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Chapter 19

Kat awoke to the sound of snoring the next morning.

She had tried everything to ignore it but it just kept getting louder.

Kat finally sat up and growled.

Kenshin would pay for waking her up.

Kat was definitely not a morning person.

She armed her self with a pillow and prepared to strike the lump she assumed was Kenshin curled up on the floor.

Kat sneered as she raised the pillow over her head.

Then her sneer dropped off her face entirely.

There was a black something sticking out of the sheets of his bed.

She was about to reach for it when there was a flash and rustle of clothing.

Kat met the eyes of a worried Kenshin, "Don't touch that."

"What is it?" she asked Kenshin who was now sitting next to her.

"It's a wolf," Kenshin said.

"A wolf?! What?" Kat asked.

Kenshin motioned for her to be quiet and lifted the sheets.

Kat let out a squeak of excitement and instantly regretted it.

The massive black wolf stirred and a growl sounded behind her.

"Don't move," Kenshin warned.

Kat nodded and Kenshin drew his swords.

There was what sounded like a growl of protest and Kat shivered.

Kenshin drew an arm around her and she studied the sword that was a mere inches away from her face.

The black wolf sucked in a long breath and opened its eyes.

The golden eyes of the wolf met hers and she recognized them.

"Kenshin," Kat tried.

He signaled that he didn't think it was a good idea to talk.

Kat ignored him and stretched out a hand to pet the wolf.

Kenshin's blade flashed in warning and Kat drew her hand back when the wolf growled.

The golden eyes wolf watched in amusement.

Kat shot Kenshin a 'trust-me' look and reached out again.

She held her hand in front of the wolf's massive head and waited to see what would happen.

The wolf stared at her hand a moment then sniffed it, taking in her scent and analyzing it.

After a moment the wolf made up its mind and Kat hoped that her hand would stay on her arm.

The wolf opened its massive mouth and rows of sharp teeth shown in the sunlight.

Kenshin was still watching and was not pleased to see the wolf open its mouth.

Kat's hand twitched in fear and she awaited the wolf's decision.

The wolf watched grinning its doggy grin and made its move.

Kat closed her eyes as the wolf bent its head.

She felt relieved when she felt a coarse warm toung lick her hand.

She cracked an eye open and smiled.

The black wolf looked up at her then glanced at a baffled Kenshin.

"They won't hurt us," Kat stated.

Another soft growl came from behind them and Kenshin turned to see a massive white wolf.

The white wolf had amethyst eyes and Kenshin knew in an instant whose they belonged, "They- they're..."

'Yours?' finished a voice.

Kat twitched, "Was that just me, or did you hear a voice in your head?"

'It's no dream.' the voice assured.

"Who are you?" Kat asked.

The white wolf whined.

'We're right in front of you.' the black wolf gave a yip.

"Oro?!" Kenshin asked.

"You're talking wolves?" Kat asked sarcastically.

'Keh, not wolves. We're spirits in the form of wolves. We know that Katsura enjoys these animals.'

"You're Kenshin's spirit right?" Kat asked.

'I'm happy you recognized us Miss Kat.'

"How could I not? You have Kenshin's eyes."

The white wolf broke out in a doggy grin 'But I bet you didn't know that we're part of his very soul too now did you?'

"What?" asked Kenshin.

'Like Suzaku said' the black wolf jerked his head to the white one 'we're part of his soul.'

"So what are you doing here?" Kenshin asked.

'You wished us here whether you think you did or not.' Suzaku stated.

"So are you here to protect us?" Kat asked.

'In some way's yes, but in others no. Kageunsei' the white wolf motioned to the black wolf 'for example, is here to aid the battousai in becoming stronger.'

"Why would we want that?" Kat asked, nervous.

'You know the reason Katsura.' Kageunsei said 'Don't worry, Kenshin can't hear me now. And yes, I can read your thoughts.'

Kat gasped, "You can read my thoughts?!"

Kenshin frowned. 'Not good.'

'And why is that?'

"For that exact reason, you can read my thoughts!" he almost shouted.

'But you have nothing to hide; we know all your secrets.'

Kenshin glared at them while Kat asked, "Are you hurt?"

Suzaku answered for Kageunsei 'In some ways yes, we both are. You see, we are made up from Kenshin and the Battousai's spirit and soul. Sure, Kenshin is strong, quick and agile but his spirit is made up of who he really is. The Battousai and the Rurouni have fought a war against each other for many years now and it has left both sides of his soul wounded. As Kageunsei said, he is the Battousai's spirit and I am the Rurouni's. It is time to decide which spirit wins.'

"So why are you a girl?" Kenshin asked Suzaku flatly.

Sakura scoffed and muttered sarcastically 'Didn't you always want to be a girl when you grew up?'

Kenshin glared while Kat giggled.

'Enough.' Kageunsei said to Kat to stop her giggling 'Battousai, don't you ever get tired of this? How can you stand being around someone like this? You could just kill h-'

"Enough," the Battousai's cold voice snapped.

Kat buried her face in Kenshin's gi and her muffled voice came to his ears, "Battousai, Kenshin whoever I'm talking to, I want you to know that I think neither of you should win. Your friends all like you just the way you are and so do I."

'But there must be a winner.' Suzaku said 'There is no other way.'

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