Author's Note:
Hi! This is my very first fanfiction ever so try not to be too brutal! Although, constructive criticism and advice is always appreciated!
The story is about a secret war going on in Japan that ordinary people don't know about. However, secret underground organizations, such as the one Kenshin belongs to, all know about the war. Some of these organizations are involved in the war while others remain neutral. The war is taking place in order to prevent an extremely powerful terrorist group from taking over Japan. That's pretty much the gist of the plot, although, I have yet to reveal exactly how Kenshin and Kaoru are involved in it. (
The story is an AU (alternative universe) and is going be dark. Aside from Kenshin and Kaoru (who are the main characters), many other characters from the Rurouni Kenshin anime make an appearance.
That's about it so I hope you enjoy the fic, and please review afterwards to give me some feedback on what you thought of it! Thanks!
~starannie14
Disclaimer: Sadly, none of the Rurouni Kenshin characters belong to me. (
Chapter One: A Brewing Storm
Kaoru shivered as she stepped out onto the street and into the chilly night air. The street was dark with only a few street lamps lighting her way. Brushing a few dark strands away from her face, Kaoru headed down the street.
Kaoru was on her way to work at the Akabeko. The Akabeko was a popular nightclub in Kyoto and was always bustling with customers. Kaoru only got a job there because she needed the money. Badly needed it. Quite frankly, Kaoru didn't really enjoy working there even though the pay was decent and Tae, the owner of the Akabeko, and the other waitresses were all really kind to her. Kaoru simply hated wearing the tight waitress uniform she was forced to wear every night. It caused the attention of too many customers and several times a night, Kaoru would have to firmly, but always politely, tell a customer to get their disgusting hands off of her butt. Sometimes, when it had been absolutely necessary, Kaoru had to personally 'escort' a man out of the club.
Kaoru also did not enjoy working at the Akabeko for its crowdedness. Every night, the club was packed full of people. There wasn't a single moment when Kaoru wasn't busy either serving a customer or working at the bar. The club is especially full on weekends, and today being Saturday, Kaoru expected the club to be more packed than usual. She always had to mentally prepare herself before working on a Saturday.
'Work hasn't been as horrible as usual, though, especially since that handsome redhead..' Kaoru blushed a slight shade of pink. She had seen a particularly 'interesting' customer a few days ago while working at the club. She was working at the bar at the time when she caught a glimpse of him as he was disappearing into one of the meeting rooms at the Akabeko. Interesting was certainly an understatement for this man. Kaoru first noticed him because of his flaming red hair. His hair was long and a deep crimson and was pulled up into a high ponytail. Although the man's hair was beautifully long and silky looking, it was his eyes that drew Kaoru the most to him. His eyes were a peculiar shade of amethyst tinged with specks of amber around the edges of his pupil. While his intense gaze frightened Kaoru, she was still drawn to the sense of mystery they held.
The swirl of amethyst with amber in his eyes was a startling contrast against his sea of blood-red tresses, but Kaoru found that they suited him somehow. His presence was another thing that drew Kaoru's eye to him. The man was not very tall, hardly taller than herself, but somehow, he seemed to radiate an immense sense of power. The sheer strength of his aura was terrifying, yet Kaoru found herself more drawn to that than anything else about him, which utterly confused her. Shaking her head, Kaoru shook the thought from her mind as she continued down the street.
'I really didn't want to work tonight,' thought Kaoru as she sighed. 'Especially since two years ago from this day..' Kaoru squeezed her eyes shut. She didn't want the memory to surface again after she had tried so hard to keep it in the darkest crevice of her mind. It was just too soon, too painful. But almost as if it had a mind of its own, the memory forced itself to surface in Kaoru's head. Kaoru had no choice but to allow the memory to flood her thoughts once again.
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"Kaoru, hurry up! We're going to be late!"
Kaoru smiled to herself as she heard her father's deep rumbling voice calling her from downstairs. This evening, the two of them were supposed to meet their neighbors, the Setas, for dinner at the new restaurant in town. Kaoru was really excited because she had heard from her friends that the new restaurant, Sakura Blossom, was supposed to be really good.
Quickly pulling her long midnight tresses into a ponytail, Kaoru hurried downstairs to meet her father.
"I'm ready to go now," announced Kaoru as she entered the entrance hallway. Her father was standing near the doorway waiting for her.
Kamiya Koshijiro chuckled. "Took you an awfully long time to get ready. Trying to look nice for a certain someone perhaps?"
Kaoru blushed a deep shade of red. She knew that her father was referring to Seta Soujiro. She and Soujiro, the Seta's only son, had been friends all of their lives while living next to each other. It wasn't until recently, though, before she realized her feelings for Soujiro. It was only a small crush on her best friend but Kaoru's father knew everything about his daughter and constantly teased her about it.
"Let's go dad, we don't want to keep the Setas waiting," came Kaoru's reply as she tried to change the subject.
"Oh right. I won't bring it up anymore." Kamiya Koshijiro smiled warmly at his daughter. He knew that she was trying to change the subject. "I'll go outside and get the car warmed up. It's quite chilly outside."
"Alright, just let me go grab my coat," replied Kaoru as she went to the closet to get her winter coat.
"Arggg, where is it," exclaimed Kaoru as she scratched her head in frustration while looking for her coat in the closet.
"Aha! I found you!" Pulling out her favorite navy blue winter coat, Kaoru quickly shrugged it on while heading towards the door. Just then, she froze.
'Something's wrong. I can feel it.' Kaoru dashed forward and out the door onto her front lawn. Ahead of her was a scene that caused her blood to run icy cold through her body.
In front of her eyes was her father lying in a pool of dark crimson blood. His blood. Blood that was still seeping from the deep wound in his side that continued to feed the widening pool. Kaoru ran towards her father.
"Father, what happened? Who did this to you? Are you going to be alright," cried Kaoru as the words all came out in a tumble. Tears began filling her large sapphire eyes.
"Kaoru, my daughter. You're the only thing I have left in the world ever since your mother died all those years ago. I.I just want you to know that I love you and always will."
The tears began to spill from Kaoru's eyes. They streamed down her face and a few drops landed on her father's face. Kaoru didn't bother to wipe them away.
"Take care of yourself, Kaoru. Koshijiro's voice slowly became softer and softer until Kaoru had to lean in close in order to hear his words. "And.beware.."
"Beware of what," Kaoru exclaimed as she slightly shook her father's shoulders.
"Beware of the flames.."
"The flames? What do you mean by that? What are the flames?" Kaoru began to sound frantic now.
"I love you, Kaoru. Always remember that." Koshijiro reached a hand up to caress his beloved daughter's face for the last time before his eyes slowly closed, and his hand fell limply to his side.
"Father.no.don't leave me.," Kaoru shakily whispered. "Please don't leave me! I need you!" But it was already too late. Koshijiro was already gone.
"No.no.," whispered Kaoru as the tears continued to stream down her face. Not knowing what else to do, Kaoru threw herself upon her father and cried like she had not cried since her mother had passed away.
Kaoru shook her head. It wasn't good for her to start thinking about that again. Especially since she had just recently began recovering from her father's death.
After his death, Kaoru had immediately packed up and left Tokyo. She just couldn't stay there anymore. The place was full of her father's memory. It simply hurt her too much to stay there.
So Kaoru left her father's dojo in the hands of the Seta family and left one week after her father's death. They had been very supportive of her throughout the entire ordeal and had tried to help her as much as they could. That night when Kaoru's father had been murdered, it was the Seta's that found her and called the police.
Kaoru was very sad to leave them, especially Soujiro. They had been best friends all their lives. But Soujiro had promised her that they would meet again someday.
"So you've made up your mind to leave Tokyo?"
"Yes, my decision is final." He had pulled her into a tight embrace then.
"You have to promise to come back and visit me. Take care of yourself. I know that we'll see each other again someday but I'll miss you just the same."
"I promise, Soujiro, and I will miss you as well."
"Goodbye, Kaoru. Stay the funny, strong-headed, intelligent girl that is my best friend."
Kaoru had smiled then. After giving Soujiro one last embrace, Kaoru stepped onto the train. Hoping to start a new and better life free of the pain and sorrow that continuously haunted her.
Thinking about Soujiro caused tears to mist over Kaoru's eyes. She quickly wiped the tears away with her hand. 'It just wasn't meant to be, I guess.'
Suddenly, Kaoru heard a faint rustle behind her. Turning around quickly, Kaoru adjusted her eyes to the gloomy darkness of the alley behind her.
"Who's there," Kaoru called out.
Two figures emerged from the shadow of the alley. They started to slowly approach her.
Kaoru froze. Her arms and legs simply refused to move. 'Take it easy, Kaoru. If they come any closer, just run for it.'
As the two dark figures continued to lurk closer, Kaoru turned on her heels and prepared to run for it. Just then, one of the figures leaped forward and grabbed her around the waist with one hand and putting their other hand over her mouth to prevent her from crying out.
Kaoru's eyes widened as she felt the hot breathe of the man holding her captive on her neck. The sensation sent chills up her spine.
"Trying to get away, are we," came a deep raspy voice. More like a hiss than anything else.
The other figure walked to the front of Kaoru. Kaoru noticed that he was wearing a pair of small round glasses on the bridge of his nose. His long silvery hair cascaded down his back in a low ponytail. More than anything, Kaoru was startled by his eyes. The man had intense dark chocolate eyes that bore into her own azure ones.
"We certainly cannot have you running away, now can we, darling?" The man spoke is a deep yet gentle tone.
"After all that trouble to find you." His eyes continued to bore into Kaoru's. "We need you and Shishio certainly won't be happy if he found out that you had gotten away again." The man was moving closer and closer to Kaoru as he spoke until their noses were practically touching.
"Gave us quite the slip after leaving Tokyo so soon after your father's death. We should have been able to get you that night if it weren't for those meddling neighbors of yours. But we finally found you again."
Kaoru gasped. 'Who were these men? What do they want with me? How did they know about my father?'
As these thoughts were running through Kaoru's head, Kaoru noticed that the hand had left her mouth.
"What do you want," she asked, trying as best as she could to keep her voice steady.
"All in time, love, all in time." The man was so close now that Kaoru could feel his breathe tickling her face.
Suddenly, a cloth was pressed to Kaoru's face and it wasn't long before she plunged into the deep dark abyss that beckoned to her.
So what did you think? The next chapter is going to be a lot more exciting. The plot is going to be revealed and the rest of the main characters are going to make their appearance. This chapter is pretty much just an introduction to the story. I've got some pretty interesting plans for the future so stay tuned! I'll try to get the next chapter up as soon as I can.
I still need lots of advice on writing this since I pretty much have no experience so please review and tell me what you think! All suggestions will be taken into consideration.
Thanks everyone!!!
Hi! This is my very first fanfiction ever so try not to be too brutal! Although, constructive criticism and advice is always appreciated!
The story is about a secret war going on in Japan that ordinary people don't know about. However, secret underground organizations, such as the one Kenshin belongs to, all know about the war. Some of these organizations are involved in the war while others remain neutral. The war is taking place in order to prevent an extremely powerful terrorist group from taking over Japan. That's pretty much the gist of the plot, although, I have yet to reveal exactly how Kenshin and Kaoru are involved in it. (
The story is an AU (alternative universe) and is going be dark. Aside from Kenshin and Kaoru (who are the main characters), many other characters from the Rurouni Kenshin anime make an appearance.
That's about it so I hope you enjoy the fic, and please review afterwards to give me some feedback on what you thought of it! Thanks!
~starannie14
Disclaimer: Sadly, none of the Rurouni Kenshin characters belong to me. (
Chapter One: A Brewing Storm
Kaoru shivered as she stepped out onto the street and into the chilly night air. The street was dark with only a few street lamps lighting her way. Brushing a few dark strands away from her face, Kaoru headed down the street.
Kaoru was on her way to work at the Akabeko. The Akabeko was a popular nightclub in Kyoto and was always bustling with customers. Kaoru only got a job there because she needed the money. Badly needed it. Quite frankly, Kaoru didn't really enjoy working there even though the pay was decent and Tae, the owner of the Akabeko, and the other waitresses were all really kind to her. Kaoru simply hated wearing the tight waitress uniform she was forced to wear every night. It caused the attention of too many customers and several times a night, Kaoru would have to firmly, but always politely, tell a customer to get their disgusting hands off of her butt. Sometimes, when it had been absolutely necessary, Kaoru had to personally 'escort' a man out of the club.
Kaoru also did not enjoy working at the Akabeko for its crowdedness. Every night, the club was packed full of people. There wasn't a single moment when Kaoru wasn't busy either serving a customer or working at the bar. The club is especially full on weekends, and today being Saturday, Kaoru expected the club to be more packed than usual. She always had to mentally prepare herself before working on a Saturday.
'Work hasn't been as horrible as usual, though, especially since that handsome redhead..' Kaoru blushed a slight shade of pink. She had seen a particularly 'interesting' customer a few days ago while working at the club. She was working at the bar at the time when she caught a glimpse of him as he was disappearing into one of the meeting rooms at the Akabeko. Interesting was certainly an understatement for this man. Kaoru first noticed him because of his flaming red hair. His hair was long and a deep crimson and was pulled up into a high ponytail. Although the man's hair was beautifully long and silky looking, it was his eyes that drew Kaoru the most to him. His eyes were a peculiar shade of amethyst tinged with specks of amber around the edges of his pupil. While his intense gaze frightened Kaoru, she was still drawn to the sense of mystery they held.
The swirl of amethyst with amber in his eyes was a startling contrast against his sea of blood-red tresses, but Kaoru found that they suited him somehow. His presence was another thing that drew Kaoru's eye to him. The man was not very tall, hardly taller than herself, but somehow, he seemed to radiate an immense sense of power. The sheer strength of his aura was terrifying, yet Kaoru found herself more drawn to that than anything else about him, which utterly confused her. Shaking her head, Kaoru shook the thought from her mind as she continued down the street.
'I really didn't want to work tonight,' thought Kaoru as she sighed. 'Especially since two years ago from this day..' Kaoru squeezed her eyes shut. She didn't want the memory to surface again after she had tried so hard to keep it in the darkest crevice of her mind. It was just too soon, too painful. But almost as if it had a mind of its own, the memory forced itself to surface in Kaoru's head. Kaoru had no choice but to allow the memory to flood her thoughts once again.
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"Kaoru, hurry up! We're going to be late!"
Kaoru smiled to herself as she heard her father's deep rumbling voice calling her from downstairs. This evening, the two of them were supposed to meet their neighbors, the Setas, for dinner at the new restaurant in town. Kaoru was really excited because she had heard from her friends that the new restaurant, Sakura Blossom, was supposed to be really good.
Quickly pulling her long midnight tresses into a ponytail, Kaoru hurried downstairs to meet her father.
"I'm ready to go now," announced Kaoru as she entered the entrance hallway. Her father was standing near the doorway waiting for her.
Kamiya Koshijiro chuckled. "Took you an awfully long time to get ready. Trying to look nice for a certain someone perhaps?"
Kaoru blushed a deep shade of red. She knew that her father was referring to Seta Soujiro. She and Soujiro, the Seta's only son, had been friends all of their lives while living next to each other. It wasn't until recently, though, before she realized her feelings for Soujiro. It was only a small crush on her best friend but Kaoru's father knew everything about his daughter and constantly teased her about it.
"Let's go dad, we don't want to keep the Setas waiting," came Kaoru's reply as she tried to change the subject.
"Oh right. I won't bring it up anymore." Kamiya Koshijiro smiled warmly at his daughter. He knew that she was trying to change the subject. "I'll go outside and get the car warmed up. It's quite chilly outside."
"Alright, just let me go grab my coat," replied Kaoru as she went to the closet to get her winter coat.
"Arggg, where is it," exclaimed Kaoru as she scratched her head in frustration while looking for her coat in the closet.
"Aha! I found you!" Pulling out her favorite navy blue winter coat, Kaoru quickly shrugged it on while heading towards the door. Just then, she froze.
'Something's wrong. I can feel it.' Kaoru dashed forward and out the door onto her front lawn. Ahead of her was a scene that caused her blood to run icy cold through her body.
In front of her eyes was her father lying in a pool of dark crimson blood. His blood. Blood that was still seeping from the deep wound in his side that continued to feed the widening pool. Kaoru ran towards her father.
"Father, what happened? Who did this to you? Are you going to be alright," cried Kaoru as the words all came out in a tumble. Tears began filling her large sapphire eyes.
"Kaoru, my daughter. You're the only thing I have left in the world ever since your mother died all those years ago. I.I just want you to know that I love you and always will."
The tears began to spill from Kaoru's eyes. They streamed down her face and a few drops landed on her father's face. Kaoru didn't bother to wipe them away.
"Take care of yourself, Kaoru. Koshijiro's voice slowly became softer and softer until Kaoru had to lean in close in order to hear his words. "And.beware.."
"Beware of what," Kaoru exclaimed as she slightly shook her father's shoulders.
"Beware of the flames.."
"The flames? What do you mean by that? What are the flames?" Kaoru began to sound frantic now.
"I love you, Kaoru. Always remember that." Koshijiro reached a hand up to caress his beloved daughter's face for the last time before his eyes slowly closed, and his hand fell limply to his side.
"Father.no.don't leave me.," Kaoru shakily whispered. "Please don't leave me! I need you!" But it was already too late. Koshijiro was already gone.
"No.no.," whispered Kaoru as the tears continued to stream down her face. Not knowing what else to do, Kaoru threw herself upon her father and cried like she had not cried since her mother had passed away.
Kaoru shook her head. It wasn't good for her to start thinking about that again. Especially since she had just recently began recovering from her father's death.
After his death, Kaoru had immediately packed up and left Tokyo. She just couldn't stay there anymore. The place was full of her father's memory. It simply hurt her too much to stay there.
So Kaoru left her father's dojo in the hands of the Seta family and left one week after her father's death. They had been very supportive of her throughout the entire ordeal and had tried to help her as much as they could. That night when Kaoru's father had been murdered, it was the Seta's that found her and called the police.
Kaoru was very sad to leave them, especially Soujiro. They had been best friends all their lives. But Soujiro had promised her that they would meet again someday.
"So you've made up your mind to leave Tokyo?"
"Yes, my decision is final." He had pulled her into a tight embrace then.
"You have to promise to come back and visit me. Take care of yourself. I know that we'll see each other again someday but I'll miss you just the same."
"I promise, Soujiro, and I will miss you as well."
"Goodbye, Kaoru. Stay the funny, strong-headed, intelligent girl that is my best friend."
Kaoru had smiled then. After giving Soujiro one last embrace, Kaoru stepped onto the train. Hoping to start a new and better life free of the pain and sorrow that continuously haunted her.
Thinking about Soujiro caused tears to mist over Kaoru's eyes. She quickly wiped the tears away with her hand. 'It just wasn't meant to be, I guess.'
Suddenly, Kaoru heard a faint rustle behind her. Turning around quickly, Kaoru adjusted her eyes to the gloomy darkness of the alley behind her.
"Who's there," Kaoru called out.
Two figures emerged from the shadow of the alley. They started to slowly approach her.
Kaoru froze. Her arms and legs simply refused to move. 'Take it easy, Kaoru. If they come any closer, just run for it.'
As the two dark figures continued to lurk closer, Kaoru turned on her heels and prepared to run for it. Just then, one of the figures leaped forward and grabbed her around the waist with one hand and putting their other hand over her mouth to prevent her from crying out.
Kaoru's eyes widened as she felt the hot breathe of the man holding her captive on her neck. The sensation sent chills up her spine.
"Trying to get away, are we," came a deep raspy voice. More like a hiss than anything else.
The other figure walked to the front of Kaoru. Kaoru noticed that he was wearing a pair of small round glasses on the bridge of his nose. His long silvery hair cascaded down his back in a low ponytail. More than anything, Kaoru was startled by his eyes. The man had intense dark chocolate eyes that bore into her own azure ones.
"We certainly cannot have you running away, now can we, darling?" The man spoke is a deep yet gentle tone.
"After all that trouble to find you." His eyes continued to bore into Kaoru's. "We need you and Shishio certainly won't be happy if he found out that you had gotten away again." The man was moving closer and closer to Kaoru as he spoke until their noses were practically touching.
"Gave us quite the slip after leaving Tokyo so soon after your father's death. We should have been able to get you that night if it weren't for those meddling neighbors of yours. But we finally found you again."
Kaoru gasped. 'Who were these men? What do they want with me? How did they know about my father?'
As these thoughts were running through Kaoru's head, Kaoru noticed that the hand had left her mouth.
"What do you want," she asked, trying as best as she could to keep her voice steady.
"All in time, love, all in time." The man was so close now that Kaoru could feel his breathe tickling her face.
Suddenly, a cloth was pressed to Kaoru's face and it wasn't long before she plunged into the deep dark abyss that beckoned to her.
So what did you think? The next chapter is going to be a lot more exciting. The plot is going to be revealed and the rest of the main characters are going to make their appearance. This chapter is pretty much just an introduction to the story. I've got some pretty interesting plans for the future so stay tuned! I'll try to get the next chapter up as soon as I can.
I still need lots of advice on writing this since I pretty much have no experience so please review and tell me what you think! All suggestions will be taken into consideration.
Thanks everyone!!!