A:N/ Ok everyone, this is my first Fanfic and I wrote it out of curiousity really. Wondering if i had the skill to be able to do something like this. Hope ya enjoy and um I don't own Kenshin or any of the Characters, only 18 manga (darn money shortage lol)

Chapter 1

Kenshin walked around Kyoto. His eyes narrowed into a glare. It was ten years into the Meiji Era. He came back for one reason. It was to claim his fiancé, his teacher, Hiko Seijuro, had set up when he was 14 years old. He couldn't even remember her name, but yet he was still looking for her. He had never even seen her before because soon after he was told about the marriage he left for the Bakumatsu. He then earned the name Battosai the Manslayer. He had slayed many men for the Ishin Shishi. He did this in hopes of a better age for Japan where the weak were not exploited by the strong. Even though the government promised this, it never happened.

He stopped a teenage girl she had black hair and a ponytail that went halfway down her back, she had to be about halfway through her teen's for her body was starting to form into an adults. She wore a Shinobi outfit which Kenshin believed showed a little too much leg for her age. Anyways he stopped her and she seemed to be in a rush when she yelled, "Hey what are you doing!"

Kenshin talked to her in a fairly icy tone, "Is there anywhere I can stay the night?"

The girl smiled. "Sure, come down to Aoi-ya. By the way my names Makimachi Misao but just call me Misao," she replied happily.

Kenshin looked at her and wondered why she was so cheerful. "My name's Kenshin, Kenshin Himura."

He followed Misao all the way to Aoi-ya and payed for one night's stay. He left the front desk and started to explore the huge hotel. It was the biggest place he had been in recently. There was a hot spring and everything. There had to be at least 40 different room's on each floor though about eight of them excluding his room were already occupied. He soon became friends with all the people who worked at Aoi-ya and found out they were all part of the Oniwabanshu. He was mostly interested in the Okashira, Shinomori Aoshi. The morning soon came and he left Aoi-ya before any of the workers woke. He started on his way to his master's house. It wasn't that far away for him but for other's it could be. It involved walking up a steep mountain which was full of rocks on the trail making it hard to maneuver unless you're experienced with it. The trail itself was almost in darkness because of the tall tree's surrounding it. It was always best to carry a light to make your way up. He made it to the house by noon. He knocked on the door and walked in without waiting for an answer. It was dark in the house except for a few candles in the corners of the room emitting light. Also there was one light in the center of the room near where his Master his Sensei now sat.

Hiko turned and looked at him with a glare. "What are you doing here.."

Kenshin looked at his master for a few moments before replying, "When I was fourteen you arranged a marriage for me. What was her name?"

Hiko took a sip of his sake and then stood up and walked over to a desk and started sorting through it. It wasn't a very big pile but it wasn't sorted at all so he had to take some time looking at the names and reading some information. After five minutes he pulled out a folder. "Her name is Kamiya Kaoru. She is twenty two and is current assistant master of a style called Kamiya Kassin Ryu."

Kenshin closed his eyes while Hiko told him this and took in the information. "Kaoru…" He repeated. "Do you have any pictures or information on where she lives?"

Hiko looked through the folder again and closed it. "There is no record of where she lives or even a picture." Hiko set the folder down and looked at Kenshin. "There is a rumor she now lives in Tokyo. She should be able to be found easily because it says here she owns a dojo so it would make sense for her to have one in Tokyo.

Kenshin bowed and turned to leave. "Thank you for your help."

Kenshin left the house and rested a hand on his sword. He was slightly surprised no one had bothered to make a deal about his sword, everywhere else the police were notified almost instantly. He took the bandage off of his cheek that hid his cross shaped scar. He didn't need anyone making a big deal about it. Hell he thought to himself, someone might have known he was Battosai. That would definitely make the police come after him. There was someone going around using his name to murder so the police were after him as it was.

He walked into some forest instead of taking the main road. It was much quicker to travel this way. The main was always busy because of all the people that traveled on it and also it took twist an turns. If he traveled through the woods then he could travel in an almost straight path with no human contact at all. Kenshin sighed and leaned against a tree when all of a sudden he sensed one person, no two people's Ki. It was fairly strong. He put his hand on his sword and prepared for an attack. Out of the shadows came Aoshi and Misao. Misao launched herself at Kenshin and hugged him. This caused an "oro" to come from Kenshin. Misao let him go and backed up and hugged Aoshi's arm and leaned on him.

"What are you two doing here? Shouldn't you be at Aoi-ya?" Kenshin said questioningly.

Aoshi let out a small smile which wasn't normal for him. "I decided to leave Aoi-ya to Okina and Misao here decided to follow me," Aoshi responded.

"But, that doesn't answer my question." Kenshin sighed.

Misao smiled and nearly shouted, "Were coming with you of course." Kenshin's eyes widened. "Oro? But why would you follow this one? This one is a wanderer and..."

Misao cut him off, "We want to explore Japan with you, and." She fell quiet and Aoshi finished for her. "We overheard your looking for your fiancé and we would like to help."

Kenshin smiled at his new friends. "Thank you."

The three started on their way. About halfway through their trip on the third day, Misao, who had been constantly talking, finally brought up Kenshin's scar.

"Hey Kenshin, How'd you get the scar on your cheek?"

Kenshin remained silent for a few minutes. "I got this back in the war."

Misao's eyes widened. "The Bakumatsu?"

Kenshin smiled slightly. "Yes, the Bakumatsu. Ever hear of Battosai the Manslayer?"

Aoshi was the one to reply. "He is one of the most feared of all the patriots. He was rumored to be able to kill 10 men in just one swing."

Kenshin looked at the ground and Misao made the connection. "Your him aren't ya Kenshin?"

Aoshi looked at Misao and then at Kenshin. "I was Battosai, I got this scar in one of my first battles and it will be permanent."

Misao and Aoshi decided to let the topic drop. Misao brought up a new topic for them to talk an hour later or so. "So what's your fiancé's name?"

Kenshin closed his eyes and thought. "Her name is Kamiya Kaoru. She is assistant master of Kamiya Kassin Ryu. And she is twenty two." Misao smiled and punched Kenshin in the back which made him fly forward. His eyes went all swirly and he rocked back and forth. This happened to him whenever a strong shock hit him.

"So how old are you Kenshin?" Aoshi asked. Kenshin stood up and started walking again.

"That is a good question." He counted on his fingers. "Between twenty eight and thirty."

Misao started laughing at this. "You don't even know how old you are!" Two days later and a lot of complaining from Misao, the three walked into Tokyo. It was bigger then Kyoto and Kenshin was fairly amazed. In all of his travel's this was the first time he entered Tokyo.

Well, first chapters done, hope you enjoy. R&R