Death Stalker: The Battousai Vampire Chronicles

Disclaimer I did not make Rurouni Kenshin. And I don't own him. But he owns my admiration and of course, love! O

Well, here's the first chapter. Yes, here it is! Um, I have a question to ask of you reviewers. I know you guys want Kaoru in it, but I'm thinking about that. The original idea was that Kenshin in this story is about 22 or something, which would make Kaoru, oh, about 11. that was the original idea. And in the original idea, I wasn't even sure if I wanted Kaoru in the fic. I thought maybe that Kenshin saved her, and then he meets her again, but the new character in the original idea was supposed to be Kenshin's second love, and Kaoru his third. And then there's the idea that I totally kick out the new character, and just put Kaoru in her place, and have them be their original ages. I don't know. I have a feeling most of you would want the latter idea, but personally I like the former better. I don't know. Tell me what you think! Review, in other words!

Well, I know you're all desperate for the next chapter, so let's get on wit it! oh, and if some of you vampire fact people read this, and I don't follow all the rules of the vampire world(wherever that is) don't flame me! I had a friend who read over this, and then she started on all the mistakes of vampires I made. I mean, this is MY story! So if I made a mistake, just tell me about it, and next time I write a vampire story, I'll be sure to use what you tell me! My goal in this story is to write it in such a way, you can imagine it in your mind, and have chills run up your spine when you read it. I don't think I've accomplished that yet. sigh

I am a creature of darkness, one who survives on blood, and death. A trail of death follows me wherever I go, and all the screams haunt me at night.

Chapter one- Blood

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I watched the passing man. I hid in the shadows, swords drawn, moonlight shining upon it. I was different from other vampires. They prefer to bite their victims neck, then drink the blood, but no I. I feel there is no humanity in that. Even if I was not human myself.

I had never liked being a vampire. No, I despised (a/n: oooh, big word!)being one, having to kill others in order to survive myself. And sometimes, I wondered, why not just kill myself? But I was practically dead anyways. I cannot feel the sun on my back, its gentle fingers rubbing it. The sun, how I missed it so dearly.

Somehow, I felt my time had not come yet. I knew I could kill myself, but I felt my time to go was not yet here. I didn't know why, it was just a feeling.

I tilted my head back up from my thoughts. The man looked somewhat uncomfortable. He probably sensed me. Most people could. I had a silent, deadly, cold aura, or so I was told before I had to kill the person.

I waited for a second, in which the man stood still, looking around. And then I struck.

I closed my eyes as I sliced my sword into him. Warm blood gushed out, onto my face, onto my sword. I smiled. Hitokiri Battousai, the legendary manslayer, the man who so-called killed for the fun of it, the man who supposedly loved the feeling of red blood on his hands, the reckless killer...not willing or wanting to kill, but must. How ironic. I slowly opened my eyes. The man lay there, lying in a pool of his own blood. I feel sick; this always happens when I need to feed.

I close my eyes and lean down to feed. As I take a few licks of the life-giving, yet soul-killing blood, something, rather someone's, aura alerted me into the safety of the shadows once again. There were vampire hunters everywhere nowadays, in the Meiji era. The same one I had ushered in.

I watched in complete silence, waiting for the person who's aura I am sure could be the one, the one I feel I have been waiting for(a/n: it's the part when Kenshin wants to kill himself, but feels his time to go had not yet come, because of something...or someone.)

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Well, there you have it, chapter one! I hope you liked it. If you didn't, flames will be used to burn saito! I don't know where that came from, but.sure. Anyways, reread the big part after the disclaimer and include your answer and thoughts in your review. I mean, I cant continue until you do! Ad if none of you do, then I'll just add the new character, that I will. I know my chapters are short, but..I have to stop at a suspenseful place, ya know? Review! oh, and answers to reviews:

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