"Keori don't do it. Please listen to Kenshin," Karou said.
I ignored her too and was about to shake his hand when Yahiko finally got the rag off his mouth.
"Keori! Why would you do such a stupid thing! This isn't right you know it isn't,"
I stopped; my hand was inches away from his. I was about to withdraw my hand when he grabbed it.
"Good. It is settled. The guards will leave and whenever you're ready, you may strike," the man said.
He let go of my hand and walked over to the oppose end of the room. I looked down at my hand he had just shaken. My blood had gotten on him. His grip had been tight on my hand, he really didn't want me using it.
I stuck the sword in the ground and ripped a piece off the bottom of my pant leg. I tied it around the wound and picked up the sword again. I tried using both hands to wield the sword but my hand hurt too much. I looked to wear Kenshin was.
He was standing watching every move I made. He was trying to read me, to figure out if I would or not.
"Keori don't be stupid," Karou yelled.
"Sorry. You know how I am," I replied.
I put the sword into my left hand and dragged over to the man with the brown hair.
"Keori once you kill someone there's no going back. You said you were too afraid to kill someone," Kenshin pointed out.
Kenshin stood there with Sanoske behind him. Kenshin was afraid I was going to do it.
"Kenshin's right. You're killing this man for the wrong reasons," Sanoske said.
"All your friends are so annoying with this "don't do it," stuff. Don't listen to them, kill me, you know you want to. That's the only way to save your friend over there," the man said.
I looked at Yahiko, who wouldn't even look at me. I had to, it was the only way.
I raised the sword back above shoulder.
"Keori don't!" Kenshin yelled.
He was too late, I swung, chopping his head right off his shoulders. I wouldn't even look at what I had done. I threw the sword down and turned around. The room was silent for a long time.