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Vampire Huntress

Chapter 5 – Yumi

Kaoru sneezed again and again as she lay in bed, Kenshin was in the bed next to her because it was the only bed available. Both let out sneezes at random usually three at a time or so, the door creaked open and Misao stepped in holding two bowls of hot chicken noodle soup.

Both Kaoru and Kenshin eyed the food before they took their spoonfuls and blew cooling it down the best they could. Misao smiled and shook her head sighing.

"Serves you right, you shouldn't have left." Kaoru glared at Misao and shook her head stubbornly.

"It's not my fault! It's the stupid rains!" Kaoru said as she sipped her broth.

"I thought you said rain never hurt people, it sure got us good!" Kenshin said setting his soup aside.

"You shut it! I wouldn't be in this mess if you hadn't pinned me to the ground!" Kaoru growled but Kenshin only smirked not giving into her wanting battle.

"You're both such children!" Misao said as she exited the room leaving the two people with colds alone.

"So how are the twins sickies in there?" Yahiko asked as Misao returned.

"There're both fine." She said taking a seat across from Aoshi.

"It's been awhile sense Kenshin's been sick." Aoshi said as he shuffled through some papers.

There was a loud bang and a scream the three at the table stood and ran in the direction of the scream. As they turned around the house a small girl lay trapped under four sheets of large plywood.

Misao ran to the girl and easily removed the wood.

"Are you alright?" She asked gently and the girl nodded staring wide-eyed at the trio.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean any harm!" The girl said pushing away from Misao but she didn't let go.

"Yumi?" A quiet voice asked and the girls head shot in the direction of Yahiko.

Yahiko stared at the girl like he was seeing a ghost.

"Yahiko?" she whispered quietly tears running down her cheeks. "I-I thought you were d-dead!" She cried breaking free of Misao's now gentle embrace and running to Yahiko.

The girl was a head shorter then him as she cried happily against his chest.

"Yumi how are you here?" Yahiko said pulling her away. "You're the same age as when I left." He said looking her over.

"A-A guy named Shishio pulled me out of school one day a few days after you left and and…." She trailed off and Yahiko stared at her then touched her neck gently so she didn't have to say it.

She nodded and he growled causing her to flinch slightly.

"He's been making me be his servant for the last year. He kicked me out a few weeks ago. I didn't know where to go! Then I saw you a few days ago when you were out walking around I followed you not believing my eyes that you were really here. I've been sleeping here I knew no one would hurt me if I stayed put and hid around here." She took a deep breath and smiled slightly as he hugged her again.

"So you left school because you're parents were killed and you had to fake your death because you became a v-vampire?" She stuttered the word out like she rarely uses it and Yahiko nodded.

"Yeah, I'm sorry I didn't tell you I didn't want to frighten you away." Yahiko said as he released Yumi and stared at her. "So, you're going to stay fourteen." He said more to himself then anyone.

She nodded and smiled. "And you're going to stay sixteen!"

Yahiko smiled he had his old friend back and the worse part he liked her then and he's never forgotten her so now he likes her even more now seeing her for the first time in a year.

"Well Yumi welcome to the team, we'll help train you if you want?" Misao asked and Yumi nodded.

"That would be great!" Yumi said as she was lead into the house.

"Let's see Megumi, Ayame and Subame should be here in about thirty minutes, so you can meet them. The other two are in the room with colds." Misao said as she walked into the room and started the two in there.

Kaoru cursed as Misao scared them she had been resting as her cold was finally almost gone.

"Get up you two we have a new member!" Misao called. Kaoru and Kenshin were up in no time and racing each other out the door to their new partner.

Kaoru saw the girl easily chatting with Yahiko and both smiling. She's never seen Yahiko so happy before even though she's only been here a little over a week now.

Misao explained everything to them as they introduced themselves to her. Just then Megumi, Ayame, Suzume.

The two girls saw Yumi and shrieked happily.

"Yay another friend to play with!" Shrieked Suzume as she raced to the new girl and hugged her.

Everyone laughed and Yumi patted her head sweetly.

"Well now you've met everyone!" Misao said as she plopped down on a sofa and turned the TV on.

Kaoru shook her head and Yumi turned to her trying to say something.

"You need to be real careful with Fang, he may be your uncle but he'll do things to you that'll make you sick. I've heard him talk about you a lot and he's going to get you he's just biding his time and playing, he hasn't even begun." Yumi said her eyes lowered as she said this making both herself and Kaoru shudder.

"Don't worry." Kaoru assured her as she went to the refrigerator.

Kenshin sighed, he knew he had to tell them about his plans but he didn't want anyone to know his problem especially Kaoru. There was something about her that told him he would regret marrying his fiancé but he had no say in the matter, it was his father's last wish. But his father was wrong!

Kenshin gripped the chair and finally gathered the courage to say something.

"Hey guys I have to leave on important business, I'm not sure how long I'll be gone." Kenshin said and everyone nodded but Kaoru.

"Can we go with you?" She asked quietly but Kenshin shook his head and Kaoru nodded putting up a fake smile.

Pretending to yawn Kaoru said she needed some more sleep and quickly went to her bed. She felt her eyes sting but she didn't dare cry! He was only leaving for a few days that's all why was she so upset! Because the only one that made her feel safe was leaving. She hid her head feeling foolish at her feelings but none of the others had ever come close to helping her except Misao.

Growling Kaoru slammed her fist into the sheets trying to settle herself down. The door opened and Kaoru smelled Kenshin as he approached her bed, she lay still pretending to be asleep.

"I'm sorry I hurt you but you can not come along it would only hurt you more. I can not keep this any longer it was foolish of me to take it in the first place." Kaoru heard the tiny golden ring touch the table and the next she heard was footsteps and him closing the door.

Kaoru lay there thinking about what he just said. If she goes it will only hurt her more…what was that supposed to mean? Sitting up she touched the ring that now sat on her night stand. She hadn't worn that sense the night of her father's death, what caused his to take it? She didn't know but she wanted to find out where he was going and no matter what she was going to follow him there!

After Kenshin had closed the door he went to his house to get his things ready to leave. He only lived about a block from Misao's apartment but he felt like it was four blocks instead of one.

He felt bad for causing Kaoru pain and he knew she had been about to cry before she fell asleep he could smell the salt. As he reached his house he grabbed his suitcase and began to fill it with clothes but as he closed the case something fell out another letter from his damn brother.

Dear Kenshin,

Mother is awaiting your arrival tomorrow and be careful because Shishio's around here somewhere.

Hitokiri

Kenshin growled great he was going to have to walk! Shishio would surely be searching the sky for him and his friends.

As dawn arrived Kenshin made it to the train station for the seven o'clock train.

Kaoru had secretly followed Kenshin out if the house that night and made her way to his house he had to disguise her ki or he would surely sense her. Once Kenshin left the house she followed quietly hidden under a cape the color of navy blue.

She knew it was wrong but she needed to know what he was up to!

She bought her train ticket a few minutes after Kenshin and stayed hidden in the morning's shadows. The train finally arrived and they boarded. Kenshin sat in the far back away from everyone's eyes while Kaoru sat in the front so she knew when to get off.

At about the fifth stop Kenshin finally got up and moved to get off, Kaoru waited and followed quickly after him before she lost him. Kaoru knew this place they were in Tokyo far away from Kyoto. Kaoru had been here once her parents brought her here for a festival.

Where was Kenshin going? She followed him all the way to the gates of the imperial palace! Why was Kenshin here did he have business with the emperor? Kaoru was left standing as the guards quickly let him in blinking at Kenshin for a moment Kaoru only watched, she could go no further.

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