Disclaimer: Kenshin and crew aren't mine.
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Megumi walked into the south street station, the musky darkness and pale light making the station seem ghost-like. a homeless man sat at the darkest corner, strumming on an old guitar.
"This is the end, for us my friend." He sang his deep voice strangely familliar.
Souta followed her to the payphones and they searched the area.
They were startled when they found a deep red streak of blood running down the wall to puddle in the floor.
"Kaouru!" she yelled, looking around the station. If the girl had called for help, she would be where she said she would be..Unless...
"Sir, Did you see a woman about five-seven, black hair, leather jacket, at the phones a few minutes ago?" She asked the ragged old man.
"Uh, sure. A red haired man with a scar on his face, it was shaped like a scar i think, picked her up, i figured it was her boyfriend or the person she called." The man said, holding out the hat.
Megumi dropped in a five and walked away.
"Damnit!" she cursed as she led Souta out into the street just as it began to pour down again.
She flipped out a cell phone and called home. "Sanouske, get your ass down to Gensai's office pronto!" She yelled as soon as the phone picked up.
She hung up on him and dialed another number. "Dr. Kaouru's not there, a witness said that she was picked up and taken by a guy with red hair and a cross shaped scar on his face. Possibly a tattoo, the light's poor in the station." she said, spinning out the details.
"Alright, Megumi, We'll find her." Gensai's cracked voice was full of worry.
Megumi hung up and pulled into the parking lot just after Sanouske's buic pulled in.
"What's so demanding?" Sano asked, trying to wrap Megumi in a hug. She brushed past him, grabbing him on the way.
"Kaouru called for help, but when we got there, she was gone, there was blood on the wall where the phone call was made. A homeless guy said she was picked up by a red haired man with a cross shaped scar, do you know him?" Megumi demanded as the speeded down the starched white hallways.
"Red hair, cross scar...Noone like that. But i do know of someone, a bounty head. He's got a cross shaped tattoo on his left cheek." He said, going over his connections.
"That's gotta be him." She said, bursting into the conference room.
"His name's Battosai. I'll check the network for any new bounties." He said, flipping out his cell.
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Kaouru felt light and heavy. Her mind was fogged and troubling thoughts made her want to scream. Where was she? She didn't recognise the feel of this place. She tried to force her eyes open, but they were too heavy.
She heard someone moving around her, a monitor was beeping. Where was she?
"Tie her down, I can't get into the cut properly with her moving like this." Came an unfamilliar voice. She immediately felt strong, calloused hands on her legs.
She kicked toward a face, and her eyes came open. She knocked them away from her, the people dressed in white started toward her as she fell out of bed.
"Get the fuck away from me." she growled, picking up a surgical tool.
"Calm down, mrs. Himura." Said one of the men.
Her eyes widened. "I am in no way a Himura. My name is Kaouru Kamiya. Where the fuck am i?" she demanded.
"You're in county general, Mr. Himura brought you here. He's in the waiting room but.." she stormed past the men and tackled the only man in the room, startling the other visitors.
"Who the fuck are you?!" she demanded, the blade at the base of his throat, blood seeped around the blade to run down the side of his neck.
"Careful, you're still in danger with that injury. i would suggest you calm down, Kaouru." He said, his deep voice calm.
"Who the hell do you think you are? What's your name?" She demanded.
"Himura, Kenshin. I think i am me. Anything else?" He asked, humor in his voice. "Because, although i do like the view, i would suggest you go back to the ER. You are wearing next to nothing, my dear." He said.
"You bastard!" she screamed, slapping him hard. she went to slap her again and he caught her wrist.
"Dont hit me. i brought you here to keep the other bounty heads from finding you." He said, his eyes flashing golden. He pulled her down onto him and kissed her feircely, startling her. He pressed the pusle on the back of her neck, causing her to collapse on top of him.
He carried her into the emergency room again. "Now, i suggest you fulfill my earlier request and let me sit inside here." He said, laying the limp, all but topless, Kaouru on the operating table.
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I'm cutting it off there, just because i have psychology homework. I hope this class helps me out with the stories i'm writing.
Anyways, thanks for your support, see ya round.
And in the end, there was nothing. -a poet i once read.
