AC:hey guys! well this is the last chapter! if your wondering what its about its simply about Yahiko making sure that the illusion that he was in wouldn't come true. so yeah...well hope you enjoy this last chapter!

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Yahiko layed on his futon in mid morning. He looked up at the ceiling remembering that the illusions could come true.

"Hnn..."

"Yahiko! Are you up!"Kaoru loudly said tapping on Yahiko's shoji door. Yahiko grunted and sat up.

"Hai!"he said rudely.

"I don't like that tone! You better get dressed! We need to go shopping!"Kaoru said.

Yahiko's eyes widened as he remembered when Kaoru was kidnapped in the illusion.

"Can't Kenshin do it?"Yahiko asked.

"He can't! Kenshin is too busy with the other chores!"Kaoru replyed. Yahiko rolled his eyes and got dressed. He grabbed his shinai and opened the shoji door as Kaoru was ready with the tofu bucket. "Ready?"she asked. Yahiko nodded and followed her out the gate.

After the shopping, Yahiko struggled as he held the very heavy bucket filled with tofu.

"C'mon Yahiko. It can't be that heavy,"Kaoru said.

"Look who's talkin'! Your not the one carrying it!"Yahiko said. Kaoru ignored him and just kept walking.

"Ahh...lets take the short cut through the woods,"Kaoru said walking down the path. Yahiko dropped the tofu bucket remembering that this is where the men in the illusion captured Kaoru.

Kaoru stopped walking and turned around.

"Yahiko! What're you doing? You just spilled some of the tofu!"Kaoru said angerly.

"Kaoru! Don't go through there!"Yahiko said running infront of Kaoru. Kaoru just looked at the spikey haired boy and blinked a couple of times in confusion.

"Why?"she asked.

"Because..uh...theres...uhhh...BEARS!"Yahiko lied. Kaoru raised her eyebrows.

"Oh really?"she said sarcasticly. Yahiko nodded his head."Yahiko! Everyone knows that bears aren't in these parts of the woods!"Kaoru yelled seriously. Yahiko didn't say anything knowing that his 'plan' wouldn't work."Step aside, Yahiko. This is the fastest way to get home!"Kaoru said walking past Yahiko. Yahiko became angry and jumped infront of her again with his shinai in hand.

"Kaoru! Don't go through there! Or else!"Yahiko loudly said.

"Or else what?"she asked putting her hands on her hips.

"I'll fight you!"Yahiko said sternly. Kaoru tried hard to put on a serious face, but bursted out laughing.

"Yahiko! Haha! Thats hilarious! Do you know who you're talking to? I'm the one thats training you! I'm your teacher!"Kaoru laughed.

"I'm serious, Kaoru!"Yahiko said raising his shinai. Kaoru just looked at him oddly and waved her hand at him smiling.

"Alright, alright. We'll go the other way...the long way,"Kaoru said walking the other direction. Yahiko sighed in relief. "But your carrying the tofu bucket!"Kaoru yelled over to Yahiko. Yahiko wanted to die just then, but didn't say anything as he grumbled picking up the tofu bucket.

As a week passed by, Yahiko's suspicions began to wander as no sign from the illusion was showing. Yahiko sat on the dojo floors relaxing a bit. With nothing to do he decided to go to the Akabeko to see if he could help.

He exited the gates and walked to the Akabeko, but Yahiko was cut short by two thugs.

"Give us your money! Or else!"the one thug said. Yahiko didn't say anything and grabbed out his shinai.

"Come and get it!"Yahiko said charging towards the thugs. Yahiko swung his shinai at the first man and was knocked out in a flash. He finished the other one by sticking his shinai in the man's stomach. The thug fell to his knees grasping his stomach in pain and surely fell to the ground."Hmm...those guys seem different,"Yahiko said walking away, but the fight wasn't over yet.

The thug who was knocked out first rose up and grabbed out his gun. Yahiko turned around and saw the man point the gun at him.

I thought...that...it wasn't going to happen...Am I going to die! Yahiko thought.

"Say your prayers, brat!"the thug yelled pulling the trigger. Yahiko stood, frozen. He couldn't move. It seemed like the end for him, but he felt someone push him to the side. It was Sanosuke.

"Gah!"Yahiko yelled landing on the ground. Yahiko sat up quickly as Sanosuke finished off the thug. Sanosuke smirked and walked over to Yahiko helping the boy up.

"You alright kid?"Sanosuke asked chewing on a fish bone...as usual. Yahiko nodded as he wiped the dirt off his clothes.

"Arigatou, Sanosuke,"Yahiko said. Sanosuke smirked.

"You could of dodged that easily. If I wasn't there you'd be dead,"Sanosuke said putting his hand on Yahiko's head."You've got the heart of a samurai, just like your father, you little punk,"Sanosuke said. Yahiko's eyes widened as he thought back of the words from the illusion, but Yahiko became filled with anger and pushed Sanosuke's hand off his head.

"What'd you call me?"Yahiko said pointing his shinai at him. Sanosuke grabbed Yahiko's shinai from out of his reach and flicked his forehead. "You'll pay for that you, Roosterhead!"Yahiko yelled. Sanosuke twitched hearing that damned nickname of his.

"What'd you say you little punk! I could beat you!"Sanosuke said dropping Yahiko's shinai.

"Oi! Watch it! That's my shinai you dropped!"Yahiko said picking it up.

"So? It's trash anyway!"Sanosuke laughed grabbing the shinai from Yahiko once again."Come and get, you little kid!"Sanosuke yelled running away. Yahiko smirked and ran after him.

"I'll catch you in an instant, ROOSTERHEAD!"Yahiko yelled.

"What'd you call me?"

As a few days passed by Kenshin, Yahiko and Kaoru walked under a sunny bright sky as the cherry blossoms slowly fell.

"Nice day isn't it?"Kenshin smiled. Kaoru nodded. She turned a cornor and noticed something catch her eye.

"Oh!"she said running towards, what seemed to be a cliff. Yahiko just watched her as she neared the edge of the cliff.

"Kaoru! Don't do it!"Yahiko yelled running after Kaoru. Kaoru turned around as she saw Yahiko accidently push her off.

"ORO?"

SPLASH!

Yahiko looked down from the 'cliff' and noticed that it was just a few feet up.

"Yahiko! I'm going to KILL you!"Kaoru screamed rising up from the one foot deep river. Yahiko's eyes widened as he began to laugh histerically, but he noticed a small push from behind as he fell into the river also.

Yahiko got up quickly looking at who pushed him.

"KENSHIN!"Yahiko screamed in anger as Kaoru laughed.

"Heh..gomen, Yahiko. I couldn't resist,"Kenshin said smiling. Yahiko just smirked and ran out of the small river running up the small hill trying to push Kenshin off.

"Its your turn NOW!"Yahiko yelled.

"ORO!"

AC: hey i finally finished the last chapter! i hope you enjoyed the story! please please please please please! send me a review and tell me what you think! rate this please! from 1-10 from 10 being the best..and criticsm is welcome! i need it! lol!