A few days had past since they met Kayeli Himura. Kenshin Himura has been thinking of seeing her again and he wanted to talk to her. Why is she here in Kyoto not with her other comrades. Well, Kenshin was her comrade but why him? Why? Kauru and Yoshi left him at home. Doing the laundry as usual. They always do that, leaving Kenshin behind and when they get home he cooks what the two bought. Well its better than the life of a killer he thought. Well the two got home Sanosuke and Kayeli was there.

"Sano insisted to eat with us," Kauru said

"That's because I might miss some adventure" Sano replied

"And guess who I found while we were at the market, it's Kayeli"

"Hello, again everybody!" Kayeli said with a smile on her face

Kenshin noticed something Kayeli was still carrying her umbrella. Well, it was weird to bring an umbrella inside the house unless it was for self- defense or something. Now they were having dinner.

"Hey, Kayeli-chan where do you live?" Kauru asked

"Well, my home is very far from here." Kayeli replied

"Really," Kenshin said, "I think you're not telling the truth. I think you're you were once just like me a rurouni (wanderer)"

Silence filled the room. Every one was shocked to hear that until Kauru spoke

"KENSHIN, be polite to our guest. Don't treat her that way!!!" Kauru yelled

"Oni- I mean, Kenshin-san is right," Kayeli then spoke " I really have no home I just wander all over Japan. Looking for someone"

"I have an idea" Kauru stood up and said " Why don't you live here with us at the Kamiya Dojo, how does that sound, plus I won't be the only girl in this place"

"But, are you sure? I mean won't I disturb you and the others?"

"Yeah come Kayeli, what too see how is it to live with PRETTY GIRLS!!!" Yoshi said

"NANI?!?!" Kauru yelled squeezing Yoshi's face

"ALRIGHT!!! I'll live with you guys since you asked so bad but then again I could always visit you guys from time to time" Kayeli then replied

Then suddenly Sanosuke interrupted and said "Come on, stay here, I want to see you very day"

"Well, how about this then," she then replied "I'll stay here for a week since you guys wanted me to be here"

"ALL RIGHT!!!" they all shouted

When Kayeli stayed at the Kamiya Dojo there was a rumor that a former slasher named Nanko Takashiko was at Kyoto and was rumored to assassinate the emperor. He had such incredible power that he killed almost 500 guards in just one night.

So it happened, on the night of the assassination Kayeli was coincidentally walking in the alleys when she saw the bloody killer. Takashiko saw her too and he attempted to kill her but of course Kayeli evaded his attack by her umbrella.

"We have met before, have we?" said Takashiko

"I think we did somewhere during the Tokugawa era." Kayeli said with a smile

"Himura-Taicho (Captain), right?" he replied

"Maybe, but not anymore" she smiled

"Really, so how about this I want to know if you really are as good has the Battousai, so I challenge you" he said drawing out his sword

"Alright, I will fight only to prevent you from killing the emperor"

The two samurais prepared foe battle. With his successor technique, he believes that he can beat her. And besides she has no weapon only an umbrella AND SHE'S WEARING A KIMONO. He can't lose to that. Just before his attack hit Kayeli, she pulled a sword from her umbrella. That umbrella was actually just a camouflage. And so they exchanged blows from their sword but little by little Takashiko was getting tired probably because he was at the same time evading ang attacking at the same time. Still, Kayeli was still smiling and only got a scratch on her arm. Finally she turned her sword around (on the unsharp side) and hit him on the back. He fell and became unconscious.

But little did the fighters know that somebody was watching them. That's right it was the Hitokiri Battousai. Ready to swing his sword if something very bad happens.

THAT'S ALL FOR THIS CHAPTER I HOPE YOU LIKE IT. PLEASE WAIT FOR THE UP COMING CHAPTER- THE FACE I SOMEHOW KNEW!