Hey all, here's part one of Ice Blue Swords. This is my rough version and I would greatly appreciate any non-flame C&C I can get, thanks.
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Ice Blue Swords
Part One
Good Cop, Bad Cop
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WARNING: Unless you have either A. seen past the Kyoto arc in Kenshin or B. don't mind Spoilers, I highly recommend NOT reading this fic.
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Kyoto Police Station: Meiji era
The man in red grabbed the captured thief by the collar and slammed him against the wall. "Alright, jerk, I'm gonna ask you one question and I want an answer. Who are the 'kurai shibo shijin'?"
The man whose lower lumbar spine had been damaged by the slam coughed up some blood but still refused to co-operate. "Why should I tell a broom-headed freak like you?"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?" The man in red threw the man on the ground and drew the two swords from his back and put them together. "See this!? These blades are placed just far enough apart that if I cut you with them it would be impossible to stitch. You'll have to be amputated or die of gangrene."
"I'm not talking."
"That's enough, Cho."
A third man entered the room. He was of slender build, had somewhat evil looking eyes and smoked a cigarette.
"Saitoh, I was just interrogating this man about the Kurai Shibo Shijin. He's not talking."
"Aho, I know what you were doing. Never threaten to kill someone who we can still get answers out of. It just provides them with an easy way out." The man named Saitoh dropped his cigarette to the ground. Before it hit he had already landed two well-placed punches in the captured's stomach. "If you hurt them, they will talk."
The man coughed some more blood up before falling to the ground unconscious. Cho put his swords back and looked at the man. "Now we'll have to wait until he comes to."
"He'll talk then, I promise."
The two left the small room closing and locking the door behind them.
"We know quite a bit about this case as it is. We know the leader of the Kurai Shibo Shijin is a man by the name of Itazuki. We know that they are responsible for at least three assassins in the past month and are suspect for two more. What we don't know is who the other members are and just who this man Itazuki is."
"Yare yare, it will come. You have no patience."
"Saitoh-sama, if we don't act soon more people could die."
"Aho, at the rate you've been going with this case many more will die before you close it. If a couple more die it will provide us with some clues that might lead us to Itazuki." Saitoh lit another cigarette as he finished these last words.
"I can't believe you'd let more die to solve a mystery."
"When many lives are at stake, a couple doesn't matter."
Cho closed his eyes and sat down. "I once thought the same. I was a cold-blooded killer once, myself, remember?" He lit a cigarette for himself. "After the events regarding Shishio-sama I've slowly turned from killing and now try to lead a peace-loving life."
"You're obsessed with weapons. Why that if not to kill with. Weapons are meant to destroy and that's it. Just five minutes ago you were ready to kill our only possible lead."
"Killing is wrong, but sometimes the ends justify the means. If I need to kill someone to protect Kyoto, then so be it." He opened his left eye, leaving the other closed, as was his habit.
"I thought you hated this government."
"I did. I still do. But the people I do not hate. If anything were to happen to... nevermind."
Saitoh was about to respond when a body came crashing through the ceiling into the middle of their conversation. It was a fairly large man with a piercing in his nose and what could easily be described as a shorter version of Cho's hair, only darker. This was one of the hokage warriors that were sent back in time by Itazuki. His name was Domon Ishijima. Cho immediately stood up while Saitoh didn't seem to notice. He did notice, but he didn't really care.
Domon stood up and held his head in pain. "Where the hell am I?"
Cho was the first to answer. "You're in the middle of the fucking police station!"
Domon looked around and noticed that it wasn't the '90s anymore. "What year is it?"
Cho laughed "Are you some kind of idiot?"
"Who are you calling idiot broom-head?"
Saitoh stood dropped his cigarette. "Both of you, stop. What's your name, Aho."
Domon didn't take this too well. "What's you call me!?"
"Aho... until I know your name, that is what I'll call you... Aho."
The ring in Domon's nose glowed as he punched the wall, destroying it. "It's custom to give your own name first! Aho!"
Saitoh grinned "If you don't calm down you'd have given me a good reason to kill you."
"I'd like to see you try!"
"Aho."
"Aho!"
Cho looked over the situation and laughed. "Maybe you'll both kill each other… that'll be good for a laugh."
He sat down on a bench and leaned back to enjoy the show. Which didn't happen.
"I don't have time for this... leave my station, now."
"Not until you tell me your name!"
"My name is Saitoh Hajime, aho."
"Who's broom-head?"
Cho leaped up. "I'm not gonna take this from a nose- ringed Mongoloid!" Cho drew one of his swords and slashed it threateningly in Domon's direction. "This should be fun."
"Did you just call me a nose-ringed Mongoloid!?" Domon immediately though of his friends, Recca, Fuko-chan, Yanagi, Mikagami and Kogenei and of the events that brought him here. His stance eased and he laughed. "Maybe you guys can help me. I'm Domon Ishijima, and I'm looking for a bastard named Itazuki Katsu, ever heard of him?"
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To Be Continued...
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Next Episode: The Wind and the Weasel.
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Dave- and that's that!
Misao- WHAT!? You didn't say I was going to be in this!!!!
Dave- The oniwa banshu play a large role in this, Mi-chan.
Mikagami- Hmm?
Dave and Misao- NOT YOU!!!!!
Misao- So I guess I'm gonna be in the next episode then, huh?
Dave- Yup, you and Fuko-chan.
Misao- Where is she anyway?
Dave- Oh, she's trying to figure out what's going to happen regarding her Fujin, since it is pretty near useless with all the fujin-chan's missing... Misao- What are we gonna do about that?
Dave- *Evil look* you'll see... all on the next exciting episode of Ice Blue Swords: Part 2 The Wind and the Weasel… be there!!!!
Misao- Do ya have to call me weasel?
Dave- Oro...