Summary: Tohru, Kyo, Yuki, Shigure, Haru and Momiji get the chance of a lifetime as they are whisked away on a four-day trip on The Orient Express! But all trouble breaks loose as some one is killed and a detective-type crime sweep pursues…

"A TRAIN RIDE TO REMEMBER"

CHAPTER 4

"Sure," said Tohru a weak smile on her face and left Haru and Jeimii hugging, and Jeimii reminding Haru of his eternal line of 'thank you'

Tohru went back to compartment 75. As she went past 74, she found Akito, fully dressed, sitting grumpily in his seat.

'At least he's not gonna disturb us on this trip' she found herself thinking 'OH MY! DID I THINK THAT!'

She went into compartment 75 to see Yuki, Kyo, Momiji and Shigure all beaming at her

"I see that Akito left then," she said

"Yes, but he'll be back to check on us" said Yuki, giving a worried kind of smile

"Is everyone OK?" she asked "I'd better go prepare din-" she broke off "Oops! I guess I'm so used to cooking for everyone I guess I forgot we're on a luxury train! They cook for us!"

"Let's go to the dining car," said Yuki smiling and laughing slightly

Tohru was surprised no one had asked about Haru and Jeimii as they went further along the train.

The weather didn't seem to make up its mind as they went and sat down in the restaurant car. At first the sun streaked the carriage with sunlight, next there was dangerous looking thunder grey clouds overhead.

As the train headed north, towards Aomor, in which then the train would cross the overseas bridge from Aomor to Hakodate (their destination).

"You still didn't tell us where we're going Tohru" said Momiji, stuffing his face full of rice (to Kyo's anger)

"MOMIJI! EAT PROPERLY!" he screamed

"Oh, well, our first stop is Aomor and then we go on a huge bridge to Hakodate" said Tohru, conversationally

"WOW!" shouted Momiji, jumping from his seat so that it hit a woman behind him, making her jump and spill champagne down her front. "Oops, sorry" he apologised to the lady who excused him and insisted the tables were too close together "Anyway I heard that Aomor and Hakodate are beautiful" he added with a glitter in his eyes

"TRY TO BE CAREFUL NEXT TIME!" Kyo shouted at Momiji from the other side of the table

Haru didn't show up at all for dinner, Tohru was getting quite worried now as she always did. She wondered whether Haru knew they'd gone for dinner and asked herself if she should of left a note

"I wonder if Haru's ok?" she finally said

"He'll be fine, he's got Black Haru with him" said Kyo, not very bothered "So, every one enjoying it so far?" he asked, changing the subject

"It's good apart from that incident with Haru and that kid," said Yuki; everyone else seemed to agree with him

Suddenly a frightened young woman came running in asking everyone in sight something. Tohru tried to catch a glimpse of what was being said, but the woman came to her table to ask

"H-h-h-has anyone seen my boy?" she asked, panting, either because she was crying or she's ran from one side of the train to the other

"Nope" everyone said except Tohru

"What's he look like?" asked Tohru, everyone looked at her

The woman gave a look of utter thankfulness as though Tohru was the only one interested "Well," she started "He's got mousy-brown hair about to here" (she pointed to just below her eyebrows) "He's got blue eyes, that give a sense of innocence and-"

"Is his name Jeimii?" Tohru asked

"Why, yes! Yes it is! How did you know?" asked the woman

"I've seen him," said Tohru "He's with my friend"

"Your what!" the woman gasped "He's with a complete stranger on a train! He could be chucked out of a window"

"No!" said Tohru "Haru is nice, he's a really sweet-"

"Haru?" asked the woman turning her head jerkily, her black shoulder length hair hitting her in the face "As in – Haru Sohma? Hatsuharu Sohma?"

"Yeah, why?" asked Tohru, thought she already knew that Haru saved Jeimii's life once before

"HE IS NOT ALLOWED WITH THAT BOY!" she screamed, which made everyone in the restaurant car jump "HATSUHARU NEARLY KILLED MY SON!"

"No!" said Tohru, rising "I heard the story, Haru saved Jeimii's life!"

"He nearly didn't though did he?" asked the woman impatiently not waiting for Tohru to answer "Which makes him a semi-murderer!"

"No!" said Tohru "He's sweet"

"He's a great cousin" said Momiji

"Sure he can be out of hand sometimes, and-" Yuki said

"A real bastard" Kyo said, precisely what Yuki was going to say

"But he is a great guy overall" said Shigure

"He is not great" said the woman "Now, TELL ME WHERE MY SON IS!"

"The first aid coach" said Tohru

"WHAT!" shouted the woman "I BET HE DID IT TO HIM, DIDN'T HE!"

"Kind of" said Tohru

"I KNEW IT! TAKE ME TO MY SON… NOW!" she screamed

Tohru lead her down from the restaurant car, which was near the engine side of the train, all the way to a shabby, first aid carriage near the end, just before the baggage cars

"He's in there," said Tohru, the woman opened the door and immediately screamed

(A/N: Find out what happens next in the next chapter!)