Who'll raise you to heaven and drop you to hell Chapter 7: But it's okay because I have someone, a rurouni kenshin fanfic

Started on: Saturday, June 17, 2006

Finished on: Sunday, July 02, 2006

R.S.: Man that was a god ass nap! I was so angry and I just went to sleep and now I feel all better! I'm ready to write and continue since its just a slow fucking day and I have absolutely nowhere to go!

-- I'm bored out of my mind on weekends.

But anyways, here's the chapter! Hope you enjoy it!

Can we try for right now, free of doubt.
If you give me the chance I could try and figure out.
I'm kind of scared because I don't know how.
But I'm watching the close calls and catching my breath now.

-Runaway by "Mae."

That'll raise you to heaven and drop you to hell

By: Rampaging Sorrow

Chapter Seven: But it's okay because I have somebody to care for me

"I'm too scared… what if my father hates me now, Allusius? I can't stand his sad face and I don't want him to hate me… let's go back to the apartment."

"Now you know that we can't do that right now, babe. Just relax. I'm here for you."

"But still… my heart is racing."

Blue and gray eyes light with cheerfulness blinked with a sigh and as he started into light blue eyes of worry, he raised his brown hands and he put them into Kaoru's hair and he rested his forehead against hers with his eyes shut. Kaoru shut hers after a moment or two and as Allusius calmed her down without words, he pulled her into his embrace and rested his chin on top of her head gently.

"I know you're scared, but your father loves you. He's been crying for you. He wouldn't cry if he was going to hate you. Just ring the doorbell and you'll be greeted with what you think isn't going to happen."

"Allusius… I can't."

Allusius let her go and as he turned and pushed the button, Kaoru heard the bell ring and she gasped. Allusius held her still and he then made her face the door. He took her hand and as he smiled softly at her, her worries began to fade and she gave his hand a grip. He let go as the door was opening and Kaoru then saw tired light blue eyes that were lined with red. Black hair that was usually neat was messed up and clothes that were usually classy were just plain old pajama pants with a t-shirt.

Shinji Kamiya looked like a wreck and as he rubbed his eyes, they widened as he saw his missing daughter standing there with a sad smile on her face.

"Kaoru…"

"I'm sorry daddy… I'm home for good now."

Shinji let out a cry of happiness as he pulled her into his embrace and Kaoru held onto him tightly as she was relieved that he was happy to see her. Shinji couldn't help himself and as he began to cry softly, Kaoru felt some guilt and she began to shed some tears as well. Allusius just leaned against the doorframe with a soft smile, his heart happy that Shinji was able to see his child again.

"Arigatou kami ha kanojo o iki ta tamotsu tame ni kanojo no anzen tamotsu tame ni watashi ni watashi no musume o tsure te kuru tame ni... Kansha suru... Kansha suru kansha suru.(Thank you god... thank you for bringing my daughter back to me... thank you for keeping her safe... thank you for keeping her alive.)"

Kaoru just let out a sigh and as Shinji let her go to look at her face, he ran his fingers through his hair and he made sure that she still had everything the same on her before she left.

"Where did you go, baby? I thought you ran away because I hurt you."

"It wasn't because of you. It was because I needed to go and figure out what was wrong with me. I don't want you to hate me daddy. Please, don't hate me."

"I could never hate you!" Shinji pulled her back into his arms and he rested his head against her shoulder as he began to rub her back softly.

"I'll always love you, Kaoru. You make me happy. I told you before, you are my favorite child. Everything you do affects me deeply, baby-girl."

"Daddy…" Kaoru then realized that Allusius was still there and she let with a smile before she wiped his tears and her own. She pointed towards Allusius and then she grabbed his hand and pulled him closer for her father to inspect.

"Daddy, this is Allusius Micolagio. He's my best friend from Italy and he's the reason I'm home today. Allusius, this is my father Shinji Kamiya. He's the one who I milk for money."

Laughter went around for a moment before Shinji narrowed his eyes and stared at Allusius' smile. Allusius didn't show any signs of fear or backing down from the silent battle the two men shared. As Shinji looked at him up and down, Allusius just rolled his eyes around and left to right quickly. A smile spread across Shinji's face as Allusius moved his eyes up and down.

"Welcome to America, Allusius. You have some weird eyes, boy. But they're cool in a freakish way. Sorry if I offended you. Can you dance?"

"Didn't you hear that Jacob boy crying out one day about how he was beaten by an italian boy?"

"That was you?... Come inside then! I wanna see some moves from Italy."

"Sure thing, dad."

"You two are an awesome duo. The house should be here to see this, but they all went out to breakfast."

"We'll make our own breakfast later. You want some? Allusius makes good ass eggs."

"Hell yeah. I'm tired of cooking… nice spin, Kao!"

Kaoru smiled softly as they stopped and bowed, Shinji turning the music off as Allusius gave her a high-five. They moved towards the kitchen and as Kaoru took all the breakfast stuff out, Allusius went and he washed his hands before pulling Kaoru over since she wasn't going to do it. Shinji gave a soft smile as Allusius washed her hands and dried them with his.

"You two are really close, huh?" They nodded with soft smiles and as they began to make breakfast, Shinji said that he would be back because he needed to freshen up. Allusius' eyes followed him as he went out of sight and once he heard stairs being hit, a smile of mischief came up on his face as he turned to Kaoru.

"Stop making breakfast, you goof." Kaoru stopped and she glared at him before he pulled a stool over to him and sat down. Kaoru did the same before Allusius put his hands out and he motioned for her to do the same.

"What the hell are you, a cone-head?" Allusius gave her a look before he smirked and said something sarcastic.

"Oh yeah, we're going to have sex by touching each other's hands and having fucking headbands on our heads. Get your hands over here."

Kaoru laughed softly and she put her hands over to Allusius' before they made it as even as possible. From there, the battle began as they locked hands together and tried to bend each other's backwards. It was a tough one as Kaoru wasn't giving up for anything and Allusius began to chuckle at her energy in it.

"You're not going to give up, huh?"

"I haven't won this game between us yet. It's about forty to zero." Allusius began to laugh and as he got ready, Kaoru let out a cry and screamed out that she gave in.

"Shit, Allusius! You tried to break my hand, you little bugger!"

"Little bugger?" Allusius began to laugh at her and shake his head as she crossed her arms and glared at him playfully. Allusius then rested his head against his hand as his elbow held him up using the table. He stared at her as she glared at him and he just arched his eyebrow with a cool smile as he waited for her to break.

She didn't plan to anytime soon. As Allusius raised up his other hand and he moved it over to her face, her glare began to soften up. She intensified it once she realized it and as he leaned over towards her, it began to soften up as he moved closer and closer towards her lips. Her eyes automatically shut and he pulled away with a big grin.

"You lost." Kaoru let out a growl and she got up as he began to laugh and kick his legs playfully at her heated glare. She pushed him angrily and then she let out a gasp as he fell from his chair and onto his back. She hovered over him and she pulled her hair behind her ears as she immediately began to worry and ask him if he was alright.

"Allusius, are you okay?... Why don't you answer!... Oh my god. I killed the little fucker… yes!"

Allusius was hurt as Kaoru began to remove his jewelery and he grabbed her and brought her down with him as he rolled over and took all his belongings back. Kaoru laughed as gave her a bored look and shook his head.

"You really would strip me of all those things if I was to die right now."

"That's money, baby. You know I'm a glutton for riches." Allusius couldn't help himself and he began to laugh into her shoulder as she joined him and the sweet sound filled the room. He got up and the two continued to make breakfast as Shinji came back into the room minutes later.

"That smells good already." He said and he put out the newspaper before he began to read some of the articles to himself and went to the crossword puzzle.

"Hey, you two. You guys are old, right? I'm like ten years old, so I need some older help." The two began to laugh at his silly grin and then he read to them the question.

"What's a word for love that is five letters and is commonly used?"

"Amore." Allusius said without even thinking. Shinji nodded to him and thanked him before he filled it in. Allusius gave Kaoru a secret smile as she flipped the pancakes and Kaoru then puckered her lips to him before breakfast was finally finished.

"Hey Allusius." Allusius looked over at Shinji as he smiled softly and then he said, 'yes, dad?'

"Thank you so much for finding her. I can finally get a good night's sleep."

"Anytime, daddy. I was scared when Kaoru was missing, so I just wanted to bring her home as fast as possible. She's like my little sister, ya know? I'm very protective over her."

"That's good. She needs somebody keep her in line… Mmm! This is delicious!" Shinji put another piece of the pancake into his mouth before he got a phone call on his cellphone. He picked it up and answered in a nice professional voice. He paused and then he asked for the person to wait as he cursed in his head and he got up.

"Sorry, I have to take this upstairs. You two enjoy breakfast. It was nice meeting you, Allusius. Now what is this about a marketing failure, Adam?"

Allusius and Kaoru watched him go out of sight and once they heard him at the top of the stairs, the two immediately began to fight with their forks and battle over the toasted bead. Kaoru grit her teeth and Allusius said, 'ha-ha!' as he grabbed it and took a big bite.

"Now half is gone…" Allusius laughed at her pout and he instantly felt her pain as he gave her his half and went back to his regular breakfast. Kaoru put it down and then she leaned over the table with her chin being held up by the back of her hand.

"Allusius… what's going on with you? You haven't tried anything and we're acting like little kids… why don't you want to grow up?"

"We're in America, Kaoru. Your little bitch is like three blocks away; so you say! I don't want to try anything and have him walk in and try to kill me." Kaoru began to laugh and as she sighed, she looked back up into his eyes.

"He's not here… just one? Please? You're like an addiction, you punk."

Allusius gave a soft smile and as he put his fork down, he leaned over the table and he took her hands in his. He rested his forehead against hers as she giggled softly and as he shut his eyes for a moment, he rubbed his thumb along her skin gently. Kaoru tilted her head a little bit and as Allusius leaned in closer, the two shared a soft slow kiss.

(A/N: OMIGOD THIS IS KILLING THOSE KEN-KAO FANS)

"I missed that… well! Get dressed." Allusius got up after finishing his last bite and Kaoru did as well before she led him to the stairs and up to her room.

"Nice room… is this our album! Awww!" Kaoru gave him a playful glare as he sat down on her bed and began to look through it with a interested smile. As she went into her dresser, Allusius looked up to see her strip her shirt off. A perverted smile came up and then he laughed as her shirt went and covered his face.

"What do you want me to wear?"

"A sports bra. And some short shorts. Today is going to be merciless." Kaoru said, 'okay.' Before she started to look around for the clothing that he requested. Allusius got bored quickly and he asked her to sing a song for him as she went to her next drawer.

"What song? Ongaku?"

"Uh huh. Start from my favorite part too. I love that japanese song. Don't understand a word, but its catchy." Kaoru laughed softly before she thought for a second. Once she got the right part, she began to sing as she removed her clothing to change.

"ai ga utatteru aidake ga ikitsuzukeru kara
hirutsuku omoi oshigemonaku tayasuku mukamishi daite
Mamotte agetai datte kimi no kuchizusamu koe ga
watashi mo naka e nagaretashi kokoro wo mitashite ikugara."

Allusius was moving his head left to right, her shirt still placed over his eyes as he smiled softly and let the room fall into silence as he began to hum the song himself. Kaoru pulled up her dark blue shorts and then she removed the shirt from his eyes before she sighed.

"Let's get going before my father brings everybody here. I'll leave a note on his door."

"Sounds like a plan. I like our dad. He's… he's funny in a weird way."

"Yup. That's Shinji Kamiya alright. Let's get out of here."

"Where's Aoshi and the others?... at the track? Why?... Working out… I see. Alrighty then. Bye bye, Shinji."

Misao hung up the phone and she did a complete U-turn before heading towards their high school. She parked her car on the side and she jumped out of the vehicle before she pulled her hair behind her ears and she fixed her shoes. She jogged up to the gate in her skirt and she let herself in before she went and she sat in the bleachers. After looking around, she finally spotted her favorite man in the world.

"He's pretty fast… who's that black boy? They never told us about him. Unless… oh shit! That's Allusius! He's pretty hot."

Misao shifted in her seat and she watched as they sprinted down the straight, Kaoru being in the middle as Michael and Tytto were behind her. They began to speed up on the turn and soon Kaoru was in the back again as she pushed herself hard all the way the finish line. Allusius looked at her with an arched eyebrow as they panted and then he looked up to see Aoshi smiling at the bleachers.

"What are you smiling at?"

"My wife." Aoshi said simply and Allusius looked up to see the short girl waving with hyper motions. He smiled as his eyebrow arched again before he raised his hand and waved as well.

"Hi! I'm Allusius! What's your name!"

"Misao! Nice to see you at last! Kaoru's told me a lot about you!"

"Really! That's great! We'll talk more after this workout, okay! You want to meet us at her house! We're going to be out here for another hour!"

"Okay! I'll tell Genia to tell Kenshin that Kaoru's aruond!" Kaoru saw Allusius cringe and once Misao was off, he growled and he stretched his leg out.

"That red-headed bitch. I hate him." Kaoru just shook her head before she pulled her hair out of the ponytail and she flipped her hair forward. Allusius watched her pulled her hair up and then she tied it tight in a mid-way ponytail before she pulled the loose strands behind her ears. Allusius shook his head and then Aoshi went over to her and he mad her tie her hair into a bun.

"Let's go, Kaoru. Run a four-hundred and I want it at fifty-seven seconds." Kaoru groaned, but then Allusius gave her a look and she went to the starting line.

"Which lane?"

"Lane one. I want you to break out as fast as you can. You need to be a monster at the races. The faster you are, the better it is for them to look at you. Besides getting noticed by the dealers, you're going to run in the olympics with us."

"That's what you're aiming for?" the boys nodded before Kaoru stretched and touched her toes.

"On your marks." Kaoru touched her toes again and then she got down in her racing stance. She got her mark set and she then blew the hair from her eyes.

"Set." Allusius said quickly and as Aoshi put his hands apart, Kaoru raised up a little and was ready to blast off. Aoshi clapped his hands and Kaoru took off.

"Get out, Kaoru! Get out!" Allusius yelled as he timed her. They watched her legs open up as she strided. Allusius looked down and he saw that she wasn't going to make the time he wanted.

"Come on, Kaoru! You're not going to make it at that speed!" He saw her speed up at the end and once he looked down at the time, he frowned. Once she passed the line, Aoshi just shook his head and let her put her hands above her head.

"You came it at fifty-eight seconds. That's not good at all, Kaoru."

"Not good! It's only a second down!"

"That one second could cost you a lot and you know that! You weren't like this in Italy, now were you! Our street lap is like two on this track. You know we run the blocks as warm-ups. Don't give me that bullshit and get on the line."

Kaoru glared at him as her breath was normal again and she went back onto the line.

"You're going to chase Tytto. I want you to be at least on his ass this time. If you think that this is going to be easy, then you better just sit and let us work out. I didn't come here just to wake you up. I came to start you up because once Japan gets here, you're going to be on your toes all-the-time. They run more than they breathe. That's how bad it's going to be. So you'd better suck it up now or just not run at all."

Kaoru glared at him harder as he glared back and Aoshi saw the small conversation going on through the silence. A smirk covered his lips as she got back onto the line and she blew her hair from her eyes. Tytto was up at the twenty-five meter mark and as he got down as well, Kaoru focused on catching him.

"On your marks… set….GO!" Aoshi watched as she blasted out harder than before. Allusius watched her move and open her legs for a faster effect as she sprinted the straight. Tytto could hear her catching up and he began to push some more speed as well.

"That's what I'm talking about, Kaoru! That's how you were taught to run! Get some water ready, Michael."

Michael grabbed a bottle and as Kaoru came around the corner, she moved into her fastest speeds. Tytto had used all his speed in the end and he came out a few meters in front of her as she passed the line. They could hear her gasping for air and as she crossed the line and slowed down to a stop, Michael grabbed her and he opened the water. Allusius put it to her mouth and he let her drink some down before he put her arms abover her head and told her to remain standing.

"That's exactly what I'm talking about. That was a fifty-six second run." Kaoru nodded as she stood there and then he handed Michael the clock as he and Aoshi got on the line.

"On your marks… set… go!" Kaoru watched both boys get out fast and as they reached the straight, their legs opened up and she saw them began to split apart, Allusius leading the way. Kaoru told them both to keep moving and as they got on the turn, they kept picking up speed.

"Use it all, you two! Give it everything you have left!" Michael ordered and as they were speeding up, Kaoru looked at the times they were coming in. Once they passed the line and stopped, a gasp escaped her lips.

"Allusius… you're faster than him… by at least two seconds."

"Who, that man of yours? I know. He chased me when I was on some corner and I just blew his ass away. He was pissed, but you know I couldn't give two fucks about how he feels. Michael, Tytto, get on the line."

Shinji laughed his ass off as Kenshin grinned like a fool, the two of them sitting with the others and telling jokes as they waited for the others to return. They heard the front door open and they saw Aoshi, Michael, and Tytto enter.

"Hey you three! How was your workout?"

"Hard." The three said and grabbed something to drink from the kitchen. Aoshi ran his fingers through his hair and he put his towel over his face before passing over to his cousins.

"Where's Kaoru?" Kenshin asked.

"She's not done running. Allusius is going hard on her. When we left, she was about to cry." Kenshin glared at that and then Aoshi put his hand up to finish from where Tytto left of.

"It's all for her benefit. He's running hard as hell with her. They're both tired, but they didn't want to stop. He told her to leave, but she refused and clung onto his shirt when we tried to pull her away. We took her car and drove home."

"So how are they getting back from the school?"

"Running." Aoshi said simply and then he drank down some more water before Misao sat down on the floor indian style. Aoshi arched his eyebrow and then he smiled softly as Misao began to untie his shoes and loosen the strings so she could take them off his feet. Once they were off, she covered her ears. A loud cracking noise was heard and she shivered as the others made noise.

"God Aoshi, that's so… ew!"

"Kaoru does it worse, so you can't even say I'm bad, daddy." Shinji made another face of disgust and then he opened his phone and sent Kaoru a text message. Aoshi felt his hip virbate and then Shinji's mouth dropped.

"She gave you her cell phone!Isn't she protective over that thing?"

"Not right now. She's focused today. He's keeping her mind one-way." Kenshin growled softly and Aoshi smirked softly as Michael and Tytto began to laugh with Misao.

"Come on, Kaoru. We're almost done. We're almost there."

"I can't… I can't…"

"Yes you can. Stop thinking that, Kaoru. Let's sprint these last four blocks. We can do this! Just think of Italy."

Kaoru held onto a tree as she breathed and let Allusius rub her shoulders. She let go and then she took in a deep breath before Allusius started her off slow. They picked up momentum before they were sprinting full speed towards Kaoru's house. They crossed the street and moved up the street fast as Allusius wanted to go up and down every street until they were there. Allusius pulled off his shirt and held it in his hands.

"This is the last block and then home stretch! You can do this, babe!" Kaoru nodded behind him as he had slowed down to let her keep up. As they zoomed down the hill, a car came reversing out fast. Kaoru gasped and told Allusius to watch out. Allusius looked at the car and then with a squeal he jumped over the trunk and kept running.

"Keep moving! On your toes, Kao!" Kaoru nodded, her breathing shaky as they turned the corner and headed onto her street.

"All you got; all you got!" Allusius said and they sprinted up the street at full speed. Kaoru felt tears come up into her eyes again as she pushed and used everything she had left. As they reached the door, Kaoru's legs gave out and she collasped into his arms as Aoshi opened the door.

"Kaoru, you okay? Breathe in through your nose, out through your mouth."

Shinji was laughing with Kenshin and Michael before he turned to look in the doorway and see Aoshi with a look of concern. He then saw Kaoru's legs up in the air and Kenshin's head turned with the others to see Allusius carrying her towards the stairs.

"Hello Kaoru's family. She's just numb right now, but she's going to be fine. She just needs to sit down."

Allusius sat her on the stairs and as he looked over at Kenshin, he gave the coldest look possible. Kenshin's was the same and as Kaoru let out a gasp of air, Allusius gave her his water and he panted.

"You don't want water?" Shinji asked.

"Kaoru needs it more, so I'm fine. I'll just drink from the tap upstairs. Give me your feet, Kaoru."

Kaoru raised her feet up and as she looked over at her family and friends, she raised her arm and gave a wave.

"Hey!" she managed to say and she gave Kenshin a tired smile as she panted before Allusius got off her other shoe. Suddenly, a headache came on and Kaoru gripped her head in pain. Allusius could tell it was bad and he sent Aoshi for a cloth in Italian before Kaoru put her head into her knees.

"Just breathe, Kaoru. It's because of the lack in oxygen. Just breathe." Kaoru nodded to him and he heard her sniff before he raised her head up. The others just watched silently as Allusius took his shirt from the door and he wet it with water. He began to wipe Kaoru down and as Aoshi came back, he held her legs up as Aoshi finished the job for him.

"You did good today, Kao. You just have to learn to breathe. You can't slack off either. I don't care who's watching you and how you feel about their looks. Your body is nice so they're going to end up watching no matter what you think. Keep focused always and don't stray."

"Okay." Was all Kaoru could say and her headache began to get worse. She let out a cry and Allusius called over Tytto as Aoshi made her take deep breaths.

"Is she okay?" Shinji asked as he was going to get up.

"She's fine, dad. Just stay there."

'Dad? Who does he think he is?' Kenshin growled mentally and he just settled for another cold look as Allusius began to fan her and wipe her tears away. She kept on saying how much it hurt and soon they all backed up as Allusius said give her some space. Michael kept Shinji seated and as Allusius pulled her hair from her face, he pulled her up into the air and Aoshi led him upstairs.

"My head… its throbbing…." She sobbed in pain and once they were gone from sight, Shuichi grinned softly and looked at the stairs.

"So that's the infamous Allusius, eh?... Looks innocent in person."

Kenshin dropped down onto the couch as Kaoru waved in the doorway to four boys who she was training with earlier. They were all going out to do some errands and Kaoru knew that it was mainly to fight. As she shut the door, she walked back to the living room from the entrance hall and she dropped into Kenshin's open arms.

"You want to actually sit and relax with me now?" Kaoru got irritated fast and she got up with a 'sor-ry' before she got ready to walk off. Kenshin pulled her back down and she crossed her arms before she looked away.

"I'm sorry, Kaoru. That came out wrong. I didn't mean it like that… Kaoru, come on. You know that I love your company. It's just that… well, you haven't been around so I figured that you wouldn't want to cuddle with me since you always are on another program."

Kaoru quickly relaxed and she snuggled into his arms. A smile came up on his face before he pulled her closer and he began to tickle her sides and bite at her shoulder teasingly. She giggled and pressed a kiss to his lips before his cell phone rang. He pulled away one hand and he answered the phone with a sigh.

"Yes, dad… yes… I'm at Kaoru's still… uh huh… I'll tell her… okay. Bye." He hung up the phone and then he gave Kaoru a smile.

"My dad says that he's coming over tonight to see you. He misses his wife." Kaoru laughed softly as Kenshin rolled his eyes at the word 'wife' and then Kaoru shut her eyes as she was in thought. Kenshin forced one of her eyes open and she smiled softly as he said 'oooo' and 'aaaa'.

"They're all light blue and shit… I'm bout to cut your eyes out and take them for my own."

"Then how am I going to see?" Kenshin narrowed his eyes as he thought and then he shrugged his shoulders befor Kaoru hit him playfully. He smiled softly and then he put his arms around her again before he rested his head on hers.

"I missed you… you were gone and I couldn't find you… I was so upset when the others stopped looking."

"Why'd they stop?"

"Because your best friend called here and he said that he was doing it himself. He promised to find you in one day. And then he comes the next day and you're with him all panting and shit."

"Oh. We were here before that. We just made breakfast with daddy and left since you guys went out to eat. And what's up with the way you said "Best Friend"? That seemed kinda hateful."

"Because it is. I hate him." Kenshin said bitterly and then he let her go and he began to stretch his legs. Kaoru frowned and then she flipped her hair over her shoulder. As she was about to ask why, her cell phone began to ring. She pulled it out and put it on speakerphone as she let her hair down from its ponytail.

"You're on speakerphone, Aoshi. Talk smart."

"This isn't Aoshi. This is Allusius. You need to come to where we're at."

"Where are you at? Why do you sound so out of breath?" Kaoru took it off of speakerphone and she put it to her ear. Kenshin arched his eyebrow as she widened her eyes and then she narrowed them in thought.

"What the fuck are you trying to do?"

"Siamo circa analizziamo su questo ragazzo e scopiamo il suo asino in su. Sta provando ad installarlo e dobbiamo batterli dalla sua mente. Vi ha ottenuto un problema con e lui e la sua squadra sono qui. Migliorate la fretta in su e venite qui oppure siamo andare giusto uccidere questa femmina ed ottenerla sopra con.We're about to break down on this boy and fuck his ass up. He's trying to set you up and we need to beat it out of his mind. He got a problem with you and he and his crew are over here. You better hurry up and come here or else we're just going to kill this bitch and get it over with.)"

"Don't do that, Allusius! You just got here and you wanna do some crazy shit! What the fuck is going on in the background!"

"Aoshi's getting angry because they're talking shit from the gate. And I don't give a fuck about just getting here! I could just up and leave! He's bad mouthing your fuckin' name and I'm bout to just slit his fuckin throat. Either you come, or I just really fuck this punk up. Talk more shit, you american bitch! You think I can't fight but you have no fucking clue!"

Kaoru winced as Allusius was heard smacking the window and then Aoshi took the phone.

"Kaoru, please come down here. Your best friend has a short temper right now. He's about to get out the car and fight with Tytto and Michael."

"Do you want to die today! Huh! I will bust your fucking ass all over this goddamn floor! Keep talking shit and wait! If she doesn't get here, then your ass is all mine! You too, you ugly ass bitch!... You're a fucking jump-off! You're a fucking jump-off!" Kaoru sighed as Allusius began to sing it to them and taunt.

"I'm on my way, Aoshi." Kaoru hung up the phone and she went to the stairs before she heard Kenshin's voice. She turned to him and then she tilted her head to the side in a cute fashion.

"Where are you going?"

"To get dressed. I'll be back." Kaoru ran up the stairs and past her sisters before they said 'whoa!' and made sure they didn't get hit. They walked down the stairs to Kenshin before they sat down and they began to toy with him. Tara pulled at his hair and Genia took his belt before they laughed softly and heard the stairs being hit.

"Hey Kao! Kenshin's getting attacked by us. You gonna do anything?"

"Don't have the time." Kaoru sat down on the recliner and she began to put he shoes on and tie them. They saw her serious face and as Genia let Kenshin go, she arched her eyebrow.

"What's going on, Kaoru? You were calm ten minutes ago." Kaoru didn't answer and she just fixed her pants and pulled her hair up into a ponytail. She took off her earrings and she fixed her necklace before she tied her belt.

"Kaoru, where are you going?" Kaoru sighed and she reached behind the recliner to grab her keys that were in the small pocket. The trio on the couch just continued to watch as she got up and she dusted off.

"Kaoru! Where are you going!"

"If I didn't answer before, Kenshin, what makes you think I'm going to answer now?" Kaoru walked out the room and she moved to the front door. She opened it and slammed it shut. They looked out the window as she pulled out gloves from her pocket and put them on.

"Uh oh." Genia said softly and as Kenshin looked over at her, Kaoru reversed out and she drove off.

"What's going on, Genia?"

"Kaoru's going to fight. I know those gloves. She has a certain pair for important fights… we better get some bail money ready, Tara."

"Bust his ass, Allusius!"

Aoshi leaned against the car as Allusius had gotten tired of waiting and called out of his name to the point where he just came out and the two began to fight. He heard music in the distance and as Tytto and Michael pushed themselves off the car, they jumped in the fight as it got bigger.

"Shit. I'm late." Kaoru parked her car up and she turned it off before she put down her phone and tucked her eyes in her pocket. She got out the car and she quickly moved over to them before Allusius looked in her direction.

"You better jump in this shit or else I'm going to fight you instead of him!" Allusius gave him a punch and then Kaoru let out a sigh and prayed that the cops weren't going to come.

"Let's do this." She said to herself and she saw the first girl come up to her with a death glare in her eyes. Kaoru smirked softly as she got ready and once she got close enough and swung, Kaoru dodged it and hit her straight in the face with one fluid motion.

"Wooo hooo! That's what I'm talking about, baby!"

As the fight progressed, Allusius had gotten tired of it all and he pulled out a gun. Gasps went around as people were bloody, some just laying there, and others ran away. Allusius grabbed the main person who started the fight and he pointed the gun to him. Kaoru shook her head, but then she grew nervous because he wasn't moving at all.

"You gonna cry now? Huh? You talked all that shit and now you scared? Don't cry!" Kaoru went over to him and she grabbed his hand before she pulled him back. Allusius let her pull him back and he gave another swift kick before he sighed and he looked at the damage.

"If I hear anything about us, I swear on my life I will find whoever wants to be a snitch and I'll personally shoot you between the eyes. GOT THAT!"

Kaoru was already pulling him towards her car and as they got in, Kaoru heard sirens a few blocks away.

"Fuck!" she drove off quickly and as she saw Aoshi speed off, she drove off with him and they headed for Michael's house. As they went onto the highway, Kaoru began to lecture him and yell at him.

"Are you crazy! Allusius, you should have waited for me! We didn't need all this fighting today!"

"And let him just bad mouth you! I don't like that shit! Don't you bad mouth the people who I consider family. You know that's my number five rule. I don't give a fuck who says it. Fuck, I'll beat up your brother if he's bad mouthing you."

"Allusius, you can't do this… you really can't."

"… pull over." Allusius called Aoshi and he stopped in front of them before Kaoru pulled over and he unbuckled his seatbelt.

"Allusius, why do you always catch a bitch fit!"

"There's no bitch fit. You have to turn around and go home right now. I just remembered something. Stop jumping to conclusions."

"You're not being fair!" Allusius shut the door to the car and he leaned in the window.

"I'm going to do something for you. So go home, Kaoru. We'll be back by like eight, okay? I promise."

Allusius gave a soft smile and he stroked her face with his finger before he ran to the other car and got in the back. Kaoru pouted as the car drove off and as she turned around and went onto the other highway, she felt guilty for yelling at him.

"I hate that. He always smiles at me after we argue… damn you, boy."

"Kaoru! Kaoru where have you been?"

"Fuck up."

Kaoru stormed to the stairs angrily and the others winced as she stomped. They could hear it from the kitchen and as her door slammed shut, they all looked over Kenshin with apologetic smiles.

"oooo no. I'm not going up there. Nooooo way. She's angry right now. She'll eat me alive."

"She's your wife."

"She's your blood." He said back to Shuichi and as Yahiko listened back and forth, he got up and he walked out the room. They watched his body dissapear and as they heard the stairs hit quietly and more footsteps upstairs, they heard a small knock.

"Who the fuck is it!"

"Me Kao-Kao!" They heard the door open and after a few seconds it shut again. They all stared at each other until Kenshin finally cleared his throat and spoke.

"That's some shit. She'll let him before all of us. Even me… now I'm hurt." They laughed at his pout and as Misao bounced up and down in her seat, she got up and she left the room.

"Let's see if she makes it in there. I give it two minutes." Genia said and they all nodded to each other before they heard Misao knock softly.

"Oh my god; who is it!"

"It's your sex-buddy, Kaoru." They heard the door open with a laugh and then slam shut after two seconds before Genia sighed and she pulled out money.

"You guys split it whatever way you can. Kenshin, tell your sister that I'm going to get dressed so we can go with Tommy and Jacob."

"Go where?"

"To the movies. You wanna go?"

"Hell yeah. Kaoru's not going to talk to me."

"Cool. Get dressed. That goes for whoever else is tagging along." The table got up and they began to depart from the kitchen. Kenshin went to the door and as he saw her jacket hung up, he froze. As he moved closer, he saw red spots all over it. With a frown, he left the house.

"She was really fighting hard… damn, what the hell have you become over in Italy, girl?"

"I can't fucking stand that. Oh my god, Misao, you don't understand how guilty he makes me feel when he does that. After we yell and bitch at each other, he just smiles and leaves it alone and does something else. It's like he's hiding his hurt, you know? And I hate that because it's like, I don't hold anything in. So why should you keep it away from me?"

"I understand. Do you, Yahiko-chan?"

"Hai!" Kaoru sighed with a smile before she told Yahiko to go and clean his room. As he left the room, Kaoru turned on her CD player and she pressed play. Misao started to bounce left to right in her seat and as her cell phone rang, she got up and answered it. Kaoru walked over to her and she put her hand on top of her head.

"Damn, you're short."

"Bite me hoe… Hey, baby! I'm in Kaoru's room… yes, she's being good… no she's not crying or throwing a bitch fit and Kenshin went to the movies with everybody else… uh huh… uh huh… okay. Love you too… bye-bye… Get Yahiko dressed."

"For what?"

"We're going to to dinner. And so what if I'm short? I could still do this." Misao raised her leg up and socker kicked Kaoru in the butt before she jogged out the room.

"I'm going to get dressed! Love ya!" Kaoru smirked softly and as she began to look through her closet for clothes, her phone began to blast with a song that made her laugh her ass off.

"Hey boo; It's your baby Llusi
The one and only Llusi
A sexy chocolate Llusi
Please pick up da phone
Please pick up your phone…
Oh its your baby Llusi
The one and only Llusi
The big di-"

"Yes, my italian black boy?" Kaoru giggled as she thought of the song again and then she let out a sigh before Allusius spoke.

"Oh! Sorry, I didn't think you picked up. Anyways. Get dressed in your sports gear."

"What? Misao just got a call from Aoshi saying that we were all going to dinner, babe."

"That's a set-up. We're not going to dinner with them because I want Aoshi to get him some Misao-goodness. He told me that he misses spending quality time and that's what he's about to get. That, and some ass."

"That's so wrong, Allusius. You are dangerous."

"Ah, you love me anyway. Now put on some running gear because we're doing night training! Yay!"

"Ain't no 'Yay'. I'm tired."

"I could care less. Now hurry up! I'm right outside your bedroom door."

"What the fu-" Kaoru opened her door and she began to laugh as Allusius stood there with his lips puckered and his eyes screwed shut tight. Kaoru put her hand over his eyes and then she pressed a soft peck to his lips as a greeting. Allusius opened his eyes and as Kaoru went to her closet, he pulled her hand away from her clothes and he passed her a bag.

"Let's get moving. I bought you new everything."

"… thanks. What's the catch?"

"Should have know I would be bustin' my ass! Look at all these girls!"

"You ready to race against them?"

Kaoru's head turned and her ponytail flew onto her shoulder as she looked at Allusius with wide eyes. Michael and Tytto were on the track warming up and the lights surrounded them and lit the whole thing up. They were at a college campus not too far away and Kaoru then realized that it was the college that Genia and Shuichi were going to.

"I have to run against them? Who the hell signed me up for this?"

"I did. You have what it takes. At least get first or second, babe. I want nothing less."

Kaoru pouted and she slammed herself down into the grass before she began to stretch with Allusius as she scratched at her "Uniform." At least, that's what Michael and Tytto called it. Kaoru simply growled at their smirks and she shook a spider off of her ankle.

She was wearing white under armor as a top and her bottom was basically an underwear. It was a black and was used to run in, but Kaoru didn't like it because she felt exposed. Her hair was tied up in a white hair tie and as she looked at all the other girls and their ponytails, she shivered and made a face.

"What's wrong with you?"

"They all have that extra hair hanging down in the back like a clump. I hate that so much." Kaoru pulled her hair out and she flipped it forward before she felt a brush. Allusius brushed her hair up and he then tied it the way she liked it for her as she touched her toes and stretched.

"There we go!" Michael and Tytto jogged over to them and they just grinned as Kaoru dusted off her legs and she bent over. Allusius growled at them and they just looked away and whistled. Kaoru stood up straight again and then she pulled her ponytail onto her shoulder as she pulled grass from her hair.

"You guys ready? We're here as unknown. We're basically un-attached from everybody else. We gotta show these people that we mean business. Oh! And the coach for the Japanese team is here, Kaoru. He flew here just to see you three."

"What about the Italy coach?"

"The italian coach already has me signed." Allusius smiled a cocky smile and Kaoru kicked him in the behind before he just gave her a small tap on her back.

"You'll be okay. Don't worry." Kaoru nodded to him and they pulled on their black warm-up pants and their black and white warm-up jackets.

"One lap as a team, okay?" the three Kamiyas nodded before they moved onto the track and began to jog around the track. Kaoru looked calm and collected as they moved around and Allusius had to smile as he saw the coach look down at her in interest.

'We're going to get this easy. Reeeaaalllyyy easy.'

"Kaoru, you're doing the two-hundred, the four, and the eight. The one is here as well, but I don't know if you want to do it."

"… Did you have to pay for that?"

"Yup."

"Then I'll do it. What's up first?"

"The four. It's going to start in five minutes. I already checked you in. Here's your number. First heat, lane four. You're in the fast lane, okay?"

Kaoru looked up at Michael and then she gave a small nod as he pulled the sticker off and he placed it onto her right hip. She did a few stretched and Michael leaned on her back as she touched the floor. Allusius jumped the fence and he walked over to her before he rubbed her shoulders and began to make her jump.

"You got this baby! You can do this! I need a fast time in this one, okay! Just think like you're getting chased again. Like Aoshi is hot on your heels."

"I got this… I got this…" Allusius said, 'hell yeah!' and as Michael pulled him off, he put two thumbs up and let Kaoru walk over to the line. The two boys jogged over to the coach for Japan and then they sat down. Michael quickly started a conversation with him and as he nodded and blinked dark brown eyes, Allusius gave a soft smile and he put his hand out.

"Micolagio, Allusius. Konnichiwa." The man shook his hand and as they looked back at the race, the man began to speak. Allusius didn't understand a word he was saying.

"He's asking if Kaoru's as fast as you say." Michael translated for him and Allusius just smiled and nodded.

"She may not look it, but she's a real beast. Just watch. You're going to be shocked because for her size, she's a jet."

"Okay ladies! There will be two commands and then the gun! If I shoot the gun twice, then stop and come back! Are we all understanding!"

The girls nodded and as Kaoru pulled her chain from inside her shirt, she shut her eyes and let out a sigh. Tytto sat behind her and he spoke to her softly before she just nodded to him. He was holding her blocks in place so when she ran, she wouldn't get thrown off balance because they were unstable.

"On your marks!" Kaoru got down and she stretched her legs out before she moved back into the blocks and she lowered her head.

'Positive thoughts… I can do this… I can win this… It's just like Aoshi's chasing me… I gotta move fast…'

"Set!" Kaoru raised up and she was leaned over the line as she got ready for the gun. Allusius taught her not to anticipate it, but to just let it fire and then take off. Tytto just had a grin on his face and as the gun was fired, Kaoru took off with the rest of the girls.

"Go Kaoru Go! Woooo look at that! Look at the speed on that child!"

Tytto got up to watch and as he moved the blocks and went onto the side, the crowd began to make noise and go 'daaaammmnnn!'. Allusius was going crazy as Kaoru was basically a rocket.

"Look at the distance! She's at least fifty meters ahead! That form is fucking perfect! Oh my god she's a monster! You go baby!"

Kaoru kept moving in her form and as she felt her chest begin to tighten, she wanted to finish as fast as possible. The last hundred was coming up and as she was rounding the corner, she felt somebody coming up. There was nobody there, but for some odd reason she felt it.

'Go faster!' Kaoru's mind told her and as Allusius let out a cheer of excitement, Kaoru moved faster and faster. The coach from Japan was amazed as Kaoru was coming down the stretch like a machine. Perfect form, perfect stride, perfect everything. Tytto was telling her to finish strong and as she passed the finish line, Allusius and Michael began to cheer with Tytto. The coach from Japan simply clapped.

"Look at the time! Look at the time!" Allusius heard people say it and as he looked over at the time, he began to cheer harder and he ran down to her with a bottle of water and some ice. Kaoru held her arms above her head as she breathed and Allusius opened her mouth and poured some water inside as she shifted in the grass. Kaoru swirled it around and spit it out before she drank down half the bottle.

"That was fantastic! Way better than I expected! You had those girls by almost a hundred meters, baby!" Kaoru gave a smile and as Michael walked over with his clipboard, Allusius began to strip down with Tytto. Kaoru took it from Michael as he stripped down as well and she then pouted as they were in the same tops, but just tights.

"Why couldn't I get tights too?"

"Wouldn't look sexy." Allusius answered as he removed his skull-cap and he handed it to her. She put it neatly on their clothes and as she carried everything towards the japanese coach, she looked at the clipboard to see her time.

54.89

"Holy shit… damn, I didn't think I was moving that fast." Kaoru blinked in amazement and then she sat down next to the coach for japan. There was a stern look on his face as he turned around, but then he just smiled and he put his hand out.

"Watashi wa Kouzen." Kaoru shook his hand with a smile before she got ready to write down the times. A stop-watch was in her hand and as she excused herself and went down to write the times down, the gun was shot and the three boys took off. Kaoru began to cheer them on in both Italian and Japanese as people looked over at her cross to the grass and continue to make noise for them.

She soon rested on English as she kept cheering. They were in the front of the pack all lined up and as they were coming around the corner, legs moving fast and arms pumping, they all began to speed up. Allusius pushed into the lead instantly, but the two Kamiya boys were fighting for it as they were still tied.

"That's it boys! Make it across the line! You can do this!" Kaoru grabbed three small waters that they left behind and Allusius crossed the line, Michael and Tytto coming behind two seconds later at the same time. There were no seconds apart, they didn't have different steps. Both had dropped their head the same way and since they were the same height, they couldn't try to change it either.

"Good job you three." Kaoru gave them the water and they thanked her as they breathed and they let her write down their times.

"Goddamn, Allusius! Fourty-seven seconds! That's good! And you two came in at fifty even! This is a good start."

The three boys gave smiles and as they pulled back on their things, Allusius' eyes darted over to the entrance as he gave a silly smile.

"You really came to run after all, huh Aoshi?"

"Misao forced me to. She's up there with my things. The young men up yet?"

"Yup! You're just in time for your heat. Get on the line, punk."

Kaoru smiled softly as Aoshi's lips formed a smirk and he peeled off his jacket and his warm-up pants. He folded them neatly and he stretched before Kaoru put her blocks onto his lane. Michael slapped the sticker onto his hip and Aoshi gave him a soft punch as a reflex before he stretched his legs and he let out a sigh.

"I could have got some ass tonight. She just had to look in my phone and read my text message… man, I'm ticked."

"Then run it off. I think she'll give you a treat later." Allusius winked at him before he sat on the floor and he held his blocks with his sock-clad feet. The others went behind the gate and as Aoshi got down and did his marks, Kaoru noticed that he didn't look one bit stressed. At all. The others had some sign of it, but Aoshi looked as if he knew what he was going to do.

"Man, Aoshi's look is intimidating."

"Wooo! This is the finals for the hundred! Girls are up first! Go on, Kaoru!"

"Fuck, you're too hyper, Allusius. Damn, drink some water or something."

Kaoru giggled as Aoshi pushed him from her arms and the two siblings moved down the bleachers and onto the field. Aoshi sent a glare up to Tytto as he was playfighting with Misao and Kaoru had to laugh as he quickly stopped and Misao stuck her tongue out at him playfully. The blocks were on his shoulders and as Kaoru flipped her hair from her shoulder, he began to speak to her and let her listen.

"You can win this, you know. There's one girl who's a millisecond behind you, but that doesn't mean anything. You know what you have to do to win this, right?"

"Hai. Dig deep."

"Real deep. You heard the coach from Japan. If you want this badly, then you better search deep inside your body and use up everything you have. You already won the two-hundred finals and the four-hundred finals. If you can win this and then get first in the eight, then you're set and we're going to run for him."

"I know… I want this so badly."

"We do too. That's why we're busting our asses. Allusius beat me in that four by one second. That's how bad I wanted it. I know I'm not as fast as him, but I sure as hell was using a speed that I never had before. If you really want it, then you'll get this. That's all I'm going to tell you. You know what I mean, and you know what you have to do."

Kaoru stripped her warm-up as Aoshi set up her blocks up and she put her sticker on her right hip again as she got ready. The girls down there were WAY more muscular than her and as she gave a soft whine, Aoshi chuckled and he told her to sit down. He made her spread her legs as wide as he could and he took her hands before pulling her forward to stretch.

"Don't let the size of these girls intimidate. They may have muscle, but the question is do they have speed to back it up? They look at you and instantly they think that you're easy prey to beat on really quick. Do you want to be easy prey?"

Kaoru turned her head to the right and she saw some of their smirks as they eyed her before she gave a frustrated sigh and she glared at the floor.

"Hell no."

"Then shut these girls up and blow them away. Make that coach beg for you because this is being recorded."

"Who's recording?"

"Allusius is, of course. He's recorded all of us so that the coach of japan can have something to go back with him to show his team." Aoshi let her hands go and as she got up, he leaned over her sideways and he pushed her lower so she could touch the ground.

"I want them to beg for you on their team. They have to demand that you run for them. You don't think so, but you are fucking fast. With more training, you'll be a machine. Tara's going too, you know?"

"She is?" Kaoru was now interested even more as Aoshi let her up and he began to stretch with her.

"Yup. She, Kenshin, Soujiro, and the brothers are going to run for America. But guess what?"

"What?" Kaoru asked him and Aoshi just gave her a smile as he touched the floor and raised his head.

"They're going to be running against you. And when we go to run, we can't associate with them at all. We have to start speaking Japanese again on the regular basis because once the time comes, we can't even tell them hello. I know that they're basically family, but we have to look at them as enemies. You think you can do that?"

"… I can do it to Tara real quick. That girl's getting a backbone and I'm going to end up hurting her one of these days anyways."

"And what about Soujiro and the brothers?" Kaoru thought about it for a moment before she nodded her head and she cracked her wrist.

"What about Kenshin?" Kaoru stopped stretching as she didn't think about him in the mix and as she stretched her arms above her head, Aoshi waited for his answer. Kaoru then spoke as she leaned over to one side.

"Yeah. I can do it. All I have to do is think about a certain point in time at Italy and my hate will come back." Aoshi gave her a sad smile before he helped her up and he put her blocks up on the line.

"What made you ditch Kenshin and go with Allusius anyways? I thought that you two were perfect."

Kaoru heard the official call them forward and she looked at him before Aoshi just nodded to her. Kaoru did a test run and after she got back, Aoshi just rubbed her shoulders and kissed her cheek.

"We're going to have a very very long talk tonight. I'm home for two more days again, so we need to really discuss what happened, okay? I honestly want to know."

"Aoshi… you don't understand."

"On your marks!" Kaoru moved into her blocks as Aoshi held them from behind and then he asked her why.

"Because if I tell you… you'll hate him too."

"SET!"

"GO KAORU!" Kaoru smiled softly at Allusius and Misao's hyperness and she then looked towards the finish line.

BANG!

"Kaoru!"

"Kamiya!"

"Kaoru!"

"Kamiya!"

Genia arched her eyebrow as they heard the commotion from the backyard. They had just got home from the movies and were just going to relax and drink sodas around the patio and hang out. Kenshin and Soujiro stopped talking as they heard Italian singing with pride and once the gate swung open, Kenshin's eyes narrowed as his blood began to boil.

Kaoru was being held up by Allusius, Michael, and Tytto as Aoshi carried their bags and let Misao lead the way with dancing and cheering. Aoshi set their bags down as Misao ran into the house and came back out holding a boombox. The boys still held her up as they began to bounce her a little bit. Aoshi moved over to them as Misao was setting it up and they threw her up in the air.

"Whoa!" she laughed as they caught her.

"Who's a monster!" Allusius cried.

"Kaoru!" The Kamiya boys cried back.

"Who won EVERY race!"

"Kaoru!"

"Who's being looked at by colleges now!"

"KAORU!"

Kaoru laughed as they let her onto her feet and Allusius began to dance in front of her and make her laugh even more. She saw Kenshin's glare and she just shook her head before Allusius knew why. He looked over at Kenshin and the others and gave a wave before Tytto ran over with bottles to drink. He passed them out before Allusius tapped on his with his cap opener from his car keys.

"Attention, Attention! I know that you guys don't know me at all, but I have a very big announcement to make!" He let out a chuckle as he did a playful sway and then he jumped up and he spoke happily.

"Kaoru Annalise Kamiya, the sexiest thing to ever cross my blue or gray eye-whichever one you want- has only had one day of training here in the U.S. and she is the champion of the track meet that was ran tonight! Not for distance, but for sprints and the middle distances!

"She won the one, the two, the four, and the eight! Let's congrajulate her and clap!"

Everybody slowly started to clap as the four boys and Misao clapped full of energy and began to jump. Kaoru just shook her head. Misao said, 'finally!' and the backyard was filled with music to dance to. Allusius said, 'oooooo shit!' with Tytto as the two started to bounce with each other and laugh. Aoshi sat down and as Kaoru gave Kenshin another smile, she began to dance with her cousins and Allusius.

"Look at this! She just ran her heart out and she can still dance!" Michael laughed and he took Kaoru by the hand and pulled her into the middle. Misao sat in Aoshi's lap and she bounced softly as she snapped her fingers with Aoshi. Aoshi gave Allusius a thumbs up as Kaoru took off her shoes and her socks.

"We going back to beach dancing! Oh, now this really is a party!" The other three took theirs off before Kaoru saw Kenshin arch his eyebrow. She put up a finger as they crossed their arms and began to lean back, Allusius and Kaoru putting a hand over their mouth as they thought on opposite sides of each other.

"You two going or what!" Misao yelled to them and as they just kept waiting, Kaoru smirked with Allusius and the two un-crossed their arms before another song came on. Kaoru nodded to him before they started to dance towards the middle.

"Is what I see true!... Yes! Yes it is true! Kaoru's finally going to do it! Get the camera, Tytto!"

"Already got it!" Tytto laughed as Kaoru and Allusius started to do the dance to 'Snap Yo Fingers' by 'Lil Jon' They did it still at first, but soon they began to move by popular demand. Allusius smirked at Kaoru as she smiled and moved around him. Michael thought it was cute that they were moving around each other. Allusius saw Kenshin getting jealous and as the song changed again, Misao jumped up and she took the camera.

"You guys are so hyper! Go Kaoru! Go Michael! Go Tytto! Go new boy!"

Allusius decided that he was going to have some freaky fun and he went up to Michael before he began to dance in front of him for him with a sexy smile on his face. Michael laughed and after a moment he started to dance the same way. Kaoru pouted as the two boys moved left to right in steps and she tip-toed over with a finger on her lips before she slid into the middle and went right on time.

"Look at that! Not even a pause! You go, cous!" Tytto called from his seat on the patio floor as they moved and let her laugh. She was soon left with Allusius as Michael backed away for a drink. Allusius just smirked in his skull-cap as Kaoru moved closer and Kenshin gasped angrily as the two started to dance into each other.

"Oooooo! Ooooo look at this! She's pulling out some italian flavor for us! Uh-oh!Uh-oh!" Misao instigated the while the two kept dancing. Kaoru giggled softly as Allusius said, 'daaammmnn' and she moved in a seductive teasing way to see what Kenshin would say. She looked down as she felt a vibration on her hip and she pulled out her phone before she looked at the text message. Allusius took one of her hands and held it up as she blinked and pulled it closer, her body doing a sexual wind into his as he said 'wwwooooooooowww' and smiled.

What are you doing? I'm right here, you know. That's wrong, Kaoru.

Kaoru looked over at Kenshin's arched eyebrow before she just shrugged her shoulders and she took his hands making them at a distance. Allusius pouted as she mouthed his name before the song changed once more to rock.

"Hell yeah! I love this song!" Josue and Tommy just arched their eyebrow at the black boy nodding his head and rocking out with the others before they settled on one thing together.

"Oreo."

Kaoru frowned as she began to think of a way that wouldn't want to make Allusius and Kenshin get up and punch each other out of anger. Ever since they were dancing, the two had their share of words through glares, middle fingers, growls, and body motions that were meant to cause a fight. Kenshin sat in his seat tapping the floor with his foot as his leg had began to twitch since it wanted him to move. His fingers on his right hand had slowly began to start after that.

"Allusius, stop it." Kaoru snapped, her word full of irritation as Allusius gave another snicker and he kept dealing the cards with the Kamiya family that decided to play. Genia gave him a pretty smile as he said to wish him luck and as he thought of the magic trick, He pulled a card from the middle of the deck and he showed everybody the card but himself.

"I'm going to switch the card without even putting it back in the deck. Genia, don't tell me what your card was. But, you have to remember it… do you still remember?"

"Uh huh." She said honestly and as Allusius took two fingers and slid them over the top gently. He snapped his fingers and he smiled as he looked at the card.

"Was Ace of Spades your card?" Genia opened her eyes and Misao said 'Wow!' as he turned it around and showed it to all of them. Kaoru just clapped and smiled softly as she put some more bottles in the recycling bin. Kenshin and Soujiro gave Allusius another glare as Kenshin growled since Kaoru gave him a high five.

"I think that you glaring at me is very childish, Mr. Himura." Kenshin sat up more as Allusius spoke with his back facing him, eyes closed with a soft smile as he shuffled the deck of cards once more to start a game of Black Jack.

"Excuse me? What are you trying to imply here, if you don't mind me asking?"

"I don't mind. All I'm trying to say is that if you want to say something to me, then say it." Kenshin stood up and he dusted off before Kaoru said 'Hey, calm down you two.'

"Why don't you start then, Mister "I'm a big shot." " Kaoru gulped nervously as Allusius set the cards down and he got up. He looked at Tytto and Tytto just nodded before he turned around.

"Fine. I will start." Allusius remained calm about it and as he walked over to Kenshin, his voice was cool and smooth as he spoke his words.

"You want to know what my problem is?"

"I've been waiting for almost a minute now." Kenshin responded sarcasticlly. Allusius began to chuckle and then he let out a sigh. Suddenly, his smile faded and they watched his mood swing so quickly that Kaoru swore that was faster than her own mood swings.

"My problem is this, Kenshin. I don't like you. At all."

"Well that makes it easier for me to say that I just don't fucking like you either." Allusius grinned as he took a step back and he stripped his sports jacket.

"Well if you don't like me, why don't you solve it right now? There's nothing here stopping us but the space that we've provided for ourselves. Show me how much you hate me because I've been dying to bash your face in for half a year."

Kaoru told them to stop, but as Kenshin removed his nice shirt and left himself in a white tee, she knew that saying something wasn't going to help. Tytto said 'Oooo!'

"It's getting hot back here!" he finished and as Kenshin cracked his knuckles, Allusius pushed his arms above his head and brought them down slowly. Kenshin thought it was too slow for him, so he instantly went in for the kill. Allusius knew what was going to happen, so he just brought his right arm down and blocked the hit that was coming to him.

"I see you got some speed there." Kenshin said slickly and Allusius just smirked as his left hand was ready and he told Kenshin to come forward. Allusius had a soft smile on his face, so Kenshin couldn't read any of his moves and he did not know what was going to happen.

"You scared to fight now?... Alrighty. Since you won't swing… I'll go first!"

Kenshin dodged Allusius' hand, and then he raised his other hand to dodge Allusius' other hand. Allusius smirked as he pulled away and Kaoru said to 'stop!' as they began to circle each other.

"You're about to see everything Kaoru learned in Italy, punk. This is how we Italians rock out."

They both went in for the kill and as Kenshin punched him in the stomach, Allusius retaliated and he caught him in the back. They backed up and they went right back to each other, their fists hitting each other in the face at the same time. Misao gasped and Tytto said, 'uh-oh! He touched your face, Llusi!'

"Uncle Allusius! Stop fighting!" Allusius heard Yahiko's voice and he turned for split second before he felt Kenshin attack him. Hard. Allusius fell onto the floor from the loss of concentration and Kaoru saw Yahiko run over to him from the sliding door to the kitchen.

"Uncle Allusius!" he fell to his knees as Allusius groaned and he touched his lip. 'He drew my blood… I'll fucking kill him.'

"Why are you fighting, Uncle Kenny! Why did you hit him like that; you big meanie!"

"Never let your guard down, boy. I'm surprised you Italians don't know that. Or are you just good for being Kaoru's pathetic bodyguard?"

"Stop it, Kenshin." Kaoru said and she saw that he wasn't going to move. Allusius touched his lip again and he suddenly began to laugh. And not just some painful laughter either. Real, happy, excited laughing. Kenshin's blood was boiling as he sat up and spit into the grass. He pulled Yahiko into his lap and Yahiko put the napkin he was holding to his mouth.

"I'm okay, Yahiko. Your Uncle and I are just having some fun, okay? It's nothing to worry about."

"Are you sure?" Yahiko frowned as he looked up into Allusius' eyes. Allusius couldn't lie to him, so as he got up, he set him in Genia's la.

"I'm going to be honest, okay? We're fighting, so don't interfere this time. You could get me hurt." Yahiko pouted, but he nodded in understanding before Allusius spun around on his heels to face Kenshin. Kenshin was just standing there patiently, his eyes a gold color as he was truly raging inside from the man in front of him testing his abilities.

"That was a good hit, Kenshin. Real good hit. My lip bust. Sadly… you touched my face. He did, right?" Tytto said, 'yup!' and Aoshi hit him in the chest to keep quiet. Allusius just nodded and as he started to walk towards him, Kaoru stepped in front of him.

"Don't do it, Allusius. Please don't fight him. Just do it for me, Llusi. Please don't fight him."

"As much as I want to listen to you, Kaoru, I'll have to refuse on your demand. I hate him with everything I am and I'll be damned if I let him hit me and get away with it tonight."

"Just stop it!" she cried out to him, but he spun around her and kept walking. Tytto grabbed Kaoru and sat her down in his lap before he saw the two circle each other again.

At the same time, Shinji Kamiya was just entering the house with Kenshin's father, Takashi. The two were talking and laughing as they rolled up their sleeves, but once they heard gasps and 'oooo!'s coming from the kitchen area, their curiosity got the best of them and they walked to the kitchen to see the door was open.

"Get em' Llusi! Italiano way, baby!"

"Come on, Kenshin! Show him what us Taran Street thugs are about! DAMN!"

The two looked at each other before they went outside and they gasped as Kaoru was being held back by both Michael and Tytto. They looked over to the grass area and then they said, 'GODDAMN!' as they saw the two fighting. Shinji pulled up two chairs as he asked what was going on to Aoshi. He seemed the most reasonable.

"What's going on? Allusius is getting revenge on Kenshin for Kaoru."

"What? Why? What did Kenshin do?"

"You gotta talk to Kaoru about that. Right now, just know that Allusius hates Kenshin with every inch of his body and Kenshin hates him the same way. This is the first time they've met and truly talked face to face. Look what happened because of that."

Allusius punched Kenshin the same time Kenshin struck back and as he was slowly losing his patience, he ducked Kenshin's swing and he decided that it was going on for too long. Allusius was tripped by Kenshin, but he used his arms to push him up and kick Kenshin in the chest as the same time.

"Allusius! Don't pull those moves out! I swear that I'll hate you!" Kaoru barked, but she knew that it was all empty threats. Allusius moved to Kenshin with speed that had everybody shocked. Kenshin was anticipating him to punch and he dodged it, but he wasn't anticipating Allusius to kick his legs from under him.

Allusius felt Kenshin grab him and pull him down before he just fell on top and started to punch at him. Kenshin was swinging the same way and all the hits were connecting from both of them. Allusius was pulled off by Aoshi and Tommy pulled Kenshin up before Aoshi said, 'up in the air, no floor.'

"Aoshi, what are you doing!" Kenshin's sister, Netalia, looked at him shocked the same way Soujiro was before Aoshi didn't answer. He just sat back down with his bottle of soda and he flicked his hand to show that he didn't care about their words.

"Look, Shuichi. Just shut up and let them fight. This needs to be done with now."

"I hate every-fucking-part of you, Kenshin!" He turned his head back to see the two had stopped fighting because Shinji and Takashi stepped in and pushed them away. Aoshi cursed under his breath and he slapped the table angrily before he began to curse at his father under his breath as Tommy and Josue went to help keep Kenshin back and Shuichi went to help keep Allusius back with Tyler.

"You have no idea what you've done to Kaoru while she was in Italy! You lying son of a bitch! I hope that one day god strikes you down to hell for lying to her!"

"What the fuck do you know about us! Huh! Who the fuck are you to come here and tell me what I've done!"

"Because I was there when you left her alone! You think that what you did was right! You broke her heart, you selfish bastard!"

"What the fuck are you talking about! You still haven't explained yourself to me! Are you fighting and making shit up!"

"YOU CAN REALLY STAND THERE AND SAY THAT!" Allusius broke out and Aoshi got up with record speed before holding him around the waist and pulling him back. They grabbed his other parts as he was kicking and swinging and Tytto helped hold him down as Kaoru put her head in her hands.

"You dare stand there and say that you don't know! Think, you stupid fucker! Think to the sixth month that she was there! Think about what you did! How you just stopped-"

"Allusius! Shut up right now!" Allusius glared with hurt, but his mouth kept closed as Kaoru got up and she went in front of him.

"Let him go… I said to let him go! He's not going to do anything because if he does, he knows that I'm going to hit him." They let him go, and surprisingly, Allusius didn't move. He just stood there and he looked into her eyes, his lip was bleeding and a cut on his cheek from Kenshin's ring giving soft drips of blood.

Kaoru gave him a soft slap and Allusius' head turned to the side. Kaoru could tell that he was angry as she hit him again. She knew he would be angry, but he would never touch her. It just wasn't in his being to strike her back. Kaoru pushed him back a little and as he ran his tongue along his teeth, he looked at her as his head was leaned back from her pushing him. His eyes showed he was angry and hurt as tears fell from her eyes in frustration and sadness.

"Che cosa ho detto a voi sopra il telefono tutte quelle volte? So che ho detto non danneggiarlo, di destra! Per non venire qui e non comportarsi lo sciocco per tutto thatﾁ accaduti! Vi ho detto che lo maneggiassi. Posso farlo io stesso! So che desiderate aiutare, ma io no detto! E che cosa voi fa!... Rispondami! (What did I say to you over the phone all those times? I know that I said not to hurt him, right! Not to come here and act the fool for everything that's happened! I told you that I would handle it. I can do it myself! I know you want to help, but I said no! … And what did you do! Answer me!)"

"(sigh) Sono andato combatterlo quando mi avete detto non a. Ma come lo prevedete non a? Huh? Sapete bene decisamente—(I went and fought him when you told me not to. But how you expect me not to? Huh? You know damn well)—"

"Sì so bene decisamente ed ecco perchè ho detto lo lascio farlo io stesso! Non li ho desiderati due combattere e sapete che odio quando una cura delle due genti I circa così tanto è provare giusto a battersi in terra (Yes I know damn well, and that's why I said to let me do it myself! I didn't want you two to fight and you know that I hate when two people I care about so much are just trying to beat each other into the ground!)"

"Kaoru, non ho tirato alcuni movimenti perché mi avete detto non a. (Kaoru, I didn't pull any moves because you told me not to.)"

"E li ringrazio per quello, ma non li desidero due che combatto più. Odio quando combattete, Allusius! Vi concludete sempre sul rendermi il cry perché lo preoccupate così tanto ed allora venite appena a casa tutto il benissimo! Ora avete contusioni! comunico appena per sentirsi, o li faccio allineare ascolto come voi opinione che! (And I thank you for that, but I don't want you two fighting anymore. I hate when you fight, Allusius! You always end up making me cry because you worry me so much and then you just come home all fine! Now you have bruises! Do I talk just to hear myself, or do you truly listen like you say you do!)"

"Sono spiacente, Kaoru! Goddammit, sono spiacente! Approvazione! Smetta di rendere me il tatto più difettoso di già faccio! Lo pensate gradite vederli cry! Odio vederlo cry perché mi concludo sul fare lo stesso! Non desidero cry ora! (I'm sorry, Kaoru! Goddammit, I'm sorry! Okay! Stop making me feel worse than I already do! Do you think I like seeing you cry! I hate seeing you cry because I end up doing the same! I don't want to cry right now!)"

"Well don't! Veda se potete tenere le vostre emozioni dentro per me! (See if you can hold your emotions in for me!)"

"Why would I want to do that!" he barked at her and Kaoru just put her hand over his mouth to shut him up.

"Don't speak, don't laugh, don't give him any looks when I go over there. Okay? Don't do anything that I would be mad about. If you do, I swear to god that I will tell Japan to kiss ass and I won't run for anybody. I'll take the punishment head on, if that's what you want."

"N-no! Are you crazy!"

"Then don't speak.He's getting what you got in different words." Allusius sat on the chair that Tytto put behind him and he began to help him get cleaned up with Michael since he had small scratches. Kaoru turned and she went over to Kenshin. Kenshin looked at her, his eyes full of defiance and his mouth just ready to speak his mind.

"Let him go, you guys. He won't do anything either. At least, I'm hoping that he won't." They let him go and Kenshin just stretched his arms before he stood still. Kaoru wiped her face on her sleeve and she just shook her head before she gave him a slap just as she did to Allusius.

Kenshin refused to turn his face and as Kaoru gave him another one, he growled at her for hitting him. Kaoru heard it, even though it was low, and as she pushed him back, his anger made him ball his fists up. And put his hands above his head. Kaoru saw that he was going to end up hitting her.

'He's not that stupid to hit me. That whole side would be on his ass.' Kaoru raised her hand and as she was going to hit him again, she got a better idea.

"Know what? Come to the middle." Kaoru backed up to the middle and Allusius saw her turn so it would be a lot of space for the two.

"Kaoru, don't be stupid—"

"Shut up."

Kenshin walked over to her after wiping his face since his lip was bust as well and there was a cut on his forehead. Kaoru began to push him and taunt him to swing at her. She wanted to see if he was truly going to do it.

"Come on! Hit me, Kenshin! I'm letting you do it." Kenshin still refused and as Kaoru kept going and hitting at him, his patience was running extremely low. Kaoru kicked at his leg and as Shinji told her to stop, Kenshin suddenly felt himself snap. He didn't know why he did, but his tolerance just vanished into thin air.

"Hit me again and I swear to god, Kaoru…"

"Swear what?" Kaoru swung at him and as he grabbed her wrist and held it, Allusius smirked. 'Stupid move, red-head.'

Kaoru moved so fast and nobody had time to see her doing it. Kenshin's arm ended up twisted behind his back and he was soon on the floor, his face pressed into the grass as Kaoru put her knee into his back. Shinji was shocked as Kaoru looked down at Kenshin with a cold glare, her eyes almost as icy as Aoshi's normal eye color.

"Thought that I would let you hurt my wrist? Huh? Think I'm still the same as I left? Huh? Why can't you answer, Kenshin! Let's play twenty questions to you and see if you like it!"

"Get the fuck off of me." Kenshin said to her angrily and as Kaoru felt him roll and attempt to pin her, she did the same thing Allusius did to flip herself up and she jumped on Kenshin. He fell backwards and she held his arms down as he told her to move.

"No. Make me move." Kenshin rolled again, but Kaoru just bounced to her feet and she told him to come for her. Kenshin refused again, but inside he just wanted to grab her and push her into the bushes. Kaoru walked over to him and she attempted to kick him. Kenshin grabbed her foot and she bounced on one foot until she got the momentum to raise it. She attempted to kick him, but he grabbed her other foot and left her standing on her hands.

"What are you doing, Kenshin! That's Kaoru, damn you!"

"I got it, Michael! I want this!"

Kaoru waited patiently and as Kenshin asked her if she was done, Kaoru caught him off guard and she locked her feet around his neck before she used her leg strength and flipped him over. She let go so Kenshin could land on his feet and as he did, she was right near him and swinging at his skin with some serious speed. Kenshin was dodging all her hits, but some of them were ending up hitting his chest area. He was amazed that Kaoru could move so quick now.

"Stop it, Kaoru! This isn't funny!" he tried to make her stop, but once he saw she wasn't, he grabbed both her hands and he attempted to knock her off her feet. Kaoru jumped up and kicked him him the chest before her hands were let go and Kenshin held his chest. Kaoru stood and she cracked her fingers before she put them behind her back.

"Answer me this, Kenshin. Why don't you trust me like you used to? Why do you think that Allusius is such a threat? Why are you constantly trying to tell me what I can and can't do? What are you so afraid of me doing?"

"I'm trying to keep you out of trouble, you goddamn loon! You think that I like seeing you go missing for days at a time and then come home only to leave hours later! You think I like Shinji calling the cops to come and find you to at least attempt to lock your ass in the house! Think I like seeing you like that! I'm afraid that you're going to end up somewhere that you get caught and you can't get out of it! We all are!"

"… Shut-up, Kenshin."

"Excuse me?"

"I said to shut-up. You and everybody else who thinks that I'm just going to adjust back the same way I was before." She glared at him and then her eyes scanned around before she backed up and she sat on the wood that held the plants.

"I am not the fucking same as before! I refuse to be the same! I'm not going to come here and smile as if things are okay and that I was just the best that I could be in Italy! Because I wasn't! I'll admit it; I was a fucking nut! Why can Aoshi and Misao just understand me for what I am right now!

"How can Yahiko, a fucking five year old, understand me and never ask questions! He knows how I am and he doesn't mind! I tell you, and there's so many questions about it! You just don't except what I have as a truthful answer anymore, Kenshin!"

"How do you expect me to when you keep saying something to me, and then doing something else that just defeats the purpose of what you had said!"

"Whatever I do is whatever I do! That's my business to handle and it's not for you to just jump in and try and see what's the plot of it! I don't need another caring brother because I have Shuichi and Aoshi! And I'll be damned if you try and take Aoshi's place."

"I don't want his fucking place. All I want to know is why he hates me, and why you're having some fucking mental issues! Do you want to know what I've seen of you! You're a ticking bomb, Kaoru!"

Kaoru let out a growl as she put her fingers in her hair and she shut her eyes. She then let out a sigh and she rubbed her pressure points gently before she began to mumble something that nobody could understand.

"Okay, I'm not angry… I'm not angry… he just doesn't understand…" Kaoru opened her eyes and she looked up to the sky before she blinked her dark blue eyes and she rolled them around.

"Kenshin, I am not the same as in Italy all the way. I'm calm now, okay? I'm not on drugs, I'm not trying to do drugs, and I'll be damned if somebody forces me to. I'm clean, I will be clean for a long time, and nobody is going to change that.

"And whatever Allusius sent you, it's true, but I'm not the same as that anymore. I won't just snap on people. I can control myself now, so I'd like some kind of credit for not bashing your head in yet."

Kenshin wanted to laugh at her sentence, but he knew it would set something off that didn't need to be started so late at night.

"I'm going to speak right now, and end this. Allusius, you leave Kenshin alone and stop taunting him like Tytto was doing before."

"You did it too, Tytto?... Sweet." Allusius and Tyttos did their handshake, but then quickly apologized as Kaoru glared.

"Kenshin, you stop giving Allusius glares and threatening him under your breath. He's not deaf, he's not dumb and he can hear you. It's not fair to him that he came here to have fun and you're burning holes in his back."

"Uh huh. And I can do that while he's grinding up on you like you two are lovers or something. Oh yeah, I can really stop thinking to cut his fucking throat."

"Come cut it, red-head! I'll even drop my head back; see!" Allusius dropped his head back, and Takashi grabbed Kenshin with Josue before they just held him back. Tytto held his mouth as he laughed and Misao just buried her face in Aoshi's neck as Allusius made gurgling sounds.

"See! Saying things like that starts fights! Just stop being jealous, Kenshin! Allusius is my best friend and we are like family! You can't just talk like that when you don't know!"

"I do know! Do you think I'm blind and I can't see!"

"Oh my god! What is your problem; can't you understand! Allusius is here for me, not for you! And if you can't understand that, then just keep away from him and stop it, damn you! Stop it! Allusius! Taglilo fuori!(Cut it out!)"

"Perché! Ha detto che stava andando danneggiare il vostro bambino!(Why! He said he was going to hurt your baby!)"

Michael just hit him and shook his head before Allusius quieted up and he looked on with a pout. Kaoru glared at him again before she told him to get up. Allusius got up as Tytto and Michael held him, and they brought him over. Allusius just held his hands in his pockets and as Kaoru made sure they were secured, she sighed.

"I want the both of you to apologize to each other."

"No." they said at the same time and Allusius just shrugged his shoulders. Kaoru kicked him in his shin and he glared at her hard since it really hurt. His eyes were filled with flames and Kaoru just glared at him back the same way.

"You're fucking ridiculous." He spat at her and she just gave him the finger before she told them to do it again. There was silence and as Kaoru just crossed her arms, she got tired of it.

"You two. Take him to the apartment. And make sure he stays there because after I'm done here, I'm coming to fight with him." Allusius gaped in hurt and shock as they began to pull him off.

"That's not fair! Kaoru, come on! I'm sorry for being this way to you! I don't wanna fight you! You're not nice when you fight me! Please take that back!"

"Nope!" Allusius whined and he then looked over to Kenshin with the most hateful glare he could give.

"I hate you, Kenshin. Don't ever forget that." Tytto opened the gate and Aoshi got up before he went and grabbed Allusius' arm since he tried to get loose.

"I'm not going to that goddamn apartment! Aoshi, your sister scares me! She's not normal, you know! She's got laser that come from her eyes and she can control ice! And she spits flames from her mouth when she barks at me! You don't want that for me, do you! … I thought that we were family, Aoshi! You said we were!"

"That was so you'd go to sleep." The others stifled their laughter and Kaoru just shook her head before she told Misao to turn on the music again. Kenshin went to his seat and Soujiro gave him ice before Misao got up to dance with Kaoru.

"Grab him! Michael, grab him you fucking idiot!"

Laughter went around suddenly as Allusius appeared in the doorway as he pop-locked for them all to see. The only four that weren't laughing were Jacob, Kenshin, Soujiro and Tommy. Kaoru tried not to, but she just ended up shaking her head with an arched eyebrow and a smile as he resorted to crumping.

"Hey! I made you smile, Kaoru!" Aoshi grabbed his legs as the others got his arms and they apologized before Allusius just said goodnight and they shut the gate. Kaoru just shook her head and then as Kenshin shifted with an angry sigh, Kaoru ran her fingers through her hair and turned the music back off.

"I'm so sorry, daddy. I thought Allusius would behave, but I guess he didn't. I won't bring him here if you don't want it."

"I think that would be best for now. It's just not going to work, kay?" Kaoru nodded as she picked up their bottles and Allusius' jacket and his gear. She began to take it to her car and she called Kenshin down. Kenshin refused to move and as she went back and saw that he wouldn't move, she said 'oh!'

"You don't want to move?" Kenshin just arched his eyebrow and then he 'hmph'ed at her as he shifted again and he stared straight ahead.

"Okay. Fuck you then. You be a big ass baby. But I just want to tell you something, okay? I don't care if you were listening or not." Kaoru sighed as she picked up the last bag and she put Allusius' abandoned skull cap on her head.

"Allusius is my best friend and he's like a brother to me, okay? He protected me when Tytto and Michael weren't there. He was always around me, okay? That's why we're so attatched to each other.

"There were a lot of guys who asked to go out with me and make me theirs while I was there. About fifty, if I want to estimate. I had a new boy look at me every day in the hallways and whistle at me. I could have cheated on you, I could have had fun and got some, I could have said 'to hell with Kenshin' and just be the wildiest bitch than I can be.

"But I didn't. Want to know what? Because everytime I would think about doing it… I thought about you."

Kenshin looked over at her as she looked down at the grass and she flipped her hair onto her back. She turned around and she said 'goodnight' before she looked over to Takashi.

"Hey, husband. Sorry that you saw this today. I thought we'd be able to sit and chat."

"It's okay. You know that I'm always here for you, wife." Kaoru gave a soft smile before she shut the gate and she went down to her car. Kenshin just put his head in his hands and he ran his fingers through his hair as her car was heard starting and going off.

"Kenshin, go after her! Don't just sit here!"

"Nope. I'm not going. I refuse to go. That's exactly what she wants me to do. She's not going to make me chase her all the fucking time because I'm no goddamn dog… I'm going home."

Kenshin got up and as he grabbed his keys, he said 'goodnight' as well and he left. Once he was gone, Misao sighed and she plugged out her boombox.

"I swear, this always happens. Those two end up hurt as soon as things look like they're getting better. Why can't they just stop fighting?"

"Because then, dear Misao, they wouldn't be the couple they are. They fight and make-up and then are good for a few weeks. That's just how it is for them. I wish it weren't that way, but it is."

"You're right, Jacob… You're really right…"

"Kaoru… please stop crying… I'm sorry if its my fault… please don't cry anymore… please?"

Aoshi frowned as Kaoru just put her face into her couch pillow and she kept crying. Allusius was on his knees, his cheek with a bandage now, and he was trying to make her look up and smile for him. Aoshi then went to his cousins as they asked for him to just leave them in the living room alone. Allusius pouted and he pushed her again gently to see if she'd look up.

"Please, amore… Stop crying… I hate it when you cry… you're too pretty to be crying like this… please stop crying."

Allusius saw that she wasn't going to and as he started to sniff. Kaoru didn't hear it, but as she quieted down moments later, she heard a few sniffs that didn't belong to her. She looked up and she wiped her eyes to see Allusius sitting there with his head in his knees, his back against the couch as he refused to move.

"W-why are you crying? You got what you wanted, right? To fight Kenshin. That was what you wanted to do, so you should be happy."

"N-no… It made you cry, so it wasn't something to be happy about. I hate making you cry because I end up feeling guilty and I hate myself for making you shed tears that don't need to be shed. It hurts, you know. We're too close to not feel each other's pain anymore."

Allusius looked up at her and Kaoru just sighed before she wiped his tears away and she opened her arms for him. Allusius sniffed and he went up into her arms before he began to apologize to her.

"I'm sorry that I made you cry. I just can't stand the fact that he's oblivious to hurting you… I don't like it when you look hurt, but you hide it behind a smile. And I know when I leave that you're going to do that too."

"Allusius… just leave it alone. I swear to you that I can do this all myself. I swear." Allusius just nodded and as Kaoru rocked them both and she held his hand out, a soft smile came up on her lips.

"Le nostre mani si sono adattare insieme perfettamente.(Our hands fit together perfectly.)" Allusius nodded with a soft smile on his lips as well and he then pulled her closer and he kicked his feet up on the coffee table. Kaoru raised her feet up afterward and she began to hum softly to relax them both.

"Ti amo, Kaoru. Così tanto... non li merita. Affatto.(I love you, Kaoru. So much… he doesn't deserve you. At all.)"

"Allusius, hush." Allusius quickly was silent as Kaoru massaged his scalp gently and she felt him start to doze off into sleep. She kept humming and she then felt herself fall asleep as well.

"Kaoru?"

"Ricordisi di chi li ama più della vita in se… E migliorate per non pensare a Kenshin."

Kaoru didn't answer and as he fully fell asleep, she began to think about his words. Soon, sleep took over her as well, the two sentences running through her midn and making her think about how things were turning out. With one last thought about it, her dreams soon became peaceful.

Remember who loves you more than life itself… And you better not think of Kenshin.

R.S.: Whoa! This was waaaay longer than expected. Sigh I wonder how it got soooo long… oh well. That doesn't matter now.

Today is my birthday, and it's the worst birthday ever. Nobody barely cares in my house. My father barely even acknowledges me, my mother went to deleware with my brother, and there's barely any food to eat and make myself a special birthday meal. I had to walk to Burger King and spend my money just to eat… this really sucks ass.

I hope everybody out there is having a good day, because mine is just awful. Anyways, the next chapter is going to be something that's a little different. I'm not going to say why, I'd rather just let you guys guess. Hehe.

I'm gonna go across the street now, I guess. My aunt's dog has the same birthday I do, so I guess I'll spend it with her, ya know? She keeps me on my toes, so It should be fun. Better than staying in this fuckin house all the time.

Next on "Who'll raise you to heaven and drop you to hell"

Chapter Eight: It's better if I do things my way, because your way is too peaceful

"Esca di là! Non conoscete che cosa sono all'interno, Kaoru!"

"But I almost got it!

"It's not worth dying over! Get out of there now!"

"È in modo da Allusius vicino! Lascilo prego andare per esso!"

"This place is falling apart!"

"SHIT!"

"KAORU NO! GET OUT OF THE WAY!"

"I… I can't breathe!"

"KAORU!... KAORU!... Her father is going to kill me."