Chapter 3 Noon If you haven't noticed I don't work in till the wee hours of the morning! I only write then because I am insanely bored. Written: 3:21 (From the sign on me clock) No kidding.)

The Hitoriki Battousai stood with the about three thousand troops. The Shinsengumi would arrive shortly. He quietly sat down and started to nap with his two swords hanging on his shoulder.
He was awakened by shout from a soldier. "The Shinsengumi is here, attack!"
Kenshin instantly got up and looked over the meadow. About five thousand Shinsengumi were running down the hill, surprise gone.
Kenshin charged and ran up to a group of Shinsengumi troops. He ran to them and with his sword made a strong thrust of his sword. Three men fell over, their feet still standing.
He was attacked by an officer. Himura threw his sword in front of his face and blocked, then stabbed the guy. He jumped in the air and got a good hit at a couple of people.
Twenty of them surrounded Kenshin, he looked around at the stripped uniformed soldiers. They ran towards him and attacked, five by five. Kenshin blocked eight swords with one of his and unsheathed his other. He knocked the other swords from their masters, the landed on the ground a couple of feet away. They started to unsheathe their backup swords but were cut off, literally.
Five more came after him. Kenshin blocked a couple of swords and with his other one cut off ones head. Blood squirted on his face but the Battousai didn't notice. His sword was then met by a couple of necks, unhappily. Kenshin then let off the block of the five swords and got two after running through the group.
He turned around as did the three remaining. Two charged Himura and were met by their fate. The last, an officer ran off but was then killed by Lizuka. Kenshin smiled for a second and then turned around to face more.
That was when Okita Souji. He was probably Kenshin's age at the time. He smiled and said, "You must be the Hitoriki, the Battousai the Manslayer."
"I go by those names."
"Well Battousai lets fight, see who is the better!"
Okita charged Kenshin. He tried a stab but was met by air. He turned around and blocked a thrust of Kenshin's sword. Kenshin then unsheathed his second sword. He stared at Okita. Okita did the same at Kenshin but was smiling, not acting as if this were a life or death fight for either of them.
Kenshin then as quick as lightning disappeared and went behind Okita. He quickly turned around and threw his sword in front of his heart. Kenshin's knocked off of his and made a spark, Okita fell back a couple of feet.
He slowly got up, "There you go, Hitoriki."
He then charged Kenshin for the second time, he ran up to him and instead of stabbing or slicing was met by Kenshin's sword. Okita blocked and then slashed, blocked and sidestepped. He tried at Kenshin's liver but was again met by air.
Kenshin as well tried a stab but was met by the same thing Okita was. They were at the time equally matched. Kenshin threw his sword at Okita's and the collided. They stood in a dreadlock for a second, seeing who was stronger then who.
Kenshin started to win but then was pushed back, Okita started but was met by the same fat as the Battousai. They stood their ground as if nothing was going around them, and to tell the truth, everyone was noticing what was happing but noticed it were staying out of it since it was a duel.
Kenshin then pushed Okita's sword above his head, Kenshin tried the same thing that he'd done to the guard a couple of nights ago but was this time met by a block. Kenshin's eyes became larger, he wondered how he'd done that, and no one had blocked that move before.
Okita smiled at Kenshin and their dreadlock continued. Then Kenshin was knocked off balance by a dead Shinsengumi member, he was flying through the air.
Kenshin got up and was met by a sword, an inch away from his neck. Is this it?! Thought the Battousai.
Kenshin then got an idea. Okita put his sword at his shoulder and then threw it down at Kenshin's neck, though no blood spilled, only sparks of the swords that hit each other a centimeter from Kenshin's neck. Kenshin smacked Okita's sword beside but accidentally let go of his sword, they flew eight feet away.
"Good match, Battousai. I hope we meet again." said Okita as his image flickered and then went away. Kenshin slowly got up and unsheathed his second sword, it was a shame he couldn't of killed him with this one.
He ran to an officer and slashed him, blood went everywhere and Kenshin started another battle with more people, forgetting about what had just happened.

5:23 p.m. Inn

Kenshin walks in the inn and the landlady says, "You have blood on you, do a job tonight?"
"A big one." Kenshin walks to his room and falls asleep, tired of all emotion and strength.