A/N: Ha ha... forgot to write this before. I don't own RK.

CHAPTER 2: Spying on Battousai

"I have to go, Tokio," Saito said, dressing in black clothes and heading for the door.

"Where?" Tokio called from the kitchen. She was used to his 'I'm going out, Tokio' statements, though amazingly they were slightly different each time.

"To spy on the Battousai," he said. He opened the door.

"What?!" Tokio ran out, her hands still wet from leaning the dishes. "You don't usually spy," Tokio said, hands on hips. "It's not your style."

"Yes, I know," he sighed. He had expected this answer from her. "But this time I have to. I can't tell you why now, but I will in a few months."

"Tch. Months. RIGHT." Tokio said, with the same sarcastic edge as her husband's voice usually had. Saito was taken back a little by her sarcasm.

"See you later, Tokio," he said, about to walk out.

"No. Tell me NOW." Tokio demanded. She grabbed the collar of his shirt.

"I can't Tokio. Just let me go," Saito said.

"Hajime..." she whimpered in a voice that he almost always gave in to.

"Okay, okay, you win!" Saito said. "I have to spy on him to see if he's good enough to save Japan again."

"What's going on?" Tokio asked, a slight hint of worry in her voice.

"There's this lunatic Shishio Makoto who is planning on starting a civil war..." Saito started.

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Kenshin and Sano waited for the murderer to appear. It was almost midnight. Just as it struck midnight, all the warriors in the room turned to the door.

"Could it be that he isn't coming?" Sano asked. Suddenly, the window behind them flew open and a man wearing a coolie hat stepped into the room.

"We can't move!" some of the warriors yelled.

"It's just as I thought. He uses the Shin no Ippo. It's a move that induces an illusion on its victims, which scares them into paralysis. That is how he's been killing these people! Udou Jin'e!" Kenshin yelled at the man. His eyes flashed and he cut down the paralyzed warriors immediately.

"Battousai!" Jin'e laughed. "It's been a while." Kenshin unsheathed his sword and they began to fight.

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Saito watched the battle from the window. Jin'e? What's he doing here? Former member of the Shinsengumi, Udou Jin'e? Saito was interested. Jin'e versus Battousai. This battle should be interesting.

"Even though the Battousai's skills are clearly better, the fight is still equal," Saito whispered to himself. He watched as their swords clashed and they stopped fighting for a moment. The Battousai winced a little as a cut appeared on his arm. Jin'e growled something about becoming Battousai again and headed for the window. Saito jumped down and resumed his place a police officer outside the house.

The next day, Saito was walking down the street and noticed the Battousai sitting on a log near the river. His woman was talking to him.

"Kenshin," she said. "This is my favorite indigo ribbon. I'm not giving it to you, so you have to remember to give it back to me, okay, Kenshin? If you don't I'll never forgive you!"

"Okay, Miss Kaoru. I promise I'll return it to you," Kenshin said.

"Okay. Good. Now why don't---," the girl began, but then Jin'e ran by and snatched her. He jumped on a boat.

"Get angry Battousai!" Jin'e cackled. He tossed a piece of paper at Kenshin. Saito smirked. It would be another night of spying.

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When Saito returned home that night, he once again found Tokio asleep in her bed. He felt so guilty, leaving early in the morning while she was still asleep and returning home at night to see her asleep somewhere, no doubt waiting for him. Tomorrow, he decided he would make a conscious effort to come home before dinner. It had gotten so bad that they were communicating to each other through notes placed on the table. He read the note she left him.

Hajime, I'm not waiting for you tonight. Your dinner is in the kitchen if you want it. Just heat it up (but don't burn the house down) before you eat it. How was your night? I hardly know you anymore. Good night. Love, Tokio

Saito sighed. He heated up the food and sat down at the table and began to eat. It was good, but he was too engrossed in thought to really taste it. He finished it, put the dish into the kitchen and wandered into his room where he changed and slid into bed next to Tokio. She sighed lightly in her sleep and rolled over.

"Tokio..." he whispered. Then, he fell asleep.

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The next morning, Tokio woke up to see Saito's clothes strewn about the floor. She walked out the door of her room, rubbing her eyes and preparing breakfast for herself. After breakfast, she put on a pink kimono and read the note left on the table for her. She didn't read it all the way through because she had a plan to talk to her Hajime in person instead. Then, she left the house and locked it before walking down the street.

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Saito took out a cigarette and lit it. He sat in his chair, waiting for one of the other policemen to give him some information on Kanryu Takeda. He closed his eyes, still tired from the night before. He hadn't gotten more than four hours of sleep that night. The door to the police station opened, but Saito ignored it. If it were something important, the person would start talking. The person walked over to his desk. That same person grabbed onto the other end of the cigarette and pulled it out of his mouth.

"Hajime!" Tokio said harshly, taking the cigarette and dropping it on the desk.

"Tokio?!" Saito spluttered, sitting up and grabbing the cigarette before she could snatch it away again.

"Hajime, I hate it when you smoke!" Tokio snapped. She wrenched the cigarette from his gloved hand. "And I wanted to see you again!" Tokio said, dropping it onto the floor and crushing it under her heel, just like him.

"Tokio... I... uh..." Saito said, staring at her in disbelief. She just stared back for a while until a police officer came into the door.

"Mr. Fujita!" the police officer yelled even though Saito was only three feet away.

"What, you ahou?!" Saito asked coldly. Both he and Tokio were looking at the man.

"We just got word that Kanryu's mansion has been invaded by Himura!" the police officer said.

"No doubt because of that Takani girl. Okay, I'm going. Tokio, go home. I don't want you getting hurt," Saito nodded to his fuming wife.

"I'm coming, Haji- er... Goro! There isn't any way you can change my mind. I haven't seen you for at least two weeks!" she slammed her hand on his desk, making him and the other police officer jump. Saito sighed. She was so obnoxious at times.

"Fine. Just stay out of my way," Saito said. He stood up and picked up his katana that had been leaning against the wall. Tokio followed him out the door and into a carriage waiting outside.

A/N: Okay, so I tried to get everything correct, but tell me if it's not. I will try to change it.

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