ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR
KK: Hey, minna-san!! WUDUPZ?! Anyway, oujirou and I combined our brains 2ge+ha 2 give you an RK fic, giving you...oujirou-kinya!! This RK fic is going to be our first one together so if you have any questions about this fic, direct your questions towards oujirou okay? Not me, because I am a very busy woman!
Oujirou: NANI? Why me?!? I'm older than you!! Shouldn't I get more homework than you?!
KK: Eh.........WOW, look at the time!! I have to go now!! Ja!! ::runs away::
Oujirou: Hey, YOU!!! Come back here!! HEY!! SHIMATTA!! ::sigh:: Anyway, since kotani - kinya already left, I guess I better do the disclaimer crap...alright, the Kenshin-gumi does NOT belong 2 me or KK. We're just...BORROWING them...yes...::cough cough:: BORROWING...
THE BEGINNING
Three men were sitting at a table in an abandoned house. They all carried swords that were tainted with fresh blood. One man had wild crimson red hair tied into a high ponytail. Some of the loose strands of hair were draped across the side of his face. He had cold amber eyes which hardly showed any emotions. There were two other men sitting beside him. One had messy raven black hair with cold piercing eyes, and the other had jet black hair with four hair strands arranged in front of his face like antennae.
"So, who's next on our rich-bitch-family-list, Battousai?" the man with the raven black hair asked.
"It's at a dojo," replied the red haired man, "the Kamiya Dojo..."
~Time Passing~
"KAACHAN!! TOUCHAN!!" a teenage girl with midnight blue hair cried, as her father fell lifelessly to the ground.
The mother's head turned towards the girl.
"Kaoru...run...onegai...run, and never look back...take Yahiko with you...onegai...before the men g-"
She was cut off by the sound of a sword stabbing her through the neck.
* * *
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Kaoru Kamiya woke up screaming, and broke out in wild cold sweat. That was the third time that week that she had dreamt the same nightmare over and over again.
"Kaoru-sama!!" a servant girl broke into Kaoru's room frantically to check if her master was alright.
"I'm fine, Tokio. I'm fine...I just..." Kaoru breathed heavily.
"Had that dream again, Kaoru-sama?" Tokio asked kindly.
Kaoru nodded silently, biting her lip. She didn't know if it was just a simple nightmare, or a premonition. Tokio sighed and came over to comfort her friend.
"Kaoru, maybe you should see the Genzai-sama for his advice." she suggested.
"Hai...I supposed you're right..." Kaoru replied slowly, as she got out of her bed to change into her clothes.
At breakfast...
"Kaoru!!" her mother cried, "what happened to you, dear child?! Your face is a ghastly white! Have you been having those dreams again? I think you need to see Genzai-dono! We'll go after breakfast!"
"Hai...kaachan..." Kaoru mumbled.
"Hey, BUSU! You look like you have skin cancer! Yahiko laughed.
"Shut up, Yahiko! As we all know, skin cancer would only improve your looks!!!" Kaoru retorted.
"Shut up, BUSU!!" Yahiko yelled, after taking a long time to think of a good comeback, but couldn't think of one.
Tokio chuckled quietly to herself. Every morning during this week, the same routine was done over and over again. Two siblings quarreled over each other everyday. 'Oh well...' she thought to herself, 'I better go buy some tofu and fish for tonight's dinner.' She got up and left the table without a word.
That night...
Everyone was sleeping soundly on their futons. Kaoru was tossing and turning. She was having that dream again.
"Kaachan...Touchan..." Kaoru whimpered in her sleep, as the door slid open, revealing a young woman with navy blue hair in a long braid down her back.
She came over to check on her owner and friend, who was tossing and turning all night. She set the candle down, and kneeled beside her tortured friend.
"Poor Kaoru-sama..." she whispered, stroking Kaoru's hair, "she must be pained even in her sleep..."
She then kissed the top of her head in a friendly gesture or peace, then left the room silently.
Kaoru peeped through into the darkness of her room. The only light she had was the light from the moon which shone dimly through the panels of her door. She was about to go back to her world of slumber when she felt it. She felt as if someone was watching...waiting. She reached under her futon to reveal a bokken. She then crept to the door, and went outside to find out what it was. Misao also sensed it, and crept outside too. She saw Kaoru and nodded to her. They both leapt behind a bush without making it move.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"LET GO OF HER, BASTARD!!!"
"..."
*CRACK*
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! ONEGAI!! DON'T HURT ME!!"
Kaoru froze. Those were the voices of her mother and father. She didn't recognize who the other voice belonged to, but she was sure that he was a good fighter from sensing his qi.
"C'mon!" Misao whispered urgently, bringing Kaoru back onto earth, "we've got to save your okaasan!!"
"H-Hai..." Kaoru snapped back into reality, and sprinted forward.
Misao did the same, except that she had crashed into a figure with messy raven coloured hair. Misao got up dizzily, and checked the guy out. 'Whoa!' she thought to herself, 'he's gorgeous...'
"Kaoru! You go ahead! I'll try to get this one myself! GO!" Misao shouted to Kaoru, taking out her kunais.
Kaoru didn't need to be told twice. She was off and well running as soon as Misao shouted her name.
"AHHHHHHHHH!! PLEASE LEAVE OUR FAMILY ALONE!! WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING!!! ONEGAI!! AHHH!!"
Kaoru pumped and forced her legs to cooperate with the speed of her beating heart. She felt the adrenaline rush through her veins like fire when she heard her mother's voice become frantic.
"KAACHAN!!" she yelled, as she whapped the intruder on the back of his head with her bokken, snapping it in half.
"NANI?!" she yelped at the sight of her broken bokken.
The intruder turned and glared at her...no...more like...study her. Kaoru's breath caught in her throat. IT WAS THE GUY FROM HER DREAM!! At the same time, Battousai's breath was also caught in his throat. He had never seen such beauty from a woman who also fought. Her midnight blue shone like a metallic blue under the moonlight, accentuating her complexions. Battousai felt his heart skip a beat, before covering his weakness up with a hard look. Kaoru gasped and took a step back. 'THIS IS THE GUY WHO IS THE MURDERER OF YOUR PARENTS!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! KILL HIM!!' Kaoru's inner conscience screamed at her, but she would not listen. Her feet were bind to the ground like the roots of a tree. She looked behind him, and found her mother holding her father's dead body, crying for him to "come back" and "wake up", but they both clearly knew that he was bound to sleep forever. Her eyes became teary at the sight of this. How angry she became!! The anger flared through her body, giving her a dangerous aura about her. She threw the pieces of her bokken aside and ran forward to her parents.
"Kaachan..." she whispered, as she approached her, kneeling down beside her mourning mother.
"Who are you?" her mother asked fearfully, "don't come near us!! We have nothing to do with you!! GO AWAY!!!"
"Kaachan? It's me, Kaoru...your daughter..." Kaoru smiled painfully, and held out a reassuring hand.
"AHHHH!! GET AWAY FROM US!! WE HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG!! ONEGAI!!" Kaoru's mother clutched tightly onto the haori of her dead husband, cowering from her own daughter.
Kaoru's hand dropped. She sighed in defeat and stood up. 'Don't cry...don't cry, Kaoru. You can get through this! Don't show the man your weakness. Don't cry! Kami, don't cry! Be strong!' Kaoru kept telling herself, but no matter how much she encouraged herself, nothing could cover up all the emotions running through her sapphire eyes. She took in a shaky breath, and turned around to face the man who was responsible for her the death of her father. His heart clenched painfully at the sight of her eyes. They seemed so sad and lonely. He wanted to comfort her, and stop this killing...but then he remembered about his dark past, and why he was here of all places. His eyes narrowed dangerously as he made a quick slashing motion with his sakaba, and Kaoru's mother was upon the ground bleeding dangerously. Then a miracle happened...her memory came flooding back in the hour of her death.
"Kaoru...run...onegai...run, and never look back...take Yahiko with you...onegai...before the man g-"
She was cut off by the sound of a sword stabbing her through the neck. Kaoru gasped. She had never experienced such pain and anger in her life.
"Kisama..." she growled treacherously, "you will pay dearly for that..."
She picked up a jagged edged stone, and walked slowly towards him. She looked back at her parents before making her attack. Dead-bloody-gone-forever. She balled her hand into a fist, drawing out blood from the sharp stone her was holding. She then raised it above her head, and with one swift motion, she carved an 'X' on the man's left cheek. Battousai did not bother to block or stop her attack. He did not intend to kill her either. He deserved it. The innocent girl was being punished for doing nothing...yet she had experienced so much pain at a young age. He looked into her crushed emotional face before turning around and walking away. 'The faster I walk away from her, the less pain I will feel...' he thought to himself. Kaoru couldn't take it anymore. She collapsed into a puddle of tears, and let her emotions run wild.
"WHY!?!" she screamed particularly at no one, "WHY ME?!?! WHY ME!?!? WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS TORTURE?!!?"
"Nothing..." Battousai whispered so low so that she could not hear, "absolutely nothing...and I am very sorry for that, de gozaru yo...Kaoru..."
KK: So how did you like it?! It's my first attempt at an RK fic!! I hoped you liked it!! Anyway, I better go do my homework!! Ja!!
Oujirou: Wow...::wipes tears from eyes::...that was so sad...anyway, I'll be doing the second chap!! So watch out people!!
KK: Hey, minna-san!! WUDUPZ?! Anyway, oujirou and I combined our brains 2ge+ha 2 give you an RK fic, giving you...oujirou-kinya!! This RK fic is going to be our first one together so if you have any questions about this fic, direct your questions towards oujirou okay? Not me, because I am a very busy woman!
Oujirou: NANI? Why me?!? I'm older than you!! Shouldn't I get more homework than you?!
KK: Eh.........WOW, look at the time!! I have to go now!! Ja!! ::runs away::
Oujirou: Hey, YOU!!! Come back here!! HEY!! SHIMATTA!! ::sigh:: Anyway, since kotani - kinya already left, I guess I better do the disclaimer crap...alright, the Kenshin-gumi does NOT belong 2 me or KK. We're just...BORROWING them...yes...::cough cough:: BORROWING...
THE BEGINNING
Three men were sitting at a table in an abandoned house. They all carried swords that were tainted with fresh blood. One man had wild crimson red hair tied into a high ponytail. Some of the loose strands of hair were draped across the side of his face. He had cold amber eyes which hardly showed any emotions. There were two other men sitting beside him. One had messy raven black hair with cold piercing eyes, and the other had jet black hair with four hair strands arranged in front of his face like antennae.
"So, who's next on our rich-bitch-family-list, Battousai?" the man with the raven black hair asked.
"It's at a dojo," replied the red haired man, "the Kamiya Dojo..."
~Time Passing~
"KAACHAN!! TOUCHAN!!" a teenage girl with midnight blue hair cried, as her father fell lifelessly to the ground.
The mother's head turned towards the girl.
"Kaoru...run...onegai...run, and never look back...take Yahiko with you...onegai...before the men g-"
She was cut off by the sound of a sword stabbing her through the neck.
* * *
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Kaoru Kamiya woke up screaming, and broke out in wild cold sweat. That was the third time that week that she had dreamt the same nightmare over and over again.
"Kaoru-sama!!" a servant girl broke into Kaoru's room frantically to check if her master was alright.
"I'm fine, Tokio. I'm fine...I just..." Kaoru breathed heavily.
"Had that dream again, Kaoru-sama?" Tokio asked kindly.
Kaoru nodded silently, biting her lip. She didn't know if it was just a simple nightmare, or a premonition. Tokio sighed and came over to comfort her friend.
"Kaoru, maybe you should see the Genzai-sama for his advice." she suggested.
"Hai...I supposed you're right..." Kaoru replied slowly, as she got out of her bed to change into her clothes.
At breakfast...
"Kaoru!!" her mother cried, "what happened to you, dear child?! Your face is a ghastly white! Have you been having those dreams again? I think you need to see Genzai-dono! We'll go after breakfast!"
"Hai...kaachan..." Kaoru mumbled.
"Hey, BUSU! You look like you have skin cancer! Yahiko laughed.
"Shut up, Yahiko! As we all know, skin cancer would only improve your looks!!!" Kaoru retorted.
"Shut up, BUSU!!" Yahiko yelled, after taking a long time to think of a good comeback, but couldn't think of one.
Tokio chuckled quietly to herself. Every morning during this week, the same routine was done over and over again. Two siblings quarreled over each other everyday. 'Oh well...' she thought to herself, 'I better go buy some tofu and fish for tonight's dinner.' She got up and left the table without a word.
That night...
Everyone was sleeping soundly on their futons. Kaoru was tossing and turning. She was having that dream again.
"Kaachan...Touchan..." Kaoru whimpered in her sleep, as the door slid open, revealing a young woman with navy blue hair in a long braid down her back.
She came over to check on her owner and friend, who was tossing and turning all night. She set the candle down, and kneeled beside her tortured friend.
"Poor Kaoru-sama..." she whispered, stroking Kaoru's hair, "she must be pained even in her sleep..."
She then kissed the top of her head in a friendly gesture or peace, then left the room silently.
Kaoru peeped through into the darkness of her room. The only light she had was the light from the moon which shone dimly through the panels of her door. She was about to go back to her world of slumber when she felt it. She felt as if someone was watching...waiting. She reached under her futon to reveal a bokken. She then crept to the door, and went outside to find out what it was. Misao also sensed it, and crept outside too. She saw Kaoru and nodded to her. They both leapt behind a bush without making it move.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"LET GO OF HER, BASTARD!!!"
"..."
*CRACK*
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! ONEGAI!! DON'T HURT ME!!"
Kaoru froze. Those were the voices of her mother and father. She didn't recognize who the other voice belonged to, but she was sure that he was a good fighter from sensing his qi.
"C'mon!" Misao whispered urgently, bringing Kaoru back onto earth, "we've got to save your okaasan!!"
"H-Hai..." Kaoru snapped back into reality, and sprinted forward.
Misao did the same, except that she had crashed into a figure with messy raven coloured hair. Misao got up dizzily, and checked the guy out. 'Whoa!' she thought to herself, 'he's gorgeous...'
"Kaoru! You go ahead! I'll try to get this one myself! GO!" Misao shouted to Kaoru, taking out her kunais.
Kaoru didn't need to be told twice. She was off and well running as soon as Misao shouted her name.
"AHHHHHHHHH!! PLEASE LEAVE OUR FAMILY ALONE!! WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING!!! ONEGAI!! AHHH!!"
Kaoru pumped and forced her legs to cooperate with the speed of her beating heart. She felt the adrenaline rush through her veins like fire when she heard her mother's voice become frantic.
"KAACHAN!!" she yelled, as she whapped the intruder on the back of his head with her bokken, snapping it in half.
"NANI?!" she yelped at the sight of her broken bokken.
The intruder turned and glared at her...no...more like...study her. Kaoru's breath caught in her throat. IT WAS THE GUY FROM HER DREAM!! At the same time, Battousai's breath was also caught in his throat. He had never seen such beauty from a woman who also fought. Her midnight blue shone like a metallic blue under the moonlight, accentuating her complexions. Battousai felt his heart skip a beat, before covering his weakness up with a hard look. Kaoru gasped and took a step back. 'THIS IS THE GUY WHO IS THE MURDERER OF YOUR PARENTS!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! KILL HIM!!' Kaoru's inner conscience screamed at her, but she would not listen. Her feet were bind to the ground like the roots of a tree. She looked behind him, and found her mother holding her father's dead body, crying for him to "come back" and "wake up", but they both clearly knew that he was bound to sleep forever. Her eyes became teary at the sight of this. How angry she became!! The anger flared through her body, giving her a dangerous aura about her. She threw the pieces of her bokken aside and ran forward to her parents.
"Kaachan..." she whispered, as she approached her, kneeling down beside her mourning mother.
"Who are you?" her mother asked fearfully, "don't come near us!! We have nothing to do with you!! GO AWAY!!!"
"Kaachan? It's me, Kaoru...your daughter..." Kaoru smiled painfully, and held out a reassuring hand.
"AHHHH!! GET AWAY FROM US!! WE HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG!! ONEGAI!!" Kaoru's mother clutched tightly onto the haori of her dead husband, cowering from her own daughter.
Kaoru's hand dropped. She sighed in defeat and stood up. 'Don't cry...don't cry, Kaoru. You can get through this! Don't show the man your weakness. Don't cry! Kami, don't cry! Be strong!' Kaoru kept telling herself, but no matter how much she encouraged herself, nothing could cover up all the emotions running through her sapphire eyes. She took in a shaky breath, and turned around to face the man who was responsible for her the death of her father. His heart clenched painfully at the sight of her eyes. They seemed so sad and lonely. He wanted to comfort her, and stop this killing...but then he remembered about his dark past, and why he was here of all places. His eyes narrowed dangerously as he made a quick slashing motion with his sakaba, and Kaoru's mother was upon the ground bleeding dangerously. Then a miracle happened...her memory came flooding back in the hour of her death.
"Kaoru...run...onegai...run, and never look back...take Yahiko with you...onegai...before the man g-"
She was cut off by the sound of a sword stabbing her through the neck. Kaoru gasped. She had never experienced such pain and anger in her life.
"Kisama..." she growled treacherously, "you will pay dearly for that..."
She picked up a jagged edged stone, and walked slowly towards him. She looked back at her parents before making her attack. Dead-bloody-gone-forever. She balled her hand into a fist, drawing out blood from the sharp stone her was holding. She then raised it above her head, and with one swift motion, she carved an 'X' on the man's left cheek. Battousai did not bother to block or stop her attack. He did not intend to kill her either. He deserved it. The innocent girl was being punished for doing nothing...yet she had experienced so much pain at a young age. He looked into her crushed emotional face before turning around and walking away. 'The faster I walk away from her, the less pain I will feel...' he thought to himself. Kaoru couldn't take it anymore. She collapsed into a puddle of tears, and let her emotions run wild.
"WHY!?!" she screamed particularly at no one, "WHY ME?!?! WHY ME!?!? WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS TORTURE?!!?"
"Nothing..." Battousai whispered so low so that she could not hear, "absolutely nothing...and I am very sorry for that, de gozaru yo...Kaoru..."
KK: So how did you like it?! It's my first attempt at an RK fic!! I hoped you liked it!! Anyway, I better go do my homework!! Ja!!
Oujirou: Wow...::wipes tears from eyes::...that was so sad...anyway, I'll be doing the second chap!! So watch out people!!