Hello!! Just letting y'all know (in case you didn't realize it last time) that revisions to the prologue and chapter one have been finished. I know that the last chapter had a ton of mistakes, and I apologize. This one should be better. It's short, but at least I got it out semi-fast. ^^ Don't hurt me!!
Disclaimer: I own a ton of bishounens (my friends Tiffini, Lizzi, and I made a list of bishounen and claimed them... We've traded a few too...), but I don't own Sailor Moon or Rurouni Kenshin.
Oh! I hereby use my Amazing Authoress Powers (AAPs) to make Lizzi sing "Prince Ali" from Aladdin (which I don't own, by the way). See Lizzi! I told you I could make you sing it! BWAHAHAHAHAHA.....
*ahem* Please enjoy.
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Gazing at My Silver Moon
Chapter 3: If I Had One Wish
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"We're not exactly related." Kenshin hesitated for a split second. "You see, she's my wife."
To say that everyone was shocked would be the understatement of the millennium; even Saito looked like he had been hit by a train. "W-what?" Kaoru stuttered.
"You've never mentioned anything before," Yahiko accused.
Usagi blinked and turned to Kenshin. "What does it mean when they say that you've never mentioned anything before?" she asked warily.
Kenshin laughed nervously and rubbed the back of his head. (AN: the Goku Look!!) (P.S. I don't own DragonBall Z.) "Uh," he said, "that's a long story, indeed it is. Shall we talk over a cup of tea?"
Usagi sighed in defeat. "Fine, SHINTA." Kenshin growled again.
"Miss?" Megumi asked. Usagi glanced her way. "Why do you keep calling Ken-san 'Shinta'?"
Usagi coughed as Kenshin glared at her. "Well, it was his birth name. Master Seijiro Hiko changed it because he believed the name was too weak for a swordsman."
"Do you have another name?" Yahiko asked curiously.
"It's Serentiy," Kenshin answered him. It was his turn to be glared at.
"The name has been in my mother's family for a very long time," Usagi explained. "I think I'm actually the fourth or something. My mother only told me about it a few times when I was young. Both of my parents were killed when I was about four years old – maybe five. I blocked that part of my life out a long time ago, and Ken-chan did as well."
Saito coughed and gained everyone's attention. "I think we've forgotten why we're here," he said bluntly. Their blank looks made him elaborate. "We came to find Yue before Shishio does. No offense intended, Himura-san, but we did not travel all this way just to see you."
"Actually," Kenshin interrupted, "we did."
"Then you just led us on about knowing where Yue is?" Kaoru cried.
"No."
"Well," Sanosuke spoke impatiently, "where is Yue?"
"Hitokiri Yue is dead." All eyes turned to Usagi.
"What?" Saito demanded.
"You heard me. Yue died before Battousai did."
Sanosuke, surprisingly, was the first to catch on. "Yue?" he asked hesitantly.
Usagi looked at him with astonishment in her eyes. "What do you know," she muttered. "The rooster head is the first to figure it out."
The room was filled with cries of alarm. "Y-Yue?" Kaoru stuttered. "Kenshin is married to the Hitokiri Yue. Oh kami..."
"What," Usagi demanded, "are you blabbering about? Kenshin was once a manslayer too!" she snapped. "We lived and breathed blood in the Bakumatsu, but do you seriously think that we enjoyed it? If we did enjoy bathing in the blood and basking in the pain of others, don't you think that we would still use a katana instead of a sakabatou? We would have taken the positions in the Imperial Army offered to us by the Meiji government. But what are we? We are a mere husband and wife; a wanderer and his partner. You have no right to judge Kenshin or me of being a manslayer. We once fought with our swords to bring a more peaceful world to those who could not create it themselves. We fought for people like you, Kaoru-dono; you must remember what the revolution was like. After all, you were about eight years old at the time. Do you remember the fear that all lived in? Even the Shinsengumi and Oniwaban, who always believed that rebellion would be crushed, feared living in such an era. Somehow we managed to create a place where people like you could live your lives out in peace, and you dare to accuse us of being bloodthirsty? How do you find the guts to do such a thing? You honestly believe that you know everything about Kenshin and me, but you have no clue whatsoever."
Kaoru took a deep breath.
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It was late at night when Usagi found herself alone in her futon. She mentally groaned, 'Here we go again. Kenshin has begun his nightly disappearances; this feels just like old times.' She dragged herself up and out the door. Like a cat she silently climbed to the roof, masking her aura.
Just as she had thought, Kenshin was sitting on the roof staring at the stars. "Are they more interesting than me?" she teased. Kenshin almost jumped. "Almost" because he was used to her surprise visits.
"Not really," he answered. "I just came out here to think."
"About what?" Usagi asked as she plopped down beside him.
"Many things," he answered. "Mainly about us."
"Kenshin," she murmured as she leaned against him, "why did you leave me? I forgave you the instant I saw the look in your eyes..."
Kenshin drifted into the deep recesses of his memory. "I was afraid of hurting you again... Usa-chan, I still can't forgive myself. I should have thrown away my katana much sooner and taken the sakabatou you offered to have made for me. But I was foolish, and you were hurt as a result. I could have killed you!"
"But you didn't," she interrupted softly. "I was able to slightly dodge the attack. Besides, you had kept that sword to protect me."
"A fine job I did," he replied bitterly. "I shouldn't have come back, but–"
Usagi cut him off. "You hurt me more emotionally by leaving," she responded softly, "than you ever could have physically."
Kenshin brought Usagi closer to him and buried his face in her hair. "I'm so sorry," he mumbled. "Every time I try to protect you I end up hurting you only further. Can you ever forgive me for being such a moron?"
Usagi's smile was almost a smirk. "Well, now. Why don't we talk about that a bit?" She laughed at Kenshin's face. "C'mon, I won't hurt you..."
Kenshin frowned. "If I was any more of a moron than I am now, then I would question that. But as I am not, then I won't mention it."
She laughed. "Smart move."
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Kaoru did not know what to think of Usagi Himura. She acted almost childlike in her mannerisms, but they were more precise than any child – or anyone else, for that matter – could ever manage. She had the same assurance in her stance that showed in Kenshin's, and it was beginning to frighten Kaoru a bit. 'His idiosyncrasies are even more apparent on her than they are on him! I know that they've known each other for a very long time, but this is a bit ridiculous.'
Usagi hummed softly as she cooked. 'Wait a minute!' Kaoru thought. 'I've heard Kenshin humming that same song several times before! They truly are close...'
Yahiko's voice interrupted Kaoru's thoughts. "Hey! when's lunch gonna be ready?" he asked for the fifth time in three minutes.
Usagi did not turn around but merely once more replied, "When it's ready." Yahiko scowled; he was not used to being shrugged off. He always got some kind of reaction out of someone. To think that someone could ignore his obnoxious tone so many times in a row. Yahiko was about to break when Kenshin walked in the room.
Usagi turned toward him. "Kenshin?" she asked tentatively. Kaoru frowned. 'What's wrong? Kenshin looks fine to me...'
Kenshin glanced up at them. Kaoru gasped at his amber eyes. 'Battousai?'
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So how bad did it suck? How short IS this anyway? I'm asking y'all for a reason! Anyway, please R/R!!
Koneko
Disclaimer: I own a ton of bishounens (my friends Tiffini, Lizzi, and I made a list of bishounen and claimed them... We've traded a few too...), but I don't own Sailor Moon or Rurouni Kenshin.
Oh! I hereby use my Amazing Authoress Powers (AAPs) to make Lizzi sing "Prince Ali" from Aladdin (which I don't own, by the way). See Lizzi! I told you I could make you sing it! BWAHAHAHAHAHA.....
*ahem* Please enjoy.
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Gazing at My Silver Moon
Chapter 3: If I Had One Wish
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"We're not exactly related." Kenshin hesitated for a split second. "You see, she's my wife."
To say that everyone was shocked would be the understatement of the millennium; even Saito looked like he had been hit by a train. "W-what?" Kaoru stuttered.
"You've never mentioned anything before," Yahiko accused.
Usagi blinked and turned to Kenshin. "What does it mean when they say that you've never mentioned anything before?" she asked warily.
Kenshin laughed nervously and rubbed the back of his head. (AN: the Goku Look!!) (P.S. I don't own DragonBall Z.) "Uh," he said, "that's a long story, indeed it is. Shall we talk over a cup of tea?"
Usagi sighed in defeat. "Fine, SHINTA." Kenshin growled again.
"Miss?" Megumi asked. Usagi glanced her way. "Why do you keep calling Ken-san 'Shinta'?"
Usagi coughed as Kenshin glared at her. "Well, it was his birth name. Master Seijiro Hiko changed it because he believed the name was too weak for a swordsman."
"Do you have another name?" Yahiko asked curiously.
"It's Serentiy," Kenshin answered him. It was his turn to be glared at.
"The name has been in my mother's family for a very long time," Usagi explained. "I think I'm actually the fourth or something. My mother only told me about it a few times when I was young. Both of my parents were killed when I was about four years old – maybe five. I blocked that part of my life out a long time ago, and Ken-chan did as well."
Saito coughed and gained everyone's attention. "I think we've forgotten why we're here," he said bluntly. Their blank looks made him elaborate. "We came to find Yue before Shishio does. No offense intended, Himura-san, but we did not travel all this way just to see you."
"Actually," Kenshin interrupted, "we did."
"Then you just led us on about knowing where Yue is?" Kaoru cried.
"No."
"Well," Sanosuke spoke impatiently, "where is Yue?"
"Hitokiri Yue is dead." All eyes turned to Usagi.
"What?" Saito demanded.
"You heard me. Yue died before Battousai did."
Sanosuke, surprisingly, was the first to catch on. "Yue?" he asked hesitantly.
Usagi looked at him with astonishment in her eyes. "What do you know," she muttered. "The rooster head is the first to figure it out."
The room was filled with cries of alarm. "Y-Yue?" Kaoru stuttered. "Kenshin is married to the Hitokiri Yue. Oh kami..."
"What," Usagi demanded, "are you blabbering about? Kenshin was once a manslayer too!" she snapped. "We lived and breathed blood in the Bakumatsu, but do you seriously think that we enjoyed it? If we did enjoy bathing in the blood and basking in the pain of others, don't you think that we would still use a katana instead of a sakabatou? We would have taken the positions in the Imperial Army offered to us by the Meiji government. But what are we? We are a mere husband and wife; a wanderer and his partner. You have no right to judge Kenshin or me of being a manslayer. We once fought with our swords to bring a more peaceful world to those who could not create it themselves. We fought for people like you, Kaoru-dono; you must remember what the revolution was like. After all, you were about eight years old at the time. Do you remember the fear that all lived in? Even the Shinsengumi and Oniwaban, who always believed that rebellion would be crushed, feared living in such an era. Somehow we managed to create a place where people like you could live your lives out in peace, and you dare to accuse us of being bloodthirsty? How do you find the guts to do such a thing? You honestly believe that you know everything about Kenshin and me, but you have no clue whatsoever."
Kaoru took a deep breath.
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It was late at night when Usagi found herself alone in her futon. She mentally groaned, 'Here we go again. Kenshin has begun his nightly disappearances; this feels just like old times.' She dragged herself up and out the door. Like a cat she silently climbed to the roof, masking her aura.
Just as she had thought, Kenshin was sitting on the roof staring at the stars. "Are they more interesting than me?" she teased. Kenshin almost jumped. "Almost" because he was used to her surprise visits.
"Not really," he answered. "I just came out here to think."
"About what?" Usagi asked as she plopped down beside him.
"Many things," he answered. "Mainly about us."
"Kenshin," she murmured as she leaned against him, "why did you leave me? I forgave you the instant I saw the look in your eyes..."
Kenshin drifted into the deep recesses of his memory. "I was afraid of hurting you again... Usa-chan, I still can't forgive myself. I should have thrown away my katana much sooner and taken the sakabatou you offered to have made for me. But I was foolish, and you were hurt as a result. I could have killed you!"
"But you didn't," she interrupted softly. "I was able to slightly dodge the attack. Besides, you had kept that sword to protect me."
"A fine job I did," he replied bitterly. "I shouldn't have come back, but–"
Usagi cut him off. "You hurt me more emotionally by leaving," she responded softly, "than you ever could have physically."
Kenshin brought Usagi closer to him and buried his face in her hair. "I'm so sorry," he mumbled. "Every time I try to protect you I end up hurting you only further. Can you ever forgive me for being such a moron?"
Usagi's smile was almost a smirk. "Well, now. Why don't we talk about that a bit?" She laughed at Kenshin's face. "C'mon, I won't hurt you..."
Kenshin frowned. "If I was any more of a moron than I am now, then I would question that. But as I am not, then I won't mention it."
She laughed. "Smart move."
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Kaoru did not know what to think of Usagi Himura. She acted almost childlike in her mannerisms, but they were more precise than any child – or anyone else, for that matter – could ever manage. She had the same assurance in her stance that showed in Kenshin's, and it was beginning to frighten Kaoru a bit. 'His idiosyncrasies are even more apparent on her than they are on him! I know that they've known each other for a very long time, but this is a bit ridiculous.'
Usagi hummed softly as she cooked. 'Wait a minute!' Kaoru thought. 'I've heard Kenshin humming that same song several times before! They truly are close...'
Yahiko's voice interrupted Kaoru's thoughts. "Hey! when's lunch gonna be ready?" he asked for the fifth time in three minutes.
Usagi did not turn around but merely once more replied, "When it's ready." Yahiko scowled; he was not used to being shrugged off. He always got some kind of reaction out of someone. To think that someone could ignore his obnoxious tone so many times in a row. Yahiko was about to break when Kenshin walked in the room.
Usagi turned toward him. "Kenshin?" she asked tentatively. Kaoru frowned. 'What's wrong? Kenshin looks fine to me...'
Kenshin glanced up at them. Kaoru gasped at his amber eyes. 'Battousai?'
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So how bad did it suck? How short IS this anyway? I'm asking y'all for a reason! Anyway, please R/R!!
Koneko