Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin, I own several books and have seen all of the episodes, but I don't own it.

Warning: This is not a yaoi, this may have who you know as Kenshin with a guy, but keep in mind, Kenshin is a girl in this.

Summery: Young and beautiful, that is how you could describe 25-year-old (Yes, I'm making her a lot younger, a few others too, but she's still the youngest soldier) Kira Himura. But behind that beautiful face holds a great many dark secrets.

(text) - Authors note

"test" - talking

'text' - thinking

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01010101010101010 - any weird languages because I'm to lazy to try to write them out

beep - for rants of cursing (this is so you can let you imaginations do the job XP because I will write out most, this is merely there because I think it's funny.)

(I think that's it, if there's anything else later I'll just add it. Oh and this is my first RK, fic so go easy, I've been tossing around idea's for months and this one just stuck, so this is also my first fic in a while. It'll probably be better then my earlier ones though, I've been taking classes.)

Rurouni Kira

"Kira · Himura Battosai"

140 years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the "Black Ships" there arose a warrior called Hitokiri Battosai. Felling men with his bloodstained blade, he closed the turbulent Bakumatsu Era1 and slashed open the new age known as meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years became a legend.

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"Hitokiri Battosai!!" Shouted the voice of a young long, dark haired girl. "I've found you." She continued , "For two months you have murdered at will! Now it ends!"

The girl was about 16 or 17 with pale skin and dark eyes. She wore light blue hakamas and a white gi, she was a swordsman

"Huh?" Slowly a young and beautiful red head turned toward the girl. The girl, however was not put off.

"Don't play the fool! Who else would defy the law and carry a sword in this night?!" With that the girl attacked using a wooden sword.

The red head narrowed her eyes and quickly jumped out of the way and landed gently on a nearby stand, before jumping back down right in front of the girl, showing her the red heads full appearance.

"This… is the Hitokiri Battosai?" She stared at the beautiful form of a young women before her.

The woman had shoulder length messy red hair, with deep amethyst eyes. She also wore hakamas and a gi, but her hakamas were white and her gi was purple. She was slightly tanned and, as far as the girl could see, her only imperfection was the cross-shaped scar on her left cheek.

"Nope," the girl jumped slightly at the sound. "I am simply a humble Rurouni. A swordsman traveling with no destination." She then continued with a sweet smile, "After just arriving in town, how can a murder be my fault?"

"…" The girl stared for a moment before looking down at the sword on the woman's belt, and began yelling anew, "Th-then how do you explain that sword?! No one is allowed to carry a blade!" She then reached for it and pulled the sword from its sheath, although, it was shorter then expected. "I-it's a wakizashi?"

"How many people could one kill with this?" The woman asked.

"Not many, for the most part it would create shallow wounds. And the blade shows no wear, no smear of blood…" She continued to examine it closely, "It hasn't been used once." She paused for a moment, "Then your really just…"

"A Rurouni, yes.©"

"But why carry such a small blade?" Tweet…, the girl gaped, "The police whistle! I have to go!!" She then tossed the sword toward the young red head, and took off in the direction of the whistle.

The red head quickly caught her blade and placed it in it's sheath. "It seems… there's something interesting to check out here." She then went off in the direction the girl ran in.

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The scene was not a pleasant one. Men were being torn apart by the brutal seven foot giant.

"Weak!" The man yelled, "Weak, weak, weak!!" He ranted. "You are all to weak!" He continued to cut down all of the men who dared come close to him.

"So strong… he must be… the legendary Battosai!!" Exclaimed the commanding police officer.

The all of a sudden the young girl came bursting onto the seen shouting, "This is it Battosai!!"

The girl lunged at the man and swung low with her wooden sword, trying to get his legs to buckle. She hit, but miss-judged his strength and caused little to no harm. The "Battosai" however had plenty of strength to harm her.

With a quick side sweep of his sword he nicked her in the arm and sent her crashing into a near by wall. He approached and prepared to make the finishing blow, he swung his sword down and was about to connect with the girls head…

All of a sudden a red and purple blur came past and grabbed the girl and jumped away before the sword had a chance to connect.

"You're quite the risk taker." The figure which had saved the girl was the Rurouni!!

"Ruro…" They landed before she could finish and the red head set her down.

The man looked at the red head who was giving him an icy look. He just "feh'd" and took off yelling in his deep raspy voice, "I am Himura Battosai!" He continued, "Master of Kamiya Kasshin-ryu!! People call me Hitokiri Battosai!!"

All but the young girl looked relieved as the man took of, breathing a sigh of relief, for they had survived the monstrous "Hitokiri."

"Stop!!" the girl yelled desperately.

"You stop," the red head said, pulling on the girls pony-tail.

The girl turned to the red head, and was about to strike her with her wooden sword, when the red head snatched it from her hands. "Running while wounded can be deadly. Now that he's told us his sword fighting style, we don't have to be so…"

"Kamiya Kasshin-ryu is my style!!" The girl yelled, "He murders in our name!!" The red head look shocked at this and stared at the girl, who turned quickly and began to head of in the same direction the man had run in. "I'm going to…"

"Remember, no running." The red head once pulled the girl back by her pony-tail. "You won't catch him anyway. Let's leave before the police decide to question us."

The girl fell unconscious and the red head sighed before picking her up and taking her to a dojo she had passed earlier. It had Kamiya Kasshin-ryu Kenjutsu on the gate, so she guessed this is where she got her swordsman training from.

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"Kamiya Kasshin-ryu…" The red head read quietly, "Kamiya Kaoru…" she blinked, "Instructor." 'Hmm, that's interesting, I've never seen another female swordsman besides myself. She must be good to earn the spot of instructor. Some thing doesn't feel right though. It seems… like someone or something with ill intentions dwells here as well…'

"We were a small dojo." the sound of the girls voice interrupted the red heads thoughts. She turned to the girl she guess was Kamiya Kaoru. "But we had ten good students working hard together." She looked downcast as an old man worked on her wound. "Then, two months ago, that murderer appeared… and now it's like this." She looked up at the red head. " One by one, the students left, fearing the name "Battosai. The towns people don't dare come near…" She looked down once more. "Even now, in the Meiji Era, the name "Hitokiri Battosai" strikes fear into people's hearts. Why he uses the name Kamiya Kasshin-Ryu… and whether he really is Battosai I have no idea, but we have to stop his killing spree as soon as we can."

"Mmm, but you should really stop this patrolling at night," the red head said evenly.

"What?" Kaoru yelled indignantly.

"He's far stronger then you, Kaoru-dono3." Kaoru was about to interrupt but the woman didn't let her. "A swordsman must be honest about his foe's skill and his own. You should know what will happen next time you face him. Is the prestige of your school really worth your life?"

The girl glared at her before beginning to speak in a low tone, "Kamiya Kasshin-ryu, was developed by my father, who survived the Bakumatsu Revolution. He rejected the ethics of Satsujin-ken 'Swords that give death.'" The red head listened closely, "For ten long years , he struggled to create a style based on Katsujin-ken: "Swords that give life." Six months ago, he was drafted for the Seinan war2… and left this world." The girls eyes started to water, "This Hitokiri Battosai, has murdered ten people in our name. Kamiya Kasshin-ryu… my father's ideal… his last gift… has been defiled!" Her tone had not risen but her feelings were clear on her face. "But such shame cannot be understood by a mere Rurouni"

They stared at each other for a moment before the woman gave a soft chuckle and pointed to Kaoru's arm.

"But that arm still says no knight patrol for a while." Kaoru couldn't really say anything to that. "You should get some rest now." The women started for the door. "If you really believe in Katsujin-ken you have a duty to keep yourself alive. And anyway…" She turned to look at Kaoru one last time. "No doubt your late father wouldn't wish to trade his daughters life to protect his sword style." With that said she turned and left with a soft "Excuse me."

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After a short while the old man finished dressing Kaoru's wounds. "We're done." He said in a neutral voice.

"Thank you Kihei" She gave him a small smile.

"Kaoru-san4… you shouldn't let your guard down with someone like that. A Rurouni is one with no destination." Kihei said in a stern, but seemingly concerned voice. "Don't be too kind."

"I know." She sighed, and whispered once more. "I… know…"

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A few days later

Kaoru, dressed in a white kimono5, with a red floral pattern, and a red and black striped obi, was walking down the road with Kihei when they heard a disturbance.

"Oh. An arrest?" Kaoru questioned, with the Battosai's killings, there had been a drop in crime, so it was surprising to any arrest now a days. It sounded like the guy was being persistent to.

"Stop struggling!" They heard one cop say. "Come along!" So they caught the guy then.

They were about to turn and leave when Kaoru saw who was being arrested. And ran up to the circle of cops that had formed around a young woman.

"Rurouni!" She called out. "You're still here?" That was strange, she had expected said rurouni to be long gone.

"…" The rurouni looked toward Kaoru and gave a gentle smile. "Oh, Kaoru-dono, you look quite lovely dressed like that.

Kaoru blushed and gave a quiet thank you before turning to the police. "Okay, what did she do?" She knew the answer already but it never hurt to ask.

One of the officers turned to her. "She's violating the sword-banning act, as you can… Hm? Hey, aren't you the one from that Hitokiri Battosai school…?" He seemed surprised to see her.

At this Kaoru got angry and began to yell, "I told you we were framed!"

The police officer, not liking being yelled at by young girl, started yelling back, "Don't yell at a police officer!"

"You don't have the power to tell me who I can yell at!" The seen was actually quite funny, a teen girl was telling of a thirty-year-old man.

Things may have gotten worse, had Kihei not intervened. "Now, now… let's all calm down."

Kaoru and the police officer looked up questioningly. "Kihei?" "Who are you?!" they said at the same time.

"Is there any need for anger, really…" Kihei took the officers hand and snuck him some money, hush money.

"All right. We'll let it go just this once, but next time won't be so easy." The officer turned toward his colleagues and motioned for them to leave as well. He turned to Kaoru, "Don't make trouble little girl." He then trudged off.

"Oh, not me! Nyaaa…" She made funny faces at his retreating back.

"Weak in body and in spirit…" The rurouni whispered. Seeing the look Kaoru gave her she quickly amended. "Oh, nothing."

"So you're still in town. Do you have some business here?"

"Not exactly. Anyway, how's the hunt for the murderer going?"

"Oh… well…" She hadn't expected the question but collected herself quickly. "I do have one likely suspect." Kihei gave her a sharp glance when he heard that. "There's a dojo called "Kiheikan" on the outskirts of the next town."

"A dojo?" The rurouni questioned.

"No. More like an ex-dojo now. Now it's a gathering place for gamblers and rogues. A former samurai took it over about two months ago. A giant of a man, they say - 6 shaku6 5 shun7. (1.95 meters or 6 feet.)" The rurouni listened closely. "Two months ago, when the murders started. There aren't many men that big and skilled with swords. I have no proof, so I can't do anything… But soon…!" Kaoru was interrupted by Kihei.

"Kaoru-san, I must leave to prepare dinner." He stated politely.

"Oh, yes. Thank you." She excused him to his own devices.

"You'll excuse me -" He stopped and looked at the rurouni with a sharp eye. The rurouni narrowed her eyes and looked at him hard. There was something off about him.

"That fellow who was with you before…"

"Who Kihei? He's a sort of live-in apprentice. It was right after father passed away. Kihei collapsed in front of the dojo and I helped him out. He doesn't really believe in girls practicing swordsmanship. He says I should give up swords, sell the dojo, and go live quietly somewhere."

"Where's he from?" The rurouni questioned.

"I don't know. I never asked"

"Never asked?"

"Should I have? Why would it matter? We all have things in our pasts we don't want to talk about. You do, don't you? That's why you're a rurouni." The rurouni looked a little surprised at this but gave a small smile.

"True."

"So, you can't have much money, Rurouni. Do you want to stay with me?" Kaoru offered.

"Oh, no. I have an errand to run. Another time." She declined.

"But you just said…"

"How forgetful. Excuse me." She gave Kaoru another bright smile before turning to leave.

"B-but wait…"

"There's more?"

Kaoru looked a little embarrassed, but managed to speak anyway. "Um… the other day… I never thanked you for saving my life." Seeing that she had the rurouni's attention she continued, "Well, I'm sorry…"

"It's alright, I don't mind such things. You shouldn't worry, either. Goodbye now." She then left in search of this "Kiheikan" dojo. 'Kiheikan dojo in the neighboring town. No wonder there was nothing to find in Tokyo.'

Kaoru watched her leave before turning to go herself. "I didn't get to ask her about the wakizashi, oh well." 'Wonder what her errand was.'

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"Hello, hello, hello, hello, hel…" The rurouni called hoping to annoy the occupants into opening the door.

"Oh, shut up! Who are you?!" Apparently it worked as some big hairy guy slammed open the door.

"Is the sensei…?" She was cut off in mid sentence.

"Master Hiruma is out! Come back later!" The guy seemed angry but when he took a closer look at the rurouni he developed a sneer. "On second thought, why don't you come on in and wait for him, me and the boys would make you… comfortable."

"No, thank you." She declined respectfully, in her head she was annoyed. 'Just because I'm a woman, every sleaze ball wants to get me in bed, even that cop. The only reason he was going to arrest me was because I turned him down, probably would have raped me in a cell. This guys no different.'

"Y-you didn't know…?" He seemed confused, but didn't really care. "Doesn't matter. Anyway, why not, your practically screaming for a good lay in that outfit. The bandages may cover you but it doesn't leave much to the imagination. So what do you say, lets have some fun." He was walking toward her now, apparently she had been right. He wanted her and would even go so low as to force her.

"I do believe I said no." 'I hate men.' "Besides, I thought the masters name was 'Murderer Battosai.'" Her eyes narrowed into a glare when the man looked only mildly surprised. "Kaoru-dono's suspicions appear correct."

The door opened up behind the man and several thugs came out. "What's the matter Nishiwaki?" asked thug 1. "Who's the babe?" asked thug 2.

"Don't know, but she could be trouble. So…" his grin looked like it would split his face. "Lets have some fun with her then get rid of her!!" They surrounded her and prepared to grab her.

'Oh damn' she though sarcastically. 'Now I can have some fun beating the shit out of them.'

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Crack!! Kaoru's tea cup broke.

"…" Kaoru looked down. "Rrg. The cup cracked…" She had been looking at some files, while she waited for Kihei to finish dinner. So she was a little annoyed that her favorite cup was now ruined.

"Kaoru-san." Kaoru jumped at the sudden voice behind her. She recovered quickly and turned around.

"Kihei, you scared me. What is it." She gave him a curious look.

"It's about selling the property, miss." Now she was confused.

"Kihei, I told you I don't want to sell…" Kihei didn't falter.

"Yes, miss, but…" He pulled a peace of paper out of his sleeve. "…the paperwork is already made up."

"Kihei?" Kaoru looked a him in shock. 'Why, why would Kihei do this?'

"All I need now is your seal. Then this property will be ours!" Suddenly the door burst open and a giant of a man, along with several lackeys came pouring in.

"Hello." He didn't talk, he growled.

Kaoru stared at the man for a moment. Before realization donned on her. This man was the murderer, the Battosai. "Y-your…" She stumbled to say it but Kihei cut her off.

"Hiruma Gohei, master of Kiheikan." Kihei grinned, "This is my brother." Kaoru jumped back toward the wall and grabbed one of the swords off of it. "I don't like to do it this way. I'd mush prefer to make a legal purchase." The goons drew closer. "But since you've caught on to my brother I can't take chances. It was all moving forward quite nicely, I thought. The kindly old man taking care of you and gaining your trust…" Kihei sneered. "Unfortunately for you, you are just so stubborn about your sword fighting."

"Kihei…" Kaoru still couldn't quite believe he had betrayed her.

"…So I used my brother to cook up this murder commotion… and discredit your school." Kihei continued. "The name "Hitokiri Battosai" worked wonders. The legend of his terrible prowess is such that no one dared stand against him. Thanks to that, it took only two months to reduce you to this." Kihei's grin looked like it would split his face. "By my estimate, the value of this land will increase five or six times with the westernization policy and the growth of industry. It would be wasted on some sword-fighting school."

"Kihei…" Kaoru trailed of as Gohei approached her, sword at the ready.

"My big brother says your motto is "swords that give life." Funny. Why don't you use the "sword that gives life" right now… and save your own life?" The vicious look he was giving her had Kaoru nervous, but she would not back down, she held her ground. "You come here, or I go there." He lunged. Kaoru push off with her legs and met the monster of a man head on, but he was to strong and pushed her back.

"Your power is all in your little-girl dreams." He then swung wildly once more and struck her shoulder sending her down before grabbing her by the front of her gi and holding her in the air.

"Mastery of death!" He boasted. "That is what a sword is for!!"

Kihei pulled out a small knife and grabbed Kaoru's hand. He cut her thumb and pressed it to the paper, sealing it.

"There. This makes the property mine. Kamiya Kasshin-ryu is gone." Kihei was satisfied.

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The door behind them opened. And Nishiwaki walked in like he was some sort of zombie.

"Nishiwaki? What's the matter?" Gohei hadn't expected him to come.

"H… her…" Was all he could get out before collapsing. Behind him was the red headed rurouni.

Ru… Rurouni…!" Kaoru gasped. All were surprised to see such a delicate looking woman, even more so because it seemed that she had taken down Nishiwaki.

"Forgive my lateness. He told me everything." She started to walk forward.

"You again." Gohei turned his sword toward her. "Are you here to talk about "swords that give life," too?!" Gohei mocked and glared at her. He looked her up and down, then sneered. 'I didn't notice before, but she's hot! Maybe I could get her in my bed before we kill her.'

"…" She seemed to be contemplating what he said, but she was really just annoyed that he had the gull to check her out, 'Pig!' but she merely said, "No." Again she started forward. "A sword is a weapon. Whatever pretty names you give it, swordsmanship is a way to kill. She speaks as one who has never bloodied her hands. Kaoru-dono maintains a sweet naïve lie." Her face was serious.

Gohei grinned, 'I like this girl, maybe I can keep her instead of killing her, she understands swordsmanship.'

"Rurouni…" Kaoru didn't like where this was going.

"But in the face of such awful truth, the sweet, naïve lie is so much better." She was smiling brightly now with a gentle look. She did this to relieve the tension and to assure Kaoru, but she knew her words could never be. 'Swords will always bring death. I will protect as best I can but even then, I know, death is an unavoidable consequence of battle. My wakizashi may be small and will avoid most casualties but it is still strong and sharp.' Aloud she continued, "If I had a wish, it would only be that her lie would become the truth of this world." 'Unfortunately that'll never happen.'

Gohei was now annoyed. 'She understands, but wishes that the truth didn't have to be. Damn, she's an idealist to. Oh well, I can still have her for a night and then get rid of her.' "Hey, bro it's ok to kill this chick, right?"

"Uh huh. She's been a pain. Have your goons beat her to death." 'What a waste of a beautiful woman' he thought with disgust. 'She would have made a fine concubine.'

"Can I have fun with her first?" Gohei was almost pleading.

"Fine, but I get her first." 'Once will be enough, after that she's useless.'

"All right boys!!" Gohei pointed a fat finger at her and the goons charged and Kaoru screamed for her to run.

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She unlocked the sword from the sheath but didn't draw it. "Hurting more people seems pointless. Anyone who dislikes seeing the doctor, leave now." She knew they wouldn't listen but she said it anyway.

"There will be no wounded…" they yelled cockily, after all, she was only a woman in there eyes. "… But rather one dead body!!"

With that she sprinted forward with lightning speed. She reached the first batch before anyone could blink and took them all out with one swing. Her small sword causing only shallow wounds but she them all in a very precise way that made them immediately fall into a state of blissful unconsciousness.

Everyone watched in aw as she did this repeatedly with all that she got close enough to. Kihei, with no sword training couldn't understand it all.

"One swing it can't be…" He gasped trying to make sense of it all. "Is this some sorcery!?"

'No… it isn't sorcery…' Kaoru was confused and awed but she was still focused. 'It's speed!'

Gohei, despite being quiet stupid, was also a swords man and could also see the truth behind this style. 'Speed of the sword. Speed of the body. Speed at reading her opponents moves. Taking down man after man with the least possible movement!!' He could comprehend it but he didn't understand how such a delicate looking woman could be doing this.

The rurouni stopped once all opponents were defeated and turned to the Hiruma brothers and Kaoru. "-Oh, one thing. Hitokiri Battosai doesn't use Kamiya Kasshin-ryu, but an ancient style of the Sengoku Era7 that pits one against many. Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu. If not for such a sword the body count would increase tenfold." Her eyes were narrowed and seemed to glow a bright amber color.

Kaoru and Kihei looked on in shock as realization hit them. This woman, a rurouni, she was the…

"No… you… are the Hitokiri Battosai…?" Kaoru barley managed to choke this out before Gohei dropped her and turned to the real legendary man-slayer.

"Oh-ho!" Gohei stepped forward with his hand on the hilt of the sword he has yet to draw fully. "I thought you were nobody the other night. Didn't even occur to me to fight you. After all you are such a great beauty. Now I regret it!" Gohei still couldn't believe who she was but he would never pass up such an opportunity.

Battosai took a small step forward. "Unlike you, I really don't like mindless violence. A friendly duel or even a battle, but only if there was a real meaning to it. That is my opinion, however, and it would have been better if this had ended earlier. Quite regrettable." She brought up her wakizashi and stood prepared for one last confrontation.

Gohei grinned. "You're confident… or… just vain." He finally drew his sword and charged for Battosai's small frame. "This world has no room… for two Battosai! I am the one!!" He made a large sweep with his katana but all he met was empty air.

"Over here." Battosai took advantage of his surprise and came down from above. She reversed her blade so as not to kill him, she needed him alive to prove Kaoru's school had nothing to do with the murders, and brought it down on his head, hard. "Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu Ryutsuisen!!"

She landed quietly next to Gohei's prone form. "I have no attachment to the name Battosai." She seemed sad as she spoke. "But still… the likes of you won't use it, either."

Battosai walked a few paces forward before turning toward Kihei. "Now, one left." Kihei backed himself up to a wall. "Your soul is bloody even if your hands are not." She lifted her wakizashi toward him. "Shall we test… the sharpness of this blade?" Her eyes were now a blazing amber as she glared at pitiful man.

Kihei couldn't take all of the stress and fear at once and passed out, but not before wetting himself.

"Those who send others to death are usually cowards." Battosai quickly grabbed the deed and ripped it.

"…" Kaoru couldn't find the words she wanted to say.

"My apologies Kaoru-dono. I did not wish to hide the truth." She turned and smiled at Kaoru. "But it usually is better if this isn't know." She saw Kaoru's uncertain face and turned toward the opened door. "Excuse me. Farewell." And with everything all said and done, she began to leave.

"W-wait!!" Kaoru's yell startled her enough to make the Battosai turn around. "You don't have to leave, you could help me with the dojo. I don't care who you used to be." The look of determination on Kaoru's face refused to falter when Battosai just smiled.

"You should have cared about who Kihei use to be." She just grinned a little when Kaoru glared and said she'd be more careful.

"My help would be no good for you. You have a chance to take the taint from your name. Being linked with any "Battosai" will make it harder." She continued her trek toward the door.

"I'm not asking the Battosai to stay!" Kaoru gave a loud exclamation. "I'm asking you, the rurouni, to-" Kaoru covered her mouth quickly and turned her back before continuing. "F-forget it! If you want to go, go!" The softer she asked, "But… before you go. Tell me your name. "Battosai" is a warrior name right? What's your real name? Or don't you want to tell me?" Kaoru heard the door close behind her and bowed her head.

"Kira." Kaoru jumped with a start before turning to see Batto- no Kira still standing there. "Himura Kira. That is my name… today. I am weary from traveling. As a rurouni, one never knows when or where one will be of to next. But please excuse the intrusion for a little while." Kira was truly relieved to be able to stay and rest somewhere, even for a short while. 'I'll leave again, but for now, I'd like to rest.'

Kaoru was so happy… but then she realized. "Hey.. Wait a minute. If you're a warrior from the Bakumatsu… Just how old are you?!"

"Oro?"

"And what's "Oro" mean, anyway?! You can't be over 30!! Not with a face like that?!" By now Kaoru was steaming. How did someone so much older then her remain so beautiful!

"Ummm…."

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This tale begins in Tokyo in the 11th year of the Meiji. With the arrival of the Rurouni, Kira.

To be continued…

Sorry it took so long but schools be a major beep and I didn't get much time. Hopefully the next chapter won't take as long as it probably won't be as long. I'm following the book so if your confused about Kihei it's probably because you only watch the anime so don't worry. Any idea's feel free to review at any time, it'll help. My next update should be within the next two weeks, see you then.

1. Bakumatsu Era - Warring states period of Japan, this is where the real manslayer earn his fame (yes there was a real manslayer, he was a man and he looked very feminine but he never disappeared he was executed for something he didn't do.) The after math is where this story takes place. (I'm thinking of making another story when I'm finished with this one. It will take place during the Bakumatsu.)

2. Seinan war - Pretty much a meiji rebellion (we won't go into to much detail on that.)

3. Dono - Japanese suffix, it is use mostly with lords and masters as it is a form of the utmost respect.

4. San - Japanese suffix, usually miss or Mr., it is meant for people you are unfamiliar with or adults if you are a kid, it can also just be a way to show mutual respect.

5. Shaku - height measurement

6. Shun - height measurement

7. Sengoku Era - Civil war era. From the late 15th century to the late 16th century.