Author's note: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin. And I wish to say any cliché's in this fic I deeply apologize for because well I've been watching Rurouni Kenshin for sometime now and I have recently taken a liking to reading these fics and I have yet to see a plot anywhere near the same as this one so if it's the same then I guess it's true Great Minds think alike!

A/n: Wow… I really hope I didn't offend people with the not reviewing thing… I was just being stupid me…anyway thanks for the reviews!!

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"Oh no…" Tokio looked at the place. It was in ruins and parts of it were barely standing up anymore. "He actually came and attacked here." She sighed sadly she had been playing agent for Hiko, only because to the man Gohei was untrustworthy. "I don't believe that a single bomb has taken out the Hitokiri…" She sighed.

"Do you really think I could be taken out so easily…?" The cold voice of Kenshin Himur- er… Battousai the man slayer. It was the oddest thing. Battousai never showed up unless something serious had happened. "Who are you?" He asked.

"Tokio… Where is Hiko Seijiro? I must speak with him." She said boldly. Then the Battousai raised his head and looked at her and she nearly face vaulted.

"Well, if you are a friend of sensei you should follow me that you should." He knelt to pick up a load of rice he had set at his feet.

"How did you do that? Go from Battousai to Rurouni?"

"I didn't actually go Battousai it's just that after the attack I have to borderline it all. You really must be a good friend to know all about me." Kenshin said approaching a shack not too far off. "I'm back and I brought a friend."

"About time!" Yahiko groaned. "I'm starving…"

"Tokio…" Hiko looked at the young lady with her long hair pulled away from her face. "I suppose you have information for me."

"I do…" The female gave Kenshin and Yahiko odd looks. The few remaining servants were sent off to their own home to cope with the situation whichever way suited them best.

"Just let them hear it."

"Hear what?"  Yahiko asked while Kenshin started on lunch.

"Shishio has finally made his move." She blurted out. "The entire Kingdom in which His highness Kamiya ruled has been taken over."

"What?!?!" Kenshin put cooking on pause for the moment.

"It seems he has killed his own father for the power he would receive there and take advantage of the fact his highness Kamiya had old ties with his father and had brought him to be one of Kaoru's suitors." Tokio sighed softly. "Just before that her father had finalized the decision to wed Kaoru to him, despite her wishes, only because of recent threats."

"No…" Kenshin said softly forcing his attention back to the lunch that would start to burn if he was not careful. 'Kaorudono cannot marry such a monster as Shishio. What is Shishio planning?" Kenshin asked himself softly.

"Well, Beautiful…" Shishio brought a bandaged hand up to stroke her pale cheek. She jumped a little at the unexpected touch but relaxed as the warmth from under the bandages left a trail on her cheek. "What news do you have to tell me?"

"The spy I had sent out had blown up the residence of Hiko Seijiro."

"Perfect…" he said before running his hands through her red hair. He then pulled away from her making her sigh softly. Of course he ignored the sad sound and she made her way to the window and stared out of it. She hadn't wanted to marry Shishio this way. Through lies and deceit, no that's not what she wanted. She had never been one to care for the whole royalty bit… it was Shishio himself that had drawn her attention.

"Let me go! Don't you know how to handle a lady?!?" A voice yelled violently as the doors to the chamber had been violently swung open.

"Shut up." The guard yelled shoving her roughly to the floor. When she sat up with her feet tucked under her, she glared angrily at the bandaged up male. A smile merely stretched across his face and it wasn't a pleasant one either.

"Your guards are rude." She said not letting up on her glare.

Yumi couldn't help but look between the two people, and almost felt her jealousy rise up. There was certain glint to Shishio's eyes and it had been a glint she had been sure only she could make appear. She then glanced over the young female; typically she would see no true threat. The girl was rather skinny, and had very few feminine curves to define her but looking at her face... that was something completely different. The girl had a young looking face with big beautiful eyes to match. Her hair looked so pretty even Yumi couldn't help but want to touch.

"They are only ensuring you know your place since this palace will soon be under my ruling."

"You would have your guards treat your wife this way?" She said and Yumi nearly choked on the tea she had been sipping.

"After I have provided a believable death to everyone who matter…?  Of course they would… because then you would be no more than a mistress." He watched Kaoru's glare deepen to a level of complete and utter hatred.

"You're despicable!!" She uttered before glancing at Yumi who was busy eyeing her. "Now if you're finished with me put me back in my cell please." She said harshly feeling his hand come up and slap her. It didn't have the effect that skin on skin would have but still it hurt.

"You will not speak unless I have spoken to you first." He said looking at her hold her cheek. "Now I would like to talk about our common friend… Kenshin Himura." He carefully watched the expression on Kaoru's face and got the desired reaction… shock then confusion. "You do know Kenshin Himura, right?" He said and Kaoru simply turned her head getting smacked with her hair since it wasn't tied up for a change.

"Who I know is of no concern to you…"

"So you do know him. Do you know he was the one who put me in my bandages in the first place?" He said watching a frown of confusion cross her face.

"I thought you said the Battousai did that do you."

"He did…" Shishio said. 'Yes, it will work out perfectly break the trust she has in the Battousai. Then the fire in her sprit will extinguish and finally the perfect submissive mistress.'

"No…" Kaoru looked at the floor. "K-Kenshin really the Battousai? It's just not possible… Their personalities don't match… It's just not possible."

"Any thing is possible…" Shishio approached Kaoru completely forgetting about Yumi at the moment. "Especially when the love of your life is killed by your hands."

"B-but… it's just not possible…" She uttered again. "But he does have the legendary scar… the hair…" She whispered as tears of shock ran down her face.  "No…" She whispered silently.
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sorry if it's a bit short… but stay with me alright everything will come together…