Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction / Slayers Fan Fiction ❯ Twin Dark Crystals ❯ Chapter 1

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Title: Twin Dark Crystals
Author: Sailor C. Ryoko

Notes: At the beginning, you won't recognize a few names but that's cause I made them up. I only needed the names because it's easier to identify them. They're not very important, at least, I don't think so. However, some the names might pop up later but it's just to mention them or something I like I guess. Not sure yet. I know they won't exactly talk a lot later cause well… you'll see.

This will also kinda be an AU since both the Slayers' and Kenshin's dimension are combined as one. So let's just say that when they go somewhere to eat, there will be some places- mainly restaurants or inns probably -that will be the Kenshin dimension type and some the Slayers dimension type.

Also... for the beginning of this story, it revolves around when Kenshin was still a kid, you know...his name Shinta and all. The part where his master Hiko Seijuro saves him but it's a bit different. Sorta. Not sure if you would call this story dark..... Well, maybe the beginning but I know the rest of the story wouldn't be...at least I'm pretty sure it wouldn't... <sweatdrops>... Hehehe…juuuuust warnin' ya. ^.~ I don't know if Kenshin's last name really _is_ Himura but it is gonna be in my story. That's it so on with the story!!





Chapter 1:



Any one that these mazokus saw in sight that weren't apart or one of them or didn't even look like a threat to them, they would slaughter mercilessly. Whether they were men, women, even innocent little children, just ordinary passer byers or anyone that betrayed them of their kind, they could care less of whom they were and just kill them at that instant. For they were only after two special things and they wouldn't ever give up until those two things were in their grasps. And one of these things being in the hands of this family's. Those two things were… the dark honou <flame> and ensui <water> crystals; which were circular, ordinary-looking marble stones, that would perfectly fit in the palm of your hand for its size. However, these twin dark crystals were very much far from ordinary. The dark honou crystal, being a pale fiery red with a few swirls of black around the red but also with a touch of sparkle and shine, looked the same as its "twin". But, although in this case, the dark ensui crystal was pale sky blue with a few swirls of black around the blue. Though they do look alike, the duo contained different powers from one another. Both, in which, were ones of the most powerful crystal gems all around....for they can grant immense power to the wielder of both crystals and not to mention only when combined, shall the wielder have the power to annihilate all beings in the universe with just the snap of a finger if the wielder wanted to. However, not only do they have the power to destroy, they also possess the power to restore or keep everyone safe as well.

Screams of pain, fear, and terror could be heard throughout a family's house. This house-- iie, Japanese styled mansion was always a serene place that was one place that seemed to always shared happiness, beautifully decorated and all of that. However, now, it was stained with dark, haunting blood, and bodies of a few of the household occupants now lied everywhere. It now also seemed dead, abandoned, and haunted as well and it's all because of the mazokus that attacked the occupants of this…once, lovely place.. However, most of the servants that greatly cared for this family went and gathered weapons in their hands,-- which varied from butcher knives to katanas --prepared to take the mazokus down even if it meant the cost their lives. They knew that they probably wouldn't survive but they were determined to protect the Himuras at all costs. They were one of the nicest people they've ever known and this was the least they could do for them, for all the nice things the Himuras have done for them. However, even though there were many of them and only four trolls, they were no match for the four vicious mazokus.

~ In the last bedroom of the mansion ~

Himura Madougu, the man of this household, held a katana in one hand and a something in his closed hand in the other as he ran as fast as he could through the house, hoping to get to the last bedroom at his top speed. At the rate he was going, you would clearly think that he was a trained onmitsu <ninja> that was out to assassinate someone or something but this man could care less at the moment what people thought of him. The brown-haired man didn't have that time to think of such petty and unimportant things as those. He finally reached his destination and quickly opened the door and rushed inside, all the while only panting slightly.

The black-haired lady waiting inside, looked up startled, her face etched with fear when she first heard the door open swiftly. But she sighed in relief when she saw that it was only Madougu. "Himura-san, it's only you. You scared me."

"Kasumi. We have to protect this." Madougu opened his right hand and it revealed a palm-sized crystal that was fiery red with a swirl of black around it. "We cannot let it fall to the enemy's hands. If they do get it, the world will be doomed." the lady, Kasumi, nodded in understanding and agreement. "Kasumi, please use your magic and seal it in one of my children." He paused and took a glance at his two sleeping children in the bed to the right. There laid a ten year old boy with red hair sleeping soundly and a little month old baby with little fiery red hair next to him, also sleeping as if there wasn't a care in the world. Sadness filled Madougu's eyes but it went as it came as he turned his attention back to Kasumi, their nanny. "It is the only way to protect the dark honou crystal."

"Shicashi…<but> I only a bit of black magic Himura-san." She lowered her head, her eyes cast to the ground.

"You are able to seal the crystal in one of them, are you not?" he asked. "Besides you are the only one that I know that knows at least a little bit of black magic."

"I don't know if I can demo…I'll try my best…. Who do I seal it in, though?"

Madougu thought about this. After a minute or two, he finally broke the silence. "….In Shinta. Since he is older, I think he'll be able to handle the pain…"

She slowly nodded as he gave her the crystal and she walked over to the bed. She closed her eyes and concentrated once she sat down on the bed, the two children right in front of her. A dim white light appeared in her palms and the crystal floated into the air and ever so slowly over to Shinta. Suddenly the door burst open, making Kasumi loose concentration and her eyes snapped open.

In came a man and two women. "Madougu'san! The mazokus are heading this way! We must leave at once!" the man-- who is the butler --that came in said in frantic. The other two ladies, Sakura and Akane, both sisters to Kasumi, looked as if they saw ghosts, just afraid as well.

The sound of the door, truly frightened her to the core and she accidentally sealed the crystal in Lina instead. *Oh no!* her eyes widened as she saw the crystal vanish into Lina. Lina cried loudly in response to that, waking up Shinta and catching Madougu's and the newcomers' attention. Kasumi immediately picked Lina up and patted her on the back, whispering soothing words to her, hoping she would go back to sleep, and that the pain would go away.

Shinta rubbed his eyes and looked around the room. "Chichiue. <father> What's going on?" the little boy asked half asleep.

"I'm glad you're awake Shinta. We must get going right now." Madougu said to Shinta. He turned his gaze to Kasumi as he attached his katana to his belt. "Did you seal the crystal?"

"Aa…Shicashi--." But before she could finish, he interrupted her.

"Good. Let's go." He ran over and carried the now quiet Lina in one hand and held Shinta's hand in the other. He looked at the other two occupants in the room. And with a nod of his head, the three headed out of the room and moved quietly with caution towards the back door. They slipped through without a sound and began to run as fast they can down the secluded streets. They saw two more of their men who were running towards them and without a word all ran towards the forest. They eventually reached the forest but they somehow knew and had a feeling that the trolls were not far from them. Shinta was running with Kasumi, who was near her two sisters and Lina still with Madougu. Then Shinta tripped on a root of a tree and feel over with a thud, drawing attention to him. "Shinta!" they all called out but Sakura and Kasumi helped him up.

"Daijoubu desu ka, Shinta?" With a nod that he was fine, Kasumi turned to Madougu with a nod. "Let's go."

They were going to run again when the three trolls jumped high in the air from behind and landed between the group, separating Madougu and Lina from the rest of them. Two trolls charged at Shinta and them while the remaining charged after Lina and Madougu. "Give us the dark honou crystal!!" they cried.

"We'll never give it to beasts like you!" Madougu shouted back as he dodged the ax that the troll swung at him. He took a quick glance Shinta and he and Kasumi and them were running away as fast as they can. *Shinta and minna and the crystal.* Madougu thought in worry. He tried to run back to them but the troll blocked his way and managed to catch him off guard as the ax hit him square in the back. It hurt like hell but he fought the urge to scream in pain. Lina started crying again as he fell to the ground but he still protected her form harm. He looked up to see his son again but he and the rest of them were no longer in sight. *K'so! Shinta and minna……* he thought sadly. He looked towards the troll in time as the mazoku brought the ax down one more time but he rolled away in time. He then saw that the troll was going to kick him but it was too late to move away so he tried to keep his daughter from harm instead. The troll's foot connected with his stomach and he and Lina in his arms flew a few feet back, slamming with great force into a tree. He covered the still crying Lina and was glad that she was ok. From the ground, he looked up and saw that the ax was already thrown at them and there was no way to dodge it so he waited for his death. The ax hit him right in the shoulder and this time, he didn't bother holding it in and screamed out loud. Suddenly he heard someone shout a 'Burst Flare' and the attack hit the troll, immediately killing it. He then saw a little girl and a man come over to him, face etched with worry.

"Otousan! He's hurt badly!" he heard the girl with purple hair say.

"Who are you?" Madougu asked. "Ore wa Luna Inverse and this my otousan."

"Don't worry, Luna, we'll heal him." the man said.

"Iya… I know I won't…make it…… Onegai…save my musume, Lina…" Madougu pleaded as he handed Lina to Luna. Lina cried even louder than before and she reached her hands out to her father, wanting him to hold her again.

"Demo--!" the girl protested but Madougu interrupted her as he coughed up blood. "Lina Himura…that's her name…. Also……I just know…that her brother is.. out there too… Onegai… find him…." Madougu reached into the insides of his shirt and pulled out a folded sheet of paper and handed it to Luna. Luna took it, unfolded it, and looked at it. It was a drawn portrait in black ink of Shinta holding Lina in his arms, smiling and Lina was laughing and waving at the artist who drew them at the same time. "…That's Shinta Himura,…. my ten year old son,… and the other one's Lina….. He has red hair… tied in a low ponytail….and violet colored…eyes….."

"We'll take good care of Lina,…." Luna and her dad reassured.

"Himura…Himura…Madougu…." As that as his last words, his eyes closed for the last time as his arms went limp.

"Himura-san!! Himura-san!!!……We'll do as you have requested. Don't worry."

~ Meanwhile ~

"Kasumi, Sakura, Akane…" Shinta silently said as he watched one by one, they fell by the hands of the mazokus. They prepared to finish him odd as well but someone saved his life. Shinta looked up and saw a buff man with black hair and a long white cape standing there, a katana in his hand. The man killed the trolls and told him to go to the nearest village but Shinta didn't move. The mysterious man walked away and Shinta watched him go but then, the man stopped.

"Would you like to come with me?" he asked Shinta.

All Shinta could do was nod in response and they walked down the road, side by side. "What's your name kid?"

"Shinta Himura."

"Shinta Himura…" the man repeated. "That doesn't fit for someone who's going to be a swordsman… How about………Himura Kenshin?"

Shinta just nodded again. "Hmm….Himura Kenshin…."


~ 16 years later… ~

"Oi Himura! Kaoru! Minna!" Makimachi Misao shouted aloud through the busy streets of Kyoto as she happily waved to them from afar. The Kenshin gumi turned around when they heard the familiar call, searching for the one who called them, a smile plastered on their faces. Finally, they spotted their friend and Kaoru waved back. Misao ran up to them dodging through the crowd of people that walked by.

"Misao-dono." Kenshin slightly bowed. "We were just going to go to the Aoiya de gozaru yo."

"Oh… So what are you guys doing in Kyoto?" the omnitsu asked curiously.

Kamiya Kaoru answered that one. "Just to visit Misao-chan."

Sanosuke snorted and crossed his arms, all the while smirking. "Nanda de? <what?> Is it a crime that we came here, weasel girl?"

"Don't call me weasel girl, rooster head!" she shouted. Sano's smirk grew once he saw her angry but said nothing.

"Anno… were you going to go somewhere, Misao-dono?" the red headed rurouni asked. Misao's anger subsided and was placed with confused, "Huh?" She paused. "Oh! Aa, I was going to go see this famous fortune teller, Madam Korenai, everyone here's been talking about… Oi! I know! You guys should come too!! Aa! That'd be a great idea!!…C'mon! What'd you guys say, eh?!"

"Anno--…" Kenshin started but Yahiko and Kaoru cut him off.

"Okay!!" they shouted in unison.

"Yosha!!!" Misao jumped, throwing an arm in the air in content. "Let's go minna-san!!" And she skipped off first.

"Oro…."

It didn't take Misao, Kenshin and them to arrive to the fortune telling place, but however, some of them were complaining since it was a pretty hot day today.

"K'so, weasel girl." Sanosuke wiped the sweat off his brow with the back of his hand as they stopped right in front of the fortune telling place. "Of all the days to see some ol' lady that probably ain't even true, ya had at choose today!"

"Don't call me a weasel, rooster head!" she yelled but then calmed down and crossed her arms, turning away. "It's not I forced _you_ here baka. I was merely asking Kaoru-san, Yahiko, and Himura… See? You didn't have to come if ya didn't want to. You could've just gone to the Aoiya first but you didn't. That means you wanted to come too."

"I--." But he didn't know what to say. The omnitsu smirked. Sano spoke again. "I just came to see if this Mada… whatever her name is, is a real fortune teller or not."

"Sure, sure." Misao rolled her eyes, her voice dripping with sarcasm. She then turned her attention back to the others. "Anywaaays… we're here people!! Madam Korenai's Place!" Misao read off from the sign of the store above her. "Let's go!"

"Yosha!!" Kaoru and Yahiko praised and gladly followed Misao in. Sano just snorted and followed in, while the 'Battousai' trailed after with a small smile.

Once they stepped inside, to say at the least, they were all surprised by the way the place was decorated. First of all, one thing they didn't expect was that the place was all dark, only one very dimly lit candle in the far right left corner of the room. They could barely make out a fairly big, round table at the center of the room with some sort of crystal ball sitting in the center of the table. The whole place was decorated with different dark colored, long silky, and fairly wide ribbons that hung all around here and there. Where was the madam or any other employees? Heck, did she even hire anyone with such a small place as this? Suddenly Myojin Yahiko tripped on something and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Yahiko! Daijoubu desu ka?"

"Aa…" the boy said as he got up. He and Kaoru bent over to see closely what they tripped on. The minute they saw what it was, they began to jump away and scream loudly as if they had seen a ghost. Everyone else had to cover their ears for fear of going deaf.

"Oi, bakayaros!! What the fuck are you guys screaming about!!" Sano yelled as he picked up the thing they were screaming about. "It's just a skull. Nothin' at be scared 'bout. Jeez." Kenshin and Misao sweatdropped and both Kaoru and Yahiko flushed in embarrassment.

"We were just surprised, that's why. It's not we're scared or nothing." Yahiko said, trying to act bold but knowing Sano, he didn't buy it.

"Uh huh."

Misao ignored them and called out loud. "Konnichiwa!! Anyone home?!"

Suddenly they all heard a poof sound and mist appeared from behind the table. Everyone except Kaoru got ready, prepared for anything that was thrown at them. Misao brought out her knives and Yahiko had his bokken in front of him. However, they weren't prepared for a smiling old lady that came out of the mists.

"Oro???…" The others let their defenses drop, big question marks on their heads as well.

"Who are--?" but before Misao had a chance to finish, the old lady answered her question for her. "Madam Korenai tis what they call me Makimachi Misao." Everyone's eyes widened in surprise as they stared at the lady in shock.

"How..How d..did you know--?" but once again, Misao was cut short.

"That tis your name, is it not?" she asked with a smile, her head slightly cocked to the side.

"Aa, demo--." The old lady shut her eyes, her smile widening. "They do not call me the Great Madam Korenai for nothing, you know. I'm sure, you all have something you want to know or ask, no?" Not waiting for an answer from any of them, she spoke again. "Well then, let's get started. Come. Have a seat around the table."

Everyone complied to what they were told and silently sat around the table. Madam Korenai sat on one end of the table, if you would call it an end and Kenshin at the other. Kaoru sat on Kenshin's left, with Yahiko next to her. To Kenshin's right, sat Misao and next to her, Sagara Sanosuke.

"Now. Who would like to begin?" the madam asked, looking at all of them.

"I wanna go first!" Both Yahiko and Kaoru shouted at the same time. Kaoru frowned and turned to Yahiko. "Ever heard of the phrase 'ladies first', baka?"

"'Course……Demo… who said you were a lady, ugly. You act more like a guy than a girl." Yahiko said. Sano smirked. "Good one Yahiko."

"Arigato." Yahiko said with a slight bow, all the while still smiling. But instead, he received a bonk on the head from you know who. "Itai! What was that for?!" the boy shouted.

"You should know baka!"

"Maah, maah… We shouldn't argue here de gozaru yo, Kaoru-dono, Yahiko." Kenshin interrupted before the argument went any further.

"Now, Miss Kaoru. Why don't you just go first?" Kaoru glared at Yahiko and Sano one more time before turning to the lady and nodded.

"I wanted to know… In the future, will more students arrive at my dojo to practice and learn the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu style?"

With the nod of her head, Madam Korenai closed her eyes placed her hands right above the crystal globe in front of her and the globe began to flicker. First one, then twice, lastly three times before dimming again back to its usual self. To say at the least, everyone was surprised by the reaction but they did stay silent. The madam lowered her hands again and opened her eyes, turning to Kaoru. "Miss Kaoru…I'm sorry to say that it isn't going very well from what I have just seen but I can tell you this. If you keep working hard and encouraging people to come and learn the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu style, I can assure you that your dojo will be successful and prosperous."

"Honto ni?" the eighteen year old said with hope in her eyes. The madam just merely nodded. "Yosha!!!" Kaoru shouted with glee.

"So…What about you Yahiko?"

"I want to know when I am older, will I be like Kenshin? I mean, will my sword skills be like his?"

She went through the same process like before and spoke up a few seconds later. "You, Myojin Yahiko, will indeed surpass many others just like the ex-hitokiri does." she said looking at Kenshin but then turned her attention back to Yahiko. "It's because of your determination and spirit that keeps you going, young man." Yahiko brightened at that.

She then turned to Misao. "I.. I want to know…" she slightly blushes. "..what.. Aoshi-sama thinks of me…" Her blush deepens ten shades of red and she turned her head away embarrassed. Kaoru, Sano, and Yahiko exchanged glances at each other with raised eye brows, but not before grinning widely at one another. Meanwhile, Kenshin just smiled. Madam Korenai opened her eyes, a smile plastered on her face as well.

"Shinomori Aoshi…. Although he shows no or rarely shows emotions, he tis one tough character to figure out. However, I know for certain that he does have feelings for you Miss Misao. Not as a sister, nor as a friend neither, but just quite a bit more than that. Hmm… I don't think he has even figured that out himself though." she chuckled. "But I know you're willing to wait, are you not? Like they say Miss Misao, patience is indeed a virtue." she winked, making Misao blush even deeper if that was even possible.

"Congratulations Misao-chan!" Kaoru piped.

"Aa… Congratulations de gozaru yo, Misao-dono."

The sixteen year old smiled. "Argiato gozaimasu minna-san."

"And you Mister Sano. What do you want to know?"

"Hmm…. Tough decision." Sanosuke said thoughtfully as he scared his chin, deep in thought. After what seemed like an eternity of waiting for everyone else but him, he finally spoke. "I got it!"

"Finally, chicken head!!" Misao said exasperated.

"Urusai." he frowned before turning his attention to the fortune teller. "I wanna know will I ever win again, will gambling and all ya know."

Kaoru and Misao snorted. When they did that, Yahiko snickered and Kenshin tried to hold a laughter. Sano's frown deepened but he ignored them. "Hahaha…" the madam started out. "Out of all the times you have lost, which was not little….I guess you can say something's actually paid off because of that."

"Whata ya mean by that?"

"Let's just say Mister Sano that your luck's just around the corner or would you rather have me say, it's right under the tip of your nose…"

"Sugoi!! Hahaha!! Now I won't hafta lose again and I will be rich!!" If you were to look at his face right now, you could see that it more like that of a half-goofy, half-evil smirk kinda look. Everyone at the table, besides him since he was oblivious of it all, sweatdropped, while he was in his own little world thinking of all the things he could do with the money he was gonna win.

After that, Madam Korenai now turned her attention to Kenshin. "Do you have anything you wanna know Mister Kenshin?"

Kenshin didn't know what to say. "Anno…… I guess I don't really wan tot know anything de gozaru you, Korenai-dono. The madam stared at him, with a serious expression written across her features, as if she were trying to figure out something that was puzzling or bugging her. Kenshin gave her a confused and clueless look. "Oro???" She however, didn't say a word to him or any of them and just closed her eyes, concentrating, her hands just above the globe. Unlike before, this time she began to chant something in some language that Kenshin and them couldn't make out. By now, everyone was silent with curious, yet calm expressions on their faces. After the chant was done, the crystal globe immediately exploded with white blinding light, startling everyone, even the madam herself even though she didn't open her eyes. Everyone else that had their eyes open, with automatic reaction, shielded their eyes with their arms.

"What's goin' on?!" Sano shouted but the madam only shushed him. They slowly then opened them shut eyelids and tried to see what was going on, but couldn't see a thing cause the light was too intense. About ten to fifteen seconds later, the light died down and everyone that was shielding their eyes brought their arms down as well. They all turned to the madam who just now opened her eyes, all the same questions going on in their minds. What the heck was that and what the hell was going on?

Madam, her face as serious as ever, held up her hand for she knew what exactly they were going to ask. "Mister Kenshin. I felt that something was different about you… That something, according to you all that are in here right now that tis… it will affect you most. What I have seen during the few seconds of the blinding light is confusing me as well… You see, when I chant that spell, the crystal ball never exploded such light before. I have never seen it acted this unusually before at all…"

"What did you see, Korenai-dono?" Kenshin asked.

"I saw a girl……" *A girl?* everyone else thought. "…probably about the age of sixteen or so. I couldn't see her features but only make out her outline because they were all shadowed. She had a cape blowing in the wind behind her and so was her hair… In front of her, I could barely make out two small circular objects that slowly floated towards the other. Something happened when both objects touched but I couldn't see what because there was the blinding light. Then it was all dark again, darker than night again and the only thing I could see were some phrase that was in red. No, not just any red, it looked bloody red…."

"What did it say?" Kaoru voiced everyone's thoughts.

"Only the chosen one…" the madam whispered.

"Only the chosen one…" Kenshin repeated softly. *What does it mean? Who was that girl Korenai-dono saw? Do I know her? But most importantly, what does it all have to connect to me?…*

~ Elsewhere in a forest ~

Lina Inverse sighed exhaustedly. Every step she took her foot became heavier than the last and she was bending over, her arms hanging limply by her side. A big frown was written right across her face. "I'm sooooo tired!!!" she whined to her comrades. "We haven't eaten anything since 8 this morning and now it's already 2 something….. Let's at least rest first, pleeeaaase!!!"

Gourry Gabriev nodded in agreement with her. "Yea, I'm getting kinda hungry myself." he admitted. As if on cue, his stomach began growling and Amelia Wil Tesla Seryuun and Zelgadis Greywords sweatdropped.

"But Lina-san!! If we stop right now, we won't be able to reach the next town by tonight and I was looking forward to a nice shower or bath tonight too!" complained Amelia.

"Nanda de??!! There's a town near here and no one told me!!" Gourry and Amelia backed away from her while Zelgadis just remained his cold, emotionless self as he still continued down the road. Lina just stormed off followed after the chimera, muttering curses under her breath in a few different languages that some of them couldn't even understand.

"Oi, Amelia." Gourry whispered to the fifteen year old as they both trailed after the two up ahead. "Can I ask you something?"

"What is it, Gourry-san?"

"Why is Lina so mad?" Amelia frowned at him, said nothing and quickly walked first. Gourry just stood there, clueless as usual with a bunch of question marks all hovering over his head. He scratched his head before shrugging it off and following after.

The quartet had only walked for another hour when they saw a middle-aged man walking towards them but they paid no heed to him. However, the man kept looking at them, or should I say kept looking at Lina and finally Lina couldn't take the staring any more. She was already hungry, tired, really needed a shower to freshen herself up and all- did she mention she was hungry? -,she did not need some one to get on her nerves and make her more miserable and grumpy than she already was. "Do you have a problem, sir?!"

"Ann, gomen for staring miss…. You wouldn't happen to be _the_ Lina Inverse, would you?"

Lina and the others looked a bit surprised, well sorta. "Who wants at know?!" she snapped and snorted, crossing her arms.

"Hai, sir. She is Lina Inverse." Amelia answered.

"Good. I was told to give this letter to you. The person said that once you saw it, you would know." he reached into his brown bag he was carrying and took out a letter. Lina took the letter, when he handed it to her and looked at the envelope. The minute she did, her face went into shock and all color drained from her face. The others, as in her comrades noticed this, and looked at her in concern.

Zelgadis was the first to break the silence. "Lina. What's wrong?" But Lina didn't hear a word any of them said when they tried to snap her out of her shock and fear. Unknown to them, the man had long disappeared down the road.

"Lina-san, what is it? Is something wrong?"

"Oi, Lina! Snap out of it!" Zelgadis took a brief glance at the top of the envelope. *Li-chan? That's all it says, so why is she like this?*

*Li-chan… Only one person calls me that. But why would _she_ write a letter to me?* Lina thought in worry. She snapped herself back to reality, and opened the envelope taking out the letter. She unfolded the paper and froze. Now, her face was filled with more worry and fear. And if you thought she looked dead before, boy were you ever wrong. The other three didn't say a word and tried to look at the piece of paper before Lina took off full speed into the air using Ray Wing. However, she was too quick for them so they didn't get a chance.

"Lina! / Lina-san!" they shouted after her. They were going to take off as well, but the paper Lina was holding slowly descended to the ground, but before it did, Zel snatched it in mid air and looked at it. The other two crowded around him and looked too. Surprise and shock were the only reactions that you got out of them before they took off after Lina, both Zel and Amelia holding Gourry as they flew off after their friend.

The piece of paper again was blown into the air by the wind of the take off but it slowly lowered to the ground, hitting the luscious grass and the dirt below. On the paper was the word Li-chan in the left corner but that wasn't the shocking part. The shocking part was that there were two big splats of blood on the paper that was half dried, half wet, meaning that this letter was 'written' just recently…




Done! Whata ya think??!! You guys wondering who wrote the letter? If so, please write feedback and I will get the next chapter out. No feedback, no next chapter people so email people, email!!!! my email is: sailor_cardcaptor_ryoko@hotmail.com

Oh yeah, I forgot something. For the Kenhsin part of the story, it takes place somewhere after the Shishio Makoto incident and before Aoshi comes to pick up Misao to go back to Kyoto towards the end of the series. For Slayers, it's after Next. Until next time…. So bai bai!!! ^__^