DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the Rurouni Kenshin characters. Any new characters you have not heard of are probably made up. If anyone you know has the same name it is simply just a coincidence. Nothing more!

The man with bright red-hair and a cross scar on his cheek was walking down the dirt path, not saying a word. He had a sheath with a sword protruding out of it. His red hair was messy, and tied in a low pony-tail, and his eyes were a pale purple. His steps were silent on the ground. This man was named Kenshin Himura.

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A girl was walking down the same dirt path in the opposite direction, holding a pale pink fan with orange and blue flowers printed all over it. Even though it was a rather cold day, she still had it in her hand. She had dark brown, almost black, hair, tied into a regular Japanese knot in the back of her head, fastened with a navy blue bow. Her kimono was also dark blue with silver and gold butterflies on it. Her eyes were a shade of light green. Her name was Inkadi Jade.

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Inkadi was walking down the road on this silent night to visit her grandfather. He was getting sicklier every day, so she had to take care of him everyday. She wished she could just move in with him, but she had too many things at her place, and all the memories she ever had were there, confined within that house. She was thinking of her father who had died of a disease 9 years ago. Five months after he had died, her mother ran away one night leaving her with her grandmother and grandfather. A few years after that, her grandmother also died. Then her grandfather had caught the same disease that her father had gotten.

Inkadi was now 17 years old, and could take care of herself, but she was lonely most of the time, with no one to talk to. Her house was medium sized, but it was always empty, except for when she came home and slept. She was thinking of all these problems when she bumped into a red-haired man.

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Kenshin was also thinking of his problems. He had given up on being a man- slayer. After Tomoe . . . he couldn't even think of her any more, it was just too painful. He had vowed after her death that he would never kill another person, no matter how bad or good. Kenshin had also gotten rid of his sword, replacing it with his Sakabatou, otherwise known as Reverse- Blade Sword.

Kenshin had no where to stay, he was now just a Rurouni, a wanderer. He was thinking about this when he collided with a girl with light green eyes.

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"Ah!" said Inkadi when her shoulder knocked on the man's sword handle. The man quickly turned around and looked at her with pastel purple eyes.

"I'm sorry, I didn't see you." He apologized to her. She shook her head.

"No, it was my fault. I was thinking, and I was so wrapped up in my thoughts that I didn't see you. I'm sorry." She looked up at the man to see a kind smile. He bowed down.

"It's nice to meet you, Miss . . ."

"Inkadi." She finished for him. "Do you have a place to stay?" She didn't know why she had just mentioned that. He was a stranger! How could she just invite him in.?

"No, but you looked like you were going somewhere. I don't need to bother you. Thank you for the offer though!" He closed his eyes and smiled another warm smile.

"It's okay; I was just going to my grandfather's for a quick trip. You can come along; it'll only be a minute." She seemed to want him to go with her.

"Ah . . . are you sure it's okay?" He seemed antsy to her.

"Of course! That is . . . if you want to." After the last word, so looked down at her feet.

"I would be delighted to come!" He smiled for the third time and followed her to her grandfather's house.

Inkadi was so happy. She quickly rushed to her grandfather's house, gave him his medicine, wished him good-night, and came out to greet her new guest.

"I never asked, but what is your name?" She questioned the man.

"Oh," he said, "my name is Kenshin Himura. And yours?"

"Me? My name is Inkadi Jade. Nice to meet you, Kenshin." His name seemed familiar, although she knew she had never met him before.

That was the beginning of the story.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE: I'm sorry if anything in this story is wrong, such as the Japanese names, like Inkadi Jade . . . I just thought of it off the top of my head. Thanks for taking the time to read, if you could spare another minute please Review it!