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Summary:
AU. Enishi is the Goblin King and he rules the Underground. One day he places his eyes on a girl and decides he wants her. He plots her to be wished away, but when the 13th hour arrives, does she want to stay of her own free will?
(RK & Labyrinth crossover)
A fanfic made by Tiian.
13th Hour
Prologue. A mysterious gift
Misao yawned widely. She was tired, but refused to go to sleep. Soon it would be time for the sun to set down. She wanted to see it since people had praised its beauty to her in many occasions. Besides she would leave Tokyo soon and there was no ocean she could see sun set behind in Kyoto. So she wanted to see this.
Sun was already almost touching the horizon.
She had left from the dojo already some time ago. She had said to Kenshin that she wouldn't return soon, but no one knew where she had gone. She wanted to be alone for a minute to think about her situation.
After the battle with Shishio Aoshi had returned to the Aoiya, but she didn't really feel as if he would really be back. At least he was not back to her. That was why she had left to visit her friends, to escape from the suffocating situation.
She could still remember the days from her childhood that she had spent with him. With him and the other who were now forever gone. They would never return to her in this world. Well, Hannya had come to raise her spirits during her battle. He had said that Aoshi-sama would return to her. He had been wrong.
When she had been child, Aoshi had always watched over her. His kind look followed her around and his strong arms had pulled her away from danger. Now he just sat still and meditated. Misao knew that it was important to him, but she still felt a little left out.
Her thoughts were constantly on him and her dreams were filled with happy fantasies of them getting together soon. Still she was a little hesitant, especially lately.
She loved him. That she had known from a little child she no longer was. She had mature thoughts even if her manners and body were not, yet. She gave easily in to her cheerful nature and playful feelings. She enjoyed living her life like this. She didn't care for the thoughts of the others, her own feelings were what mattered.
And now they were filled with confusion.
She had run after Aoshi throughout Japan. She had wanted to find him so much because the awful pain of missing him had been too much. She had been unable to just sit still and suffer. Now he was here and still she missed him. She missed the Aoshi she had learned to know as a child. The kind man, brave ninja and loyal leader.
Much had changed since those days, some for the better, some for the worst. She had changed just like he had. Had he seen it? Did he see that she had grown to be a woman? Was she a woman? She was not sure of it herself all the time when everyone around her considered her a child. She was not sure of anything.
Her feelings…
His feelings…
All were clouded from her eyes. Her heart was in turmoil, trying to finds its true feelings, to separate the past from the present. She had left Kyoto behind her, escaped from its suffocating air only to feel the same even here. She knew now that there was nowhere she could run to, she would have to find her answers, that was the only way to reach fresher air.
She stared forward as the sun set and disappeared. It was indeed very beautiful, but she found no peace from its beauty. The darkness fell upon the city and upon her.
She was about to rise and return to the dojo when something fell into her lap. Her eyes widened and she looked down to see a book. Its cover was red and with golden kanji a name was wrote on it. Labyrinth. She blinked and looked around. There was no one near that could have thrown it in such way that it would come from above her.
Suddenly she heard a sound of wings flapping. She raised her eyes from the book and saw an owl. It was mostly white, but there was a little bit of light brown in its back. It flew around her and then landed beside her.
Misao stared at it with joyous expression. She had never seen an owl this close. The owl curried its feathers and then looked directly at Misao. Its eyes were turquoise and they captured Misao completely. She felt her power disappear from her as if drained away. With great effort she turned and looked elsewhere.
She breathed heavily for sometime and then turned to see the owl gone. Her eyes wandered back to the book on her lab. Labyrinth. She had heard tales of such things. Curiously she opened the book and read few lines.
It seemed rather interesting. She put the book inside her clothes and started walking back to the dojo. It was too dark to read more here.
She walked calmly, not noticing the owl that occasionally flew over her and watched her with its turquoise eyes. She entered the dojo and then spent ten minutes listening Kaoru when she complained how Misao had disappeared and how worried they had been.
Tired from her earlier encounter with the owl and her distressed emotions she asked to be allowed to go to sleep. It was granted to her but only after Kaoru dropped a bomb into her lap.
"We received a letter. It seems that Aoshi-san is coming here and will arrive tomorrow."
Tiian
Summary:
AU. Enishi is the Goblin King and he rules the Underground. One day he places his eyes on a girl and decides he wants her. He plots her to be wished away, but when the 13th hour arrives, does she want to stay of her own free will?
(RK & Labyrinth crossover)
A fanfic made by Tiian.
13th Hour
Prologue. A mysterious gift
Misao yawned widely. She was tired, but refused to go to sleep. Soon it would be time for the sun to set down. She wanted to see it since people had praised its beauty to her in many occasions. Besides she would leave Tokyo soon and there was no ocean she could see sun set behind in Kyoto. So she wanted to see this.
Sun was already almost touching the horizon.
She had left from the dojo already some time ago. She had said to Kenshin that she wouldn't return soon, but no one knew where she had gone. She wanted to be alone for a minute to think about her situation.
After the battle with Shishio Aoshi had returned to the Aoiya, but she didn't really feel as if he would really be back. At least he was not back to her. That was why she had left to visit her friends, to escape from the suffocating situation.
She could still remember the days from her childhood that she had spent with him. With him and the other who were now forever gone. They would never return to her in this world. Well, Hannya had come to raise her spirits during her battle. He had said that Aoshi-sama would return to her. He had been wrong.
When she had been child, Aoshi had always watched over her. His kind look followed her around and his strong arms had pulled her away from danger. Now he just sat still and meditated. Misao knew that it was important to him, but she still felt a little left out.
Her thoughts were constantly on him and her dreams were filled with happy fantasies of them getting together soon. Still she was a little hesitant, especially lately.
She loved him. That she had known from a little child she no longer was. She had mature thoughts even if her manners and body were not, yet. She gave easily in to her cheerful nature and playful feelings. She enjoyed living her life like this. She didn't care for the thoughts of the others, her own feelings were what mattered.
And now they were filled with confusion.
She had run after Aoshi throughout Japan. She had wanted to find him so much because the awful pain of missing him had been too much. She had been unable to just sit still and suffer. Now he was here and still she missed him. She missed the Aoshi she had learned to know as a child. The kind man, brave ninja and loyal leader.
Much had changed since those days, some for the better, some for the worst. She had changed just like he had. Had he seen it? Did he see that she had grown to be a woman? Was she a woman? She was not sure of it herself all the time when everyone around her considered her a child. She was not sure of anything.
Her feelings…
His feelings…
All were clouded from her eyes. Her heart was in turmoil, trying to finds its true feelings, to separate the past from the present. She had left Kyoto behind her, escaped from its suffocating air only to feel the same even here. She knew now that there was nowhere she could run to, she would have to find her answers, that was the only way to reach fresher air.
She stared forward as the sun set and disappeared. It was indeed very beautiful, but she found no peace from its beauty. The darkness fell upon the city and upon her.
She was about to rise and return to the dojo when something fell into her lap. Her eyes widened and she looked down to see a book. Its cover was red and with golden kanji a name was wrote on it. Labyrinth. She blinked and looked around. There was no one near that could have thrown it in such way that it would come from above her.
Suddenly she heard a sound of wings flapping. She raised her eyes from the book and saw an owl. It was mostly white, but there was a little bit of light brown in its back. It flew around her and then landed beside her.
Misao stared at it with joyous expression. She had never seen an owl this close. The owl curried its feathers and then looked directly at Misao. Its eyes were turquoise and they captured Misao completely. She felt her power disappear from her as if drained away. With great effort she turned and looked elsewhere.
She breathed heavily for sometime and then turned to see the owl gone. Her eyes wandered back to the book on her lab. Labyrinth. She had heard tales of such things. Curiously she opened the book and read few lines.
It seemed rather interesting. She put the book inside her clothes and started walking back to the dojo. It was too dark to read more here.
She walked calmly, not noticing the owl that occasionally flew over her and watched her with its turquoise eyes. She entered the dojo and then spent ten minutes listening Kaoru when she complained how Misao had disappeared and how worried they had been.
Tired from her earlier encounter with the owl and her distressed emotions she asked to be allowed to go to sleep. It was granted to her but only after Kaoru dropped a bomb into her lap.
"We received a letter. It seems that Aoshi-san is coming here and will arrive tomorrow."
Tiian