Note: Here's chapter 3!
Chapter 3: Nothing to Morn Over
Kenshin's train stopped at the Tokyo station two days later. As he got off, Kenshin realized he had forgotten how beautiful Tokyo was.
'Just like Kaoru,' he thought to himself. He gasped. How could he think such a thing? How could he think Kaoru was beautiful after what he did to her? Kenshin forced out these thoughts and started for the dojo. He was halfway there when he realized that everyone was quite happy and no one seemed to have a care in the world. They weren't even talking about the drunken police man! How could people be this happy after what happened? BAM! Kenshin turned around to see Yahiko on the ground, rubbing his head.
"Yahiko?" started Kenshin, "Are you all right?"
"Huh? Kenshin! What are you doing here? I told you I would buy tofu today!" cried Yahiko as he pulled out his wooden sword.
"What? Yahiko are you okay?" asked Kenshin, surprised. What was Yahiko talking about?
"Huh?" said Yahiko as he blinked. He looked down at his sword then stared at Kenshin for a moment before putting it away.
"Gomen (sorry) sir. I didn't see you there. Good day," said Yahiko as he bowed and started walking towards the dojo.
"What! Yahiko come back! Yahiko!" cried Kenshin as he started to follow him. Yahiko looked over his shoulder and saw Kenshin coming towards him. His eyes got wide and he quickened his pace. Kenshin followed. Yahiko broke into a run and Kenshin quickened his as well. Finally, Yahiko and Kenshin reached the dojo.
"Megumi! Sano! Kaoru! He's back!" cried Yahiko as he raced into the gate.
'Why did Yahiko call out Kaoru's name if she's dead? Does he not know? Or did Kaoru.... did she convince Sano into writing that letter just to get me to come back? Well, then where is she? Normally she would come running up but she hasn't. What's going on?' thought Kenshin as he followed Yahiko in. Sano and Megumi came running out but Kaoru was no where to be seen.
"Hello everyone," said Kenshin seeing Megumi and Sano's surprised expressions.
"Sir Ken! What are you doing here?" asked Megumi after she sent Yahiko to the clinic to tell Dr. Genzai and the others.
"What do you mean? I am here to morn for Kaoru that I am," replied Kenshin as he walked up to them.
"Morn for her? Why would you do that?" asked Sano as he grabbed a fishbone off the porch floor and started chewing on it while he sat down. Megumi sat next to him and laid her head on his shoulder. Sano replied to this by putting his arm around her. Kenshin could tell there was something going on between them as he sat down across from them.
"Kenshin....something happened to Kaoru," started Megumi, but she was interrupted by Kenshin.
"Yes I know that I do. That's why I'm here."
"But.... how did you know?"
"Sano wrote me. I had to come by train and came as fast as I could."
"You wrote him? Why did you do that?" Megumi asked, turning to Sano.
"I didn't send any letter. Kenshin what are you talking about?"
"What? I got a letter two days ago saying Kaoru had been killed by a drunk police man while buying tofu and you and Megumi wanted me to come and morn for her."
"What! I never wrote that! Kaoru isn't dead!" cried Sano.
"You don't know that you big rooster-head! For all you know she could be! You see Kenshin, Kaoru....Kaoru disappeared two days ago. No one can find her so I wrote a letter to you this morning asking if you would come and help us look for her."
"What happened to Yahiko? He is acting very strange, that he is."
"Well, you see the day Kaoru disappeared, Yahiko was missing too. She went to look at the Akobeko and never returned. Sano found Yahiko in the woods about an hour after she left. He was drugged really bad and forgets things or acts crazy. He's gotten better but he's not completely back to normal. He goes back and forth from sanity to insanity. Sano then went to find Kaoru to tell her he found Yahiko but couldn't find her anywhere. We've been searching ever since. We even have the police helping us."
"So...you want me to help you find her?"
"Well of course! I don't know who sent you that letter but we're glad you're here anyway!"
"I'll start now, that I will." and Kenshin stood up and walked out of the gates.
'Kaoru didn't disappear. She was kidnapped. She is once again a part of my enemy's plan to get me. When is it going to end?'
To be continued...
Sakura G.
FF,SMFA,&A
***If you have any questions, comments, or flames (but none of you should give me any of those!), please feel free to email me at: sailor_ivy_girl@mail.com or post up a review. Tanks!
Chapter 3: Nothing to Morn Over
Kenshin's train stopped at the Tokyo station two days later. As he got off, Kenshin realized he had forgotten how beautiful Tokyo was.
'Just like Kaoru,' he thought to himself. He gasped. How could he think such a thing? How could he think Kaoru was beautiful after what he did to her? Kenshin forced out these thoughts and started for the dojo. He was halfway there when he realized that everyone was quite happy and no one seemed to have a care in the world. They weren't even talking about the drunken police man! How could people be this happy after what happened? BAM! Kenshin turned around to see Yahiko on the ground, rubbing his head.
"Yahiko?" started Kenshin, "Are you all right?"
"Huh? Kenshin! What are you doing here? I told you I would buy tofu today!" cried Yahiko as he pulled out his wooden sword.
"What? Yahiko are you okay?" asked Kenshin, surprised. What was Yahiko talking about?
"Huh?" said Yahiko as he blinked. He looked down at his sword then stared at Kenshin for a moment before putting it away.
"Gomen (sorry) sir. I didn't see you there. Good day," said Yahiko as he bowed and started walking towards the dojo.
"What! Yahiko come back! Yahiko!" cried Kenshin as he started to follow him. Yahiko looked over his shoulder and saw Kenshin coming towards him. His eyes got wide and he quickened his pace. Kenshin followed. Yahiko broke into a run and Kenshin quickened his as well. Finally, Yahiko and Kenshin reached the dojo.
"Megumi! Sano! Kaoru! He's back!" cried Yahiko as he raced into the gate.
'Why did Yahiko call out Kaoru's name if she's dead? Does he not know? Or did Kaoru.... did she convince Sano into writing that letter just to get me to come back? Well, then where is she? Normally she would come running up but she hasn't. What's going on?' thought Kenshin as he followed Yahiko in. Sano and Megumi came running out but Kaoru was no where to be seen.
"Hello everyone," said Kenshin seeing Megumi and Sano's surprised expressions.
"Sir Ken! What are you doing here?" asked Megumi after she sent Yahiko to the clinic to tell Dr. Genzai and the others.
"What do you mean? I am here to morn for Kaoru that I am," replied Kenshin as he walked up to them.
"Morn for her? Why would you do that?" asked Sano as he grabbed a fishbone off the porch floor and started chewing on it while he sat down. Megumi sat next to him and laid her head on his shoulder. Sano replied to this by putting his arm around her. Kenshin could tell there was something going on between them as he sat down across from them.
"Kenshin....something happened to Kaoru," started Megumi, but she was interrupted by Kenshin.
"Yes I know that I do. That's why I'm here."
"But.... how did you know?"
"Sano wrote me. I had to come by train and came as fast as I could."
"You wrote him? Why did you do that?" Megumi asked, turning to Sano.
"I didn't send any letter. Kenshin what are you talking about?"
"What? I got a letter two days ago saying Kaoru had been killed by a drunk police man while buying tofu and you and Megumi wanted me to come and morn for her."
"What! I never wrote that! Kaoru isn't dead!" cried Sano.
"You don't know that you big rooster-head! For all you know she could be! You see Kenshin, Kaoru....Kaoru disappeared two days ago. No one can find her so I wrote a letter to you this morning asking if you would come and help us look for her."
"What happened to Yahiko? He is acting very strange, that he is."
"Well, you see the day Kaoru disappeared, Yahiko was missing too. She went to look at the Akobeko and never returned. Sano found Yahiko in the woods about an hour after she left. He was drugged really bad and forgets things or acts crazy. He's gotten better but he's not completely back to normal. He goes back and forth from sanity to insanity. Sano then went to find Kaoru to tell her he found Yahiko but couldn't find her anywhere. We've been searching ever since. We even have the police helping us."
"So...you want me to help you find her?"
"Well of course! I don't know who sent you that letter but we're glad you're here anyway!"
"I'll start now, that I will." and Kenshin stood up and walked out of the gates.
'Kaoru didn't disappear. She was kidnapped. She is once again a part of my enemy's plan to get me. When is it going to end?'
To be continued...
Sakura G.
FF,SMFA,&A
***If you have any questions, comments, or flames (but none of you should give me any of those!), please feel free to email me at: sailor_ivy_girl@mail.com or post up a review. Tanks!