A/N: OH MY GOD... Everyone, I am SO sorry! I am a week late! I accidentally thought that I was supposed to update today (February 16th). And there were a lot of things going on... Anyways, I am really sorry, and I swear that one day (when I feel like writing a lot) I will make it up to you by updating more chapters for a week. Please forgive me!

So! The last chapter ended with Aye meeting Kaoru, and lunging at him to tell her where Chizuru is... What do you think will happen? Well, you gotta read to find out!

P.S. Maybe I was also watching Fairy Tail and got addicted... SORRY!

"Did you check on her?"

"Yes, Serizawa-sensei." Serizawa? That name sounded too familiar as Aye struggled to sit up. She realized her hands were bound with a rope, and so were her legs. She felt for her fans or any weapons, but all of them were missing. She swore, and the door of the dark room opened. A man stepped in, and he stood there, looking down at Aye. As she looked up, her eyes widened and she cursed.

"You…" Aye said, glaring at the man standing in front of her. He smirked, and held something out. It was an ornament, a woman's. Then it hit her. It was the ornament that she had stabbed his thigh with.

"Hmmm… I see, you remember this?" Serizawa smirked. He was now sitting beside her, looking calm.

Aye couldn't stay like this. She had to find a way to unbind these ropes and get out. She started twisting her hands to get out, but her hands were tied too firmly. She then was forced to look into his eyes when he put his hand on her chin.

"You don't want to die, do you?" Said Serizawa, now caressing her cheek. She felt disgusted. Aye just glared into his eyes, but his smile never wavered. "If you want to live, why don't you pay me with your… body?" He said, a mad smirk spreading over his face. She could feel herself shaking, not from fear, but from revulsion and anger.

"Never." Aye said, as she spit onto his face. Immediately, his smirk was tore off from his face, and replaced with an angrier one.

"How dare you!" Yelled Serizawa, as his hand raised to strike her. She closed her eyes, waiting for the pain to come. But it wasn't just pain, but impact, as it slammed her to the wall of the room. She tried not to make any sounds, but a slight groan passed her lips as she slumped to the ground. Her cheek ached, and she could taste the blood in her mouth.

Serizawa was in front of her a second later and he looked down at her. Aye spat the blood in her mouth at the man's feet, and he sneered at her.

"You think you can kill me?" He said, bringing his face close to hers as he wiped the spit from his face. "YOU. CAN'T. DEFEAT. ME." Each word was like a needle in her heart. She placed her hands on the floor, and tried to push herself up, but failed, and fell to the ground.

She hated being so weak and powerless. Especially to a selfish and disgusting bastard. With her hands on the floor, she couldn't do anything but keep trying to get up. But Serizawa didn't stop her. He just stayed there, smirking at Aye. He was playing with the hair ornament in his hand, twirling it. He then smiled, and plunged it to the ground. There was a sickening crunch, and blood pooled around Aye's hand. Her vision went black, and white spots invaded her sight. She looked down, and realized that the ornament was now on the floor, stabbed through Aye's right hand. She swallowed back a scream, and grimaced, but kept her head down as tears formed in the corner of her eyes. Then a hand grabbed her hair and lifted her from the ground. Aye screamed as the ornament slid out of her hand the other way. Her hand felt numb, and her head felt like the hair was being pulled out of her scalp. She couldn't do anything, since her hands were bound and her feet were tied together. She kicked and thrashed, and even though she knew she looked ridiculous, she had to do something.

Serizawa knocked her head onto the wall, and blood trickled down from her head. She bit into her cheek, as she felt her head throbbing.

"If you don't intend to repay me, how about I just kill you?" He asked, his hand still full of Aye's hair. "Or maybe that may be too kind of me."

She couldn't remember anything after.

The sound of swords clashing was like music to Aye's ears, as she brought her katana down, only to be met by another one. But as they fought, Aye was growing tired, and the grip on her Rasetsu side started slipping. Panting, she scanned the area for any signs of Chizuru, and almost got hit by the boy's blade.

"Getting tired?" Said the boy as he thrust his katana into Aye's shoulder. She jumped out of the way, but the blade still hit her shoulder, and she hissed in pain. She then realized that the man who had been standing next to the boy was gone. He must have gone to Chizuru. Aye's whole body ached, and she probably couldn't keep this fight up for much longer. So she crashed her katana as hard as she could, to finish quickly. But the small boy was too quick, and wouldn't give her a break. Aye swung her sword at his neck, and he dodged just by an inch. Seeing that as an opening, Aye grabbed three of her daggers and threw them at the boy.

Each found their way to his neck, chest, and his stomach. This attack would probably kill him—not right away, but he would bleed to death. She ran into the building, and heard footsteps and a muffled scream somewhere. She followed the noise.

Chizuru's hands were tied behind her back, and her mouth was covered by a piece of cloth. She was currently being led somewhere by the man. When her caramel eyes met Aye's, they turned wide. There were tears in Chizuru's eyes, and judging from what Aye could see right now, she wasn't injured. Sighing in relief, Aye neared the man, and he reached to his side, and unsheathed a short katana. Aye has seen the sword so many times there was no way she would've forgotten it. It was Chizuru's.

She charged at the man, her fans in each hand now. She wanted to go easy on an old man. But she had underestimated him. He was skilled, and she was tired. There was a low chance of her winning. So sliding the blades in the fans out, she sliced the air, and stabbed the man in his shoulder. He swore and fell to the ground, clutching his arm.

"Chizuru!" Said Aye, rushing towards Chizuru. She untied the cloth around her mouth first, and then worked on her hands.

"Aye-chan! Thank god you're here," said Chizuru, her voice shaking a little. When her hands were free from the rope, Chizuru embraced Aye in a tight hug.

"Are you alright? Did he hurt you?"

"I'm fine. But what about you? And how did you know where I was?"

"Kazama," sighed Aye, now remembering that Chizuru had been held captive by two people. "I think we are both tired, and we should head back to the Shinsengumi's headquarters." She said, giving Chizuru the best smile she could make out right now.

"Yeah, why don't we do that?"

When they arrived at the headquarters, they were welcomed by the Shinsengumi, and especially a relieved Hijikata-san. Aye rushed out of the crowd, feeling tired and sick. She just wanted to take a bath and rest in her room. She stepped into her room, swiftly taking a change of clothes. Walking to the bath took a while. Aye bumped into way too many people, and they kept telling her how happy they were that she was back. Wanting to take a bath, she brushed them away, and continued her walk.

She finally went into the room, feeling relieved she was now alone. After slipping out of her bloodstained and sweaty clothes, she stepped into the warm water. She probably looked like a huge mess right now. The whole water began to turn red, and she realized the huge cut on her shoulder that she had forgotten about. She clenched her teeth, feeling the pain that vibrated through her body. She wiped the blood, and cleaned her body.

Aye felt like a new person after soaking herself in water. She slipped into her clean pair of clothes, and walked out, closing the door behind her. Swiftly moving through hallways, she went into her room, and rummaged through her drawers, looking for something to bandage her wound with. She found a piece of cloth, and it looked long enough for it to go around her whole shoulder.

Slipping the top of the silky clothing off, she took a look at her shoulder. There was still some blood forming, and the cut looked quite deep. Grabbing the piece of cloth, she wrapped it around her shoulder, and tying it up at the end. The fabric had already turn red by the time she slipped her clothes back on.

"Aye-chan?" Heisuke's voice was heard through the door.

"Yes?"

"Are you alright? It's time for dinner, and you haven't come out, so we were worried."

"It's already time? Sorry, I'll be out in a moment," said Aye. She stood from the floor, feeling a little light-headed from standing up too quickly. Walking towards the door, she slid it open and found Heisuke standing, a huge grin on his face.

"We're having a feast tonight. Kondou-san is really glad that you and Chizuru are okay, and wishes to thank you." He said, as they walked towards the dining room.

"Excuse us," Aye said for the both of them. When they entered, she spotted all the Shinsengumi captains sitting on the floor, and Chizuru, who had a bright smile. The food tonight was different—as Heisuke had mentioned. Fish, rice, and so many other side dishes that she didn't even know the names of.

"Aye-san, how are you feeling?" Kondou-san asked, a tinge of concern in his voice.

"I am fine, Kondou-san," answered Aye, smiling up at the man, and his expression brightened.

"That is good to hear, but could you please explain what had happened?" Sannan-san questioned.

"Well…"

Woah, I just checked my story, and WOW. 1,023 reads? 13 followers? 11 favorites? I know some of you may not think that this is a big number, but to me, it really is. And it's very meaningful. So I thank all of you!

Kitsune Kyubi: Thanks for the kind review! I really worked hard on the trailer, and I appreciate that you actually bothered to watch it AND post a review.

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That's it guys! Hope you guys enjoyed that chapter, and keep reading and reviewing it. PLEASE! I will see you next week, with more of Scarlet Moonlight! Thank you!