Dark Side

Declaimer: RK does not belong to me.

Chapter 8

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Author's Notes: well, I'm sorry for making you guys write me reviews, I just love them so much. I guess I got carried away, but a complimentary review gives a newbie like me the time of a day. There was this friend that I called yesterday, I asked him to read my story. And he left me 7 reviews full of bull, I was so pissed I got writers' block. He doesn't know the first thing about fan fiction, but don't criticize him, he's only 13, still a child and THANKS FOR ALL THE REVIEWS YOU GUYS SURPASSED MY RANSOM BY 13. I got a thrashing from female hitokiri Battousai concerning my little scheme. Hehe, oh Jineh is still alive, chapter three is kind of like a one shot, again, it has nothing to do with the story.

Kaoru was beginning to get worried; 'why hasn't Yahiko returned yet?' It's been awhile since she last saw him. Kaoru went out to find him. He wasn't in the kitchen or their practice grounds. She began to get a bad feeling, that's where he would usually be, where could he have gone to?

That is when she noticed his wooden sword on the ground. Her eyes widened. She ran over, there were the small footsteps of Yahiko on the dirt, she looked a bit closer, and there were also the larger footsteps of a man. Kaoru's hand was over her mouth, he, he's been kidnapped.

Battousai pondered upon the events of the day while he did his laundry. It certainly was a strange day. The smell of blood has been getting stronger in everything he drinks or eats.

His thoughts were abruptly cut off when Kaoru stormed into the laundry room. He eyed her suspiciously. 'What would she want?'

"Kenshin! I, I think Yahiko has been kidnapped!" She panted.

"What?!" Kenshin whispered menacingly.

Kaoru ignored his tone of voice, "I found two pairs foot prints at where we usually practice, one belongs to Yahiko, I think the other belongs to a man." Her tears were flowing freely down her cheeks now. Battousai's eyes narrowed.

"I'll go talk to Katsura." Kenshin informed her as he rushed out the door. He was pissed; it could have only been one man...

"This is bad." Katsura stated upon hearing the news. "Kenshin, you must find the boy and bring him back as soon as possible. We can't afford any information leaks at this late stage in the revolution."

"I'm going too!" Kaoru burst in through the door. Bo ken in hand. Ready for battle.

Katsura looked up, surprised, "I'm sorry but you can't." Katsura said to her.

"But, he's my brother!" Kaoru cried.

"I know, but if you go, then there is always the chance that you might be killed."

"I don't care!" Katsura stared into her eyes and noticed the fires of determination that was burning in them and knew that he could not stop her although he knew that she was just being naïve.

"Go if you wish, just don't be captured by the enemy." Battousai made a move to reject but Katsura stopped him. "Go now, find him as soon as possible, it's too risky to send out a search party."

The couple walked out.

Battousai inspected the crime scene; he noticed a letter nailed to the wall. After he read it, the letter was crumpled and throne over his shoulder. 'Jineh.'

Kaoru was inspecting the ground when Battousai stood over her. She looked up questioningly.

"Lets go." Was all Battousai said before he walked off. Kaoru followed like a child would a parent. It was going to be a long day.

"Let me go you big jerk!" Yahiko struggled under the weird man's grasp; he was practicing kendo when this man cloaked in what seemed like rags stared at him. He realized that he couldn't move, and then he was taken to this forest.

"What do you want anyway?"

"Hn, hn, I want to fight the Battousai." The hooded man said. He threw Yahiko on the ground and tied him up. "Hn, now we wait."

"How do you know Kenshin will come anyways?" Yahiko questioned.

"Hn, so his name is Kenshin eh." The man said. Yahiko mentally kicked himself. "Well, I left him a little note. He'll come. Or the girl will kill him." Yahiko was actually amused. He could just see his sister hitting a swirly-eyed Kenshin over the head with her boken.

It was midnight, the moon shone overhead. Battousai and Kaoru strode along the forest. None of them spoke a word. They were focused on their surroundings, ready for any surprise attack. They suddenly came upon a clearing. Kaoru was more than happy when she spotted Yahiko. She started to run towards him when Battousai stopped her.

"What are you doing?!" she asked bewildered.

"Are you so inexperienced that you don't notice the man sitting beside your brother?" Battousai shot back with annoyance in his voice.

"Hn, hn Battousai, you're finally here. I've been waiting." Jineh stood up and drew his sword.

"Let the boy go I make your death quick and painless." Battousai's voice had gained a menacing edge to them. Kaoru was disgusted.

"Hn, very good, well spoken for the legendary manslayer." Jineh said in his throaty voice. "But you underestimate me!" he screamed, his eyes were that of a madman's. He bared his teeth. His muscles expanded and contracted, steam began to rise from his body.

"I am the most powerful, I am invincible." He screamed. Kaoru watched Jineh with terrified eyes. 'So this is the true essence of the Meiji revolution, madness.' She unknowingly strayed closer to Battousai.

When Jineh's transformation was over, he walked towards the pair. "Well, Battousai, are you waiting for me?"

Battousai drew his sword. "If you don't take my advice than I've had enough." His voice was as cold and hard as steel. Kaoru is now used to the chills that went up her spine every time Battousai was readied for battle.

Suddenly, both Jineh and Battousai charged at each other. Their swords clashed, steel grated against each other. They jumped away from each other and charged again, another clash, Battousai and Jineh circled each other, they were barely visible.

Kaoru was awestruck; Battousai is as ruthless as he is beautiful in battle. His movements were fluid, his sword danced in his grasp. Yet another clash. Battousai kicked Jineh under the chin. He fell, in a moment, Battousai loomed over Jineh, and he delivered the finishing blow through the heart of a struggling Jineh quickly. The madman smiled, he had always wanted it to end like this.

"What, a wonderful feeling." He said.

"Did saitou send you?" Battousai asked as the man's life slowly drained out of him in the form of blood.

"Yes." Jineh answered before he died.

"Just as I thought." Kaoru rushed to Yahiko's side in an instant.

"Are you okay?" She asked urgently.

"Yes I am, ugly." Kaoru as usual hit Yahiko over the head every time he said that. She looked towards Battousai. Who looked strangely amused.

"Um, thanks." Battousai felt strangely comforted by those words.

"Lets go back." And they started their trek back to the hotel.

Author's Note: please leave me a review!! It gives me motivation to write better chapters!!! That little incident with K and K was just an accident. Remember Barrie.