Disclaimer: See Chapter One
Chapter Two:
Kaoru was in the mess hall eating breakfast the next morning when Misao sat next to her.
"Gee you sure left early last night, where'd you run off to?" She asked as she bit into a sausage and promptly made a face. "I think this food has actually gotten worse."
"Good, I was afraid it was just me," Kaoru commented
"So, where DID you go last night?"
"I just suddenly felt very tired, so I went to my room to sleep."
"Oh," said Misao, not quite believing her, but deciding to let the matter drop. "So, anyway did you hear about the new guy?"
Kaoru glanced up. "What new guy?"
Misao shrugged. "Some transfer, from some federal prison."
"Why was he there?"
She shrugged again. "Why are we here?"
Kaoru sighed. "Wait, how did you get all this information?"
Misao smirked. "I can't help it if the guards here were sort of talking about it and I accidentally overheard from behind a dumpster…"
"Misao! You shouldn't be doing things like that! You could get into serious trouble!"
"But where's the fun in that?"
"Promise me you won't do that any more, okay?"
"Come off it Kaoru! Geeze, its not like I was anywhere I wasn't allowed to be! You act like I was trying to escape or something."
Kaoru just sighed. "So where is this guy now?" she asked
"Last I heard he was in the infirmary. The guards that brought him in were kinda rough on him."
"We should go visit him."
"Yeah, sure. After school maybe."
"School? Oh shit we're gonna be late!" cried Kaoru as she grabbed Misao by the arm and dragged her off.
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Kenshin awoke on a cot in a fairly sparse room. A hospital…? He thought. Well, Some sort of clinic at least. He tried to sit up, but the action made his head spin and he fell back onto the cot with a groan. The last thing he remembered was being pushed roughly into some office building and the guards striking him repeatedly with their guns. They must've knocked me out, he realized. It was then that he heard a door open.
"Oh my your awake!"
Kenshin opened his eyes to see that a young woman had entered the room.
"How are you feeling?"
"My head is spinning…"
She smiled. "I'm not surprised, the way you came in here all banged up and bruised."
"Hmph…"
The woman pressed a hand to his forehead checking for fever. "My you're a handsome one! Too bad they marred your pretty face." She commented as she began to change his bandages.
"Oro?" Kenshin asked as he out a hand to his face and felt a large bandage on his left cheek. He vaguely recalled a sharp pain there before passing out.
"That was some stunt you tried to pull."
"It was worth the try," he responded a little indignantly. "How'd you know about that anyway?"
"My friend Rick told me about it. He came here in protest of the government's decision to relocate us. Since he's a non-Japanese, he can get information from the guards more easily than the rest of us."
"I hadn't realized we had sympathizers."
"Please try not to move Mr. Himura."
"Sorry," he apologized. "How do you know my name?"
"I'm a doctor, you're my patient. That information was in your files."
"Oh. Then might I know your name?"
"My name is Megumi Takani. People around here call me Meg."
Kenshin would have smiled, but it hurt to do so, so he just nodded politely and said "Nice to meet you."
"There, all done," Megumi announced as she finished with the bandages. "Here take two of these. They'll ease your pain and help you sleep."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. I'll check on you in a little while. Now try to get some rest."
"I will." He assured her.
With that she left. Having taken the medication Kenshin lay back down on the cot and tried to get some sleep.
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Author's Note: YES I know the whole thing about a non-Japanese sympathizer seems strange, but when I was doing my research for this story I found a report of someone who actually did that. (Plus, I figured that if I were around then, I'd do the same, so, why not?) Also, I don't know everything about these camps or the government so if something seems off THAT'S why…I'm doing my best but PLEASE don't take my word for fact…the historical aspect is just a backdrop for the romance part. Kenshin's STUNT will be explained later, probably in the next chapter, so don't worry about it. This story will mainly focus on K/K, with a tiny bit of S/M. And if you are REALLY good and ASK for it, I might put a little A/M in, if I can figure out how to write Aoshi in. Heck if I'm REALLY inspired there will be some Y/T parts too…but in anycase PLEASE WRITE A REVIEW, EVEN A FLAME!