A/N: Hey peeps! This is my 2nd RK fic. and my 3rd fic. overall. Hope you
like! Don't forget to R&R at the end too! Now, on with the story!
Disclaimer: Me no own RK! So don't sue me!
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"Kaoru, Kaoru! Come see, come see!" shouted a little boy's voice. Kaoru Kamiya put down her brush. She had been keeping herself busy by styling and restyling her long raven hair. Now it was put back up in her normal hairstyle, a high ponytail with a light-purple ribbon. There was a knock at her bedroom door.
"Come in," Kaoru called. Instantly a boy about six burst into her room, his long, low ponytail of fierce red hair swishing behind him.
"Come see, Kaoru, come see!" the little boy said excitedly.
"Come see what, Shinta?" Kaoru asked.
"You'll see," Shinta replied secretively.
"Oh, all right. I'll come," Kaoru consented, blowing out her candle so as not to cause a fire.
"Great!" exclaimed Shinta as he seized Kaoru's wrist. He pulled Kaoru along as he ran through her house. Finally, they came to the front door. Shinta released Kaoru, pushed the sliding door aside, and dragged Kaoru outside into the warm night air. Immediately, Shinta ran to the edge of the dojo porch, sat down, and stared up at the night sky. After a moment of confused hesitation, Kaoru followed in suit.
"Wow," she breathed. It was the clearest summer night either of them had ever seen. They could see every star in the sky and the full moon was pure white. The fireflies blinked their lights all around the two children.
"Kaoru?" Shinta said with question in his voice.
"Yes, Shinta?" Kaoru replied.
"Can I.. Could I. KaorumayIkissyou?" Shinta blurted in a rush. Kaoru blinked at him for a minute and just looked at Shinta. Then she made up her mind.
"Yes, Shinta. I would love for you to be the first boy to kiss me," she said. Shinta smiled and Kaoru closed her sapphire eyes. They leaned towards each other and for a moment, their lips met. When Shinta pulled away Kaoru said, "You're a good kisser, Shinta. Maybe one day we'll be kissing in wedding ceremony." (A/N: I know these aren't normal thoughts for six year olds, But remember that Kenshin/Shinta & Kaoru Aren't normal people!)
"Well until then I'll stay right here with you," Shinta said. Behind them, Shinta and Kaoru heard the front door slide open.
"Shinta? Kaoru? What are you two doing?" inquired a tall woman with long black hair.
"Nothing Mommy!" Kaoru replied cheerfully.
"I was just showing Kaoru the stars, ma'am," Shinta said, innocence shining in his violet eyes.
"Well don't stay out too late, O.K.?"
"O.K.," Shinta and Kaoru chorused.
"All right. I'm going to the market to buy some sugar to make dessert. Be right back," Mrs. Kamiya said.
"Hai, Okaa-san!" Kaoru replied. And with that, Kaoru's mother walked down the garden path and out the dojo gate.
"I wonder what yummy Okaa-san will make for us?" Kaoru thought aloud.
"Your mother is a wonderful cook, Kaoru," Shinta said.
"Yeah. Too bad I'm so lousy. You're the one she's proud of. I take after Otou-san," Kaoru replied.
Kaoru's dad had always hoped for a boy. When his wife gave birth to Kaoru, Mr. Kamiya was deeply aggrieved. It was four long years of fruitlessly trying to make his wife pregnant with a boy before he gave up on ever having a son. That was when he began training his only child the Kamiya- Kasshin Ryu and realized she had a natural gift. From then on he had trained her daily to become the assistant master of the Kamiya-Kasshin Ryu. Recently, though, Mr. Kamiya had fallen ill to a rare disease. Though neither of her parents had told Kaoru, Mr. Kamiya was sure to die soon.
"Ironic, isn't it. Even though I am not related to your family, I live here and am treated like I am," Shinta remarked.
"Well of course, silly!" Kaoru exclaimed, playfully nudging Shinta's side. "To my parents, you are family."
"And to you?" Shinta inquired hopefully.
"To me," Kaoru replied, blushing ruby red. "To me you're more than just family or my best friend. To me, you're the one I love most."
"I feel that way too," Shinta whispered as Kaoru leaned her head on his chest. Kaoru listened to Shinta's steady heartbeat as he stroked her silky black hair. Suddenly, there was a knock at the dojo gate. Kaoru slowly got up to open it and Shinta followed in suit. When they had finished pulling the heavy gate open, Shinta and Kaoru were greeted with the sight of a tall, stern looking with a high black ponytail standing there and staring down at them. His white billowed in the slightest breeze and he created an atmosphere like that of a god's.
"You," he said, pointing at Shinta. "What is your name?"
Shinta stood in an aggressive stance, ready to protect Kaoru. "My name is Shinta," he said
"My name is Hiko Seijro," said the man. "I'm looking for a new apprentice to pass on the Hiten-Mitsurugi Ryu."
With that said, Hiko grabbed Shinta, hoisted him by the neck of his gi, and began walking away.
"Hey! Let me go! Put me down!" Shinta shouted, trying to kick Hiko with his short legs.
"From now on you will call me 'Master' and study the Hiten-Mitsurugi Ryu under me. Your new name is 'Kenshin' because 'Shinta' is too weak a name for a swordsman," Hiko speeched.
Shinta fell limp, weak from the struggle. "Ken.shin," he said weakly.
"Shinta!" Kaoru cried. She ran after Hiko, who now had Shinta slung over his shoulder.
"Kaoru," Shinta said with great effort. Kaoru seized the hem of Hiko's cape in her tiny fists and pulled on it with all her might.
"Hmm?" Hiko grunted in surprise, as if seeing Kaoru for the first time.
"Let him go!" Kaoru screamed at the top of her lungs. Hiko paid no mind to her, but simply kicked her off, breaking several of her ribs.
"Ahhh!" Kaoru cried in pain.
"Kaoru!" Shinta rasped. Kaoru got up slowly and began limping after Hiko as he strode away with Shinta over his shoulder. "Kaoru, I'll come back!" Shinta called as loud as he could. "I love you!" Then Shinta passed out.
"Shinta!" Kaoru cried, her broken ribs aching horribly. She fell to her knees on the garden path, tears streaming down her face. "Shin.ta." Around Kaoru, the firefly's lights blinked and faded into the night. Kaoru close her sapphire eyes.
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A/N: So what do you think aside from me being totally EVIL! Please R&R! Don't expect quick up dates because I have 3 fics going at once here. Your reviews will decide which 1 will be updated 1st! Until next time-
Ja ne!!! (
Disclaimer: Me no own RK! So don't sue me!
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"Kaoru, Kaoru! Come see, come see!" shouted a little boy's voice. Kaoru Kamiya put down her brush. She had been keeping herself busy by styling and restyling her long raven hair. Now it was put back up in her normal hairstyle, a high ponytail with a light-purple ribbon. There was a knock at her bedroom door.
"Come in," Kaoru called. Instantly a boy about six burst into her room, his long, low ponytail of fierce red hair swishing behind him.
"Come see, Kaoru, come see!" the little boy said excitedly.
"Come see what, Shinta?" Kaoru asked.
"You'll see," Shinta replied secretively.
"Oh, all right. I'll come," Kaoru consented, blowing out her candle so as not to cause a fire.
"Great!" exclaimed Shinta as he seized Kaoru's wrist. He pulled Kaoru along as he ran through her house. Finally, they came to the front door. Shinta released Kaoru, pushed the sliding door aside, and dragged Kaoru outside into the warm night air. Immediately, Shinta ran to the edge of the dojo porch, sat down, and stared up at the night sky. After a moment of confused hesitation, Kaoru followed in suit.
"Wow," she breathed. It was the clearest summer night either of them had ever seen. They could see every star in the sky and the full moon was pure white. The fireflies blinked their lights all around the two children.
"Kaoru?" Shinta said with question in his voice.
"Yes, Shinta?" Kaoru replied.
"Can I.. Could I. KaorumayIkissyou?" Shinta blurted in a rush. Kaoru blinked at him for a minute and just looked at Shinta. Then she made up her mind.
"Yes, Shinta. I would love for you to be the first boy to kiss me," she said. Shinta smiled and Kaoru closed her sapphire eyes. They leaned towards each other and for a moment, their lips met. When Shinta pulled away Kaoru said, "You're a good kisser, Shinta. Maybe one day we'll be kissing in wedding ceremony." (A/N: I know these aren't normal thoughts for six year olds, But remember that Kenshin/Shinta & Kaoru Aren't normal people!)
"Well until then I'll stay right here with you," Shinta said. Behind them, Shinta and Kaoru heard the front door slide open.
"Shinta? Kaoru? What are you two doing?" inquired a tall woman with long black hair.
"Nothing Mommy!" Kaoru replied cheerfully.
"I was just showing Kaoru the stars, ma'am," Shinta said, innocence shining in his violet eyes.
"Well don't stay out too late, O.K.?"
"O.K.," Shinta and Kaoru chorused.
"All right. I'm going to the market to buy some sugar to make dessert. Be right back," Mrs. Kamiya said.
"Hai, Okaa-san!" Kaoru replied. And with that, Kaoru's mother walked down the garden path and out the dojo gate.
"I wonder what yummy Okaa-san will make for us?" Kaoru thought aloud.
"Your mother is a wonderful cook, Kaoru," Shinta said.
"Yeah. Too bad I'm so lousy. You're the one she's proud of. I take after Otou-san," Kaoru replied.
Kaoru's dad had always hoped for a boy. When his wife gave birth to Kaoru, Mr. Kamiya was deeply aggrieved. It was four long years of fruitlessly trying to make his wife pregnant with a boy before he gave up on ever having a son. That was when he began training his only child the Kamiya- Kasshin Ryu and realized she had a natural gift. From then on he had trained her daily to become the assistant master of the Kamiya-Kasshin Ryu. Recently, though, Mr. Kamiya had fallen ill to a rare disease. Though neither of her parents had told Kaoru, Mr. Kamiya was sure to die soon.
"Ironic, isn't it. Even though I am not related to your family, I live here and am treated like I am," Shinta remarked.
"Well of course, silly!" Kaoru exclaimed, playfully nudging Shinta's side. "To my parents, you are family."
"And to you?" Shinta inquired hopefully.
"To me," Kaoru replied, blushing ruby red. "To me you're more than just family or my best friend. To me, you're the one I love most."
"I feel that way too," Shinta whispered as Kaoru leaned her head on his chest. Kaoru listened to Shinta's steady heartbeat as he stroked her silky black hair. Suddenly, there was a knock at the dojo gate. Kaoru slowly got up to open it and Shinta followed in suit. When they had finished pulling the heavy gate open, Shinta and Kaoru were greeted with the sight of a tall, stern looking with a high black ponytail standing there and staring down at them. His white billowed in the slightest breeze and he created an atmosphere like that of a god's.
"You," he said, pointing at Shinta. "What is your name?"
Shinta stood in an aggressive stance, ready to protect Kaoru. "My name is Shinta," he said
"My name is Hiko Seijro," said the man. "I'm looking for a new apprentice to pass on the Hiten-Mitsurugi Ryu."
With that said, Hiko grabbed Shinta, hoisted him by the neck of his gi, and began walking away.
"Hey! Let me go! Put me down!" Shinta shouted, trying to kick Hiko with his short legs.
"From now on you will call me 'Master' and study the Hiten-Mitsurugi Ryu under me. Your new name is 'Kenshin' because 'Shinta' is too weak a name for a swordsman," Hiko speeched.
Shinta fell limp, weak from the struggle. "Ken.shin," he said weakly.
"Shinta!" Kaoru cried. She ran after Hiko, who now had Shinta slung over his shoulder.
"Kaoru," Shinta said with great effort. Kaoru seized the hem of Hiko's cape in her tiny fists and pulled on it with all her might.
"Hmm?" Hiko grunted in surprise, as if seeing Kaoru for the first time.
"Let him go!" Kaoru screamed at the top of her lungs. Hiko paid no mind to her, but simply kicked her off, breaking several of her ribs.
"Ahhh!" Kaoru cried in pain.
"Kaoru!" Shinta rasped. Kaoru got up slowly and began limping after Hiko as he strode away with Shinta over his shoulder. "Kaoru, I'll come back!" Shinta called as loud as he could. "I love you!" Then Shinta passed out.
"Shinta!" Kaoru cried, her broken ribs aching horribly. She fell to her knees on the garden path, tears streaming down her face. "Shin.ta." Around Kaoru, the firefly's lights blinked and faded into the night. Kaoru close her sapphire eyes.
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A/N: So what do you think aside from me being totally EVIL! Please R&R! Don't expect quick up dates because I have 3 fics going at once here. Your reviews will decide which 1 will be updated 1st! Until next time-
Ja ne!!! (