UPDATED CHAPTER 11/7/14

Hey you guys! This is just another updated chapter, and for those of you who have just started reading, forgive me for these horrible chapters coming up-I'm set on updating the earlier chapters to meet the higher quality the later chapters provided. Please bear with me DX

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The guy with the green bandana broke the silence, "Hey! She talked!" He pointed his chopsticks at her with wide eyes.

She scowled to herself. I've been talking all this time.

"Hey! Say something else!" The guy with brown hair in a ponytail exclaimed.

"Something else," she replied.

The ice melted and things were getting back up to pace. Conversations started to spring up left and right.

The man with long, black hair spoke, "So, you could talk all this time?" He inquired.

He sounded a bit ticked off, and it sent goose bumps down her neck, "I…" They'll think I'm crazy if I just say that I ate something and started to 'talk'. "Was petrified with fear… and I spoke a different language…?" She strung words together frantically. She wanted to hit the back of her head. That was the most pathetic excuse she had ever came up with.

"See Hijikata-san? Now you can't throw her out!" The guy with the green bandana called out.

"Throw me out?!" Kira widened her eyes. Would he seriously do that?!

Emerald eyes answered back, "Since you couldn't speak Japanese, he was thinking of throwing you out, since you were useless. As if anyone would understand anything if you tried to explain what happened." He still had that smile and he winked at her. "Besides, you wouldn't be much help around the place if you couldn't understand anything."

Honestly, this guy was just getting under her skin.

"So, would you be so kind to tell us from the beginning how this all happened?" The man with glasses asked as he took a sip from the cup.

It was silent again.

"I suppose so," she said as she put her bowl of rice and chopsticks back on the tray. She sat cross-legged and cracked her knuckles rather unlady like. "I was coming back from dance class, in my country, and then I fell asleep. The next thing I knew, I woke up in an alley. I thought this was all a dream… until this… thing… with white hair and red eyes stabbed my arm," she said as she pointed her bandage. "And then I saw him," she pointed at the guy with the green bandana, "kill it, and I ran away and then bumped into him," she then pointed to the guy sitting across from her. "I had no idea what was going on, let alone understand what they were all saying, and then I got here."

They all sat there, processing her excessively long story, causing her to shift a bit. "It sounds crazy," she added, "and it could be, but it's the truth."

Again, silence was all there was in the room. Kira felt uneasy.

"Where are you from?" The guy with the red hair asked.

"Ahh...North America." She said. She didn't know how far she was back in time...North America was probably just inhabited by native Americans probably.

"No way! You're a Westerner?!" Brown-ponytail exclaimed.

She nodded.

"So then how did you get all the way over here? I haven't heard of a boat with incoming Westerners!"

"I told you!" She exasperated. "I fell asleep and boom, I'm here."

"We can figure out her whereabouts later...more importantly," the man called Hijikata started, "When you first...woke up...you saw them, didn't you?"

"Them as in…those white-haired guys?"

He nodded, furrowing his brows out of frustration. "One problem after another," he sighed.

Kira looked at the guy with glasses next to him for an answer. "What he means is that the same time you arrived, a girl disappeared. And those white-haired men...they're a problem on their own."

Why is everyone being so secretive?

"So what should we do now?" The guy with emerald eyes asked.

"We can let her stay," the man with short, black hair said. He smiled at Kira, "What kind of man throws a girl out on the streets?"

Hijikata widened his eyes, "What?! We can't do something like that! Why do you have to be so inviting to every stranger?"

He laughed. "Being too strict can be a problem."

"...I guess. It's not like she can blend in with everyone else." Hijikata sighed. "Besides, killing her would be unnecessary until we find some answers." His eyes studied her clothes. "Just stay inside the walls, and do not leave the property unless instructed by one of us."

His cold tone made her shiver. "U-understood."

The guy who tried to steal her rice bowl rested his elbow on his propped knee, and looked at her, giving her a charming smile. "Looks like you won't be killed today. So, you never mentioned your name."

She turned her head to look at him. "Oh, I'm Kira Hale."

"Definitely foreign… what kind of name is Hale?"

"My last name. It's used where I'm from," she sassed. "But, just call me Kira."

"I'm Harada Sanosuke." He chuckled.

"You forgot the title: old man." The guy beside him laughed.

"Ey, pipsqueak, you should know your place and respect your elder!" He grinned and punched his shoulder. "This runt is Toudou Heisuke."

The guy with emerald eyes spoke the rest, "Anyways, I'm Okita Souji, the grumpy one is Hijikata Toshizo," earning him a glare from said man, but Okita just grinned deviously at him, "this is Saito Hajime," he nudged the guy next to him. "The man with glasses is Sannan and that's Isami Kondou-"

"The other old guy," Heisuke gasped -he was put in a choke hold by Harada- "is Shinpachi-san," he pointed weakly at the guy with the bandana.

"Save your breath squirt, you're gonna need it," Shinpachi snickered. Kira just stared at the two. "Try not to kill him, soldier." She arched a brow and gave him the thumbs up.

"Ahh, don't worry, this kid has nine lives," he chuckled.

Kondou looked at Kira, ignoring the ruckus, "Do you mind telling us what you're good at? Toshi is right where we need people who can do things and not laze around and be useless." He had this fatherly aura about him.

"I...can dance. I'm very flexible...and I can run fast. I can do typical chores and stuff, but anyone can do that."

He nodded, processing something. "Well, you need to be put under someone's wing…" he murmured.

Silence went through the room again as Heisuke broke free of his captor and went to scarf down the rest of his food. Kira fidgeted, just staring at her tray of food.

"I'll do it," Okita said, basically bulldozing the sheet of ice that was forming. She looked up and arched a brow.

"Really, Souji?" Kondou asked.

He shrugged and half smirked at her, "She's interesting."

What does that even mean?!

A few minutes ticked away, Hijikata, Sannan and Kondou left to consult a few things, leaving Kira in a room full of guys. Well, it was full of guys to begin with. They all started to talk about different things, things that she had no idea about. She started to go off in her own world-

"Hey, Kira-chan," Heisuke said, pointing at her with his chopsticks.

She looked up, "Yeah?" What's this -chan thing?

"Aren't you hungry? Earlier you snatched the bowl away so fast! Faster than me!" He grinned.

"So that means your reflexes are worse than we thought!" Shinpachi laughed.

Heisuke sneered at him.

"I am hungry!" Kira affirmed and took her chopsticks and bowl of rice in another hand. Though it seemed like all eyes were on her...and to be honest, she hadn't used chopsticks in a while. She fumbled with them, and they kept on crossing over eachother as she tried to get a scoop.

"Do you not know how to use chopsticks?" Okita asked, grinning.

"I do!" She fumed, cheeks probably red out of embarrassment. "Just...I'm nervous!"

"Why?"

She sighed, "Let's just say, in America we don't use chopsticks a lot! We use a fork and a knife! I feel like you're judging me silently."

"Who said it was silently?"

She pursed her lips and glared at him. "You're irrelevant." She glanced at her rice bowl again. "I request assistance," Kira sighed.

Okita smirked and walked over to her spot, taking a seat next to her. Heisuke and his buddies were off talking about something, while Saito just sat and ate in silence, glancing at the three occasionally.

Kira held the chopsticks and Okita placed his hand over hers. "Hold it like this-don't hold it so tightly."

It felt like she was going to drop the chopsticks. Okita let go of her hand as she scooped a decent amount of rice, and her eyes widened. I did it...finally! Though almost immediately, that moment of glory ended as Okita grabbed her hand and took the rice from said chopsticks.

"Hey! You already ate!" She exclaimed, yanking her hand back.

"I'm helping you...I deserve a reward!" He replied.

"You didn't even help a little," she pointed out. "I swear to God, if you do that again, I will rip off your face. Go! Shoo," she flicked her chopsticks at him.

"Got a temper, huh?" Okita just smiled, ignoring her little threat. "That's pretty cute, don't you think, Kira-chan?"

"...Go away."


Despite Okita stealing bits of her food ever since he helped her, she was greatful, and so was her hunger. As dinner came to a stop, Kira went outside to explore the compound, stopping short when she got to a small garden.

It was dark outside now, and crickets chirped loudly. Back home, she could only hear the sound of cars and obnoxious people blasting their music down the road. She rested her head on a beam when someone tapped her on the shoulder.

"Hey, Kira-chan, whatcha doin?" Heisuke grinned as he took a seat next to her.

"Sitting. I live a very fascinating life, don't you know?" She replied semi-sweetly.

He sighed. "It must be weird, being here all of a sudden."

"You bet it is," she nodded. "It's like the first day of school all over again...only foreign. And what's with the 'chan' at the end of my name?"

"Oh that? What, you're not offended by that are you?" He asked, as if really concerned about it. Kira arched a brow and shook her head. "Why would I? I just don't know what it means!"

"Oh," he sighed of relief. "It's ahh...a term meaning friend or something like that. It's either used girl-to-girl or guy-to-girl."

"What's girl-to-guy then?"

"You would call me, Heisuke-kun."

She only nodded. As much as she wanted to question why they would use these names instead of just using a first name, she let out a yawn, slapping a hand over her mouth. "Sorry...it's been a long day." Despite everything that has happened, she didn't react to any of this as much as she thought she would. In the pit of her stomach, she hoped that this was all a dream.

"Same, ever since that girl disappearing, patrols are growing more often-"

"You're just gonna tell her everything then?" Okita's voice came from behind.

"Wha-is that so bad?" He exclaimed, turning around.

"I wanted to tell her everything," he feigned hurt and looked at Kira, throwing her a wink. Something about him seemed dangerous. His emerald eyes sent this unnerving feeling down her spine, like there was something sinister that was hiding behind a smirk. "Here, I'll show you where you'll sleep," he said.

The girl stood, trying to shake off the feeling of numb legs before following Okita, waving at Heisuke. The moment she stood, her eyes started to droop and she dragged her feet. She was the epitome of tired. Nearly bumping into Okita the second he stopped, he gestured to the door. "Here you are," he said.

She nodded and slinked into the dark room. Glancing over at him, she smiled. Either she was too tired or focused on the futon. "Thanks." Okita blinked and nodded once, picking up his head as if to study her and then his emerald eyes glinted back to normal. He shut the door behind him, and Kira was alone once again.

The only source of light was the streamers of moonlight coming from the window, so she felt around for the mat with her feet. Letting out an obnoxious yawn, she slipped under the covers and plopped her head on the pillow, jumping into sleep.


She squinted her eyes open only to get shot at with a flash of light. Groaning, she rolled on her other side and held the blanket close to her, curling into a ball. I thought I told mom to keep the blinds closed!

It was too late to go back to sleep now. Sitting up, unaware of the wonderfully massive bush of hair on her head, she felt around the floor for her phone and looked at the time. It was then when she realized that it was rather warm in her room, and her arm hurt.

Tired eyes lazily trailed up her arm to discover the bandage.

Something in her brain snapped as she immediately recollected all of her thoughts from the previous hours. Her eyes darted to one thing and then another, and the panic struck her like lightning to a tree. Murmuring "Oh my god" repeatedly, she kicked off the covers and ran a hand through her messy hair. "No, no, no, no!" The brunette planted her face on her knees, trying to process it all.

She continued to sit there. She fell asleep in the car, woke up in a village, got attacked, and then got help. Her wound was dressed and now she's with a bunch of guys in a Japanese house-er-mansion.

Her eyes blinked furiously, but tears didn't come out. She didn't know how to feel about this in general. It still seemed too surreal for her, and that this was just her mind playing a sick joke on her.

Letting out a sigh, she looked up again, observing the room. The one she was in didn't have light blue walls with large cloud wall stickers. Her cherry oak desk wasn't propped up against the wall next to the window, and neither was her dresser. She nodded to herself, confirming that she still wasn't dreaming.

Her stomach rumbled just in time.

Kira got up to her feet, quickly tying back her horrid hair in an even messier bun and left the room, following the scent of food. Stretching her back in mid-walk, she let out a satisfied noise as she stepped inside where she ate the last time.

Pairs of eyes looked up at her. "Morning, Kira-chan!" Harada greeted.

"Looks like someone had a good sleep." Shinpachi added.

Nodding, she stretched out her arms. "Yep."

Okita walked out with a tray of food and chuckled as he pointed to his face to mirror hers. "You have tatami marks all over your face."

Tawhat? Furrowing her brows, she asked, "What's that?"

The guys chuckled. "It didn't work for once," Saito murmured.

Okita frowned, but it didn't stay long. "Guess I have to work harder for you." He said to her, who was still too dazed to comprehend what was going on. Breakfast went by quickly, as Kira wolfed down her food, fast enough to challenge Shinpachi to an eating contest.

When she left, she dug out her phone, flipping through all the apps until she came across her songs. Might as well dance...I have nothing else to do around here. She just needed to find a big enough room so she wouldn't kick, or crash into anything. Trekking further into the compound, her curiosity led her to an empty room, literally the size she just needed. Peering inside to see if no one was there, she went it. The room reeked of sweat, it was probably used recently, and she scrunched up her nose.

After her series of stretches, she went through the list to find her jazz routine, setting it at its loudest volume.

Setting it on the floor, she took a few steps, waiting for her cue. And then her mind shut off again, letting her legs do the rest. Imagining all of the girls with her, she would wait for her cute to jump in, waiting for each girl to perform their move. Spinning to 'back-stage' she practiced small kicks, taking mental notes. She leapt back 'onstage', introducing the new set.

And that was as far as her class got, so she improvised―rather pathetically―before calling it quits. Just as she was about to pick up her phone, she heard voices and whipped her head around, immediately stopping the song.

Literally everyone she met thus far was standing at the door, staring at her with gaping jaws and wide eyes. Guess they didn't know what she meant by dance. "Uh...hi…." she said, swallowing sudden nervousness and embarrassment. After years of performing, she was whittled down to the nervous newbie...just being around these guys made her unsettled.

"You do dance…" Heisuke started.

Slipping her phone in her pocket, she nodded. "Yeah. I dance for four hours a day―so what are you guys doing here anyways? I thought you were still eating breakfast."

"We heard strange music." Saito said.

It was that loud?

Harada rested his arm on the door frame. "Where did it come from?"

If I told them, I would be attacked with questions. And our lovely heroine wasn't all that tech savvy.


After a few minutes, Kira gave up on trying to explain what technology was like back home. WiFi, YouTube, Google―let's just say it was a lost cause. Skipping her struggle with explaining her phone to the guys, she heard Okita mention about he and the others have morning patrol―whatever that was. That was something else she needed to figure out. Was it safety patrol or something? Like what police do?

She was alone again, sitting in the garden, listening to her music as she struggled to not play any games to preserve her battery life. Beyond her music, she could feel the vibrations on the wooden floors and turned her head to see Kondou with a frustrated expression. Taking out her earbuds, she asked, "Is something wrong?"

"You said you can run fast, right?"

She nodded.

"You need to get a message to Souji and Hajime! Yamazaki-kun is out for the day. The criminals are on the south side of Kyoto! They're being set up!"

"So where would I find them?" Because I have no idea where things are in Kyoto...let alone navigate in this building! She was starting to get nervous.

"They shouldn't be too far. They're heading west. Go!"

Kira nodded, rather nervously and got up to her feet, hoping she remembered where in the world she put her flip-flops.

Here we go...Kira's Life Chapter One: I Have No Idea Where I'm Going


And… another chapter has been finished! Oh, Kira… you have absolutely no idea where to go… *sigh

I absolutely loved it when Kira showed the guys her iPod! XD it was just so adorable, and I couldn't help from grinning like an idiot as I typed it! Past meets future…

I never thought I would be this excited about this story, so I'm just going to spend my night typing chapter 3.

Oh, and thank you for the lovely reviews, honestly, they just make my day!

And yes, I'm aware that she still has her modern clothes on.

UPDATE: I'm updating these chapters slowly...forgive me xD