Part 2

"Aoshi has been gone for a couple of hours" misao started worrying

"mom don't worry father is just ok" achiko calmed her mother down

"keisuke pls. take care of things while I'm away ok" miao turned to her older daughter

"sure" keisuke replied

then misao jumped and disappeared. "well mom is away. We better hide under the futon" and a little while they heard footsteps coming their way

"keisuke I'm scared" achiko shivered

"don't worry I'm here" keisuke answered

the old man opened their futon and they both shouted at him and they began running in separate ways.

"come out, come out where ever you are" the man said

"there you are!" the creepy odd-looking slasher shouted as he saw keisuke under the table holding a broom. "WHAA!!" keisuke shouted as she ran towards the back door. She was about to reach it when the man caught her left foot and pulled her towards him. "let go you ugly bakemono!" she yelled waving her broom furiously. "BAKEMONO HUH?" the man sneered. He was about to hit keisuke whena flying slipper hit his head.

"let go.. you.. big monster!" achiko said angrily. The man dropped keisuke and walk towards achiko. "start praying kid!" he said. Then suddenly keisuke bit his right leg. "ACHIKO RUN!" she shouted,. Without double- thinking achiko run towards the back door. "keisuke hurry up! She called back. Keisuke who was busy biting the man's leg quickly left the man in crouching pain. "GO!! NOW!!" keisuke said at achiko. Achiko opened the door and he both of them went outside. Everything was a mess. "WHAA!!" achiko started to cry. "what!" keisuke asked. "I forgot my doll" achiko replied. Keuske looked at her sister. She hated to see her sister cry. "don't worry I'll get it" she said. Achiko rubbed her eyes. "you will?" she asked keisuke. Keisuke nodded. "but don't leave me behind" achiko added. "don't worry I'll be back soon, I promise" keisuke assured her "just hide in here" she added leading achiko into an empty barre'. "ok" achiko said and hide inside it.

Keisuke took one last look at the barrel and walked towards inside the house. S she enetere inside she looked inside and found the house empty. She quickly ran towards their room and picked achiko's doll lying on thefloor. When she finally went outside the room, the slsher appeared infront of her. "you're gonna pay kid!" he shouted as he raised his sword to cut her into pieces, bt nothing happned. Keisuke romonved her hands on her face and saw aoshi had already stabbed the man. The man's blood was sprinkled all over her body. "where's your sister?" aoshi asked as he carried keisuke on his hands. "she's in the barrel hiding" keisuke replied. The both of them went outside. Keisuke went down from aoshi's hand and run towards the varrel. She looked inside it and saw nothing. "she's not here!' she called out. Aoshi looked inside and saw nothing."where could she be!" aoshi murmured. He was about to go back inside when seven people woth swords busted through the bak door. Aoshi quickly drawed his kodachi and attacked thos people. Keisuke saw how aoshi killed all of them. Fear and confusion, drained standing behing the barrel. Aoshi went outside the house and looked for misao. The whole town was in chaos. When aoshi went back, he saw their house wason fire. "MOMMY! ACHIKO!" keisuke shouted as she too saw her their house on fire.

There was nothing they can do. Aoshi looked down woth a broken heart." Misao... achiko" he thought " I know you're alive.. I'm sorry if I have to do this"

"daddy where's momoy and achiko? Keisuke cut in. aoshi just looked down at her with his cold icy blue eyes. Keisuke too, looked at him with her icy- blue eys and quickly looked down as if she read aoshi's mind. With misao and achiko nowhere to be found theywere forced to flee in he mountains in Hokkaido.

======10 years have passed======

achiko-age 13 keisuke and hikaru- age 14 linshishu and jijiri-age 15 hisheri, kyori-age 14 zaoro-age 15

"keisuke!! Wake up!! A tall gray-eyed boy yelled as he entered the room. Keisuke opened one icy-blue eyes and shut it again. "hey!!" you've been sleeping for already 14 hours!!" he called again, now pulling keisuke's leg. "cut it out jijiri!!" keisuke yelled. They boy stand up and stretched her body and walked outside. She saw jijiri preparing her breakfast. Jijiri is shishio makoto's son in other woman. He obtained his father sword skills. "I'm not eating!" keisuke said "fine!" jijiri replied. Keisuke went outside and the house and looked at the clear sky. "its another beautiful day" keisuke thought. "goodmorning!" a familiar vice greeted her. keisuke turned around and saw linshishu g\acrrying a pile of woods . Keisuke greeted him back. Linshishu has a dark-crown hair and deep-ocean blue eyes. He's the nephew of hiko seijuro and also knew the skills of his uncle. "you'e father is looking for you" he said. "Where is he?" keisuke replied. 'down the mountain, near the lake" he said. Keisuke nodded and walk out. "what could it be" keisuke thought a she reached the lake. She saw his father and walk towards him. Aoshi turned around and started their discussion. Back at the house, "what could they be talking of?" jijiri asked linshishu. I dunno, why are you asking me? Anyway!" linshishu replied "why is it bad to ask?" jijiri said half-shouting. "yes! It is!you mammoth!" linshishu shouted. "why you-!" jijiri was about to darw his sword when keisuke entered the room, looking very serious. "what happened to you?" linshishu asked "you looked like you're loosing in a gamble" he added. Keisuke sat on her futon and looked at them. "pack your things were leaving for aoiya tommorow" she said "that's good!" jijiri said "hey! What's wrong" he added. "nothing" keisuke replied. They spend the rest of theday planningwhat to do and packed their things.