Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 10:32:32 -0400
From: The Fox <bgalv001@xxxxxx.xxxx.xxx
Subject: Dancing Madly Backwards 7

Domo arigato for all the comments!!! The insanity keeps growing...

DANCING MADLY BACKWARDS
by Fox Lady.
Chapter 7.

                 Ghost Walking.

                 Love Thy will be done

                 I cant no no hide

                 I cant no no run

                 Love Thy will be done

                 Thy will be done.



                 Why I can no no run

                 Love Thy will be done

                 Oh.

                                Martika, Love Thy will be done.



	- It's somebody with you now...?- asks Tokio, after touch her 
lids and aparently make her calm again.

	Kaoru slids to the futon slowly and sank in.

	-Yes...-

	-Can we talk with her, onegai...?

        -No.-

        -Why...?-

        -She hurts me...-

	Kaoru's voice trailed off and Kenshin shudders. Aoshi put his 
hand over her face and then Kaoru's eyes spark briefly to then begin 
to wander ...

	- We 'll dont let her hurt you again Kaoru.- he assures with 
confortly, deep voice .- I'll protect you. Please, let me talk with 
her.-

	-I'm scared...-the voice of Kaoru is almost childish. megumi 
briefly pauses to check her pulse and temperature, a cold look in her 
face.

	- Don't worry. We will take care of all.- Tokio uses a calm 
voice to soothe her. She nods, a single tear in her lashes.

        -Ha...ai.-

        - Now I'm talking to the being inside of Kamiya Kaoru.- Aoshi's
tone was demanding and clear , powerful.-You have to answer all my 
questions. What is your name?-

	A slight rush of air. Then, coldness almost unbearing over her 
face, who pales ,and let dark shadows crep under her eyes and on her 
cheeks. Pale as snow, she open big black eyes, and her usual childish 
and stubborn looks turns a serene, almost dead expression.

	- Himura Tomoe.- was the stern replay.

	Kenshin's heart misses the beat and jump to his throat. Is 
impossible to confuse. Is her, in even the slightest details. Even 
her hair...Tomoe...

	- Are you an entity?-asks Tokio  with equally stern voice 
demanding, in cold exigence.

	- Hai.-

	- Why you are taking possesion of Kamiya Kaoru?.-
        
        - Because she is close.-

        - Close to you? -

        - Close to MY HUSBAND.-

	The coldness of her voice was frigthening. All the present 
shudder and sem a bit taken aback for the contained fury in her tone 
her enormous eyes: but Kenshin, mesmerized, just can look at her.

        - Tomoe...-

        Megumi took his arm and force him to remain sat.

	- Don't listen to her. Get out of here .- she orders but 
Kenshin's gaze looks fixed. Megumi feels suddenly a strong headache 
beggining.


	- Why did you attack his friends Takani Megumi and Sanosuke 
Sagara?.-

        - Because he attacked me .- says Kaoru matter of factly.
 
        Megumi mutters something.

        - They dont attacked you.- replays Aoshi.

        - Yes he did.- the voice of Kaoru rises and suddenly her voice 
mixed with Megumi's, who was shuddering with her hands in her head, as 
Kaoru's gaze keeps fixed in her, eyes widening slowly till show just 
a black point in the white - HE DARE TO TOUCH BATTOUSAI'S ONNA AND 
INSULT MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-

	The scream pierced the walls. Kaoru's eyes turn white as the 
two women scream. Kenshin raises pale as a ghost, his face terrified 
to the horrible ki filling the room.

	Like a lighting Aoshi's fist hit Kaoru's chest, cutting the 
scream from the root. In the same motion Tokio send a serpent like 
hand behind Megumi's neck and  twist. The two falls in the same moment 
like broken dolls face first to the floor.

	Aoshi and Tokio pants heavily.

	Kenshin leaves the room.

	- So, the rice prizes aren't up, thanks to kamisama.- says 
calmly Okina, as he put a figurine over the play table and keeps 
waiting Saitoh's turn. The policeman just shrugs and takes a look in 
the still raining sky . The two was sat in the garden's doors, as 
Misao keeps pacing by them in unsease steps : from the scream she 
simply can't stand sat. Why is happening there?.

	A blur of red and magenta makes a blind race under the rain 
to the doors.

        -Himura!- screams Misao, but the form had already dissapeared 
in dead run. Then, an a bit discomposed Aoshi and Tokio comes out the 
Kaoru's room, Aoshi with the foxy doctor in his arms.

	- Seems the fox is being a little bit much carried - grins 
Saitoh. Aoshi didnt even twich and go straight upstairs to his room 
with the unconscious doctor nested in his arms. Misao blinks, not 
knowing what to do.

	- Aoshi sama what can I do? What happened to Kaoru? Is she 
okay? Are you okay? Can I help you with Megumi...? Where is going 
Himura? -

	- Please don't involve yourself in this, Misao. Just keep away.
- says with icy cold voice Aoshi, without even turn his head to see 
her. Misao stops dead in her tracks, her eyes fastly feeling hot.

	- bu..ut...-

	- Don't argue. This can be riskfull.-
        
        - Misao chan please obey your Okashira .- Okina just put a 
conciliating arm in her trembling shoulder .- Maybe is better you go 
to other place for these few days.-

	- NO!.- screams Misao in anger outburst - IM the Okashira, no 
HIM!! And I WANT to help Kaoru, no matter the risks!!!- the girl run 
folowing Kenshin's steps under the rain dismissing Jiya's pursue. 
Aoshi just go upstairs with Megumi meanwhile Okon and Omasu shut the 
paper door and goes to help Kaoru's limp form in the next room.

	- Seems I've married the last sane woman of Japan.- snorts 
Saitoh. His wife just tiptoes to kiss him and then rest a second in 
his strong arms.

	- And what is your opinion, anata?- he asks after a minute of 
caressing her hair.

	- I think we're right in our procedure, but seems the spirit is 
affecting all the women around too. Takani-san's behaviour over 
Sagara-san now is clear . Is for sure Shinomori-san is doing well in 
put that little girl out of sight. She looks very receptive.-

	-Oh, that weasel is a brick to anything but her Aoshi-sama 
maniac fixation.-

	-You're so mean, koibito.- Tokio smiles nuzzling his neck - 
Well, better I'll take a little nap. We will have a vey lot of job to 
do tonight.-

	- I'll go with you.-

        - To the job.-

	- No, to take the nap.-grins him, showing clearly he don't 
have exactly a nap in his head.

	- Himura.-

	The voice of Aoshi and a umbrella over the cake of mud where 
he was kneeled looking the grave stops his sobs. He turns, face stained
by rain and tears, to find a clear blue gaze.

	-Its all my fault, isnt? .- he sobs trembling.

	- Yes. I think it is.-comes the icy replay.

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  Now YES the party of blamings begin. Aoshi isnr mad for old things, 
  he is mad because Kaoru .... I can see a kodachi/sakabattou fight 
  coming....