Dragostea Nu Are Ochi

Chapter Seven

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Due to a recent loss of sanity, I will not make a joke here to remind you where the translations are. I will, however, make you cut down a tree with a herring if you ask me. That is all.

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"Halt!"

Kenshin raised his hands and shouted back at the guards who stopped him, "I'm here… to join you!"

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Sanosuke tugged and shook the chains that bound him to the dungeon wall.

When their was no sign that they were losing, he shouted, "Damnit! That bastard is going to do something! I know it!" Sanosuke smacked his body against the wall. "That man's a psycho and he's going after Kaoru and the Raklo!"

Megumi sighed. "Calm down, we're helpless. We can't do anything."

"That's exactly my problem!" Sanosuke yelled, starting to tug on the chains again. "We got to help Kaoru! That nut job is gonna hurt her!"

"Oh so it's her you care about…?" Megumi hid her eyes. Her voice suddenly became slightly pathetic and sarcastic. "Here I am all chained up and your thinking about Kaoru…"

"Megumi, quite it," Sanosuke said impatiently. "And you know I-… wait, did you hear that?"

The two lowered their voices and listened very closely to the sound of small voices. Megumi swallowed hard, hoping it wasn't Nanosh, while Sano's mind raced with questions of what to do. They could now make out the conversation the two voices were having.

"I told you! It's haunted! Didja hear those voices! It's really haunted!"

"I don't believe it! That was just some mice!"

"Mice that speak?"

"Shut up, Vosho! I'll tell Daj you forgot to tie down the horses that night!"

"Corin! You can't!"

Sanosuke looked at Megumi and she started laughing. "I can't believe our luck," she blurted out between laughs.

"What was that!" they heard one of the young boys say.

Sanosuke called out to them, "Hey! We're stuck over here! Get us out!"

"Vosho, it's true! There're are ghost!"

"We're no ghosts!" shouted Megumi. "I'm the Bulibasha's daughter, Megumi Kamiya!"

The kids came closer and saw that Megumi and Sanosuke were chained against the walls like slaves. The older child, Vosho stared at them, then turned to his little brother. He whispered something in the younger boy's ear and then looked back and the pair against the wall.

"If you truly are Megumi Kamiya, the medicine woman, what are you doing in the castle dungeon?" the kid said, while smirking triumphantly

"Because, we are the victims of a heinous crime, that will get much worse if you kids don't release us now!" Sanosuke roared, getting annoyed with the young boys.

Megumi kicked Sanosuke for being impatient and said, "Please, Kaoru Kamiya is in grave danger…"

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"Bucharest?"

"Yes, sir. I'm a linguist, and a archeologist of sorts."

Kenshin's eyes nervously darted between the man interrogating him and the guards with the large guns at the door. He was in a lavish room in a well protected building of the work camp. The walls were covered with portraits and rugs. There was an obnoxiously large fireplace on one wall and a well carved table had been placed in front of it. Behind the table sat a very fat man, wearing a Nazi officer uniform. His pudgy hands were folded on the table in front of him and on his slightly pig-like face was the look of someone who was in constant discontent.

"So you're all brains…" the man said. He shifted his weight and sighed, "And what good would you do us here?"

"I'm not sure what use you could put me to, but I sincerely want to help your cause here, sir." Kenshin bowed, respectfully. "I believe in what you're doing here."

"And what is it you think we're doing here, Mr. Himura?"

Kenshin paused for a long time. "Eh-…"

"Hmph," the pig-like man scoffed. "We are minions of Hitler. Even though the war is over, and the Nazi regime is seemingly defeated, there's not many who are willing to come out here and stop us. No… the only ones who would have the balls to do it is the Americans, but they're too busy cleaning up after the mess made in so many other countries, including their own. However, by the time they realize what we're doing, we will be powerful enough to overtake them in battle, and rise up, for Hitler! We will take over once again, and thus proving to the world that we are right!

"So you see, Mr. Himura, that we are not only here to kill a lesser race known as "Gypsies", but to seize the world as Nazi territory!" The man slammed a fat fist against the wooden table. "We will rule! And in doing so, create a superior race that shall have the ultimate empire! Greater then Alexander's Empire! Greater then Rome! With more power then America ever will have, we shall rule!" The man slammed both hands against the table and pushed himself into a standing position, knocking over the chair he had previously been sitting on in the process.

Kenshin felt like he was shrinking into non-existence during the husky man's speech. When the stout man stood, Kenshin slinked so far back in his chair that he felt he had almost fall out. The heavyset man eyed Kenshin skeptically. However, before he could say another word, the door swung open, revealing a tall, well built man with a thick moustache. The man was wearing a high-ranking Nazi outfit as well, but with a few more decorations.

The man smiled at his fat comrade, "General Wilhelmina is easily excitable. Maybe I can show you around the grounds while he cleans up his office and calms himself down."

Kenshin nodded mutely and followed the man into the corridors. The man explained that they were using the Romany people as workers, to build a airplane hanger and such. It wasn't so much a holocaust as it was free labor. Kenshin listened, barely able to conceive what was going on in the camp he breached.

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"What do you mean, 'away on business'!" Megumi shouted at a timid house maid.

"H-he told me to tell you that if you came back from wherever you two were…" the maid said, partially protecting herself with a feathered duster. She look back and forth between the two and something in her head finally clicked. "Where were you two!"

"That's none of your business!" Megumi barked, while Sanosuke just smiled thoughtfully. "What should we do Sanosuke?"

Sano's playful expression turned into a very serious look in an instant. "We've got to go after that sick bastard!"

"With what?" she pleaded. "A weapon? The village officers? He's got the better half of a day's head start on us! What could we possibly do?"

Sanosuke made a very confused face, "I don't know that, woman!"

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"And here," the man said, while opening two large metal doors, "is where we keep our 'worker bees'"

Kenshin's face paled as he tried to keep the look and air of indifference going. His mind was shouting profanities at the man whom he was trying to impress. Inside the building were rows and rows of young boys and men sleep two and three to a blanket. Scarborough, as Kenshin came to realize was the man's last name, lead him through the middle of the rows. Kenshin was sure to look at every boy's face, trying to find something familiar.

He then stopped short, and starred at a boy. The young man was in his early teens. He had messy black hair that stuck out in odd directions and very hostile amber colored eyes. The boy looked back at Kenshin with the utmost hatred. Kenshin couldn't place it, but there was something in his eyes, however faint, that reminded him Kaoru in so many ways there was no denying it.

He had found her brother.

Kenshin was shocked by this realization. So much so that he didn't notice Scarborough calling him. He turned back to the tall man and said that the boy looked familiar. Kenshin then went to follow him but turned back towards the boy and gave him a wink, before completely devoting his attention to Scarborough.

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Later, after Scarborough had invited him to stay and assigned him a room in the main house, Kenshin sat on the bed, thinking of escape plans. He starred at the ceiling, and no matter how much he tried to think about plans, his thoughts kept drifting back to Kaoru. He worried about her safety out in the woods, but tried to dismiss that because she was able to handle herself. However no matter how hard he fought it, she came back into his mind.

He jumped to his feet and ran his hand across a wooden dresser. A cloud of dust formed from the movement and Kenshin sneezed loudly. He was insulting the cleaning crew when his plan for escape with Yahiko Kamiya came to him.

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"You want a personal maid?" Wilhelmina said in surprise.

Kenshin shook his head. "No. I want someone to clean my room. I have terrible allergies and would be of no use to you if I was to become sick. Really it's to your advantage if I have someone clean my room."

"How very persuasive, Mr. Himura." Scarborough smiled. "Go ahead."

Kenshin bowed and walked out of the room, beaming. His plan, so far, was working. He went to the large facility with the huge metal doors and walked inside. He went down the rows, looking for someone. When he stopped at the spot where he had seem the boy who had to be Kaoru's sibling, he was shocked to find that he wasn't there.

He panicked for a moment, then shook a boy near the spot awake. When he asked him where the Kamiya boy went, the child answered, visibly afraid, that Yahiko was sent to work in the kitchen. Kenshin ran to where Scarborough had said the kitchen was and searched through the crowd for striking amber eyes.

He saw the top of the young boy's head and grabbed him by the shoulders. The boy was startled and dropped the plate in his hands.

"I'm sorry…" he immediately said, with no sincerity.

"No, it's fine…" Kenshin said, between panting. "You must clean my room, now!"

"W-what? I'm afraid I don't understand, sir," the boy said, looking at Kenshin as though he was crazy.

Kenshin grabbed his wrist and dragged him out of the kitchen. "Come!"

They finally reached Kenshin's room, where Kenshin locked the door and stuffed a towel under the crack between the door and the floor.

"Listen to me," he said quickly. "I'm from New York City. I crashed in Romania and Kaoru Kamiya found me." The boys eyes grew wide and the mention of Kaoru's name. "Are you not Yahiko Kamiya, who was taken in the woods near your village?"

"I-I am, sir," he stuttered, completely shocked.

"No need for formalities, Yahiko, we must leave. Kaoru will be forced to marry a crazed man if we don't leave soon."

Yahiko once again looked at him as though he was crazy. "What? Are you talking about Nanosh?"

"Yes, and if you do not come home he will rule your father's kingdom."

Yahiko looked put out, "I'm happy to be rescued and all, but that's why you saved me? So Kaoru doesn't have to marry Nanosh, who isn't evil at all. What are you, in love with her or something Raklo?"

"You too with that word? I'll escape it…" Kenshin sighed. "We're here to save you, and that's all that matters."

"So what's your plan, Raklo?"

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"Mr. Himura!"

Kenshin turned and a cold sweat ran down his face. "Ah-, yes?"

Scarborough looked at him strangely. "Are you… carrying out garbage?"

"Ah- yes…" Kenshin smiled guiltily.

"We burn most garbage here, my lad," Scarborough said suspiciously. "And why isn't the worker I ordered you doing that?"

"Well, he was too weak, and this is flammable material, so I'll just throw it into the woods," Kenshin called back as he began to walk towards the gate.

"Wait!" Scarborough ordered. Kenshin froze as the man walked towards him. He could feel the cold sweat become heavier. Scarborough walked right up behind him and looked Kenshin up and down. He squinted his eyes and gave him an odd look.

"There's a dumpster right outside the gates on the South side, so don't just 'throw it in the woods' please." Scarborough sighed and walked away muttering something about stupid young people.

Kenshin let out a huge breath of relief and continued towards the gate.

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"Aven mansa sa lumniake Roma, Kai putaile e romane droma,"

Kaoru sang softly to herself a Romany song. She sighed and continued the next line, "Ake vriama, usti Rom akana, Men khutasa misto kai kerasa"

She looked up at what part of the night sky was visible from her position in the forest and couldn't help the feeling of worry and dread that came over her. She hoped that Kenshin would be fine, and that Yahiko was alright, and still alive.

She suddenly froze, hearing the sound of running feet come towards her. She grabbed her dagger and crouched behind a tree so she could see the path leading up to the Nazi facility. She watched a man stop on the road near her and look around. He was carrying a large sack and looking around for something.

Kaoru crept closer and tried to make out the face of the man, which was impossible in the dark night. She inched closer and closer to the road, silent as a mouse and well covered by grass and trees. She then heard a noise coming from the large gate, as if it was opening and turned to look. When she looked back to where she saw the man, he was gone. She then looked towards the gate and saw no one.

Baffled, she stood and walked closer to the path. She looked around and found nothing, except footprints of the man. She put a hand on her hip and became annoyed.

What was that about? she thought to herself. I could have sworn I saw someone…

She turned to go back into the woods but, to her horror, found the man she had seen on the road standing very close behind her and pressing a very menacing gun into her abdomen.

She felt the sweat run down her back and face and let out a gasp, "Nanosh!"

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A/N:

So? Did I do a good job this chapter? Let me know in a review, please…

By the way, this story is (if your too dumb to know) completely fiction. I didn't base the German characters on any real historical figures and I didn't base the place on a real Nazi camp. It just turned out that way in my head. Don't flame me about that please, cause I flame you right back… I am from Jersey you know…. Hah

I'm sorry about the long wait… I was stuck in a moment that I couldn't get out of… and that will be the last bad U2 pun for the day.

Speaking of my favorite band, I listened to Rattle and Hum again, and that was the inspiration for this chapter…

"ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER…. SOMETHING SOMETHING….UHH"

"HAWKMOON, I NEED YOUR LOVE"

Yeah… well I really hoped you liked the chapter (I enjoyed writing the fat man's little speech and the part about Kaoru) It didn't come as easily as others but hell, nothing great does. (I had fun calling Wilhelmina all different names…. Hehe)

Nothing else much to write about except please visit my new website…!

just look in my profile for the link…

Hand cramping…

Ciao