" Um, Koaru-dono? Are you sure were going the right way? " Kenshin asked. " Hai! I know exactly where were at! We are, we are..." Koaru thinks and quickly looks around. " Alright. We are lost. " she admitted sheepishly. " Oro! "

"Hey, Yahiko-CHAN. Where are we?" asked Sanosuke. "RAWR! Dont call me CHAN! Anyway, I have no idea." said Yahiko angrily. "Were screwed..." "Uh, Sano." "What?" "Im hungry." "Me too." Sano admitted. "I havent eaten for an hour!"
"Um, Ms.Kairi?" asked the assasin. "What?" "Why are you ordering me to assasinate this swordsman?" The queen thought for a moment. "Because, I dont want to see him executed in front of me." she replied. "What did he do to you?" he asked. "His past. He is... too dangerous to keep anywhere in this world." Kairi said thoughtfully. "I...understand."
"Um, Koaru-dono! Wait for this one!" said the worn out rurouni hoarsely. Koaru ran ahead to see whats at the end of the hall. Then- SHIFF! CRASH! "Owww!" Koaru slipped on the pearl tile and crashed in to a knights armor. "Oro! Koaru-dono are you alright?"Kenshin asked worriedly. "Uh, I think so-OW!" she yelped in pain while grasping her ankle. "You twisted your ankle, you did." Kenshin said while identifing the pained ankle. "How are we supposed to go back now?" Koaru said. "Kenshin, could you carry me back?" "Oro? Um. I mean, sure." Kenshin lifted her in to his arms and started to walk clumsily down the hall. A few minutes later... "Koaru-dono, may I ask you something? Though its kind of hard to say..." he asked. "Uh, sure." "Have you gained weight?" "Kenshin!" Koaru raged. "How could you say that? Of coarse NOT!" "But..." "No Kenshin!" "But I cant hold on any lon-ORO!" the tired rurouni collapsed under Koaru. "Kenshin! Are you okay?" Koaru asked. "Oro, oro, oro..." he replied with swirly eyes. "Draw your sword, battosai." came a voice from at the end of the hall. Kenshin quickly came out of la-la-land and stood up. "And who might you be?" Kenshin asked. "You have no need to know, due to the fact that you will die." he said roughly. "Then may I have your reasoning?" "Well, you are going to die soon. So what the hell! I am ordered by Queen Kairi to assasinate you. She said it is too dangerous to keep the Hitokiri Battosai anywhere in this world. Now. PREPARE TO DIE!" He slashed out his katana and came at Kenshin.
"Pleasestandback, Koaru-dono." Kenshin said while unsheathing his sword. So, he knows who I used to be. The orders came from the queen... Ill have to get everyone out of here before something bad happens. Right before the assasins attack hit, Kenshin jumped in to the air and- "Ryu Tsuisen!" the attack hit home and the assasin crumpled. "Now lets goKoaru-dono, we must find the queen. I felt a prescense earlier, so she knows that Ive defeated the assasin. So I guess well find her out in the courtyard." he said, sheathing his sakabatou. "Kenshin, can I chang first? I feel sick wearing the clothes of this dirty place. Anyway, I have a feeling Yahiko and Sano will be waiting there." "Okay."At the rooms, Koaru changed and came out tothe three wearing her usual attire. "Now. Shall we?" Down in the courtyard, Queen Kairi and many solders await. "So Queen Kairi. What have you against Kenshin!" demanded Koaru angrily. "Well, everything." Kairi said as though it was the simplest thing in the world. "After all, the world doesnt need a master murderer.""KENSHIN IS NOT A MURDERER!" Koaru yelled. "Oh? Then what is he?" the queen asked. "Hes a rurouni! He gave up murdering after the Bakumatsu! He HELPS people now!" "Now, now calm down Koaru-dono-" "Why should I! She calls you a MURDERER!""No matter! This Kenshin shall die here. GAURDS." Kenshin wasready to fight when a poison dart came out of nowhere a hit him in the leg. "Ugh." "Kenshin!" his teammates yelled.The poison soon took its effect, parlyzing both of his limbs. A knight came up brandishing his sword. Kenshin rolled out of the way just in time before the sword sliced his arm off, though a long slash was inbedded in to his arm.