Has she come to take him back? She thought him dead, now she has a chance for redemption..would she take it?Can she really take him way from the happiness he already found?

Hello, this is my first fanfiction. I'm usually terrible at writing so this is to improve my writing skills and to see if I can be wee bit creative. Just wanted to say that I love RK. And I'm a definite Kaoru and Kenshin fan. Hehehe *hint hint* ^.^' hope u can understand the hint. I really wanted to make this dark and dreary but it seem. that I made it into a fic with sum dreary moment. a nostalgic fic..is what I wrote.. I think well don't know till I write it right? Hehehe ok I'll start now :-p

Oh and this takes place perhaps 7 years later (yahiko about 16 or something) hmmm I wanted to make her only a few years older then yahiko. may-haps by 3 years or so. Well, seem weird with 3 years cause then the time line would be all crazy and she ends up with 2 years for doing this but really when it should be 5 years and this is like 7 years in the future adding the 2 years or so that they been together that would be 9years and if it's 9 years yahiko 16?

Argh see very weird...don't pay attention to the time I guess. Hmm maybe 5 years from not *is just rambling now* hahahaha sorry.. I pent up with all these thoughts and I need to develop the charters more I know I know...hmm let see I make lots of typos.please feel free to flame me for them...oh and grammars.definitely the grammar!!

Disclaimer:

First thing, all characters except for the ones I made up belong to the dude who made rurouni kenshin (I forget names). Okay lets get rolling.

Maiden of No Regrets

Chapter: 1

It was a nice blue day, the sakura floating gently in the wind and the tree branches rustled in the background. It was such a nice day outside and the hoards of women were busily chatting among themselves and flirting with the men outside.

Kiera Matokai sat by the window looking out onto the yard filled with busy workers. Masako Masuki was rebuilding his yard to make it into a beautiful garden with fishponds and scented flowers. It was to be used at an entertainment area for his guest.

A month ago, Masako had picked her and a couple of other girls from a slave train. He bought them many beautiful clothes and jewelry and he trained them to sing, dance and many of the other arts. They knew what he was going to use them for and has given up trying to free themselves.

Masako treated them well, they were never beaten or harmed and they didn't have to lift a single thing. They were pampered, with maids waiting on them hand and foot. They had resigned to their fate and now live life day by day. What could they have done? Escape into poverty and be used by cruel men? At least Masako would take good care of them and prevent the nasties( ohh the very unkind men) from getting to the girls. It was better then some places out there in the world.

They knew what was out there waiting for them; they didn't want to go back. In here they can pretend and enjoy the safety that Masako provided for them. It seemed liked a fair trade to them. Their bodies and charm for that of protection from the world outside.

They already lost everything they held dear when they were sold to the slave trains. Women who made sacrifices for their family and was shunned for it. They couldn't go back now, they could not look into those eyes that watched them grow up or the eyes that regard them with contempt. They were beautiful here, respected, and was to be regard with awe.

Kiera was different from many of the other girls; she had raven dark hair with the loveliest violet eyes on a snow-white face. She was maybe 18 or even 22 no one knew her age for sure. She was a timeless beauty and showed no sign of any age except for being a young woman. She was loud and cheerful but in another manner was quiet and dark. It was like there was two of her.

No one knew how she gotten on the slave train or anything about her past. Like many of the other girls, she lived by the rule of living life day by day. She wasn't going look back at the past or towards the future.

She came on the slave train with a mahogany box and left with it. The box was decorated with sakura and with the words "Sorrow may seems like it last forever but Love overcomes it." Kiera would sit melancholically for hours staring at the words. She kept this box hidden at all times and only took it out on a certain day every month. It was like a reminder of her purpose. Her redemption.

The girls got along with her very well. Kiera taught them a few tricks just in case if there were walking alone on the streets or maybe when the house was open to the public. They would set aside 2 hours a day and work with each other while Kiera taught them. They were good, but none had killed yet. Kiera explained carefully telling them that killing would stain their hands, and only to do so in a necessary situation. She warned them that doing it out of anger or because they were order to would haunt them and the guilt would consume them. They knew that it was wisdom that came from experience.

Kiera made a request to have some money to go out and buy fans. One day she came back with beautifully carved fans. One for each of the girls and she taught them how to hold these special fans and how to use them in emergency. It was like Kiera was training her own personal army of women assassins. These women would have done anything for Kiera, she was good to them and taught them things to protect and defend themselves with.

While Masako was their master and caregiver to dozens of women trained for entertainment, Kiera was their master and friend to the women who were trained to fight. A underground group of women assassins working her Masako nose. Masako had no problem with Kiera teaching them a couple of moves to defend themselves. It made him feel better that it would provide some of the women protection from leering men.

Kiera was Masako favorite. They were friends, and would have never crossed those boundaries. He respected her and thought she was someone not to fall in love with. He loved her, but in a brotherly way. She was a kind hearted person that had never let him down so far. Masako called her his Nightingale because she has the most wondrous voice that could break you heart, but could also make you fall in love all over again. Her voice was magical, it would enthralled the listener and put him or her under Kiera's web of spells.

Masako was a kind man, his past also unknown. He was respected by the women who he took care of and in turn respected them.

They were just unfortunates of fate and couldn't have helped it. He was a handsome man of 28 and was still in his prime. His riches were unknown and there was nothing threatening about him to anyone. He was a good man and was helping those he found. People would come and go from the house; some staying for a few days, weeks or more and even months.

He could have known what Kiera was doing and didn't care or he knew that there was a reason for everything and planned to leave the situation to be. He could have been a silly man who trusted his wards. They knew though that the moment in trouble that Masako would come and save them Masako their superman.

"Kiera! Honey? Where are you?" Yelled Kasumi.

"Hai, I'm in my room Kasumi, What do you want?"

"Well good morning to you too Kiera"

"Morning? It's practically 2 o'clock Kasumi!"

"Hai, but what a wonderful day it is," sigh Kasumi. "I was wondering if you wanted to go shopping with us, so?"

"Hai, I will I wanted to buy a new Kimono anyways."

"Kenshin!!!!!" Screamed Kaoru. "I'm going out with Yahiko and I'm taking Kenji with me," said Kaoru while dragging both of them out. Kaoru and kenshin has been married for 6 years and had a little boy name Kenji *freezes frame and points to the chibi kenshin*

Unfortunately, Yahiko still lives with them and well Sano and Megumi has been married for 4 years and had a little girl named Aiya.

"Oro?" Kenshin gazed out at the now empty yard and went back to doing the laundry.

"Busu! Kaoru you old hag slow down I can walk for myself you know and you're stretching out Kenji collar." "Why are you in such a hurry anyways busu?"

"What," screamed Kaoru as she punched Yahiko on the side of his face. "Don't call me a hag, squirt!"

"I'm not a squirt, Busu," fired Yahiko. "Squirt!" "Squirt!" "Squirt!" "Hag!" "Hag!" "Hag!" As the two have a screaming match in the middle of the street.

"Let's go Kenji, we'll just leave Yahiko here all by himself," Kaoru said while reaching for Kenji hand. "Mou. Kenji? Where are you Kenji," she yelled scrambling around with Yahiko on her heels.

"Kenji!" They both screamed!

"It's your fault you lost him," they shrieked at each other.

"Thank you miss for they toy," they heard Kenji say and turned around to find a young looking woman holding Kenji's hand.

"Mommy," yelled Kenji. "This nice lady bought me this toy ship."

The young woman turned around and was meeted with shocked expressions. "Hello, my name is Matokai Kiera" (last name first and first name last) she said as she bowed to the strangers.

"This must be your son, I'm happy that you found him."

"My name is Kamiya Kaoru and this is Yahiko," replied Kaoru. "Thank you for looking after my son; I don't know what to do to repay you."

Yahiko was still startle after seeing Kiera. "Hai, Thank you," murmured Yahiko.

"Would you like to stay for dinner at our place? It would be a nice way to repay you back for saving Kenji," asked Kaoru.

Kenji tugged on Kiera kimono and said happily, "Please come Miss Matokai!"

Kiera gazed at the face of the strangers and not wanting to be rude replied, "Yes".

Kasumi was yelling her name. "Kiera!! Where did you go now?" "I must be going now, where do you live," asked Kiera.

"I lived at the Kamiya Dojo by Dr. Genzia," said Kaoru.

"Thank you for inviting me, I must be on my way now." Kiera moved eloquently down the street towards the group of finely dressed young ladies.

Kaoru jabbed Yahiko in the ribs. "That was very polite of you Yahiko. You just stood there and stared at her."

Yahiko replied irritated, "But did you see her? Man is she." "She seems like a nice person to me. Well lets get going we need to get him before Kenji gets lost again."

HAHAHA?? So how was it? Too much stuff? or too little?? Well you have to wait for the second chapter. Wowie I'm gunna have fun with this one. Feel free to send me comments about this at april_moon28@hotmail.com hehe it's not that bad is it?