For a Favor

By Charmed Wolf

No, I don't own the cast of Rurouni Kenshin, they will forever be with their respected creators as I write this fanfaction. That's all what this story is a fanfic, so don't sue me!

Misao was happy to have her Aoshi by her side, but now she was wondering why Aoshi was extremely sensitive to the sunlight. 'He has been acting so weird,' Misao thought to herself watching Aoshi retreat up the stairs before the light from the sun burned his skin; she found out that Aoshi slept in a coffin of black lacquared wood with gold trim and red satin lining. Aoshi laid in his coffin asleep thinking of what to tell Misao; he still didn't want to scare her at her. "Kaoru-chan, there is something that is different with Aoshi," Misao said sipping some hot tea with Kaoru, she knew that Misao was getting worried about Aoshi's behavior. She saw him defending her from a drunk man when they took a moonlit walk home from watching the festival's fireworks, Kaoru sighed just shaking her head as to tell her friend that she didn't know why Aoshi was acting so strangely.

"Misao-chan, there is something I need to tell you," Aoshi looked into Misao's eyes for a moment then looked away, he was afraid of hurting her if he told her directly.

She just his cheek feeling how cold the skin was, she told Aoshi whatever he had to say to her; he could just say it. "That's just it, I'm afraid to tell you, Misao," Aoshi said touching her cheek gently, he wished there was some easy way to tell her. She was starting to get anxious to what Aoshi was going to say, it was just then that Aoshi's lips brushed against Misao's lips in a kiss. "I love you so much, Misao-chan, but there is no easy way to tell you," Aoshi paused for a moment before continuing on, Misao was surprised from the kiss that Aoshi gave her that kiss.

Aoshi was just as surprise that he kissed Misao, he saw that Misao was blushing.

"But I'm a vampire now, my Misao, I will never stop loving you," Aoshi said kissing Misao again, but this kiss was deeper than the first kiss Aoshi gave her.

Then the memory of that attack came into Aoshi's mind, he remembered why he saved Misao in the first place. "So, that's why you were actting so weird, Aoshi," Misao said touching his cheek gently, so then Misao's wish came true; Aoshi smiled at her. It was small but ginuene smile, Misao was happy with the smile Aoshi had given her, then he kissed her again before the sun rose into the sky.

Flashback

"Misao, just run!" Aoshi exclaimed letting Misao run back to the Aoiya, she wanted to stay and help Aoshi. But Aoshi only cared about her safety, so, he didn't want Misao to get hurt.

"Leave her alone, guys, we have the one we want," the leader of that gang said growling to his men; Aoshi had ran across these men before. He remembered to have his kodachi with him, Aoshi was ready for a fight these men. On one order, these men attacked Aoshi at one at time, so far, he was doing good to difend himself with his kodachi. "Give it up, Shinomori, you cannot be able to beat us all," the leader sneered at Aoshi, but Aoshi kept a calm face with an intense look in his eyes.

The leader pulled out a poisoned sword to start fighting Aoshi; the leader was fighting wonderfully against the best Oniwaban okashira. "Shinomori, Shinomori, do you think you can beat me?" the leader asked laughing at Aoshi, the determination remained in Aoshi's eyes as he fought.

For a price, Aoshi won the fight against that gang; he was now terribly injured and needed some help or he would die. "No, I can't die," Aoshi said to himself forcing himself to make on painful step after another painful step, his uniform ripped as he made his way through the brushes that were around. Aoshi knew that he was losing blood; he came to an old healer's house and collapsed at the door unable to get up again off the ground. "Oh dear, an injured young man on my doorstep," the old healer said to herself, then she got Aoshi inside to start stitching up his wounds.

She stayed by Aoshi's side as he slept, she was taking care of whatever fever he had.

End of Flashback

"Misao, you better come in from the cold," Kaoru said putting a shawl on to kee herself warm from the cold; then she saw the smile on Misao's face. Aoshi must have kissed her and then smiled at her, Misao turned to walk back into the Aoiya when she sneezed. 'I can't belive i kissed her,' Aoshi though as he walk down the street, a bandit stepped in front of Aoshi without realizing that he was a vampire of inmeasurable strength. The bandit stopped Aoshi with the intention of stealing the money Aoshi had with him; which wasn't a lot since he didn't like carrying money with him and with good reason. "Your money or your life," the bandit growled at Aoshi pointing a knife at him, Aoshi just shook his head saying that he doesn't carry that much money. The bandit didn't know Aoshi moved postions until he felt sharp fangs on the neck, slowly the fangs sank into the neck of the bandit.

'What is with Shinomori?' Saitou though watching Aoshi draining the bandit of blood and leaving the body in the alley; Aoshi noticed the stream of smoke knowing Saitou was there.

Saitou walked to where Aoshi was standing adjusting the trench coat that he hadn't worn since he left Misao with Okina, Saitou wondered what could making Aoshi act so strangely after being taken home back to Misao. "It's a surprise to see you again, Saitou," Aoshi said stepping into the lamp's light showing off the inhumanly white skin, Saitou wasn't surprised to see Aoshi; but the inhumanly white skin made the old wolf attracted to him more than usual.

"Shinomori, I didn't know you would become a vampire," Saitou smirked looking into Aoshi's icy blue eyes, Aoshi only smiled turning to go back to the Aoiya to be with Misao. Saitou thought it was weird that Aoshi only smiled at him, he thought that Aoshi never really smiled at all.

"To tell you, Saitou, I thought I was going to die of that poison," Aoshi finally said looking back at Saitou; neither men knew that Naila was watching from the alley. Saitou heard footsteps running away from the alley way, Aoshi went to go investigate what was going on. 'Vampire hunters are after Naila soon they will be after me,' Aoshi thought as he walked throught the alleyway; he heard an audible click from a cross bow. It was a trapped vampire hunter trying to defend herself from Orius, one of the most unsavory kind of vampire. "Stay back!" Sarah screamed when she saw Aoshi coming toward her, but Orius was kicked off her by one powful kick. Aoshi wasn't going to hurt her for any reason; she was offered a hand help her up since she was due to have a child.

"What were you thinking going out to chase Orius, miss?" Aoshi asked rather gently taking her to her home, she sighed looking into Aoshi's eyes with a sad look. Aoshi wasn't angry with her or anything; he just wanted to know what she was doing out when she was suppose to be preparing for a birth. "My husband left me for another woman, kind sir, so I had to take up the job of a vampire hunter to support this child," Sarah said with a tear being wiped away, Aoshi showed her that there were other jobs she could do. Sarah knew that Aoshi had someone waiting for him at the Aoiya; he turned to go back to Saitou so they can go back to the Aoiya, in case Orius wanted to come after Misao. "I fear that Misao could be in danger, Saitou," Aoshi said as the men walked back to the Aoiya, Orius had other plans for Aoshi. And it was pay back for the kick Aoshi gave him, as the men got closer; Aoshi could hear Misao screaming out for Aoshi. "Wait, Shinomori, that's just what what he wants you to do in the first place," Saitou laid a hand on Aoshi's should, he knew how it felt to have someone kidnapped.

Aoshi just wanted to get his Misao before something was to happen to her; Saitou could understand what Aoshi feeling at that moment. "Saitou, I had promise Misao's grandfather that i would protect her and I will not fail him now because I will die before I fail," Aoshi said turning to face Saitou holding his kodachi in his right hand, Saitou never had seen a vampire that was very angry.

Kaoru wanted to help out to find Misao; but Kenshin laid a hand on her shoulder.

"Let Aoshi fight this, Kaoru-dono," Kenshin said letting Aoshi to go find Misao and the one that kidnapped her, Aoshi was determined to find Misao alive and without a scratch on her.

He realized he wouldn't be doing this if he didn't care about her at all; he promised the previous okashira that he'd protect Misao if any harm. 'I care about Misao even though I don't show that I care,' Aoshi thought as he walked on through the brush, he got more worried about Misao the more he thought about her. Aoshi closed his eyes as he opened the door to an abandoned temple outside of Kyoto; there stood Orius with Misao bound up with rope struggling to get free.

"Well, well, isn't the ginius ninja of the Oniwabanshu," Orius mocked Aoshi to idtimidate Aoshi, it didn't work because Aoshi kept a cold and calm look in his eyes. Orius howled in laughter until Aoshi drew his kodachi; Orius had drawn out his own sword then noticed that Aoshi was at an advantege with two swords, it made him mad enoungh attack Aoshi. "Just the slip of a kunai, Misao-hime, and run," Aoshi said to her to stop her from hurting herself, it worked as Misao freed herself from her bindings. She ran down heading back to the Aoiya; until she ran into Kenshin and Kaoru.

"Aoshi is still up at the old abandoned temple, Himura," Misao said with tears running down her cheeks, Kaoru moved foreward to hug Misao to comfort her. Kenshin left Sanosuke to stay with the girls and for Yahiko to help out wherever he can, Saitou went with Kenshin to see if he could stop them.

"Himura, do you think vampires are real?" Saitou asked looking at the former Hitokiri, Kenshin was surprised at the question before him and he couldn't really answer that out loud.

Before long, they got to the abandoned temple only to see Aoshi and Orius locked into a heated fight; the two vampires' swords were locked together until Aoshi used his kempo mastery against Orius. "Actually, Saitou, yes, I do think that vampires are real," Kenshin said watching Aoshi beat Orius, Aoshi wasn't relying just on his strenghth in the least bit in his hits or sword slashes.

Bluewaters14: Thanks for the review and the encouragement to improve on my writing, it will help me as i write this fic and other fics in the future.

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