Okay...Sorry it took soo long, i had a hard time figuring out what to do with this.

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Kaouru stared at the people milling around, chatting to themselves or on phones. She watched as a little girl chased her ball under the watchful eye of a woman, probably the child's mother.

The ball was kicked toward Kaouru and she caught it as it hit her weist. She knelt and smiled at the girl, who smiled back.

"Be careful, little one. I wouldn't want you to get hurt." She said, handing the oversized neon blue ball back to her.

"Yes ma'am!" she chirped and hopped toward her mother, ball in her arms.

It was time for the subway train to arrive, but it wasn't there yet.

She glanced at the watch on her wrist and stared for the train.

Someone started screaming, verry loudly. She looked around to see the girl's mother screaming hysterically.

Suddenly she noticed the girl was gone. She raced forward and slapped the mother, calming her.

"What happened?" she asked, shaking the hysterical woman.

"Miko!" she screamed, racing toward the tracks, the distant sound of the tram approaching.

"Keep her here!" Kaouru screamed to the people surrounding them as she fought her way to the tracks.

"Miko? Miko!" she screamed as the girl stared up at her in confusion, ball in her small hands as she stood between tracks.

"Stay right there, miko!" She told the girl, who nodded happily and started playing with her ball again.

She jumped down onto the tracks as the tram's headlight blinded her. She grabbed the girl and raced for the balcony, knowing she was too slow.

She saw the darkness beneath the balcony and dove into the filth, the child in her arms, laughing.

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Kenshin stared in horror as the bounty head saved the girl.

Then he realized that they wouldn't make it in time to get back up.

He raced forward to sweep them back into the other side when he was held back by the crowd.

They all watched in horror as the train screeched by loudly, shaking the floor and walls.

They started looking around for them after it had left.

"They're gone! There's no trace of anyone ever being down there!" came the awed wisper.

Suddenly a cheer rose up through the crowd and the girl was hoisted into the air like a trophy.

They set her down near him, and he could see blood on her clothes.

"What happened?" He asked her, kneeling at her side.

"She picked me up and we ran! Then we were in a dark place, and then there were flashey lights and then she told me to come up here!" She said excitedly like it had been the best ride of her little life.

"Where is the woman that picked you up?" He asked.

"Oh, she said that she would come out after everyone was gone cuz she didn't want to be seen." She said, nodding happily. "Are you her friend?"

"No. Just wondering."

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as soon as the girl left, she stared through the darkness at her bloody hands.

It seemed like every time she tried to do something, it turned out wrong in at least one way. Growling at her own insolince, she waited until the mass of people standing above her were gone before she attempted to climb out of the filthy, stinking hole.

she stared up at the platform, cradling her bleeding arm.

She couldn't climb out. So she would have to jump.

She crouched, gritting her teeth, and lept onto the ledge of the platform, wavering back and forth before she fell onto her knees.

Her head hit the floor as she cradled her arm, closing her eyes tight, she breathed deeply, trying to gain control of her senses as the poison leaked into her bloodstream from the gaping gash in her shoulder.

She stood, shakily, and stumbled over to the pay phones. She punched in her police code and the number to her physician.

"Dr. Gensai, Send Megumi to pick me up, i'm in the south street station by the payphones, she may need to bring additional help, tell her to bring Souta." she said, as soon as he said hello.

"Kaouru..Are you?..." He started to ask but she hung up on him, sinking to the floor of the booth. The world spinning faster and faster.

Someone was standing over her, then they knelt in front of her. She opened bleary eyes to see violet eyes. She tried to blink her vision to clear but she only fell into the darkness of unconsiousness.

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That's it for this chapter, but i promise a faster update next time!

Till then, Arigato!

This is the darkness. -me.