A/N: Hey all! This is our very first story...well, that we wrote together at least. I have some Harry Potter fics posted under my other pen name: Miroku's Child-bearer...so if you like this, and want more HP, check them out! Well, I'm almost positive you came here to read this story, so, here it is! Our currently untitled HP/RK crossover. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: We don't own any of the character in either Harry Potter or Rurouni Kenshin, except for Mandi, as she is modeled after me, but sluttier. So, sue if you must, but I swear, nothing is ours...except for Mandi and the storyline...so yeah.
Summary: Mandi, Harry, and Ron end up in 19th century Tokyo after a freak accident with Mandi's time-turner. While there, they meet Kenshin and the gang, and Mandi quickly falls in love with Kenshin. However, she is faced with one obstacle: Kaoru. Lots of drama goes on as Mandi goes through all ends to get what she wants, while Kaoru tries desperately to stop it, and Kenshin...well, he just acts like Kenshin. What else will happen during the stay of these time-traveling teenagers? Read on to find out!
WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
Each and every character in this fic, except for Sano and Mandi, are extremely out of character...you have been warned. If you can't handle out- of-characterness, then DO NOT read this story! Thanks!
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As I walked through the hallways at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, I realized I was late for class. Lucky for me I had my time- turner. I spun it once, bringing me one hour back in time. I was still in Transfiguration, along with my best friends Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. The class was about to end, so I gathered up my things, for the second time. It was time for lunch, but I wasn't hungry, considering I had already eaten before I became late for class.
During the mad rush in the hallways, Harry, Ron, and I were being pushed to and fro by mobs of hungry students—being mainly those Slytherin goons Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle. Such pigs those three are—caring about nobody but themselves. It's not their fault—they were raised that way.
Anyway, as we were being pushed, Harry fell on Ron, and Ron fell on me. Thanks to the good old domino effect, my time-turner fell out of my robes, and crashed to the ground, breaking into a million pieces. Suddenly, my two best friends and I found ourselves swirling through what seemed like another dimension. We all grabbed hold of one another, trying to figure out what the hell was going on. When we finally hit the ground, we found ourselves in what seemed like 19th century Tokyo.
All of a sudden, a rather large dragon appeared, spitting fire everywhere. Being the very talented wizards we were, we were able to stop the dragon from turning us into s'mores.
When we were finished with the dragon, a very handsome young man, a samurai I think, and a bunch of his friends showed up, asking what was going on. We told them the truth, and then we all introduced ourselves. They introduced themselves as Kenshin, Kaoru, Yahiko, Sano, and Megumi.
"Wait a minute, how did you guys know how to defeat a dragon? Are you sorcerers or something?" Kenshin questioned.
"Actually, we're wizards."
"Ehem!"
"And a witch. We're from the future." Ron replied. "We attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but we cannot reveal where this school is located. I'm sorry, but I don't know myself."
The tall man called Sano said, "How the hell can you attend a school and not know where the hell it's located?"
Harry decided to answer this. "Well, you see, they don't really tell us where we are. They kind of just stick us on an electric train, and bring us to a remote location somewhere off the coast of England—I think."
"Well, that explains your accents," the woman named Kaoru replied. "But, how can a train be electric? What do you mean by "electric"? Steam trains arrived here not too long ago."
"Yeah, and if you're Sanosuke, you're a chicken! He's terrified of steam engines. Thinks they're evil or something." Yahiko remarked. Sano had a bad case of superstition, apparently.
"What was that, SHRIMP!" as Sano knocked the back of Yahiko's head as hard as he could without killing the kid.
"Well," I explained as I watched the poor kid rubbing his head while sitting in the dirt. "Electric is when something is run by batteries, which contain electricity, which is a form of energy." I felt like the best person to explain this to them, because I was the smart one there. I mean, I WAS taking three extra classes at the time, but now, I was missing them!!! Because those Slytherin goons had to knock us over and cause us to become stuck in another goddamn time period. Anyway, I think I'm digressing...I'll continue.
"Huh?" Each of them said simultaneously—well, except for Kenshin, who said "Oro", whatever the hell that means.
"Never mind. It should become very popular here in the next 20 years or so. "
"Um...ok then." Kaoru replied.
"But...I'm still confused," said Yahiko. "Do you know our futures? Who will I marry?"
"Oh my God, you are so stupid," said Megumi. Just because they are from the future, doesn't mean that they know what's going to happen to us. If they knew us, we wouldn't have had to introduce ourselves...now would we? They would have told us who we were before we even got a chance to tell them."
"Shut up, Megumi. You're confusing Yahiko-chan (little Yahiko) even more. Besides, we all know it will be Tsubame!! Right Yahiko?" As you can see, there was sort of a rift between Kaoru and Megumi.
"What was that!?" came Yahiko's angry and quite embarrassed response.
"Don't you dare tell me to shut up, tanuki! (Raccoon)" Megumi retorted. Kaoru was backed up against the wall now with two people on her case.
I decided to end the fight now, before it got violent. Megumi looked like she was ready to slap Kaoru across the face.
"Ok, anyway...let's just try to figure out where we are."
"Well, you're in Japan...can't ya tell?" Sano said. "I mean, we're Japanese...therefore, you MUST be in Japan."
"I knew that...but...what year is it?"
"1878." Kenshin replied. "How far into the future are you from?"
"Well, er, we're from the year 2003. I wonder how we fell back so far in time. When a time-turner breaks, you're only supposed to go back about 15- 20 years."
"What's a time-turner?" asked Yahiko. "Does it turn time?"
"Duh!" Kaoru replied. "Why else would it be called a freakin' time-turner?"
I figured I should answer the question...I can't stand it when people fight. It bothers me. You'll see how much of a hypocrite I am in a while though I'm sure. "A time-turner is a device that you spin depending on how many hours you want to go back in time. For instance, if you wanted to go back 2 hours, you would turn it twice. Mine broke, throwing us here—over a hundred years into the past. But something must have gone terribly wrong, because I don't think we're supposed to end up in another country...we're just supposed to be in the same place that we were when it broke...only 15 years prior to the time period we're already in."
"Uh...exactly how old are you again?" Sano was extremely confused. I was using words that seemingly impressed him.
"Oh, we're all 16."
"Are you sure? Because you seem so much older, de gozaru." Kenshin said to me.
"Excuse me...girlfriend standing right next to you." That was Kaoru. It seemed that she was very jealous of Kenshin even speaking a word to me. I used this to my advantage later...but that's a whole different story. Hey, it's not my fault I'm so much more beautiful than she is...at least I'm taller than 5'1" at age 16. I mean, she's a freaking pixie!!! She's 17, and barely over 5 feet tall...how pathetic is that??? I don't care if Kenshin's short...he's freakin' hot!!
"Oro? What do you mean? What was I doing?" Kenshin asked.
"Never mind." Kaoru let out an exasperated sigh.
Harry decided it was time for him to speak. "Well, that's enough about us. We want to hear more about you. What do you guys do?"
"It's kind of hard to explain—but we basically protect the weak."
"Oh...How?"
Sano replied, "With Kenshin's sakabatou, and of course, my futae no kiwami."
"Sakaba-what and futae no ki-huh?" Ron inquired.
"Sakabatou is a reverse blade sword, and futae no kiwami is demolishing stuff with your fist ya know?"
"What about us?" Yahiko asked. "I'm becoming a very skilled fighter thanks very much."
"That's because of me." Kaoru stated.
"Yeah, right busu (hag)."
"Excuse me?"
"You heard me...busu."
"I'll get you for that." Kaoru began to chase Yahiko around the empty field. We all ignored it—clearly this was normal between the two. After all, they acted exactly like brother and sister. The conversation continued without them.
"That's really all we can say about ourselves." Megumi said. "Except for the fact that I'm a doctor. I heal the people that they save...in short words."
I looked over at Ron, mostly because he hadn't said much throughout this entire ordeal. He had a very dazed look upon his face. "Ron? Earth to Ron. You there?"
No answer. He was staring at Kaoru like she was a veela or something. I would say we had a bit of a problem.
"Ron, snap out of it!" Harry screamed. He was rather worried about us now. He had never seen Ron look at a girl like that before. And he KNEW I had a thing for Kenshin.
The thing was, Kenshin seemed completely oblivious to absolutely everything. I was making myself so damn obvious—but he didn't notice a thing. What's wrong with this guy? Is he stupid or something?
"Um...so about the age span thing." Harry picked things up again. "Exactly how old are you guys?" He had to know this. Mainly to warn Ron and I about the rather large age difference between the two groups.
"Well, I'm 21, and Ken-san (sorta like Sir Ken) here is 28. Sano is 19, Yahiko, 10, and Kaoru over, um, there with Yahiko, is 17." Megumi informed us. "Why did you want to know? Age really shouldn't matter."
"17? Great! Uh—I mean, well uh...I guess it doesn't matter..." Ron said as he stared in Kaoru's direction again. He had tried to catch himself before he said anything he shouldn't have, but it didn't work.
"You have a little thing goin' on for jou-chan (little missy) over there don't ya?" Sano said, bending down slightly to reach Ron's ear. He didn't have to go too far because of Ron's tremendous height. Sano was still taller though.
"Wha...you say somethin'?" came Ron's air headed answer.
"She's taken. Do ya hear me kid? She's TAKEN!" he half shouted in his ear. Ron, however, was deaf to the yelling. "God what's with you?"
"Never mind him, he gets like that when he falls in love with a girl," I said. I was so disappointed that Kenshin was 28. Dammit dammit dammit! I still wanted him. Worse than ever now. Those sweet and oh so strange "Oro's" and his beautiful eyes. Not to mention that six pack of his! God I must be melting from his heat right now!
"Oro?" came the Kenshin trademark. He was slightly disturbed by the fact that someone wanted to take Kaoru from him. Just a little. I hope.
Just then, Kaoru and Yahiko ran flying past. Yahiko stopped short, nearly tripping Kaoru, which would have been to his satisfaction, but being the skilled fighter she was, had already mastered exactly how to match her opponent's movements. I had to admit, with little to no relish, she was good. I glared in envy. How could a little, unsophisticated, sweaty, little—I had to emphasize that—17 year old like her end up with a guy like Kenshin? It just wasn't fair.
To Ron's liking, Kaoru had stopped right next to him. God, he was even edging a little closer. How desperate was he anyway? I never knew. He is so hopeless. I think Kenshin noticed too because he spoke again.
"Kaoru-dono (Miss Kaoru), are you done now?" he asked. Wow, he was using caution around her. That definitely showed the fact that he was a little intimidated by her dangerous and short temper. They couldn't be that close then right?
"Huh? You mean with Yahiko? Ya, the brat learned his lesson for now," she said.
God! There he goes again! Ron was nearly breathless just hearing her voice. Somehow I had to signal Harry to hold him back before Ron completely lost it and tried to do something he would regret later. I won't say what cough cough. Harry and I made eye contact. He knew and moved behind Ron just in case.
"Well I think we should go now, what do ya say Mandi? Ron?" said Harry. He reached for Ron's arm. Ron wouldn't listen.
"So uh... so how ya doin' um...Kaoru?" he stuttered. Uh-oh. He was not good at making conversation.
"Fine thanks." She didn't get him at all. Kaoru seemed to regard him as a psychotic or something.
"I really strongly suggest that we stop chatting and find a way to get home." I said impatiently.
"What are you talkin' about Mandi? I am home..." he muttered and trailed off. That was NOT good.
"Excuse me?" said Kaoru.
"Nothing," he said. He wasn't even that embarrassed. I really hoped that the next thing he said wouldn't be, 'can I take you home?'. That would really be wrong. I held my breath.
Harry decided to pull out his wand then and there. "Ron, stop right there."
Kaoru was shocked. She stepped backwards a few steps. Didn't seem to like wands much. Perhaps a fear of hers. Not knowing what magic can do is pretty scary. Ron was stunned too. Harry yelled out a subduing spell so Ron couldn't do anything else.
"What did you do to him?" Megumi asked with a gulp. She was afraid too. Sano, however, just as Yahiko had said before, was far behind Kenshin since superstition and magic were not his things.
"Oh, I just used a little spell to calm him down for a while. It's no big deal."
"Harry, can I speak to you for a second?" I said.
"I'm in the middle of a very intriguing conversation with these fine people...do you mind?"
He obviously wasn't moving. This called for desperate measures. "Well, if you don't come talk to me, when we FINALLY get back to our own time period I'll tell the whole world about what you wanna do to Cho...how you wanna fu-"
"Alright, alright! I'm coming!" he interrupted.
Harry walked a whole three steps towards me before I grabbed him arm and pulled him towards a rock. We went behind the rock. I pulled him close to me so I could talk to him without having the whole world hearing our conversation.
"What the hell do you think you're doing? They're MUGGLES!! Do you need me to spell it out for you? NO MAGIC IN FRONT OF MUGGLES YOU DUMB FUCK!!"
"Well, sor-ry. But didn't we get rid of the dragon before? We used magic then."
"Yeah, you better be sorry and forget that. It doesn't count. They didn't see it clearly."
"Okay. Whatever you say."
We went back out to the crowd where we found everyone staring at us with a dazed look on their faces.
"Oro?"
Every time I hear that simple three letter word, that is as of now undefined, I simply get weak at the knees. Oh, I really wish he could just come sweep me away and marry me and...oh, I could go on all day.
Yahiko was the most confused out of everyone. They had obviously heard me screaming at Harry. He had a question that was burning deep down inside of him that needed to be asked as soon as possible or else he would suffer indigestion...that's how deep the burning was—or maybe the indigestion was going to be caused by the load of miso soup and tofu he had just eaten—who knows??
"What is a 'dumb fuck'?"
The whole crowd gasped.
"Yahiko! You go wash your mouth out with soap right now!" said Kaoru indignantly.
"Why? Shouldn't she?"
"No, she is of the proper age to say such things. Go wash!"
"Ok...BUSU."
"I'M GOING TO GET YOU, YOU DUMB FUCK!!"
Another gasp.
OK...that had gone far enough...I had to do something.
"So, Kenshin, while your weird little girlfriend is chasing after a little boy, you wanna see what you're missing?"
"Oro!!!???"
"Never mind."
Wow...he pays no attention to anything does he? He really must be in love. Well, that will be false soon enough...GWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I, Amanda O'Dell, will break up Kaoru and Kenshin!! Yeah, right...in my dreams. It will never happen. Now, if you don't mind, I'll go wallow in my own self-pity right now. Hey...who said I couldn't do it? I bet I can! I have magic on my side! Hehehe...a little love potion ought to do the trick. I'll have to make sure I'm the first girl he sees after he takes it though. Wonder how I'll slip it to him...?
(Few hours later)
"Damn. Still can't figure out how to get home. It's getting late too," said Harry. Ron was nowhere to be found. I'm sure that he was anywhere Kaoru was though.
"Hey Kenshin do you mind if we spend the night?" I asked looking over my shoulder.
"I'm sure Kaoru-dono wouldn't mind having guests. I'll check with her."
He left to get Kaoru's permission. It was her house after all. Pretty rent out dojo though. So old and worn. At least we lived better than this. Poor Kenshin...he'll be mine soon enough though. The potion was almost ready.
"It's alright. You can stay," Kenshin advised us as he re-entered the room. He eased himself down to the floor next to Yahiko. Sitting on this wooden floor was so uncomfortable. How on earth did they live like this back then??
POOF! There went the potion. It was ready at last.
"What's that you're making there?" asked Yahiko.
"Oh nothing really. Just a typical medicinal potion for healing wounds and stuff. I thought you guys might need it sometime. Just in case y'know?" I stated. They had no clue, so I carried out my little "act".
"Oh, I'll bet Megumi-dono will be grateful. She's always looking for herbs to use for medicine," said Kenshin.
"Yeah. Well I'll go bring this to her then." I said. I got up and left.
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Once outside, I found Kaoru with a teapot at hand.
"Oh Amanda, I didn't see you there," she said.
"Here let me help you. Should I take this inside?" I asked, taking the teapot from her.
"Oh yes please. Thanks a lot Amanda. You're really helpful." She said happily. Hehe. Doesn't suspect a thing. Such an innocent woman. She left. I turned away.
Now I have a teapot...perfect! I set it down and poured the contents from my tiny vial into a small cup and added the tea. I left it out of the pot because I really didn't want anyone else to use it. What would the kid do if he sipped the love potion? Kenshin would do. I grabbed the tray in a rush, nearly spilling the scalding liquid everywhere. I was very anxious as you can see. I laughed inwardly. Why was I doing this? He was much older than I. I've never done this before, I swear. Well, unless you count the time I practically raped a guy 20 years my senior, but he was hot...I couldn't help it!
"Hmm... well at least busu can't ruin tea," Yahiko said as he took a sip. Kaoru was well known for her terrible, probably lethal and poisonous food.
"You shouldn't say that. Kaoru-dono is getting much better at her cooking. You don't have to force yourself to eat it like you used to," Kenshin said. He was such a sweetheart.
"That's only you Kenshin," said Sanosuke. He had finally gotten over his fear of my friends and I, and had come into the room. He actually spoke after his moment of silence too.
Kenshin smiled and sipped the tea and potion. Finally. I thought this guy was tea intolerant for a while. If there is such a condition. Well anyway, here it goes. I jumped up from my spot and slammed the door shut. I couldn't have Kaoru, Megumi, or anyone else walk in. I had to be the first. Too bad Sano and Yahiko were there. There were sure to be questions later when Kenshin started acting funny. Never mind. I could always erase their memories. They stared at me in shock.
"Something wrong?" Sanosuke asked.
"N—no. Hey, do you hear that? Sounds like someone's yelling," I lied. "Could it be Kaoru?"
At that, Sano and Yahiko jumped up and left the room immediately. Kenshin would have, if he had not been so dazed and out of it from the potion.
"You're mine now," I whispered into his ear. (A/N-Oh my... .)
"Oro?"
Sigh. That word again. Melting...melting...melting. The word slips off his tongue so casually. He really is clueless—what a dumb fuck. Who cares about his lack of intelligence? He's hot!! That's all that matters—let's just see how well I can take advantage of him before those sons-of-bitches re-enter the room.
At this exact moment Sano and Yahiko re-entered the room.
Shit.
"You're right—Kaoru was screaming."
What? I thought I was making it up! Shit...this is bad.
"Why was she screaming? Did she spill scalding hot tea all over her poor little self?"
"No, your little friend Ron was trying to rape her."
Shit.
"I'll be right back."
I left the room, and ran down to where Ron was. Apparently, Harry had gotten there at the same time as Sano and Yahiko, and he tied Ron to a chair, and gagged him with a napkin. Kaoru was sitting in the corner, apparently traumatized. I felt bad for the poor, little—once again, emphasizing little—girl. She didn't deserve that. I didn't even think Ron would have the guts to do such a thing.
"Kaoru, are you okay?"
"Do I look like I'm okay? Your dumb fuck of a friend tried to rape me!"
"Ron is NOT a dumb fuck! That title belongs to Harry..."
"Sorry, I'm just upset. I'm sure I'll be fine. He didn't do anything—Sano, Yahiko, and Harry got here just in time. To tell you the truth, Harry's kinda cute."
Shit...we have ourselves a few little love triangles going on here...what am I getting myself into???
Meanwhile...
"HOW DARE YOU!!" Kaoru was screaming at Ron. Somehow, she had gotten up and slipped in their direction without my noticing it. Huh. Anyway—
"How dare you try to take advantage of me!!" she raged. I guess she felt offended that someone dared to try and take her on and...do...THAT to her. She was pretty insulted that her training in the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu hadn't warded him off. A simple spell of mine could, but that's just me. I'm much stronger with magic on my side. Hehehe!! Now where's Kenshin? We have some unfinished business to take care of. Once out of earshot, "Ohhhh Kenshin..."
"Eh?" was his response. No oro'ing. Damn.
"Want to come here for a second? I need some help," I said with a smile. He obeyed. What a great guy.
What shall I do with him now that I have him? Hmmm...something to debate about.
And outside...
"What the hell is wrong with you kid? Don't you dare touch jou-chan! I'll kill you myself, ya hear me?" Sanosuke shouted. Jou-chan was like a sister to him, thus, the over-protectiveness thing. Ron cowered, shrouded in Sano's massive shadow. The dumb fuck forgot about his wand. That would definitely have Sanosuke running for his life. Hehe.
"Sano, I'm really okay, leave him alone. You'll end up scaring him to death!" Kaoru ordered.
He backed down. "You sure? I could knock him senseless and teach him a lesson if you like."
"No Sano. And besides, Harry was so brave when he saved me dreamy sigh."
"What are you talking about? What about Kenshin, you two timer?" Yahiko said. His face was reddening. Hmm. Just like Ron's does when he's angry or embarrassed.
"Kenshin who? No, no, I'm just kidding! Where is he anyway?" Kaoru asked, looking around for her rurouni.
"Ugh! Ummmm...I think I saw him with...with—her. That girl, Amanda. I dunno. I couldn't hear what she said. Kenshin's been acting funny. He didn't even flinch or get up and move when we heard you scream. Normally, he would be there faster than the speed of light. It's not like him to forget about you." Yahiko considered.
"What? You mean he didn't even get up when he heard me? Why not? Doesn't he care anymore? All it's been was 'Amanda-dono this and Amanda-dono that!' Something's up. But what?"
"Hey wait a sec—Amanda. D'ya think she's done something to Kenshin? Or has he actually...urm, fallen in love with her? No way!! She's 16 for Kami-sama's (just call it God!!) sake!!" Sanosuke said.
"Hey I have a great idea! We should spy on them, find out what they're doing, or something," Yahiko explained to them.
Kaoru was worried. If even her friends thought something was up, there was something seriously wrong with Kenshin.
"Forget about that guy. I'm stronger than he is y'know." Harry bragged. Uh- oh. Could he fall for Kaoru too, like Ron did? Perhaps she really WAS a veela...we obviously have new weaknesses.
"Oh well, I guess we could leave them alone for just a little while longer right?" she said as she took a step closer to him.
"No, no, no, no, no!" Yahiko said dragging Kaoru by her long ponytail. "What is going on here?" He muttered to himself. "Not busu too!"
Ron was still sitting on the ground.
And now, back inside.
"OWCH! Hey watch it busu you stepped on my hand!!!" Yahiko complained.
"Then move it, brat!" Kaoru whispered back. Her, Yahiko, Sano, Harry and Ron were all piled up, peeking through a small crack in the doorway. Now Ron was fuming because he had seen Harry make a move on Kaoru. Anyway, they watched silently as Kenshin and I sat in the guestroom. Would we do anything? (A/N: Sweatdrop...) Oh yes...we would. Just then, the group, awkwardly positioned, heard a loud bang. (A/N: Don't ask. Call it a diversion with no point) They all looked. Well, that is, except for Ron who couldn't hear anything while underneath everyone. Instead he looked up and saw it.
"Hey look! They're kissing," he said. His voice was rather muffled but Kaoru heard him loud and clear.
"WHAT!?" came her outraged response. She tore open the shoji (sliding bamboo door) and stood over us with fire in her eyes. "Oh—oh Kami-sama!!! No. No way!" she cried when she saw the sight in front of her. "That wretched, shameless, good-for-nothing SLUT is...is on top of him!!!"
"AAAAARGGGGGGGGHHH!!!!" Yahiko screamed. He was now scarred for life. Poor kid.
"I don't believe you Kenshin! How could you? I thought you loved me? How could you, how could you???" Kaoru sobbed. She felt betrayed. I looked up, breathless and saw Kaoru's sad face. Perhaps I went too far? Suddenly I blushed. This was horrible! I was so embarrassed. Here I was, practically raping a man 12 years older than me, who had someone he loved already nonetheless. What had I gotten myself into now!!??
Just then, Megumi strolled in with the rest of them.
"Eh? What's going on here? Ohohohoho!!" she laughed vixen-style when she saw Kenshin and I on the ground together. She then looked up and saw Kaoru's pale face. "Ohohohoho! Has someone been naughty?" God, that annoying laugh will be the end of her one day. She obviously thought that she was some sort of fox.
"Whoa! Er—how'd I get down here? Uh...GAHH!" Kenshin said in surprise when the potion wore off. He looked down and saw his gi (it's a shirt...OK??) had been pulled down and I had been...touching him. Hehe. Without permission too.
This was bad. He didn't even remember doing any of this. He was probably wondering if I had drugged him...which I did...heh heh heh. As if things couldn't get any worse, he turned and saw a miserable and rejected Kaoru slumped in the doorway. "Was she watching the whole time? What did I do?" He whispered to no one.
He pushed me off of him and stumbled over to Kaoru. Tears were forming in the corners of her eyes. Those sapphire eyes that could break your heart when they were tearful.
"Kaoru-dono, what is it? What did I do? I can't remember," he said sincerely. Not sincerely enough.
"What the hell do you mean, 'what did I do'? How can you even look into my eyes and not feel any guilt!? Who are you!? What have you done with Kenshin? He wouldn't do...that...and then ask me what was wrong!"
Kenshin glanced over his shoulder at me. Sigh, I knew I was in trouble but I couldn't help it. I know I should be feeling guilty at ripping apart their relationship but his eyes...another sigh. Oops. Kaoru heard me. Shit.
"What is it? Did you have fun?! Did he SATISFY your despicable needs yet?!!!!" she screamed at me. I definitely knew why Kenshin shied away from her when she was angry. She's terrifying!!
"Kaoru! I didn't mean any of it! I don't know what happened, I swear!" he pleaded for mercy. She turned her back on him and rested against the wall.
"What do you think you're doing, denying this? And what happened to the –dono suffix at the end of my name? What are you playing at? Did you really think that you could fix what had been broken by pretending with me? Grrrrrrrr...BAKA (idiot)! I'll never trust you again after this!!!"
"Shit. That's no good. What do you want me to do? Will you kick me out of your home too? I'll have to become a vagabond again. No, I can't go back to wandering again after so long. I won't. I've settled down and I won't screw things up now!" Kenshin was talking to himself again.
Megumi, Sanosuke, Yahiko, Harry and Ron where all listening in from a distant corner of the room. They were rather frightened. Especially Ron, who was thankful that someone stopped him from raping Kaoru. He would have pissed in his pants if she screamed at him like she was screaming at Kenshin right now.
I however, was turning redder and redder as time went on and silence filled the room. Kenshin and Kaoru were just staring at each other. If looks could kill, Kenshin would be dead on the floor now, with Kaoru glaring at him like that. Everyone in the corner held their breath, waiting for either of them to speak. It was awfully tense in here. Someone speak already, jeez! They continued to stare.
"Hey, she doesn't want you anymore, two-timer. You're a disloyal man. I however, love Kaoru unconditionally. I would never become such a lowly traitor like you."
Huh? Was that Harry? Did he somehow fall in love with Kaoru too while I was away? He was supposed to be levelheaded. No! He's full of hot air. Like Ron!! How'd this happen?
Kenshin drew back, amazed at what he heard. They thought he had betrayed Kaoru. No, it wasn't me! His mind was probably screaming right now. Poor guy. How would he get out of this one? Oh what am I saying now!? How am I going to get myself out of the danger zone??? What a nightmare. He looked at Kaoru, praying that it wasn't true that she was done with him. She was expressionless.
"Oh that's it. Get your filthy hands off of her now!" Kenshin seemed to be fighting the impulse to draw his sword right then and there. Harry had now wrapped his arm around Kaoru's waist. "How dare you?"
"Lets go. Would you like to take a walk, Kaoru?"
"I'd love to." And without looking back, the two departed. Everything was going downhill now. Kenshin was falling further into depression as he eyed Harry with malice.
"Ken-san, don't worry. There's always me!" Megumi piped up.
No way. If he had given up on that little girl, he belonged to me now. I won't let Megumi have him either.
The room was silent. I hate silence. It always irked me. I had to do something.
"Well, now that that's over, why don't we all sit around and have ourselves a little chat?"
Oops...wrong thing to say. They all eyed me furiously. I had to get myself out of this. But I couldn't. I didn't even know how I got myself into this mess. I'm such a screw-up. I always mess things up for everyone, including myself. Can't I ever do anything right?
"The only person that will be 'chatting' will be you when Kaoru gets back. You need to apologize."
Shit. I got Kenshin angry. Although, he's really hot when he's mad. The muscles in his chest just seem to contract and his abs are more defined.
Uh-oh...there I go again. I really have to learn to stop obsessing over guys so much.
"Well, who knows how long she will be gone for? Who knows what Harry will do to her? He's just as bad as Ron!"
"Hey! I resent that remark!"
"Sorry, Ron."
Oddly enough, Kaoru stormed back into the house immediately after this short conversation took place. She seemed even more furious than before.
"I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN! STAY AWAY FROM ME!"
What did Harry do this time?
Harry followed her inside, just barely making it through the door before it slammed shut. "Kaoru, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it the way it sounded..."
"I don't care how it should have sounded! You shouldn't have said it! That's so degrading!"
I had to end this.
"Harry, can I speak to you for a brief moment?"
Harry obeys just as well as Kenshin does. Kenshin's still hotter though. Jeez, do I ever quit? I need some serious therapy when we get back home. I pulled him outside.
"Harry, what did you say to her?"
"Well, she had said that she wanted to do something useful, because she feels that she's not good enough for Kenshin anymore. So, I told her that if she wanted to be useful, she should cook him a nice dinner. She completely overreacted."
"Harry, you dumb fuck." I had called him a dumb fuck twice in one day. I think I set a new record.
"Why? Is that bad?" He was clueless. I never knew that human beings could be so stupid.
"You never EVER tell a woman that she should cook to make herself useful. Especially if they work as hard as Kaoru does. She's been training since she was 9 years old. She's not the type that cooks. And if she does, it SUCKS. I mean, we're stuck in the 1800s. Women weren't exactly treated fairly then, but she's an exception. She works hard to prove she's not like other women. You completely insulted her."
"Oh, well, I'm sorry then."
"You should tell that to her."
Harry left the room and went to go apologize to her. I love being the peacemaker. Unfortunately, I was also the person disturbing the peace. How delightfully contradictory.
It seemed that his apology worked, because when I walked back inside, they were sharing a beautiful hug. Aaahhh...love. But, this wasn't exactly love. Kaoru was still upset about everything that happened. I took this as the perfect opportunity to apologize. It seemed that she was cooled down enough to listen to what I had to say.
"Um, is it okay if I speak?"
"Sure, go ahead. We all know Kenshin will listen." Wrong again. She was pretty pissed off at me. Well, I would be too.
"I just want to apologize for everything. This was just another situation where everything has to go my way. I'm sorry I tried to steal Kenshin away from you, I'm sorry you guys broke up, I'm sorry about everything. But I promise I'll stay out of your way as I try to figure out how to get back to my own time period."
Tears were starting to form in my eyes. I hate crying. It makes me feel like such a baby.
"That would be a delightful idea."
Sarcasm. Wow, she sure knew how to hold a grudge didn't she?
"First, I'm just going to make Kenshin forget about everything that's happened today."
I walked over to him, drawing my wand as I got closer.
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Ok, that's Chapter 1! I have this whole story completed and uploaded, but I'm going update once a week. There's four chapters, so it won't take long. So...I'll either update either once a week, or when I get 10 reviews...whichever comes first! Review please!
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