Cursed Mirror

RK doesn't belong to me.

AN: Well, I am back with a new chapter of this fic, and it gets a lot better.

Chapter 1: Welcome those of Star Cross Love

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It would all be simple in the end…with a real simple reason for staying. I love him, more then anything…right? This feeling, when ever I think about him, it comes, strong and pricing sending a shock of love, trust and hope through me…but now all it brings is sadness…I never told him, and never have I gotten a straight answer from him in return…

Tomoe woke with a headache, and covered her eyes with her arm, trying to block the sin light streaming down onto her face. Last night…last night was just a dream, the woman in the mirror wasn't real, none of that could've happened…but, she wasn't too sure that what she thought was all there was to it. For memories—for they could've be nothing else—came, with a flood of emotions, pictures and thoughts of things she didn't want, and at the same time, she did want.

She always felt like a whole was there, resting inside of her heart, and that it had finally be filled…because of last night.

Opening her eyes, she blinked and tried to sit up, finding her brother sleeping across her legs like they would've done as children sleeping in the living room after a night of watching movies with their grandmother.

"Enishi, wake up," she whispered, shaking him slightly and he groaned, mumbling something about sisters who don't care about their little brother's beauty sleep. She thought for a moment, and something came to mind, a small memory from the past she knew, in a sick sort of way, which would make him jump. How she knew it would, she didn't know, put something told her that it would. "Look, isn't that Battousai?"

He was up, and looking about, standing over his sister in a protective manor and looking about them in a quick, investigating glance.

"That was a mean trick to play, Nee-chan," he mumbled softly, and Tomoe saw a small trail of tears roll down his face as he looked back at her. "I killed that one…the one from the mirror…and now…I'm happy—you and Akira are happy—but she can't…I only meant for…!"

"Shhhh," she whispered, wrapping her brother into a hug, letting him cry. She knew all that he was going to say, some how, even if she didn't see it first hand, she somehow knew it all.

"They're you two are!" cried out their grandmother, opening the shouji of the small shrine, more light streaming in as the old woman stood there, a broom in hand. "We have to clean, and now! My sister's granddaughter is coming over and we mustn't present her to a dirty dojo! Now get moving!"

Before anyone could complain or say something about another matter, the broom and a mop and bucket was thrown at them, and their grandmother scurried on about with other business.

"I'll sweep."

The twins rested, tired out on the fresh grass of the front garden, lying out under the shad of a tree, one that was there for generations.

"You two, I got something else for you to do!" Their grandmother called out and both of them groaned, it was impossible for them to invade any type of work set to them by the tricky old woman. "You two can try some of my new batch of tea!"

She showed up in her familiar work kimono, hair pulled back in a traditional bun and in her arms was a tray of cups and a kettle. "It's nice and cold, perfect for a snack after a hard days of work."

"Arigato!" both said, taking a glass and taking in the tea at record time. Their grandmother's tea was famous for being good and delicious, and it always was.

"Hey, anyone home?" called out a voice at the gate, and Tomoe spit out the tea that she had just spit out.

"Oh no, he can't see me like this!" She ran from her spot, going back around the house and to the shower, to freshen up before her 'boyfriend' could see her after a hard day's work.

"Tomoe-chan…? Oh, hello Enishi-kun, Soba," Akira said, showing up and bowing to them. "Where'd Tomoe-chan go?"

"Oh, freshen up," said Grandmother, sipping her tea and motioning for him to sit down and take a glass.

"Oh, it sounds just like her, but my cousins here for college and—"

"He was going to show me around town when we ran into this one trying to find her way here," finished his cousin, a red head with amber eyes, his clothes tight and fitting with a pair of amethyst colored sunglasses. Beside him stood a beautiful young woman with dark blue eyes and raven colored hair.

"Aki-kun, I didn't expect you to come by," Tomoe said, coming in, all freshened up.

"And in record time," muttered Enishi taking a sip of his tea.

"I heard that, little brother," his sister shot back, glaring at him before looking at the people standing behind her boyfriend. "And who are you two?"

"Kao-chan! It's so good to see you after all these years!" Grandmother said, getting to her feet and hugging her niece.

"It is good to see you two, Great Aunt," she replied, with a small smile. Enishi froze, and looked at her for a moment, his jaw hanging open. She was beautiful, but she was also the one from the mirror. She was here, really there! And the one next to her…

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Cliffhanger, I know it all, but it is well for I updated, and now you just have to wait a week tell the next chapter… or maybe not.

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Was the reincarnation of Himura Kenshin, also know as the Hitokiri Battousai. It wasn't possible, was it? Enishi wished it was, some how, something told him that they had to be happy now that he was, but something also fought against that very things…but what ever would happen, it would interesting thing to watch unfold, and both sides agreed on that.

Oh, this is my cousin, Namiko Kenshin, and…" Akira trailed off, not really sure, after all, it was Kenshin who did the most talking to her, he could hardly get a word into their conversation when they came to the dojo.

"My sister's granddaughter, Reikushi Kaoru," Grandmother said, motioning to the girl with a smile.

"You can just call me Kao-san," Kaoru said, smiling, she had in unearthly beauty that the red head standing next to was attracted to. It just drew him in like a moth to a flame.

"It is a nice to meet you," Tomoe said, bowing in reply. Enishi nodded his head, not willing to bow below her, that radical side of him also not allowing him to do so.

"Kao-chan, why don't I show you to your room? You must be tired after coming all this way. And Aki-kun, Ken-san, I suggest you continue to travel the city before it gets dark. It isn't safe to travel after dark, no matter how safe our city may seem."

"We'll take your advice Soba," Akira said, humoring the old woman, as most always did about her words of advice, it rarely things they ever took to heart, but there were some jewels in the advice she gave. "Come on, Kenshin, we still have a while to go."

"See you around school, right?" Kenshin asked to Kaoru, not willing to leave at the moment.

"I agree to that," Kaoru said with a smile that made Kenshin's insides melt. His cousin looked between the two and seeing that his cousin wouldn't leave without force grabbed his ponytail and dragged him off. "He's pretty cute." Kaoru giggled and looked back at the three before smiling. "Thank you very much for letting me stay here for my first few weeks at the university."

"You got into Tokyo University?" Enishi said. "I hear that they don't take just any old students."

"Maybe from what you here, but I got in, and I'm just like the rest of you. Um, Great Aunt, may I please me shown that room?"

"Oh, yes of course dear, follow me."

The two walked into the main hall, leaving the twins to them selves. "That was her."

"Yes it was."

"Then it was real…"

"Just look at your wrist."

Sure enough, around their wrists were the matching bracelets.

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AN: :) Here is the real end of this chapter, I just couldn't resist with the one above, I wanted to try something new this time… and in that last bit of dialouge, don't ask me who is who, I'll leave that up to you to decide.

omochi: yeah, Enishi did kill her in the past, and that leads into this. Sad yes, to be trapped in a mirror for so long, but there is some one out there who knew Kaoru was there, and we'll just have to see who that one is. Also, I am going to do a reunion one-shot for Crystal of Love sometime soon, you're character for that story will have the last laugh.

Jay: thank you, encourangement is something all writers love to get…and by the way, I am writing a Crystal of Love reunion, and was wondering, sense you have been such a wonderful reveiwer for that story, would you like to be in it?

Misanagi: Thank you, interesting start as well for this chapter, cause you don't know the dark reason behind it all in this fic.

Clownsareeveil & Darkshadowheartless: haha, having a fight with your self? I haven't had one before, or at least in a long time. ^.^ and Faithless Forever will come back, but after I am done fixing it up.

Vesca: thank you. Though cute? I never pictured it that way, so I'm glad it has kind of different look when read through other people's eyes.

Chiruken: I love your fics! They are the coolest and I am honored you are reading one of mine. Thank you.

kurara: … thank you, though your review was a good one, I just don't know what else to say.

Okay, thank you for the reviews, and I hope you liked this chapter as well as the rest of the story.