Chapter 12

DC: I don't own RK

Kiroshi watched as Kenshin came closer. His sword still pointing down. He had an evil glint in those yellow eyes, and somehow his hair had come undone.

"What's going on? Why are your eyes yellow?" Kiroshi said, as he backed away. He stumbled, and fell when he reached the edge of the hill. Kenshin stopped. And Kiroshi asked again,

"Why are your eyes different?"

"You dare touch Kaoru..." Battousai said. He lifted his sword, and pointed it towards him. It was about a fourth of an inch away from his nose. "Now you must pay..."

Sanosuke, Yahiko, Yutaro, and Elizabeth watched as Kenshin started to slash with his sword. They have never seen this side of Kenshin. Sanosuke doesn't even know if it is Kenshin anymore. But he shook his head. He needed to get to Kaoru, and fast.

Taking his wrist bandages off, he ran to Kaoru. She seemed to be in a daze, as she held her neck. Sanosuke removed her hands, and wrapped the bandages around the wound.

"It's not so bad, but we need to get you to a doctor..." Sanosuke said. He wondered how Megumi was doing. Taking his eyes off of her for a moment, he went back to Kenshin. Kiroshi, by now, looked defeated, but he still wasn't finished with him.

'I don't think that's Kenshin... It must be his Hitokiri side...' Sanosuke thought.

Kiroshi crawled towards Saitoh.

"Please take this mad man away!" He pleaded. Saitoh just crossed his arms.

"Why? This is such a nice little battle. I haven't seen the Battousai in action for awhile." He replied. Kiroshi had a look of horror on his face.

"Battousai? Hitokiri Battousai?" He asked.

"Is there any other Battousai around?" Saitoh asked. Kiroshi took a quick look behind him. Battousai took his time to get there, but he still had the same glint in those eyes.

"I wish I would have brought my sword... This would have been my kind of battle to interfere with... But I guess this time my duties come first." Saitoh said.

"If your duties come first, then take me away!" Kiroshi begged. Saitoh laughed.

"And miss out on all this entertainment? Not in my life." Saitoh said. Kiroshi picked himself up, and tried to run up the hill, but didn't get that far, before his legs gave out. He rolled down the hill, and landed at the Battousai's feet.

"Are you finished with your little game?" He asked. Kiroshi whimpered, but tried again to get away. Battousai cut his escape route on top of the hill, and got into his stance. Kiroshi stumbled back, and Battousai charged forward.

"Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu, Ryu Sou Sen Garami!" He said, as he hit his left arm at full speed. Kiroshi screamed as his bone cracked, and he was pushed towards the right.

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Megumi woke up in the little futon at the Akabeko. She felt a lot better then she had been only an hour before, but she felt something was missing. Sighing she got up, and rolled up the futon. She opened the door, to find three people left, and Tae and Tsubame were talking in a booth.

"I feel much better, Arigatou-gozaimasu for the futon!" Megumi said. Tae waived her hand.

"No problem! I guess you were feeling bad." She said.

"I think was a little stress." Megumi said.

"A little? I think a lot!" Tsubame whispered to Tae. Megumi yawned.

"I think I'll go home for awhile. I'll visit tomorrow! Dewa mata!" Megumi said. They waived goodbye, and Megumi thought her way home.

'Something's missing... What could it be...' She thought. As she turned the corner, she bumped into a little girl. Megumi looked down, and the girl stared up.

"Mina! I told you not to run!" Megumi looked up to see a lady, with makeup on her face. Megumi concluded she was a geisha, and she was getting off of work.

"I'm so sorry. Mina loves to run more then she likes to walk." The lady asked. Megumi shook her head and smiled.

"Oh don't worry! No harm done! Now if you can excuse me." Megumi said. The lady held her daughter's hand, and they separated.

"That's odd... A blond haired Japanese... Oh well, Ken-san is probably rare too! Oh... Sano... How I miss my baka..." She said.

She found herself in her yard, without even noticing. She went up, and opened her door. Stretching again, she went to her calendar. Looking at the date, there was nothing there.

"Well, that doesn't help me any..." Megumi said. Sighing she sat down. She was about to fall asleep, when her stomach growled. She hopped up, and looked for something to eat.

'Wow, I'm hungry today... Matte!' She ran back to her calendar, and flipped back two weeks.

"It's two weeks past my... Oh my..." She ran to the bathroom, and suddenly felt sick. She sunk down to the floor, and closed her eyes.

"I think I am... Two weeks into it..."

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Kiroshi couldn't feel his whole right side. He lay there; waiting for what Battousai was going to do next. He closed his eyes trying to take the pain away.

Sanosuke watched as Kenshin/Battousai stood there, as if he was thinking on what to do this. Yutaro and Elizabeth helped Yahiko over to them.

"How's Kaoru?" Yahiko asked as they set him down. Sanosuke looked down. Kaoru was leaning on a tree, just sitting their watching Kiroshi get hurt. They could tell she was a little happy about what was happening to him.

"She's okay, but as soon as possible, we need to get her to a doctor." He said. Elizabeth, and Yutaro sat next to Yahiko, and waited for Kenshin/Battousai's next move.

Kiroshi felt himself being lifted into the air. He opened his eyes, and saw the yellow eyes. He quickly shut them.

"Why are you scared of me now? Instead of only three months ago?" Came Battousai's voice. Kiroshi didn't answer.

"Answer me!" He yelled as he shook him a little.

"All I wanted was the Dojo! I just needed a place to stay, and start my business again!" Kiroshi whimpered. Battousai threw him to the ground.

"I have another question. Why did you slap Kaoru?" He asked. Kiroshi looked up, but avoided his eyes.

"I don't know!"

"Give me a reason!" He demanded. Kiroshi flinched.

"She was getting me angry I knew she was lying, and I wanted her to stop!" Kiroshi cried out.

'That fool... I think Battousai is finally going to crack. Look at what he has done.' Saitoh thought as The Battousai raised his sword. Point down.

"It is time to pay for these stupid action's you've done."

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Kaoru watched, silently, as Kenshin lifted his sword. She knew exactly what he was going to do, and needed to stop him before he turned into the full Battousai. She got up, and as fast as she could, ran towards him.

It's been forever! Man, I missed you guys. I'll try to get the next chapter up soon.

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