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Chapter Seven: Awakened from the Darkness

The air around the group was thick with anxiety and tension as they waited for Yamagata to speak again.

"Yamagata! Where? Where are the Bafuko?" asked Selena helping him sit up.

"Takasugi knows. Takeda knows too," said Yamagata between breaths.

"Yes but where are they?" asked Saitoh kneeling beside him, the rest of the vampires had crowded around him quickly as he fell.

"They... They're at... the ... corner-edge of ... of.... K..K..K..." before Yamagata could finish, he fell unconscious at the lost of blood from his wounds.

"Anji, Katsu. Help Yamagata to an empty room. The rest of you start looking for Takeda Kanryu and Takasugi Shinsaku," ordered Selena as she took out her cell phone.

They all raced back to their desks and began to work but Kaoru, as the other two took care of the weakened Yamagata.

"What are you doing? Find them," said Selena as she dialed in numbers.

"They're at the Flower Tower," said Kaoru flatly.

The others stopped and looked at her before getting back to work.

"How do you know?" asked Selena pausing in mid-dialing.

"I know them," said Kaoru.

"How?" asked Selena curiously, her phone call forgotten.

"They're my...cousins," said Kaoru in a whisper, her head bent.

Before Selena could ask further questions, Misao spoke up.

"They're drug dealers. They have connections with the humans. Though I'm certain that these two are vampires. Their description tells it all," said Misao.

"They sell opium to thugs in alleys," added Sanosuke.

"Their deals are done at night. It says that most of their clients die after taking the opium, but I think that the two actually feed on them when they're too high to do anything," said Yahiko.

"Good. Are you sure they'll be there Kaoru?" asked Selena.

"They go there every time they get new information, so they can celebrate. They have a taste for human life styles, and they... have a thing for humans," said Kaoru.

"The Flower Tower. I want four of you to go and get the information out of them. Who wants to volunteer?" asked Selena.

Saitoh, Tsubame, Yahiko, and Shura volunteered.

"Oh no you don't Tsubame. That is not a place for you. Even if you are older than most humans are, you are not going to a place like that. I'm going for you," said Sanosuke.

"So you know what that place is then. Been there rooster?" asked Cho grinning.

Sano blushed a bit, but then glared at him.

"Yahiko you're still young. I'll take his place," said Aoshi.

"All right. Report back as soon as you get the information. Saitoh, you know the place, so you drive. The rest of you, I want you to do the tasks you were sent. Once Anji and Katsu come down tell them the same. I'm going to see the bosses," said Selena.

"Yes ma'am," said the others and did as they were told.

*~*~*~*~*

Kaoru finished her assignment quickly and just sat there. Why did her cousins always have to be with the wrong groups. She knew that if they were connected to the Bafuko, since their ways were like the Bafuko's obligations, then she'd have to kill them.

Apart from Anatra, her aunt, they were the last of her family. Luckily the two's parents weren't alive, or they'd be ashamed to have such children. (*Anatra is not their mother.*)

"Are you done yet Kaoru?" asked Megumi walking over.

"Yeah," said Kaoru absentminded.

"Want to get something to eat?" asked Megumi.

"I'm fine," said Kaoru.

"Want to get something to drink?" asked Megumi worried about her friend.

"Orange juice will be fine," said Kaoru finally looking up at her with a smile.

"Sure," said Megumi with a smile and left.

"You okay ugly? You seem out of it today?" asked Yahiko walking over.

She hit him upside the head, that little comment brought her back to life.

"What was that for?" asked Yahiko holding his head.

"That's for calling me ugly," said Kaoru calmly.

"Well you are, ugly," teased Yahiko.

"Shut up little Yahiko," yelled Kaoru.

"I'm not little. I'm older than you are," protested Yahiko defensively.

"You don't look like it," stated Kaoru grinning.

"Ugly!" yelled Yahiko.

"Little Yahiko," shouted back Kaoru.

"You should respect those who are mature than you are," said Misao walking over.

"Stay out of it weasel girl!" shouted Yahiko.

"Why you little brat, I'm going to it you so hard you'll be stuck in a coma for a week," said Misao as she fisted her fists.

"Like you could," said Yahiko smugly, crossing his arms around his chest.

Misao took out her kunais and shot them at him, he barely dodged them.

"Stop you three. We're suppose to be working," said Tae.

"We're done," shouted the three in union.

Tae backed down at them. They were getting creepy.

So began the name game between the three.

*~*~*~*~*

The ride to the Flower Tower was a long and silent one.

Flower Tower was like the Bloody Murder, just that its appearance was the opposite. It was out in the open, had three floors connected by stairs. The place was lit and had the traditional brothel of the past to it. (*Brothel-basically a whore house in the olden days.*)

So all of the women wore on a kimono that was designed to show more of their more likeable parts.

Takeda and Takasugi were seated down at a table with women all over them when the four entered the place. Like the Bloody Murder, it was full of smoke and the stench of alcohol.

Most of the drunken men were basically crawling over to Shura. She was beautiful in her black attire and was new flesh for them.

"Sorry boys but I'm here for business only," said Shura as she kicked one into the wall.

"I want her. Get the girl," shouted the man that looked like their leader.

Shura took out her numb chucks when the men at her were thrown back into the wall. She looked to her right and there was Aoshi. He had punched the men to the wall.

"I could have done that," said Sano.

"You were too slow moron," said Saitoh.

"Why you..." began Sano glaring at him.

Shura looked at Aoshi in a new light. The man looked amazing, he was the total definition of tall, dark, and handsome. Now how was she going to get him?

She shook her head. This is business. Stick to it.

The four continued their way to the two vampires.

*~*~*~*~*

"Will you four stop arguing?" asked an annoyed Megumi.

Cho had entered the fight when Yahiko called him a broom head.

"Shut up kitsune," said Cho.

"Why you good for nothing... broom head," said Megumi, it was all she could think up.

Then came another round of name-calling.

"SHUT UP!" shouted Kenshin his eye flickering red and amber. He couldn't take it anymore, he was getting a migraine and that only meant that Battousai had a chance to leak out. And that was not a good thing. It was difficult to fight yourself when there was so much commotion going on, it was making it worse. He needed to be some place where it was nice and quiet, and so he got up and left rubbing his temples.

The five fell silent at that, and went back to their seats.

"Good going Himura," said Soujiro with a smile.

The other five glared at him.

Kenshin walked into the living area and sat down on a couch exhausted. It took most of his energy to keep Battousai down, and working didn't help. He was glad to have something to keep his mind off of Battousai, but it was tiring him out too.

"Sorry about that. He still trying to emerge?" asked Kaoru sitting beside him.

"It's all right. I just really need to relax is all," said Kenshin with a weak smile.

"Call your uncle for a day off. He'll emerge while you're at your weakest train of

thought," said Kaoru seriously, she knew from her other half.

"I know," said Kenshin as he took out his cell and made the call.

*~*~*~*~*

"Who are you four?" asked Takeda as the four came over.

"We're here to ask you about the Bafuko," said Aoshi as they sat across from them.

The two were relaxed but then became tense. They waved off the women.

"What about the Bafuko?" asked Takasugi trying to act casual by taking a glass of wine.

"We have news that you two know where their head quarters are," said Saitoh.

"So cough up the info or we'll be forced to take immediate action," said Sano cracking his knuckles threateningly.

Shura rolled her eyes, he obliviously didn't have a clue about getting appropriate data.

Takeda just smiled.

"Now why would we do that?" asked Takasugi teasingly.

"Unless you want to end up like certain vampires that go up against me, then you'll be smart enough to tell us all you know," said Saitoh in a voice that sent shivers down some of the close human women.

"Apart from Yamagata, and he's most likely disabled for now, we're the only ones that knows their whereabouts. Your little society wouldn't hurt us, for we are the only ones with the information that you all need. We might be drug lords, but we're not stupid," said Takasugi.

"Could of fooled me," said Sano coldly to Shura who smirked.

He got a glare from both vampires.

"Shut up you moron. You're making it worse," said Saitoh.

"We have connections with very powerful vampires. It would be wise that you tell us before they come to you personally," said Aoshi calmly.

"Like whom?" asked Takeda taking in a lit cigar.

"Hiko is our boss. The Hitokiri Battousai. Selena. Anatra. Those are just some of the vampires that we know," said Sano calmly as he saw Takasugi pale at each of them.

"Well they won't do anything to us. They know that we're the only ones who know where the Bafuko are. So you can't really use that against us. For we shall just take the secret to our graves. We're not the ones that are going to lose or benefit from this," said Takeda calmly.

Sano glared at him.

*~*~*~*~*

"What he say?" asked Kaoru as Kenshin got off the phone.

"For me to relax and try not to do anything but control Battousai. It's not that easy to do, so it'll take a while and a lot of my strength," said Kenshin with sigh.

"How can I help?" asked Kaoru.

"By keeping quiet," said Kenshin as he placed his fingers to her lips.

Kaoru nodded as he smiled.

He was about to close the distance between them when her cell rang.

Kaoru quickly picked it up and smiled apologetically at him.

"Yes?" asked Kaoru.

"Kaoru dear, you mind talking to your cousins? They're not giving in," said Anatra.

"Why don't you just tell them what to do?" asked Kaoru.

"I'm not part of the Team 1 am I? They listen to you," said Anatra calmly.

"It'll take hours to get there though," complained Kaoru, she really didn't want to see them.

"Make a phone call then," said Anatra.

"Fine. I better get paid extra for this," said Kaoru.

"Of course," said Anatra and hung up.

Kaoru hung up and smiled at Kenshin who had his eyes closed.

"Hope you get better," said Kaoru as she kissed him lightly on the lips and rushed out.

Kenshin slowly opened his eyes, but they were red. Battousai smirked.

"Thanks for the help Kaoru," said Battousai with a grin as he got up.

He was on the prowl again, but this time it wasn't for blood, but for Kaoru.

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A/N: I know I'm evil. I just left you there. I know it's short, but just had to post this up, and so I might, I said might, post up another chapter before I go. If I get enough reviews before then, then I'll post another one up. So the more reviews I get, the more chapters I'll post.

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