Chapter 3-Blank Drive

The current scene in front of Sanosuke did not look normal at all.

"Hey Kaoru, I didn't know you were the type to sneak boys into the house when I'm not around." He said coolly. This startled her and she dropped the boy. "Sano! What are you doing home?! I thought you had a date?!" Kaoru screeched "I did. But Megumi had to cancel. Some med class or something… But, I'm glad I came home…" "SHUT UP!!" Then out of nowhere came a noise, "Oro?" Kaoru slowly turned her head toward the boy lying on the ground.

"Hey Jou-chan, your boyfriend's awake. What were you two doing anyway?" Sano asked. "We weren't doing anything!" Kaoru huffed. "Uh, so… What's your name?" she asked to the now stirring boy. "Oro?" he said. "Oh I get it… you must of met this guy from Kagome's shrine… but do most people there wear dirty white hakamas?"

His brilliant amethyst eyes stared directly into her's. "Uh, um... Did you hear me?" she asked. The boy just cocked his head to the side. 'He's so cute….' Sanosuke jumped over the couch and bent down to their level. "Maybe he's a foreigner? That might explain the hair…" he muttered while glaring at his bright red mane. "Do you think you can stop staring at him for just a moment and come over here?" Sano asked.

"What is it?!" Kaoru hissed.

"I wanna hear the truth, now, so you better start talkin' Jou-chan."

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." Kaoru muttered.

"Try me."

"WHAT?"
Kaoru clamped her hands over her brother's mouth.

"You're not serious, are you?" He glanced over at the boy who was now trying to stand up. "Dead serious." Kaoru muttered.

The boy was now standing at full height with assistance from the couch. His hair cascaded down to his waist and as Kaoru could see, he was very well built, but very skinny.

"What's that?" Sano pointed out something sticking out from the side of the boy's hakama. "Oro?"

A small piece of paper floated onto the floor. Kaoru trotted back over to him and picked it up.

"What is this?" she asked out loud. "Hey, Jou-chan, it would probably help to look at it." Sano noted rudely. Kaoru looked over the paper, it read…

"Kenshin?"

Tsu: I really should end it here. But, I'm nice!! On with da fic!

Kaoru looked at him once again and then looked back at the slip of paper.

"Oh, I get it! Your name must be Kenshin!" she concluded. "Oro?" he replied. "Why the heck does he keep saying oro for?" Sanosuke asked irritated. Kaoru ignored her brother's question and continued to inspect the boy. Then she flipped around to Sanosuke.

"Hey, Sanosuke, do you think your clothes would fit him?" she asked. "What are you talking about?" He asked.

Kaoru bounded up the stairs. "Let him borrow some of your clothes, ok Sano?" "What? Why the he-" "Just do it! I'm going to go call Kagome!" "The hell with it! Fine!" Sanosuke turned to Kenshin, who was now exploring the depths of the couch. Sano stared in disbelief. 'Kagome better know what to do…' Kaoru thought to herself.

"Hello? Oh, hi Kaoru! Is something wrong? You sound kind of distressed." Kagome asked. "Uh, yeah, I'm kinda having guy troubles, could you come over?" Kaoru asked. Kagome went starry eyed instantly. "I'll be right over!" she exclaimed. "Oh, do you mind if I bring Inuyasha with me? He's at my house right now." "Oh, he is, is he?" Kaoru giggled mysteriously. "Hey! It's nothing like that! Anyway, we'll be right over!"

Kaoru returned to the living room to find Kenshin wearing one of Sanosuke's shirts (It's slipping off his shoulders) and his dirty hakama sitting on the couch while being lectured by Sano.

"Ok, now let's try it again…" "Sano…" Kenshin murmured. "That's Sanosuke to you shrimp!" he exclaimed. "Sano! What are you doing?!" Kaoru screeched. "I'm trying to get this shrimp to say my name right." "Stop calling him a shrimp!" "Have you seen how skinny he is?!" "That's not the point!" Kaoru walked over and sat down on the couch.

"Let's try this, my name is Kaoru Kamira." She said extending her hand out to him. Kenshin hesitatingly took her hand. "Kaoru." He repeated quietly. "Oh, sure, he gets your name right on the first try…" Sanosuke muttered. Ding-Dong "There's Kagome now…" Kaoru murmured.

"So, where's the sorry… I mean lucky guy?" Inuyasha asked. Both girls glared at him. "What?! It was a joke! Oh, never mind… I'll be in your living room Kaoru." He folded his ears down on his head and stormed off to the living room.

"So, where is he?" Kagome asked eagerly.(A little too eagerly for Kaoru's liking.) Kaoru turned to the couch only to find it empty.

"Eh? He was just here minute ago…Sano! Where's Kenshin?" Kaoru asked. "Oh, so his name is Kenshin? How cute!" Kagome exclaimed. "Uh, he's here…in the kitchen…." Sanosuke stammered. "What's he doing in the kitchen?" "He cooks for you?!" Kagome exclaimed. Kaoru grabbed Kagome by the sleeve. "There's something I need to tell you…" she whispered into her ear.

"Aww…So he's not your boyfriend?" Kagome sighed. "Why are you so interested in other people's love lives?" Inuyasha asked. "Kaoru's our friend! If she needs advice in love then we should give it to her!" she scolded. "Guys! I'm not in love with him!" "Maybe it was destiny for him to turn up on your doorstep like that..." Inuyasha murmured pensively.

Both girls stared at him in disbelief.

"What?" he asked. "Wow, Inuyasha…I never knew you could be so deep…" Kagome murmured. "Ah, shut up…"he growled.

Just then, Kenshin trotted out of the kitchen with a tray of rice balls in his hands and Sanosuke trudging right behind him.

"See Inuyasha? He cooks for her! And she doesn't even know him!" Kagome exclaimed. "It was a one sided relationship when we first met." He said flatly. "Inuyasha!"

Kaoru was in her own world. Her gaze followed Kenshin until he was standing right in front of her.

"Uh, yes Kenshin?" Kaoru said. He smiled and handed the tray to her. "Kaoru" he murmured. "Wow! These rice balls look great!" Kagome exclaimed. Kenshin beamed. "Kaoru is pleased?" he asked. "Uh…yeah! It tastes really good!" "This one is glad." Kaoru went into a blushing frenzy at the sight of his smiling face.

Kagome paused as Kenshin went back into the kitchen.

"So...you gonna keep him?" she asked finally.

"Uh...I don't know...He just kinda appeared, so I'm not sure what I should do..." Kaoru sighed.

"Does he have any information programmed into his OS?" Inuyasha asked while licking the salt off of one of the onigiri. "OS?" "An operating system." "I don't know. How would I check? And how do you know what an OS is any way?" "I probably listen to Miroku to much when he starts rambling about persocom stuff." "But just think, if Kenshin doesn't have an owner then you can keep him! An adorable little persocom all to yourself...Do you think he'd model my clothes?" Kagome took a deep breath to let her friend respond. "Hold on a minute, Kagome! Even if he doesn't belong to someone, Where would I keep him?"

"He could sleep on the couch. Or even in your room..."

"Over my dead body!" Sano shouted from the kitchen.

"...or the closet." Inuyasha suggested.

"This one doesn't mind dark spaces."

"Eh?!" Kaoru nearly jumped up. Kenshin had suddenly reappeared, this time with a tray of tea.

"Uh, Kenshin...can I see your OS?" Kaoru asked him warily. "My..."

Inuyasha stood up and yanked up Kenshin's hair. "Aha. Look, there's a data port on the back of his neck."

"Heh, now we can finally find out!" Kagome exclaimed.

"Uh...no we can't." "And why not?" "It's not like I know what I'm doing. Besides, I don't have any connector cables."

A half an hour later, Kenshin sat on a kitchen chair, hooked up to Kaoru's computer.

"Inuyasha...wouldn't an Operating System Usually have something on it?" Kagome asked, leaning over him.

"Yeah...but there's only two files on here, and they're both locked..."

Kaoru looked away from Kenshin for a moment to take a look at the screen. "What are they?" she asked.

"The first one's a learning software. And the second one..."

"Hiten Mitsurugi Defense System?"

Please keep an eye out for the next chapter!

Preview for chapter 4-

"So little Ken-chan is a persocom?"

"Yep! I found him!" Kaoru explained, ignoring Miroku's new found nickname for the persocom.

"So do you mind explaining why you brought him to school today?"

Kaoru flinched at the sound of that voice. "Oh...Hello Kikyo...What brings you over here?"