Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin.
These are a series of short drabbles from one character's perspective. Many of them will center around Kenshin and Kaoru, but mostly it will just depend on where my thoughts take me.
This is very short, but I was just thinking about it because I was bored. I may write more short thoughts between characters, so please review and let me know what you think.
Have you parents ever told you stories of creatures that would come after you if you misbehaved? I know mine did. They told me tales to make sure that I went to bed, cleaned my room, did chores…whatever needed to be done. I remember one time that my father told me about an assassin because I didn't want to help with the laundry. I was five.
"Kaoru-chan, if you don't help your okaa-san with the laundry, do you know what will happen?" he said. I looked at him with stubborn eyes and shook my head. Kneeling down next to me he continued, "The Hitokiri Battousai will come get you. He's an evil man with fire as his hair, gold eyes that glow in the dark, and a sword that is stained with blood. Now, I certainly don't want him to find you, but if you keep refusing to do laundry, then…" I shrieked and hurried over to okaa-san. I never tried to get out of doing laundry again. But now here I am. Living with the very creature of my nightmares.
My father could not have been more wrong. It was true that he has red hair, golden eyes, and a sword. But his hair is beautiful, his eyes are caring, and his sword is my protection. It makes me wonder how many children see him and run away in fright, thinking all sorts of things about the man I love. They don't see what I see, and I know that they never will. It's not easy to change people's minds. But my mind will be forever changed by the man who used to haunt my dreams.
And the most ironic thing about it is…he does my laundry.