Author's Note: Sorry for the delay. I had to get through some things. This week of school was just terrible. I'm so use to seeing my friend waiting there for me. NVM I don't want to get into that before I begin to cry again. I know that I'm a wimp, and that I get emotional, but we're all humans after all.
There is going to be MAJOR WAFFS from now on, since they already sealed their tie to one another. So it's only reasonable to do so. Therefore, it's going to be fun to write this fic from now on. Hehehe. ^_^
BattousaisGrrl is one of my best buds, and she's an author here too. You should really go check out her fic DARKNESS, it's really neat.
Disclaimer: THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LAST TIME THAT I SAY THIS FOR THE REST OF THE FIC, SO LISTEN UP: I DO NOT OWN RUROUNI KENSHIN OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS.
RATED R FOR A REASON PEOPLE!!! BEWARE OF THE DARKNESS THAT I'M GOING TO PUT IN THIS CHAPTER AND THE REST OF THE FIC!!!
Chapter Fourteen: Prisoners
Kaoru woke up to the warm embrace of the red headed man that she fell in love with.
Snuggled deeper into his shoulder, she wrapped one hand around his waist, and the other lay on his chest. She let his ginger scent envelop her as she snuggled even deeper until she was in the crook of his neck.
"Kaoru," said Kenshin, as he stroked her ebony hair that was let loose and had cascaded all over the two lovers, his red mane mingling with her own.
"Mmmm," said Kaoru as she used the palm of her right hand to allow her to push herself up to see his lovely amber eyes.
"We need to get dress before they come in with your breakfast," said Kenshin as he gave her an Eskimo kiss.
Kaoru pouted, she wanted to stay with him.
Kenshin only chuckled and removed the sheets from them, and then lifted her up in his arms.
"Mou! Let me down Kenshin," said Kaoru half-heartedly, as she flared her arms all over the place.
"Stop," said Kenshin in a deep dark voice that sent a shiver down her spine.
Kaoru crossed her arms around her chest, and huffed. She looked in another direction from Kenshin.
"Do you want me to drop you?" asked Kenshin with a grin.
"You wouldn't dare," said Kaoru as she faced him.
"You're too heavy, you're slipping," said Kenshin as he pretended that she was a heavy package, and began to wobble a bit.
Kaoru playfully screamed and wrapped her arms around Kenshin's neck, and her legs around his waist.
Kenshin lost his balance from her attraction to him, and toppled onto the bed again.
The two only laughed as they scrambled to race each other to the bathroom first.
Kaoru threw a pillow at Kenshin, and as he caught it, she ran toward the bathroom.
"Oh no, you don't," said Kenshin as he used his god-like speed to grabbed her around the waist and spin her around.
Kaoru giggled as he swung her around, as that she faced him.
"You're not going anywhere," said Kenshin with a grin on his face.
Kaoru wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him right on the lips.
Startled from her sudden reaction, Kenshin let her go.
During his moment of shock, Kaoru raced the rest of the way to the bathroom and then locked the door behind her.
Kenshin stared after a bit dumbfounded before sighing. He ran a hand through his long mane, as he let out a sigh, but couldn't help but smiling.
After all this time, he was finally with her. She was just like him, she understood him, loved him more than anyone else had ever done, and he loved her more than anything in the world. He would give life for her in a heartbeat; he needed her.
For the first time, he rethought about why he was killing. After taking something so innocent, he couldn't see taking anything else. He had what he wanted, why did he have to keep on fighting, killing, being hated?
We're fighting for a brighter future. Came Battousai's voice.
~For her safety. ~ Said Shinta.
{And for our country.} Thought Kenshin.
"Your turn," said Kaoru's happy voice as she walked out in her daily clothes, of a baby blue tank top, blue sweat pants, and her hair up.
Kenshin was knocked out of his thoughts as he smiled at her, and went into the restroom.
~*~*~*~
Sanosuke woke up to have a major headache.
I really need to stop drinking so much. Thought Sano; he used one hand to rub his throbbing head from all of that beer.
He looked around, and noticed that he was still at the Sakura Blossom yet again. Why do I always black out here?
Shaking his head to try to clear his vision, he went to go look for Katsu.
He stood up, but was still too dizzy to stand up straight.
Looking around, he saw men all drunk and littering the floor with their bodies. As he stepped over the bodies, he went in search of Katsu.
Suddenly something was ringing, making his throbbing head pulse. He clutched his head in pain, as he went to find out where the sound was coming from.
Closing his eyes, he focused on where the noise was coming from.
Something was vibrating his white jacket. It was his cell phone. Cursing for his stupidity, he quickly picked up.
"What?" demanded Sano angrily; it came out as a growl.
"It's Shougo. Have you seen Magdaria?" asked the assassin anxiously.
"What? Dude, I walked her home with Katsu," said Sano, as he clasped into the closest chair, but it was occupied.
The man that he sat on groaned, as he Sano absentmindedly pushed the guy off of the couch so that he could sit down.
"Yahiko called me on my cell phone and said that she left last night to visit a friend, and hasn't come back since then," said Shougo, worry was visible in his voice.
"Nope, too drunk to remember," said Sano, as he clutched his head to try and keep focus, but the room seemed to be swimming around.
"Do you have any…" Those were the last words that he heard before Sano collapsed in the chair.
~*~*~*~
Misao cracked open an eye, but closed it shut when the sun's rays pierced her optic nerve in the eyes. She couldn't focus, and she felt all too uncomfortable.
She finally adjusted her eyesight.
The 20-year-old gasped at what she saw. She was somewhere in a large gray room, the walls were made of metal, and it was large enough to at least 30 people or so.
The reason for her uncomfortable state was because she was chained to metal chains by the wrists, and was hanging about fifteen feet from the ground.
What the hell happened?
All she could remember was them going to the Akabeko for dinner.
She looked around and noticed that Magdaria was only a few meters away from her right, and was still unconscious.
Looking further around her, noticed that there was another girl hanging just to her left, and she knew that she saw her from somewhere.
The girl had short black hair, a round face, and was wearing a red shirt, leather pants, and combat boots. She looked too familiar, and was sure that she knew her.
Come on Misao, remember what happened.
She closed her eyes tightly and tried to recall what happened last night.
--------------------------------Flash Back-------------------------------------
Magdaria and Misao had been walking back to Magdaria's Honda Civic, when a man with long blonde hair came out from behind the bushes. His hair was in the shape of a broom, and he had swords carried all over his body.
The two stopped in their tracks, and backed up.
"Oh no you don't, you two aren't going anywhere. Lord Shishio needs you," said the man, as he unsheathed two swords and headed right for them.
Misao took out her daggers and was ready to attack as well, when the man dropped the two swords, and grabbed for something silver at her waist. She stopped and turned around, he had a flexible sword.
"Run!" yelled Misao, she knew that you can't win against something that you can't predict where it was going to strike.
She grabbed Sayo's hand, and made a run for it in the other direction.
Suddenly a woman in a green traditional kimono came out of no where, she had huge reaper and a ball and chain at the end of it.
The two skidded to a stop, and went toward the left, but then a man in black appeared.
"This way," shouted Misao as she went toward the only spot that was available, but they both stopped in shock when a huge giant was in the way, a small old man that seemed to have whiskers was grinning in the giant's spread out palm.
Then a man comes out from that direction, he was wearing a turtle shell on his back, but had a bandanna over his eyes. He had a spear that had a black ball at the end of it, he was grinning at the two.
They froze, they were cornered.
"Who are you people?" demanded Misao, as she stood in front of Magdaria and kept her guard up.
The blind man spoke up.
"I am Usui, and we are part the Juppon Gatana. We work for Shishio Makoto, and you must be Misao Makimachi, and you must be Sayo Amakusa," said Usui, even if he was blind he still looked at them upon saying their name.
The two backed away in shock.
"I'm the all-beautiful Kamatari," said the one in a kimono; it had to be a man because the voice was too masculine, yet soft.
"And I'm Saizuchi, and this here is Fuji," said the small man that seemed to have whiskers, as he looked at the giant.
"I'm Cho," said the one with the long broom like hair.
"I am Henya," said the one in all black.
"And… and I'm Iwanbou," said another from behind them.
Misao jumped back and saw that the one name Iwanbou didn't look so tough, he was just large, pink, and had a goofy look on his face.
They're nothing compared to Lord Aoshi, Soujiro, Hannya, Shikijou, Hyottoko, and Beshimi. Thought Misao.
"You're going to be of great use to us," said Usui with a grin on his face.
"You can't get us that easily," said Misao, as she got in a kenpo stance with her kunais in her hands.
"You can't beat the Juppon Gatana," said the one named Cho.
Misao glared at them.
She moved first to attack the 'blind' man in front of her, but he moved out of the way suddenly.
The one named Kamatari used his ball and chain to hit Misao in the gut, and sent her flying on the pavement. Blood came out of her back because of the hard cement, and the purple bruises were easily seen.
"Misao," cried Magdaria, as she went to help her friend.
"I'll end this," said the one named Henya, as he opened his black cloak, and it looked like he was a skeleton with bat wings on.
He took out dynamite and threw it at them.
The impact of the explosive sent them both skidding along the pavement.
Kamatari used his blade to come up over them, but before he could bring it down something went in between the blade and pushed him back.
The girl in the red shirt, leather pants, and combat boots appeared, and was the one that pushed Kamatari back with the chain from her numb chucks.
"Shura," said Saizuchi with a deepest loathing.
"Cho, I thought you were with the J.A.B., I knew you were a trader," said the girl named Shura once she got in front of the injured girls on the ground.
"Shishio Makoto is a much better boss than Katsura or Hiko," said Cho.
"Humph. Shishio will betray you all in a second," said Shura in disgust.
"You're an assassin of Hiko Seijiro and Katsura Kogoro, so therefore you must die," cried Cho as he raced toward her with his long rope-like sword angrily.
Shura jumped back, as Magdaria who was still able to move, helped them move away from the battle.
Using her numb chucks to wrap around the tip of the man's sword, she pulled the sword to her. Expecting the sword to come to her, she didn't notice that the sword had curved to her left. A gash came to her left thigh, as she jumped back.
Her numb chucks in one hand, and the other gripping her thigh; she glared at the man.
"Bastard," said Shura as she tried to ignore the pain.
"So why would a beauty like you working for J.A.B.?" asked a man with long black hair that was in a ponytail. He had black eyes and a sword to his left. (This guy was the guy that the Tengu Group hired to get rid of 'Battousai' in episode 77.)
"Who the hell are you?" asked Shura angrily.
"I'm none other than Anzai Jurobei," said the man with a grin.
Shura glared at him, but then fell to one knee; her vision going blurry. She had lost too much blood, and her thigh was in serious pain.
Anzai strolled over to her, and held her chin with his right forefinger, and thumb. He looked at her straight in the eyes that were filled with the deepest loathing. The man only shook his head at her.
Suddenly a kunai flew passed him, and grazed right his cheek. A thin line of blood was placed there. He turned his head toward the weapon, and met emerald eyes that showed just as much hatred as there was in the woman before him.
The others didn't move, they waited for his order. He was second in command from Shishio, and they had to follow his orders.
Anzai used the hand that held Shura's head, to throw the girl to the ground. He used his thumb to wipe the blood off his cheek. The attack wasn't fatal enough to leave a scar though.
"W-what do you want us for?" asked Magdaria, as she helped the weakened Misao to her feet.
"You'll be our shield from the Oniwanbanshu Group," said Henya calmly.
"Hiding behind a shield; how pathetic," said Misao disgusted as she glared at the men gathering all around them.
"It's called strategy," said Saizuchi from all the way up on Fuji's hand, that was still the size of a building when he was kneeling on the ground. He had a skeletal mask over his face.
Suddenly Misao felt something prick her neck, and the world seemed to fade quickly.
"Have a nice sleep girly," came Kamatari's voice.
"Bitch," said Misao, before she clasped to the ground; Magdaria soon followed as well as Shura who fainted from the loss of blood.
All the rest that she could remember was the Juppon Gatana.
-----------------------------End of Flash Back--------------------------------
Misao finally remembered, but it was too late when she saw Anzai walk into the metal prison, and look up at her. He had a bandage on his right cheek, and Misao grinned at that.
She was looking for the others to come in as well, but no one else entered the metal room.
Noticing that the man was looking up at her, she shut her eyes and pretended to be still unconscious.
Please let him leave. Thought Misao. At her state, she couldn't do anything to him, unless she was lucky enough to hit him in the face, but she was too high up and a bit too drained of energy to do that.
When nothing happened, she reopened her eyes. She looked toward Magdaria's direction and saw that she was still there.
*Screech* *Grind*
Misao looked toward Shura's direction, and noticed that her chains were moving down. She took a chance to look down, and noticed that Anzai had pulled her lever down and had a grin on his face.
Her eyes widen in terror. He better not be planning on doing what I think he's planning on doing. Thought Misao angrily.
She struggled to get free, and Anzai didn't bother to notice her movements. But even if she did, then she still wouldn't be able to make the 15-foot landing.
Even if she didn't know this Shura person that much, she still knew that the girl tried to save her and her friend. She had to find a way to help her. But how?
~*~*~*~
{He sure takes his time.} Thought Kaoru as she waited on her made bed for Kenshin to get out of the restroom. He had been in there for what seemed like an eternity.
You spend one night with the guy, and you act like being away from him for less than 10 minutes is an eternity? Came Kirei's annoyed voice.
{I don't see what's taking him so long.} Protested Kaoru.
Kirei snorted.
{Well you can't say that you weren't effected last night either. As I recall, you and Battousai had the most time together.} Stated Kaoru with a grin.
Well... Kirei was stumped. She ignored the fact, and kept quiet.
Kaoru smiled happily at her win.
"Why are you smiling koishii?" came a masculine voice, which was hot upon her face.
Kaoru was so startled that she jumped back and nearly hit Kenshin in the head if it wasn't for him quickly holding her in place.
Kenshin only shook his head as he straightened up.
He was clad in black pants, a red shirt, and a pair of black Nike shoes on. (Clothing isn't my thing really. I wear simple clothing, not those name brands. So if anyone knows all of those fashionable designs, do tell me. Anyone got any suggestions for them?)
Kaoru stood up, and hooked her arm in his right one. She then rested her head on his shoulder.
"Your cousins will most likely expect us to go to breakfast," reminded Kenshin.
Kaoru only hugged his arm closer to her chest. She wanted to be with him, and only him for eternity.
Kenshin took back his arm, and took hold of her hand. He then led her outside of the room. The assassin held her hand for as long as he could before anyone noticed.
Sensing Soujiro's ki, he squeezed Kaoru's hand tightly before letting go and placing on his shielded mask.
"Ready for breakfast?" asked Soujiro with his normal smile.
Kaoru could only nod as she followed, Kenshin close behind her.
"So where's Misao? She's usually the one to wake us all up," said Kaoru, as they entered the dining hall; Misao wasn't in sight.
"I'm not sure. I think she might be with Omasu and Okon," said Soujiro, as he sat down to the left of Aoshi, who was at the end of the huge square, oak table.
The dining hall was like one you would find in a grand hall. A total of six chairs were at the table, as a glass chandelier hung over head. Each of the six places were placed with dishes and utensils, and a bundle of tulips in a crystal vase was placed as the centerpiece.
Kaoru nodded and sat down to Aoshi's right.
Hannya was behind Aoshi, as Kenshin was behind Kaoru.
"Well since you are one of Katsura's men. It should be right that you know what's going on," said Aoshi, as he looked at Kenshin who only nodded.
"All right then. Shishio is found in Kyoto. He should be inside the Temple of the Six Arches," said Soujiro.
"We'll be leaving in a month's time. All of the J.A.B. are going to be spread out around Japan. I'm not sure where you're going to be placed though, it depends on what your position is," said Aoshi, as he looked at Kenshin for an expression.
The assassin showed no sign of emotion.
"So what is your position Himura?" asked Soujiro with a smile.
Aoshi and Hannya listened intently; the man was so mysterious.
"Kenshin's just one of the regular assassins," said Kaoru with a smile to match Soujiro's. She didn't think it was a good idea to let her family know that the Hitokiri Battousai was housing in their home, and in her room nonetheless.
Soujiro nodded.
"I'm hungry, let's eat," said Kaoru, trying to calm the tension in the room.
With a snap of a finger, members of the Oniwanbanshu came out with food for the three most important people of the Group.
~*~*~*~
"You do know that I'm going to have to leave," said Kenshin, once he closed the door behind him to her room, and locked it.
Kaoru stiffened, but then relaxed as she sat on her bed with a smile at him.
Kenshin walked toward her, and took her hand in his.
"I'm going to have leave you soon. I have no choice in this. My uncle will summon for me soon," said Kenshin as he rubbed the back of her hand with his thumbs. His eyes never met hers.
"I know," said Kaoru, it was so soft that if anyone was listening, then they would only think that they heard the wind.
Kenshin heard the sorrow and sadness in her voice.
"I'll come back for you," said Kenshin as he kissed her palms.
Kaoru couldn't look at him, she knew that she would cry. She didn't want to lose him, especially to this War.
Kenshin cupped her face in his hands, and made her blurry sapphire eyes looking into his soft amber ones. He brushed his lips against her own.
"I want you to be safe. Promise that you'll stay here," said Kenshin with a smile.
Kaoru could only nod, as tears came down her cheeks as Kenshin kissed them away.
"I don't want to lose you," said Kaoru between her sobs.
"You won't lose me. I promise you that no matter what, I'll come back for you. I'll save my last breath for you, as long as you do the same for me. No matter what happens, I want you to stay alive and happy," said Kenshin gently.
Kaoru nodded as she wrapped her arms around his neck, and held onto him in a passionate kiss as if she was hanging on for her life.
Kenshin returned the kiss just as tenderly, as he laid her back on the bed.
There was suddenly a panicked knocking at the door.
Kenshin quickly got off of her, and went to the door.
Kaoru clenched her fists, as she wiped her tears away. She forced herself to stand, but she only collapsed onto the floor.
"Kaoru," said Kenshin in concern, as he turned around and helped her to her feet.
He lifted her up into his arms and placed her on the bed, and went to open the door.
"Kaoru," said Omasu in panic.
She looked over to her friend with her bangs shielding her amber eyes.
Omasu walked in past Kenshin and ran up to Kaoru.
"It's Misao," said Omasu, her voice was panicked.
Kirei couldn't answer, that would give her away.
"The Juppon Gatana has kidnapped her. They have Magdaria as well," said Omasu as her voice of pure fear came out.
"What happened?" demanded Kirei as she stood up;
Omasu's eyes went wide as she saw that Kaoru's eyes were amber. She fell to her knees in shock.
"Lord Aoshi got a ransom letter. Saying that if he doesn't come to the abandoned Warehouse in Kyoto, then they'll.... They're going to kill them," said Omasu terrified.
"What do they want?" demanded Kirei.
"For only Aoshi and Soujiro to come, so that the J-Juppon G-Gatana can get revenge; Saitoh and Jineh are to come too," said Omasu as she scooted away.
Kirei was about to bolt out the door, when Kenshin caught her arm.
She turned to him angrily and confused.
"Get out," ordered Kenshin in a cold and dark voice. His eyes were shielded by his red bangs.
Omasu scrambled to her feet, and quickly left the two. She closed the door as she ran to tell Okon and the others.
"Let me go," said Kirei angrily as she tried to pull out of his hold.
Kenshin twirled her, so that she ended up in his arms. One arm was around her waist, and the other held her arm.
Kirei hit against his chest with her free hand, trying to get out of his tight hold.
Kenshin held her hand to his chest and looked into her amber eyes. He was a bit shocked that her eyes were filled with tears.
She stopped fighting and cried into his shoulder.
"I don't want to lose you, and I can't bear to lose my friends either," said Kirei, her voice was muffled from her sobs.
Kenshin pulled back, and noticed that her eyes turned an emerald color. Her eyes seemed to shine from the tears that were formed in her eyes.
"Listen to me. You can't go, you'll get hurt. Everyone cares for you, and I can't bare it if you got hurt in any way. Your cousins will bring them back. I trust Saitoh and Jineh can get rid of the Juppon Gatana," said Kenshin with a warm smile. He had fought them before, and knew of their skill. He was sure that they would win.
"But..." began Kanna, as she sniffled a sob.
Kenshin closed his eyes to then reveal amethyst ones.
"They're manslayers, and the best fighters in Japan. Don't worry," said Shinta, as his embrace on her tightened.
Kanna sniffled, but stopped when he placed his forehead against her own.
"Trust me koishii," said Shinta as he laid a kiss on her pink lips.
Kanna closed her eyes and allowed the pleasure to sweep through her. Today might be the last chance she got to be with him again in a long time.
Her heart swelled with love and painful love at that. She didn't want him to go nor get himself killed. She didn't think that she could go on if that were to happen.
~*~*~*~
Misao kicked herself back and forth, so that she could swing toward Shura. She finally managed to kick Shura's chain, before it went down too far.
Shura groaned as she opened her eyes. The girl realized faster than Misao had, what was going on.
She looked down and saw that Anzai was grinning up at her. As her chain got lower, she began to swing herself left and right, hoping that she could at least kick the guy in his face, but he was too far away. He was at least four meters away when she was placed on the ground.
"Magdaria! Wake up!" yelled Misao to her friend. With great difficulty, she managed to twist herself toward Magdaria.
Sayo slowly opened her eyes, and felt very uncomfortable. She looked up and saw her hands chained, and that they were turning purple from the lack of circulation.
"BASTARD! Let me go," yelled Shura, when she was on the ground and struggling to get out of the chains.
"No can do. Those two up there can't be touched, but you can," said the man with an evil grin.
Shura kicked at him so that he couldn't get near her. She wasn't going down that easily.
Anzai paid no attention as he walked closer to her.
Shura kicked at his face, but he was too fast and caught her right leg with one hand on her ankle. She swung her left leg, but he caught it again. So now she was floating in the air, and trying desperately to twist out of his hold.
"You're not getting away this time my little pirate," said the man with a grin on his face.
Shura spit on his face, but he merely let go of her feet and jumped back. He used his thumb to wipe the saliva off.
"So, you want to play the hard way, eh? I can help you there," said Anzai, as he suddenly appeared behind her.
"BEHIND YOU!" yelled Misao.
Before Shura could twist around and land a kick, he had knocked her out.
Grinning, the man took out a key and opened her shackles. He caught Shura in his arms once she fell.
"Let her go!" yelled Misao angrily.
The man only looked up at her, before walking out of the prison with Shura in his arms.
Misao glared after her, and felt terrible for not being able to help Shura. She had helped them from before. The bastard was going to pay once she got free.
"Are you all right?" asked Misao, as she looked at Magdaria.
Magdaria wasn't sure what was going on, so she only nodded.
Aoshi, Soujiro, Hannya, Shikijou, Hyottoko, and Beshimi. Please help us. Begged Misao.
~*~*~*~
Aoshi and Soujiro were on a jet plane to Kyoto; Saitoh and Jineh were already in Kyoto, so they were off to the warehouse.
"Those bastards. Using them as a shield," said Soujiro angrily, he slammed his fist in his armrest, causing the seat to crumble.
Soujiro stood up and began to pace, he was worried about Misao. His brother had his eyes closed, and was seated silently in his chair.
"How are we suppose to save them, when the Juppon Gatana are there?" Asked Soujiro; the happy smile that was usually there had died a long time ago.
"We have no choice but to see what they want," said Aoshi, as he finally looked at his brother.
"If they lay a finger on her..." began Soujiro as he sat in a different chair.
"They won't hurt them. If they do, then they'll lose us. I'm sure that Shishio Makoto isn't going to let a chance like this slip through his fingers, he wants to lure us there. So when we do go to the warehouse, I want you to be on your guard Soujiro," said Aoshi seriously.
"I know," said Soujiro, as he held the hilt of his sword.
~*~*~*~
"How long do you think it'll take for you to come back?" asked Kanna, as she laid in Shinta's arms and stroked his bare chest with her fingernails.
"I don't know," said Shinta truthfully, as his amethyst eyes looked over her body, that was fully exposed to him, only the sheets covered the rest of her body from his eyes.
Kanna looked into his purple orbs. She wanted so badly to go with him, to be by his side, but she knew that she would only be another burden to him in battle.
She laid her head back on his chest, and was just content on being with him for now.
Then his cell rang, she held tightly onto his waist, she didn't want him to leave yet.
His eyes turning back to amber, he picked up the phone. Kanna was still in his arms though, as he sat up straight.
"Yes?" asked Kenshin.
"We move out in a month. There are 16 inns that belong to us, and eight to the Oniwanbanshu, and I'm sure you them all. 500 men per inn, and each inn is a private property. I want you to be in the Oniwanbanshu Inn with Aoshi and his men; they're staying at a dojo owned by a man named Okina. You are going to be there with Sanosuke, Enishi, Takasugi, Shougo, Katsu, and Anji," came Hiko's voice.
"What about Shura? Isn't she apart of the J.A.B. with her crew?" asked Kenshin.
"She might not be joining us. Keep that suitcase at the Oniwanbanshu Mansion. You are to go back to it, once this is all over. I want you to make sure that everything is in order. The Oniwanbanshu can not find out that you're the Hitokiri Battousai. Do Saitoh and Jineh what you look like?" asked Hiko.
"No, I attacked them in the dead of the night, and my hair was hidden as well as my face and scar," said Kenshin, as he rubbed Kanna's back in reassurance.
"Good. Anji was a part of the Juppon Gatana as you know, so he might be able to help us on their strategy plan. Cho has deceived us, so kill him if you come across the man," said Hiko coldly.
"Yes sir," said Kenshin.
"You'll be staying with your assignment until we move out. You'll be the first group that moves out to Kyoto, to Okina's dojo," said Hiko seriously.
"Yes sir," said Kenshin.
"Be gentle with her you moron," concluded Hiko before hanging up.
Kenshin hung up and looked down at Kanna, who had fallen asleep.
{So he knew that I'd be with you.} Thought Kenshin with a grin, as he stroked his beloved's hair, and then hugged her tightly to him.
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A/N: Well that's about it. I hoped you all liked it. I don't hate Shura, and you guys pretty much have an idea on what's going to happen to her. It's just that this part is going to effect Misao a bit, and then she's going to go on and kick some major butt. Whatever I do has a reason, so just sit tight.
Still asking for who Misao should end up with. If you guys don't make a decision, then I'm about to just kill them all so I don't have to worry about that. Or kill one of the guys and have her end up with the living one, or kill her and not bother with it. PLZ decide!!!