Hey everyone! Lunar-chan is back with a WHOLE NEW cast of an anime.
Mysterious Voice: Lunar-chan's not doing a CCS fic? I'm shocked!
Lunar: sighs Neko-chan, come out of the shadows.
Neko: walks into the light Aww… I wanted to be a mysterious voice…
Lunar:giggles: If you wanna do the commentary, they have to know who you are!
Neko: Oh well. Will you start the fic? I wanna glomp Ken-mmph! mouth covered by Lunar-chan
Lunar: SHH! I don't wanna give it away just yet!
Neko: If they're reading this, I think they already know what the story is!
Lunar: Grins sheepishly Oh yea! Well, my newest cast of actors, come on out:one by one, the cast of Kenshin come out of the basement:
Neko: shocked YOU HAD THEM IN THE BASEMENT? IT'S COLD DOWN THERE!
Lunar: No it's not. We have heat now...gets tapped on the shoulder
Kenshin: Ano… Lunar-dono… Yahiko and Kaoru-dono did some damage down stairs.
Lunar: glares at Yahiko Did you call her "busu" again?
Yahiko glares back
Kaoru: grumbles Among other things…
Lunar: sighs What am I getting myself into…
Kenshin: ACK!
Neko glompes Kenshin
Lunar and Kaoru: NEKO-CHAN, GET OFF HIM!
Neko whimpers and slides off Kenshin
Kenshin can breath now
Lunar: Oi vey… well, before anyone else decides to put in their two cents, let me explain a few things. I believe this fic is more than two genres. It really is Suspense/Mystery/Action/Adventure/Romance/Angst. A lot, huh?
Well, enjoy your reading and PLEASE R+R!
ON WITH THE FIC sweatdrops to the bickering behind her Oi vey…
FYI:
"..." : Speaking
... : Thoughts
(...): Lunar-chan notes
Someday: Prologue
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin and all it's related characters.
Either learn from the past or repeat it.
Although it's a tough lesson to learn, it may save your life.
After a tragic turn of events… the residents of the Kamiya Dojo are without their Asst. Master. Now… it's 2002, and the past events are coming back to haunt Kaori Kanama. Will she and her friends be able to solve the mysteries of the past?
Or are they doomed to repeat it?
(Oh, that over voice guy gives me the creeps...)
The bright sun shone down on the start of a new, peaceful day... except at the Kamiya Dojo.
"YAHIKO! GET UP BEFORE I HAVE TO DRAG YOU OUT OF BED MYSELF!"
Kenshin Himura cringed as Kaoru Kamiya's voice boomed across the dojo. He watched with a familiar rurouni smile on his face as Kaoru tore around the corner toward Yahiko Myoujin's room. As she approached, the door slid open and revealed a very grumpy eleven-year-old.
"I heard you the first time busu!" Yahiko growled. A fire formed in Kaoru's eyes and she whacked Yahiko over the head with her wooden katana.
"How many times do I have to hit you until you stop calling me BUSU?" she yelled as Yahiko slumped against the wall, rubbing his head.
"Itai..." He stopped rubbing his head long enough to grin up at Kaoru, then stick his tongue out at her. "BUSU!"
"WHY YOU!" Yahiko scrambled about Kaoru and ran away laughing, avoiding Kaoru's swinging katana. "Get back here!" Kaoru took off after him.
"You'd have to catch me first!" He taunted. "Demo, an old hag like you can't run that fast!"
"Howdare you!" Kaoru growled. "You're gonna regret that Yahiko-CHAN!"
"Don't call me CHAN!" their argument faded from Kenshin's ears as they rounded a corner. Kenshin smiled as he hung up a final piece of laundry.
"Ah... Sessha is done." Kenshin murmured as he stood. He emptied the wash bucket onto the dirt and untied the sleeves of his gi. He looked up to see a battered Yahiko being carried by the back of his gi by Sanosuke Segara toward the kitchen followed by a very smug Kaoru.
"Oi, Kenshin, look what I found. Yahiko-chan here was about to get his ass kicked by Jo-chan." Sano said smirking, a fish bone dangling from his lips.
"Don't call me CHAN!" Yahiko yelled.
"Well, if you didn't act like such a little kid and show me some respect, we wouldn't call you that!" Kaoru said, sighing. Kenshin suppressed his laughter as Yahiko glared at Sano.
"Do ya think you could put me down now Sano?" he growled.
"I suppose." Sano immediately let go of Yahiko's gi and he fell face first into the mud that had formed from Kenshin's wash water. Yahiko looked up, spitting mud out of his mouth. Kaoru started to laugh uncontrollably at the look of utter disgust on Yahiko's face.
"Quit the hyena laughter, busu!" Yahiko growled, glaring at Kaoru. Kaoru's eyes flashed.
"I will if you stop calling me busu, Yahiko-CHAN!" Hoping to prevent another argument, Kenshin held his hands up.
"Maa maa minna, you should not be arguing like this, de gozaru." He stepped forward and extended a hand to pull Yahiko up.
"Alright Kenshin." Kaoru said softly.
"Arigato Kaoru-do-!" Instead of Kenshin pulling Yahiko up, Yahiko pulled Kenshin down in the mud, on accident. Kenshin landed flat on his back. "Orororo..." Kaoru started to giggle all over again as she pulled both Kenshin and Yahiko up, one at a time.
"Kenshin no baka." She said through her laughter. "You of all people should be able to keep their balance in anything!"
"I've never been very good with mud, de gozaru." Kenshin sighed. Kaoru smiled.
"Now you both should go get cleaned up. There's no point in walking around with muddy clothes." Yahiko immediately walked back to his room, grumbling about certain people. Kaoru rolled her eyes.
"I'll be back in a few minutes, then I will start breakfast de gozaru." Kenshin started toward his room.
"Kenshin, let me make breakfast today!" Kaoru said, her deep blue eyes glittering. Sano raised an eyebrow.
"I guess I ain't eatin' breakfast today." That comment promptly got Sano whacked in the head.
"Itai..." Sano gingerly rubbed his head.
"I've gotten better, you freeloader! Kenshin's been teaching me!"
"Why?"
"Well," Kaoru glanced at Kenshin and lightly blushed, "So I can be a good wife... someday."
"Oh." Sano glanced at Kenshin who was obviously oblivious to what Kaoru was implying. He sighed.
"Well Kaoru-dono, you'll just have to wait anyway. I need to get more tofu if we want to eat this morning de gozaru."
"Okay, I'll wait until you get back." Kaoru smiled.
"I must change if I wish to go de gozaru. Ja ne." Kenshin waved and walked toward his room. As soon as he was out of hearing range, Sano spoke up.
"You were throwin' pretty obvious hints there Jo-chan." Kaoru blinked innocently.
"What do you mean Sano?"
"Oh come on! If I get way you were doing it's pretty damn obvious." Kaoru blushed.
"Hontou ne?"
"Hai. The whole 'good wife' thing was a big clue."
"Well," Kaoru held her hands up to her cheeks burning in embarrassment, "if you got it, maybe Kenshin will too."
"I donno." Sano spit the fish tail on the ground. "Well, I'll be back in a half hour."
"Off to visit Megumi?" Kaoru asked slyly. Sano sweatdropped but kept his composure. He turned his back to Kaoru.
"Well, that's none of your damn business is it?" he started to walk away. "But I'll be back for breakfast. And it better be good Jo-chan." Sano disappeared through the entrance. Kaoru smiled.
"I'll be back in a bit Kaoru-dono." Kenshin said, walking out, holding the tofu tub.
"All right." Kaoru said, waiving. As Kenshin disappeared down the road, Kaoru went back inside.
A shadowy figure appeared in the woods across the road from the dojo. About 6'5", the shadow was very large and bulky. It had been watching the Kamiya Dojo all morning and was ready to move. The shadow started to mesh and mold, taking on a shorter, more petite form. Out of the enclosure of the trees stepped a familiar red-haired rurouni, his features twisted into a sinister smile. The normally soft and friendly violet orbs were cold and harsh. His left hand resting lightly on the hilt of a duplicate sakabatou, this fake Kenshin walked through the dojo entrance. His face softened into a normal rurouni smile as she spotted Kaoru sweeping a side walkway. She turned, hearing footsteps behind her.
"Kenshin?" Kaoru blinked in confusion. "Didn't you leave a while ago? Shouldn't you be at the market by now?"
"I forgot the tofu tub do gozaru. Can't buy tofu without the tub!" he said. Kaoru blinked again.
"I could have sworn you had it with you..."
"Iie." Kaoru shrugged.
"Oh well." She went back to her sweeping, turning her back on him. "You know were it is." She sighed, muttering to herself. "...I could have sworn..." The fake Kenshin's face turned to stone again and pulled the sakabatou from its sheath without so much as a sound. He examined it momentarily then flipped it so the blade was facing the right way. His eyes narrowed.
"Kaoru-dono..." he said softly. Kaoru turned slightly only to see a flash of metal and to feel a sharp, stinging pain run down her torso. She blinked in horror.
"Ken... shin...?" she voice dripped with betrayal as she fell back and lay motionless of the ground. The fake Kenshin started to laugh, an empty, hollow but quiet laugh. Kaoru stared at him, the edged of her vision already becoming black. Why...? How... how could he...?
With one flick of a wrist, he splattered the remnants of Kaoru's blood on the ground next to her and then sheathed his sword. He turned to walk away when Kaoru's weak voice met his ears.
"Ma... matte..." she said softly. "...W... why?" he turned his head slightly, revealing his scarred cheek and smiled wickedly.
"Because I could. I am tired of this. I am going to kill each and every one of you until no one is left and Battousai can live without distractions. Battousai wants to cause ultimate pain to all those who were near and dear to my heart. Then Battousai will be alone and won't have any annoying, whiny children to deal with." With that, he immediately left, leaving Kaoru to die. Tears had begun to roll down Kaoru's face, not from the pain of her wound, but from his words. They had hurt her more than any sword could have.
Meanwhile, the REAL Kenshin had purchased his tofu and had started home. He was nearing the dojo when he noticed a rather large black dog run through the entrance of the dojo. He watched it run in the opposite direction of himself with a confused look on his face, and then dismissed it.
Walking through the entrance, he immediately froze. He tensed up; the bitter, metallic smell of blood had invaded his nostrils. Walking in cautiously, Kenshin looked around. He froze again and dropped the tub of tofu on the ground with a dull thud. He had spotted Kaoru's body.
"Kaoru-dono...? KAORU!" he rushed over to her body and cradled her head in his lap. "Kaoru! Wake up!" he looked up frantically. "YAHIKO!" Yahiko flew outside.
"Kenshin, what's wr..." he abruptly stopped. "W... what happened?" Kenshin ignored his question.
"Go get Megumi-dono." He said in a monotone, no nonsense voice. Yahiko nodded and ran off. Kenshin looked back at Kaoru. "Kaoru... open your eyes. Wake up... onegi... wake up..." Kaoru's deep blue eyes slowly opened. Seeing Kenshin's face, she flinched and tried to move away from him but couldn't. "Kaoru! What happened?"
"Omae..." Kenshin blinked in confusion.
"Me?"
"...hurt me..." Kenshin's eyes widened.
"Wha...? How?" Kaoru coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"Go... men... ne... I didn't mean to... annoy you... Kenshin..." Kenshin smiled sadly.
"You never annoyed me Kaoru... never..." tears started to silently drip down his cheeks. Kaoru coughed up blood again.
"How could you... say su... such things to... me..." Kaoru took in a shaky breath. "Am I that much... of a child... to you...?"
"I don't understand Kaoru. What happened?" Kaoru seemed to ignore Kenshin's questions and continued to ramble.
"...Is this... what's it's like... to die?"
"Ssshh... save your strength Kaoru..." Kaoru smiled weakly.
"You're calling... me Kaoru... took long enough..." Kenshin tried to laugh but only let out a choked sob.
"Gomen ne Kaoru." He whispered.
"...it's getting cold Kenshin..." Kaoru fought to keep her eyes open and looked deep into Kenshin's violet orbs. A bloodstained and shakily reached up and touched Kenshin's scarred cheek. "Tell... everyone that I'll miss them... I'm not sure... what happened to us exactly... demo..." Kenshin held Kaoru's hand to his cheek tightly as she coughed again. "I... forgive you..."
"Kaoru..." Kenshin blinked away more tears.
"I... love you... Kenshin... I always... have..."
"I love you too Kaoru..." Kenshin said, his voice barely audible. Kaoru smiled weakly.
"Arigato... for everything you... gave to us... my... Kenshin..." as Kaoru's chest fell, signaling her last breath, her hand went limp in Kenshin's. Kenshin's eyes went wide and his body began to shake.
"...Iie...IIE! Not... again... not now... NOT AGAIN!" Kenshin hunched over Kaoru's lifeless body, silent tears streaming down his face. Suddenly, a feminine scream jolted him out of his fit. He turned to see a stunned Sano holding a now passed out Megumi. Yahiko on the other hand had his hands clenched into fists and was shaking involuntarily.
"Kenshin... is... is she..." Sano didn't seem to know how to get the words out. Kenshin simply nodded. "Iie... Jo-chan..."
"Kaoru..." Kenshin whispered, gently closing the once lively blue orbs. "Well be together... someday..." He clenched his eyes shut and punched the ground with a closed fist.
"AHHHHHH!"
Kaori Kanama bolted straight up in bed, breathing heavily and drenched in a cold sweat. Her long, raven hair was hanging in her face and her liquid blue eyes were threatening to spill more tears on her already tear-stained face. She reached up and whipped her face.
Why am I dreaming... this? It's so... real... She held her head in her hands. I fell so badly for those people... but why? They're figments of my imagination! She felt a blush spread across her face. Demo... that red-haired man, Kenshin... I'm very attracted to... She mentally slapped herself.
"Come on Kaori! You're attracted to a figment of your imagination!" she sighed and tried to shake his image from her mind but it was haunting. The warm, caring smile, the silly 'oro' and his concerned nature stuck with Kaori and touched her soul.
Kaori turned and squinted at her alarm clock, which read 7:00 AM.
"AH! I'M LATE!" Kaori jumped out of her bed and ran toward the bathroom. After taking the world's fastest shower, she threw on her school uniform that consisted of a pleated gray skirt, white oxford shirt and a gray sweater vest. She ran downstairs to he living room, trying to put on her tie and pull on her socks at the same time. Grabbing her bag, she sped past her father and slipped don her black shoes. "Ja ne Otou-san!"
"Ja Kaori!" her father yelled from the kitchen. "I'll be home at 6!"
"'Kay!" with that, Kaori tore down the street to Central Tokyo Senior High.
Lunar: looks around at the cast as a tumbleweed blows by. She smiles weakly I think that is the most DEPRESSING thing I have EVER written...
Kaoru: I... am... dead...
Lunar: Technically, yes... or no...
Kenshin: Why'd you use my form to kill Kaoru-dono?
Lunar: So she'd be off guard.
Kaoru: I... am... dead...
Lunar: Well, if you're not completely stupid, I think you should get what I'm hinting at with the girl, Kaori (who just happens to look EXACTLY like Kaoru).
Neko: Who's the freak that took Kenshin-kun's form?
Lunar: The bad guy.
Neko: rolls eyes Obviously. Does he have a name?
Lunar: Not yet.
Kaoru: I... am... dead...
Lunar: glares at Kaoru ALRIGHT, WE GET IT!
Neko: So... what's next?
Lunar: Nothing. That's all. looks innocent
Neko, Kenshin + Kaoru: YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!
Lunar: giggles Of COURSE I am. Calm down. gets three death glares at once Oi... anyway, Next chapter mostly everyone should be showing up... except with minor changes.
Kenshin: What kind of 'minor changes'?
Lunar: Well, like names and ages. I decided to make all the happy couples closer in age. For 2002, an 11 year age difference is kinda nasty.
Kaoru glares
Lunar: Anyway... for those who haven't brushed up on their Japanese terms, here's a glossary:
Busu: Ugly (Yahiko's nickname for Kaoru)
Itai: Ouch!
Sessha: I the unworthy one (Kenshin uses it instead of saying "I" or "I'm" :mischievous glint in eyes: I don't think he's unworthy, do you? )
Jo-chan: Missy (Sano's nickname for Kaoru. She has A LOT of nicknames...)
Maa, maa: Now, now
-dono: suffix. VERY respectful. Kaoru-dono Miss Kaoru
Baka: Idiot, fool. Kenshin no baka Kenshin you idiot
Hontou ne: Really
Hai: Yes
De gozaru: something Kenshin say after every sentence. It basically repeats what he just said.
Iie: No
Okay, bye-bye for now. Look forward to Chapter 1. R+R MINNA
Big kiss
Remember, keep the peace, love and ANIME!