dumbfounded for only a second before emitting a small shriek and charging from the room.

The four left in the room chuckled as the door slammed behind her. Sano moved his hand from Megumi's shoulder and helped her to stand. "C'mon, fox."

"I'll open the doors to the balcony for you," she said as she crossed the room and he positioned himself to leave.

"I appreciate it." And he was gone.

Megumi paused with her hand on the doorknob and looked back to her remaining sister. "Kaoru, don't forget what we talked about."

"I won't."

Megumi nodded once in reply and left them alone.

Kenshin placed a single kiss on Kaoru's lips before speaking. "What did you two talk about?"

"Megumi's just worried because she thinks that you're going to take me away with you tonight."

In response, Kenshin turned his head to the side and dropped his gaze to the floor. His body tensed and then relaxed as he released a silent sigh.

Kaoru noticed and was afraid that she might have upset him. "Kenshin?" He didn't answer so she moved into his line of sight and brushed the bangs from his face, calling his name again. "Kenshin?"

Kenshin had closed his eyes when he felt her moving in front of him and now opened them again. His violet orbs were dark and heavy with worry when they met her puzzled blue ones. His voice was soft, barely above a whisper. "I am taking you away with me. Tonight." Kenshin saw Kaoru's mouth open to speak but he quickly silenced her by placing his on over hers.

He pulled away when he knew that she understood he needed her to just listen. "Please, Kaoru, let me speak. I've already told you how deeply I care for you. It's more than I can't bear to be parted from you, but if you refuse to accompany me tonight this will be the last time you see me."

Kaoru's eyes widened with her fear. "Why?"

Kenshin sensed her fear and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead before picking her up and moving them to the bed. Her arms were wrapped tightly around his neck and she buried her face in his shoulder trying to stop her tears.

He laid down on the bed and let her curl into his chest. Her hands fisted in his black shirt and he ran his fingers through her hair in an attempt to soothe her. "Please, don't cry. I told you the decision is yours and yours alone."

"But, but . . . I don't want you to leave."

"Then you must come with me."

"Why? Why is it so important that I come tonight?"

"Because if you don't then I will surely die."

"People don't die from things like that!"

"I'm not human, Kaoru."

"Not human! Then what are you?"

"I'm—"

The next instant Kaoru found her face planted into the pillows. Her eyes and mouth were wide with shock and it wasn't until she heard the swish of the door against he carpet that she managed to right herself.

"Excuse me, Miss," the maid said after bowing.

"Oh, Tsubame." Kaoru was breathless when she spoke and this worried her servant.

"Are you alright, Miss Kaoru?"

"Huh? Oh, I'm fine, Tsubame. You just scared me is all."

Tsubame bowed deeply. "I'm so sorry!"

Kaoru sighed. "It was my fault, not yours, okay?"

"Yes, Ma'am." There was a slight pause before the girl told Kaoru her original intentions. "Do you need anything before I retire, Miss?"

"I'm fine, Tsubame. You can go to bed."

Tsubame bowed again. "Thank you. Goodnight, Miss Kaoru." She walked backwards out of the room and pulled the door closed behind her.

"Goodnight, Tsubame." Kaoru barely had time to utter that short sentence before Kenshin descended from the ceiling and locked the door. His action was so quick and unexpected that Kaoru jumped back into the pillows as she shrieked.

Kenshin chuckled to himself and shook his head in amusement. He walked slowly back to the bed and climbed onto it. He positioned himself above her and gazed down into her eyes. There was a smile on his face at her agitated expression.

"Just what are you?"

He lent down to place a chaste kiss on her forehead before unleashing the full power of his bright violet upon her. "That, love, is what I've been trying to tell you," he said before covering her lips with his own in a passionate kiss.

Misao had sprinted to her room after leaving Kaoru's. She burst through the door and made sure to lock it behind her before rushing around opening all the windows and the doors to the balcony.

Aoshi had entered once the first window was open, but decided against alerting her to his presence as he found her frantic movements amusing. He watched as she pushed the last glass pane away from the wall and stuck her head outside, searching the night for him. She pulled her head back inside and crossed her arms in aggravation and disappointment and huffed. Aoshi allowed the corner of his mouth to move ever so slightly upward and was immediately behind her with his arms wrapped around her petite frame.

She didn't have time to stiffen before his cool voice melted her. "Remove that pout from your face, Misao. I much prefer your smile." His chin was resting on her head and she leant further into his body. He tightened his arms and they stood that way for several minutes, neither speaking but saying so much to the other.

When Aoshi decided the silence lasted long enough he tilted his head so he could inhale her scent before he spoke to her. "Misao."

His tone was serious but it wasn't enough to break her out of the trance his body was putting over her. "Huh?" Her eyes didn't open and her tone betrayed her inattention.

Aoshi picked her up and moved them to a chair across the room where she again settled into his larger lap. Her head rested against his shoulder and he again played with her braid. "Misao."

She opened her eyes this time. Misao wasn't sure how to respond to such a command so she lifted her face up to look at him.

Aoshi let her soft hair fall from his fingers and used his now free hand to tilt her chin up even further so he could lean down and claim her lips for the first time. His lips moved against her softly, chastely, and after only a few brushed against her, he pulled his head back.

The kiss hung on Misao's lips and she wasn't able to open her eyes again until her heart stopped trying to escape her chest. She looked into his ice-blue eyes and could see turmoil burning behind his cool facade. "Aoshi, what's wrong?" He didn't answer her, but the look in his eyes intensified. "Please, tell me."

"You have a decision to make, Misao. And whatever path you chose to take needs to be the one that will ensure your happiness for it is the only thing I yearn for."

Her big green eyes showed her confusion. "I don't understand."

"Misao, I love you. I knew when I kissed your hand and was first able to taste your sweet skin that there was no other for me. I want you to truly understand my feelings because I want you to become my mate."

"Mate?"

"My people to do not marry, we mate. For eternity."

"Who exactly are your people?"

Aoshi bent his head to kiss her once on the lips and moved his head away from her. He pulled his lips back over his fangs before speaking. "The vampire."

Kenshin stopped his assault on Kaoru's lips and removed his hands from underneath her shirt where they had been resting on her waist. He pulled his head back gently, signaling her to loosen her grip on his hair, and she did so, allowing him to pull back enough to look into her eyes. "You need to go pack. We will not be able to return."

"Who said I made up my mind to go with you?"

Kenshin growled as his eyes flashed amber. "You would condemn me to oblivion? You just told me that you would come with me and allow me to turn you. Have you changed your mind so quickly?"

Kaoru could hear the hurt in his voice and see the pain in his eyes. She pushed herself up to kiss his scarred cheek. "It was just a joke."

"This is nothing to joke about." She gave no apology but a sincere smile for she didn't know any words that would be appropriate. "As the prince of my bloodline I have a responsibility to my people and my master. If my chosen mate refuses me and I die, it will leave the clan vulnerable until a new heir is chosen. That is no easy matter—it took Master two and a half thousand years to choose me and with war unavoidable in the coming millennia, the clan would be annihilated long before another is chosen. The strength of the clan comes from the king and prince as well as their two mates."

"I'll be responsible for your people?"

"You are a princess in life and will be one in death. You have been responsible for your people since birth, however, you will be able to protect your new subjects with true strength, not just political power."

She nodded in her determination to please him. "What do I need to do?"

He smiled down at her and kissed her gently. "Go pack."

"So basically what you've just told to me is that you, Kenshin, and Aoshi are not just some wealthy humans but a vampire prince and his two bodyguards. And that Kenshin and Aoshi have chosen my two sisters as their mates and if they refuse to go with them both of them will die. So when my sisters go with them they will be turned into vampires so they can mate with your friends but you're planning one leaving me here because your not ready to 'settle down' yet. Does that about sum it up?"

"Pretty much."

"You can't just leave me here alone!"

Sano sighed and ran a hand through his unruly hair. "I've already told you that I think you'll be better off here."

"Can I at least talk to Kaoru and Misao before they leave?"

"No, they've already gone."

"So I don't even get to say goodbye? How dare you show up and pretend to care about me only to tell me that it meant nothing and that my sister's have found their soul mate? What am I supposed to think: Better luck next time? I don't think so. You've got another thing coming if you think that you can treat me like that! How dare you not even give me the choice! How can you just stand there and grin stupidly? What do I need to say? Do I need to tell you that I love you? Because I thought you were smart enough to figure that out on your own but I guess I gave you too much credit! You're nothing but a—"

Megumi's next words were swallowed by Sano as he pounced and flung them both onto her bed. Their bodies molded together and he thrust his tongue into her mouth.

Kenshin was sitting in a large cushioned chair in a dark room. His purple eyes were glazed over but the rest of his face held a hard expression. He was deep in though as he reflected over everything that had happened the day before.

"Kenshin . . ." Kaoru moaned as he thrust deeply inside her. Kenshin quickened his pace at the sound, causing her next sounds to be incoherent.

He could feel her climax building along with his own and his thrusts became frantic. She was clutching at his back, her nails digging into his skin as her inner muscles gripped him tighter and tighter.

"Ken—" that was as much of his name as she could say as the breath rushed from her body and warmth washed over her. She didn't have time to collapse to the mattress beneath her as Kenshin's arms moved from her sides to wrap around her back. He gave one last thrust and instead of calling her name sunk his fangs into the soft flesh of her neck. Her sweet blood spilled down his throat and he drank deeply.

Aoshi entered the room to find Kenshin sitting sullen faced, lost in his thoughts. He crossed the room to stand in front of the chair the redhead was occupying. "How're you holding up?"

Kenshin's head snapped up, his eyes boring into the taller man before him. There was repulsion and anger coating his words. "How do you think I'm holding up? She's screaming in pain and I can do nothing more than stand on the other side of the door and listen!"

"Him—"

Kenshin jumped to his feet and flung his arm to the side. "No, Aoshi! I can't even comfort my mate because if I go in there she'll kill me and then she'll die!" He sat back down and hung his head in his hands. "She'll kill us both and I can't let her die. I promised her that I would protect her from any pain and look at how much I've already caused her."

Aoshi stood straight and tall, his expression unchanged. "You knew this was part of it before you turned her. This is always the hardest part of the mating process and you must be strong for Kaoru."

Kenshin turned his amber eyes up to Aoshi's blue ones, fury burning brightly in those narrowed orbs. "How are you able to stand there so calmly knowing Misao is suffering?"

"Because I know that it will only last two more days and then we will have an eternity of happiness together. That is what is supplying my strength."

"I know her pain, I have felt it myself, as have you, and I want to save her."

"If you truly wanted to save her you would not have damned her to the same fate as us."

Kenshin's head dropped again and his words were barely audible. "I am so selfish."

"Aren't we all?" Sano asked as he sauntered into the room. "It's human nature."

Kenshin didn't raise his head to look at his friend. "We're not human anymore, Sano, haven't been for a long time."

Kaoru tucked her head under Kenshin's chin and snuggled further into his body. He wrapped his arms around her smaller frame and kissed the top of her head.

"Feeling better?"

Kaoru giggled as she ran her fingertips across his chest. "Much. I've never felt this good in my life."

He kissed the top of her head again. "I'm so sorry that you had to go through that."

"It's alright, Kenshin. Even though I was in so much pain and I was angry with you, a part of me knew that I loved you and wouldn't let me hate you for doing it to me." She kissed the skin of his chest in front of her. "You did it so we could be together."

"But I'm still so sorry."

Kaoru pulled out of his arms with her new strength where before she wouldn't have been able to even breathe deeply. She reached up to cup his face that was twisted in agony. "Kenshin, please . . ." He tried to turn his face from her but she was faster now and captured his lips in a kiss. She pressed her still naked body against his and Kenshin couldn't control himself.

He flipped her onto her back and laid atop her. He was fully clothed but Kaoru could feel his erection through his tight pants and lifted her hips to grind against him. He pressed back against her as his tongue thrust deeply into her mouth, mindful of her new fangs. His hand snaked up her body to clutch desperately at her breast and she moaned into his mouth.

Kenshin pulled his body away from her and she whimpered at the loss of contact. He smirked as he used his other hand to begin undoing his belt when a sound cut through the building.

"KENSHIN!"

Kenshin groaned and dropped his head to her shoulder.

"Who was that?"

Kenshin groaned again and the hall shook from Hiko's rage. "Master."

Please review and tell me how I did.

Future Ideas: I'm leaning towards following all three couples through this story with Kenshin and Kaoru's plot as the backbone. Also, I'm thinking about bringing in one of my original characters that I've written stories about for the past five years. Would this be a bad thing? Are the chapters too long? Are the Kenshingumi too OOC? Please, let me know what I can do to make the story better.