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A/N: Well everyone, I'm really happy you liked the previous chapter and I'm also glad and sad at t the same time because I can't believe I've made it, I mean 17 chapters and maybe two more to come. I know it was pretty sad that Kaoru died, but I have a little surprise for all of you. Read and Enjoy.

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The two assassins

The master Plan:

"meet me tonight at Kaoru's office, there's something you need to know, if you want to save her"

Kenshin stopped breathing, What could possibly in this world could save an already dead person, yet he knew that he needed to know who this person. He glanced at the clock 5:00 pm, What the..? it was still so early, but he had to prepare himself, the woman didn't mention the hour so the earlier the best to find out.

He walked around in circles for about 15 minutes, and then he fell on the mattress, her bathrobe was still on the bed, and for a minute he saw her there. Five hours ago he had been in the hospital waiting and hoping that she could be saved and besides the huge effort Megumi did to save her, she died. He could still feel her cold body between his arms, the sweat on her forehead the scent of her hair, for him she was so alive and dead at the same time. He grabbed a pillow and held it tight, he remembered the previous night, such passion and love, and then they snatched her life leaving him all alone, but why Kaoru and not him? He constantly asked that question when the answer finally came to his mind, They had decided to make him feel miserable, worst to make him be miserable, he knew that they knew that she was his everything and it didn't worth to kill them both if he did not suffer, so they killed her; but that answer just led him to the same conclusion, HIS FAULT.

He stood up and decided to take a bath, he thought that maybe a hot bath could help him to wash away his pains and even thought he knew this one was way to different from his other worries he had the little hope it could relax him. He took off his clothes and stepped inside the douche, the hot water ran trough all his body, his long flame colored hair was stick to his back and shoulders, his red bangs were falling over his face covering the color of his eyes, the salty tears mixed with the water that fell on the floor, his two hands flat on the wall were preventing him to fall coz of his position, he heard her laughter, but it was again another product of his imagination, he shook his head.

Half an hour later, he went out of the bathroom, he dried his hair and put on his clothes, 5:30 pm, Still too early, he got ready and decided to leave to Kaoru's office, he really needed to know, he was sure it was something vital to be on time.

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"You can't go now!" the woman said firmly

"I need to go, or I'm gonna die!" she shouted. "I didn't see him, I need to" she whispered.

"You can't blow it!" the other woman said " listen you'll see him, I know he had quite a shock with the death stuff, but gosh look at the time you can't give him another surprise too soon, she was so important to him"

"Listen to yourself, you're really talking weird" she laughed.

"I never though I would ever unite forces with you" she said mockingly and laughed

"Oh! Thank you very much" the other woman replied and giggled "It was a long time ago" she nodded

"Maybe we need a coffee and you need to relax" said the woman

"Finally he's going to be free from everything" said the other woman

"Not only him, finally your true peace" she replied.

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He had failed, his only love, the one that really knew him, the only one he trusted his innermost secrets. Soujiro was walking on the beach barefooted, just like the other day he had been there, he had already called Hiko to inform Kaoru's death and that Kenshin was completely alright besides his emotions. Kenshin was not the only one that was hurt, he could tell, his heart ached, he had indeed caught the Jupon Gatana but he had lost something way more important, Kaoru. He didn't make it to the hospital, he arrived when Kenshin was already gone, and Kaoru was covered by a white sheet, he kissed her cold hand and could have swear he had herd his heart beat twice, but he shoved that crazy idea off of his mind, he cried like no man had cried before for a woman, he felt like if she had been like sand on his hands, everything happened so fast that he didn't have the time to realize about it, those memories he had about her seemed so distant, like if he had just imagined everything about her and felt that the simple fact of breathing was difficult for him, he observed the sunset and heard her laughter, in the bottom he felt like if she had never gone.

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"Do you feel good? Do you think it worth it?" she asked Aoshi while holding Yuki's body on her arms, he was sleeping, he seemed like an angel on her mother's arms.

"Yes it does" Aoshi replied "we made the right thing" he said and kissed her forehead, and then caressed his son cheek.

"You know, I feel relieved" she said, she then gave the kid to his father, Misao placed her hand on her belly, mommy it's officially a new mommy, I feel happy" she smiled

"When are you gonna…" he said but didn't finish what he was going to say

"Well we had our chat, and she can't wait, he's the only one left, everything is ready now" she sighed "I've checked it personally, and believe me, everything is alright" Misao felt proud, tranquil and happy, that was very important, she somehow needed to make it up for her.

"So you think we can live happily now?" he asked and hugged her

"Yes I believe so" they kissed, a long and passionate kiss. 'a man of few words, but gosh he makes me to melt' she said to herself

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Kenshin reached Kaoru's office, it looked so sad and empty without her, she was so beautiful and happy, she really loved him, she had the office full of his photos, he sat on her chair and opened one off her archives, and checked them. There lots of drawings of clothes and in every corner his name was written, it was like the teenagers usually do on the last page of their notebooks, he let escape a small smile, he checked other one and found the one were her wedding dress was, he immediately closed the folder, and threw it on the top of her desk, this was not the time to see it, just not now. He thought that maybe it was better to search for someone inside the office, just in case the one who called him was hiding there but there was no one. 6:00 pm, Damn! He said to himself, what was happening? The time was flowing so slowly, he sat and then walked, sat and walked, he was so impatient but was willing to wait for an answer.

Another hour had gone by and he was getting really desperate about it, He had already talked with Sanosuke even with Soujiro, both had called him but he couldn't find relief in neither of them, he was all alone, on his own, waiting for the mysterious woman to arrive.

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She saw herself in the mirror, she was pale, and had a bruise on her head, she examined her face and touched her cheek and remembered her, now it looked like it had been long time ago. She brushed her long black hair, and buttoned her delicate blouse, she put on a black coat and black boots maybe it was time to be heading to her destination. The other woman entered the room and placed her hands on her hips.

"Time to go" she whispered while walking towards her, they hugged.

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He was tore apart, and sad, he passed in front of Kaoru's building, then he stopped, maybe he could check out her office before he had to return to Japan, He parked his car at the entrance, the place looked so dead as she was, it was the cruel and hard reality striking him on the head again. He stepped inside the building and walked trough the hall, he had been several times, he remembered the place to be a cheerful place but now it was only a dark and gloomy, without her nothing was same, he kept walking but some sounds caught his attention, he hid behind the counter, while he listened some steps that were heading to the elevator, he checked his watch 11:00, it was late who could that be? And what was their business there? The screen of the elevator marked the last floor, that was were Kaoru's office was, he went out of his hideout and walked to a back door, the elevator was an obvious option so he took the stairs.

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He was standing in front of the window watching all the lights of the beautiful city of Miami, he sighed it was getting late, but he was going to wait, he couldn't lose the hope, and he was willing to do something for his Kaoru, anything even risk or give his own life.

She was there, the woman who called him was already there, he turned his head to face her fully, she positioned herself for combat, she was holding her katana over her head, her forefinger slightly touching the tip of it, her long hair was falling over her shoulder and her face was covered by a mask. He immediately unsheathed his own and assumed his combat position he was ready to fight, he ran towards her but she moved to avoid him to hit her, she kept moving, but he was too fast for her, from her left pocket she took out some kunais and threw them to him, but he captured them between his fingers without even spilling a drop of blood, her nerves betrayed her, for an instant she doubted, but them she moved protectively her weapon in front of her face, not a single drop of sweat ran trough his face, she was easy and if he wanted he could kill her, he ran again with god like speed in her direction to give the final blow, but just a few inches from her throat someone screamed and prevented him to kill her.

From the shadows a beautiful woman approached to him, his pupils were dilated, his breathing became unsteady, he couldn't breath properly. The woman stepped in front of the other and took her mask off, Kenshin mouth dropped again it was Misao who he had been fighting with.

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Soujiro watched them carefully, from behind of a door, the woman didn't turn around so he couldn't see her face, then the other woman followed and took off her mask too, but he couldn't see her either, Kenshin expression was inexplicable, he had a mixture of happiness, amazement and some sort of an idiotic expression. He had never seen Kenshin that way, Soujiro didn't know if he was alright or if he needed help to get rid of those women.

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Kenshin was shocked, he couldn't move, he dropped his sword, it fell on the floor with a loud bang, only the sound of the steel crashing against it was the only sound during the next minutes.

"Hi" said the woman coyly her voice was whisper, both of them stood. The other woman approached to him, but not to close, she didn't know which was going to be his reaction. He couldn't believe his eyes, in front of him was standing his dear Kaoru, tears escaped from his eyes but didn't hesitate when he hugged her, he was holding his head between his hands and kissed her hair and cheeks, she began to cry, she knew how much he had suffered during those horrible hours, but it was absolutely necessary. He looked into her eyes and then his hungry lips searched for hers, he was kissing her so passionately that when they broke apart, her lips were red and swollen; he rested his chin on the top of her head, he let escape soft laughs, he couldn't believe his eyes, he thought he had lost her forever, yet there she was captive of his tight and protective embrace, Misao was just watching them from afar, after all it had worth it.

Misao closed the door now they needed to talk, everyone sat on the small living room, she dried her sweat. Kenshin sat next to Kaoru and refused to let her go, he felt so secure and tranquil while holding her, she was his bliss. Misao looked at them, a small smile played on her lips, all the damage she had caused in the past was now redeemed for one huge action.

"I thought you were going to kill me" Misao said while rubbing her neck.

"How…" Kenshin couldn't find something appropriate to ask, somehow words refused to come out from his mouth.

"How Am I here?" asked Kaoru while smiling sweetly "It's a long story, and everything is thanks to Misao" they both looked at her, Misao blushed, indeed her idea was just brilliant and had not only saved Kaoru's life, but she had guaranteed now a peaceful life for both of them "Remember when she came to the pent house to ask me if I could go out with her" Kaoru blushed when she remembered the previous events in that afternoon. "Well, she wanted to save us, so she proposed me her idea" Misao nodded.

"I know what I did in the past, but life gave me a second chance, and this time it was to save you both" Misao said "everything was just a set up, for them, not for you, I joined their side to do this, to fake, Kaoru's death, only that way everyone was going to leave you alone, that's why we have to keep up with the plan, your going to bury tomorroe a fake body, and everyone will be there, but you have to look frustrated, so no one will doubt." She closed her eyes, she was really good.

"But how, I mean , the poison, I saw her swallowing it" Kenshin said curiosity was arising in him.

"Before Bill got into the room I changed the poison, so when you took her to the hospital, Megumi already knew and when you took Kaoru there, she arranged the machines to fake her vital signs." Misao added, her smile was growing larger. Kaoru placed her head on Kenshin's strong chest while he brought her even closer to him.

"Kenshin" said Kaoru "That was the only way they were going to leave us alone; now that I'm supposed to be dead, we can escape, where no one knows us, to live a tranquil and pacific life, to have children, to re start our lives" she smiled and gave him a quick tender kiss.

"You wonder why too soon, we can't wait too long either, the sooner the better, so suspicions won't arise" said Misao "Both of you need to leave town tomorrow"

Someone knocked the door Kenshin let go Kaoru and held his katana firmly, the door went open, Kenshin was ready to strike but saw that the man behind the doors was Soujiro, he lowered his weapon, he froze when he recognized both of the women, Kaoru got closer and placed one finger on his lips just when he was going to speak.

"It's a long story, the most important now is that I'm here" she replied and hugged her lifetime friend. Kenshin relaxed, he knew how Soujiro felt so he didn't want to ruin the moment. She returned to Kenshin's embrace, while Misao was explaining them the whole story.

Kenshin owed her an apology; he had treated her badly, when all she was doing was helping them. Even now was hard to believe that she was the good one because everything bad that happened jut pointed in her direction, she was a great actress indeed, she had made him believe that she was the bad one, when all she was doing was creating the master plan.

When they finished their meeting, Kenshin and Kaoru had to break apart again, it was not safe for her to return to Kenshin's place, he had to "bury" her the next day and then they were going to take a flight to somewhere else, where no one was going to be able to recognize them, maybe this was the best thing that had happened in their lives.

Kenshin didn't want her to go, but they had to, he held her between her arms and kissed her, she surrounded his neck to prevent her to fall, his kisses always made her to go weak on the knees, she smiled even though they were kissing each other, tomorrow by midnight they were going to be in somewhere else enjoying of true freedom.

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