+Departure+
Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin. See how simple that is?!
Summary: To those who only can watch RK on cable because you don't save enough money to buy a box set and to those who agree, we have never seen Kenshin and Karou's relationship grow/ surface until that sad, beautiful night when Kenshin left for Kyoto. This story is based on Karou's thoughts and feelings as Kenshin says goodbye to her. * Holds up cue card that says 'CRY'*. Also, this is just a little suggestion. If you prefer, you can download the MIDI 'Departure' * yes, the story's based on the song* and play it as you read it. It's the same music used on the show. Note: put it on repeat for a while until your done, but this is JUST A SUGGESTION! You don't have to do it. My first RK fanfic, and I hope to write more. And now, ladies and gentlemen, brace yourself for my first and ever RK fic. I present . . .
+Departure+
"I'm leaving for Kyoto"
No, you can't leave . . . we've only just begun . . . our lives have just begun . . .
The fireflies of the night dance radiantly upon my tears, for they know the suffering my heart endures by just listening to you. I don't know what to call you: a liar trying to enter the heavens above, or a Good Samaritan with a horrible past. Dear Kami, who are you? Are you really who you claim to be, for you've destroyed all the hopes and dreams that my heart had set itself upon. Are you my savior? Are you Nihon's forgotten prince, or a feared barbarian with the hunger to kill? Are you that same Rurouni that I had fallen in love with? For now, I cannot tell who you are, or who you will turn out to be. You're walking from me; you're turning your back on everything you had held sacred. I see you walk away, once more a wanderer. My knees . . . I suddenly feel the hard earth beneath my knees. I sob, I sob for Tokyo, I sob for the man whom you shall slay, I weep for you, and for my destroyed heart. Your name, it pains me to repeat it. It pains me to repeat the same name that I despise and love. But I cannot help it; I am deeply concerned for you. I look up to the road you take. I call your name; I try to call you home. But my words, they sound as silent as the night of the fireflies. I look again, and you are no longer with me. The heavens crash down on me, and I sob once more. I recall the day I found you, the days we spent. I close my eyes, only to find the image of your bright smile haunting me. That is when it dawns on me: I've loved you for what seems like forever. I've loved you, for who you are to me, not for who everyone else has claimed.
"Kenshin, please Kenshin, return to me."
Translation: Nihon ~ Japan
A.N: Note this: Karou didn't actually say this line. I just decided to add it. Anyways, please read and review. This is the first time I actually added a rated G story *holds a cue card that says 'applause' *. I'm hoping to write more fics like this for other anime, but I've gotta find out first if the readers like it *hint hint *. Well, please r/r and if you're going to flame, please at least explain why you feel the way you do towards my fic. I'd like to get some effective criticism. Alright, l8ers
Since. Angelik-Nikole
Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin. See how simple that is?!
Summary: To those who only can watch RK on cable because you don't save enough money to buy a box set and to those who agree, we have never seen Kenshin and Karou's relationship grow/ surface until that sad, beautiful night when Kenshin left for Kyoto. This story is based on Karou's thoughts and feelings as Kenshin says goodbye to her. * Holds up cue card that says 'CRY'*. Also, this is just a little suggestion. If you prefer, you can download the MIDI 'Departure' * yes, the story's based on the song* and play it as you read it. It's the same music used on the show. Note: put it on repeat for a while until your done, but this is JUST A SUGGESTION! You don't have to do it. My first RK fanfic, and I hope to write more. And now, ladies and gentlemen, brace yourself for my first and ever RK fic. I present . . .
+Departure+
"I'm leaving for Kyoto"
No, you can't leave . . . we've only just begun . . . our lives have just begun . . .
The fireflies of the night dance radiantly upon my tears, for they know the suffering my heart endures by just listening to you. I don't know what to call you: a liar trying to enter the heavens above, or a Good Samaritan with a horrible past. Dear Kami, who are you? Are you really who you claim to be, for you've destroyed all the hopes and dreams that my heart had set itself upon. Are you my savior? Are you Nihon's forgotten prince, or a feared barbarian with the hunger to kill? Are you that same Rurouni that I had fallen in love with? For now, I cannot tell who you are, or who you will turn out to be. You're walking from me; you're turning your back on everything you had held sacred. I see you walk away, once more a wanderer. My knees . . . I suddenly feel the hard earth beneath my knees. I sob, I sob for Tokyo, I sob for the man whom you shall slay, I weep for you, and for my destroyed heart. Your name, it pains me to repeat it. It pains me to repeat the same name that I despise and love. But I cannot help it; I am deeply concerned for you. I look up to the road you take. I call your name; I try to call you home. But my words, they sound as silent as the night of the fireflies. I look again, and you are no longer with me. The heavens crash down on me, and I sob once more. I recall the day I found you, the days we spent. I close my eyes, only to find the image of your bright smile haunting me. That is when it dawns on me: I've loved you for what seems like forever. I've loved you, for who you are to me, not for who everyone else has claimed.
"Kenshin, please Kenshin, return to me."
Translation: Nihon ~ Japan
A.N: Note this: Karou didn't actually say this line. I just decided to add it. Anyways, please read and review. This is the first time I actually added a rated G story *holds a cue card that says 'applause' *. I'm hoping to write more fics like this for other anime, but I've gotta find out first if the readers like it *hint hint *. Well, please r/r and if you're going to flame, please at least explain why you feel the way you do towards my fic. I'd like to get some effective criticism. Alright, l8ers
Since. Angelik-Nikole