I do not own Kenshin, Karou or any other Nobuhiro Watsuki character. AU be in 1st person and 3rd, hope you like it

Karou's POV

I'm not your typically girl, my parents dying from a terrible coughing sickness when I was three, somehow I was spared and now alone. I managed to stumbled unto a town at the bottom of the mountains and a

kind old couple took me in. When I was seven I was fighting a group of bullies picking on me yet again for being some freak that didn't have any parents. Being out numbered, I grabbed the closest weapon I

could which happened to be a four foot stick. For whatever reason master Hiko seemed to see some potential in me and offered to teach me swordsmanship. Not even three months into I training with master,

Kenshin had come into our little family. He was very quiet in the beginning, so much so that I thought he would never open up. At first Kenshin was just some kid with bright red almost blood colored hair with an

odd purple/lavender eyes who didn't seem to show any emotion. We began the normal routine the next day after the meeting and constant awkwardness of Kenshin's presence around me. I was grateful in the

beginning of Kenshin's existence only because he shared chores with me now. So that meant more free time before bed to play, explore, and it also ment free time away from my somewhat temperamental

master. Master Hiko never explained what happened to Kenshin's parents but I hoped that Kenshin would trust me enough to tell me someday. As time passed our friendship bloomed, we did almost everything

together ate, trained, slept (still kids- mind out of the gutter) played. We were inseparable, loyal, and basically in sync with one another like yin and yang. At the start of puberty was when the first rift was

created between us both of us being embarrassed of the new changes in our bodies, which were painfully obvious to each other especially during our training sessions. Kenshin was suddenly much quicker

and stronger than I was. Quickly overpowering me in our sparring sessions his skills exceeding mine as well suddenly I was no real match for him. This was extremely hard for me to accept in the beginning

but Kenshin being the sweet, tender person he is, never bragged or laughed. Did I mention I was in love with him, even at thirteen years old I loved him and secretly hoped that he knew I existed on a

romantic level. I never had the courage to ask him if he thought of me that way, afraid to know the answer. He always calls and refers to me as "Miss Karou" and uses the formality. Maybe out of respect for

me or possibly a hidden reminder that we are just friends. Either way Kenshin is my best friend and keeper of my heart. I still haven't told him that I love him or even that I like him, we just go along our

normal routine. Some day I will tell him how I feel and take life from there.