Always the Letter
by Uenki
Chapter Five – Heck
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"Take a seat, Makimachi-san." She motioned her to have a seat, and she gladly took the offer. They were seated in the Akabeko, under the expenses of her brother, Aoshi. Kaoru turned her head back and smiled to no one in particular.
"Don't you guys feel tired after tailing me for a whole day?" in the corner of her eyes, loopholes were shown everywhere. The Oniwabanshuu, under Misao's care, stood out from the shadows and smiled sheepishly.
Misao too, laughed nervously, adding on. "You can just call me Misao, Kaoru-sama." Kaoru eyes widened at her name, before bowing apologetically.
"I am sorry… But please, I am unworthy of it… Just call me Kaoru." She replied, her voice filled with shock and surprise. Misao grinned and Kaoru went on with the truth.
"Aoshi is my blood related brother. We have the same dad but we do not have the same mum. His mother is Shinomori Sakiyu, a woman with much grace, and laughter. She treats me as her own child, often taking care of me when I met through hardships from my parents…" she stopped abruptly, as she fingered the tea cup.
"But Sakiyu-bachan died of a deadly disease, and my father remarried again. My father has three wives, Sakiyu-bachan, my mother and my step mother, Mikoro. Aoshi-niichan ran away from home, leaving a piece of note saying his address… And a letter." The word letter reminded her of the letter she had from Kenshin and she looked like she was on the verge of tears once again.
Biting her lip, she continued, "The letter, he wrote that if he had a chance, he would take me with him. But he can't, as I needed the education I could get from my father and my mother – my stepmother. And that pieced up till now, I found out that Aoshi-niichan had a clan, and I am all lone at the moment, so I decided to have a look at him, and stayed here." She taped her hands together and faked happy.
"That all pieced together don't they?" then, she finished her monologue with a smile. Misao smiled back, though she do not quite know the feelings of her loved ones, she never had one, really. Though the closest thing she had was Nenji and Aoshi-sama. After the Oniwabanshuu and they both had finished their cup of tea and some refreshments, Kaoru looked at Misao, her face hardened.
"Misao, do the Oniwabanshuu provides the whereabouts of someone exactly?" Misao gave a huge grin and bowed dramatically.
"Hai, Makimachi Misao at you service, Kaoru!" she laughed, while Kaoru laughed too, her face softened.
"Please Misao; I need you to find someone for me." Misao looked up and gave her a nod, while the Oniwabanshuu clan cheered. Kaoru let out a sigh of relief.
"Yokatta… I thought that you guys aren't going to help… I need to find someone, Misao. Someone by the name of Himura Battousai." Misao's face immediately darkened.
"…Himura Battousai?" she questioned softly. Her face screwed up into a stern manner. "I'm sorry, Kaoru. I can't. He is a killer, always a killer. Besides, he is Aoshi-sama's greatest foe." She replied. Kaoru stood up and walked away, giving them one last glare.
"Don't. I treat you as my friend, so don't you said that to him. He made a promise with me, Misao." Her long raven hair flew in the air, and she looks like a portrait.
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Tokyo, Kaoru's home
He grabbed the man by the collar, and pushed him back onto the wall. "What the fucking hell do you mean by gone, Kamiya?!" he questioned with a look of fury. The woman was scared stiff and had long run away from the amber-eyed man.
"She is gone! Far away from here! We disowned her! She's a good for nothing piece of lump!" the older man cried, trying to shake off the firm grip that the smaller man had. Amber eyes pierced through the older man.
"A useless piece of lump? No, you're a useless piece of dung, you big oaf." He replied calmly, drawing his sword and placed it on his throat. The older man whimpered in fear, and went down to his knees.
"I… I-I'm sorry! Don't kill me! I do anything you want!" he said, bowing continuously to the smaller man. Battousai licked his sword, "I won't kill you. I want you to have a taste of hell, Kamiya-san." And off he slashed the older man, giving him cuts and more wounds.
"Hitkori Battousai is my name. You better remember that, Kamiya-san." He said politely, and off he vanished, leaving a poor, wounded, Kamiya Koshijiro behind.
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"Just get off me!" Kaoru tried to struggle off the big, burly man's grip, but to no avail, she can't. He smelled like a drunkard and he was full of liquor. He tore opened her kimono and he threw her down onto the ground, and hit her head onto a piece of rock, causing her to black out and feel nothingness…
The burly man poured chaste kisses onto her whole, and kissed her like a possession. His firm grip on her figure caused bruises, and his nails dug onto her body. Her breasts left uncovered, and a shout out was heard.
"HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" The big burly man widened his eyes, and scampered off, leaving her lying there, unconscious. Sanosuke stopped the running man and pinned him on the wall, and looked down onto the unconscious girl. His eyed bulged out when he realized that it was the same girl that has helped her out this morning. "Jou-chan!" he cried, and glares katanas at the big burly man. "You've quite enjoyed yourself don't you?" he question, but he gave him no chance to answer.
"You fucker!" he yelled, full of anguished. He punched him on the cheek and kicked him in the gut. The man dropped onto the ground and he stomp on him till he could no longer fight back.
"Kyoto is my place, you fucker." He looked up at the moon and he smirked. "You still have three more hours, mister. And you can be prepared to meet Hades!" he snarled, angrily. He took down his coat and covered the still unconscious Kaoru and carried her bridal style.
Cooling down, he grinned, "Guess you will have to come with me then, Jou-chan." And the woman has no reaction.
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It was already so late, and still Kaoru hasn't been back to the Oniwabanshuu. Misao got called in by Aoshi, and she was prepared to have a hell of scolding.
"…Misao." Aoshi greeted, and the girl sat on the floor, unnerved. "…Where is she? Why isn't she back yet?" he asked, still cold, but quite concerned.
Misao muttered some words under her breath and replied, "I left her alone." She spoke out finally, grumbling. Aoshi gave her a glare, and she finally got fed up.
"She wanted the Oniwabanshuu to find Hitkori Battousai, you arch enemy!' she cried, standing up into a defining manner. Aoshi gave no response, just thinking. Angrily, she stomped out of the room leaving an Aoshi that was deep in thought behind.
She wanted to find Battousai? Why?
For the rest of the night, Kaoru never did come back, and Misao felt very guilty.
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"Fox!" Sanosuke cried and bang hard on the doors of the Ishinshshi's doctor, Takani Megumi. The woman opened the door groggily, and kicked the rooster head in the shin.
"What?! In the middle of the night, no less!" she yelled back. But Sanosuke grabbed her wrists and ran into his quarters, and Megumi's face was drained of colors when she saw the unconscious girl lying on ground.
"What happened?" she asked.
"Jou-chan… She helped me to pay my debts at the Akabeko –" Megumi cut him off.
"What EXCATLY happened?!" she cried.
"I found a burly man… uh, raping her in the dark alleys and she was out unconscious." He stammered, and the tension in the air was really dull.
"Quick! Laid out the futon and give me a basin of warm water!" and Sanosuke did to her commands, though reluctantly.
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A/N: Wow! Another update! I was too quick for this, all the replies will be given in the next chapter! [Backs away from the evil kitten that Sakura hopes had given off] I updated, din I?