Kaoru: How did you know he was the Hitokiri Battousai?

Kakashi: Unlike many, I can read minds, call it a mental read if you like.

Kenshin: If that is so, then you were at that last battle, the one with the Shi Kyubi look to him.

Kakashi: Yeah. Him all right, I still have one thing to do, even if the war ended.....

Kenshin: What could that be?

Kakashi: Pound the Zanza.

Kaoru: You'd be doing me a favor, Kakashi, Sano has been doing nothing but eat and sleep

Kakashi: Kenshin, I didn't know you lived with a lovely lady such as her.

Kaoru hears this and blushes, and looks away from Kakashi so he can't see her blushing face.

Kakashi: :smiles: Heh, well, I'd be best working or something....

Kenshin: You could make dinner.

Kaoru: What do you mean!?

Kenshin: Nothing... ::he gradually slips away, not making a sound::

Kaoru: ::smiles:: Kakashi, I'd love to have you help.

Kakashi: welcome, but if I may, can I do the work around here? I'd like to repay the one whom I am staying with and serving.

Kaoru: That's great! Now...where is Kenshin?

Kenshin is outside, practicing with a bright-eyed boy, short, yet spirited.

Boy: Hey Kenshin, who's the idiot hittin' on ugly?

Kenshin: Yahiko! He's the other living hitokiri, the only one who is strong enough to...

Yahiko: Beat you!? Hah! That'll be the day.... Himura getting beaten... of all people..

Kakashi hears him, and walks on over, his demonic impression on his face.

Kakashi: So, you think I can't defeat him, do you....Yahiko?

Yahiko: Damn right, no one alive could beat him! The Hiten Mitsurugi Kenpo is much too strong for anyone to challenge!

Kakashi: Too bad, if that is so, then the Kageryu Kenpo must be godly.

Yahiko: Yeah right you little--!

Yahiko charges at him, shinai armed and ready. Kakashi moves in a blur, and stops the attack with the tip of his finger.

Kakashi: An attempt at a charging break attack?

Yahiko gets even angrier and attacks again, and again, still not acknowledging Kakashi's ability.

Yahiko: W-who are you!? What are you!?

Kakashi: I am a SharinKitsune Samurai, Kakashi Kyubi, remember that, kid.

The word sharinkitsune made him think of a mirror fox, one capable of mimicking techniques with utmost effiency. He was shocked.

Kakashi smirked, and laughed at the shock, he enjoyed the fear he sensed.

Kakashi: You idiot, shoulda realized that before you made that last ten attacks.

Yahiko growled and walked away, grumbling words like teneyaro, and bakayaro.

Kenshin: So you are the Sharinkitsune Samurai.....

Kakashi: Yeah, and I hear that the Hiten Mitsurugi style is quite deadly.....

Kenshin: True, but are you sure that the Kageryu Kenpo is strong enough to defeat the Hiten Mitsurugi...?

Kakashi: Mister Kenshin, I am a mirror fox samurai, how can I not defeat you? After all, I could counter every attack known to your style in the blink of an eye.

Kenshin laughs, and pats Kakashi's back.

Kenshin: Make us dinner and we'll talk about a duel.

Kakashi sweatdrops in confusion then thinks: "Is he that desperate for a decent meal!?"

Kakashi follows him to the kitchen of the dojo and sees Kaoru.

Kaoru: Since I hear that you are a mirror fox,could you make something that these idiots can ingest?

Another sweatdrop.

Kakashi: Sure. Anything for a lovely lady.

Kaoru blushes and leaves, while Kenshin raises an eyebrow and looks at Kakashi who seems spaced out at the moment.

Before anyone noticed, Kakashi called for the others to eat outside. They wondered why he called them out, then they saw a large table, seats for everyone, and a wide grill. Everyone dropped their jaws at the sight, they all thought at the same time: "A mirror fix did this in less that a minute!?"

A tall man with a fish's skeleton sticking out of his mouth walked on over, bruised up and limping. Kakashi had dealt with him before setting up the outside grill.

Man: Dammit, Kenshin, why didn't you tell me he was here?

Kenshin: Sano, you would have thought it was not him, so sit down and wait for Kakashi to cook.

Sano: Will it kill us like Kaoru's cooking?

Kaoru gets angry and socks him upside the head. Kaoru: Sano, then why did you eat my cooking anyway!?

Sano: It was free, why else?

Kaoru sighs and watches Kakashi warm up the grill by casting a fire- breathing spell. Everyone applauded. Kakashi bowed, and returned to his cooking.

He then thought: "At least they don't know the full story of the Sharinkitsune.."