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, Mizamour and ohkamimajin for reviewing! Reviews are welcome, flames mean more s'mores! A double line means flash back. Broken line means scene change.
"Ohkami, no…" I whispered.
"She can't hear you." Lord Kuri laughed. "She only knows what I tell her."
"Please Ohkami," tears threatened to fall. "Let go of me. You know who I am, Izumi, your old friend from the bar."
"I know only Lord Kuri, the Kind of Demon World." Ohkami said in a monotone.
"Come on kid. How about I buy you a few beers when we get home."
"No."
"Ohkami." Sano's voice echoed throughout the room. "Let go of her."
"No human will ever order me around." I felt her move away from me. "Now what do you think, human?"
"Let go of him." Lord Kuri bellowed. "You are to kill the Kitsune Majin, not this human scum."
"Don't do it Izumi!" I yelled, trying to find a wall. "We're your friends. Hell, we've known each other for years. I mean we've done a lot of stupid stuff."
"What are you talking about human?" Ohkami growled.
"Well, I remember when you, heh, were drunk and tried to make out with the bartender. He wasn't very happy about that…. And then there was that time when you jumped off the side of a mountain trying to fly…. I'm surprised you've lived this long. I mean, after all of the trouble you've gotten yourself into, us into. Then again, you always got us out alive."
"You helped too." Ohkami's voice was barely a whisper, but it sounded like her. "I got knee deep into shit and you were there to get me out."
"What?" Lord Kuri sounded outraged. "Kill her!"
"No." Ohkami's voice was strong. "I will not kill my best friend. She's always been there for me, even when I did stupid stuff."
"Impossible!" Kuri's voice seemed to shake. "The Orb of Death-"
"Fix Izumi's eyes." Ohkami must have pinned Kuri against a wall because I heard a thud and a yelp.
"Over my dead body." Lord Kuri growled.
"Fine by me."
I could hear the sounds of a battle all around me. It sounded like Ohkami was winning. After a few minutes, I heard this huge explosion and I the ground underneath me shook.
"Bitch."
Lord Kuri's voice slowly faded, just as I became lost in a sea of dreams.
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"Has she woken up yet?"
"No."
"I'm worried, the Orb of Death shouldn't have had that much of an effect on her."
"I don't think it was just the Orb of Death."
"It was. The Orb collects departed souls, it was probably collecting Souzou's and hers was so weak that it…"
"Don't say that, she'll be fine, I know it. She's pulled through much worse."
"Last time there wasn't a demonic device."
Slowly, everything around me started getting lighter. I opened my eyes before closing them again, very tightly. It was too bright. Then, the lights went down. Again I opened my eyes, this time, the room was dark.
"I'm so glad you're alright." Hajime's voice came from next to me.
"What happened?" I looked around for him. "Where am I?"
"You're in the Demon Palace." I saw him sitting next to me. "We've all been worried, the Orb of Death tried to take your soul."
"Why?"
"It takes the souls of the dead, that explosion must have really injured you."
"Wait a minute." I paused, reality finally catching up to me. "No. Souzou."
"I'm sorry Izumi."
"Oh Kami." I buried my face in my knees. "I've lost him."
"Shh, it's alright." I felt him pull me into an embrace. "It's alright."
We sat there for what seemed like hours. Hajime kept holding me in his arms, and I didn't want him to let go. Suddenly, the doors of the room burst open and it was flooded with light. I shrank back, the light burning my eyes.
"Izumi!" I recognized Ohkami's voice. "You're alright! We were so worried!"
"I'm glad you're back to normal." I smiled a little, leaning on Hajime.
"Yeah, demonic Ohkami wasn't that hot." Sano teased.
"Very funny." Ohkami smiled, moving toward the bed. "Anyway, how are you feeling?"
"Words cannot describe." I sighed. "Can someone shut that door or something? The light is killing my eyes."
I saw Sano move toward the door and then the light outside was gone. Slowly, I sat up a little and suddenly I was overcome by a wave of dizziness. Someone held my shoulders and made me lay down. Eventually, the room stopped spinning; Hajime and Ohkami were standing over me.
"Are you alright Izumi?" I heard Hajime ask.
"I don't know." I touched my head. "That was strange."
"You should probably rest." Ohkami smiled a little. "We'll leave you alone."
I watched as Ohkami and Sano headed out. Hajime made to stand up but I grabbed his sleeve. There was a questioning look in his eyes.
"Please, stay here with me." I whispered.
"Alright."
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In reality, a week passed from that day, but to me it felt like a year. The doctors couldn't find anything wrong with me. However, Lord Kuri blinding me left permanent damage. Now I can only see out of my right eye.
On the other hand, I learned that Lord Toshi was going to throw another ball. Kenshin and his friends had gone back to the human world so they couldn't attend. Now Ohkami was pacing the halls, complaining about having to wear a pink dress again.
Finally the evening of the ball arrived. The demons had given me a different dress than the plain green one I had worn at the other ball. This one was black and strapless; pink cherry blossoms decorated the fabric. I'd tied my hair back with a long black ribbon.
Ohkami, on the other hand, was not very happy about her dress. It was pink, with a floor length skirt. The top was a spaghetti strap and there were sparkles all on the top. On the skirt, there was what looked like layers, with ribbon edges. Lord Toshi had insisted that she wear a silver tiara with pink gems.
"Are you ready?" Hajime asked.
"As much as I'll ever be." I sighed and took his arm.
We descended a grand staircase. Everyone in the room turned to look at us. I know I tensed a little. Hajime must of felt it because he squeezed my hand and smiled a little. Finally, we reached the floor and started to mingle.
Suddenly, there was a huge commotion in the middle of the room. Hajime and I made our way over, trying to see what was going on. I laughed when I saw.
Ohkami and Sano were having another drinking contest. It appeared as if Ohkami was winning. She held a shot glass in her hand and toasted Sano before chugging it. For a moment, it seemed as if she was going to fall backward, but she stayed standing. Then, she caught sight of me. A huge smile came over her face.
"Hey, hic, Izumi. What, hic, is, hic, up?" She gave me a drunken wave before collapsing on the ground.
"Damn," Sano said. "That, hic, means, hic, I don't get my, hic, kiss."
A second later he joined her on the ground. I smiled as Lord Toshi broke through the crowd.
"This is abominable," He could hardly get his words out. "Who did this?"
"Ohkami did." I could barely contain my laughter. "And unless you find someone else to run your land, you're in deep trouble."
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"So, how pissed was he?" Ohkami questioned as she sat in my kitchen.
"Let's just say that he doesn't want you ruling Demon World quite yet." I laughed, pouring her a cup of tea.
"I thought you were going to give me beer." Ohkami pouted.
"That is like giving a homicidal maniac a knife." I smiled.
"I agree." Sano added.
"That's not going to get you any Sake." I informed him.
"Damn."
"We should probably be getting home." Ohkami finished off her tea. "Sano and I wouldn't want to get in the way of you and your boyfriend."
"You little-"
"What? Aren't you two living together or something?"
"Get out of here Ohkami." I started to push her out the door.
"Why, so you and your boyfriend can be alone?"
"Who's she talking about Izumi?" Sano tilted his head like a dog would.
"Good thing you're cute Sano." Ohkami and I laughed. "Otherwise you would have been out on the streets a long time ago."
"Wait a minute-" I shoved Sano out the door after Ohkami.
"Thank Kami they're gone." I sighed, leaning on the back of the door.
"What's going on Izumi?" Hajime came into the kitchen.
"Ohkami and Sano just left." I sighed, starting to clean up.
"Maybe I should go too."
"No." I grabbed his sleeve.
"You need sleep…"
"I'd feel safer if you were here."
"I'm not going to replace Captain… him."
"I just need someone here, and I trust you. Please, stay."
"Alright."
We made our way over to my futon. He gathered me in his arms and there we fell into a peaceful sleep.
A/N: Yeah, I've really wanted to write but I didn't want to write in one of my other stories so, yeah. Anyway, I hope everyone likes. Eventually I want to do a filler chapter with Izumi telling everyone some of the things Ohkami has done when she was drunk…. I might even make a mini arc out of it…. Anyway, I have an IM conversation between ohkamimajin and I. It shows just how crazy we really are.
Kitsunemajin: ";-; I don't want Ohkami to be mean! You better update soon, and un-mean Ohkami or else I'm going to hurt you." What was that about?
ohkamimajin: You made Ohkami go evil at the end.
ohkamimajin: or posessed or mind-controlled or something.
KITSUNEMAJIN: so...
KITSUNEMAJIN: It's fun to make Ohkami evil
ohkamimajin: ;-;
ohkamimajin: I don't like being evil though/
KITSUNEMAJIN: she's going to turn good in the next chapter, don't worry
ohkamimajin: (happy face)
ohkamimajin: (happy glomp)
KITSUNEMAJIN: (falls off chair and shakes her head) Yeah, I'm ending this little arcy thingy...
KITSUNEMAJIN: maybe Ohkami will get to wear pink again...
ohkamimajin: damn you.
ohkamimajin: You're going to continue the fic after this one right? Right?
KITSUNEMAJIN: i don't know...
KITSUNEMAJIN: (sarcastic)
ohkamimajin: noooooo
ohkamimajin: (clings to fic)
KITSUNEMAJIN: XDD
Kitsune Battousai: (Shakes her head) Yeah, they're kind of crazy. Anyway, bye for now!