I pace the dojo, needing a plan to rescue Kenshin. His sword in my hand, I bite my lip, thinking hard. An idea flashes into my mind, and I sit down, to work out the bugs.

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As I head silently toward in the direction he was taken, I hear snoring. Entering a camp, I find two men lieing on either side of a tree. Looking closely, I can see a figure tied to the tree, red hair gleaming in the moonlight. Iwalk slowely to his side, whispering, "Kenshin?"

He looked up quickly, worry in his eyes. "Miss Kaoru.. You should be at the dojo, that you should.."

He looks at me, and I examine him, finding the top half of him kimono has been torn off, and his chest and back of his neck are cut and bleeding, though all wounds are shallow. "They hurt you.."

"I came here so you would not be hurt, Miss Kaoru...I do not wish it to be for nothing, that I do not..Please, Miss Kaoru.."

I ignore him, searching for the knots that hold him to the tree. Using Kenshins sword, I place the metal of my sword against the Trees bark, pushing it inder the ropes, and turning the sword so that the blade touches the ropes. I saw with it until the bindings around Kenshin break free, dropping him I help him up, handing him his sword, looking around in worry.

"Thank you, Miss Kaoru." He watches as I look about making sure everything is okay, then stepping in front of Kenshin, trying to make him follow me. An arrow hits me in the back, and I sink to my knees, giving a soft cry as it hits my flesh. I graps at the dirt, hearing Kenshin and the man begin to fight. I then pass out.

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