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Kenshin...I do not own Rurouni Kenshin...
Author's Notes: I'm very poor in writing stories, ne? I think I might be tempted to remove this story when I see my very poor reviews. This idea has been bothering me ever since I watched the movie, "Interview With the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles." I just put it in words. *sigh* Anyway, please R&R. If I don't get anymore reviews, I'll terminate this project and continue it for myself. (Because if I really terminate it, it'll bother me again in another time. *sigh*) This is my 2nd fic.
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Chapter 2: Face-to-Face
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Rei had finished talking with his mother and his uncle, Honou, about his visit with Kaoru. They had been so worried of her ever since they found out that Hoshi had discovered where she had been all these years. In their hide- out, all the way to Yokohama, he walked down the cold, stone hallway of the underground cave of their clan.
"Rei, you shouldn't meddle with things," A voice of a woman spoke, hidden in the shadows. He had passed her, not caring if she actually spoke to him or not.
"It is my own mission, like yours, so don't bother me," Rei answered, not stopping. The woman accompanied him, walking just a small distance away from behind him. "Had a nice time in Europe, Hoshi?"
The woman looked at him with narrowed green eyes, her long dark brown hair braided then confined in a high ponytail. "Yes, I have, why do you ask?" Hoshi said, her long white fangs visible as she spoke.
"Don't hide anything from me, Hoshi," Rei continued, stopping to look at her. He snarled, causing his own sharp fangs to reveal. Blazing blue eyes was directed to her. "I know you have been watching while I was with Kaoru."
Hoshi smirked. "So, you knew. I'm not surprised Tsuki didn't feel my presence." She said, passing Rei.
"Kaoru isn't much of a vampire," Rei snapped. "Unlike you...and I."
"Yes, you and I, though I doubt that you are a full-pledged one." Hoshi hissed. "You are not like any vampire, Rei. You are like Tsuki, refusing blood. It's like refusing yourself as a vampire, a ruler of our clan."
Rei growled at her. "You and I have different perspective about Kaoru. She understands me as to why I refuse blood, but only forced to drink it in occasions." He said coolly, his stare more intense. "Mother and uncle understands, so why can't you?"
"Because," Hoshi stared hard at him. "I am one of the rulers of all vampires, and I will not forget it. I am, and always will be, a vampire." She said. "You are one of the rulers, too, as Tsuki is."
"I know that, and I have ruled well. I do not refuse our tradition in drinking blood in some special occasions." Rei told her. "Mother is proud of me for being just and understanding of situations, unlike you!"
"Shut up!" Hoshi screamed, flailing her arms. A strong force sent Rei flying, and he crashed into the wall. She glared at him, her green eyes so cold. "Do not mess with me, Rei. Remember it. I, too, have my powers. Do not underestimate me!" With that, she walked off.
Rei stood, brushing off any debris on his clothes. There was little pain on his back, but that can be healed. He smirked at Hoshi's direction. "Well, don't underestimate Kaoru and I, as well." He whispered. "Kaoru is much more powerful than you can ever imagine."
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"Busu!" Yahiko yelled, pounding on Kaoru's door. "Get up, will you? I want my training, and I want it now!"
Kaoru opened the door, expertly pounding his head with a bokken. "Shut up, Yahiko-chan!" She cried. "With that, do 500 katas, wipe the dojo floor with 300 hundred rounds!"
"What?!"
"NOW!!!"
Yahiko grumbled, but complied, taking a bucket and cloth, his shinai hanging on his back.
Kenshin chuckled at the usual morning bicker as he cooked their breakfast. Tea had been well-prepared, already served at the table. Kaoru entered, then sitting herself, pouring some tea in a cup while mumbling about Yahiko's behavior.
"Ohayou de gozaru, Kaoru-dono." Kenshin greeted with a warm smile.
Kaoru looked up to his face, calmed by his smile. "Ohayou, Kenshin." She greeted back, sipping tea to soothe her anger.
"Breakfast will be ready in fifteen minutes." Kenshin said.
Kaoru nodded. "Hai, thank you."
Silence began to hover over them, until...
"Oi! Kenshin! Jou-chan!" Sano's voice called from the gate.
Kaoru rolled her eyes. "One freeloader, coming right up." She mumbled. "I wonder how does he ever time himself to get here as breakfast start."
"Maa, maa, Kaoru-dono, I'm sure Sano doesn't really mean it." Kenshin said.
"Right, and he didn't mean to keep a huge tab on the Akabeko." Kaoru told him sarcastically.
Kenshin didn't reply, knowing Kaoru was positively correct. Sano always freeloads, leaving a huge amount of unpaid bills in the Akabeko.
"Jou-chan!" Sano called again.
"What?!" Kaoru yelled.
"There's a man named Rei here to see you!"
Kenshin's head shot up from his cooking, hearing what Sano had said. /A man?/ He looked at Kaoru, whose face became bright. She quickly stood, and to Kenshin's dismay, hugged him.
"Rei-chan!" Kaoru squealed. "I'm so glad that you came!"
Rei laughed, a twinkle in his blue eyes. "Well, you just have to invite me, would you?"
"Of course!" She giggled, taking his hand then leading him to the dining room. It was then he came face-to-face with Kenshin. "Kenshin, Sano, this is my cousin, Rei." She introduced. "Rei, this is Himura Kenshin and Sagara Sanosuke."
Kenshin's tense muscles relaxed, hearing the word 'cousin' Kaoru had implied on him. /So, he isn't a past lover./
"Nice to meet you all," Rei greeted, a smile on his face. "Kaoru has told many things about you...in her letters."
"Kaoru-dono, I didn't know that you have a relative." Kenshin stated, putting the food down. "Then, Rei-dono, you are just in time for breakfast."
"Aa, thank you, Himura-san." Rei said, taking a pair of chopsticks on the table.
Suddenly, there was a loud shout by the dojo, and a crash. Kenshin got up, as did Sano, Rei and Kaoru, and went to find out what was happening. On the ground lay Yahiko, slightly bleeding from a wound. One part of the dojo wall was destroyed.
"I figured you will be here, Rei." A woman said. Her green eyes stared icily at Kaoru's figure.
Rei growled, while Kaoru stared hard at the woman.
"Hoshi..."
Hoshi's lips smiled coldly at her direction. "Long time no see..."
Kaoru's blue eyes narrowed at her, daring her to continue. Hoshi did.
"...Tsuki."
------To Be Continued-------------
Author's Notes: I'm very poor in writing stories, ne? I think I might be tempted to remove this story when I see my very poor reviews. This idea has been bothering me ever since I watched the movie, "Interview With the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles." I just put it in words. *sigh* Anyway, please R&R. If I don't get anymore reviews, I'll terminate this project and continue it for myself. (Because if I really terminate it, it'll bother me again in another time. *sigh*) This is my 2nd fic.
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Chapter 2: Face-to-Face
--====--
Rei had finished talking with his mother and his uncle, Honou, about his visit with Kaoru. They had been so worried of her ever since they found out that Hoshi had discovered where she had been all these years. In their hide- out, all the way to Yokohama, he walked down the cold, stone hallway of the underground cave of their clan.
"Rei, you shouldn't meddle with things," A voice of a woman spoke, hidden in the shadows. He had passed her, not caring if she actually spoke to him or not.
"It is my own mission, like yours, so don't bother me," Rei answered, not stopping. The woman accompanied him, walking just a small distance away from behind him. "Had a nice time in Europe, Hoshi?"
The woman looked at him with narrowed green eyes, her long dark brown hair braided then confined in a high ponytail. "Yes, I have, why do you ask?" Hoshi said, her long white fangs visible as she spoke.
"Don't hide anything from me, Hoshi," Rei continued, stopping to look at her. He snarled, causing his own sharp fangs to reveal. Blazing blue eyes was directed to her. "I know you have been watching while I was with Kaoru."
Hoshi smirked. "So, you knew. I'm not surprised Tsuki didn't feel my presence." She said, passing Rei.
"Kaoru isn't much of a vampire," Rei snapped. "Unlike you...and I."
"Yes, you and I, though I doubt that you are a full-pledged one." Hoshi hissed. "You are not like any vampire, Rei. You are like Tsuki, refusing blood. It's like refusing yourself as a vampire, a ruler of our clan."
Rei growled at her. "You and I have different perspective about Kaoru. She understands me as to why I refuse blood, but only forced to drink it in occasions." He said coolly, his stare more intense. "Mother and uncle understands, so why can't you?"
"Because," Hoshi stared hard at him. "I am one of the rulers of all vampires, and I will not forget it. I am, and always will be, a vampire." She said. "You are one of the rulers, too, as Tsuki is."
"I know that, and I have ruled well. I do not refuse our tradition in drinking blood in some special occasions." Rei told her. "Mother is proud of me for being just and understanding of situations, unlike you!"
"Shut up!" Hoshi screamed, flailing her arms. A strong force sent Rei flying, and he crashed into the wall. She glared at him, her green eyes so cold. "Do not mess with me, Rei. Remember it. I, too, have my powers. Do not underestimate me!" With that, she walked off.
Rei stood, brushing off any debris on his clothes. There was little pain on his back, but that can be healed. He smirked at Hoshi's direction. "Well, don't underestimate Kaoru and I, as well." He whispered. "Kaoru is much more powerful than you can ever imagine."
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"Busu!" Yahiko yelled, pounding on Kaoru's door. "Get up, will you? I want my training, and I want it now!"
Kaoru opened the door, expertly pounding his head with a bokken. "Shut up, Yahiko-chan!" She cried. "With that, do 500 katas, wipe the dojo floor with 300 hundred rounds!"
"What?!"
"NOW!!!"
Yahiko grumbled, but complied, taking a bucket and cloth, his shinai hanging on his back.
Kenshin chuckled at the usual morning bicker as he cooked their breakfast. Tea had been well-prepared, already served at the table. Kaoru entered, then sitting herself, pouring some tea in a cup while mumbling about Yahiko's behavior.
"Ohayou de gozaru, Kaoru-dono." Kenshin greeted with a warm smile.
Kaoru looked up to his face, calmed by his smile. "Ohayou, Kenshin." She greeted back, sipping tea to soothe her anger.
"Breakfast will be ready in fifteen minutes." Kenshin said.
Kaoru nodded. "Hai, thank you."
Silence began to hover over them, until...
"Oi! Kenshin! Jou-chan!" Sano's voice called from the gate.
Kaoru rolled her eyes. "One freeloader, coming right up." She mumbled. "I wonder how does he ever time himself to get here as breakfast start."
"Maa, maa, Kaoru-dono, I'm sure Sano doesn't really mean it." Kenshin said.
"Right, and he didn't mean to keep a huge tab on the Akabeko." Kaoru told him sarcastically.
Kenshin didn't reply, knowing Kaoru was positively correct. Sano always freeloads, leaving a huge amount of unpaid bills in the Akabeko.
"Jou-chan!" Sano called again.
"What?!" Kaoru yelled.
"There's a man named Rei here to see you!"
Kenshin's head shot up from his cooking, hearing what Sano had said. /A man?/ He looked at Kaoru, whose face became bright. She quickly stood, and to Kenshin's dismay, hugged him.
"Rei-chan!" Kaoru squealed. "I'm so glad that you came!"
Rei laughed, a twinkle in his blue eyes. "Well, you just have to invite me, would you?"
"Of course!" She giggled, taking his hand then leading him to the dining room. It was then he came face-to-face with Kenshin. "Kenshin, Sano, this is my cousin, Rei." She introduced. "Rei, this is Himura Kenshin and Sagara Sanosuke."
Kenshin's tense muscles relaxed, hearing the word 'cousin' Kaoru had implied on him. /So, he isn't a past lover./
"Nice to meet you all," Rei greeted, a smile on his face. "Kaoru has told many things about you...in her letters."
"Kaoru-dono, I didn't know that you have a relative." Kenshin stated, putting the food down. "Then, Rei-dono, you are just in time for breakfast."
"Aa, thank you, Himura-san." Rei said, taking a pair of chopsticks on the table.
Suddenly, there was a loud shout by the dojo, and a crash. Kenshin got up, as did Sano, Rei and Kaoru, and went to find out what was happening. On the ground lay Yahiko, slightly bleeding from a wound. One part of the dojo wall was destroyed.
"I figured you will be here, Rei." A woman said. Her green eyes stared icily at Kaoru's figure.
Rei growled, while Kaoru stared hard at the woman.
"Hoshi..."
Hoshi's lips smiled coldly at her direction. "Long time no see..."
Kaoru's blue eyes narrowed at her, daring her to continue. Hoshi did.
"...Tsuki."
------To Be Continued-------------