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Okay, now if yall don't start reviewing, then i'm gonna get mad, and yall dont like me when i'm mad, just ask my good friend Kimera Diablos, she knows.

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Aoushi and Saito were trying to out-silence each other, while Sanouske and Yahiko fought, Yahiko currently gnawing on Sano's head while Sano tried to shake him off, and Kaoru and Megumi were currently trying to get Kenshin's attentions as the poor ruroni tried to do the dishes.

Aoushi had come to get away from Misao who was currently trying to get him to propose to her.

The king of ice was melting, aside from what he would like to think.

Kaoru watched as Kenshin dried the last dish, and then stood up.

"Okay! Who wants to go out to the Kiato Tea House, the Guia Hinata is playing tonight?" She asked, drawing everyone's attention.

Various shouts of "Yeah!" and "Cool" came from around the room.

They seperated to get dressed, and reassembled soon after.

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"Kaoru..My maiden. Your mother tried to keep me from you, and then you disappeared. I won't let you go now that i have found you again!"

He was tall, his long black hair worn hanging around his face and shoulders.

His black Kimono hid him in the shadows easily as he targeted his prey.

A short man, around the age of thirty, would next fall under his cross.

"Hello, my name is Gemni, Can you help me? I am trying to find the Riuko Gym?" He stepped out from the alley and into the man's path.

Startled, he looked up at the man who had just spoken.

"I'm sorry?"

"I am looking for the Riuko Gym, can you help me?" He repeated himself.

"Um, sure. You Follow this street to the Akamana cafe, and then you take a right, after that, take a left at the Gin house...or was that a left?" He paused, his face twisted into a frown, "Come on, I'll show you."

"Thank you. My name is Gemni Higurashi, what's your name?" Gemni said, walking alongside the man.

"Oh, My name is Gunn, Gunn Hiruto, Nice to meet you." he said, turning right.

When they arrived at the gym, Gemni stopped. Slamming a hand against the back of the other man's head, he knocked the man out.

Gunn grunted and fell onto the dirt, disturbing a small cloud of dust.

"may the gods be with you in this hour." he whispered, picking the man up and taking him into a back alley to wait for midnight.

Soon it was midnight, and Gunn dragged the man out into the central streets.

Gunn tied the man to the cross on the ground and gently lifted him up into the air.

Shoving the cross deep into the ground, he made sure it was steady.

"Goodbye, my brother, and tell Hades I said hi." He took his sword and slasked the man through the throat, splattering his face, and the ground surrounding them, with Gemni's blood.

"I am coming for you, Kaoru Kamiya, you will be mine." He whispered, more to himself, as he calmly, silently, walked away.

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Kaoru sipped at her fourth cup of Sake, Leaning heavily against Kenshin, the partialy drunk woman grinned at Yahiko's antics.

Yahiko was dancing with Ayame, both blushing furiously.

Sanouske and Megumi were dancing as well, Megumi having kept the ex-street fighter from drinking his sake.

Aoushi and Saito were silently watching the dancers on the dance floor twirl and dash about.

Kenshin, having drunken three cups of sake already, had a drunken blush on his face, his eyes staring into Kaoru's clouded blue ones when a crash interrupted the music.

Standing at the door was a tall Tokyo officer, his hair ruffled and his clothes askew.

Saito stood to meet the man.

"What is it, Atsuke?" the wolf asked, searching the man's face.

"Saito, There has been another attack!" Atsuke huffed.

"Where?!" Kenshin demanded, instantly sober.

"In a village near here, only a day's ride." the man said, looking from his leader to the ronin.

"Go, we do not need this tonight, i will be at headquarters in the morning." Saito said, sitting down again.

"Hai, Saito." Atsuke said, leaving.

after a moment of silence, the band started up again, and the dancers started dancing, resuming their festivities, pointedly ignoring the ominous cloud that hung over the tea house.

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Okay, yall, i thought you would rather have this than wait for another week or so for the next chappie, that i do.

Even though it is a cliffie.

Well, This is the end of this little chappie.

The next one is called "Nightmares alive, Kaoru's betrothed."

See the little blue button?

If you click it and tell it what you think, then maybe i will update sooner than i have been.

If you see any flaws in the story, please tell me. But if it's just Spelling errors, then you can just "Kiss my shiney metal Arse!" Cause i have a crappy DOL computer with absolutely no hopes of upgrading, the thing does not even have a tower for crissakes, much less internet, (note the hectic update schedule.)

Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer. - My good friend Kimera Diablos.