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Summary: A/U story set in present times. Kenshin and Sano run a detective agency. Their new case involve protecting a young girl's life. Can they do it without driving each other crazy? Major OOCness. (This ficcie will be like a pun to all those cool James Bond type spy movies. I love that stuff.) My Roommate the Spy, Comedy/Drama Fanfiction by Gypsy-chan Enjoy! (created 6/02, updated and posted 8/05)

Author's Notes: I've decided to just write "Shinta" instead of "Shinta-Kenshin" until "Kenshin" is revealed. I hope I didn't confuse anyone.

MY ROOMMATE THE SPY
Part Three

As Sano sat in the car "gathering information", a dark figure stared up at the room that Kaoru was in.

"So, they hired a two-bit private eye to watch over the girl huh? It's no matter. I will get Kamiya Kaoru and no one will stop me. Muhawhawha!"

Early the next morning Shinta was in the kitchen preparing breakfast. Kaoru entered the kitchen with one arm stretched high over her head while using the other hand to muffle a loud yawn.

"What are you doing up so early," she asked, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

Shinta paused briefly from stirring the hot liquid in the pot and turned his attention to the sleepy girl who entered the room.

"I'm sorry Kaoru-dono, did I wake you?"

"Nope," she answered swiftly, "I should have been up an hour ago. I set my alarm clock for 6:00am. Unfortunately, instead of pressing the "snooze" button I accidentally pressed the "off" button. Sounds pretty stupid eh?"

Shinta shook his head. "No, not really. We've all pressed the wrong button on our alarms at one time or another. It's just something that happens."

Kaoru smiled politely at his kind remark. It made her feel a little better for having overslept. Casting her eyes over to the stove, she noticed steam rising from a pot Shinta was busy stirring. It didn't take long for the scent of freshly made miso soup to permeate Kaoru's nostrils. Her stomach suddenly made a low gurgling noise. The raven haired girl blushed furiously as the sounds from her middle section grew louder. She quickly placed her hand over her stomach in an attempt to suppress other embarrassing sounds from escaping. Shinta smiled at the young girl's reaction.

"Would you care for some miso soup Kaoru-dono? I've made enough for the both of us."

Being too embarrassed to speak, she just nodded her head in response. Shinta ladled the hot steaming liquid into a bowl and handed it to her.

"Thank you Shinta."

"You're welcome Kaoru-dono."

As she raised the dish to her mouth, Kaoru paused to exhale the rich aromatic flavors of herbs and spices escaping the bowl.

"Mmmmm... This smells heavenly. I'm going to love having you as my new roommate. You can be in charge of all the cooking whenever we throw a party."

Shinta chuckled at her light-hearted response to his cooking. "Now, now, I think you should try my soup first before making that kind of decision. You may change your mind after you've tasted it."

"No, I won't change my mind," she simply said. "Besides, anything that smells this delightful just has to be good."

Shinta smiled as he watched the raven-haired girl gulp down the soup.

"Ahhh... Just as I thought. Delicious!" She placed the empty bowl on the counter and picked up a napkin to use to wipe the corners of her mouth.

"I'm glad that you found it to be tasty Kaoru-dono." Shinta raised his own bowl to his lips and began sipping down the hot liquid. Once done, he stared inside the empty bowl. "Hmmm... Not too bad. Next time I shall add more seaweed and maybe a little barley to give the soup more texture."

"Sounds great..." Kaoru's eyes suddenly widened upon seeing the time displayed on the wall clock. "Oh my god! I'm going to be late for class!"

"On a Saturday," Shinta asked incredulously. He had assumed Kaoru would spend the weekend in her room studying, which would have made it easier for him to protect her. "What about your finals? I thought you were going to camp out in your room this weekend and study."

"Yes, that was the plan," she replied over her shoulders as she headed toward the bathroom. "However..." she turned on the water in the shower then poked her head out the bathroom door, "...I just found out two days ago that the new chemistry professor accidentally misplaced one of my lab assignments. That's never happened to me before. Now, because of her incompetence, I have to recreate my assignment. What a waste of a Saturday."

Kaoru went back into the bathroom, slipped out of her clothes and stepped into the shower. Shinta stayed in the kitchen to clean up the breakfast dishes. While wiping down the kitchen counter, he turned on the radio. It was not like he was in the mood for music, he just needed something to keep his mind off the beautiful young girl who was in the next room taking a shower. After putting the dishes away in the cabinet, Shinta recalled something Kaoru had mentioned earlier.

"Hmmm... I'm sure it was no coincident that Kaoru-dono's work was misplaced. She said it never happened before. I strongly believe that this little incident has all the ear markings of a trap. I need to find out more about this new professor."

Within twenty minutes, Kaoru emerged from the bathroom wearing nothing but a towel. Shinta tried to avoid looking at her but as the scent of hyacinth and jasmine filled the room, he couldn't help but take notice. His eyes traveled up the back of her long slender legs and stopped once it reached the towel that was wrapped securely around her diminutive frame. When she turned to face him, he found himself getting lost in deep pools of sapphire. Kaoru blushed slightly under her roommate's intense stare. Shinta quickly averted his eyes toward the floor. The raven-haired girl walked over to the outlet in the middle of the living room and plugged in the blow dryer. After switching it on, she stood in front of the mirror and began blow drying her hair. A familiar song began to play on the radio. Without thinking, she sang the words to the song out loud.

Shinta's eyes were now glued on the young girl. He became fascinated by the way her long dark silky tresses fluttered across her face. As the next song played over the radio, Kaoru continued in her singing. Shinta sighed inwardly while listening to her sweet melodious voice. It made him feel as though she were singing just for him. When the song had finished playing Kaoru promptly switched the blow dryer off. She looped the excess cord around her hand then bent down and unplugged the cord from the wall outlet. The towel that had been wrapped snuggly around her body suddenly slipped down, revealing the swells of her chest. Shinta knew he should have turned his head the moment the towel inched down. However, the longer he looked, the more he found himself enjoying the view. As Kaoru rose to her feet, she caught Shinta's line of gaze. The young girl's cheeks tinted several shades of red. She quickly pulled the bath towel up to cover her exposed chest.

"Shinta... is there... anything wrong?"

The red head chided himself for practically ogling her bosom. "Baka! Now the poor girl is going to think you're some kind of pervert from the way you were gawking at her breast. You better think up an excuse really fast."

"Uhm... I... uh... couldn't seem to find my blow dryer this morning," he finally answered. "I was wondering whether I could borrow yours." He rubbed the back of his head sporting a sheepish grin.

"Oh... Sure," Kaoru smiled in relief. "I'll leave it in the bathroom for you to use when you are ready."

Shinta bowed his thanks. Kaoru made a quick retreat to her bedroom. Once inside, she smacked herself in the forehead.

"Kaoru you idiot! Shinta was looking at the blow dryer, not you! However, she was staring at my chest for a really long time. You'd think from the way she was staring that she'd never seen breasts before!"

Kaoru flopped on her bed and turned her head toward the door where Shinta sat in the next room.

"Maybe I'm just being too paranoid about the whole thing. Shinta was probably staring at my chest as a means of comparing it to her own breast. It's only natural for girls to size each other up that way. She probably feels very self- conscience about her body. That would explain why she kept all her clothes on while taking a shower the other night. Oh well, none of that matters now. I'd better hurry and get dressed."

With that, she snatched off the towel and began clothing herself. On the other side of the wall, Shinta stood in the living room. He too smacked himself in the forehead.

"Kenshin you idiot! That was way too close! The poor girl's cheeks was in flames because of the way you gawked at her. Why are you acting this way? It's not like you haven't seen a woman in her state of undress before. You had better stay focused on this assignment, or..."

When Kaoru re-entered the living room, Kenshin quickly turned his attention to her. This time she was fully dressed in her school uniform. She wore a white short sleeve blouse and a royal blue pleated skirt. While wrapping her favorite indigo colored ribbon around her long ponytail, she turned to Shinta and gave him a sad smile.

"Sorry I can't stay here and help you get settled in, but if I don't make up my lab assignment today, I won't be allowed to take the finals on Monday. I really hate being in Yukishiro-sensei's class. The woman is absolutely intolerable!"

Shinta suddenly froze. "Did she just say her teacher was named Yukishiro? If this is the one who I think, then Kaoru -dono could be in grave danger."

"Kaoru-dono, what happened to your former teacher?"

"Dr. Genzai retired a week ago. Everyone loved him. He's been at our university for over thirty years." Kaoru picked up her chemistry book and ran her fingertips fondly over the lettering. "Dr. Genzai was more than a chemistry teacher, he was like a grandfather to me... to all of us. His retirement seemed so sudden. We're all still in shock." A large scowl grew upon Kaoru's face as she thought on her new teacher. "Humph! I bet that creepy woman had something to do with it."

Shinta became worried. "Kaoru-dono I..."

"Sorry Shinta, I have to go. Yukishiro-san will kill me for being late to her class. See you later." She closed the door behind her.

When Kaoru left, Shinta rushed into his room and seated himself in front of his laptop. After hacking into the school's intranet, he quickly typed the letters Yukishiro. The file on Dr. Tomoe Yukishiro appeared. Kenshin's brow knitted closely upon seeing the image of Tomoe on screen.

"Out of all the former assassins in the world, why did it have to be her? Our last encounter nearly proved fatal. I must hurry to protect Kaoru-dono."

As Kaoru approached her classroom, she noticed a piece of paper taped outside the door. She looked around briefly before taking the note down and reading it.

"Kamiya-san,

I apologize for not being here. I have an urgent matter I must attend to. I've written several unbalanced Thermo chemical equations on the blackboard. Please began solving the problems before your start your experiments. I shall meet up with you shortly.

Yukishiro- san."

Kaoru scratched her head after reading the note. "Hmmm... I wonder what was so urgent that she couldn't meet with me? Guess, I'll find out later." She folded the note and slipped it inside her pocket. Upon opening the door, Kaoru noticed the equations on the blackboard. Her eyes quickly skimmed over the first problem written on the board.

"Find the balance for Cu(s) + NO3-(aq) + H+(aq) > Cu+2(aq) + NO2(g) + H2O(l)"

Kaoru put her hands on her hips. "Humph! What's with this woman? Is she trying to insult my intelligence?"

She shook her head as she approached the blackboard to begin her work. "Okay, let's see. The answer to the first equation is Cu(s) + 2NO3-(aq) + 4H+(aq) Cu+2(aq) + 2NO2(g) + 2H2O(l) + 26.0699kJ... The next one is..."

As Kaoru focused on the next answer, a mysterious woman slipped into the classroom. The black leather outfit she wore allowed her to move freely within the shadows of the room. As the woman crouched near a dark corner of the room, she pulled out a small bottle and a piece of cloth from her back pack. After pouring the clear odorless liquid into the cloth, the mysterious woman stealthily positioned herself near her prey. The moment Kaoru raised her arm to write the answer to the next question on the board, the woman pounced upon her unsuspecting victim. She wrapped one arm around Kaoru's waist and used the other arm to press the drug soaked cloth to Kaoru's nose and mouth forcing her to breathe in the deadly fumes. The young girl's eyes widened in fear. She began flailing her arms against her attacker.

"Hold still you little brat," the woman hissed while trying to restrain her movements.

Kaoru's body suddenly went numb upon realizing who her attacker was. "Yukishiro-san? Why is she doing this?"

A crashing sound at the back of the room caused Tomoe to temporarily suspend her assault on Kaoru. She tightened her grip around Kaoru's waist and dropped to the floor. They rolled behind a large metal workstation. Tomoe peeked around the side of the desk in search of the intruder. There was no one in sight. After a brief moment of silence, Tomoe yelled to the intruder from her hiding place.

"Whoever you are, I know that you are there. Come out and show yourself!"

A diminutive young girl stepped into the clear. Tomoe glanced around the desk to find the young girl standing in the back of the room with her head bowed low. She wasn't able to make out the girl's face due to the positioning of her head. The young girl spoke in a high pitched voice.

"Please excuse the intrusion, I was wondering if you could tell me where Kaoru-dono is. I'm her new roommate and she told me to meet her here."

"She left over an hour ago," she answered swiftly. "Now go away. I'm busy!"

Kaoru could feel herself growing lightheaded. She used the distraction as a last attempt to get away from her captor. She took the back of her head and banged it against Tomoe's face causing Tomoe to become temporarily disoriented. Kaoru felt her captor's grip loosen just enough for her to escape from under her grasped. Taking what little strength she had remaining, Kaoru crawled toward the figure in the back of the room.

"Help... me... pleee...aseee...," she gasped over several ragged breaths. The fumes Kaoru inhaled earlier had started to take affect. She felt her body growing heavier. The lights in the room began to sway back and forth. "Air... I need... air..." Suddenly, everything went black. Kenshin rushed toward the young girl as her body lay in a heap on the floor.

"Kaoru-dono! Kaoru-dono!"

Tomoe jumped in front of Kaoru's motionless body causing Kenshin to stop dead in his tracks. A large smirk grew upon her face.

"Ah... I see. Never would I have imagined you to be dressed as a school girl. You truly are a master of disguise Hitokiri Battousai."

"I no longer go by that code name," he said after removing the dark colored wig he used to cover his head.

"Interesting," she smiled. "What name do you go by these days?"

"Himura, just Kenshin Himura."

"Tsk, tsk Battousai," she remarked while shaking her head. "Such a boring name you have now. I, on the other hand, have chosen a more exciting name to use. It's Black Scorpion the bounty huntress."

Kenshin stood unimpressed. "I see. Well Black Scorpion, now that we've been formally introduced, tell me why are you after the girl."

"Come now Battousai," Tomoe said in a rather seductive manner, "you know I never kiss and tell." She puckered her lips and blew him a kiss.

Kenshin sighed inwardly. He knew getting an answer from Tomoe would be next to impossible, but he wasn't going to stop trying. Kaoru's life was at stake.

"If you're not going to tell me why you want the girl, then maybe you will tell me who you are working for this time."

"Why the highest bidder of course," she answered after tossing her long black locks over her shoulders. "Working as a bounty huntress is quite expensive nowadays. However," she twitched her lips into a small smile, "I would have done this job for free had I known you were assigned to protect the girl."

The smirk she had on her face suddenly turned downward after noticing Kenshin's left foot inching toward her.

"Stay where you are Battousai or the girl dies," she hissed. "I'm sure you don't want to be responsible for the death of another Kamiya, would you?"

Kenshin clenched his fists so tight that his knuckles had turned white. He was angry with Tomoe for using the death of his beloved sensei as a means of retaliation.

"Your fight is with me," he said through gritted teeth. "There is no need to involve an innocent girl in your lust for revenge. If you want to fight me, we can go outside."

Tomoe shook her head in disgust at her former partner. "It sickens me to see how soft you've grown over the years Battousai. When confronted with a challenge, you never worried about casualties. You did whatever it took to carry out your assignment. That's what made you one of the most feared assassins in the world. I once viewed it an honor being partnered with you, remember?"

The red-haired man heaved a heavy sigh and nodded. He remembered all too well the circumstances surrounding his being partnered with Tomoe. After the death of his beloved sensei, Hiko noticed a drastic change in his errant student's demeanor. He had become withdrawn and sullen. When it came time for the assignments to be handed out, Kenshin always chose the most dangerous ones. It was evident to everyone that he was heading toward self-destruction. In order to save his baka deshi, Hiko decided to assign him a partner. Unfortunately, no one wanted to work with the one known as Hitokiri Battousai. After an exhaustive search, Hiko found one person who was more than willing to work with Kenshin. The agent's name was Yukishiro Tomoe. Tomoe was beautiful, intelligent, and highly skilled. Hiko knew if he partnered Battousai with Tomoe she could heal the savage beast that lay within.

Over the course of time, Tomoe was able to heal Battousai's wound. Their relationship blossomed to the point of marriage. Unfortunately, their marriage was short-lived. During one of his assignments, Battousai discovered that Tomoe had been working as a double agent. He confronted her about the matter then tried to convince her to quit. Tomoe refused. She found working for one organization to be too restrictive. The thrill of playing by her own rules and getting paid by the highest bidder was very fulfilling. She tried coercing Battousai into joining her in her traitorous acts. He declined her offer. While he dearly loved his wife, his loyalties rested with the organization. Battousai knew eventually he would have to turn his wife in. However, with each passing day, he found it becoming more difficult. He dreaded the thought of being cut off form all forms of communication with Tomoe. She was his partner, his lover and friend. Without her in his world, he felt he could no longer exist.

Hiko eventually found out about Tomoe. She went into hiding, before she could be terminated. Battousai was severely punished for not reporting his wife to Hiko. He was forced into divorcing Tomoe. A year or so after the incident, Battousai nearly went insane. The only two people who had ever meant anything to him were now out of his life. He decided to leave the organization he once viewed as family behind. In going, he left the name Hitokiri Battousai behind with all of its dark secrets, including that of Tomoe. As he entered into the free world, he became known only as Himura Kenshin.

"Tomoe," he started. "I..."

"It's Black Scorpion," she snapped. "You don't deserve to use my personal name any more."

"Black Scorpion, I'm not here to deal with the past. My only concern is the girl. Now step away from her slowly."

"If you want her, you'll have to come through me," she remarked while getting into her fighting position. "But I promise you, I won't go easy on you."

"I wouldn't expect you too," he countered as he eased into his fighting stance. Battousai kept his eyes focused on the large metal bracelets around Tomoe's wrists which concealed poisonous darts. He was more than familiar with the bracelets as it was one of the many "gifts" he gave her when they were married.

"I'm sure you remember these," she smirked as she raised her left wrist to show off the bracelet. "I never leave home without them."

Within a blink of an eye, Tomoe had ejected several small darts out of her bracelets. They whizzed across the room straight for Kenshin. He grabbed a metal chair to shield himself from being poisoned by the darts. The darts pelted against the metal chair, missing it's target. Kenshin dropped and rolled his body on the floor next to the vengeful woman. He kicked Tomoe's legs from underneath her body, sending her crashing to the floor. The stunned woman arched her back then twisted her body in a way to try and get back upon her feet. Kenshin quickly wrapped his legs around Tomoe's causing her to fall upon her butt again.

"Just like old times eh love," He smirked, while keeping their legs tightly entwined. Tomoe scowled at him while trying to separate their entangled legs. She was not amused in the least.

During their scuffle, several textbooks had fallen to the floor. Tomoe grabbed the textbooks and began throwing them at Battousai's head. While dodging the books, Tomoe manage to break free of his iron-like leg lock.

"Play time is over," she hissed as she sprang to her feet and raise her left arm towards Kaoru. "Say goodbye to the girl Battousai."

His eyes darted to where Kaoru still lay unconscious. In that moment, Kenshin realized that Tomoe was desperate. She had apparently used most of her darts while shooting at him. With only a few darts left, the only logical choice would be to take Kaoru out permanently. In that way, neither one of them could have her. Kenshin was not going to allow that to happen. He was determined to protect his former sensei's daughter at all cost. Before Black Scorpion could press the button, Kenshin lunged at her, wrestling her down to the floor. The darts Tomoe aimed at Kaoru narrowly missed her right shoulder. Relieve washed over his face upon seeing the darts had missed its target. Kenshin glared down at his adversary as he pinned her body to the floor.

"I've had enough of this Tomoe. It ends now!" Kenshin took his head and butted it against Tomoe's knocking her unconscious. "I'm sorry my love, but you left me no choice," he whispered, as he caressed the smooth skin of his ex-wife's pale cheeks. "Maybe one day we can settle our difference without violence." Rising to his feet, Kenshin quickly went over to where the young girl's unconscious form lay.

"I need to get her out of this room and into the hallway for fresh air."

Kenshin slipped one arm under Kaoru's knees and the other underneath her back. Once off the floor Kenshin carried Kaoru into the hallway. After gently laying her on the floor, he reached into his pocket and pulled out the antidote to counteract the drug Tomoe had used on Kaoru earlier. While administering the curative and CPR, he called out her name.

"Kaoru-dono... Kaoru-dono... you have to wake up... Kaoru-dono!"

Several minutes later, Kaoru's eyes fluttered open. She began coughing violently. Kenshin gently pat her on the back in an effort to ease her breathing. When her breathing was under control, she used her elbows to push herself up into a sitting position.

"Shinta... What happened," she asked, taking in her new surroundings. "How did I get in the hallway?"

"We need to get you to the infirmary." He simply stated after assisting her to stand.

"Wait..." she pushed passed him and ran back inside the classroom. Kaoru gasped upon seeing the condition of the room. Books, papers, overturned chairs and desks were strewn all over the floor. While stepping backwards, her left heel accidentally crushed a piece of white chalk. That simple movement brought back to mind the event that took place earlier. Kaoru's eyes suddenly lit up.

"I remember what happened," she exclaimed, while pointing toward the front of the room. "I was standing over there answering questions on the blackboard when Yukishiro-san suddenly attacked me from behind." She paused to glance around the room and then back to Shinta. It was at that time she noticed Shinta's appearance. His hair was dishevel and clothing was torn in several places. "My god! It looks like she assaulted you too! Are you okay?"

Shinta quickly straightened up his blouse and skirt. "You don't have to worry about me Kaoru-dono. I am fine. I think we should..."

Kaoru abruptly cut him off mid-sentence when she threw her hands up in the air and let out a frustrated cry. "Arghh! What's wrong with that woman! Why would she do such a thing!" Shinta simply shrugged his shoulders as Kaoru continued to rant. "I think she's gone mad! We have to report her to the campus police at once. Yukishiro-san must pay for what she has done to us. Do you know where she went?"

Shinta shook his head in response. The former assassin knew once Tomoe had regained consciousness, she would go into hiding. His main concern, at that point, was to get Kaoru out of the classroom and moved her to safety. With Tomoe lurking around, it would only be a matter of time before she struck again.

"You shouldn't let what happened ruin your day Kaoru-dono. Let's just forget about it and go back to our room. I'll help you study for your finals."

Kaoru stared at her roommate in disbelief. "Weren't you listening to anything I said? We've just been attack by a psycho chemistry professor. For all we know she could be out there attacking other students. We have to go to the campus police and report it."

"Yes Kaoru-dono, you're right. We should report what happened. But first I'd like to stop off at the infirmary. I have a really bad headache."

Shinta put his hand up to his forehead feigning a headache. Kaoru stared at him for a moment before nodding her head in response. As the two walked out of the classroom and into the hallway, Kenshin pondered over there situation.

"I know that Kaoru-dono thinks reporting this incident to the campus police is the right thing to do. However, what she doesn't realize is that her "chemistry professor" is actually a former assassin whose taken up bounty hunting. Tomoe will do anything to secure her target. That's why I'm taking no chances. Getting Kaoru-dono to the infirmary is the safest place for her to be. Hopefully, Tomoe will not think to search for her there."

When they arrived at the infirmary, a tall slender woman came out of the office to greet them. Shinta studied her features. The woman had long jet black hair that flowed down to her waist. Her eyes were a dark brown which offset her smooth ivory skin. The name on the tag she wore read Takani Megumi. It wasn't a name he was familiar with. The young woman smiled and gestured for them to take a seat. Once seated Kaoru spoke first.

"Nurse Takani, we've been..." she paused briefly, wondering whether she should mention the incident involving Tomoe to the nurse. It was not a common practice for teachers to go berserk and attack their students. Things like that never happened in her school.

"Yes, Kamiya-san?"

"Uhm... I... uhm..." she took a deep breath and quickly ran the rest of her sentence together. "My-roommate-and-I- were-attacked-by-Yukishiro-san."

Megumi frowned at Kaoru. "Is this some kind of a joke?"

"No," Kaoru swiftly replied. "Yukishiro-san attacked me first. She tried to poison me. God only knows what she did to poor Shinta. Just look at her." Megumi looked between the two of them and shook her finger in reprimand.

"Kamiya-san, Shinta-dono, how dare you come in here saying such horrible things about Yukishiro-san. You girls should be using your time more productively considering you have finals scheduled for Monday. Now go back to your rooms," she said in a stern voice.

"Sorry Takani-san," they said while bowing in unison.

Megumi glared at them and muttered under her breath before turning her attention back to the huge pile of papers on her desk. As Kenshin and Kaoru left the office Kaoru heaved a sigh.

"I knew this was going to happen," she said while walking down the corridor. "That's why I suggested we go to the campus police."

"What makes you think the campus police will believe us," he asked, following behind her. "Think about it, we belong to a prestigious school. It's going to be very hard convincing anyone of our story."

"That's true," came a voice from behind Kaoru. "No one would ever believe a sweet innocent teacher like me could do such bad things. It's not in my nature, right Battousai?"

Kaoru gasped in horror, "Yukishiro-san!"

Before Kenshin could react, he felt another presence behind him. The person poked a gun into his spine.

"Don't move Battousai," she hissed into his ears.

Kenshin's eyes grew wide. He knew that voice. It was from his past. "Amakusa Sayo..."

"I thought you were dead."

"Sorry to disappoint you, but as you can see, I'm very much alive." She poked the barrel of the gun harder into his back. "I work with Black Scorpion now. My code name is Magdaria."

Kaoru couldn't believe her eyes or ears. As Sayo spoke to Kenshin, Kaoru noticed how her roommate seemed to suddenly take on a different persona. Shinta's once warm violet eyes were now taking on an amber color. She also noticed that the higher pitched voice Shinta used with her had turned into a low baritone.

"Shinta is a guy? Oh my gosh," she blushed, "He saw me half naked!"

"Well, I would love to stick around and chat, but the girl and I have an appointment to keep," Tomoe said while grabbing Kaoru by the arm.

"Let me go you witch," Kaoru yelled as she began struggling against Tomoe.

"Don't worry Kaoru-dono, I'll save you!"

"No Battousai," Tomoe laughed, "I think you should try saving yourself first. Magdaria is not one to be underestimated. Isn't that right?"

"Yes," smirked the petite young woman. "I may have the face of an angel, but I can assure you I'm not one." She turned her eyes to Tomoe while keeping her weapon on Kenshin. "I'll contact you when I'm done here for a rendezvous point."

"Fine. But don't let your guard down," Tomoe warned while shifting her eyes to Kenshin. "I've tested his skills. Battousai may be out of the business, but he still has a few tricks up his sleeves."

Sayo nodded in response. Kaoru hollered as she was being dragged away.

"Shinta... Battousai... whoever you are... help me!"

Her voice was suddenly muffled.

"Kaoru-dono!"

"Now Battousai, you and I have some unfinished business to attend to. You left me for dead once, that won't happen again." She stepped back from Kenshin, with her weapon still pointed at him and smiled, "Shall we get started?"

Battousai turned and eased into his fighting stance. "Let's go."

TO BE CONTINUED...

Author's Notes: Konnichiwa minna! Sorry for the really long update. I sort of lost my inspiration while working on this ficce. But I'm back now and I hope you like this update. As I mentioned earlier, there is and will continue to be MAJOR OOCNESS in this action/comedy/lite romance ficcie. So relax and have fun with it. And feel free to make suggestions. I'm always open to that. Also, I know I presented Tomoe and Sayo in a bad light. It's not like I don't like those characters, I just wanted to have fun with them. Also, Kaoru may seem a little whimpy in this chappie, but in the next chapter, she's going to kick some butts. Okay, the next chappie will be the conclusion. I can't wait to see what happens... can you?