Chapter 1: Kenshin and Kaoru's First Meet
Kenshin walked across the white sand on the beach, hot and burning under his feet. The sun shone from up high, brighter than he could have imagined. He felt the heat burn him more than he'd expected. The wind blew against his blood red hair lying before his forehead, and blew it to an extent where it smacked all around his face and cheeks.
He smiled at the sun, the wind, the sky, the sand, and everything surrounding him and he took his stroll along the beach he so much missed from his last visit. He kept his reverse blade sword hidden from the world that day, under his purple and white clothing, but he kept the handle tucked under his fingers. He was peaceful and delighted to hear the crash of the waves on the shore. He heard the soft murmur of the bystanders. He looked up and saw the eagles low, close against the shore water. They looked beautiful to him, how they flew freely across the ocean, alone without being bothered.
"Excuse me." He heard the voice of a woman bystander. He turned to see her face, which he found much more amusing than he'd expected. Yes, from his home town, she was what he hadn't seen in so long. He didn't even know her name, but he knew that she was special –a power he possessed very easily; he always could sense others-.
"May I help you?" Kenshin asked politely, shining a smile her way as he gawked at her amazing features. Her hair was very dark, and she had a very narrow nose, pointed at the tip, but beautiful anyhow. Her eyes were fascinating to stare at, and her lips looked as if they had never been pressed against any others. She smiled very politely as did I.
"Hello. My name is Kaoru Kamiya. If you don't mind my asking, what is your name, good sir?"
"No problem at all. My name is Kenshin Himura."
"So it's true." She seemed extremely aghast. "You're the Battosai."
Kaoru pulled out a wooden bokken before her facing Kenshin. Kenshin did not comprehend what the young woman wanted to see from him, but anyhow, he did not draw his reverse blade, instead he smiled at her respectfully.
"You are a mighty one, aren't you?" Kenshin asked, mostly amused.
"Draw your sword, Battosai! Fight me!" She shouted at him.
"I'm very sorry if you have mistaken me for another, Miss Kamiya. I do not intend to fight anybody, this is but a reverse blade sword, I am a wanderer, you see." He pulled out his sword and demonstrated to the young woman. She again fell in a trance, she couldn't believe her eyes.
"But you are the Battosai. There cannot be any other. You lie! You but have to reverse the blade on your sword, you are still the Battosai! Fight me!"
"I'm very sorry, Miss Kamiya." Kenshin hid his reverse blade in its casing and turned himself to where his back was facing her. "I have no intentions to ever reverse the blade on my sword, nor to fight you or anybody. I am but a wanderer, I am not a killer, that I'm not. I will be on my way."
Kenshin turned over the slightest bit to flash another smile at the still prepared to fight young woman. He turned over again and was on his way once more. He continued to enjoy of the lovely day. He suddenly feels a soft tap on his shoulder. He turned slowly to realize it was still her, holding her perfected fighting stance still.
"Why aren't you fighting? I don't understand, Battosai."
"I much prefer you called me Kenshin. I informed you I am now but a harmless wanderer. I do not kill, Miss Kamiya, and I cannot take upon your invitation to a battle."
"But why not? I will not take no for an answer!" She yelled and propelled herself forward toward Kenshin. To her he seemed as if he hadn't more when she placed her first attack. When she landed to where she would've hit him, she realized the air was completely empty. She was in total surprise when she turned and saw him standing there, as if he hadn't moved.
"Please, Miss Kamiya, I do not intend to battle you anytime soon. Now I shall be on my way."
"Why are you being so kind? Is that some part of your plan to gain my slightest part of trust and abduct me then kill me later? Is it? Fight me now! Turn around a fight me now!"
"Miss Kamiya, I will not fight you. Please, do not try to make me do something I do not intend to do. I do not abduct people and I do not kill. I do not even intend to gain your trust and be your friend if you do not want me to, that I don't. Goodbye, Miss Kamiya."
She stood in the middle of the beach, alone and ready to attack. She watched him walk away, and slowly she lowered her wooden sword to where the tip was buried in the sand.
She watched him until he was out of sight. She just couldn't believe that Battosai the Manslayer did not attack when he was asked to.
But the Battosai does not show mercy for anybody. Nobody. Why didn't ha attack? Why didn't he finish me off, or at least put up a descent fight? And now he goes by Kenshin Himura. Kenshin...