Chapter 2

Ichigo stood slightly frozen as this strange man started walking towards her.'Who the heck is this guy and why do I feel like this just being near him?'She wondered,her heart getting faster and walked up to her and took her hand in his,"Come,don't be shy,sit down and eat some must still be weak from earlier."He told her,leading her towards the table.

"So,you were the one who rescued me!T-Thank-you very much!"Ichigo exclaimed,bowing slightly.

Kisshu chuckled slightly,"That's not nessicary,but you're very welcome."He they heard somebody walk was the same blue-haired girl from earlier,"Master Kisshu,there's somebody here for you."She told him."Thank you,Minto."He turned back to Ichigo,"Just wait here,I'll be right back."He said.

He closed the door and Ichigo was once again by-herself. 'This is just getting weirder and weirder,I wonder if this guy is really who he says he is.'She the door,she could faintly hear Kisshu and whoever else was there talking."It sounds almost like they were having an arguement."Ichigo said aloud.

"What do you mean,"she escaped"!?What were you thinking!?"She heard Kisshu jumped slightly, 'Whoh,major change of attitude.'She thought.

"If she gets back to the village,she'll tell somebody and they'll surely kill us!"

Ichigo gasped inwardly,and her eyes widened,'K-Killed?!'She gulped.'What have they done,that'll get them killed?!'She wondered.

"Don't worry,Kisshu,she just escaped a hour ago,and she was in a heavily wooded area,so I'm pretty sure she'll still be there."She heard the other person,who sunded like he was the same age as Kisshu."Yeah,well she better be,or we're in big trouble;nobody will let people like us go scot-free."Kisshu replied.

'"People like us",what does he mean by that?'She tried to hear more,but by then,the other man had tried to act normally as Kisshu opened the door,"Sorry I took so long."He apoligized."Oh,it's ok,but you know what?I actually ate something before I came here,so I'll just go and get some rest!"Ichigo exclaimed,her voice getting a little too high-pitched.

"Are you sure?You're not hungry at all?"He asked her.

"Yeah,I'm fine!"Ichigo replied.

She went to leave,but when she was in the doorway,she looked over her shoulder,'Is he really the same guy I heard earlier,yelling at that other guy?'She wondered.

When she got back to her room,she opened the door,and on her bed was a young girl with short blond hair and yellow eyes,or at least she thought it was a girl,she had on a loose white shirt and tan shorts that went down to her knees.

"Who the heck are you?!"Ichigo demanded.

"Oh,cool,you're back!My name's Purin,what's your?"They exclaimed,jumping up.

'I guess Purin's too weird to be a guy's name,so I guess it's a girl.'Ichigo smiled,"My name's ,why are you in my room?"She asked.

"I heard there was a visitor here,so I thought I'd come and greet you!"The young girl chuckled,Well thank-you,but do you live here,too?"She asked.

"Yup!For almost three years!I've been here since I was six!"Purin happily chirped.

"Wow,are you related to Kisshu?"Ichigo asked.

"No,but he rescued me when my house burned down.I was the only one who survived."Purin replied,looking down.

"Oh,I'm really sorry."Ichigo said.

Suddenly,Kisshu appeared behind Ichigo,"Purin,what are you doing in here?Your bedroom is down the hall and it's past your bed-time."He told the young girl.

Purin pouted,"I know that!But I wanted to greet the visitor!"She exclaimed.

Ichigo chuckled,when something out of the corner of her eye caught her looked up and saw something move from outside the ran over and looked out the window.

She gasped as she saw a figure fly throught the trees."What the heck?!"She gasped.

"What's wrong?"Kisshu asked,running over to pointed to where she saw the figure,"There was somebody out there!"She exclaimed.

"I'm sure it was just a simple thief;don't worry,there's extra security around here,so you don't have to worry."He replied.

"O-ok."Ichigo said,still slightly rattled.

Kisshu walked back over to Purin and lead her to the door,"We'll be leaving so you can get some 's also some more clothes in the drawers and closet,so help -night,Miss Momomiya."And with that,he closed the door.

'Ok,how did he know my name,I don't remember giving it to him,and he seemed a little too calm for something that may or may not have been a thief.'She thought.

She quickly changed into a nightgown and climbed back into bed,"I'm going to find out what's so weird about this place."She yawned,"But I'm waiting until tomarrow."