Author's Note: This will be my collection of Ruri/Hari ficlets I've written for the livejournal community iy(underscore)no(underscore)kakera.

For those needing a reminder- Ruri and Hari were the two females who worked under Menoumaru, the Movie 1 villain. Ruri is the one with the blue hair and Hari, the one with the purple hair.

Other notes:

- The 'Ru Qun' is the name of the outfit Ruri and Hari wear when not in their armor

- While this falls within the same timeline as my other Ruri/Hari story: "The Sword and the Spear" you don't have to read that one first to understand these.

Enjoy!

Title: Historics

Theme: Set #1, Theme #1 -- Beginning

Genre: Drama/Introspective

Pairing: Ruri x Hari

Word Count: 413

Rating: PG

Summary: There's more to a person's life than what the history books tell you.

When and where it began was nothing but a historic suggestion; found only as a footnote or in implications of the research about the time.

Some texts merely mentioned "two women warriors who could be found in the service of the moth-lord." Buried within other documents, amidst the words that survived the time, a small passage was all that remained about the two besides that.

"There were many in service of the Moth-lord, including rumors of two beautiful women skilled in battle. These two were said to have served Menoumaru, the current Hyouga's son. While some would take that to mean some form of prostitution, there has been significant indications that the two women were only romantically involved with one another and not with the moth youkai."

But when did it really begin?

Not the vagueites of history nor the what-ifs and what-might-have-beens. But the real, true, moment it began.

Like the books stated, life had lead them to serve Menoumaru as two skilled female warriors. There was Ruri, who fought with a spear; her defiant orchid eyes piercing her enemy much like her blade. And there was Hari, two swords at her command; easily summoned from small leaves by her skilled illusions. That was that; just the facts and nothing more.

By textbook standards- it began when they joined the Hyouga's army, for without that- they wouldn't even exist in the world of text.

By destiny's standards- it began before they were even born; the two destined from lives before to be intertwined by fate's red thread.

Yet if it was possible to traverse back through the ages. Could you see them. Speak to them. Know them as no historian, archeologist or anthropologist ever could. You'd see two women: a confident, blue-haired vixen and a smug, purple-haired maiden, who were more than just warriors.

And if you were able to ask all the questions that have been speculated about for years- they would both give the same answer.

When did it begin?

"When did what begin?"

"You'll have to be more specific than that."

When did your story begin?

"Our story?"

"The one just about us?"

The story of Ruri and Hari.

A moment of a thought. A smile shared between the two. One begins; the other follows. Both coming to the same conclusion.

"It began…"

"…the moment…"

"…I knew…"

"…I loved her."

And you'd realize how simple the answer really was all along. Because isn't that how all love stories begin?