this is like the second or third to last chapter, i'm not sure yet.

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"Insolent, worthless child!"

The cry rang harshly on Tsubame's ears and tears came to the soft-spoken girl's eyes as she watched in horror

, but not surprise, she had seen it before, as Damasu slapped Jade cruelly, then threw her across the room.

"B-but, I'm y-your d-d-daughter," Jade stammered as tears swelled in her violet eyes.

"You fool, do you honestly believe that you being my daughter matters now? I just pretended to be a sappy

mother so your softie father would allow you to come with me. You are just a street brat who nobody wants

anymore! A slave is all you are good for!" Damasu cackled evilly as her daughter cowered fearfully on the

floor.

"You are dead wrong Damasu!"

The door slid open with a loud bang to reveal Yahiko wielding his Boken, and Kaoru behind him holding the

Sakabatou uneasily, as if not sure how to use it. "We are Jade's real family, and we have come to take her

back home," Yahiko continued.

Just then, a rare sight appeared. A certain red haired rurouni came puffing up, shouting for 'Koishii to drop

his sword that instant!'It made for quite a sight.

"Kenshin, Damasu just hit Jade," Yahiko pleaded. "She was beating her, she has to be stopped!"

Upon hearing that, Kenshin's eyes began to tinge with a dangerous amber. He snatched the Sakabatou from

Kaoru, and attacked Damasu, who grabbed a kitchen knife to defend herself. The two were about to try to

slice each other in half when a voice shouted,

"Freeze!"

The whole kitchen and everyone in it froze like somebody had hit the 'pause' button (authoress waves magic

remote control and cackles evilly).The Chief of Police stalked in authoritatively (another vocab word!), and

much to the surprise and utter shock of everyone there, was followed by a very smug Sanosuke, with little

Kenji on his hip (this scene is getting weirder and weirder). "Now," the Chief continued, "What seems to be

the problem here?"

Everyone pointed fingers at Damasu and chanted in unison,"She hurt Jade!"

The Chief raised eyebrows, but remained calm and composed. "That is a seroius accusation, it is a terrible

crime to beat children. Do you have any proof?"

Jade, still visibly shaking, stood and said in a quavering voice,"Me." She then showed the police the bruises

and scatched she had recieved from Damasu over the course of one single day. Blood from a cut on her forhead,

inflicted from when she had slammed into the wall, mingled with her tears of joy as the police had seen all

the proof they needed to arrest Damasu for beating innocent children.

"Father, what about Tsubame," Jade asked.

"I'll guess she'll have to go back to the orpanage," Kenshin began, but a nudge in the ribcage from Kaoru

changed his answer to "I think she should come home with us."

"Yay," the girls cheered. "Let's go home!"

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one more chapter to go, two if you guys want an epiloge. make sure you tell me whether or not you ant on in

your review!