Chapter 10 Battles of bloodshed

Juju: Ah, my story is going nicely now that I have caught up with my so called I-will-update-every-blah blah blah, ugh, horrible ugh, I need to shoot myself for that.

Battousai: How about I just slice your head off?

Kenshin: No! No killing! No suicide! Kaoru-dono Help! Onigai!

Kaoru: well if you guys do that who's going to stop the angry reviews waiting for the rest of the story and the side story and also the sequel?

Everyone: . She has a point there.

Yahiko: Wow even if she's ugly she can do something smart for once! *WHAM!* Owww!

Kaoru: what did you call me LITTLE Yahiko?

Yahiko: DON'T CALL ME LITTLE!!!

Kenshin: Oro? Yahiko-Chan? *WHAM!!!!!!!!!!* Oroooooo! @o@x

Kaoru: Kenshin!

Megumi: OH OH OH, I'll help you Sir Ken!

Everyone: *takes few. dozen steps away from Kaoru.*

Juju: Um. Oro? Okay. just going on now.

Chapter 10 Battles of Bloodshed Part one

I run without a doubt, I have lost, All my blood and my sorrows, I have no emotions, But rage, Rage and anger that fills my veins, But without a doubt, I have lost.

All for what I cared about and all that's been in my mind. My last wish for you is to live, And be loved, Because I have not been, Love, is a foreign feeling, As it is a word, Love, Isn't a word, For me.

-By Juju. yet again

Kenshin watched everyone and wondered what they were going to do to help him or just save Kaoru. ~Wait! When did Kaoru mean so much?~

"Oi! Battousai!" The Rooster called making him glare at the tall man.

"What? With a voice like that you could kill everyone around you, it's a wonder why their not dead yet." Kenshin muttered to watch Saitou his rival from afar. Saitou smirked and gave Kenshin a glare before smoking.

"We will arrive shortly, and for your information some of the Juppongatana are on their way to the Aoiya, it's Kamatari, Chou, Henya, and then theirs the rest that are here, Usui, Anji, Soujiro, Houji, me and of course Shishio-sama, oh yes and then theirs the Genius and Fuji. They are on their way to the Aoiya too." Yumi said waving her fan for a minute before leaving and letting them trail behind her.

Kenshin cursed at his luck and checked everyone's expression, Aoshi, always quite the character, no emotion. Che, what else do you expect from him? Saitou' frowning, being a cop must be harsh, so much paperwork, assassin's don't worry about that. And then there is that guy, Sanosuke, his eyes narrowed and jaws tightened. He was pretty much glaring at the woman with his fist clenched and jaws set.

~*Misao & Yahiko~ as well as the Oniwaban-shu!*~

"What do you mean she was kidnapped? I mean, are you sure she wasn't joking?" Yahiko asked his eyes narrowed, they were slightly watery, it was like losing a mother to him, a mother and a sister, Kaoru found him on day trying to pickpocket her. She told him that he could work at the Akabako (spelling? I forgot how to spell it .) and stay at her place. She gave him his freedom and not only that but also love as well as a warm home.

Misao gave a slight nod and faced the sapphire sky wishing that Kaoru would come back with everyone safe, even the annoying wolf. "I'm just afraid because it isn't any kidnapper it's the Battousai." Misao said frowning at the thought. Then at the news she got earlier. "And with this crazy guy named Makoto Shishio." Sighing when she remembering what Aoshi said to her. She blinked away tears while she saw the Aoiya.

Okina stood with a grim expression as they walked up to him. He glanced at them before looking at the same direction with a deeper frown marring his face. "Their coming."

"Who's coming?" Yahiko asked at he stared off at the same direction.

"The Juppongatana." Okina whispered in a stern tone quickly yelling everyone to get dressed into his or her battle gear. The Oniwaban-shu quickly assembled in the lobby as Misao leap the whole case of stairs, landing on her feet like a cat.

~*Kaoru*~

Kaoru looked around her, it was dark and with no way to get out. As she turned to face her the room she felt a sudden pain and closed her eyes.

She opened them to see flowers, tons of them, roses, merry gold, morning glory, daisy, even lavenders and cherry trees with blossoms at bloom. Most were knew and unknown to her. She turned around to see the same scene but the flowers were dead. Except one, she took a step towards the flower, and it quickly wilted. Once the flower was dead she saw a speck of red in the distant. It was somewhat glittering.

Kaoru ran, she darted over as fast as she could, it seemed so close, once she was close to the figure she noticed it was a boy. It was as if he was sleeping peacefully and then a sakura blossom landed on his face, almost like a tear. Kaoru looked up to see a cherry tree that wasn't there before.

"Kenshin?"

~*Kenshin*~

Kenshin sighed as he glanced up at the full moon. It wasn't even a week since he got Kaoru but it was like he'd known her all his life. Right now they were in a large field with Buddha ornaments it would be interesting to look at if you didn't have to worry about your life.

Sano cracked his knuckles as he glanced at the woman in front of them.

"Well, here is Monk Anji, if he's really here, that is." Yumi said glaring around tapping her feet on the floor in annoyance. "Remember it's one man per battle, if you lose you die, got that? And it's not my fault if you die."

"Heh, don't worry, I'll fight Anji, I have a bone to pick with him anyways." The Rooster said watching a soaring man step out of the gloom with shock written on his face, or eyes.

"Very well Sanosuke, you get your fight." Aoshi said distribute a concise nod at him before stepping back, for the man Sanosuke walked into the battle, it fighting chi rising and soaring. Kenshin was quite interested.

"So it seems we meet again, but why are you here?" Sano asked his voice changed from polite to anger, betrayal.

"Yes it seems me to, I am here because I am one of the Juppongatana. For what I can tell you've gotten better with the Futae-no-kiwami. But you still have the other things to practice! And for you to defeat me you must know more!" Anji believed his words loud and clear His eyes dark chocolate eyes watching Sano's medium brown. To Kenshin it seemed like a tie and was pretty strange, Sano was smiling, not a cocky smile like most times, it was sad.

Kenshin turned to Aoshi as a question grew on his mind. "What are you ties with Kaoru?" Kenshin asked watching Yumi from the corner of his eyes. Aoshi looked at Kenshin for a minute before throwing the question back at him.

"What is are your ties with Kaoru? Is it your job or is it more, is it because you have feelings for the girl that you are here? Or is it really because of Makoto Shishio? Well Battousai?" Aoshi asked making him growl and turn around.

"I have nothing to say for the girl as long as she is with me, she is nothing but the target I must have for the job." Kenshin bit out harshly before watching Sano go for a hit. Aoshi reached into his left pocket taking out the indigo ribbon. He forcefully turned Kenshin around and placed it on his rough calloused hands. Aoshi watched Kenshin give him a blank expression to the ribbon, then raise a brow at him.

~What? A ribbon, it smells like Kaoru.~ Kenshin's glaze turned to Aoshi's Ever strong ice blue eyes.

"Return that to her." Aoshi said emotionlessly before turning to the battle at hand.

Juju: YES! Part one is done! Now for Part 2 and 3!

Kaoru: Why three?

Kenshin: That way it would be shorter and seem like less work of course!

Juju: Kenshin. Will you marry me?

Everyone: ORO?!

Kenshin: OROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! N-N-NA-NAN-NANII??????? *Faint*

Juju: Opps! Oh well. Anyways thanks for the reviews and the people who tried the other fics, most readers seemed to like "Holding Back" I don't know why thou. Hmm Maybe you guys should check it out, and if you guy could help out. *Ahem* PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF "Beautiful"!!! I might delete it because it's a bad story from my point of view but then again, I think about that with all the stories! Arigotou!

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