Another normal starry night. A low breeze blew in the yard. A light knock on Hijikata's door. A man wearing black shinobi outfit, was holding a young woman in shinobi outfit with a back scarf around her face. "Come in." At the time Hijikata was sharing tea with Okita Souji. "Hijikata-san. A shinobi was spotted, and I took her down." Yamazaki Susumu bent down after he opened the slide door, putting down the unconscious female shinobi. "A girl?" Souji slowly moved to remove the scarf over the shinobi's face. Just as Souji's hand reached over the girl's face, her eyes popped open. She did a back flip and stood up. Hijikata was holding his katana straight in her face. While Susumu was throwing kozuka blade at the girl. Blocking the blade the girl's arm was sliced open by Hijikata. Blood scattered on the tatami mats. The girl fell onto the floor, trying to get back onto her feet, as Yamazaki throws shuriken right onto her let arm. This time the girl just lays on the floor breathing hard, no longer struggling for her live. Blood suddenly flooding over the floor, soaking into the mats. "Yamazaki treat her wounds, then put her in the cell." Hijikata said as he whipped off the blood on his katana. "Yes, sir." Yamazaki quickly gathered up the girl and her weapon then he rushed out of Hijikata's room.

Ayu-nee's(I know she's suppose to be dead but who really wants her dead?) room "Susumu go outside and get me more water." Ayu-nee quickly pulled off the girl's clothing, she quickly examinees the bloody wounds on her body. "The water you wanted." Susumu walks in blushed slightly as he sees the naked body of the girl. "Thank you, now step aside, I'll let you know when I need help." Ayu-nee washed the wounds carefully with warm water, then started to put medicine on the wounds. "The wounds weren't that deep, she'll be okay soon." Ayu-nee finally finished. She dressed the girl in a white kimono than left with Susumu.

Next morning The girl finally woke up, her hands reached to her face at one, "Its still here." She touched the scarf, grateful that its still there. Suddenly the door slide open. "You're up." Ayu-nee smiled brightly, "I didn't remove you're scarf. As a shinobi I guess you like to keep a secret." "Thank you." The girl quickly scanned the room, looking for her weapons and her outfit. "I washed your clothes, and Hijikata-san wish to keep your weapons." Ayu- nee put down a tray of food as she said those words. The girl stared at Ayu-nee blankly, her heart racing. What am I suppose to do?? She screamed in her mind, without her weapons she was helpless. "Where are you from?" Ayu-nee asked, trying to knock some answers out of her. "I........"the girl looked down, her eyes suddenly tearing. The memories swam back to her, as if it was happing again. Her family the noble family of shinobi was exterminated, she the only survivor who was only a pass-by last night got knocked out. How is she going to face her family after she dies? A disgrace to the family. The girl wiped off the tears, she spoke, "My name, Kagimoto Kiyoshi." "So, you're the lost child from the Kagimoto family!" Ayu-nee let out a sign. "poor child, we didn't know. We already know about your family. I'll go to Hijikata-san right now! He would let you stay!" As she said those words Ayu-nee left. Kiyoshi looked down at the food Ayu-nee brought, lost and confused. What am I suppose to do? Stay here, or leave? She slowly took off the scarf over face reviewing her beautiful face, and let her silky black hair settle on her shoulders. The pains from her arms were not so bad, yet she still had difficulty holding up her chopsticks. Just as she was all frustrated about it, a pig jumped into her room. "BUGI!!!" the pig ran around Kiyoshi energetically, making a mess on her tray. Kiyoshi giggled and patted the pig. The pig snuggled at Kiyoshi. Just as Kiyoshi and the little pig were having fun someone stepped in. "Saizou!" Okita Souji walked in, and scooped up the pig Saizou. "You........."Souji looked at Kiyoshi confused, "you must Kagimoto Kiyoshi!!" "Yes." Kiyoshi lowered her head, thinking how he almost pulled off her scarf last night. She was embarrassed. The humiliation, the disgrace of the family. "Okita-sama!!!" Right at that moment Hotaru(I know she doesn't work here, but WHO CARES!?) came crashing in, "Breakfast! Oh? Who is she?" "I'll tell you later, now you two should leave her alone." Ayu-nee came back, and shushed those two away. "Can I know your name?" Some thing was special about this lady, you cant quite put your hands on it, but a feeling of similarity... "My name? I'm Ayume, but everyone calls me Ayu-nee here. Hijikata-san said, you could stay here, you could work here." "That, that would be great!" Kiyoshi smiled, and bowed.