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"..."-Talking
'...' -Battosai's thoughts
'...'-Kaoru's thoughts
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!A/N: its Spring break so the updates will be a lot quicker!!!
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Tati-Chan14: Thank you!! Ha-ha sorry about the cliffhanger!!! And especially putting a cliffhanger then making you wait for more than a week. T_T I wouldn't doubt it if you're mad at me.
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Previous on Kaoru and the Battosai-
Just like Battosai thought Kaoru came into view trying to catch up with the kitten. "Come here kitty....Stop you'll get hurt." She continue to call after. Battosai was watching her but then looked at Saito who was starring at Kaoru's ever move. 'I have to get his attention on me...and not her,' he thought. "Are we going to fight or just stand here all day?" Battosai questioned but Saito didn't answer nor even removed his glare from Kaoru.
~Kaoru and the Battosai~
Chapter 14
~Saving
Kaoru finally caught up to the little kitten. She kneeled down on her knees, picking the kitten up. "You scared me kitty. Don't ever do that again you could have gotten hurt. Don't you know there's a fight going on..." Stopping Kaoru then looked up seeing that Battosai and Saito were not fighting. Instead Saito starred at her with a colder look than the Battosai has giving her, and Battosai was starring at Saito. 'oh-no I think I'm the one in danger now.....what I'm I going to do....can I just get up and return to the safety of the tree....or will something happen....if I move.'
'Stupid girl...why is she just sitting there?.....is he going to attack her?.....she won't have a chance if he does.....should I protect her?......why should I she was stupid enough to come out here after I told her to hide.....but....I can't let her die....not here...she's to pure to die in this dirty place....' Battosai thought as he carefully watched Saito. "You didn't answer me. Either leave or fight me!" Battosai yelled. Again Saito didn't respond. 'I can feel that his is fixing to attack her....his ki is building up getting ready to attack her.....' "Kaoru!" Kaoru turned to look at Battosai, "Go! Get out of here!" Nodding she picked herself up along with the kitten.
"I don't think so little girl." Saito stated as he charged after Kaoru. Kaoru started running but tripped. 'Ah...great why me....I'm so unlucky.' Kaoru tried to get up quickly 'even more great I sprained my ankle...ahhh his getting closer,' Kaoru closed her eyes and hide the kitten under her in hopes to give it better protection.. 'Battosai......help.....me'
Just as Saito's katana was about to come down the clinging of swords filled the woods. Kaoru slowly opened her eyes, shocked she found the Battosai standing over her blocking Saito's attack. "Battosai." She whispered. "You will not touch her with your hands nor your katana." Battosai sneered at Saito. "So she is you're women. I thought she was supposed to be your prisoner." "Shut-up!" Battosai yelled pushing Saito back with his katana. Battosai then charged Saito with his Ryu Kan Sen Arashi; Saito quickly stepped back, but Battosai's attacked left him with a cut from his right shoulder to his left side.
"You mange to cut me, Battosai." "You talk too much." Battosai replied calmly. Laughing Saito attacked Battosai. Their katanas echoed, and once again they appeared as blurs to Kaoru. 'I need to get out of here before I get in their way....' Kaoru thought try to stand up, 'ouch...gruah...I can't stand.' Battosai and Saito locked katanas, pausing they pushed off. Battosai charged at Saito, but Saito disappeared. Battosai turned around knowing that Saito was behind him. 'huh...why does his have his back toward me..,' Battosai eyes widened, 'Crap...he's closer to Kaoru....he's going to attack her again....can I make it there in time...I'm much further away from her than he is....he can easily kill her...damn it.'
Kaoru watching the fight frizzed when she noticed that Saito was closer to her than Battosai was. 'No...He's going to attack me again...but...well Battosai be able to get in here in time...before Saito does...' She thought. "Meow." "Shhh...Kitty don't worry I won't let anyone hurt you." She whispered softly, as tears began to pour down her face landing on the kitten. Saito using Gatotsu Ishiki charged at Kaoru. 'No....Battosai..... Help.... please.'
Hearing a gasping noise she glanced up. Shocked she saw that Battosai was in front of her. Looking closer at the two she could see that Battosai didn't block Saito's attack with his katana but with his body. Saito katana had pierced Battosai's abdomen. 'No...Battosai...why.' Kaoru continued looking and saw while Saito's katana was in Battosai so was Battosai's katana in Saito's abdomen. Saito and Battosai stood in their position for awhile before pulling their katanas out of each others body and taking several steps away from each other.
"We're both injured Battosai. Our skills will not be as good. Why don't we finish this fight some other time." Saito stated to Battosai. "Sounds good to me." Battosai replied, "I never caught you're name." "Saito, remember that for our next fight." "Saito." Battosai whispered at Saito's retreating figure that disappeared into the thick, foggy woods.
Battosai took his katana, bringing it to his left shoulder and wiping downward to clean it of the blood. As he sheathed it he turned to Kaoru. His eyes soften as he questioned her. "Kaoru, are you okay?" "Hai, daijoubu. It's just my ankle I think I sprained it. What about you? You're wounded." Kaoru spoke softly. "It's nothing. Can you walk though?" "I can try." Kaoru said standing up. "Yeah, I think I can walk." She smiled. Kaoru could have sworn that she saw a slight smile appear on the Battosai's face. Battosai turned and started walking "Come on Kaoru, let's get back to the castle." "Umm okay." Kaoru said as she began to walk behind him.
"Ahh..." She screamed when she felled after taking a step. "So you can't walk after all." Battosai said as he kneeled down to her face. Smiling "I guess not, sorry." Battosai didn't speak but lifted Kaoru up on her feet. He than placed one arm behind her back and the other behind her knees taking her in his grasp. 'Ahhh...what is he doing...' She thought looking up at him. He glanced down at her and smiled. With the bright moonlight he could she her blush. 'She's...so beautiful...when she blushes...'
He's smile then turned into a frown "You're not keeping that cat." "Huh... Oh you mean Rena." "Rena!?!? You named it already?" "Yeah, oh please, Battosai, please let me keep Rena." "No, I don't want that thing in my castle." "It's not a thing it's a cat and her name is Rena!" Kaoru huffed backed. "We're not keeping it." "Why?" "Because you have to feed it, clean up after it and all that other crappy stuff." "I'll do all of those things Battosai, please let me keep Rena." Kaoru pleaded with her puppy dog eyes. Not being able to resist her plea he finally gave into her, "Fine, you can keep the useless cat." "Arigatou, Battosai." She said as she smiled.
Battosai then began to head back to the castle with Kaoru in his arms and Rena in her arms. Being close to him Kaoru could feel his gi being soaked with blood from his wound. "Battosai?" "What?" "Are you sure you're okay? Saito's katana seamed to have gotten you pretty good and you're gi is soaked with blood." "I'm okay, don't worry, he missed my main organs. So I'm okay." "Are....are you......sure." Her last words were hard to make out they where barely a whispered. Battosai looked down to find that Kaoru had fallen asleep in his arms. 'Why does she care for me ....it wasn't long ago when I was pissed at her for being in the West Wing...how could she care for me after that.' Battosai questioned himself then smiled as he continued his way.
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Okay that's it for chapter 14! Again I would like to say sorry for the late update I hope to make updates sooner. Because of the long wait I but ya'll though I tried to make this chapter longer then the others and not really leave it with a cliffhanger ^_^x
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~Arigatou~
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