Hello, everybody! In the first place, I insist on doing excuses for my grammar mistakes that I've done on my first chapter ( I speak french!)

I thank Crazy Hyper Lady for the correction of mistakes. It helped me for this second chapter. Moreover, I could correct the first chapter (thank you again!)

"Tomoe."

Enishi ran towards his sister. He raised his hand to touch Tomoe's face but all he touched was air. Everyone gasped when they saw Enishi's hand went through Tomoe's face... like if she was... a ghost.

"Neesan! Wake up! Please, wake up!"

"That's an... illusion?" said Toya.

Kenshin approached her, "No... That's her. That's my wife!"

Everyone was shoked. They didn't except to meet Kenshin's late wife, particularly Kaoru. She was always wondered how was the first love of Kenshin.

"So... That's her, Yukishiro...no, Himura Tomoe," said Sanosuke, impressionned by the beauty of the woman slept.

"She's better looking than I thought," said Misao.

Kaoru came near, she bent down towards Tomoe, It's her. Himura Tomoe. The one who had changed Kenshin's life. She observed her, everything about her was magnificent. Her face was like porcelain, she possessed long hair as dark as night, her scent spread in the air. It was intoxicating. She's so beautiful, she thought.

She raised the hand towards her when suddenly, Tomoe opened her dark eyes. Kaoru moved away her hand whereas Kenshin, Enishi and Toya approached more with smiles and relieves on their faces.

"Tomoe!" said Kenshin.

Enishi said, "Neesan! I'm happy to see you!"

But Tomoe didn't tell anything. Her face stayed inexpressive.

Her father worried about her, "Tomoe. What's wrong?"

She tried to get up with difficulty, her family would have wanted to help her but it was impossible. They couldn't even touch her. After having succeeded in rising , she graciously walked through persones who were looking at her.

Kenshin put in front of her, "Tomoe, talk us!"

But she went through her, ignoring him.

"Maybe she can't see us." supposed Megumi.

"That's possible." nodded Aoshi.

The young woman stopped, lowered her head and let out a sigh. Her eyes were blank but everyone could see inside an infinity sadness. Kenshin worried, "Tomoe... what's wrong?" But she didn't answer. Snow continued to fall, it was more and more colder, a violent wind knocked down on them. This storm became stronger until they didn't almost see Tomoe.

"Shit!" Enishi ran in her direction but she didn't find her. He covered his eyes from the snow and looked for his sister, "Neesan! Neesan!"

Kenshin tried to look for her in this snowfall, "Tomoe! Tomoe! Where are you?" but he didn't see anything.

The storm began to weaken until stopped. Everyone were shocked when they saw that they weren't in the forest anymore. They were in a street and Tomoe had disappeared. "Tomoe! Tomoe!" screamed Kenshin.

"Neesan! Where are you?"

Toya approached, "Calm down. She isn't here." They resigned.

"All right. Where are we, now?" asked Sano.

"Maybe we came back to Tokyo." supposed Kaoru.

"Possible, but I don't know this street." said Yahiko.

"Someone is arriving." said Aoshi.

They saw a woman who were walking in the street. At the start, they believed she was Tomoe but at the disappointment of Kenshin and Enishi, it was an unknown woman. She was good-looking and had chestnut hair, she seems to be sixteen or seventeen. They noticed she was pregnant. Megumi approached her, "Excuse me, madam. Could you tell us wher..." She broke off when the woman went through her. Like Tomoe, she didn't seem to see them.

"No. We aren't in Tokyo." concluded Megumi.

Toya looked this young woman and froze.

"Father?"

"This woman... It's Takiko! My wife."

Everyone astonished. Each of them wondered where they had landed. Enishi went near and looked this woman with much attention, after all, it was the first time that he saw his mother. So, it's her my mother?... Neesan was right, she was beautiful.

Suddenly, they heard somebody who was calling the young woman. They turned towards the voice and saw a handsome man who had to be in one's twenty. The young woman ran toward him and embraced him, "TOYA! You came back?"

Aside Enishi and Toya, everyone exclaimed, "WHAAAT!"

"What's wrong?" asked Toya.

Misao excited, "No! No! No! This handsome guy can't be you! That's impossible! No comparisons!"

Toya sniggered, "I know, I know. I have a wonderful physique! Today, I'm just less cleaner than before, that's all."

During this moment, Megumi and Kaoru were thinking the same thing, My God! Please, I don't want lose my beauty! Spare me, please!

"Toya! I'm so happy! You have could to come back quickly this time!"

The young Toya nodded, "Yes. You're at the end of your pregnancy, I didn't want to miss it."

They followed the young couple until a house. Enishi and Toya recognized with a deep nostalgia their ancient house, they remembered of their past history that this house contains or rather, their history that this house will contain.

"Now, that's sure. I know where we are," said Enishi, "We're in Edo."

Yes, "Edo". The old name of "Tokyo". By an unknown reason, they had landed in the past. They understood that everything was illusions of past. Streets, things, persones, everything was an illusion. But so, did Tomoe be an illusion too? This question tormented Kenshin and his family in-law.

Suddenly, the house disappeared in front of them. A few seconds later, they were in a room.

"We have changed decor?" said Sanosuke.

"Don't you see it, roosterhead?" answered Yahiko.

During Sanosuke struck Yahiko, Enishi looked the place, "We're inside of thehouse."

Abruptly, they heard baby's shouts. They approached the source of shouts and discovered Takiko smiling who was rocking a baby in her arms. A man and a woman, who had to be the doctor and the midwife, were leaving the room. On the way, doctor shook Toya's hand. With a smile, Toya moved near his wife.

She gave him a smile, "Toya. You're daddy."

Carefully, he had taken his child in his arms, "Hello, Tomoe."

In front of this scene, Kaoru and Misao couldn't prevent from crying. The others didn't tell, they were just looking the family with a smile. Kenshin and Enishi were contemplating them with much attention. As for Toya, he was looking the scene with nostalgia. At the moment, he was happy to see again the birth of his first child.

One time again, the scene disappeared in order to an other scene appears. This time, they saw a little girl who was playing alone in the garden. This girl had short, dark hair and black eyes. She was drawing figures on the ground with a stick. Kenshin looked her deeply and recognized her smile. A wonderful smile which he had seen rarely in the past.

Kenshin turned towards his father in-law, "Is she... is she Tomoe?"

Toya nodded.

Kaoru smiled, "She's so cute!"

"Isn't she?" sniggered Toya.

"Tomoe! Come on here, sweetie."

Tomoe stopped to draw and approached towards her mother and embraced her with a warm smile.

"Okaasan. Do you want to play with me, please?"

"No, I'm sorry. We'll go shopping because this evening, your father will return from his work."

"Is it true?" smiled Tomoe.

Her mother nodded, "Yes, it's true. We must all prepare for his return. Do you agree?"

"Yes." Tomoe thought one moment, "Okaasan. Will he stay with us this time?"

Takiko smiled a bit, "A little. But he will must to leave again."

Tomoe's face was saddening, "If he doesn't stay at home, it's because he doesn't like me?"

Takiko bent down towards her daughter with a smile, "Of course not. You have to know one thing, me and your father love you so much. He's a samourai, it's his duty to protect his family and his country so he has to leave. Even if he would prefer to stay with us."

"Really?"

"Yes. You know, I was very sad when your father left but since you were born, I'm not sad anymore. That's why you're very important to me," she smiled.

Tomoe's face was became red, then she gave a shy smile.

In city, Kenshin and the others looked the young Tomoe who was walking beside her mother, she totally gripped on Takiko's kimono.

Toya smiled, "Since she knew to walk, she followed her mother everywhere, like a little chick. She never left her."

Kenshin noticed a smile which stayed on Tomoe's lips. He liked to see her smile, "She smiled much when she was young."

Toya nodded, "But she had got difficulties to communicate with others. She was very, very shy."

Takiko turned towards her daughter, "Tomoe, I will talk with a friend. Go to play with children."

"But I want to stay with you, Okaasan!"

"No, you must to stay with people who have your age. All right?"

Tomoe resigned, "All right."

Tomoe approached children whom were playing. One turned towards her, "What do you want?"

Tomoe froze with blushs on her cheeks, "Huh... huh... Can I... play... play..."

One girl went near her, "Why don't you simply ask you want to play with us? Are you stupid?"

Kenshin, Enishi and the others were gaving a bad look to this girl. They saw that her mocking smile didn't help Tomoe.

"No!... No!... I didn't want to disrupt you, that's all."

"You disrupt us!" smiled a boy.

"All... All right... I'm sorry," she gave a shy smile, "I will come back later. Good bye!"

The children were sniggered. Tomoe gave an inquiring look. She didn't feel confortable in front of these looks, she felt such as a pitiful creature and she was unaware of the cause. She thought one thing, I want to leave.

"You don't see they are making fun of you?" said Sano, giving a look at Tomoe.

"I can't bear theses types of jokes!" added Yahiko.

"If I could, I would give a lesson to these morons!" said Misao, waving a fist.

Kenshin and Enishi didn't say a word. Unbeknownst to the others, an immense anger was invading them. They couldn't stand to look without doing anything.

Tomoe got ready to rejoin her mother when a child struck her. Tomoe let out a little scream of pain as they fell to the ground. Kenshin and Enishi joined them, hoping she's all right. Enishi glanced at the boy and astonished, But that's... .

The boy got up, "I'm really sorry. I hadn't looked where I went," he held his hand out to Tomoe, "Did I hurt you?"

She took his hand, smiling, "No. It's all right," she bowed with politeness, "Thank you worring for me."

The boy smiled, "No need to be so polite. I don't know you, I'm Akira Kyosato."

Tomoe bowed with a shy smile and red cheeks, "Delighted to meet you. My name is Yukishiro Tomoe."

"I told you that you haven't need to be so polite!"

"Oh, forgive me!" she said automatically.

"No need to forgive neither," he replied.

Tomoe didn't tell anymore and just looked Kyosato with red cheeks. He chuckled, "You're funny. Did you want play with us?"

She answered, "I would want to play but later. I don't want to disrupt you."

"You don't disrupt us."

One girl approached, "Kyosato-kun, leave her alone and come with us if you want to play."

Kyosat had seemed to understand the situation when he noticed the scornful looks of children towards Tomoe. Tomoe took a look at Akira. He took Tomoe's hand and smiled, "Sorry, but I prefer to be acquainted with Tomoe-chan," he went with Tomoe, "Play without me."

Unbeknownst to them, Kenshin and the others were following them. Kenshin was glad that someone had helped Tomoe but he felt sadness too. He had just assisted at the first meeting between Yukishiro Tomoe and Akira Kyosato... the first love of Tomoe... the man who will kill by Hitokiri Battosai. This meeting was less bloodier than his. He knew that it was perfectly stupid but he couldn't prevent from feeling jealousy because Kyosato had helped Tomoe.

"It's not stupid. It's perfectly normal. She's your wife."

"What?" said Kenshin.

"What's wrong, Ken-san?" asked Megumi.

"Did somebody talk to me?"

"No. Everyone was silencious," answered Kaoru.

Kenshin gave a smile, "Forgive me. I probably daydreamed."

Mmh. It seemed too real to be a dream... This voice... I know it... I'm sure...

I hope that I did less mistakes, this time.

See you later!