Here we are minna, with another insane author insert before Chapter Two of
"Someday, History Might Repeat Itself" and I assume you, diligent reader,
couldn't be happier! ::giggles::
Neko: ::whining:: Lunar-chan, you're taking too long between chapters...
Lunar: ::huffs:: I am not! It's absolutely perfect timing!
Yahiko: Whatever you say... ::mutters:: Baka...
Lunar: ::eyes flash:: What was that?
Yahiko: A... ano... ::promptly gets bonked on the head::
Lunar: You forget, I am the almighty author and I HEAR ALL!
Neko: ::wide-eyed:: kowaii...
Kenshin: Lunar-dono... you're scaring the readers... and your cast and friends...
Lunar: ::grins sheepishly:: Gomen nasai minna...
Yahiko: ::grumbling angrily:: I hate this...
Lunar: Demo Yahiko, you know what will happen if you try in leave... ::eyes glittering mischievously::
Yahiko: I know, I know. If the dogs don't get me first, the electric fence will.
Lunar: Don't forget the moat filled with alligators.
Neko: ::sweatdrops:: Lunar-chan, did you really have to take such drastic measures?
Lunar: ::ponders:: Well... I could always threaten to turn this into a yaoi... ::all cast members go wide-eyed::
Kenshin: Lunar-dono, there's no reason to go THAT far...
Kaoru: ::growls:: Lunar-chan... If you do that I will PERSONALLY kill you.
Yahiko: Ano... I... agree with Kenshin... don't go THAT far...
Lunar: ::smiles:: Oh don't worry! I'm not that insane... just don't drive me to that, okay? ::cast nods vigorously::
Good. Now, enough of that... on with the show! (Don't forget to R+R!)
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FYI:
"...": Speaking
[...]: Thoughts
~*~*~: Scene change
(...): Lunar-chan notes
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~*~Someday: Chapter Two~*~
~*~DISCLAIMER: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin. Please don't even TRY and sue me cause I couldn't make money off this if I tried. Besides, I need the only money I have... (Which isn't really a lot anyway...)~*~
~*~Either learn from the past or repeat it.
Although it's a tough lesson to learn, it may save your life.~*~
(Oh boy... I asked Neko-chan who hired him... she doesn't know... Where'd he come from...)
Kaori threw her front door open and dropped her backpack in the foyer. After slipping her shoes off, she walked into her living room and flopped on her couch.
"What a day..." she mumbled. Mythology class had been a very awkward situation for her. She had barely spoken and kept her eyes front. Mayo had noticed something but said nothing. Kaori sighed. "... I am so tired..." Kaori's nightmares had been keeping her up and she hadn't gotten much sleep. As she laid her head down, she drifted into a deep sleep.
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Kaori opened her eyes to find herself outside a temple. She blinked a few times.
"Is... this real?" she murmured to herself. She started to walk through the archway an immediately fell over. "Itai..." She suddenly realized that she was wearing a light yellow kimono decorated with flowers. She cautiously stood up and started to walk slowly. Behind the temple, there were at least thirty people and a... coffin... decorated with flowers. Kaori gulped as she spotted Sano, Megumi, Yahiko and... Kenshin.
As she approached the small group, she stopped in her tracks. [Mayo... Akito...? Why?] Kaori watched as the Mayo-look-alike ran over to Kenshin.
"Himura-san!" she yelled, pulling Kenshin into a hug. "I'm so sorry for you..." she said, suppressing sobs. A sad smile touched Kenshin's lips.
"Arigato Misao-dono. Are you alright?" Misao nodded.
"Hai." She let go of Kenshin. "Aoshi-sama and everyone have been very supportive this past week... everyone's sorry they couldn't come down..." Misao blushed ever-so-slightly as Aoshi placed his hands on her shoulders.
"Misao has been devastated these past days... I don't think Omasu and Okan have stopped crying yet." He said. "And, Misao, I've asked you to drop the '–sama'."
"Hai Aoshi... kun." Aoshi smiled slightly. Kaori's eyes widened.
[This is WAY to weird.] She thought in disbelief. [This can't be real!]
"How is everyone holding up?" Misao asked everyone. Megumi didn't answer, she was oblivious to the fact that she was being spoken to, and kept staring at the coffin. Sano sighed.
"Kitsune has been like that all week. She barely talks at all." He said. "I'm dealing." Kaori noticed an abundance of shattered rocks scattered on the ground, as did Misao.
"Taking your anger out on the rocks?" Misao asked. Sano just nodded then Misao turned to Yahiko.
"What about you, Yahiko?" Yahiko looked up with watery eyes.
"I'm okay... I guess..." he said in a whisper. He rubbed his eyes and turned away toward the coffin. Kaori's eyes started to water.
[Poor Yahiko.] Kaori walked over to him and bent over to gaze into his face. Yahiko's eyes were watery and red. Kaori suddenly had the overwhelming urge to hug him and went to do so, but her hands passed through his body. Yahiko shivered and walked over to the coffin. Kaori followed.
"Oi... busu..." he said with less enthusiasm than usual. "... we all miss you..." he sniffed. "... Kenshin won't tell us what you said to him... we all really wanna know." He gingerly placed a hand on the wood. "Kaoru... Kenshin's real depressed... he's acting like there's nothing wrong but I just know this is tearing him up inside... I wish you were still here and then everything would be back to normal..." his hand fell from the coffin and he turned to walk away. Kaori watched him walk over to Tsubame, who was sobbing. He put an arm around her shoulders and she buried her head in his chest. Kaori sighed.
[Kaoru must... have meant a lot... to these people...] Kaori's eyes widened as Kenshin approached the coffin. She noticed the crowd shift away from the area where the coffin lay as Kenshin approached it. He stopped just to the right of where Kaori stood and stared at the coffin. Kaori moved closer and looked at his face. His violet eyes shone with unshed tears. Her hand moved to touch his cheek, but she then remembered what would happen if she tried so she dropped her hand. Instead of passing through him though, her hand hit Kenshin's shoulder. His eyes widened, as he looked straightforward into Kaori's eyes.
"Ka... oru..." he whispered. Kaori blinked in confusion and then her hand passed through his shoulder. Kenshin's eyes narrowed, then he shook his head and continued to stare at the coffin. Kaori moved away from him as quickly as she could.
[Kaoru... he SAW me and called ME... KAORU?]
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Kaori jolted out of her slumber and immediately sat up. [What the hell was that?!?] She held her head in the hands. [This is pure insanity... it's like I'm reliving someone's past!] she rubbed her eyes and looked up at the clock.
"Five o' clock?!? SHIT!" She stood up. "I gotta start dinner..." as she started a new potential cooking disaster, she pushed the dream to the back of her mind and tried to forget about it.
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Later that night, across town, Kenji was in his room, struggling to fall asleep. Since he could remember, he had had strange dreams, filled with blood and gore. After moving to Tokyo, a new set of dreams that seemed to be placed in a later time period plagued his sleep. Now, most of his waking thoughts were filled with the raven-haired beauty from his newer dreams.
[It's happening again.] he thought bitterly. [I can't sleep and it's all her fault...] he sat up and got out of bed. [Perhaps a walk will calm my nerves...] he proceeded to pull on his jacket over his pajamas and a pair of sneakers. On an impulse, he grabbed an umbrella, for the skies had been extremely dark and gloomy since that afternoon. He opened his window and jumped to a nearby tree branch and climbed down the large oak tree by his window.
Kaori was in a similar predicament. Her dream earlier that day was preventing her from sleeping; she didn't want to dream again. She sat up, got out of bed and walked over to her closet. Pulling out a pair of jeans and a black tank top, she stripped off her pajamas and changed into her clothes. She glanced at the clock.
"Twelve forty six... I better go out the window..." she muttered. Pulling on her jacket, she opened her window and jumped out, landing softly on the ground. Kaori walked toward the road and following a gut feeling, she turned left.
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Okay, I totally and utterly realize how short this chapter was and I know I left you with a cliffhanger, but I am suffering with a bout of the cursed writers block and this is all I could come up with for now. I have a vague idea of where I'm going with this, so... ::smiles:: I'll post a new chapter as soon as I take a pick and ax to the damn writers wall block.
Neko: ::pats Lunar-chan on the head:: It's alright Lunar-chan.
Lunar: ::pouts:: I no lika the writers block.
Kenshin: Cheer up Lunar-dono.
Neko: Hai, don't worry, be happy!!
Lunar: ::smiles:: Hai, hai.
Kenshin: That's better.
Lunar: Well, I guess that's all I have to say right now. I'll overcome the wall sooner or later. ::Pulls out a jackhammer and grins evilly:: Take this you damn wall!
Neko + Kenshin: ::Sweatdropps::
Lunar: ::grins sheepishly:: Gomen ne minna.
FYI: Japanese glossary
Busu: Ugly (Yahiko's nickname for Kaoru)
Itai: Ouch!
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
Minna: Everyone
Gomen ne (nasai): I'm (really) sorry
Ne: Right?
Ja (ne): See ya (later)
Matte: Wait
Demo: But
Onegi: Please
Alrighty then, I'm REALLY gonna leave now. I PROMISE that I'll have more in the next chapter minna. Now, R+R, onegi and ja ne for now. Look forward to Ch. 3. ::Big kiss:: Remember; keep the peace, love and ANIME!!
Neko: ::whining:: Lunar-chan, you're taking too long between chapters...
Lunar: ::huffs:: I am not! It's absolutely perfect timing!
Yahiko: Whatever you say... ::mutters:: Baka...
Lunar: ::eyes flash:: What was that?
Yahiko: A... ano... ::promptly gets bonked on the head::
Lunar: You forget, I am the almighty author and I HEAR ALL!
Neko: ::wide-eyed:: kowaii...
Kenshin: Lunar-dono... you're scaring the readers... and your cast and friends...
Lunar: ::grins sheepishly:: Gomen nasai minna...
Yahiko: ::grumbling angrily:: I hate this...
Lunar: Demo Yahiko, you know what will happen if you try in leave... ::eyes glittering mischievously::
Yahiko: I know, I know. If the dogs don't get me first, the electric fence will.
Lunar: Don't forget the moat filled with alligators.
Neko: ::sweatdrops:: Lunar-chan, did you really have to take such drastic measures?
Lunar: ::ponders:: Well... I could always threaten to turn this into a yaoi... ::all cast members go wide-eyed::
Kenshin: Lunar-dono, there's no reason to go THAT far...
Kaoru: ::growls:: Lunar-chan... If you do that I will PERSONALLY kill you.
Yahiko: Ano... I... agree with Kenshin... don't go THAT far...
Lunar: ::smiles:: Oh don't worry! I'm not that insane... just don't drive me to that, okay? ::cast nods vigorously::
Good. Now, enough of that... on with the show! (Don't forget to R+R!)
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FYI:
"...": Speaking
[...]: Thoughts
~*~*~: Scene change
(...): Lunar-chan notes
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
~*~Someday: Chapter Two~*~
~*~DISCLAIMER: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin. Please don't even TRY and sue me cause I couldn't make money off this if I tried. Besides, I need the only money I have... (Which isn't really a lot anyway...)~*~
~*~Either learn from the past or repeat it.
Although it's a tough lesson to learn, it may save your life.~*~
(Oh boy... I asked Neko-chan who hired him... she doesn't know... Where'd he come from...)
Kaori threw her front door open and dropped her backpack in the foyer. After slipping her shoes off, she walked into her living room and flopped on her couch.
"What a day..." she mumbled. Mythology class had been a very awkward situation for her. She had barely spoken and kept her eyes front. Mayo had noticed something but said nothing. Kaori sighed. "... I am so tired..." Kaori's nightmares had been keeping her up and she hadn't gotten much sleep. As she laid her head down, she drifted into a deep sleep.
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Kaori opened her eyes to find herself outside a temple. She blinked a few times.
"Is... this real?" she murmured to herself. She started to walk through the archway an immediately fell over. "Itai..." She suddenly realized that she was wearing a light yellow kimono decorated with flowers. She cautiously stood up and started to walk slowly. Behind the temple, there were at least thirty people and a... coffin... decorated with flowers. Kaori gulped as she spotted Sano, Megumi, Yahiko and... Kenshin.
As she approached the small group, she stopped in her tracks. [Mayo... Akito...? Why?] Kaori watched as the Mayo-look-alike ran over to Kenshin.
"Himura-san!" she yelled, pulling Kenshin into a hug. "I'm so sorry for you..." she said, suppressing sobs. A sad smile touched Kenshin's lips.
"Arigato Misao-dono. Are you alright?" Misao nodded.
"Hai." She let go of Kenshin. "Aoshi-sama and everyone have been very supportive this past week... everyone's sorry they couldn't come down..." Misao blushed ever-so-slightly as Aoshi placed his hands on her shoulders.
"Misao has been devastated these past days... I don't think Omasu and Okan have stopped crying yet." He said. "And, Misao, I've asked you to drop the '–sama'."
"Hai Aoshi... kun." Aoshi smiled slightly. Kaori's eyes widened.
[This is WAY to weird.] She thought in disbelief. [This can't be real!]
"How is everyone holding up?" Misao asked everyone. Megumi didn't answer, she was oblivious to the fact that she was being spoken to, and kept staring at the coffin. Sano sighed.
"Kitsune has been like that all week. She barely talks at all." He said. "I'm dealing." Kaori noticed an abundance of shattered rocks scattered on the ground, as did Misao.
"Taking your anger out on the rocks?" Misao asked. Sano just nodded then Misao turned to Yahiko.
"What about you, Yahiko?" Yahiko looked up with watery eyes.
"I'm okay... I guess..." he said in a whisper. He rubbed his eyes and turned away toward the coffin. Kaori's eyes started to water.
[Poor Yahiko.] Kaori walked over to him and bent over to gaze into his face. Yahiko's eyes were watery and red. Kaori suddenly had the overwhelming urge to hug him and went to do so, but her hands passed through his body. Yahiko shivered and walked over to the coffin. Kaori followed.
"Oi... busu..." he said with less enthusiasm than usual. "... we all miss you..." he sniffed. "... Kenshin won't tell us what you said to him... we all really wanna know." He gingerly placed a hand on the wood. "Kaoru... Kenshin's real depressed... he's acting like there's nothing wrong but I just know this is tearing him up inside... I wish you were still here and then everything would be back to normal..." his hand fell from the coffin and he turned to walk away. Kaori watched him walk over to Tsubame, who was sobbing. He put an arm around her shoulders and she buried her head in his chest. Kaori sighed.
[Kaoru must... have meant a lot... to these people...] Kaori's eyes widened as Kenshin approached the coffin. She noticed the crowd shift away from the area where the coffin lay as Kenshin approached it. He stopped just to the right of where Kaori stood and stared at the coffin. Kaori moved closer and looked at his face. His violet eyes shone with unshed tears. Her hand moved to touch his cheek, but she then remembered what would happen if she tried so she dropped her hand. Instead of passing through him though, her hand hit Kenshin's shoulder. His eyes widened, as he looked straightforward into Kaori's eyes.
"Ka... oru..." he whispered. Kaori blinked in confusion and then her hand passed through his shoulder. Kenshin's eyes narrowed, then he shook his head and continued to stare at the coffin. Kaori moved away from him as quickly as she could.
[Kaoru... he SAW me and called ME... KAORU?]
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Kaori jolted out of her slumber and immediately sat up. [What the hell was that?!?] She held her head in the hands. [This is pure insanity... it's like I'm reliving someone's past!] she rubbed her eyes and looked up at the clock.
"Five o' clock?!? SHIT!" She stood up. "I gotta start dinner..." as she started a new potential cooking disaster, she pushed the dream to the back of her mind and tried to forget about it.
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Later that night, across town, Kenji was in his room, struggling to fall asleep. Since he could remember, he had had strange dreams, filled with blood and gore. After moving to Tokyo, a new set of dreams that seemed to be placed in a later time period plagued his sleep. Now, most of his waking thoughts were filled with the raven-haired beauty from his newer dreams.
[It's happening again.] he thought bitterly. [I can't sleep and it's all her fault...] he sat up and got out of bed. [Perhaps a walk will calm my nerves...] he proceeded to pull on his jacket over his pajamas and a pair of sneakers. On an impulse, he grabbed an umbrella, for the skies had been extremely dark and gloomy since that afternoon. He opened his window and jumped to a nearby tree branch and climbed down the large oak tree by his window.
Kaori was in a similar predicament. Her dream earlier that day was preventing her from sleeping; she didn't want to dream again. She sat up, got out of bed and walked over to her closet. Pulling out a pair of jeans and a black tank top, she stripped off her pajamas and changed into her clothes. She glanced at the clock.
"Twelve forty six... I better go out the window..." she muttered. Pulling on her jacket, she opened her window and jumped out, landing softly on the ground. Kaori walked toward the road and following a gut feeling, she turned left.
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Okay, I totally and utterly realize how short this chapter was and I know I left you with a cliffhanger, but I am suffering with a bout of the cursed writers block and this is all I could come up with for now. I have a vague idea of where I'm going with this, so... ::smiles:: I'll post a new chapter as soon as I take a pick and ax to the damn writers wall block.
Neko: ::pats Lunar-chan on the head:: It's alright Lunar-chan.
Lunar: ::pouts:: I no lika the writers block.
Kenshin: Cheer up Lunar-dono.
Neko: Hai, don't worry, be happy!!
Lunar: ::smiles:: Hai, hai.
Kenshin: That's better.
Lunar: Well, I guess that's all I have to say right now. I'll overcome the wall sooner or later. ::Pulls out a jackhammer and grins evilly:: Take this you damn wall!
Neko + Kenshin: ::Sweatdropps::
Lunar: ::grins sheepishly:: Gomen ne minna.
FYI: Japanese glossary
Busu: Ugly (Yahiko's nickname for Kaoru)
Itai: Ouch!
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
Minna: Everyone
Gomen ne (nasai): I'm (really) sorry
Ne: Right?
Ja (ne): See ya (later)
Matte: Wait
Demo: But
Onegi: Please
Alrighty then, I'm REALLY gonna leave now. I PROMISE that I'll have more in the next chapter minna. Now, R+R, onegi and ja ne for now. Look forward to Ch. 3. ::Big kiss:: Remember; keep the peace, love and ANIME!!