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A/N: I am SO sorry for taking such a frick long time to update! Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry! I was way busy with stuff and then I had to like do some research of sorts on Spider-man (considering the fact that I've forgotten what the first movie was actually about…I think I have the main idea though…:D).
Yay! I found a beta! And she has edited the last chapter (as well as this one and future chapters), so now the last chapter sounds way more interesting:D I thank Short Term Memory for being my beta! I hope you guys enjoy!
CHAPTER TWO
"Hey dad," Sanosuke said as he walked through front the door.
"Hello, Mr. Shishio! How was your day?" I politely asked Sanosuke's dad.
"It was disastrous; my company may be shutting down. Other companies believe the testing my corporation is doing should be stopped and not funded anymore, but the tests we're currently running now, however, are essential," Mr. Shishio explained. Did I forget to mention that Sanosuke's father is one of the richest men in the city? He owns the Juppon Corps: a multi-billion dollar corporation that well, apparently, runs tests… tests on things that are currently unknown.
"Testing for what, may I ask?" I questioned curiously. I've always been curious about things like this.
"Not to be said, Himura," Mr. Shishio said to me, a teasing smile on his lips, "Well, boys, how was your day?" He asked inquiringly.
"It was so cool! Kenshin did this neat thing over at McDonald's. You should have seen it! You know Yukishiro Enishi? He tried to trip Kenshin but Kenshin like, flipped him; never knew he could do that, eh?" Sanosuke rambled excitedly. I sighed at my tall friend.
"Please, Sano. It was nothing. Let's just forget it ever happened. It was just pure luck that that happened," I told him sheepishly. Sanosuke grabbed my right arm right then.
"Look at this dad. Do you see muscles on these arms? Enishi has way more muscles than Kenshin ever will and Kenshin was the one to flip him," Sanosuke said, displaying my arm to his father. I sighed. He'd never let this matter go, would he?
Right then, I heard the shrill screaming of the police car alarms on the streets outside. I hesitantly backed away from the pair, slowly making my way towards the front door.
"Uh…sorry, Sano, Mr. Shishio, but I, uh, I just remembered I had to go do something!" I said quickly, not taking the time to fabricate a better, more believable excuse. I quickly left the apartment to go towards where the police cars were frantically headed.
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"If you guys take one more step, I'll kill this woman! Don't think I won't!" the man in the black mask threatened the police. He had a hostage, with a gun pointed to the hostage's head. The policeman looked at one another, silently questioning one another on what action to pursue without taking the life of the hostage or allowing the criminal to escape.
"Drop your weapons!" the man promptly ordered. When the police did not do as he had commanded, he swiftly aimed his gun at a nearby policeman and shot the man in the leg.
"Do as I say! Or promise ya that I'll kill this lil' lady here," he snapped, indicating to the hostage in his arms by jabbing his gun at her forehead while the hostage flinched in fear.
"People who use the innocent as hostages are cowards," a disembodied masculine voice said bravely. Everyone turned their heads towards the sound of the voice in the alley. The police looked relieved when they realized from whom the voice had come from.
In his traditional navy blue gi and grey hakama, Rurouni Battousai walked out of the shadows of the alley, amber eyes narrowed at the man in the mask. His fiery, blood red hair, tied in a topknot, blew fiercely in the wind.
The man in the mask just snorted at the Battousai when he finally bore his eyes upon the mysterious, yet renowned character. Really, he'd expected Battousai to be much bigger, and more masculine than this. The Battousai looked like a mere child. In the pictures he'd seen of Battousai, he didn't even look this puny. Pfft.
"Cowards, eh?" the man said, "Let's see you turn into a coward, and run away with your tail between your legs when I defeat you, Battousai!" He roughly shoved the hostage aside and ran towards Battousai. He started shooting at the Battousai; who could dodge bullets anyway? He'd defeat the famous Battousai, without losing so much as a drop of sweat.
The man was surprised to see the Battousai disappear, and reappear in a different spot as fast as lightening, dodging every bullet that came towards him.
He saw a blur of blue and red fly past him suddenly. He turned around to get a glimpse of what just had passed him, only to find the Battousai calmly drawing his sword with narrow golden eyes, about ten feet behind him. He grinned evilly, pointing his brandished gun at the Battousai.
"At this distance, it's impossible to dodge the bullet. Die, Battousai!" the man shouted maniacally. The Battousai just coolly raised his right arm, sword pointed straight towards the heavens: "Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu Do Ryu Sen," Battousai whispered, dexterously swinging his sword down towards the ground, causing the ground erupt with the debris the overwhelming power of the lone attack caused. The force of the attack hit the man dead on, sending him sprawling onto his back, unconscious.
Battousai, with a stoic expression over his face, silently sheathed his sword and walked away without so much a word, blending into the shadows and disappearing, leaving the police and anyone else (which were quite a number of people) looking at his retreating form in astonishment and awe.
Battousai was amazing, and that was an understatement, a huge one.
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"He is so amazing and intriguing! I wonder if Battousai has a girlfriend." Takani Megumi simpered. Kaoru could only hesitantly nod her head in agreement. She and Megumi had just seen Battousai stop the burglar that had held the lady hostage with only one attack, and a considerably powerful attack at that.
"And those eyes of his are so mysterious and so beautiful! And his hair, gods, I love it! Such a beautiful hue: a fiery, blood red, it must be silky soft! I would love to run my hands through it! And he's so hot! That crossed shaped scar just makes him all the more dangerous and attractive. And oh my god, his body must be damn fine! Ooh… The thought of how velvety smooth, and soft his tan skin must feel like makes me shiver," Megumi raved on, a dreamy look on her face. Kaoru laughed at her friend's ridiculousness.
"I think he looked at me, Kaoru! I swear, I think I saw him land those gorgeous eyes on me! I think I'm in heaven!" Megumi continued on dramatically, hand over her heart now. Kaoru sweat dropped.
"Megumi—" Kaoru began, exasperated.
"Don't deny it, Kaoru. Battousai is way better than Enishi. Come on, you can tell me all that you feel for Battousai as well. I mean, I always do," Megumi interrupted.
"Of course, you do, Megumi. I hear it every time you hear the name, see a picture, and anything else connected to Battousai," Kaoru sighed, slightly annoyed. She glanced at her watch.
"Hey, Megumi, I have to split, 'kay? My dad's expecting me to cook tonight. And if I'm lucky, I'll probably be able to catch Kenshin so he can help me cook," Kaoru said.
"Why do you even talk to that…that lowly nerd?" Megumi said with disgust evident in her voice. "The insolent nerd who attacked your boyfriend today?" She sneered snidely.
"Megumi, we've been over this a hundred times already! Don't call Kenshin a nerd. He's really nice and sweet. As for the accident today, Enishi shouldn't have provoked him," Kaoru said in Kenshin's defense. Megumi snorted at that. Kaoru sighed in defeat and walked home.
She was home in about half an hour, having decided she'd rather walk home than take the crowded bus.
And fortunately, when she reached her house, she saw Kenshin down the block, his low ponytail in disarray. She waved at him and smiled.
"Kenshin! Thank god I saw you! Um…you wouldn't mind helping me with dinner tonight, would you? My dad's making me cook tonight for reasons I know not," Kaoru asked hopefully.
"Sure, Kaoru," Kenshin agreed, "Just let me put my, uh, stuff away first." She nodded and watched as he entered his house and came out of it a few minutes later.
They both walked inside Kaoru's house, heading straight for the kitchen. Kenshin gave a quick 'hello' to Kaoru's father and brother, Yahiko, when they saw them in the living room.
"Do you know what you're attempting, uh, I mean planning to make?" Kenshin asked, blushing a bit. He knew how Kaoru got when anyone said anything bad about her cooking.
"No idea! But I was just thinking now of making spaghetti. That seems simple enough, right?" she decided.
"Spaghetti it is," Kenshin agreed and the pair began gather the ingredients, and start to cook the spaghetti, Kenshin doing most of the more "difficult" steps (Spaghetti really isn't all the hard to make, but with Kaoru's amazing talent, she can't overcome even this simple feat. But refusing to give up her pride, she insisted that some of the steps to making good spaghetti were just simply difficult).
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"…and Battousai was there as well! Wait, you're the photographer of Battousai pictures, were you there?" Kaoru asked later after the dinner. Kaoru had ordered Kenshin to stay so they could talk about school and whatnot.
"Uh…yeah. I think I saw you there. You were with Takani Megumi, right?" Kenshin inquired. Of course he'd seen Kaoru when he stopped the burglar. His eyes were like Kaoru magnets and could always pick her out of a crowd, no matter how many people were there.
"Yeah, I was. Can I see your pictures?" Kaoru asked.
"Once they're done developing. Actually, I have to go grab the pictures now. I dropped them down at the photo shop after I took them," he told her, looking at his watch. Shit, he was supposed to have been down at the shop about an hour ago.
"Can I come along?" Kaoru asked.
"Uh…sure, Kaoru," Kenshin answered slowly and reluctantly. He never expected Kaoru would want to go and be seen with him anywhere. They both walked out of the house and started walking downtown to the photo shop.
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"Wow, the moon's so beautiful!" Kaoru said, looking up at the bright yellow orb in the night sky. She and Kenshin had just started walking back from the photo shop.
"It is," Kenshin agreed, lifting his violet eyes from the pictures he'd taken to look up at the moon shining bright against the dark expanse of the cloudless sky. He smiled up at it. Suddenly, he felt something grab the pictures from his hands. He turned to find Kaoru looking at the pictures innocently, though he saw a small mischievous smile on her face. He grinned at her.
"He's beautiful," Kaoru whispered quietly with reverence. Kenshin raised an eyebrow at that.
"Uh…who is, Kaoru?" Kenshin asked, hesitantly, though he had a vague idea of who she was talking about, causing him to blush.
"Battousai," Kaoru breathed. She turned her head to look at Kenshin. "You know Battousai personally, don't you?" She questioned.
"Uh… Yeah. He's an old friend," Kenshin explained quietly and very hesitantly, heart racing.
"Yeah? Do I know him?" she asked; a grin on her face.
"Uh… No comment?" He replied sheepishly. She hit him on the head.
"Idiot," she scolded.
"Idiot?" he repeated.
"Yes. Idiot; I-D-I-O-T," Kaoru spelled out, smirking at him, an evil glint in her eyes.
"You're so nice, Miss Kaoru," Kenshin scoffed sarcastically.
"Yes, I am," Kaoru beamed. Then she became rigid, her eyes glaring at him. "I told you not to call me Miss Kaoru, KENSHIN!" She hated him calling her that. She started hitting him on the head with a stick she found.
Kenshin was cowering in fear, the stick hitting him painfully hard on his head. He brought his hands up to cover his head, though now his hands would be bruised and would hurt way too much and if anyone needed help saving, he wouldn't be able to handle his sakabatou as well as usual, so he decided to run for it.
"HEY!" Kaoru shouted, chasing after him, wildly waving the stick above her. Kenshin was just a few feet ahead of her so she just had to run just a bit faster. Suddenly, Kenshin stopped and pivoted around to face her.
"Kaoru, I think—" he began. Because of his abrupt halt, Kaoru managed to trip on an innocent rock that somehow managed to get on the sidewalk. She fell forward right into Kenshin's arm which he had reached out with as soon as he saw her trip over the rock. Because her fall was so unexpected, Kenshin fell backwards onto the sidewalk, Kaoru falling with him as well. As they landed on the sidewalk, Kaoru's lips landed on Kenshin's. Both of their eyes widened at the touch and the shock that went up both their spine when their lips touched. Kaoru jumped away from Kenshin as quickly as possible.
"Uh…" Kaoru began, blushing furiously.
"Oro…" Kenshin muttered dazedly.
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"That…that bastard!" Enishi sputtered vehemently, "Trying to hit on my girlfriend! He's so far below her on the social scale, he doesn't even deserve to be able to look at her, much less kiss her!" The white-haired man watching the pair seethed furiously.
"I'll get you back, Himura. For doing this and what you did today at McDonald's," he silently vowed to himself, threatening the unsuspecting redhead.
A/N: Oh, and as Rurouni Battousai, Kenshin does NOT wear a mask or anything to conceal his facial features. Okay, to clear some things you guys may have questions about. The cross-shaped scar: as the nerdy, high school boy, Kenshin hides the scar with, that's right, make-up while as Battousai, he shows the scar. He doesn't wear a mask to hide his face, because I thought that would look dumb: person in hakama and gi wearing a mask. Wouldn't people recognize him? No. Why? I'll give you guys examples of why: Sailor Moon- all they do to become the scouts is wear their lil uniform things after they like do their transformation thingy, no mask or anything besides the lil head bands. They even wear their hair the same way as in school, while Kenshin in school wears his hair in the low ponytail and as Battousai in the top knot. Example number two would be Tokyo Mew Mew- it's the same reason as for Sailor Moon. See, why it doesn't matter that he doesn't wear a mask?
And just so you know, Shishio will have no burns or nothing whatsoever. Kinda strange, but oh well! And yes, the man with the hostage was Gohei Hiruma.
Oh, sorry, I kinda went third person in the chapter! Sorry, though now I've decided only Kenshin will do first person POV and everything besides that will just be third person! I think I write things better third person, right?
Okay, the cooking part I did not elaborate on, but probably should have, because, well I myself don't know how to make spaghetti and will never, ever, EVER try to make it because well, I hate spaghetti (and like Kaoru, I suck at cooking:D). Why did I decide on them making spaghetti then? Because that was the first thing that came to mind!
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