A/N: The longest chapter followed by the shortest ( a whole 3 pages long!), oh the irony!

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"So it was true..."

Kenshin turned swiftly, he hadn't sensed anyone's ki.

A tall woman stepped out in front of him followed by a young man who held what looked like a fuzzy stuffed creature.

"Welcome Himura Kenshin."

"Who are you, what am I doing here?" To the normal onlooker one would think that this question may have been a bit dumb.

The woman smiled kindly at the confused man in front of her. "That, my friend is a very long story. But the reason you are here is the easiest part and it is the hardest part." She said cryptically "Your coming here was hitsuzen."

"Who are you?" He wanted to say what are you but refrained from doing so.

"My name is Yuko, this is Watanuki, and Mokona Madoki." Yuko gestured towards the boy and the fuzzy creature, which to Kenshin's surprise blinked at him.

"You were brought here because your heart desires something you cannot reach on your own." Yuko seemed to be reading his thoughts. "Kaoru, she chose to leave for you, did you know that?"

"So I've been told," He said somberly, "But why? Did you have anything to do with this?" Normally Kenshin would be on the defensive but he felt no threat to grab towards his sakabatou.

"Yes, and no." Yuko's face seemed to hold a compassion for Kenshin's feelings that he could not comprehend. "Kaoru had a wish, one that she herself felt she could not fulfill. Her hearts desire guided her to me. I fulfilled her wish, and in turn she had to pay the price."

"To leave her home and her friends?" Kenshin said jumping to conclusions.

"No, her price was to turn from the one she loves the most, to live forever without his presence near her. To live eternity without you."

"Why? What wish could she have had to cost her that kind of price?" Kenshin felt his heart drop, what wish could she have that she was willing to give him up for? He wasn't normally an openly conceited person, but after all that they had been through, one had to wonder.

"She wished for you to have peace, to settle your soul, to live without feeling the pain that your past created. She wanted you to live life without the burden on your shoulders any longer." Yuko's face darkened a little, 'for someone to love another so much... Kenshin was truly lucky.'

Kenshin was speechless. He never expected this; Kaoru shouldn't have to burden herself with his past, or his pain.

"And why not?" Yuko asked aloud, "Why shouldn't the one you love share your pain, your anguish, is that not what love is, to share your hearts true feelings?"

Kenshin kept silent, could this woman read minds or something?

"The reason you are here isn't to listen to me talk about your love life... You have a wish, you want to find Kamiya-san, and to do that you need my help." It wasn't a question, more like she was stating a fact.

"What price do I have to pay?" He had caught on quick. He knew this woman wouldn't let him get by without paying his dues.

"Ahh a quick learner I see," Yuko smirked at this, "I think reversing Kaoru's wish is good to start out."

"Oro! Start out?"

"Yes, and then when you find Kamiya-san, you must be truthful to her, about your past and about everything. Or else I will be back for her soul." Yuko seemed to grow three times her height with that last statement. "Are you willing to pay the price?"

"Yes." Kenshin replied without a second thought.

"This ring is the twin to the one Kamiya-san is wearing right now." Yuko handed a gold band to Kenshin, it had what looked like a braid interlocking around it, "Wear this and follow your instincts, you will be able to find her."

Kenshin slipped the ring on his finger and bowed to Yuko. When he did this he felt a sudden onset of dizziness and fell on the ground swrilly eyed and oroing.

When the poor rurouni came to his senses he was alone in the middle of the forest, the usual guilt seemed to have settled back on his shoulders. Kenshin looked at the ring on his finger.

"You will not hide from me now." Kenshin whispered with a new determined gleam in his eyes.

0-0-0

After Kenshin left Yuko and Watanuki, the two people from the future, stood in silence before Yuko turned to walk away.

"Come on Watanuki let's go home."

"We have been gone for over three weeks I could be expelled from school because of this!" Watanuki's outburst was expected, and Yuko only smiled at him.

"Don't worry about it, When we return to our time it'll only be Monday."

"Wha-"

"Come on Watanuki, you need to go home so you can make me some apple dumplings!"

"Yay! Mokona wants a dumpling!"

"Gaahh! You two will be the death of me!" Watanuki sighed following Yuko back to their present.

To be continued...

A/N: And that will most likely be the end of Yuko and Watanuki for a while... ;.; they are so much fun to write with, and they fit so well into the story.