Chapter 9: Hiko Seijuro

"Akada." Said Elder Maki. "We have reason to believe that you have found out where Tama and Ayako are? You are responsible for them after all."

Akada looked to the floor. "Elder Maki. I am sorry to say this but…I have lost track of them. The last place I know they were was the Kamiya dojo, talking to Mr. Himura."

Elder Maki raised a bushy gray eyebrow, grasping his podium with wrinkled fingers. "Lost track? Have you forgotten what damaged those two caused in the past Akada? They started a war where many innocent people lost their life. And you say that you lost track? As a superior, you should be more aware of what is going on with your charges. We've already given you one last chance Akada, don't slip up."

Elder Maki leaded back. "That will be all."

Akada sighed and bowed. "Yes, Elder Maki." With that, Akada turned on her heel, cape flaring behind her and started to walk away.

"Do they realize how much trouble they are causing me? They are my charges and as their superior…guardian…I would put it as even, friend…why do they have to do this too me?" Akada sighed and walked on through the long corridor, which was lit by candles, hung on each side.

She reached the door and pushed the heavy wooden doors opened. She glanced to her side and looked out at the window at the side of her. "Is it…is it revenge, or are they trying to get some type of message or something across…does it…does it have to do with anything about 500 years ago?"

2 women stood in the distance. One with long black hair, the other with short brown hair. The one with the long black hair was holding a baby that was getting restless. The woman with the short brown hair was holding a baby that was sleeping soundly.

"Tama…" The one with the brown hair had said. "Please grow up strong and become the best that you can. Don't ever lose sight of your dreams."

She took a knife out of the bag that had been slung around on her hip and pierced the babies skin as blood trickled down her pale white skin, the baby cried out a bit but went back to the soundless sleep. The woman pressed her finger to the babies skin and the wet blood trickled down her finger.

The woman with the black hair said, "Ayako…" and kissed the restless babies cheek. "Protect Tama as if she were your sister. Never let your heart fail to protect the ones that you love."

She did the same thing the woman with the brown hair did, taking the blood and marking a line of Ayako's blood on Tama's skin, and Tama's blood on Ayako's.

"The ritual is complete Yoko," said the woman with the brown hair. "Now…we wait…"

The black haired woman named, Yoko, nodded. "Yes, Jun."

The two women turned around as they heard the crunching of boots against leafs. "We are here for Ayako Kisuragi and Tama Satomo." Yoko clutched little Ayako to her who was now crying, and as if it were a chain reaction, Tama started to cry too.

Blood stained the ground, as the bodies of Yoko and Jun were laid sprawled out. Ayako was crying and Tama was fidgeting, and making whimpering noises. "They were fools to think they could have escaped us like that. Jun and Yoko defied the committee and revealed their selves to humans. They knew the consequences. They bared a half-breed. Both of them. Tama and Ayako shall be put to death—"

"They shall not, Hideki." Said a voice from behind the man holding the two babies.

"Elder Junko!" said Hideki as the thin woman came to up to him, looking at the two babies who stared back at her with wide-open eyes. "So these are Tama and Ayako. Spitting images of their mother's might I say." Junko took both babies in her arms, and Ayako gave a little coo and Tama put her thumb in her mouth.

"They shall live among us as if they were full breeds. They shall never know what happened to their parents or if they are half-breeds or full breeds. This shall be kept a secret from them until their 612th birthdays, the equivalent to 18 in human years. Am I clear in my words Hideki?" asked Junko.

"Yes…Elder…" He bowed and as Junko turned Hideki smirked. The half-breed Ayako and Tama would find out and he would see to it that they were killed both killed before they turned 18.

Akada sighed. "No need to ponder for the past is behind us and we can do nothing about it."

She continued to walk on back to her quarters to prepare for her tracking of Ayako and Tama.

"Yahiko? He…YAHIKO!? OH MAN THIS IS PURE!" Sanosuke had just found out that Yahiko had been turned into a girl a week ago by Tama and Ayako and was currently laughing his ass off from it.

"When? How? Why? Where? When? What!?" he had asked over and over again and received a, "You ask too many questions for sessha, Sanosuke." From Kenshin.

Of course…Yahiko's visit to Megumi wasn't any picnic in the park either. Megumi was startled to see that another member of Kenshin-gumi had gotten hit with the dust and she was telling Yahiko that she needed to check him out to make sure that his new body was working correctly. Yahiko had to learn the same way as Kenshin had that perverted little boys liked him and liked to try to catch looks up the old kimono Kaoru had found for him to wear. Then again, Yahiko just couldn't stop fondling his chest, and Kaoru's new name for him was hentai, thus beginning a new level of fights.

Of course, that didn't stop Kaoru from training Yahiko, he still had to train even if he complained that his arms tired to easily and that this "weak" girl body wasn't made to fight, Kaoru still said that he had to practice.

Kenshin on the other hand was in thought too much. What did Akada mean by its happened before?

The dream from last night where Akada appeared in it and gave him more info on Ayako and Tama and what they planned on doing my defying the counsel.

"Before?"

"Yes before Mr. Himura."

"What do you mean by before Akada-dono."

"Please, just call me Aki."

"Okay, de gazoru yo."

"Before…what Tama and Ayako are doing. They have defied the counsel before…I must go before the committee finds me missing. Mr. Himura, whatever you do, do not tell your friends yet. They will find out when the time is right."

Kenshin sighed. Things were rather weird since he had met Ayako and Tama but this was downright insane. He had thought that the two girls had just gone around chasing men and turning them into woman? Akada had told them they had a reason behind this. She had told him that Tama and Ayako were half and half. That their mothers were witches…and that their father's…that would make them half witch, half human…but that didn't—

"Well if it isn't baka-deshi!"

Kenshin looked up, caught of guard a little by the one and only! Tra la! Hiko Seijuro 13th!

"Shi…shishou??" Kenshin blinked. Just what in Kami-sama's name was he doing here? At this time? With Kenshin looking…well…looking like this!?

"Baka-deshi! Long time no see, I got your letter!" Hiko waved as letter at Kenshin who was obviously confused about why the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu master had come to see him of all people. Why did he come to see baka-deshi?

Well…let's just say, Tama and Ayako had something too do with it….