Disclaimers: No, I do not own Rurouni Kenshin, and if I did, that would be
like heaven on earth, but I don't own it, so there..
Authors Notes: This is my second RK fic, and I think I did slightly better on this one. I don't have my writer's block anymore, so that is awesome for me! Yatta! Again, feel free to leave any comments, questions, constructive criticism, just no flames. Arigatou minna and enjoy!
This Is Called Fate, Boys and Girls Chapter 1: Someone Shows Up
It was a beautiful summer afternoon, the sun was shining, the birds were singing, and a redheaded samurai was doing the one thing he enjoyed the most. the laundry. He hummed happily as he scrubbed at the kimono that was filling the soapy water, and snapped it briskly, sending a loud thwaping noise into the air. He kept on humming, turning around and effortlessly hanging it on the pole behind him to dry.
"Kenshin!!!"
The familiar voice floated out to him, and he instantly came to attention, turning around again to greet his beloved, even if she didn't know it yet.
"Hai, Kaoru-dono?"
"Kenshin, I need you to go out to town and get some things. For one, we're out of tofu again. Mou! I swear, if Yahiko and Sano eat any more, we won't be able to afford anything!" Kaoru sighed, planting her hands on her hips. "I'm getting sick of going to the other dojos to teach. If only I had more students, that actually paid, unlike Yahiko." Her face became sad, and Kenshin wanted to do something, anything, to make her face happy again. Acting on a hunch, he gathered Kaoru into his arms and hugged her.
"Maa maa, Kaoru-dono. I'm sure you will get more students soon. You just have to be patient, ok?" Kenshin whispered into her ear, and swiftly released her, stepping back and smiling, like nothing happened.
Kaoru looked at him in shock, and then gave him a small smile, making him feel warm and fuzzy all over. Deciding to shock Kenshin as well, she leaned forward and quickly pecked him with her lips on his scarred cheek, grinning when she saw his purple eyes widen in surprise.
"K-Kaoru-dono, sessha thinks that he should go inside now and make some lunch for minna. Sessha will call you when it's ready." Kenshin stuttered, a pinkish tinge covering his cheeks, and made his retreat, walking rather quickly towards the house.
Kaoru smiled again, but it disappeared when she remembered something.
"Kenshin! You forgot! You need to go to town first to get the tofu, you silly baka!"
Kenshin stopped in his tracks, and sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck with his hand, sweatdropping.
"Ahh, so sessha did, Kaoru-dono. Gomen, sessha will go do it now." Kenshin stopped, and his eyes narrowed dangerously, focusing on something that was behind her. The hand that was on his neck went instantly to the hilt of his sakabatou, and he swiftly moved in front of Kaoru.
Turning around, Kaoru saw that there was a man at the gate, and that he was in a obviously expensive hakama and gi, in a flattering colour of a emerald- green gi and white hakama. His hair was coal black, and tied back into a small ponytail. What was most attractive about him though, was his green eyes, setting off the green gi very nicely. He was a little taller than Kenshin, she noticed, and then something in the back of her mind clicked. A memory of that same man, but in a much younger body, and herself, also in a much smaller body, playing together with small wooden toys while her father taught his students in the dojo.
"DAISUKE-KUN!" Kaoru screeched, and dodging around Kenshin, she ran up to him and embraced him in a huge hug.
To Kenshin's horror, he hugged her back, and smiled brightly.
"Kaoru-chan! It's been so long! The last time I saw you, you were a little girl, striving to learn your father's technique and letting nobody in your way." Daisuke ruffled Kaoru's hair, and she gave a pout, crossing her arms over her chest. Daisuke laughed and rested his bright green eyes on Kenshin, curiosity flickering in them. Kaoru noticed where his gaze was, and instantly felt guilty. Here she was, hugging a complete stranger, while Kenshin didn't know what the heck was going on.
"Kenshin, may I introduce Tsubata Daisuke, my childhood friend. We were very close back then, and he was like the brother I never had. Daisuke, this is Himura Kenshin, a friend of mine who is living here at my invitation." Seeing Kenshin relax slightly and take his hand off his sword, she continued. "By the way, why did you leave??? I was so lonely for awhile, and I had no one to talk to or play with. mou!"
Daisuke looked slightly uncomfortable, and shifted on his feet. "I had to Kaoru-chan. I was sent off into the army to fight for the Emperor against the Ishin Shishi." At this statement, Kenshin paled considerably. "But, I never really got into the action. After the revolution, my rich uncle died, and I was the only relative who could take the property. After I got everything sorted out and done, I came over here as fast as I could."
Kaoru nodded sympathetically, and Daisuke cocked his head, curiosity still in his eyes.
"Um, Himura-san, if you don't mind me asking, are you the famous Hitokiri Battousai? You don't have to say if you don't want to," he hastily added, seeing the purple eyes narrow some more. Kenshin, deciding to not beat around the bush, nodded stiffly. Daisuke's eyes widened, and he realized what he'd just said about him fighting for the emperor. He chuckled nervously, and turned back to Kaoru.
"Kao-"
"HEY JOU-CHAN, KENSHIN! WE'RE BACK!" Sano yelled, and coming around the dojo, Yahiko and him both stopped, eyes flicking to the newcomer. Raising an eyebrow, Sano casually pointed at Daisuke. "Jou-chan, who's this guy? I've never seen him before."
Kaoru sighed for the second time that afternoon, and readied herself for the questions. "Sano, Yahiko, this is Tsubata Daisuke, and he is a very old childhood friend of mine. As you can see, Kenshin and Daisuke already met each other."
Yahiko looked at the former hitokiri, and raised an eyebrow as well. From what he could tell, Kenshin looked like he was about to kill this guy. Shrugging his shoulders, he decided to sit back and watch the show. Maybe if he was lucky, Kenshin would tell the guy to get the hell out of there and kick some butt. But knowing Kenshin, not likely.
Daisuke cleared his throat. "Kaoru-chan, as I was about to say, do you remember anything about a promise that your father made to me when I left?"
Kaoru furrowed her brows together, thinking. Finally, she shook her head. "No, I don't remember anything about a promise. Why don't you tell me?"
Daisuke took a deep breath, and gently took Kaoru's hands in his. Kenshin gritted his teeth savagely, and made a small growl. Sano and Yahiko noticed how taut he was, and wisely decided to stay out of the way if anything happened. Completely ignoring the other three men, Daisuke looked deeply into Kaoru's eyes. "Kaoru, I say this from the bottom of my heart. I loved you from the day that I left you all those years ago, and if you don't have anyone else on your mind, I would be honored to become your husband. That is the promise that your father gave to me, to be able to give my hand in marriage to you, Kaoru."
Kaoru, Kenshin, Yahiko, and even Sano stood there speechless. Never in their wildest dreams could they have thought this would have happened. Kenshin stared at Kaoru, hoping desperately that she would say no, that she would rip her hands out of his, demand that he get out of there at once, before he did something stupid and attack Daisuke, or lose his heart to her forever.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Author's Notes: There is my first chapter! I hope you liked it, and I will hopefully be writing some more! R+R please! I would love to know what you think! Arigatou minna!
Authors Notes: This is my second RK fic, and I think I did slightly better on this one. I don't have my writer's block anymore, so that is awesome for me! Yatta! Again, feel free to leave any comments, questions, constructive criticism, just no flames. Arigatou minna and enjoy!
This Is Called Fate, Boys and Girls Chapter 1: Someone Shows Up
It was a beautiful summer afternoon, the sun was shining, the birds were singing, and a redheaded samurai was doing the one thing he enjoyed the most. the laundry. He hummed happily as he scrubbed at the kimono that was filling the soapy water, and snapped it briskly, sending a loud thwaping noise into the air. He kept on humming, turning around and effortlessly hanging it on the pole behind him to dry.
"Kenshin!!!"
The familiar voice floated out to him, and he instantly came to attention, turning around again to greet his beloved, even if she didn't know it yet.
"Hai, Kaoru-dono?"
"Kenshin, I need you to go out to town and get some things. For one, we're out of tofu again. Mou! I swear, if Yahiko and Sano eat any more, we won't be able to afford anything!" Kaoru sighed, planting her hands on her hips. "I'm getting sick of going to the other dojos to teach. If only I had more students, that actually paid, unlike Yahiko." Her face became sad, and Kenshin wanted to do something, anything, to make her face happy again. Acting on a hunch, he gathered Kaoru into his arms and hugged her.
"Maa maa, Kaoru-dono. I'm sure you will get more students soon. You just have to be patient, ok?" Kenshin whispered into her ear, and swiftly released her, stepping back and smiling, like nothing happened.
Kaoru looked at him in shock, and then gave him a small smile, making him feel warm and fuzzy all over. Deciding to shock Kenshin as well, she leaned forward and quickly pecked him with her lips on his scarred cheek, grinning when she saw his purple eyes widen in surprise.
"K-Kaoru-dono, sessha thinks that he should go inside now and make some lunch for minna. Sessha will call you when it's ready." Kenshin stuttered, a pinkish tinge covering his cheeks, and made his retreat, walking rather quickly towards the house.
Kaoru smiled again, but it disappeared when she remembered something.
"Kenshin! You forgot! You need to go to town first to get the tofu, you silly baka!"
Kenshin stopped in his tracks, and sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck with his hand, sweatdropping.
"Ahh, so sessha did, Kaoru-dono. Gomen, sessha will go do it now." Kenshin stopped, and his eyes narrowed dangerously, focusing on something that was behind her. The hand that was on his neck went instantly to the hilt of his sakabatou, and he swiftly moved in front of Kaoru.
Turning around, Kaoru saw that there was a man at the gate, and that he was in a obviously expensive hakama and gi, in a flattering colour of a emerald- green gi and white hakama. His hair was coal black, and tied back into a small ponytail. What was most attractive about him though, was his green eyes, setting off the green gi very nicely. He was a little taller than Kenshin, she noticed, and then something in the back of her mind clicked. A memory of that same man, but in a much younger body, and herself, also in a much smaller body, playing together with small wooden toys while her father taught his students in the dojo.
"DAISUKE-KUN!" Kaoru screeched, and dodging around Kenshin, she ran up to him and embraced him in a huge hug.
To Kenshin's horror, he hugged her back, and smiled brightly.
"Kaoru-chan! It's been so long! The last time I saw you, you were a little girl, striving to learn your father's technique and letting nobody in your way." Daisuke ruffled Kaoru's hair, and she gave a pout, crossing her arms over her chest. Daisuke laughed and rested his bright green eyes on Kenshin, curiosity flickering in them. Kaoru noticed where his gaze was, and instantly felt guilty. Here she was, hugging a complete stranger, while Kenshin didn't know what the heck was going on.
"Kenshin, may I introduce Tsubata Daisuke, my childhood friend. We were very close back then, and he was like the brother I never had. Daisuke, this is Himura Kenshin, a friend of mine who is living here at my invitation." Seeing Kenshin relax slightly and take his hand off his sword, she continued. "By the way, why did you leave??? I was so lonely for awhile, and I had no one to talk to or play with. mou!"
Daisuke looked slightly uncomfortable, and shifted on his feet. "I had to Kaoru-chan. I was sent off into the army to fight for the Emperor against the Ishin Shishi." At this statement, Kenshin paled considerably. "But, I never really got into the action. After the revolution, my rich uncle died, and I was the only relative who could take the property. After I got everything sorted out and done, I came over here as fast as I could."
Kaoru nodded sympathetically, and Daisuke cocked his head, curiosity still in his eyes.
"Um, Himura-san, if you don't mind me asking, are you the famous Hitokiri Battousai? You don't have to say if you don't want to," he hastily added, seeing the purple eyes narrow some more. Kenshin, deciding to not beat around the bush, nodded stiffly. Daisuke's eyes widened, and he realized what he'd just said about him fighting for the emperor. He chuckled nervously, and turned back to Kaoru.
"Kao-"
"HEY JOU-CHAN, KENSHIN! WE'RE BACK!" Sano yelled, and coming around the dojo, Yahiko and him both stopped, eyes flicking to the newcomer. Raising an eyebrow, Sano casually pointed at Daisuke. "Jou-chan, who's this guy? I've never seen him before."
Kaoru sighed for the second time that afternoon, and readied herself for the questions. "Sano, Yahiko, this is Tsubata Daisuke, and he is a very old childhood friend of mine. As you can see, Kenshin and Daisuke already met each other."
Yahiko looked at the former hitokiri, and raised an eyebrow as well. From what he could tell, Kenshin looked like he was about to kill this guy. Shrugging his shoulders, he decided to sit back and watch the show. Maybe if he was lucky, Kenshin would tell the guy to get the hell out of there and kick some butt. But knowing Kenshin, not likely.
Daisuke cleared his throat. "Kaoru-chan, as I was about to say, do you remember anything about a promise that your father made to me when I left?"
Kaoru furrowed her brows together, thinking. Finally, she shook her head. "No, I don't remember anything about a promise. Why don't you tell me?"
Daisuke took a deep breath, and gently took Kaoru's hands in his. Kenshin gritted his teeth savagely, and made a small growl. Sano and Yahiko noticed how taut he was, and wisely decided to stay out of the way if anything happened. Completely ignoring the other three men, Daisuke looked deeply into Kaoru's eyes. "Kaoru, I say this from the bottom of my heart. I loved you from the day that I left you all those years ago, and if you don't have anyone else on your mind, I would be honored to become your husband. That is the promise that your father gave to me, to be able to give my hand in marriage to you, Kaoru."
Kaoru, Kenshin, Yahiko, and even Sano stood there speechless. Never in their wildest dreams could they have thought this would have happened. Kenshin stared at Kaoru, hoping desperately that she would say no, that she would rip her hands out of his, demand that he get out of there at once, before he did something stupid and attack Daisuke, or lose his heart to her forever.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Author's Notes: There is my first chapter! I hope you liked it, and I will hopefully be writing some more! R+R please! I would love to know what you think! Arigatou minna!