+ To Never Know +
Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin. It's just as simple as that
Summary: Kenshin's family had a secret . . . a secret that should never have been told. But what happens when that secret comes back to haunt Kenshin . . . searching for the truth?
+ To Never Know +
Chapter 1:
Painful Memories . . . The Birth of Kenshin's Sister
The cries of a newborn child invade the small village, as well as a mixed cry of a young mother. I see myself, at the age of three, watching the scene unfold. The midwife, my aunt, my father's sister, takes the child and heads out the door. At that exact moment, I catch a glimpse of that child. Those eyes . . . they will haunt me forever. For they were the eyes of my mother, and I can never forget that. I turn to see my father, and his eyes were filled with the same pain and sadness of my mother.
"Otoosan . . . what's wrong?" He took me to my mother's side, and quietly sobs. I look into his eyes once more.
"Shinta, your newborn sister has now become . . . the daughter of the prince of Nihon." I hug my father, and speak again.
"I don't understand father. She's not the royal family. Are we the royal family?" He stands there for what seems like forever, not saying anything. He closes his eyes, and meditates. My mother holds me in her arms, trying to silence herself.
"No Shinta, but the prince needs a daughter, for his wife cannot bear him a child. A child of his own!" I then look at my father, who is now breaking down the wall of strength. And I hear my mother start to curse this day, and I see my father silencing her. And the cries of the horses are heard again . . . and again . . . and again . . .
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I awoke, this time to find that I was no longer in that village. I awoke to find myself, 26 years later, with my love near my side. I awoke, almost forgetting who I was. I look out to the moon, and start to remember. My name is . . . Shinta, also known as Himura, Kenshin, and the Battousai. I am expecting a child, and I am married to Kamiya Karou. I am the son of peasants, who were killed when a plague had struck our village. I am 29 years of age, and have been married before; this is my second marriage. I also have a memory, a memory that haunts me daily. I will always carry the memory of the birth of the sibling I never got to know: the memory of my sister.
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+ A.N. +
My second Rurouni Kenshin fanfic, and I hope I'm getting off to a good start. The story takes place defiantly after the Kyoto Arc (I know that there are more episodes, but I haven't watched them yet) and when Karou and Kenshin finally settle down. This is also after Enishi tries to kidnap Karou, but I haven't watched Seisouhen to know what's going on. Well, I'd better get going. Ja'ne, Sayonara, and I'll get back to you all with the next chapter. Which reminds me: please R/R
Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin. It's just as simple as that
Summary: Kenshin's family had a secret . . . a secret that should never have been told. But what happens when that secret comes back to haunt Kenshin . . . searching for the truth?
+ To Never Know +
Chapter 1:
Painful Memories . . . The Birth of Kenshin's Sister
The cries of a newborn child invade the small village, as well as a mixed cry of a young mother. I see myself, at the age of three, watching the scene unfold. The midwife, my aunt, my father's sister, takes the child and heads out the door. At that exact moment, I catch a glimpse of that child. Those eyes . . . they will haunt me forever. For they were the eyes of my mother, and I can never forget that. I turn to see my father, and his eyes were filled with the same pain and sadness of my mother.
"Otoosan . . . what's wrong?" He took me to my mother's side, and quietly sobs. I look into his eyes once more.
"Shinta, your newborn sister has now become . . . the daughter of the prince of Nihon." I hug my father, and speak again.
"I don't understand father. She's not the royal family. Are we the royal family?" He stands there for what seems like forever, not saying anything. He closes his eyes, and meditates. My mother holds me in her arms, trying to silence herself.
"No Shinta, but the prince needs a daughter, for his wife cannot bear him a child. A child of his own!" I then look at my father, who is now breaking down the wall of strength. And I hear my mother start to curse this day, and I see my father silencing her. And the cries of the horses are heard again . . . and again . . . and again . . .
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I awoke, this time to find that I was no longer in that village. I awoke to find myself, 26 years later, with my love near my side. I awoke, almost forgetting who I was. I look out to the moon, and start to remember. My name is . . . Shinta, also known as Himura, Kenshin, and the Battousai. I am expecting a child, and I am married to Kamiya Karou. I am the son of peasants, who were killed when a plague had struck our village. I am 29 years of age, and have been married before; this is my second marriage. I also have a memory, a memory that haunts me daily. I will always carry the memory of the birth of the sibling I never got to know: the memory of my sister.
~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*
+ A.N. +
My second Rurouni Kenshin fanfic, and I hope I'm getting off to a good start. The story takes place defiantly after the Kyoto Arc (I know that there are more episodes, but I haven't watched them yet) and when Karou and Kenshin finally settle down. This is also after Enishi tries to kidnap Karou, but I haven't watched Seisouhen to know what's going on. Well, I'd better get going. Ja'ne, Sayonara, and I'll get back to you all with the next chapter. Which reminds me: please R/R