CHAPTER 20- SMOKE
Sanosuke blinked twice. "J-Jiani?"
Enishi quickly rose once more, raising his head to see who it was who'd hit him. But when he saw her face, he froze. "No."
Jiani took a stance. "To get to anyone, you will have to get through me."
Kenshin took a step forward. "No! Jiani don't!"
Enishi studied this new girl, gazing deep into her dark eyes, dark eyes he recognized and knew all to well. And yet, they were tainted, tainted with the feverish brightness of her father. He knew right then and there. This was his niece!
"This was unexpected." He said quietly.
Jiani frowned deeper.
Kaoru could see his fists begin to tremble. What was happening to him??
Suddenly, he screamed. "RRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!"
The sound echoed throughout Tokyo.
Fury in his eyes, he turned on Kenshin. "BATTOUSAI! YOU PLANTED YOUR FOUL SEED IN MY SISTER!!!!!!" He screamed again, this time even louder.
"Jiani! Jou-chan!" Sanosuke pulled both girls away. In this rage, Enishi could have killed them without mercy.
Sensing this, Kenshin vaulted across the room and touched down in front of them. Meanwhile, Enishi seemed to be throwing a fit, clutching at his head and shouting. "TOMOE! TOMOE!!!"
"Jiani! Kaoru!" Kenshin hissed.
They peered up at him.
"Please," he rasped. "Get out of here now!"
Enishi began to quiet down. "Tomoe! Do not fret! I will avenge you now!"
"GO!" Kenshin shouted.
"GET OUT OF HERE! GO! GO!" Sanosuke yelled, shoving them out of the dojo.
"Kenshin!" Kaoru cried. But Jiani grabbed hold of her wrist.
"We have to go!" she told her in a calm, but firm voice. "For Father's sake!"
Reluctantly, Kaoru nodded. The two took off into the night.
Meanwhile, Inui rose to his feet, unseen by the others.
Enishi smirked. "It is time, Battousai! Time to take from you, what you took from me!!!!!!" He wheeled to go after the fleeing girls.
POOM!!!! A mighty punch sent him to the ground. Kenshin pounced on him, his eyes desperate and furious. "I WON'T LET YOU LAY A HAND ON THEM!!!!" He cried, beginning to pummel him. "EVEN IF TOMOE DOES SMILE FOR YOU!!!!!"
Smoke began to leak out of the broken Iwanbou. It filled the dojo and seeped out the door and holes.
"Saitoh! We have to step in now!" Sanosuke declared.
Yahiko struggled to sit up, but collapsed. Megumi paused, hearing the commotion from where she tended Kujiranami.
Saitoh scoffed. "What's this? Whatever happened to leaving the fight to the fighter?" He shrugged, drawing his sword. "But very well. I will help take him down."
Enishi was stunned. Where was all this strength from his opponent coming from? Hadn't he nearly killed him with that chest stroke? Now he felt his own strength weakening, especially when Kenshin kicked him into the wall and rose his sword to finish him.
"Enishi, for now you must rest. But when you wake again, I will tell you everything. Then see if Tomoe will smile for---
"BATTOUSAI!" A strong arm wrapped around Kenshin's neck, yanking him off of Enishi.
"ACK!" Kenshin was helpless now!
"You bastard! I'LL KILL YOU THIS TIME!!!" Sanosuke shouted.
Inui laughed. "Go Enishi! Go!"
Enishi slowly smiled. "Yes of course. Just don't kill him."
With that, he vanished in the smoke. Kenshin gasped. "NO! ENISHI! WAIT ENISHI!"
Meanwhile, Jiani glanced back over her shoulder. "Oh no! We have to run faster or we'll be caught in that smoke!"
But a sudden gust of wind, blew the smog right over them. Sliding to a halt, Jiani and Kaoru stood. There was an eerie silence.
SSSSSHHHHKKK! Jiani unsheathed her sword, and held it in stance. "Kaoru." she whispered. "Stay as close to me as you can!"
Kaoru nodded shakily. "R-Right!"
Suddenly, a dark form neared them. Jiani gritted her teeth angrily. "Stay where you are! Don't come closer!"
"I have nothing against the both of you." Came a voice, as well as the sound of a sword being brandished. "But you must die right here and now."
"Never! HAH!" Jiani charged in to meet him.
"JIANI!!!" Kaoru cried.
Almost blind, Jiani lanced out at Enishi again and again. Still, her blade encountered nothing but air. "I won't let you!" she cried. "I will not let you hurt Kaoru and destroy my father!"
"He has corrupted you." His voice echoed. He was circling her! Sweat beaded her brow, a cold sweat. For the first time, she felt true fear. Alone in the smoke, she was so vulnerable. She did the only thing she could. "KAORU! RUN!!!"
V-VASH! Something sharp cut into her, causing her whole body to erupt in pain. Before the darkness consumed her and her scream of agony, she heard Kaoru shout her name one last time. Then, there was nothing.
Sanosuke blinked twice. "J-Jiani?"
Enishi quickly rose once more, raising his head to see who it was who'd hit him. But when he saw her face, he froze. "No."
Jiani took a stance. "To get to anyone, you will have to get through me."
Kenshin took a step forward. "No! Jiani don't!"
Enishi studied this new girl, gazing deep into her dark eyes, dark eyes he recognized and knew all to well. And yet, they were tainted, tainted with the feverish brightness of her father. He knew right then and there. This was his niece!
"This was unexpected." He said quietly.
Jiani frowned deeper.
Kaoru could see his fists begin to tremble. What was happening to him??
Suddenly, he screamed. "RRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!"
The sound echoed throughout Tokyo.
Fury in his eyes, he turned on Kenshin. "BATTOUSAI! YOU PLANTED YOUR FOUL SEED IN MY SISTER!!!!!!" He screamed again, this time even louder.
"Jiani! Jou-chan!" Sanosuke pulled both girls away. In this rage, Enishi could have killed them without mercy.
Sensing this, Kenshin vaulted across the room and touched down in front of them. Meanwhile, Enishi seemed to be throwing a fit, clutching at his head and shouting. "TOMOE! TOMOE!!!"
"Jiani! Kaoru!" Kenshin hissed.
They peered up at him.
"Please," he rasped. "Get out of here now!"
Enishi began to quiet down. "Tomoe! Do not fret! I will avenge you now!"
"GO!" Kenshin shouted.
"GET OUT OF HERE! GO! GO!" Sanosuke yelled, shoving them out of the dojo.
"Kenshin!" Kaoru cried. But Jiani grabbed hold of her wrist.
"We have to go!" she told her in a calm, but firm voice. "For Father's sake!"
Reluctantly, Kaoru nodded. The two took off into the night.
Meanwhile, Inui rose to his feet, unseen by the others.
Enishi smirked. "It is time, Battousai! Time to take from you, what you took from me!!!!!!" He wheeled to go after the fleeing girls.
POOM!!!! A mighty punch sent him to the ground. Kenshin pounced on him, his eyes desperate and furious. "I WON'T LET YOU LAY A HAND ON THEM!!!!" He cried, beginning to pummel him. "EVEN IF TOMOE DOES SMILE FOR YOU!!!!!"
Smoke began to leak out of the broken Iwanbou. It filled the dojo and seeped out the door and holes.
"Saitoh! We have to step in now!" Sanosuke declared.
Yahiko struggled to sit up, but collapsed. Megumi paused, hearing the commotion from where she tended Kujiranami.
Saitoh scoffed. "What's this? Whatever happened to leaving the fight to the fighter?" He shrugged, drawing his sword. "But very well. I will help take him down."
Enishi was stunned. Where was all this strength from his opponent coming from? Hadn't he nearly killed him with that chest stroke? Now he felt his own strength weakening, especially when Kenshin kicked him into the wall and rose his sword to finish him.
"Enishi, for now you must rest. But when you wake again, I will tell you everything. Then see if Tomoe will smile for---
"BATTOUSAI!" A strong arm wrapped around Kenshin's neck, yanking him off of Enishi.
"ACK!" Kenshin was helpless now!
"You bastard! I'LL KILL YOU THIS TIME!!!" Sanosuke shouted.
Inui laughed. "Go Enishi! Go!"
Enishi slowly smiled. "Yes of course. Just don't kill him."
With that, he vanished in the smoke. Kenshin gasped. "NO! ENISHI! WAIT ENISHI!"
Meanwhile, Jiani glanced back over her shoulder. "Oh no! We have to run faster or we'll be caught in that smoke!"
But a sudden gust of wind, blew the smog right over them. Sliding to a halt, Jiani and Kaoru stood. There was an eerie silence.
SSSSSHHHHKKK! Jiani unsheathed her sword, and held it in stance. "Kaoru." she whispered. "Stay as close to me as you can!"
Kaoru nodded shakily. "R-Right!"
Suddenly, a dark form neared them. Jiani gritted her teeth angrily. "Stay where you are! Don't come closer!"
"I have nothing against the both of you." Came a voice, as well as the sound of a sword being brandished. "But you must die right here and now."
"Never! HAH!" Jiani charged in to meet him.
"JIANI!!!" Kaoru cried.
Almost blind, Jiani lanced out at Enishi again and again. Still, her blade encountered nothing but air. "I won't let you!" she cried. "I will not let you hurt Kaoru and destroy my father!"
"He has corrupted you." His voice echoed. He was circling her! Sweat beaded her brow, a cold sweat. For the first time, she felt true fear. Alone in the smoke, she was so vulnerable. She did the only thing she could. "KAORU! RUN!!!"
V-VASH! Something sharp cut into her, causing her whole body to erupt in pain. Before the darkness consumed her and her scream of agony, she heard Kaoru shout her name one last time. Then, there was nothing.