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"I chose this place because it was where I had my first two major battles. I have a little bit of knowledge of its surroundings. And just to warn you, this isn't my only form. I think it would be fair to warn you that the powers of yokai gives me blood of every race. There are only three in the world that possess these powers. Me, Master Kenshin, and a woman that Master Kenshin supposably knows. That is all I'm going to let you in on before we fight." He said dashing off with Draco right beside him.

Ritska sighs, stopping as she reaches the crest of a hill and looks down on the mansion that was the Haven.... Haven, she didn't think that title would apply to her if she went there. She must be insane, coming back here.... and asking for a job no less.... Had her recent string of failures and injuries while stealing also caused brain damage? One of them had resulted in her getting a few bones in her hand broken... another in her getting her stabbed through the shoulder... but none of that would lead to her going insane.
Still, that was the only excuse for this that she could think of. They'd probably kill her.... unless if she was maybe lucky enough to encounter the guy from the bar... or the one from the library. "Crap." She mutters, turning away. "You idiot." Just because she'd encountered kindness from two or three people here didn't mean anything. They'd probably forgotten all about her, if they were still even around. Ritska hesitates, then takes a seat atop the hill and sighs, trying to make a decision. Test her luck, or come to her senses and get out of here before she became a vampire's snack...

Ritska's ears flick back, hearing somebody outside, not too far off. Looking over her shoulder, she looks around, but the gardens weren't within easy sight for her, though they were in hearing range. Ritska hesitates, then shifts into a fox and gets to her feet, trotting off down the hill to investigate the gardens. The least she could do was maybe beg some food from somebody before leaving again.
A few minutes later, Ritska squeezes through some hedges on the edge of the garden, then pauses, crouching down in the shadows of a bush as she glances around, her ears perked forward. She could hear somebody out here, but she hadn't spotted anybody yet.

Ritska freezes as she hears the words and flinches slightly, instantly trying make herself smaller and more apart of the shadows around her as she quickly glances around. How could he see her? Where had his voice come from? Ritska hesitates, not sure if it'd work, then thinks back. "I... I'm not here to steal..." She admits, sounding hesitant and uncertain as she continues to glance around. Her mind kept telling her she should leave, that she had no place here. They'd never let her stay, nobody would trust her. Ritska glance behind her, then ahead as she starts to edge back.

Ritska sighs in relief, surprised he was willing to even give her the benefit of the doubt. "Thank you... um" Ritska hesitated, about to ask him about her staying here for good, but before she could, she sensed his presence fade away again. Ritska's ears flick back, then she shakes her head. She doubted he'd have said yes anyways. Ritska glances around again, then stands and starts to explore the small garden before moving on. She really didn't know where to go, or what to do with herself. All she knew was that for some insane reason she didn't understand, she liked this place, and wanted to find where she might belong here.

Ritska pauses, an ear flicking up, then nods quietly as she hears him 'speak' again. She hoped he understood that last time she hadn't come here to steal because she was greedy. She had only come in hopes of stealing something from rich people, or no people at all, but simply ruins of an old mansion, and getting enough money from it so she'd never have to go hungry again. She hadn't done it for an evil reason.... just to get by really.... and it hadn't gone well. Ritska glances around again, wondering if he was still present or not, then shakes her head and starts to walk through the gardens again.

About 8 weeks had passed since the incident, and nothing had happened. Life went on as usual, and Kenshin and Calli met occasionally, only exchanging eachother's feelings through longing glances, but always keeping a fair distance between eachother and never touching. The weather gradually went from gloomy rainshowers and chilly evenings to a blossoming Spring. Birds of different colors began to chirp and the wildlife that surrounded the Haven became alive again. On a cloudless, sunny day, Kenshin could be seen strolling the perimeters of the estate, as is prowling for some unforseen omen. Kenshin headed through the estate, just taking in that old archicture. Maybe he would head to the dungeons and train today... He ducked into the shadows, heading down the familiar path....

Picking up a rock along the shore, Ritska turns it over in her hands, gazes off at the setting sun for a moment, then sighs, tossing the rock across the small pond. It skipped once, but she'd thrown it too hard, at too sharp an angle, and it quickly sunk into the watery depths. Ritska frowns and turns away, picking up her bag and shoulders it as she looks back towards the Haven. She knew she wouldn't find her family there, if they even called themselves that any more, and she knew she would find empty rooms if she went home, but she had come back anyways. After all, where else was there to go? "At least I have a job here." She mutters to herself as she starts walking across the fields. Not much time had passed since she'd last stepped foot here, but the kitsune girl looked surprisingly older, more jaded. There was lost innocence, definitely lost hopes. But she felt that was for the best. One couldn't be a child forever. Taking out a cigarette, she thinks about lighting it, then reaching the road tucks it away for later and keeps walking, kicking up dirt along the path as she headed for the Haven.