Chapter 10- Cat Fight

By: Ochako107

Standard Disclaimers Apply

"We can do no great things, only small things with great love." – Mother Teresa

"Hey there!" The new foe announced.

"Who are you?" Kaoru asked. She and Misao raised their weapons dangerously, taking a defensive stance. The woman began taking few steps towards them, making them back up back into the ballroom.

"Who am I? Well, I'm ashamed you don't know, I am the Kamatari, sweetheart, and you don't stand a chance against me!"

Kaoru turned to her friend and noticed Misao gripping her weapons tightly; her knuckles becoming white. "Get off it, you girly girl! Don't proclaim yourself the best if you can't back it up! We don't have time for a stupid girl like you so save your games for another time!" Misao shouted at Kamatari.

"Oh but that's where you are wrong, sweetheart." She closed her eyes and smiled. "I'm no girl."

Both Misao and Kaoru's faces faltered at that. "WHAT?" They took a glance again at the girl...em guy, who was wearing a silk dress, had beautiful feminine skin texture, and his voice wasn't manly at all. Kamatari giggled and a slight blush came over his face as he gave a small wave at them.

"Oh my Kami..."

Kamatari stood up to his/her full height and winked at them. "Ladies first!" With that he attacked, throwing his giant scythe with a chained ball at the end at them. "Bwahaha!"

Kaoru and Misao jumped out of the way, but unfortunately Misao got his by the chain, flying back into a wall. "Misao!" Kaoru cried, but Kamatari struck yet again, this time knocking Kaoru to the ground as well

He paused in his dance and put the weapon on his shoulder again. "Oh now that was too easy sweetheart, care to try again? I'm sure if I dispose of you two, Shishio-sama will be so happy, he'll make me his woman instead of that ugly Yumi." He smiled at the idea.

"But you...you're a guy!" Misao said rising back to her feet.

Kamatari paused in his daydreaming and smirked at Misao. "Well don't mark the obvious now. I was meant to be a woman, I was meant to serve only Shishio-sama and become his woman! Besides, don't these dresses just look wonderful against my flawless skin?" He twirled around giggling like a schoolgirl while the sprinklers kept a mist of water falling onto the miserably wet flooring. "I especially like the vertical stripes as they slim down my figure."

"Misao," Kaoru whispered, "I think this guy's got a loose wing nut if you know what I mean."

They both continued to observe the girly man twirl. "If you distract him, I think I can get in a hit. If we break his weapon we can use it to our advantage." She pointed to his weapon. "You see, at one end is the scythe, and the other is the ball and chain. So in the middle, it will be weak for holding all that weight. If we can break it..."

"His weapon will be down!" Misao smiled and they both got up faces full of determination. "Okay you weirdo, prepare yourself!" Misao said eight kunai appearing in her hands.

Kamatari raised his weapon in the air spinning it like a fan. "Come at me then!" Misao charged him, throwing her knives at his vital body parts. "I told you that won't work!" He blocked them all and continued to come towards Misao. She began luring him away from Kaoru while barely making it out of the scythe's range.

Kaoru took this opportunity to run up behind him and hit his back. "Yeah!" She cried as Kamatari leaned back. The scythe missed Kaoru's stomach, but the ball end hit her instead. The weapon flew a few feet away from the girls as Kamatari yelped in pain.

"Oh! You awful, awful girls!" Kaoru staggered to get up as she ran to pick up the scythe. She whirled around smirking through her pain.

"Looks like the real girls win. Better luck next time, sweetheart." Kaoru mocked.

"No, I must win for Shishio-sama!"

"Oh shut up!" From no where, Misao impaled Kamatari to the floor and began throwing punches. She was becoming fed up with this guy, and his girly attitude. "Just shut up, shut up shut up!" He bit her finger making Misao pull back. Then, he lifted his dress to kick Misao up off of him and grabbed her leg to flip her over on her stomach.

"What now, sweetheart? You made me rip my dress, now you will pay!" He giggled in delight watching Misao squirm, trying to free her leg from his grasp. "Hum... I like your fashion sense, Misao. Where did you get that silk underwear? It looks stunning on your bottom."

"GET OFF!" Misao used her free leg to kick upwards onto Kamatari's neck, making him fall to his knees choking at his lack of air. "And for your information it's cotton, not silk!"

Kaoru rushed over holding the scythe in one hand and her wooden sword in the other, while Misao held her kunais, all pointing at Kamatari. He looked side to side for something to guard himself with, but slumped his shoulders flailing his arms in the air.

"Okay...I give up... just don't hurt Shishio-sama. It's too bad I have failed him," From beneath his dress, he pulled a miniature needle, "so I must give my life for him. Good bye Kaoru, Misao. You really were a good fight." He began to apply the needle into his temple of his head as a swift kick to his wrist made it fly out of his hand. "Oww! Have you no shame? You already won so don't go beating me up after the battle. You almost broke my nail!"

Kaoru bit her lip, trying not to laugh out while Misao became furious. She took a step towards Kamatari while holding up her fist. "Listen to yourself! I can't let you kill yourself over this Shishio guy! He doesn't care about you! He doesn't care about anyone but himself! He wants to kill our friend, and run off with money made from drugs that you all sold him! THERE'S NO POINT IN KILLING YOURSELF!" Misao scolded. Kamatari's eyes widened in truth. He placed his hands on the floor grinding his teeth together.

"But... haven't you felt devotion to one person? As if they were your whole life? Shishio-sama isn't all bad..." There was a long pause. "Okay, well he is pretty bad, but still, everyone deserves a chance at love. I want to protect him, is that really too much to ask? To be with the one you love no matter how long it takes? I love him... no..." He looked up at Misao. "I loved him, but it's too hard to love someone who is oblivious to everything but exactly that. I'm always there... but Yumi..." He dropped his head back down, shaking it from side to side, facial features hidden beneath his wet hair. "She has taken a place in him already. I am nothing but a servant to him now, but better a servant than nothing. I always thought one day, I know he would see a light in me, and give me a chance. One day...but some dreams are not meant to come true I guess."

"You shouldn't be so dependent on him." Kaoru offered as advice.

"Yes, but I'm more like you two than one way. I may be as skilled, feminine and obviously more beautiful than you two... but I too fought for the person I cared about. I failed, but you two can win. Maybe not against Shishio-sama, but win back the people you care for." Kamatari's eyes were hidden but without a doubt there was a small smile etched on his lips. "And here I thought this would be the beginning of my love life, but actually it's the end of it."

Misao stood limply as did Kaoru as they related Kamatari's words into their own situations. Misao spoke up, very small almost undetectable. "Sorry."

"Don't think anything of it. You've given me a new beginning, sweetheart, a much happier one. I wish I could do more for you."

There was a pause before Kaoru nodded to Misao.

"Just in case..." Kaoru moved to Kamatari's back and walloped him hard on the neck with the butt of her sword. "I'll knock you out." Kamatari fell over in a heap. Misao took the scythe from Kaoru and broke it apart. She smiled, but winced in pain. "Misao!"

Under her rib cage was a small red blot staining her dress. "Hey, I'll be okay, let's keep moving. We've got to go rescue, Megumi." Misao tapped her microphone, but it was still dead. "Come on." Kaoru helped her friend up, and they prepared themselves before making their way into the hallway once more.

Kaoru ran ahead of Misao saying, "I just hope it's not too late."

Before taking off after Kaoru, Misao turned around and smirked. "You weren't half bad yourself, Kamatari. I think we'll cross paths again some day."

"So..." Usui rubbed his broken fingers smirking at Sano, "your tears will help bring her back?"

"No, they won't, but I'm willing to defeat you to fight for her."

Usui chuckled. "Come." With that, Sano concentrated his energy on the man before him. He charged him, faking left, and then hitting him straight on.

"Futae no kiwami!" Sano yelled. To Usui's surprise, the rooster head did have a plan. The two punches were lightning fast, knocking the man over with a heavy almost unnatural dent, and breaking most of his bones. Sano wasn't done though; he jumped up into the air, bringing down his fist like a rock on top of the man. "This is for Megumi!" There was a large 'Boom!' echoing the estate, even Kaoru and Misao felt it, as they made their way towards the doors the males were occupying. Sano gave an earth-shattering yell, feeling his fist being crushed at the powerful punch.

Kenshin and Aoshi stood their ground, shielding their eyes from the dust flying towards them. After a few moments all was quiet. They ran up to Sano helping him off the floor. With him hunched between Aoshi and Kenshin who were holding him up, the trio looked down at the man. Usui smirked up at them, a tiny shaky one at that. Blood was dripping from his mouth and most of his bones were obviously crushed.

"Good job...kid..." then the powerful man went down, body becoming limp. Aoshi stood Sano up straight and checked him over.

"You have bruises, and cuts, but your neck is the worst, it looks as if he really could have squeezed your neck to death." Aoshi assumed.

One side of Sano's lips curled up. "Piece of cake."

"You should have been more careful."

"Shut up, mommy Shinomori."

"I didn't know your mom was a guy. Not surprised how you came out. Explains a lot."

"WHY YOU...!"

"Enough; look." Kenshin commanded pointing across the room.

All three suddenly turned to the woman hunched in the corner. Sano gasped. "Megumi." He rushed over to the woman's body and cradled it. To everyone's utter surprise, she was holding onto life by a thread.

"You..." she spoke very softly. "...Not...me..."

"What? Megumi don't die on me. Please, we were going to travel the world remember? You wanted to get out of here, make a life." But she stopped him, shakily putting a finger to his lips.

"Not...Meg...umi..." with her last ounce of strength her frail hand shot out towards the wall where the book cases once occupied. All was silent as her body ran cold, and she was to say no more.

"What...?" Sano said shocked. "She... she's not Megumi?!" He took off her bindings of her mouth and everyone gasped in surprise. The body was clearly not Megumi, but an innocent woman who had similar hair and eyes.

Suddenly, shaking the males out of their skin, the doors burst open revealing Kaoru and Misao. "You guys!" Kaoru exclaimed running towards Kenshin and Sano. "My God, I thought an earthquake happened!"

Sano was still in shock of finding Megumi was not dead. Kenshin on the other hand embraced Kaoru tightly as if it was an every day occurrence. "Kaoru-dono, I was so scared what had happened to you!"

"I know I'm sorry Ken..." Sano looked up at the two raising an eye brow. "I mean, you baka! You didn't even come look for me!" She pushed Kenshin away laughing.

"Ah, yes, this one is sorry that I certainly am!" He rubbed his head and leaned into Kaoru whispering quietly, "But you are okay?"

"Yes. I'm fine..." She whispered back.

"Misao!" Aoshi ran to Misao seeing a stain of brownish red coming off her body. "What happened?"

She flinched at his touch; still feeling a little upset at him. "It's just a scratch; we've got to go find Megumi." He felt the woman's uneasiness and scooped her up to help relieve some pain, carrying her towards the almost reunited group. She would have complained but had to admit she felt warmer and safer in Aoshi's arms. Misao and Kaoru gasped at the dead woman in Sano's arms, but realized it wasn't Megumi. They examined Sano's wounds and gave a few temporary bandages to put on his fists. Sano let the girl go saying a prayer for her spirit, and followed where her limp arm was pointing. The wall was hidden behind the bookcases and was a light brown color.

Sano knocked on the wall, and heard an echo. It was hollow. "A fake wall, what a trick. Everyone ready? We've defeated all the jupongattana so Shishio should be the last one." Everyone surrounded it, Kenshin and Kaoru to his left, and Aoshi carrying Misao on his right, as Sano punched the fake wall down.

"Let's do this."

Author's Note: Hi everyone! Here's another chapter of B&B, do you all honestly like this one? You can tell me the truth. Anyway, Sano got the last word again for the chapter, lucky guy. Also, from this chapter you can tell Megumi hasn't died, what a lucky girl! But I mean, who's to say someone else won't die?

Thanks to everyone who read or reviewed! It's a school day, so sorry my replies are not as detailed as usually. Quiz in algebra 2, quiz in science, test in P.E. Pretty heavy for my first year in high school. (sigh) What has the world come to?

Anounymus T – Ah, I can't see the link you were trying to give me. Do you think you could re-type it so I can try and find it again? I heard the song Butterfly Kiss and it's real cool!

Crewel- Ah, don't be sad, someone will eventually save Megumi. Now why would I kill her off when she hasn't had nearly enough air time?

Keruri1222- Hey chica! Thanks for another review, it's so nice of you! And I still love the Kenshin Kaden book you gave me. I even placed it in the safe spot where that Aoshi-sama figure is too! And thank you for thinking my writing has evolved over the chapters, but your chapters are definitely better. Say hi to Hakkai-dono for me! I'd love to drink tea with him one afternoon when school isn't a pain my ass. See you later neko!

DBZ Goddess- You're so funny, about the whole kicking someone's ass comment. I'm so glad this story made your day faster! (I wish that would happen more often to me haha) And no one has told me I'm a horrible writer... as of yet. And maybe Tsubame would win against Kenshin... it's a possibility. Maybe not in swordsmanship but Tsubame could win in being the perfect damsel in distress! Imagine Kenshin as a damsel... no never mind. Don't imagine that. But anyway thank you for that optimistic review, DBZ Goddess-san!

Kitsune Blue- Yeah, from reading this chapter I'm sure you know Megumi's okay. I have a friend who is a S/M fan too. They are so funny with all the bickering!

Review if you'd like, no one is forcing you to. Oh, and have a nice day/evening!