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Sanosuke is riding atop the carriage...Saitou stabs up through the roof of the carriage "Damn, I missed."

Saitou

ROTFLMAO! (Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off!!) That gets me every time.

On Full Moon Nights

Edited by: Lanie G.

Chapter 4: Secret Headquarters of the Issin Shishi.

The headquarters were hidden in an old inn, in the center of Kyoto. Kaoru looked at it with disgust. "This is the hideout? It looks like it could fall apart at any moment."

"Looks can be deceiving." Kenshin growled before entering the inn with Sano and Aoshi in tow. Kaoru stuck her tongue out at him, and Misao burst into a fit of giggles.

"I can already tell you're going to be a lot of fun, Kaoru."

She flashed a big smile before following Misao inside. Upon entering the inn Kaoru realized that the outside was made to look old and broken-down so the Shinsengumi wouldn't suspect it as the hideout. How clever. She gazed at the inside of the building, it was beautiful. There was a huge courtyard in the middle, complete with a well, garden, and koi pond. All the rooms surrounded the yard.

A maid walked up to her and began to push her into a room with a sign Katsura on the door. Kaoru was shoved inside and the door slammed shut behind her. Sitting down she noticed two other people occupied the room. Kenshin was sitting in a corner, his bangs covered his face. The other man sat before her, his face showed no emotion, but his eyes were comforting.

"Hello, I'm Katsura leader of the Issin Shishi." Kaoru bowed her head slightly, "A pleasure to meet you Katsura-san."

He smiled, "Kenshin has informed me that you wish to join our group.

"Hai! This is true."

"Are you skilled with a sword?"

"I'm the assistant master of the Kamiya Kasshin Style. My father founded it." Kaoru regretted mentioning her father. Images of him now flashed before her eyes, and fought to control the tears that were beginning to form. Control yourself Kaoru this is no time to reminisce.

"I would like to see your skills before allowing you to join."

"When would you like me to show you?"

"How about right now, Battosai shall spare with you."

Kaoru's eyes grew wide! Crap this isn't good! He'll kick my ass in a matter of seconds. "B...but Katsura-san, I don't have a sword."

"Don't worry I have plenty of swords here." He stood up and she nervously followed him into a smaller room. Kaoru's eyes grew wide as she looked upon the hundreds of swords that hung on the walls.

He smiled, "Take your pick."

She walked around the room until she spotted the perfect one for her. It was a kantana with a dark blue sheath. She pulled the sword out to reveal a silver blade with a blue hilt. Looking it over she noticed that on one side of the hilt there was a silver star. Satisfied with what she saw, she tied it to her hakama belt and followed Katsura out into the courtyard where Battosai stood.

Nervously she faced him and moved into a battle stance. He did the same, but his movements were much more fluent than hers.

Kaoru's heart beat quickened, as she stared into his amber orbs that had narrowed into slits. She blinked, and suddenly he was gone. Sensing his ki behind her she quickly turned around just in time to block his oncoming attack. Unfortunately Battosai was much stronger than her and she felt the blades coming closer to her throat. He gave her a smirk, "Not bad, most people are not able to sense my ki before I strike."

Kaoru in return gave him a smile before pushing him away. Taking a running start she charged full force towards him. Easily he moved out of the way and struck her in the back of the knees causing her to fall to the ground. Pinning her legs down with his own, he held his sword to her throat. "Checkmate," he said huskily, his eyes glowed with amusement.

This pissed off Kaoru and she struggled to get out from under him. He wouldn't budge.

"Get off!" she growled, he continued to sit on top of her. Until Katsura spoke up, "Enough!" Immediately he got off not bothering to help her up.

"Jerk!" she said under her breath.

"You have proven that you are an excellent fighter. Though you lost, you have shown that you're stronger than the average fighter who would have lasted only seconds." Katsura flashed her a warm smile before motioning them to follow him back into the office.

As she followed him, Kaoru noticed that her fight had attracted a crowd of other Issin Shishi members. They were all looking at her with their mouths wide open. Obviously they didn't last as I did with Kenshin. This made Kaoru feel very proud of herself.

As she thought about it she unconsciously walked into the room. Unaware of what surprises lay beyond the door.

AN: Sorry if this chapter is short. I just felt like stopping there. I hoped you liked it and I'll update as fast as I can. (But unfortunately school is starting up on Monday tear, so it might take a while for me to find some time to type the next chap up.) So clicky clicky the review button and tell me how you like it and what you what me to change I'm open to suggestions. SO PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!

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