Hello!! So, what's happened? Kenshin and Misao are in the abandoned village and the meet Saitou. They decide to help the village and walk towards Shishio's location. Kenshin asks Misao to stay with the boy, but they disobey and follow them.
As for Soujiro, he is already with Shishio and they have been warned about Kenshin and Saitou approaching their location.
Soujiro was standing outside of Shishio's fortress, waiting for Kenshin and Saitou to arrive. 'Why is it taking them so long?' he thought. He had completely forgotten her and so had Misao. Their adventure was a thing of the past.
"Himura Battousai, and Saitou Hajime, welcome to our humble fortress." He said in a polite voice with his always present smile.
"Be careful Saitou, this is the man who killed Governor Okubo" Kenshin warned him.
"Oh no no! Today I am just your guide" he defended himself "I am not even armed. Shishio San is waiting for you, please come in"
They obeyed and entered the place. Shishio was there.
NOTE: Here Kenshin fights Senkaku and wins. I don't need to write this. I'll write about what's happening with Misao…
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"Wait! Where do you think you are going with that?" Misao shouted at the boy with a sword on his hand.
"Shishio's inn, for revenge" he answered and kept walking.
"Don't be stupid! You'll never make it alive to fight him!" she warned him and followed him, she wanted a fight too.
"Whether I can or not is not the problem! It' whether I do it or not!" he said rudely.
"Wait! Idiot Senkaku won't be alone at Shishio's inn! Shishio's place will be crawling with those masked soldiers. You won't make it past the front gates!" she told him, and she was right "So that's why, I am going to help you."
"You can follow me, but don't get in my way" he replied harshly, but he was on the floor a second later because Misao had kicked him hard.
Misao and the boy made their way to Shishio's fortress; they were now hiding behind some bushes.
"So, how are you going to help me?" he asked impatiently.
"Shh, they'll hear you!" she warned him and looked at the three guards standing on the front door.
"I heard the intruders are supposed to be good but…" one of them said.
"That won't matter against Senkaku's shredding blows" the other one finished the sentence.
"We won't get a turn this time, too bad" the third one said.
"Unfortunately…"Misao stood and faced the three soldiers "That just isn't true"
"Who are you!" one of them asked prepared to attack.
"Misao Makimachi does not give her name to villains!" she screamed and took her fighting stances.
"Didn't you…just give us your name?" one of them pointed out. 'CRAP' she thought.
"Never mind that! If you don't let us through I'll make you suffer!" she warned and attacked one of them. She knocked two men to the ground.
"You'll be the gide!" Misao turned and saw the boy pointing his sword at the guard who was left "You'll take me to Senkaku"
He obeyed and took them where Kenshin's fight with Senkaku was taking place.
"Here, take this door to the secret room" he said but Misao hit him and he fainted.
"They can't see us" Misao told him.
"Quietly now" he replied and looked at what was happening. Kenshin had won the fight against Senkaku.
'I am not sure what's going on, but this is amazing'Misao thought amazed at the scene before her. Kenshin was challenging Shishio to a duel.
"Don't bother hiding, you can come out" Saitou said and slid open the door where Misao and the boy here hiding. They both fell to the ground and let a moan of pain escape her mouth. She looked up to meet Saitou's eyes.
"Misao-dono! I told you to stay" Kenshin said surprised… 'but wait what! Misao?' Soujiro thought 'it can't be! Or can it?'
"I know but…"she stopped when she looked around and met Soujiro's gaze 'Is this, some kind of vision?'
They looked at each other's eyes for a moment and Misao felt it again…But what?! What was he doing there! "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE!"
The entire room looked at Misao and Soujiro confused. "Do you, hmm know each other?" Saitou asked laughing.
"YEAH! WHAT'S SO FUNNY! WHAT THE…WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE SOUJIRO!"
'Damn, I didn't see this happening' He thought and stood frozen until Shishio's voice made him jump.
"Soujiro, what is this…hmm…girl?" he asked confused, this was new.
"I don't know her" he lied and looked at Shishio's eyes, his present smile was always there.
"Don't lie! Oh I know! You haven't told him about our little…hmm what could you call it? Our little ad…" she was interrupted by Soujiro.
"I don't know what she is talking about" he interrupted her, Master Shishio could never find out about his adventure or fling.
"Shut up! So that's what you didn't want to tell me! You are one of Shishio's men!" she screamed insulted, it was so painful…tears began falling down her face, but this time Soujiro didn't feel a thing.
"He is not only one of Shishio's men, he is his right hand!" the woman standing besides Shishio corrected her.
"You are kidding me right? How can this be!" she kept screaming but then Saitou placed a hand on her mouth to shut her up.
"Now can you kindly shut the hell up, we are in the middle of something" He said impolitely and freed his hand away from her when she bit him.
"I didn't think this of you, anything but this." She said calmly disappointed and cleaned her tears. He met her eyes and he felt it again, but this time it was different, it was stronger. He had hurt her horribly, and she would never forgive him for this.
"I…I am" he didn't know what to say, everyone was now looking at him "I don't know you"
"Ok so now, can we continue?" Saitou said rubbing his hand. Misao left the room crying and sat down against a wall. She could listen to everything they were saying.
"So now that all this is over, Shishio I'll fight you" Kenshin warned him and unsheathed his sword.
"Too boring" he replied standing up "As you are now you could never defeat me. I'll be waiting in Kyoto. Become the Hitokiri you once were and we'll try this again"
"You'll turn tail and run?" Kenshin challenged him.
"Soujiro, play with him for me" he asked him and threw his sword at Soujiro. He was still confused at everything that had happened, but he was smiling as always.
"Are you sure?" he replied. Misao was listening to everything that was happening, so Soujiro wanted to change Japan with destruction. When he said that he was one of the most powerful in Japan he meant it! She hated him, how had she fallen for him? He was playing with her the entire time.
"Yes, I'm showing him my Tenken as a reward for the Ryu Shou Sen" Shishio answered and left the room.
"That'll be my pleasure" he said mostly talking to himself. He unsheated his sword and took his fighting stances.
"Wait! Himura!" Misao decided to come out and help Kenshin "I've seen him fighting! He is really fast!"
"It's useless, trying to fight him with sword-ki is like attacking the wind" Saitou pointed out "He doesn't have any fighting-ki or killing-ki at all"
"That's why I am known as Soujiro The Tenken, or the Heavenly Sword" Soujiro said and Misao looked at him smiling
"Without joy, he was no fighting-ki, without anger, he has no killing-ki" It was Kenshin's time to talk "The finest swordsman couldn't read the ki of Soujiro's attack"
"For Battousai, who reads his enemy's intentions instantaneously" Saitou kept talking "It will be all the more deadly…"
"I am sorry but if we don't hurry…" Soujiro interrupted and everyone looked at him "I won't be able to catch up with Shishio's San"
"HIMURA!" Misao screamed and he looked at her "he is not emotionless, that's all I can say"
Kenshin looked confused and took his Battou-Jutsu stances.
"All right then I'll do it too" Soujiro copied his stances and smiled at Kenshin.
In less than a second, Soujiro's and Kenshin's attack was finished. It was all too fast! But unfortunately, Misao looked at Kenshin's sword broken in half.
"That's the match, isn't it?" Soujiro said proudly
"If neither side can go on, it is a draw" Saitou replied and Soujiro looked stunned at the destroyed sword on his hand.
"This is amazing" Soujiro said surprised "It's completely beyond repair. Well it was Master Shishio's after all " his smile returned to his face.
"This match had no winner or loser, you'll have to excuse me today, but if you can please fight me again…" Soujiro said walking towards the door where Misao was "Until then, find yourself another sword"
Soujiro walked besides her but didn't look down. Misao did look at his eyes "Coward" she whispered to him so that only he could hear. And he did.
He regretted all that had happened.