Disclaimer: I don't own Ruroken! I really wish I did though! …glances around room quickly and starts to daydream w/ drool… (hehehe) :P

!Hey, this chapter starts off in Kaoru's dream! (and ends)! …oro…

Chapter 3: Awakening

Dream: "Battousai, DIIIIEEEE!" screamed a man with snow-white hair, but Kaoru didn't have a clue to who he was. If u don know who I'm talking 'bout, its Enishi! Keep readin!

'Why is he yelling 'Battousai' if Kenshin's not here. All I see is a man with white-'Kaoru's thought was cut off by an answering yell from the other side of the room…

"HAAAAAA!" The mystery man yelled, preparing to fight.

'Something about his voice reminds me of--- Kenshin! No, it can't be Kenshin! That mans eyes are the cold, ruthless… eyes… of… KENSHIN!'

"NOOO! KENSHIN, YOU'RE NOT BATTOUSAI! YOU'RE THE RUROUNI I MET OVER TWO YEARS AGO… you're not Battousai… not again…" she whispered, but Battousai showed no response to the cry.

"Girl… Shut-up, you're annoying…"

"Huh! … Ken- Kenshin!" 'Oh no! He has really become Battousai! It's really happening!' She thought horrified. "Kenshin, snap out of it! That's not who you are! YOU'RE KENSHIN HIMURA, NOT HIMURA THE BATTOUSAI…you're not…" she was shaking and sobbing uncontrollably by now. Then she heard a 'whoosh' and Kenshin was standing right next to her, and she looked up from her spot on the ground to meet his ruthless eyes.

"Didn't I tell you to SHUT-UP!" Battousai said fiercely, holding up his sharp sword towards her neck.

"… gulp…" she gulped,

"WELL, Didn't I!" He asked menacingly, pushing the blade lightly against her throat.

"…y-yes…" she managed to choke out through her sobs.

"Heh, good girl. Now I can fight without interruptions." Battousai spat towards her.

"About time you got that girl to shut-up. I was starting to think she'd stop us from our fight!" Enishi said mockingly. SNOW-WHITE HAIR! Sorry, I couldn't help myself… Keep on!

"Yes, but just to make sure, I should probably kill her." Kenshin stated those words like a true assassin.

As he lifted his sword, right before it met her body; Kaoru awoke from the horrible dream, to find herself in an even more horrible situation…

Sorry for the wait and short chapters, I normally write them longer, even though the Inuyasha fanfic I'm writing has even shorter chapters… uh-oh, did I just type that… yep… Any way, the reason its so short is because I like to build suspense! Lots of it! And why it took so long is because I had just finished the chapter and my mouse was on the save button and guess what happened… The power went out! I was like "NNNNOOOOOOOO! EVIL ELEMENTS! Seriously, that's what I said. Oh well, your probably bored by me now so Please R&R! See you next chapter! Coming soon: True Plan, chapter 4 of the RUROKEN story!