Yay! I'm so glad you all like the prologue! Oh, and Laqua the random and insane queen (I'm gonna start just typing Laqua, the whole thing is too long ) the reason that the first thing is so short is because it's just the prologue. Still, I love all three of you guys for reviewing! Enjoy! Oh, here is my thank you thing to all who reviewed so far.

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Laqua the random and insane queen

Angel of loneliness

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Chapter one

Kaoru tiptoed silently back to the front door, where she signaled to the others that it was safe. She made sure they missed all of the creaks before turning back toward the goods. She crept by the dog, who was still cringing in his bed, and started to toss things to the crew. They tossed the stuff skillfully to each other, and soon all of the bags outside were full.

Kaoru checked to make sure they had gotten all they had needed before assigning each person a bag. She made sure they were all a safe distance away before picking up her own bag. "Where do you think your going, thief?" a cold voice asked behind her.

She spun around and noticed a man about her age, granted a year or two older. She tensed as she took a step back. "Who are you?" she hissed as she glared at him. The boy raised an eyebrow as he took a step forward. "I think I should be asking you that question."he said as he glared at her. She smirked as she did a quick round kick, forcing him onto his ass.

She smirked from her spot above him. "I came to, uh, BORROW a bit of your gun powder, bullets, and cannon balls. I don't think your boss will mind too much, after all he's too busy with his women to notice what goes on downstairs. Now be a good boy and run along now, ok?"she asked him in a baby voice as she marched off.

She shrieked when he tackled her to the ground. "What are you doing!" she demanded as she struggled under him. "Shut up and tell me why you're here!" he snapped as he held her arms. She struggled for a bit until she heard a small horn. She smirked as she looked at him.

"Looks like I won't have to tell you after all." she said snottily. Kenshin raised an eyebrow at her before he felt himself thrown off her. He yelped a bit as he was tied up and blindfolded. He felt a cloth being shoved into his mouth to shut him up before he was carried off somewhere. He wondered where they were taking him as he let himself be carried off. 'Later I can get out of here.' he thought as he let himself fall into a light sleep.

Kenshin later awoke to the sound of the ocean. 'Now I should be able to get out of here.' he thought as he felt the blindfold and gag being pulled away. He looked around him, and noticed he was about to be thrown into a small boat. He got ready to destroy the ropes binding him and escape when a knife was pushed against his neck. "Do it and you die." a voice said beside him.

He looked over to see the same woman from earlier. He finally got a chance to look her over, and he felt his breath catch when he saw her. She was beautiful! Plus she had a great body too. He looked deep into her blue eyes, and Kaoru felt herself start to get lost in his violet eyes before she caught herself.

"Listen up, we're taking you and the people in that building with us. Their going to be part of our new crew. We could use a few people to clean. So unless you want your friends hurt, I suggest you come along easily, or dead." she said coldly as she pushed him into the rowboat. A few others got on, and one of them started to row toward a large ship a few miles off shore.

When they reached the ship, Kaoru threw Kenshin over her shoulder as she started to climb the rope ladder that was thrown to them. "I can climb you know." he told her as they reached the top. She just gave a grunt as she threw him over the top.

The others soon joined her with the prisoners. She looked over all of them before turning to the youngest. "You, what's your name?" she demanded as she held up his chin. The boy glared at her, even though he was trembling. "I am Yahiko Myoujin."he told her cheekily as he smirked. She sniffed slightly as she let go of his chin.

"Tsubame will be watching over you, brat. You will be helping her with the dishes and other things in the kitchen." she told him as she snapped her fingers. A young girl about Yahiko's age appeared, looking down shyly. "He will be your new kitchen help, Tsubame-chan. You'll need to show him the ropes, but after that you can give him hell." Kaoru said warmly as she threw the boy at Tsubame's feet.

Kenshin growled slightly at the treatment but otherwise said nothing. Tsubame flinched slightly when the boy hit the floor, but otherwise just looked at the captain. "Just tie him up and drag him in if he doesn't want to follow you."Kaoru told her as she waved her off. Tsubame nodded as she retreated.

Kneeling down by the boy, she poked him in the shoulder. "Do I need to tie you?" she asked softly as he looked at her. He shook his head as he felt a blush come. He managed to keep most of it off as he stood up. He looked at Kenshin, and at his nod he followed her toward the kitchens.

Kaoru tilted her head slightly as she thought of what to do with the others, and Kenshin couldn't help but grin slightly when he was reminded of a bird. She noticed this though, and immediately scowled. "What's so funny, wretch?" she spat as she glared at him.

Kenshin shook his head as he stared at her. No matter how much he wanted to hide it, her glare made him want to run and hide like a little child. "Nothing." he said quickly as he looked away. Kaoru looked at him suspiciously before looking at the rest. She smirked as an idea came to her as she looked at Sano. "I know just what to do with you." she said evilly as she called out to someone behind her.