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Nanakiyoda: Here I goes at it again!

(Present)

After getting back from the club, we stopped at Aoshi's house. Sanosuke and I went straight for the xbox, Misao and Aoshi walked back to her bedroom. After about a half an hour, I walked to the kitchen to grab a pop. I heard moans, so I made sure I steered clear of her room. As I walked back, Misao's father bursted in through the door. Shit! He cannot know what they are doing! Gotta stop him! I ran up and tried to stall him.

"Hello there Sir! Did you have a great day or did it totally suck?" I yelled out and stepped in his way. He looked at me puzzled.

"Kaoru, move." He said. I shook my head. He tried stepping past me, only to have me step in his way again.

"Uh...I can't let you through because you haven't answered my question!" I yelled out, hoping Misao would pick up my cue and get dressed and sneak Aoshi out of her room.

"Kaoru, what are you hiding?" He asked, and pushed me out of his way.

"I'm hiding nothing! Hey! Don't go yet! I still didn't get my answer!" I yelled out as loud as I could as a final warning to Misao. Her father swung open her door. It was too late. Within moments, Misao's father grabbed Aoshi, who had just gotten his pants on, and dragged him out and started beating him. Misao ran out, her blanket covering her body, and tried pulling her father away from Aoshi. Sanosuke ran in moments laters, and yanked Misao's father away from Aoshi, who ran out of the door.

(Future)

Misao glared at me intensely, as if to see if I was was trying to pull a bluff or not. Cetain I was, she dragged the knife across my throat, then pulled it away and gasped and she realized I wasn't kidding. I felt warm blood trickling down my neck, but she had barely cut me. I smiled at her, content.

"You're out of your mind!" She gasped out, her hand shaking, and she dropped the knife on the floor.

"Misao, there's a point in time and torture where your existance is worth less than your suffering." I said. She shook her head, then stood up straight as a loud clang was heard outside. The door swung open, and Sanosuke ran inside. He proceeded to slam the door shut, fear alight in his eyes.

"Misao! We have a problem! The project! It's here! He's here!" Sanosuke yelled out. I glanced over at Sanosuke when he looked at me and I smiled brightly. He saw the wound on my neck and all color vanished from his face.

"Looks like it's time for all to pay for killing an angel." I said.

(Present)

It had been two years. Within that time, we had graduated. Misao had long since stopped talking to me. Aoshi was transferred to another school, and Misao's father had prohibited her from seeing Aoshi again. Sanosuke was the only one I had spoken to for the remainder of our time. Since then, I had gotten a job as a police officer for the city. It had been a hard day of work, but I decided to go to a bar, to see if anyone would try to drive under the influence. I was only one under my quota for the month. I pulled in, and immediatly regretted doing it. I ducked as a bullet shot through my windshield. I opened my door, loosened my colt .45 from it's holster and rolled across the concrete parking lot to the other side. I looked up from behind another car and saw someone familiar bashing in the head of soneone into the concrete until it busted, cause blood and brains to splatter all over. I gasped and stood up, walking cautiously overto the killer. He turned around and fear struck his eyes.

"Sano! Please tell me that you just didn't..." I managed to gasp out. He closed his eyes.

"Dammit Missy, please tell me that you are not a cop, that you didn't see that." Sanosuke asked, slightly annoyed. I gritted my teeth, and felt the tears well up in my eyes. I did. I saw it with my own eyes. I don't want to believe it...but I did.

"Sanosuke...I'm sorry, but I have to put you under arrest for murder." I choked out and pointed the gun right at him. He looked at me and sighed.

"I can never forgive you of this Missy, even if it is your job." He said as I cuffed him.

(Past)

It was raining hard outside. I sighed. Another dreary day without my students...I heard footsteps walking down the hall, and knew it was Kenshin. I looked back and saw him looking out into the dojo's grounds. He then glanced at me.

"Miss Kaoru, perhaps you should train inside. You'll be able to practice those katas you've been wanting to practice." He said. I looked back out into the dojo grounds.

"No thanks Kenshin...I'm not in the mood." I said to him. He sighed and sat down beside me.

"Sessha thinks that maybe you should just try it. You might cheer up while doing your practices." He reasoned. I shook my head.

"Kenshin, why do you always put yourself below me?" I asked.

"Sessha has..." He started to explain.

"You'll never let your past go will you?" I asked.

(Future)

Misao and Sanosuke both glanced back at me, in shock and fear. screeching was heard and then it stopped. Misao, Sanosuke and I looked at the door. Then, the door fell forward, having been cut from the hinges. In stepped a man with wild fire red hair, amber eyes, and a blood rusted katana. Misao stubbled back and fell to the ground. Sanosuke just stood there, frozen with fear. The man walked towards me.

"There you are." He said in a cold voice. I smiled again, pleased that fate was going to take care of the rest. A flash swung by and metal grinded and sliced through metal. Before I could realize what happened, the steel chair I was sitting on collapsed and I fell to the floor, my handcuffs cut off of my hands.

"Where do you think you're going with her?" I heard Aoshi ask. I saw him, limping and holding onto his arm as blood seeped through his fingers, enter the room. The project didn't move his gaze from me, but instead held out his hand. I took it and he helped me up. He looked deep into my eyes, freezing time and everything around us. His eyes changed from amber to violet, and concern filled them. I was deeply confused and enthralled by it. Then, time came back and his eyes turned back to amber. He turned to Aoshi.

"I'm taking her with me. I have my key and nothing more matters." The project said so coldly, a shiver went through my entire body. So what happens after he has his key? Without warning, the project grabbed me up and walked to the door. Aoshi stood up straight, daring the project to go through.

"Aoshi...just let her go...there's nothing we can do to stop him." Misao begged. Aoshi looked at me, glaring and comptenplating whether to listen or not. He then dropped his gaze and stood aside. The project walked past him, without a second look. I kept my gaze on them though, curious as to when my death would occur and when theirs would happen.

(Present)

I had left my job as a police officer. The pain of putting my last friend into prison was too much to bear. Instead, I was working as a computer programmer, where no one could get hurt. I was working late tonight again. There was a loud clash. I turned around and saw a gun pointed at my head. I looked into the barrel and gasped. I then looked up at the person holding the gun. It was one of my co-workers. His name was Barry.

"You know what's funny Kaoru, we've been co-workers for about two years now and during that whole time, you never told me that the government wanted you for something." He began. I looked at him confused. Uh...the government wants me?

"I'm sure I would have told you if I had known myself." I said, trying to calm the situation down.

"So even you don't know...haahaa...the government's funny that way I guess. Still, that price on your head is far too much for me to just let you go." He said. Price...? What price? Why me? What is going on? I stood up and put my hands into the air, trying to keep myself alive. I guess even changing careers and my life cannot stop the violence...He took some rope and tied my hands behind my back. Things are going to change some day...they have to.

(Future)

The project had taken me outside. There was a car there, at the curb, that was running still. The project set me back down and looked at me. I looked back, uncertain of what to do next.

"I'm relieved you're still alive, but this is not the place to discuss this. Please, come with me. The government will be here soon." The project told me. I glared at him in confusion. I'd better go. I have no idea what's going on with the project, but my fate with him couldn't be any worse than this place. I nodded and followed him to the car. Getting into the passenger side, I glanced over at him as he got into the drivers side and started up the car. He was wearing a button up white shirt, which had blood splattered here and there on it, and tight black pants that had red wraps around the thighs of the pants. Blood was also all over his pants. His katana, as he laid it upon my lap, was coated in many layers of blood, the freshest being Aoshi's. We left the house, never to see it again.

OWARI

Nanakiyoda: Well, if you cannot guess who the project is, then there is just no sense in me telling you. Uh...review if you can. Oh yeah, and to those who are fans of Resident Kenshin and Rurouni Evil, I will update soon on this. I just have to wait until I can get some time to get a working computer A drive for my files.