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Chapter 2

Kaoru knew that she really couldn't do it, but she had to. It was payback. Even though he refuses to kill anymore, it's unforgivable. HE was why she had no family. HE was why she never knew her mother.

Even though Kaoru hated Kenshin now, her heart still loved him. Even if she wouldn't admit it to herself.

So she came up with a plan, which she thought was flawless. Even Kenshin couldn't find a way out.

But she couldn't anticipate what was going to happen next.

That night Kaoru got up to get a knife from the kitchen. But when she got to the kitchen, there was someone digging through the drawers.

"Who are you?" Kaoru asked, getting a kunai from the wall behind her. The man raised his sword and cut her kunai in half.

He knocked Kaoru out, grabbed her around the waist, and ran out of the dojo.

Yahiko wandered into the kitchen the next morning, starving. Only Kenshin was in the kitchen, drinking tea. And he was the only one there.

Yahiko yelled, "KENSHIN! WHY WASN'T KAORU MADE HER HORRIBLE BREAKFAST YET?"

"Yahiko, this one thinks she is still in asleep." Kenshin said. "You can go wake her up."

"Fine! What a lazy busu!" He stomped off to Kaoru's room. Five seconds later, Yahiko yelled, "KENSHIN! YOU'RE A LIAR! I HATE YOU ALL!"

In a second, Kenshin was standing next to him. 'Yahiko, where else can Kaoru-dono be? Sano already went to Akabeko to look for her. He never thought to look in her room."

"Kenshin! Just look in her ROOM!" Yahiko yelled.

Kenshin finally looked. Her bed was empty. "B-but….." Kenshin's eyes turned amber. "Yahiko, search the rest of the dojo. I'll go into town."

Yahiko almost argued, but when he saw Kenshin's eyes, and heard him say 'I'll', he changed his mind.

Yahiko began his search; while Kenshin ran into town so fast he couldn't be seen.

Kenshin returned before Yahiko was done searching the dojo.

"Yahiko, any luck?"

"No, but Sano went off to look in the far outskirts of town. He thinks she'll be there."

"Maybe. We'll give her three days. If she's not home, or found, by then, we'll inform the government. They owe us a few favors. They'll help."

"Yeah….you only saved the country, Kenshin." Yahiko sweat-dropped.

At midnight Sano ran in, yelling, "Kenshin! Yahiko! I think I found a possible place!"

Kenshin was immediately out in the hall, his eyes hopeful. Yahiko was slower. It took him a few minutes to wake up.

"There's a small place about ten miles away from here in the woods. I heard voices in it, and one sounded like Jou-chan."

"It's worth a try." Kenshin said. "We'll leave in two hours. Eat something, and get some rest."

Two hours later they were all standing by the gates. They began their search for Kaoru.

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