I updated twice in the same day! Here's chapter 6:
Disclaimer: You guys now it already, so I won't bother this time.
Chapter 6: The Handsome Swordsman of Secrets: A Man who Fights for Justice
Kaoru was still 4 blocks away from her house. She picked up the pace, trying to not let the dark eeriness get to her. She wanted to smack herself. How stupid could she be? How could she let herself walk alone at night, with not even as much as her shinai to protect her, with a lunatic murderer on the loose?
"Stupid Kaoru! Man, I'm so stupid, Stupid, STUPID!" she scolded herself. Then she felt someone was after her. She panicked. What in the world was she supposed to do? She dodged into an alley, trying to lose him. Bad move. It was a dead end. She looked back. A man was standing at the entrance of the alley, perfectly fitting the description of Kurogasa. She trembled in fear. She was a goner for sure!
"Well, well. What do we have here? My favorite type of victim! The pretty girl walking home alone in the darkness. You will become my victim number 100. Hahahahahahahaha." Ji-nei laughed as he grabbed her by the arm. She couldn't move, she couldn't scream. He had paralyzed her with his feared Shin no Ippou, the spell of frozen terror. Ji-nei was going to kill her and there was nothing she could do about it. Ji-nei lifted his sword and let it fall. Kaoru closed her eyes, awaiting the blade to cut through her, but it never came. Instead, she heard the sound of two swords clashing. She looked up, and saw Ji-nei on the floor, with a bewildered look on his face. Then Ji-nei looked at the shadows.
"Who are you? Come out and show yourself." He hollered at the shadows. A figure dressed in black appeared from the darkest shadows. His body and face were almost completely covered in black clothing, except his hair and eyes. Kaoru could see he had blood-red hair and rare amber colored eyes that glowed in the darkness. She also noticed he wore a silver chain with a charm around his neck. The man in black stepped forward.
"You will not touch this girl with even one inch of your dirty blade." Said the man in black, flashing his own sword at Ji-nei.
"That voice. It sounds familiar. Where have I heard it before.?" Kaoru said to herself. She stared at the stranger's sword. Its blade was backwards. It must be a reverse-blade sword, she thought. She wished she could move, and run away from this alley as quickly as possible. But something told her she was safe as long as the amber-eyed man was there.
"Who the heck are you? Tell me your name, warrior." Hollered Ji-nei once again, getting up.
"I see no compelling reason to give my name to a bloody murderer such as yourself."
"Oh? I smell.blood on you." Said Ji-nei slowly.
"Shut up and fight." Said the guy in black as his amber eyes burnt.
The two went into their different stances. They looked at each other, and in a split second, their swords clashed together. Then they disappeared again.
"They're so fast I can't see them!" Kaoru lamented, as all she could see were blurs. Ji-nei repeatedly slashed at the man in black, who blocked every single slash. He kept attacking and the man in black kept blocking. Ji-nei even tried his Shin no Ippou on him, but the other fighter was so strong that he broke the spell in a split second. Then the man in black jumped back and sheathed his sword. Kaoru wondered why in the world did he do that. Then she saw why. Ji-nei charged at him with his sword raised, and just as he was about to touch the man in black, he unsheathed his sword with god-like speed. Then a crunching sound was heard, and Ji-nei fell to the ground. His arm was broken.
"Hiten Mitsorugi Ryu, Battoujutsu." The man in black said, sheathing his sword again.
"Wait, it's not over yet, boy." Ji-nei said, throwing a knife that caught the man in black off guard. It hit him in the arm. The guy winced as he pulled the knife off and blood trickled down his arm. Then Ji-nei blacked out. Kaoru felt herself able to move again. The first thing she did was take out her cell phone and call the police. She told them that Kurogasa was unconscious in an alley, gave them the address where to come pick him up, to finally put him behind bars. Then she looked at her savior. He was standing in the darkness, waiting for her to finish her call.
"Are you alright, Miss?" he asked, in a tone of voice much sweeter than the one he had used with Ji-nei before, gently helping her get up.
"Yes, thanks to you." Then she saw that their fingers were accidentally intertwined. Both of them saw this at the same time, and quickly withdrew their hands, blushing.
"Well, you better go home now. Your family must be waiting for you." The man dressed in black said, after he stopped blushing. Kaoru noticed him holding his arm and wincing in pain.
"Oh, my gosh! What happened to you? Oh, please, you must come to my house and let me tend to your wound! It's the least I can do to thank you for saving my life. Please come with me." She begged him. He had to accept. He wanted to make sure Kaoru made it back home safely.
"Okay. I'll go, Miss."
"Kaoru. I'm Kaoru Kamiya."
They made it to Kaoru's house. Sayo and Yahiko were probably asleep, so she tried to make as little noise as possible. The man in black sat in the living room while she went to get the First Aid Kit. When she came back, she started to tend to his wounds.
"It's a very nice place you've got here, Miss Kaoru." The man in black complimented. Kaoru just smiled.
"You don't know how grateful I am that you saved my life." She said as she applied alcohol to his wound. He winced a little.
"I think I can imagine."
Kaoru noticed that the part she could see of the guy's face was really handsome. Oddly, his eyes weren't amber anymore. They looked like a blue- violet color, which she really liked. And that blood-red hair. To tell the truth, he DID look kind of familiar.
"Hmm, you know, you DO look kind of familiar. Have we met somewhere before?" she asked, trying to get a better look of his face. The guy just sweatdropped.
"I'm afraid not, Miss Kaoru." He said, trying to hide his face. "Kenshin, you baka." he thought, wanting to hit himself. STUPID of him to let his eyes change from amber to violet. STUPID STUPID!!
"Are you sure? You look, like someone I know. That chain around your neck, this dragon charm. where have I seen it before." She continued.
"Kenshin, you STUPID IDIOT! Why didn't I take off the chain? It's the same one I wore to the movies tonight! It'll be a miracle if she doesn't recognize me. Stupid BAKA!" Thought Kenshin, feeling like he deserved a big konk on the head. How could he be so careless? He had to get out of there now. "Um, Miss Kaoru... " he started.
"Well, if you take that mask off, maybe I can tell you if I've seen you or not."
"I'm afraid I can't do that, Miss Kaoru. You can't know who I am." he said, shaking his head. "Well, I have to go. Thanks to you, my wound will heal in no time."
"Don't thank me. It is you who saved me, after all." He smiled at her, although she couldn't see it, and headed out the door. "Wait! Before you leave, can you at least tell me a name by what I can remember you by?"
"It's Hitokiri Battousai." He said, disappearing into the nighttime shadows.
"Hitokiri Battousai. I've heard of him. Protector of the Weak and the Oppressed. He saved many people from assassination or theft." She thought. He was like the local super-hero. While having vowed never to kill again, he protected the people of Tokyo. Nobody knew why he did it. Some said he was a lost soul seeking atonement for a bloody past. Others just said he was the Handsome Swordsman of Secrets. Whatever they said about him, Kaoru would never forget him, even if she never saw him again.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Well, see you in a while. Probably on Friday. Now review and make Sora-chan happy.
Disclaimer: You guys now it already, so I won't bother this time.
Chapter 6: The Handsome Swordsman of Secrets: A Man who Fights for Justice
Kaoru was still 4 blocks away from her house. She picked up the pace, trying to not let the dark eeriness get to her. She wanted to smack herself. How stupid could she be? How could she let herself walk alone at night, with not even as much as her shinai to protect her, with a lunatic murderer on the loose?
"Stupid Kaoru! Man, I'm so stupid, Stupid, STUPID!" she scolded herself. Then she felt someone was after her. She panicked. What in the world was she supposed to do? She dodged into an alley, trying to lose him. Bad move. It was a dead end. She looked back. A man was standing at the entrance of the alley, perfectly fitting the description of Kurogasa. She trembled in fear. She was a goner for sure!
"Well, well. What do we have here? My favorite type of victim! The pretty girl walking home alone in the darkness. You will become my victim number 100. Hahahahahahahaha." Ji-nei laughed as he grabbed her by the arm. She couldn't move, she couldn't scream. He had paralyzed her with his feared Shin no Ippou, the spell of frozen terror. Ji-nei was going to kill her and there was nothing she could do about it. Ji-nei lifted his sword and let it fall. Kaoru closed her eyes, awaiting the blade to cut through her, but it never came. Instead, she heard the sound of two swords clashing. She looked up, and saw Ji-nei on the floor, with a bewildered look on his face. Then Ji-nei looked at the shadows.
"Who are you? Come out and show yourself." He hollered at the shadows. A figure dressed in black appeared from the darkest shadows. His body and face were almost completely covered in black clothing, except his hair and eyes. Kaoru could see he had blood-red hair and rare amber colored eyes that glowed in the darkness. She also noticed he wore a silver chain with a charm around his neck. The man in black stepped forward.
"You will not touch this girl with even one inch of your dirty blade." Said the man in black, flashing his own sword at Ji-nei.
"That voice. It sounds familiar. Where have I heard it before.?" Kaoru said to herself. She stared at the stranger's sword. Its blade was backwards. It must be a reverse-blade sword, she thought. She wished she could move, and run away from this alley as quickly as possible. But something told her she was safe as long as the amber-eyed man was there.
"Who the heck are you? Tell me your name, warrior." Hollered Ji-nei once again, getting up.
"I see no compelling reason to give my name to a bloody murderer such as yourself."
"Oh? I smell.blood on you." Said Ji-nei slowly.
"Shut up and fight." Said the guy in black as his amber eyes burnt.
The two went into their different stances. They looked at each other, and in a split second, their swords clashed together. Then they disappeared again.
"They're so fast I can't see them!" Kaoru lamented, as all she could see were blurs. Ji-nei repeatedly slashed at the man in black, who blocked every single slash. He kept attacking and the man in black kept blocking. Ji-nei even tried his Shin no Ippou on him, but the other fighter was so strong that he broke the spell in a split second. Then the man in black jumped back and sheathed his sword. Kaoru wondered why in the world did he do that. Then she saw why. Ji-nei charged at him with his sword raised, and just as he was about to touch the man in black, he unsheathed his sword with god-like speed. Then a crunching sound was heard, and Ji-nei fell to the ground. His arm was broken.
"Hiten Mitsorugi Ryu, Battoujutsu." The man in black said, sheathing his sword again.
"Wait, it's not over yet, boy." Ji-nei said, throwing a knife that caught the man in black off guard. It hit him in the arm. The guy winced as he pulled the knife off and blood trickled down his arm. Then Ji-nei blacked out. Kaoru felt herself able to move again. The first thing she did was take out her cell phone and call the police. She told them that Kurogasa was unconscious in an alley, gave them the address where to come pick him up, to finally put him behind bars. Then she looked at her savior. He was standing in the darkness, waiting for her to finish her call.
"Are you alright, Miss?" he asked, in a tone of voice much sweeter than the one he had used with Ji-nei before, gently helping her get up.
"Yes, thanks to you." Then she saw that their fingers were accidentally intertwined. Both of them saw this at the same time, and quickly withdrew their hands, blushing.
"Well, you better go home now. Your family must be waiting for you." The man dressed in black said, after he stopped blushing. Kaoru noticed him holding his arm and wincing in pain.
"Oh, my gosh! What happened to you? Oh, please, you must come to my house and let me tend to your wound! It's the least I can do to thank you for saving my life. Please come with me." She begged him. He had to accept. He wanted to make sure Kaoru made it back home safely.
"Okay. I'll go, Miss."
"Kaoru. I'm Kaoru Kamiya."
They made it to Kaoru's house. Sayo and Yahiko were probably asleep, so she tried to make as little noise as possible. The man in black sat in the living room while she went to get the First Aid Kit. When she came back, she started to tend to his wounds.
"It's a very nice place you've got here, Miss Kaoru." The man in black complimented. Kaoru just smiled.
"You don't know how grateful I am that you saved my life." She said as she applied alcohol to his wound. He winced a little.
"I think I can imagine."
Kaoru noticed that the part she could see of the guy's face was really handsome. Oddly, his eyes weren't amber anymore. They looked like a blue- violet color, which she really liked. And that blood-red hair. To tell the truth, he DID look kind of familiar.
"Hmm, you know, you DO look kind of familiar. Have we met somewhere before?" she asked, trying to get a better look of his face. The guy just sweatdropped.
"I'm afraid not, Miss Kaoru." He said, trying to hide his face. "Kenshin, you baka." he thought, wanting to hit himself. STUPID of him to let his eyes change from amber to violet. STUPID STUPID!!
"Are you sure? You look, like someone I know. That chain around your neck, this dragon charm. where have I seen it before." She continued.
"Kenshin, you STUPID IDIOT! Why didn't I take off the chain? It's the same one I wore to the movies tonight! It'll be a miracle if she doesn't recognize me. Stupid BAKA!" Thought Kenshin, feeling like he deserved a big konk on the head. How could he be so careless? He had to get out of there now. "Um, Miss Kaoru... " he started.
"Well, if you take that mask off, maybe I can tell you if I've seen you or not."
"I'm afraid I can't do that, Miss Kaoru. You can't know who I am." he said, shaking his head. "Well, I have to go. Thanks to you, my wound will heal in no time."
"Don't thank me. It is you who saved me, after all." He smiled at her, although she couldn't see it, and headed out the door. "Wait! Before you leave, can you at least tell me a name by what I can remember you by?"
"It's Hitokiri Battousai." He said, disappearing into the nighttime shadows.
"Hitokiri Battousai. I've heard of him. Protector of the Weak and the Oppressed. He saved many people from assassination or theft." She thought. He was like the local super-hero. While having vowed never to kill again, he protected the people of Tokyo. Nobody knew why he did it. Some said he was a lost soul seeking atonement for a bloody past. Others just said he was the Handsome Swordsman of Secrets. Whatever they said about him, Kaoru would never forget him, even if she never saw him again.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Well, see you in a while. Probably on Friday. Now review and make Sora-chan happy.