It was a cold winter day, a young woman stood in the front of the ship, as she waved good bye to her friends she suddenly started to feel an empty ness in her heart. Even though she would get to see them in a month, Kaoru couldn't help but feel lonely. The ship's horn blew and the ship departed out of the dock in Tokyo into the sea.
"Yahiko make sure Kenshin doesn't get into any trouble!" Kaoru yelled.
"Don't worry Kaoru!" The small boy answered.
"Have fun, Miss Kaoru!" The red headed man standing next to the young boy. Kenshin and Yahiko disappeared from Kaoru's sight.
"Kenshin…" Kaoru replied as she went to her room of the ship. She sat down at her small wooden desk and brought out her journal. She began to write;
Dear diary,
We have just departed from Tokyo, and I already miss everyone especially Kenshin. I know that going to school is a big thing but why does it have to be so far away? How am I going to last a whole month, when it's only been a couple of minutes and I already feel sick. It's not the water so it must be him. It will be the first New Years without them. I think I'll actually miss that little brat, Yahiko, that gambling jerk Sanosuke and the persistent, greedy, witch, doctor Megumi. Maybe I'll make some new friends at school. Yeah no problem, I can do this.
Kaoru finished her last sentence and put her journal back into her kimono.
"I think I'm going to check out the ship." She left her room and walked up the stairs to the back of the ship. The cool breeze sent a chill down Kaoru's spine, "Jeez, its freezing. I didn't think it would be this cold." She turned to go back in but stop when she saw a man wedged over the side of the ship.
She walked over beside him, "Sir, are you okay?"
"I'm fine I just a little sea sick." The man answered as he threw up.
Kaoru patted his back, "I'm sorry, just relax and maybe it will-" Kaoru was interrupted when the man threw up again.
"Eeewww!" She thought, "I am so glad I'm not sea sick."
After several minutes the man finally stopped and stood up, "Thanks I owe you, Kaoru!?" The man exclaimed.
"Sano?!" Kaoru replied as she looked at the man. It turned out to be the spiky browned hair gambling jerk Sanosuke.
"What are you doing here?" They both said in unison, "You first."
"I'm here because I'm heading for America to go to school. What's your excuse?" Kaoru replied.
"America? I think you're on the wrong ship, this one is heading for Kyoto." Sanosuke answered.
"No its not, "Kaoru said grabbing her ticket out of her pocket and showing it to Sanosuke, "See it says America. You're on the wrong ship."
"Naw uh," Sanosuke brought out his ticket, "See it says Kyo- America? Darn it!"
Kaoru smirked, "Your sense of direction is horrible. Do you ever check your ticket to see where you're going?"
"Shut up, anyone could have made that mistake." Sanosuke growled.
"Yeah anyone meaning you." Kaoru chuckled.
"Oh no don't tell me you two are on this ship." A husky voice said behind them.