"Are you sure that it was wise to leave Battousai and the girl together, Okishira?" Hannya asked of his master. "Why do you say that?" Aoshi muttered as he neatly packed the clothes needed for his trip.
"The girl seems feisty, and you know how the Battousai can get when he is crossed." The masked man stated logically, as he looked outside the window down to where Misao was declaring her goodbyes.
Smirking contentedly, Aoshi replied, "Believe me, Hannya. I believe that Battousai is the one who will need protection from that girl." Hannya stared suspiciously at his master for a few seconds before returning his gaze down to the vibrant girl in the yard.
"Take care of her master, for it will be a dull place with out her presence." Hannya knew he was over stepping his boundaries, but he had to make sure that Misao would be cared for properly.
Had anyone else told him what he should do, they would have been dead where they stood. But Aoshi commiserated with Hannya's feelings. The Aoiya would indeed be an unhappy place with out her effervescent presence.
"I swear on my life, she will come back unharmed." Aoshi solemnly avowed to the masked man. Sliding his gaze towards his master once again, Hannya took his liberties a step further.
"She loves you, Okishira. There are numerous ways for you to hurt her, than for anything else." Aoshi decided that Hannya had transgressed his limits too far and in a blur of white, had the grotesquely faced man in a choke hold against the wall.
"It is a childish crush, that is all. She will get over it in time." He ground out angrily before releasing him and walked out, grabbing his packed bag on his way.
Aoshi made his way down the steps and quietly said Misao's name. Her ears, attuned to listening for him, picked up his voice immediately and the young girl made her way to his side.
The pair left amid teary goodbyes, beginning their journey to Tokyo and their mission there.
"Aoshi, we should go to the Kamiya Dojo and inform Sano personally what happened. You know they will be frantic with worry and will try to reach her." Misao told her love. "Zanza will be fine, Misao." Suddenly a thought came to him, 'Zanza will try to find her on his own and tip Shishio off. Misao is right.' That last thought gave Shinomori a pause. Glancing over at her, Aoshi realized that the girl he had taken care of as a child was growing up.
"Come, Misao. We must get to Sano before he decides to do something stupid." The stoic man showed no emotion when the young ninja's face lightened up like a thousand fires.
Misao said nothing, but inside she was jumping in joy that Aoshi had listened to her for once. She followed his lead as he changed direction and pursued after him, knowing on some deeper level that she would always follow the icy-eyed man.
Knock knock
Sano, his girlfriend and Yahiko all glanced up at the door at the sound of someone knocking. Looking over at them, Sano slowly stood up and made his way to the portal but before he could reach it, a note was slipped under the door and footsteps could be heard hurrying away. Bending his long body, Sano stooped to pick up the missive.
"I wonder who it could be from." Yahiko broke the silence first. The older man sat back in his seat in between the two and began to slowly open the note, allowing the others to see.
Sanosuke, we have your sister. Do not be alarmed for she is in safe hands. Kaoru is in grave danger and we thought it best to protect her under our own roof.
Till we meet,
The Oniwaaban Group
The note fell softly to the ground as Sano stared unseeingly at it. 'No, it can't be'
"Sano?" He came out of his trance at the soft voice of his lover. "Sano, it's okay, they said she is in safe hands…I'm sure they will not harm her if they are supposed to be protecting her."
"No, it won't be okay. He's back. Shishio…" Yahiko's eyes widened at the name. "Shishio Makoto? The serial killer?" He asked quietly.
His head hanging, Sanosuke nodded. "Year's before, when Kaoru and I were younger, we hung out with him. Later on, he and Kaoru grew attracted to each other and started going out, the next year on the news there was a story about a girl who was raped and killed, found in a dumpster. She looked almost exactly like Kaoru…"
Megumi nodded, "Yes, I remember that case, my parents wouldn't let me out of the house for a week." She said softly.
"Well, shortly after that, the police chief Saito came to us and warned us to put a watch on Kaoru for it seemed as though there had been many more like this one but they had just kept it under wraps.
"He asked us if there were any one we could think of that was obsessed with Kaoru and we could think of none. But Kaoru became jumpy after that. She wouldn't go out with Shishio anymore for any reason we could think of. Shortly afterwards she broke up with him.
"It seems Kaoru knew something that we didn't. Later on, when they caught him, she told us she began to suspect Shishio when she heard the girl had been raped. She said that Shishio had been obsessed with having sex with her, but every time he asked, she would say no." Sano looked up to Megumi and Yahiko with anguished eyes.
"The day after he was caught, he escaped from jail and kidnapped Kaoru. Thank God we had a power on our side that we didn't know about. The Oniwaaban Group had been watching out for Kaoru ever since hearing of Shishio's capture. They caught him shortly after he brought her to this abandoned old house, intending to do the same thing to her as he'd done to all those other girls.
"He never got that far. Aoshi and his group got there 5 minutes after he had. They got Kaoru out, doused him with gasoline and set him on fire. It seemed as though he used to work for them, but he went crazy and they cut him off. But even being soaked with gasoline, he still didn't die. We've caught snatches of news about him every once in a while, but it appeared as though he was gone for good.
"But lately there have been more news than usual, more sightings, coming closer and closer. Upon hearing this, the Oniwaaban Group most likely put a tail on Kaoru. But one never knows with those people. They're the most secretive group in Japan, but also the most effective. If you want the job done, you call them." Sano finished his story and put his head in his hands.
"Does Kaoru know about them?" Yahiko asked his older brother. "No, all she knows is that the police got a tip off and came and rescued her. She has no idea that she was being watched by the Oniwaaban Group." Something in his voice made the woman get up, making her way over to him and put her arms around him. "It's not your fault Sano. There was nothing you could have done." She reassured him.
"I introduced them Meg, I allowed them to go out." He told them in a strangled voice. "You didn't know Sano. It was not your fault." She stated firmly.
Yahiko, who had been silent as Megumi comforted him, spoke up then. "Megumi is right Sanosuke. It was no ones fault. Not yours for introducing them, not Kaoru's for not speaking up. Do not let your guilt cloud your judgment on this." Looking up, Sano looked on his brother with new eyes. The little guy was growing up.
"Thanks Yahiko. You're right, we need to find Aoshi and see if they can tell us where she is." Saying this, Sano stood up, pulling Megumi with him, Yahiko following them to the door.
Opening the door, Sano took a step back upon seeing Aoshi standing there. "Aoshi!" The confused looks on Megumi and Yahiko's faces vanished when Sano whispered the person's name. "Hi Sano!" A lively voice piped up from behind the still silent Aoshi. "Good afternoon Sanosuke. I understand that you have received our letter?" He spoke up in his usual stoic voice. "Yes, we got it." Sano replied in a dead voice, following Aoshi's lead. "I assure you your sister is in the capable hands of my best spy. Go along with your lives as though nothing was wrong or else it will tip Shishio off. And that is not something you want." Aoshi informed him, ordering him to go about business as usual.
"How can you expect that of me? A crazed killer is out there, looking for my sister! I don't care who you have with her, I should be the one protecting her!" Sanosuke cried out, letting his frustration show. "Sanosuke," Megumi's calm voice broke through the miserable man's rant.
Sighing resignedly, Sano ran his hands through his spiky hair. "Fine, but if I find out that one hair on Kaoru's head was touched, so help me Kami…" His hands were fisted into Aoshi's shirt. He didn't finish his sentence, but there was no need to, everyone knew what he would do to him.
Though Aoshi could have easily killed him right then and there, he refrained. He knew if it had been Misao missing he would not be nearly this calm. 'Hmm, where did that thought come from?' He must be spending too much time with the child. Looking down at her, her eyes were wide, big teardrops hanging onto the corners.
She looked pitiful, but he thought she was beautiful. Again she intruded on his thoughts.
"Come Misao, it is time to go." Aoshi disentangled himself from the irate mans' hands and made his way out of the courtyard. He heard her offer her condolences and come running after him.
"Thank you, Aoshi-Sama, for telling Sanosuke about Kaoru." Her soft voice drifted up to him. "There is no need to thank me, Misao, had I not told him he would have gone to the police and tipped off Shishio on our actions." Though disheartened by his cold actions, Misao knew that he had only told Sano for her. After pleading with him for hours he had finally given in, acting as though it was his idea the whole time.
No one understood why she loved the icy eyed man, but then no one understood him. No one took the time to, besides her of course. No matter how many times he hurt her, she would always be there for him. (Sigh so much like my own life)
Glancing down sideways at her, Aoshi saw a frown cover her downcast face before she looked away. Sighing the older man allowed his thoughts to wander as he studied the young girl. He realized again that she had grown into a beautiful young woman since he had last seen her. He knew she had had many suitors while away at school, but it seemed that none had stuck with her for she had not come back married.
Just the thought of her coming home married made Aoshi suck in his breath in some unknown emotion. Yes, he had emotions; he just didn't show them as easily as everyone else.
The couple continued walking, both lost in their own thoughts, into the forest to their home.
Kenshin's gaze strayed to the door that Kaoru was currently in and felt his lust begin to arise once again. Stalking predatorily to her room, the redhead walked in to find Kaoru sitting up on the bed, the blanket covering her body.
"I distinctly remember asking you why you would cover up such a view with something so ugly as this." Battousai fingered the coverlet as he moved closer to the raven-haired beauty. Amber met sapphire as their eyes linked and fused. "I…I need a shirt, Kenshin."
Her breathy attempt at distracting him only served to inflame his passions more. "No you don't." His voice seemed deeper than usual and the timber of it sent shivers of pleasure arcing through Kaoru.
After brushing away Kaoru's half-hearted attempt to stop him, Kenshin pulled the cover away from her bra-clad breasts. 'Perfect.' He thought as he gazed at her. Leaning down, Kenshin's breath danced dangerously close to her lips before he captured them with his own.
Electricity arched through the pair and fire infused them as the simple touching of lips became more heated. Kaoru was now on her knees, pushing her body into Kenshin's, his hands roaming up and down her scantily clad body, feeling everything that he could. 'This is wrong, I shouldn't be making out with my kidnapper' Somehow a coherent thought entered her mind but was quickly pushed away as Kenshin caught her clothed nipple in his mouth, driving out anything resembling coherency.
"Hmm, Kenshin." She moaned out, slicing her fingers into his scalp to pull him closer to her chest. "Never… felt this good." Kaoru somehow stammered out amid the sensations that were assailing her body. In way of reply, Kenshin bit down lightly on the pebbled nipple, causing the raven-haired girl to gasp and arch into his throbbing erection.
Pausing, Kenshin tried desperately to hold onto his already slipping control as Kaoru bucked into him. "Kaoru," Battousai ground out, pushing his burgeoning erection into her sopping cunny.
Laying her gently as he could back on the bed, Kenshin slid down her body licking and nipping at her stomach, delving his soft tongue in and out of her navel mimicking the act of lovemaking. Sensations Kaoru never knew she could feel coursed through her body, making parts of her shiver that she didn't know could. She gripped the sheets tightly, trying to still her writhing body, and not succeeding. Than suddenly, her body went rigid as Kenshin quickly pulled her panties down her legs and dug his digits into her womanhood.
Stars shone behind her closed lids and it felt as though a snake had coiled it self tightly inside her body, waiting for the slightest provocation to uncoil and strike. Her breathing was ragged and as Battousai shoved his thumb at her clit, gently stroking it, Kaoru came with a hoarse cry and the tension quickly loosened its hold on her as her body shuddered and convulsed around his fingers.
Never before had she felt anything like it. Euphoric didn't even describe the feeling coursing through her.
"And that's not even the half of it." Kenshin's husky voice filled her ear as she slowly came to her self. Battousai let out a strangled grunt as he buried himself in her to the hilt. As she had been thrashing around, the manslayer had disrobed, barely able to contain him self and allow her to finish quivering.
Kaoru felt her walls stretch to accommodate his length and size, and felt her body begin to wind tighter and tighter. Setting up a steady rhythm, Kenshin pistoned in and out of her tight, hot cavern. Sliding his one hand underneath her body, Battousai lifted her up to penetrate even deeper, encouraging Kaoru to wrap her legs around him.
Kaoru gasped at the fresh sensations this new position brought on and her nails raked down Kenshin's back, leaving angry, red welts. Feeling his balls tighten, Kenshin knew he was close to his release. Thrusting his cock into her with renewed vigor, Battousai pierced deeper and deeper, nearly touching her womb.
Manly grunts and feminine gasp filled the room as the two neared the release they so desperately needed and suddenly, with the brushing of his fingers against her clit, Kaoru came with another cry, triggering Kenshin's own release as her walls milked his manhood, shooting his white hot seed deep into her womb.
The two lay there, spent, as they breathed heavily, their chests heaving. "That was amazing, Kenshin." Kaoru breathily informed him when she could find the words to form.
Letting out a tired chuckle, Kenshin agreed, "You can say that again," His voice husky from screaming. Gently slipping out of her, Kenshin brought Kaoru close to his body, spooning into her back. Snuggling into him, Kaoru promptly fell asleep, Kenshin not far behind.
Well? What do you think of this chapter?