The next morning, at the Kamiya Kasshin-Ryu Dojo, the rain continued to pour. Kenshin sipped his hot tea, as Sano, Soujirou and Yahiko were eating.
"Mr. Himura, you seem worried," Soujirou said, looking up at his rice bowl.
Kenshin placed his tea cup down, gently. He sighed and looked up at Soujirou. He stared at him for a few moments and answered, "I am worried."
Soujirou turned silent. Sano and Yahiko dropped their rice balls and gasped at Kenshin.
"Did he just say 'I'?" Sano asked, looking down at Yahiko, surprised.
Yahiko nodded and replied, "He look serious, too."
"You're worried about Akane, Katsumi and Miss Karou, aren't you?" Soujirou asked, looking at Kenshin.
Kenshin sighed once more and nodded. He took another sip of his hot tea. Sano poured himself tea and gulped it up.
Akane and Katsumi's POV:
"Are you sure we should leave all of a sudden?" Akane asked, worried.
"Well, we got to save Miss Karou," Katsumi answered, packing vegetables, "the guys won't do anything."
"How'd you know?" Akane said, stretching her arms, "They might be planning something to save her right now."
"Yeah, maybe you're right," Katsumi agreed, as she tied a bag on money to her waist.
Akane sighed and looked up at the sky.
Kaoru's POV:
"Hey, untie me!" Kaoru yelled on top of her lungs, with a thick rope tied around her wrists.
She struggled, trying to untie the rope herself, but it was useless. A knife stabbed between the ropes into the wall. Kaoru looks up and smelt the tobacco of his heavy breath.
"You're not going anywhere," he said, giving an evil grin, "We just want to know where we can find Kenshin Himura."
He lifted Kaoru's chin and snorted. Kaoru gave a disgusted look and turned away.
"Hmph, I'm never going to tell you," Kaoru said, as she narrowed her eyes.
"I see," the man said, backing away.
He pulled out his sword and licked the dull side. He sneered down at Kaoru. The man placed the tip of his katana against Kaoru's right cheek.
"Maybe you want the same scar as Kenshin Himura, don't you?" he asked, lifting Kaoru's chin with the tip of his katana.
Kaoru shivered because of the tip of the shiny, sharp object near her neck.
"Now, tell me," he said, smirked, "Where is he?"
Kaoru stares into his eyes and open her mouth like she was about to say something.
