Note: Hehehehehe...if you remember from The New Battousai, Kenshin says in chapter 3 that he and Kaoru slept together one winter night because she was cold (ya right). Hehehehehehe...^_^
Chapter 8: Two More Gone Without A Trace
"Kenshin have you seen Megumi lately?" asked Sano as they ate in the hotel lobby. Two days ago they had arrived in the city where the castle was and they were currently staying in a hotel near it.
"No that I haven't. Are you sure she is not in her bedroom?"
"You want me to go check?" replied Sano, a large grin on his face.
"Um...that is not what I meant. I mean...why don't you send Yahiko instead?"
"Smart idea Kenshin. The fox won't get mad at me then! Yahiko, go see if the fox is in her room!"
"Fine!" called an agitated Yahiko from across the room.
He stormed up to Megumi's room and banged on the door, "Megumi! You in there?" he cried. There was no answer. "Megumi! I don't have all day!" Still no answer. "I'm coming in!" he cried as he pulled the door to the side. It was surprisingly unlocked.
"Megumi?" whispered Yahiko into the deserted room. The room was a mess. Clothes were everywhere and Megumi's bed was all torn up with bits of her sheet everywhere.
'It looks like someone came and trashed the place. Where is Megumi? I better go tell Sano and Kenshin,' thought Yahiko as he raced back down the stairs. He was about to tell Kenshin and Sano she wasn't there when he ran right into a tall white pillar.
"What the?" he gasped as he rubbed his head. 'What's a pillar doing in the middle of the..." Yahiko's mouth opened as the pillar turned around and cold blue eyes board into his soft brown ones.
"Aoshi," came Kenshin's voice. Aoshi turned around and faced Kenshin and Sano who both had the same cold stare.
"What are you doing here?" asked Sano, breaking the silence.
"I was just going to ask you the same question," he replied in his cold voice, "I am looking for Miaso. Have you seen her?"
"No. Yahiko was just looking for Megumi that he was," answered Kenshin as they all sat down, "Speaking of Megumi, Yahiko did you find her?"
"Sorry," he said, more to Sano than Kenshin.
"This is very strange that it is."
"What?" asked Aoshi.
"Well, first Ms. Kaoru disappears. Then Megumi and Ms. Miaso. Isn't that strange?"
"Yes. When did Kaoru and Megumi go missing?"
"Let's see...Kaoru, who we think was kidnapped, disappeared about four weeks and two days ago. Today is the first day Megumi has not been seen. What about Misao?"
"Actually, she and Tsubame have been missing for almost as long as Kaoru. Ms.Tea from the Akabeko has had me searching day and night since because she couldn't find you Battousai."
"What! Tsubame's missing too?" cried Yahiko as he jumped to his feet.
"Not missing Yahiko, kidnapped," Kenshin replied in a serious tone.
"What do you mean Kenshin?" asked Sano as he pulled Yahiko back into his seat.
"Kaoru, Megumi, Miaso, and Tsubame are not missing that they are not," explained Kenshin, "They all have been kidnapped. And probably by the same person too. Think about it. Everyone here has had someone important to them taken. Sano, Megumi. Aoshi, Miaso. Yahiko, Tsubame. And me..."
"Ha! So you do love Kaoru!" Yahiko cried as he jumped back up and pointed to the blushing rurouni.
"Anyway, I think it's time we took a look inside that castle and get our loved ones back."
Chapter 8: Two More Gone Without A Trace
"Kenshin have you seen Megumi lately?" asked Sano as they ate in the hotel lobby. Two days ago they had arrived in the city where the castle was and they were currently staying in a hotel near it.
"No that I haven't. Are you sure she is not in her bedroom?"
"You want me to go check?" replied Sano, a large grin on his face.
"Um...that is not what I meant. I mean...why don't you send Yahiko instead?"
"Smart idea Kenshin. The fox won't get mad at me then! Yahiko, go see if the fox is in her room!"
"Fine!" called an agitated Yahiko from across the room.
He stormed up to Megumi's room and banged on the door, "Megumi! You in there?" he cried. There was no answer. "Megumi! I don't have all day!" Still no answer. "I'm coming in!" he cried as he pulled the door to the side. It was surprisingly unlocked.
"Megumi?" whispered Yahiko into the deserted room. The room was a mess. Clothes were everywhere and Megumi's bed was all torn up with bits of her sheet everywhere.
'It looks like someone came and trashed the place. Where is Megumi? I better go tell Sano and Kenshin,' thought Yahiko as he raced back down the stairs. He was about to tell Kenshin and Sano she wasn't there when he ran right into a tall white pillar.
"What the?" he gasped as he rubbed his head. 'What's a pillar doing in the middle of the..." Yahiko's mouth opened as the pillar turned around and cold blue eyes board into his soft brown ones.
"Aoshi," came Kenshin's voice. Aoshi turned around and faced Kenshin and Sano who both had the same cold stare.
"What are you doing here?" asked Sano, breaking the silence.
"I was just going to ask you the same question," he replied in his cold voice, "I am looking for Miaso. Have you seen her?"
"No. Yahiko was just looking for Megumi that he was," answered Kenshin as they all sat down, "Speaking of Megumi, Yahiko did you find her?"
"Sorry," he said, more to Sano than Kenshin.
"This is very strange that it is."
"What?" asked Aoshi.
"Well, first Ms. Kaoru disappears. Then Megumi and Ms. Miaso. Isn't that strange?"
"Yes. When did Kaoru and Megumi go missing?"
"Let's see...Kaoru, who we think was kidnapped, disappeared about four weeks and two days ago. Today is the first day Megumi has not been seen. What about Misao?"
"Actually, she and Tsubame have been missing for almost as long as Kaoru. Ms.Tea from the Akabeko has had me searching day and night since because she couldn't find you Battousai."
"What! Tsubame's missing too?" cried Yahiko as he jumped to his feet.
"Not missing Yahiko, kidnapped," Kenshin replied in a serious tone.
"What do you mean Kenshin?" asked Sano as he pulled Yahiko back into his seat.
"Kaoru, Megumi, Miaso, and Tsubame are not missing that they are not," explained Kenshin, "They all have been kidnapped. And probably by the same person too. Think about it. Everyone here has had someone important to them taken. Sano, Megumi. Aoshi, Miaso. Yahiko, Tsubame. And me..."
"Ha! So you do love Kaoru!" Yahiko cried as he jumped back up and pointed to the blushing rurouni.
"Anyway, I think it's time we took a look inside that castle and get our loved ones back."
