Me: O.O (takes one GIANT step back from the reviewers) Sometimes you people scare me.
Ariel: -.- I warned you...but nooooo, you just had to rant about Bush.
Me: -.- Bastard. Not you Ariel, Bush. Lots of innocent people getting killed. (Spits) Well, I wash my hands of the whole thing. From this day on...I am completely neutral on the subject, though I've always been. The subject of the war on terror that is. We cannot completely demolish terrorism! It will still go on no matter what Mr. Bush! I just wish he'd recognize that and bring out troops home!
Ariel: (slaps me) WE GET IT! JUST DO THE STUPID REVIEW RESPONSES ALREADY!
REVIEW RESPONSES! I HATE BUSH! Wait, hate is too strong of a word...I DISLIKE BUSH!
Spatial- Thanks for so enthusiastically wishing me a happy birthday. And you really need to work on that maniacal laugh. We can't have a ruler of the world with a sissy maniacal laugh. Now mine rocks! (Pulls an extremely pointy spork out of Raiel's arm that you threw from the other fanfic) Here ya go! Happy Birthday!
KawaiiSess68- That's okay! No harm no foul. I know how that is...except it's for MSN messenger. Heh, LOL. There's just a lot of really great stories out there...I should know...I'm at my Favorite Authors limit already and I've been on for only a year. (Sighs) There's just too little time.
Dreammisstress Jade- WHAT! YOU NEVER-(throws her Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 1 manga at you) Read and enjoy! Okay, we should probably stop ranting about Bush before the CIA comes and takes me away. (Looks around shiftily) And you're right. It probably was awesome and I just can't say so because of the fact that I'm the author and as the author I always hate my works. (Sigh) I hate this world.
Evil-chan- Alright. You are one of the people I took a giant step away from. (No offense) And like I said earlier to another one of my reviewers(cept she lives in Canada) let's tune down the Bush criticism before the CIA comes and takes us away. Wait, then we have our Habeas Corpus rights! It's a right that states that we can't be put into prison unless they have a legal reason! YEAH! I UPDATED! WOOT! (I am one of the authors that do not get annoyed by people going UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!)
Reignashii- Yes, it was amusing...wasn't it? Though I don't know if it is physically possible to squeeze off a stuffed bunny's head...and I don't wanna find out. I LOVE MY STUFFED BUNNIES! (Hugs her purple stuffed bunny) Here is your chappie you hoped for! And Thankies! Happy Birthday to you too...whenever it is!
blueangel-maggie 1723- LOL thanks! And you have one...well, I have 7...and they each have their own name. And I talk to them too. Ask Ariel, she knows. They're constantly arguing. No wonder why I have headaches all the time. Wait, does this mean we have split personality disorder? Oh well, I say BRING IT ON! E-mail me to talk to them...now I wish they'd shut up. I agree, poor Kaoru. No one would wanna be stuck with me for all eternity.
Universal Fighter- YEAH! GO ME! Heh, LOL. At least it's good to know that I'm not the only one who hates Bush. And was that not ableing to explain in a good way or a bad way? Either way...Kay Kay! (Smiles cutely) Toodles oodles Ramen noodles! Don't stick chopsticks up your nose (This is NOT from personal experience)! Tell you bros I said hi (just to see what they'd say/scare them)! Anytime they give you trouble give them a good slap for me! And if they go squeal on you...tell them Nikki said to do that. BACK OFF! You're a nice person! I like helping nice people! Bye bye!
Me: Don't own anything and I am not responsible for any accidents or lawsuits due to this chapter. And busted guts for laughing or getting down and/or funky I totally take the blame for. And remember...Blonde Star, always there because you're always blonde. No offense to any blondes, I am a partial blonde myself. In fact, if you didn't know my hair color, you would swear I was a blonde.
6:00 P.M. that same night:
"NIKKI! SHUT THAT STUPID SONG OFF!" Nikki turns the stereo, which was playing The Ketchup Song by Las Ketchup at full blast, down. She slides the computer chair that she was sitting in from the desk over to where Spatial was.
"Gimme three reasons why I should." she says slyly.
"Cause number one, if you don't I'll slap the shit outta you, number two you're disturbing Kaoru while she's trying to do her Algebra, and number three if you don't, I will take all of your John Cena pictures and burn them infront of your face...one by one." Recognizing that she had been defeated, Nikki slides back over to the stereo and shuts it off, muttering curses along the way.
"I hate you." she tells Spatial.
"I love you too." Spatial says back.
"Really you two," Kaoru sighs and nibbles on the end of her eraser a bit, "I don't understand how you two can stay with eachother 24/7 and not kill eachother."
"-.- We're forced," they say in unison, "And we're already dead."
"Well," Kaoru rolls over on her bed onto her back and stretches and lets out a content sigh. She then continues, "It's 6:00, it's dark, and my homework's done. Wanna go hunt a bit?" Nikki bolts upright from her normal bored-and-floating-upside-down position.
"YOU BETCHA!" she yells. Kaoru smirks.
"What about you Spatial?"
"Kaoru, angel, you know I'm always ready for a fight."
"Alrighty then. You do whatever ghosts do to get suited up and meet me at the door." Nikki and Spatial rush out of the room, leaving Kaoru behind. Kaoru runs to her closet and pulls out a pair of black jeans, faded to a white on the thighs and the shins...also in the butt area, and a black tanktop and puts them on. A simple black choker was tied around her neck. She pulls on her black heeled boots and throws on a black trenchcoat and she was out her bedroom door. Kaoru skids to a halt realizing that she forgot something. She runs back to her room and grabs her black sunglasses and runs back out again, taking her katana with her. Spatial and Nikki were already at the door, waiting for her.
Nikki had her hair up in it's classic ponytail and she wore a purple leather sleeveless shirt that laced up from the neck down to mid-cleavage. She had on a pair of white pants that hugged every curve of her legs and were tucked into her almost-knee high brown boots, that had the same purple as her shirt on the top fourth of them. On each arm she wore brown fingerless gloves that, like the boots, had the top fourth done in purple. Around her neck was a matching purple choker with an amethyst stone set in purple hanging off of it. She was standing by the door with a playful smirk on her face and a kunai knife in each hand.
Spatial was dressed similar to her. Her hair was left down so it bobbed slightly over her shoulders. She had the same style of shirt as Nikki except it was a playful blue. She had the same pants as Nikki too and she wore kung-fu shoes that matched the blue of her shirt. The same style of gloves also applied to Spatial as they applied to Nikki. They were brown, except they matched the brown of her hair and her eyes (a medium brown) and the top fourth was done in the same blue as her shirt and her shoes. She had a blue belt tied around her waist and the tie ended at her knees. Attached to the belt she had a bomb and a knife with a blue handle and a curved blade ready for attack. Around her neck was a simple blue choker that had a sapphire set in silver in the center. Spatial was leaning up against the doorframe, eyes closed and arms crossed. And well, you just can't look much cooler and ready for battle as those three were right then.
"Nice." Kaoru compliments, moving her sunglasses up to rest on the top of her head.
"You too." Spatial says, opening her eyes and standing up straight, "You ready little Nic?"
"5' 6" and a fourth...hardly little. And yes." she gives her kunai in her right hand a playful little spin and sticks them both in their proper place, one on each side of her belt, ready to be drawn at any second, "So what are we hunting today? Rapists? Thugs? Gangs?"
"Assassins." Kaoru interrupts. She smirked when she saw Nikki's eyes light up in anticipation. Kaoru knew that nothing excited Nikki more than a good fight. (A/N: Now, you're probably wondering how Nikki and Spatial can fight when they're technically dead and ghosts right? Well Kaoru has the power to make them real so long as they're in battle. So does Battousai to Kenshin. But I'm telling you now, they will permanently come back to life soon.)
"Hey mom!" Kaoru yells over her shoulder. Kaoru's mom pokes her head out into the foyer, where the three girls were standing.
"Yes Kaoru?"
"We're going out mom. Be back around midnight." Kaoru's mom sighs.
"Fighting again?" she places her hands on her hips, "Just please come back with all limbs in tact. All of you." Spatial and Nikki giggle.
"Yes ma'am." Spatial answers for all of them. She mock salutes Kaoru's mom and they were out the door.
11:30 P.M.: In an alleyway downtown...
Kaoru was hidden in the shadows behind a dumpster (sp?), Spatial had pressed herself up against a wall and was hidden in the shadows as well, and Nikki was standing on top of the roof of one of the two buildings, scoping out the area from up high.
"Kaoru." Spatial hissed, "Are you sure the assassins are going to be here?"
"Yes." Kaoru whispers back harshly, "Now be quiet. They could be here any minute."
"But it's almost midnight. We promised your mother, remember?"
"Shut up Spatial. I think I heard something." Sure enough, there were soon three men inside the alleyway. Spatial pressed herself closer to the wall so as not to be seen. Nikki's eyes narrowed as she studied their targets from the roof...it couldn't be.
"Are you sure this is it Soujiro?" one of them asked, "I don't see anyone here." Soujiro( I don't really need to describe him...do I?)laughed.
"Well, they could be hiding. I heard these assassins were good. Able to hide aura and all." he nervously scratched the back of his head and laughed some more. Kaoru peeked around the side of the dumpster. It took all the energy she could muster not to let out even a simple little gasp. It was him. Battousai. He was their target. Damn him anyway. Always getting in her way. Spatial of course, had already recognized who he was and was only praying that Nikki or Kaoru didn't do anything to mess this up.
"I wonder how Kenshin's doing on the roof." Battousai wonders aloud. Soujiro laughs reassuringly.
"I'm sure he's fine. He is almost the exact copy of you ya know. Only more softhearted." This earned him a glare from Battousai and caused him to laugh nervously. (I can tell you right now, Soujiro needs to lay off the sugar)
On the roof...
Nikki was already ready for Kenshin. She had sensed him earlier and was now no longer crouched down but standing up straight facing the alleyway, her kunai drawn and one in each hand. Kenshin, who had been hopping along the rooftops while Soujiro and Battousai were running, had stopped suddenly when he had seen her. She was beautiful. Her pale skin had shone in the moonlight and her hair was gently swaying in the breeze. She turned around and faced him and amethyst eyes met sapphire blue ones. He now knew what they meant when they said that a woman had bewitching beauty.
"Hello." Nikki said in a mysterious yet dangerous voice that she never even knew she had.
"Konnichiwa." Kenshin replies.
"My guess is," Nikki says in the same voice and slowly approaching Kenshin, who had gotten into an attacking pose, katana drawn, "You're one of the assassins." She stops and Kenshin drops his guard.
"That I am." he replies.
"Then," she raises her kunai into an attacking position, "Prepare to die." Kenshin brings up his guard again.
"I do not wish to fight you, that I don't." Nikki shoots him a mischievous look.
"Then prepare to be killed."
Down in the alley...
Tired of waiting, Spatial takes out her knife, steps out of the shadows, draws her dagger, and stands beside Soujiro, facing the alleyway and not him but yet looking at him with deadly brown eyes, her dagger pressed up against his throat.
"Move and you die." she tells him in an eerie voice that you never would expect from her. Her voice then changes to a pleasant tone, "Oops, silly me. You will die anyway." She smiles but it drops when she feels something pressed up against her stomach.
"Drop the weapon ghost." Battousai growls. Spatial gives him a dangerous smirk.
"I don't think so." she replies in a deadly whisper, "Not if my friend has anything to say about it." Battousai stiffens up when he feels a blade digging into his back. He looks out of the corner of his eye and sees Kaoru standing there, katana pressed up against his spine, with a I'll-kill-you-if-you-hurt-her look on her face.
"Drop it." she growls.
"Kaoru?" Battousai asks bewildered.
"In the flesh." The battle had now begun.
Me: Damn! (Pops her fingers, wrists, and elbows.) Six pages, lots of descriptions, and my arms hurt. (Pops her neck too)
Ariel: But a very nice chapter if I do say so myself.
Me: Thanks! Hope you liked! Next chapter: The fight. (DUN DUN DUN!) Who will win? Will the losers be killed? Read and find out! R and R please (Hands out plushies of everyone's favorite bishie/bishoujo to her reviewers) HAVE A NICE DAY!