Chapter six

Three weeks had passed since Mizu had found out about Kenshin. She had only tried to attack him once but all he had to do was whop her in the face. No more attacks after that little incident.

Now, Mizu was basking in the warm sun, while lying on a rock. She was almost asleep when she felt a presence. She opened her eyes to see Yeigu walking towards her, sword clanking on his leg.

"Yeigu, welcome." She said closing her eyes back.

"Don't you welcome me you backstabber."

"What?" she asked him.

"You," he growled, "After I cared for you. After I showed you the sword arts, the best you can do with Battousai is get yourself knocked in the face?"

"Hey he's my friend now and his name is Kenshin, not Battousai," she said without even opening her eyes.

"Well you won't be his friend for long," Said Yeigu as he lunged at her with his sword.

"WWHHAA!!" she yelped as she rolled off the rock to avoid being stabbed. She unsheathed her sword. "Don't do this Yeigu."

"Don't you tell me what to do!!" he yelled before lunging at her again. She held up he sword to block his blade. They clanked together.

"Wow." Thought Kenshin from his spot in the tree, "She's doing pretty good."

"Yeigu I won't let you hurt my friends!!" she cried as she swung at him.

"AAH!" he yelled as she nicked him in the arm.

"Hoo hoo..." she was breathing hard now.

"NOW YOU DIE!!!!" she yelled as she ran towards him with her Sword ready to be thrusted.

"Ah but it is not I who shall die," he said as he put his sword behind his back with his right arm and brought it over with his left hand.

"The backwards wheel!" Thought Kenshin, he recognized the move from Udo Jin-e. "Mizu!" he swung out of the tree and yelled, "Look out!!!"

"Kenshin?" she took her focus from Yeigu and looked at Kenshin.

"HAH!" Yeigu thrust the sword forward and right into Mizu's left shoulder.

"OH!!" she screeched as she fell to the ground in a heap.

"Miss Mizu!!" cried Kenshin as he ran to her side.

"Kenshin," she said weakly, "Go away, this is my battle."

"No Mizu come along." He helped her up but she slapped his hand.

"Let go of me. I have issues to settle." She said

"So do I," said Yeigu as he whipped out a pistol and aimed at Kenshin.

"Kenshin!" Cried Mizu. "LOOK OUT!!"

"Oro?" Kenshin turned around and looked at Mizu.

"NOO!" Mizu did the only possible thing she could. She leapt up and jumped in front of Kenshin. The bullet struck her in the upper left arm.

"OMPH!" she somersaulted to a stop on the ground.

"You have injured miss Mizu. For that, you shall pay," Kenshin said as he struck down Yeigu with his sword. Then he turned and went back to Mizu.

"Mizu are you alright?" he asked

"Alright?" she asked, "I have a bullet in my arm and he wants to know if I'm all right? I swear you men just get dumber and dumber every day."

"Can you walk?"

"Yes I can wal- uh K-Kenshin..." she stuttered and pointed behind him.

"Go away Mr. Yeigu. It isn't worth you getting beat." Kenshin said as he went to help Mizu up.

"Sorry Battousai. No can do." He said as he raised his sword.

"NOOO!! YEIGU STOP!!!" cried Mizu as she grabbed her katana in her good hand, leapt in front of Kenshin and pushed against Yeigu's blade.

"Mizu! Get out of the way!!" Said Kenshin

"Kenshin. Go away. This is my battle and I'll finish it! Now go and sell tickets or something!!" She replied stubbornly.

"YAH!" she cried as she Barely slipped out from under Yeigu's blade as it came down.

"Hey!" he cried, "My sword! It's STUCK!!" Yeigu had pushed down with such a force; his sword had stuck in the ground. Mizu pulled it out with great ease and tossed it to Kenshin.

"Take care of this," she said.

"Yeigu!" Said Mizu as she picked up her so-called 'sensei' by the neck with her good arm, "Listen to me! I don't know why you have this intention to kill Kenshin but what ever it is, let it go. Kenshin is a good guy. And unless you have a death wish, don't you even think of going up against my friends. Got it?"

Nod nod nod

"Good. Now get on Outta here!" she said as she chucked him into the brush. She heard him scramble off into the woods.

"I hope he got it." She laughed.

"Miss Mizu that was very brave of you, that it was." Said Kenshin as he walked over to her.

"Thanks," she said. Suddenly, though, she slumped forward into Kenshin's arms.

"Miss Mizu!" he called, "Miss Mizu please answer!!"

Nothing.

"Dear oh dear..." Kenshin said as he picked her up, slung her over his shoulder by her gi, and carried her back to the dojo.