A moment passed

Ok, this is a little warm up chap for me, then its Life is not my own and the battle thing. I kinda need to tie some loose ends and all!

The World Hack/sign

You are here alone again

In your sweet insanity

All too calm, you hide yourself from reality

Do you call it solitude? Do you call it liberty?

When all the world turns away to leave you lonely

Last Time

Blood spat on the ground, walking over to dead body and yanking out her sword. She resheathed it muttering "Something tells me that man or his mater will come back…"

Then it hit her…Wolf's eyes returned to the blue of before. Only one change, she had killed once again. Kaoru started to come too, her body slowly reawakening. Her eyes fell to the dead body, growing wide in fear. Savage crying reached her ears. Kaoru turned, eyes landing on a knelling Wolf, holding her blade. Tears falling in time to rain blood dripped from the scar along with a wordless sorrow reaching out to no one.

Kenshin walked slowly walking the dawning city if Tokyo. Letting the peace of the morning sink in. He smiled softly, this being on of his favorite times of the day. This was why he got up so early when back the dojo. Just to get those few moments of peace before the rest of the borders woke up as well. Thinking of being backed home made him smile even more. A pair of bright blue eyes and sunny smile flashing in his mind just a moment Even the young man's half sleepy eyes and one other teen yelling at him for eating all the food. Made the once wandering man chuckle in rezoned Yes it was good to home after chasing men all night with Sano.

Bits of rain and dew covered the trees and grass, the light mist gentle rolling from the sea to cover the city. Kenshin took in a long breathe, holding the last scent of fall in his nose. Such a storm last night had seemed to cleanse the world of summer. He let the tension slide from his body. Merchants opening their stores greeted the man with a wave and a smile being returned in tow. Taking his time was good the samurai. Sano had muttered he was going back home and to bed for the rest of week. Again letting Kenshin smile and shake his head. Knowing fall own come this noon, the Roaster would be at the dojo, looking for a free meal as always.

Yet the man made his way to dojo, he stopped. Police where there…but for what reason. Panic strike the red head, taking right into a dead run. He ran into the opened front gate, seeing Kaoru talking to the police chief. Her hair was undone, and a bruise covered her cheek. She while appearance seemed wilted.

"So you where drugged then attacked Kaoru-dono. My men are looking for the others as we speak. But due to the rain, finding any trace of the man might take sometime." The chiefs said, giving the woman a comforting look.

"Kaoru!' Kenshin's voice broke the woman for a moment, her eyes turning to the red headed man. Tears swelled in her eyes, running into the chest of Kenshin. Sobs fall from her body, Kenshin blinked, putting his hands around the shatter woman.

A few moments passed, Kaoru's sobbing slowly down. Kenshin just held her, wondering what had happened. A stir of anger bloomed, seeing she was hurt. Along with the worry about the others at the dojo. "Kaoru, where's Yahiko and Wolf?' he asked, pushing her back a little.

Tears had dried on her skin, she choked out "Yahiko is with Megumi, and Wolf is speaking to...Saiote about what happened. Kenshin….she saved us…but something happened…."

He looked into her eyes, asking" Saiote is here?" Kenshin's thoughts flared up "If he is here, something must be very wrong. Also what happened to shake Kaoru up so bad?"

"Kaoru, this one thinks you should get something to eat. Or go and check up with Yahiko. I will go and make sure Wolf is fine with Saito." He replied.

She nodded, hearing no room of moment in his words. She smiled a little tightly. Kaoru walked to the dojo, seeing the tightness in the man's jaw line. He would learn what had happened. But what would this do to Wolf now? Yes she had saved them, but at a very heavy cost to her own soul and mind. Her heart skipped a beat at this thought. What would the teen do now; it was only just now that she seemed to be healing from something. Would Wolf leave as Kenshin did before? She clenched her hands thinking "I must not let Wolf leave, she needs to stay. She has a life here and a family now. Kenshin will do something. I don't know what is between them, but Kenshin seems to know more about her then we ever could…."

Wolf sat on the porch with this lean man risking the same thing over and over. Her nerve was wearing thin. He may have the cloths of a policeman, but this Saito man acted noting like one. He was too sharp, and much likes a wolf in all forms. She shook her head, pushing down the anger again. Saito wanted every detail he could get from the teen, yet most the battle had blurred to the girl.

"Look, I told everything I know and rember asshole. So take the statement and leave me in some fucking peace!" she spat out.

Saito let his amber eyes narrow at the teen. Her own flashed back for a moment. This girl had an altitude problem. And her mouth needed a good slap to it as well. He smirked a little, turning in time to see no other then Batiour walking up. Wolf to saw Kenshin, but his whole face looked like something craved from stone. The small man was mad, which in any case at this point for the teen was not a good thing on her part.

"Well Himura, glad you could join us so soon. I was just getting done with Wolf here. Wolf, if you can think of anything else, please stop buy and tell me." He said, a smile covering his face.

Wolf stood up, her eyes on the smaller man. "I will, and Officer, and fuck off." She gave him her sweetest smile, blue eyes saying something else. Saito's nice smile disappeared.

"Well, I must be going. We will meet again soon young lady. Good day Himura, oh and stop by later today." He said, bowing to both and heading out the dojo gate.

Kenshins' imperturbable gaze followed the man out, turning his lilac eyes to the teen. Wolf had sat back down, leaning her head on the post. What ever backbone she had before was gone. Replaced with a beat dog look to her whole body. Her red hair was dirty and messy. Bags hung from her eyes like shadows. A banged was wrapped around her hand and ribs. One banged covered her scared cheek. Child like weakness spilled from her soul and flash. The teen was beyond any words of tired. Kenshin's stone gaze melted, seeing such a change in the young girl. She looked ready to shatter, even more then Kauro just had.

Wolf opened her eyes, looking at the man. A long breathe escaped her body. "If you're going to ask me, then do it Kenshin." Her voice even sounded defeated.

"Wolf, this one wonders if you are ok. Kaoru-dono somewhat said what happened, but some things must be filled in to this one." He answered softly, sitting down by the girl.

Wolf lifted her head, looking at the man once again. "We got attacked; they got poison by some kind of drug. The guys who attacked us where some kind of men. I….came out from the back, seeing Yahiko and K on the ground, some kind of halation's from the posing had gripped their minds. And it started to take me as well…" she voiced trailed.

Kenshin waited, while Wolf gathered her memories. "I stabbed my knife into my hand, using the pain to clear my head." She said, holding her the banged hand. His eyes widened a little, looking at the teen in a little of a new light. "They said they where going to have fun with K, and kill the brat….Fuck Kenshin, I fucking snapped again! I killed one of those men, using that broken kanata!" her fist the wood, "I barely fucking remember anything, its one whole shitty blur to me, but I remember killing that man!" her voice growing louder, and then falling.

Pain seemed to seep from the very body of the teen. Every breath to heart beat echoed this feeling to the man. Kenshin's own mind span, trying to find the words of what to say. Wolf let her anger die, the shaking of her body leaving. She stood up, the man's eyes watching her.

"I need a little time alone Kenshin, Kaoru and Yahiko need you more then I do right now." She stated, walking away from the red head.

Kenshin watched her leave, he felt at a lost of what to say. What could he do? A long breath came from the man; he leaned back for a moment. So much can happen in just a day. What ever process they had been making with the young teen was not gone. A slight anger burned in the man at these events. He should have come home earlier. His own inactions had told him too. Even Sano had muttered something was up last night. Kenshin closed his eyes, taking in the moment of now.

Wolf on the other side of the dojo sat under the tree. Her eyes fixed on the point of battle of last night. Yet her mind leads to the past, the meaning of her scared cheek. For this young woman, it was not the last time she had killed. Or the heart grows weak as it had last night. Memories of gun fire and yelling, the smell of blood and a pair of kind eyes looking into hers. She blinked, trying to fight the pile gathering her in belly. Old scars ached from the memories, more so. The savage scar on her cheek that had become her call card back home. Yet what would happen now to the former street fighter?