Disclaimer: I wish I owned Rurouni Kenshin and its characters but I was
just one of those unfortunate girls who can't have it. Rurouni Kenshin
rightfully belongs to Nobuhiro Watsuki-sensei, so don't sue me. I'm poor
and I wrote these for entertainment purposes only.
Author's greetings: Hello! My first fic ever!!! Actually, I wrote this last July and it was a 30-page intermediate pad but my aunt *accidentally* threw away my story, leaving behind two pages only, so I had to rewrite it and here it is, in front of you. So enjoy!
Rating: PG-13 (though ratings may vary as the plot unfolds)
Second Chance
Chapter I: The Nightmare
"Who's there?"
Kaoru's voice echoed through the small room, sending chills up and down her spine. Trembling, she stood up and took a step forward, careful not to make the floor creak so loud. She heard somebody outside her room exhale noisily fifteen minutes ago, and it took her all that time to muster up the courage to investigate.
Sliding the rice paper door aside slowly, she stepped outside the safety of her room hesitantly.
"Yahiko?" she said loudly, her voice quavering. "Sano? If anyone of you is playing tricks on me, you better stop now or else!" Taking brisk steps, she hurried towards the room Yahiko and Sano was sharing, determined to pound any of the two who had any intention of frightening her.
She looked up into the midnight sky and shuddered. It was a frightening full moon and the silence was just too deafening and sounded annoyingly like bats trying to provoke a resting soul in the middle of the night.
She suddenly came to an abrupt halt. She heard somebody sigh from her left. THAT sigh. She was outside Kenshin's room.
She slid the door aside and poked her head inside his room. She looked from left to right. Realizing that nobody seems to be inside the room, she called out Kenshin's name, "Kenshin? Ken- -aaugh!! Oi, let go!"
A rough hand that felt so unfamiliar had roughly pulled her inside the room. The man twisted her right arm behind her back, causing her to moan in pain. "Let go! Dare?!! Let go of me!" She fought furiously by wiggling left to right but to no avail. She attempted to catch a glimpse of the man's face but he had twisted her right arm so well that she cannot even turn her body nor head around.
Then, she heard the suspicious sliding of steel against iron.
"Iie… let go… onegai…" Kaoru whispered pleadingly, her face a perfect picture of horror as her eyes widened at the sight of the blade.
In a moment, the dagger pricked her slender throat. Her free hand instinctively shot up to pull the rough hand holding the dagger away from her throat. But she can't, because it seemed like her left arm was paralyzed. The man had twisted her right arm again, with more force now that Kaoru thought it might get dislocated. She screamed in pain, panting furiously, her cheeks burning red with nervousness and fright.
"Second chance," that guy whispered to her ear. "Give him a second chance. He needs it, ne?"
The dagger slid down her throat down to the top opening of her yukata, leaving a trail of dark red blood. Kaoru winced in pain.
"Would you…" murmured the man again, " give him a second chance?"
*What is this guy? Some kind of a crazy hentai?* Kaoru pondered silently.
Kaoru's eyes widened in fear as she realized that the man had cut the tie of her yukata.
She jerked her head to the side and shouted at the top of her lungs, " KENSHIIN!!!"
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"Kaoru-dono, wake up! Daijobou des'ka? Kaoru-dono?!" Kenshin shook Kaoru as gently as he could. He was just about to start breakfast when he heard her shout his name. He had hurriedly and at the same time hesitantly, entered her room to wake her up from her nightmare.
Kenshin heaved a sigh of relief when he saw her eyelids flutter open. He kneeled beside her futon innocently.
"Kenshin…? Is that you?" Eyes closed, Kenshin nodded, and then he turned his attention away. Kaoru looked down to see why he had looked away from her.
"Daijobou des'ka, Kaoru-dono?" He asked her in an innocent tone while looking away, oblivious to the annoyance growing in Kaoru's face.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING INSIDE MY ROOM?!!!!" He heard her shout. He opened his eyes and the last thing he saw was a clenched fist targeting for his face.
"Orororororo!!!!" Kenshin hit the wall hard. Kaoru turned her back on a swirly-eyed Kenshin as she quickly tightened the tie of her yukata, which has loosened, due to her movements while sleeping. The upper portion of her breast was slightly exposed then.
She looked behind her shoulder and saw that Kenshin had recovered quickly and is now rubbing his head in mock pain, a pathetic smile plastered on his face.
"What were you doing inside my room?" Kaoru asked in a normal tone, blushing but the annoyance was still so obvious in her face.
"Sessha heard you shout my name, so sessha came quickly to wake you up from your sleep. Sessha was positive you have had a nightmare." Kenshin smiled at her.
*How could he use three sessha's in two sentences?* Kaoru asked herself.
"Well, I'm awake now. Have you started breakfast? Yahiko will wake up any minute now. Knowing him, he might be craving for your miso." Kaoru sat down on her futon, looking at him expectantly. Kenshin gazed at her at the same time. Amethyst and sapphire clashed. Their stares lasted for several seconds. But then Kaoru forced herself to look away. *Such beautiful eyes.* She blushed lightly.
Kenshin looked away himself. He stood up and shook his head. "Not yet, Kaoru-dono, but I'll start now." He started for the open door, which he had forgotten to close in his rush to wake her up. He stepped out of her room, sliding the door shut behind him.
Kaoru looked down to her lap. *Kenshin.*
The door slid open once again. She looked up in a start. Kenshin's slightly worried face poked inside her room. "Daijobou des'ka?"
Kaoru closed her eyes, fighting for control. *Kenshin no baka!* She clenched her fists. "Daijobou des'. Now… go… start… BREAKFAST!!!" Kaoru screeched at him, her voice growing louder with every word. Kenshin slid the door close quickly and virtually fled to the kitchen.
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*Kenshin…* Kaoru didn't mean to shout at him. She regretted the fact that she even hit him and sent him flying to the wall. *Maybe I should apologize… or maybe I shouldn't… oh! What should I do?* She stood up and went to her closet. She slid the closet door open and got out her favorite blue kimono, the one with white roses printed on it. Then seeing a brown box underneath it, she smiled. Taking the box in one hand, she lifted the lid with her free hand. Inside it was a blue ribbon. Kenshin bought it for her in a bargain sale when they were in Kyoto. Misao- chan had teased her endlessly about it. *He was so sweet then. And this is so shiny.* She thought, bringing the ribbon to her nose and inhaling its sweet scent. *So shiny, like the shiny blade of a dagger. *
She froze. Shiny blade of a dagger… her dream! No… her nightmare! She thought she'd lose her life there. It all almost felt so real. That hentai said somebody needed a second chance. But who is this "HE" who needed the second chance? Sano? Yahiko? Genzai-sensei? Or… Kenshin?
"Kenshin…" Kaoru said out loud. *Could it really be Kenshin? * Nah! It seemed possible, and yet so impossible in its nature. Kenshin had his second chance to live. *And he found that here, in my dojo. * Kaoru thought. *So what does this second chance really mean? Who needed it? *
She shook her head almost, if not, violently and it brought her back to reality. *That dream ought to wait.* She thought decisively. *There are more pressing matters I have to face. For example, apologizing to Kenshin.*
*I should apologize. And I WILL apologize.* She decided. Project Apology is only Plan B. Plan A is… Project Bath. *I have to take a bath quick!* She thought to herself as she made a mad dash for the bathhouse.
TBC
Author's notes: Well, what do you think? Am I any good? I really hope you understood some of the Japanese words there. Sorry I have to insert the Japanese words cuz I really like doing it when the scene is set on 1800's Japan, OK? And tell me if anyone had a similar fic; I don't want to be accused of stealing.
Sorry if this chapter's short. As I said before, I'm new. I'll try to finish the second chapter by tomorrow. I'm not promising cuz I've got art class till the end of the summer and I'm extremely busy. PUH-LEASE! Review! Aishiteru, minna!
lieveit1 '^-^'
Author's greetings: Hello! My first fic ever!!! Actually, I wrote this last July and it was a 30-page intermediate pad but my aunt *accidentally* threw away my story, leaving behind two pages only, so I had to rewrite it and here it is, in front of you. So enjoy!
Rating: PG-13 (though ratings may vary as the plot unfolds)
Second Chance
Chapter I: The Nightmare
"Who's there?"
Kaoru's voice echoed through the small room, sending chills up and down her spine. Trembling, she stood up and took a step forward, careful not to make the floor creak so loud. She heard somebody outside her room exhale noisily fifteen minutes ago, and it took her all that time to muster up the courage to investigate.
Sliding the rice paper door aside slowly, she stepped outside the safety of her room hesitantly.
"Yahiko?" she said loudly, her voice quavering. "Sano? If anyone of you is playing tricks on me, you better stop now or else!" Taking brisk steps, she hurried towards the room Yahiko and Sano was sharing, determined to pound any of the two who had any intention of frightening her.
She looked up into the midnight sky and shuddered. It was a frightening full moon and the silence was just too deafening and sounded annoyingly like bats trying to provoke a resting soul in the middle of the night.
She suddenly came to an abrupt halt. She heard somebody sigh from her left. THAT sigh. She was outside Kenshin's room.
She slid the door aside and poked her head inside his room. She looked from left to right. Realizing that nobody seems to be inside the room, she called out Kenshin's name, "Kenshin? Ken- -aaugh!! Oi, let go!"
A rough hand that felt so unfamiliar had roughly pulled her inside the room. The man twisted her right arm behind her back, causing her to moan in pain. "Let go! Dare?!! Let go of me!" She fought furiously by wiggling left to right but to no avail. She attempted to catch a glimpse of the man's face but he had twisted her right arm so well that she cannot even turn her body nor head around.
Then, she heard the suspicious sliding of steel against iron.
"Iie… let go… onegai…" Kaoru whispered pleadingly, her face a perfect picture of horror as her eyes widened at the sight of the blade.
In a moment, the dagger pricked her slender throat. Her free hand instinctively shot up to pull the rough hand holding the dagger away from her throat. But she can't, because it seemed like her left arm was paralyzed. The man had twisted her right arm again, with more force now that Kaoru thought it might get dislocated. She screamed in pain, panting furiously, her cheeks burning red with nervousness and fright.
"Second chance," that guy whispered to her ear. "Give him a second chance. He needs it, ne?"
The dagger slid down her throat down to the top opening of her yukata, leaving a trail of dark red blood. Kaoru winced in pain.
"Would you…" murmured the man again, " give him a second chance?"
*What is this guy? Some kind of a crazy hentai?* Kaoru pondered silently.
Kaoru's eyes widened in fear as she realized that the man had cut the tie of her yukata.
She jerked her head to the side and shouted at the top of her lungs, " KENSHIIN!!!"
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"Kaoru-dono, wake up! Daijobou des'ka? Kaoru-dono?!" Kenshin shook Kaoru as gently as he could. He was just about to start breakfast when he heard her shout his name. He had hurriedly and at the same time hesitantly, entered her room to wake her up from her nightmare.
Kenshin heaved a sigh of relief when he saw her eyelids flutter open. He kneeled beside her futon innocently.
"Kenshin…? Is that you?" Eyes closed, Kenshin nodded, and then he turned his attention away. Kaoru looked down to see why he had looked away from her.
"Daijobou des'ka, Kaoru-dono?" He asked her in an innocent tone while looking away, oblivious to the annoyance growing in Kaoru's face.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING INSIDE MY ROOM?!!!!" He heard her shout. He opened his eyes and the last thing he saw was a clenched fist targeting for his face.
"Orororororo!!!!" Kenshin hit the wall hard. Kaoru turned her back on a swirly-eyed Kenshin as she quickly tightened the tie of her yukata, which has loosened, due to her movements while sleeping. The upper portion of her breast was slightly exposed then.
She looked behind her shoulder and saw that Kenshin had recovered quickly and is now rubbing his head in mock pain, a pathetic smile plastered on his face.
"What were you doing inside my room?" Kaoru asked in a normal tone, blushing but the annoyance was still so obvious in her face.
"Sessha heard you shout my name, so sessha came quickly to wake you up from your sleep. Sessha was positive you have had a nightmare." Kenshin smiled at her.
*How could he use three sessha's in two sentences?* Kaoru asked herself.
"Well, I'm awake now. Have you started breakfast? Yahiko will wake up any minute now. Knowing him, he might be craving for your miso." Kaoru sat down on her futon, looking at him expectantly. Kenshin gazed at her at the same time. Amethyst and sapphire clashed. Their stares lasted for several seconds. But then Kaoru forced herself to look away. *Such beautiful eyes.* She blushed lightly.
Kenshin looked away himself. He stood up and shook his head. "Not yet, Kaoru-dono, but I'll start now." He started for the open door, which he had forgotten to close in his rush to wake her up. He stepped out of her room, sliding the door shut behind him.
Kaoru looked down to her lap. *Kenshin.*
The door slid open once again. She looked up in a start. Kenshin's slightly worried face poked inside her room. "Daijobou des'ka?"
Kaoru closed her eyes, fighting for control. *Kenshin no baka!* She clenched her fists. "Daijobou des'. Now… go… start… BREAKFAST!!!" Kaoru screeched at him, her voice growing louder with every word. Kenshin slid the door close quickly and virtually fled to the kitchen.
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*Kenshin…* Kaoru didn't mean to shout at him. She regretted the fact that she even hit him and sent him flying to the wall. *Maybe I should apologize… or maybe I shouldn't… oh! What should I do?* She stood up and went to her closet. She slid the closet door open and got out her favorite blue kimono, the one with white roses printed on it. Then seeing a brown box underneath it, she smiled. Taking the box in one hand, she lifted the lid with her free hand. Inside it was a blue ribbon. Kenshin bought it for her in a bargain sale when they were in Kyoto. Misao- chan had teased her endlessly about it. *He was so sweet then. And this is so shiny.* She thought, bringing the ribbon to her nose and inhaling its sweet scent. *So shiny, like the shiny blade of a dagger. *
She froze. Shiny blade of a dagger… her dream! No… her nightmare! She thought she'd lose her life there. It all almost felt so real. That hentai said somebody needed a second chance. But who is this "HE" who needed the second chance? Sano? Yahiko? Genzai-sensei? Or… Kenshin?
"Kenshin…" Kaoru said out loud. *Could it really be Kenshin? * Nah! It seemed possible, and yet so impossible in its nature. Kenshin had his second chance to live. *And he found that here, in my dojo. * Kaoru thought. *So what does this second chance really mean? Who needed it? *
She shook her head almost, if not, violently and it brought her back to reality. *That dream ought to wait.* She thought decisively. *There are more pressing matters I have to face. For example, apologizing to Kenshin.*
*I should apologize. And I WILL apologize.* She decided. Project Apology is only Plan B. Plan A is… Project Bath. *I have to take a bath quick!* She thought to herself as she made a mad dash for the bathhouse.
TBC
Author's notes: Well, what do you think? Am I any good? I really hope you understood some of the Japanese words there. Sorry I have to insert the Japanese words cuz I really like doing it when the scene is set on 1800's Japan, OK? And tell me if anyone had a similar fic; I don't want to be accused of stealing.
Sorry if this chapter's short. As I said before, I'm new. I'll try to finish the second chapter by tomorrow. I'm not promising cuz I've got art class till the end of the summer and I'm extremely busy. PUH-LEASE! Review! Aishiteru, minna!
lieveit1 '^-^'