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Chapter 5: Kenshin, Kaoru, Urako and the Dance of Oros
Everyone's eyes followed the direction to where they soon met up with a hunched form....of Hajime Saito...half nude.
The dojo erupted into fits of loud belly laughs and tear streamers for what seemed like hours but was really only 30 minutes. Saito turned around and narrowed his eyes at the laughing 'fools', anger and embarrassment building up within him. He grit his teeth in annoyance. Closing his eyes, he tried to count to ten in order to soothe his anger.
Urako walked over to him and handed the extra gi and hakama to him, though before she did, she whispered,"Next time, don't underestimate my power, or your clothes won't be the only things that you'll lose."
She smirked and dropped the clothes in his arms and turned around, and said,"You might as well dress now, they're dying of laughter so they won't notice you."
He nodded and put on the gi and hakama quickly and was interested to find that they fit him perfectly.
"I told you Wolf, I see the future, I only reveal to you what I deem necessary," Urako said as she sat on the floor.
Yahiko, Sano and Megumi were clutching their stomachs, while Kenshin and Kaoru were hugging each other and laughing till they were blue in the face.
Saito was on his way out when Urako said to him,"I will do the mission with his help, Wolf; you can be assured."
Saito merely nodded, though scowled when he spotted the laughing group he muttered,"Morons." And left through the dojo gates.
Urako shook her head and eyed the now more sedate laughing people on the floor.
"Kenshin, Kaoru we have work to do-Sano, Yahiko, and Megumi could you please leave us? We need as much concentration as we can get, thank you," Urako said aloud, catching their attention pretty quickly.
Kenshin scruntched up his brows before asking,"Uhh..Miss Urako what are we going to do that requires mine and Kaoru's attendance?" He got up, pulling Kaoru up with him, and faced Urako.
"Yes, Urako, what are we going to do?" Kaoru asked, utterly confused.
"Kaoru, you like to dance, do you not?" Urako asked as she back away from them, thinking of different dance patterns that they could use.
"Well...I, I used to.." she stuttered a little, a blush tainting her cheeks.
Sano, Megumi and Yahiko gaped at the young kendo instructor. They never knew that she could dance; since the only things she did do were teach kendo and poison the dojo occupants with her food.
"Wow..Missy! I didn't know you could dance! Why don't you show us, eh?" Sano said as he elbowed her.
Megumi slapped him upside his head and said,"Not that type of dancing you moron!"
Sano gently rubbed his head as he glared at Megumi and asked,"Hey Fox!! Watch the goods here! And what was that for anyway?"
Megumi shook her head at his stupidity and dragged Sano out of the dojo.
"I don't think that ugly here can do anything except burn food," Yahiko laughed as he ran away from Kaoru's shinai.
"Come here you little BRAT!!" Kaoru screamed as she ran after him, waving her shinai around the dojo.
"Ugly!! You can't dance!! You can't even-"
CRASH
Yahiko wasn't looking where he was going at ran head first into Urako; who didn't move. Though, that did not mean that she was not angry with the boy.
Yahiko landed on his hind quarters with a loud thud and stared frighteningly into Urako's blue/amber orbs. All was still for a moment, hearts thumping inside one another's chests as they awaited Yahiko's fate.
Their eyes locked for a split second before Urako said curtly,"Out, boy."
Yahiko swallowed a large lump in his throat and silently nodded before he made a mad dash for the dojo door.
Kenshin watched with slight horror at the way Urako handled the situation.
She uses her overwhelming power and intimidating presence to force others to bend
to her will, that she does. Reminds me of a certain ex-warrior who did that, thought Kenshin.
Though, his attention was then focused on some pressure being applied on his shoulder, and looked to find Kaoru with the same mixed feelings about the recent event. Kenshin gave her a reassuring smile which said that everything was going to be alright. She slowly nodded in understanding, and looked back to Urako.
Kenshin was then reminded of what was said earlier, and hoped to bring the uneasy tension down by talking about Kaoru's dancing. He tried to think back on what he thought of when that was first brought up, before Yahiko had to open his big mouth.
Kenshin looked at her in wonder, violet eyes sparkling in appreciation.
She can dance? What else can she do?
"You can dance Kaoru? " Kenshin asked, forever interested.
"Ye-yes..I used to..I mean.."Kaoru began as she fidgeted.
"Kaoru, I don't need a history lesson, I just wanted to know if you had or hadn't," Urako cut in, bending over to select a good song to start out with.
"HEY!! I don't care if you are my descendent or not! You should show respect to me!! Besides, I was giving you your answer!" Kaoru huffed, and bundled her arms below her chest.
"I'm sure that Miss Urako did not mean it, Kaoru, that she-"
"Actually, I did,"Urako said and pressed play.
"Ohh, I am so going to get you!!" Kaoru ranted as she charged blindly at Urako.
Then music started to blast, reverberating through the dojo walls. Urako put on The Lion Sleeps Tonight by the Tokens, and moved her feet in sync with the beat as she dodged Kaoru's kick.
Kaoru, though upon hearing the strange noise, stopped, becoming easy prey for Urako, who sprang out her kunais. Her pace was considerably slower and so she did not rush at Kaoru, but merely stepped closer to her, feet placed on the floor moved in sync with the drums and voices.
Kaoru only became more confused and unfocused as she saw that Urako started to sing along with the song. Urako finally flung out her kunais towards the kendo instructor in sync with the quick beatings of the drums. Her kunais pierced her gi just under her arm, between her legs, and to the side of her head-pinning her to the dojo walls.
Urako smirked at the shocked face of Kaoru and walked over to the stereo and turned it off.
"If you were my opponent, I would have sprung out these babies,"she extended her arms away from her body, and sprang out her hidden short swords,"and sliced your head off,"she continued with an amused smirk.
Kenshin was utterly shocked at the display that Urako put up and absently wondered, I wonder if she'll teach me that kunai trick..
"That was utterly amazing! Are you gonna teach me how to do that?"Kaoru asked as she tried to get out of Urako's kunais.
"In time, you shouldn't move too much, unless you want to practice naked. I'll be sparring with Kenshin," Urako said as she pulled out her kunais from every spot.
Urako turned to her stereo and said to Kenshin,"Kenshin, it's your turn. Try and keep up with me."
Kenshin stared at the red-haired woman and immediately said,"This unworthy one will not spar with you, that he will not."
Urako chuckled at her ancestors behavior and replied, "I'm afraid that you do not have much choice in the matter."
The pale yellow walls of the dojo secretly laughed at the ex-warrior's shocked face, as he tensed with anticipation for his upcoming fight.
I'm not usually like this during a fight....but she is so strange..even I found it hard to concentrate with the strange noise being emitted-and I was only a spectator! Kenshin thought, swallowing his nervousness.
Kenshin sighed, and replied to Urako, who was still bent over,"Alright, Urako..I guess we could fight...but I need to know why, that I do."
"For our up coming mission of course! I need your and Kaoru's help with it. I know that she'll never let you go unless she was with you anyway, so I'm killing two birds with one stone," Urako said as she stood up.
"She's right, I'd never let you go unless I was there to help you," Kaoru said as she walked over to where Kenshin stood.
"Kaoru, I want to say.....that I love you, and that I never want to see you hurt-and so if Urako is going with us....then I guess she'll protect you," Kenshin said as he placed his hand on her shoulder and squeezed it lightly.
Kaoru looked into his violet eyes and smiled widely as she said,"I love you too...please, please don't get hurt-because if you do, then I'll bring my bokken upon your head!"
She curled up her fist and tapped him lightly on his head.
"I'll be sure to remember that, that I will, Kaoru,"Kenshin chuckled, and turned his attention to Urako, who was tapping her foot impatiently.
"If you are done..?" Urako asked, arking an eyebrow. She really wanted them to be happy, but there are certain times and places for that, and right now they had to train.
Kenshin and Kaoru blushed and Kaoru moved away and sat next to the mini stereo.
"Good, now we will see who will beat who; Future v. Past,"Urako said and pushed play, again. She then disappeared, until Kenshin heard the music.
She appeared mere centimeters away from Kenshin's face, shaking her hips to the music of,'Rock DJ' by Robbie Williams. She bounced her head from side and walked backwards; tapping each foot on the ground before placing it behind the other.
She then sprang out her kunais in sync with the beat as soon as she heard RW sing. Moving her legs left and right, as well as shaking her hips, she put her kunais behind her head. She then, when she heard the high pitched"Funk"-threw her right handed kunais at the wide eyed Kenshin-and then at the low pitched,"Charm"-threw her left handed kunais.
Seeing the kunais at the last possible moment, Kenshin unsheathed his blade and deflected them. Though in doing so, he lost sight of Urako. He suddenly felt pressure on his shoulders as legs wrapped themselves underneath his arms, not letting him strike. He tried to bring down his arms, but she surprisingly held her legs where they were.
Urako appeared behind him and jumped on the unsuspecting ex-warrior, landing on his firm shoulders and wrapping her legs underneath his arms. He was putting up quite a fight, but wasn't going to win, nope, not if Urako had any say in the matter.
She started to move her hips to the music, making him unbalanced, and then finally used her upper body's force and forced herself to flip to the ground, with him firmly attached to her. They made a perfect arc in the air, bringing the both of them to the ground. Though before Kenshin landed on the ground, Urako detached herself from him and flipped through the air, after pushing herself from Kenshin's shoulders. She landed safely, though moved to the left and twirled, unsheathing her hidden swords.
Kenshin fell to the ground, though quickly recovered by back flipping off the wall and heading straight for the ever moving Urako.
Urako was ready for him, however, as she blocked his attack with her hidden swords, making an X in front of her face. She, however, started to push him forward, though feigned to the left then bent backwards, stuck one sword in the floor and kicked Kenshin at the back of his legs, forcing all her weight on her hand. It was painful for her, but it proved to be successful as she connected with his leg, making him fall.
Since her right leg kicked him, her left leg forcefully pushed him away towards the wall, giving her time to recuperate from her painful twisting maneuver. She heard him forcefully hit the wall, cracking it a little. She then planted her feet on the ground, pulled her sword from the floor, and ran towards his hurt form. Wagging her butt around, arms pulled behind her head, she approached her prey.
Kenshin gulped, though stood his ground, planting his feet in battou-jittsu stance.
He would be ready for her this time, but his mind kept on wandering to the strange noise, and he was left open and vulnerable to her attacks. He kept his eyes peeled on her approaking form, backing up little by little. He tried to read her ki to see what her next move was going to be, but to no avail.
This fight is harder than the Tenken's fight, that it is, thought Kenshin before he charged at Urako.
His sword pointed in front of him, he lunged at her helpless form. Then, her arms came down quickly, five red needles heading in his direction.
He dodged them quickly, employing his god-like speed, and swung horizontally at her figure.
She connected his reverse blade with her own katana, unsheathing it right after she threw her follicle needles. They kept their blades at a seeming stand-still, one trying to gain the upper hand on the other. But, as usual, Urako kept her figure moving. She readjusted her tight grip on her katana and forced it downwards towards Kenshin's form, forcing him to stay put.
Kenshin, his sword still at its horizontal position, felt the pressure put on by Urako. His mind jumbled by the music, he tried to focus his sword skills and defeat this woman. He then made an arc over Urako's head with his sword and cut across her form from there.
But his blade never made contact with her form, for she had miraculously ducked.
Urako saw this as an open invitation to end the fight, as she felt the song coming on to its last verse.
After his last powerful swing, she threw her sword to the ground and reached for his sword arm, pinning him to the dojo wall.
Before he could resist her advances, she said quickly, "I see that even you, my ancestor, cannot even hurt me..thought you did evade many of my attacks. And for that I commend you, but it won't be enough."she said as she left go of his wrist.
She went to her stereo and turned it off before another song could blast its way through the old dojo walls.
Kenshin had a bewildered look about him, as he thought about his past sparring with Urako.
It felt as if she were not using her full strength, that it did. I wonder what she has up her sleeves for us now, that I do, He looked toward Kaoru, to see that she had the same bewildered expression on her face as he had, though smiled as their eyes locked.
"Kenshin, Kaoru....back at home, in the future, my brother, Shinta, and I had this technique that we had made and perfected. It takes major concentration and balance. I believe that if we are to take down this whole Organization now, we must be focused and on time,"
"While all of this is true, Miss Urako, don't we stand a better chance at defeating this Yakuza group with larger numbers? I don't think that just the three of us can defeat a group that is the size of a formidable army, that I do not. We must rethink your strategy, that we must," Kenshin replied.
"Kenshin, I wasn't talking about waging war, remember that YOUR job is to protect the leader of the Aizu Company. All we, Kaoru, Saito, and I will have to do is take out all the important leaders of the Tikara Ryu and the Kyoto Organization, whoever that may be-and we will find out by the Tokyo Police,"
"Kenshin, what about the Oniwaban? I'm sure that they have heard of this little uprising down in the underworld,"Kaoru said as she got up from her sitting position.
"You are right, that you are. We could use Aoshi and Misao's help, that we could, in breaking up the Tikara Ryu and the Kyoto Organization-though I am unsure if they will comply, or rather, if Aoshi will help us," Kenshin responded.
"Any help at all will be great, however, now we must practice for this fight," Urako said as she turned from them, her eyes spotting her little stereo.
"What will we be doing now, Miss Urako?" Kenshin asked as he tried to peer over her shoulder.
"HEY Kenshin!!!! WE ARE ALL STARVING OUT HERE!!! CAN YOU MAKE US SOMETHING TO EAT??" shouted Yahiko from outside the dojo.
The trio cringed at the sound, though looked at one another for affirmation. Urako nodded her consent to eat; she sometimes forgot to eat her meals when she was in the midst of training.
"I think that eating a good warm meal before we do anything else is the best thing for us now, that it is," said Kenshin as he headed for the door.
"I agree with Kenshin, then we can properly discuss matters over some food and tea," Kaoru said as she smiled at Urako.
Urako nodded silently and followed them out of the dojo and towards the kitchen.
I must destroy the Kyoto Organization during its infancy so that the people who died by their hands will be alive and happy, she thought to herself as she seated herself on the tatami mats.