Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin!

Author's Note: I dedicate this story to a good friend, Shuiede.


Prologue

"Aoshi…" whispered a soft voice before a darkly cloaked figure appeared in front of a bright light in the darkness surrounding the area.

"My liege," replied the cloaked person.

"There is a task I wish for you to fulfill," the bright light seems to dim as it continues, "There is a girl…an unusual girl whom lurks in the plane of the living. The task I give you is to watch over her, until she becomes of age. Then you shall take her to me…"

The cloaked figure gave no response to the light before bowing at the pelvis and disappearing. After he was gone the light seemed to grow immensely and brightening everything in the vast darkness. Soon a platform was seen, with old concrete forming seven roman pillars shrouded in ivy, a figure stood in its amiss. Standing straight and tall, the figure brushed down its hood before its sea blue eyes turned downwards, where a pool of water simmered, to look at an image. It was a girl in the water's surface, with midnight blue hair pulled back into a tight braid, peachy complexion and sea green irises she looked perfectly normal. But it was in those sea green eyes that showed the truth…the girl was scared, terrified in fact as she looked around her room searching for a place to hide. With frightened orbs she scanned the area before putting her head under a blanket. The person frowned before waving away the image, the next mirage showed the cloak figure on his journey.

Smiling a bit, the person sighed before turning away… Then all went dark again.


Author's Note: Please review.