"Princess Kiku" The ninja replied. He could not believe what he was seeing. A few months ago he saw the life go out of her by his sword. But now a living breathing Kiku was before him, in his boyfriend's arms.
"Rikimaru, is it really you?" She asked
"Yes, princess, it's me, how are you here right now, I saw you die, "
"He brought me back to life using his healing powers, and since then he protected my innocents."
"What?" the ninja said
Saskue just turned to him and looked in his eyes, he knew, just by that, it was the truth. Rikimaru dropped to his knees and hugged the princess . Holding her tight for a long time until he pulled back and looked her in the eyes, then at Saskue
"Saskue, I need you to protect her" Saskue nodded, guiding Kiku back into the hole in the wall. Both men stood up, Rikimaru put a hand on Saskue's shoulder "I'm going to find Shintaro and kill him for what he's done" Saskue looked deep into the ninja's eyes
"Saskue...I" Saskue suddenly cut him off buy wrapping his arms around the ninja's neck in a tight hug. Rikimaru hugged back, running his fingers through the silky black locks. Both men pulled away, without another word, Rikimaru nodded and ran of to find Shintaro, Saskue went into the wall with Kiku and sealed it up.
Rikimaru ran through the halls, he could fell tears pricking this eyes, he would finally wipe the man who hurt so meany of the earth. He finally got to where Yuka said the bastard was. He slammed the door open and saw Shintaro closing in one a terrified girl.
"Shintaro!" Rikimaru yelled.
The fat,ugly man looked up and and smiled his evil smile "Ahh,Rikimaru, Ive herd about you, and I must say your even more handsome than I imaged, even when with your face covered" Rikimaru drew his sword
"Your complements wont help you,You hurt someone I truly care about," He tightened his grip on the isoi "You are a pathetic excuse for a human being and I will enjoy killing you!" He yelled. Shintaro laughed
"Lets see you try" He drew his sword as well and ran towards the ninja, who held his up to block.
Saskue sat agents the wall, holding the princess tightly. "Saskue" he herd her say, she struggled out of his grasp and, in the limited light he could see her taking something off from around her neck "I almost fought to give you your necklace back" she said handing it back to him. he held the pendent in his palm, he ran his fingers over it, he never got a good look at it until now. Where did it come from? Suddenly he saw a man resembling him put it around his neck, his father? Yes the necklace is his family symbol, it broke in half whale training one day with his little brother. But somebody turned it into this, he suddenly remembered the ninja having the other half. Yes the ninja had it fixed . "Rikimaru" Saskue said Kiku looked up at him "What did you say" she asked, surprised to hear him talk
"Rikimaru,I remember him now, I remember everything now, Kiku, I can fight, I must help him"
"Why?" She asked
"Because I love him, even if he never returns my true feelings"
He got out of the wall and pulled her up as well. "Come on" he said pulling her along with him.
Rikimaru fought with his all, blocking and slashing at the man who hurt so meany. Shintaro struck down hard from above, Rikimaru blocked the attack and began to push back, he muscle out doing his opponent's, he suddenly felt a something slam agents his gut hard, it was Shintaro's knee, which knocked the wind out of the ninja, sending him to the ground. Before he could get back up Shintaro put a foot on his chest, putting all his weight on his ribs. he ugly man chuckled "Its to bad I must kill you, you could have such a good whore" His sword went up getting ready to finish the ninja off. The sword swung half way down but never got to cut the ninjas pail flesh. He looked up to see another sword stopping it in mid air, he looked over to see Saskue at the end of it. "Ahh, my little whore, you have returned "
Saskue took a deep breath his senses were clear so when Shintaro's counter strike was easily blocked, every strike was blocked.
"Your a pretty good fighter, pretty boy,"Shintaro said, pushing his sword agenst Saskue's in a clash "But, im stronger than you" he said pushing back. Saskue knew he wasn't strong enough. The swords were almost to his chest when he felt a hot splash of blood on his face. It wasen't his though, it was Shintaro's, Rikimaru got his composher and cut Shintaro's hands off. The fat man scremmed and dropped to his knees, before he knew it, he was dead, decapted by Saskue.
"Are you OK?" Rikimaru asked, putting his hands on Saskue's solders
"Of course I am Rikimaru" Saskue said, giggling a little
"I'm glad...what, you spoke?" Rikimaru said pulling Saskue into a crushing hug, Saskue wiggled away and pulled the pendent out of the ninja's shirt. He held his up to it and put it together "Kiku gave it back to me and I remembered who I was, who you are." He said moving back into the hug, nuzzling his head into the broad chest.
"I love you" he said to the ninja. Rikimaru held him tightly in him arms
"I love you to" The ninja said. Saskue almost cried hearing that, he pulled back a little, pulling Rikimaru's mask down and kissed him. God he missed feeling those soft lips agents his own. Rikimaru closed his eyes and kissed back, licking Saskue's lips, asking for entry. Saskue opened his mouth an greeted the warm tongue with his own. They stood like that for awhile until they herd Kiku clear her through to get their attention. They both looked at her,blushing. She was blushing as well. Saskue smiled
"Sorry princess, i forgot you were there" he said laughing a little.
"It's quite alright, I am happy for you two"
"Why thank you sweetie" he said, pulling away from the ninja, he walked over to the other girl, who was shaking in in the corner. "Are you OK?" He asked her, putting a genital hand on her arm.
"Yes, thank you" she said shyly. Saskue helped the girl to her feet, and led her over her to Kiku.
"You girls stay here" he told them
"Where are you going?" the princess asked
"Nowhere far, Rikimaru and I are going to finish off the rest of the samurai and free the girls, then we can go home." He looked at his lover "let's go" he said to the ninja
"Right" he said and followed him out the door.
It was dawn when they were done, the girls were free and were going home. The sun had fully risen when the trio got back to Goda's castle. Rikimaru and Saskue split up with Kiku to find their lord. The men found him in his throne room, they bowed down to him.
"You two were gone fore a long time, but your still alive, whatever you did must have gone well." Saskue looked up at him
"My lord, we went back to the brothel and killed the tyrant Shintaro, I'm sorry we left without telling you." Goda smiled "I am glad Saskue, I am glad that bastard is dead, and I am glad you are back to yourself." Saskue smiled back both men stood just as Ayame walked into the room.
"Oh there you boys are" She said going up to them, she looked at Saskue "You look a lot better, you must have gotten your revenge"
"Yes my friend, but that's not why we left last night."
Ayame raised a eye brow "Then why did you go back?"
"Well I went back to rescue-" he was cut off by a voice calling the female ninja's name
"What?" she said turning around to see Princess Kiku running towards her, tackling her with a hug. "Kiku, is that really you?" She asked in disbelief "Yes, my friend, it's really me" Goda ran over to them and picked up is daughter in a crushing embrace "Oh my sweet daughter! How can this be?"
"Saskue used his healing ability to bring her back to life, Shintaro must have stolen her body after he took Saskue prisoner, that bastard must have wanted a royal slave" Rikimaru said
Goda looked a little worried "Kiku are you still..."
"Yes father, Saskue saved me from that"
"Saskue, you are truly a good person, I can never repay you for what you did" Goda said to the blue eyes man. Saskue bowed
"You honer me my lord, but I just did what was right"
Goda walked over to Saskue and put a hand on his shoulder "Don't be so modest Saskue, for what you did, i will give you anything you want, whatever it is, it's yours."
"Thank you for the kind offer my lord, but all I want is to stay here, with with Rikimaru, and all of you" Rikimaru turned his head away to hide his blush.
"If that is what you want, then this place will continue to be your home."
Saskue bowed "It is, thank you my lord"