"Great!" said Kaoru, "By the way, my name is Kaoru." The woman
hesitated, then replied.
"My name is Iaei."
Kaoru smiled widely. "Oh yes, and that is Kenshin and that is Yahiko." she said, pointing to each in turn. Iaei smiled and followed Kaoru to the dojo. As they walked into the dojo Iaei read the sign on the door 'Kamia dojo'.
Kamia dojo? A sword dojo?' she glanced at Kaoru 'is this girl the sensei?' she wondered to herself. She glanced up at Kenshin and noticed to herself that he looked vaguely familiar... 'He looks familiar... his name rings a bell in the back of my mind...hmm....' She dismissed her thoughts as they stopped in front of a door.
"I'll be out back if you need anything." said Kenshin, and he continued down the hall
"I am going to my room, see ya." said Yahiko who left without waiting for a reply. "Here," said Kaoru as she opened the to a room.
"I hope you find this room to be ok. I'll go get some blankets for you." and she walked off to get the bedding. Iaei walked into the room. It was fairly small and had a door on the other side.
'Probably leading to the back yard.' she thought, 'this might not be so bad. I haven't slept in a nice house in a rather long time. They seem like nice people, especially for letting a stranger in.' Just then Kaoru returned with the bedding. She quickly lay a place for Iaei to sleep.
"Thank you, Kaoru, for letting me stay here." said Iaei with a small bow, when Kaoru had finished.
"Don't mention it. Its not like I had to put anyone out for this room. Besides I couldn't just let you travel alone at night, and on that dangerous road." replied Kaoru smiling. "Now, if you want to wander around a little before bed, feel free."
"Alright. Thank you again, Kaoru." When kaoru had left she put her load down by the futon and stood up. She looked at the bundle for a moment and then put the bundle under the futon. She sighed and shut the door to her room.
She stood quietly for a moment, then she heard voices coming from outside. She walked over to the door, and listened to the conversation. She could hear Kenshin and the boy, Yahiko. They were having a discussion about something, and iaei couldn't help but listen in.
"She seems nice." said Kenshin, "I don't think there is anything about her that should make you worry.
"If you say so..." Replied the boy.
'Well I suppose the boy, Yahiko is half right. I would be a little more cautious about people but that man, Kenshin, he seems to be able to judge people well. And the others seem to trust him.' she thought to her self. 'Oh well, anyway, I think should get to sleep while I can. I am going to have a big day of travel tomorrow.' she yawned 'I should try and leave fairly early in the morning tomorrow. Its nice of them to allow me to stay, but I cant stay for too long.' She yawned again and settled down to sleep. However had she been paying attention, she would have noticed the unmistakable smell of oncoming....
"Rain," Said Iaei blandly. She stared glumly at the dark door. It was early in the morning, before anyone was awake. She had awoken, hoping to get an early start but the weather had other plans for her. It was raining, and not just a drizzle, but a full out down pour. She wasn't fool enough to go out in this rain. She would be soaked to the skin almost instantly and that would not be good for her health, she would undoubtably get sick.
'Oh well.' she thought and turned back to get to sleep, 'As long as I have a place to sleep, I may as well stay.' she sighed and drifted back into sleep.
These chapters are shorter then I usualy write them, but thats ok. I should be putting up longer chapters soon. Sorry for the delay of updateing this story, it kinda got pushed to the back of my mind.
Kaoru smiled widely. "Oh yes, and that is Kenshin and that is Yahiko." she said, pointing to each in turn. Iaei smiled and followed Kaoru to the dojo. As they walked into the dojo Iaei read the sign on the door 'Kamia dojo'.
Kamia dojo? A sword dojo?' she glanced at Kaoru 'is this girl the sensei?' she wondered to herself. She glanced up at Kenshin and noticed to herself that he looked vaguely familiar... 'He looks familiar... his name rings a bell in the back of my mind...hmm....' She dismissed her thoughts as they stopped in front of a door.
"I'll be out back if you need anything." said Kenshin, and he continued down the hall
"I am going to my room, see ya." said Yahiko who left without waiting for a reply. "Here," said Kaoru as she opened the to a room.
"I hope you find this room to be ok. I'll go get some blankets for you." and she walked off to get the bedding. Iaei walked into the room. It was fairly small and had a door on the other side.
'Probably leading to the back yard.' she thought, 'this might not be so bad. I haven't slept in a nice house in a rather long time. They seem like nice people, especially for letting a stranger in.' Just then Kaoru returned with the bedding. She quickly lay a place for Iaei to sleep.
"Thank you, Kaoru, for letting me stay here." said Iaei with a small bow, when Kaoru had finished.
"Don't mention it. Its not like I had to put anyone out for this room. Besides I couldn't just let you travel alone at night, and on that dangerous road." replied Kaoru smiling. "Now, if you want to wander around a little before bed, feel free."
"Alright. Thank you again, Kaoru." When kaoru had left she put her load down by the futon and stood up. She looked at the bundle for a moment and then put the bundle under the futon. She sighed and shut the door to her room.
She stood quietly for a moment, then she heard voices coming from outside. She walked over to the door, and listened to the conversation. She could hear Kenshin and the boy, Yahiko. They were having a discussion about something, and iaei couldn't help but listen in.
"She seems nice." said Kenshin, "I don't think there is anything about her that should make you worry.
"If you say so..." Replied the boy.
'Well I suppose the boy, Yahiko is half right. I would be a little more cautious about people but that man, Kenshin, he seems to be able to judge people well. And the others seem to trust him.' she thought to her self. 'Oh well, anyway, I think should get to sleep while I can. I am going to have a big day of travel tomorrow.' she yawned 'I should try and leave fairly early in the morning tomorrow. Its nice of them to allow me to stay, but I cant stay for too long.' She yawned again and settled down to sleep. However had she been paying attention, she would have noticed the unmistakable smell of oncoming....
"Rain," Said Iaei blandly. She stared glumly at the dark door. It was early in the morning, before anyone was awake. She had awoken, hoping to get an early start but the weather had other plans for her. It was raining, and not just a drizzle, but a full out down pour. She wasn't fool enough to go out in this rain. She would be soaked to the skin almost instantly and that would not be good for her health, she would undoubtably get sick.
'Oh well.' she thought and turned back to get to sleep, 'As long as I have a place to sleep, I may as well stay.' she sighed and drifted back into sleep.
These chapters are shorter then I usualy write them, but thats ok. I should be putting up longer chapters soon. Sorry for the delay of updateing this story, it kinda got pushed to the back of my mind.