Chapter 5
"Saitoh"
The man nodded and tosses away his spent cigarette. D, having seen that they know each other, had taken his hand away from his sword and was standing calmly, watching and waiting. Saitoh looked D over and gave him one of his more feral grins before turning back to Kenshin.
"I have a few things I wish to discuss with you, Battousai. One of my agents came to me the other day and said he saw a young foreign woman carrying a man that fit Shinamori Aoshi's description to a T. I was wondering if you would know anything about it?"
"Mhm, but Misao-dono could tell you more that I could. She should be up in a few hours if you'd want to come back then I'm sure she'd talk with you," Kenshin said rather coldly. With a nod and smirk from Saitoh, Kenshin headed back inside the dojo, leaving D with the wolfish cop. D gave Saitoh a single glance before heading after Kenshin.
"Matte, and just who might you be," Saitoh said as he eyed D's sword. D barely paused as he looked over his shoulder at Saitoh.
"D." before continuing into the house. Saitoh just lit another cigarette with a smirk and walked off.
(The night that Aoshi was taken)
It had been several hours since the servant girl had come and gone with Aoshi's meager dinner. He had been given that along with two comfort breaks before being locked up in his room again, the only change being that he wasn't tied up. He had searched the whole room top to bottom and couldn't find a damn thing to help him, the windows were barred, the desk empty and like Mari had said the door was locked and being guarded from the outside.
Damn this place, there isn't a single thing I can use to get out of here.. and I have no clue as to what Mari wants with me. She didn't seem interested in ransom, not that anyone would pay it, and she hasn't killed me or tried to get information from me, so what is going on?
As if to answer his unspoken question, the door opened and Mari came in, a feral grin on her face. Aoshi just looked at her from his seat on the bed as she came closer and sat beside him. Her grin seemed to widen as she reached out her hand to caress his face. His own hand came up and grabbed hers, pulling her hand away from his face.
"Aww, what's wrong Aoshi-sama? I'm here to give you the first part of a great gift, something that no one else could ever give you." Mari gently caressed his cheek with her free hand as she spoke, but Aoshi just pulled away, leaving her to sit on the bed by herself. He walked across the room to look out the barred window, turning his back on Mari and turning down her offer.
"Well, if you wont take it easily, I guess you'll take it the hard way," he heard her sigh. The next thing Aoshi knew was that he couldn't move his arms, that someone was holding him so tightly from behind that he couldn't get away no matter how much he struggled and fought. He felt a hot breath on his neck as he realized with a shock that it was Mari who was holding him.
"I'll give you this gift, the gift of immortality, whether you like it or not Aoshi," she whispered in his ear. Aoshi stiffened as he felt a pair of sharp points pierce his neck and his vision started to go black. Right before he passed out two thoughts came to his mind… that he would never see Misao again…and that he was going to die…
-------------R&R as always!