Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ A Twist, A spice ❯ The Wolfs Confession ( Chapter 3 )

I no own Ruroni Kenshin.

I had meant for it to be Sano standing at the door, but someone gave me a better idea. Thanks to whoever suggested Saitou.

Kenshin sucked in a breath, trying to calm his raging headache.

"Well, well if it isn't the missing man slayer," The man smirked. "I heard you became a wanderer, is that true?"

"I was a wanderer for a time, I now serve as a protector," Kenshin gritted his teeth as he held his head. "What do you want?" Kenshin asked coldly.

"Well I came here to talk to the person who was shot," He laughed. "Looks like that's you. He slowly walked toward the bed. "The Battousai caught by a bullet, what stupidity."

SLAP

The man stopped dead in his tracks. He looked down at blue eyes. "What the hell do you mean by that?" Kaoru asked as she brought her hand down to her side, trying to control her anger. `He had taken the bullet and everything for her sake, this man had no right to scoff at him.'

The man brought his gloved hand up to his face; he eyed the girl with disgust. He brought his right arm back and went to strike Kaoru. Her eyes went wide as she saw his arm coming toward her left cheek. She ducked it easily, but he seemed to know how she was going to move and moved his arm the same way she did her head. She tried once more to dodge it, but he only got closer. She stopped ducking and waited for the blow. Instead she felt lean muscle against her chest. She opened her eyes, realizing she had shut them. She stared at Kenshin's Gi. She looked up and saw his gold eyes gazing at her. He smiled a little and leaned some of his weight on her.

"Himura?" She breathed, as his eyes started to drift shut and his body weight leaning heavily on her. She supported his weight with a little bit of a struggle, but managed to get him back on the bed. She turned her blue eye gaze to the man standing at the bottom of the bed. His eyes were a little wide, but stayed other wise emotionless. "How in the world could you even think of that?" She positioned Kenshin under the covers the best she could.

"What do you mean?" The man cocked an eyebrow at her and stuck a cigarette in his mouth.

"I am the one he is protecting, if you couldn't tell," She stated. She stood to her full height. "You also can be reported for what you were going to do to me." She glared at him, her eyes turning icy.

"Hmm," He smiled and then walked toward her. "That wont do any good, miss...."

"Kamiya," She spat. "And you would be?"

"Kamiya, because I am the one in charge at the police station," He ignored her question as he puffed his cigarette.

"Ohh, Saitou Hajime or better known as the Wolf of Mibu," Kaoru smirked evilly, as the man's mouth went wide. He pushed her up against the wall in an instant.

"Listen little girl, keep your mouth shut if you want to live, along with those hands to yourself. Such a nice body, and your wasting it by throwing slaps." His grin widened.

His grip on her loosened as he felt the butt of a sword in his abdomen. He looked down at the weapon. "I wouldn't under estimate me, Wolf," She hissed. She jammed the butt of the sword into his stomach, throwing him back a couple of feet. She got into a fighting stance holding her weapon out in front of her. Saitou scanned her posture. It was flawless. He pulled his weapon out, and copied her stance. They stared at one another, after awhile he lunged at her. He saw the look of shock in her eyes as she barley blocked the attack.

"Come on little girl you can do better can't you. You were the one who decide to face the Wolf," He whispered as they fought. He sliced attacks at her, while she managed to block them all, but the heavy weight from him was knocking her strength away. After five minutes of fighting, she fell down to one knee gasping for breath. Her sword held in front of her forehead blocking one of the Wolfs over head attacks. Her breath came in quick pants as she tried to will her self to stand. She got halfway to her feet when her legs went out from under her and she found her self on her back.

She looked up into piercing gold eyes. "You should not challenge someone unless you know you can win. I'm not afraid to take away a persons life." He bent down and lowered his face mere inches away from hers.

"You might want to leave the little missy alone." Sanosuke said as he patted the man's back. He walked in front of him and grabbed Kaoru's upper arms, and dragged her out from under the police officer. The police officer stood to his full height. He put his cigarette to his mouth and puffed at it while he watched the young man lifting Kaoru.

"I wouldn't intervene next time rooster head." Saitou smirked as he took another puff of his cigarette.

"What was that?" Sanosuke grounded, as he let go of Kaoru's arms. He pushed Kaoru out of the way and stalked over to Saitou.

"I said...."

"I heard what you said," He growled.

"Then why do I need to repeat my self," He blew the smoke in Sanosuke's face.

Sanosuke coughed and waved the smoke away. "Why the hell are you here," He grounded out as he tried to control his temper, by fisting his hands.

"I came to talk to the Battousai, it seems I will have to wait." Saitou turned around and headed for the door.

"Wait." Kaoru meekly said. "Please tell me what you need to tell him, I will inform him. She went and sat in the chair next to the bed and took a hold of Kenshin's hand."

"I wish to speak to the Battousai not you woman." Saitou spoke harshly. He flicked his cigarette out the window. He headed for the door one more time. Again to be stopped by Kaoru.

"Unless you have police maters to attain to you will not even get close to him," She stated calmly looking at Kenshin's face.

Saitou whirled around to look at her, "What do you mean?" He narrowed his eyes at her.

"He will be staying at my Dojo, unless you have any maters containing police issues to that, you will not be allowed to enter." She turned her head and glared at him. Saitou opened his mouth to say something but was stopped as Kaoru continued. "I know you have your ways of getting in and all, but remember Kenshin is protecting me from my fathers past, he will not think twice about having to attack and kill people." She squeezed Kenshin's hand after her little speech. She looked at his face once more and her eyes softened.

"Fine," Saitou growled. "In fact since you're the brat that I wrote about, you need to hear this."

Kaoru's face scrunched in anger and she stood up, still holding Kenshin's hand. "Brat, am I? At least I have the decency to act like I should and not flaunt my power over people." She sat down once again. "Please hurry with you story, I have to get back to my Dojo soon, I do have some students."

Saitou's face still remained the same as ever. That little comment however did hurt a little. He brushed the thought away and grabbed another chair and brought it to the end of the bed. "I am a police officer and work her in Tokyo, as you now know. I also work for the government in helping with other matters. One of these matters has to do with the political people. Some believe they have power and can do what they want? I am here to make sure they can't do every thing they want to. I am also here to make sure the people who have nothing to do with matters of the government are kept safe, you being one of those, Miss Kamiya.

"How did you get involved with my case, in the first place?" She had turned the chair towards Saitou, her hand still clasped to Kenshin's.

"I never actually met your father, but he was a hero to most of the government officials."

"He was a spy, he also tried to hide that from me, but didn't quite make it. I found out and that's the only reason I am being harmed." Kaoru looked at the floor.

"Don't be so naive, miss Kamiya, you are being harmed because of your fathers deeds. Weather if you knew about them or not, that is not there thought. They want revenge, to do that they want to kill anyone who is related or might have loved him." Saitou took a cigarette out and put it up to his mouth.

"Yeah right," Sanosuke grumbled and snatched the cigarette from Saitou's mouth. "Like killing her would make the world a better place for them."

Saitou turned toward Sanosuke. "I had forgotten you were in the room rooster head," Saitou chuckled then turned back towards Kaoru. " I was at the official office when I heard you were being attacked by some men. I guess the heads were keeping close watches on you."

"I could have told you that one," Kaoru shot. "I can feel ki as well as a man, its not that hard. Only skilled swordsman or hunters can get by my senses. Those men were mere street punks that wanted me, I can fight well enough to handle them."

"You did struggle to beat one man though." Saitou watched her facial expressions come and fade.

"Yes his name was Goro, he wasn't after me or the Dojo, as others before him. He announced he wanted me dead. I fought with him and he managed to catch me off guard with his fighting style. I was pretty much about ready to fall when he slipped up and opened up for me to attack him. The weak stance of his finishing move was all I needed to knock him over and then...."

"Call for the police," Saitou smirked as Kaoru's angry gaze met his. "You can't kill, weather you say you can, you have never shed blood and will stray from doing so."

Kaoru's eyes hardened even more. "Learning to use a sword and wielding it doesn't mean you need to kill. I use a sword to protect, sometimes I will say different but you are right I will never kill."

"Yes, well may I continue?" He asked

"Yes," She leaned back in the chair and watched his face.

Sanosuke's head was moving back and fourth from the two's conversation. `I don't get any of this, that girl knows how to use a sword, her father worked for the government?' He shook his head and went out into the waiting area. The last though, "Maybe I can annoy a little fox lady." He smirked as he walked out the door unnoticed.

"That little episode is what brought the matter to me. They knew you could fight for you safety, but cold not tell if you could handle the slayers that would come when they figured out he had a daughter. That man is who brought the danger to me. I knew that more would be coming after you to destroy you. So I knew we would have to provide protection. You are not the only member of a lost one under these circumstances. I decided that a man-slayer, from the revolution would be the best way to protect you." So a note was written to Battousai and asked for his help. If he wanted to help you he was to show up at the Dojo and talk to a Miss Kamiya. He was to tell you what he was offering then come to the police station and talk to me."

Kaoru looked at him dumbfounded. She gained her voice back, "What about asking if he was a wander and what he was doing now, then?"

"That was only to hide the fact that he was hired by me. No one is to know who hired him, except you and him. That stupid rooster head would have told his buddies and then things would have gotten out of hand." He grumbled.

"Why," Kaoru questioned. Saitou stood up and headed toward the door.

"That is all I can tell you, I will have to speak to the Battousai once he is better, good day Miss Kamiya." Kaoru stared after Saitou.

Kaoru jumped as her hand was squeezed, she looked over to Kenshin. He smiled shallowly. "I heard it," He rasped. Kaoru smiled at him and released his hand.

"I have to go back to the Dojo and train my students, I will return around dusk." She got up and walked to the door, she turned around once more to look at his serene face and then left the room.

"Where are you going?" Megumi questioned Kaoru. She turned her head toward Sanosuke, "Leave my medicinal supplies alone."

"I have students to train, I will return at Dusk." Kaoru smiled at the women doctor.

"Why not take the Battousai with you?"

"Because he was struck in the back a few minutes ago, by Saitou."

Megumi's eyes went wide, "He's still recovering from that head injury." She growled and went to look at Kenshin. "Sanosuke don't touch that jar," She called room the other room.

CRASH

"Sorry fox lady," He laughed.

"Would you leave the clinic and give me some peace!" She screamed.

"C-mon Sano you can come with me." Kaoru grabbed his arm and dragged him from the clinic.

"Will there be food?" Sano licked his lips and stared at her wide-eyed.

"I guess I can do that, you still need to clean that mess you made in my kitchen," She shot a glare at him.

He laughed uneasily, "You mean it's still a mess?"

"Yeah, I got hurt and couldn't walk and then this happened, remember."

"Yeah," He shrugged his shoulders and stuck his hands in his pockets and kicked at the gravel.

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"No, you're swinging to violently. Use your opponent's weight, to throw him off balance. She positioned the sword in the youth's hand and then stood up. She surveyed the students on the right then their partners. "No Yahiko, not like that." She raced to the two boys and stepped in front of Yahiko's swing. She held the boy to her chest as the swing hit the upper part of her back. There was enough force, to knock her forward. This caused her to push the boy out of the way. She landed on her hands, palms facing the floor, and her right hip. She slid across the floor, and then slowly tried to stand. "Ahhh," She collapsed back to the floor.

"Miss Kamiya you shouldn't have gotten in the way." Yahiko laughed. "That attack wasn't even my hardest. Maybe I should be the assistant master, and you can be the idiot." He started laughing. Kaoru slowly stood with one of the other boys help.

"You shouldn't be laughing Yahiko." Tiro stated.

"Ohh why not?" He question as he stopped laughing.

"You use to much force Yahiko." Kaoru stated as she winced. "You will not use a wooden sword for the next three lessons. You will be cleaning instead." She stood up as straight as she could. She let go of the boy's hand. "Thank you Salo, everyone's dismissed class is over." She smiled as all the students put the wooden swords on the wall and walked out the door.

"GRR, why do I have to clean?" Yahiko growled. He threw the sword to the floor, breaking on contact.

"Yahiko!" She scolded. "You will be cleaning because you do not respect your master or respect anything else at this school." She walked over to him and put her hand on his shoulder.

"I do, but I will never respect you." Yahiko growled as he threw her hand off.

"That attack you were going to use on that boy would have killed him." Kaoru told him as she turned around and walked to the slats that hung on the wall. She touched the space before hers

"Yeah right the sword would have broken first." He folded his arms and stuck his nose in the air. He glared at his teachers back. He looked at the floor and picked up the broken butt of the sword and poised to hurl it at Kaoru.

Kaoru heard his response and shook her head, she breathed heavily. `That blow was strong and I still haven't gained all my strength back.'

"Kaoru help me," Yahiko panicked as his right wrist was lifted into the air, along with him. He dropped the piece of the sword. "Boy I would not do that if I were you," a male voice growled.

Kaoru froze as she heard the voice. `It can't be...' She stopped her thought and slowly turned around. Her eyes widened as she saw who stood before her. The man dropped the boy.

"Leave before I get angry." The man growled at him the boy was so shocked he nodded and ran out of the room tripping once before her was gone. He watched the boy and then turned to Kaoru. He used his speed and pinned her lightly to the wall. He put his hand at the small of her back. Her blue eyes questioned his actions as he smirked. He kissed her lips before she could utter a word. She struggled a little and then kissed him back. She wrapped her arms around his neck as the last rays of the sun came through the open door.

Well what do you think? I liked this chapter, but not as much as my first one. This fills in some gaps, but not much action and all.