Right, I can't believe this is chapter 11 already! You guys up for a good news bad news situation? The good new is I've finally drawn some pictures of Kaiya, the bad news is I have no clue whatsoever of how to get them on the net. If you have any ideas, tips, suggestions or anything at all plz let me know! And now, unto the chapter!

Chapter 11

Training

Kaiya sulked in her room. She had no idea what to do. Tomorrow she was to leave on a mission. "But what would it be?" She wondered. Deep down in her heart she knew that she didn't want to work for Lord Toshi, she would do anything to get away from him. But now that he had threatened her about her friends she was stuck. "If I make a move they're dead." She wept, her fingers tracing the newly formed scar that ran down her face.

"I know Kenshin has a sword, but I've never seen him use it." She further told herself. "How do I know that he's any good with it. I.I just can't risk him or anyone else getting hurt."

It was then that her thoughts were interrupted as Akio unbolted her door from the outside before entering into her cramped and dark room.

"Stop sniffling and get up!" He commanded, roughly hauling her up by her slender arm. "We're going to the armory for some more training."

Kaiya screeched to a halt as they entered Akio's armory, his special place where he spent most of his time practicing and meditating. Kaiya had never before been allowed in this room. She glanced about, noticing it's walls covered in all assortments of weapons. Akio walked over to a wall and selected one of his prized possessions. He held it carefully, studying everything on it's surface before tossing it to Kaiya. She caught it in her hand then stood there, not quite sure what to do.

She drew the weapon up close and unsheathed it revealing it's silver surface. "What is it?" Kaiya inquired, feeling quite dumbfounded about all that was going on.

"It is a katana." He merely remarked, grabbing a similar one from the wall.

"But what is it?" She continued, still quite puzzled.

"Don't you know anything?" Akio fumed as he tightened his sandal strap. "It is the traditional samurai sword. Much like the one your brother wears, only his is a reverse blade sword."

"How do you know so much about my brother?" Kaiya suddenly felt afraid.

"My spies have their ways." He answered nonchalantly while polishing the steel blade.

"So what am I to do with this?" She gave the razor-sharp sword a few practice swings.

"You have one day to learn how to master that sword and another shorter one called the wakizashi, both are typical samurai swords. You will also figure out how to expertly conceal most of your weapons, including the dagger that you must always carry. And when you return from your mission you must also master the kodachi." He replied.

"Whew, that's a lot of armory. How will I be able to move with all of that stuff on me?" Kaiya asked, unbelieving.

"Figure that out later, for now you must practice fighting. Don't hold back. Come and get me!" Akio's face remained rock solid and totally serious.

"Okay." Kaiya thought, "He says to attack him, so here's my chance! No holding back!"

She held the heavy blade before her. Taking a few breaths to steady herself before attacking. Suddenly, her eyes turned from their subtle violet to a deep orange. Her chest heaved as she broke her stance and charged like an oncoming train. Akio was forced backwards as he tried to block her force full attack.

"This is different." His thoughts rolled inside his head. "I've never seen her attack this way with such energy and strength. It's like she has totally transformed. But I can't let her get over confident." He smiled as he started pushing forward against her.

Kaiya jumped back. No sooner had she landed that Akio charged her, only to miss. Nimbly Kaiya jumped into the air doing a complete summersault in the air, her long braid trailing as if in slow motion, landing smartly behind Akio. She drew her blade up and brought it down as if to strike Akio on the back, but she stopped before making contact. Her pale, angry eyes turned back into a misty violet as she fell over, the full force of Akio's lightning kick upon her throat making her gasp for air.

Akio stood above his captive trainee, his sword swung over his shoulder. "I believe that is enough training for today, obviously you have learned you lesson." He laughed as Kaiya struggled to breathe. "Never let your guard down or you will never live to fight another battle, that is my advice to you." He took his precious sword from Kaiya's grasp.

He signaled to a few of his personal assistants that were waiting outside the door. As they dragged her away he reminded her to be up and ready early in the morning but his words were forgotten as her vision turned black and Kaiya blacked out.

a/n: The next chapter is going to be really good so don't miss it! The sooner you review the sooner I will get it posted, so you know what you must do!