Chapter 4 ~
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A minute before 12 midnight , Kenshin stood under the pale moonlight outside the hut. His eyes blazing with rage and his hair shining crimson red under the pale moonlight.
Kenshin burst open the door. There were three men sitting in the room.
"You must have been pretty brave to challenge me," Kenshin said breaking the eerie silence.
"Don't forget your woman is with us," said Kazuo the drunken men that threatened Kaoru earlier that day.
"You can't hurt us," added by his friend Matsuo.
"Where's she ?" Kenshin growled.
"Look's like she important to you," said Yamada.
"If you hurt her , I'll make you'll all pay for that," Kenshin said while he crouched down slightly hand on his sakabatou hilt in a battoujutsu stance.
"Come," was all he said before they leap into battle.
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Sano and Yahiko had been outside for the whole day looking for Kenshin but unfortunately they failed. "Something must had happened," Sano said.
"And that's why Kaoru's missing and Kenshin's hiding it from us," Yahiko added in. They were so worry. Earlier that dya they had been to Akabeko in hope of finding Kaoru there safe and sound , but it turned out the other way though.
Kaoru is not there and they told Tae , Tsubame and Megumi all that had happened last night.
"I'm sure Ken-san can handle this," Megumi said.
"Megumi's right. All we had to worry about was Kaoru," Tae said.
"I think she's kidnapped and that's why Kenhsin hid it from us," Sano added in.
"Anyway there's no point worrying. Why don't you both go back to the dojo and wait there," Tae suggested.
"I'm going too," said Megumi.
"Alright," Yahiko said while getting up followed by Sano and Megumi and they headed back to the dojo. They had waited the whole day and now it's already midnight and they weren't back yet.
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For sure Kazuo and Matsuo was no match for Kenshin. In just a few minutes they were defeated , but not for Yamada.
"He seem to be more skillful,"Kenshin thought inwardly.
"He seem so calm and it's hard to read his movement." Yamada thought but showed nothing in his expression.
"What is it that you want from me? I did not owe you anything." Kenshin said a moment later.
"You'll find it out sooner or later," replied Yamada. They wasted no time and leap into battle. Kaoru could hear Kenshin from inside the other room.
She tried as hard as she could to remove the cloth from her mouth. After a moment she succed and she shouted for Kenshin.
"Kenshin!!!!....". Kenshin heard it from the outside and relaxed as he know she was just behind the door. He knocked Yamada using his favourite move Ryu Tsui Sen on his shoulder and he drop on his knee clutching his bleeding shoulder , while Kenshin rushed to the door and opened it.
Kaoru sat there hands and legs tied up. There were tears of joy when she saw Kenshin as there safe and sound. Without further thought , Kenshin approached her to check on her injury.
He felt his heart twinge in pain in seeing the dried blood on her forehead.
"Are you alright?," he ask while untying the rope on her wrist. Just before she could answer , she saw Kazuo picked up a gun from his pocket and pointed behind Kenshin.
She pushed Kenshin away to block the bullt coming on him but in return it strike her shoulder. Kenshin eyes opened wide in horror as he quickly pick Kaoru up.
"Are you alright," Kaoru asked weakly just before she fell unconscious. Kenshin gently put her down on the floor as he turn to meet Kazuo. His eyes were full with amber now the proof that the Battousai had returned from his long sleep.
"I will never forgive you," he said just before he saw Yamada hit Kazuo hard on his face.
"I told you not to hurt her. She's innocent. It's the Battousai that we want," Yamada growled. The Battousai knocked Yamada out and stood face to face with Kazuo now. Kazuo tried to shoot but to his horror the gun was out of bullet.
"Please don't kill me. You had vowed not to kill right?" Kazuo pleaded the Battousai.
"Too late. It doesn't matter to me now," with that said he slashed him into half. He left only Yamada alive and rushed to Kaoru's side and pic her up. she was bleeding profusely.
And for the first time he realized that he couldn't lose her. He carried her out from the hut and ran back to the dojo under the moon light praying for Kaoru to be alright.
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A minute before 12 midnight , Kenshin stood under the pale moonlight outside the hut. His eyes blazing with rage and his hair shining crimson red under the pale moonlight.
Kenshin burst open the door. There were three men sitting in the room.
"You must have been pretty brave to challenge me," Kenshin said breaking the eerie silence.
"Don't forget your woman is with us," said Kazuo the drunken men that threatened Kaoru earlier that day.
"You can't hurt us," added by his friend Matsuo.
"Where's she ?" Kenshin growled.
"Look's like she important to you," said Yamada.
"If you hurt her , I'll make you'll all pay for that," Kenshin said while he crouched down slightly hand on his sakabatou hilt in a battoujutsu stance.
"Come," was all he said before they leap into battle.
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Sano and Yahiko had been outside for the whole day looking for Kenshin but unfortunately they failed. "Something must had happened," Sano said.
"And that's why Kaoru's missing and Kenshin's hiding it from us," Yahiko added in. They were so worry. Earlier that dya they had been to Akabeko in hope of finding Kaoru there safe and sound , but it turned out the other way though.
Kaoru is not there and they told Tae , Tsubame and Megumi all that had happened last night.
"I'm sure Ken-san can handle this," Megumi said.
"Megumi's right. All we had to worry about was Kaoru," Tae said.
"I think she's kidnapped and that's why Kenhsin hid it from us," Sano added in.
"Anyway there's no point worrying. Why don't you both go back to the dojo and wait there," Tae suggested.
"I'm going too," said Megumi.
"Alright," Yahiko said while getting up followed by Sano and Megumi and they headed back to the dojo. They had waited the whole day and now it's already midnight and they weren't back yet.
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For sure Kazuo and Matsuo was no match for Kenshin. In just a few minutes they were defeated , but not for Yamada.
"He seem to be more skillful,"Kenshin thought inwardly.
"He seem so calm and it's hard to read his movement." Yamada thought but showed nothing in his expression.
"What is it that you want from me? I did not owe you anything." Kenshin said a moment later.
"You'll find it out sooner or later," replied Yamada. They wasted no time and leap into battle. Kaoru could hear Kenshin from inside the other room.
She tried as hard as she could to remove the cloth from her mouth. After a moment she succed and she shouted for Kenshin.
"Kenshin!!!!....". Kenshin heard it from the outside and relaxed as he know she was just behind the door. He knocked Yamada using his favourite move Ryu Tsui Sen on his shoulder and he drop on his knee clutching his bleeding shoulder , while Kenshin rushed to the door and opened it.
Kaoru sat there hands and legs tied up. There were tears of joy when she saw Kenshin as there safe and sound. Without further thought , Kenshin approached her to check on her injury.
He felt his heart twinge in pain in seeing the dried blood on her forehead.
"Are you alright?," he ask while untying the rope on her wrist. Just before she could answer , she saw Kazuo picked up a gun from his pocket and pointed behind Kenshin.
She pushed Kenshin away to block the bullt coming on him but in return it strike her shoulder. Kenshin eyes opened wide in horror as he quickly pick Kaoru up.
"Are you alright," Kaoru asked weakly just before she fell unconscious. Kenshin gently put her down on the floor as he turn to meet Kazuo. His eyes were full with amber now the proof that the Battousai had returned from his long sleep.
"I will never forgive you," he said just before he saw Yamada hit Kazuo hard on his face.
"I told you not to hurt her. She's innocent. It's the Battousai that we want," Yamada growled. The Battousai knocked Yamada out and stood face to face with Kazuo now. Kazuo tried to shoot but to his horror the gun was out of bullet.
"Please don't kill me. You had vowed not to kill right?" Kazuo pleaded the Battousai.
"Too late. It doesn't matter to me now," with that said he slashed him into half. He left only Yamada alive and rushed to Kaoru's side and pic her up. she was bleeding profusely.
And for the first time he realized that he couldn't lose her. He carried her out from the hut and ran back to the dojo under the moon light praying for Kaoru to be alright.
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