Disclaimer: Do I own Rurouni Kenshin? Hold on, let me check with my
secretary, my mystical #8 ball.. And it says.. 'In your dreams'.. Why you
little. (throws agaisnt wall).. So as you can see, I don't own RK. wish as
I might.. I never will.. BUT I CAN DREAM!!!
Authors Note: MY GOD I CAN'T STOP WRITING TODAY!!!! I think either my body is forcing me to write, or my brain is seriously messed up. I think I'm going to set a limit up before I will make my next chapter after this one (so I don't fry my brian). Lets say 40 reviews, okay? My writers block will come back if I don't do that... grr... we don't want that, now do we? Ideas are still welcome, though. I'm afraid the story is going to end soon and I don't want it too!!! 0_o;; , that would not be good. I want to get to at least 15 chapters before I end this story.. So again, I know I'm backing out of my promise, but I might have to force the Battousai/Saitou fight back farther because that will be the end unless I can come up with another idea or someone can help me spark another one!!!! I will try and at least start the fight in this chapter, okay? Don't hurt me please (cowers under her computer desk and moniter falls on her head 'owie' she says)!! Yes, I AM a stinker, but I smell good!! And for those of you who want to cover over me, the authoress, threateningly like Kaoru does to Kenshin, I will fight back!!! I like your responses to the cliffhanger. maybe I'll put in another one for good measure. (grins evilly)...
~Coming Of The Dawn~
((When we last left our heroes. err.. Assassin and roosterhead..))
Battousai's breath caught in his throat. Sano's eyes grew huge.
Now, on with the story!!!!! (No, I'm not making you wait on purpose!!!)
***Chapter 9- Alliances and Archenemies***
Battousai stared up at her. She was hanging limply in Saitou's grip. Her clothing, face, hair, hands. everything was covered in blood. The blood dripped off of her kimono and landed on his face. He rubbed it away, trying to keep his Battousai exterior intact so that Saitou wouldn't think Kaoru meant something to him.
'But she does.'
He hated his little voices. They ALWAYS popped up at the most inappropriate times.
At first glance, Battousai had been afraid all the blood had been her own. That she was dead. She certainly looked the part at the moment. And innerly, it scared him to death (awwwwwwww....) to think that she was. He had grown somewhat attached to her. he wouldn't admit it, of course! But he had.
He stared up at Kaoru, her eyes opened and she stared down at Battousai and then over at Sano. He let out his breath. That meant that she was alive. Her eyes conveyed pain and fright, and she was at a loss to fight back. Battousai instinctively reached for his katana and wakizashi, even though he could truthfully do nothing now.
If he was to jump up there and fight, Saitou would drop Kaoru to her death. If he ran inside, he'd be endangering himself and everyone else in there. He smelled smoke, and it WASN'T Saitou cigarette (contrary to popular belief). Battousai's eyes shot off to the side and he saw that the left edge of the building was on fire. If he was going to do something, he'd better do it soon.
"Saitou, what do you want?" Battousai demanded.
**********
Sano stared up at Kaoru. He was angry. She looked dead. There was NO way that all that blood could be hers. He was relieved to see her eyes open. But he was confused as to why she looked at Battousai before him. But when she saw him she gave him a grateful half smile. That was all the encouragement he needed to try and tell Battousai to get going.
When Sano opened his mouth, Battousai asked "Saitou, what do you want?"
Sano decided he didn't need to tell him. Battousai was ready to get in there and get her out too.
Saitou smirked. Sano had a feeling that was NOT a good thing.
"Come in here and fight me." He demanded.
*********
Kaoru looked down at Battousai and Sano. When she heard Saitou tell him to come and fight, she spoke.
"Don't listen to him!! I'm not hurt!!" Kaoru screamed.
Saitou pulled her back inside and flung her across the room. She caught herself. She cursed her ankle. If it weren't sprained, then she would have just run out of the room and out of the Inn, over to Battousai.. Wait, what was she thinking? BLAST IT ALL!!!!
*********** ***********
Aoshi ran as quickly as he could to the indicated shack. He was able to get around the battle and not have to enter himself into it. He found the shack, which was well hidden in the woods. He slammed the door open. Inside were about 7 men, all of them looking at maps.
"The Oniwabanshu is here." Aoshi announced.
They looked at him gratefully.
"And so is Battousai."
They sighed.
"Finally, this battle can end." one of the men stated. "Continue as you are and come back when it's over."
Aoshi nodded and left. When he got far enough away, he thought to himself out loud.
"Why aren't their leaders going out and fighting with them?" he thought before pulled out his twin kodachi's and entered the battle among his fellow Oniwabanshu members.
********** **********
Battousai began to weigh his options. Should he go in after her? Or should he make Saitou come out and fight? He glared up at Saitou.
"Come on do something!" came Sano's voice. "We've got to get Jou-chan out of there before someone does something to her!"
Battousai glared at him, but he was right.
Battousai was gone in a blur, into the Inn. Sano looked a little shocked, but shrugged it off and followed him in casually, hoping not to draw attention to himself before he got inside. Once inside, he sprinted off.
It took a while to catch up to Battousai, but he did it. Battousai was standing outside a door, glaring at it with the worst glare he could muster.
"Hey buddy, I don't think scaring the door is going to help you none. We need to scare who's BEHIND the door." Sano stated the obvious. "Or are you practicing your scowl?"
Battousai glared at him, but knew he was wasting time by staring at the door. He just sometimes needed a reminder to quicken his pace. The reason he hadn't already burst into the room was because he was scared of what he would find on the other side.
Sano stared back and finally gave up on him, and futae-no-kiwami'd the door away. Once the dust had settled, they saw the shocked faces of 9 women, most of which were huddled into a corner. Then there were two over at the side. One of them was Kaoru. And the other was a doctor.
"Kaoru, stop moving your ankle! You're only going to make it worse!" came Megumi's impatient voice.
Kaoru glared at Megumi for yelling at her.
Saitou looked away from Kaoru and over at Battousai and his rooster headed sidekick.
"So. ready to fight me?" Saitou asked lazily.
********** **********
Aoshi swung his right kodachi's to the right, slicing open one man's chest while he parried the attack of another. Then he brought both of them together and charged the other opponent, nearly slicing his head off in the process. Aoshi stood there blankly as he watched the rest of the battle unfold.
He looked over at the Inn, and noticed that about half of the building was now aflame. I wonder if that rooster head and the Battousai got in there and got everyone out yet, he wondered to himself before he was charged at again.
Aoshi held one kodachi up and blocked the attack, then swung the other one down at his assailant's knees. Their knees buckled and they fell to the ground screaming in utter pain where the kodachi had sliced through their skin. Aoshi looked at him emotionlessly, and then ran off to help in the battle again.
********* *********
Battousai glared at Saitou for a minute, and then let his gaze fall on Kaoru. She seemed to be fine. And Megumi was treating whatever was wrong with her, so he felt slightly better. Kaoru looked at him, and he could swear he saw relief on her face.
"What did you do to Jou-chan?!" Sano cried to Saitou.
"I'm fine Sano." Kaoru told him. "Just a sprained ankle."
Sano didn't buy that and Battousai had to hold him back before he charged at Saitou, where his death was sure to come. Battousai stared at Saitou, and he stared back as he took another puff of his cigarette. Battousai's eyes became narrow amber slits with anger and rage.
"Draw your sword." Battousai commanded, going into the battou-justu stance.
Saitou grinned, flicking his cigarette over to the side as he drew his sword.
"Today we will see who is stronger, Battousai." Saitou stated, charging at the Battousai.
Battousai charged at him.
Metal and metal clashed, the sound reverberating through the room.
Authors Notes: SORRY!!! I couldn't help it! I HAD to leave a cliffhanger!!! Why? I got writer's block halfway through the chapter. I started it yesterday, and then I just went blank. Besides, I'm making the next chapter mostly the fight. But I need to know if anyone knows some of Saitou's moves? I've got plenty of Battousai's, but I need to know some of Saitou's or I'm going to have to improvise by not mentioning them.
Yes, I know they are in a burning building. Makes you wonder, huh? Don't worry.. It'll all part of my plan for the next chapter. It'll ALL work out.
Remember, 40 reviews for the next chapter!!!!!! And I will TRY to get you're individual review responses out by chapter 11 or 12, okay? If my mom didn't ground me . (mumbles something unintelligible while sharpening her sword). then I would be able to!!!! But until then... SEE YOU IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!!!!
Luv,
Crystal Renee
Authors Note: MY GOD I CAN'T STOP WRITING TODAY!!!! I think either my body is forcing me to write, or my brain is seriously messed up. I think I'm going to set a limit up before I will make my next chapter after this one (so I don't fry my brian). Lets say 40 reviews, okay? My writers block will come back if I don't do that... grr... we don't want that, now do we? Ideas are still welcome, though. I'm afraid the story is going to end soon and I don't want it too!!! 0_o;; , that would not be good. I want to get to at least 15 chapters before I end this story.. So again, I know I'm backing out of my promise, but I might have to force the Battousai/Saitou fight back farther because that will be the end unless I can come up with another idea or someone can help me spark another one!!!! I will try and at least start the fight in this chapter, okay? Don't hurt me please (cowers under her computer desk and moniter falls on her head 'owie' she says)!! Yes, I AM a stinker, but I smell good!! And for those of you who want to cover over me, the authoress, threateningly like Kaoru does to Kenshin, I will fight back!!! I like your responses to the cliffhanger. maybe I'll put in another one for good measure. (grins evilly)...
~Coming Of The Dawn~
((When we last left our heroes. err.. Assassin and roosterhead..))
Battousai's breath caught in his throat. Sano's eyes grew huge.
Now, on with the story!!!!! (No, I'm not making you wait on purpose!!!)
***Chapter 9- Alliances and Archenemies***
Battousai stared up at her. She was hanging limply in Saitou's grip. Her clothing, face, hair, hands. everything was covered in blood. The blood dripped off of her kimono and landed on his face. He rubbed it away, trying to keep his Battousai exterior intact so that Saitou wouldn't think Kaoru meant something to him.
'But she does.'
He hated his little voices. They ALWAYS popped up at the most inappropriate times.
At first glance, Battousai had been afraid all the blood had been her own. That she was dead. She certainly looked the part at the moment. And innerly, it scared him to death (awwwwwwww....) to think that she was. He had grown somewhat attached to her. he wouldn't admit it, of course! But he had.
He stared up at Kaoru, her eyes opened and she stared down at Battousai and then over at Sano. He let out his breath. That meant that she was alive. Her eyes conveyed pain and fright, and she was at a loss to fight back. Battousai instinctively reached for his katana and wakizashi, even though he could truthfully do nothing now.
If he was to jump up there and fight, Saitou would drop Kaoru to her death. If he ran inside, he'd be endangering himself and everyone else in there. He smelled smoke, and it WASN'T Saitou cigarette (contrary to popular belief). Battousai's eyes shot off to the side and he saw that the left edge of the building was on fire. If he was going to do something, he'd better do it soon.
"Saitou, what do you want?" Battousai demanded.
**********
Sano stared up at Kaoru. He was angry. She looked dead. There was NO way that all that blood could be hers. He was relieved to see her eyes open. But he was confused as to why she looked at Battousai before him. But when she saw him she gave him a grateful half smile. That was all the encouragement he needed to try and tell Battousai to get going.
When Sano opened his mouth, Battousai asked "Saitou, what do you want?"
Sano decided he didn't need to tell him. Battousai was ready to get in there and get her out too.
Saitou smirked. Sano had a feeling that was NOT a good thing.
"Come in here and fight me." He demanded.
*********
Kaoru looked down at Battousai and Sano. When she heard Saitou tell him to come and fight, she spoke.
"Don't listen to him!! I'm not hurt!!" Kaoru screamed.
Saitou pulled her back inside and flung her across the room. She caught herself. She cursed her ankle. If it weren't sprained, then she would have just run out of the room and out of the Inn, over to Battousai.. Wait, what was she thinking? BLAST IT ALL!!!!
*********** ***********
Aoshi ran as quickly as he could to the indicated shack. He was able to get around the battle and not have to enter himself into it. He found the shack, which was well hidden in the woods. He slammed the door open. Inside were about 7 men, all of them looking at maps.
"The Oniwabanshu is here." Aoshi announced.
They looked at him gratefully.
"And so is Battousai."
They sighed.
"Finally, this battle can end." one of the men stated. "Continue as you are and come back when it's over."
Aoshi nodded and left. When he got far enough away, he thought to himself out loud.
"Why aren't their leaders going out and fighting with them?" he thought before pulled out his twin kodachi's and entered the battle among his fellow Oniwabanshu members.
********** **********
Battousai began to weigh his options. Should he go in after her? Or should he make Saitou come out and fight? He glared up at Saitou.
"Come on do something!" came Sano's voice. "We've got to get Jou-chan out of there before someone does something to her!"
Battousai glared at him, but he was right.
Battousai was gone in a blur, into the Inn. Sano looked a little shocked, but shrugged it off and followed him in casually, hoping not to draw attention to himself before he got inside. Once inside, he sprinted off.
It took a while to catch up to Battousai, but he did it. Battousai was standing outside a door, glaring at it with the worst glare he could muster.
"Hey buddy, I don't think scaring the door is going to help you none. We need to scare who's BEHIND the door." Sano stated the obvious. "Or are you practicing your scowl?"
Battousai glared at him, but knew he was wasting time by staring at the door. He just sometimes needed a reminder to quicken his pace. The reason he hadn't already burst into the room was because he was scared of what he would find on the other side.
Sano stared back and finally gave up on him, and futae-no-kiwami'd the door away. Once the dust had settled, they saw the shocked faces of 9 women, most of which were huddled into a corner. Then there were two over at the side. One of them was Kaoru. And the other was a doctor.
"Kaoru, stop moving your ankle! You're only going to make it worse!" came Megumi's impatient voice.
Kaoru glared at Megumi for yelling at her.
Saitou looked away from Kaoru and over at Battousai and his rooster headed sidekick.
"So. ready to fight me?" Saitou asked lazily.
********** **********
Aoshi swung his right kodachi's to the right, slicing open one man's chest while he parried the attack of another. Then he brought both of them together and charged the other opponent, nearly slicing his head off in the process. Aoshi stood there blankly as he watched the rest of the battle unfold.
He looked over at the Inn, and noticed that about half of the building was now aflame. I wonder if that rooster head and the Battousai got in there and got everyone out yet, he wondered to himself before he was charged at again.
Aoshi held one kodachi up and blocked the attack, then swung the other one down at his assailant's knees. Their knees buckled and they fell to the ground screaming in utter pain where the kodachi had sliced through their skin. Aoshi looked at him emotionlessly, and then ran off to help in the battle again.
********* *********
Battousai glared at Saitou for a minute, and then let his gaze fall on Kaoru. She seemed to be fine. And Megumi was treating whatever was wrong with her, so he felt slightly better. Kaoru looked at him, and he could swear he saw relief on her face.
"What did you do to Jou-chan?!" Sano cried to Saitou.
"I'm fine Sano." Kaoru told him. "Just a sprained ankle."
Sano didn't buy that and Battousai had to hold him back before he charged at Saitou, where his death was sure to come. Battousai stared at Saitou, and he stared back as he took another puff of his cigarette. Battousai's eyes became narrow amber slits with anger and rage.
"Draw your sword." Battousai commanded, going into the battou-justu stance.
Saitou grinned, flicking his cigarette over to the side as he drew his sword.
"Today we will see who is stronger, Battousai." Saitou stated, charging at the Battousai.
Battousai charged at him.
Metal and metal clashed, the sound reverberating through the room.
Authors Notes: SORRY!!! I couldn't help it! I HAD to leave a cliffhanger!!! Why? I got writer's block halfway through the chapter. I started it yesterday, and then I just went blank. Besides, I'm making the next chapter mostly the fight. But I need to know if anyone knows some of Saitou's moves? I've got plenty of Battousai's, but I need to know some of Saitou's or I'm going to have to improvise by not mentioning them.
Yes, I know they are in a burning building. Makes you wonder, huh? Don't worry.. It'll all part of my plan for the next chapter. It'll ALL work out.
Remember, 40 reviews for the next chapter!!!!!! And I will TRY to get you're individual review responses out by chapter 11 or 12, okay? If my mom didn't ground me . (mumbles something unintelligible while sharpening her sword). then I would be able to!!!! But until then... SEE YOU IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!!!!
Luv,
Crystal Renee