I don't own Rurouni Kenshin. Ohkami is a friend of mine, ohkamimajin. This is based on an RP that Ohkami, I, and a few other people did a few years ago. In this fic, Saito is not married. Thank you to FairyMage and ohkamimajin for reviewing! Reviews are welcome, flames mean more s'mores! A double line means flash back. Single line means scene change.

Sighing, I closed the door of my house and then turned to face the others. Ohkami was leaning against the side of my house with a bag over her shoulder, gulping down a beer that she had just found. Sano was still recovering from his hang over and could barely stand up straight. Saito was staring at the woods, not bothering to turn when I tapped him on the arm.

"Saito…" I said, trying desperately to get him to look at me.

"Go Izumi." He kept his eyes on the forest. "I have business here anyway.""I'll see you when we get back then." I held back tears and followed Ohkami as she led us toward the forest.

For the longest time, neither Ohkami nor I spoke. Sano, on the other hand, wouldn't stop flirting with Ohkami. It seemed as if he was intent on getting her into bed with him. Several time I wanted to beat him with the nearest stick to get him to be quiet.

Eventually, we came to a clearing. In the center, was the demon and the dragon we had met had earlier. They seemed impatient and a look of relief came over Lord Toshi's face when he saw us. He hurried over to us.

"Thank Inari you are here Princess." He smiled at Ohkami. "I just don't know why you insist on bringing humans with you."

"Wherever I go, Izumi goes." Ohkami pulled me to her side. "Besides, she's the sane one."

"And the human male?"

"Come here." She motioned for him to come closer to her and whispered in his ear.

"Crude." Lord Toshi sighed as he looked back at the dragon. "Very well, let us go."

Suddenly, a huge black portal appeared before us. It emitted a huge amount of energy and all of a sudden, started to suck us in. Everything around us started to move toward it. I felt something hit me on the back of the head hard. My entire world started to get blurry before everything went black.

"We should eat them." A cruel voice penetrated the darkness around me.

"Yes, we never get fresh human meet anymore." Another voice said.

"Boys," A sickeningly familiar voice interrupted them. "Eat your fill, as long as the "princess" doesn't find out."

"Go away!" I yelled as I sat upright.

The world around me was fuzzy for a moment before it became clear. Neko stood in front of me, two robed figures behind her. A devilish smile came over Neko's face. I could see a predatory look in her eyes.

"It seems as if our meal has awakened." Her voice was dripping with venom.

"Duchess Neko!" Lord Toshi's voice pierced the air as he came through a door on the other side of the room. "You are not to eat the humans. They are guests of the Princess."

"Yeah, what he said." I could hear Ohkami in the hall. "You touch them and I'll kick your ass."

"Come and get me first!" Neko yelled, cackling evilly.

Then, in the doorway, Ohkami appeared in all of her glory. I tried to hold back my laughter. Ohkami was dressed in a pink ball gown. The dress went all the way to her ankles and was trimmed in lace. Around the lace on the color were bright pink roses and in her hair was a crown of pink roses.

"Don't you dare." Ohkami glared at me, threateningly.

"Ohkami, giggle, what happened, giggle, you look like a girl." I snickered.

"Shut up." She growled.

I could hear giggling behind me. It sounded like Sano. Ohkami looked like she was going to kill him. Quickly, I got between her and him.

"Relax Ohkami." I smiled.

"How the hell am I supposed to relax in this, this, thing?"

"I think it looks good on you." Neko taunted. "Would you like some tea with that my Princess?"

Ohkami growled and tried to pounce. I tried my best to hold onto her.

"Princess." Toshi's voice interrupted Ohkami. "You need to get ready."

"'Bout damn time that I get to fight." Ohkami muttered as she relented and started up the stairs.

"Heavens no, you're not going to fight." Ohkami stopped mid step. "You are going to the ball."

During the beginning of the ball I stood near the entrance, waiting for Ohkami to make her appearance. Some servants had supplied me with a long, green dress. It was plain, nothing like Ohkami's.

Sighing, I scanned the crowd, trying to find out if I'd missed Ohkami. Then I saw some sort of commotion in the middle of the room. There was a head of brown hair and a pink dress there and I took an educated guess who it was. I made my way over there quickly. When I broke through the crowd, a strange sight met my eyes.

Ohkami and Sano were having a drinking contest. The punch bowl sat between them, half full. It seemed as if it was Ohkami's turn and in one swig, she finished off the punch.

"Hic, I, hic, win." Ohkami smiled at Sano.

"Then, hic, I guess, hic," Sano started, leaning closer to her. "It's time for that, hic, kiss."

Suddenly, something came crashing down in the room. I hit the floor kept my head down as glass rained everywhere. An evil laughter filled the room and I looked up. Standing on a dragon, was a figure in a black cloak.

"It is good to see that you are alive Princess!" The creature yelled at Ohkami.

"Go, hic, to, hic, hell!" Ohkami yelled back, saluting the guy before kissing Sano.

"The Princess has grown attached to a human? This is going to be interesting. We will meet again, Rini."

Just as suddenly as he had entered, the guy disappeared. Everyone was in shock, well, everyone except Ohkami and Sano who were still kissing. I ignored them and looked back up at the place where the guy had been.

Who the hell was that? And what did he want? I thought as everyone started to collect their wits and leave me to my thoughts.

A/N: I know this is short, but I wanted to finish it before I went to bed. "Ohkami is a wolf demon. She's got black n' silver hair, gray wolf ears and tail, and an ankh (that's the Egyptian cross-looking symbol of life) on her back." Thank you Ohkami for the description. Michi Takihashi was Izumi's alias (Chapter 3). Kenshin and the gang will hopefully be in this again soon…. Souzou….hmm… I like the idea of him coming back… Anyway, thank Ohkami for making me get this out. Hope everyone likes!

P.S.-Saito and Izumi will get their little romantic moment, eventually…