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Chapter 5 The Head of the Secret Ninja Clan
Sano and Yahiko ran over to Kenshin. They had heard him yell and knew there was something terribly wrong. Well plus the fact that Kenshin had amber eyes and a totally pissed off face usually meant something was wrong. Actually it always meant something was wrong. It had worried them earlier that Kenshin and Kaoru had been taking so slow anyway and had not responded when they called for them.
"What's wrong Kenshin? Where is Kaoru?"
"Yeah Kenshin, where is ugly?"
Kenshin was silent. He was breathing really hard. Sano's eyes grew wide. He had hardly ever seen Kenshin this angry. Actually he thought this was the angriest he had ever seen him. It made him a little worried.
"Uhhhh . . . . Kenshin?" he said putting his hand on Kenshin's shoulder. The little rurouni barely noticed. He just stood there staring at the depths of the forest.
"They shall not have Kaoru! This can't and will not happen to me again."
They saw him pick up a letter on the ground and read it quickly. He then ripped it up and frowned harder. With that he ran off out of sight with his Godlike speed, leaving Sano and Yahiko in the dust and confused. They ran after him as best they could.
There was no way Kenshin would let them kill her. Why did they want her anyway? He didn't want to pick a fight with any ninjas. Now that they had done this though he had chosen to fight them.
He ran to the coordinates of the letter. It was a large palace that was guarded by fifty or sixty ninjas. Kenshin was in a rage and did not even pay mind to them. He just took out his sakabatou and slashed through them like a piece of cake. Not a one of them did he kill. He knew most of them had nothing to do with the situation anyway. Most of them just worked for this "Master" to live.
The giant gate opened automatically as if they knew when the Battousai was coming to knock it down. He was ready for them, but were they ready for him? It mattered not to Kenshin. They were going to pay for the pain they were making Kaoru and him go through.
He ran through with his Godlike speed through the door and into the palace. Using the ki he could tell where Kaoru was. It was the faintest flicker of life on the top floor. This made Kenshin more upset and worried. The Battousai in him kept telling him to kill and the other part told him not to. He did not know which one to follow.
Surprisingly he ran into no more guards on the rest of the way up to the top. Of course, he thought, the "Master" must have something planned. If he wanted a fight that was what he was going to get, said the Battousai in him.
Kenshin reached the top and flung open the huge wooden door with all his anger. It broke off with the force. The door slammed to the ground and them he heard clapping. Someone was clapping for him. Who in the world?
Inside the giant empty room stood a tall man, or boy more like, of the age of fifteen or sixteen. His long brown hair was in a ponytail at the top of his head in the normal ninja style. He wore a cape and tight body suit of the style of ninja. The brown eyes he had seemed to be glittering. There was a girl around the same age who was a bit shorter than Kenshin. Her clothes were not that of a Japanese woman but those of a British lady. The long black hair and green eyes showed no doubt though, that she was in fact Japanese but wearing fancy clothes. Her eyes were different inside though. They were sad and afraid. Even scared.
On the floor behind the two people lied Kaoru. Her blood was spilled all around her. It stained the ground where it hit. Seemingly the blood seemed to still be coming out rather heavily. Kaoru was barley breathing. She was almost to her limit.
"Kaoru!" Kenshin yelled. His blood now turned cold and his eyes faded from amber back to his purple color. For the second time in his life he felt like he wanted to vomit out of pure shock and sadness. Kaoru did not even move at him calling her name. He could not believe that this was happening.
"Ah, you have come quickly I see. How wonderful. The fun can begin even sooner now. My name is Hisouru. Welcome to my mansion Himura Kenshin, the Hitokiri Battousai. You are just in time to see your love be killed." The boy said.
Kenshin's eyes widened at this. Why did this boy want to kill Kaoru? What did he want him for? He had never even heard of this person before.
"Fun? Why have you done this? What do you want from me?" Kenshin said feeling his blood boil again.
"It is simple. Can you not see it? You have killed so many."
Kenshin shook his head at this. " I realize that, and because of it I am atoning for my sins I have-"
"It does not matter what you are doing now!" the boy screamed. "You killed my father twelve years ago! How is your atoning going to bring my father back to life! I was four and I lost him. You took him away from me and you are going to pay dearly Battousai!"
Kenshin closed his eyes. He got this an awful lot. Never had they taken it this far. This boy was only the age that Kenshin had been when he killed this man's father. He could feel the hate . . . . and the sadness. Hisouru was no murderer. He was just sad and wanted revenge. Kenshin didn't blame him. After all he had lost his family when he was very young as well.
"I'm afraid I cannot help you here by bringing him back." Kenshin said opening his eyes.
"You can help me by doing something Himura! You can die you miserable dog and by my hands. Or else. Sakura my love . . go ahead."
The girl Sakura walked over to Kaoru and began to pull out a gun. Kenshin's heart began to beat faster and his blood boiled stronger than ever. She loaded the gun, clicked it, and pointed it towards Kaoru's chest.
"No! No blood should be shed this night. Give me back Kaoru and I will leave peacefully that I will. I am sorry about your father, it was wrong of me. Not a day goes by when I don't think about the people I killed. There will be no more death. I made a promise."
The boy smiled evilly. It seemed to Kenshin as if there were flames there. "Oh I think differently though. You shall die tonight. I have waited for this for twelve years. But first lets have my wife kill your love. It won't be any fun killing you when you haven't felt my pain. Unless you are willing to fight me Battousai. Then I might spare her life for now. What say you?"
Sakura moved the gun closer to Kaoru's heart and readied the gun.
"Alright Hisouru I will fight you. But I will not die. I will live and save Kaoru." Kenshin's eyes turned back to amber and he got in his ready stance. The teenager smiled at this and drew out a katana in each hand.
"Is that so?" he said in pure amusement.
Kenshin drew out his sakabatou. His eyes narrowed. He was ready to fight for Kaoru. Once again he was ready to kill this person who wanted to make his life miserable just because his was. If this boy wanted to have his father back then this was a sure way he would see him. The Battousai in Kenshin was now in control.
"Have at you Battousai!"
