Disclaimer : I do not own Samurai X / Rurouni Kenshin...too bad.
Dice : by Tori & Emirri
DICE
In the twelfth year of the Meiji era there was a young girl wandering through the evening streets of Tokyo. She was dirt smudged from travel, yet was still worthy of notice. The girl was a bit taller than usual, with a sleight frame, lengthy voilet-blue hair, and a set of light blue eyes that glistened as though one were gazing into two pools of crystal waters. She was garbed in dark clothes and bandages, and carried a knapsack.
As she rounded a corner a very faint sound reached her ears. Upon following it she was amazed to find herself outside of a small building. Now it was clear, it was the sound of gambling. The girl hesitated for only a second before entering.
The building consisted of one room and in this room was a crowd of men rolling dice trying to win the pile of yen that was thrown down on the floor. With absolutely no thought as to why, she joined the men on the tatami mats. The man sitting next to her smirked and passed her the dice.
She accepted the dice with a sleight bow and rolled the dice. Upon doing so, she bowed low to the group of men and exited the small building. She had obviously won the game, however, she did not think it right to take the money they had been playing for. Even if she had played and won it fairly.
As she turned another corner the young girl was suddenly aware of someone following her. She quickly looked back to see that it was one of the men from the dice game. He was tall, with spikey brown hair, a read headband, and wore black & white clothes. On the back of his jacket was a strange symbol and his face showed an odd cross between anger, curiousity, and worry.
Now the girl was nervous. She kept walking at normal pace, but the man seemed to speed up. Suddenly she was on the ground and her few possessions scattered along the street. The man knelt down and looked at her.
"Um, are you all right?" he asked in a momotonous voice. When she said nothing he continued. "Do you need any help?"
"Oh! No, I'm fine! No worries!" she replied in haste.
Disregarding her answer he helped her gather up her meager belongings, which included a small bit of money, and handed them over to her. He then smiled. The girl saw this and became frightened.
"Look," he told her. "My name is Sanosuke Sagara, but most people just call me Sano. What about you?"
"I am pleased to meet you Sanosuke. My name is Kurani Surjin," she responded.
"Well met. You don't have much, do you?"
The young girl Kurani blushed, yet still she said nothing in reply to the rhetorical question.
"I have an idea," Sanosuke continued. "Why don't you come with me?"
"Where?!?" Kurani blurted out.
"A safe spot. Jo-chan shouldn't mind and I don't think Kenshin or Yahiko will object much..."
"Who?"
"You'll see. Now come on before Kenshin locks up the dojo!"
Reluctantly Kurani followed him down the dark streets of Tokyo.