Hehehehhe.... My first Rurouni Kenshin fanfic, aren't you proud? Lol, This
idea popped into my head as my mom was leaving to pick up my dad from the
airport... I just got the third manga today and I'm in the mood to write some
nonsensical fluff! So without further ado, I present:
ACK!!!
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"Kaoru-dono, are you sure you should be adding the chili pepper now?"
"Yes, Kenshin."
"AND the Cajun spices?"
"Yes, Yahiko."
"AND the—"
"YES FOR THE HUNDREDTH TIME! ITS AN OLD FAMILY RECIPE SO YOU HAD BETTER EAT IT AND LIKE IT!"
"Yes Ma'am."
The four inhabitants of the Kamiya dojo were sitting outside, watching Kaoru prepare dinner.
"Here, taste this for me, Kenshin." Kaoru held up a spoonful and indicated for Kenshin to take a sip. He did so.
Suddenly, it seemed as though steam came out of his ears as his face grew red.
"HOT! WATER! NEED WATER!!"
Sanosuke shoved a mug of water into his hands and he drank it down greedily.
"Well?" Kaoru asked, unfazed by his display.
"Oro? Uhh, it's good?"
"Good! Here you go!" She ladled some soup into each of the waiting bowls. The three guys looked at the red soup doubtfully.
"Well? What are you waiting for?"
Cautiously, they glanced at each other and decided it'd be best to get it down quickly. They went to take a huge gulp of the soup when there was a sudden flask of light and they were gone. Kaoru looked at the place where they were, blinking.
"Leave it to the--AHHHH!!!!" With another flash, she was gone as well.
**Meanwhile**
A blonde girl, about 15, sat in a chair, half watching Finding Nemo with her brothers, half reading the manga she had gotten earlier that day. She had just finished, grumbling about the cliffhanger ending to that episode when a flash jolted her from her senses. With several shouts of "ORO?!!" "AHHH!!!!" and something unrepeatable in the presence of children three men appeared in the living room.
"AHHH!!!!" The blonde girl screeched in unison with her brothers.
"Who are you? Where are we?" The red-haired young man asked.
"Oh......Sheep..."
"DUDE! It's KENSHIN!"
"Jason, Shut up. And don't say dude, it does not suit you."
"Oro? How do you know my name?"
"Himura Kenshin, Hitokiri Battosai turned Rurouni. How could I not know? Anyway, how did you three get here?"
"Umm... I wonder if It had something to do with Kaoru's soup?" The short black-haired kid asked.
"Maybe, Yahiko. I assume we are not where we were?" the tallest asked.
"Nope, you're in the 21st century, in the US of A. Umm, I don't know if you've heard of us, we're relatively new. You could just know us as 'the new world' or 'the Americas'. But that isn't the point. Sanosuke, right?"
The tall one nodded.
"Figured. Cool. So I have three manga characters standing in my living room, my parents are going to kill me when they get home, and to top it all off, I must be going crazy. I had so better get paid for tonight. Names Magnolia."
"You were names for a flower?"
"Don't laugh. Call me Maggie."
Ignoring the confused looks, Maggie turned to her brothers.
"Jason, Alex, bed. Now."
"Aww! Mag! I don't want to!"
"Now." Maggie repeated patiently.
"But—"
"Now." This time her voice was deadly low, and her eyes were narrowed into a glare. Jason and Alex got the message and turned off the TV then ran upstairs, careful to keep out of reach of their irate sister. Maggie turned to the three guests.
"Tea?" She asked calmly, as if she entertained non-existent people every day.
"Yes, please. This one would be very grateful for a drink."
"Yeah, sure. As long as you make better tea than Kaoru."
"Do you have anything stronger?"
"I'm sure I do, and no. Sorry Sanosuke-san."
"I'll take tea like the rest of them then." Sano looked resigned.
"Coming up! Peppermint, green, black or chamomile?"
"We'll all take green."
"Alright. Go ahead and have a seat." Maggie gestured to the coffee table, which she knew they would probably be more comfortable at.
About ten nearly silent minutes later, Maggie merged with a tray carrying four Japanese mugs and a small pumpkin-shaped teapot. She sat down at the open side of the square table, tucking her legs under her and pouring the tea. There were a few tense, silent moments in which only Kenshin and Maggie sipped their tea.
Maggie was slightly glad that she was hadn't changed into her pajamas when they got home, and was still in a long, straight white skirt with cherry blossoms on it, and a matching white top with long bell sleeves. She felt that she sort of fit in with the odd theme.
Finally, Sanosuke broke the silence.
"Who do you know who we are?" He asked, setting his untouched cup on the table.
Maggie sighed. 'I knew this would come sooner or later...' she thought.
"Manga. You are part of a story. I know a lot about all of you. As much as I can get from the first three books in the series, at least. I know who Kenshin-dono used to be, I know who Yahiko-san used to 'work for', I know why you wear the symbol of Aku on your back." Maggie said calmly, punctuating her sentence with a sip of tea. She stood.
"Excuse me one moment." She said. She went upstairs to her room and grabbed the other two Rurouni Kenshin books, then she returned to her baffled guests.
"What I'm stumped by is how you speak English. You came from Japan, feudal Japan almost. Tell me, can you read these?" She handed one book to each of them.
They opened the books and began scanning the pages. Sanosuke became outraged, and fearful.
"How do you know all of this?! This-this-this information! These people! These events?!"
"I told you. You are characters in a manga and anime series. Come to think of it, it will be on soon. Please do not panic when I turn on the TV, it's not evil, possessed, or in any way harmful."
Maggie reached for the remote and turned the power on, quickly lowering the volume and changing the channel to Cartoon Network. The beginning theme was just ending.
"Oh good, it's the first episode." Maggie remarked as she leaned her elbows on the table, resting her face in her hands. The three guys were positively enraptured by the stories of their lives (or Kenshin's and Kaoru's this episode) being played out by their almost exact likenesses.
Maggie amused herself watching their reactions. Kenshin blushed profusely at the scene where he goes to 'rescue' Kaoru from 'drowning' herself, while Sano and Yahiko laughed hysterically, and Yahiko's eyes narrowed into slits when Gohei showed up, then he cheered when Kenshin showed up. He was riveted by the fight. Sanosuke was particularly amused at the end when Kaoru went to jokingly punch him, but he did not block her blow. The ending credits rolled, accompanied by the ending theme song, to which Maggie sang along.
She then turned the TV off and looked at the three. They turned to her, slightly stunned.
"That is not how it exactly happened, it is not. But nevertheless it is quite accurate." Kenshin remarked. Maggie handed him the first manga.
"Read the first episode and tell me if it is more accurate. More tea? I'll go heat it up."
Maggie stood and went to the kitchen to make another pot, all the while keeping a careful ear on the ex-Battosai, fighter and sword-arts apprentice.
"Supernatural...don't believe...hallucinate?...doubtful...trust?"
Disjointed parts of sentences floated through the thin wall separating them. Maggie sighed and leaned against the counter, muttering to herself.
"Urg. Who would have thought? Figures I'd be one who'd get stuck in a fanfic... Or I'm dreaming..." She pinched herself. It hurt. "Okay, not dream. Which leaves a fanfic. But if I'm in a fanfic, wouldn't that be the same as a dream? Would I, being only words, be able to feel? Hmm... Another mystery. Oh well. Oh! Tea's ready."
Maggie took the tea back into the living room and sat down, pouring some more tea for everyone.
"You all may stay in my retreat, so long as you promise to be quiet as a mouse and raise not suspicion of my parents. Come with me." She stood and indicated for them to follow. They did so, albeit cautiously. Maggie led them to her room and pushed open a door on her ceiling. She pulled down a ladder and climbed up into the attic.
"Come on up." She called through the hole. They followed and found themselves in a small, long room. About four feet wide, ten feet long, with four feet ceiling(at its highest point). A pile of blankets formed a sort of nest on one end of the room, and there were cabinets along each side of the wall, filling in what would be a sharp angle.
"You three make yourselves comfortable. I'll let my parents know I'll be sleeping up here tonight, to help cover your tracks somewhat. Just stay put and stay quiet for now. I'll bring back food." Maggie left down the ladder and told them to pull it up. They closed and latched the door behind her as she left to tell her brothers not to say a word.
Meanwhile
Kaoru was stuck in a sort of limbo, where purple equaled three, a scream was orange, and seven plus seven equaled ninety-two. Nothing made sense.
"Kaoru!" The voice appeared as a burst of pizza smell, but somehow Kaoru knew it was calling her. More smells bombarded her sense, which she somehow interpreted as 'You must now find your friends if you wish to return. Work quickly, you have a month."
Kaoru had barely time to ponder this before another flash of light dropped her in a forest, apparently miles from civilization.
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What do you think? It has an actual plot! Lol, so kindly review, provide encouragement, and all that stuff responsible reviewers are supposed to do! Flames are accepted and mocked, made fun of, and then tossed on the 'Get Our Friends All Boyfriends" clubhouse.
ACK!!!
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"Kaoru-dono, are you sure you should be adding the chili pepper now?"
"Yes, Kenshin."
"AND the Cajun spices?"
"Yes, Yahiko."
"AND the—"
"YES FOR THE HUNDREDTH TIME! ITS AN OLD FAMILY RECIPE SO YOU HAD BETTER EAT IT AND LIKE IT!"
"Yes Ma'am."
The four inhabitants of the Kamiya dojo were sitting outside, watching Kaoru prepare dinner.
"Here, taste this for me, Kenshin." Kaoru held up a spoonful and indicated for Kenshin to take a sip. He did so.
Suddenly, it seemed as though steam came out of his ears as his face grew red.
"HOT! WATER! NEED WATER!!"
Sanosuke shoved a mug of water into his hands and he drank it down greedily.
"Well?" Kaoru asked, unfazed by his display.
"Oro? Uhh, it's good?"
"Good! Here you go!" She ladled some soup into each of the waiting bowls. The three guys looked at the red soup doubtfully.
"Well? What are you waiting for?"
Cautiously, they glanced at each other and decided it'd be best to get it down quickly. They went to take a huge gulp of the soup when there was a sudden flask of light and they were gone. Kaoru looked at the place where they were, blinking.
"Leave it to the--AHHHH!!!!" With another flash, she was gone as well.
**Meanwhile**
A blonde girl, about 15, sat in a chair, half watching Finding Nemo with her brothers, half reading the manga she had gotten earlier that day. She had just finished, grumbling about the cliffhanger ending to that episode when a flash jolted her from her senses. With several shouts of "ORO?!!" "AHHH!!!!" and something unrepeatable in the presence of children three men appeared in the living room.
"AHHH!!!!" The blonde girl screeched in unison with her brothers.
"Who are you? Where are we?" The red-haired young man asked.
"Oh......Sheep..."
"DUDE! It's KENSHIN!"
"Jason, Shut up. And don't say dude, it does not suit you."
"Oro? How do you know my name?"
"Himura Kenshin, Hitokiri Battosai turned Rurouni. How could I not know? Anyway, how did you three get here?"
"Umm... I wonder if It had something to do with Kaoru's soup?" The short black-haired kid asked.
"Maybe, Yahiko. I assume we are not where we were?" the tallest asked.
"Nope, you're in the 21st century, in the US of A. Umm, I don't know if you've heard of us, we're relatively new. You could just know us as 'the new world' or 'the Americas'. But that isn't the point. Sanosuke, right?"
The tall one nodded.
"Figured. Cool. So I have three manga characters standing in my living room, my parents are going to kill me when they get home, and to top it all off, I must be going crazy. I had so better get paid for tonight. Names Magnolia."
"You were names for a flower?"
"Don't laugh. Call me Maggie."
Ignoring the confused looks, Maggie turned to her brothers.
"Jason, Alex, bed. Now."
"Aww! Mag! I don't want to!"
"Now." Maggie repeated patiently.
"But—"
"Now." This time her voice was deadly low, and her eyes were narrowed into a glare. Jason and Alex got the message and turned off the TV then ran upstairs, careful to keep out of reach of their irate sister. Maggie turned to the three guests.
"Tea?" She asked calmly, as if she entertained non-existent people every day.
"Yes, please. This one would be very grateful for a drink."
"Yeah, sure. As long as you make better tea than Kaoru."
"Do you have anything stronger?"
"I'm sure I do, and no. Sorry Sanosuke-san."
"I'll take tea like the rest of them then." Sano looked resigned.
"Coming up! Peppermint, green, black or chamomile?"
"We'll all take green."
"Alright. Go ahead and have a seat." Maggie gestured to the coffee table, which she knew they would probably be more comfortable at.
About ten nearly silent minutes later, Maggie merged with a tray carrying four Japanese mugs and a small pumpkin-shaped teapot. She sat down at the open side of the square table, tucking her legs under her and pouring the tea. There were a few tense, silent moments in which only Kenshin and Maggie sipped their tea.
Maggie was slightly glad that she was hadn't changed into her pajamas when they got home, and was still in a long, straight white skirt with cherry blossoms on it, and a matching white top with long bell sleeves. She felt that she sort of fit in with the odd theme.
Finally, Sanosuke broke the silence.
"Who do you know who we are?" He asked, setting his untouched cup on the table.
Maggie sighed. 'I knew this would come sooner or later...' she thought.
"Manga. You are part of a story. I know a lot about all of you. As much as I can get from the first three books in the series, at least. I know who Kenshin-dono used to be, I know who Yahiko-san used to 'work for', I know why you wear the symbol of Aku on your back." Maggie said calmly, punctuating her sentence with a sip of tea. She stood.
"Excuse me one moment." She said. She went upstairs to her room and grabbed the other two Rurouni Kenshin books, then she returned to her baffled guests.
"What I'm stumped by is how you speak English. You came from Japan, feudal Japan almost. Tell me, can you read these?" She handed one book to each of them.
They opened the books and began scanning the pages. Sanosuke became outraged, and fearful.
"How do you know all of this?! This-this-this information! These people! These events?!"
"I told you. You are characters in a manga and anime series. Come to think of it, it will be on soon. Please do not panic when I turn on the TV, it's not evil, possessed, or in any way harmful."
Maggie reached for the remote and turned the power on, quickly lowering the volume and changing the channel to Cartoon Network. The beginning theme was just ending.
"Oh good, it's the first episode." Maggie remarked as she leaned her elbows on the table, resting her face in her hands. The three guys were positively enraptured by the stories of their lives (or Kenshin's and Kaoru's this episode) being played out by their almost exact likenesses.
Maggie amused herself watching their reactions. Kenshin blushed profusely at the scene where he goes to 'rescue' Kaoru from 'drowning' herself, while Sano and Yahiko laughed hysterically, and Yahiko's eyes narrowed into slits when Gohei showed up, then he cheered when Kenshin showed up. He was riveted by the fight. Sanosuke was particularly amused at the end when Kaoru went to jokingly punch him, but he did not block her blow. The ending credits rolled, accompanied by the ending theme song, to which Maggie sang along.
She then turned the TV off and looked at the three. They turned to her, slightly stunned.
"That is not how it exactly happened, it is not. But nevertheless it is quite accurate." Kenshin remarked. Maggie handed him the first manga.
"Read the first episode and tell me if it is more accurate. More tea? I'll go heat it up."
Maggie stood and went to the kitchen to make another pot, all the while keeping a careful ear on the ex-Battosai, fighter and sword-arts apprentice.
"Supernatural...don't believe...hallucinate?...doubtful...trust?"
Disjointed parts of sentences floated through the thin wall separating them. Maggie sighed and leaned against the counter, muttering to herself.
"Urg. Who would have thought? Figures I'd be one who'd get stuck in a fanfic... Or I'm dreaming..." She pinched herself. It hurt. "Okay, not dream. Which leaves a fanfic. But if I'm in a fanfic, wouldn't that be the same as a dream? Would I, being only words, be able to feel? Hmm... Another mystery. Oh well. Oh! Tea's ready."
Maggie took the tea back into the living room and sat down, pouring some more tea for everyone.
"You all may stay in my retreat, so long as you promise to be quiet as a mouse and raise not suspicion of my parents. Come with me." She stood and indicated for them to follow. They did so, albeit cautiously. Maggie led them to her room and pushed open a door on her ceiling. She pulled down a ladder and climbed up into the attic.
"Come on up." She called through the hole. They followed and found themselves in a small, long room. About four feet wide, ten feet long, with four feet ceiling(at its highest point). A pile of blankets formed a sort of nest on one end of the room, and there were cabinets along each side of the wall, filling in what would be a sharp angle.
"You three make yourselves comfortable. I'll let my parents know I'll be sleeping up here tonight, to help cover your tracks somewhat. Just stay put and stay quiet for now. I'll bring back food." Maggie left down the ladder and told them to pull it up. They closed and latched the door behind her as she left to tell her brothers not to say a word.
Meanwhile
Kaoru was stuck in a sort of limbo, where purple equaled three, a scream was orange, and seven plus seven equaled ninety-two. Nothing made sense.
"Kaoru!" The voice appeared as a burst of pizza smell, but somehow Kaoru knew it was calling her. More smells bombarded her sense, which she somehow interpreted as 'You must now find your friends if you wish to return. Work quickly, you have a month."
Kaoru had barely time to ponder this before another flash of light dropped her in a forest, apparently miles from civilization.
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What do you think? It has an actual plot! Lol, so kindly review, provide encouragement, and all that stuff responsible reviewers are supposed to do! Flames are accepted and mocked, made fun of, and then tossed on the 'Get Our Friends All Boyfriends" clubhouse.
