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I know, I'm updating the very next day but yall deserve it for giving me good reviews and not complaining when I don't update when I'm supposed to. (Last chappie!)

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Yahiko, with incredible speed, dashed straight towards Mushu. He held up his sword, ready to slash while his foe stood there with a wild smirk on his face. Right when Yahiko was in range, Mushu looked straight up. Yahiko came to a screeching halt and peered above him.

From the chandelier, man dressed in all black jumped down, revealing a pair of numb chucks (however you spell that, but for now, it's spelled that way.). Yahiko barely got out of the way when the flat, wood end of the vicious weapon pounded itself into the floor. Yahiko held his sword up, panting.

From the staircase, Mushu through his head back with hysteria. "Fool!" he yelled, "You didn't really believe that I'd take you on first? I won't be bothered by pests like you!" He turned to the ninja, who stood quietly in front of Yahiko. "I want him in pieces!" Mushu commanded.

The ninja dashed forward with incredible speed, speed that almost matched Kenshin's. Yahiko held his sword in front of him for protection as the chain from the opposing weaponandry wrapped itself around Yahiko's sword handle and torso.

"You were smart enough to hold the hilt of your sword in front of you to protect your eyes," Mushu said. Yahiko shot him a quick glance but returned his focus on the ninja.

Yahiko's enemy jumped to the top staircase rail and began to pull on Yahiko. The man grunted as the spikey haired kid strangled against it. Mushu cracked a smile when Yahiko began to move forward a little from the strength of Mushu's lackey.

Resisting this isn't doing any good! Yahiko thought. Instead of fighting, he ran straight at the enemy. Both Mushu and the hired fighter were quite stunned.

The chains began to loosen themselves from him as the distance between the two became smaller. Jumping up Yahiko was free was his bindings and brought his sword down as hard as he could. Except he didn't hit the man. It came crashing down on the stair rail on which the man was standing on. The wooden stick broke without a single wisp of resistance. The ninja lost his balance and fell, with wood following.

He cried out in pain as his body was absolutely covered with falling debris and wood. Yahiko turned his back and resheethed his sword. Mushu stood in integral silence. He gripped his own sword with anger and swung it over his head. His eyes bulged out with superior wrath. The palms of his hands cramped from how tight he was holding the sword. The teeth in the young man's mouth felt like they were going to crack under all the pressure they were under.

With a leap of insanity, Mushu ran at Yahiko with unmatched speed. Yahiko whirled around in surprise and gasped. Just when Mushu was about to deliver his blow, a wooden sword came out and swept him off of his feet. He went to the floor, hitting it so hard, he knocked out two of his teeth. He strained to get p but collapsed in the process.

Yahiko looked up to see Kenji standing there with a triumphant look on his small face. "That's what you get for being such a fathead!" he declared. Yahiko shook his head, chuckling.

From the distance, a whistle could be heard. "The police! How'd they know we were here?" Yahiko stammered, quickly checking himself for any enemy blood.

Kenji simply smiled. "I tipped them off," he said. Yahiko began to pull on his hair.

"WHY?" he yelled. Before Kenji could answer, the door to the mansion busted open. The police chief entered with several officers following. Behind them, Kenshin and Kaoru rushed in.

The group stared at the condition of the gigantic house. Their mouths hung open when they railing was utterly destroyed and weapons lying on the floor. What surprised them more than anything was that there was a ninja lying on the floor.

"What happened?" the police chief questioned. Yahiko and Kenji rubbed the back of the heads, smiling and chuckling nervously.

Behind them was a groan, signaling to them that the enemy was awaking from their painful slumber. The ninja sat up slowly; splinters of wood falling off his cloth covered head. To the left of Yahiko, Mushu grunted and coughed out the blood from where his two teeth had been.

"For . . . forget this . . ." Mushu said between coughs. Yahiko narrowed his eyes.

"Where IS Tsubame?" he demanded. Mushu laughed meekly.

"If you want your precious girlfriend, then go down into the basement and get her." Yahiko ran down the stairs without another word as Mushu and his accomplice was arrested.

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Tsubame sighed, tears streaming down her delicate face. I . . . I hope Yahiko's alright, she thought with agony. Her arm was still throbbing from the pressure that Mushu had applied to it earlier.

She heard the noises from upstairs and when all had but ceased, she had assumed Mushu won though she was hoping that that wasn't the case. The door from the basement stairs cracked open and Tsubame huddled into the corner. She held herself, trying to make her body disappear.

The soft footsteps stopped and Tsubame cracked opened her eyes.

"Tsu . . . Tsubame?" came a soft voice that heightened he senses. She looked up completely and saw Yahiko standing there, with a scared look in his eye.

She quickly stood up and ran at Yahiko. He stumbled backwards at the force of her body but still held her in his protective grip. He buried his face in her soft brown hair, stroking her back with tenderness and love.

He suddenly remembered something. He pushed her away a little with regret. She looked up at him, the moon shining from the window casting a glow on her bright brown eyes. Reaching into his pocket, Yahiko pulled out the iris he found in the street. Tsubame's hand went straight to her hair, not realizing that it had left her strands of hair.

Tucking her hair behind her ear, Yahiko gently replaced the flower. The edges of it were a little beat up and darker from the water pouring from the cuts of the beautiful plant but Tsubame's face made it look brand new.

He grabbed her and hugged her again, refusing to let go. Tsubame just stood their in his arms, a funny feeling overcoming the fear she had just felt moments ago. She looked up at him, Yahiko gazing straight in her eyes.

She knew what was coming but was not prepared for it. Yahiko leaned down and captured her lips, savoring her delicate flavor. Tsubame was quite surprised but kissed back, enjoying the feeling that was running throughout her body, thinking a beautiful thought.

This . . . is what love should feel like . . .

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That's the end! Hoped yall liked it! I have 3 stories that I wanna do but I don't know which one. I have an M&S one and an A&M one. I also have one where everyone one is involved and it's a humor story, unlike this one. So, in your review, tell me which I should do! Ayosen!