Chapter 2

The next morning, Sano woke up with a splitting headache. He had fallen asleep on the couch with his head on a very weird angle, not to mention the slight hangover from all the sake he drank the night before. He sat up, rubbing his eyes so that he could see straight and heaved a huge sigh.

Then it all came flooding back, he had to ring Kenshin and tell him what he had done. Kenshin had told him never to give Tomoe his new number, but she was just too tricky.

He fumbled in his pocket for a moment trying to feel for his phone. Pulling it out, he looked at the screen. 1 New Message. He opened the message and read its contents.

It was Megumi, telling him that she would be back late from work and that she would bring lunch. He sighed again; at least it wasn't Kenshin wanting to no why he had given Tomoe his new number.

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Kenshin was still in bed when his phone rang, he didn't have class until the afternoon and he had stayed up pretty late talking to his new neighbour Kaoru, the night before.

He reached across his bed to where his phone was, it was sitting on the cardboard box that was the temporary substitute for a bedside table until he finished the rest of his unpacking.

He answered it without bothering to look at the caller I.D, "Hello?"

"Kenshin, is that you? Oh god, I've been trying to get a hold of you since you disappeared! Where did you go!" Tomoe was in hysterics and firing questions before Kenshin had a chance to even comprehend who the hell was on the phone.

After a short pause, it clicked…it was TOMOE! What was he to say? How would he get out of this situation without giving him self away to the deranged woman on the end of the line?

He did the only thing his tired mind could conjure up; he deepened his voice and crossed his fingers, "Ahh, sorry lady, think ya got tha wrong number." Call disconnected.

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The dial tone sounded on the other end, Tomoe peered at her phone as if it had grown a mocking face. In her frustration she tossed it across the room, "Either that Sanosuke is a REALLY sneaky bastard or Kenshin is more devious than I thought." A sinister laugh bubbled from her throat, "No matter, I'll find my Kenshin even if I have to "convince" a few people to aid my cause."

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Kaoru was busy at her desk typing up a report for her brother when the tall man came through the front doors of the police station. She looked up from the screen and greeted him cheerfully as he passed. He just tilted his head slightly in recognition as he rushed past into the back of the station in a cloud of smoke.

He was obviously in one of his moods again, and it wasn't even 11am yet. He always smoked like a chimney and walked around in a huff when things didn't run as smoothly as he had wanted them too.

The Kensington Carnival was coming up and it was a fairly big occasion for the town, the previous year there had been a few problems with the visiting teens from the neighbouring towns. There had been a dispute, which had ended up in a brawl and a few locals had been caught in the fray.

Saitou had to make sure that this didn't happen again this year, so he had to tighten the security, and the only way was to hire more people. But with the small budget that the chief had to work with, it wasn't looking that hopeful.

Kaoru knew that he needed volunteers. Strong capable men that were willing to give up some of their night to keep the even under control. She had a few guys in mind, but she wasn't sure weather they were willing or not. But first she had to run it by her brother. She decided to finish typing up the report first, and then go see him.

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Kenshin walked down the street into town. He was on his way to the dojo, but before that he wanted to grab a bite to eat.

He spotted a small cafe across from the police station and walked in. After ordering his food he found a table outside in the sun. Taking a seat, he thought about the two phone calls he had received that morning.

First Tomoe had rang, ranting and raving about the fact that she missed him and wanted to no where he was... then not ten minutes later he had received a call from Sano. The poor guy had apologised profusely for giving Tomoe his new number.

Kenshin really couldn't blame him, Sano had explained the previous night's events and had sympathised with his best friend. Tomoe was as slimy as the come, and he couldn't ignore that fact. He just hoped that he had sounded convincing enough when she had called him that morning. If she got wind that he had moved to Kensington, then he was screwed.

"Nice day for it," Kenshin looked up to see Kaoru smiling down at him. "Mind if I join you?" she asked and he motioned to the spare seat smiling back at her.

"Lunch break?" he enquired and she nodded.

At that moment the waitress came out with Kenshin's food, so Kaoru decided to order something while she was still there.

"Could I please have a flat white, one sugar and a slice of the cake of the day thanks Tsubame."

"Coming right up!" Tsubame chimed and hurried back inside to make Kaoru's order.

"So class starts at one o'clock right? Kaoru enquired, turning her attention back to Kenshin who was sipping his coffee.

"Yep, so how many students did you have when you were teaching?" Kenshin asked wanting to no a little about his new job.

"Well, in my class I had 6 students, and to my knowledge they are all still in the class together, Hiko is teaching them at the moment, but he hired you to take my old class because he wanted some 'spare time'" Kaoru put emphasis on the last two words and laughed a little at the thought of what he might be doing in said spare time.

"So what level are the students at?" Kenshin asked, interested in what Kaoru had to say about them.

"Well, there is Yahiko and Utaro; they are both 17, and basically joined at the hip. They are both at 2nd dan and are your typical teenage boys. Oh and keep in mind that the hip brothers like to help out, just indulge them a little, they'll work harder if you do. Then there's Tsubame here, she is 16." Kaoru motioned to the girl bring out her order. "Thanks Tsubame, this is Kenshin, he is taking over my old job as your new sensei."

"Nice to meet you Ken Sensei!" Tsubame smiled at him, and bowed slightly.

"Tsubame is at 1st kyu, and is nearly ready to become 1st dan." Kaoru told Kenshin. Tsubame Blushed slightly.

"Well, see you later Kaoru, Ken Sensei, my shift is finished now, I have to get ready for class." Tsubame said, waving as she ran back inside.

"So then there is Suzume and Ayame, they are sisters, Suzume is 14 and she is at 4th kyu, and Ayame is 12 and she is at 5th kyu. Then last you have Soujiro, he is the oldest in the class, being the same age as me at 24, we are both the same level, at 6th dan. He was asked by Hiko to become the new teacher, but he declined because he said he didn't feel right becoming the new teacher of a class that he was a student in and he has other work commitments anyway, being a budding new lawyer and all." Kaoru beamed at the last statement, she was really proud of Soujiro and his achievements.

"They sound like a pretty cool bunch; I can't wait to meet them all," Kenshin then looked at his watch and saw what the time was. "Speaking of which, I should probably get over there, I have 40 minutes till class starts."

"Ok well I'll walk with you, just let me go pay for this first and then we can go." Kaoru indicated to the empty coffee cup and plate on the table in front of her.

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"Ok! See you soon!" Tomoe hung up the phone with a smug look on her face. He would be at her place in 10 minutes. She couldn't get the evil grin off her face. She knew that he would help her; she knew he would do just about anything for her.

She still had a bit of time before he would be arriving so she decided to boil the kettle. While she was waiting she thought about how she was going to go about her plan. First she had to find out where he had gone, then she hoped that everything would fall into place from there.

Tomoe pulled two coffee cups down from the shelf as the kettle whistled. In her opinion, the time wasn't going fast enough. She was starting to get a bit excited, she couldn't wait to see him again, he hadn't been around that week and she was starting to get a bit worried. But he was on his way and would be knocking on her door in a matter of minutes.

She had just sat down on the couch when the doorbell rang. Getting back up and setting her coffee down on the coffee table she walked over to the door a bit too enthusiastically. She smiled as she opened the door to greet him, holding herself back from jumping straight into his arms.

"Ohayou Enishi Nii-san!" Tomoe chirped as she embraced her brother.

"Ohayou anata" Enishi whispered seductively in her ear as he put his arms around her.

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A/N: Ok so there you have it! Chapter 2 is done… sorry its not that long… we hope you liked it… oh and yes…there is something seriously disturbed about Enishi…

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Ok here is the kendo ranking for those who are a bit confused by the kyu's and dan's.

Kendo Ranking: Modern kendo utilizes the kyu/dan ranking system initiated by Kano Jigoro. Kendoka advance from the 6th through the 1st kyu, then up through ascending dan levels, to 10th dan. As in judo, it is generally believed that extreme competitive and physical skill is enough to advance a kendoka up through the 5th dan. After that point, however, spiritual development, contribution to the art, as well as some form of advanced research on the subject is all required for further advancement.

Ohayou - Good Morning

Anata – Darling/ sweet heart (usually only used when married)