After dinner every one went to bed but I didn't stay there long I got up about twenty minutes later because I couldn't sleep, I was restless, excited, overjoyed, so I decided to go down to the river near by. I walked slowly down the dark path with no sound but the crickets and the soft pit pat of my sandals. Suddenly there was a chill down my spine but I shrugged it off and continued to walk forward. When I got to the grassy slope where I would walk down to the river there was a quick "snap" and when I turned to see what it was a hand was pressed firmly across my to cover my mouth to stop any screams. Then suddenly I was shoved to the ground and my hands where bound tightly behind my back. The person I say person because I was blindfolded before I could see who he was. Then suddenly a man spoke, "how do you like it," he whispered sitting in his knees resting his ass lightly my midsection with his hand still firmly pressed over my mouth. Threw his hand I said, "Not from you I'm a one man woman and I'm taken." The man uncovered my mouth; "sorry Hun didn't catch that," he said with a smirk. "I know that voice," I said to my self but I realized he had my mouth uncovered I could yell, I could yell for Sano at that moment I screamed, I screamed with all my might and the man slapped me and pulled out his sward. "Now, now, we can't have any more of that can we now," that voice I knew it from somewhere. Suddenly there was a sharp burning sensation and the voice came again, "let that be a lesson to you not to scream." Then I heard pounding foot steps but not of just one person but two. Then the voices came that lifted a 300-pound weight off my chest. I heard Sano's voice call out, "get your fucking ass off her," then there was a sound of skin hitting skin and the pressure of the man's body was gone. At this point Kenshin had untied the bind fold and the bindings then before I knew it he was over with his blade at the man's throat and Sano had his foot on the guy's chest holding him down. Then the guy's voice came again but this time his voice was high pitched and shrill as he pleaded for his life. Sano growled, "give me one good reason why I should let you live."

The man stammered, "because I can tell doctor Kanryuu that she's dead and he won't ever come looking for her or send another assassin after her."

"How can I trust you," barked Sano.

"You swear to hold true to your word," questioned Kenshin pushing his blade closer to the man's throat.

The man nodded and Kenshin drew back his sward and Sano removed his foot from the man's chest, "well then go," said Sano and the man ran off into the night and Sano rushed to my side.

"Are you are right," asked Kenshin before Sano could get the words out of his mouth.

"Fine," I whispered embarrassed I never let a man fight for me or do any thing for me unless it was Sano or Kenshin and even then it made me fell small and inadequate.

Then Sano spoke, "your arm you're bleeding!"

"Oh yes, I aren't I," I said looking at my arm; "well don't just stand there and stare at it help me up so I can get to the house and bandage it."

Then Sano and Kenshin reached down and pulled me to my feet and we headed off to the dojo.