AN (Author's Note): This is my first time writing a story so no FLAMES
please ^^" arigato!
Oh yea. I'm not very good with dialogue so I'm sorry! ^^"
Also, school is starting soon so I'm sorry if I don't update for a while. ^^" (And sorry about the short chapters)
And most of all.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^^ *dances around* ( ^.^) ARIGATO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin is not mine. Nor is the story Cinderella or Ella Enchanted or Ever after. (Which is all a version of Cinderella, and if you don't like it then don't read)
Oh yeah, questions will be answered at the bottom.
-Chapter 3-
When Kaoru finished scrubbing the floor, she looked down at her hands and knees and instantly regretted that she scrubbed the floor so hard.
Her hands and knees had begun to sting and blood was starting to appear.
Kaoru didn't want to have to redo the floor if she got blood on it, so she quickly rushed to the servant's bathroom, hoping to clean it up and treat it.
She reached the smelly, dirty servant's bathroom and rummaged through the little door on the far side of the bathroom, hoping to find some slave and white cloth to put wrap around her wounds.
Misao saw Kaoru rush to the bathroom so she followed her, worried that she might need some help.
When Misao reached Kaoru, Misao saw her wounds and scolded her while asking her what happened.
Kaoru told her everything, and afterwards Misao sighed at her carelessness.
"Well, it can't be helped if the Prince is a stupid spoiled brat. He was born and raised that way to think lowly of servants," Misao stated, not meaning to cause Kaoru more pain.
Kaoru looked as if she was about to cry. The Prince she always thought Kenshin would be would be like in those fairy tales. nice, handsome, strong, and brave.
He was all of those except for the nice part.
Then Kaoru kicked herself mentally. Who cared if the Prince was rude to her anyways, she wouldn't get the chance to know him anyhow.
But she still couldn't get Kenshin from her mind.
Then she sighed, remembering that she wanted to go swimming today by the lake.
But due to her carelessness (her wounds), she wouldn't be able to, so she had to stay home instead.
~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ At The Palace ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~
Kenshin was in his room, putting on one of his best kimono. He was remembering the visit to Tomoe's house when he thought of the servant girl.
For some reason, she always came up in his mind, no matter where he was.
He realized that she had the most stunning eyes he had ever seen. just like sapphires he pondered, lost in his own thoughts.
Snapping out of it, he suddenly felt tired, and sighed as he lay down on his bed.
He closed his eyes for a second or two, then opened them to look around him room with a bored expression.
His bed was a comfy mattress with a plain blue bedspread and plain blue pillows with a blanket with an extraordinary design.
He had poles coming up from each corner of the bed, holding up a big piece of fine silk. It fell down to the sides of the bed and was tied up to the poles that stuck up on the corners.
His windows hung light blue silk tapestries, with an exquisite fancy design, imported from China.
Up on his room hung paintings of famous samurai in poses, and a desk was under the big window opposite of the blue oak door.
A small bookshelf was next to the desk, and the dresser on the opposite side.
He had a small collection of swords in a special room located in the back of his closet. Daggers, swords, and the reversed blade sword, which he uses now.
Kenshin stood up again, checking his reflection in the mirror.
Making sure everything was perfect, he set off to pick Tomoe up for their date. Not knowing why though, he felt a small flicker of hope to see that servant girl again.
Quickly, he shoved it from his mind, but it just kept coming back.
Getting irritated, Kenshin decided to get to Tomoe's house quickly and leave fast enough so that he could focus on Tomoe and not see that servant girl.
When Kenshin reached Tomoe's house in a carriage, he stepped out and knocked lightly on the door.
While he waited, he looked about.
A small lantern hung above his head, and there were two chairs and a small table next to him on the porch.
There was a small bell that rang when the wind blew hung on the corner.
As he put his hand up to knock again, Kaoru opened the door.
Kaoru had just taken a bath, which was rare since she barely got free time to do so.
Kenshin's eyes met hers, and he took in a sharp breath.
Her eyes were bright as if she just got up, her wet hair fell over her shoulders as she leaned a little bit forward, and she had clean clothes on (even though they were still rags. -_______________- )
A light smile touched her lips, and a small pink blush spread across her cheeks.
He took in a breath and realized that she smelled lightly of Jasmine, and was about to close his eyes to a small slit and reach out to touch her soft face and pull her close but held back once he remembered what he was there for.
Kaoru looked at the Prince. He is so handsome, she thought, while staring at him.
His eyes caught hers and she was unable to breathe.
His red hair was in a loose ponytail, and strands of wandering hair fell upon his face, almost covering his captivating violet eyes.
He was dressed in a traditional kimono that was a tiny bit lighter purple than his eyes.
It hung loosely until his waist, which had a white sash tied around his torso.
A small smile played across his lips as he looked at her.
It almost seemed as if he was about to reach out and touch her face, but...
Her daydream look was broken by Kenshin snapping, "Well, what are you standing there for?! Hurry up and get Tomoe!"
It broke her heart when she heard Kenshin.
Kaoru turned quickly because she couldn't let Kenshin see her face. She was too upset, and if she did look at him she would probably break down and start crying.
When Kaoru turned, she bumped into someone.
"I'm so sorry-" started Kaoru but had stopped talking once she saw whom it was.
It was her step-mom, and she was glaring down at Kaoru.
"What are you walking around dazed for?!" She basically screamed. "Go get Tomoe you worthless busu baka!"
Kaoru was angry. NOBODY called her a busu, much less a baka, even though it was her step-mom/master.
Kaoru's anger took over, and she raised her hand to slap her step-mom when Misao stopped her.
Misao looked at Kaoru with an expression that told Kaoru that she saw everything between her and the Prince.
Kaoru's anger went down and she lowered her hand.
Her step-mom snickered and turned her back on them, hearing footsteps coming from the flight of stairs.
Tomoe had already come down, since she heard yelling downstairs.
She saw Kenshin by the doorway with a smug look on his face as he watched Kaoru and her step-mom. (Which he thought was her master.)
He was glad that the servant girl got in trouble. But in his heart he felt the need to help and protect her.
When he saw Tomoe, all of those feelings got pushed back.
He took in a little gasp as he saw Tomoe.
She was in a petite baby blue kimono with a white sash. Little violets covered the blue part, and the white sash was plain.
Tomoe pulled her hair back in a Chinese bun with two chopsticks in it.
She smiled gently at Kenshin and made his way over.
Kenshin grinned ear to ear as she took his arm and he helped her into his carriage and they left.
Megumi watched both Tomoe and Kenshin with green eyes as she hmphed and went back to her room, thinking that Kenshin didn't deserve Tomoe, he deserved her.
~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ At The Restaurant ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~
Kenshin and Tomoe sat down across each other, each sitting on a comfortable cushion that was placed on an exquisite wood chair.
He smiled at her from across the table, and she gently smiled back, a small blush spreading across her cheeks.
She looked about the place, taking it all in.
Tomoe has never been there before, even though she was very rich.
She looked up at the ceiling and smiled, thinking that that was what she thought the ceiling would look like.
It was covered by numerous paintings, all colorful and alive. Some paintings even had gold paint along the sides.
She looked around the dining place, and saw that the windows were huge and that long tapestries of green and gold felt fell to the floor.
Outside was the moon, but Tomoe frowned, because gray clouds that showed sign of a storm covered it.
She had expected it to be a clear night, but it seemed as if fate was in her way.
Gazing toward the kitchen, she noticed butlers/waiters were dressed in fine kimonos and served people in a quiet voice.
I guess you could say that it's one of those really fancy restaurants and people speak in hushed voices.
Tomoe was the kind of girl that fit into those places.
She picked up the menu and scanned the list of food eagerly, but politely.
Kenshin saw her and chuckled lightly to himself.
I guess she's never been to one of these places, he thought, while looking at the menu himself.
Kenshin decided on a eel with special sauce, jasmine rice in a separate bowl, and a small salad on the side.
Tomoe, watching her weight, decided on just a small salad.
Kenshin was disappointed; he had expected her to eat more.
Then, he realized that they hadn't said a word to each other since they got to the restaurant, so he decided to start a conversation with some small talk.
"Nice weather tonight, isn't it?" Kenshin asked, not even looking about the window, but instead trying to look into Tomoe's eyes.
Tomoe gazed outside and smiled lightly.
"Have you seen it yourself, Kenshin?" Tomoe asked gently.
"Hmm?" Kenshin said, as he gazed outside the window. As he did, he kicked himself mentally.
Outside was cold, and the wind was starting to blow hard.
Dark grey clouds covered the entire sky, and it started to sprinkle lightly.
Suddenly, without warning, the wind grew at an alarming rate and the rain started to pour down heavily.
Though there was no thunder, people could see lightning outside.
Because the wind was so strong, a tree fell over and crashed into a nearby window.
Everyone screamed and tried to get out of the way as butlers ran to help those injured and started yelling, "CALL THE AMBULENCE! CALL THE POLICE!"
Kenshin was starting to run away but then he noticed that Tomoe was lying on the floor unconscious.
He ran up to her to make sure she was ok.
She was on her side with her hair over her face, and a table crashed right next to her, barely missing.
Kenshin ran even faster, and when he reached Tomoe, he flipped over the table and threw it to the side.
His eyes shot to a light amber as people ran in front of him, desperate to get out, not caring for the maiden that lay on the floor.
Just then, his eyes caught sight of something red. something red that was moving slowly. slowly. away from Tomoe.
Without thinking, he yelled at everyone to get away and they all stepped back in fear.
Kenshin picked Tomoe up without a moment's hesitation and lifted her up onto a nearby table.
He turned her so that she lay on her back and Kenshin stared at what was in front of him, unable to take it in.
Tomoe's new, blue kimono was stained by dark red blood that was slowly spreading across her waist as a large piece of glass stuck in her stomach, causing fatal damage.
He sat down, the sounds of screams and yells tuning out of his mind as his mind went blank.
Kenshin put his hands up to his face and stood up, causing the chair he was sitting on to fall over, while yelling "NO! NO! NO!!!!"
To be continued.
Now I'm going to answer your questions.
Most of you want me to write longer chapters, and I'll try.
Akemi: Who's Yami?? @ . @
Luli451: I don't know if Soujiro will make an appearance. I don't really have anything planned out and I write as I go along. I know I have the main story line but that's about it. Sorry.
And. that's it. ^^" I know it's not many reviews with questions but I don't care.
ARIGATO TO ALL WHO REVIEWED MY STORY!~ and please r/r again. ^^ arigato!
Oh yea. I'm not very good with dialogue so I'm sorry! ^^"
Also, school is starting soon so I'm sorry if I don't update for a while. ^^" (And sorry about the short chapters)
And most of all.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^^ *dances around* ( ^.^) ARIGATO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin is not mine. Nor is the story Cinderella or Ella Enchanted or Ever after. (Which is all a version of Cinderella, and if you don't like it then don't read)
Oh yeah, questions will be answered at the bottom.
-Chapter 3-
When Kaoru finished scrubbing the floor, she looked down at her hands and knees and instantly regretted that she scrubbed the floor so hard.
Her hands and knees had begun to sting and blood was starting to appear.
Kaoru didn't want to have to redo the floor if she got blood on it, so she quickly rushed to the servant's bathroom, hoping to clean it up and treat it.
She reached the smelly, dirty servant's bathroom and rummaged through the little door on the far side of the bathroom, hoping to find some slave and white cloth to put wrap around her wounds.
Misao saw Kaoru rush to the bathroom so she followed her, worried that she might need some help.
When Misao reached Kaoru, Misao saw her wounds and scolded her while asking her what happened.
Kaoru told her everything, and afterwards Misao sighed at her carelessness.
"Well, it can't be helped if the Prince is a stupid spoiled brat. He was born and raised that way to think lowly of servants," Misao stated, not meaning to cause Kaoru more pain.
Kaoru looked as if she was about to cry. The Prince she always thought Kenshin would be would be like in those fairy tales. nice, handsome, strong, and brave.
He was all of those except for the nice part.
Then Kaoru kicked herself mentally. Who cared if the Prince was rude to her anyways, she wouldn't get the chance to know him anyhow.
But she still couldn't get Kenshin from her mind.
Then she sighed, remembering that she wanted to go swimming today by the lake.
But due to her carelessness (her wounds), she wouldn't be able to, so she had to stay home instead.
~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ At The Palace ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~
Kenshin was in his room, putting on one of his best kimono. He was remembering the visit to Tomoe's house when he thought of the servant girl.
For some reason, she always came up in his mind, no matter where he was.
He realized that she had the most stunning eyes he had ever seen. just like sapphires he pondered, lost in his own thoughts.
Snapping out of it, he suddenly felt tired, and sighed as he lay down on his bed.
He closed his eyes for a second or two, then opened them to look around him room with a bored expression.
His bed was a comfy mattress with a plain blue bedspread and plain blue pillows with a blanket with an extraordinary design.
He had poles coming up from each corner of the bed, holding up a big piece of fine silk. It fell down to the sides of the bed and was tied up to the poles that stuck up on the corners.
His windows hung light blue silk tapestries, with an exquisite fancy design, imported from China.
Up on his room hung paintings of famous samurai in poses, and a desk was under the big window opposite of the blue oak door.
A small bookshelf was next to the desk, and the dresser on the opposite side.
He had a small collection of swords in a special room located in the back of his closet. Daggers, swords, and the reversed blade sword, which he uses now.
Kenshin stood up again, checking his reflection in the mirror.
Making sure everything was perfect, he set off to pick Tomoe up for their date. Not knowing why though, he felt a small flicker of hope to see that servant girl again.
Quickly, he shoved it from his mind, but it just kept coming back.
Getting irritated, Kenshin decided to get to Tomoe's house quickly and leave fast enough so that he could focus on Tomoe and not see that servant girl.
When Kenshin reached Tomoe's house in a carriage, he stepped out and knocked lightly on the door.
While he waited, he looked about.
A small lantern hung above his head, and there were two chairs and a small table next to him on the porch.
There was a small bell that rang when the wind blew hung on the corner.
As he put his hand up to knock again, Kaoru opened the door.
Kaoru had just taken a bath, which was rare since she barely got free time to do so.
Kenshin's eyes met hers, and he took in a sharp breath.
Her eyes were bright as if she just got up, her wet hair fell over her shoulders as she leaned a little bit forward, and she had clean clothes on (even though they were still rags. -_______________- )
A light smile touched her lips, and a small pink blush spread across her cheeks.
He took in a breath and realized that she smelled lightly of Jasmine, and was about to close his eyes to a small slit and reach out to touch her soft face and pull her close but held back once he remembered what he was there for.
Kaoru looked at the Prince. He is so handsome, she thought, while staring at him.
His eyes caught hers and she was unable to breathe.
His red hair was in a loose ponytail, and strands of wandering hair fell upon his face, almost covering his captivating violet eyes.
He was dressed in a traditional kimono that was a tiny bit lighter purple than his eyes.
It hung loosely until his waist, which had a white sash tied around his torso.
A small smile played across his lips as he looked at her.
It almost seemed as if he was about to reach out and touch her face, but...
Her daydream look was broken by Kenshin snapping, "Well, what are you standing there for?! Hurry up and get Tomoe!"
It broke her heart when she heard Kenshin.
Kaoru turned quickly because she couldn't let Kenshin see her face. She was too upset, and if she did look at him she would probably break down and start crying.
When Kaoru turned, she bumped into someone.
"I'm so sorry-" started Kaoru but had stopped talking once she saw whom it was.
It was her step-mom, and she was glaring down at Kaoru.
"What are you walking around dazed for?!" She basically screamed. "Go get Tomoe you worthless busu baka!"
Kaoru was angry. NOBODY called her a busu, much less a baka, even though it was her step-mom/master.
Kaoru's anger took over, and she raised her hand to slap her step-mom when Misao stopped her.
Misao looked at Kaoru with an expression that told Kaoru that she saw everything between her and the Prince.
Kaoru's anger went down and she lowered her hand.
Her step-mom snickered and turned her back on them, hearing footsteps coming from the flight of stairs.
Tomoe had already come down, since she heard yelling downstairs.
She saw Kenshin by the doorway with a smug look on his face as he watched Kaoru and her step-mom. (Which he thought was her master.)
He was glad that the servant girl got in trouble. But in his heart he felt the need to help and protect her.
When he saw Tomoe, all of those feelings got pushed back.
He took in a little gasp as he saw Tomoe.
She was in a petite baby blue kimono with a white sash. Little violets covered the blue part, and the white sash was plain.
Tomoe pulled her hair back in a Chinese bun with two chopsticks in it.
She smiled gently at Kenshin and made his way over.
Kenshin grinned ear to ear as she took his arm and he helped her into his carriage and they left.
Megumi watched both Tomoe and Kenshin with green eyes as she hmphed and went back to her room, thinking that Kenshin didn't deserve Tomoe, he deserved her.
~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ At The Restaurant ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~
Kenshin and Tomoe sat down across each other, each sitting on a comfortable cushion that was placed on an exquisite wood chair.
He smiled at her from across the table, and she gently smiled back, a small blush spreading across her cheeks.
She looked about the place, taking it all in.
Tomoe has never been there before, even though she was very rich.
She looked up at the ceiling and smiled, thinking that that was what she thought the ceiling would look like.
It was covered by numerous paintings, all colorful and alive. Some paintings even had gold paint along the sides.
She looked around the dining place, and saw that the windows were huge and that long tapestries of green and gold felt fell to the floor.
Outside was the moon, but Tomoe frowned, because gray clouds that showed sign of a storm covered it.
She had expected it to be a clear night, but it seemed as if fate was in her way.
Gazing toward the kitchen, she noticed butlers/waiters were dressed in fine kimonos and served people in a quiet voice.
I guess you could say that it's one of those really fancy restaurants and people speak in hushed voices.
Tomoe was the kind of girl that fit into those places.
She picked up the menu and scanned the list of food eagerly, but politely.
Kenshin saw her and chuckled lightly to himself.
I guess she's never been to one of these places, he thought, while looking at the menu himself.
Kenshin decided on a eel with special sauce, jasmine rice in a separate bowl, and a small salad on the side.
Tomoe, watching her weight, decided on just a small salad.
Kenshin was disappointed; he had expected her to eat more.
Then, he realized that they hadn't said a word to each other since they got to the restaurant, so he decided to start a conversation with some small talk.
"Nice weather tonight, isn't it?" Kenshin asked, not even looking about the window, but instead trying to look into Tomoe's eyes.
Tomoe gazed outside and smiled lightly.
"Have you seen it yourself, Kenshin?" Tomoe asked gently.
"Hmm?" Kenshin said, as he gazed outside the window. As he did, he kicked himself mentally.
Outside was cold, and the wind was starting to blow hard.
Dark grey clouds covered the entire sky, and it started to sprinkle lightly.
Suddenly, without warning, the wind grew at an alarming rate and the rain started to pour down heavily.
Though there was no thunder, people could see lightning outside.
Because the wind was so strong, a tree fell over and crashed into a nearby window.
Everyone screamed and tried to get out of the way as butlers ran to help those injured and started yelling, "CALL THE AMBULENCE! CALL THE POLICE!"
Kenshin was starting to run away but then he noticed that Tomoe was lying on the floor unconscious.
He ran up to her to make sure she was ok.
She was on her side with her hair over her face, and a table crashed right next to her, barely missing.
Kenshin ran even faster, and when he reached Tomoe, he flipped over the table and threw it to the side.
His eyes shot to a light amber as people ran in front of him, desperate to get out, not caring for the maiden that lay on the floor.
Just then, his eyes caught sight of something red. something red that was moving slowly. slowly. away from Tomoe.
Without thinking, he yelled at everyone to get away and they all stepped back in fear.
Kenshin picked Tomoe up without a moment's hesitation and lifted her up onto a nearby table.
He turned her so that she lay on her back and Kenshin stared at what was in front of him, unable to take it in.
Tomoe's new, blue kimono was stained by dark red blood that was slowly spreading across her waist as a large piece of glass stuck in her stomach, causing fatal damage.
He sat down, the sounds of screams and yells tuning out of his mind as his mind went blank.
Kenshin put his hands up to his face and stood up, causing the chair he was sitting on to fall over, while yelling "NO! NO! NO!!!!"
To be continued.
Now I'm going to answer your questions.
Most of you want me to write longer chapters, and I'll try.
Akemi: Who's Yami?? @ . @
Luli451: I don't know if Soujiro will make an appearance. I don't really have anything planned out and I write as I go along. I know I have the main story line but that's about it. Sorry.
And. that's it. ^^" I know it's not many reviews with questions but I don't care.
ARIGATO TO ALL WHO REVIEWED MY STORY!~ and please r/r again. ^^ arigato!
