"K...Keori," He stammered.
"Did Hishora do this to you?" I asked.
"The beatings...yes, but…the sword," he stopped, "We were attacked by a hired assassin looking for us, me and you."
"Minoru, what was his name?" Kenshin asked.
"His name was…it was," he stopped and started coughing up blood.
He whispered the last word before going ice cold, "Shinta."
Kenshin's eyes widened with the sound of that name.
"What's the matter Kenshin?" Yahiko asked.
I looked up at him. He looked like someone had just stabbed him.
"Kenshin? What's wrong?" I asked.
He shook his head and smiled.
"Nothing, I need to go ask Karou something, I'll be back," with that Kenshin turned around and walked inside.
We watched him walk inside the temple with confused looks on our faces.
"So what are you going to do?" Yahiko asked.
"I don't know, I have nothing left here but you guys and if an assassin is looking for me, I should go," I started.
"Where?" Yahiko asked.
"I don't know," I was getting real annoyed and he could tell so he kept quiet.
Kenshin walked back out with Megumi Takani. Megumi was the herbologist at the temple. She would find the herbs, prepare the medicine, and give medicine to the patient. She rushed over and sat beside Minoru.
"You shouldn't worry about him," I told her, "He's dead already." She looked at me strangely.
"Don't you want to bury him?" she asked.
She flipped Minoru over.
"You can if you want but I don't care," I said.
I grabbed the sword and pulled it from out of his stomach, splattering blood all over me. Megumi looked shocked. Blood was everywhere.
It was on me, on the ground, all over Minoru's dead body, and all over the sword. I ran my finger down the sharp end of the blade and cut my finger. I smiled and pulled the sheath from Minoru's belt. I put the sword into the sheath and it fit perfectly.
"Idiot, he was stabbed by his own sword," I said. I put the sword through my waistband.
"Karou said you can stay here with us if you want to," Kenshin said. He was still staring at Minoru.
"Thanks. I'll be back later," I said.
I turned around to leave.
"Wait!" Yahiko said, "Where are you going?"
"I don't know but I'll be back promise," I said.