Author's Notes: Ok sorry this is so late I had my birthday party and sleepover and marvel night and ya...you get the picture...why am I so busy?
Chapter 25:
We were forced into waiting for Shishio to make a move. I knew that when he did we would know about it. I had only met Shishio in person once during the revolution but I recieved the idea that the he was the type of person who would like to make sure that everyone knew who he was with a big bang.
I hadn't forgotten my conversation with Shintah. I kept thinking about it over and over. I believe that Shintah's morals might be infecting me. I wasn't sure about what I did anymore. I wanted to be like Shintah because in truth I admired him, but I couldn't stop just yet. Shishio might need some killing. But that didn't stop me from thinking about what I should do when this fight was over.
Finally one night Shishio made his move. As I was gazing out the window for lack of a better thing to do I saw a small light flicker in the distance then another and another and the lights were coming closer. It was fire. Half of Kyoto was going up in flames as I watched. I ran off to get Shintah who was eating with his friends. I burst into the room. Everyone looked up at me with questioning faces. "It's Shishio! He's set Kyoto on fire!"
They rushed over to the windows to verify what I had said. I stood back and leaned against a wall as everyone was in a frenzy trying to figure out what to do. Misou wanted to fight as well, and Kaoru wanted to stay with Shintah. I'm sorry but Kaoru would just get in our way.
It ended that Kaoru, Misou, and Yahiko would stay and protect the city while Shintah, Sanoske, and I went to find Shishio. Apparently Shintah had an idea of where he would be able to find Shishio as he ran through the streets of Kyoto leading us. I wondered if we did manage to find Shishio what Shintah would do.
Finally we came across a woman in a very low cut dress. I raised an eyebrow. She smiled cooly and said, "Shishio is waiting." She led us into some castle like thing and took us to a first room where a monk sat. As he turned Sanoske narrowed his eyes. Apparently they knew each other. "Go. I'll handle him." Shintah began to protest but he was interupted by a man standing behind us. "Leave him, you need to continue as quickly as possible." I turned to see Saito. "Saito?"
He walked up to stand beside me. I narrowed my eyes and growled. Shintah put a hand on each of our shoulders. "Come now, this is not exactly the time to start fighting about the past." I nodded, but spared Saito one more withering glare. He did the same.
Shintah led us to the next room. I kicked down the door just for the hell of it. Saito haughtly looked over at me, "A bit melodramatic are we?" I rolled my eyes and stuck out my tongue at him. He ignored me and we went back to concentrating on the room as the dust cleared.
He walked up to stand beside me. "Miss me?" I narrowed my eyes with a growl. Shintah