Laws of the Wolf

Meetings of peace and war

Warning: This chapter has a lot going on! You HAVE BEEN WARNED

Disclaimer: I don't own Kenshin I just own this story

Kenshin sat at the table with the Hiko and a vampire lord named Cho, it was a good ten

minutes before the meeting with the vampires actually started and Kenshin was getting

restless. He had already called to make sure Kaoru was safe in their hotel room but he

could not get the feeling that something was wrong out of his mind. All three occupants

of the room raised their head as they sensed more than one presence coming into the

room. Katsura, Saitoh, and a the high vampire lord, lord Yamagatta, walked quietly into

the room, which left only oneother vampire lord. Kenshin was surprised when Yamagatta

closed the door after he entered and Kenshin had to inquire about it. "Where is the other

vampire lord, lord Shishio?"

"Shishio is no longer a vampire lord and has been exiled as a part of his punishment. He,

his mate, and those who supported him are no longer among our kind." The high lord

looked around the room in assessment of the lycan within the room. "Where is

Koshijiro?" Not long after his eyes started roaming the room.

"He was killed by a lycan named Enishi. Enishi and his followers were stripped of their

power and exiled. Thankfully we were able to save what remained of Koshijiro's pack

members, they are now scattered among our four packs. His daughter, Kaoru, was also

recovered and is now mated with young Kenshin here." Katsura explained as he clapped

Kenshin on the shoulder.

"Congratulations, Kenshin, my best wishes for you and your wife." Yamagatta smiled at

the young red haired lycan before his attention was brought back to Katsura.

"I believe it is time to talk about treaties."

Kaoru stared out of the balcony window of the hotel sweet, she had never felt like this

during her three years of running, so why did she feel it now. Without Kenshin she felt

vulnerable, insecure, lonely, and nervous; she wasn't feeling like this because she was

afraid for herself but because she was separated from Kenshin. She could feel Kenshin

mentally and spiritually but he was not here physically and that bothered Kaoru to no

end. She could feel something was wrong, it ate at her heart and consumed her mind.

"Kenshin…" She whispered physically and spiritually as her heart gave a slight twinge of

the feeling she held deep inside of her.

"He is not here Kaoru, I know it is tough to be away from your mate after being just

mated. Megumi went through depression the first time she was away from Sano, and you

are probably suffering from the same thing but you will get through it, just like Megumi

and Sano." Misao concerned voice brought Kaoru out of her thoughts but no matter what

Misao said or did it would not take away the feeling of unease that overwhelmed her

heart. Kaoru wasn't certain if the feelings that worried her were from the first time of

being separated from Kenshin or from something else, she didn't know. Kaoru felt

Kenshin's spirit caress her heart which eased some of the fear that dwelled there but it

wasn't enough, something was wrong something was coming.

Kenshin felt the tension with in his own heart and knew that Kaoru was right thinking

there was something else besides the loneliness they both felt, something was wrong. He

stretched his senses beyond the room he was in and was not surprised when her felt the

presence of a large gathering of supernatural being outside of the room. "Everyone

prepare yourselves we are not alone." Everyone who sat at the table looked towards the

door and within a second later it banged open. A voice Kenshin had never forgotten since

the vampire and lycan wars came out of the darkened smoky hallway. A shadow from the

past that had never faded with time, an enemy that had remained long after the peace

treaties had been signed. "Shishio…"

Kaoru and Misao waited patiently for Aoshi to come back with the food. The knock on

the door made Kaoru jump and for some reason made the feeling of unease increase

dramatically. "I'll get it!" Kaoru heard Misao basically run to the door. "Ao…ahhh!"

Kaoru's heart jumped into her throat as Misao's cry of surprise came to her ears. She told

herself not to jump to conclusions as left the bathroom she had been occupying at the

time.

"Misao…" Kaoru called only to get no reply. "Misao are you okay? IS Aoshi here?" She

stepped in to the main living room only to see the man she had feared for the past three

years smiling at her with Tomoe by his side.

"Kaoru, I haven't seen you in such a long time…" Enishi sadistic smile grew as he

watched the scared girl's reaction.

Kenshin jaw tightened as he sent yet another of Shishio's minions out of the window, he

had no time for this he had to get to Kaoru. He could feel her, the cold fear set in the pit

of his stomach as he realized that she was in distress and there was no way to get to her.

At least not without fighting Shishio and his lackeys first which would take time that he

didn't have. "Kaoru…please hold on."

Kaoru face was beyond shocked when she saw Aoshi and Misao both laying on the floor

unconscious. Aoshi was covered with injuries and blood from head to toe. It didn't

appear that Misao was injured but that didn't mean anything. "I will make a deal with

you, Kaoru, you hold their lives in your hands. You can either come with me peacefully

and your friends will live or you can struggle I will take you by force and my wolves will

kill them. I leave the decision to you." Enishi smiled even wider as he notice Kaoru

eyeing the two unconscious fools on the floor. He knew what her decision would be.

Kenshin had finally made it to the door Shishio was still blocking but that wasn't going

to last for long as he flung himself at his enemy Shishio was ready and waiting. "Just like

old times, am I right, Himura."

"Less talking, more fight." Kenshin's heart was racing as the battle with Shishio went on

physically and the battle with in his heart went on emotionally. Swords clanged together

in his ears his eyes becoming a fierce gold, he fought Shishio with only half of his

concentration while the other half focus on the emotions that flared between his and

Kaoru's connection.

"You will not be able to get to her in time if you do not keep you full attention on the

task at hand." Shishio's words rang out through the sound of the battle and Kenshin

faltered in his step giving Shishio the perfect opening which he took. Kenshin's left arm

was slashed from shoulder to elbow. This meeting of peace had become the start of a

new war, which was probably just what Shishio wanted.

Told you this chapter had a lot in it! I know it goes back and forth alot and I am sorry about that. Anyway this is the beginning of the end don't worry it won't be over for at least three or four more chapters but you know it has to stop sometime. Not to mention I have another story I am dieing to write but I promised myself I would not start on another story until I finished the one I am writting because I hate unfinished stories and how they just leave you hanging. Any way the next chapter is going to be as exciting as this last one was and possibly more so.

Tell me what you think! Thanks for Reading

Abby