"So where we going?" questioned Soujiro in the passenger seat of Aoshi's silver Civic.

Aoshi growled as he tried to concentrate on the busy road. "I don't know I just felt like going for a drive."

Soujiro slumped back into his seat and crossed his arms, "Well do you have any money on you?"

"Why?"

"Because I'm hungry!" he whined.

"Soujiro promise me sometime soon you'll get a girl."

"What? Why?"

"So that way you could run to her when you need something."

Misao took the bus further into town from the university and was now walking down the sidewalk looking for a half decent place to get a drink and some entertainment. She just couldn't resist a weekend without checking out the nightlife, even if it was only 1:00.

Looking critically at each signing hanging above her she decided to take a look at the club called Ultraviolet. She walked in, it was pretty much deserted except for the few loners sitting at the bar starting their rounds early. For some reason it seemed almost fitting that she would join them, after all she was alone for the time being.

She took a spot at one of the empty stools at the bar and ordered a Roman Coke to start and was luck enough to see that they served sandwiches in the day hours. So for the first few hours Misao made due with light alcoholic beverages, ham and cheese sandwiches and light conversation with the drunks and the cute bartender.

Meanwhile Kaoru was stirring her latte with a cookie stick as Kenshin sipped his coffee and eat his slice of pie.

"This is a really nice place," said Kaoru as she looked around. The café was scattered with small round tables seated with couples getting their caffeine fix. The room had many wide windows like the one they were sitting beside now.

"Yeah it is. This café is pretty much a well kept secret among the students of the university," Kenshin replied. "Kaoru are you sure you don't want anything to eat?"

"Oh, no thanks."

Kenshin forked a piece of his apple pie and held it out to Kaoru, "Come on, its good I promise."

Kaoru laughed inside. Was he really trying to spoon-feed her? "No Kenshin. Really I'm fine."

"I swear its not poisoned. Now come on, just try a piece. Everyone likes pie."

Kaoru looked at Kenshin and saw that he wasn't going to let up until she ate that piece of pie. So she leaned forwards and took the pie from Kenshin's fork.

"Oh, you got a little on your mouth."

Kaoru couldn't help but laugh while trying to digest the food already in her mouth and wipe away the rest with a napkin.

Kenshin waited until she swallowed, "So?"

Kaoru smiled at their silly moment. "Good pie," she admitted. She took a drink of her latte as Kenshin ordered a slice of pie for her. "Thanks," she said to waitress as she placed pie in front of Kaoru.

They both enjoyed their pie and coffee while admiring the world on the other side of the window and the darkening sky.

"So Kaoru let's talk about your kendo," asked Kenshin.

He really wanted to talk about kendo? "Well what do you want to know?"

"I noticed from today you have some unique moves I assume your father taught you."

Kaoru finished off her pie, "Yes, my father developed a unique style of his own that he called the Kamiya Kasshin style that was meant to protect people. My father never believed in using power to hurt people. He started teaching me when I was very young…right up until he died."

Kenshin blinked, "Oh…I'm sorry."

She shook her head, "No don't worry about it. I've come to terms with his death a long time ago." There was a moment's pause. "So Kenshin, where'd you learn kendo?"

"My guardian, a swordsman. He took me in after my parents died and I didn't have any other family to go to," said Kenshin as he looked down to his empty cup. "Last time I saw him he was in Kyoto."

Kaoru sighed and looked longingly out the wide window. Kenshin looked up at her, appreciating the light played on her face. She spoke quietly, "I seems kendo is bittersweet for both of us uh?"

Kenshin nodded solemnly in agreement, "It certainly seems that way." He leaned back in his chair and stretched his arms. His Rolex caught the light and he bothered to take a glance at it. "Is that the time?"

Kaoru looked to Kenshin and then to the clock hanging on the wall of the café. "Its 4:00 already!"

The two looked at each other and then smiled and shrugged.

"I can't believe we didn't even say one sarcastic remark to each other yet," said Kenshin as he and Kaoru got up from their seat. It seemed they silently agreed it was time to go.

"Amazingly, I think I enjoyed myself," replied Kaoru slyly.

Kenshin looked over to her as he put some money on the table, "Well now you just ruined it."

Kaoru laughed as they left the café and started driving off in Kenshin's car.

"So back to the university?" he asked.

"Well I think Misao would have already went out without me now. But let me just call our room to make sure." Kaoru took out her cell and dialed her and Misao's room. No answer. "Yep, Misao's gone now. So there's really for me to do back at the university."

"Well then…you just want to go check out a club or something?" Kenshin asked unsure of how Kaoru would take it.

Lucky for him, she smiled widely, "I was thinking the same thing."

So Kenshin drove the car deeper into the city as the trail of neon lights led them…

Misao had her head resting on her arms that were folded on top of the bar counter. She was bored, the drunks had lost their humor and the cute bartender had just gotten off his shift. But on the brighter side a few groups of young people started coming in and ordering drinks.

Sighing, Misao looked from happy couple to happy couple and laughed at herself. How pitifully typical and cliché, Misao. Envying the happy couples in the room while you only have a glass full of…something to keep you company. Don't be so pathetic. She sat up and took another swing from her glass.

The door of Ultraviolet swung open again and Misao glanced over to see who came in and nearly coughed her drink up. It's him!

A/N: Wow this chapter wrote fast. Well I guess its pretty obvious who Misao saw and if not, i suggest you go back and reread the chapters, lol. Hmm just so we're clear, Kenshin and Kaoru are going to a club because that's what Kaoru originally planned on with Misao but Misao already left so since Kenshin has nothing himself to do... I just wanted to make sure that was clear, but I have faith in my readers and my writing. So I don't foget proper manners, read and review and, oh just to answer a question this is not a crossover. Hope you guys like it, toodles!