Chapter 1
The Injured Human

"You said you were bringing me an injured dragon." Megumi looked up from where she had been kneeling before her patient who was laid out on a futon, and into the amber eyes of the man standing in the doorway of the small, simple room.

"I was tracking dragon energy. Injured dragon energy." His lips were tight and he kept his arms folded across his chest. "I found her. I know she is human, so where is the dragon?"

Megumi narrowed her eyes a bit then turned to the young girl as she moaned in her sleep. She placed a hand on the slick forehead, feeling the matted strands of black hair, along with the heat of a strong fever. "I am afraid all I can tell you is her bond was severed, so she, being human, should already be dead. It looks like she has as much will to live as you, Himura, probably more because you are dragon." She said pointedly, picking out some bottles of medicine from the perfectly organized medical kit at her side. Kenshin's frown deepened as he watched her work. "I honestly have no idea what is keeping her alive at this stage."

Kenshin stood in the doorway, not moving to come in or leave, just watching the face of the young girl which was contorted in pain. When he had found her, she had seem lost in her own world and not entirely able to understand what was going on around her. She had not said anything except for a few words in a language he could not understand or place, and seemed to follow him willingly enough, but without thought. He had carried her when she had finally fainted. It was faster that way.

"So, is this Missy the one? She looks pure human." A tall, spiky haired man was peering around the door frame and Kenshin, squinting into to dim light of the room.

"Sano." Kenshin greeted, ignoring the question and observation. Megumi's jaw was clenched tighter as she closed her eyes, placing her hand over the girl's heart and measuring the energy levels more exactly. "I can give her something to stabilize her." She finally said, opening her eyes and turning her attention to the medicine, "Her energy is in such disarray, I've never felt energy like this, nothing like your group's energy. It's foreign."

Sano gave a low whistle. "She may look like us, but she must be from way out of town if our Megumi can't place it. Europe?"

Had Megumi not have been so busy measuring out exact amounts of the different colored powders, she would have rolled her eyes.

"Sano, I believe Megumi has plenty of experience with European dragons" Kenshin said stiffly, "Megumi, let me know if she stabilizes, I'm going to find out what I can. Is Aoshi here yet?" He turned and walked down a long hallway and down a flight of stairs, "I have a question about what she was saying."

"I didn't see him fly in, but that doesn't mean anything. Did she say anything useful?"

"Nothing I could understand, though I believe we might be looking for a dragon named 'John' or something similar. It's who she kept asking for while she was still lucid."

Sano looked like he might choke on the laughter he was trying to keep inside. "An extremely foreign dragon named John?" He repeated, finally managing to keep from laughing, though he still snorted. "Did you at least get her name?"

"I believe her name is Kaoru."

A/N So here is the first chapter of my first little fanfic on here. I have the whole plot worked out in my head, but I have no clue how long it's going to end up being. Might not be too long, might be epic, heck, it might just be a bunch of drabbles that sort of form a plot. Not sure yet. Anyway let me know what you think! Enjoy!