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In the Midst of Clouds ~ An Alternate Rurouni Kenshin Romance
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Chapter One: The Disturbance
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Start of dream sequence:
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A little stream of crystal clear water flowed into a lake that formed in the
valley of between the scenic mountain range. A slice of silver moon can be
seen from the clear blue sky filled with countless stars as well as the
smooth mirror like surface of the lake itself.
Speckles of yellow and green light from the fireflies decorated the
breathtaking view as she pranced through the field of wild flowers bathed
in the liquid moonlight. Laughter of delight floated up and was carried off
to a distance by peals of gentle breeze.
He was late.
The time was getting harder to pass as the person she had waited for did
not turned up for at least an hour. She collapsed onto the soft mattress of
wild grass and cradled her knees. An occasional chirp of a cricket relieved
nagging doubts of his appearance, be it intentional or not.
Impossible.
He would never break his promise. The promise of meeting her here every
night without fail. Of course she knew that it was absurd to keep a promise
to a man whom did not exist outside the realm of dreamland. Her heart
obviously decided to ignore the former when it took command of her legs
without fail for so many years. The reasons had not yet come to her.
She was still in the middle of debating whether to leave when the rustling of
bushes startled her. Pale blue grey eyes met hers as her heart skipped a
beat. Dark shadows as always, covered most of his face from view.
"Konbanwa," the girl stammered.
"Konbanwa."
She clasped her hands together as she timidly asked, "Ano, if you don't mind,
can I know the reason for the delay?"
"Nothing that important."
She wanted to ask further but the slate blue eyes seemed to implore her to
stop questioning. An understanding smile touched her lips as she changed the
topic.
As usual, the conversation that ensured was rather one sided but the relaxed
contentment that lurked beneath the surface of his cold facade was enough to
reassure her that he did not mind her babbling.
After all, hadn't he came back almost every night? Those nights when he had
actually skipped the meetings had managed to worry her. However, despite
such strange behaviour, he visited her night after night while she had never
probed any further into the reasons for his disappearance.
"How I wish this will never end," she sighed after a reflective silence.
He was surprised at the wistful quality in her voice.
"Why?"
She blinked at the sudden question. "I mean, you're only a figment of my
imagination, right? So you couldn't possibly appear in real life and talk to
me or," she drifted off.
'Figment of imagination? I thought she was just part of my dream?' he frowned
in great puzzlement and came out of his trance when his female companion
peered at him in concern.
"Or what?" he prompted.
"Nothing!" A rosy red blush crawled upon her cheeks and she hurriedly turned
her head to one side.
A strange light at the peak of the mountain range informed them that dawn is
just breaking. This is a signal whereby their nightly encounter will end.
"See you next time." she beamed at him as she faced the dawning light.
He was gone by the time words were uttered and she closed her eyes once again
to welcome the beginnings of a brand new morning.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~end of dream~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Ohaiyo," an utterly exhausted Misao called out to no one in particular as
she stumbled her way out from her bedroom after visiting the bathroom.
Trying to blink away the sleep from her blue green eyes, she stumbled into a
cranky old chair propped up at the kitchen counter. A slight whiff of
something burning however, quickly sent a series of alarm signals in her
brain. "Shimatta! Kaoru-neesan is cooking breakfast today?"
A muffled shriek confirmed her dreaded suspicion as black smoke drifted
throughout the apartment as the youngest member of the family, Yahiko stormed
into the kitchen while muttering a tirade of long and fluent curses.
"Oi, kono busu! Have you been attempting to kill us all this morning?"
Yahiko's eyebrow twitched as he berated his oldest sister for dragging him
out of dreamland. He grabbed a nearby fire extinguisher and put the tiny
disaster out.
"Nani? Yahiko! I'm trying to do you all a favour here by preparing for your
daily nourishment and that's you can say about my efforts?"
"More like our daily torment is what I would call it."
The already irritated girl was beyond caring about not starting a fight as
she retorted, "Shut your gap up, Yahiko-chan!"
This verbal exchange soon escalated into an all out head knocking and
strangling morning ritual as Misao sighed and stared at the mess created. She
cleared up in no time and was able to whip up a simple meal of pancakes and
soft boiled eggs. "Breakfast is ready!" Misao announced as she carried the
food to the dining room with ease.
Yahiko stopped in the middle of ducking a thrown shinai as he glanced at the
array of dishes arranged on the table. "Yatta!" Unfortunately, this also
caused him unable to avoid the oncoming smack of the weapon on his nose.
Satisfied that the idiotic brother of hers duly punished, Kaoru made herself
comfortable at the dining table as she cheerfully called out, "Itadakimasu!"
The flavour of the pancakes that Kaoru had taken a bite of made her gave a
contented sigh. "If only I can cook as well as Misao-chan."
"Daijoubu, Himura can cook well for both of you," Misao took a tiny sip of
green tea as she hid her grin behind the cup.
"Misao-chan," a warning growl from Kaoru was enough to shut Misao up as she
apologized for the small dig at her sister's talent or the lack thereof.
"Gomen! Gomen!" Misao was quick to apologized.
Kaoru glanced at the small antique clock and exclaimed, "Mou! Look at the
time. We'll be late for school."
The meal was finished in top speed as Misao gulped down the last few bites
and grabbed her school bag to sprint off in the direction of her school,
while Kaoru left for her own school in the opposite direction.
++++++++++++++++++++End Of Chapter One++++++++++++++++++++
A.N: No prizes for guessing who the mysterious guy in the dream was. ^-^
Love it or hate it? Please give your opinions. I'm pretty new to the
fanfiction writing. Comments are welcomed... :)
neko_no_miko
In the Midst of Clouds ~ An Alternate Rurouni Kenshin Romance
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
===================================
Chapter One: The Disturbance
===================================
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Start of dream sequence:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A little stream of crystal clear water flowed into a lake that formed in the
valley of between the scenic mountain range. A slice of silver moon can be
seen from the clear blue sky filled with countless stars as well as the
smooth mirror like surface of the lake itself.
Speckles of yellow and green light from the fireflies decorated the
breathtaking view as she pranced through the field of wild flowers bathed
in the liquid moonlight. Laughter of delight floated up and was carried off
to a distance by peals of gentle breeze.
He was late.
The time was getting harder to pass as the person she had waited for did
not turned up for at least an hour. She collapsed onto the soft mattress of
wild grass and cradled her knees. An occasional chirp of a cricket relieved
nagging doubts of his appearance, be it intentional or not.
Impossible.
He would never break his promise. The promise of meeting her here every
night without fail. Of course she knew that it was absurd to keep a promise
to a man whom did not exist outside the realm of dreamland. Her heart
obviously decided to ignore the former when it took command of her legs
without fail for so many years. The reasons had not yet come to her.
She was still in the middle of debating whether to leave when the rustling of
bushes startled her. Pale blue grey eyes met hers as her heart skipped a
beat. Dark shadows as always, covered most of his face from view.
"Konbanwa," the girl stammered.
"Konbanwa."
She clasped her hands together as she timidly asked, "Ano, if you don't mind,
can I know the reason for the delay?"
"Nothing that important."
She wanted to ask further but the slate blue eyes seemed to implore her to
stop questioning. An understanding smile touched her lips as she changed the
topic.
As usual, the conversation that ensured was rather one sided but the relaxed
contentment that lurked beneath the surface of his cold facade was enough to
reassure her that he did not mind her babbling.
After all, hadn't he came back almost every night? Those nights when he had
actually skipped the meetings had managed to worry her. However, despite
such strange behaviour, he visited her night after night while she had never
probed any further into the reasons for his disappearance.
"How I wish this will never end," she sighed after a reflective silence.
He was surprised at the wistful quality in her voice.
"Why?"
She blinked at the sudden question. "I mean, you're only a figment of my
imagination, right? So you couldn't possibly appear in real life and talk to
me or," she drifted off.
'Figment of imagination? I thought she was just part of my dream?' he frowned
in great puzzlement and came out of his trance when his female companion
peered at him in concern.
"Or what?" he prompted.
"Nothing!" A rosy red blush crawled upon her cheeks and she hurriedly turned
her head to one side.
A strange light at the peak of the mountain range informed them that dawn is
just breaking. This is a signal whereby their nightly encounter will end.
"See you next time." she beamed at him as she faced the dawning light.
He was gone by the time words were uttered and she closed her eyes once again
to welcome the beginnings of a brand new morning.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~end of dream~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Ohaiyo," an utterly exhausted Misao called out to no one in particular as
she stumbled her way out from her bedroom after visiting the bathroom.
Trying to blink away the sleep from her blue green eyes, she stumbled into a
cranky old chair propped up at the kitchen counter. A slight whiff of
something burning however, quickly sent a series of alarm signals in her
brain. "Shimatta! Kaoru-neesan is cooking breakfast today?"
A muffled shriek confirmed her dreaded suspicion as black smoke drifted
throughout the apartment as the youngest member of the family, Yahiko stormed
into the kitchen while muttering a tirade of long and fluent curses.
"Oi, kono busu! Have you been attempting to kill us all this morning?"
Yahiko's eyebrow twitched as he berated his oldest sister for dragging him
out of dreamland. He grabbed a nearby fire extinguisher and put the tiny
disaster out.
"Nani? Yahiko! I'm trying to do you all a favour here by preparing for your
daily nourishment and that's you can say about my efforts?"
"More like our daily torment is what I would call it."
The already irritated girl was beyond caring about not starting a fight as
she retorted, "Shut your gap up, Yahiko-chan!"
This verbal exchange soon escalated into an all out head knocking and
strangling morning ritual as Misao sighed and stared at the mess created. She
cleared up in no time and was able to whip up a simple meal of pancakes and
soft boiled eggs. "Breakfast is ready!" Misao announced as she carried the
food to the dining room with ease.
Yahiko stopped in the middle of ducking a thrown shinai as he glanced at the
array of dishes arranged on the table. "Yatta!" Unfortunately, this also
caused him unable to avoid the oncoming smack of the weapon on his nose.
Satisfied that the idiotic brother of hers duly punished, Kaoru made herself
comfortable at the dining table as she cheerfully called out, "Itadakimasu!"
The flavour of the pancakes that Kaoru had taken a bite of made her gave a
contented sigh. "If only I can cook as well as Misao-chan."
"Daijoubu, Himura can cook well for both of you," Misao took a tiny sip of
green tea as she hid her grin behind the cup.
"Misao-chan," a warning growl from Kaoru was enough to shut Misao up as she
apologized for the small dig at her sister's talent or the lack thereof.
"Gomen! Gomen!" Misao was quick to apologized.
Kaoru glanced at the small antique clock and exclaimed, "Mou! Look at the
time. We'll be late for school."
The meal was finished in top speed as Misao gulped down the last few bites
and grabbed her school bag to sprint off in the direction of her school,
while Kaoru left for her own school in the opposite direction.
++++++++++++++++++++End Of Chapter One++++++++++++++++++++
A.N: No prizes for guessing who the mysterious guy in the dream was. ^-^
Love it or hate it? Please give your opinions. I'm pretty new to the
fanfiction writing. Comments are welcomed... :)
neko_no_miko