Yes, contrary to popular belief, I AM alive. Even if my other fics aren't, thanks to my neglectful muses. *glare*
Lily: *winces*
Draco: hnn (Trans: Told you not to take so much vacation time at once, Lils.)
Yeah, so listen to Draco!! . Oh, and if you leave your e-mail address, then I'll.... send you a nice e-mail!! Yeah!! Oh, and if you're an author who doesn't have your address on your bio page, then just put it in your review. Thanks!!
Disclaimer: Now, come on. If I owned these great anime, would I be begging for reviews on a fanfiction site?? I don't know about y'all, but I most certainly think NOT!! I can wish though, can't I?? *crickets* That hurts. Anyways, I don't own Rurouni Kenshin or Sailor Moon. Are all the lawyers happy now??
Ages: Battousai and Yue: 18 in the beginning, 21 at the end of the prologue.
Hitokiri Battousai/ Hitokiri Yue: Battousai the Manslayer/ Yue the Manslayer
sakabatou: reverse-blade sword (I think I spelled that right.....)
Shinsengumi: The guys that Battousai was fighting against.
Ishin Shishi: PLEASE tell me if I got that right. It's Kenshin's group during the revolution.
Katsuya: I believe that this name is correct. It's the actual leader of Kenshin's sect of the Ishin Shishi.
Warnings: Uhm, Usagi may seem almost OOC, but she only has her moments. No Kaoru-bashing that I can think of, but I'll know before I do later chapters. And Saito bashes Sanosuke, but not too bad. Just a few rooster comments. ^^ And some cuteness from Ayame and Suzume.
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Just Gazing at My Silver Moon
Prologue: The Meiji Revolution
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Hitokiri Battousai's breathing was labored. He had just finished sparring with his partner, Hitokiri Yue. Yue's short silver hair glinted after his namesake, the moon. Battousai smiled wryly after thinking about the workout he had just gotten. 'If we really fought, I honestly don't know who would've won. Yue's good.' Yue and Battousai had both been trained in Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu throughout what should have been their childhood. They were both found at a young age by their trainer, Seijuro Hiko, who had taken them in when they had no one else to turn to.
Yue and Battousai were close – very close. The fact that they shared a bedroom had caused quite an uproar at first. If only the fools would figure it out, maybe Yue and Battousai could finally have some domestic peace.
"Coming?" Yue's voice asked him. Hitokiri Battousai nodded his answer. Yue smirked and replied placidly, "I'll race you." Battousai nodded absently and raced through the trees.
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"I won, Shinta m'dear."
Battousai winced. "Yue, I thought I told you not to call me that. If not Battousai, then call me Kenshin – like Master named me. He hated my birth name and said it was wimpy."
Yue waved his objections aside. "Master's not here," he noted blandly as they walked into the meeting room.
"Where have you two been?" came the demand from their current leader. Battousai realized that he could not recall the man's name. Oh well, they'd have a new one next week anyway. His name did not really matter.
"Sparring," Yue replied coldly. "Unless you want our abilities to grow mold on them, of course. If that's the case, then we'd be happy to put aside our training schedule so you can tell us the exact same things your predecessor told us three days ago."
The man sputtered a bit before regaining his composure. While he was calming himself down, another man spoke up. "It's quite alright, young man. We understand that with the pressure your technique put on your body that you would have to continue to train. Don't we." He looked around at the others in the room. He was not asking a question; he was stating a fact. Everyone else nodded, afraid of what the manslayers would do.
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Yue was still smirking after they had left the meeting. "You would think that the Shinsengumi would learn that if we're not attacking, it means that our leader is being replaced."
Battousai picked up the hint. "They wouldn't attack, Yue," he informed her. "They know all too well that the lack of a leader does not affect us at all, and we're the ones they have to worry about, not the rest of the Ishinshishi. Besides, it could always mean that Katsuya came back."
Yue sighed and nodded, "I know, but it still gets my hopes up." They walked into Battousai's room that he shared with Yue.
Battousai turned and asked, "Yue, why do you always act dress like a man? I don't have a problem with fighting alongside a woman, so why does it matter?"
Yue sighed. "If people knew that I was a woman, then they would take away my sword. It's better this way. Don't worry about me, Himura Kenshin. After this war is over, we'll spend the rest of our lives together." Yue turned to him. "Promise me that no matter what, you won't leave me."
Battousai smiled and pulled the young woman into his embrace. "I would never be able to live without you, Yue-chan. I will love you until the moon falls from the sky."
Yue smiled at his usage of the moon. "I promise too," she breathed.
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Himura Kenshin picked up Yue's sakabatou and left the quaint village. He had spent the last three years of his life in this village, and he was leaving it all behind. Why? Kenshin uncontrollably shuddered. 'What I almost did..... what I could have done.... is just too horrible to bear anymore. I should have listened to her and discarded my sword of killing. I should have let her have that sword smith make the sakabatou for me. Why didn't I? Why did I have to be so stubborn?'
Kenshin continued to mentally beat himself up. He did this while he was wandering, fighting, cleaning, and cooking. He would do this for over seven years before Yue was able to set everything right again. And it would not be a pretty sight when she finally did.
If only Kenshin had listened to her sooner.
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*grins* Is that vague enough for y'all? I hope so; I was trying very hard. And yes, I know that Yue is referred to as "he" in the beginning. I did that on purpose. Her hair is cut short and she binds certain areas with linen. I know it's kinda short, but it is a prologue. Geez, I seem to be writing a lot of these lately, don't I? Anyways, you know the drill. Please R/R!!!
And don't forget to leave your e-mail address!! You might get an early chapter!! (maybe not) But you'll get something! I promise!! *crosses fingers* Hehe.
Love and PEACE!! ------ (I've been watching too much Trigun. ^^)
Koneko
Lily: *winces*
Draco: hnn (Trans: Told you not to take so much vacation time at once, Lils.)
Yeah, so listen to Draco!! . Oh, and if you leave your e-mail address, then I'll.... send you a nice e-mail!! Yeah!! Oh, and if you're an author who doesn't have your address on your bio page, then just put it in your review. Thanks!!
Disclaimer: Now, come on. If I owned these great anime, would I be begging for reviews on a fanfiction site?? I don't know about y'all, but I most certainly think NOT!! I can wish though, can't I?? *crickets* That hurts. Anyways, I don't own Rurouni Kenshin or Sailor Moon. Are all the lawyers happy now??
Ages: Battousai and Yue: 18 in the beginning, 21 at the end of the prologue.
Hitokiri Battousai/ Hitokiri Yue: Battousai the Manslayer/ Yue the Manslayer
sakabatou: reverse-blade sword (I think I spelled that right.....)
Shinsengumi: The guys that Battousai was fighting against.
Ishin Shishi: PLEASE tell me if I got that right. It's Kenshin's group during the revolution.
Katsuya: I believe that this name is correct. It's the actual leader of Kenshin's sect of the Ishin Shishi.
Warnings: Uhm, Usagi may seem almost OOC, but she only has her moments. No Kaoru-bashing that I can think of, but I'll know before I do later chapters. And Saito bashes Sanosuke, but not too bad. Just a few rooster comments. ^^ And some cuteness from Ayame and Suzume.
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Just Gazing at My Silver Moon
Prologue: The Meiji Revolution
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Hitokiri Battousai's breathing was labored. He had just finished sparring with his partner, Hitokiri Yue. Yue's short silver hair glinted after his namesake, the moon. Battousai smiled wryly after thinking about the workout he had just gotten. 'If we really fought, I honestly don't know who would've won. Yue's good.' Yue and Battousai had both been trained in Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu throughout what should have been their childhood. They were both found at a young age by their trainer, Seijuro Hiko, who had taken them in when they had no one else to turn to.
Yue and Battousai were close – very close. The fact that they shared a bedroom had caused quite an uproar at first. If only the fools would figure it out, maybe Yue and Battousai could finally have some domestic peace.
"Coming?" Yue's voice asked him. Hitokiri Battousai nodded his answer. Yue smirked and replied placidly, "I'll race you." Battousai nodded absently and raced through the trees.
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"I won, Shinta m'dear."
Battousai winced. "Yue, I thought I told you not to call me that. If not Battousai, then call me Kenshin – like Master named me. He hated my birth name and said it was wimpy."
Yue waved his objections aside. "Master's not here," he noted blandly as they walked into the meeting room.
"Where have you two been?" came the demand from their current leader. Battousai realized that he could not recall the man's name. Oh well, they'd have a new one next week anyway. His name did not really matter.
"Sparring," Yue replied coldly. "Unless you want our abilities to grow mold on them, of course. If that's the case, then we'd be happy to put aside our training schedule so you can tell us the exact same things your predecessor told us three days ago."
The man sputtered a bit before regaining his composure. While he was calming himself down, another man spoke up. "It's quite alright, young man. We understand that with the pressure your technique put on your body that you would have to continue to train. Don't we." He looked around at the others in the room. He was not asking a question; he was stating a fact. Everyone else nodded, afraid of what the manslayers would do.
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Yue was still smirking after they had left the meeting. "You would think that the Shinsengumi would learn that if we're not attacking, it means that our leader is being replaced."
Battousai picked up the hint. "They wouldn't attack, Yue," he informed her. "They know all too well that the lack of a leader does not affect us at all, and we're the ones they have to worry about, not the rest of the Ishinshishi. Besides, it could always mean that Katsuya came back."
Yue sighed and nodded, "I know, but it still gets my hopes up." They walked into Battousai's room that he shared with Yue.
Battousai turned and asked, "Yue, why do you always act dress like a man? I don't have a problem with fighting alongside a woman, so why does it matter?"
Yue sighed. "If people knew that I was a woman, then they would take away my sword. It's better this way. Don't worry about me, Himura Kenshin. After this war is over, we'll spend the rest of our lives together." Yue turned to him. "Promise me that no matter what, you won't leave me."
Battousai smiled and pulled the young woman into his embrace. "I would never be able to live without you, Yue-chan. I will love you until the moon falls from the sky."
Yue smiled at his usage of the moon. "I promise too," she breathed.
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Himura Kenshin picked up Yue's sakabatou and left the quaint village. He had spent the last three years of his life in this village, and he was leaving it all behind. Why? Kenshin uncontrollably shuddered. 'What I almost did..... what I could have done.... is just too horrible to bear anymore. I should have listened to her and discarded my sword of killing. I should have let her have that sword smith make the sakabatou for me. Why didn't I? Why did I have to be so stubborn?'
Kenshin continued to mentally beat himself up. He did this while he was wandering, fighting, cleaning, and cooking. He would do this for over seven years before Yue was able to set everything right again. And it would not be a pretty sight when she finally did.
If only Kenshin had listened to her sooner.
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*grins* Is that vague enough for y'all? I hope so; I was trying very hard. And yes, I know that Yue is referred to as "he" in the beginning. I did that on purpose. Her hair is cut short and she binds certain areas with linen. I know it's kinda short, but it is a prologue. Geez, I seem to be writing a lot of these lately, don't I? Anyways, you know the drill. Please R/R!!!
And don't forget to leave your e-mail address!! You might get an early chapter!! (maybe not) But you'll get something! I promise!! *crosses fingers* Hehe.
Love and PEACE!! ------ (I've been watching too much Trigun. ^^)
Koneko