The Break Down

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"blah" talking.

'blah' mind talking.

'blah' thoughts.

Chapter Two.

Upon entering the nightclub Kaoru was pushed into a throng of people. The strong smell of marijuana entered her nose as the loud music beat in her ears. Looking around all she saw was hundreds of nameless faces. A few men to her right stumbled, obviously too drunk to walk. Seeing a stairwell she walked up it. Upstairs was the bar and it had a railing that you could look over to watch the dancing people. After getting a glass of water from the bar she situated herself at the railing, where she had a clear view of the entrance.

"Hey, gorgeous! Wanna dance?" Some guy came up and asked her. She glanced at him.

"No." She replied, ignoring him as he walked away cursing her. She sighed. She wasn't a very good dance, anyway. Taking her eyes off of the front door for a minute she looked over the dancing people. The dance floor was dark, with only a strobe light to light it up, so Kaoru could barely see anything. Kaoru continued scanning the throng of people when she caught sight of something that made her breath catch in her throat.

There was one man among the throng of people. With his blood red hair and flashing amber eyes he stood out like red tiger among a hundred white ones. What unnerved Kaoru the most, however, was that he seemed to be staring right at her. He didn't move, didn't blink and Kaoru was beginning to wonder what his problem was. Then all of a sudden a crash sounded behind her and she looked back just a moment to see two guys fighting. Uninterested she looked back to the mysterious man and found he had disappeared. Her eyes searched the crowd, but she didn't even see a glimpse of red.

'Probably just thought I was hot. Sicko.' She thought, going back to the matter at hand. Looking back toward the door it didn't look like anyone else had come in. Sighing she continued to watch.

It wasn't until fifteen minutes later that her target came through the door. She watched as he laughed with a few guards that were guarding the inside. From what she could tell he wasn't that bad looking, with a nice face and great body. Kaoru smiled, happily. They were always easier to seduce if they looked better.

Without letting any of her barriers down she reached out to him with her mind, instilling the desire for a drink in his head.

"Wow, I'm thirsty! I think I'm going to go get a drink." Kaoru heard him say, even though there were several hundred feet between them. She was glad she had superhuman hearing. She watched as he walked up the stairs until he was behind her and she could no longer watch him without making it obvious. Instead she listened as he ordered a few drinks.

"Why am I so thirsty all of a sudden?" She heard him say to himself. She could tell by the slight tilt in his voice that it was time to get to the real work. Straightening her clothes she turned around and walked up to him, sitting down in the seat next to him.

"Hey, honey, you thirsty?" Kaoru said, sexily. At the same time she linked her mind with his, sending the thought of arousal through the link. She smiled as she watched him shift in his seat. "How about you let me buy you a drink that'll cure your little problem?"

She whistled to the bartended and when he came over she placed two orders of the strongest mixed drink she knew. Being a bartender when she was eighteen had had its perks and now she knew of almost every alcoholic drink, from the barely there, fruity drinks to the drinks that if you drank more then one shot you were dead. Thankfully she had also built an immunity to them.

"You sure are beautiful, miss. What are you doing you doing talking to a guy like me?" He asked her as their drinks came. She smiled as she watched him gulp his down in one drink.

"Maybe a guy like you is exactly what this sex deprived girl needs." She said, leaving the not-so-subtle suggestion. She watched as his eyes widened and he smiled sloppily, the effect of the alcohol beginning to kick in.

"You looking for a good time, sweetie?" He asked, scooting his chair closer and putting his hand on her thigh and rubbing it with his thumb. She fought the urge to throw him off and instead putting her own hand on his thigh, rubbing him and slowly getting closer to his most sensitive spot.

"I don't know. Are you a good time?" She asked him, purring. She smiled sexily as he jumped up from his seat, swayed slightly, and then grabbed her hand after he had regained his balance.

"How about we go find out?" He said grabbing her hand and pulling her to the stairs. Once they got outside the club she held back.

"I know the perfect place. Let's go in my car." She whispered in his ear before kissing his neck. The combination of alcohol and arousal made him more then willing to go wherever she wanted. After seating him in the car she got in the driver's seat and drove off, heading to a small motel a few miles away. On the way she smiled at him and once again began rubbing his thigh, making sure he stayed aroused.

The girl in the passenger seat smiled at the guy driving and placed her hand on his knee. He had told her he had a surprise for her. Turning up the radio and guy began to sing along and after a few moments the girl began to sing, too. They came to a red light just as the song was ending and they both laughed. Reaching over the girl kissed him on the cheek.

"I love you." She whispered in his ear.

Once they got to the motel she opened up the glove compartment and pulled out a room key that she had gotten earlier that day. Her job didn't even question why she already had it; the alcohol had too much control now. As they walked up to the room he tried to kiss her neck, but lost his balance and almost fell.

"Careful, baby. We wouldn't want you to get hurt now, would we?" She cooed to him as she helped him up and rolled her eyes. Finally they got to the door and she dumped him none too nicely on the bed.

"I'm going to go to the bathroom and make myself a little more…comfortable, okay?" She told him before slipping into the bathroom.

"Don't take too long, sweetheart!" She heard him call from the bed. Quickly she pulled the lid off of the toilet and grabbed the small knife she had taped to the top. She took off her top and skirt, clipping the knife to the back of her bra and made sure she could pull it out easily, but it wouldn't slip out on its own. Then she left the bathroom and walked up to the bed. Tashiki stared at her, a little bit of drool escaping from his open mouth.

"You're absolutely gorgeous! Why don't you come join me in the bed?" He asked, patting the bed next to him. She walked over and lay down on the bed next to him. Almost instantly his hands and mouth were all over her body. She lay there, trying to fight the urge to panic and/or puke.

"You never did tell me your name, gorgeous." He said, pulling her on top of him. She grinned as she pulled both his hands up and held them above his head with one hand. The other hand was used to caress his face. Leaning down she placed her mouth close enough to his ear that it brushed against it when she spoke.

"You can call me Toorima." She whispered before licking the outer shell of his ear. Pulling back she watched his face as a look of realization flew across it.

"Too…rima?" He said slowly, panic filling his eyes. All of a sudden he began to panic, trying to free his arms. He took a deep breath, like he was going to scream, so she covered his mouth with her extra hand. Using the link she tore through his mind, paralyzing him, but not killing him. Once she was satisfied that he would not move she let go of his arms and uncovered his mouth, reaching back and pulling the small knife out of her bra.

"Tashiki Nokumuri, I've come for your life." She told him, ignoring the terrified look in his eyes. Getting off of him she rolled him over, grunting under the weight. Placing the point of the knife at the base of the skull she hesitated only a moment before slamming it into his neck, severing his spine from his brain. Blood instantly pooled at the wound and spilled over, ruining the sheets. Taking her knife Kaoru cleaned the blood off of the blade before getting off of the bed, shaking.

Making her way to the bathroom she had to hold on to furniture as the shaking became worse. Once she was in the bathroom she closed the door and sat on the toilet, trying to get the shaking under control. She only shook when her jobs included seducing the men. After about fifteen minutes her shaking was at a minimum and she got up and proceeded to get dressed. After she was dressed she looked in the mirror and sighed. She looked horrible. Opening the door she walked out to the room and instantly froze.

Standing in the middle of the room was the red haired man she had seen back at the club. Seeing him up close and personal she could see that his hair was extremely long, going past his hips while in a high ponytail. On his back was a long katana. He had been looking at the body on the bed, but when she entered the room he turned his amber eyes on her.

"Toorima?" He stated more then asked. Kaoru nodded. "I have orders to take you with me, by any means necessary."

Kaoru's eyes narrowed. "I'm not going anywhere with you."

The red-headed man smirked, evilly. "Then I will have to take you the hard way."

Crouching down he got into a kempo stance and Kaoru groaned. She seriously didn't feel like this right now. Rolling her eyes she got into her own stance. Watching him she waited for him to move. Then, all of a sudden he was gone. Kaoru barely had a split second to defend herself before he struck.

'Damn, he's too fast!' She thought as she struggled to defend herself. The fight lasted a few minutes before he got a hit to her head and she was on the ground, losing consciousness. As blackness filled her eyes she realized who he was.

'Battousai…'

End chapter.

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