Rurouni Prom

The next few weeks were hectic as everyone tried to hurry and finish making plans for Kenshin and Kaoru's upcoming wedding. Things finally calmed down after awhile and everyone got some time to relax a little. Kenshin sat down at a bench and sighed before checking his watch, it was almost eight at night and he had to get home before the others started to worry about him. His errand had taken longer than he had thought it would, he simply went out to get some picks and strings and ended up being distracted by an old friend. He got up and headed down the road towards his car, unlocking the door to get in but before he could enter the vehicle he felt something sharp embed into his neck. He cried out softly and pulled it out to find it was a dart, he looked around to see if he could find his attacker but he only saw darkness and blurs as his vision began to cloud over. Kenshin tried to shake off the effects but the drug was quickly doing its job, he reached into his pocket and got his cell phone, dialing Kenji's number, "Hello?"

"Kenji... I... I need help..."

"What's wrong?"

"I've been hit with some kind of dart... and I can't see enough to drive and I can't find the guy that shot it at me..."

"Don't move, I'll be right there! Where are you?"

"I'm... I'm at the... music..." Kenshin's body finally gave out and he slumped to the ground, his phone falling from his hand as he fell unconscious.

"Kenshin! Kenshin answer me! Where are you! Kenshin!"

A shadowy figure stepped out from behind the corner and picked up the phone, his voice calm and evil sounding as he answered Kenji's shouts, "Hello."

"Kenshin? Are you alright, man?"

"He's fine for now."

"Who the hell are you and where's my brother!"

The man laughed, "Oh don't worry, Kenji, we'll take good care of Battousai."

"Wait..."

The man hung up the phone and tossed it aside before bending down, scooping up the unconscious man in his arms before disappearing into the darkness with his victim.

Kenji hung up the phone and ran to the door, grabbing his coat as he went. Sanosuke stepped in front of him and stopped him before he could leave, receiving a death glare from his friend as he did so, "Where's the fire, Kenji?"

"Kenshin's hurt, someone shot him with some kind of dart and he's out cold! We've gotta get to him before someone else does!"

"I'm coming too."

Sanosuke grabbed his jacket and followed Kenji out to the van before they started driving off towards their destination, "Where are you going, Kenji?"

"The last thing that Kenshin said was 'I'm at the music...' and he just stopped. And if I know my brother he'll be at the old music store downtown."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, he loves that place, let's just hope that we get there in time, Sano."

About ten minutes later they spotted Kenshin's car in an empty parking lot and pulled up beside of it. Kenji jumped out and looked all around, calling out into the darkness, "Kenshin! Where are you! Kenshin answer me!"

"Hey Kenji, look at this."

Kenji went up beside of Sanosuke and saw that he had Kenshin's cell phone in his hands, "He never leaves without that thing, that creep that shot him must have taken him! Damn it! I should've gotten here sooner, or I should've been with him!"

"Don't blame yourself Kenji, we'll find Kenshin but I think we're going to need some help first."

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you know a guy in the underground that can help us find him?"

"Well... there is Enishi but I haven't spoken to him in almost seven years. I know where he hangs out though, so lets go."

They jumped back into the van and drove off to the outskirts of town to an old inn, now a bar, and went inside. Kenji asked one of the waitresses if she'd seen Enishi and she showed them where he was before heading off into the back. Kenji went up and stood beside of Enishi until he looked up and smiled, "Well hello Kenji, it's been awhile."

"It has, listen, I wish I had come to see you on better circumstances but I've come to ask you for your help."

"Sit down and explain."

Kenji and Sanosuke took a seat in front of him and Kenji explained the situation before Enishi sighed, "I never thought I'd live to see the day that Kenshin got kidnaped. Do you have any idea of who took him?"

"No, all I know is that he was shot with a dart and he passed out in the parking lot and when we got there he was already gone."

"What kind of dart was it?"

Kenji pulled it out of his pocket and let Enishi look at it, getting a gasp from him a few seconds after he examined it, "It's worse than I thought."

"What, do you know who it belongs to?" Sanosuke asked

"Unfortunately, yes, Kenshin's in grave danger and if we don't find him tonight there may not be anything to rescue in the morning. Now listen up, here's what I need you to do..."