"knock!knock!"

" Who's that?"- Said Yahiko.

It's unusual that someone would come to their dojo this time of day, their training of the day is already finished. Yutarou ( he comes back from Germany, now stay sat the dojo too)open the door. There's an "around-13-yrs-old" rooster head boy, he's handsome but he looks .. arrogant. Despite his look, this boy comes in and asked politely: "is this Kamiya dojo? I come to ask for learning Kenjutsu". No one answer him, actually, they cann't speak, his look remind them of someone, "can he be.."- Yahiko thinks. There's a calm voice cut his thought, KEnshin as usual is calm, he knows what to do:

-"What's your name,child?"

-"Outa. Outa Higashidani"

-"How old are you?"

-"I'm 13"

"hm..cann't be his son, at that time he was still fighting beside me"-Kenshin's pov

-"where are you from? and how do you know our dojo?"

-"I'm from ShinShuu. It was long time ago, i thinks about 7 yrs ago, there was a man told me that after my sister's married, come here and learn a Kenjutsu style name Kamiya Kasshin Ryuu. So here i am."

-"Hm... Interesting, at that time, very few ppl knows our dojo, and that's far away. Do you remember that man?"

-" I don't know his name. But all i know is on his back, he has an "Aku" character, he came, fight with my dad, and then fight for my dad, my village, then leave, since then, he's a legend of us and i carried that character on my back too, i want to be strong like him" (it's good that his brother look up to him :D - author )

-" haha... good, good.." Kenshin laugh. " okay, we accept you, now stay here and start your training. Yahiko, could you pls take him in?. Outa, this's gonna be your master Yahiko." Up until now, no one can open their mouth yet.

-"Oh..okay, boy, follow me" Yahiko, turn his back and right then Outa sees the word "Aku" on Yahiko's clothes.

-"you know him, master?that man."

-"ah yes, it's good that you look up to him, he's a great man"

-"where is he now? i didn't know why but my dad seemed to be very happy seeing him that day"

-"I don't know, but i hope he's doing good. Come on, i'll show you your room." ( well the dojo is good now, not a 'one-student-dojo' anymore)" at dinner, i'll introduce you to everybody, the one just talked to you now is Kenshin, and that little boy is his son,Kenji, his wife,Kaoru, is the heir of this dojo, but since she has family now, she passed it down to me, her first student. The tall one with blonde hair open the door for you is Yutarou, he's the second student of Kaoru, after me, he just comes back from Germany. He's the assistant master here. There are more ppl for you to meet. Now rest abit, you must be tired going from Shinshuu to Tokyo."

-"Thks master"-after taking abath, Outa sleeps, not knowing outside, ppl talking about him.

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Outside

"hm..i wonder how that boy's related to Sano. they look alike, almost the same"

"yeh, except Outa's manner is much better than that rooster-head"

"haha.. Yahiko, i dun know what will kaoru and Megumi-dono say when they see him. it'll be a shock"

Then...

"DADDY, BRING ME DOWN!!!!"- Kenji's crying on the roof. Yeh it's true that he's a born-skilled swordman, he's stiil a kid, afraid of heght

"Oh ok, i have to go to the Akabeko to meet Tsubame..see you at dinner"

"hey, i'll go to, i want to meet her as well."-Yutarou said, running after Yahiko . After all, they're only 18. still young

"You playboy, stay home, dont get near my Tsubame"

"haha...YOUR Tsubame?? aww...our 'little Yahiko' admit it"

"SHUT UP!!! I'M NOT LITTLE"

and with that, they're running, joking..the 2 bestfriends.

"Aw...they've grown up. Kenji, you too, you'll be grown up and be strong like them"-Kenshin said-"I'll prepair dinner now, come.Mommy will be back anymoment"