Author's Note: This is my second Fan fiction. I hope you enjoy this
one, and it's not as weird and confusing as my vampire one, I hope. This one just popped up into my head, and I wanted to share it with you all. If you enjoy it, then I will continue to post it up.
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin or any of its characters.
On with the fic.
Through the Darkness
By: LittoGrrlStephie
Chapter One: The Night of Change
The darkness enveloped the entire world it seemed on this night; the chilly air freezing your soul. The moonless night granted passage to the givers of death.
A gunshot and a piercing scream were heard through all of the thunder.
Then police sirens were heard.
Another gunshot and scream was covered by the boom clash of thunder and lightning.
"Mama! Papa!" cried a small girl with raven hair, as a policeman carried her out into the rain, and away from her house.
Tears flowed down her cheeks, and her tiny hands reached out to her only home she ever knew. She tried to reach out to her parents that would never wake up again.
All of the noises faded from her, as she was placed in the back of a police car. The five-year-old watched sadly at her disappearing house, as she was drove away. She cried as she saw her loved ones get strolled out placed in large black bags.
Her life changed that dreadful night. The night that thunder, lightning, rain, and death all came at her at once. It was the night that her innocent life turned upside down.
All of Tokyo went out, as if to mourn with her the lose of her loved ones.
Tears fell from her face one last time, as she cried with the night.
Then suddenly, she saw the light.
~*~
"Where are your cousins Kaoru?" asked Kaoru's best friend, looking through the rain.
It had been 15 years since that accident, and now Kaoru was back in Tokyo standing out in the rain. She had known her friend since the day she came out of the hospital.
The two girls were in large, black, leather rain coats; under their own umbrellas. They were searching the silent streets for two particular cousins who were late to arrive.
"Soujiro and Aoshi are well trained at their job Misao, relax," said Kaoru.
~*~
After her accident, Kaoru was taken in by her cousins. It was because of them, that she grew stronger and learned how to wield a sword properly.
Soujiro and Aoshi were both twin brothers and were now 24, but they didn't look or even act the same. Though they were both very protective of their younger cousin, they would allow no one to harm her.
The two were experts in swordsmanship; they were the leaders of one of the most feared assassin groups in all of Japan. Though they themselves taught Kaoru, they would never allow her on a real assignment. In the future, she would only be allowed to assassinate only when they were with her; never alone.
They knew that Kaoru would some day go out on her own, but as the leaders of the group, they would try their best to make it easy on her.
None of them wanted her to get hurt or worse, for as long as they were the leaders, and she was loyal and obeyed them, she would never get hurt under their watchful eyes.
~*~
A man with a woman hanging off of him, walked under the bridge to get shelter from the pouring rain. He was a rich man that sponsored the Bafuko, who were enemies to the Oniwanbanshu group; the group that Kaoru's cousin's led.
"Are you Takeda Kanryu?" asked Soujiro, as he jumped out in front of
him.
"Yeah. What's it to you?" asked Takeda calmly.
"You die tonight," said Aoshi coldly, as he unsheathed his sword; Soujiro followed pursuit.
Kanryu pulled out a gun and grinned.
"Swords against a gun? It seems you two will be the ones dying tonight," said Takeda laughing.
Aoshi narrowed his icy blue eyes, then Soujiro charged forward. Takeda in panic, shot at them, but only to have his bullets all deflected by their swords.
The woman screamed in fear, as Takeda pushed her to them, in an attempt to make a diversion to get away from the killers. He turned around and ran out into the rain.
Aoshi leapt through the air and came down, sword in hand to the scared man. Blood splattered all over the side of the dirt road. Another scream was heard, and more blood spilled out.
Soujiro walked over to him and nodded. Cleaning their swords, the sheathed them and rushed to meet their waiting cousin.
~*~
"They're really late," said Misao tapping the ground with her foot impatiently.
"Just wait a bit longer," said Kaoru annoyed of her friend's lack of patience.
Misao hated waiting, but she would do anything for her Leader; for her Aoshi. He ordered her to wait, so by golly she would wait.
As she scanned the area, she saw two figures approach them.
"They're here," yelled Misao as she ran over to them.
Kaoru rolled her eyes, and shook her head, and calmly walked over to them.
"I told you two that you'd be needing an umbrella. Now Dr. Genzai will yell at me for letting you two get soaked like that," said Kaoru, as she shared her shelter with Soujiro.
Misao happily shared her umbrella with Aoshi.
"You should have went back to the base. You could get sick," said Soujiro angrily.
"Look who's talking? Our Leader told us to wait here, so we did," snapped Kaoru, as she glared at Aoshi who let out a sigh.
"Common sense Kaoru. You know I wouldn't yell at you for trying to stay healthy. Have you taken your pills yet?" asked Aoshi changing the subject.
"I kind of forgot," said Kaoru innocently.
"You what!? You know that those pills are very important," said Soujiro angrily with concern.
"I don't even know what they are for, or why I'm even taking them. What will just one day without my pills do?" asked Kaoru annoyed.
"A lot. I brought you a bottle, I knew that you would forget," said Aoshi, tossing it to her.
Kaoru caught it, and reluctantly tossed a blue pill into her mouth. She had been taking these since the night after she was left to live a whole new life.
"Let's get back to the base," said Aoshi, as he began to walk off.
The other three nodded and followed.
~*~
The rain dripped off the blade of his sword mingled with blood. His red hair stuck to his face, as the rain engulfed him. He showed no emotion, as he walked from the dead bodies in the cold alley. The rain was washing away their blood.
Sheathing his used sword, he swiftly went to a bus stop for shelter for a moment.
His twin swords were hanging to each side of him. He moved his red bangs from his face to reveal a pair of amber eyes. They scanned his surroundings carefully, before sensing that no one was near to see his killing. There was to be no witnesses.
He walked calmly back to a large luxury apartment building. Then he
rode on the elevator to the top floor, that was all his.
Being the top assassin and nephew, of a leader of a chain of assassins, had its advantages.
For one, he was paid well and had the best of everything.
He leaned against the elevator walls and thought back on tonight's job.
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Gray clouds were beginning to form above him in the skies, foreshadowing the death that would stain the ground that night.
The man that he had been seeking was guarded by three large men, and had two women hanging off of him. The smell of alcohol was strong on him.
As they entered an alley as a short cut, he jumped out of his position.
His hand on the hilt of the sword to his left calmly, as he faced them.
"Who are you shortly, what do you want?" asked the man taking another swig of beer.
"I'm Kenshin Himura, and I've come to end your life," said the assassin getting in a stance.
"You can't possibly think that you can get me with that thing do you? Get him," ordered the man, as the women smiled in delight.
Before the three could pull out their guns, a flash of silver went past them. They dropped to the ground in the pool of their own blood.
The man stared in shock as the two women hung to him screaming. He pushed them at the red-head, and as they got killed, he pulled out his own hand gun.
"Put your weapon down," said the man, taking a few steps back from the assassin.
Kenshin calmly continued to advance on him. The man growled and began to shoot blindly at the killer before him.
The assassin easily dodged all of the bullets, while making his way closer to his target.
When he was a foot away, he slashed at the shocked man, who fell to the floor with a loud thud.
Kenshin stood up as lightning clashed and it began to rain.
-------------------------------End of Flashback-------------------------
The Oniwanbanshu base was around a mansion. Each flat area was created like a training area for the members. Rows upon rows of large cabins were along side the mansion, they were the homes for all of the members of the Oniwanbanshu group.
Only the most important, and strongest stayed in the mansion. The four stayed there, it was a good thing to know the Leader, let alone be related to him.
Inside the mansion held all of the weapons and food supply, so its members were constantly going in and out. Tonight though, because of the weather, they were all in their cabins.
They tossed their coats on a hanger and proceeded to the main room, with was Aoshi's private office. He took his seat at the head of the table, as the others sat across from him.
A messenger came in and gave him a note, and bowed before leaving silently.
"What's up?" asked Soujiro as he saw his brother pale.
"Base 3 has lost its Captain. They need a replacement. I am Leader of all of our group and is need at the main base here. Who to choose is the problem," said Aoshi seriously.
"I'll do it," volunteered Kaoru.
Aoshi stared her down, and Kaoru cursed under her breath, and sunk into her chair.
"I guess I'll have to," said Soujiro.
"I'm just as good as him. Why can't I do it? Why can't I do anything for my group?" asked Kaoru angrily as she stood up.
"Because I am the Leader, and what ever I say goes," said Aoshi calmly.
Kaoru huffed and stalked out of the room.
Aoshi smirked, there were advantages to being Leader.
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AN: I hope that you like it. This is only the beginning. If you read carefully, then you will see that there some things that are very strange. If you know what I mean. Well all of the characters strange characteristics will be explain in the next fic. That is if you reviewers really enjoyed this one. So please review!