Then he grabbed my hand. We didn't so much as run as move at a swift jog. We kept close to the side of the building and slowed as we approached the co...ner. Justin slowed to a stop to peek out in search of any danger. I quivered behind him, shivering. I needed to think. To gather my thoughts. This was so crazy. To think that a parallel reality would be this different.What had happened here?“Okay, we're clear,” Justin said. He pointed towards the fence that surrounded our college. “There is a. I tucked the towel a little more tightly and tried to keep walking. Another block and I was almost sure I was going to vomit. Deep breaths stole my focus away for very brief spouts of time, but there was no ignoring the pain entirely. A few more steps and I dropped myself to the ground. The world was spinning around me as a surge of pain burned bile to my throat. I slipped my phone from my pocket. He answered on the second ring, sounding surprised. “Matt… do you think you. We need miso, salt, rice, soy sauce, some vinegar... Kenshin: I guess I'm coming.Kaoru: Looks like you have to! Come on now. Let's go!(Outside a temple. A small hooded figure dashes in. His name is Yutarou, and his sensei is Raijuuta)Yutarou: There you are, sensei!(His sensei is a large man sitting against a tree. He wears a large straw hat and feathered shoulder guards.)Yutarou: It took a while but I got almost everything. Let's see. First, there's four kenjutsu dojos in town. Of those four. Eventually we negotiated that Alicia would stay with us for the first week, then, when Phil left, mum would drive us to Avoca and leave me with Alicias family for the second week. On the first Saturday of the holidays mum drove Alicia and me to the airport to meet Phil. Their greeting was very warm, they were obviously delighted to be together again, even though it was for only one week. When we got home they disappeared into mums bedroom, theirs really, and Alicia and I stayed downstairs.