A Wandering Soul/ A Vicious Capture!

Chapter 9:

Heed the Call of Revenge; Hold me Close to Your Heart

The day was filled with an eerie sent of in justice; Her heart is filled with hope as she looked on with bright eyes at the one before her.

Kaoru hoped with all that was possible in the world that Saitou would recognize her.

" Raccoon girl, is that really you?" She smiled Thankfully as he had remembered her. She had her chance now she could finally escape.

" Saitou don't look at me act like don't know me." She told him practically. He nodded and turned his attention towards a painting rack.

" I thought you had been kidnapped," he stated bluntly as his own truth. Kaoru stood from the ground gradually, keeping her eyes at all the lovely kimonos for sale.

" I am being kidnapped," she stated with a slight stutter. " You see the man at the kimono hut, he's kidnapped me." She said barely above whisper so that only his eyes could hear.

" Well he's not looking right now, why don't you escape?" he questioned curiously. Kaoru sighed as she knew what would happen if she were to try.

" If I try to escape now, he would kill everyone who witnessed. I refuse to put anyone in danger because of me." Her voice was filled with terror. Saitou tilted his head slightly towards her.

" Well what do you want me to do about it?" He asked in a deep harsh tone. Kaoru hoped that he would be willing to help her out.

" Well if you could, help me make a getaway without him knowing of my leave?" Saitou nodded his acceptance of her idea. She was thankful to him for his help.

" What am I getting myself into?" Saitou whispered under his breath.

Deep in the unknown forest Kenshin and Kenji were dealing with they're own problems, like a new child that has taking a liking to Kenji in which so did he.

Kenji stood from the ground and Sakura. Turning to Kenshin, he glared vilely.

" Can't we stop them, we have to make this stop, this village and this girl don't deserve this?" he stated with anger. As He pointed at the burning village and dead bodies.

Kenshin smiled at his son, his eyes were filled with more emotions then he had seen showing from him in along time. Kenji really did still have a heart deep down inside of him; he just needed some help discovering it and what a better way then a child.

" Kenji that's just what I was planning, that I was." He conversed. Kenji then smiled at him with deep dark eyes.

" Thanks," he paused only for a moment looking around at the smoldering village. " Come we have to hurry." He commanded with fretfulness. He walked about half down the village before he realized he had no clue where he was to go.

" Um which way are we suppose to go again," he said in a fluster. He was to busy wanting revenge for this child to think clearly. Kenshin laughed with mirth.

" Kenji you're getting ahead of yourself. We need to search the place out first." He said joyfully.

Kenji put his arm over his head to the base of his neck. His was full of splendor.

" Whoops, I guess I was just overly excited is all, I'm mean its not like you get to fight side by side with the legendary Battousi everyday. Things like that just don't happen." He said with sort of pained expressions. His mouth was running but his heart and soul were somewhere else, it wasn't everyday he fought with his father. He was supposed to hate him and yet they have been bonding, that wasn't supposed to happen. He was planning on killing him not making up for lost time. It was too late now, no going back he would just have to live with how thing were turning out. He would still get his revenge some how. He then looked at Kenshin and there eyes met, Kenshin's eyes were filled with so many emotions he couldn't find any way to describe them.

" Mister," His thought and everything disappeared at the sound of a small innocent voice. He looked down to see Sakura smiling up at him; Her small hand grasped his Hakama pants. He forced himself to rid the sadness of his heart and smile, which he soon did. He knelt down next her, taking her hand from his pants and grasping it tightly.

" What is it Sakura?" He said curiously. Her face fell as she looked down at the rocky dirt ground.

" Um Mister, my stomach hurts." She said placing her hand on her tender stomach. Kenji smiled gently as he knew what the problem was.

" That's because your hungry and by the way don't call me mister otherwise you make me sound old; call me Kenji." He then knelt down on the rocky dirt closer to her. " You can call him mister though cause he's really old." He said with a laugh, the little girl laughed at the joke to and nodded. He then turned to Kenshin with a half smile, he then noticed the glare in his eyes; he had figured out that they were talking about him behind his back.

" Kenshin, I'm going see if I can find her some food and while I do that why don't you scout out the area for whoever did this to theses people." He asked as not a question more like a command. He felt very weird after saying that, he felt like he was ordering around his father as if to say he was his boss. He expected after that type of talk with a command his father would be angry with him, yell, and fight with him to which he didn't want to deal with that right now. He looked up only to see a smile impelled on his lips.

" Okay Kenji, I will come get you if I find anything." Kenshin said as he departed him heading through the path the spread the village apart. Kenji couldn't help but smile at his father he tried to pull it away with much force but soon found it inevitable. After he finished watching his father make his way through searching through the village, he looked down at Sakura with a cheerful smile.

" Well let's go find you something to eat." he walked forward a notch only to notice that she wasn't following him.

" What's the matter?" He asked the small child who had a look of dissatisfaction looked at him weakly. She seemed troubled by something. After awhile of silence he was able to pick up on what the problem was.

" Oh I see." He then walked over to her who sat on the dirt ridden ground; Kneeling down to her he lifted her over his shoulders with a happy beam. He had figured the unsatisfactory look in her eyes had to do with the fact she was tired and couldn't walk anymore and he took it as truth as she now looked on with a smile. It warmed his heart expediently to see her happy, he hadn't know this child long but for some unknown reason he never wanted her to be sad; it would kill every inch of him if she were to not always wear a smile.

Kenji walked on down the path, which his father had chosen as his destination. Marching through the village, he kept his eyes vigilant so he wouldn't miss a place that may have food. Every place they came across so far was either I the ground or on fire. His legs were beginning to tire and felt as if they were filled with sand. Still he walked on with the child who seemed to be in awe at how high she was off the ground; he smiled at that. His heart felt no longer closed off from the world as this child had rekindled his flames of life. His eyes caught a very small sight of a small place that read Kinako diner. He smiled happily as he had found this child of his, food. Picking up the pace on his heavily legs fled towards the small diner.

" Hold on tight." he warned as he suddenly picked up the pace then ran straight and then down the center of the village then to the left to end up facing the diner. He swung the kid over his shoulders landing her safely to the ground. As they were to enter the diner, a vile voice could be heard behind him.

" So you're here, good now I shall have my revenge on you Kenji Himura." Kenji's eyes slowly turned abode too face him. His eyes slowly open with shock, before him stood the pirate who he had fought and thought had killed on the boat to Kyoto. The little girl's cries could be heard behind his leg where she resided. He turned around to see complete horror and terror in the young child's eyes.

" What's wrong Sakura?" He said curiously yet still hurt that she was crying.

" Bad man kill mommy and daddy." She stated fretfully. Kenji's eyes opened wide with shock he then returned his gaze too the man before him.

" Is what she says the truth?" He asked callously. The man laughed horrendously.

" Its what brought you here is it not, then yes I did." Kenji's eyes went bitter with disdained. This man had killed her only chance at happiness and he will pay.

Heed the call vengeance

Don't let it become your essence

If you fall

So, will all

And the taste of pain

Will soon come as rain.

Kenji took his sword, which was not broken and charged at him with all his anger and all speed. Nothing could reach the him in the state, which he was no in, he cut off from the world only one thing stood in his mind… Revenge!

If you fall

So, will all

So, take it by the hand

Don't let it be your land

Put the vengeful aside

Moreover, don't abide

If you do

You will be consumed

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Authors Note: Whoops sorry about the poetic ending, I just felt like writing poetry at the moment I'm sorry.

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Anywise I don't really have anything left to say

Nevertheless, do come back another day

So that I won't cry

And die

Let it be known

That I am happy

When you read a chappy

Then you're happy.

Whoops there goes the poetry mode again. Sorry ^_^ ^-^ :p :)

See you all another day,

Ja NE

~ Miyuu Tetsumi