Kaoru followed the trail of blood even after the sun faded away, to
the now full moon. Her fear reached new heights as she could now see
campfires off in the distance.
She crept to the edge of the camp where the flickering light gave into the shadows. She looked franticly for Kenshin, but she wasn't prepared for what she saw. Kenshin hands and feet were bound to post; his body limp. Blood and bruises were all over his body, his red hair now brown from mud and dirt. She could see that he was dieing. A wave of emotion over came her. Anger, fear, self-doubt, but she knew that she could not leave him there like this. Kaoru placed her hand on the hilt of Kenshin's sword. "He saved my life many times with this sword, and I will do the same for him."
She hid in the shadows while she made her way towards Kenshin. Her heart pulsed with every step closer she came to him. Bandits were everywhere and one wrong move could cost her everything. After what felt like an eternity she was there beside him. She quickly cut away his restraints and he fell into Kaoru's waiting arms. "Just hold on Kenshin. You will be ok, I promise." Freedom was so close, but then it happened.
"Hey you, stop right there!"
Kaoru's heart skipped a beat; she turned to see a drunken bandit wilding a small dagger.
"Where does a pretty lady like you think she's going? You should stick around and have some fun with a real man, not that sissy there." The bandit started his way towards Kaoru, but he had attracted the attention of the other bandits. Now the whole camp knew she was there.
Kaoru wasn't sure of what to do. Looking around for an answer she saw Kenshin's face. She couldn't let anything happen to him and she was going to protect him no matter that the cost.
She placed Kenshin ageist a near by log and kissed him on the forehead, one last time. Then she turned towards the bandits; nothing was going to stop her now.
She unsheathed her sword and pointed it at the group. "I am Kamiya Kaoru, assistant master of the Kamiya Kashime Style of Swordsmanship. I am here to save the one I love and I will not let anything stop me!" She brought her sword up above her head and charged at the bandits. She didn't know if she would live or die, the only thing that mattered to her was that she did what was right.
Kenshin opened his eyes to see the one person that he would do anything for risking her life for him.
Kaoru slashed the first bandit knocking him backwards and quickly brought the sword around to hit another one across the face. She moved backwards just in time to keep her head on her shoulders. Another sword came at her and she parleyed the attack and countered with the hilt of the sword to his groin. She wasn't going to die without a fight.
Now three men stood in front of her and one on each side. Kaoru was starting to get nervous. The man on her left lunged at her, and with one swing of her sword she hit him under his chin and brought the sword over her head to hit the other bandit just above the eye. They both collapsed to the ground. Kaoru took a few steps back and then darted towards the three men in front of her.
"Kashime Secret Technique Kadoito Ai!" Her sword was a blur as she struck them repeatedly. All three fell to the ground, eyes glazed over. Sweat dripped down her face and her breathing was heavy.
Kaoru heard a distance sound growing closer, but she couldn't make it out. Then she realized it was clapping. Who would be clapping at a time like this? The sound seemed to be coming from everywhere. Kaoru brought her sword up, ready to defend herself and Kenshin.
"I'm impressed. Your pretty good for a girl." Kyoji stepped out from the shadows, sword in hand. "I'm Kyoji. The person whom defeated the legendary Bottousai." A sadistic smile came t his face.
Kaoru knew that this was going to be a tough fight, but she would not give up. She was going to see this through till the very end.
"Maybe if your lucky," Kyoji brought up his sword, "I will make you one of my slaves." Kyoji charged.
She crept to the edge of the camp where the flickering light gave into the shadows. She looked franticly for Kenshin, but she wasn't prepared for what she saw. Kenshin hands and feet were bound to post; his body limp. Blood and bruises were all over his body, his red hair now brown from mud and dirt. She could see that he was dieing. A wave of emotion over came her. Anger, fear, self-doubt, but she knew that she could not leave him there like this. Kaoru placed her hand on the hilt of Kenshin's sword. "He saved my life many times with this sword, and I will do the same for him."
She hid in the shadows while she made her way towards Kenshin. Her heart pulsed with every step closer she came to him. Bandits were everywhere and one wrong move could cost her everything. After what felt like an eternity she was there beside him. She quickly cut away his restraints and he fell into Kaoru's waiting arms. "Just hold on Kenshin. You will be ok, I promise." Freedom was so close, but then it happened.
"Hey you, stop right there!"
Kaoru's heart skipped a beat; she turned to see a drunken bandit wilding a small dagger.
"Where does a pretty lady like you think she's going? You should stick around and have some fun with a real man, not that sissy there." The bandit started his way towards Kaoru, but he had attracted the attention of the other bandits. Now the whole camp knew she was there.
Kaoru wasn't sure of what to do. Looking around for an answer she saw Kenshin's face. She couldn't let anything happen to him and she was going to protect him no matter that the cost.
She placed Kenshin ageist a near by log and kissed him on the forehead, one last time. Then she turned towards the bandits; nothing was going to stop her now.
She unsheathed her sword and pointed it at the group. "I am Kamiya Kaoru, assistant master of the Kamiya Kashime Style of Swordsmanship. I am here to save the one I love and I will not let anything stop me!" She brought her sword up above her head and charged at the bandits. She didn't know if she would live or die, the only thing that mattered to her was that she did what was right.
Kenshin opened his eyes to see the one person that he would do anything for risking her life for him.
Kaoru slashed the first bandit knocking him backwards and quickly brought the sword around to hit another one across the face. She moved backwards just in time to keep her head on her shoulders. Another sword came at her and she parleyed the attack and countered with the hilt of the sword to his groin. She wasn't going to die without a fight.
Now three men stood in front of her and one on each side. Kaoru was starting to get nervous. The man on her left lunged at her, and with one swing of her sword she hit him under his chin and brought the sword over her head to hit the other bandit just above the eye. They both collapsed to the ground. Kaoru took a few steps back and then darted towards the three men in front of her.
"Kashime Secret Technique Kadoito Ai!" Her sword was a blur as she struck them repeatedly. All three fell to the ground, eyes glazed over. Sweat dripped down her face and her breathing was heavy.
Kaoru heard a distance sound growing closer, but she couldn't make it out. Then she realized it was clapping. Who would be clapping at a time like this? The sound seemed to be coming from everywhere. Kaoru brought her sword up, ready to defend herself and Kenshin.
"I'm impressed. Your pretty good for a girl." Kyoji stepped out from the shadows, sword in hand. "I'm Kyoji. The person whom defeated the legendary Bottousai." A sadistic smile came t his face.
Kaoru knew that this was going to be a tough fight, but she would not give up. She was going to see this through till the very end.
"Maybe if your lucky," Kyoji brought up his sword, "I will make you one of my slaves." Kyoji charged.