Chapter 11: Tenma's Soul and Tenma's thoughts

Floating that is what it felt like. I don't remember how I got here, where is here anyway? I couldn't see as it was so dark and so cold. So very cold why was it so cold? What can I remember? A voice he sounded upset, worried even but who was he? I can't see him can't remember...

No one's point of view:

Himura kun was laid down on a futon that was normally kept as a spare in case Sannan san stayed to long. The man was beside the fury that had taken him by surprise. His hand felt the boy head and he pulled back shocked to find the boy so cold to the touch. Once all the captains and Kondou san was in the same room as Sannan, Hijikata, Saito and Himura kun the meeting started. Sannan seemed to stay right next to Himura kun which caught Kondou a bit off guard. Hijikata coughed to get everyone to hear him. "I know your all want to know what happened to Himura kun I don't know all the details but I was only there for me to know that we have a new foe who is unlike any we have ever faced, Saito kun can you tell us what happened first please"

Saito: I went on patrol with Himura kun today we had just done our rounds and was about to head back when we heard a voice. It seemed to cause Himura kun to freeze he seemed to be scared of the voice. And I mean like real pure fear. I thought maybe this was the person who had turned him into a fury but he don't remember the man who voice came from being the one who turned him. He did however tell me that if it was that man then he most likely got someone else to do it. He also told me that he had thought this man to be dead as he had not seen him for 15 years.

Sano: 15 years so he knew him from before?

Saito: it seemed like it yes. And I don't think the man is someone he was friends with given how he reacted. Also the man wanted us to bring him a red shard I don't know what he meant by that though.

Heisuke: A red shard huh? You think that maybe Himura kun had it or has it on him?

Sannan: That could be true he does seem to keep people at arms length. We could search his room?

Kondou: That might be a good idea Sannan san

Saito: On top of that, that man took Himura kun's soul right out of his body.

Sannan: HE DID WHAT!?

Sano: Easy Sannan san we will save Himura kun we have to.

Hijikata: In any case we need to come up with a plan if we want to save the boy. So any suggestions

Shinpachi: He did what? What does that mean Saito kun?

Hijikata: It means right now Himura kun's soul is being held by the man who attacked Saito and Himura. And this man wants a red shard for the boy's soul.

Okita: So lets find this shard and kill the guy who so much as wants to hurt one of our own. Or at least wants to hurt or kill our little Battosai.

Sannan: Souji kun we can not rush into this without a real plan that man might have traps to bring us down. For all we know this could be what he wants so we need to plan carefully.

Tenma's point of view:

It is still cold but I can remember a face, well two faces really no wait three. Huh do I know them? One is a little girl a small child. She is always smiling at me telling me that she is not lonely anymore and for me to play a game with her. But who is she? Why does she make me feel happy? The other is a man with glasses. He seems nice and kind but there is something more to him. He reminds me of a cunning fox ready to trick someone into something. But why do I feel that about him? I feel a bit calmer when I think of him as if I can trust him but why if he comes across as a fox? The last face is also a man. With indigo hair and seems to be someone who keeps to himself. But why is his face so angry? Did I cause him to be mad? I don't have any feelings towards him other then that of someone who has to work with someone. Is he someone I work with? No that doesn't sound right but then what is it and why does he look so mad?

No One's Point Of View:

Tenma's soul floated above a bowl. Above the soul was images of people she could remember while in her soul state. The girl being the strongest out of all of them. But strangely enough the man with the glasses and kind smile also seemed to come in a close second. As for the third there was no much just a face and a very faint feeling. While the other two seemed to be way stronger. Naraku smirked at that as he looked at the images play out before him. "Hmmm such interesting memories, incomplete though they are I can see she holds at least two people closer then most." Tenma on the other hand could only think while Naraku held her life in his hands.

Looking at the soul Naraku wondered if Tenma ever truly got her memories that he took from her. She had wanted to forget killing the slayers, the girl she dared to call her big sister. She had cared for her but he had made her kill them all. But yet when Tenma had met Kisa and had been ordered to kill her she couldn't. Naraku couldn't understand why this girl back then couldn't kill that one child. What made her unable to do so? She was skilled enough and under his control but she defined him went against him. Could it have been something stopping his plans? Someone maybe that did something to the girl back then to make her go against his orders? He wanted to know who it could be but so far the memories have not gone back far enough. They seem to cling onto that man with the glasses and that child.

Tenma's point of view:

I feel so drained and weak and cold. However I don't feel any pain or hunger. Am I real? Am I even alive? I don't know anymore I just want to wake up. Why can't I see something anything a light would be nice seeing the sky or a bird even those people that I can't remember fully would be nice. I wonder what their voices sound like. What it is like to hold their hands or feel their hair. Is their hair soft? What about smell do they have a nice smell or is it something different? I wish I knew wish I could talk to them hear them and be with them. But why do I feel this way? Why do their faces stay the most? Are they important to me? Not knowing why I felt like this or why I could only remember those three people two more then the last one, but something told me they meant something and I wanted to keep that with me. Wanted to cling onto it.

Then a face I couldn't place came to my mind. A female older then I was at one point a name came with that face as well. Momo chan but who was she I felt sad seeing her face. Like my heart was breaking in two. It hurt so much but why can't I stop feeling this pain when I see that face? Why does her face cause such pain? I don't know why but it did and I felt helpless to do anything wanting nothing more then to cry but unable to. I hated myself not because I couldn't cry or anything that silly. But because I couldn't help but feel like I was some kind of bad person.

Unaware that my soul was growing duller by the minute. Unaware that my soul was becoming more tainted with these thoughts of self hate. Oh how I loathed myself right now. Unable to cry to get out of the darkness. To even speak only to think of these thoughts that my mind had, seeing the images of people I don't even remember. And isn't that sad that I can not remember them. I must be a bad person for not being able to remember them. I wonder what they think of me? Do they like me or hate me? Would they hate me and think of me as a bad person if they knew I couldn't remember?

No one's point of view:

Tenma's soul flickered like a candle as it float in mid air. While back at HQ it had been decided that the captains will go and save Himura kun's soul, while Sannan will take care of Himura kun's body. Kondou san will stay behind with foot soldiers to keep HQ safe. Sannan had found the red shard on Himura kun while everyone had been out of the room looking through Himura kun's things and keeping the little girl safe and away from this area.

It was while Sannan had found the shard that he had also found out about Himura kun's true gender. Sannan san's face held a blush when he had found out that the boy he had took into HQ was really a girl, well more woman then girl. But he had also seen just how bad the scars really was. He felt for her as it was clear that someone had caused her so much pain. But at the same time he was now forced to face the truth and would have to find a way to either keep her secret or he would have to tell the others. For now he would keep her gender and claim that time was more important if they had wanted to save her.

Once he gave Hijikata the red shard and they had left him with her. Sannan had started to gently rub her ears remembering how she had blush when he had first done so. He now found that to be kinda cute, and he noticed that the reason why she seemed to want to take a bath alone and even not wanting to wash up with the other men was because of her gender. She was hiding herself by pretending to be a boy. It was clever as she could pass as one and even had until he had found out of course. His hand played with a strand of her long golden hair and every now and then would rub her fluffy wolf ears. A somewhat peaceful smile had graced his lips as he looked down at her. Then he frowned seeing how pale she was and with his other hand he felt her forehead, taking note that she seemed to have gotten colder. This worried him as he knew the soul needed to be in a person for them to live. Without a soul the person would die within a length of time. However Sannan did not know what that length of time was.