Backstabbed: A Rurouni Kenshin - Inu Yasha cross-over fic.
Author's notes: This will be a bizarre fic, to say the least. It's going to center mostly on the Kenshin characters, I think. Not really sure yet, but I'm hoping it will be more of a RK fic than an IY fic. I just wanted to toss the characters together and see what happened.
Kerri Mortisen is a character based on me. Yes, I borrowed her last name from Viggo (It sounded like a good name for a brooding, angst-ridden person). No, my name is not really Kerri.
Yes, the City of Feldspar and Feldspar High School are named after a rock. That was the first thing that came to me while thinking of a name for FHS.
Since parts of this fic revolve around Sweet Chaos' brother's band, Random, the title of the fic, Backstabbed, is also the name of one of their songs. Any lyrics I may include are copyright © 2003 by the Random Band and not to be used without permission.
Last but not least, I have no intention of claiming RK and IY characters as my own, so don't think I am.
Read it and enjoy!
-Darkness Eclipsed
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"Aaahhhh! Check it out! Check It Out! CHECK IT OUT!"
"What? Lemme see?"
Kerri brushed down the hall, ignoring the excited squeals of Kagome Higurashi and Kaoru Kamiya. It was hard for her to do -she had been an outcast all her life and longed for a reason to talk to some one- but the two of them were just too cheerful for her to handle and she forced herself to continue.
School. The bane of Kerri Mortisen's existence. She was smart, her report card reported every year, but didn't put enough effort or enthusiasm into her work. This was no surprise. Every one had shunned her from her first day of kindergarten to now, her second to last day of high school.
Kagome was a sophomore, Kaoru a senior. The two, in Kerri's eyes, were complete dorks. Kagome was a cheerleader, a writer for the school newspaper and not exactly the brightest bulb. Kaoru should have been a cheerleader, she was bubbly and preppy, but instead she was a track star, a mentor and also the loudest girl in Feldspar High's senior class.
The paper that Kaoru was waving around? A flier about Random's performance at the Feldspar Field Days. Random was a rock band that originated in the area and was composed of five Feldspar High graduates. They were getting pretty popular and had even put in a guest appearance at the FHS Battle of the Bands.
"Oh my God! I have to get Inu Yasha to take me!" Kagome exclaimed, "I missed them at Battle of the Bands because I had practice that night. I've been dying to see them since they started touring."
"Me too! Kenshin will want to go....Ooo, I'm so excited!"
Gag me. Kerri thought. The two of them were jumping up and down like little girls at the thought of their significant others taking them to the concert. Sighing, she spun the dial on her lock. Just once, she would like to have something to look forward to. Just once, she would like to have a boy invite her somewhere.
Crystal Henderson skittered to a stop beside her. "Come on, we'll be late."
"You go on ahead." Kerri said dully. Crystal. What a biznatch. Pretending to be my friend...I hate her so much. She can rot in hell for all I care. Kerri pulled a copy of Washington Square and a notebook from her locker and hurried across the hall to room 224, English.
Her thoughts drifted back to the idea of a boyfriend as she took her seat. Never had she had one; never -she suspected- would she have one. There was a boy she kind of had a thing for, but he was best friends with one of the school's biggest jerks. She wasn't sure why exactly Katsuhiro Tsukioka was friends with Sanosuke Sagara. Katsu was quiet and insightful while Sanosuke was loud and rowdy. But they had been best buddies since middle school and there was no changing that.
Crystal was over near the boys, a piece of paper bearing the Random logo in her hand. She was talking animatedly to Sanosuke as Katsu listened intently, trying to pretend he wasn't listening. Kerri frowned. The two people she hated most were looking in her direction while the one she wished would pay attention to her was intently studying the spiral of his notebook.
Kaoru was fidgeting at her desk, waiting impatiently for her boyfriend, Kenshin Himura, to appear in the room so she could tell him about Random's upcoming concert. The redhead -president of the student government- was busy all day long and he often came to class right as the bell rang.
That day was no exception. He breezed in on the bell, handing a pass to the teacher. "I'm sorry I'm late, that I am. Mr Laloski stopped me in the hall." He said of the principal, "We were discussing a possible booth for Field Days."
Kaoru pouted at having to wait until later to rave about the band and Kerri snickered to herself. Nothing like seeing the popular suffer. She took out a fountain pen and began to doodle in her notebook. Drawing was the one thing she was good at and the one thing that kept her sane. She wanted to be an art teacher after high school and all her teachers knew she was very good. None of them minded when she sat and drew rather than paying attention.
"Hey," Crystal whispered, sliding into her seat next to Kerri's, "Have you heard? Random's playing here in Feldspar in August. You have to find a date. Every one's going."
Every one? Every one?! Kerri thought to herself darkly. No, my stupid friend, not every one. I will be the only person in this accursed town to not see that concert. No one will go with me and that's the way it is.
Crystal smiled to herself. She had been plotting with Sanosuke to get revenge on Kerri Mortisen for some things that she had done to the both of them over the years, some times she had got them both in trouble. Revenge was sweet. Almost as sweet as it would be stabbing her "friend" in the back.
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So, what do we think so far? Didn't I tell you it would be AU? This is only a prologue, the actual fic starts soon.
Thanks to Sweet Chaos for her help and Zanza not for freaking out even though I made Sano out to be a sort-of antagonist. ^^;
Hugs and kisses to any one who reviews!
-DE
Author's notes: This will be a bizarre fic, to say the least. It's going to center mostly on the Kenshin characters, I think. Not really sure yet, but I'm hoping it will be more of a RK fic than an IY fic. I just wanted to toss the characters together and see what happened.
Kerri Mortisen is a character based on me. Yes, I borrowed her last name from Viggo (It sounded like a good name for a brooding, angst-ridden person). No, my name is not really Kerri.
Yes, the City of Feldspar and Feldspar High School are named after a rock. That was the first thing that came to me while thinking of a name for FHS.
Since parts of this fic revolve around Sweet Chaos' brother's band, Random, the title of the fic, Backstabbed, is also the name of one of their songs. Any lyrics I may include are copyright © 2003 by the Random Band and not to be used without permission.
Last but not least, I have no intention of claiming RK and IY characters as my own, so don't think I am.
Read it and enjoy!
-Darkness Eclipsed
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Aaahhhh! Check it out! Check It Out! CHECK IT OUT!"
"What? Lemme see?"
Kerri brushed down the hall, ignoring the excited squeals of Kagome Higurashi and Kaoru Kamiya. It was hard for her to do -she had been an outcast all her life and longed for a reason to talk to some one- but the two of them were just too cheerful for her to handle and she forced herself to continue.
School. The bane of Kerri Mortisen's existence. She was smart, her report card reported every year, but didn't put enough effort or enthusiasm into her work. This was no surprise. Every one had shunned her from her first day of kindergarten to now, her second to last day of high school.
Kagome was a sophomore, Kaoru a senior. The two, in Kerri's eyes, were complete dorks. Kagome was a cheerleader, a writer for the school newspaper and not exactly the brightest bulb. Kaoru should have been a cheerleader, she was bubbly and preppy, but instead she was a track star, a mentor and also the loudest girl in Feldspar High's senior class.
The paper that Kaoru was waving around? A flier about Random's performance at the Feldspar Field Days. Random was a rock band that originated in the area and was composed of five Feldspar High graduates. They were getting pretty popular and had even put in a guest appearance at the FHS Battle of the Bands.
"Oh my God! I have to get Inu Yasha to take me!" Kagome exclaimed, "I missed them at Battle of the Bands because I had practice that night. I've been dying to see them since they started touring."
"Me too! Kenshin will want to go....Ooo, I'm so excited!"
Gag me. Kerri thought. The two of them were jumping up and down like little girls at the thought of their significant others taking them to the concert. Sighing, she spun the dial on her lock. Just once, she would like to have something to look forward to. Just once, she would like to have a boy invite her somewhere.
Crystal Henderson skittered to a stop beside her. "Come on, we'll be late."
"You go on ahead." Kerri said dully. Crystal. What a biznatch. Pretending to be my friend...I hate her so much. She can rot in hell for all I care. Kerri pulled a copy of Washington Square and a notebook from her locker and hurried across the hall to room 224, English.
Her thoughts drifted back to the idea of a boyfriend as she took her seat. Never had she had one; never -she suspected- would she have one. There was a boy she kind of had a thing for, but he was best friends with one of the school's biggest jerks. She wasn't sure why exactly Katsuhiro Tsukioka was friends with Sanosuke Sagara. Katsu was quiet and insightful while Sanosuke was loud and rowdy. But they had been best buddies since middle school and there was no changing that.
Crystal was over near the boys, a piece of paper bearing the Random logo in her hand. She was talking animatedly to Sanosuke as Katsu listened intently, trying to pretend he wasn't listening. Kerri frowned. The two people she hated most were looking in her direction while the one she wished would pay attention to her was intently studying the spiral of his notebook.
Kaoru was fidgeting at her desk, waiting impatiently for her boyfriend, Kenshin Himura, to appear in the room so she could tell him about Random's upcoming concert. The redhead -president of the student government- was busy all day long and he often came to class right as the bell rang.
That day was no exception. He breezed in on the bell, handing a pass to the teacher. "I'm sorry I'm late, that I am. Mr Laloski stopped me in the hall." He said of the principal, "We were discussing a possible booth for Field Days."
Kaoru pouted at having to wait until later to rave about the band and Kerri snickered to herself. Nothing like seeing the popular suffer. She took out a fountain pen and began to doodle in her notebook. Drawing was the one thing she was good at and the one thing that kept her sane. She wanted to be an art teacher after high school and all her teachers knew she was very good. None of them minded when she sat and drew rather than paying attention.
"Hey," Crystal whispered, sliding into her seat next to Kerri's, "Have you heard? Random's playing here in Feldspar in August. You have to find a date. Every one's going."
Every one? Every one?! Kerri thought to herself darkly. No, my stupid friend, not every one. I will be the only person in this accursed town to not see that concert. No one will go with me and that's the way it is.
Crystal smiled to herself. She had been plotting with Sanosuke to get revenge on Kerri Mortisen for some things that she had done to the both of them over the years, some times she had got them both in trouble. Revenge was sweet. Almost as sweet as it would be stabbing her "friend" in the back.
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So, what do we think so far? Didn't I tell you it would be AU? This is only a prologue, the actual fic starts soon.
Thanks to Sweet Chaos for her help and Zanza not for freaking out even though I made Sano out to be a sort-of antagonist. ^^;
Hugs and kisses to any one who reviews!
-DE