Chapter 5- Himura Jiani
Kaoru's eyes lit up. She darted forward, nearly pushing Yahiko into the ground. "Kenshin! Kenshin!"
But no, Sanosuke extended an arm, blocking her advance. His brown eyes were glued to this newcomer. "You're the one from the Akabeko. You aren't Kenshin."
The figure lifted and hand and abruptly brushed the long, auburn bangs off her face. Everyone got a look at its pale, narrow appearance, as well as the dark eyes. She gazed at them with an emotionless expression, one not of Kenshin's. But still, she looked so much like him.
"So my sources were correct after all." She muttered. Her voice was low and monotonous, a female version of Aoshi. All three were taken aback.
Yahiko took a step forward. "Who ARE you?"
She glanced at him coldly, making him take a step back. Still, she straightened up a little and replied. "Himura. I am Himura Jiani."
"Why.why are you here?" Kaoru asked. She suddenly felt a little intimidated as well.
Jiani looked around the darkened dojo, her eyes still narrow and wary. Her ponytail, set high on her head, ruffled a little in what breeze there was. Satisfied with what she saw, she answered. "I am here to see Himura Kenshin."
"But he's not here now." Kaoru told her. "He left a while ago looking for somebody."
Jiani's eyes lit up a little bit, as though surprised. "Who is he after?"
"Shishio Makoto." Yahiko told her, gathering up his courage once again. "But who are you supposed to be?"
"I already told you my name."
"But are you Kenshin's family?" Kaoru asked, curious as well.
Sano didn't wait for an answer. "So Kenshin has a sister? Wow."
Jiani snorted softly. "I am not his sister. I am his daughter."
KERPLUNK! Kaoru, Yahiko, and Sanosuke all fell over backwards. Jiani cocked an eyebrow at them, but remained frozen in her silent stance. She wondered how these fools knew her father.
Kaoru recovered first and placed a hand on her forehead. "Oh god..Just how many things don't we know about Kenshin?"
She looked over Jiani carefully. It wasn't hard to believe after all. She was an exact replica of Kenshin. Her hair was just a little darker, as well as her eyes. She wore a bluish-purple hakama to match. She also looked to be about Kaoru's own age, 17.
She put on a friendly smile. "Well, that's a surprise, but we're glad to meet you Himura! My name's Kamiya Kaoru." She turned and pointed to the boys struggling to their feet behind her. "The boy is my student, Myoujin Yahiko. And the rooster head is Sanosuke."
"Sagara Sanosuke." Sano corrected with a scowl.
Jiani nodded towards them in what seemed to be a miniature bow. "Nice to meet you. But perhaps you know where this Shishio is?"
Kaoru noticed the sword tucked away under the girl's right hand. She shook her head. "No, we don't know anything yet."
"Hn." Jiani nodded again and turned to leave. "Goodbye then."
"Hey wait! Where are you going now?" Yahiko demanded.
Jiani stopped in her tracks. "I plan to search for Himura Kenshin."
"But you don't know where to start, do you?" Kaoru asked.
".."
Kaoru smiled. "Kenshin will come back soon. I know that for sure. So why not stay here for the time being?"
Jiani turned around.
Kaoru's eyes lit up. She darted forward, nearly pushing Yahiko into the ground. "Kenshin! Kenshin!"
But no, Sanosuke extended an arm, blocking her advance. His brown eyes were glued to this newcomer. "You're the one from the Akabeko. You aren't Kenshin."
The figure lifted and hand and abruptly brushed the long, auburn bangs off her face. Everyone got a look at its pale, narrow appearance, as well as the dark eyes. She gazed at them with an emotionless expression, one not of Kenshin's. But still, she looked so much like him.
"So my sources were correct after all." She muttered. Her voice was low and monotonous, a female version of Aoshi. All three were taken aback.
Yahiko took a step forward. "Who ARE you?"
She glanced at him coldly, making him take a step back. Still, she straightened up a little and replied. "Himura. I am Himura Jiani."
"Why.why are you here?" Kaoru asked. She suddenly felt a little intimidated as well.
Jiani looked around the darkened dojo, her eyes still narrow and wary. Her ponytail, set high on her head, ruffled a little in what breeze there was. Satisfied with what she saw, she answered. "I am here to see Himura Kenshin."
"But he's not here now." Kaoru told her. "He left a while ago looking for somebody."
Jiani's eyes lit up a little bit, as though surprised. "Who is he after?"
"Shishio Makoto." Yahiko told her, gathering up his courage once again. "But who are you supposed to be?"
"I already told you my name."
"But are you Kenshin's family?" Kaoru asked, curious as well.
Sano didn't wait for an answer. "So Kenshin has a sister? Wow."
Jiani snorted softly. "I am not his sister. I am his daughter."
KERPLUNK! Kaoru, Yahiko, and Sanosuke all fell over backwards. Jiani cocked an eyebrow at them, but remained frozen in her silent stance. She wondered how these fools knew her father.
Kaoru recovered first and placed a hand on her forehead. "Oh god..Just how many things don't we know about Kenshin?"
She looked over Jiani carefully. It wasn't hard to believe after all. She was an exact replica of Kenshin. Her hair was just a little darker, as well as her eyes. She wore a bluish-purple hakama to match. She also looked to be about Kaoru's own age, 17.
She put on a friendly smile. "Well, that's a surprise, but we're glad to meet you Himura! My name's Kamiya Kaoru." She turned and pointed to the boys struggling to their feet behind her. "The boy is my student, Myoujin Yahiko. And the rooster head is Sanosuke."
"Sagara Sanosuke." Sano corrected with a scowl.
Jiani nodded towards them in what seemed to be a miniature bow. "Nice to meet you. But perhaps you know where this Shishio is?"
Kaoru noticed the sword tucked away under the girl's right hand. She shook her head. "No, we don't know anything yet."
"Hn." Jiani nodded again and turned to leave. "Goodbye then."
"Hey wait! Where are you going now?" Yahiko demanded.
Jiani stopped in her tracks. "I plan to search for Himura Kenshin."
"But you don't know where to start, do you?" Kaoru asked.
".."
Kaoru smiled. "Kenshin will come back soon. I know that for sure. So why not stay here for the time being?"
Jiani turned around.