Battousai had been awake in the early morning as usual. He had been training with his sword. His posture was graceful yet deadly. His mind was full of Kaoru and only Kaoru. Today will be the day that he will be going to get Kaoru out of the Shougo mansion. Nothing can stop him.
He knew that Kaoru was pregnant but he cared nothing. He was willing to treat her baby like it was his. He'll love the growing human as what a father will do as long as Kaoru will always be by his side. Everything of Kaoru's will be his to protect.
Changing into suitable clothes, he secured his sword to his side and went off in the dark where only his striking gold eyes can be seen.
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The business contract with Enishi had not been cancelled off after getting a bashing from Amakusa as he knew that Enishi didn't want to waste such a good opportunity to work with an equally strong competitor in the business world. This was the reason why he had to work till the late night again but he will head home straight after all the meetings.
Now that Kaoru is back to the mansion safely, Amakusa had decided to stop his late night activities. He had intended to spend the night with Kaoru. He wanted to make up to her. He didn't want to be absent if she fainted again.
He knew that Kaoru wanted a divorce but he was not going to accept or agree. To him, once he had gotten himself a wife, there will be no divorce or whatever. Even if Kaoru died, he will not be marrying another anymore because to him, there is only one position for the woman he announced as his wife.
"If that is all, I think it is time that the meeting ends tonight. We'll continue tomorrow." Amakusa said as he loosened his tie.
"Relax. Isn't your wife back home already? Can't wait to bed her? Come on, let's head to the SLUTURY HOUSE. There will be more, even better than you wife in bed. They can please you and make you forget Amakusa." Enishi offered with a smirk.
"I'm not interested. Do not speak of my wife Enishi. You are not allowed to even say her name with your mouth." With that said Amakusa walked out and left for home.
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As the meeting was going on, there was some sort of kip-napping in the Shougo mansion. Everyone was already in their bed during the time when Battousai appeared. He unlocked and escaped every security system and Amakusa's guard with shielding his sword out.
Finally reaching a room that contained Kaoru, he opened the door and saw his glowing love sleeping peacefully on the bed. Walking slowly towards the bed, he woke her up with a small call.
"Kaoru... Kaoru..." Battousai whispered.
Her eyes fluttered and open slowly. The rubbing of her eyes made Battousai smile as it was such an innocent act. Her eyes widen in surprise and shock when she saw Battousai and not Amakusa.
"Battousai....? What are you doing here? Do you know the time?" Kaoru asked curiously and with anger as he had came into her room secretly. To Kaoru view, it was rude and disrespectful.
Noticing her change in aura, Battousai calmed her down and said, "Do you want to leave this cage of yours? Do you want to get more of my dead brother's memory? Do you want to know more about your life, know who I am to you?"
From that instance, Kaoru knew the purpose of Battousai acts. He had come to save her from her cage. He was the one who could save her. He was the one who could lead her to her covered memory, to her friends, to her education but most importantly, to her freedom.
Looking at the clock on the side table, it was two in the morning and yet Amakusa had not returned. Her heart broke once again. Her mind was flashing scenes of her husband in other woman's arm. Tearing her eyes from the bed where Amakusa slept, she nodded her head at Battousai.
'Since there is no point loving someone who cares nothing about me, maybe giving up on him will bring him more happiness. He will not be named as a unfaithful husband. He could...' Kaoru thought of the last and stopped.
"Come on, we'll have to hurry. Pack your clothes and we'll leave immediately. You'll be staying in the cottage. It will be a good place for the baby and yourself Kaoru." Battousai said with softness.
'Who is he in my memory? Why couldn't I remember anything of him? He always put me in the first place. Even now, he saved me and had already known of a place where I could stay in peacefully. I'll try my best to remember you Battousai... Thank you for everything you had done for me...' Kaoru thought as she looked into his golden eyes.
"You can thank me in another way. Right now, get your heavy body up so we can leave. Stop looking like a crying baby. How old are you already?" Battousai teased and smirk. He knew what Kaoru was thinking the moment he looked into her shimmering eyes.
"Hey! I'm not heavy and I'm not a crying baby! I'm twenty two!" Kaoru said with anger but she knew that Battousai said all that just to make her feel better.
"Now, that is the way Kaoru Kamiya should act like. Fiery and stubborn." Battousai said and waited for her to change and prepare.
Kaoru was shocked when she heard him say that and blushed. After packing her things, Battousai picked her up.
"You are indeed heavy. You need to go on a diet Kaoru. There is no way any man could carry you exceptionally strong and charming man like me" Battousai said with a smirk.
"It's because I'm pregnant! You don't look strong at all and don't drop me else you're dead when we reach the ground." Kaoru replied and held onto him firmly.
Having a last look into the room of hers and Amakusa, a tear dropped from her eyes. What Battousai said earlier on was what Amakusa had said before. She remembered him carrying her when her feet were sore from wearing the heels. She felt so blessed that night. She'll never forget but will try in order to live like before again, when there is no man in her life after the death of his once ever beloved, Kenshin Himura. Now, it will make up to two of her beloved with the addition of Amakusa Shougo.
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It was already four in the morning when Amakusa reached his mansion. The first thing that got into his mind was Kaoru. Immediately, he went into their room, the room that has the scent of Kaoru's natural smell, Jasmine.
With his sharp eyes, he switched on the lights of the room when he sensed no Kaoru on the bed. His eyes turned into a deeper black and his aura was deadly. With a shout, everyone in the mansion was awake. Knowing that it was unusual that their master would roar in the middle of the morning, they rushed to the hall and assemble. The looks of their master frightened them severely. His face had shown nothing but anger. His surrounding aura was deadly than before. He gave a felling of killing. Her hands were in punch.
"Where is Kaoru? What had all of you been doing? Didn't I say that all of you are to look out for her every movement? Now where is she? Answer me! Where is she? Who had taken her away? Answer me!" Amakusa shouted towards his assembled servants and men.
He had never felt this angered before. The moment he felt no sight of Kaoru, his brain stopped. His wife was gone. Her casual clothes were all gone, her books, her everything that she had brought into the room the first she stepped in was all gone. What was left was his shirt that he had worn for her the night before, lying in the bath room and all the others expensive jewelries and gowns that he had bought for her over the times. Kaoru had only taken things that belong to her from the first place.
"We...we have checked... on her before...before we went...went to bed... She was still sleeping at that moment... Madam had taken...her...her lunch and dinner in the room. No...no one came to ...to visit her the whole...whole day. There...there was no phone...phone calls for madam too." One of the servants replied, shivering.
"Leave." Amakusa said coldly.
AMAKUSA'S POV:
Where is she? Damn that woman! (Don't start cursing your wife...)Shut up! I'm not in the mood to hear that sickening voice of yours. (Oh... you are saying that you have a sickening voice too..) Just shut up!! (You know that she did not escape. There should be someone who came and took her away in the middle of the night...) I know that already! Who is the hell dare to take my wife without my permission... he will be dead in seconds. (Cool down... getting rage up is no point) I'm getting Kaoru back no matter what... nothing can stop me... Just you wait whoever you are...
Without a wink of sleep, Amakusa called Denia, the lady boss of Tainted.
"Tainted. Who's calling?" A man with the voice of poison said.
"Shougo here. I need your tracking team and detective expertise, Trax." Amakusa answered.
"Explain Amakusa. What's wrong? Your friend is here." Trax replied. He was the boss of Tainted. From his wife, Denia, he knew what Amakusa had done previously. Amakusa was his only trusted friend and vise versa. Although they seldom meet up or even talk, they connected freely like none others.
"My wife is missing in the middle of the night when I returned home. Her things are gone. The security system was all unlocked. It seems to me that my wife had agreed on the escaping too. I want her back." Amakusa said smoothly.
"Our security systems had been unlocked? Amakusa, you have one difficult man to handle this time. To carry your wife without noticing, you surely have gone though that it is a guy who took your wife. You are in love this time and don't you dare deny. I can hear it from your inner voice. Cherish her when I get her back for you..." Trax continued.
He knew that Amakusa would never ask him to track a person unless she or he held a highly important place in him. If he had wanted to kill someone, he would call, state the name and hang up but this time round, he named himself and continued with his 'lost wife' story. He knew that he was married from the news. He saw his wife from the picture sent by him. 'Indeed an angel that can calm Amakusa down.' He thought.
"No, I'm going to get her back myself. I want to know her location." Amakusa interrupted.
"You got it, buddy. You need sleep now. You have a whole bunch of people in your company to feed." Trax said his last sentence and hung up.
