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" And when were movin' sets across the stage...do us all a favor and move you ass's out of the wings!!"

Stage Manager Sarah CCHS Production of "OKLAHOMA!" 2001-2002 Drama Dinner Improv "The Actor and the Techi should be Friends.

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Chapter 6 ~ Abductions

Kenshin sighed and looked at his watch. He had been on the road for almost an hour. ' Why the hell did I decide to meet her all the way out here...!? ' He looked out his window and pulled into a parking lot. After parking his car and getting out he walked down a grassy hill, to a flat plain area with a small park and many trees. He had remembered coming here as a small child with his mother. Closing his eyes, his mind thought back to a time he cherished.

"Okasan! Come on! Please!?" 3 year old Kenshin pulled his mother down the grass hill in a rush of excitement. "Slow down chibi...its not going anywhere" His mother laugh and picked him up, hugging him to her. They had stayed at the park all afternoon. While he played on the playground she sat no to far away chatting with other women. Kenshin met some new play mates and proceeded to challenge them to a game of hide and seek. Since he was the smallest of the bunch, he had the advantage. It was one of the best days of his life...

Kenshin looked across the area and sighed sadly ' Okasan always promised to bring me back...but, the next time I did come...was after her death... ' Kenshin walked to a certain tall tree and leaned against it closing his eyes. A few moments later, he could here the sound of footsteps coming toward him. He smiled, knowing who it was. "Tomoe." The footsteps stopped in front of him, Tomoe smiled "Kenshin..." Kenshin pushed him self of the tree and opened his eyes. Tomoe was wearing a long black skirt and a short sleeved navy blue shirt with white plum petals scattered on it. In her hands, she held a brown bag. Kenshin looked at the bag and raised an eyebrow. Tomoe handed the bag to him. "Its some of your things I found while cleaning out the attic to put Akira's old stuff in. Its just some of your year books and writings." Kenshin looked into the bag to find his High school senior year book, a notebook, and a letter with Tomoe's writing on it. "Thank you...I was searching for this stuff the other day." Silence fell between the two as a soft wind blew. Tomoe lifted her hand to keep the wind from blowing her hair. Suddenly Tomoe blurted out.." This doesn't have anything to do with the divorce or me remarrying does it?" Kenshin looked at her startled. "No Tomoe, this has nothing to do with any of that..." "But, you, you were so upset when you left...I, I had never seen you like that before." Kenshin sighed. "Tomoe...it was a joint decision...you know that. You and I both agreed it wasn't what we wanted. It was getting old...your, more of a sister, or a best friend to me Tomoe. I wasn't upset at you...I was upset that I had wasted your life." Tomoe reached out and touched the side of his face. "You never wasted anything Kenshin...I enjoyed being with you, but times changed...and I know we made that decision together." Kenshin smiled, he truly was never mad at her, she probably wouldn't understand. "Now, what did you want to ask me?" Tomoe tilted her head and brought her hands together in front of her. Kenshin put his hands in his pockets. "Why didn't you tell me you had a brother?" Tomoe blinked and shook her head. "What?" "Why didn't you tell me you had a brother?" Tomoe shook her head again. "Kenshin...I don't HAVE a brother..."

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Kaoru stirred from her nightmare with a pounding headache. Opening her eyes she prayed she was no longer blind. Her eyes tried for several seconds to focus. After a minute or so...she could see. ' Everything's blurry for some reason...but, at least I can make out shapes. ' Kaoru got up from her spot on the recliner, only to have a wave of nausea flow through her. Her head hurt, her eyes burned, and her body was searing hot. Making her way slowly she found Kenshin's small bathroom. Nervously she looked into the mirror, her fears becoming a reality. "No...this, this isn't happening...Dr. Gensai said none of the marks were showing!" Kaoru ran a hand down her neck and over the blood red spot that laid there. She then noticed another on the inside of her thigh, and a larger one on her shoulder. The marks burned slightly, not as bad as the others that were hidden by her robe. "I can't go on like this much longer...I, I need the money...and soon, or I'll-" Kaoru gasped and clutched her stomach tightly as a fierce pain shot through her. Her world began to grow dark, her legs becoming weak. Feeling her body fall, her hand shot out to grab onto the sink counter as her legs gave way. Landing on the floor she began to stand again, this time having trouble. Holding onto the walls she walked out of the bathroom and back to Kenshin's couch. Another pain hit her body, harder that the last one, taking her breath away. Falling to the floor she held her stomach tightly, trying not to scream out in pain. Tears fell from her eyes. Never had the pain been this bad, and never had she been this weak. The marks on her body seem to burn in unison, showing no remorse. Kaoru felt the whole world was closing on her. She couldn't breathe... there was no air. She coughed trying to rid of the substance that kept her from getting air. Kaoru looked at the hand she had used to cover her mouth while coughing. "Blood...?" she then licked her lips. "I-I'm coughing up blood..." Kaoru's world became dark as she slipped into a state of unconsciousness.

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"You WHAT!?" Kenshin's eyes had turned widen and questioning. "I told you...I don't have a brother Kenshin, I was an only child. You know that" Kenshin leaned back against the tree and shook his head. "Are you sure? Maybe its some long lost brother." Tomoe shook he head. "That's not possible. But, who is this guy that you think is my brother?" Kenshin looked up into the sycamores branches. "Yukishiro, Yukishiro Enishi..." Tomoe stood in thought for a few minutes before replying. "Yukishiro is a common name Kenshin, but, I know I don't have a brother named Enishi." Kenshin's eyes widened as he remembered the link Katsu had discovered. "But, he was a link on your bio page me and Sano saw. He was listed as your brother." Tomoe shrugged. "Someone could have just gotten the pages or links confused. You of all people should know that could have been the case. You didn't study in computer for 4 years for nothing Kenshin." Kenshin clenched his fists in frustration. Something was seriously wrong, but Kenshin just couldn't figure out what. A part of his mind started nagging at him to remember something, something important. "Kenshin? Are you alright? Tell me what's going on." Kenshin took a deep breath. "Someone I know is in danger, and Enishi has something to do with it." Tomoe smirked. "This 'someone' wouldn't happen to be a women would it?" Kenshin turned a light shade of pink, but avoided answering. "Thanks for coming out here Tomoe...I know how long a drive it is here from your house." Tomoe smiled. "It wasn't a problem, but, I was surprised you wanted to meet me here. Why did you tell me to meet you here anyway?" Kenshin hid his eyes in his long bangs. "Old habits die hard I guess." Kenshin felt Tomoe lift up his chin. Her eyes met his, and she smiled. "If you like...you can come to mine and Akira's wedding. I would really like to have you there." Kenshin shook his head. "No offense, but, I think I wouldn't belong." Tomoe smiled sadly and nodded. "If that's your decision, I won't try and change your mind." Tomoe kissed him softly on the lips and smiled. "That was a good bye kiss Kenshin, keep in touch." Tomoe then turned around and walked back up the hill to her car. Kenshin sighed and took out the letter in the bag Tomoe gave him. Opening it, he smiled slightly. "I guess this truly is good bye..." Kenshin then looked to the setting sun. "Sayonara... Tomoe..."

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Sano whistled as he made his way down the block toward the clinic. Looking in the window he saw the waiting room was empty. "Good, looks like I won't be needing an appointment." Clearing his throat he stepped into the clinic. "YO FOX!!! IM HERE!!!" Sano stood in the middle of the waiting room for a moment before looking around. "OI! Fox! You here!?" Shrugging, he made his way toward her office. Opening the door quietly he encountered a sight that startled him, but yet, brought a soft smile to his face. The women who never stopped working, was face down asleep on her desk. Sano rubbed the back of his head. 'So much for my fun...I wonder what's been keeping her so busy lately...I'm surprised me yelling didn't wake her up.' Sano looked up at the clock on the wall. ' It's almost 7:30...she should have left half an hour ago...how long has she been asleep?' Sano quietly walked toward her desk to wake her up, but stopped as he heard her mumble something in her sleep. "Wait...don't go, please..." Sano watched as she repeated the same thing again. Then to his surprise, he saw tears fall from her eyes. ' She's crying...but, why? ' He waited, and listened to more of her soft plea's "Please...don't go...I need you" Sano's heart twisted at her tears. He'd known Megumi for a while, and always play like he was her rival. Always trying to be a big tough guy, when in reality...he felt something for her. Slowly, as not to scare her, he shook her shoulders. "Hey, Fox...wake up." Megumi stirred slightly at his touch but still didn't wake, her tears still falling. "OI! Fox! Get up!" Sano leaned in closer so he was practically nose to nose with her. Slowly Megumi opened her eyes, and gasped at what she saw. ' Those eyes...there the same as in my dream...but, but how!? Am I still dreaming!? ' Sano noticed how her face paled at the sight of him, and it worried him slightly. "Megumi...are you ok?" Breaking out of her trance, she leaned back away from his face. "Oh...its you Rooster head...what are you- wait, what did you just say?" "Huh? Oh, I asked if you were ok" Megumi's eyes met his. "What did you call me?" Sano swallowed and blushed slightly "I called you Megumi..." Her eyes widened slightly. ' He never calls me by my given name...' Sano then stood upright and turned for the door. "It's past seven o'clock... I figured you wouldn't want to spend the night here in the clinic." Sano smiled to himself and walked out of the clinic. Megumi sighed and looked toward the door. ' Its just a coincidence...nothing more...at least, that's what I think it is.'

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Kenshin reached his apartment a short time later after picking up something to eat for Kaoru and him. Pulling into his parking spot, a sudden feeling hit him. ' Something's not right...' Kenshin closed his eyes tight against the sudden feelings. The second his eyes closed though, a mass of images struck him. A body, no, a loved one, pinned to a wall. Screams, and blood...so much blood, and evil mimicking laughter. ' Too late...' the voice said. ' Your too late once again...' "No....No...LEAVE ME ALONE!!" Kenshin brought his hands to his head in order to rid himself of the visions. He then brought his hands down to grip the steering wheel tightly, the flood of images threaten to tear him apart from the inside. Kenshin struggled to relate the images to something. The body pinned to the wall becoming the most frequent of the repeating images. "What's....going on!? Is this some kind of warning?!" Kenshin closed his eyes tight. Suddenly he saw a vision...of himself, with amber eyes, and a sword. Kenshin's eyes then opened instantly. Lavender eyes stared out into nothing in shock. " That...That was me...but how!? What the hell is going on here?" Before Kenshin could say another word, and ear piercing scream echoed through the night, and his heart.

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Kaoru woke in utter pain, her mind not functioning right. She looked around vision blurred. She could her heart beating in her ears. The sound becoming louder and louder by the second. Her body screamed in physical agony, and her mind screamed for help. Silent tears streamed down her face as she tried to sort through her thoughts. Her nightmare still fresh in mind did nothing to help her. Closing her eyes to try and calm her body, a flash of images ran through her mind. " What...is this?! I don't know what your trying to tell me!!" Kaoru watched as the images and scenes played before her eyes. Most of them repeats of dreams she'd had in the past. Dreams of an auburn hair man she had when she was a child, all flashing before her. But, a new vision appeared, a white hair man, with a watou in his hand, and a menacing smile playing a crossed his lips. Kaoru's eyes snapped open and her body shook with fright. "T-That looked like Enishi! But...how!?" Suddenly Kaoru registered the sound of a door opening. "Kenshin..?" Turning around to look toward the door she was grabbed from behind, a voice whispering in her ear. "Now...Now that you are at your critical point...its time to carry out what I have been planning, for my entire life, this life...and in the last!" Kaoru turned her head to look at her captors face. His menacing look, mimicking her visions. Kaoru's face became pale, all logic gone from her head, and her strength gone, she did the only thing she could do...Kamiya Kaoru screamed.

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Kenshin's heart spasm as he heard Kaoru's scream. "No..! KAORU!" Kenshin wasted no time in jumping out of his car and running up a fight of stairs. When he reached his floor he saw Sanosuke, Megumi, and Dr. Gensai staring into Kenshin apartment. Kenshin noticed the pale looks on there faces. Swallowing, he looked into the room, his stomach imminently rising to his throat. Blood was on the floor, and there were obvious signs of a struggle. Kenshin walked around his small living area noting the blood on the floor. "W-What happen...? Where's Kaoru!?" Kenshin looked at each of them, eyes pleading for an answer, something. Sanosuke stepped forward. "We heard Jou-chan scream...I met Dr. Gensai and Megumi out here...and this is what we saw..." Kenshin looked toward his balcony...and noticed it was open. "He kidnapped her...THE BASTERED TOOK HER!" Kenshin punched the wall with a force to cause the room to shake. He flopped down into his recliner and put his head in his hands. The locks had been ripped off the door, and he had gotten in and taken her. Kenshin swallowed trying to control the tears that threatened to escape. ' Enishi...why? What's the point of all this!? ' Gensai took a sudden step forward. "Minna...there's something you all should know about Kaoru-chan...." Kenshin looked at Gensai, eyes wide. Sano looked at Megumi who shrugged, then to Kenshin. Before Gensai could begin to explain, a small gasp from behind them was heard. Yahiko stood in the door way staring into the room. "Kaoru!" Where is she!? WHAT HAPPENED!?" Gensai looked at the young boy confused. "Yahiko-chan!? What are you doing out this late? Do your parents know where you are?" Sano looked at the boy and his eyes turned into a glare. "Your the brat who knocked me over the over day!" Yahiko shot a look at Sano. "Did not! You bumped into me you rooster!" Suddenly everyone was talking at one. Kenshin clenched his hands together in frustration, something deep inside of him surfacing. His mind was swimming with worry, concerns, questions, fright, and most of all, Kaoru safety. Suddenly all logic was gone from him as his mind snapped. "EVERYONE SHUT-UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The room became quiet, as everyone turned toward Kenshin. He lifted his head to look at them...his eyes a mysterious amber.

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A/N- WAAAAAAAAA! Battousai's here! LoL...and the funny thing is...Kenshin doesn't even know what's going on! Ah, well another chapter finished. Sorry for the delay, I had to get used to my schedule with school and all. I've also had some personal problems arise . Sorry about this chapter being short after I told most of you in my not it was going to be long. After a few days of planning I decided just to write it and figure out where to leave off. Hope this cliffhanger is good enough for you all! Anyway enjoy the story. Next chapter in planning and I'll try to get it finished as soon as I can! OH! I was given a request by my best friend to advertise her fics. She's an Evangelion fan and a good writer. Please visit her fics and give them a read. "INSTRUMENTALITY-MISATO KATSURAGI" Story ID 754949, and, "HITODAMA" Story ID 753811 (her Pen Name is MizzMisatoKaji). Also...PLEASE LEAVE ME A REVIEW!! I just reached 30 reviews and I'm very happy! Well, till next time JA! =^.^= PLEASE EXCUSE ALL SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ERRORS!!

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