Disclaimers: -_- DON'T rub it in that I don't own RK. Please, Will any one donate money to my fund? It's called "The Rurouni Kenshin fund, So Weasel can get enough money to own RK." Oh well. I guess I'll stay to my fan fic.

Author's Notes: Did ya like the first chapter? I tried to have some narrative hook with the whole dream Kujiro had at the beginning at the chapter....yes it was a dream. That's gonna happen a lot so be prepared. Remember this is a fantasy fic. Just remember when it gets weird.

*****Chapter 2 ~ Greetings*****

Megumi pulled out her supplies that she always carried with her for situations like these. She began to put disinfectant on the cut. But Kujiro flinched.

"It stings," Kujiro explained.

"Always the same reaction," Megumi stated. Her patients always complained of how the medication stung.

"I need to bandage your side," Megumi stated.

"Oh he he." Kujiro pulled out her kunai's. "Wouldn't want those there while you're wrapping my bandages, ne? Oh. I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Nakao Kujiro. And she is Ajisai."

"Nice to meet you. My name is Takani Megumi. Now Ajisai-dono I need to treat your cut."

~*~

Ajisai didn't like the look at the disinfectant. She saw the way Kujiro flinched. But she figured it was best not to make a scene. "Yes," was all she said, since she saw that the others were approaching.

The other girl sort of resembled... a raccoon? Her long hair was put in a high ponytail secured by an indigo ribbon. Her kimono was a deep blue that brought out her blue eyes, it was decorated with silver butterflies.

But a tall man with a white jacket and spiky hair held back by a red bandana soon caught her attention. His bandaged wrists implied that his strength was in his fists. His jacket was open to reveal his muscled chest. He was obviously strong. And was that a fish bone he was chewing?! How strange.

The other man was quite short and he wore a pink gi. He carried a....a sakabatou? Why would someone carry a reverse blade sword? But then realized his red hair and his abnormal x-shaped scar. It was the hitokiri battousai! The hitokiri battousai wearing a pink gi?! What was the world coming to?! Ajisai was told stories about him. How he killed and that he had red hair with an x-shaped scar. She always wondered about how he got the two scars.

~*~

Kenshin walked up to the girls when Megumi had finished treating one of them. He noticed that Sano and Kaoru-dono followed him. When he got closer he saw the two girls better. They were both young. He had heard Kujiro introduce herself and Ajisai.

Ajisai's hair was jet black and blended with her black gi. If the lighting was right her hair would match perfectly. Except for the moon's light shimmered her black mane. Her once white hakama pants were now stained with some red spots. It didn't seem to bother her though. She had a look to her that was evil. The way her face lights up in her smile gave her an evil look. She couldn't be older than 17.

Kujiro's hair was also jet black. But oddly enough she had grayish blue eyes. Her blue eyes were almost too gentle for her appearance. Her ninja uniform was a ruby red. It brought out her black hair. Her black hair landed softly on her back when she released it from her messy bun. It was long with little-to-no wave, so long, it was long enough to reach down to her pink obi. Her obi was tied in a big bow in the back. Barely any of her arms showed due to all her bracelets. Each looked foreign. Some had beautiful patterns and decorations; some had strings hanging down with beads that would clack with her every movement.

~*~

Kujiro realized Kenshin's observing eye of her bracelets.

"They distract my opponents if they are not concentrating, they have served quite usefully!" Kujiro answered his question with out him even voicing it. Kujiro gave him a friendly smile.

Kenshin looked at her surprised at first. "Oh. They do make quite a racket."

"Well if my opponent is stupid enough to look at them then I quickly defeat them."

Sano spoke up for the first time. "And how did you two learn to use swords like that?"

Kujiro looked at Ajisai. "Well I started training at the age of 7."

"Isn't that a little young?" Kaoru asked. Well now it was obvious why Kujiro was so good but they still didn't know about Ajisai.

"I trained when I was young as well," Ajisai replied bluntly. That's all they needed to know.

"Your cuts are treated but I suggest you stay at the clinic. We have to make sure they don't get infected," Megumi stated.

"Thank you. I'm sure Ajisai and I would love to stay at the clinic for a while." Kujiro gave Ajisai a glare to silently tell her to not say a word. She had gotten them shelter and didn't want Ajisai saying anything.

~*~

(1 week later)

"Oh Hello Himura-san!" Kujiro gave him a warm smile, "How are you?"

"I'm fine, arigatou, but please call me Kenshin."

"Alright. So what brings you to the clinic?"

"I need to ask Ajisai-dono and you a few questions."

"And what would those questions be about?" Ajisai stepped in.

"About the Alley way fight."

"Sounds more like an interrogation," Ajisai grumpily replied.

"Well what ever you call it, I would like to know why you were attacked, that I would."

"Ajisai, its fine. When would you like to talk?" Kujiro asked.

"Well I would like to ask you the questions at the dojo."

"Alright. Let's go Ajisai."

~*~ ~*~

As the group approached the dojo Kujiro realized that the dojo looked a little run down...NOTHING compared to her old dojo. It was twice the size of the dojo in front of her. Her old dojo was painted in gold, with no chips in the fresh paint. The molding on the windows was detailed in every way, to every scale of the dragon. The chandeliers were pure gold, and always shining. All around you would overhear the young men yelling, jumping, practicing techniques....

~*~ ~*~

Kujiro followed her shishou, Nagasaki down the polished wooden hallway. Kujiro looked up to see a high ceiling with gold chandeliers. As she looked in them she saw her tiny reflection.

"Kujiro, hurry up and follow me," Her shishou commanded.

Kujiro jumped at his sudden command and ran to catch up with him.

"Sir, why did you bring a human girl here?"

"I brought her here to train her no baka [1]."

"But sir, girls shouldn't be taught the skills of the sword! They should be taught how to cook-"

"l will train her; she has a strong sword spirit. She has a natural skill with the sword. I will train her and she will become better than me most likely."

"But sir she is a girl and a human! She shouldn't know that Nochinoyo exists!"

"You tell her that when she beats you. And she will when I train her. Hokomi don't question my authority."

Hokomi looked disgusted at this comment. "So she is going to be your apprentice? It won't matter. A girl will never beat me." With that he walked away....

~*~ ~*~

"Where is Saikaku you little urchin?"

Kujiro looked up and gave him and ice stare. Her normally grey/blue eyes turned steely gray. "No one calls me an urchin; do you have no respect for ladies? Master left on business. And it's MASTER Saikaku to you. If you want to speak with him you will have to wait for him to come back later."

"You aren't a lady," he chuckled menacingly, "Far from it. All you know is the sword, which a girl should not know."

Kujiro gave him a look, expecting him to leave. She sensed he wasn't going to either. "Are you going to leave? Or stand there like a baka?"

He stood there and in a lazy voice he said, "I always wondered what that baka Haku saw in you. I always wondered why such a smart boy would want to die for an ugly girl like you, with no womanly manners at all. I guess he wasn't as smart as I thought."

At that comment Kujiro felt her anger rising at a dangerous pace. The pain she felt after his death, the guilt of him sacrificing himself for her. Her anger at his murderer. All these emotions caused her to excel in her training at a dangerous rate. With in six months she mastered her sword technique. And mastered 2 others in a year. Kenjutsu and Kempo Isutakani. With all these techniques she molded them into her own style. Ittou waza fugin. She also trained to be a ninja, she was now studying magik.

"Shut up Hokomi. Leave and come back later."

"Oooo. Still morning his death?"

"Still a weakling? No, now your just a blubbering idiot, leave here before I make you," She intensified her glare to try to convince him to leave but he didn't budge.

"Oh, I'm scared now. Let's see if you can make me."

Hokomi pulled his sword out and waited for Kujiro to strike. Kujiro stood there waiting for him. She was not going to strike first or he could say that she attacked him. Kujiro looked straight at him with her cold steel grey eyes. Although Kujiro had many emotions stirring in her she was too well trained to let any show.

"Why don't you come and see," Kujiro put as much venom in as possible.

Hokomi came charging at her. Kujiro jumped up and flipped in the air. She landed behind him; she jumped up and kicked his back with her legs. Hokomi was sent flying into the wall while Kujiro landed with out a sound. She stayed in her crouched position waiting.

"You bitch. That's it you are gonna get it."

"Really? Why don't we see about that? After all, you are the one who just crashed into a wall. You couldn't scratch me."

Hokomi charged again, but in a flash Kujiro pulled out her kunai's and pinned him to the wall as she released them all.

"I told you, you can't scratch me."

"Kujiro, WHAT are you doing?!" Her master had returned. Kujiro was in trouble.

Kujiro gasped at his sudden appearance. "Master! Hokomi threatened me and charged at me! I had to defend my self!"

"Hm. What is with your eyes?"

Kujiro gasped and her eyes were soon their original blue hue. "Nothing."

"Hokomi! How dare you attack my student. It looks like you got what you deserved."

"Saikaku! She challenged me!"

Her master spoke with coldness she rarely heard. It always sent chills down her back, "It's Master Saikaku."

"Master, he wouldn't leave after he came to see you. After I told him to leave he started to taunt me. Then he came at me with his sword. So I jumped up and kicked him to the wall. He came at me again so I threw my kunai's so hard they pinned him to the wall before he got a centimeter away."

"Kujiro....." ~*~ ~*~

"Kujiro-dono?"

Kujiro gasped. She got caught up in her memories...too caught up.

Kenshin now looked worried, "Kujiro-dono, is the walk to much for you?"

Kujiro gave him a look, "No! Just remembering."

"Don't ask she gets really weird when she has flash-backs. Just ignore her when she zones-out," Ajisai intervened.

"Ajisai shut up."

"Ano. Would you two like to come in?" Kenshin is sick of fighting. Kaoru always fought with Yahiko or Sano.

"Sure. Kenshin, do you have any thing to drink?"

"Hai, Ajisai-dono."

Kenshin lead them to a room with little furniture. It only had a table and mats. Kujiro guessed it was a dining room. Kenshin sat down and motioned them to have a seat. Once they were seated he started.

"Who were those men in the alley way that you killed?"

Author's notes: I wanted to leave a cliff hanger...pretty sad cliff hanger, ne? I doubt that could be called a cliff hanger but I will leave cliff hangers a lot. Hehe. It's fun to leave you suspenseful! But for all those who were wondering....Haku is from Miyazaki's Spirited Away. If you knew that CONGRADULATIONS!!!!!!! You get...*looks around* sorry, nothing. I doubt you want a hug, but that is where the whole magic world and stuff came from. The demon thing is from Yu Yu Hakusho. But it's also a lot like a fan fic me and my friend write together. *glares at readers* If you are going to use my characters ASK! If I find out that you stole my character...*death glare*

-_-x;;; Let's just say it wont be pretty.

Ja ne minna-san!

Weasel