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Forever

Chapter 5

Seeing crimson

"We're home!" Enishi shouted as he and Kaoru got through the door.

"Welcome back!" Their mom said, coming down the stairs.

Kaoru shut the door behind her and began taking off her shoes, as well as Enishi.

"So how was your day?" Mrs. Yukishiro asked, going up to Enishi and licking her fingers, ready to comb his hair. "It was fine, and would you cut that out." Enishi said timidly, swatting her hands away as they were beginning to get close to his silver hair.

Mrs. Yukishiro huffed and pouted and began glaring at Kaoru. "What took you so long to get back? You were supposed to draw by bath at 9:00."

"I'm sorry, I'll go prepare it now." Kaoru said, bowing her head and walked upstairs. Mrs. Yukishiro stared at Kaoru all the while, daring her to argue. "Of all people, I have to get stuck with an annoying wrench." Mrs. Yukishiro whispered under her breath.

"She's only fifteen minutes late." Enishi sighed. "And besides, she went to go pick up my birthday gift."

Mrs. Yukishiro only rolled her eyes at him. "Well, she should have done that earlier. That's her own problem, not mine."

"But she's your daughter." Enishi argued.

Mrs. Yukishiro snorted and turned her back to him. "Step-daughter." She corrected and began walking away. Enishi glared at her back, tightening his fists into balls until they were white. Shaking his head slightly, he turned to the stairs and began marching up them. 'She's my step-sister.' He thought sadly. Then his eyes softened. 'No, she IS my sister.'

Kaoru gently placed the delicate sword gently under her bed and pulled her bed sheets lower so no one could see it. Hearing a knock at her door, she quickly got up and opened the door.

"Can I come in?" Enishi asked.

"No!" Kaoru whispered. "I've got your birthday present in here, plus I need to draw mom's bath!"

"She doesn't deserve to be called mom." Enishi whispered back.

"Yes she does, now get out." Kaoru whispered, putting her hands on his shoulders and walking him out. Shutting the door behind her she gave a weary sigh. "I'm sure you're not finished with your birthday plans for tomorrow, now go on and finish it."

"Oh yeah! I forgot to tell you that the timing changed. It's gonna be tomorrow night starting at 11:00 p.m." Enishi said.

"Who's all going?" Kaoru asked.

Enishi just shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. Hundreds of people. I invited anyone who wanted to come."

"ANYONE!" Kaoru whispered harshly.

"OI! WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP THERE?! ARE YOU FINISHED DRAWING MY BATH?!" they heard Mrs. Yukishiro yell from downstairs.

"Not yet Mrs. Yukishiro!" Kaoru shouted back. They began to hear their mom muttering about stupid girls that are too slow.

Kaoru turned back to Enishi and slapped him on the shoulder. "Look what happened. I got to go finish my jobs, so don't bother me until I'm finished with everything. Got it?" Kaoru whispered just quiet enough so that only Enishi was the only one to hear her. Enishi nodded his head solemnly. Flashing him a grateful smile, she turned around and began walking towards the bathroom to draw her "Mom's" bath.

"What's with all the whispering over here?" Megumi asked, popping her head out of no where.

"Me and Kaoru were talking about my birthday party for tomorrow and mom was getting in a bitchy mood." Enishi said timidly.

"Oh? So when is it?" Megumi asked.

"Tomorrow night at eleven." Enishi sighed.

"Oh. Okay. I'll make sure to be there." Megumi said. Enishi just nodded his head. The door was quickly shut and Enishi was left standing there, staring at nothing. 'Got to finish my planning for tomorrow' Enishi reminded himself.

After Kaoru had finished drawing the bath for her "mom", she stood next to her window clutching the Chinese sword to her chest. Throwing her boots and jacket down the window, she began to climb onto the ledge of her window. 'Here goes nothing.' Kaoru thought, looking down at the grass, which was about twenty feet below her. Taking a deep breath, Kaoru grabbed the ledge of her window and jumped out, landing not so graciously on her butt.

"Oww." Kaoru mumbled, rubbing her behind with both of her hands. Getting up she went over to her belongings and put on her boots and jacket. She crept out of the yard like a silent cat, clutching the Chinese sword closely to her chest.

Kaoru sighed in relief as she was finally away from her house, which was a street away. 'Hope nobody heard me.' Kaoru thought. Looking around at her surroundings, she resisted the urge to run back home. The streets were dark, with only the moon's light to provide direction.

Kaoru whipped her head backwards as she heard whispering coming from a few bushes behind her. Picking up her pace, she regulated her breathing. Hearing twigs snap, she whipped her head backwards again, only to find four men standing in front of the bush where she had heard whispering come from. Turning her head back forward she began to walk again, not missing the sounds of footsteps following her. 'Okay Kaoru, calm down. They could be just heading towards the same direction you're heading' Kaoru thought. Hearing the footsteps get closer, she began to walk more briskly.

"Hey baby." One of them called to her. "What are you doing out here all alone in the dark? It's very dangerous."

Kaoru's eyes went wide as she realized just what kind of men they were. Breaking out into a run, she looked behind her to see the men were running after her. Kaoru threw a nearby wooden stick at them, hearing a few getting hit and tripping over it.

Kaoru quickly did a sharp turn that led her into a pitch-black alleyway. She dived behind a large trashcan to keep herself hidden. Taking quiet gasps of air, she covered her nose with her hand. Something smelled like an awful stench. She had never smelt anything so gross. It almost smelled as if someone was dead.

"I think she went this way." One of the men from earlier said. There were footsteps now echoing in the alleyway that Kaoru was in, getting louder and closer to where Kaoru hid.

"What's that noise?" One of the men asked.

"Sounds like some water's dripping." One of the men answered. "Hey, does anybody have any light? It's totally dark in here and I can't see a thing."

"I've got a lighter." One of the men said. There were some cloths fumbling and zipper openings when everything stopped and a light flickered. "Hold up, I almost got it." The man said. The light flickered again and finally stayed on, illuminating everything that was inside the alleyway.

Kaoru covered mouth with her hand, trying her hardest not to scream bloody murder. There was blood all over the alleyway's walls and floor. A couple of bodies lay lifelessly on the ground with gigantic pools of blood surrounding them.

"Holy shit!" One of them whispered.

"Screw this, let's get the hell out of here!" Another one of them whispered.

"It's the Battousai!" one of them yelled. There were suddenly thumps that sounded somewhat like a body hitting the ground. Kaoru turned her head the direction where the men were once standing, only to find them laying motionlessly on the ground with crimson blood flowing out from their fresh wounds.

Kaoru quickly grabbed a nearby pole and stood up. 'No point in sitting there and waiting for your death.' She thought. She began running towards the entrance of the alleyway. She was suddenly laying on the ground with her face flat against it. 'Stupid shoes.' Kaoru thought, looking down at her boots that now had a missing heel.

Chuckling was heard throughout the alleyway, making Kaoru want to jump out of her skin. "Aren't we a little clumsy today." came a gruff voice from the back of the alleyway.

"Who's there? Show your self!" Kaoru demanded, picking herself off the ground and holding the pole in front of her in a defensive stance. Now that the light was gone, all she could see were dim shadows.

Before she knew it, her pole was sliced in half and there was a sword being held at her throat. "Stay quiet." The man whispered into her ear. Kaoru nodded her head solemnly.

Within a millisecond, Kaoru found herself standing on top of a roof, looking down at the alleyway she was once in, which was now filled with policemen rushing towards the dead bodies. "Say a word and you'll be regretting it." The man whispered harshly. Kaoru nodded her head. 'Why does his voice sound somewhat familiar?' Kaoru thought. "Good, because I wouldn't want to hurt a beautiful lady such as yourself." The man whispered.

"Are you the Battousai?" Kaoru thought aloud.

The sword came closer to her skin. "So what if I am? Are you going to tell anybody?" the man asked, more like demanded. Kaoru shook her head quietly.

Before she could think anymore, she was now standing in the street, not far away from where the police were checking the alleyway. 'All this for only wanting to get Enishi's birthday gift wrapped perfectly.' Kaoru thought with wide eyes. She stood there alone on the street, trying to see through the darkness and make her way to her best friend's store.

TBC

Happy holidays! Kaoru was being weird in this chappie. Why did she grab a pole when she had Enishi's sword in her hand, do you ask? Well, it's one of those moments when you're frantically looking for something and you never notice that it's right there in your hand. Happens to me all the time. Yeah, I'm pretty stupid…. PLEASE REVIEW!

Now for the other reviews (Look for your names! o_O)

DacrayZblaze1-I knew that! Stupid typos! But I spelled your name correctly in chapter 2! And I don't know when I will be making a sequel to that fic….

Noner_89- I love writing to you. I have no clue as to why…Thanks for your support!

CEEGEE- Thanks for your correction! I asked my brother what his name was, and he told me the Great Hulk. I need to go see that movie… ::watches Rurouni Kenshin instead::

Koneko Battousai- Kenshin is very OCC, and Kaoru sorta is too, because she's always apologizing after she hits someone.

Ana- ::throws baskets of cookies at her:: I don't want any cookies! Me want CANDY!

MZ. AMbER EYES- I'm soooo sorry for spelling your name wrong! I have no clue where Miss Battousai came from! I'M SO SORRY!

Lily123- I was thinking of that too! O.O

Tsugoi Kakarlena- Should I really make my chapters longer?

Aimi-chan- Eh? I'm so sorry! I'm the cause of your strange illness! Please don't sue me! Are you feeling any better?

Muffledrope- ::chokes her back:: YAY! It's almost your birthday! Question! Do you pronounce your name muffled rope or muffle drope?

Emi-chan- Hai, he's also a shadow assassin in here.

Dj Dani- ::pulls her by the ear:: WOW! You actually read this! I'm surprised that you and Antibac would want to read this since you guys haven't seen Rurouni Kenshin! But I'm not complainng!

Emumoon- The gangs and the drag racing is gonna be during Enishi's party. Sano's Kenshin's current best friend, also a brother figure to Kaoru, and a guy who's great with fixing things!

Wow, that was a short chapter. As always, your reviews mean so much to me! So please review!

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