QED: I'm doing it again. Shame. On. Me. I'm starting another story, when I have two I'm still working on. Actually, make that three. (I forgot one.) Bad QED!
Sano: Well, what's this one about?
QED: /smirk/ It's a Rurouni Kenshin twist on the movie Tangled. Yes, this is how pathetic I am. And it'll be based in Japanese culture.
Yahiko: Oh brother, more sappiness written by an ugly girl!
QED and Kaoru: /smacking Yahiko/ WHAT DID YOU SAY?
Kaoru: Don't call people that. With me it's bad enough, but not at others, Yahiko-chan!
Kenshin: Maa, maa. This one thinks you should calm down, that he does.
QED and Kaoru: /glare at Kenshin/ BE QUIET, YOU!
Kenshin: ORO!
Megumi: /popping out of nowhere/ QED does not own anything.
Chapter 1
"Hurry! To the countryside! We must find the gift!" voices chorused through the city of Tokyo. People filtered out their houses in a rush. Time was running out. Their beloved queen was extremely ill and pregnant with the royal couple's second child. She did not have much time left.
King Koshijiro closed his eyes, as he leaned his head against the windowpane, his fist curled in a tight ball. Kami, please save my wife. He looked back up at the moon, shining brightly in the midnight sky.
A soft knock on the door interrupted the king's thoughts.
Sighing tiredly, he answered. "Come in."
"I'm sorry to see you in this state, my old friend."
A slight smile appeared Koshijiro's tired features, as he looked at his friend and neighboring king.
King Seijuro of Kyoto smiled in return. "We will find it, and Kiyomi and your new child will be fine."
"I pray what you say is true," Koshijiro said sorrowfully. "But I must thank you for taking care of Tomoe. I could not bear it for our firstborn to catch it as well."
Seijuro waved his hand in a noncommittal manner. "I do not mind. The girl makes my sons happy. Kenshin and Enishi love her." Then, he added with a slight laugh. "Maybe too much, I'm afraid."
Koshijiro smiled again, despite the trying times. "They vie for her attentions, do they not?"
Seijuro laughed now. "Hai! Many times I've had to split them up due to their squabbles."
"Where are they now?"
"They are using their skills to help save your wife."
Koshijiro bowed his head in gratitude. "I'm indebted to you always, my friend."
Seijuro placed his hand on Koshijiro's shoulder. "That is not necessary, for you have already given me a future daughter-in-law. Tomoe will be perfect for Kenshin."
"Yet Enishi is jealous."
Seijuro rolled his eyes. "That boy would be jealous of a flea! He'll grow out of it. He's too involved with his mage and sword training to think about it too much. And do not worry about all that for now. Worry about your wife and unborn child."
Koshijiro nodded. Seijuro was right. More important things were at hand.
oOo
The eleven-year-old twins stood next to each; their eyes set with determination. They might have been twins, but the two looked nothing alike, just like their personalities. The firstborn of the two was Prince Kenshin, whose hair was red and fiery, which shone like a flame when in the noonday sun. His eyes were large and deep violet. His twin, Prince Enishi, stood beside him, his hair a shocking white that glowed in the moonlight. His eyes were a light blue. The two looked as if they could be the sun and the moon in human form.
"Have you found any trace yet, de gozaru?" Kenshin asked.
Enishi raised his hand. "That way. I sense something from the south."
Kenshin nodded and turned to give directions to the people around them.
Enishi watched his brother with a seed of contempt in his heart. Kenshin got everything as the firstborn. He succeeded at everything he did, bringing much favor in their father's eyes, especially when it came to their family's style: the Hiten Mitsirugi. Even though Enishi had gained some elevation on the fact that he could use magic, Kenshin still seemed to be once step ahead. And that includes…Tomoe. Enishi's fist clenched in fury.
"Enishi, are you all right, de gozaru?"
Enishi looked up to see his brother's face filled with concern. He smacked a fake smile on and said, "I'm fine. I'm just worried about Queen Kiyomi."
Kenshin gave a smile in return and placed his hand on his twin's shoulder. "Don't worry. We'll find it, de gozaru. Come."
Yeah, brother. Hide behind that smiling façade. You conniving…
"WE FOUND IT!" a voice cried in the night, interrupting Enishi's thoughts.
Kenshin and Enishi ran to the source of the cry and saw it. The flower of healing that grew from a teardrop of Kami. It looked liked a version of jasmine, and its blue petals glowed with an ethereal light.
"The gift of the heavens," Kenshin whispered in awe. He snapped out of his trance. "Hurry, back to Tokyo!"
oOo
"Kiyomi?"
The queen's eyes fluttered open. "Koshijiro?"
The entire room erupted in screams and shouts of joy.
"Mother!" A girl of ten and with black hair threw her arms around Kiyomi, tears filling her eyes.
Kiyomi stroked her daughter's hair. "It's all right, Tomoe. I'm fine now, and so is your little sibling."
Koshijiro smiled at his family, and Seijuro shuffled his family and the servants out of the room. As soon as everyone was gone, Koshijiro captured his wife's lips in a kiss. "I've missed you."
Kiyomi laughed. "Oh, you're such a sap."
"And what's wrong with that?"
A giggle sounded, and the adults turned to their daughter who stood laughing at them.
"Tomoe's laughing at us, darling," Kiyomi said with a smile.
"I'm just happy that everything is back to normal," replied Tomoe. She then wrapped her arms around her parents, bringing the small family together.
Enishi stood outside the door and smiled. His Tomoe was happy. I did it for you. I only did it for you.
A Few Months Later…
"Oh, she's so beautiful!" the noble ladies gushed. "Just like her sister."
Tomoe blushed and looked down at her infant sister, Kaoru. She loved her new sister to death. I'd give anything to make you happy.
Tomoe gazed at Kaoru's features, amazed how true the statement made by the ladies was. Everything about Kaoru was beautiful, but Tomoe liked Kaoru's eyes and hair the best. Her hair was so black that blue shone where the light hit it, and her huge, sapphire eyes shone like the sea.
"Tomoe!"
Tomoe looked up to see her best friends running over. "Kenshin! Enishi!" she cried smiling. "Look at my new sister!"
The twins stopped and gazed at the baby.
"She's so pretty, de gozaru," Kenshin said breathless.
"Hai!" Tomoe agreed.
But not as pretty as you, both boys thought.
Suddenly, Kaoru looked up at the two boys, and a tiny hand shot up and latched onto Kenshin's long, red hair. Kaoru cooed with happiness, pulling at it.
"I think she likes your hair, Kenshin," Tomoe said, laughing.
"Hai…oro…de gozaru…ORO!"
Enishi smirked and turned to the baby. She is a very pretty baby; I have to admit. And cute.
Tomoe spoke softly to her sister. "All right, Kao-chan, let go of Ken-nii's hair."
"It's all right, Tomoe, de gozaru…oro…It makes her happy, de gozaru…oro."
"But you'll go bald, Nii-san," Enishi smirked.
"I will NOT go bald, de gozaru."
QED: Well, watcha think? I'm obviously changing some things to the "Tangled" storyline to put it in RK, but I have to say I like it. And sorry to Enishi fans if I make him extremely awful. I don't like him and I never will, so he might come out really mean, though I'm trying not to. He just really likes Tomoe.
And this is a KENSHIN/KAORU FIC! I know it seems like I'm pushing Tomoe and Kenshin but that's for the sake of the fic. And I love Tomoe that's why she is not mean in this. (I don't like it when people make her mean.) And Akira will not be in this story, because he doesn't fit.
