Resident Vampire

RK doesn't belong to me.

Chapter 14 old: Fight

Chills wouldn't leave her as she walked the dark corridors of Dr. Shi's castle. The memories of long ago fresh in her mind. Kaoru wrapped her arms around her self, pausing on a wall, only to freeze as she heard breathing other then her own. Looking over the corner, her eyes met dark ones, and the two people went back to the wall before getting ready for a fight

Kensin and Kuku, got the roof of the place. Free to fresh air, and no enemies, for only Uren, Nina and Mr. Bigallsworth were all inside, and not out. But, the two were having their own problems, ghosts. Being that weren't alive criss-crossed in front of them, a few even looked at the begins that hid in the shadows. Those two were scared.

Misao and Miki looked around the library, feeling both bored and scared. The feeling of dread was coming to her, faster then before.

"Well, well, isn't it the little brat who I long ago swore I would kill?" a woman's voice came out. Miki went stiff, hair standing on end and a low growl leaving her throat. Misao froze as memories came to her.

Miki's eyes were darting between the darkness and her friend. Then she suddenly jumped into the air. In a flash of light, instead of a minx, she was a tall woman. Long hair held in a braid and ocean eyes. The human Miki took Misao into her arms and jumped once more into the air. Right in time to miss several sharp daggers coming their way.

"What in hell are you?" Uren appeared in the soft candlelight of the library, her eyes blazing with anger. The two others landed nicely on the floor, the human Miki putting Misao on her feet. The y looked at each other and came to a decision: kick ass.

"This is Miki! My friend! And we won't let you take any more lives!" declared Misao, taking her kunai out and flashing them at Uren. Uren laughed her squeal laugh. She didn't see Misao through the small knifes at her.

Dr. Shi was crawling across the ceiling, heading towards the tower, where Nina was waiting. He would get this imposter him, even if it meant his life. The lives Nina had taken were all innocent; not one of them had a real reason to die. Death would be the only thing worthy of him.

"Nina, nice to see you," said Dr. Shi as he jumped down o the floor, landing in front of a frustrated man, his eyes holing anger and surprise as he saw Dr. Shi. "Now, it is time for you to die."

A sword appeared in his hands, and with a quick slash, the man lay there dead. The doctor became suspicious immediately, no one wold have gone down that easily, especially a vampire (which the paper had said he was). A trap was what it meant, and sure enough, it started raining bowling balls. He ran, Glub catching fire in his pocket.

If Kaoru had been any one else, then she would have ran from the man of steal she was facing. But, she wasn't, so she stayed, and her fists were starting to hurt. With each blow she gave him, his blood didn't even run faster! Nothing harmed him! Finally fed up, she kicked him on the crouch. He fell to the floor with a small groan, in pain.

Shaking the fight off, she hit a pressure point and he was unconscious. Taking him by the foot, she started to drag him down the hall, going back to the entrance where she would drop off the man with those who were standing watch there. Stairs appeared in her way, and she didn't seemed to care as the man's head hit every step along the way.

"Hey, red-head! Why you all scared?" an old ghost asked, male, and all wrinkly looking. Kenshin didn't answer as he backed away from the ghost, only to bump into another. The dragon and man looked at each other with a single thought: run! He had a fear of ghosts sense he could remember, starting with the old woman who used to chase him with a butcher knife.

He didn't get far, as a ghost took a hold of the back of his shirt, stopping him from going any farther. Kuku looked back and went for his friend. He quickly changed into his human form, a tall man with a red Mohawk, and violet eyes. A silver ball appeared in his hands, he threw it at the ghost holding his friend. A bunch of pink gas came out, filling the air. Kuku grabbed his friend and ran.

Misao and Miki did a double kick on the woman who was trying to pull a kunai out of her leg. Uren didn't see it and slid to the floor, unconscious. "We can't kill her," Misao said, "Even if she deserves it for all that she has done."

"Hai," agreed Miki. They took the woman and some how carried her to the entrance. There they found Kaoru setting her male captive against a tree, along with everyone (almost) waiting for the rest. Aoshi walked over to the two as they set Uren by Mr. Bigallsworth. Miki turned back into a minx and went over to where Tora and Chiki sat.

"Where's Kenshin and Ku-chan?" asked Kaoru, looking around the group. She got silence. "Dr. Shi isn't here either." Still Silence.

Then a scream started, and everyone looked at the entrance as Kenshin, Kuku (in small dragon form) and Dr, Shi came running out. Thousands of bowling balls, all in different sizes and colors came rolling after them. When the three reached out side the bowling balls vanished, as if they were never there at all.

"My ball!" cried out Kuku, tears falling from his eyes. Kenshin tried to comfort the dragon, who just continued sobbing into his shirt. Kaoru sighed, and with a flick of her hand, the ball appeared. She gave it to Kenshin, as Kuku wouldn't look up at her, as he was too busy feeling sorry for himself. Kenshin gave the dragon the ball, rocking his little friend like he would a baby. The dragon wouldn't notice the ball for some while, as he wouldn't stop crying for sometime (he could cry for hours on end with out stopping).

The rest just looked at him. Saitou just snorted, getting a hit on the head from Tokio. Several thought he would be quiet ready to have a child and be a good parent. Aoshi just held Misao to him, not wanting to let go just yet.

"Dr. Shi, where's Nina?" Kaoru asked, breaking the soft silence that had settle. Dr. Shi looked at the ground; a guilty look came to his face. Kaoru glared at him. "You did, didn't you?" Dr. Shi shook his head yes, and an animal like scream filled the night air. It was coming from Uren. A dagger sent her from her own hand came to her own heart. She seemed very loyal to the man, to do that. Mr. Bigallsworth just sat there, before laughing and resting his head on the tree trunk, muttering something along the line of "the crazy man had it coming to him" and "about time." He didn't care about what happened to his master, unlike Uren, the girl was in love with him, and would follow him to the bowels of hell just to fell the soft force of his breathing.

Sano took off his cost and covered her body; cutting off the sight of blood until it would slip through the cloth. Misao was crying, silently into her Aoshi's chest. Kaoru stood by Kenshin, but at the same time, was keeping to her self. Kenshin was silent, rocking Kuku, trying not to see. Everyone else was crying or comforting, the woman could have lived on, and not follow her master to death.

Time went by slowly as they went first to bury Uren, close off the castle, and to the Black Crest Dojo, Kaoru leaving the group at the castle to get Yahiko and Tsubame. There, they all just sat around in the garden while t hose captured during the battle and among the humans had their punishment from Lady Retai.

Everyone didn't know what to think in the midst of everything that was going on, for what was happening, was too confusing for them to understand. It also gave Hiko a headache, but let us not get into that. Almost everyone was just sitting in the garden, being quite, except for Kenshin and Kuku, who were playing catch with Mina while using Kuku's silver ball. They were having fun, expect for everyone else, including Kaoru, who was putting up with Nanika's antics on information, which even Yahiko didn't even know about.

When the three, Kaoru, Tsubame, and Yahiko came to the garden, the raven-haired vampire was pushed to the ground by a happy little dragon that was thanking. This got several rounds of laughter from those around the two.

"Nanika-sama, minna-sama, Retai-sama will now see you," said the soft voice of another servant girl, her kimono more beautifully designed then Mina's own.

"Thank you," Kaoru said, getting up with Kuku in her arms and bowing to the girl.

"You might was to change into something more… um… reasonable," suggested the girl, everyone around her was wearing mostly jeans and t-shirts.

"Thank you again," with a snap of Kaoru's fingers; everyone seemed to be wearing something they would wear back in the Meji era. Except for Kenshin, his gi was a dark blue one, and not fascia like the one he wore as a rurouin. "Minna please be on your best behavior… Retai-sama has a rule that in the end is simply, 'be polite ad don't get yelled at.' Ask Sano, she hit him on the head once for cursing in front of her."

"And it hurt," muttered the ma, rubbing the back of his head, the spot where he was hit who knows how many years ago.

"Mow, let's go!"

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Author's Notes: This is the old version of chapter 14, the new version will shortly follow, unless I can finish it today as well, but who knows. I'm not very good with fight scenes, so that's why it might take it longer to get it up. Please review, and maybe, the other chapters will get up faster, ^.^… but, I'm not a fast typer… in fact, I hate re-typing things, and I still can't get onto my screen thing at school, so I can't see if my files are still there… sigh…

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