**Disclaimer-ness!** Rurouni Kenshin and Samurai X are the property of people much more rich, powerful, and smart than me. v_v;;; (however, Tsuki I made up ^^)

Yay! My first fan fic ever!!

Well, I'm not a very good writer. I used to be about... *counts* 6 years ago. ^^;; But then then I just became a math person all of a sudden, and now I suck. ^^; But anyway, I felt like expressing my creativity a few months ago. So I wrote a page, but didn't get past that. ^^;;;; Then I met Uenki online, and she urged me to write more, so I did. ^^ (Check out Uenki's fanfics! Penname: Uenki). So anyway, here it is! ^^ ~~~~

Dictionary Thingy

Oh yeah, and I have some Japanese in here. They're all marked by an asterisk (*). Here are their translations:

katana = a japanese sword
haori = the traditional top worn by Kenshin and other samurai
hakama = the traditional pleated pants worn by Kenshin and other samurai
geta = traditional Japanese shoes similar to flip flops
tabi = traditional Japanese socks w/ a split between the big toe and the other toes
bokken = a wooden sword, such as the one that Kaoru uses
Konbonwa = good afternoon
men = a phrase generally said before striking over the head

So, with no more ado...

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Chapter 1 :: On the Battlefield

The time was pre-Meji; the place, Japan. A warrior armed with a katana* was more commonly seen than any kind of businessman. A young girl, barely touching the base of her womanhood walked along a beaten path. Her long, brown hair wass held in a tight ponytail at the top of her head. She wore a dark green haori* and off-white hakama*. Thin, worn geta* hung on her feet under black tabi*. In her hand swayed a bokken*, gripped loosely at the hilt. Two katana dangled from her belt, a third concealed among her haori. Clearly this girl is a samurai. But there is no crest visible on her clothing. To whom was this girl's loyalties? No, this girl was an imperialist. Her amber eyes narrowed and a slight smirk became detectable on her face as she neared the base of a long, flowing waterfall.

"Kenshin!" she cried, smirking more by the moment. "You better not let your guard down this time! I'm a lot better today, and I'm not holding back!"

"Konbonwa*, Tsuki," a voice replied, as if this was a daily routine for him. The silhouette of a boy about the same age as Tsuki appeared in the mist of the waterfall. As he emerged from the shadows his hair became more clearly red, and his eyes appeared to be brown. His face held no emotion. Water dripped from his body, some stained with blood - the sign of a day of hard training. Tsuki's smiled dropped slightly. She had no cuts, no battle scars to show off her determination. But she did not let that keep her down. Today would be they day that she would beat Kenshin in glorious victory.

Tsuki felt her right foot slide forward, her hands fall in front of her, and her bokken follow her hands as if natural. Kenshin walked in front of her and calmly followed her lead.

"Are you ready?" He asked innocently.

"Don't stall with foolish questions, Kenshin!" she shouted. "You know the answer!" Her hands dropped slightly and her left foot quickly moved in front of her right. This time her hands came quickly up above her head. "Men!!*" she shouted as she brought it back down sharply.

Klank! Kenshin blocked the attack with ease. Tsuki rebuked, bringing her sword back and striking again at Kenshin's knees, calves, hips and wait - all blocked.

Finally, Kenshin swung his sword around and hit Tsuki hard on her waist. Tsuki's eyes opened wide, then her whole body went numb and she fell over. Kenshin caught her with his free arm just before she it the ground. He stood up and slid his bokken back into his belt. He lifted Tsuki's limp body into his arms and carried her into the distance.

..::Scene Fade::..

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Footnotes n Such

Whatcha think? Mesa thinks it's pretty stupid. ^^; I really need to increase my vocabulary usage. But w/e.... if you liked it go on to the next chapter. ^^;