Hey guys it's been awhile. I'm sorry that I haven't writen anything for a really long time but I just got a knew computer and I'm trying to figure out how to use it. Anyway, here's chapter 3. Read, review, and most importantly ENJOY! :)

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Chapter 3

Chizuru woke up and stretched her stiff limbs.

"Finally," Kaoru said in exasperation. Chizuru blushed and said, "I'm sorry, did you wait for me to wake up?"

"Yes, I must say your snoring hasn't improved," Kaoru said with a grin. Chizuru puffed out her cheeks and said, "I do NOT snore and you know it. Even father said…"

She stopped and her face immediately fell at the mention of their father. Kaoru sighed and sat down next to Chizuru, putting a comforting arm around her shoulders.

"We'll find him, I know we will," Kaoru said. The door slid open and Saito came in with two trays of food. The twins fell on the meal ravenously, picking off every last piece of fish from its bone. Saito turned to Chizuru and said, "Hijikata would like to speak to you."

Chizuru gulped and look at her brother. Kaoru stood firmly in front of Chizuru and said, "Why does he want to see Chizuru."

"Do not worry, Hijikata simply wants to ask a few questions," Saito said. Chizuru nodded and followed Saito out of the room. They walked down to the meeting room that they were in last night.

"Please have a seat," Hijikata said as Saito closed the door. Chizuru shifted uncomfortably the gazes of the Shinsengumi.

"How long have you been fighting," Hijikata asked.

"I don't know, since birth or something. We were trained like all people from our… family at a surprisingly young age," Chizuru said.

"Where is your mother?" Hijikata asked. Chizuru's face immediately hardened and she sat up a bit taller.

"She is dead. Our father struggled to raise both Kaoru and me since she passed away," Chizuru said in a blank voice.

"Oh, I'm very sorry about your loss," Hijikata said. Chizuru simply nodded and took a deep breath to calm down.

"Have you ever considered joining a military group?" Hijikata asked. Now that caught Chizuru off guard.

"Um, no I haven't. I'm more skilled in the medical field then at fighting," Chizuru said perplexed.

"If your healing is better than your fighting, then you must have some sort of mystic powers," Kondo said. Chizuru laughed shakily and said, "Right, or something like that."

"We were wondering if you and your brother wanted to join the Shinsengumi," Kondo said. Chizuru froze and blinked rapidly. It wasn't that she thought that it was a terrible idea, it was just that a military group who didn't know a thing about her, were asking her to join them. Didn't that seem a bit odd?

"Um, I have to think about it and discuss the matter with my brother. We like sparing… but we're not big on killing. I apologize if I'm sounding at all rude, but it is a difficult decision," Chizuru said.

"We understand, we will give you time to consider," Kondo said respectfully. Chizuru nodded, got up and politely bowed as she existed. In the distance they heard, "KAORU!"

Okita burst out laughing while Hijikata and Kondo sweat dropped. Would this really turn out for the better?

*BREAKLINE*

"So let me get this straight. You are asking us to join the Shinsengumi, a military society that protects the Bakfu, even though you don't know a single thing about us, and we don't know a thing about you?" Kaoru asked, a red tick appearing on his head. Kondo smiled merrily and nodded. Kaoru sighed heavily and pinched the bridge of his nose, "I think I feel a headache coming on."

"Ne, Onii-san, can I talk to you for a second?" Chizuru asked quickly. Kaoru nodded and they stared at each other without blinking. Minutes passed by and everyone felt the tension grow into the room. Suddenly, Kaoru blinked and said, "Fine, I see your point. We'll join."

"Weren't you going to talk to each other?" Heisuke asked.

"We did, in a sense," Chizuru said as she wiped some sweat from her brow. Hijikata threw a quick glance at the twins and sighed.

"We'll have uniforms made for you, but until you're ready, you can train with the others. You may eat meals with us but you are not allowed to go outside of headquarters until Kondo or I give permission," Hijikata said. The twins nodded and got up. Chizuru suddenly sneezed and shivered. Kaoru put his arm on his sister worriedly and jerked back.

"Jeez, you're freezing!" he said and wrapped his arms around his sister.

"It'll pass; I'm just not used to this weather. It's a lot colder here than in Edo," Chizuru said and sneezed again.

"I'll have some extra blankets sent to your room," Hijikata said. The twins nodded thankfully and left the room.

"Oh-ho, is our famous Oni vise captain finally cracking?" Soji asked playfully. Hijikata growled warningly and dropped several blankets into his arms.

"Since you have free time, why don't you deliver these blankets to the twin's room," Hijikata said. Heisuke and Shinpachi laughed and Hijikata rounded on them and dumped more blankets into their arms.

"You too," he said, "go… now."

The trio sighed and set off with the heavy blankets in their arms. They gently tapped on the door, but no one answered. Heisuke shrugged and opened the door quietly. The twins were sleeping next to each other, hands entwined. With their hair down, it was actually impossible to tell them apart. Gently, they laid the blankets evenly on the two teens and turned to leave. The floor board squeaked and suddenly a sword appeared at Shinpachi's throat. They turned and found a very menacing Chizuru, her eyes glowing red in the soft light.

"What are you doing in this- oh, it's you three, don't scare me like that," Chizuru said and stumbled back under the covers. Shinpachi was about to retort when Heisuke and Soji dragged him outside.

"Don't scare me? Don't scare ME?! I thought I was going to die," Shinpachi exclaimed.

"I didn't even hear or see her move, and did you see her eyes?" Heisuke asked quietly.

"Obviously there is more to these twins than we thought," Soji said as they headed back to the main room to tell their friends about the strange event.

*THE NEXT MORNING*

Chizuru woke up and gently cracked her neck when memories from the past night flew through her head. She paled and shook her brother harshly.

"What is it Chizuru, it's not even dawn?" Kaoru asked sleepily.

"I messed up, I messed up big time," Chizuru said and told her brother about the previous night. Kaoru bit his lip and tapped his foot.

"Well this could be quite a mess; we should stay and see what their reaction is. If it's good, we can stay, if it's bad… then it's time to get our swords a little bloody," Kaoru said. Chizuru nodded miserably and pulled on her clothes. They headed slowly down to breakfast and found the other members of the Shinsengumi waiting for them.

"Here, we saved you two a seat," Harada said warmly and patted two empty seats next to him. Kaoru and Chizuru slowly made their way over to the seats and stared warily at the other members.

"We have been informed about last night's events and we want to know; do you really know nothing of your father's location?" Hijikata asked. Chizuru perked up at this and shook her head.

"If we did know where he was, we wouldn't be here now would we," Kaoru said with a smirk.

"You could be spies," Saito pointed out.

"Please, if father wanted you gone and done with, you would have been dead already," Kaoru said with a dark chuckle.

"What my brother is trying to say is that we're not the only strong people out there. We have quite a few allies to call upon and if father wanted to exterminate the Shinsengumi, you would have had a least twenty other people like us come and attack," Chizuru said.

"You say people like us… what does that mean?" Hijikata asked. Chizuru and Kaoru looked at each other before Chizuru said, "Kaoru, I think that they have a right to know."

"Know what?" Heisuke asked. Chizuru smiled sheepishly, like a small child caught in a lie and said, "Well, we're not exactly human."

I'll try to update this and some of my other stories as soon as possible. Thanks so much.