[_[-Kuroi-]_]

Chapter three: Dark Death

A/N: Sorry, haven't updated this in a while, truth be told and i sorta forgot. I know i dont have fans as of onw, but hey i can hope ^^;;

Shinori: Reviewer's go after all these lemons these days...

Kenshin & Kaoru: * blushing * We dont mind

SHinori: Hentai...

Kenshin: Hey man, you get a girl and you know what i mean ; ]

Kaoru: KENSHIN! * smack on the head with bokken *

Kenshin: @.@

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The ghostly touch of a hand sprawled over his chest caused him to awake. He was about to sit up, but he realized a feminine body resting on his chest, hands gently soothing his chest. He quirked an eyebrow, and watched Tomoe sleeping, blankets wrapping her. He gently nudged her on the shoulder, and kissed her cheek. Her eyes flickered for a moment, before the long lashes met his eye level, drowsiness evident in her eyes.

" Yes koi? "

Battousai smirked, his amber eyes crawling over her body, his tongue running against his teeth. Oh how much he lusted. He shrugged it off, and stood up, as he heard a soft thump as Tomoe found herself hugging a pillow.

" Koi, where are you going? "

" I just realized the assassinations I have blatantly forgotten..."

Tomoe whipped her head up, her long hair sliding over her shoulders, her eyes still showing tiredness.

" What time is it? "

When hearing no response, paced towards the curtained window. she blinked the sleep out of her eyes, and smiled, wanting to feel the warm sun on her body. She let her hands slide over the silky curtains, before opening the window, and closing her eyes letting the sunshine splash her body

However, it took a few seconds before she realized that there was no light. She quickly opened her eyes, and searched for the sun, but found a dark moon hovering overhead, gingerly hiding among the clouds. She gasped, as she whipped her head around at Battousai, who was leaning against the doorway, wazikashi and katana already in his hakama. He took one step before he heard a soft voice behind him, slightly irritated.

" Battousai-san, it is merely two o'clock and you plan to go out? "

Her soft eyes averted to the side, emptiness filling them, leaving tears to take the place of her emotions. Suddenly, she looked up at Battousai and glared.

" Well, koi, who is it that you must assassina-..."

" Kamiya-san. "

" Isn't he that man who owns the Kamiya dojo, and has a child, who fares well in the art of the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu? "

" Hai. "

" Oh..."

She trailed off ocne more, looking away again. She put her hand to her chest, and sighed sitting on the bed, her kimiono wrinkling against her legs. Battousai smiled, and exited the room silently. Once he was gone, Tomoe quickly turned around and noted the absence.

" He's gone already? "

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" I'm guessing you gathered the required information? "

" Hai, and continuing onwards sir. "

" Very well. You are dismissed. "

" Thank you sir..."

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She felt her hand bathed in a pool of warmth. Lifting it up, she sighed, her eyes still closed. She mumbled a bit in her sleep, as she rolled over.

" Just five more minutes daddy...."

However, she felt a sharp jolt on her arm, and growled, lifting up her head. Kaoru was not a person not be messed with in the morning. She opened her eyes quickly, and began shouting at the top of her lungs, as she noticed Yahiko prodding her arms, with wide eyes.

" YAHIKO-CHAN! GET AWAY NOW! I SWEAR ILL KILL YOU! "

She groped for her bokken, to smack him square int he eyes when she felt something else. Red. Blood. And her hand, as well as her kimono was bathed in it.

For a minute, she thought she was dead, and cried out in fear. However, realizing that she still had all her limbs and body parts in tact, she looked up to see her father staring at her. She blinked, shocked.

" Hi daddy, what are you doing up so late? It must be nearly three in the morning! Go to sle-" she cried out.

However what she failed to notice was the man holding up Kamiya-san. The body fell to the floor limp, and only then did she notice four large gashes in his neck and upper back, as well as one horizontal onethat rested upon his side. Blood continued to spill from his lifeless body, his eyes black and empty. He was dead.

" NANI?! "

She scrambled to her feet, but felt a resistance, as Yahiko tugged at her sleeve once more. She turned around ready to shout at him, when she saw the terrified look in his eyes, and sighed. She nodded, and suddenly noticed he was pointing. She followed his finger through the air, and it led up to more red. Floating blood?

She leaned closer, and suddenly realized that it was hair. She gasped, and fell back, tripping over her father's body, and landing with a loud thud on the ground, blood splashing up from her legs.

There, standing with a smirk in his eyes, was the Battousai, the feared manslayer and assassin.

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Battousai gleamed down at the two children that lay scared out of their minds before his feet. One looked to be about 11, while the other about 17. They had witnessed his murder of their father, and he couldn't help but notice the young boy's constant twitching. As if receiving a jolt, Battousai realized the witnesses, and lashed out with his sword, in godlike speed.

He hit the wall, just above the boy's shoulder, but a few seconds later, a rip in his shirt appeared, as blood drenched the small yet painful cut. He twitched, but Battousai continued on like he hadn't noticed.

" Names. "

" M-Myoujin Yahiko "

" Odd, I was sure this was the Kamiya reidence. "

" I-it is...b-but..."

" Enough of this. You are going to die as of now. I only needed your name because i was rather interested, why a young boy would be grasping a dagger underneath his shirt, and expect a master assassin such as myself not to notice. "

Yahiko gasped, and out from his inner shirt fell the dagger, as he stared ahead at Battousai, scared out of his mind. Battousai raised his sword, and Yahiko closed his eyes. He slashed down hard, and a loud crunching sound was heard. Yahiko fell over to the ground, and Kaoru's eyes widened, as she saw the blade slam into the wall beside her. Yahiko had merely fainted from fright.

" And your name little girl? "

Her fear suddenly turned into rage, as she stared ahead at the man who looked but a few years older than she.

" I am not a little girl! And my name is Kamiya Kaoru! "

" Ahh, so you are the son, well I guess daughter, of the master of the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu? " he asked ind a mocking voice.

She whimpered in fear. However, she also felt rage rising through her. When she decided to compromise, she decided to raise her voice up, past the small voice she had been speaking in.

" Please...Mr. Battousai sir, don't hurt us..."

" And exactly how do you know who I am? "

She smiled slyly, and decided to use the 'suck-up' skill. Then when he was off guard, she would take Yahiko's dagger and kill him. Her stomach lurched involuntarily at that thought.

" Well, doesn't everyone know the famous Master assassin, Hiten Mitserugi Ryu specialist? I mean, come on, you've got skill, determination, and looks if you don't mind me saying so. Such a sexy body..."

However, she didn't get to finish, because a hand had found its way to her cheek. Hard. She opened her eyes to the frightful amber eyes of Battousai, glaring her down, and she whimpered, crawling up against the wall, backing up completely.

" Don't ever lose pride and resort to being a...slut....and only be able to try to butter me up, before trying to kill me. Either that or use your looks, you ugly bitch. It's been tried...and comparing your father to them, he got off well. "

Battousai pointed to the elbow that was hanging limp at his side, because of a deep gash, that had cut through the bone.

" It's not my style, to kill children, so you better keep this between you. I'm taking the little boy just to makme sure. If you squeal, he's dead. "

Her eyes widened, but she quickly shot back, hoping to taunt him.

" He doesn't mean anything to me. "

" Then i will kill him now. "

" Go ahead. "

However, she was nervous. Would he really kill Yahiko? When she noticed Battousai taking out his wazikashi, she sighed and gave in.

" Fine, i won't tell a soul. But how will i get my student back? "

" In a month, I'll seek you out. You are not to leave this dojo. I will send you food and money. If anyone comes to this dojo, and i hear about it, you and Yahiko are both dead. understand? "

" Yes Battousai-san..."

With that, he turned on foot, and walked out of the dojo fading into the darkness, which enveloped him.

She hoped Yahiko was alright. Feeling lonliness drown her like it had a year before, she got up heavily, and looked at her father sadly.

" Father...."

She fell to her knees, and wept.

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A/N: Sorta boring yesh, but it will all fall together later. And it isn't kenshin's thing to kill, so thats why it happened.

Dont get mad at me, i wouldnt put kaoru in there if kenshin wasnt meant to fall in love wiht her. OR wAS IT?! dun dun dunn...

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