Mirrors of the past and future

AN: Ok, to make things clear from the start, Yuki, Shinta, Aoishi, Misao, Sanosuke, Megumi and Yahiko, are all 6th generation of the Kenshin-gumi. The aforementioned lived in modern times, frankly speaking, they live in the year 2003 while the Kenshin-gumi resides in 18th century Japan. Now, that's all cleared up… hehehe, on with the story!

Rurouni Kenshin doesn't belong to me. Sniff sniff….

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Chapter 2: Past meets future

Kenshin walked back towards the dojo with his unusual cargo in his arms. He sighed as he looked down at the young girl he just saved minutes ago.

Kaoru-dono certainly has a knack at getting herself in trouble. That she really does.He thought to himself while shaking his head. He was lucky that he came by right at that moment. Amethyst gleamed slightly golden the soft afternoon light, he didn't want to think what could have happed if he hadn't passed by.

Kenshin tightened his hold on to her a bit tighter. He was on his way home from the market after buying the much needed tofu for their dinner when he heard someone scream. Tofu forgotten, he ran top speed at the sound of the voice and what he saw made his blood boil. Kaoru was being held by the hair by two men. After throwing her to the side where she in eventually hit a tree, Kenshin moved with his god-like speed and knocked the men out before they even knew what had happened to them.

Turning back to Kaoru, he was a bit puzzled as to why she was wearing a very unusual dress. He was even more surprised when she called out the name that his parents had given to him when he was still a child. He hadn't heard of that name for a very long time.

Pushing the gates of the dojo with his feet, Kenshin entered cradling her protectively in his arms.

Yahiko came running when he saw Kenshin enter with Kaoru in his arms… or so he thought it was Kaoru.

"Oi, Kenshin! What happened?!" he called out just as he skidded to a stop beside the former hitokiri.

"Yahiko," Kenshin greeted him, "go to Megumi-dono at once and have her come here. Tell her that we need her now." He told the little kid who nodded immediately ran out to follow his bidding.

Hurrying back to Kaoru's room, he quickly laid out her futon and set her gently on it. Brushing her fringes aside, he stroked her cheeks gently with his thumb.

His hand stilling in its movement, Kenshin stiffened visibly when he heard her murmur his name in sleep.

"Shinta…"

Kenshin eyes widened. Of all the things he had told her, including Tomoe, that was one part of his past he had never told her yet. That it was his shishou that had given him his name, Kenshin… so different form the name that his parents originally gave him.

How did she find out about that? He thought to himself, shaking out his reverie, Kenshin stood just as he heard Megumi and Yahiko enter the dojo and sensing from the ki, he knew that Sano was probably with them.

Megumi gasped as she came into view of Kaoru's room followed by Yahiko and Sano.

"Ken-san, what happened?" she asked him as she rushed to Kaoru's side.

"Two men attacked her earlier and she was thrown to the side hitting a tree where she fainted." He told them as he watched Megumi give Kaoru a thorough check-up.

"Oi, Kenshin, what happened to those guys?" Sano asked him

"They're probably still sleeping right now where we left them de gozaru." He told them

"And where may that be?" Sano asked him

Kenshin slid them a glance and smirked slightly as he saw the murderous looks Sano and Yahiko's faces were sporting at that moment.

"At the forest, just beyond the dojo." He told them

As soon as Yahiko and Sano got that reply, both turned and ran top speed to where Kenshin told them he had left those thugs who attacked Kaoru earlier.

Those two would be very lucky if they weren't there when Sano and Yahiko arrived or else…

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Megumi pronounced Kaoru to be ok, except for some minor bruising on her sides. She told Kenshin to make sure that Kaoru stays in bed and turned to leave. But before she left, Megumi turned to give Kenshin a questioning look and asked him,

"Ken-san, can you tell me, just what in the world is she wearing?!"

Kenshin sweat dropped at that question, "Oro?" he chuckled himself before answering, "To tell you the truth Megumi-dono, even I am at loss as to what she is wearing de gozaru."

Megumi giggled as well, "Tell her that even though it looks…ummm, unique, it looks quite good on her."

"Hai, I'll make sure that she knows about it de gozaru." He told her as she walked out.

Looking back inside, he smiled. She was going to be ok.

Walking out the yard, Kenshin smiled, time to do the laundry.

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Humming a melodious tune, Kaoru entered the gates to her dojo. She had spent the morning and a half of her afternoon at the akkabeko. Exchanging stories and asking advises from Tae helped her a lot. Grinning, as she saw her beloved rurouni still up to his elbows in soap suds. Her grin faded a bit when she remembered that she hadn't told anyone where she had gone to.

O-oh, maybe Kenshin's mad because I didn't tell him where I went… she thought for a second, then stopped,

Wait a minute! If he was worried, he would have searched the entire town by himself! But no! He was right here doing the laundry. I doubt he even came looking for me or if he even sensed that I had been gone the entire afternoon.

Glaring at the still scrubbing rurouni, she turned to her heel and marched straight back to her room, He didn't evensenseme when I came in. she thought furiously, was she that unimportant to him? Blinking back the tears, Kaoru stomped into her room only to stop short and blink in confusion as blue eyes met blue.

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Rubbing one hand to her eyes, Yuki slowly opened her eyes. Sitting up slowly, she blinked once, then again, then bolted straight up as she eyed her supposed room.

Where the hell am I? She thought, just as memories from what had happened earlier flashed through her mind, Her and Shinta at the park, practicing their song piece at Aoshi's house with the rest of the group, the walk home then the blinding light. She then remembered waking up in a forest, then two thugs who came after her and finally violet eyes that looked so like Shinta's but this one had a cross scar on his left cheek.

She gasped, Who was that guy anyway, and where is Shinta? She thought as tears came to her eyes. Just as then, the door opened. She whirled about to see blue eyes so like her… well, not only were their eyes identical, but everything about them was identical, except her clothes.

"OH MY GOD." Was all that she could say.

"Kami-sama…" was the same words that the other girl muttered.

"Kaoru-dono, you shouldn't be up, Megumi-dono…. Oro?" Kenshin said as he saw the two identical girls looking at him.

"Kaoru-dono? Two Kaoru-dono?" he squeeked

The girl who had different clothes eyes had widened visibly, "Kaoru?" she whispered

Kaoru turned to the girl who spoke her name, "Who.. who… are you?" she asked

The girl blinked and answered her, "Yuki, Yuki Kamiya."

Kaoru gasped so did Kenshin.

"Impossible. I'm a Kamiya as well, Kaoru Kamiya. But I never heard of another Kamiya… I'm the last one." She told Yuki

"Eh?" then Yuki gulped. "What date is it?" she asked them

Both eyed her incredulously, "September 10, 1881"

"1881?" she whispered… then backed off, "Oh my god! I've traveled back through time!" she said before dropping to the floor unconscious for the second time that day.

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AN: Okie!!! Next chappie right up! Hope you guys enjoy reading this and please… review? Me really want to know of your comments to help me improve in writing. Muah! Me rate this as a goodly pg13.. if you want to read the lemon chapters, you can go to my yahoo group and read it there… me don't want to be banned any more!! Wah! You can find my yahoo group at my profile. Chiao!!!

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