A/N: This is the last chapter I've written since I can't find an ending. This is the FIRST time I've actually gotten writers block this bad! This is also the first time I've posted a chapter without the following one written… No joke, if I don't find an ending, this story's going to end up in my failures! ANY ideas at all are welcome! The person who comes up with the best ending gets it posted! EMAIL ME!

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Chapter 10

"And you say this was a dream?" Kenshin asked.

"Well, it sure felt real," Sakura said. "I could almost feel the breeze on my face."

Kenshin frowned and wondered why Kat hadn't told them about the hut yet. 'There must be some reason…'

^_^

Vash lay sprawled across the couch with ice packs covering his arm. Kat sat on the edge of the couch staring at Vash with a worried expression. "Let me guess. Energy loss?" Kat asked him. Vash groaned. "It's a lot worse than you let on isn't it?" Kat didn't need for him to answer.

Vash groaned again and for a split second she thought it was in pain but as soon as foot steps reached her ears, Kat knew that is was a groan of annoyance. One of her bodyguards attempted to rid of a persistent reporter.

"Female, age thirty, five foot one, one hundred and thirty pounds… How annoying… It's Amelia. I can hear her high-pitched voice all the way from here. She wants another interview for People and she's brought someone else with her," Kat reported as soon as she picked up the slightest of sounds.

Kat grit her teeth as soon as she heard, "Katsura, darling! How have you been?"

Kat wanted to run and hide and for the sake of Vash, who was too tired to answer questions, she met the reporter half way. "Morning Amelia," Kat smiled as best as she could. The reporter moved on to what she referred to as the 'parlor' which was where all the interviews were held.

"Where's your charming husband today? I don't think I've seen him yet," Amelia said as she sat down on one of the velvet chairs.

Kat took a seat across from the reporter, "He's feeling under the weather. I don't think he's up for an interview today."

Amelia frowned. "That's too bad. Tell him that I hope he gets better," and almost as an afterthought she added, "The poor darling."

"What did you want to ask me today?" Kat said becoming a bit blunt.

"The press wants to know how much money you own… and I must say I'm curious to find out myself!" Amelia thanked the butler when offered tea and waited for Kat's response. Kat smirked 'Let's see if this annoying bimbo is any good at math…' "Well…" Kat paused for emphasis, "I'm not sure it's very polite to tell."

The other person that had arrived with Amelia wandered into the room and muttered an apology about getting lost. "Oh please do go on," Amelia persisted and dismissed her partner's rudeness.

"Let's put it this way… I alone have enough money to spend $10,000 a minute for the next 85 years," Kat said with her attention focusing on Amelia's partner.

Amelia noticed Kat's gaze, "Oh, this is Alex. He's my sister's boyfriend."

"You alone have over 500 billion dollars?" Alex asked.

"You're really good at math," Kat commented growing more uneasy by the minute. Rei wandered in and snapped at Alex. The wolf bared her teeth and a throaty growl could be heard.

Alex grew pale and backed off as Rei passed him. "Shouldn't that beast be muzzled?" Alex asked hoarsely.

Kat's anger flared. "If you knew anything about Reikoku, you'd know that she had a mind of her own. I don't control her, she controls herself," she used the wolf's full name to show she was displeased with Alex's actions.

"Get away beast!" Amelia said as Rei passed her.

The wolf looked pleadingly at Kat and the superstar smiled slightly. Amelia screamed as her scalding tea spilt all over her lap. Alex jumped and knocked the coffee table. It shattered on impact and this gave Kat the thing she needed to make sure Alex wound never been seen here again.

"You whelp!" Kat screeched at the boy, "That table was priceless!"

"I'll pay for it!" Alex defended.

"Ok…" Kat pretended to calm down, "Well then, that's going to be five hundred grand."

Alex grew a few more shades of white, "I don't have five hundred grand…"

"Well then that leaves one more option…" Kat smiled slightly and Rei picked up the hint. The wolf snapped at Alex and barely missed sinking her teeth into his flank.

^_^

Tanya heard the screams even before the two reporters flew out the door. She jumped to avoid them and asked, "What was that? The fourth reporter you've scared away this week? You remembered to collect the film right?"

Kat walked to the door to help her friend with her purchases, "I always remember the film and that was the seventh reporter. No one calls my 'dawgs' beasts." They laughed at Kat's pitiful attempt of what they nicknamed 'rap language.' "So what did you buy?" Kat asked her friend.

"A dress for the chrysanthemum festival. Can you believe that I was invited?" Tanya laughed.

"I can't believe you're going!" Kat snorted.

"Oh come on! I'll remember to bring extra security!" Tanya promised.

Both remembered the year that one of the guests had been shot while attending the festival. "I just don't want the same thing happening to you…" Kat said as she inspected the colorful dress her friend picked out.

"I know but I'll be careful," Tanya reassured her friend.

^_^

"Let's go to the beach and have some fun!" Vash said feeling better than he had in a while.

"Vash, we can't have fun, it's a private beach. Meaning that there's NO ONE else on the beach!" Kat complained. Vash gave her a confused look. "You can't have fun if there's no one around!" Kat said.

Kage could be heard from the next room over belting out a beer commercial, "I love… Football on TV, shots of Jena Lee, hanging with my friends… AND TWINS! And I love you too! That's the love song!" The seventeen year out burst out laughing and a few others joined in on the laughter.

"Come on Kat! We could rent a boat! After all, I can't do it without my first mate!" Vash grinned stupidly.

"You're hopeless," Kat muttered. "Tanya, when's the festival start?"

"In two hours!" came the reply.

"I suppose we could rent a boat…" no sooner had Kat spoken when Vash ushered her outside. "But my clothes," Kat protested. A butler bowed to her and held up one of her favorite bathing suits. Kat frowned and spoke to Vash, "You knew I'd agree didn't you?"

He grinned innocently. Kat rolled her eyes and stepped into their floating mansion.

^_^

"Vash are you sure you don't want to go back?" Kat asked him as he leaned over the side of the ship to spew. Kat had to wait since Vash was too busy reliving his lunch to answer.

"I'll be fine," he insisted as he sat on top of a chest full of life jackets.

"You sure you'll be ok?" Kat asked worriedly.

Vash nodded and Kat gave him a concerned look. She sat down next to him and stared out across the ocean. They had anchored since Vash only became sicker when the boat was in motion. (A/N: When the boat is moving across the water with the engine helping, not the waves.)

A playful dolphin had wandered up to the boat and Kat thought of climbing into the water with it. There was a small click as the captain slid the glass door to the cabin shut. He was carrying a bucket of fish and Kat watched amused as he proceeded to feed the energetic bottlenose. Kat caught the movement as Vash's hand flew to his chest. Her eyes widened in horror as she wondered if he was having a hard attack, "Vash! What's wrong?"

His expression changed from shocked to annoyed in a split second.

Kat sweat dropped as Vash pulled his cell phone out of his chest pocket. It was on vibrate and Kat figured it must have spooked him.

Vash spoke into his small cell phone, "Hello…? Yes I know she went to the ceremony… Do I know what happened? No, why…?" There was a long pause and Vash's expression became guarded. "Thanks, I will," with that Vash hung up.

Kat watched him search for something to say. His jaw muscles tightened and his brows furrowed. "Vash, what's wrong?" Kat asked.

He sighed, "Tanya and Kageunsei have been shot. They want us to head over to the hospital right away."

Vash watched as Kat's face paled, "How are they doing?"

'How do you think they're doing?! They've just been shot!' his mind screamed. "It doesn't look as if they'll make it. The person who shot them is dead; he killed himself, so we'll never know what his reasons were for shooting Tanya and Kage."

Kat rubbed her temples and spoke slowly, "One thing I don't understand… With all the body guards we have, how could something like this have happened?"

"I don't know," Vash said as the boat began to pick up speed.

Kat fell silent and was aware that Vash was no longer throwing up. 'One thing I'll never understand…Why, even after he knows that there's no need to act stupid, does he choose to do so anyways?'

A/N: *cries* that was pretty bad… and it wasn't even a filler! Did I mention that this is the last chapter I've written? I need ideas! Please give me ideas! I'll use the best idea you have for the ending! (This means I want you to choose the ending!) PLEASE REVIEW!!!