DKRaven: I hope that you enjoy chapter 4.

Chapter 4: Enemy?

Kaoru had reached her house and laid Battousai in her futon it was the only one she had in her house. Since she had a guest in her house she will at least give him her bed. She left him there to get her medicine bag in the kitchen. It was necessary for her to know some medical experience since she was doing dangerous assignments but she also learn from her father's friend Dr. Gensai. She only needed a bottle of alcohol and some bandages to take care of his wounds.

She came in and knelt by his side then she open his Gi to find many cuts. She touches his chest and watched him flinch from her touch. First she will take away his sword to make sure he would not cut her in half if he would wake up at anytime. She grabs his sword and quickly moves it to the other room. She came back with a cloth and got it wet with alcohol. She gently put the cloth on his chest as she watched him grit his teeth together but he didn't open his eyes.

Fifteen minutes has passed and she was done bandaging him. The last part was his scar and the scar had a dark aura around it. She stared at it and she brought her hand to his cheek touching it. She was surprise that he didn't flinch but he seems to move towards her hand as though he liked the feeling. She brought the cloth and so very gently wipes the blood from it. This time he did flinch. Kaoru smiled she hadn't smile in a long time and this man small action made her smile. She thought that was strange and it felt strange smiling again.

She tucks him in and got up to leave the room. She would guess that he would wake up in 3 or 2 days but she wasn't sure the man was full of surprises. In the mean time he can use her bed while she went out to do her nightly activities. She already had her night wear and she wasn't going to let Battousai out of her sight so she will sleep in the same room as him.

She went outside to the shack in hopes in finding another futon for her. She looked up and saw the dark clouds starting to clear up. She stood there for a minute staring at the beautiful moon memorized by its beauty. She turns away and started walking to the abandon shack. She hasn't been it here for years to be exact when she buried her father. She came back and stored her father precious sword in here. She saw it again in the back of the shack and it was magnificent. Its glow came from the moonlight shining through the window and hitting the sword. She noticed something behind it. It was futon a futon that belong to her father before he got sick.

She brought the futon inside and was lucky to find it. The futon was full of dust but it was something to sleep on; it was also important to her. Kaoru headed back to her room and set her futon a distance from the Battousai. She didn't bother in changing in her night clothes because she didn't want to be in a vulnerable situation especially with a man unknown to her in her room. She lay down and tried to sleep; she couldn't. She turns her head and looked at Battousai she watched as his chest went up and down in a slow state. Kaoru stared at him so long that the breath of Battousai was making her want to sleep and it did.

Next morning

Early in the morning she took a bath and changed in a dark green kimono. She was trying to cook breakfasts but she kept on burning her food. She gave up and went to town a bought food for her and her guest. She would have to feed him and she didn't want him to die of hunger or of food poisoning. What was bugging her for a while was why did she help him out? Why was she acting so strange around him? Why him of all people? Was he even an enemy to her after he saved her? Will he consider her one? But one question has her the most. What will happen when he wakes up? She will wait for those questions to be answer when he does wake up.

She set down the food and grabs some plates. Then she headed to her room. She opens the shoji and found him still sleeping. She supported his back with her hand while the other tried to feed him. She gave him a bit of rice and water so he can swallow his food. She kept on repeating the process till the bowl was empty which took her about 10 minutes. When she was done she wipe his mouth and once again tuck him in.

That night she had a new set of list of men to kill. She usually gets her information from parties where she gets invited to and are usually held by rich people since her father was very rich he was well know in Japan and making her known as a wealthy bachelor. In some cases she gets them from drunken police men or politician. Her information that night came from a drunken politician at a bar she usually gets her information and that night it didn't fail her.

That night Battousai also had something going on but in his dreams.

(Dream)

"Let go of me." Battousai slash the bloody arm of him and tried to the same to the others; but there were too many of them. They were pulling him down were flames were erupting from the grown. He looked up to see if there was another way out as he did he saw a shadow emerge. It was the same woman he saved.

'What is she doing here?' He watched as the hand that gram him were heading her way trying to bring her down with him. He noticed that she was not moving he had to warn her to get away. He didn't know why but he wanted to help her. He didn't want her to fall like he did.

"Get away from here. Hurry before they get you." He warned her but she didn't move.

"Why aren't you moving? Run!" but it was too late she was being drag down to his level. He looked at her blue eyes and could not see her emotion but she too started to slash her enemy's hands. He now could see her frighten eyes and her will to get up to safety. He sonly joins her but it was no use their swords fell in the fire they had no way of defending themselves. He felt her soft hands on his as her eyes looked at his. It felt like she was looking at his soul he grip her hand and felt them being lifted up.

Then the scene change it was back to where he had met her. He turned around to face her but she disappeared.

"No wait please wait don't leave me." He didn't want her to leave he felt as thought his soul was being taken away from him.

'Why do I feel this way about a person I never met? Why does my soul feel empty with out her presence? I know I can't let her leave but why do I feel like I really need her? In my life I have been by myself and now I need a person presence someone to share my sins with; hers to be exact.

"WHY NOW? WHAT DOES THIS DREAM MEAN?"

(Back to reality)

"WHY!" He shot up from his futon with his hands on his head and he also felt sweat all over his body. He looked around noticing this was wasn't the Ishin Shisi quarters. He tried to get up but fail aimlessly. He looked down to his body and saw that his wounds were taken care of. He brought his hand to his cheek and remembered the mysteries assassin. 'Where I'm I?' He was remembering his battle with the Mibu wolf but he also knew that he black out after the fight ended. He reached for his swords but there was nothing in his left side.

"Where are my swords?" He looked around the room hoping to find them. He was met with a mirror in the corner and a small closet right next to it. His hopes died his swords were nowhere within the room. With determination to find his swords he tried to get up even if his wounds were reopening but this time he was successful. He got and walk to the closet looking for his swords. He opens the doors and was met with…

'Kimonos? Was it the assassin that I met that night but why would she save me? And leave me in her room?'

He was outrage he had shown such weakness to a women. He closed the doors and walk out of the room. He walked outside and was facing a big garden. He would guess that it was midnight but what he found strange about the whole time was the he was the only person in the house. He would guess that the mysteries woman that owns the place was out killing. He made up his mind he would first get his swords and wait for assassin to come back.

(Back to kaoru)

Kaoru was glad that she finished early and she was heading back home not knowing that a special hitokiri was waiting for her. Kaoru wanted to take a long hot bath after she check on Battousai. She stops in front of her house making sure there was no danger around. There wasn't and she took off her mask. She also senses that Battousai ki was the same when she left him. She walks inside making sure not to make a noise and open the shoji doors of her room. She was expecting a sleeping man in a futon but what she didn't expect was to be attack by Battousai.

Battousai jump on her getting her unguarded and now he was on top of her. He did find his swords but he refused to attack her with them to keep his code in place. He was inches apart from her face being intoxicated with her scent; jasmine. He got a better looked of her face. Her face looked like a porcelain doll face she had every feature to be exact. She had wide blue eyes, cherry full lips, a heart shape face, and black hair flowing behind her.

Kaoru looked at the position she was in and knew she wouldn't be able to escape from his grasp. What surprised her was that the Battousai didn't slit her throat right at the moment she came in the room and was looking at her strangely. She stared at him strait in his eyes making sure that her face staid emotionless and showing anger of his action through her eyes. His cold eyes were amber and they were staring back at her. She was never this close to a man before and she was getting nervous about their position even more.

Battousai saw her anger which quickly changes to an impatient person. He grin it seem that the great Karasu doesn't like being hold down by a man. He wanted to tease her so he came close to her face as though he was going to kiss her. He felt her muscles tense up and saw as her eyes were getting wider by the second. This is when he realized that the mighty Karasu had never been touch by a man in her life. He lifts up his eyebrows as though this was a great discovery.

How does he know this? First her reaction was different than the other women he had meet. Other women would swoon before him because of his good looks and his attractive personality; dark and strong. While others jump to him like hookers looking for a strong guy to entertain them and he had never paid any attention to none of them. No, it seems Karasu was different from all them she was it seem innocent to sexual attraction. He went near her face his lips brushing her ear making her tense more.

"What is your name?" in a dark and low voice. He felt her struggle in his grasp but the way he was in top of her it would be difficult to get out.

Kaoru had enough of playing his stupid game. She surely knew that the man was trying to piss her off and he was doing a darn good job at it.

'What the hell does he think he is doing? Why the hell is he playing games with me? I need to get out of his grasp but how. Wait I know how. Humph I'll show him who is stronger.' She saw the position he was in and figure out a way to back fire his place. It was simple she will have to flip him over and then she will be the one on top. With all her strength she flips him.

'What the f? How?' he looked up and saw that now she was in charge.

"You shouldn't play games with people who are stronger than you, Battousai." Now she was in power and it felt good.

"Stronger. Do you just recall that I caught you off guard and tackle you down to the ground. If you were better than me then you would've know what was coming to you." After this he quickly changes position putting him once again in top.

'Darn' she looked and saw that he was enjoying his little game. He once more came to her face so that she can feel his relax breathing.

"I will ask you once more time women, what is your name?" his voice was so low that it brought chills to her spine.

"Kaoru, now get off" each word dropping with venom. With a hump he did. She got up and dusted her clothes.

"Why did you help? Why didn't you let me die there?" He wasn't facing her but had his back to her.

"Every assassin shouldn't die alone even if we have no one in this world and with the great sins we have committed. Even with those we shouldn't die alone."

"Even are enemies." he completed.

"Yes even them." Kaoru thought that this scene change dramatically at first they were pissing one another off and now they were talking as though nothing had happen. Then if they were talking so calmly then she might as well bring in the question that was bothering her.

"Are we enemies then?" This question sounded off for her for her personally was deep cold but with this man she was talking like a normal person. And the response that would come from him wouldn't surprise her.

"I don't know but you will figure out if one day I come here to kill you."

"Logic answer from an assassin"

"I think is time for me to leave." Battousai pick up his swords and was heading for the door but was stooped with the arm she place in front of him. He looked down at her only to see that her face was cover by her bang and difficult to see her emotions.

"If you mention in whom I am then I won't hesitate to hunt you down and kill you." changing her character to Karasu.

"I won't. It isn't fair that I know your name and you don't know mines."

"It is enough for me to know that you are Battousai."

"Very well but I will tell you anyways my name is Kenshin, Himura Kenshin." He wanted her to know his name for some reason that he didn't know. In all his life no one knew his name only his master and his boss knew it. And now she also knew his name he knew he was making no mistake in telling her.

"Till the next time we meet Kaoru or should I say Karasu." With that he was out of her sight and into the night.

"Till next time Battousai."

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Do not worry these two will meet very soon but I mean very soon.

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