Disclaimer: I don't own the series nor do I own certain characters *snif
snif* oh yeah and this is my first Rurouni Kenshin fanfic
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Karou's POV:
The morning was unusually bleak. Peering out from under a cover Karou looked out to see the grey sky. 'A fitting day' she thought to her self as she got up. She looked down and noticed the place beside her was abandoned, 'have I slept in that late?' she thought to herself. Karou looked around feeling as though some one was watching her. She subsided the feeling and pulled out an old trunk that had over many years colleted dust. She sighed deeply and opened it and reached down to pull out a very old kimono. "As beautiful as ever" she said holding the kimono up it was lavender and the pattern was littered with dazzling yellow wisteria blossoms. A deep sad look came over her face and she hugged the dress closely to her and sat there for a long time like that. Unknown to her she was being watched by a young boy by the name of Yahiko Myoujin who had come to wake her up.
Yahiko's POV
The morning had started early for Yahiko for some reason he couldn't sleep but he got up and ran around the Kamiya dojo looking for something to do but couldn't find anything until Kenshin got up.
Kenshin was fixing breakfast when he called Yahiko in "Can you go wake up Miss Karou for me?"
'Why do I have to wake her up? He was the one who was in her room all night!' Yahiko thought as he was about to pull open the shoji when he noticed that it was open a crack and he peered in to see Karou on the floor holding something that looked like a kimono. Yahiko sat there spying on her for a minuet before he felt a tapping on his shoulder. A cold fear froze him and he slowly turned around.
"Yahiko what are you doing?" Kenshin whispered kneeled down next to him.
"Kenshin, umm.I was gonna wake her up but look. I think she's crying" Yahiko whispered to Kenshin
"Hmm" Kenshin looked through the crack 'yes it seems she is,' he thought.
Karou suddenly stood up and was about to get dressed, Kenshin's face turned red as he covered Yahiko's eyes. "Hey Kenshin stop!!!" Yahiko said a little to loudly
Karou's POV:
Karou had heard what sounded like voices coming from outside her door so she put the kimono down and walked towards the shoji where the two boys where sitting and they started to scramble but to no avail she got there first and screamed. "YOU PEEPING TOMS!!!" she yelled as she smacked them both upside the head with a broom that had been sitting outside her room. She turned around and slammed the shoji leaving the two boys semi-conscious on the ground.
Karou was inside her room alone again. Tears rolled off her cheek as she pulled on the Kimono. She let her hair hang down deciding not to put it up today. 'I just don't have the energy to,' she thought as she put her bow back on the table.
Kenshin's POV:
She walked out to join the others for breakfast not saying a word. The boys just stared at her, something about the way she looked. She looked like someone they had never seen, Yahiko if he didn't like teasing her would have said she looked beautiful.
She only touched her tea and stood up. "I have to do something today, Kenshin I won't be back until late can I trust you to watch everything here and make sure Yahiko practices?"
"Oro?" he said looking confused 'why did she have to ask.'
"Hey ya ugly lady who says I need someone to watch me practice?" Yahiko retorted through some of his food.
"I do." Karou said bluntly.
"Yeah well." but Yahiko didn't finish instead he stuck out his tongue and ran off.
"May I ask where you are going Miss Karou?" Kenshin smiled innocently.
Karou looked down at her half drunken tea. "I-" she said and then changed her mind. "Do you remember when I said we all have things in our past that we all would like to keep a secret?" she said.
Kenshin nodded. "One of those things then?" he asked. He stared at her for a moment 'Something's wrong, but what? I guess I will figure it out tonight' he thought to him self.
She gave him a faint smile before getting up and walking off. "Have a good day Kenshin." She said as she walked out of the Dojo.
* * * Karou's POV:
Karou was walking through the streets of Tokyo when she reached a lady who was selling flowers.
"Ahh Miss Karou," said the lady at the flower stand "come to pick up your white orchids?"
Karou smiled and picked them up. "Thank you Yuki they are as beautiful as always. So how much do I owe you?" Karou said reaching for her purse.
"Ohh no Miss please consider these my gift to you." Replied Yuki the flower lady.
Karou smiled again. "You are so kind thank you." Karou turned to leave when she noticed that Yahiko was sitting outside the Akabeko watching her. Karou glared at him and yelled at him to go home.
Yahiko ran up to Karou instead and said "Why are you buying flowers?" he smirked "there not for Kenshin are they?" he said jokingly.
Karou gave him a hard glare, "It's none of your business why I bought these flowers so why don't you go home and practice or something rather than spy on me!"
"Sheesh sorry." He said as he walked off towards the Dojo. 'What's up with her today? She's more touchy than usual' Yahiko sighed 'Maybe I should talk to Kenshin about this.'
Karou looked down at the flowers as another tear rolled down her face she whipped it off. 'I've gotta stop crying like this otherwise I'm going to look like a raccoon.'
To be continued.
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A.N. well there ya go the first chapter! Don't worry the others wont be as slow as this one is. There are many things in our characters future ^^ So don't fret it will all become clear soon. (But don't expect Karou to stop crying for another two chapters or so.)
Battosai chick: Oh come on guys don't give me that look. Karou: You're not the one who looks like a drowned rat! Yahiko: but Karou ugly suites you (Karou chases Yahiko around the Dojo) BC: Well that's all for now *waves to audience*
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Karou's POV:
The morning was unusually bleak. Peering out from under a cover Karou looked out to see the grey sky. 'A fitting day' she thought to her self as she got up. She looked down and noticed the place beside her was abandoned, 'have I slept in that late?' she thought to herself. Karou looked around feeling as though some one was watching her. She subsided the feeling and pulled out an old trunk that had over many years colleted dust. She sighed deeply and opened it and reached down to pull out a very old kimono. "As beautiful as ever" she said holding the kimono up it was lavender and the pattern was littered with dazzling yellow wisteria blossoms. A deep sad look came over her face and she hugged the dress closely to her and sat there for a long time like that. Unknown to her she was being watched by a young boy by the name of Yahiko Myoujin who had come to wake her up.
Yahiko's POV
The morning had started early for Yahiko for some reason he couldn't sleep but he got up and ran around the Kamiya dojo looking for something to do but couldn't find anything until Kenshin got up.
Kenshin was fixing breakfast when he called Yahiko in "Can you go wake up Miss Karou for me?"
'Why do I have to wake her up? He was the one who was in her room all night!' Yahiko thought as he was about to pull open the shoji when he noticed that it was open a crack and he peered in to see Karou on the floor holding something that looked like a kimono. Yahiko sat there spying on her for a minuet before he felt a tapping on his shoulder. A cold fear froze him and he slowly turned around.
"Yahiko what are you doing?" Kenshin whispered kneeled down next to him.
"Kenshin, umm.I was gonna wake her up but look. I think she's crying" Yahiko whispered to Kenshin
"Hmm" Kenshin looked through the crack 'yes it seems she is,' he thought.
Karou suddenly stood up and was about to get dressed, Kenshin's face turned red as he covered Yahiko's eyes. "Hey Kenshin stop!!!" Yahiko said a little to loudly
Karou's POV:
Karou had heard what sounded like voices coming from outside her door so she put the kimono down and walked towards the shoji where the two boys where sitting and they started to scramble but to no avail she got there first and screamed. "YOU PEEPING TOMS!!!" she yelled as she smacked them both upside the head with a broom that had been sitting outside her room. She turned around and slammed the shoji leaving the two boys semi-conscious on the ground.
Karou was inside her room alone again. Tears rolled off her cheek as she pulled on the Kimono. She let her hair hang down deciding not to put it up today. 'I just don't have the energy to,' she thought as she put her bow back on the table.
Kenshin's POV:
She walked out to join the others for breakfast not saying a word. The boys just stared at her, something about the way she looked. She looked like someone they had never seen, Yahiko if he didn't like teasing her would have said she looked beautiful.
She only touched her tea and stood up. "I have to do something today, Kenshin I won't be back until late can I trust you to watch everything here and make sure Yahiko practices?"
"Oro?" he said looking confused 'why did she have to ask.'
"Hey ya ugly lady who says I need someone to watch me practice?" Yahiko retorted through some of his food.
"I do." Karou said bluntly.
"Yeah well." but Yahiko didn't finish instead he stuck out his tongue and ran off.
"May I ask where you are going Miss Karou?" Kenshin smiled innocently.
Karou looked down at her half drunken tea. "I-" she said and then changed her mind. "Do you remember when I said we all have things in our past that we all would like to keep a secret?" she said.
Kenshin nodded. "One of those things then?" he asked. He stared at her for a moment 'Something's wrong, but what? I guess I will figure it out tonight' he thought to him self.
She gave him a faint smile before getting up and walking off. "Have a good day Kenshin." She said as she walked out of the Dojo.
* * * Karou's POV:
Karou was walking through the streets of Tokyo when she reached a lady who was selling flowers.
"Ahh Miss Karou," said the lady at the flower stand "come to pick up your white orchids?"
Karou smiled and picked them up. "Thank you Yuki they are as beautiful as always. So how much do I owe you?" Karou said reaching for her purse.
"Ohh no Miss please consider these my gift to you." Replied Yuki the flower lady.
Karou smiled again. "You are so kind thank you." Karou turned to leave when she noticed that Yahiko was sitting outside the Akabeko watching her. Karou glared at him and yelled at him to go home.
Yahiko ran up to Karou instead and said "Why are you buying flowers?" he smirked "there not for Kenshin are they?" he said jokingly.
Karou gave him a hard glare, "It's none of your business why I bought these flowers so why don't you go home and practice or something rather than spy on me!"
"Sheesh sorry." He said as he walked off towards the Dojo. 'What's up with her today? She's more touchy than usual' Yahiko sighed 'Maybe I should talk to Kenshin about this.'
Karou looked down at the flowers as another tear rolled down her face she whipped it off. 'I've gotta stop crying like this otherwise I'm going to look like a raccoon.'
To be continued.
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A.N. well there ya go the first chapter! Don't worry the others wont be as slow as this one is. There are many things in our characters future ^^ So don't fret it will all become clear soon. (But don't expect Karou to stop crying for another two chapters or so.)
Battosai chick: Oh come on guys don't give me that look. Karou: You're not the one who looks like a drowned rat! Yahiko: but Karou ugly suites you (Karou chases Yahiko around the Dojo) BC: Well that's all for now *waves to audience*