A/N: Hello guys I'm really sorry because it's been so long since the last Time I updated , but many things in my life kept me from concentrating on the story which I believe that sucks… anyway, I really hope you enjoy this chapter and I'll really try to update sooner. So now please read, enjoy and review.

The two assassins

Chapter 23: A whole new beginning :

The sun started to rise on the horizon, the birds were already singing their songs, the ocean had tamed with the warm rays cast by the sun and the soft breeze was almost dying just to be replaced by heat.

Under the sheets Kaoru was starting to wake up, she began to stretch-out , yawning and rubbing her eyes, finally she sat, the masculine silhouette of Kenshin still sleeping next to her. Slowly she placed her delicate foot on the floor, the coldness ran trough her spine and made her shiver, the morning was still cool enough. She went towards her vanity and commenced combing her hair, the black strands of hair sliding softly through it softly pulling her hair back to make her a ponytail. She paced the corridors hoping to find that something that could ease herself.

The cool breeze of the morning welcomed her as she opened the main door, and sleeping down her robe she stepped outside. Kaoru followed the stone path till she reached their private beach. Stepping inside slowly she felt how the salty water made her shiver while her body started to get used to the low temperature.

The waves constantly crashed against the pearl colored sand leaving behind white foam on the surface. Kaoru introduced her head in the water and listened to marine noises, somehow the feeling the distant sounds created a magical bubble where only she could enter, where her defenses could not be broken down, and she could rest uninterrupted.

She went out to the surface with a heavy breathing, her hair stuck to her shoulders, and underwear damped; she cleaned the salty water on her face and pulled her hair again into a high ponytail. She was about to star walking back home when a strange sound reached her ears. Kaoru she headed towards a basket with towels and covered herself while drying her milky skin. The sounds kept repeating each time louder that the other, Kaoru decided to follow the noises as curiosity grew inside her mind, she walked cautiously and knew exactly that her presence would go unnoticed.

The crouched silhouette of a small woman came insight, both of her hands were firmly pressed against a coconut palm and her face was completely damped with sweat.

Kaoru covered her mouth in both aw and horror and hurried towards Tsubame to prevent her from falling. She held her between her arms and with one her hands reached for her forehead, Tsubame was burning with fever and could hardly breathe. Kaoru tried to get her up, but Tsubame was to weak to even stand , she gave Kaoru a faint smile an passed out in her arms.

Kaoru began to panic, in the delicate state Tsubame was, she could even loose he baby. Kaoru took her towel off and covered her with it. Then began to shout for help as she was not able to carry Tsubame and herself.

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The hot liquid went down burning him just a bit while it leaked down his throat and only God knew how satisfying was to drink a cup of coffee in the cold morning after a rough night. Soujiro lowered the cup and placed it on the table.

They were anchored to a small Island in the Caribbean, and the only one awake was Soujiro who was enjoying his moment of solitude. Raising his cup for the last sip, he let the brown beverage damp his lips and then licked it with pleasure.

From the deck he could stare at the ocean and let his mind wander, a small smile slip from his lips, just three more days. He had just accepted his fate and was happy for Kaoru now, he knew it was his fault and he was the only one guilty. He stood up and walked towards the steer, he had decide to end this journey as fast as he could and pushing a button he weighed the anchor, the sooner the better.

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He opened his eyes like if he had been awake all the time, her screams had reached his ears and by the high pitch tones he knew something was definitely not good.

He rolled out of the bed and landed on the floor in a push-up position, he stood up as fast as he could and with he god like speed, he was able to reach de main entrance in no time. He kept following Kaoru's hysteric screams, finally he found her and was shocked to find her half naked with Tsubame on her arms. Kenshin approached them, took his shirt off and offered it to Kaoru, then grabbed Tsubame and carried her bridal style inside the house.

Kaoru followed him inside and helped Kenshin to place Tsubame on the couch. still Yahiko hadn't arrived, and Kaoru perfectly knew he was a hard kid to wake up.

Kenshin went to the bathroom and handed Kaoru a towel, then grabbed the phone and called a doctor, Tsubame was still fainted.

Kaoru kneeled next to Tsubame and caressed her white cheek, she was pale and could hardly breathe. occasionally she let escape whimpers and Kaoru could only stare.

Kenshin stood still with his arms crossed, just watching how her love was there, always helping people, then dared to say.

"Gonna look for that kiddo, he better wake up." Kenshin turned on his heels and left Kaoru with her.

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They had reached an island were they were supposed to refill the yacht's tanks. Slipping down the board Soujiro landed on the dock still with his coke can intact and his usual sweet smile painted on his face welcoming the already burning sun. He awaited while the guys from the gas station were attending the boat . Soujiro sat on a bench and took a sip of the cold liquid quenching his thirst and removed the sweat from his forehead. Suddenly a brunette sat beside him holding a coke too. Soujiro turned his head and stared at the beautiful girl seated next to him and couldn't help to blush and smile, she smiled back.

"Can I ask you a question?" she queried while looking straight into his eyes, her stare caused a sudden bolt inside of his mind. He just nodded.

"Do you know were' s the Marriot?" her eyes were dark brown and so was her wavy hair, her skin was tanned and her cheeks were slightly red. Soujiro blushed harder.

"Well I'm sorry but, I just came a few minutes ago and I'm as lost as you are, but if I find out, I'll let you know" soujiro said in a nervous tone

"gonna stay 'round here?" she asked this time examining his face and his expression, she giggled and then slapped her self on her forehead softly

"But how rude of me I haven't told you my name, the name's Hayabusa, Maddyson but you can call me Maddy" she said and cocked her head waiting for and answer. Soujiro waved his hands in front of him and shook his head.

"No, please, I'm the one who's being rude, I beg your pardon, my name's Seta Soujiro, but please call me Souji" he turned instantly red. She laughed softly

"Then see you around?" she queried, he nodded and lowered his head to hide his embarrassment.

Maddyson stood up and walked off , he only stared while she just kept walking away from him then sighed, he thought that it was so sad to actually meet someone and then have to forget about that person, they were going to stay one night yes, but that time was not enough.

While Soujiro was busy wandering inside his mind, he hadn't realized that he was actually being watched by the weasel-girl, and that she had already formulated an evil plan to keep Soujiro at least one more day in this place so he could get to know this girl better.

Walking silently she approached to him and sitting at his side she softly touched his back making him to jump in surprise, she laughed and placed her hands on her hip, staring at him quizzically.

"Hey Souji…" she teased with a sweet voice "I need to ask you for a favor."

"Sure what is it??" he asked offering her a sweet smile.

"It's just the baby" she said "I haven't felt too good lately and I'm afraid I'll give birth on the boat, and put all of you guys in troubles, so I was thinking that maybe we could stay here one or two more days a week if it's necessary" she said practically climbing onto him trying to use that special tone of her that could make anyone to bend and agree to all of her petitions coz of her penetrating puppy-eyes stare. then she grinned .

"A week?" he said dumbstruck "Have you talked to all of them?'" he asked, inside his mind, he was formulating an excellent plan to get to know Maddyson better and even maybe invite her to dinner that day.

"Well of course!" she waved her hand in a don't-worry movement.

"Well then, I guess we can stay here a bit longer" he said, Soujiro let escape a kind of smile she hadn't seen, some sort of sexy smile to himself almost oblivion, but she noticed it right away, she just fucking knew him very well, then it was her turn to smile.

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"So how is she?" asked Kenshin while he cradled Kaoru with such love and tenderness, that she could only but to stare into his deep and soothing gaze. Minutes later she answered.

"The doctor said she's in a delicate state, only Yahiko can stay with her for now, so that's why I came back home." She cuddled on his chest.

"So, we can only wait ?" he asked while caressing her cheek.

"Any idea of what can we do?" she queried blue locked in amethyst . Kenshin just stared back; then grabbed her chin between his fingers and lifted her head up to give her the softest kiss, lips almost brushing , noses almost touching. Kaoru let escape a heavy sigh that Kenshin caught with his mouth, trembling lips craving for touch, torturing each other, hands played over skin without even touching it, inhaling each other's scent, aching, craving, feeling nothing more than the torturous desire.

They stood up slowly as ever, Kenshin walking backwards while Kaoru was pushing him softly towards the door, eyes locked, heavy breathings, shaking arms. Kenshin couldn't hold it any longer and pushed Kaoru against the living's room wall, she just let escape a whine, and felt how Kenshin buried his head on her bosom tracing a hot trail of kisses that dared even lower. Kaoru didn't know what to do, whether to stop him or enjoy the moment, anyway she was going to enjoy both. She wasn't thinking clear, his kisses were driving her crazy, the feeling of his face sinking in her skin was too much to bear and with his fiery passion neither Kaoru nor Kenshin knew if they would be able to stop before the things started to heat to a point were neither of them could do anything else but to obey their instincts.

Slowly yet firmly Kenshin began to unbuttoned her light fabric skirt, and with one quick movement he took it off revealing the white creamy long perfect legs that were hidden behind the hideous piece of clothing. Kenshin kneeled in front of her, and reached out for her foot, he gently placed it on his knee with the back part of his hand he brushed her perfect leg, his eyes following the path his hand made towards her belly. Kaoru just stared at him with a quizzical glance wondering what he was going to do, but decided not to ask the question out loud since he looked so concentrated with what he was doing, and decided to enjoy the moment. He reached for her back and gave her a ravishing glance before he gently began to unbutton her skirt. His fingers danced across her smooth skin, occasional sounds of appreciation from her encouraged him to keep with his delightful torture, but just a few minutes before they could go farther with the sweet game of love, the telephone rang.

Instant worry began to crave deep inside her brain, making her to think that it was something about Tsubame. Instead, Frustration and desperation invaded him as he could not finish the ultimate vow of love nor even begin. After a sudden outburst of colorful curses, doubt began to grew inside his mind while the offensive sound of the telephone pierced through his ears. He couldn't just let Kaoru answer, it could be Soujiro the person from the other side of the line.

Kenshin ran towards the phone leaving behind a complete astonished Kaoru because of his unexpected change in demeanor. She observed the way he played with the cord, and began to pace the whole room whispering to the person on the line. Kaoru but her lip and buttoned her skirt, and while he was not paying attention to her, she left.

Kenshin, punched the wall with his fist, but his voice remained as calmed as it was at the beginning of the conversation. Finally he hung up and when he turned to meet her, he realized she was not there anymore.

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Soujio sighed, maybe after all it really was worth it, he paced the beach, the white sand sticking to his wet feet, the warm breeze caressing his face, the salty air filled his lungs giving him a feeling of peace. He kept walking, but as he began to go farther to almost a desolate place something caught his eyes.

There lying on the sand, was the most perfect feminine figure with closed eyes, facing the sun , while she let the wind play with her hair, a soft smile plastered on her face.

He smiled to himself too, and let his eyes wander her soft futures, trying to memorize each curve, the way her round breast rose and fell at the rhythm of her respiration, how her hair cascaded on her shoulders and how the wind played with stray locks of hair. He felt like if the whole world had stopped and that nothing else existed besides them. He didn't dare to walk closer so he began to walk away and as he did so he heard her soft voice calling him, he immediately blushed and slowly turned to face her, a sweet smile was waiting for him and he couldn't help but to smile too. She stood up revealing her perfect body, wearing nothing else but a bikini, he could appreciate the soft curve of her waist, the roundness of her breast, the wideness of her hips and her perfect tanned legs. He tried not to look so obvious towards her gorgeous body and tried to look away but it was just her mere presence that made him nervous.

She stood in front of him wondering what was going inside his mind that his gaze was stray in the horizon. She softly touched his hand bringing him back immediately to reality. He shook his head in order to regain control and found himself staring into two light brown eyes.

"So.. You did stay around" said the girl cocking her head in a very funny way. Soujiro grinned and added.

"And seems like you found your hotel" a hand on the back of his head

"well yeah.. took a bit of time but yeah guess I did." she laughed while slowly let go of his hand,

"And what are you gonna do tonight?" he asked "I mean if it's not too rude for me to ask."

"Well I'm in my honeymoon, so I guess I'll go to dinner" her voice so formal and serious,. Souji wanted to kick himself and bang his head on the hardest rock. Why was his like such a shit? He didn't know but probably someone up there must have hated him.

"Oh… I'm sorry I'm probably delaying you" his cheeks were so hot and red that she couldn't do anything else besides cackle, cackle as loud as ever.

"I can't believe you bought that!!!" said Maddy pointing at him with a thin delicate finger "I was just kidding , you can breathe now"

"I must recognize you did scare me" admitted Soujiro, is color turning back to normal

"So what do ya say if we take a walk?" she asked flipping her head back as a gust of wind passed. Soujiro nodded in agreement. As they trudged down the beach and the was sun sinking low in the vast horizon, they talked like they had never did, asking and answering to every and each question both made to each other.

" a friend's wedding huh?" she asked "sounds interesting , and you came all the way from Japan to here for a wedding?" he nodded "Sounds like a very dear friend to me."

"Yes, indeed she is" he replied " And what about you, why are you here all by yourself?"

"Mmm.. Let's call it fate, I ended up here because of a misunderstanding" her gaze peered into his eyes.

"A misunderstanding?" he queried "Sounds like there's a story behind"

"There is, no doubt about it, but I guess that it's a story for later on" silence grew between them, only the sound of the ocean and the birds soaring up above remained. After a few minutes of silence a soft giggle came out of her mouth, her eyes shinning as bright as ever with the last rays of the sun, and he wondered how could she be so beautiful and happy all the time.

A question had been stuck on his throat the whole afternoon making him uneasy and nervous till finally he managed to articulate them and communicate her what were his intentions after all what could he lose?

"Maddy, I know we just met, but I've been wondering… If you would like to join me for dinner?" she halted and closed her eyes, no smile on her face. Had he blown it? Then she winced her head to face him fully.

"Nothing… could make me more happy in this moment, I'm flattered thank you" he had held his breath and when he listened to her answers fresh air filled his lungs again.

"Is 7:30 fine for you?" he asked, she cocked her head again

"Then I guess I must be off, otherwise I won't have time" The girl began to run back to the place where she was staying, and just looked back once to wave him good bye. Then she disappeared in the distance. Soujiro had a stupid expression plastered on his face, what had jus happened back there? He began to make his way back to the docks were the yacht was, and where his "friends" were supposed too be, he also needed to clean himself and get ready for the dinner, and as he didn't actually knew any of the restaurants in the area he stopped to ask for a guide in the "tourist information" He sighed satisfied with himself that for the first time in his life he had done things in time, and he could never regret for asking her out. He walked happily towards his destination, practically dancing and bouncing with joy.

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Sorry Guys for the loooong update but gotta bit of a writer's block, I'm really sorry and I promise I will update sooner next time!!! Thanks and Please Review!!!!!!