Hi…………….. Simimasen! Really really sorry I haven't updated in so long but really wrapped up in my school work and out of school classes! Okay, with that said, I'm gonna go on with the story……

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN RUROUNI KENSHIN DO NOT SUE ME! Please?

"DADDY!" a five year old Kaoru screamed out in anger and grief. She stood over her father covered in his own blood. Dead…… he was dead. Then she looked up to see a large figure standing above her. "Come here little girl." The man cooed at her. He tried to drag her with him, but, unfortunately for him, Kaoru kicked him hard... Where it hurt.

"Come back you wrench!"

Kaoru heard him coming after her. She came to a halt, there was no where to go. It was a dead end. She quickly ducked into the nearby closet.

The vicious man smirked. This was too simple. "Ohh, come out now little bird, I don't quite feel like playing with you right now……" he stated as he neared the closet door.

Kaoru saw the door swing open. She heard a small grunt. Then, a face leering towards her.

"NO…no… leave me alone!" she cried, but her cries were unheeded.

"Leave me alone Gohei!" she screamed again.

He smirked again.

Kaoru then saw a kantana coming at her………..

Kaoru awoke bathed in her own sweat. She looked at her surroundings. 'This isn't my home!' she thought.

Then she remembered the man. With that fiery red hair, that kantana, that blood. The very man that had caused it to rain blood. He who caused death. 'The death bringer'. She thought. Her train of thought was cut off when the shoji door opened.

Kaoru quickly feigned asleep. She peeked over the covers, and saw a woman, who had her back to her. She was relieved that there were women here. That lady finally turned around. Kaoru gasped.

There stood a classical beauty, with shiny long hair that was tied backing a low ponytail; she had pale skin, and brown eyes. Her features were delicate. If Kaoru had been a man, then she would have been intoxicated, but if she was a man right now, she'd probably be dead.

Feeling that it was safe to stop pretending she sat up and said a small and hoarse "hello".

The woman smiled back and answered "hello".

"watashiwa Kamiya Kaoru desu."

"ahh……. Watashiwa Yukoshiro Tomoe."

Kaoru smiled again.

"So……. Who was that man that umm… well… kidnapped me?"

Tomoe bowed her head, and hesitaited for a moment.

"That man that kidnapped you was none other than my captor. And, he is the hitokiri battosai." She answered calmly.

Kaoru stared at her.

Then, again the shoji door slid open. There stood the Hitokiri Battosai.

Kaoru could only gape.

"Okay, let me get this straight. This guy is the Hitokiri Battosai."

"The one and only." A cold voice answered from behind her.

"oh wow…" Kaoru said "you're so short…and young… I mean like, I thought the Hitokiri battosai was tall and well… in his fourties." She finished.

He flinched. 'shes not afraid of me…' he thought, 'But she thinks I'm short.'

" And you thought the Hitokiri Battosai was Big, burly, vicious and hairy… am I correct?" he said sarcastically.

"wow….. can you read minds too?"

If it wasn't for who he was, he would have dropped down anime style.

Then he added " And you must think that I'm cold and vicious…."

"you would actually offend yourself!" Kaoru said.

And that's when Amused amber met disbeileving sapphire.

Yahhhhhhhh finally done, thanks to all those reviewers and readers!

Thanks!