Ren woke up as the sun rays fell on his face, his habits almost a clockwork. Unexpectedly he was startled by the sound of metal against metal. He sat up in alarm, hand on his gun. The sounds came to a still as that girl stopped what she was doing.
"What are you doing?"
"Cooking breakfast"
True to her words, she was standing over a crackling fire and a pot hanging from a makeshift wooden stand.
"Where did you get them?" She pointed to her bag of utensils and some clothes that he had almost forgotten about. 'She had been prepared to run. He would have to ask her about what this was all about.' He thought before going aside to finish his morning chores.
The food was ready by the time he was back. He tentatively tried a spoon of the broth and was pleasantly surprised.
"This is good" he mentioned to her.
She gave a small sad but grateful smile that made him think it was probably Mr. Taisho who taught her to cook
AN: Since we have reached 10 chaps, I should mention some facts about this plot which might give you a better understanding.
Firstly, the protagonist in the movie on which this story is based on is sort of an arrogant character who would fight against the entire world if there's a need, living by his own set of rules. This character matches Kuon more than Ren truthfully and since I can't have the whole Kuon past in this plot, you will see Ren and Kuon characters more closely bound than in the series. The fake princely charisma isn't there because here he isn't an actor; he is a bandit of sorts.
Secondly, the pasts of the 2 characters are very different from the show but I have tried to maintain some similarities. You might have already noticed some of the differences. But, characters like Sho, Kanae, etc will appear.
Thirdly, I have not decided the antagonist of the plot since I can't find a character that suits the role, so I might introduce an original character also. The antagonist is a ruthless man, older than Ren by quite a few years, driven by a lifelong ambition. So, you get why I can't find such a character
If you have suggestions/questions, please mention and I will respond back