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Authors Notes: Okay peoples.. (hides under mointor). it's Tuesday and I just updated my story. I'm actually scared of what you're going to have to say. (bites fingernails in a nervous manner). but yet I am writing my 17th chapter. I don't think I'm gonna reveal Kaoru's definent state until maybe the end of this one or the beginning of the next chapter, it just depends on how this chapter goes. Believe me, Chapter 16th DIDN'T GO HOW I PLANNED!!! Not one bit. so. here we goes.. Oh, and so sorry if my writing is extremely grotesque when it comes to the bloody parts, but I'm trying to help you imagine what's going on. AND I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE WOULD DRAW ME SOME FANART TO GO WITH MY STORY!!! I really like other people's drawings, and it would be neat to get some that went along with my story!!! Pretty please, is anyone interested? Oh, and some of my idea came from an idea from Krystlsaliormoon. so ya know. THANKS TO YOU I HAVE A GOOD IDEA!!! It's not exactly what you suggested but it's close enough, ne?
~Coming Of The Dawn~
(and I last left you hating me for..)
He looked down, his eyes wide with shock. 'No, no. there's no way. she would've screamed. oh my Kami-sama. no. please.' And for the first time in a long time, he allowed himself to cry. What's more, in front of his enemy? But he couldn't help it, all the truth he needed was there in his hands.
In his hands, he held. a heart.
***Chapter 17- Avengeance***
You would've expected him to drop the bleeding organ to the ground upon making the realization of what- and who's- it was. And, Kami-sama knows that's what Kenshin wanted to do ((he's not exactly mad yet. he's in shock.)). He wanted to do that so bad it hurt him inside. Btu he couldn't bring himself to left the gushing organ fall to the ground. It was what was left of her.
Her blood coated his skin. It was her blood that slipped down his hair and over his face, creating small creeks that flowed away from his eyes along with his tears. It was her blood that found it's way over his lips and into his mouth before settling on top of his tongue. It was her blood that he tasted. Her life was poured out onto him, alerting him to the fact that she was no longer there with him.
He literally held her heart in his hands, and it still oozed what blood Shishio had not sprayed over his body. It seeped slowly- antagonizingly slow- through his fingers and to the ground.
Slowly, he lifted his gaze form the heart in his hands to the man before him. Shishio was splattered with blood. But Kenshin's gaze didn't' register that small fact. All that was struck in his mind was that he was to late, that he'd failed- failed yet again.
'Oh why didn't I ever realize this before? Never. I never should have fell victim to emotion. It is a weakness,' he thought inwardly. 'Now. now she's dead. oh Kami, Kaoru's dead.'
The angry golden eyes of Battousai left, and for once, they willingly became lavender. Lavender that was filled with many different emotion. Emotions that he knew he never should show. let alone to Shishio.
Pain.
Regret.
Torture.
Shock.
Remorse.
And, most of all. love.
Shishio grinned. Kenshin stared, dumbfounded.
"Aoshi. go help Sanosuke." Was all that Kenshin stated.
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Sano had blasted his way toward Enishi, swinging the zanbatou at him with precision he had forgotten he held. The was true and precise, and it would have cleaved Enishi in half.
But he blocked the shot.
Sano pulled the sword back, now realizing this wasn't a very good defensive weapon. He held his ground, just barely blocked the blow Enishi shot at him when he twisted around and aimed the blade of his sword toward his sword arm. Enishi jumped back, holding his sword out in front of him.
"I'm only a diversion, you know." Sano told him, laughing at the serious looks he was getting from Enishi.
"Diversion or not, I am not the one planning on killing Battousai's Kaoru. That's all Shishio. And you fight well." Enishi told him. "Now attack."
Sano was getting a little angered. They weren't here to place blame on any one person.
"You held take her, therefore you are just as much a part of this as Shishio is."
Swipe.
Clash.
Wizz.
Clunk.
Sanosuke's sword fell to the floor in two pieces. ((yes I know Kenshin broke his sword initially, but in order for my idea to work out correctly, his sword has to be broken by Enishi, okay?)). He glanced up at Enishi, who looked him with a calm face like he the entire fight.
"You broke my damn sword!" Sano seethed.
"We can say I win and forget it." Enishi offered. "And you can leave."
Sano shook his head, glaring Enishi down with his brown-eyed gaze ((Sano does have brown eyes, right?!)). "I'm here to get Jou-chan back, and if I have to fight you man to sword then I will."
Enishi sighed. He drew back, his sword extended next to his knee and out a 40-degree angle. After calculating where Sano stood and what he'd have to do to block, Enishi took his shot.
Sano saw the sword coming towards his right shoulder, and he immediately sent his fist toward the blade. But Enishi had tricked him, and lowered the blade towards Sano's stomach. After recovering from the failed punch, he jumped back enough so that Enishi's sword only caught onto his Aku jacket. Sano pulled it back on, and glared at Enishi with a look that would kill anyone.
"That was cheap."
"I will fight as I see fit." Enishi told him, waiting for Sano to take a shot toward him.
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Misao looked out at the sky. She was starting to worry. It was already 1 in the morning. She knew it would take a while for everyone to come back, but she still couldn't hold back her fear. She was worried for Kaoru. She truthfully didn't know if Kaoru could have survived the first attack. She worried about Sano. Even if he was a baka rooster head, he was still her friend, no matter if they got along well or not. She worried about Battousai, for she knew how Kaoru felt over him, and she knew he worried for her.
And most of all, she worried for Aoshi.
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Tae and Hinoki ran over to Megumi's quarters. They had to fill out their part of Battousai's plan.
"Megumi!" they cried.
Megumi looked up from her work. "Hai?"
"Battousai wants you to prepare a bed. he said he'd be traveling back by tonight, and he'd be traveling faster than when he left. He's bringing Kaoru back and he expects her to be injured badly. It should take 2 days for him to travel back." Hinoki explained, slightly out of breath.
They didn't need to tell her twice. Megumi was up and preparing the bed closest to the door.
"Tae, get me some herbs from the kitchen, Hinoki get my medicine bag and place it here. I have to have everything in place when they come back. I doubt I'm only going to be treating the tanuki." She told them.
They nodded and ran off to their respective jobs.
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Kenshin dropped the heart to the floor, stepping over the bloody mess it had made as he wiped his face as clean of the blood and tears as he could. His eyes turned back to gold, but with a mix of a more yellow color in it, with a slight tinge of orange. Shishio didn't wince, but they reminded him of the fires of hell. Battousai walked closer to him, never taking his eyes of him and ignoring the blood that coated him, the ground, and Shishio.
"Why?" was all he asked.
Shishio looked at him. "Why not?"
"That was innocent life." Kenshin stated dryly. "She never did anything to threaten your life; she never attacked you. She never took anything away from you."
Shishio grinned. "But you forget she was important to you, and the best way to get revenge is to make a person suffer, long and hard. You should have heard her plead so silently with me, she couldn't even talk. It was beautiful, the way the blood flowed out of every little cut. the way she shook when I cut open her chest, the way she rocked when I opened her ribcage, the way she gasped when I gripped her heart, and lets not forget, the way she fell limply up against that wall when I pulled it out. The last thing she ever saw was my face and blood."
"What a horrible image to die to." Battousai seethed, his anger increasing with each word.
He didn't listen to his common sense, which was trying to tell him that Shishio was merely egging him on. All he cared about at the moment was that he had failed Kaoru. He had failed yet another special person, and after he was through with this, he'd be sure to make sure he joined her.
"What is the use in you fighting with me now, Battousai? You lost her." Shishio grinned. "You might as well leave."
Battousai glared at the obvious grin Shishio held as he lifted his fingers, which were soaked in blood, to his mouth and licked them clean. Battousai inwardly shuddered. Blood tasted nasty. and Kaoru's was just revolting, knowing the pain she had gone through in order for her blood to be shed.
"Kill me." Battousai stated, dropping his katana and wakizashi to the cold, hard ground as he kneeled in front of Shishio. "You wanted to get her here to kill me, to cause me pain. Well, I'm here. So kill me."
Shishio looked at him, astonished. This was not what he was expecting. But nonetheless, he pulled his sword out.
"As you wish, Battousai."
"It will be showing me the utmost mercy." Battousai added.
"The chance to see your blood fall is worth the gift of mercy."
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Sano jumped back away from another wild swing of Enishi's weapon. He landed abruptly on a table, which collapsed beneath him, yet somehow Sano was able to hold his footing well enough to stay balanced. He jumped over away from another shot from Enishi, throwing a plate towards his head.
Enishi blocked the plate that went flying at him, and took one more swing at the fighter. He caught part of Sano's leg, and Sano took the chance to use his futae-no-kiwami on the sword.
But it failed.
Before shock could instill itself in his mind, Sano jumped away and the sword fell out of his leg. He landed roughly to the floor, but still remained crouching. He was now trying to figure out why his attack had done no damage on Enishi's sword. Maybe he hadn't hit quick enough? Or maybe not hard enough?
Whatever the reason, Sano had to spring back to miss another attack upon his bleeding limb. He fell to his butt, not being able to catch himself after that jump. Enishi's sword pointed directly into Sano's throat. Sano looked up at him, not ready to give up.
And then Enishi collapsed.
Sano looked up and saw Aoshi.
"Aww, Aoshi, I could've Futae-no-kiwami'd his ass!" Sano whined. "What did ya go and do that for?"
Aoshi glared at him. 'Stupid rooster head' "Battousai told me to help you."
"Where is he?"
"Outside."
Sano limped up his way into a standing position, and walked with Aoshi's help out of the building.
What he didn't do was make sure Enishi didn't have a weapon by destroying the one that lay next to his unconscious body.
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"Why did Sano LEAVE me here?" Yahiko cried, clearly getting angry at his older brother's attempt to keep him away from the fight.
"Be quiet Yahiko-chan! They're all ready gone!! Why would you want to go help Kaoru anyway? You don't like her, remember?" Misao reminded him.
"Don't call me chan, I know their gone, and I want to help busu, just because I'm mean to her doesn't mean I don't like her! It's not my fault she's so ugly!" Yahiko stated, sticking up for himself.
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Sano used his fist to hit three rocks. They all exploded into dust. Aoshi watched him, puzzled as to what he was doing. Sano did this a few more times, and then finally just slammed his fist down onto the ground.
"Why didn't it work on his sword?!" he cried, his anger edging higher. "I did everything!"
"Maybe if you thought for once, you'd figure it out." Aoshi stated, no emotion in his voice what so ever.
Sanosuke glared at him. "Very funny, I WAS thinking."
Aoshi raised and eyebrow. "You were? Wow."
Sano glared. "Why do you guys like to PICK ON ME?!"
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Shishio lifted his sword, and prepared to slice off the Battousai's head. He wasn't even fighting back! Shishio laughed. This WAS a lot easier than he had originally anticipated it would be. He liked it.
"But, you do know." Battousai started. "That the only way to kill me."
Shishio glared. "Yes?"
Battousai lifted his katana with Godspeed, and held it up to Shishio's chest. "Is to get past the anger."
"So you decided to make this a little fun for me after all, ne?" Shishio asked, pushing the sword away with his hand. "Good, I wanted a good fight. That woman of yours put up no fight what so ever. It was quite entertaining, though, to watch a beauty such as herself die in such a way. I should do that more often."
Battousai gritted his teeth together. "Shut up about Kaoru. She was an innocent in all this. You came to fight me, so you're going to fight me. And I'll avenge her."
Shishio laughed. "Go ahead."
With one loud cry, Battousai sent his sword spiraling down upon Shishio.
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Enishi rubbed his head. Aoshi had hit him pretty hard, and he knew he was lucky to even be alive still. He silently thanked Kami-sama. He still wanted his revenge upon the Battousai also, but first he had two others to take care of.
((okay, I want Enishi to have some different weapons, so HANG ON THIS IS MY STORY and he's gonna have weapons I think are interesting. I might even make some up, too, who knows?))
He walked his way to the weaponry room, and gazed upon the weapons he had. He looked down at his sword that was still in his hand. Sanosuke had cracked it pretty good, and he needed something new. His own calm demonour was starting to wan, and he wanted to get his revenge on Sano for cracking his sword, Aoshi for cracking his skull, and Battousai for killing his sister.
His eyes settled upon an extremely jagged looking sword. It was wide, and pieces of metal hung around and off the edges. He grinned. That would be painful. And the rooster head couldn't try and break the sword again. He lifted it up and carried it out of the building, his gaze settling upon the man in white in the distance. He placed both hands on the hilt of the sword, his eyes glazing over.
Of course, you could never have told with his sunglasses covering his eyes.
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Shishio blocked the attack that Battousai attempted upon him. Battousai bounced back when he felt the slight contact of swords, and crouched down to face Shishio in his battou-jutsu stance. Shishio shook his head. He was familiar with Battousai's battou-jutsu attacks, so this would not be highly difficult.
Battousai attacked him. "Hi-Ryu-Sen!"
Battousai twisted his body, pulling his sword out with his left hand, skillfully aiming the hilt for the weak spot in between Shishio's eyes. Shishio blocked the attack, and Battousai switched over into a Sou-Ryu-Sen, striking Shishio with the sheath and sending him backwards.
Battousai kept his sword unsheathed, glaring down at Shishio. Shishio began to stand again, his blood red eyes glaring at him.
'His blood will be more fun to shed now,' Shishio thought to himself.
Battousai kept his eyes upon Shishio, reading his emotions and sensing his ki changes. He tried to decide what Shishio might do next, but found it next to impossible to comprehend. He didn't let his gaze leave him, though. Shishio glanced down away from Battousai, shielding his eyes for a moment.
And in the next instant, he was in contact with Battousai's sword arm.
Battousai pulled out his wakizashi, and shoved it into Shishio's side, missing all his organs (( DAMN!!!! Lol.)). Shishio pulled back and so did Battousai, both of them bleeding. You couldn't tell they were though. They were already covered in blood.
'Kaoru's blood.' Battousai reminded himself as he leapt forward again, his sword clashing loudly with Shishio's and sending sparks that resembled lightening.
And as if that was a calling, it began to rain.
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Sano and Aoshi were listening to the loud battle cries and the sound of metal to metal as it sounded and echoed throughout the surrounding area. They we're waiting until they felt they should go in and help Battousai. They would wait until they heard nothing anymore. then and only then. They may be too late by then, but at least they would not be distracting him.
*********** ***********
Enishi was shocked he had been able to sneak up on Sano and Aoshi. He raised his jagged sword, sending it flying at a deathly fast pace. He sliced open both men's backs, and they both jump back.
He hadn't cut nearly deep enough to injure them mortally. Just enough to make the blood escape a quicker pace.
Sano fell, totally forgetting about his leg wound. He smacked his head on a tree trunk and went into a semi-unconscious state. He couldn't move but he knew what was going on around him.
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Aoshi glared down at the man that had just injured him. 'Misao's going to KILL me when I get back' he thought as he pulled out his kodachi's, prepared to give Enishi a piece of his mind.
He saw Enishi's dazed expression as to why they hadn't just fallen over dead yet. He grinned inwardly. This was going to be fun. He blocked another move with his left kodachi, sending the right one directly to Enishi's neck. Enishi rolled away, and Aoshi stormed forward, prepared to kill Enishi with his next attack.
He didn't get to. Enishi took a swing towards his chest, cutting him slightly. Aoshi missed the chance to attack Enishi back when the jagged metal of the blade scraped across his arm, sending pain throughout his body.
Now Aoshi was angry.
It didn't take much more after that. Enishi blocked furious attacks, and Aoshi finally took the sword out of his hands. It went flying into the tree directly above Sano's head.
"Geez Aoshi, trying to kill me?!" Sano thought, but couldn't form the words.
Aoshi set one blade over the other, and with ease and speed, sliced through both of Enishi's arteries. Enishi stumbled back.
Aoshi left him to bleed to death.
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Battousai jumped into the air, just barely missing Shishio's advance to his shins. He flew back down, prepared to embed his sword into Shishio's back. Shishio moved out of the way, and the sword went into the ground nearly up to the end of the hilt. Battousai jumped back. He only had his sheath now. His wakizashi had been knocked away.
He didn't exactly know how he was planning on using the sheath against Shishio.
If only he could get to his sword.
Shishio advanced and Battousai went into his stance, his hand ready to use his sheath to block. He didn't' t believe it would work, but he was willing to give it a shoot.
But before Shishio could attack, he was knocked away, by a sudden blur of red, black, and blue. Shishio fell to the ground, and the thing that flew at him did, too.
Author's notes: AND THAT WAS WHERE I WANTED TO END THIS CHAPTER!! Yes, I know that sucks so bad, but I had to finish this chapter fast because I'm leaving and you guys already gave me 140 reviews. I'm going for 160 now, can you get that many? I have to take my mom to bowling, so I'm gonna bring some paper and try to start chapter 18 while I'm there, what do you guys think? I hope this chapter didn't start to lag at the end, I started it yesterday and well, it's today now.
Well, no worries, I've got it all planned out.
Here's your review responses:
Chibilover2000: Don't worry, I'm gonna explain the heart thing somewhere. sometime. I know how to explain it. I just love to torture poor old Battousai (jumps away from speeding katana)!!!! I'm glad you still like the story!!!
Blue orb: Please please please? Okay. I won't. I already promised once that I wouldn't, so ya know, I can't BACK OUT. And is this a quick enough update for you? God people, I should have left it at 150 reviews or something!!!!
Catrina3: (grabs her own sword and covers self in body armor, using Sireta as a sheild) Yay, I made people cry!!! Errr. no. that's a bad thing!!! Grrr!!!! (punches self in the face) At least I got emotion out of you people!!! Shishio is a nasty little one, now ain't he? I CAN'T BACK OUT ON A PROMISE. I just love torturing Battousai. It's fun.
Cutie Blossom: Naw. listen, Sano and Kaoru are like brother and sister, okay? I didn't mean for it to sound like that!!!! I'm so screwy. grrr.. I can't get my stuff out right. How can I leave you people like that? I get more reviews, and I get them FASTER that way!!!! And it helps me write because I just wanna think about that (which is probably why I have Chemistry homework right now) and write it all out!!! That's why my chapters are getting so much longer (not just because of the review responses). Yes, my superintendent is a baka bastard, I hate him!!!! But ya know what? I have more worries than him. I think I really need to borrow Kenshin and Sano!!! There is this new boy at school, and I decided I'd be nice to him, right? He's STALKING ME!!!! At least that's what I'd call it. He's been following me EVERYWHERE, even to the bathroom!!! He STOLE my phone number off of a notecard I had to put it on for the school file, he said I had a cute butt and PULLED on my pants, sniffed my neck, asked if he could tickle me to wake me up, and if he could pinch my butt!!! I told him to leave me alone, but he won't!!! He's really starting to scare me. Sireta can't even get him to go away (I used her. it didn't work though, I was so tired!!!) so I'm feeling really overly screwed right now. WAAAHHHH!!!! I'm so scared of him. He's BIGGER, STRONGER, AND he could probably make me do anything if he threatened me. Grrrr. where's a sword when you need it?! I need bodyguards, I swear, this guy is A LOT WORSE than what you are probably thinking. Trust me, it's scary. Yeah, my mom 'loves me', or so she says. I'm more inclined to my dad, though, because he always says yes. Hehehehe!!! I want to strangle my brother!!! He's a baka, kinda like Yahiko only worse!!!! And then I have 2 sisters who need some sense knocked into them. grrr.. Yes, football IS my town. It's crazy. And I'm missing the first game tonight because I have to take my mom to bowling!!!! Grrr!!!!! Not even CLOSE to being fair!!! Thanks for reading. I hope you update your story soon!!!!
EE evee: That's okay, I'm trying to use words instead of numbers, it's just so much easier to use numbers!!! I'll try though, for the next chapter, if I remember. Nope, can't kill Kaoru, I promised my reviewers I wouldn't.
Tiaravball15: TORTURE ME?!!! That wasn't my fault!!! Torture Sireta!!! (hands her stronger half over to tiaravball15) You can keep her!!! Well, okay, maybe you can't KEEP her, but you can torture her. I'll make sure she don't go back after you again, me promise!!! At least I brought you CLOSE to tears. I was trying to get that across too. hehehehee...
Beriath: Yes, poor Kaoru. Shishio is such a butt-headed crispy baka. I like that word, crispy. hehehehehe. reminds me of chicken.
Nobody: Lock my windows? HAHAHAHA I DON'T HAVE ANY WINDOWS TO MY ROOM BECAUSE IT'S IN THE BASEMENT!!! (sticks tongue out) So :P (makes rude noises). Hehehehehe...
Piper: Oh yes, VERY PISSED OFF!!! He'd probably reach fighting rank of the gods for this little diddy here!!!! Yes, angst is on the way. (sorry, I should write happier things, ne? I just love suspense.. I love drama.. I love sappy violent love stories. as if you couldn't tell?) And no worries, he'll see Kaorus' body.. Hehehe.. AND HE WILL KILL SHISHIO AND THEN SOME!!!!
Rhapsody07: Hehehehe. you'll see. I have my idea 100% IN MY MIND!!! It's gonna be good, too. Shishio is a tricky one. Geez, that was a lot of no's!!!! Hehehehe.. Yes, breath deep, my friend!!!!
Ame Kurayami: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! You were eating chicken when you read the crispy part about Shisho? Oh my god!!! That SO FUNNY!!! ^_^ (rolls on the floor laughing) HAHAHAHAHAHA. so funny. * breaths in and exhales * okay, I'm better now. FINALLY SOMEONE THINKS I HAVE THE HEART TO KILL KAORU!!! Okay, so maybe not ME, but Sireta certainly could. But whatever she tries I can always find a way around because SHE'S STUPID AND DOES HAVE THE DEAD BODY THERE!!!! God Sireta, you're so stupid!!! Anywayz, thanks for the review. that's so funny. I'm still grinning. hehehehe..
Mochiyummy: Me, evil? Naw. hehehe. yes, there will be more. I'm having so much fun with this story. so lets see how long I can make it be without it becoming boring. hehehehe..
Cindy: YES I AM CRAZY I ESCAPED AN INSANE ASLYUM LIKE 4 YEARS AGO AND THEY NEVER FOUND ME BECAUSE I RESIDE IN A BASEMENT!!! Okay, so maybe that's not true, but I am insane (hence, the e-mail address being freakishlyinsanelycrazy@yahoo.com, lol). Kaoru can't die, I know. she's too strong.
Krystlsailormoon: I always love reading your reviews, so here's your HUGE response:
Crystal: Ah yes, lets go shopping!!!! (get hit on head with bokken) Geez Kaoru, it was JUST A HUG!!!!
Kaoru: SO? HE'S MY KENSHIN!!! ALL MINE NOT YOURS!!!!!
Crystal: (blocks next blow. Finds out she blocked blow with Angie) Uh. oopsie..
Angie: (glares) HEY!!!!!!
Crystal: (blushes) Uh. uh oh.
Sireta: GRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
Crystal: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* runs away from Angie, Kaoru, and Sireta *
Sano: Wow, she's fast. Are you that fast Kenshin?
Kenshin: (looks out doorway) Uh. nope. I'd be on the ground begging for my life by then..
Sano: Hey, why do you get all the action again Kenshin?
Kenshin: (blushes) Maybe it's my Battousai side and the red hair.
Sano: I can cut that hair off if I have to.
* all girls stop *
ALL GIRLS: WE WOULD STILL LOVE KENSHIN OVER YOU ANYWAY ROOSTERHEAD!!!!!
* resume their chase*
Sano: (sweatdrops) Kenshin..
Kenshin: Yes Sano?
Sano: I'm giving you to the count of three to run away.. 1. 2.
Kenshin runs away.
Sano: 3!! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sano goes to seek his revenge on Kenshin. Girls stop running after Crystal trips and they all get to beat the brave authoress into a bloody pulp and magically make her better.
Crystal: Anime shopping anyone?
Kaoru, Angie, Sireta: Sure!!!
Don't worry, the Kenshin clones are my gift to the reviewers this time!!! Hehehehehe. at least the ones that want one!!!
Kenshin: Why are you cloning me?!
Crystal: Aren't you supposed to be running from Sano?
Kenshin: Can I go with you guys?
Angie: Uh. I don't know.
Kenshin: (pouts) Why?
All girls: AWWWW!!!!!!!!!
Sireta: Do you want us to all FIGHT AGAIN?!
Kenshin: (amber gleam) It was actually kinda interesting.
Girls beat Kenshin into the ground.
Sano: Whoa. hehehehe. my jobs easier now.
Anywayz, thanks for reading. Yes, I know I promised. Here, you can HAVE THE FIRST KENSHIN CLONE EVER!!! (hands her a huge box that crushes her) I hope you like, but the only problem the real Kenshin will freak when he sees it and kill it. Yes, that is the only thing Kenshin will kill is clones of himself because they take away all the women. Hehehehe!!!! He wants us all to himself, especially Kaoru!!! Later my friend!!! Yes, lets rekill Enishi and Shishio, it will be fun!!!! (grins) Kenshin on a belt line? Manufacturing love? Hmmmm.. You wanna be my buisness partner? We COULD MAKE MILLIONS SELLING KENSHINS!!! Hehehehe. if Kaoru don't sue us.
Pinky4: Yes, I love intense things. hehehehe..
Kakashi-fan: More Sano and Megumi? I can try. It's a Kaoru/Kenshin story, but I will try. He's gonna see Megumi after the fight anywayz. so we'll see. hehehe. I'm not too keen on their relationship, so if I screw up I'm sorry!!!!
And clones of Kenshin for anyone who wants one.. Hehehehehehe. but the best ones go to those who have been reviewing this since the beginning and like to fight with me over Kenshin.hehehe. you know who you are. we need to give the original to Kaoru (sorry people) so you gotta settle for a copy!!!!
Anywayz, that's all I've got to say (it's a miracle!)
Until the next chapter!!!
Luv,
Crystal Renee!!!
Authors Notes: Okay peoples.. (hides under mointor). it's Tuesday and I just updated my story. I'm actually scared of what you're going to have to say. (bites fingernails in a nervous manner). but yet I am writing my 17th chapter. I don't think I'm gonna reveal Kaoru's definent state until maybe the end of this one or the beginning of the next chapter, it just depends on how this chapter goes. Believe me, Chapter 16th DIDN'T GO HOW I PLANNED!!! Not one bit. so. here we goes.. Oh, and so sorry if my writing is extremely grotesque when it comes to the bloody parts, but I'm trying to help you imagine what's going on. AND I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE WOULD DRAW ME SOME FANART TO GO WITH MY STORY!!! I really like other people's drawings, and it would be neat to get some that went along with my story!!! Pretty please, is anyone interested? Oh, and some of my idea came from an idea from Krystlsaliormoon. so ya know. THANKS TO YOU I HAVE A GOOD IDEA!!! It's not exactly what you suggested but it's close enough, ne?
~Coming Of The Dawn~
(and I last left you hating me for..)
He looked down, his eyes wide with shock. 'No, no. there's no way. she would've screamed. oh my Kami-sama. no. please.' And for the first time in a long time, he allowed himself to cry. What's more, in front of his enemy? But he couldn't help it, all the truth he needed was there in his hands.
In his hands, he held. a heart.
***Chapter 17- Avengeance***
You would've expected him to drop the bleeding organ to the ground upon making the realization of what- and who's- it was. And, Kami-sama knows that's what Kenshin wanted to do ((he's not exactly mad yet. he's in shock.)). He wanted to do that so bad it hurt him inside. Btu he couldn't bring himself to left the gushing organ fall to the ground. It was what was left of her.
Her blood coated his skin. It was her blood that slipped down his hair and over his face, creating small creeks that flowed away from his eyes along with his tears. It was her blood that found it's way over his lips and into his mouth before settling on top of his tongue. It was her blood that he tasted. Her life was poured out onto him, alerting him to the fact that she was no longer there with him.
He literally held her heart in his hands, and it still oozed what blood Shishio had not sprayed over his body. It seeped slowly- antagonizingly slow- through his fingers and to the ground.
Slowly, he lifted his gaze form the heart in his hands to the man before him. Shishio was splattered with blood. But Kenshin's gaze didn't' register that small fact. All that was struck in his mind was that he was to late, that he'd failed- failed yet again.
'Oh why didn't I ever realize this before? Never. I never should have fell victim to emotion. It is a weakness,' he thought inwardly. 'Now. now she's dead. oh Kami, Kaoru's dead.'
The angry golden eyes of Battousai left, and for once, they willingly became lavender. Lavender that was filled with many different emotion. Emotions that he knew he never should show. let alone to Shishio.
Pain.
Regret.
Torture.
Shock.
Remorse.
And, most of all. love.
Shishio grinned. Kenshin stared, dumbfounded.
"Aoshi. go help Sanosuke." Was all that Kenshin stated.
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Sano had blasted his way toward Enishi, swinging the zanbatou at him with precision he had forgotten he held. The was true and precise, and it would have cleaved Enishi in half.
But he blocked the shot.
Sano pulled the sword back, now realizing this wasn't a very good defensive weapon. He held his ground, just barely blocked the blow Enishi shot at him when he twisted around and aimed the blade of his sword toward his sword arm. Enishi jumped back, holding his sword out in front of him.
"I'm only a diversion, you know." Sano told him, laughing at the serious looks he was getting from Enishi.
"Diversion or not, I am not the one planning on killing Battousai's Kaoru. That's all Shishio. And you fight well." Enishi told him. "Now attack."
Sano was getting a little angered. They weren't here to place blame on any one person.
"You held take her, therefore you are just as much a part of this as Shishio is."
Swipe.
Clash.
Wizz.
Clunk.
Sanosuke's sword fell to the floor in two pieces. ((yes I know Kenshin broke his sword initially, but in order for my idea to work out correctly, his sword has to be broken by Enishi, okay?)). He glanced up at Enishi, who looked him with a calm face like he the entire fight.
"You broke my damn sword!" Sano seethed.
"We can say I win and forget it." Enishi offered. "And you can leave."
Sano shook his head, glaring Enishi down with his brown-eyed gaze ((Sano does have brown eyes, right?!)). "I'm here to get Jou-chan back, and if I have to fight you man to sword then I will."
Enishi sighed. He drew back, his sword extended next to his knee and out a 40-degree angle. After calculating where Sano stood and what he'd have to do to block, Enishi took his shot.
Sano saw the sword coming towards his right shoulder, and he immediately sent his fist toward the blade. But Enishi had tricked him, and lowered the blade towards Sano's stomach. After recovering from the failed punch, he jumped back enough so that Enishi's sword only caught onto his Aku jacket. Sano pulled it back on, and glared at Enishi with a look that would kill anyone.
"That was cheap."
"I will fight as I see fit." Enishi told him, waiting for Sano to take a shot toward him.
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Misao looked out at the sky. She was starting to worry. It was already 1 in the morning. She knew it would take a while for everyone to come back, but she still couldn't hold back her fear. She was worried for Kaoru. She truthfully didn't know if Kaoru could have survived the first attack. She worried about Sano. Even if he was a baka rooster head, he was still her friend, no matter if they got along well or not. She worried about Battousai, for she knew how Kaoru felt over him, and she knew he worried for her.
And most of all, she worried for Aoshi.
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Tae and Hinoki ran over to Megumi's quarters. They had to fill out their part of Battousai's plan.
"Megumi!" they cried.
Megumi looked up from her work. "Hai?"
"Battousai wants you to prepare a bed. he said he'd be traveling back by tonight, and he'd be traveling faster than when he left. He's bringing Kaoru back and he expects her to be injured badly. It should take 2 days for him to travel back." Hinoki explained, slightly out of breath.
They didn't need to tell her twice. Megumi was up and preparing the bed closest to the door.
"Tae, get me some herbs from the kitchen, Hinoki get my medicine bag and place it here. I have to have everything in place when they come back. I doubt I'm only going to be treating the tanuki." She told them.
They nodded and ran off to their respective jobs.
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Kenshin dropped the heart to the floor, stepping over the bloody mess it had made as he wiped his face as clean of the blood and tears as he could. His eyes turned back to gold, but with a mix of a more yellow color in it, with a slight tinge of orange. Shishio didn't wince, but they reminded him of the fires of hell. Battousai walked closer to him, never taking his eyes of him and ignoring the blood that coated him, the ground, and Shishio.
"Why?" was all he asked.
Shishio looked at him. "Why not?"
"That was innocent life." Kenshin stated dryly. "She never did anything to threaten your life; she never attacked you. She never took anything away from you."
Shishio grinned. "But you forget she was important to you, and the best way to get revenge is to make a person suffer, long and hard. You should have heard her plead so silently with me, she couldn't even talk. It was beautiful, the way the blood flowed out of every little cut. the way she shook when I cut open her chest, the way she rocked when I opened her ribcage, the way she gasped when I gripped her heart, and lets not forget, the way she fell limply up against that wall when I pulled it out. The last thing she ever saw was my face and blood."
"What a horrible image to die to." Battousai seethed, his anger increasing with each word.
He didn't listen to his common sense, which was trying to tell him that Shishio was merely egging him on. All he cared about at the moment was that he had failed Kaoru. He had failed yet another special person, and after he was through with this, he'd be sure to make sure he joined her.
"What is the use in you fighting with me now, Battousai? You lost her." Shishio grinned. "You might as well leave."
Battousai glared at the obvious grin Shishio held as he lifted his fingers, which were soaked in blood, to his mouth and licked them clean. Battousai inwardly shuddered. Blood tasted nasty. and Kaoru's was just revolting, knowing the pain she had gone through in order for her blood to be shed.
"Kill me." Battousai stated, dropping his katana and wakizashi to the cold, hard ground as he kneeled in front of Shishio. "You wanted to get her here to kill me, to cause me pain. Well, I'm here. So kill me."
Shishio looked at him, astonished. This was not what he was expecting. But nonetheless, he pulled his sword out.
"As you wish, Battousai."
"It will be showing me the utmost mercy." Battousai added.
"The chance to see your blood fall is worth the gift of mercy."
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Sano jumped back away from another wild swing of Enishi's weapon. He landed abruptly on a table, which collapsed beneath him, yet somehow Sano was able to hold his footing well enough to stay balanced. He jumped over away from another shot from Enishi, throwing a plate towards his head.
Enishi blocked the plate that went flying at him, and took one more swing at the fighter. He caught part of Sano's leg, and Sano took the chance to use his futae-no-kiwami on the sword.
But it failed.
Before shock could instill itself in his mind, Sano jumped away and the sword fell out of his leg. He landed roughly to the floor, but still remained crouching. He was now trying to figure out why his attack had done no damage on Enishi's sword. Maybe he hadn't hit quick enough? Or maybe not hard enough?
Whatever the reason, Sano had to spring back to miss another attack upon his bleeding limb. He fell to his butt, not being able to catch himself after that jump. Enishi's sword pointed directly into Sano's throat. Sano looked up at him, not ready to give up.
And then Enishi collapsed.
Sano looked up and saw Aoshi.
"Aww, Aoshi, I could've Futae-no-kiwami'd his ass!" Sano whined. "What did ya go and do that for?"
Aoshi glared at him. 'Stupid rooster head' "Battousai told me to help you."
"Where is he?"
"Outside."
Sano limped up his way into a standing position, and walked with Aoshi's help out of the building.
What he didn't do was make sure Enishi didn't have a weapon by destroying the one that lay next to his unconscious body.
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"Why did Sano LEAVE me here?" Yahiko cried, clearly getting angry at his older brother's attempt to keep him away from the fight.
"Be quiet Yahiko-chan! They're all ready gone!! Why would you want to go help Kaoru anyway? You don't like her, remember?" Misao reminded him.
"Don't call me chan, I know their gone, and I want to help busu, just because I'm mean to her doesn't mean I don't like her! It's not my fault she's so ugly!" Yahiko stated, sticking up for himself.
************
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Sano used his fist to hit three rocks. They all exploded into dust. Aoshi watched him, puzzled as to what he was doing. Sano did this a few more times, and then finally just slammed his fist down onto the ground.
"Why didn't it work on his sword?!" he cried, his anger edging higher. "I did everything!"
"Maybe if you thought for once, you'd figure it out." Aoshi stated, no emotion in his voice what so ever.
Sanosuke glared at him. "Very funny, I WAS thinking."
Aoshi raised and eyebrow. "You were? Wow."
Sano glared. "Why do you guys like to PICK ON ME?!"
************* *************
Shishio lifted his sword, and prepared to slice off the Battousai's head. He wasn't even fighting back! Shishio laughed. This WAS a lot easier than he had originally anticipated it would be. He liked it.
"But, you do know." Battousai started. "That the only way to kill me."
Shishio glared. "Yes?"
Battousai lifted his katana with Godspeed, and held it up to Shishio's chest. "Is to get past the anger."
"So you decided to make this a little fun for me after all, ne?" Shishio asked, pushing the sword away with his hand. "Good, I wanted a good fight. That woman of yours put up no fight what so ever. It was quite entertaining, though, to watch a beauty such as herself die in such a way. I should do that more often."
Battousai gritted his teeth together. "Shut up about Kaoru. She was an innocent in all this. You came to fight me, so you're going to fight me. And I'll avenge her."
Shishio laughed. "Go ahead."
With one loud cry, Battousai sent his sword spiraling down upon Shishio.
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Enishi rubbed his head. Aoshi had hit him pretty hard, and he knew he was lucky to even be alive still. He silently thanked Kami-sama. He still wanted his revenge upon the Battousai also, but first he had two others to take care of.
((okay, I want Enishi to have some different weapons, so HANG ON THIS IS MY STORY and he's gonna have weapons I think are interesting. I might even make some up, too, who knows?))
He walked his way to the weaponry room, and gazed upon the weapons he had. He looked down at his sword that was still in his hand. Sanosuke had cracked it pretty good, and he needed something new. His own calm demonour was starting to wan, and he wanted to get his revenge on Sano for cracking his sword, Aoshi for cracking his skull, and Battousai for killing his sister.
His eyes settled upon an extremely jagged looking sword. It was wide, and pieces of metal hung around and off the edges. He grinned. That would be painful. And the rooster head couldn't try and break the sword again. He lifted it up and carried it out of the building, his gaze settling upon the man in white in the distance. He placed both hands on the hilt of the sword, his eyes glazing over.
Of course, you could never have told with his sunglasses covering his eyes.
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Shishio blocked the attack that Battousai attempted upon him. Battousai bounced back when he felt the slight contact of swords, and crouched down to face Shishio in his battou-jutsu stance. Shishio shook his head. He was familiar with Battousai's battou-jutsu attacks, so this would not be highly difficult.
Battousai attacked him. "Hi-Ryu-Sen!"
Battousai twisted his body, pulling his sword out with his left hand, skillfully aiming the hilt for the weak spot in between Shishio's eyes. Shishio blocked the attack, and Battousai switched over into a Sou-Ryu-Sen, striking Shishio with the sheath and sending him backwards.
Battousai kept his sword unsheathed, glaring down at Shishio. Shishio began to stand again, his blood red eyes glaring at him.
'His blood will be more fun to shed now,' Shishio thought to himself.
Battousai kept his eyes upon Shishio, reading his emotions and sensing his ki changes. He tried to decide what Shishio might do next, but found it next to impossible to comprehend. He didn't let his gaze leave him, though. Shishio glanced down away from Battousai, shielding his eyes for a moment.
And in the next instant, he was in contact with Battousai's sword arm.
Battousai pulled out his wakizashi, and shoved it into Shishio's side, missing all his organs (( DAMN!!!! Lol.)). Shishio pulled back and so did Battousai, both of them bleeding. You couldn't tell they were though. They were already covered in blood.
'Kaoru's blood.' Battousai reminded himself as he leapt forward again, his sword clashing loudly with Shishio's and sending sparks that resembled lightening.
And as if that was a calling, it began to rain.
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Sano and Aoshi were listening to the loud battle cries and the sound of metal to metal as it sounded and echoed throughout the surrounding area. They we're waiting until they felt they should go in and help Battousai. They would wait until they heard nothing anymore. then and only then. They may be too late by then, but at least they would not be distracting him.
*********** ***********
Enishi was shocked he had been able to sneak up on Sano and Aoshi. He raised his jagged sword, sending it flying at a deathly fast pace. He sliced open both men's backs, and they both jump back.
He hadn't cut nearly deep enough to injure them mortally. Just enough to make the blood escape a quicker pace.
Sano fell, totally forgetting about his leg wound. He smacked his head on a tree trunk and went into a semi-unconscious state. He couldn't move but he knew what was going on around him.
*********** ***********
Aoshi glared down at the man that had just injured him. 'Misao's going to KILL me when I get back' he thought as he pulled out his kodachi's, prepared to give Enishi a piece of his mind.
He saw Enishi's dazed expression as to why they hadn't just fallen over dead yet. He grinned inwardly. This was going to be fun. He blocked another move with his left kodachi, sending the right one directly to Enishi's neck. Enishi rolled away, and Aoshi stormed forward, prepared to kill Enishi with his next attack.
He didn't get to. Enishi took a swing towards his chest, cutting him slightly. Aoshi missed the chance to attack Enishi back when the jagged metal of the blade scraped across his arm, sending pain throughout his body.
Now Aoshi was angry.
It didn't take much more after that. Enishi blocked furious attacks, and Aoshi finally took the sword out of his hands. It went flying into the tree directly above Sano's head.
"Geez Aoshi, trying to kill me?!" Sano thought, but couldn't form the words.
Aoshi set one blade over the other, and with ease and speed, sliced through both of Enishi's arteries. Enishi stumbled back.
Aoshi left him to bleed to death.
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Battousai jumped into the air, just barely missing Shishio's advance to his shins. He flew back down, prepared to embed his sword into Shishio's back. Shishio moved out of the way, and the sword went into the ground nearly up to the end of the hilt. Battousai jumped back. He only had his sheath now. His wakizashi had been knocked away.
He didn't exactly know how he was planning on using the sheath against Shishio.
If only he could get to his sword.
Shishio advanced and Battousai went into his stance, his hand ready to use his sheath to block. He didn't' t believe it would work, but he was willing to give it a shoot.
But before Shishio could attack, he was knocked away, by a sudden blur of red, black, and blue. Shishio fell to the ground, and the thing that flew at him did, too.
Author's notes: AND THAT WAS WHERE I WANTED TO END THIS CHAPTER!! Yes, I know that sucks so bad, but I had to finish this chapter fast because I'm leaving and you guys already gave me 140 reviews. I'm going for 160 now, can you get that many? I have to take my mom to bowling, so I'm gonna bring some paper and try to start chapter 18 while I'm there, what do you guys think? I hope this chapter didn't start to lag at the end, I started it yesterday and well, it's today now.
Well, no worries, I've got it all planned out.
Here's your review responses:
Chibilover2000: Don't worry, I'm gonna explain the heart thing somewhere. sometime. I know how to explain it. I just love to torture poor old Battousai (jumps away from speeding katana)!!!! I'm glad you still like the story!!!
Blue orb: Please please please? Okay. I won't. I already promised once that I wouldn't, so ya know, I can't BACK OUT. And is this a quick enough update for you? God people, I should have left it at 150 reviews or something!!!!
Catrina3: (grabs her own sword and covers self in body armor, using Sireta as a sheild) Yay, I made people cry!!! Errr. no. that's a bad thing!!! Grrr!!!! (punches self in the face) At least I got emotion out of you people!!! Shishio is a nasty little one, now ain't he? I CAN'T BACK OUT ON A PROMISE. I just love torturing Battousai. It's fun.
Cutie Blossom: Naw. listen, Sano and Kaoru are like brother and sister, okay? I didn't mean for it to sound like that!!!! I'm so screwy. grrr.. I can't get my stuff out right. How can I leave you people like that? I get more reviews, and I get them FASTER that way!!!! And it helps me write because I just wanna think about that (which is probably why I have Chemistry homework right now) and write it all out!!! That's why my chapters are getting so much longer (not just because of the review responses). Yes, my superintendent is a baka bastard, I hate him!!!! But ya know what? I have more worries than him. I think I really need to borrow Kenshin and Sano!!! There is this new boy at school, and I decided I'd be nice to him, right? He's STALKING ME!!!! At least that's what I'd call it. He's been following me EVERYWHERE, even to the bathroom!!! He STOLE my phone number off of a notecard I had to put it on for the school file, he said I had a cute butt and PULLED on my pants, sniffed my neck, asked if he could tickle me to wake me up, and if he could pinch my butt!!! I told him to leave me alone, but he won't!!! He's really starting to scare me. Sireta can't even get him to go away (I used her. it didn't work though, I was so tired!!!) so I'm feeling really overly screwed right now. WAAAHHHH!!!! I'm so scared of him. He's BIGGER, STRONGER, AND he could probably make me do anything if he threatened me. Grrrr. where's a sword when you need it?! I need bodyguards, I swear, this guy is A LOT WORSE than what you are probably thinking. Trust me, it's scary. Yeah, my mom 'loves me', or so she says. I'm more inclined to my dad, though, because he always says yes. Hehehehe!!! I want to strangle my brother!!! He's a baka, kinda like Yahiko only worse!!!! And then I have 2 sisters who need some sense knocked into them. grrr.. Yes, football IS my town. It's crazy. And I'm missing the first game tonight because I have to take my mom to bowling!!!! Grrr!!!!! Not even CLOSE to being fair!!! Thanks for reading. I hope you update your story soon!!!!
EE evee: That's okay, I'm trying to use words instead of numbers, it's just so much easier to use numbers!!! I'll try though, for the next chapter, if I remember. Nope, can't kill Kaoru, I promised my reviewers I wouldn't.
Tiaravball15: TORTURE ME?!!! That wasn't my fault!!! Torture Sireta!!! (hands her stronger half over to tiaravball15) You can keep her!!! Well, okay, maybe you can't KEEP her, but you can torture her. I'll make sure she don't go back after you again, me promise!!! At least I brought you CLOSE to tears. I was trying to get that across too. hehehehee...
Beriath: Yes, poor Kaoru. Shishio is such a butt-headed crispy baka. I like that word, crispy. hehehehehe. reminds me of chicken.
Nobody: Lock my windows? HAHAHAHA I DON'T HAVE ANY WINDOWS TO MY ROOM BECAUSE IT'S IN THE BASEMENT!!! (sticks tongue out) So :P (makes rude noises). Hehehehehe...
Piper: Oh yes, VERY PISSED OFF!!! He'd probably reach fighting rank of the gods for this little diddy here!!!! Yes, angst is on the way. (sorry, I should write happier things, ne? I just love suspense.. I love drama.. I love sappy violent love stories. as if you couldn't tell?) And no worries, he'll see Kaorus' body.. Hehehe.. AND HE WILL KILL SHISHIO AND THEN SOME!!!!
Rhapsody07: Hehehehe. you'll see. I have my idea 100% IN MY MIND!!! It's gonna be good, too. Shishio is a tricky one. Geez, that was a lot of no's!!!! Hehehehe.. Yes, breath deep, my friend!!!!
Ame Kurayami: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! You were eating chicken when you read the crispy part about Shisho? Oh my god!!! That SO FUNNY!!! ^_^ (rolls on the floor laughing) HAHAHAHAHAHA. so funny. * breaths in and exhales * okay, I'm better now. FINALLY SOMEONE THINKS I HAVE THE HEART TO KILL KAORU!!! Okay, so maybe not ME, but Sireta certainly could. But whatever she tries I can always find a way around because SHE'S STUPID AND DOES HAVE THE DEAD BODY THERE!!!! God Sireta, you're so stupid!!! Anywayz, thanks for the review. that's so funny. I'm still grinning. hehehehe..
Mochiyummy: Me, evil? Naw. hehehe. yes, there will be more. I'm having so much fun with this story. so lets see how long I can make it be without it becoming boring. hehehehe..
Cindy: YES I AM CRAZY I ESCAPED AN INSANE ASLYUM LIKE 4 YEARS AGO AND THEY NEVER FOUND ME BECAUSE I RESIDE IN A BASEMENT!!! Okay, so maybe that's not true, but I am insane (hence, the e-mail address being freakishlyinsanelycrazy@yahoo.com, lol). Kaoru can't die, I know. she's too strong.
Krystlsailormoon: I always love reading your reviews, so here's your HUGE response:
Crystal: Ah yes, lets go shopping!!!! (get hit on head with bokken) Geez Kaoru, it was JUST A HUG!!!!
Kaoru: SO? HE'S MY KENSHIN!!! ALL MINE NOT YOURS!!!!!
Crystal: (blocks next blow. Finds out she blocked blow with Angie) Uh. oopsie..
Angie: (glares) HEY!!!!!!
Crystal: (blushes) Uh. uh oh.
Sireta: GRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
Crystal: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* runs away from Angie, Kaoru, and Sireta *
Sano: Wow, she's fast. Are you that fast Kenshin?
Kenshin: (looks out doorway) Uh. nope. I'd be on the ground begging for my life by then..
Sano: Hey, why do you get all the action again Kenshin?
Kenshin: (blushes) Maybe it's my Battousai side and the red hair.
Sano: I can cut that hair off if I have to.
* all girls stop *
ALL GIRLS: WE WOULD STILL LOVE KENSHIN OVER YOU ANYWAY ROOSTERHEAD!!!!!
* resume their chase*
Sano: (sweatdrops) Kenshin..
Kenshin: Yes Sano?
Sano: I'm giving you to the count of three to run away.. 1. 2.
Kenshin runs away.
Sano: 3!! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sano goes to seek his revenge on Kenshin. Girls stop running after Crystal trips and they all get to beat the brave authoress into a bloody pulp and magically make her better.
Crystal: Anime shopping anyone?
Kaoru, Angie, Sireta: Sure!!!
Don't worry, the Kenshin clones are my gift to the reviewers this time!!! Hehehehehe. at least the ones that want one!!!
Kenshin: Why are you cloning me?!
Crystal: Aren't you supposed to be running from Sano?
Kenshin: Can I go with you guys?
Angie: Uh. I don't know.
Kenshin: (pouts) Why?
All girls: AWWWW!!!!!!!!!
Sireta: Do you want us to all FIGHT AGAIN?!
Kenshin: (amber gleam) It was actually kinda interesting.
Girls beat Kenshin into the ground.
Sano: Whoa. hehehehe. my jobs easier now.
Anywayz, thanks for reading. Yes, I know I promised. Here, you can HAVE THE FIRST KENSHIN CLONE EVER!!! (hands her a huge box that crushes her) I hope you like, but the only problem the real Kenshin will freak when he sees it and kill it. Yes, that is the only thing Kenshin will kill is clones of himself because they take away all the women. Hehehehe!!!! He wants us all to himself, especially Kaoru!!! Later my friend!!! Yes, lets rekill Enishi and Shishio, it will be fun!!!! (grins) Kenshin on a belt line? Manufacturing love? Hmmmm.. You wanna be my buisness partner? We COULD MAKE MILLIONS SELLING KENSHINS!!! Hehehehe. if Kaoru don't sue us.
Pinky4: Yes, I love intense things. hehehehe..
Kakashi-fan: More Sano and Megumi? I can try. It's a Kaoru/Kenshin story, but I will try. He's gonna see Megumi after the fight anywayz. so we'll see. hehehe. I'm not too keen on their relationship, so if I screw up I'm sorry!!!!
And clones of Kenshin for anyone who wants one.. Hehehehehehe. but the best ones go to those who have been reviewing this since the beginning and like to fight with me over Kenshin.hehehe. you know who you are. we need to give the original to Kaoru (sorry people) so you gotta settle for a copy!!!!
Anywayz, that's all I've got to say (it's a miracle!)
Until the next chapter!!!
Luv,
Crystal Renee!!!