Disclaimer: Ahem. as stated by the copyright law. I cannot copy Rurouni
Kenshin. so I am MEARLY BORROWING Kenshin (and cloning him. hehehehe!! ^_^,
just kidding!!! It would be nice, though!!) to write my fic here. no need
to sue someone who has to rely on her parents to by her food and clothes.
Authors Notes: Well well well. it is Thursday night. I keep thinking that it's Friday because I DON'T HAVE SCHOOL TOMORROW!!! Yay! I'm so happy!!! And I don't got school Monday, either!!!! ^_^, I'm so proud of myself!!! 4 day weekend!!! Anywayz, I am getting myself ready to begin Chapter 18, which I am not making the last chapter. I'm having way to much fun, and besides, Saitou disappeared, so he's gotta come back sometime, ne? Hehehehe. hehehehehe.. Anywayz, I'm not giving you a specific number of reviews to reach. But PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE review my story!!! I love reviews. They make me smile. Hehehehe. I even laugh at the death threats I get everytime I put Kaoru in danger. and Kyrstlsaliormoon, I had THE SAME IDEA as you about the 'organ', but I'm changing it just slightly. I don't think Battousai is THAT dense to think a tomatoe is a heart. I've got my own idea, but it's partly yours. squishiness. hehehehehe.. That's so funny. ANYWAYZ!!! Keep the reviews coming. Note, you can blab about anything in them, I LOVE it when people write long ones (my longest reviews come from Cutie Blossom and Krystlsaliormoon. and I in return write huge responses..). So, on with my story!!!
~Coming of the Dawn~
(And Battousai was just facing this..)
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.
***Chapter 18- Rapture Found Through Blood ***
Battousai's eyes fell upon the mysterious thing and Shishio. He heard Shishio grunting as he stood. He watched Shishio place his blood lusting, outlandish eyes on what appeared to simply be a heap of nothing.
"BITCH!" Shishio cried, sending a violent kick into the thing lying motionless on the cold, dew and blood-stricken grass.
It rolled over, and Kenshin's eyes widened.
It was Kaoru.
He looked her over carefully. Her chest was untouched. which meant that had been her heart he had been holding earlier. She was breathing, but obviously in pain as each intake of breath must be stretching broken ribs or bruised skin. Battousai let his eyes wander, in taking her entire state.
Bloody. Her legs, her wrists, her stomach. everywhere. There was blood on her dirty and old sleeping yukata, and obviously that was what she had originally been attacked in. She rolled from her head, and he gasped.
She adorned a cross-shaped scar on her left cheek, just as he had. Unconsciously he let his hand fly to his cheek, caressing the slightly rough skin that had grown to replace the scabs. Kaoru opened her eyes, seeing how he was looking her over, as if assessing her need for help.
Battousai was able to kicking pull his katana out of the ground as he kept his eyes upon Kaoru's form. She looked so helpless. apparently she had used her last amount of strength to protect him.
She saved him.
His eyes lowered at the realization that not only had been tricked into believing she was dead, but that the blood that covered him was hers. And his gaze upon Shishio became angrier when he realized that he had kicked Kaoru.
"Looks like your little plan backfired. You will pay for what you've done to her." Kenshin told Shishio, circling him so that he stood before Kaoru in a protective manner, his katana held out in front of him. "Who's heart was that, anyway?"
Shishio glowered down upon him. "Pigs heart. I didn't think she'd be able to move. I could have finished you off once and for all."
Battousai fell into stance; slightly over Kaoru just to be sure he didn't try to attack Kaoru again. He knew she was probably scared. He never expected her to come out of the shed and protect him. He never thought she'd possibly have it in her to protect an assassin who had taken away so much life. Yet she had.
"Anyone who touches Kaoru will have to pay by the edge my blade. A painful, merciless, torture filled death is in store for you, Shishio." Battousai warned. "I will make sure you never lay a hand on her or anyone else again if I die trying."
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Kaoru found herself being hovered over by Kenshin. She was extremely relieved. He didn't appear to be injured from her viewpoint. She still tried to figure out what had given her to the strength to rush out there.
Apparently she had been just in time, though.
Her body was overcome in pain, and she felt herself numbing to the sensation. She didn't really care about that right now. All that mattered to her was Battousai. or Kenshin. or whatever he was right then. But yet, Kaoru was happy. She saw him, he knew she was alive, and he was protecting her.
And she had saved him.
She shut her eyes. She didn't want to see him let his rage out upon Shishio's now doomed body.
************* *************
Aoshi helped Sano stand up and lean against a tree.
"Did you kill him, Aoshi?" Sano asked him.
"Not yet. He's going to die though. Slowly." Aoshi responded, his voice portraying no emotion what so ever.
Sano nodded. "He deserves it."
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Megumi checked over everything in the small clinic-like room she had at the Inn. She had 4 clean beds and her medication was set out. She had bandages of all shapes and sizes ready. She tapped her foot as she looked nervously over at the clock on the wall.
'That damn rooster head better not have hurt himself too bad.' she thought inwardly as she set her gaze upon the door.
************ ************
Battousai found his sword embedding itself inside Shishio's arm, and in an instant, it was flung off. He glared down at the man who was in obvious pain and he stepped away from his position of hovering over Kaoru. He kicked Shishio a few times in the side that he had already injured. Shishio attempted to attack with his other arm, but Battousai set his wakizashi he had just picked up into his arm, pinning it to the ground.
Shishio went to use his legs, but he could never reach the Battousai who was standing threateningly over his head.
"You dare try and touch her." Battousai seethed, setting the edge of his blade against Shishio's chest.
"LOOKS LIKE IT WORKED!" Shishio screamed. "I got my revenge, did I not?"
"No, you didn't, she's still alive." Battousai grinned. "But I WILL get my revenge on you for harming her."
His sword cut slowly into Shishio's chest, just enough to produce his ribcage.
"This was how you wanted to kill her." Battousai continued.
Shishio didn't say anything, just set his angry gaze upon Battousai.
"Yes, so?"
"It's time you felt some of your own inhuman torture." He finished.
His blade cut slowly through the bone of Shishio's ribcage, tearing out a section until his beating heart showed. It was glossy and had a red luster to it as it pressed painfully against his injured ribs.
"It's not that bad." Shishio stated. "You and I aren't much different."
Battousai reverted his gaze away from Shishio's bleeding chest and to his face.
"Yes, we are. I'm not lusting over blood. I'm not trying to torture you. I'm getting revenge for all those you killed in your in human ways. I don't kill for the love it, as you do. I kill to protect." Battousai stated, his words laced with venom, and his appearance extremely intimidating.
He bent down and placed a bloody hand over Shishio's heart and squeezed only a little. Not enough to kill him. Just enough for it to hurt, until he saw a reaction on Shishio's face.
All Shishio did was grimace, but he knew at that moment he had been defeated at his own game. Even the girl had better control over her pain than he had.
Battousai grinned. "Now, die."
He yanked hard, and found the organ pulled out of Shishio's chest and into his hand. He set the organ back inside, and wiped his hands off on Shishio's clothing before he stood up.
This was one death he wouldn't feel remorse over.
After calming down and his eyes changed from the orangish-gold they had been to a more suitable bluish-amber, he pulled his wakizashi out of Shishio's arm, sheathed it along with his katana, and spun to face Kaoru.
Kaoru reopened her eyes after hearing the sword become sheathed again, but refused to look over where Shishio's body lay. She kept her gaze straight towards the sky until she saw Battousai kneeling next to her.
They both ignored the fireflies they flew around them, casting a glow that would have seemed heavenly.
His hand ran gently over the healing scab that would leave a cross- shaped scar on her left cheek. His eyes flicked lavender at his bidding, as he gazed down at the soon-to-be scar.
"They did this to you because of me." He stated.
Kaoru wanted to say something to him, to let him know that it meant absolutely nothing to her that he was the reason they had tortured her in ways he'd never know. She wanted him to know that nothing mattered her now but him. But she couldn't speak, as hard as she tried; no words were able to escape her lips.
His lavender gaze ran from her face down to her neck, where she had slight cut that wouldn't scar, but still produced a good amount of blood. He went farther down, until he saw the brown, scalded skin on her stomach and on the side where she had obviously been injured first.
"Burn torture." He stated, wishing he had powers that could heal her pain.
He felt more anger towards Shishio and Enishi, and now he prayed he had gone harder on Shishio. Death was too good for him, he finally decided, and now he couldn't do anything about it.
He gently lifted one of her wrists, where the chains had rubbed them raw. He gently kissed the injured area, and placed his hand inside hers. Kaoru gripped his hand tighter, but not from pain, to let him know she was still there. He glanced back into her sapphire pools, and his lavender eyes portrayed everything he'd never say to her.
Or at least not yet.
Kenshin lifted her up gently into his arms, despite the injury in his left arm. It didn't matter to him right now. All his sense were set onto Kaoru.
The fact that she was alive.
He hadn't failed.
He felt her snuggle in slightly closer to him, ignoring the blood that covered his body. But he told himself that she was probably in so much pain and had grown used to the scent of blood over the course of the 3 days.
But in the back of his head, he scolded himself. It all could have been prevented. He could have gotten there sooner.
Kenshin convinced himself he had to be happy that was actually still alive and that she could probably live if he got her back to Megumi in time. And again, that all depended on the state that Aoshi and Sanosuke were in after their fight with Enishi.
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Sano looked up after hearing the end of the battle cries and the sound of metal clashing with metal had died down. He wondered momentarily if the battle was over. His question was answered when he spotted the mummy- like man lying in blood.
Battousai had won the battle.
But where was he?
Sano nudged Aoshi and pointed over at where the body lay in a growing pool of blood. Aoshi nodded and then they saw Battousai. He walked out from the side of the building, carrying something in his arms that he cradled tightly and gently, despite his wounds. Sano limped his way over and Aoshi walked, ignoring the pain it sent through his back every time he took a step.
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Battousai saw his companions walking towards him and his bundle. He knew they were injured by the way they walked. He glanced slightly off to his side, and found himself stopping next to Enishi's still dying form. Enishi looked up at him, seeing the girl in his arms he knew that Shishio had lost. He knew she was still alive.
Kenshin lost his lavender eyes and they turned amber. He lifted one foot as if he was going to walk away from Enishi, but used it to step on his weak, dying form. Enishi coughed as he jolted forward and then fell back.
"You know I never killed Tomoe on purpose. You have put Kaoru through more pain than was needed, and all of it was unneeded." Battousai stated dryly. "You deserve to die. But I am glad it was not I who had to give you the death blow."
And he walked away to his companions. Sano looked at Kaoru was overcome with relief and anger. Aoshi didn't let any emotion play on his features.
"We need to get her to the Inn quickly. Megumi should be waiting for us."
"I know a shorter way there." Aoshi told him. "It should only take us a day and a half."
Kenshin nodded, his eyes covered well with his bangs.
************ ***********
It had been two days since Megumi had set up for the awaited warriors. She was worried they had all been killed or were too injured to make it back to receive the care their wounds would need. She paced the room nervously as the clock ticked away.
Hinoki and Tae stopped by to bring her some food and to stay with her until Battousai came back with Kaoru and who ever else had been injured. They waited in silence, not knowing when anyone would come.
Suddenly the door burst open. All three women let their eyes fall on who was standing at the door.
It was Sano.
He staggered in and Megumi grabbed him before he fell to the floor. She set him down onto a futon with some help from Tae. Hinoki ran off to find Tsubame to help out in the clinic.
"What did you do to yourself?" Megumi asked him, trying to get him to roll onto his stomach so she could check out the wound on his back.
"I got in a fight, what's it look like?" he asked.
Megumi huffed. "I'm serious! Where are the others?"
"They're coming fox, just wait."
Then Aoshi walked inside. Tae ushered him to sit on a futon while she proceeded to clean and dress the wound that adorned his back.
"You guys got beat up bad!" Tae stated as she gently cleansed the wound that ran from one shoulder to Aoshi's hip.
"We're fine." Sano told her, knowing Aoshi wouldn't say much.
Hinoki and Tsubame came in and started helping Megumi with Sano, who was considerably worse off than Aoshi. They were running to and fro.
Megumi stood up and looked out the door. "Where are Kaoru and Battousai? They didn't. did they?"
Megumi voiced her fears, glancing at Sano for support. He shook his head. "They're on their way, don't worry. Battousai was just a little behind. He had to carry Kaoru the whole way here."
Megumi glanced up again and saw Battousai walking towards her, with Kaoru still in his arms. One glanced at Kaoru told Megumi she needed to help her fast. She moved out of Battousai's way and pointed to a futon. He walked inside and set her down gently, kneeling next to her. Megumi and Tsubame started to check her wounds. She was out cold at the moment.
"My god she's in horrible shape! This is all going to be tender work. She's got burns where she needs stitching up." Megumi mumbled as she reached for some medication. "Can you give this to her Tsubame?"
Tsubame nodded. "Yes."
Megumi rolled her sleeves up. "Hinoki, look over Battousai's injuries and treat them accordingly."
"No." came Kenshin's answer. "You should be worrying about her before me. I'm fine."
Megumi glared at him, suddenly finding the strength to oppose the man. "You are injured too. I can take care of Kaoru fine until Hinoki's done."
Kenshin shook his head. "No is no."
Megumi huffed and motioned for Hinoki to help her while Tae finished bandaging Aoshi.
***********
Kenshin glanced down at Kaoru. He had never seen some one with so many injuries that had lived this long. All he could do was pray that she made it the rest of the way as well. He didn't want her to pass away on him.
Kenshin didn't think he could take the pain again. He had lost one person who meant this much to him, and part of him told him that Kaoru meant even more. He was going to do everything in his power to make sure she was fine, even if it meant ignoring his own wounds.
He silently prayed that Kaoru would be fine. This was the first time he had saved life instead of taken it. He didn't want to fail her.
He wouldn't fail her. Not this time, not ever.
Authors Notes: So sorry if the end was confusing!!! And now, my wonderful ideas are completely gone!!!! Grrrrr.. They lasted for a while, but that was all I had in my head for the moment being. All I know is that Saitou's gotta show up again, I'm gonna put Battousai in denial of his feelings, and then somewhere in this story Kaoru and him have got to admit their feelings. Man. my ideas are gone. I can't do anything to hurt Kaoru, or anyone else for that matter, for a while. It's time to tone it down a bit, ne?
Well, I am going to give you your review responses now!!!
Blue Orb: Nope, I wasn't mad at you!!! ^_^ I was just playing around (ya, I know, confusing!!!) I was being sarcastic, ya, that's the word I'm looking for!!! No worries, I'm not mad AT ANYBODY!!! I don't think I can fit a million thanks in my room. it's too small. oh well. I feel important for being thanked so much!!!!
Angelic Countenance: Hehehehe.. Yes, SHISHIO WILL PAY!!!!!!!! (beats evil bad guy with her computer montior and her sword) No worries, Battousai's gonna kick Shishio's BUTT big time, even if it don't seem that way right now. hehehehe. (hands tissues to you) Ooooo. no cries (pats back consolingly) it's okay.
Kagome Kia: Yay!! I wrote another good chapter! (hugs Kagome Kia). YOU WILL MAKE ME FANART?! REALLY TRULY YOU WILL?! (grinning authoress is crushing Sano, Kenshin, and Aoshi with a bear hug) REALLY?! Yay!!!! I'm so happy!!! I'll give you all the time in the world if I have to!! Yes!!! I'm SOOOO very happy!!!! HEHEEHHEHEHEHEHE (bounces up and down while doing cartwheels and running up her bedroom walls) Yes!!! You made me SOO happy!!!! Hehehehehe!!!!!! You. and. (gulp) Misao?! Uh oh. I'm gonna update soon, no worries!!!!
HiEi FoR sALe: Evil?! MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.. and so it appears that I am. a cliffhanger like that? Oh, it's EASY to leave, you just stop somewhere!!! Yes!!! The best cliffhanger you've seen in your life!!! ^_^ I can produce more if needed!!!
Tiaravball15: Have fun trying to catch Sireta. and make sure your knives are REALLY sharp, okay?! I'm glad I don't have to feel her pain ^_^!!! Yes, she will be fun to torture, but ya know. be careful. ya don't want her claiming revenge on you, now do you? That will no be pretty.. I'm so glad you think my writing is wonderful!!! Hugs!!!
Ame Kurayami: The chicken part was funny. hehehe. I'm sorry you've gotta stay away from crispy things for a while, such as toast, chicken, hard ice cream (okay, maybe it's not crispy but still, work with me here!!!), pizza crust. and so it goes on and on. Yes, Enishi's gonna die!! And Shishio WILL go to hell!! Oh yes!!! No worries there!!! They will die horrible deaths (as if Enishi isn't already. geez Aoshi.) and then we will still be going on because Saitou's gotta show up again. YES EVERYONE LISTEN TO HER AND REVIEW!!!
Cutie Blossom: Yeah, ya never know what goes on in some people's minds now a days. I try and stay away from fics that are scary. I've run across a few Kenshin/Sano slashs and I refuse to read them. (shudders). that's just not right. Super tighty fighty chapter? LOL, that was funny!!! Sounds like captain underpants was fighting or something. Tighty whities. okay, I'll be shutting up on that now. at least someone felt sorry for poor Kenshin!!! I had to let ya'll in on what he was going through. the heart part was what I wrote at school that day!!! As you can tell, I was very bored that day. hehehe. I had some people at school read it and their all like 'EWWWW!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!' and half of them didn't even know that Rurouni Kenshin was a show. geez. hehehehe. but I grossed some people out. it was fun. YES!! KENSHIN AND SANO ARE MY BODYGUARD I WILL HIRE THEM!! I NEED THEM FOR BODYGAURDS!!! That guy is seriously freaking me out. he SNIFFED my neck and he hasn't even known me for a day. either I'm getting stalked or this dude has some things in mind THAT AIN'T gonna happen!!! I'm gonna go to the counselor in a week if he doesn't back off. And guess what? I'm not the only girl in the school that's having the problem. (shudders) Now, where are Kenshin and Sano? I will drag them to high school with me so they can kick some pshyco guy butt for me. he can't get my e-mail because I don't give it out to just anyone (except you guys, but you guys are SPECIAL!!!). Yeah, yeah, took my mom bowling. She has this bowling league, so I didn't even get to play! I had to sit there for 4 hours watching her bowl. It was kinda boring, and kinda not. Yeah, there's always other football games. besides, we were gonna win away. our varisty team agaisnt a junior varisty team. the other's team's varsity team vandalized our park and some other stuff so they got kicked out. stupid people. and it's okay that the review ain't that long!! You can always write another review, ne? And I like people who just blab because that's what I do. hehehe. as if you can't already tell.
MysticGohan3: I'm glad you think so!! Yeah, everyone was pissed about the heart thing, but I'M GONNA EXPLAIN IT, IT'S SO SIMPLE TO EXPLAIN!!! Kaoru ain't dead (as if you can't tell by this chapter) so ya..
Nobody: D..d..doors?! OMG, how could I forget the doors?! (bites fingernails) And your step-bro? God, I got a bro of my own and he's annoying enough, not that kind of torture, PLEASE!!!! Hehehe. ya. no one thinks I can kill Kaoru. but I think I could, I just don't want to.
Rhapsody07: GO YOU, GO YOU!! YOU CAN ADD!!! Sounds kinda like me. at the orthodontist one time my mom was looking at this magazine (funny how most of my stories deal with my mom, ne?) and I just leaned over and goes "Mom, that's a chair!" and she looks at me like I'm crazy and says "VERY GOOD!! Soon you'll be learning your colors! I think you're ready for preschool!" and according to my dad I'm dumber than a box of rocks. geez. my parents love me, don't they? LOL. I can't kill Kaoru 'cause I promised but I can make people think I killed her and I can torture Battousai, ne? Yeah, yeah. they gotta confess their love, I know it. hehehehe. wouldn't it be horrible for her to die not knowing how he felt? Kinda like when in the real thing Enishi made a fake her so Kenshin thought she was dead. geez, that'd be horrible. but I like to torture Battousai. because I don't know why, I just do.
Beriath: Hiya!!! Yes, I update frequently, yes I do!!! That just reminded me of that song from chruch that goes "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the bible tells me so!" I don't know why, either, I haven't be to church in like forever. hehehe. oops. ANYWAYZ THAT HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with your review (I'm a dork, I know..) thanks for the review, yours are just getting shorter and shorter but oh well, at least you're still hanging in there with me, man!!!
Black Twilight: AW?! Wow. that was like the shortest and sweetest review I've ever gotten. (hands her a prize). thanks for the review!!!!! I don't know if that was a AW as in 'aw, he loves her!' or 'aw, he got saved!' or 'aw, I hate you for writing that!' or 'Aw, I thought this would be better than that!'. But I'm gonna say it was a nice Aw.hehehe. I'm so stupid.
Krystlsailormoon: Ya know what, you are the first person to actually figure out that it was Kaoru? Hahaha. AWWW!!!! I FEEL SO LOVED!!!!! You all want to protect me!!! Yes, I am beign stalked. I think so at least. or this dude has got some scary ideas in his head. he SNIFFED MY NECK AND ASKED IF HE COULD PINCH MY BUTT!!!! Come on, that's scary!!! And he follows me everywhere. (shudders). oh, glad you like your clone!!! Cook-n-clean Rurouni and Battousai special? Hahahahaha. man oh man. that's great. I need a cook-n-clean Rurouni. my room is a mess and I'm kinda hungry.hehehehe!!!
Crystal: Hey. what the heck. where'd Sano go so fast? (has fallen on butt as a fast running ran past her)
Angie: Uh. duh. we gift wrapped Megumi, remember?
Crystal: (blushes) OH YEAH!!! STUPID SANO!
Kaoru: Uh. why?
Crystal: He didn't say thank you, he just said I approve AND he didn't say he was sorry for knocking me down!!! Hey. OH MY GOD, NO!!!!!!!!!!
(starts searching around frantically)
Kenshin: What's wrong Crystal-dono?
Crystal: I'm missing my Kenshin clone!! Where'd he go?! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Angie: (pats back consolingly) Maybe he went to beat up that stalker dude.,
Crystal: No. Sireta's not here either. and I didn't give her one. (starts to fume). grrr...
Kenshin: ORO!!!!
Crystal: Stupid Sireta HENTAI!!!! AH!! Angie!! She took your clone too!!!!
Angie: (looks around) NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(hold onto Kenshin's legs)
Crystal and Angie: She's not taking the original too!!!
Kaoru: Hey!!!
Crystal and Angie: Help us keep him safe from Sireta!!!
Kaoru: Okay.
(Kaoru jumps on his back)
Kenshin: (blushing redder than his hair) ORO!!!! THIS IS NOT A GOOD POSITION, IT IS NOT!!!
(hard to ignore the amber glint in eyes)
Crystal: HENTAI DON'T THINK THAT WAY!!!
Kenshin: Sessha can't help it!!!
Kaoru: (hits him over head) We're protecting you, so shut up and think straight!
Angie: Or we WILL give you to Sireta!!!
Kenshin: (gulps) Oro. don't do that!!!
Crystal: (looking at the one flaw in the Kenshin clones, which happens to be the stamp she put on their hands to help distiguish them from the real Kenshin) HEY!!! YOUR NOT KENSHIN!!! YOU'RE A KENSHIN CLONE!!! EEP!!!
(all jump off of him)
Kenshin-clone-number 1893659379: Uh. oro?
(all glare at him)
Kaoru, Angie, Crystal: WHERE'S THE REAL KENSHIN AT?!
Kenshin-clone-number 1893659379: Uh. I don't know, that I don't!
Kaoru: (whaps clone over the head) HOW COULD YOU TRICK US LIKE THAT!!!!! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE KENSHIN!!!
Kenshin-clone-number 1893659379: I am like Kenshin, that I am!!! I think like him, I act like him, I look like him, basically, I AM him!!!
(all girls stare at him)
Kaoru, Angie, Crystal: KENSHIN'S A HENTAI!!
Crystal: I never knew he really liked all that attention.
Angie: Uh oh..
Kaoru: I'm gonna kick his sorry rurouni-butt.
Crystal: He would LIE about being Kenshin or a Kenshin clone just to get us to hang all over him.
Angie: That's his BATTOUSAI side, people!!!
Crystal: (grins) I like that side, yes, but still, IT'S NOT RIGHT!!!
Kaoru: We need to find Kenshin, get your clones back. beat the living daylights out of Sireta, and THEN beat the living daylights out of Kenshin for being a hentai and THEN.
Angie and Crystal: DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S ENOUGH?!
Kaoru: No. Then he's gotta cook dinner.
(Angie and Crystal sweatdrop)
Crystal: Lets go!!!!
Angie: (grabs her bokken) Ya! And then we can go kill that stalker dude!!!
Crystal: (laughs) Naw. lets send out a Battousai-special clone on him!!!!
Hehehehe.. Lets see how much we can get people to pay for Double packs, a rurouni, and a battousai-special!! Geez, this is so much fun. I love writing your responses.. Hehehee. I love reading your reviews their so funny!!!
AND YES KENSHIN IS GOOD, WHETHER AS BATTOUSAI OR THE RUROUNI!!!!!
^_~..
Elisa Ang: WELL YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE RIGHT!!!
Kenshin'sgrl: I don't want you to die, so I HAD to update, I really had no choice man!!!
Brittanie Love: sad chapters are the best man. you wait to read the next one. hehehee.. And I plan on keeping up the good work. hehehee.. UPDATE YOUR STORY BEFORE I PULL MY HAIR OUT!!!!!!!
Catrina3: It's okay, no apology needed, I'M ALWAYS HYPER!!! (runs around room and jumps over invisible things). Shishio de-chained her because he thought that she was too weak to do anything. never underestimate a kendo istructor. especially a female one. YEAH I'M SO HAPPY YOU LOVE MY STORY!!! (hugs reviewer) YA MAKE ME SO HAPPY!!!
Chibilover 2000: I didn't get to bowl (grrr..) I had to watch my mom bowl because I'm not 18 so I can't be in her league. grr.. I was there for 4 HOURS watching my mom bowl.
Piper: How did you know I wanted to do that Shishio? I was planning on it before I got your review, and I wrote it before I got your review!!! HEHEHEHEHE!!! Great minds think alike!!!!
Okay, I think that's all of the reviews!!! At least I'm pretty sure!!! Geez, my response pages keep getting longer and longer. treats for all of you!!!
Well, that is all for now. Until the next chapter!!!
Luv,
Crystal Renee
Authors Notes: Well well well. it is Thursday night. I keep thinking that it's Friday because I DON'T HAVE SCHOOL TOMORROW!!! Yay! I'm so happy!!! And I don't got school Monday, either!!!! ^_^, I'm so proud of myself!!! 4 day weekend!!! Anywayz, I am getting myself ready to begin Chapter 18, which I am not making the last chapter. I'm having way to much fun, and besides, Saitou disappeared, so he's gotta come back sometime, ne? Hehehehe. hehehehehe.. Anywayz, I'm not giving you a specific number of reviews to reach. But PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE review my story!!! I love reviews. They make me smile. Hehehehe. I even laugh at the death threats I get everytime I put Kaoru in danger. and Kyrstlsaliormoon, I had THE SAME IDEA as you about the 'organ', but I'm changing it just slightly. I don't think Battousai is THAT dense to think a tomatoe is a heart. I've got my own idea, but it's partly yours. squishiness. hehehehehe.. That's so funny. ANYWAYZ!!! Keep the reviews coming. Note, you can blab about anything in them, I LOVE it when people write long ones (my longest reviews come from Cutie Blossom and Krystlsaliormoon. and I in return write huge responses..). So, on with my story!!!
~Coming of the Dawn~
(And Battousai was just facing this..)
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.
***Chapter 18- Rapture Found Through Blood ***
Battousai's eyes fell upon the mysterious thing and Shishio. He heard Shishio grunting as he stood. He watched Shishio place his blood lusting, outlandish eyes on what appeared to simply be a heap of nothing.
"BITCH!" Shishio cried, sending a violent kick into the thing lying motionless on the cold, dew and blood-stricken grass.
It rolled over, and Kenshin's eyes widened.
It was Kaoru.
He looked her over carefully. Her chest was untouched. which meant that had been her heart he had been holding earlier. She was breathing, but obviously in pain as each intake of breath must be stretching broken ribs or bruised skin. Battousai let his eyes wander, in taking her entire state.
Bloody. Her legs, her wrists, her stomach. everywhere. There was blood on her dirty and old sleeping yukata, and obviously that was what she had originally been attacked in. She rolled from her head, and he gasped.
She adorned a cross-shaped scar on her left cheek, just as he had. Unconsciously he let his hand fly to his cheek, caressing the slightly rough skin that had grown to replace the scabs. Kaoru opened her eyes, seeing how he was looking her over, as if assessing her need for help.
Battousai was able to kicking pull his katana out of the ground as he kept his eyes upon Kaoru's form. She looked so helpless. apparently she had used her last amount of strength to protect him.
She saved him.
His eyes lowered at the realization that not only had been tricked into believing she was dead, but that the blood that covered him was hers. And his gaze upon Shishio became angrier when he realized that he had kicked Kaoru.
"Looks like your little plan backfired. You will pay for what you've done to her." Kenshin told Shishio, circling him so that he stood before Kaoru in a protective manner, his katana held out in front of him. "Who's heart was that, anyway?"
Shishio glowered down upon him. "Pigs heart. I didn't think she'd be able to move. I could have finished you off once and for all."
Battousai fell into stance; slightly over Kaoru just to be sure he didn't try to attack Kaoru again. He knew she was probably scared. He never expected her to come out of the shed and protect him. He never thought she'd possibly have it in her to protect an assassin who had taken away so much life. Yet she had.
"Anyone who touches Kaoru will have to pay by the edge my blade. A painful, merciless, torture filled death is in store for you, Shishio." Battousai warned. "I will make sure you never lay a hand on her or anyone else again if I die trying."
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Kaoru found herself being hovered over by Kenshin. She was extremely relieved. He didn't appear to be injured from her viewpoint. She still tried to figure out what had given her to the strength to rush out there.
Apparently she had been just in time, though.
Her body was overcome in pain, and she felt herself numbing to the sensation. She didn't really care about that right now. All that mattered to her was Battousai. or Kenshin. or whatever he was right then. But yet, Kaoru was happy. She saw him, he knew she was alive, and he was protecting her.
And she had saved him.
She shut her eyes. She didn't want to see him let his rage out upon Shishio's now doomed body.
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Aoshi helped Sano stand up and lean against a tree.
"Did you kill him, Aoshi?" Sano asked him.
"Not yet. He's going to die though. Slowly." Aoshi responded, his voice portraying no emotion what so ever.
Sano nodded. "He deserves it."
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Megumi checked over everything in the small clinic-like room she had at the Inn. She had 4 clean beds and her medication was set out. She had bandages of all shapes and sizes ready. She tapped her foot as she looked nervously over at the clock on the wall.
'That damn rooster head better not have hurt himself too bad.' she thought inwardly as she set her gaze upon the door.
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Battousai found his sword embedding itself inside Shishio's arm, and in an instant, it was flung off. He glared down at the man who was in obvious pain and he stepped away from his position of hovering over Kaoru. He kicked Shishio a few times in the side that he had already injured. Shishio attempted to attack with his other arm, but Battousai set his wakizashi he had just picked up into his arm, pinning it to the ground.
Shishio went to use his legs, but he could never reach the Battousai who was standing threateningly over his head.
"You dare try and touch her." Battousai seethed, setting the edge of his blade against Shishio's chest.
"LOOKS LIKE IT WORKED!" Shishio screamed. "I got my revenge, did I not?"
"No, you didn't, she's still alive." Battousai grinned. "But I WILL get my revenge on you for harming her."
His sword cut slowly into Shishio's chest, just enough to produce his ribcage.
"This was how you wanted to kill her." Battousai continued.
Shishio didn't say anything, just set his angry gaze upon Battousai.
"Yes, so?"
"It's time you felt some of your own inhuman torture." He finished.
His blade cut slowly through the bone of Shishio's ribcage, tearing out a section until his beating heart showed. It was glossy and had a red luster to it as it pressed painfully against his injured ribs.
"It's not that bad." Shishio stated. "You and I aren't much different."
Battousai reverted his gaze away from Shishio's bleeding chest and to his face.
"Yes, we are. I'm not lusting over blood. I'm not trying to torture you. I'm getting revenge for all those you killed in your in human ways. I don't kill for the love it, as you do. I kill to protect." Battousai stated, his words laced with venom, and his appearance extremely intimidating.
He bent down and placed a bloody hand over Shishio's heart and squeezed only a little. Not enough to kill him. Just enough for it to hurt, until he saw a reaction on Shishio's face.
All Shishio did was grimace, but he knew at that moment he had been defeated at his own game. Even the girl had better control over her pain than he had.
Battousai grinned. "Now, die."
He yanked hard, and found the organ pulled out of Shishio's chest and into his hand. He set the organ back inside, and wiped his hands off on Shishio's clothing before he stood up.
This was one death he wouldn't feel remorse over.
After calming down and his eyes changed from the orangish-gold they had been to a more suitable bluish-amber, he pulled his wakizashi out of Shishio's arm, sheathed it along with his katana, and spun to face Kaoru.
Kaoru reopened her eyes after hearing the sword become sheathed again, but refused to look over where Shishio's body lay. She kept her gaze straight towards the sky until she saw Battousai kneeling next to her.
They both ignored the fireflies they flew around them, casting a glow that would have seemed heavenly.
His hand ran gently over the healing scab that would leave a cross- shaped scar on her left cheek. His eyes flicked lavender at his bidding, as he gazed down at the soon-to-be scar.
"They did this to you because of me." He stated.
Kaoru wanted to say something to him, to let him know that it meant absolutely nothing to her that he was the reason they had tortured her in ways he'd never know. She wanted him to know that nothing mattered her now but him. But she couldn't speak, as hard as she tried; no words were able to escape her lips.
His lavender gaze ran from her face down to her neck, where she had slight cut that wouldn't scar, but still produced a good amount of blood. He went farther down, until he saw the brown, scalded skin on her stomach and on the side where she had obviously been injured first.
"Burn torture." He stated, wishing he had powers that could heal her pain.
He felt more anger towards Shishio and Enishi, and now he prayed he had gone harder on Shishio. Death was too good for him, he finally decided, and now he couldn't do anything about it.
He gently lifted one of her wrists, where the chains had rubbed them raw. He gently kissed the injured area, and placed his hand inside hers. Kaoru gripped his hand tighter, but not from pain, to let him know she was still there. He glanced back into her sapphire pools, and his lavender eyes portrayed everything he'd never say to her.
Or at least not yet.
Kenshin lifted her up gently into his arms, despite the injury in his left arm. It didn't matter to him right now. All his sense were set onto Kaoru.
The fact that she was alive.
He hadn't failed.
He felt her snuggle in slightly closer to him, ignoring the blood that covered his body. But he told himself that she was probably in so much pain and had grown used to the scent of blood over the course of the 3 days.
But in the back of his head, he scolded himself. It all could have been prevented. He could have gotten there sooner.
Kenshin convinced himself he had to be happy that was actually still alive and that she could probably live if he got her back to Megumi in time. And again, that all depended on the state that Aoshi and Sanosuke were in after their fight with Enishi.
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Sano looked up after hearing the end of the battle cries and the sound of metal clashing with metal had died down. He wondered momentarily if the battle was over. His question was answered when he spotted the mummy- like man lying in blood.
Battousai had won the battle.
But where was he?
Sano nudged Aoshi and pointed over at where the body lay in a growing pool of blood. Aoshi nodded and then they saw Battousai. He walked out from the side of the building, carrying something in his arms that he cradled tightly and gently, despite his wounds. Sano limped his way over and Aoshi walked, ignoring the pain it sent through his back every time he took a step.
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Battousai saw his companions walking towards him and his bundle. He knew they were injured by the way they walked. He glanced slightly off to his side, and found himself stopping next to Enishi's still dying form. Enishi looked up at him, seeing the girl in his arms he knew that Shishio had lost. He knew she was still alive.
Kenshin lost his lavender eyes and they turned amber. He lifted one foot as if he was going to walk away from Enishi, but used it to step on his weak, dying form. Enishi coughed as he jolted forward and then fell back.
"You know I never killed Tomoe on purpose. You have put Kaoru through more pain than was needed, and all of it was unneeded." Battousai stated dryly. "You deserve to die. But I am glad it was not I who had to give you the death blow."
And he walked away to his companions. Sano looked at Kaoru was overcome with relief and anger. Aoshi didn't let any emotion play on his features.
"We need to get her to the Inn quickly. Megumi should be waiting for us."
"I know a shorter way there." Aoshi told him. "It should only take us a day and a half."
Kenshin nodded, his eyes covered well with his bangs.
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It had been two days since Megumi had set up for the awaited warriors. She was worried they had all been killed or were too injured to make it back to receive the care their wounds would need. She paced the room nervously as the clock ticked away.
Hinoki and Tae stopped by to bring her some food and to stay with her until Battousai came back with Kaoru and who ever else had been injured. They waited in silence, not knowing when anyone would come.
Suddenly the door burst open. All three women let their eyes fall on who was standing at the door.
It was Sano.
He staggered in and Megumi grabbed him before he fell to the floor. She set him down onto a futon with some help from Tae. Hinoki ran off to find Tsubame to help out in the clinic.
"What did you do to yourself?" Megumi asked him, trying to get him to roll onto his stomach so she could check out the wound on his back.
"I got in a fight, what's it look like?" he asked.
Megumi huffed. "I'm serious! Where are the others?"
"They're coming fox, just wait."
Then Aoshi walked inside. Tae ushered him to sit on a futon while she proceeded to clean and dress the wound that adorned his back.
"You guys got beat up bad!" Tae stated as she gently cleansed the wound that ran from one shoulder to Aoshi's hip.
"We're fine." Sano told her, knowing Aoshi wouldn't say much.
Hinoki and Tsubame came in and started helping Megumi with Sano, who was considerably worse off than Aoshi. They were running to and fro.
Megumi stood up and looked out the door. "Where are Kaoru and Battousai? They didn't. did they?"
Megumi voiced her fears, glancing at Sano for support. He shook his head. "They're on their way, don't worry. Battousai was just a little behind. He had to carry Kaoru the whole way here."
Megumi glanced up again and saw Battousai walking towards her, with Kaoru still in his arms. One glanced at Kaoru told Megumi she needed to help her fast. She moved out of Battousai's way and pointed to a futon. He walked inside and set her down gently, kneeling next to her. Megumi and Tsubame started to check her wounds. She was out cold at the moment.
"My god she's in horrible shape! This is all going to be tender work. She's got burns where she needs stitching up." Megumi mumbled as she reached for some medication. "Can you give this to her Tsubame?"
Tsubame nodded. "Yes."
Megumi rolled her sleeves up. "Hinoki, look over Battousai's injuries and treat them accordingly."
"No." came Kenshin's answer. "You should be worrying about her before me. I'm fine."
Megumi glared at him, suddenly finding the strength to oppose the man. "You are injured too. I can take care of Kaoru fine until Hinoki's done."
Kenshin shook his head. "No is no."
Megumi huffed and motioned for Hinoki to help her while Tae finished bandaging Aoshi.
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Kenshin glanced down at Kaoru. He had never seen some one with so many injuries that had lived this long. All he could do was pray that she made it the rest of the way as well. He didn't want her to pass away on him.
Kenshin didn't think he could take the pain again. He had lost one person who meant this much to him, and part of him told him that Kaoru meant even more. He was going to do everything in his power to make sure she was fine, even if it meant ignoring his own wounds.
He silently prayed that Kaoru would be fine. This was the first time he had saved life instead of taken it. He didn't want to fail her.
He wouldn't fail her. Not this time, not ever.
Authors Notes: So sorry if the end was confusing!!! And now, my wonderful ideas are completely gone!!!! Grrrrr.. They lasted for a while, but that was all I had in my head for the moment being. All I know is that Saitou's gotta show up again, I'm gonna put Battousai in denial of his feelings, and then somewhere in this story Kaoru and him have got to admit their feelings. Man. my ideas are gone. I can't do anything to hurt Kaoru, or anyone else for that matter, for a while. It's time to tone it down a bit, ne?
Well, I am going to give you your review responses now!!!
Blue Orb: Nope, I wasn't mad at you!!! ^_^ I was just playing around (ya, I know, confusing!!!) I was being sarcastic, ya, that's the word I'm looking for!!! No worries, I'm not mad AT ANYBODY!!! I don't think I can fit a million thanks in my room. it's too small. oh well. I feel important for being thanked so much!!!!
Angelic Countenance: Hehehehe.. Yes, SHISHIO WILL PAY!!!!!!!! (beats evil bad guy with her computer montior and her sword) No worries, Battousai's gonna kick Shishio's BUTT big time, even if it don't seem that way right now. hehehehe. (hands tissues to you) Ooooo. no cries (pats back consolingly) it's okay.
Kagome Kia: Yay!! I wrote another good chapter! (hugs Kagome Kia). YOU WILL MAKE ME FANART?! REALLY TRULY YOU WILL?! (grinning authoress is crushing Sano, Kenshin, and Aoshi with a bear hug) REALLY?! Yay!!!! I'm so happy!!! I'll give you all the time in the world if I have to!! Yes!!! I'm SOOOO very happy!!!! HEHEEHHEHEHEHEHE (bounces up and down while doing cartwheels and running up her bedroom walls) Yes!!! You made me SOO happy!!!! Hehehehehe!!!!!! You. and. (gulp) Misao?! Uh oh. I'm gonna update soon, no worries!!!!
HiEi FoR sALe: Evil?! MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.. and so it appears that I am. a cliffhanger like that? Oh, it's EASY to leave, you just stop somewhere!!! Yes!!! The best cliffhanger you've seen in your life!!! ^_^ I can produce more if needed!!!
Tiaravball15: Have fun trying to catch Sireta. and make sure your knives are REALLY sharp, okay?! I'm glad I don't have to feel her pain ^_^!!! Yes, she will be fun to torture, but ya know. be careful. ya don't want her claiming revenge on you, now do you? That will no be pretty.. I'm so glad you think my writing is wonderful!!! Hugs!!!
Ame Kurayami: The chicken part was funny. hehehe. I'm sorry you've gotta stay away from crispy things for a while, such as toast, chicken, hard ice cream (okay, maybe it's not crispy but still, work with me here!!!), pizza crust. and so it goes on and on. Yes, Enishi's gonna die!! And Shishio WILL go to hell!! Oh yes!!! No worries there!!! They will die horrible deaths (as if Enishi isn't already. geez Aoshi.) and then we will still be going on because Saitou's gotta show up again. YES EVERYONE LISTEN TO HER AND REVIEW!!!
Cutie Blossom: Yeah, ya never know what goes on in some people's minds now a days. I try and stay away from fics that are scary. I've run across a few Kenshin/Sano slashs and I refuse to read them. (shudders). that's just not right. Super tighty fighty chapter? LOL, that was funny!!! Sounds like captain underpants was fighting or something. Tighty whities. okay, I'll be shutting up on that now. at least someone felt sorry for poor Kenshin!!! I had to let ya'll in on what he was going through. the heart part was what I wrote at school that day!!! As you can tell, I was very bored that day. hehehe. I had some people at school read it and their all like 'EWWWW!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!' and half of them didn't even know that Rurouni Kenshin was a show. geez. hehehehe. but I grossed some people out. it was fun. YES!! KENSHIN AND SANO ARE MY BODYGUARD I WILL HIRE THEM!! I NEED THEM FOR BODYGAURDS!!! That guy is seriously freaking me out. he SNIFFED my neck and he hasn't even known me for a day. either I'm getting stalked or this dude has some things in mind THAT AIN'T gonna happen!!! I'm gonna go to the counselor in a week if he doesn't back off. And guess what? I'm not the only girl in the school that's having the problem. (shudders) Now, where are Kenshin and Sano? I will drag them to high school with me so they can kick some pshyco guy butt for me. he can't get my e-mail because I don't give it out to just anyone (except you guys, but you guys are SPECIAL!!!). Yeah, yeah, took my mom bowling. She has this bowling league, so I didn't even get to play! I had to sit there for 4 hours watching her bowl. It was kinda boring, and kinda not. Yeah, there's always other football games. besides, we were gonna win away. our varisty team agaisnt a junior varisty team. the other's team's varsity team vandalized our park and some other stuff so they got kicked out. stupid people. and it's okay that the review ain't that long!! You can always write another review, ne? And I like people who just blab because that's what I do. hehehe. as if you can't already tell.
MysticGohan3: I'm glad you think so!! Yeah, everyone was pissed about the heart thing, but I'M GONNA EXPLAIN IT, IT'S SO SIMPLE TO EXPLAIN!!! Kaoru ain't dead (as if you can't tell by this chapter) so ya..
Nobody: D..d..doors?! OMG, how could I forget the doors?! (bites fingernails) And your step-bro? God, I got a bro of my own and he's annoying enough, not that kind of torture, PLEASE!!!! Hehehe. ya. no one thinks I can kill Kaoru. but I think I could, I just don't want to.
Rhapsody07: GO YOU, GO YOU!! YOU CAN ADD!!! Sounds kinda like me. at the orthodontist one time my mom was looking at this magazine (funny how most of my stories deal with my mom, ne?) and I just leaned over and goes "Mom, that's a chair!" and she looks at me like I'm crazy and says "VERY GOOD!! Soon you'll be learning your colors! I think you're ready for preschool!" and according to my dad I'm dumber than a box of rocks. geez. my parents love me, don't they? LOL. I can't kill Kaoru 'cause I promised but I can make people think I killed her and I can torture Battousai, ne? Yeah, yeah. they gotta confess their love, I know it. hehehehe. wouldn't it be horrible for her to die not knowing how he felt? Kinda like when in the real thing Enishi made a fake her so Kenshin thought she was dead. geez, that'd be horrible. but I like to torture Battousai. because I don't know why, I just do.
Beriath: Hiya!!! Yes, I update frequently, yes I do!!! That just reminded me of that song from chruch that goes "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the bible tells me so!" I don't know why, either, I haven't be to church in like forever. hehehe. oops. ANYWAYZ THAT HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with your review (I'm a dork, I know..) thanks for the review, yours are just getting shorter and shorter but oh well, at least you're still hanging in there with me, man!!!
Black Twilight: AW?! Wow. that was like the shortest and sweetest review I've ever gotten. (hands her a prize). thanks for the review!!!!! I don't know if that was a AW as in 'aw, he loves her!' or 'aw, he got saved!' or 'aw, I hate you for writing that!' or 'Aw, I thought this would be better than that!'. But I'm gonna say it was a nice Aw.hehehe. I'm so stupid.
Krystlsailormoon: Ya know what, you are the first person to actually figure out that it was Kaoru? Hahaha. AWWW!!!! I FEEL SO LOVED!!!!! You all want to protect me!!! Yes, I am beign stalked. I think so at least. or this dude has got some scary ideas in his head. he SNIFFED MY NECK AND ASKED IF HE COULD PINCH MY BUTT!!!! Come on, that's scary!!! And he follows me everywhere. (shudders). oh, glad you like your clone!!! Cook-n-clean Rurouni and Battousai special? Hahahahaha. man oh man. that's great. I need a cook-n-clean Rurouni. my room is a mess and I'm kinda hungry.hehehehe!!!
Crystal: Hey. what the heck. where'd Sano go so fast? (has fallen on butt as a fast running ran past her)
Angie: Uh. duh. we gift wrapped Megumi, remember?
Crystal: (blushes) OH YEAH!!! STUPID SANO!
Kaoru: Uh. why?
Crystal: He didn't say thank you, he just said I approve AND he didn't say he was sorry for knocking me down!!! Hey. OH MY GOD, NO!!!!!!!!!!
(starts searching around frantically)
Kenshin: What's wrong Crystal-dono?
Crystal: I'm missing my Kenshin clone!! Where'd he go?! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Angie: (pats back consolingly) Maybe he went to beat up that stalker dude.,
Crystal: No. Sireta's not here either. and I didn't give her one. (starts to fume). grrr...
Kenshin: ORO!!!!
Crystal: Stupid Sireta HENTAI!!!! AH!! Angie!! She took your clone too!!!!
Angie: (looks around) NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(hold onto Kenshin's legs)
Crystal and Angie: She's not taking the original too!!!
Kaoru: Hey!!!
Crystal and Angie: Help us keep him safe from Sireta!!!
Kaoru: Okay.
(Kaoru jumps on his back)
Kenshin: (blushing redder than his hair) ORO!!!! THIS IS NOT A GOOD POSITION, IT IS NOT!!!
(hard to ignore the amber glint in eyes)
Crystal: HENTAI DON'T THINK THAT WAY!!!
Kenshin: Sessha can't help it!!!
Kaoru: (hits him over head) We're protecting you, so shut up and think straight!
Angie: Or we WILL give you to Sireta!!!
Kenshin: (gulps) Oro. don't do that!!!
Crystal: (looking at the one flaw in the Kenshin clones, which happens to be the stamp she put on their hands to help distiguish them from the real Kenshin) HEY!!! YOUR NOT KENSHIN!!! YOU'RE A KENSHIN CLONE!!! EEP!!!
(all jump off of him)
Kenshin-clone-number 1893659379: Uh. oro?
(all glare at him)
Kaoru, Angie, Crystal: WHERE'S THE REAL KENSHIN AT?!
Kenshin-clone-number 1893659379: Uh. I don't know, that I don't!
Kaoru: (whaps clone over the head) HOW COULD YOU TRICK US LIKE THAT!!!!! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE KENSHIN!!!
Kenshin-clone-number 1893659379: I am like Kenshin, that I am!!! I think like him, I act like him, I look like him, basically, I AM him!!!
(all girls stare at him)
Kaoru, Angie, Crystal: KENSHIN'S A HENTAI!!
Crystal: I never knew he really liked all that attention.
Angie: Uh oh..
Kaoru: I'm gonna kick his sorry rurouni-butt.
Crystal: He would LIE about being Kenshin or a Kenshin clone just to get us to hang all over him.
Angie: That's his BATTOUSAI side, people!!!
Crystal: (grins) I like that side, yes, but still, IT'S NOT RIGHT!!!
Kaoru: We need to find Kenshin, get your clones back. beat the living daylights out of Sireta, and THEN beat the living daylights out of Kenshin for being a hentai and THEN.
Angie and Crystal: DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S ENOUGH?!
Kaoru: No. Then he's gotta cook dinner.
(Angie and Crystal sweatdrop)
Crystal: Lets go!!!!
Angie: (grabs her bokken) Ya! And then we can go kill that stalker dude!!!
Crystal: (laughs) Naw. lets send out a Battousai-special clone on him!!!!
Hehehehe.. Lets see how much we can get people to pay for Double packs, a rurouni, and a battousai-special!! Geez, this is so much fun. I love writing your responses.. Hehehee. I love reading your reviews their so funny!!!
AND YES KENSHIN IS GOOD, WHETHER AS BATTOUSAI OR THE RUROUNI!!!!!
^_~..
Elisa Ang: WELL YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE RIGHT!!!
Kenshin'sgrl: I don't want you to die, so I HAD to update, I really had no choice man!!!
Brittanie Love: sad chapters are the best man. you wait to read the next one. hehehee.. And I plan on keeping up the good work. hehehee.. UPDATE YOUR STORY BEFORE I PULL MY HAIR OUT!!!!!!!
Catrina3: It's okay, no apology needed, I'M ALWAYS HYPER!!! (runs around room and jumps over invisible things). Shishio de-chained her because he thought that she was too weak to do anything. never underestimate a kendo istructor. especially a female one. YEAH I'M SO HAPPY YOU LOVE MY STORY!!! (hugs reviewer) YA MAKE ME SO HAPPY!!!
Chibilover 2000: I didn't get to bowl (grrr..) I had to watch my mom bowl because I'm not 18 so I can't be in her league. grr.. I was there for 4 HOURS watching my mom bowl.
Piper: How did you know I wanted to do that Shishio? I was planning on it before I got your review, and I wrote it before I got your review!!! HEHEHEHEHE!!! Great minds think alike!!!!
Okay, I think that's all of the reviews!!! At least I'm pretty sure!!! Geez, my response pages keep getting longer and longer. treats for all of you!!!
Well, that is all for now. Until the next chapter!!!
Luv,
Crystal Renee