"Kaoru, this may hurt so if you don't want to do this I can take you back?" Kenshin said willing to love her, but unwilling to hurt her.

"Kenshin I love you and I want you let us do this," Kaoru replied eager to feel his love.

"She is lying," The Battasoai' voice said ringing in Kenshin's head.

"Ok Kaoru we shall do this together."

Slowly Kenshin approached his love craving her. When the two came near Kenshin crawled over top of Kaoru and touched her lips with his fingers, sliding them down her kimono onto her chest and slowly removed her kimono

"Kenshin, wait," Kaoru cried, "Let me take yours off first."

Kaoru started removing Kenshin's kimono only to stop in fear.

"Kenshin maybe this isn't the right time to do it I mean well I want to but I am afraid to."

"Kaoru its ok I understand, I'll take you home now," Kenshin said getting off of her.

"Kenshin no, if we don't do this now I'll be afraid for the rest of my life."

"Ok, Kaoru" Kenshin replied placing his lips upon hers.

Slowly, as the two kissed, Kaoru removed Kenshin's upper kimono revealing his chiseled abs that Kaoru adored and ran her gentle fingers down with the glee of finally touching him.

"Kaoru stop," Kenshin commanded of her.

"Why, I thought you loved me," Kaoru replied tears in her eyes.

"I do just listen carefully, put your kimono on it isn't safe ok, when you have run back to the dojo, ok?"

"Sure Kenshin, but what is going on?'

"No time to explain hurry, please."

"Ok Kenshin."

Kenshin got off of her and slowly drew his katana, waiting for Kaoru to leave. Kaoru got her kimono on and began to run back to the dojo, when she was caught and held captive.

"Kaoru, looks like I finally caught you," maniacally the man said licking her face.

"Get off her you freak," Kenshin screamed hovering above his foe in the trees, "I said let go you freak."

"Ah, looks like I finally get to meet the legendary Battasoai how are you, I am doing fine considering you left me in the cold well I'm back for my love."

"I don't who you think you are but you'll die," exclaimed Kenshin jumping from his precarious perch.

"Let go you freak!" Kaoru screamed elbowing the man in his chest.

As Kenshin came down upon his foe the ringing of blades clashing came from the two warriors. Startled Kenshin jumped back and stopped but then regained his focus and struck again but he was stopped.

"You are good but not good enough!" Kenshin screamed, "Hitenmitsurugi!"

Kenshin came out with, the legendary strike, but when he struck his opponent no damage was given.

"How are you doing this, what form of magic is this?" Kenshin questioned puzzled by how his opponent knew how to stop him.

"Well let us start out with my name; I am Kato, your former leader." Replied the man, "and I know all of your moves; but Kaoru never told you did she, she is my bitch I owned her when she was young and I want her back."

"You'll never get her back!" shouted Kenshin as his blade came down upon Kato's.

Blood, the night screamed, blood of the men fighting for Kaoru. The katanas took blow after blow, and each man bled and bled upon the earth. Then Kenshin was struck fully back into a tree where he laid bleeding and breathing hardly.

KKKKKkenshin!" exclaimed Kaoru seeing her love being struck down.

Slowly Kenshin got up but he wasn't the same, fire and blood lust burned beneath his skin and in his eyes, the Battasoai within him had awoken. A shadow was the only thing that remained of the Battasoai and the clashing of Kato's skull and Kenshin's katana was the only thing heard. Blood spew from skull of Kato and the scalp of him lay on the ground as his eyes rolled back into his head. Slowly the Battasoai turned his head towards Kaoru and glared with more blood lust within, but the Rurouni holding back.

"Let go you fool I will slaughter you all, even your love," The Battasoai said with control of Kenshin's body

"Never" exclaimed the Rurouni.

Within the body of Kenshin the two fought for control. Beating upon each others mentality and slowly weakening each other and finally Kaoru's voice broke through.

"Kenshin please don't let him control you please I love you," Kaoru cried out.

The rage of the Battasoai calmed down and the Rurouni broke free. The Battasoai's voice in Kenshin's head grew thin and dissipated never to be heard again.

"Thank you Kaoru, for setting me free, but I am afraid I cannot love you because my conscious mind is worried for your life and if you are around me you will always be in danger, I'm sorry," Kenshin cried walking into the distance, "Goodbye Kaoru, I am sorry I had to do this to you."

"Ken, no please I love you and I am willing to take that risk, please," Kaoru said weeping on the ground as she watched her love walk off in the distance, "NO!"

The Rurouni had once again began wandering, as he had done in the past not looking back in fear of losing his sanity.