Hey guys! I am back, even though this isn't a new chapter, I updated it a bit, I have updated them all and got familiar with the story once again. I will continue to update every two week…continue? Lol more like start to do it again. Since I am not in school right now I can do this, no excuses, so I will, I am looking at Tuesday or Friday for the release days. I am working on the next chapter(new chapter that is), it's almost done, just making sure it's a decent length. Also I am working on a poster for the fic, so please look forward to that! Thanks for supporting me and being patient with me! Much love.

"Do you understand then Himura? This isn't quite like any other foe we have encountered before, he's different," the old police chief interlaced his white gloved hands and looked over them to read the red-headed man's expression.

" Yes, I will protect the ones I love. Excuse me," the man got up and turned around to walk to the American-style door to exit.

"Remember…he doesn't want glory, nor fame, nor money or attention, he does this because he just wants the high and you'll fulfill his need," when the policeman finished his last word the man had already closed the door. In reality he knew what he was up against and he didn't need to be reminded, it had all become so cliché to him.

On his seemingly long journey home, the man thought to himself. He thought on how to keep his friends safe and which methods would be best to take. He realized that certain people were associated with him closely and he didn't want them to suffer on his account and therefore he had to possibly alienate himself from them.

A young girl about the age of seventeen was sweeping away debris from the entrance to her dojo. She snickered at her two friends who idly sat back and watched her work hard as they "free loaded." She couldn't imagine what her life would be like now without her friends, they had become something special to her. Then her mind drifted to a certain someone who had not only introduced her to the change, but who had changed her life completely as well. She literally shook her head at the thought of him, she didn't want to ponder too much about him because there was never a solution or conclusion, it just was, without a definition to their relationship. If on cue, in walked the redheaded man.

"Welcome home, Kenshin," Kaoru wiped her brow as she looked in his direction, but he didn't seem to have heard her so she repeated herself and again no response, she decided to go over and make her greeting acknowledged. Just as she was halfway there he looked at her with an unexpected cold stare.

"I heard you the first couple of times," with that he tucked his arms into his sleeves almost with indignation and quickly walked inside leaving her confused and frustrated. Kaoru being the stubborn girl she was, decided to follow him, but the taller man who was sitting previously, grabbed her softly by her arm to let her know that he was going to get to the bottom of this and that she should stay put. She sighed and watched as Sano walked on ahead.

Sano walked in to the dojo to see if he could spot Kenshin meditating or something of the sort, but found only an abandoned bokken on the floor. He then walked into the home and looked around but again he did not find him. He finally found him outside entertaining Dr. Gensai's granddaughters while he washed clothes. Sano walked up beside him, Kenshin could only see his shoes as his tall friend stood above him, obviously wanting to talk. He put down the garment he was washing and looked up to his friend to see what he wanted, even though he had a pretty good idea what was on his mind.

They didn't need to exchange words, Sano gave him a questioning look and Kenshin changed his face from a happy rurouni to a stoic being. Sano smiled at this knowing that he wasn't going to get any information out him, knowing that whatever it was or whatever happened, it was serious to the point were even he was excluded.

Excerpt from the following chapter:

He only wished in his heart that he could have savored their last friendly moment together thoroughly because he knew after this was all over that she would probably not treat him the same if he indeed decided to return to the dojo. He was saddened at the fact but he also saw the practicality of it, if he would not do this now someone else might harm her in the future, he had been so careless in the past thinking that he could go on enjoying this happy life when so many people wanted him dead.

On to the next chapter which has also been revamped, they all have.