Standard Disclaimers Apply
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Onna--Uh, no, there was no blood in the tea, but there is something else. Hoshi will reveal what she put in the tea in this chap. ^_^
Rebecca--What did Kaoru drink? Not blood, and CERTAINLY not poison. *shudders* I can't have an angsty fic here. Will Kaoru drink blood? Well...
Thanks for all of your reviews! Please, keep it coming!
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Chapter 9: For My Beloved...
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Honou led Kaoru back into her room. Silence was excruciating, but Honou managed not to speak or ask. Kaoru, on the other hand, mearly enjoyed the silence, relieved that her uncle did not ask anything...for now. When they entered her given room, Kaoru sat on the chair, quiet.
"Are you really one of us?" Honou whispered. His eyes gleamed in hidden emotion.
Kaoru hissed angrily, her eyes narrowing, but it, too, held some unknown secret. She bared her fangs to him. "Does that answer your question, Honou- jiisama?" She asked.
At that point, Honou asked no more, slightly inclining his head to the right, before he shut the door closed. He walked on, his mind in deep thought. He did not go directly to his room, but instead, moved towards Hoshi's.
"Hoshi," Honou called her name, knocking twice. "I need some answers to my questions."
"Enter, otou-sama." Was a muffled reply. Honou entered. Hoshi was sitting on the chair, a triumphant smile on her pale face. "What is it that you want to ask?"
"Hoshi, what did you put in the tea?" It was a simple question, but for Honou, it held a much more deeper meaning.
Hoshi's smile widened even more. "I was thinking that you'll ask me that," She said. She stood from her place and slid open one of her table drawers. There were a few rustles of paper, and then, Hoshi put a small, white triangular pouch on the table.
Honou's blue-green eyes widened. "Is that...?"
"Yes, it is, otou-sama. A powder made to forget everything the human she is, making her only think that she is a full-pledged vampire that yearns for blood," Hoshi said, again sitting on her chair. "My plan is working quite well."
"What do you mean?"
Hoshi took a look out of her bedroom window, the afternoon sun blazing high up in the sky. "Tsuki will no longer remember herself as Kamiya Kaoru. She will have her intense training, and then, she will lead the clan with me."
"Hoshi, how could you do such a thing?!" Honou cried. "Kao-koneko was content and happy! But then, what about Rei?"
"Oh, otou-sama, Rei deliberately fought against my warriors, so I literally put a price on his head."
"What?!" Honou asked in disbelief. "You'll actually KILL your own cousin?!"
"If it needs to be, yes." Hoshi answered.
"Hoshi-sama," A voice called from the door.
"Wait there," She said, then turning to Honou. "Otou-sama, there are important matters at hand. Would you kindly step out of my room?"
Honou could only comply, walking out of the room. One of Hoshi's warriors entered right after.
"What is it?" She asked in a bored tone.
"There are intruders in our camp."
"Nani?!" At that, Hoshi sat straighter, her green eyes glowing with fiery anger. "Who are they?"
"Rei-sama, with three humans. A man with red hair, violet eyes and a cross- scar on his cheek. Then a teenager with spiky brown hair, and a young boy with the same spiky hair, only darker brown, and he yields a shinai."
Hoshi chuckled coldly. "So, Rei's coming, with companions. No doubt to save Tsuki." She said. "Set ambush on them at night. Our warriors cannot go out in daylight."
"Hai, Hoshi-sama." With that, the warrior withdrew. Hoshi shook her head with a sigh, an evil smile crossing her face.
"You'll never take Tsuki without a fight, kenkaku-san."
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The afternoon wore on, the heat of the sun made them sweat.
"There are no attacks yet after we took those guards down," Sano mumbled. "How come?"
"Well, Sagara-san, remember, we ARE vampires. Our warriors have a disadvantage during the mornings. But at night, they are at a certain degree of advantage. We are accustomed to darkness better." Rei said.
Kenshin nodded. "But, Rei-dono, I am also accustomed to darkness. It is my territory during my hitokiri days." He said.
"I am quite aware of that, Himura-san, but what of the other two? They are not really like the two of us."
Kenshin could only sigh. "It is true." He mumbled. Sano and Yahiko were mear beginners when it comes to the night, their abilities more profound during the day. While Sano he could possibly say capable, Yahiko was another question. The boy can protect himself against men who he can think of as 'all talk and no action', but what about more skillful ones? Darkness can conceal many dangers.
"You know, Kenshin, you should have more faith in both Sano and I," Yahiko pipped up from in front of him. "You treat me like I'm a kid who doesn't even know how to hold a shinai! Kaoru had better faith in me."
At this, the redhead inwardly chuckled. So, Yahiko was smarter than he thought, and yes, he may be incapable of taking on more skillful warriors, but faith in a person could do miracles. Just this once, maybe he can...
"Alright, Yahiko. You have my faith." Kenshin replied, smiling.
"Yoshi! Then, when we save Kaoru, I'll let her see how good I am!"
/Kaoru./ Her name entered his thoughts. Yes, they came here, all the way from Tokyo, just to save his beloved. To risk their lives, to suffer the journey, all just for the sake of Kaoru. How he wished he could hold her now, to feel her hand in his, to see her eyes, to taste her sweet lips. /We'll be coming for you, Kaoru./
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Kaoru walked silently in the dark hallways of the clan's hide-out. Chilly air swept through her hair and face, her icy blue eyes staring straight ahead.
"We'll be coming for you, Kaoru..." A soft whisper echoed throughout the hallway and to her mind. She stopped, looking around for the source of the voice. When she saw no one, she only shook her head, then continued on...
...with the illusion of a certain red-head samurai rising from her thoughts.
------To Be Continued-------------
Author's Notes: About Kaoru hearing Kenshin's thoughts...yeah, yeah, I know it's wierd but didn't Kenshin hear Kaoru's thoughts when he was going to fight Shishio? I had a good laugh when Sano and Shishio's girlfriend (What was her name again? Yumi?) put their hands on his head, thinking that he was either sick or insane. Just turned the tables here. *grins*
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Onna--Uh, no, there was no blood in the tea, but there is something else. Hoshi will reveal what she put in the tea in this chap. ^_^
Rebecca--What did Kaoru drink? Not blood, and CERTAINLY not poison. *shudders* I can't have an angsty fic here. Will Kaoru drink blood? Well...
Thanks for all of your reviews! Please, keep it coming!
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Chapter 9: For My Beloved...
--====--
Honou led Kaoru back into her room. Silence was excruciating, but Honou managed not to speak or ask. Kaoru, on the other hand, mearly enjoyed the silence, relieved that her uncle did not ask anything...for now. When they entered her given room, Kaoru sat on the chair, quiet.
"Are you really one of us?" Honou whispered. His eyes gleamed in hidden emotion.
Kaoru hissed angrily, her eyes narrowing, but it, too, held some unknown secret. She bared her fangs to him. "Does that answer your question, Honou- jiisama?" She asked.
At that point, Honou asked no more, slightly inclining his head to the right, before he shut the door closed. He walked on, his mind in deep thought. He did not go directly to his room, but instead, moved towards Hoshi's.
"Hoshi," Honou called her name, knocking twice. "I need some answers to my questions."
"Enter, otou-sama." Was a muffled reply. Honou entered. Hoshi was sitting on the chair, a triumphant smile on her pale face. "What is it that you want to ask?"
"Hoshi, what did you put in the tea?" It was a simple question, but for Honou, it held a much more deeper meaning.
Hoshi's smile widened even more. "I was thinking that you'll ask me that," She said. She stood from her place and slid open one of her table drawers. There were a few rustles of paper, and then, Hoshi put a small, white triangular pouch on the table.
Honou's blue-green eyes widened. "Is that...?"
"Yes, it is, otou-sama. A powder made to forget everything the human she is, making her only think that she is a full-pledged vampire that yearns for blood," Hoshi said, again sitting on her chair. "My plan is working quite well."
"What do you mean?"
Hoshi took a look out of her bedroom window, the afternoon sun blazing high up in the sky. "Tsuki will no longer remember herself as Kamiya Kaoru. She will have her intense training, and then, she will lead the clan with me."
"Hoshi, how could you do such a thing?!" Honou cried. "Kao-koneko was content and happy! But then, what about Rei?"
"Oh, otou-sama, Rei deliberately fought against my warriors, so I literally put a price on his head."
"What?!" Honou asked in disbelief. "You'll actually KILL your own cousin?!"
"If it needs to be, yes." Hoshi answered.
"Hoshi-sama," A voice called from the door.
"Wait there," She said, then turning to Honou. "Otou-sama, there are important matters at hand. Would you kindly step out of my room?"
Honou could only comply, walking out of the room. One of Hoshi's warriors entered right after.
"What is it?" She asked in a bored tone.
"There are intruders in our camp."
"Nani?!" At that, Hoshi sat straighter, her green eyes glowing with fiery anger. "Who are they?"
"Rei-sama, with three humans. A man with red hair, violet eyes and a cross- scar on his cheek. Then a teenager with spiky brown hair, and a young boy with the same spiky hair, only darker brown, and he yields a shinai."
Hoshi chuckled coldly. "So, Rei's coming, with companions. No doubt to save Tsuki." She said. "Set ambush on them at night. Our warriors cannot go out in daylight."
"Hai, Hoshi-sama." With that, the warrior withdrew. Hoshi shook her head with a sigh, an evil smile crossing her face.
"You'll never take Tsuki without a fight, kenkaku-san."
--==--
The afternoon wore on, the heat of the sun made them sweat.
"There are no attacks yet after we took those guards down," Sano mumbled. "How come?"
"Well, Sagara-san, remember, we ARE vampires. Our warriors have a disadvantage during the mornings. But at night, they are at a certain degree of advantage. We are accustomed to darkness better." Rei said.
Kenshin nodded. "But, Rei-dono, I am also accustomed to darkness. It is my territory during my hitokiri days." He said.
"I am quite aware of that, Himura-san, but what of the other two? They are not really like the two of us."
Kenshin could only sigh. "It is true." He mumbled. Sano and Yahiko were mear beginners when it comes to the night, their abilities more profound during the day. While Sano he could possibly say capable, Yahiko was another question. The boy can protect himself against men who he can think of as 'all talk and no action', but what about more skillful ones? Darkness can conceal many dangers.
"You know, Kenshin, you should have more faith in both Sano and I," Yahiko pipped up from in front of him. "You treat me like I'm a kid who doesn't even know how to hold a shinai! Kaoru had better faith in me."
At this, the redhead inwardly chuckled. So, Yahiko was smarter than he thought, and yes, he may be incapable of taking on more skillful warriors, but faith in a person could do miracles. Just this once, maybe he can...
"Alright, Yahiko. You have my faith." Kenshin replied, smiling.
"Yoshi! Then, when we save Kaoru, I'll let her see how good I am!"
/Kaoru./ Her name entered his thoughts. Yes, they came here, all the way from Tokyo, just to save his beloved. To risk their lives, to suffer the journey, all just for the sake of Kaoru. How he wished he could hold her now, to feel her hand in his, to see her eyes, to taste her sweet lips. /We'll be coming for you, Kaoru./
--==--
Kaoru walked silently in the dark hallways of the clan's hide-out. Chilly air swept through her hair and face, her icy blue eyes staring straight ahead.
"We'll be coming for you, Kaoru..." A soft whisper echoed throughout the hallway and to her mind. She stopped, looking around for the source of the voice. When she saw no one, she only shook her head, then continued on...
...with the illusion of a certain red-head samurai rising from her thoughts.
------To Be Continued-------------
Author's Notes: About Kaoru hearing Kenshin's thoughts...yeah, yeah, I know it's wierd but didn't Kenshin hear Kaoru's thoughts when he was going to fight Shishio? I had a good laugh when Sano and Shishio's girlfriend (What was her name again? Yumi?) put their hands on his head, thinking that he was either sick or insane. Just turned the tables here. *grins*