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Chapter 5- Fumeiyo: Friend or Foe?

Fumeiyo drew back, startled.

"Wow," he thought, "her eyes are an amazing blue. Wait! What am I thinking? She's nothing!"

He couldn't let himself fall in love with his captive.

Kaoru inhaled sharply to see her attacker and captor's face so close to her's. She felt so broken. Kaoru shut her eyes, trying to remember. Everything was so fuzzy. Kaoru's mind flashed scattered images. She was running down a path, trees flying by, sitting on a riverbank, a man saying his name-"Fumeiyo." Kaoru sat up quickly as her bruised ribs protested. She ignored the pain though it made her dizzy.

"You're Fumeiyo. And you kidnapped me. You attacked me for no reason!"

Fumeiyo could tell that she was beginning to get angry and panic.

"Not a good combination," he though grimly.

"Calm down," Fumeiyo said coolly. "I'm not going to do anything to you."

"Oh, yeah," Kaoru shot back. "How come you were in here when I was unconscious? Thought you'd have fun with me since I was unconscious?"

Fumeiyo colored and looked disgusted.

"Shut up!" he ordered, which Kaoru did, "I was in here because I thought you were awake because you were crying, but you were dreaming."

Kaoru froze. The dream, the one that had been haunting her sleep for weeks. Kenshin's retreating back loomed in her mind.

"Y-you woke me up from it?" she questioned.

Fumeiyo nodded.

Kaoru, for some reason, trusted this man.

"A-arigatou," she said, starting to cry again.

Fumeiyo nodded then hesitated.

"Uh, a-are you okay? I know I'm probably not on your list to tell things to," Kaoru smiled faintly. "But I would like to be. I-I really don't know how long you you'll be here. I really didn't want to bring you here."

He surveyed the room with a look of contempt.

Kaoru stared at him, mouth open.

"For," she began, "for some reason, I trust you. I-I really don't know why, but I do."

"Well that's good," Fumeiyo said.

Kaoru turned her head to look about the room. Tears escaped from her eyes still.

Fumeiyo got up stiffly and limped over to where Kaoru's body was facing.

"Kuso!" he thought. "This kuso gash on my leg will affect my training."

He sat down in front of Kaoru. She looked up at him, startled and nervous.

"Can I ask two favors?"

Kaoru nodded slowly.

"Can you put new bandages on my leg? The doctor that usually does it isn't here and women are better at it. And two, let me help you. Tell me what's wrong. I really want to help."

He handed her a roll of soft linen bandages with a smile. Kaoru took them, a little dazed. This was the man who attacked her, but now he wanted her to pour her heart out to him. She smiled back widely, wincing as her lip split. She watched as Fumeiyo gently put his fingers to lips, pressing on the split softly to stop the bleeding. Kaoru breathed in quickly. Fumeiyo's fingers were like Kenshin's, calloused from using a sword. They were comforting. Kaoru felt just as safe with this man as she did with Kenshin. She blushed slightly and looked down to see her bruised arms shaking. Fumeiyo removed his fingers.

"There," he said, "the bleeding has stopped."

"Arigatou," she said quietly.

She looked up and said in a business like manner, "Roll up you pant leg and let me see this cut."

Fumeiyo jumped at the change in her voice but obeyed.

Kaoru hissed in sympathy as she removed the blood soaked bandaged. The gash wasn't deep but long. It would need to be cleaned.

"He did a horrible job of wrapping this," she thought, amused.

She looked around the room and spotted a bucket of water. She shifted and stood up, forgetting her own condition. Her head swam for a moment, and she took a hesitant step forward. Her legs buckled under her and Fumeiyo, ignoring his leg, jumped up and forward to catch her. All his weight and hers went on his injured leg. He fell to the ground with Kaoru landing on top of him.

Kage thought he heard a loud thump as he was leaving the building. Thinking it insignificant, he shrugged it off and walked away quickly.

Kaoru looked at a heavily breathing Fumeiyo. His face was contorted in pain.

"Gomen nasai!" Kaoru gasped, scrambling off his chest.

"It-it-it's okay," he wheezed, "We're both stupid for doing that."

Kaoru smiled and nodded. She looked at his leg. It had started to bleed sluggishly again. Fumeiyo was pale from blood loss.

"Hold on, Fumeiyo! I'll get your wound cleaned!"

Kaoru crawled across the room to grab the bucket full of water. She carefully and quickly made her way back to Fumeiyo.

Fumeiyo watched as she ripped the blanket that had lain forgotten on the floor, into rough squares. He saw her dip the squares into the water.

Kaoru carefully put the soaking wet cloth squares on Fumeiyo's bleeding leg. He twitched when the water hit it and hissed in pain. Kaoru glanced at him. He was staring at her with such trust in his hazel-green eyes. There was so much trust that it sent shivers down her spine.

She smiled warmly at him, feeling her lip split yet again. Fumeiyo hoisted himself up so he was in a sitting position. He went to stop her lip from bleeding again, but she put her hand on top of his.

"No, I'm fine. I can deal with it. I can't have you moving because you'll bleed even more."

Fumeiyo let her push his hand to the floor. She turned back to his leg. The bleeding had almost stopped. Kaoru gently lifted his leg and placed it on her lap. She took the roll of bandages and gingerly wrapped Fumeiyo's leg.

Fumeiyo observed the finished product with interest. Her job was much neater than hi had been.

"Arigatou," he said, grateful.

"Don't worry about it," she said, tired, wet, and bloody, but satisfied with her job.

Kaoru placed his leg back onto the ground. She had observed Fumeiyo while she bandaged him. Fumeiyo didn't notice her studying him just like Kaoru didn't notice Fumeiyo was studying her.

"He's just about my age," she thought. "Maybe a year older. And he's handsome."

Kaoru felt her face get hot.

"She's about a year younger than me," Fumeiyo concluded. "She's so beautiful. Her eyes are amazing. You could get lost in them, like drowning in them."

Fumeiyo gripped his pant leg tightly with his hand.

"NO!" he thought fiercely. "I can't fall in love with her! She's a captive!"

Fumeiyo knew this argument in his head was useless. His heart would win. It always did.

"Just like with Tomoko," he thought and then felt a tug of sadness. Kaoru noticed this and crawled over to him.

"Fumeiyo," she asked concerned, "are you okay? You look upset!"

Fumeiyo, startled, said, "I was just thinking about someone who died a long time ago."

"Gomen nasai! I shouldn't have said something!"

Fumeiyo smiled at her.

"It's okay. I'm glad you did."

"I was so surprised that you even told me," she said, playing with her ponytail. "B-back at the dojo," she continues, a lump forming in her throat, "back at the dojo the person who lives with me, Kenshin, hides his feelings and his thoughts. It's so frustrating to try and help him."

Her hands twisted her ponytail harder. Tears started to leak out of her eyes again. Fumeiyo reached out and pulled her into a strong and fierce hug. Though he'd only known her for a few hours, he felt like he knew her his whole life. He wanted to be able to comfort her when that stupid Battousai ignored her desperate attempts to help.

Kaoru sobbed into his shoulder. He felt her frame heave with sobs against his body and felt her hot tears on his neck. He tightened his arms around her.

"Sh," he whispered. "It's okay. I'm here to help you."

He gently rocked her back and forth. Kaoru's sobs quieted and slowly fell asleep, encircled in Fumeiyo's arms.

Fumeiyo laid his cheek against her soft hair and whispered, "I'll be here to protect you. I won't let anyone hurt you. They have to get through me to do anything to you."

Kaoru snuggled closer to him. A soft word escaped from her lips.

"Fumeiyo."

He looked down at her, surprised.

"Oh God!" he thought. "What if she falls in love with me! I know her heart belongs to the Battousai."

Fumeiyo sighed.

He leaned against the wall and fell asleep, still embracing Kaoru tenderly.

"Fumeiyo!"

There was no answer.

"FUMEIYO!"

Kage's angry voice echoed through the section of the building where his men slept. One of the men came out of his room.

"Are you looking for Fumeiyo, sir?"

"Hai!" said Kage angrily. "I haven't been able to find that damn bastard! I've been looking for a while too! Ever since I got back!"

The other man looked surprised.

"That was over two hours ago!"

"I know that, you fool! If you see him, tell him he better as for my forgiveness for a hell of a long time for pulling something like this!"

Kage stalked out of the room. He made his way to his room. He went to slid open his door. He paused, hand poised by the door. In his anger, he forgot all about the prize Fumeiyo caught for him. Kage licked his lips.

"Maybe I'll forgive this once," he thought grinning. "She'll be lots of for me!"

Kage turned and went in the opposite direction of his room. He made his way to the staircase and started to climb. When he reached the top of the stairs, he veered off to the left and stopped in front of a room, whose door was slightly slid open. He didn't even realize that the door was open.

"This is where I put that doll in," he whispered to himself. "Let's pay her a visit!"

He licked his lips again and slid open the door.

"Kuso!" he cursed under his breath, then smirked.

He stared at Kaoru and Fumeiyo sleeping, Fumeiyo's arms still entwined tightly around Kaoru's waist. Kage chuckled insanely to himself. So this was where his best fighter was. With HIS prize.

"He better not have dirtied her yet!" he thought. "When I'm done he can have her."

Kage slowly backed out of the room. He would pay. Fumeiyo would pay. They would all pay, the Battousai, Fumeiyo, Kaoru, and everyone else who was at the dojo with Kaoru. Kage walked back to his room, a plan forming in his head.

"They will all pay!"

His insane laughter filled the building. The only two people who couldn't hear him were Fumeiyo and Kaoru, who were too deeply asleep.

"THEY WILL PAY!"

Yeah. This is my fifth chapter. See! Fumeiyo isn't bad! He's suge!!!!!! I really don't think you guys need a Japanese translator anymore because I use the same words over and over and over again! ^_^x Yeah, I'm like that! I'm really sorry that I haven't updated in a long time! I'm grounded as I've explained a thousand times! Hopefully the grounding won't last much longer! Please review! Abayo! -Keito-chan

KEITO-CHAN'S ADVENTURES IN JAPAN

~*curtain rises*~

We see Keito-chan at home staring out the window, waiting for the mail truck.

~*mail truck pulls up*~

Keito-chan- FINALLY! (runs outside, grabs mail)

Keito-chan- (flailing an envelope) It's here! It's here! I need to call Dai- chan and Ji-chan!

~*picks up phone*~

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Dai-chan- Hello?

Keito-chan- They came!

Dai-chan- Did they! That's so suge!!

Keito-chan- Okay, I just wanted to tell you so I'm gonna call Ji-chan now!!

Dai-chan- Oh! Okay! Abayo!

Keito-chan- Abayo!

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Ring ring ring

Ji-chan- Hello?

Keito-chan- Guess what? They came! My tickets for Japan came!

Ji-chan- REALLY!?!? When do you leave?

Keito-chan- I leave the-

See when Keito-chan leaves for Japan in the next exciting episode of Keito- chan's Adventures in Japan!