Light Behind Darkness

Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin or any of its characters which makes me T-T. But I do own my characters which I have created ^_^.



Here are all of the signs you will need to remember I didn't put these up in the last chapter I forgot sorry.

*...*character is thinking

"..."character is speaking

=...=character is having a flashback

(...)used for Author Notes and time and places when they are named by the author also for when they speak telepathically.

Fortello: Hello anyone here. Oh hello people I am the newest of her characters I am going to appear in this chapter yay!

Leokia: Fortello here you are *walks up to him and hugs him* aren't you glad you get to be a part of my fanfiction ^_^.

Sora: Don't listen to her she will only hurt you in the fanfiction.

Leokia: Quiet *walks over to Sora and tapes his mouth shut* now be a good boy Sora and stay quiet.

Fortello: Onto chapter 8 of Leokia's story.

Chapter 8: Kaoru's biggest Challenge

Yahiko sat there and as he did he wonder how Fantasia was. She hadn't left more than 10-20 minutes ago but he was already wondering how she was. Meanwhile Fantasia walked down the sidewalk slowly when she sensed the KI of another vampire but she knew the KI. "Hiko you can come out I know it is you!" She said it not angry that he had sent someone out to follow her but rather glad that he cared enough to send someone at all.

Hiko jumped down and said "Hello Fantasia I have come here to make sure you were all right Battousai asked me to." "Is that the only reason you followed me or is it because you don't trust me like he does?" Fantasia said. Hiko walked up to her and said "you know I trust you as much as he does and you know I trust you more than he does." Hiko walked up to Fantasia and wrapped his arms around her. He laid his head on her shoulder and started nuzzling her neck and whisper to her "come back and don't leave again."

Fantasia turned her head to look at him and said "Hiko you're a bit old for me and besides my heart belongs to Sora even if he is dead." He looked up at her and backed away a bit and then pulled her into his arms and said "are you expecting him to come back to life all of a sudden?" Fantasia said "I don't know any more but I have no time to be healing my heart!" Hiko held her back a little to look at her he knew she was good at hiding emotions that was why sometimes it was hard for everyone to know she loved Sora.

Hiko pulled her into him enough to brush his lips against hers and when he did she didn't hesitate to deepen the kiss. Meanwhile Kaoru had returned and so had Battousai and Kaoru and Yahiko were ready to begin their first training session. Kaoru walked up to Yahiko and said "here take this." Yahiko looked at her and said "how is this going to protect me it is just a bokken?" Kaoru said "I am going to show you that when you take it."

Yahiko took the bokken and Kaoru told him what he was to do. After about an hour of training they called it quiets for today. Yahiko left the dojo and Kaoru was about to too but she was stopped by Battousai. He looked at her and said "Kaoru you know I wouldn't let anyone hurt you right?" Kaoru looked into his eyes and was lost in those beautiful amber eyes and said "yes I know." Battousai said "good because I don't want you to think I would let anyone take you from me."

Kaoru knew she shouldn't be feeling happy about this because he sounded so possessive but she still couldn't help it because she wouldn't want to leave him anyway. Kaoru just stood there in his arms and was glad that it was his arms she was in. Meanwhile, a boy made his way toward the mansion. "So this is the place the Battousai is in. Well then maybe he can give me back what belongs to me!" The boy walked up to the door and rang the door bell. Battousai heard the door bell but paid it no attention he knew one of the others would get it.

The boy stood there waiting and was really getting angry. "What the fuck are they doing in there fixing each others hair!" Sanosuke had finally decided he would get the door and he did and the boy walked in. Sanosuke looked at him and said "who are you and who said you had any right to be here?" The boy turned around and said "my name is Fortello and where is she?" "Who is she?" Sanosuke said back to him. "Fantasia where is she?" Fortello demanded to know. Battousai and Kaoru had finally come back and they stopped at the door when they saw the stranger.

Sanosuke said "she isn't here she left a while ago. Why do you want her?" "Because Battousai stole her and Kamilia from me, I want my sisters back and you or any other vampire is going to stand in my way!" Sanosuke stood there and was shocked *did he just say sisters I thought Fantasia and Kamilia were the only two children Battousai's aunt had. * Battousai was also shocked to here this he walked up to the boy and said "I don't remember you. Who are you and how are you their brother?" Fortello stood there angry. He could ask such a question.

"My name is Fortello like I told your rooster headed friend right there! As for how I am related well we have the same parents! You stole my parents from me and took my sisters! I want them back now give them to me!" "Why don't I remember you?" Battousai said confused. "Because I was still sleeping, I was the only one not in the war I was sick. I couldn't leave my bed so when my parents were killed I only knew about it from the other vampire. I tried to get up but they wouldn't let me. They said I needed bed rest but I was more worried then about my sisters. When I got out there the elder vampire, who was with us told me that you had taken them with you."

Battousai looked at Fortello and said "no. I didn't take them with me some many years ago. They left on there own they felt they couldn't trust me. Fantasia came to live with me because she fell in love with one of my vampires. Kamilia lives in town in an apartment by herself." Fortello looked at him and then said "so you don't know where they are?" Battousai said "no I don't but I may know about one soon from the person who is making sure she is safe."

"All right then I will stay here until you receive that information." Battousai was about to say something when Kaoru silenced him by putting her hand over his mouth. Battousai didn't try to argue with her and just let it go and showed Fortello to the living room. Meanwhile Hiko and Fantasia both needed oxygen and both pulled away. Fantasia looked at him with glossy eyes and said "I-I-I have to go I have to find my sister."

Hiko looked at her and he knew she was really unsure of what to think. "You do know that age is only a number and it doesn't matter how old you are?" Hiko said to her. Fantasia looked up at him and said "Hiko I don't want to be hurt again and besides Sora was my mate and I just don't know how to let him go yet." Hiko looked down at the younger girl and he said "come back Fantasia don't risk yourself and leave everyone who cares for you behind."

Battousai sat there and he was really confused and Kaoru noticed. She looked at Fortello and said "Fortello could you excuse me and Battousai for a minute I need to talk to him?" "Yeah sure if you need to talk go ahead and leave I will be fine right here." Fortello said as he laid down on the big couch and fell asleep. Kaoru dragged Battousai out into the hall and said "what is wrong you seem confused about something?" Battousai looked at her and said "my sensei he is to be one of the people I have never got but for him to make a move on Fantasia that was really unexpected."

"What are you talking about?" Kaoru said to him a little worried about him. Battousai said "Well my sensei is making the move on Fantasia. I didn't even know he knew who she was or much less had feelings for her." Kaoru looked at him and said "well they must know each other some how for him to be making a move on her." Battousai stood there and said "I know but still I didn't think he knew her well enough to sit there and start kissing her silly!" Kaoru said "How do you know he is kissing her silly?"

"Because their thoughts at so intertwined about a kiss they just shared it is pitiful I don't know how he did that to her but if he hurts her I will hurt my sensei!" Battousai said getting angry. Kaoru seen this was going to be more difficult than she thought because she realized he was really overprotective of Fantasia for some reason and she was about to find that reason out. Fortello walked in and said "that is his cousin that is why he is so protective of her because for the past few years she has been like a sister to him."

They both turned and looked at him and Kaoru said "really Battousai and Fantasia are related to each other." Battousai said "yes we are so I am glad you aren't jealous of her because there is no point dear because you're the only one I love." Kaoru smiled at him and said "so what do we do about your sensei and him trying to make his move on your cousin?" Battousai said "I don't know yet."

Meanwhile back on the sidewalk Hiko had picked Fantasia up and started walking down the street. Fantasia looked up at him and said "why are you doing this Hiko?" He looked down at the girl in his arms and said "because I have my reasons." She just looked at him and laid her head on his shoulder and let him take her wherever they were going. Hiko walked with her to a shack outside of town and said "you are going to stay here for a while."

Fantasia looked up at him and smiled and said "but I have to go my sis . . . " Hiko had silenced her once again by kissing her and Fantasia forgot what she was saying in the first place. Hiko looked at her and said "you are to stay here for now and we will find your sister I promise." He sat down and all she could do was nod her head. He looked at her and said "sake?" She looked at him and said "no thank you."

Meanwhile Fortello, Battousai, and Kaoru were all sitting there thinking what Hiko would want with Fantasia and Battousai and Fortello weren't to happy about what they thought. Kaoru looked at the two and wondered what they were both thinking of because they looked really angry. "H-h-hello are you two all right?" They both looked at her and said "fine!" Kaoru just looked at them and said "right well I am going to find Misao." With that Kaoru left the living room.

Kaoru walked out of the room and up the stairs and went to the room she thought was Misao's but Misao wasn't in there. Kaoru wondered where she was since she wasn't in her room. Kaoru walked down the hall and figured maybe she would find out. She walked to every room except for one that was locked. She decided she would check upstairs so she walked back down the hall. She walked up the stairs and started to check all the rooms up here except Battousai's room because she knew no one was in there.

Kaoru got to Sanosuke's room first and she knocked on the door to be greeted by Megumi who had just woken and showered and was combing her hair out. "Hello Kaoru how can I help you?" Megumi said. "Do you know where Misao is?" Kaoru said hoping she knew. Megumi looked at her and said "no I am sorry." Kaoru smiled and said "thank you anyway." Kaoru walked off and Megumi watched her leave and laughed at her.

Kaoru walked down the hall some more and she knocked on the next door she saw which she didn't know it was Aoshi door. He opened it and looked at her and said"what do you want?" Kaoru smiled at him and said "do you know where my friend Misao is?" "No, I don't now go away." Aoshi said to her closing the door and just as he did he heard Kaoru scream like she was dying. He then heard the other girl say her name and Kaoru stopped screaming. "Looks like she found her." Aoshi said to himself walking back over to his chair and sitting down.

Misao asked her friend if she was all right because she was worried for her and then she asked why she was looking for her. Kaoru told her what as going on and Misao would have never figure Fantasia and the Battousai were cousins. Misao looked at Kaoru and said "Fantasia and Battousai are cousins and who is Hiko and who is Fortello?" "Yes Fantasia and Battousai are cousins her mother is his aunt and Hiko is Battousai's sensei is all he said and Fortello is Fantasia's brother I don't know if he is older or younger he didn't say."

"Oh so Fantasia has a brother and her and Battousai are cousins. Okay well then where does his sensei come in at?" Misao said still a little confused. "He is trying to start a relationship with Fantasia and that has upset Battousai and Fortello." Kaoru said catching Misao up with everything that was happening. Misao then said "well how did Battousai's sensei get Fantasia?" Kaoru said "oh well when she left just a couple of hours ago he was suppose to be keeping watch on her no falling in love with her." Misao said "why did she leave?" Kaoru said "I don't know why she did she never said it to me."

Misao said "okay a lot happens when I am walking around the house seeing where everything is." Kaoru looked at her and started laughing and said "yeah maybe you should stay where you know where everything is." Misao started laughing with her. Meanwhile back down stairs Battousai and Fortello were making out plans how to kill his sensei but they didn't know that his sensei wasn't the one they should be worried about.

"Okay I will distract him and you come in for the kill what do you think about that?" Fortello said to Battousai in a very very evil voice. Battousai shook his head in agreement and they both laughed evilly at their brilliant scheme. They got up to get ready to carry it out when Kaoru and Misao came down the stairs and stopped. "Where do you two think you are going?" Kaoru said sounding mad. "Well we are going to go kill my sensei so move out of the way Kaoru!" Battousai said in a commanding voice. "No! You two are going to stay here and he should bring her back to us and then we will ask her what is going on! You two got that?!" Kaoru said back to him in a commanding voice.

Battousai and Fortello both looked at the girl and Fortello said "well for a girl who isn't strong enough to beat us in battle she is very commanding that is very sexy. Why don't you give up the red head and come for me?" He started laughing and Battousai knew he was joking but he agreed with what Fortello had said. They both listened to her and sat down on the couch with Kaoru and Misao sitting in the two chairs in the living room.

(Okay this is the end of this chapter. I know it is short and I am sorry but hopefully I will be writing longer chapters. The good news is more surprises will be coming up in later chapters. I know y'all probably weren't expecting anything to happen between Fantasia and anyone after the death of Sora but I couldn't help putting a little more twist into the story.

But I hope that y'all like it anyway even with the twist. In the next chapters I am going to get more into the relationship that will and is going to be building between Misao and Aoshi. I will also be introducing the enemy I guess you could say villain bad guy any word you use for people who don't like the main characters.)

Fortello: Well we hope you liked Leokia's story I know I did because I was in it and she made me so cool.^_^

Leokia *walks up with Sora still on a leash*: Hey Fortello so you liked my story did you? ^_^

Fortello: yes I did and it is so great that I am in it but your not going to kill me off like Sora are you?"

Leokia: I don't know only time will tell my little creation and slave. ^_^



Fortello: I am starting to see why Sora is scared of her. Well I will not worry about that for now so read and review Leokia's story and I hope you like it. I hope that you keep reading it. ^_^