Resident Vampire

RK doesn't belong to me.

Author's Notes: I'm not going to have everyone do a battle, I'm actually only center it around some fights, like Enny's, Kaoru's, and Misao (not in that order). I hope you don't mind, but I can't really do good fight scenes, so it might come out a little bad.

Chapter 14 new: Fighting in Peril

Things weren't exactly going as planed, for Kaoru at least. Nanika was getting on her nerves, jumping from shoulder to shoulder while switching forms, on the excuse that he had never felt so free. That probably would have been freedom, she thought somewhat bitterly. But, he might not be staying… so yes; he should be having this freedom right now.

The agreement inside of her didn't help her though, for her insides were still going around in circles. The castle scared her for no apparent reason really, it just did.

"There is no reason to fear," said Nanika, looking his friend over with worried raccoon eyes. Kaoru felt touched that he showed care for her, even though most of the time they just fought like a brother and a sister. It was easy to misplace the two for twins when in human forma; same colored hair and eyes, about the same height and interested in dark colors.

"And this is coming from you? The last time you said that we got attacked by a pack of ravenous rabbits!" Kaoru shot back, giving the raccoon a berating look. Nanika just shrugged it off.

"You guys just didn't give me a clear thing to look out for."

"Ha! That's what you said last time, so be on the look out still."

"Okay!" The raccoon jumped off her shoulder and turned into his human form, the tight fitting black leather showing his form as he flaunted it. Kaoru just gave a sigh and continued down the path she thought—no, was sure—was starting to twist and turn the further they went.

She was right, for they were falling right into the chamber of Mr. Bigallsworth of Nina's army. He is the head strategy man and deadly for being impenetrable. But that was only something he knew.

"Who goes there in my home?" came the voice of a male, and Kaoru snorted at the way it sounded so—

Kaoru didn't have time to finish the thought as several… feathers? Came her way at fast speeds. She jumped out of the way, hoping Nanika was safe after he had jumped off her shoulder not far from where the feathers were on the floor.

"Why are you trying to defy the words of Nina-sama? All he speaks of is the truth." A man stepped out of the shadows. He had dark brown hair and eyes, tanned skin and a well muscled body.

"His truth is nothing if it means taking the lives of the innocent! And you aren't going to do so any more when I'm done with you!" A bokken appeared in her hands as she charged the man in front of her. The man blocked her attack, using his forearm. This surprised Kaoru, for what she hit was metal… the man wore metal armor underneath his clothes.

"Now you know my secret, and now I'm going to have to kill you. Can't have some one who knows my secret go out into the world and tell every one. But its not just under my clothes, its all over my body, creating a protective layer that no one can get through.

"Don't think so!" Nanika jumped up from behind her, a blat of light coming from his hands, setting electricity through Mr. Bigallsworth's body. Kaoru hid her face and eyes as the light filled the chamber, Nanika jumped in front of her, helping block out the light that could easily blind.

"Do you think he's dead?" Kaoru asked when it was over, eyeing the man with the raccoon Nanika on his shoulder. The raccoon just shrugged. They both shot back with a gasp as the body begun to twitch, what appeared to be small bolts of electricity run over his body. The man groaned. "He's alive."

Misao looked at Miki with a far off sigh, she was impressed with the minx as they way she was, no human form was needed for her or the rest of the Kenshin-gumi who just got their "friends." And from what Sano said, it would take either years for a friend to have a human form or a certain time in which a human them was seriously needed. He also said there was another way, but didn't explain because none of the new "friends" where like it. Nanika seemed to know it, as well as some of the others, but no one decided to go further into the conversation that seemed to end on that subject.

"No need to question," said Miki, looking at her friend concerned.

"What do you mean?"

"You are wondering about human forms, but no need to worry, I wont need mine at the time… maybe latter on, either in years or minuets, who knows? Do you?"

"No, but I think it would nice to know."

"Telling the future is not what it seems."

"How?"

"You see things you don't wish to."

"Oh." Misao stayed quite as they came upon an old library, the musty smell of books and dust. It looked like the place had been unused for years on end. Unsuccessfully trying to hold back a sneeze, Misao sent dust into the air. Miki scowled her as she brushed dust from her slick fur. "Sorry Miki-chan. Look at all these books I bet there's enough books here to fill the library in Tokyo."

She wasn't far off, for the library was packed with books, all crammed upon each other in bookshelves and on tables, some even covered the floor in stacks that almost reached the ceiling.

"Yes, yes, Aoshi-san would like this place, no? As well as other philosophers." Said Miki, sitting comfortably at a tale, looking at the page of an opened book beside her.

"Yeah, as a kid I had him read to me, all sorts of books. Fairy tales, to poems, to sci-fi, even some horror and romance. I would do so just to get his attention."

"You still thrive for his attention."

"I know, its like I can't get it out of my system."

"You did so as a child?"

"Yeah, I wanted his attention as well as his friends because I always felt left out… but when he read to me, it felt like we were the only two in the world. It was then, that I first fell in love with him, his voice was just so cute when he was hitting puberty." Misao giggled before laughing with full heart, Miki joining in.

"Was he funny?"

"Yes! His voice cracked all the time and the more he tried to stop it from doing so, t he more it cracked!"

They continued to laugh, not carrying much for what was going on around them, until a knife, a butcher knife, came straight for Misao's head. Miki saw it coming, a pushed her friend out of the way.

The knife was caught by a person they didn't see enter the room, Aoshi, who was glaring at something off in the shadows, Hiss doing so as well. "Told you I would protect you," he said, glancing as Misao before looking back at the shadows. Misao nodded her head in reply before taking her spot beside him. "You can come out now, we know you're there."

A squealing laughter filled the once silence air of the library, making the four wince as Uren stepped from the shadows, waving her knifes like a fan. Her eyes showed hatred as she looked at Misao with a small evil grin. "Well, well, look at what we have here, the small girl I said I would get rid of years ago… now I guess will be that time."

"Not while we're here Bitch," growled Aoshi, he, Hiss and Miki stepping in front of Misao protectively. The girl was touched by her friend's actions; they really cared for her.

"Hmm, four against one… I like my odds," Uren said, flicking her tongue against the cool steal of one of her knifes. "Let's fight!"

Enny stealthy walked the cold dark stairway leading up t o the tower, clutching his ageless katana in his hands. This was going to be his fight, not the young boy Yahiko's, no; he would take care of Nina himself. It wasn't just for the sake of his name. Never would it be that kind of reason! He wasn't selfish, but his pride wanted him to do this, and he was going to.

"So, you finally came," said Nina as Enny came into the tower room. The man had his back turned to him, standing at a lab table, messing with some chemicals. "To think I thought it would have been the young boy I wanted… instead it was you."

"Stop talking you bastard! It all ends here!" Enny declared.

"Why the brave act? It does nothing but show yourself gloating about a battle you might not win."

"I don't care if I win or not! This is for the lives you destroyed, and I will make sure on my own life that it is done!" Enny charged, blinking from view and coming up from behind Nina, or so the man thought as he through a vial behind him, expecting to hit the real doctor, only to find no one. A blade came down above him, slicing the man from the head to the floor. A clean cut that sliced Nina into two halves.

The doctor knew that it was too easy, and that was confirmed when Glob started to bubble from his place inside Enny's lab coat pocket. The two were soon running for their lives, as thousands of small balls covered with sharp deadly spikes came rolling after them.

No one had moved an inch when a glass breaking scream filled the once silence air. It was coming from Uren as she crumbled to the floor, covering her ears with her hands while crying out, "No! It isn't true! Nina-sama is not dead!"

But it seemed true when a mist started to seep into the room, like a thick smoke that started to make everyone gag. Uren threw her knifes in the air, and using her magic made them pierce her, killing her off as soon as they hit her.

Misao gasped in shock as she looked on with wide eyes. Aoshi grabbed her from behind, Miki and Hiss already hanging from his shoulders, as he headed for the door.

"Shinomori-san! Misao-san! We have to go now! The house was booby trapped!" called Kenshin from the door to the library, his words muffled as he covered his mouth noise from the smoke. He was worrying about Kaoru, but knew she would be safe and see her once they were out side. She wouldn't let herself die in a place like this.

They ran out of the castle, and Kenshin looked around as he spotted every one but saw everyone but Yahiko and… Kaoru. Fear and worry filled him. "Kenshin, I sure they are just fine," said Sano, coming up from behind his friend, resting a hand on the red head's shoulder, trying to offer the calming touch he knew only Kaoru could offer.

Kaoru looked around the twisting hallway, Nanika not far behind. Her senses were going hair wire as the place confused her to no end. The one she and Nanika had brought down had killed him self after muttering something about someone getting killed. It didn't take her long to figure out that it was Nina who had died at the hands of Enny.

"Help!" cried out a voice Kaoru knew well, and she headed in that direction, Nanika turning into a panther beside, running to keep up with her. They soon found Yahiko, curled on the floor coughing as the smoke around him invaded his lungs. "Kaoru…!" Yahiko raised one hand to her, his eyes watering as he went into another coughing fit.

"It's going to be okay," Kaoru said picking the guy up and holding him somewhat steadily in her arms. She looked about herself and found a window. Nanika followed her train of thought and quickly broke it open with a lighting shock.

The drop was more then Yahiko could stand without getting critical injuries, and the smoke was already to much for the boy to stand, and there was only one option left. Kaoru and Nanika looked each other in the eyes, sharing the same thought.

"Yahiko… we're going to be okay, but I need you and Tsua to hold on tight to my neck okay? And don't let go, okay?" Yahiko nodded and wrapped his arms around Kaoru's neck, Tsua holding onto Yahiko tightly.

Nanika concentrated and turned into a thick purple mist that went into Kaoru, hitting her between the shoulder blades and turning into a pair of magnificent wings and glittered like a black gold in the sunlight. Walking to the window, the angel Kaoru stepped out onto the ledge, not looking down as she waited for a strong air current to life her up.

Yahiko thought she was crazy! There was no way she would jump off a windowsill this high in the air. He felt the air push at them as Kaoru did so, and then, it ended, they were instead moving with this time. He opened his eyes for a moment, and was surprised to see them flying. He closed his eyes, his stomach lurching.

Kaoru flew them to the closet place she could land, having not flown in years. People came up to them speaking excitedly as they surrounded them. Some one took Yahiko as Kaoru drew back her wings.

"Well, now Nanika is a reason to stay a little longer," said some one, but Kaoru wasn't quite sure, as everything became fuzzy. The last person she saw was Kenshin running towards her.

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AN: Hahahahahahahaha! I am finally done with this stupid chapter! You have NO idea how long it took for me to write this! And I am glad that it is over. Don't expect any more updates until this weekend, or some time around then. It is taking me a long while to this, all this typing…

But I will finish this story before I put up another chapter for Crystal of Love! That I swear! And sides, its only two more chapters (chapters 16 old and new) and 2 epilogues (old and new). So it shouldn't take me that long to do if I do it all during the weekend.

Thank you for reviewing and please continue doing so.