(A/N: I'm so sorry! I haven't updated in ages! I had midterms to study for and a billion other tests to study for and projects to do. Now that that's all over, I can now write more chapters and update! )

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Chapter four:

After the four ate their breakfast, they left the kitchen and began slinking their way towards Kaoru's room like spies. When they reached their destination, they looked around them to see if there was anyone watching them. There turned out to be no one and so they entered.

They looked around the room. Everything seemed to be in order. But then you never know. They searched the drawers, the closet, and even under the floorboards.

Kaoru had been on the roof. Yuki was waiting patiently there for her to come back with some breakfast.

She placed the plate on the roof floor and together they began eating.

They sun shown brightly above them. Yuki shivered.

"What's wrong?" Kaoru asked.

"It's getting kind of warm here. I'm starting to feel kind of faint."

"If you could just wait a while until after I dump these trays into the sink, I'll try to fix it."

"Yes, of course. Thank you."

Kaoru picked up the empty breakfast trays and climbed down the ladder.

After she washed the dirty plates, she began making her way back to the roof. On her way, she passed her bedroom and heard some rustling coming from behind the shoji door. Her eyes narrowed. Kaoru whipped out her trusty bokken and silently crept to the door. She held her bokken like a baseball bat and flung open the door.

"Hiya! Die you…" she started. "Huh! Kenshin? Yahiko? Megumi? Sano?"

The others nearly jumped out of their skins when they heard the door snap open. When they noticed it was Kaoru standing at the doorway, they hid whatever it was that they were holding behind their backs and tried to act casual.

"He-Hey Kaoru, what's happening?" Yahiko asked, as he leaned against the wall.

"Excuse me? What are you doing in my room? And going through my things?" Kaoru questioned, crossing her arms and tapping her foot.

"Um, you see, we were looking for something" answered Sano.

"Sure you were. And that includes my money, right?" Kaoru went up to him, snatched her money pouch from his hands and gave him a good whack on the head.

"OW!" he cried out.

"And Megumi, what do you think your doing with my silk kimonos?" Kaoru went and pulled several kimonos out of Megumi's arm.

"I was thinking about cleaning them! Honest!" she said as she tried to defend herself.

"And I'm a monkey's uncle" Kaoru retorted.

She turned to Yahiko. "Would you mind putting down my father's ashes?"

"AHHH!" he yelped and quickly put down the white vase on a nearby table.

She then looked at Kenshin suspiciously.

"OK, cough up whatever it is that you're holding right now Kenshin Himura!"

Kenshin handed Kaoru whatever it was that he was holding. He had just picked it up from under the dresser before the door suddenly opened. Kenshin didn't even know what it was, but he what he did know was that it was cold. Really cold.

Kaoru's eye lit up when she saw what Kenshin had. She picked up the object and held it in front of her.

"Where did you find it?" she asked.

"It was under your dresser."

"Seriously? I've been looking all over for it! My mother gave it to me before she passed away and I was so worried when I couldn't find it last night.

"Thanks a lot Kenshin! I owe you one. Anyways, I've got to go now. Someone's expecting me." With that, she skipped out of the room.

Kenshin's eyes widened. 'Someone?'

Sano saw the look on his friend's face and gave him a reassuring pat on the back. "Don't worry buddy. Missy can't possibly be meeting another man."

"Are you sure?" Kenshin asked hopefully.

"Of course. I mean, why would she when she has you?"

Those words made Kenshin feel a little better.

As they left the room. Sano whispered something to Kenshin.

"But you better hurry Kenshin. You wouldn't want anyone to woo Kaoru away from you, now would you?"

"I'd like to see them try." (A/N: oOo But what Kenshin doesn't know that competition is coming his way. D)

Kaoru climbed back onto the roof where Yuki was waiting for her.

"You ready?" she asked as she hovered next to her mistress.

"I maybe a little rusty. I haven't used my powers in a while" Kaoru replied nervously.

"No problem. This is a perfect chance for you to use them. And please hurry."

"Alright, let's do this."

She took a deep breath and held both of her hands in front of her with her palms facing outward. Her eyes turned completely blue and the temperature around them dropped dramatically. Her eyes and hands began to glow light blue. Soon, snow began to lightly fall.

"Yuki is that better?"

"It's great. I'll be back in a while" she called out as she flew off."

"Alright! But be careful!" Kaoru called back.

Kaoru climbed down and went off in search off the others. She found her friends standing on the porch watching the snow fall down.

"What's going on?"

"The weather's kind of strange today" commented Megumi. "It was sunny just a while ago."

"And the snow is a bad thing?"

"Of course it is!" the older woman exclaimed! "Don't you see? I'm going to have to moisturize my skin everyday!"

They all sweat dropped. (A/N: That's Megumi for ya! ')

"Anyways, just so that you know, I love the snow and…"

Suddenly there was a knock on the front gates, cutting off the rest of Kaoru's sentence. They all followed Kaoru as she ran forward to open the door. She opened the door and unexpectedly jumped on the person at the doorstep.

The others, especially Kenshin, watched intently as Kaoru and the stranger exchanged hugs and greetings.

The young man looked to be about 22 years old. He was about 4 inches taller then Kaoru. He donned a dark blue gi and a white hakama. His dark hair was pulled into a high ponytail on the top of his head. He looked well built, but not too buff and was nicely tanned. He and Kaoru looked close. (Too close for Kenshin's discomfort.)

Yahiko finally opened his mouth and asked, "Oi Ugly, could you please tell us who you're hugging?"

Kaoru detached herself from the man and smiled brightly at them.

"Guys I would like you to meet my friend Hiroshi Nakamura. He's one of my best friends in the world, and now he's come to live with us!"

The others where all thinking the same thing.

"WHAT!"

(A/N: I hoped you all like that chapter. Please review! I'll try to update more, but only if you review!)

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