"Stay back!" Sanosuke yelled as he swung his spear all around, slicing about 4 people that were surrounding him, or atleast trying to surround him.
Shinpachi smirked at the dead corpses then jumped up as a sword came at him from behind. "Hmm, this will be fun, ey Sano?" Shinpachi laughed a little then took his sword and swung it at the figure, only to have it blocked by a black katana. It wasnt silver like the other blade's nor made out of steel. It was made from Obsidian, very strong and very sharp. Shinpachi looked at the figure then heard it say something.
"You wont get passed me, nor my friend." The figure said coldly then jumped back, this made Shinpachi step back a little, holding his ground.
"Heisuke, you hold off those ronin! Me and Sano will handle these two!" Shinpachi yelled towards Heisuke who was half covered in blood from slicing up so many bodies. Heisuke nodded then ran towards a line of men and swung his sword at them, he tumbled under one of them, ending behind them, the men all fell over, sliced across thier stumachs, dead.
Shinpachi looked over at Sano, who had his hands full with the other swordsmen. "These one's are strong, but we can handle them." Shinpachi thought, then jumped up as a sword came crashing down, trying to slice him in half.
Sanosuke locked his spear with the sword, then swung it
around, the sword in the figure's hands twisting as he let it go, Sano
smirked then tried to plung his spear into the man's stumach, but the
man jumped up and caught his sword, sending it to Sano's face. Sano
moved away, only to get his shoulder sliced, he winced from pain then
got an angry face on. He swung his spear in the air, twirling it and
spinning it around, the spear tip, hitting the man since he was in the
air. The man landed on his leg, blood splerting out from the gash Sano
made in his right arm.
Sano looked over at Shinpachi who now had a
slice across his side, Sano looked at him with caring eyes, knowing
Shinpachi was hurt, but he wouldnt stop. Shinpachi jumped to the side,
the sword missing him by inches. He swung his own sword to the man,
cutting his black hood off.
"So now we see your face huh?" Shinpachi asked, looking at the short brown haired man.
"What
is your name...?" Shinpachi asked, but also demanded, his sword was at
the man's neck. The man looked at Shinpachi through evil eyes, this
made Shinpachi glare harder.
"My name is Xexion...that is Kiosh." Xexion said, gripping the hilt of his Obsidian blade. Kiosh looked at Xexion then felt a spear tip at his own neck.
"..." Kiosh said nothing, then looked up at Sanosuke who had a face of no emotions.
"Why are you protecting this place? What is inside it?" Shinpachi demanded an answer, his voice not so sweet and caring as it usually was, it was cold and ruthless.
"If you beat us, I will tell you." Xexion smirked at Shinpachi then moved his sword and sliced Shinpachi's other side. Shinpachi winced in some pain, groaning, this made Sano run up behind him and put his hands on his shoulders.
"Shinpachi you okay man?" Sano asked, Shinpachi wriggled out of Sano's grip and stood up, blood was going down his sides, drenching his Shinsengumi uniform.
"Im fine..." He glared at Xexion who smirked evilly at him.
By
this time, Heisuke was inside the temple, fighting off some goons that
were in there. Running around, he found the room where Suzu was.
"...that's sick..." Heisuke wanted to throw up at the ransid smell.
"Why the hell would a dead body be in here...in a shrine no less?" He asked then ran out of the room to find Susumu.
Back
at the entrance, Shinpachi and Sano were still fighting Xexion and
Kiosh. All of them were breathing hard now, Shinpachi swung his sword
at Xexion, and flipped over him, Xexion's wrist getting sliced.
Xexion
looked at his bleeding wrist, Shinpachi had cut right on a vein, this
wasnt good. He could die in minutes. Blood flowed down his hand as he
held onto his Obsidian sword, he knew he had to do something, so he
would fight, fight to to the death. If he had to go, someone else was
going with him...or so he wanted.
Sano stuck his spear into the ground, almost looking like he forfieted.
"You
win..." Sano said emotionalessly, only he was lieing. When Kiosh heard
these words he walked closer to Sano, trying to see if he was about to
die. Sano's head was slouched over, and Kiosh took this as a great time
to behead him, but when he got close, Sano flung his head up and sent a
kick to Kiosh's stumach. Kiosh flew back and hit a tree, he was stuck
there.
Something had went through Kiosh, it was another spear.
Sano had tricked him! Blood started to go down the sides of Kiosh's
mouth as he moved his hand out infront of him, the spear tip went right
through his heart, he only had seconds to live.
"Xexion...tell...Idril...that...i love...loved..." Kiosh tried to say, his eyes closed, his breathing stopped, he was now dead.
Xexion looked at Kiosh and felt like crying, he only had seconds himself.
"...you...you
killed my best friend..." Xexion's cold voice rang through the air, it
was so cold, cold as ice, it could freeze you by hearing. Shinpachi
looked at him then ran towards him, he took his sword and swung it
slanted, Xexion had no time to block, he was already preoccupied.
Xexion looked at Shinpachi and Sano,
"you...are...for...formidable...foes..." He smiled happily then fell
over, blood surrounding his body, he was now dead, but he died happy.
Shinpachi looked at the body then fell to his knees. Sano looked at him then ran over, putting his arms around Shinpachi.
"He left us...but...with a price..." Shinpachi looked down at the slashes on his body. He had 2 slices on each side, and a slice going across his chest. They looked deep but they werent THAT deep. Sano smiled caringly at Shinpachi then got up, cradling Shinpachi in his arms. He headed inside the temple to try and find the lost ones.
"Susumu!" Heisuke screeched when he saw the figure of Susumu on a bed all bandaged and bloody. He turned his head to the side to see Idril crying.
"What the hell happened to him!" Heisuke asked, he felt like yelling but his voice was screeching a little already.
"I...I did...that to him..." Idril cried into her hands.
"We have to get out of here...Idril...get Susumu and come on!" Heisuke yelled at her. Idril snapped and tilted her head up to look at Heisuke, she nodded then got up, and went over to Susumu's limp, frail body. She looked at it for a second before picking it up and heading out of the door with Heisuke.
As they were running, they ran into Sano and Shinpachi. Sano looked down at the curled one in his arms then to Heisuke who looked at him funny. Sano smirked then headed back the way he came.
"We have to get back to the Shinsengumi where someone can treat to thier wounds." Sano said as they ran. They were running faster than they ever thought possible. It was like thinking of one of Ayumu's meals, they ran like the wind.
After about 3 hours, they made it back to the Shinsengumi. Setting Susumu and Shinpachi down, Sano and Idril looked at the frail bodies.
"They sacrificed thier lives for us...but they will live..." Idril smiled at the caring words of Sanosuke.
"Never thought you cared so much, you big lug." Idril laughed then nudged Sano in the side. Sano looked down at Idril then hugged her.
"Yea, I care for my friends, they are what keeps me going, ya know?" Sano asked, while looking at Shinpachi's limp body.
"Heh,
Sano, your a big softie, would have never known" Heisuke said, while
coming into the room with wet cloths. He sat down by Shinpachi and
Susumu then put the wet cloths on thier foreheads.
"This should help...for now."
"Thank you Heisuke." Idril smiled at him, while leaning her head on Sano's stumach. She felt safer than she ever had. She had Susumu, and all of her friends in the Shinsengumi, what else could she ask for?
"What the hell happened to them!" Mr. Hijikata asked as he ran into the room, Tetsu and Okita behind him.
"A battle...a long battle..." Sano smiled down at Idril, who smiled lightly back.
"They better recover...if they dont, im taking someone's head..." Hijikata said coldly, he didnt want his best Inspecter and one of his best swords men to go down. He would never admit to it, but he cared for them, like they were his children.
"Oh Hijikata, they will be fine, let's go back to your room and talk about something." Soji smiled big and happily, taking Hijikata's arm and dragging him back to his room.
Tetsu poked his head out from behind Sano and looked at them.
"So it was a fight?" Tetsu curiously asked.
"Yes puppy boy, a big fight..." Heisuke turned his head up to look at Tetsu.
"Ill go get some towels so you can clean them up.." Tetsu smiled caringly then ran off to fetch the towels.
Sano let go of Idril then leaned and sat down infront of Shinpachi. "I know he'll be okay, but if he dies...it's my fault..." Sano sounded like he wanted to cry, something he would never sound like.
"Sano, it was his choice, not yours to make. It's not your fault." Heisuke reashured his friend, he didnt want Sano to become some emotional person who couldnt fight anymore. Sanosuke looked over at his thin friend and smiled.
"Yea your right...but I still feel bad.." Sano laughed a little, it wasnt a laugh like you would laugh at something funny, it was a happy laugh. One that you would do when something someone said made you happy.
"We might as well get some sleep ourselves...it's late..." Idril said, yawning then leaned by Susumu and layed down, she smiled at Heisuke and Sano who curled up by Shinpachi and closed thier eyes.
Idril looked at Susumu's face, it was so bloody, she did
it...it was all her fault...she felt so bad. Moving her hand to his
face she brushed some hair from his eyes that were covered in blood,
his blood, from her.
"Susumu, im sorry...im soo sorry,
please...please forgive me" She said then closed her eyes, her body
falling asleep, her mind still thinking. Eventually her whole being
fell into a deep sleep, where she dreamed of this not happening. And
she wished it would be true.
Yay! One more chap down! I guess my plan didnt work then! There will be 1 or 2 more chaps i guess! Well I thank you for reading and reviewing! Thanks for putting up with me!