AN: I hope everyone enjoyed the last chapter

Disclaimer: I cough cough don't cough own cough RK cough cough. I must be getting a cold.

Chapter Two: And so the journey begins….

Kenshin looked at the wall in despair. No, she couldn't be gone she'd been unconscious when I left. That meant

someone took her…but who? Sano had been staring at the empty wall in disbelief. How the HELL could Kenshin be

such an idiot! He turned around to face Kenshin, his face contorted in anger and…fear. Kenshin was filled with guilt and

felt as if the world had just crashed around him. This is all, my fault… my fault…my fault, all my fault…Suddenly

Sanosuke punched Kenshin across his face. Kenshin had been to busy drowning in his own guilt to even notice that Sano

had even touched him. Sano not seeing a reaction in Kenshin thought that he was going into depression or something like

that…'What can I do now?' 'All my fault, all my fault…'

Megumi rushed to the spot where Sano and Kenshin were standing. Kenshin had his head bent hiding his eyes

while Sano was punching a rock nearby that stood as tall as he as silently as possible. Yahiko was a few paces ahead of

her. Megumi wondered what had happened and if she was too late. She swallowed the lump that had risen in her throat at

the thought. When she got there Yahiko was already interrogating Sano who looked about ready to punch him into last

Tuesday. Megumi heard Yahiko say,"-where is she then?" Sano looked at the boy and yelled, "If I knew where she was

then why would I be standing around here for? Go ask the ass who's drowning himself in guilt, not me!" All three of them

turned to the man who indeed looked like he was drowning in guilt. "Well..?" Yahiko said uncertainly. Kenshin said

nothing. Sano went back to punching the rock with bleeding fists.

Kaoru opened her eyes slowly. What happened…The last thing she could remember was drinking a cup of foreign tea

then everything going black. "So you're finally up then, I must of put too much powder in your tea, oh well don't matter

now," A voice said nearby. Koaru was up on her feet in a second and whirled around to face the man with fists ready.

"Calm down, and fix your kimono!" The voice said. Koaru looked down at herself and turned bright red. Her kimono was

barely on her shoulders. She quickly fixed it and whacked the guy over the head with her magic bokken screaming,

"HENTAI" The man was swirly eyed on the ground and apologizing. Koaru sat on the ground and began to take in her

surroundings. She was outside in a nice secluded large garden surrounded by trees. When the man came to she asked,

"Where am I and why was I brought here?" The man looked a little older than Koaru and, boy was he HANDSOME. He

had dark brown hair tied in a low ponytail at the nape of his neck and he was taller than she was but still not as tall as

Sano, about midway. He had a kind and gentle face with beautiful green eyes and his skin was a golden color. He was

muscular and not one gram of fat on him. Koaru was not about to drool but she had to admit he was hot! (AN: sorry I

just couldn't help myself it was just too much of a good opportunity for it to go to waste!) "Well, to be truthful…I have no

idea! I just got the orders from the boss to bring you here and here I am!" Koaru face faulted. "You're kidding me, right?"

Koaru said in shock. "No, I am not kidding," He said. "Then what are we suppose to do, then? " "I was supposed to

bring you here and wait for you to wake up and then we'll be on our way!" "No way am I letting some guy I don't even

know take me on a trip!" Koaru yelled. "Well then, my name is Asakura Tamahome. (AN: I know! Fushigi Yugi and

Shaman King! Thank you SSJVegito!!!! I don't know about Shaman King unfortunately but I'm a fan of Fushigi Yugi)

Nice to meet you Kamiya Koaru!" She didn't even bother to ask how he knew her name, instead she bowed politely and

said sarcastically, "Nice to meet you, too." Tamahome frowned and said, "I have a pair of gi and hakama for you if you

want them and there's a nice lake nearby if you'd like to bathe." Koaru was gratefull she felt dirty and badly needed a

bath. "Thanks, but don't you dare peek or I'll give you more than just a bump on the head!" Tamahome put his hands up

defensively and said, "Like I would peek on a raccoon girl like you!" "What did you just say!?!" Koaru screamed.

"RACCOON!!!!!" "GGGRRRR" *WHACK WHACK WHACK* Tamahome was sprawled out on the ground in

seconds knocked out. "HHMMFFF!!" Koaru said as she searched his bags and found a hakama and gi that would fit her.

And so, she made her way to take a nice long bath.

Kenshin still hadn't moved from his spot. Megumi and Yahiko had gone home after bandaging Sano's hand. Sano wasn't

ready to quit though, he had to save Jou-chan and he was bringing Kenshin with him! "Kenshi listen to me buddy we're

gonna go get Koaru back! We're gonna search all of Japan if we have to!" Kenshin still said nothing. "Okay then buddy,

let me put it this way. We are gonna go after Jou-chan before she gets killed! I found a ransom note near the wall and it

said to go to Kyoto with money but all you need is your sword. The guy said he wants to battle you. So we go there kick

his ass and get Jou-chan back." Kenshin still had no reaction. "Listen Kenshin what would Jou-chan want you to do?

Mope around or go after her?" Finally Kenshin nodded his head but still said nothing. " Fine then have it your way," Sano

said while picking Kenshin up by his gi collar and tossed him over his shoulder. Kenshin Finally showed some sign of life,

he began to try and get out of Sano's grasp by flapping his arms and legs about saying he could walk. "No way buddy,

I'm not putting you down!" And so they were off to Kyoto!

To be continued (AN: Well obviously! Readers aren't stupid you know!! +_+ I'm such an idiot!)