Standard disclaimer applies.
Author's note: The first few chapters of this fan-fiction are heavily based on Teresa Medeiros's Lady of Conquest.
Ewunia: Oh thank you so much for reviewing. You made me so happy when I first received your review.
Kamimura Kaoru: you are indeed a very nice person for cheer me on. Well you will find out how old Kaoru is in this chapter, as for Kenshin he is 27, just the same as the manga (or is he 28?) Too young to be a King, maybe but Kenshin is quite an incredible person.
Kriska: hehe, hopefully this chapter won't bore you too much.
ToNbErYoFwEiRdNeSs: , sorry if the last chapter didn't make much sense, writing a Fight scene is so hard! Hopefully in the next few chapters it will clear up the monster idea.
And once again thank you for reviewing my first fanfic, although it's not a lot but you guys give me enough courage to go on. ^^
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Her eyes widened in shock and horror.
She recognized him. the man who attacked her and dunked her head into the river.the man who caused her endless suffering in her short life.
.Himura Kenshin.
Although it has been years since she last saw him she could still recognize his striking violet eyes, the very same pair of eyes that she tried to forget. Still after all these years, the second she saw him all she could do was sit there and stare back at him.
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Kenshin's heart raced frantically the instant their eyes came in contact.
His eyes roamed over her small delicate body,
Her short raven hair, the slightest hint of her breast beneath the damp garment.
Abruptly he looked back to her battered face.
Something about this girl unsettled him, with those vibrant blue eyes that seemed to recognize him, those same blue eyes seemed to be condemning him.
"Who are you?" he asked.
Her eyes enlarged further.so he has forgotten about me. feeling disappointed and relieved at the same time she turned her body away.
Not understanding why, but somehow he seemed to have hurt the girl. Determined to get some answers from her, he took another approach.
"Who is the man that ran off?" he asked, circling her.
Kenshin's eyes widened slightly at the sight of her soft lips quivering. Believing the worst, unreasonable anger seethed through his mind "Is he your lover?" he demanded furiously,
"Yes he is, and you killed him, you bastard!" She screamed, angry with him for killing Enishi, angry that he had forgotten her, angry that she had to see him again. She lunged towards him, reaching for his sword.
Taken by surprise, Kenshin could only grab both of her wrists before they both lost their balance and stumbled hard onto the ground. Kenshin used his body to cushion her when they fell. The impact of the floor knocked the air from his lungs and loosened his grip on her wrist.
Unfazed by the fall, Kaoru fought against him, hitting his solid chest with her small fist as she screamed out her frustration. Minutes drifted by. Tired of her, Kenshin let out a loud sigh and swiftly rolled on top of her, knees on either side of her slim hips, her thin wrist still in his hands. And still she struggled on.
"Stop fighting, you will only hurt your self." His face was only inches from hers.
Tears fell freely down her cheeks and tickled at her ears. The feeling of helplessness overcame her and she succumbed weakly.
"I hate you!" she hissed, "You killed him, you bastard. Kill me now or else I swear to avenge his death."
Kenshin chest tightened against her reproach of him, though he couldn't understand why she mattered at all.
"He can't be your lover." His eyes narrowed, "You can't be more then 14 years old."
"I'm 16 this summer, old enough to be any ones lover!" she spat, using her arms to push his heavier body off her.
His eyes flashed gold, tightening his hold on her wrist, "Stop lying!" He leaned his body closer to hers. "Who is he?"
The chill in his gaze forced her head to the side and sealed her silence. He partially released his grip on her to grab her chin and force her to face him. His voice was so quiet, and promised so much death, "Who is he?"
Her breath caught in her throat.
Breaking under him, she spoke quickly, before she choked again, "He's my brother." She closed her eyes trying to quell the disturbance caused by the closeness of him.
Kenshin, hearing her answer, sighed.so they are not lovers.
Her unsteady voice broke through his thoughts, "You are hurting me."
"Sorry." He quickly loosen his hands and stood up. How could she have such a hold on him to make him forget himself like that? "You still haven't answered my question." Kenshin held out his hand to help her up, his feelings under control once more.
"What question?" Resentment laced in her voice called a stop to the tears that had, despite her best efforts, slipped through. She swiped his hand from her and scrambled to her feet unassisted. She moved away from him, suspicious of the sudden change in his demeanor.
"Your name."
"My name is of no use to you, you are going to kill me anyway," she replied bitterly. "Who said I was going to kill you?" Strangely, the thought of causing this little girl harm wrenched in his throat. The very idea seemed simply wrong.
Her name took the edge off her voice, "Kaoru"
"Just Kaoru?" He prodded, wanting to know more about her.
"Just Kaoru," she replied. "So what are you going to do with me?"
His response was automatic, "We are going back to my castle." He took hold of her small rough hand and walked towards the huge black horse tied to a tree. Too exhausted to care what happened to her, she let him help her onto the beast. He swung up behind her, wrapped his arms around her waist and took hold of the reins.
He kept the pace painfully slow, to avoid hurting her further, and they plodded along the countryside, moving slowly but steadily toward a foreboding end.
Determined to ignore him, Kaoru sat rigidly on the horse and concentrated on keeping her back from coming in contact with his warm solid body.
Kenshin smiled privately at her posturing. But her silence gave him time to think. As they rode, he wondered over how one small girl could cause so much trouble. Each time he tried to come up with an answer for her senseless killing, his mind went blank. He could think of no reason at all. But also when he left he had promised to bring back the DEAD monsters head.
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I would like to Thank Syngen Sequmi for editing my story for me.
Author's note: The first few chapters of this fan-fiction are heavily based on Teresa Medeiros's Lady of Conquest.
Ewunia: Oh thank you so much for reviewing. You made me so happy when I first received your review.
Kamimura Kaoru: you are indeed a very nice person for cheer me on. Well you will find out how old Kaoru is in this chapter, as for Kenshin he is 27, just the same as the manga (or is he 28?) Too young to be a King, maybe but Kenshin is quite an incredible person.
Kriska: hehe, hopefully this chapter won't bore you too much.
ToNbErYoFwEiRdNeSs: , sorry if the last chapter didn't make much sense, writing a Fight scene is so hard! Hopefully in the next few chapters it will clear up the monster idea.
And once again thank you for reviewing my first fanfic, although it's not a lot but you guys give me enough courage to go on. ^^
*****
Her eyes widened in shock and horror.
She recognized him. the man who attacked her and dunked her head into the river.the man who caused her endless suffering in her short life.
.Himura Kenshin.
Although it has been years since she last saw him she could still recognize his striking violet eyes, the very same pair of eyes that she tried to forget. Still after all these years, the second she saw him all she could do was sit there and stare back at him.
****
Kenshin's heart raced frantically the instant their eyes came in contact.
His eyes roamed over her small delicate body,
Her short raven hair, the slightest hint of her breast beneath the damp garment.
Abruptly he looked back to her battered face.
Something about this girl unsettled him, with those vibrant blue eyes that seemed to recognize him, those same blue eyes seemed to be condemning him.
"Who are you?" he asked.
Her eyes enlarged further.so he has forgotten about me. feeling disappointed and relieved at the same time she turned her body away.
Not understanding why, but somehow he seemed to have hurt the girl. Determined to get some answers from her, he took another approach.
"Who is the man that ran off?" he asked, circling her.
Kenshin's eyes widened slightly at the sight of her soft lips quivering. Believing the worst, unreasonable anger seethed through his mind "Is he your lover?" he demanded furiously,
"Yes he is, and you killed him, you bastard!" She screamed, angry with him for killing Enishi, angry that he had forgotten her, angry that she had to see him again. She lunged towards him, reaching for his sword.
Taken by surprise, Kenshin could only grab both of her wrists before they both lost their balance and stumbled hard onto the ground. Kenshin used his body to cushion her when they fell. The impact of the floor knocked the air from his lungs and loosened his grip on her wrist.
Unfazed by the fall, Kaoru fought against him, hitting his solid chest with her small fist as she screamed out her frustration. Minutes drifted by. Tired of her, Kenshin let out a loud sigh and swiftly rolled on top of her, knees on either side of her slim hips, her thin wrist still in his hands. And still she struggled on.
"Stop fighting, you will only hurt your self." His face was only inches from hers.
Tears fell freely down her cheeks and tickled at her ears. The feeling of helplessness overcame her and she succumbed weakly.
"I hate you!" she hissed, "You killed him, you bastard. Kill me now or else I swear to avenge his death."
Kenshin chest tightened against her reproach of him, though he couldn't understand why she mattered at all.
"He can't be your lover." His eyes narrowed, "You can't be more then 14 years old."
"I'm 16 this summer, old enough to be any ones lover!" she spat, using her arms to push his heavier body off her.
His eyes flashed gold, tightening his hold on her wrist, "Stop lying!" He leaned his body closer to hers. "Who is he?"
The chill in his gaze forced her head to the side and sealed her silence. He partially released his grip on her to grab her chin and force her to face him. His voice was so quiet, and promised so much death, "Who is he?"
Her breath caught in her throat.
Breaking under him, she spoke quickly, before she choked again, "He's my brother." She closed her eyes trying to quell the disturbance caused by the closeness of him.
Kenshin, hearing her answer, sighed.so they are not lovers.
Her unsteady voice broke through his thoughts, "You are hurting me."
"Sorry." He quickly loosen his hands and stood up. How could she have such a hold on him to make him forget himself like that? "You still haven't answered my question." Kenshin held out his hand to help her up, his feelings under control once more.
"What question?" Resentment laced in her voice called a stop to the tears that had, despite her best efforts, slipped through. She swiped his hand from her and scrambled to her feet unassisted. She moved away from him, suspicious of the sudden change in his demeanor.
"Your name."
"My name is of no use to you, you are going to kill me anyway," she replied bitterly. "Who said I was going to kill you?" Strangely, the thought of causing this little girl harm wrenched in his throat. The very idea seemed simply wrong.
Her name took the edge off her voice, "Kaoru"
"Just Kaoru?" He prodded, wanting to know more about her.
"Just Kaoru," she replied. "So what are you going to do with me?"
His response was automatic, "We are going back to my castle." He took hold of her small rough hand and walked towards the huge black horse tied to a tree. Too exhausted to care what happened to her, she let him help her onto the beast. He swung up behind her, wrapped his arms around her waist and took hold of the reins.
He kept the pace painfully slow, to avoid hurting her further, and they plodded along the countryside, moving slowly but steadily toward a foreboding end.
Determined to ignore him, Kaoru sat rigidly on the horse and concentrated on keeping her back from coming in contact with his warm solid body.
Kenshin smiled privately at her posturing. But her silence gave him time to think. As they rode, he wondered over how one small girl could cause so much trouble. Each time he tried to come up with an answer for her senseless killing, his mind went blank. He could think of no reason at all. But also when he left he had promised to bring back the DEAD monsters head.
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I would like to Thank Syngen Sequmi for editing my story for me.