Chapter 3

The wind outside was howling and the dojo held four people sat comfortably in the heat of a brightly light room. Kenshin, Kaoru, Sanosuke and Yahiko were having tea when kenshin suddenly stood up. "We have a visitor… a swordsman aura… I do not know what level…that I do not" and as he walked through the halls and doors, he continued to think out loud. "He must be highly skilled to conceal his aura very well…that he is" Sano was trailing behind him along with Kaoru and Yahiko, when Sano exclaimed… "I can't sense him!" Yahiko was confused, "Is that good or bad?"
"Bad…" Sano replied.
They heard kenshin open the doors and abruptly stop. Sano was only a few paces away from kenshin when kenshin was stuttering "its… its… its…." Sano looked over kenshin's shoulder and saw what kenshin was stuttering at. The dojo's doors were open and there was a silhouette of a person in the moonlight. The moonlight suddenly shifted to give Sano a clear view of the person's face. "It's…. It's a girl!" She had reddish-brown hair, and bluish green eyes, with a tint of silver. She wore her hair in a low ponytail. The girl lifted her face to Kenshin's face and smiled. "Hi! Could you spare a room?" Sano and kenshin were gaping when Kaoru and Yahiko caught up to them. They followed their gaze and saw the girl. Yahiko's mouth dropped open and said "That's bad? Her?!"
The girl finding herself the object of their discussion, decided to repeat her question. "Hi… could you possibly spare a room? It's kind of cold out here." Kaoru narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing the girl. She didn't seem to be evil or trying to kill one of them… so she said "Alright. But my room and Yahiko's room is too small for more than one person, so you'll have to room with Sano or Kenshin." Kaoru didn't like the way the boys were still gaping at that girl, so she hastily added "But Kenshin would be too jumpy sleeping with someone else in his room, so you can sleep in Sano's room." Before Sano could object, the girl smiled again and thanked them for their generosity. Then she asked "Could someone show me the room?" Yahiko jumped up and agreed to. Sano said "Wait! You never told us who you are!" And as she followed Yahiko out of the room, she whispered "I'm a rurouni." Then she left the room completely disappearing into the shadows of the dojo halls. Three pairs of curious eyes looked after her, but only Kenshin's were full of something else… suspicion.

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