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Chapter 34

A Fallen Prince

The rain was still pouring hard as Kaoru made her way through the woods. Every now and then a flash of lighting would strike followed by a roar of thunder. And close behind the two guys from the village followed her.

"Akusai, this is getting old just following Jaaku's girl around." The first guy said. "I don't think she is Jaaku's girl, Kage." Akusai replied. "Why do you say that?" "Jaaku went to the castle to defeat that demon and then to bring her back home, right?" "Yeah, and?"

"Well I'm assuming Jaaku was killed by that demon. Otherwise, Jaaku would have brought her back to the village. And we haven't seen him since he left." Akusai explained. "Oh." Kage said.

"But, I'm getting tired of following her around too; so why don't we change things up a bit. After all I'm just now starting to realize what Jaaku saw in this girl." Akusai said. "So what are we going to do?" Kage asked. "Let's catch her first." Kage grinned "I'll go ahead." With that said Kage sprinted to catch up with Kaoru and cut her off.

'I think I'm getting use to the storm ...I'm not so scared anymore,' just then a loud clap of thunder sounded, making Kaoru stop in her tracks, 'Okay that was really scary never mind what I thought earlier I'm still just as scared as before...' Kaoru was about to began walking when all of a sudden she heard a noise coming from the bushes in front of her.

"What was that?" Kaoru asked herself. When she heard the noise again she took a step back "Who's there?" She yelled out, but no one answered. Kaoru took another step backwards, this time she felt herself run into something. Kaoru turned her head to see what it was, looking up she saw a tall dark figure standing over her.

She then turned completely around and moved away from the person, "Who are you?" she asked nervously. The person took a step toward and Kaoru backed away, but stopped when rough hands from behind her grabbed her arms, causing her to drop her things. Kaoru squirmed trying to break loose from the rough hands. "Let me go!" she yelled.

The person who she had backed into first continued to move towards her, he step in front of her, "You're name is Kamiya Kaoru, right?" 'How does he know my name?...' Kaoru still squirming "What's it to you?" Before she knew it the guy lifted his hand and slapped her across the face hard. "I asked if that was your name." Akusai said. "Yes, it is." Kaoru huffed, "Who are you?" "I am Akusai and the guy holding you is Kage. We are friends a Jaaku." Akusai paused, "You wouldn't happen to know where he is, would you?" Kaoru stopped squirming and looked up at him, "He's dead."

"So what we thought is true. Well then, now that Jaaku is out of the picture, looks like me and Kage can have some fun with you." Akusai said with a chuckle.

'What are they planning to do with me?...Battosai... I need to get to Battosai..' Kaoru thought as she began to eye the guy named Akusai, 'this guy, Akusai he said was his name...he has a katana ..So he must be a sword fighter.. And he looks to be pretty well built .. But I can't tell about the other guy..' Kaoru sighed, 'this is getting me no where... I need to make a break for the castle...if I can get there then Battosai can take care of these baka jerks.. But how to get away from them in the first place?...I don't have my bokken with me...' Kaoru smirked, 'But then all guys have a weakness..'

"And just what are you smiling about?" Akusai asked. Kaoru looked up and grinned "Nothing." After she said that Kaoru quickly brought her leg back hitting Kage in the groin. Kage let go of Kaoru as he drop to his knees in pain, and an instance Kaoru quickly did the same to Akusai, who also drop to his knees in pain. "Why, that bitch." Akusai growled. As he watched Kaoru run off. "Damn it, get up Kage." Akusai said taking off in Kaoru's direction.

Kaoru was running as fast as she could, but fell to the ground when she stepped where the mud was really slippery. Kaoru quickly tried to get up but fell back down when a shot of pain ran through her leg. 'I must have sprung my ankle when I fell..' Kaoru stopped her thoughts to look back and see that Akusai and Kage where not far behind.

'Crap ..I have to get going..' Kaoru thought trying to stand back up. She was able to stand by grabbing hold of a nearby tree pushing off the tree she stumbled to the next tree, she continued to do this and she soon mange to pick up a good speed. But her kimono became heavy with the rain and again she slipped and fell into the mud. 'Battosai...please come ...I'm so tired and I can't keep going.. And their gaining on me... Battosai...' Kaoru thought as she tried to pull her self to her feet again.

But she felt a firm hand push her back into the mud. "You stupid bitch. Did you really think you could get away with doing that?" Kage said pulling her up by her hair and slamming her into a tree. Kaoru moaned in pain and looked up to see Akusai coming toward her. She tried to get way before he could grab her but was too late, Akusai grabbed her roughly by the collar of her kimono and pulled her close to his face.

Kaoru stared at him, and then spat in his face. Akusai growled "You'll pay for that." He said pushing her into the ground. He then sat on top of her and grabbed her face roughly "Yes, you'll pay for that dearly." Akusai then forced his lips roughly on hers. Kaoru began to fight back, kicking and hitting she mange to get out from under him and to her feet. But was knocked back down with a forceful punch to her stomach by Kage.

Kaoru laid still on the ground, the rain began to form a puddle around her. 'Battosai... I feel so helpless..' Kaoru thought as her eyes became watery with tears. "I say we beat some sense into this stupid girl, then have are way with her." Kage said walking over to Kaoru. "Sounds good to me." Akusai grinned.

Kage picked Kaoru up and then threw her back into the ground. 'I don't have the strength to fight back...Battosai please come...will he come looking for me though?...please do Battosai..' Kaoru came out of her thoughts when Kage slapped her face. "Here." Kage said pushing Kaoru into Akusai.

Akusai caught Kaoru and pushed her against a tree, "Are you having fun, Kaoru?" Akusai asked. Kaoru frowned 'Battosai...' Akusai then punched her in the stomach, making Kaoru fall to the ground. "Next time I ask you a question, you better answer me. Got it?" He said looking down at the worn out Kaoru.

"If you're not having fun then I can change that." Akusai said picking up Kaoru and leaning her against the tree. He then moved closer smothering her body with his. His hands grabbed her waist and pulled her closer to him. "You will be mine, Kaoru." Akusai said. "Hey, she's going to be both of ours. I want her after you're done with that bitch." Kage interrupted. "Fine" Akusai sighed.

Kaoru tried her best to push Akusai away but her efforts were all in vain. He loosen her obi allowing her kimono to reveal more of her chest. He then began to kiss her starting at her ear and down to her shoulder. "Stop!" Kaoru screamed, "Please stop." She pleaded with him. Kaoru continued to scream for him to stop but it also seemed to be in vain. 'Battosai please come... Battosai!'

'Kaoru why didn't you just come back sooner...Sano said you probably want to spend time with that old fool of yours...but I need you more than he does..' Battosai thought as he was making he's way to Kaoru's village. Battosai stopped walking when he heard a distance scream, "It sounds like Kaoru."

Battosai began to run in the direction of the scream with his godlike speed. He finally came upon the place where Kaoru's screams where coming from. Looking through the brush he saw one guy sitting on the ground leaning against a tree and then on the other side another guy who had Kaoru pinned between him and a tree.

Anger burned deep in Battosai's soul as he stepped out of the brush "If you have any brains in that big ass head of yours, you'll step away from her." Akusai stopped what he was doing and looked toward Battosai. "And who the hell do you think you are?" Akusai asked.

"Battosai" Kaoru whispered. Akusai looked down at her "What did you say?" Kage stood up quickly, "Akusai, it's the demon!" "He is the demon?" Akusai asked , "But he's so puny looking." He add with a chuckle. "Battosai." Kaoru said again relieved that he had came.

Battosai looked over at Kaoru and saw her deep aqua eyes full of fear and sadness. Her face was covered in bruises, her lip was bleeding and she had many more bruises along her arms. Her raven hair that was normal up and a neat ponytail was now down and in a tangled mess. He could see her shivering from the cold rain that drenched her body.

"Get away from her." Battosai said coldly. "What would a demon want with her anyways?" Kage said. "I said get away from her or else." "Or else what?" Akusai asked, "If you try anything I'll kill her." He said pulling out his katana and putting its cold blade against Kaoru's throat.

Battosai's eyes went to a colder shade of amber as his anger began to build. "Since you are threatening Kaoru's life then I'll take your friends life." Battosai spoke in an emotionless voice. Kage smirked, "And what makes you think you can take my life."

Battosai turned toward Kage, grinned, and than vanished before him. "Huh, Where..." Was all Kage got out before he fell to the ground lifeless. "What the hell?" Akusai said as he saw Battosai sheathe his katana. Then looked at Akusai, "Your turn is next."

Akusai pulled his katana away from Kaoru's throat, causing it to make a small cut into her neck, he then turned around to face Battosai. "So you think you can kill me? I'm not a weak as Jaaku or Kage." Battosai looked past Akusai and focused his deep amber eyes on Kaoru, "I'll make you pay ten times what you have done to her."

Kaoru slide her back down the tree and sat on the ground, 'Battosai ..' Kaoru looked at Battosai and then noticed blood trickling down his hand, 'His shoulder!...I forgot all about it...The wound hasn't had time to heal...he can't fight like that...can he?...' "Battosai." Kaoru spoke aloud.

Akusai turned around and looked down at Kaoru, "Shut up bitch." He said as he spat in her face. When he turned back around Battosai was standing not even a foot away from him.

Akusai, shocked, took a step back but soon felt the hilt of Battosai's sword hitting him hard in the stomach. Bending over to grasp for air, Battosai then kicked him sending him to the ground. Stumbling in the mud Akusai quickly grabbed his katana and took a stance.

"Come." Battosai said as he took his Battojutsu stance. Akusai grinned, "So you ready to die, are you?" Akusai yelled as he charge toward Battosai, raising his sword to make a downward strike on him. When suddenly he felt Battosai's sword cut into him and send him to the ground.

Battosai stood over Akusai, starring down at him "I could have killed you just then, but like I said I want to make you pay for hurting Kaoru." "Please, don't. Just let me go. I promise never to lay and hand on her much less look at her again." Akusai coughed.

"Begging won't help you now." Battosai said as he grabbed Akusai by the neck and slammed him into a tree. As Akusai fell to the ground, Battosai walked over to him and laid the tip of his katana on Akusai's neck. Akusai continued to beg Battosai to spare his life.

Instead Battosai turned his katana where the dull side was laying on Akusai's neck. Pushing his sword into Akusai's shoulder, "You used your right hand to hold your katana, and with that sword you threatened Kaoru's life." Battosai said in a cold, deep voice. Akusai screamed in pain as Battosai was cutting into his right shoulder. "So I'll make sure you can never use that arm again." Pulling his katana out of Akusai's shoulder Battosai made a quick move that Kaoru nor Akusai could see with their own eyes. But Akusai felt Battosai's cold blade cutting deep into his arm, right below his elbow.

Akusai's screams sent chills up and down Kaoru's spin, as she turned her face away and closed her eyes. When his screaming had stopped Kaoru looked back, Akusai was grabbing at where Battosai had cut into his arm. "You're lucking I changed my mind and didn't cut your whole arm off. But its now just a useless limb." l Battosai then picked Akusai up by the collar of his clothes and chucked him to the ground, where he slide and landed by Kaoru.

Battosai started to walk toward him, standing over him, "I'm not done with you yet." Akusai looked up at him, "How pathetic of you to be fighting like this." Kaoru mange to pick herself up and make her way over to Battosai. Battosai grabbed Kaoru by the waist, to help support her while she stood. "Battosai, please stop, I think he's had enough. He's not a threat anymore." Kaoru said leaning her head against Battosai chest.

"But he hurt you and for that he'll pay with his life." Battosai whispered to Kaoru. "But you don't have to kill. Battosai, please." Battosai sighed as he looked down at Kaoru, 'Why does she care weather or not I kill him...After all he hurt her...almost raped her...So why does she not want me to kill him...'

As the two were distracted, Akusai took a dagger out that he had hidden and got up to his feet. As he was about to strike, Battosai saw him in time to whip Kaoru and himself around allowing Akusai to stab Battosai in the back, close to his already wonder shoulder.

"Battosai!" Kaoru screamed holding tightly on to Battosai. "Kaoru," Battosai coughed as Akusai pulled out, "Let go." Battosai pushed Kaoru to the ground, gripped his katana tightly, turning around he brought his katana across slicing into Akusai's side. Akusai still tried to stab Battosai with the dagger in his left hand. But Battosai brought his sword completely through Akusai, cutting him in half, he fell to the ground and died instantly.

Battosai cringed in pain as he looked down seeing Akusai's dagger in his chest, he quickly pulled it out and chunked it to the ground. Turning around he saw Kaoru's worried face, as tears streamed down her face. "Kaoru." Battosai said softly before dropping his katana and falling to his knees.

Kaoru quickly jumped up and went to him. "Battosai." Kaoru said as Battosai fell into her chest. Kaoru turned Battosai aroundto rest his head on her lap, "Battosai..." She looked deep into his amber eyes. "Kaoru..." Battosai said in a low voice that was barely a whisper. Kaoru moved his crimson red hair out of his face, her tears falling onto his face. "Battosai." Kaoru cried.


Okay that's it for that chapter.. ya'll probably hate me for leave a cliff hanger there. But sorry sometimes cliffy has to be put in, so its easier to start the next chapter. Anyways ya'll have to wait till I get the next chapter up to see what happens to Battosai and Kaoru. Sorry for cutting it off like that...ya'll are probably really mad.

But didn't those last paragraphs just get to you. Can't believe I typed that, its sad

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