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a tiny lil bit? *murmuring* Onegai?!? *more murmuring* Harrumph..fine, you still
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*thoughts*
/what had happened in the past/
(time setting)
Ayame-chan says: Konnichiwa!!! This'll
be the last chapter before I go on vacation! You can still review (that would
be extra nice) and you can still read this! Just don't expect an answer until
late August ^_^
Chapter Seven ~ Long Lost Family
Soldiers yelled out battle cries as they
rushed forward at the small group ahead of them. They knew that they outnumbered
them 3 to 1; they knew that they were going to beat their boss's enemy and hand
Battousai over to him and take out the rest...or so they thought.
Ukiyou was the first to go on offense.
Leaping into the air, she sweeped the first three attackers in a single kick.
Next, she ducked a blow from an oncoming soldier and returned his missed strike
with a hurtling uppercut. Those with swords drew them out and took out as many
soldiers as they could. Nuriko used strength as his adversary, lifting up a large
boulder and tossing one at a large group of troops. They ran to avoid the boulder,
and were taken out by others. Sanosuke took each coming at him one by one, using
as little moves as possible to avoid injury. Tasuki, using his Tessen, wiped out
a mess of soldiers with a combination of fear from the flames that came out of
the metal fan and martial arts. Chichiri, being a monk, used his own style of
martial arts and his staff as a weapon. Kenshin tried to protect Kaoru and fight
against the mass of soldiers coming at him at the same time, but a few time he
messed up and Kaoru took them out with a large stick that she found on the ground.
After a while, the soldiers' numbers decreased.
Enishi was getting bored as well as the blonde haired man called Nakago next to
him.
"You're troops are decreasing,"
Nakago commented.
Enishi snorted out a laugh and looked at
Nakago with an evil glint in his eyes. "I know, but don't worry. Once they're
distracted, those kids won't be able to get out in time.
Nakago smirked in his cruel way. "You're
a very cruel man, Enishi."
"This is part of my plan. I don't
want to spoil the fun of killing Battousai."
to Shunsaku and Yahiko's situation
They had almost made it, until a ninja
intervened in their escaped and nearly took off Shunsaku's head. Strands of black
were sliced off.
"Shunsasku!" Yahiko shouted as
he saw his newly found friend jump back.
The other four children clung onto their
brother in fear. Shunsaku glared at the ninja who laughed sinisterly. The ninja's
eyes glowed crimson under the moonlight.
"Maa, maa, you're pretty good for
a kid," the ninja chuckled. "But that doesn't surprise me. You're the
son of two famous Hitokiris, after all."
"And just who the hell are you?!?"
Yahiko demanded.
"Yahiko, get the others out of here,"
Shunsaku ordered quietly.
"Demo---"
"It's going to be impossible for both
of us to attack him at the same time when my brothers and sisters are here,"
he explained. "It's better for you to go. I'll take this freak on. Go to
the police station if you can. It's not far from here."
Yahiko thought about this for a second
and then gathered the children. "Alright, but don't you die on me, yet! We
still got a duel to finish!"
Shunsaku smirked, not leaving his eyes
off of the ninja. "Yeah, yeah, whatever."
They both exchanged a grin and Yahiko escorted
the children out of the home. The ninja continued to chuckle to himself, "Such
a brave young lad. Too bad you're going to die in a few minutes."
Shunsaku fell into a martial arts stance.
"We'll see about that."
back to the hell and torture of Enishi's
plan...
"Hmph, the fools are too distracted,"
Nakago said, the symbol of "kokoro" appearing on his forehead. "Do
you mind if I take the girl out now, Yukishiro-san?"
Enishi chuckled. "Do as you like."
A blue aura surrounded Nakago as he prepared
for his deathblow on Ukiyou. Tasuki noticed the aura of blue and prepared to stop
Nakago from his plans.
"LEKKA SHIEN!!"
Flames came out of his Tessen again, heading
straight toward Nakago's figure. There was a connection, debris flew everywhere,
but a shield protected the two men from any harm.
Tasuki swore to himself. "Nakago!"
he shouted. "If you're going to take U-chan, then you're going to have to
get through me first!" He charged at him, yelling out a battle cry that could
be heard throughout the compound.
Nakago smirked once again. "Ahou,
you'll never win."
Blue chi blasted out. Tasuki managed to
avoid it in time, but he wasn't prepared for the one coming from behind him...
"Tasuki!!"
With all the soldiers taken out, the others
looked on in horror as the red-head bandit fell back to the ground, burns seen
everywhere that singed through his flesh. Nuriko managed to break Tasuki's fall,
but he was nevertheless unconscious by the blast. *That's impossible!* Nuriko
thought. *He's stronger than before...*
Nakago chuckled sinisterly to himself.
"That idiot. He should've known."
"Kisama," Nuriko said in a threatening
tone.
Kenshin was about to intervene when Enishi
appeared behind him and Kaoru.
"Surprise," he said as the two
turned around, Kenshin instinctively pushing Kaoru behind him.
"Enishi," Kenshin said.
"Now, now, Battousai, you weren't
expecting me to fight like the last time?" Enishi taunted. "It's time
to redeem oneechan's wishes."
"Kaoru-dono," Kenshin whispered
to her. "Stand back, de gozaru."
"Datte, Kenshin," Kaoru protested.
"Sessha have to settle this once and
for all. Daijoubu," Kenshin reassured, "I'll be fine, de gozaru."
Kaoru slowly let go of her grip on him
as he stepped forward. *Kenshin...*
to the Suzaku's situation
"Kisama..." Ukiyou cursed after
Nuriko as she glared back at Nakago.
"Oh? What's wrong, Suzaku no Miko?"
Nakago mocked her as the smirk plastered his face. "Are you angry at me?"
A red aura began to surround Ukiyou's body.
"Yurusu nai."
Nakago continued on smiling as Ukiyou walked
slowly to him.
"U-chan! Yamero, no da!" Chichiri
tried to stop her. "If you use one of your attacks, your body won't be able
to handle it, no da!"
Ukiyou ignored him and still kept on walking,
repeating the words. "Yurusu nai."
"And what are you going to do, then,
Suzaku no Miko?" Nakago asked calmly.
"Yurusu nai. I'll never forgive you
for what you've done!!" Ukiyou shouted as the red aura around her burst and
surrounded everyone.
Nakago was a bit surprised and unprepared
at the same time for the blast of chi that came right at him. He spit out blood
and staggered back to regain his composure. Enishi's attention was distracted
from his main goal as he saw the gush of red light. *What is that?*
"Che," he muttured to himself
and jumped up to the top of the wall. "Battousai," he said, "this
isn't over, yet. Be prepared! Remember, you have six more days until Jinchuu begins!"
With that, he called over his troops and
each began disappearing one by one. Nakago stared coldly at the still angry Ukiyou
and then smiled.
"Hmph, Suzaku no Miko, you have been
spared."
He disappeared as well. Ukiyou calmed down,
but her grey eyes still had some of the hatred left in it. Everyone ran to her.
"U-chan, daijoubu?" Nuriko asked
worriedly with Tasuki slung over his back.
Tiredness was clearly visible in her eyes
as she nodded. "Hai. Tasuki wa?"
"Oh, this idiot? He'll be fine with
some rest."
"U-chan," Sanosuke murmured.
She turned to him, smiling.
"Atashi daijoubu," she reassured
him. "Where's Shunsaku?"
"Gone...I think," Kaoru answered.
"Demo, I saw him fighting against somebody out in the back."
"Let's go look and see," Aiko
said and they left the area.
to Shunsaku
He managed to dodge all of the ninja's
attacks, but dammit, he didn't know that ninjas could be that fast. Even with
experienced training in the martial arts, Shunsaku wasn't able to lay a hit on
him. Blood dripped from his wound in the shoulder as he panted slightly and continued
to focus his eyes on the ninja.
"Hmph, that look is starting to annoy
me, boy," the ninja said, falling into a stance as the metal claws from his
fists shone brightly in the moonlight. It was stained, however, with the blood
from Shunsaku's wound. "Do you give up?"
Shunsaku spit out a loose tooth in response.
The ninja chuckled. "So be it. Shine."
"Heads u----p!!!" Nuriko's voice
shouted high above them.
The ninja looked up a second too late and
was toppled over by Nuriko, who's impact on him knocked him out cold. Shunsaku
blinked a few times and loosened up. "Che,
what took you guys so long?"
"Don't be complainin'. We had some
troubles of our own, you know," Nuriko explained in his usual tone. "You're
lucky that you only got a hit in the shoulder."
"Shunsaku, daijoubu?" Ukiyou's
voice called out.
She and the others appeared out from the
side of the home, dragging Tasuki along.
"Oneechan, minna," Shunsaku murmured.
"Where are Yahiko and the others?"
Masaki asked.
"The police station, I think,"
his son answered.
"Well, that's good," Aiko walked
towards him, staring at him straight in the eye. "You did pretty well. I'm
proud of you."
"D-domo..."
"Oi, what're we going to do with this
guy?" Nuriko yelled out, punching lightly at the ninja's head as he still
sat on top of him.
"I say we beat his ass until he falls
over," Tasuki muttered, stirring slightly.
"Tasuki? Daijoubu?" Ukiyou asked.
Tasuki shook his head a bit but still had
to use Ukiyou as a balance "I'm fine, I'm fine."
"Well, that's a good idea," Sanosuke
agreed, going back to the subject while supporting Tasuki as well. He cracked
his knuckles.
"Matte, I have a better idea,"
Ukiyou interrupted.
Sanosuke looked at her. "And that
would be?"
Musashi police station
A young woman in a police uniform that
was slightly intact came into the questioning room. She had dark blue eyes and
short, black hair that looked like it was cut off by a knife.
"Mou, U-chan better give me a good
explaination about all this," the woman muttered, brushing her hair back
with one hand.
An officer saluted her. "Captain Fujin,
sir! This man was brought into questioning by those people who asked for you."
"Hai, hai. Arigatou, Heichirou,"
the woman said. "You're dismissed."
Heichirou saluted her again and left the
room. The woman stared back at the ninja that was tied to the chair, a wooden
table separating them as she circled around him with a serious look on her face.
In the window next to them, Ukiyou and the others watched.
Sanosuke whispered to her, "Oi, do
you think you're friend'll make him talk?"
"Daijoubu," Ukiyou grinned. "Yui-chan's
not your average police officer. She'll make him talk whether that guy likes it
or not."
"So," they heard Yui say as she
stopped walking and stared up at the paintings on the walls, "what's your
boss's goal in getting Battousai? Hm?"
"I ain't gonna say anything, onna,"
the ninja sharply replied.
"Oh, sou ka, demo you already said
something," Yui cleverly pointed out. The ninja was shocked for a moment
and then remained silent. Yui then continued on circling around the ninja. "Yukishiro
Enishi is wanted by the Shanghai police as a top mafia boss there. He's taken
many lives and is in charge of a weaponry base located in Shanghai's port. Now,
why would he have a base there? For protection? Or for something else?"
"I don't know," the ninja replied.
Then he smirked arrogantly. "Maybe he's looking for women like you to be
his precious pets."
Yui's blue eyes flashed dangerously and
with quickness like a lion, she took out a tanto in her boot and stabbed it into
the ninja's open hand, jamming it into the table. The ninja screamed in pain.
"Oh, god, ow," Kaoru said, covering
one ear.
"Che, does she always have to be %*@&^)
rough on them?" Tasuki complained.
"Now, if I were her, I'd do the same
thing if he said that to me," Ukiyou pointed out.
They saw Yui grab the front of the ninja's
shirt and pulled his face towards her as she had one foot on the table. They were
so close that their noses touched.
"Listen, you arrogant bastard,"
Yui snarled dangerously. "I don't give a damn if you're a freakin' ninja
or not and trying to save your boss's behind, but if you keep on making comments
like that, then we're going to have to get a different method on you, got it?
Either we do this the easy way," she then twisted the tanto around in his
hand, making him clench his teeth in pain, "or the hard way. Your choice."
"Okay, okay, I'll talk, just please,"
the ninja pleaded, "don't hurt me. I-I promise I'll stop talking like that!
Just please, let the damn tanto get off my hand."
Yui smiled triumphantly, took out the tanto,
and shoved the ninja back in his seat. Hard. "Good. Now, let me ask again.
Why is Yukishiro Enishi after Himura Battousai and teaming up with the Seiryuu
seishi?"
the next day
Ukiyou breathed softly as she slept on
Sanosuke's shoulder, much to his protests. Everybody was getting ready to leave,
to go back home to Tokyo.
"Maa, it's been a while since I've
been back there," Aiko said happily. "Let's see, the last time I was
there was for my cousin's wedding."
"Oro? You have a cousin, Aiko, de
gozaru?" Kenshin asked, confused.
"Hai. You've never met her before,
but you'll know her once you hear her name," Aiko said.
"So are you going to stay with her,
de gozaru?" Kenshin asked.
"You can stay with us, Aiko-san, Masaki-san,"
Kaoru added. "We have more than enough room."
"Arigatou, Kaoru-san, demo, it's been
a while since I've seen my cousin. If she finds out that I was in Tokyo and didn't
visit, then I'm in for a long lecture," Aiko explained.
"Let's just hope her husband isn't
there," Shunsaku muttered.
Masaki heard him and bonked him lightly
on the head. "Shunsaku, don't say that. Hajime's nice once you get on his
good side."
"Yeah, GOOD side, otousan. That's
the thing."
"Oi, what about us?" Tasuki asked.
"Ah, let them stay with you, Jou-chan,"
Sanosuke said to Kaoru. "Besides, I think U-chan here might like that."
Kaoru nodded. "You and the others
can stay with us, Tasuki-san."
"Are? Where's Chichiri?" Yahiko
asked, looking around.
"DA!!" Chichiri
appeared out of the ceiling, scaring the entire whole in their shoes.
The jolt that Sanosuke made woke up Ukiyou
as well. She blinked the sleep away from her eyes. "Nani? What's wrong with
you guys?"
"Dammit, Chichiri! Don't @*#()$ scare
us like that!" Tasuki yelled.
"Mou," Nuriko added.
"Ah, gomen nasai, minna-san, no da!"
Chichiri apologized as he flipped right side up. "Demo, I don't think travelling
on foot will be a good thing when the Seiryuu seishi are out in the open, no da!"
"So, then, what're we supposed to
do? Fly?" Nuriko asked.
"Maa, something like that, na no da!"
Chichiri answered. He took out his kesa and chanted a spell. After a few minutes,
a white light appeared and everybody disappeared, including all they packed.
Kamiya Dojo
"AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!"
Thud. Crash. The gang landed awkwardly
in the dojo, one on top of the other. Kenshin was dizzy, Yahiko, Shunsaku, and
the children were dizzy, Sanosuke knocked out, Ukiyou landing unconsciously on
top of him, Kaoru fainted, Aiko barely conscious, Masaki spiral-eyed, Tasuki KOed,
Nuriko landed on his head, and Chichiri hung on a beam just right above them.
"Da-daijoubu, na no da," he meekly
replied.
"Well, we're not okay, na no da,"
the others said.
later that day
Aiko was out shopping with Kenshin, after
insisting on him that she should go with him, for some tofu.
"So, you do this everyday?" Aiko
asked incredulously.
"Hai. Sessha wa in charge of buying
food, making food, doing the laundry, preparing the bath, and many other things,
de gozaru," Kenshin replied.
"Che, Kenshin, you're starting to
sound like me. I do that at home, too."
"Oro?"
She shook her head. "Maa, never mind.
You won't get it."
Something caught her eye. A figure in a
light blue kimono with long, black hair tied back in a low ponytail. Aiko couldn't
see the figure's face, but by the looks of the kimono, she immediately recognized
the woman who's back was turned to her.
"Oro? Aiko, what's wrong, de gozaru?"
Kenshin asked.
"Ah! Tokio, is that you?!?" Aiko
shouted out.
The woman in blue turned around swiftly.
After a few moments, her hazel eyes widened. "Are?!? Aiko?!?"
MUSE NOTES:
( Chichiri )
[ Tasuki ]
/ Taka-neko \
(Da! We are done for now, no da! Ayame-chan
is going on vacation in a week, na no da!)
[Yeah, and unfortunately, we get to come
along, too]
/Mreow?\
[Whaddya mean 'why', Taka-chan?!? She's
going to &@(*&%#* torture us on the plane for twelve @#($*#$)!#*%)#@@
hours!!]
(Well, if she's tired, no da, then Ayame-chan
won't be writing that much, Tasuki)
[I still don't trust that woman]
/Mreow, meow, meow, meow.\
(Hai, that's right, Taka-neko, no da! Ayame-chan
will need us when she has nothing to do so we have to be helpful to her, no da!)
[ARGH, DAMMIT!!! WHY DON'T YOU TWO @&&%*&#*^%*@_#*$*#&%
GET IT?!?!?]
*Ayame-chan bonks Tasuki in the head, rendering
him unconscious*
Hey, you're my muse get used to it. Anyhoo,
hope you enjoyed this chapter, no da!!