Rurouni Prom

Kenshin awoke to find himself in a dark, unfamiliar room, letting out a groan when his head started to throb, he felt slightly nauseous and dizzy, he hated that feeling, he always had. He shook his head to try and get rid of the feeling only to make it worse by doing so. After a few minutes he heard someone come into the room and he looked up to see the silhouette of his visitor in the doorway, "Who's there?"

They didn't answer, instead they walked up to him and he felt a hand rest on his cheek. He tried to focus his eyes to see who it was but all he could see was dark hair and blurs as he looked at the face of the person in front of him. His vision cleared for a second, long enough for him to get a glimpse of his visitor, flashing a smile when he saw them, "Kaoru... how did you..."

She put a hand to his lips, effectively cutting him off before she pressed her lips to his, getting a sigh from him as he returned the kiss. After a few seconds a realization donned on him, Kaoru didn't normally kiss like this, she was always shy and submissive, letting him be the dominate one but this kiss was so much different, this kiss was rough and needy, almost as if she were trying to devour him. Realizing this he took in a deep breath, finding her scent to be different as well, "Kaoru doesn't smell like cherry blossoms... but it's so familiar... where have I smelt it before?"

Out of nowhere the girl from the club flashed into his mind, remembering how she kissed and the way she smelled, like cherry blossoms. Kenshin gasped and jerked his head away from the kiss, his vision finally clearing up to where he could actually see who he was kissing, his eyes flashing with anger when he saw who it was, "You! What the hell are you doing!"

"I thought I was kissing you, but it seems that every time I try to you pull away like I'm a disease or something."

Kenshin ignored the comment and quickly changed the subject, "Where am I?"

"My house, my dad's been waiting for you to wake up, he seems really eager to see you."

"Your dad?"

Suddenly the door flung open and a light came on, causing Kenshin to turn away for a moment until he got used to the sudden light. Once he could see again he looked up and let out a soft gasp when he saw his new visitor, "Shisio!"

Kenshin tried to jump up to face him but he quickly discovered that his wrists were tied behind his back, firmly securing him to the pole he was sitting against. He groaned and looked back up at Shishio, "So you're still alive, huh, Shishio? I should've guessed that you had something to do with this."

Shishio smiled, "I'm surprised you didn't, you've seemed to have lost your touch in the past ten years, Battousai."

"I'm not Battousai anymore, I gave that up a long time ago, unlike some people, I decided to grow up."

Shishio laughed and changed the subject, "I see you've met my lovely daughter, Negumo."

"Daughter! No wonder she's psycho, having you for a dad would make anyone crazy."

Negumo laughed, "That's not a nice thing to say about my father, you're just so rude to everyone aren't you?"

"No, I'm only rude to people who I don't like or just to little snobs who try to force themselves on unwilling victims."

Negumo took a step towards him but Shishio put his arm out in front of her and stopped her, "Why don't you go check on the others and let us have a little man to man talk?"

"Sure Father, see you later, Kenshin."

Negumo left and Kenshin shot a death glare at his former enemy, "Let's skip the small talk and get down to business, what do you want, Shishio?"

"Quite simple really, I want you to join us and become a manslayer again."

"In your dreams, I vowed to never kill again and I intend to keep that promise."

"That's so touching, I figured you'd say something like that, that's why I took extra precautions."

"What kind of precautions?"

"Nothing much, oh by the way, did I mention the pretty girl I ran into the other day? She had long black hair and striking blue eyes, I believe her name was... Kaoru."

Kenshin's eyes went wide and he growled at him, "What've you done to Kaoru!"

"Nothing yet, we're just going to bring her here to make sure that you do your job."

"Go to hell, Shishio! I'll never kill for you!"

"Really?"

Shishio knelt in front of him and pulled out a picture of Kaoru, holding it up to where Kenshin could see it before he looked at it himself, "This girl is so sweet and innocent, I very much doubt that she'll be able to fight off my men. She's very pretty, and a nice body too, it must be nice to have her on your arm. I have been curious about something though, what is it like to kiss her, or even... become part of her? I wonder what she tastes like..."

Kenshin tried to lunge at him, the ropes biting into his skin as he did so, getting a laugh out of Shishio, "Now, now, don't be that way, I haven't touched her yet, it was just a thought."

"I swear Shishio, if you touch a hair of Kaoru's head I'll kill you."

"Really? For someone who hasn't killed in a long time you sound awfully confident."

"It doesn't take much to kill someone like, just let me loose and I'll show you."

"I can't do that, our fight will come later but first I need to check and see if our other guest is here..."

A phone rang and Shishio pulled out his cell phone and answered it, "Hello? Excellent, no, just wait for my word."

Shishio put his phone away and chuckled, "That was my men, they're at her house and are ready to fetch me the girl."

"You wouldn't!"

"I would, it's really a very simple deal, Battousai, you do as I say and your precious little Kaoru is safe from harm. However, if you betray me, then I'll have me a new play toy and in ways that you never thought of."

Kenshin's eyes lit up with pure rage as he glared at Shishio, if the lights weren't on the only thing you'd be able to see would be Kenshin's flaming gold eyes. Shishio chuckled and headed towards the door, "I'll give you some time to think about it, choose wisely, Battousai, of course, I would love to have a new girlfriend."

Shishio laughed evilly as he shut the door, leaving Kenshin alone to ponder over what was happening and think about the choice he had to make.

MEANWHILE

After meeting with Enishi, Kenji dropped Sanosuke off at home and drove over to Kaoru's. He didn't know why but he had a really bad feeling and he wanted to make sure she was alright. As he got out of his car he heard some rustling in the bushes but thought nothing of it as he went up to the door. A few seconds later he was greeted by a smiling Kaoru, "Hey Kenji, what brings you over?"

"Not much, can I come in?"

"Sure."

Kenji came in and looked around, surprised to see that her parents weren't around, "Where's your parents?"

"They went out, why?"

"I was just wondering how many witnesses there were going to be to the crime."

"What crime?"

"I came over her to attack you and steal you from Kenshin with my charm."

Kaoru giggled and hugged him, "Sorry, Kenji, I'm happy with Kenshin. Where is he by the way, he was supposed to call me."

"Kenshin? Um... well... don't be mad but... he came home and just... passed out, he's really tired today for some reason."

"Oh, ok, I'll get him for it later. Hey listen, since you're here do you want to watch a movie?"

"Sure."

"Ok, I'm going to go wash up for bed then I'll come in and torment you for an hour."

"Sounds great."

Kenji waited until she was out of the room before he went into the kitchen, picking up the phone and punching in a number, "Hello?"

"Enishi, it's me, have you found out anything yet?"

"Yeah, we found him but we've gotta get to him first, don't worry we'll get him out, just be sure and protect Kaoru."

"Kaoru? Why, what's wrong with Kaoru?"

"Nothing yet, but I overheard someone saying that Kaoru was part of getting Kenshin back to his old self so just keep an eye on her."

"What do I do if they show up?"

"Fight them and if you have to kill them, can you do that?"

"Sure, Kenshin's not the only murderer in the Himura family."

"That's nice to know, I have to go, I'll fill you in as soon as I know anything else."

Enishi hung up and Kenji returned to the livingroom just as Kaoru came back from her room, "Ready Kenji?"

"As ready as I'll ever be."

Kaoru turned on the movie and sat down on the couch next to Kenji. It didn't take long for Kaoru to get engrossed into the movie but Kenji kept his attention else where, keeping his senses alert just in case. About half way through the movie he stretched out as he looked to the window and if he didn't know any better, he could've sworn that he saw someone peering in at him and Kaoru.

Kenshin sat thinking about what he needed to do for quite sometime, unable to make up his mind. If he went with Shishio then he'd break his vow but if he refused to go along with him Kaoru would die, or worse... he just didn't know what to do. His thoughts were interrupted when the door opened to reveal a smiling Negumo, getting a frown from Kenshin as she went to sit on her knees in front of him, "How are you doing?"

Kenshin raised an eyebrow at her and sighed, his voice filled with sarcasm, "Well lets see... I got shot with a dart, kidnaped, tied to a pole, met an old enemy that I never wanted to see again, had my fiancé threatened, and I have a psychopathic girl trying to seduce me. All in all... I say things are going pretty well, don't you?"

Negumo laughed, "You have quite a sense of humor, I like that. So how do you know my father?"

"Long story, but basically we hate each other just because we can. And I can't understand how you can be related to him, you look to old to be his daughter, he's only a couple of years older than me."

Negumi smiled, "Shishio's not really my father, my parents were murdered when I was young and he took me in."

"There's a big surprise, so what was your motivation for coming to the club?"

"I went there to see you perform but then you insulted me and so I decided to get even with you."

"So you kidnap me and threaten my loved ones to make me kill?"

"Oh no, that was all my father's doing, I only wanted you here so I could try and change your mind about me."

"Well sorry, my opinion stays the same."

"Oh come now, Kenshin, what does that girl have that I don't?"

"Do you really want me to answer that?"

Negumo chuckled and placed her hand on his cheek, "I can do so much more for you than Kaoru ever could, all you have to do is trust me and I'll show you."

Kenshin stayed silent, getting a smile from Negumo as she stood to leave, "I'll come back later to check on you."

Kenshin watched as she headed to the door, his mind racing as an idea came to him,"Negumo."

She stopped and turned to look at him, "Yes?"

"Don't leave, I want you to stay with me a little longer, I'm starting to enjoy the company."

She smiled and shut the door before going to sit in front of him again, "What do you want to do?"

"You said that you can do more for me than Kaoru, right?"

"Yes."

Kenshin leaned over to where he was by her ear and whispered huskily to her, "Then why don't you show me exactly what you meant by that, if I like it I might change my mind about you, it's been awhile since I've had a good woman."

Negumo chuckled slightly, "What is it you want, Kenshin?"

"Whatever you're willing to give me, after all, if we're going to be in this thing together then we need to trust one another, don't we?"

"And how do I know you're not just playing a trick on me?"

Kenshin chuckled lightly, kissing her pulse before he started nipping at her neck, "You'll just have to trust me, Negumo."

After a few seconds Negumo let out a moan of pleasure, apparently getting lost in the feeling. Negumo pulled away from him and kissed him deeply, causing Kenshin's eyes to widen before he kissed back, both getting into the kiss as her hands traveled over his chest and arms. Kenshin tugged at his wrists and pulled away from Negumo enough to look at her, "Untie me."

"What?"

"Untie me, it's not fair that you get to use your hands and I don't, I'm a hands on guy, I like to feel, and besides I want to touch you."

Negumo smiled, "I can't do that, Father's orders."

"Come on, just let me go and I'll make it worth your while."

"I can't, just use your imagination and let me do the rest."

Kenshin laughed to himself as she kissed him again, once more tugging at his restraints as he pushed one of his hands down sharply to pop his wrist out of place, causing a loud cracking sound before he cried out into her mouth from pain. Negumo pulled away and arched an eyebrow at him, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing... don't worry..."

Negumo smiled and kissed him again, not noticing his movements as he moved his now free hands to the front of his body. He took the rope and used his god-like speed to quickly wrap it around one of her wrists before he pulled away from her and took her by the arm. He pulled her back against the pole and secured her hands together before kneeling in front of her with a devilish smile, "Thanks for the distraction, it was just what I needed to get away."

"You sorry son of a..."

"Hey now, it's your fault, I only used the leverage you gave me, it's not my fault that you believed me."

"I thought you weren't as cruel as people made you out to be?"

"Truthfully? Right now I'm in what my enemies like to call 'Battousai Mode' and Battousai don't really give a damn as to what happens to his enemies, just as long as his loved ones are safe and sound that's all that matters, if that means that I have to hurt someone's feelings than so be it. Now if you'll excuse me, your 'father' and I have some catching up to do."

Kenshin popped his wrist back into place and got up to head for the door but Negumo let out a shrill scream, forcing him to firmly place his hand over her mouth to stop the noise, "Knock it off! I guess I have gotten out of practice I forgot about gagging you."

Negumo bit the top of his hand, causing him to groan slightly and pull his hand away, "If you leave this room I'll scream and I'll have every one of my father's men in here."

Kenshin smiled evilly and reached into his pocket for the scarf that he carried with him, "I thought you already had all of your father's men in here, at least twice, right?"

"You sorry little p..."

Kenshin cut her off by placing the scarf over her mouth, tying it into a knot at the back of her head, sufficiently muffling the loud obscenities she was yelling at him as he did so. Once he was sure she was secure he patted her on the head and smiled, "Nice seeing ya again kid, but I have business to attend to. So you just sit here and be a good little girl and I'll let the police handle you when they get here, ok?"

Kenshin left without another word, ignoring the muffled cries from Negumo as he shut the door behind himself. He wandered down the halls until he found his way to the livingroom, seeing numerous weapons and tapestries on the walls as he entered the large room. He heard Shishio talking quietly to someone in the other room and he grabbed a sword from the wall before heading off to where Shishio was, calling out boldly once he saw his old enemy, "Shishio!"

Shishio and his guest turned around, both astonished at seeing Kenshin in the doorway, "How'd you get out, Battousai?"

"None of your business, Shishio, all that matters is that I'm loose and I'm more than ready to fight, now let's get this party started shall we boys?"

"Yes, let's start this fight."

"Finally, after ten long years it's about to begin for the last time. This fight will put an end to our feud once and for all, Shishio."

I know, I know, another cliffy, I can't help it :). Look on the bright side, I'm already working on the next chapter and I'll have it up by tomorrow, I promise, and there's going to be fighting! YEY! Any ways, please be patient with me and chapter 12 will be up and ready to read tomorrow, thanks guys!