Lady Battousai654: Sorry about the wait. I've been having to stay after school til 8:00 and no, it's not because I was in trouble. I was on tech crew for my school play. I usually do tech crew because I never do after school activities. I'm not a sports girl either, but I'm still pretty skinny. :)

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Kaoru was upstairs in her room, sitting on her bed, hugging a pillow. She was scared. Her father would kill Kenshin if he had the chance, she was almost sure of it. But he didn't have to know. Vampires were good at hiding out. If she could only contact Kenshin.

"Kaoru!" Her dad was calling her from downstairs.

"What dad?"

"Come down here."

"I'm changing, what is it?"

"You have to come down here. Hurry up."

She sighed. Well, she had tried. She threw on her pajamas and slowly walked downstairs. He didn't sound mad so maybe she was ok.

"Hey Dad."

"Kaoru, I'm really sorry, but I'm going to have to leave again. I'll be back soon."

"Where are you going?"

"Just business. That guy on the street matches the description of a notorious vampire. He's killed hundreds of people and he came from Japan."

'Oh no. He suspects. Then why isn't he questioning me? It's so obvious! He just saw Kenshin! But what if it's not Kenshin at all. He did say he was from Japan, and he was an assassin, but he couldn't have killed all those people. Could he?' Kaoru was lost in her thoughts until her dad fished her out again.

"Kaoru? Honey, I'm sorry. I have to leave tonight. I trust you alone. I need to go pack."

He went upstairs, two steps at a time and she heard his room door shut. Kaoru retreated back to her room and slumped down on her bed.

Soujiro looked at Megumi.

"You found him? How did you do that?"

"Sou, you forget how women can do anything if we're nosy enough," she said with a sly smile. "Now, I don't know his exact address, but I have his phone number which is almost as good. We can track him down with it."

"Are we supposed to call him?"

"We don't have to, but it's fun to scare them a little first, don't you think?"

"Kenshin would be best for that. All the hunters have heard of him."

"Yes, well, I'll give it to you. Do with it want you want, but don't you dare lose it Soujiro."

"I won't."

She handed him a small slip of paper where a number was written in permanent marker and he slipped it into his pocket. He'd give it to Kenshin.

He couldn't enjoy his evening out anymore so he decided to go home. Kenshin was probably home, so they could call this guy.

Kenshin wasn't asleep. He wasn't even tired. His advances sense of sound heard the front door slam and he climbed out of bed. Talking with Sou was always more interesting than sleeping. He quickly re-did his hair and made his way downstairs.

Soujiro was on the couch staring at a small strip of paper. It was a phone number...in Megumi's handwriting? What was he missing?

"Sou?"

"Hmm?"

"What is that?"

"This is the number of the vampire hunter me and Megumi were talking about on the phone."

Kenshin eyes lit up.

"You got it? Let me see."

"Me and Megumi want you to call him. So you can threaten him. You're good at that," Sou explained while handing the small piece of paper over to him.

Kenshin amber gaze studied the numbers. Soujiro handed him the phone and Kenshin looked up.

"Now? You want to do it right now?"

"Yes, so we can kill him as soon as possible. We can't afford to wait."

Kenshin nodded in agreement and took the phone. His fingers dialed the numbers and it began to ring.

Her dad had already left awhile ago, leaving her to sulk in her room. Her eyes were closed and she was starting to doze.

Ring.

The phone sounded so loud and harsh in her half asleep state. She thought it was part of a dream and her brain made her ignore it.

Ring.

She didn't think it was real until the third ring. She woke up and jumped off her bed to her phone that was on her desk. She tried to sound as awake as she could.

"Hello?"

"Hello," a voice on the other line sounded. It sounded half asleep and feminine. Kenshin knew that voice. Kaoru?

"Hello," it said again.

"Kaoru," he whispered.

There was a pause, then,

"Kenshin? Kenshin is that you?"

Kenshin didn't answer and he quickly hung up. Soujiro looked at him like he was crazy.

"What was that for Kenshin?"

"Soujiro, it's Kaoru."

"Kaoru, as in that girl that won't leave you alone?"

"Yes, he said quietly.

"Whoa man, you're in deep shit. I thought you liked her."

"What am I going to do?"

"We have to kill him Kenshin," Sou said gently. "You know we have to."

"But what about her? Not her."

"Well, we should. Does she know you're a vampire?"

"Yes."

"Then you should have already killed her. She probably already told her dad!"

"This is probably a prank. This is Megumi's doing. It's not really her dad. We have to call her."

Kenshin dialed Megumi's number and she picked up after only the second ring.

"Megumi, are you sure this is the right number? The one you gave Sou?"

"Yes, I'm sure. Why?"

"Do you anything else about him?"

"Yes, I do. A lot actually. Kenshin I know that you've been hanging out with his daughter. You have stop. She's working for her father."

"What do you mean?"

Megumi sighed.

"Kenshin, she was ordered to become friends with you so that you trusted her. It was a trap I think. Her father wanted her to bring you to her house one day so he could kill you. I'm sorry Kenshin."

Soujiro heard what she said, because Kenshin was silent and Sou's vampire ears heard it all. He felt bad for his friend. Now he would have to kill her whole family. That wasn't something he would want to do.

"How do you know?"

"Kenshin, a vampire knows how to get their information."

"I'm not sure if I believe you."

"That's your heart talking. A vampire doesn't have a heart anymore. Find a nice Vampiress. One that will love you forever for what you are. You've known me a hell of a lot longer than that human. Who can you trust?"

"Sorry Megumi. I just don't know."

He hung up and ended Megumi's protesting yells. Soujiro looked at him with sympathy.

"Kenshin?" Kaoru hung up the phone and sat in her chair next to her computer.

She stared at her phone. Willing it to ring again to see if Kenshin would call her. It wasn't ringing. Maybe it wasn't him. It might have been some prank caller. She sighed again and then her mind wandered back to the current events. Her spirits instantly sank. So what if she wanted a man she hardly knew to live. Was that really all that bad? Besides, she felt like she did know him from somewhere. It was hard to explain, but she understood him and he understood her.

What she didn't understand is why her father wanted to get Kenshin so fast. For any other case he would have waited until the morning. What was special about him? Maybe her dad was right. Maybe Kenshin was a killer but only because he had to. It was no different than a human killing a cow for food. Well, maybe it was different, but it was still the same concept: kill to survive.

She glanced at her alarm clock. It was 12:24. There was no use in staying awake and worrying. She would be of better use if she wasn't dead tired. She turned off her light and buried herself into her blankets. There was something comforting about being surrounded by soft fluffy blankets. It didn't take long for her to drift off to sleep.

A small girl was huddled in the corner. Her eyes were shut tight and she was clutching a ragged pink bunny. It was Kaoru.

Kaoru was watching the scene from the sidelines. The little girl was crying. Kaoru wanted to comfort her. Watching herself as a young girl was sad and made her fight the urge to tear up. She couldn't move though. She was just watching.

There was a scream somewhere in the background. The little Kaoru looked up with wide blue eyes and Kaoru looked at where she was looking. It was her mother.

Just like she remembered her. But her mom wasn't alone. There was someone else there. She couldn't make them out. They were blurred out, but whoever it was, they were causing her mom a lot of pain.

They had her hand and was pulling her towards the door. Her mom had something in her arms. A bundle. Kaoru figured out it was a baby. Kaoru had a little sibling? Another shadowy figure appeared and took the small bundle from her mother. Then disappeared.

The other figure still had a grip on her mom and her mom was pulling in the other direction to where something had taken her child. She fell to the floor and the shadow picked her up and swung her over it's shoulder. She kicked but he wouldn't let go.

Kaoru tried to shout but there was no sound. She felt so helpless. There was no sound, but the thing holding her mother looked in her direction. Suddenly it came into focus.

He had blazing amber eyes that were narrowed into slits and flaming red hair. Kaoru screamed and the scene in front of her disappeared.

Kaoru woke up, but kept her eyes squeezed shut. Her pillow was wet and she continued to sob.

Lady Battousai654: Whew. How was that? Okay? Man I hope so. Thank you guys all so much for sticking with this fic! We appreciate it!

Vampire Demon666: Finally, some angst! More to come I assure you!

legolasEstelstar: Hey again! That's cool that you're learning Japanese. I only pick up bits and pieces from fanfics. What I meant when I said I couldn't write in German was that my spelling sucks. I'm fluent in it, but since I live in America, there's really no need for me to write it, therefore, I can't spell. Vampire Demon is actually older than me by a few weeks/months. His b-day is in October and mine is in December. Why don't you wanna be 17? Well, they say school is good, I however have a different opinion.I actually even have homework to do, but writing is so much more fun, ya know? Lol. -Lady Battousai654

You mean I'm actually taller than someone?! Yes! Finally! Don't worry, I'm not some sicko that takes everything the wrong way...most of the time. I'm kidding. I know where to draw the line. And I'm also not making fun of you if you're not making fun of me. Yeah well, I got over the rumor thing. I just ignored them and those guys were stupid anyway. Most people didn't even believe some of them. I don't know why I don't really write to a lot of other people. Sometimes I will, but Lady Battousai is better at it. More talkative. After highschool I think I want to join the Air force and be a jet pilot. -Vampire Demon666

rain angst: Yeah, I wanted to make her accept him...but trouble brews in paradise. Lol -Lady Battousai654

Angeliz: Well, vampires are killed by silver too, so a silver bullet would do the job. Werewolves are also associated with silver bullets, probably more than vampires. I also like vampires, and Lady Battousai is obsessed with Kenshin, so we put the two together. -Vampire Demon666

Bradybunch4529: Yes, sparks are gonna fly. This is what Vampire Demon has been waiting for. Lol. -Lady Battousai654

Rinoa-Heartilly-666: I guess the guy that played Lestat in Queen of the Damned was ok, but I liked Tom Cruise better. I'm really sorry about the shortness. Homework is piling up. We're trying though. -Lady Battousai654

(Not) no one's friend: Yes! You have friends! From now on, you are known as 'our friend' in my reviewer responses. Lol. We try to update every weekend, and sometimes shorter chapters during the week. Glad you like it! -Lady Battousai654

Luli451: Lol, thanks a lot! Yes, I'll try to add more of Kenshin on his bike. Yum! I don't like Kaoru's dad either, and I created him. I've created a monster! -Lady Battousai654

Yeah, I'm a guy. I know not many guys right here, but Lady Battousai begged me, so here I am. It's good to see a fellow angst lover. Hope you like the fic so far. -Vampire Demon666

Waddle Dee: Thank you so much for pointing out the commas! I'm kinda a comma freak. Lol, oops. Anyway, I tried to write this chapter without so many commas. Vampire Demon had to help a lot. Lol. -Lady Battousai654