Amazing isn't it? That I finally reached Chapter Six with this story! N E Ways, here it is Mauve Memories . Its actually funny…I just made up a plot line and its soooooo different from my original plot bunny w/ a mallet (See profile for explanation)…sigh but I don't even remember what I had originally thought of…hmm…ah well, and as always, any contributions of what you think should happen…GIMME GIMMEEEEEEE

Oh and yes, I'M SORRRY! In my nice (cough) little poem I wrote for Chapter five, I wrote Watakashi for some reason I don't know…It is the wonderful Robuhiro Watsuki-sama that made Rurouni Kenshin! SO ALL BOW DOWN TO HIM! (a.k.a I don't own RK)

And finally, third announcement before the 6th chapter…this chapter is dedicated to Steph, who made me realize that if you guys don't think I need a beta-er I'll just have to try my best to catch any mistakes…but as always, tell me if you notice anything! Ciao luff you all!

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Excerpt From Chapter 5: Cobalt Control

As she entered the main courtyard, she flared her aura, trying to find Aoshi's ice cold Ki. She never forgot a friend's aura, no matter how old nor what species. A twitch in her senses made her turn, sapphire eyes widening in surprise at the figure that greeted her,

"What are you doing here?" A deep chuckle, full of hidden desires and blood lust, echoed around the courtyard,

"Why…my little Sapphire Kitten, the better question would be, what are you doing here?"


"I wasn't talking you, ass." Kaoru flicked her hair over her shoulder and turned her cobalt gaze on the young boy in front of her, "Well Brat?" Yahiko snorted and flapped a hand at her,

"Don't worry about me, ya old hag! Missy. Tea told me a guy here would assign someone to me! She said I had great potential…" His chest puffed up in pride and Kaoru's wings fluttered angrily.

"Well that means you're here to see him." She pointed her middle finger at the vampire standing on the stairs behind her. "Have fun, I'm looking for someone else." Battousai strolled up to her, his fingers trailing along her wings, ignoring it when she jerked the wing out of his hold.

"Kitty, you gave my guards a scare. Refrain from doing so again…but you are always welcome here. It's nice to see you appreciate my little 'kiss' as an entry pass." Kaoru hissed at the referral to her showing his mark to get in and jumped into the air, hovering above the ground for a second to blow a kiss to Yahiko and flip off Battousai before taking off into the sky above the palace.

"Now, Brat was your name? What's your real name?" Yahiko stubbornly shook his head, remembering Kaoru's warning,

"Call me Brat, Sapphire told me never to tell anyone my name!" Battousai smirked,

"Sapphire? You mean Kitten?" At Yahiko's hesitant nod, he laughed, "Kitten is a feisty creature…but she's mine. I am her Master and because you are a vampire, I am your lord." He gestured to the palace behind him, "I am the Lord of the Shadow Realms, Leader of every vampire in creation. When I ask for your name, you will give it to me." Yahiko bit his lip but, unwilling to upset his new idol, quietly muttered his name,

"Yahiko"

"Very good," a smirk curled up on his lips and Battousai began walking towards a smaller, less ornate, building to their left. "Come, Let's find you a Master…"

"Wait…you said you're Sapphire's Master…but we're finding me a Master?" Battousai smirked, his tongue darting out to lick his lips in remembrance,

"She is my creation. I changed her. She is mine." This time the possessive wasn't a sneered title, but a fact and Yahiko felt a shiver run down his spine at the unashamed proclamation.

"H-How…did you meet?" A low chuckle echoed around the courtyard again,

"We never met until after she discovered she was no longer alive…"

"Isn't that kinda rude?"

"Of course it is…but Kitten has always been an exception to the rules…


The hesitant cry was muffled in the still night air, innocence and fear lacing every word,

"M-Misao? A-Are you there?" The words gained the harsh cut of anger, "This isn't funny anymore! Misao! Stop it! Aoshi's gonna kill me if Mama doesn't first!" Heavy breathing reached his sensitive hearing and he watched in amusement as the girl fearlessly stood her ground, slipping into an obviously practiced stance when she realized another being was there.

Interesting.

"Stop it! I know you're out there and this is beginning to feel like a game of cat and mouse!" The drunken man lurched out the alley and threw himself on the tiny girl.
Instinctively his blood rushed forward and he could feel his fangs grow in anger. Startled he drew back further into the shadows, cursing his near slip in control. The very thought of the girl getting hurt brought his vampire instincts to protect ones mate to the fore. Snarling quiet curses, he wrapped his aura more securely around himself, blending firmly into the shadows on the deserted street. The girl had already taken care of the drunk, he noted with some surprise. It hadn't taken long for her to knock him out; it impressive for a young child to beat a full-grown man in the time it took a vampire to curb its instincts.

The scent of blood and urine permeated through the street and he nearly gagged, the heavy smell of alcohol dominant in the blood, diluting it beyond a vampire's normal preference.

The girl was scared now, fear tingeing the air causing the vampire to frown. Stepping out of the shadows, he began walking towards the girl, watching in surprise when she spun and darted away. Not many people would know that a vampire was near, young children, younger than the girl, might be able to sense the undead due to their sensitivity to the realm around them but she had long passed the point where she had believed in the boogeyman and monsters under the bed…

The need to talk to this interesting creature grew and he sped up, darting in front of her to ask her a question when gleaming metal rasped against metal. Eyes narrowing at the sight of the sword, he opened his mouth to explain his curiosity (something rare in vampires) when she bit down on her lip. Immediately copper filled the air and the smell drove his primal side forward, all conscious thought disappearing in a cloud of jasmine scented blood. Clawed hand darting to the sword at his waist, he was overcome by the urge to spill her blood, the wonderful smelling blood, all over the ground.

The jolt of sword against sword did nothing to startle him but the sudden dodge around him made him turn in shock. The girl had darted around him without a second thought, running towards a bright shining building and, more specifically, the gleaming blue scanner. In some deep corner of his feral mind, he realized that the blood was inside of her and killing her would do nothing but spill it onto the dirty ground, soiling the precious liquid.

A gasp of air distracted him from his thoughts and he noticed his prey about to open the door to her sanctuary. Eyes gleaming he rushed forward and grabbed the back of her shirt, a low primal need pulsing though his veins,

Mine

Mine!

MINE

MINE!

MINE!

The scent of panic filled the air and he snarled silently, he didn't want his human to suffer, to be scared. Gently, he brought his hand down and rapped her smartly on the back of her head, not waiting for her descent into unconsciousness before sinking his fangs into her neck, wanting to fulfill the aching need that had spread through his fangs…

HIS


He had to leave…his precious…his…he shook his head violently to dispel the desire to have her near him at all times. Carefully, he scooped her up in his arms and rubbed his nose against her cheek in an uncharacteristic display of affection. The ancient part of his soul leaped in possessive joy when she subconsciously returned the nudge and quickly laid claim to her soul, wrapping her glowing spirit in strands of his own, protecting, caring, possessing, loving.

Pressing a quick kiss on her cheek, he gently laid her on the ground, hissing in disapproval at the lacklustre surroundings. For lack of better place however, she had to be left here. He brushed a hand over her head in apology, fingers immediately twining in the dark blue strands, so different from his own.

Fire and Water.

Passion and Calm

Blood and Tears

Opposites.

Brushing another chaste kiss against her cheek, he reluctantly disengaged his hand and rose, eyes flashing when her hair slid over her shoulder to pool over his mark. Tugging the strands away, he stared in satisfaction at the red marks adorning her neck. She would hopefully learn what an honour it was to be bitten by someone from the Shadow Night clan, leaders of the Shadow Realm.

Another mental call tugged on his mind and he rolled his eyes at his Master's impatience. Walking a few feet away, he waved a golden crescent moon into existence beneath his feet. Waiting for the gleaming sign to complete teleport him, he stared at the limp form that lay helplessly on the ground. No vampire would ever try and hurt her, no one would try and claim her…she was his and every vampire would know it.

The sign completely enveloped him and he reappeared back into the centre of the Shadow Realm. Too bad he couldn't have brought her with him but young vampires would never survive the trip, their blood still too unsettled (without outside influence) for the dark environment. With a sigh, he released his wings, giant things of at least a four-meter wingspan each, and took off into the air. He would be back. She was his.


When he reappeared back into the alley, he immediately sought the sleeping form of his newly made vampire. A roar erupted from his throat and he furiously stalked over to where she had lain, her aura imprinted on the spot. Being her Master, he could control everything about her and because of that, could see her distinct aura miles away. A gleaming pillar of blue tinged silver light shot up not far from where he was standing and he realized that she must have woken and walked away. But now something was happening to her. Something that was hurting her by the looks of the sharp lightning bolts of red zinging through her aura.

Eyes burning, he stalked down the alley and turned the corner, making his way through the maze of alleyways and streets. A slight nudging on his mind notified him that a hellhole was being opened and he sped up, somehow knowing that she was about to die if he didn't get there any faster. With a final burst of speed, he darted around the corner and shoved her out of the simple circular spell sign, the weak brown flames lightly burning his exposed arm as he scooped her up in his arms.

"What do you think you're doing man?" Fangs sprouting, he spun on the foolish spell caster, rage practically radiating off of him at the stupid question.

"She is MINE! How dare YOU hurt her!" In his arms the young girl stared up at him, fear prominent in the sapphire depths.

"H-How did you know he was hurting me? I made sure not to distract him…" Practically purring, he cradled her to his chest, revelling in the feel of her aura against his.

"I can tell because you are mine. I will always know if you are in pain or being hurt." Scared now, she simply nodded, allowing him to turn his attention back to the foolhardy vampire. "What is your name?" The brown haired boy gulped and looked at the girl in his arms,

"Oi…Kaoru, who is this guy?" Kaoru bit her lip, tearing lightly through the delicate skin with her newly grown fangs.

"Ow! I think he's the one who bit me Sano…" Leaning down, he gently licked off the small droplets of blood, ignoring both Kaoru's and Sano's scared and inquisitive gazes.

"I am of the Shadow Night clan, what are you?" Sano gulped at the title and scuffed out the remaining flames with his foot,

"I'm from the Tan Harpy clan…uh…sir" A snort came from the strange vampire and he glared at Sano with smouldering golden eyes.

"I am called Battousai and I know that, while low in power, the Tan Harpy clan is smart enough not to take a newly changed through to the Shadow Realms!" Sano blushed lightly and chomped harshly on the fishbone in his mouth,

"Feh…knew I forgot about something…" Battousai restrained the urge to wring the idiot's neck in favour of checking Kaoru more thoroughly. Her aura was returned to normal, no bolts of pain or swirls of agony, just a calming silver flame. He grinned a fanged smile, another opposite. His aura was a shocking gold, gleaming like the sun some said, others said it shone like the brightest gold but now he knew that nothing they could say would describe Kaoru's swirling aura, nothing would ever compare to the glorious swirls of silver.

"Come Kaoru…I'll get you home." At her furious shivers, he frowned and hoisted her up higher in his arms, "What is it, Kaoru-koi?"

"I don't want to go home. My family and friends are silver hunters…they'll kill me."

"No they won't" No one would hurt Kaoru while he still lived, no one would ever hurt what was his. But with a nod, he gazed around before looking at the ground beneath their feet.

"Kaoru-koi…I need you to do something for me…" She looked up, blue pools surprisingly trusting of the person who changed her very species. Another thing to ask her about, he decided with an inward smirk. "You need to close your eyes and never, do you hear me, NEVER let go off me until I tell you that you can. Okay?" At her nod, he glanced at Sano for a second, before deciding the unfortunate vampire's fate.

"Come, I will bring you back to the Tan Harpies…hopefully they'll smash some sense in that skull of yours." Sano shook his head,

"No can do, I'm on a trial journey in the human realm. No going back for another…3 decades." He nodded and with a flick of his hand, the golden moon shot into existence. Wanting to get it over with, he quickly cut open his hand with a fang, pressing it into her mouth.

"Drink Kaoru. You need more vampire blood than human so that the aura of the Shadow Realm doesn't rip you apart." Obediently she drank, grimacing at the taste. The diagram began to rise and his soul instinctively tightened even further around hers, unknowingly binding her to him even more. Slowly the image covered their heads and they found themselves in the Northern part of the Shadow Realm.

"We are in the Shadow Realm, an alternate world for those born of the night, like werewolves and vampires. You will eventually learn how to open a hellhole like I just did but it takes considerable power and instinctual training. No one can show you want to do but your natural intuition will teach you how to harness your power." Kaoru nodded and he carried her (quietly) protesting form towards the giant castle in the distance.

"Who owns that castle?" He smirked,

"I do…well…technically my Master, but I am in line for inheritance, so it will be mine if a silver hunter kills him or he abdicates the throne." Eyes wide, she nodded, slightly overwhelmed and her protests fell silent. At the sudden quiet between them, he smirked and held her tighter to his chest, gesturing for the guards to open the gate (ignoring their bewildered glances at the girl in his arms) and stalked into the courtyard, noddingin respect to the giant man standing in the centre.

"Hello Battousai. Is this the one?"

"Yes Master Hiko, her name is Kaoru. She cannot return to her home because her family are silver hunters. " Hiko nodded and glanced up at the sky when it rumbled ominously.

"Come inside and be quick about it you stupid fool…" Battousai nodded and gracefully leapt up the steps, eliciting a squeak from the girl in his grasp. Entering the castle, he trailed after his Master, a small niggling of suspicion twitching in his brain.

"Master, where are we going?"

"To the portal room you stupid fool. She must return to her home soil before daybreak." His golden eyes widened along with Kaoru's, a horrified gasp escaping her lips.

"But…her family are silver hunters…I told you this Master." Hiko nodded and waved his hand to open the large doors.

"Yes, but she must be on home soil, she has no attachment to this place so it cannot be considered her home. You cannot follow her, for while her family will not harm her, they will try to kill both of you if you, Prince of the Shadow Realm, accompany your vampire princess there." A snarl worked its way up his throat and he glared at his Master, only being soothed by the gentle hand on his sleeve.

"He's right…I know how vampires work, I was growing up to be a hunter too. A newly made vampire has to return to their home soil before the sun rises or they turn into ash. Don't worry, my family can't kill me until they hear the whole story, it is against their principles. I was just scared…because while they may not kill me, they can still seal me away or disown me." Battousai reluctantly nodded and Kaoru hopped out of his arms, staring in curiosity at the various swirls the decorated the walls of the room. Obeying Hiko's unspoken order, she walked into the centre of the room, standing on the dragon that curled around in a spiral on the floor.

"Do not open your eyes, and do not cry out if it begins to hurt." Kaoru nodded and watched in apprehension as the black flames sprouted along the dragon's outline. Slowly the image crawled up her body and Battousai watched in slight anger as she disappeared, appearing in front of her family's home.

In a mental view, he made sure she had walked into the house safely before shutting off the connection between them. Turning to his Master he bowed and left the room, fangs growing as his anger built. She was gone.


A week passed and he knew, by the mental presence in his head, that she was still "alive and breathing". With a sigh, he waited patiently for her to leave her house, wanting to go to her and hold her in his arms, never letting go. He could pass through the walls and go to her but he wanted his Kaoru to come to him.

Realm skipping over to the human side, he stared impatiently at the door of the gleaming metal house, willing it to open and his Kaoru to exit. Grumbling silently, he snuck up closer to the house and slipped through the wall, wincing as the house owner's barrier burnt his skin. But after a minute of excruciating pain, he was through and hidden securely in the shadows as he strolled through the house, making sure to keep every sense open for a human presence.

Surprisingly, there were no human auras in the house, only the slight scent of blood permeating through the rooms. His Kaoru was upstairs, apparently still resting from when she had passed through the realms by herself because there were no signs of her aura on the main floor. Frowning at his Master's lack of warning that she would be so deeply fatigued, he carefully slid open the kitchen door, eyes widening in shock at the blood shed that greeted him.

Or rather…LACK of bloodshed.

Bodies were mutilated beyond recognition but he could see a few strands of blood soaked blue hair attached to a brutally decapitated skull that must have been Kaoru's mother, but he could detect no blood in the rest of her corpse, only a tiny stain on the carpet.

Another body was impaled on the wall by a katana that was so similar to his it was eerie. This body was intact, but drained dry, no blood except for a splotch around the sword from entry. The precision of the cut proved that the murderer had made sure that the man (most likely Kaoru's father) had been alive the entire time while the killer completely obliterated the rest of Kaoru's family in front the stabbed man.

Turning over another corpse, he ignoring the blood that covered his hands and stared in slight disgust at what must have happened to the tiny girl with short brown hair tied up in pigtails. She hadn't been sucked dry, merely tortured and perhaps raped before being killed by a quick snap of her neck. Another girl was lying nearby, medium length chocolate-coloured hair crusted with blood.

With a disgusted sigh, he ran his hand down his face, willing away the headache that had begun to threaten to tear his head apart. Going over to the father, he swiftly removed the sword and cursed when the dead weight settled firmly against his chest, staining his clothes with old blood. Carefully, he laid the body down by that of the (assumed) mother's and respectfully dragged the last two corpses (the two girls) over to the couple so they resembled the family they had been before death had taken them.

A scream pierced the silence and he suddenly realized the tug that he had thought was a headache was actually Kaoru's return to the conscious world. Blue eyes stared at him accusingly and he suddenly realized what it must look like. Blood stained clothes and hands, blood dripping down his chin onto the bodies of the children and bloody sword that reeked of her father's blood in one hand, the other entangled in the mother's hair as he tugged her separated head back to her body.

"Y-Y-You KILLED them! I had trusted you!" Her voice rose in pitch until it reached a high, nearly hoarse scream. "GET OUT!" It was her house now, and he felt himself violently picked up into the air by an invisible hand and dragged until his back slammed against the wall.

Power roared around her tense form as she continued to scream that one command, eyes fixed on the dead forms of her family.

"GET OUT"

"GET OUT"

"GET OUT!"

With the final cry, her eyes snapped shut and all the energy that had been flowing around her body burst, sending violent silver shockwaves through the entire house, tearing up the modernized tile flooring and making the so-called indestructible walls break apart, sending him flying through the air and through a silver star that hovered in the middle of the sky.

With a thump, he landed with multiple broken bones on the cobblestones of the Shadow Realm. Groaning, he felt his lips curl up into a smirk. He was right, she had been just as powerful as he expected, to be able to open a hellhole in the very sky itself was a rare accomplishment…with another groan, his head fell back down on the pavement and he succumbed to the haunting darkness as his body began the laborious task of healing his broken body…too bad it could do nothing for the ache that spread through his soul, his spirit yearning to touch hers again…when it never would again…


And that's the end of Chapter 6 hope you liked it! It was a nice look into the past by Battousai's perspective…kinda…sorta…never mind.


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