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Chapter 5 : The Final Battle.

"Haaay." Sanosuke sighed contently as he rubbed his stomach. He ate more than Kenshin expected that towers of plates and bowls were on the table.

"Whoa! Looks like I'm going bankrupt! Still, I'm not going to regret me asking you that favor. In fact, I'll treat you for the whole week." Kenshin said.

"Really?! Why? Did you 'score'?" Sano grinned.

"Ummm-uhhhh." Kenshin's ears were as red as tomatoes.

"You did!!! Ha-ha! You kissed her? Where?"

"Actually. * ahem *"

"What!!! More than a kiss!"

'Sano, calm down. You're catching too much attention." A few people were already looking at their direction. He smiled at them. "Excuse us."

"You * munch * really * munch * amaze me."

'Well."

"And I thought * munch * you were * munch * the quiet type."

Someone opened the restaurant's doors, and it was Shinji.

"Sir, you have an appointment with Mr. Aoshi today."

"Is that so? I don't remember having one."

"You were supposed to have it yesterday, but you told me to move it for today."

"If you say so." Kenshin said while standing up. "Go ahead. I'll be right behind you."

Shinji walked outside.

"You know, Kenshin, that guy gives me the creeps. I don't know why now, coz before he doesn't bother me at all."

"Yeah. And soon you'll know why."

"Take care Kenshin."

Kenshin was about to open the doors when.

"Hooy! What about the bill?"

"Don't worry about it, it's paid for."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ While on the limo, Kenshin stared at the buildings within the window's view. Without him noticing, Shinji reached for his pocket and pulled out a pouch. He took a pinch of a green powder and waffled it in the air.

Kenshin inhaled the powder. He liked it, as if it was the most fragrant thing. His vision started to become blurry.

"Shi-Shinji,' his eyes started to feel heavy. "I feel weird, do you s-smell tha." He slowly laid down and fell asleep.

"And I was nervous, thinking that powdered sweent would not affect you!!!" Shinji said. (Sweent is a rose-like flower with green petals and an addictive scent that can paralyze a person."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Kenshin woke up. His body was aching all over and he can't move.

He tried to remember what happened. " I was looking outside the window when I noticed Shinji swaying his hand but I just ignored him." He breathed deeply and smelled the faint linger of the flower. "Sweent. Why didn't I remember it?! "

Kenshin heard the door creak and saw that it was slowly opening. He closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

"Awww. cut the acting crap, Battousai Himura. I know you're awake."

"Huh." Kenshin snorted.

"Are you making a fool of me?!"

Kenshin stood up and said " What kind of question is that, QUATRI?"

"H-how did you know?"

"As you said, Its Battousai. You can't keep anything from me." His eyes turned to the color of amber. " I already knew even when you just came back."

"H-how can you stand up?! You should not be moving. No person can resist the Sweent's effect!!!"

"As you know, I'm no ordinary person." His amber eyes suddenly widened.

Quatri was shaking, then he remembered that he was in Shinji's body. Again, he gained his stance and confidence.

"You might not know it, but I have an advantage over you.." Quatri flicked his hand, releasing a small amount of energy that hit Kenshin in the face. His wound bled and at the same time, the energy hit a part of his hair that caused it to be untied.

"Remember the first time you saw Shinji?"

"Don't you ever remind me of the past!!!"

Kenshin reached for his sakabatou.

"Ummm. what part?" Quatri laughed. "The part when I took him away from his family?"

Kenshin's temper was rising.

"When I was about to kill him so that I could use his body?" Quatri continued.

Kenshin made his stance and got ready to attack.

"But you interfered. You took him away from me. You cared for him as if he was an ordinary person. And I had thought of a better plan-that I would wait for the right time he was ready."

"You beast!!! Give him back to me."

"I can never do that. His living in his dream world with Kaoru."

"KAORU?!"

"The fool!!! I made him believe he had feelings for the girl." "Why you!!!"

Kenshin ran swiftly and charged at Quatri, but he failed. A forcefield set him flying to the wall.

"I told you're no match for me."

Kenshin didn't give up. He tried and tried to penetrate the sphere but he can't seem to.

"Shinji! Fight him!!! You can do it!!!" He shouted at Quatri.

"Foolish man! Can't you understand he's gone?!"

"No, he is not!!! Shinji, fight him. SHINJI!!!"

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* "Shinji! Shinji fight him!"

"Kaoru, did you hear that? " The real Shinji said.

"Hear what?"

"Someone's calling me."

"You're just imagining things, baby."

"No. I heard that voice before."

"Just ignore it." Kaoru commanded.

"I-I can't. He's calling me again, he needs my help!!!"

"You can't do this Shinji. I need you here."

"But. Now I remember him!!! He's Kenshin! He's my friend."

Kaoru and his paradise started to swivel before him. Quatri appeared in front of him.

"You again!!! What did you do to me?!' Shinji asked.

"Fool!!! I gave you what you wanted but you wasted it!"

"You mean what you thought I wanted. I wasn't really happy with it. I felt like I didn't belong and that something was very wrong. Then, I heard my friend's voice. Kenshin's voice. I would never abandon him. I love him as my brother because of everything he did for me. for saving my life from you and for asking me to live in his house and experience everything he had. But I, out of shyness, insisted to serve him as his driver. I always thought I was only a hindrance for him. and now I was proven wrong."

"What a sick joke!!!"

" Quatri, do you think I forgot what you did?"

"What?!"

"You're the one who killed my family!!!"

"Yes."

"But why!? Do I owe you anything?"

"No. But did you know you had powers more than you could ever imagine???"

"Yes, I do."

"WHAT!!! I thought Kenshin hid everything from you.!!!"

"On the contrary, he didn't. I knew everything."

Shinji's body began to glow with white light.

"Shinji!!! That's it! Fight him!!!"

"Ke-Kenshin, do it now!!!"

"Do what?!?"

"Kill me!!! GO ON!!!"

"I can't! I just can't!"

"Do it!!! C-can't hold on much longer!!!"

"NO!!!"

"Do it, Kenshin. For everybody's sake. Don't worry about me, I promise I'll be fine."

Kenshin forced himself to stand up and slash Shinji with his sword. He quickly turned on his back and held Shinji.

"Shinji, don't give up. You promised you'll be okay." Shinji smiled weakly and fainted.