Chapter 3:

Outside in the city

" Hmmm, so this is the famous Ishinshi headquarters. Boy you better not screw this up." Said Saitou to Hyosuke who nodded and rapidly went inside the tall building in front of them. "Come on Okita, lets se what we can find out."

" Saitou should we not first go to the house that has been set up for us?" Said Okita to the tall and impatient man.

" Fine you go to the house and prepare everything, while I go find some clues." Saitou said as he starting walking away from Okita.

While Saitou walked he felt someone watching him, he smirked and thought- Let the games begin…

In a bar

Saitou entered and immediately started searching with his eyes for his prey. He watched the pathetic faces of all the drunk man, some of them had women at there sides feeding them as if they where kings. Most of the men here where from the Ishinshi. Now all he needed was to find the one who would know most about the hitoriki. He kept looking until he saw his prey. It was a young man probably no more than 25; a slim and pretty woman was serving him. The young man was already drunk and was telling loudly of how he had helped take the body of the assassin out of the room.

Pathetic as if cleaning a body out of a room was such a big deal. This will be to easy, I guess this won't take long- Saitou thought while he smirked and walked over to the young man. When he reached him, the boy looked up.

" May I help you?" Slurred the drunken young man.

" Yes, I would like to hear your tell about the assassin that was found dead in the Ishinshi headquarters" Saitou said while he put a smile on his face. The young mans eyes shone brightly.

" Yes, yes of course. My name is Naku; I was one of the Ishinshi that helped chase with the assassin. It was a gruesome site. Why don't you have some sake" Naku turned to the woman by his side. " Bring some sake for this man." The girl rapidly stood up.

" So you interested in the assassin eh?" Naku smirked

" Yes very much, it surprised me that the assassin could even get inside the Ishinshi headquarters." Saitou said in a cold and monotonous voice.

" Yes surprising isn't it. You see that assassin was Hiroshi Yamamoto; those stupid Shinsengumi sent him. Supposedly he was the best you could hire, but apparently that was a lie." Naku stopped to drink.

" Do you have a name for this hitoriki?" He asked Naku.

" Yeah, his name is Kitsune slayer." The young man told him.

"Why that name?" Saitou asked. Saitou saw a strange movement but remained still; Naku did not notice a thing.

"Because this hitoriki is as sly and cunning as a fox. The Kitsune Slayer, slayed without an effort as you could see I the body of Yamamoto," Replied the young man.

" Oh you saw him being killed?" Saitou looked as he was watching the young man but in fact he was looking for the source of the strange movement.

" No I did not see him being killed. But I saw his body after it. It was a clean slash the poor man did not have a chance against the hitoriki's skill. In fact he was still holding his dagger. You could se the horror and disbelieve in the assassins face." Said Naku while he finished his sake. Saitou stood from the sit and started walking to the exit, he still felt someone watching him.

" Hey you're not going to drink sake?" Yelled the young man through the noise.

" No I already have all that I need." Saitou smirked and left the bar living a bewildered Naku behind.

Outside the bar

Saitou was walking through the streets, as he walked he could feel a presence following him. It had been there since he left the bar. He kept walking not revealing in anyway that he knew someone was there. The person behind him started walking faster and faster. Saitou remained the same the only change in him was that he was griping his sword more tightly. Rapidly Saitou turned around taking his sword out.

" Wow there Saitou its me Okita," Said the young man smiling to his friend.

" I know its you, what are you doing following me, I thought I told you to go to the house." Said Saitou while putting his sword away. " How long have you been watching me?"

" Yes I know you told me to go there, but as I was walking I saw this figure it was heading for you. I thought it might be the new hitoriki. So I started to chase him, It appears he noticed my presence and ran of, I got to corner him in an ally But he jumped over the wall and left this behind." Okita showed him a letter and it was addressed to Saitou, hettok it and put it away inside his clothes. "So I went looking for you and found you in the bar. I decided to wait until you finished talking." Said Okita while him and Saitou walked to the house that had been assigned for them.

" Hmmm so they are watching us…I guess this Kitsune slayer will be more interesting than I thought"

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Kaede: I know it was short but the next one I will try to make it longer.