(Author's Note: Thank you for reviewing candy-animelover600 and Mirae! I really appreciate that at least SOMEONE reads my story!)
The Forgotten Era
Disclaimer: *pokes you* Are you dead yet?
MC (MysticChaos): MY RUROUNI KENSHIN BOOK! WAHHHHHHH~!!!
S4R (ShinHwa4Real): MY SPANISH NOTEBOOK~!!! I FAILED THE TEST BECAUSE I COULDN'T STUDY~!!!
DH (DarkHand): No…Pirates of the Caribbean… *faints* @_@
MC: *sniff* What do we do now?
S4R: DarkHand is currently knocked out and we still don't know who the thief is…
MC: Then let's act like Sherlock Holmes!
S4R: Er…. 0_o;;;
MC: So who are the possible suspects, Watson?
S4R: Er…I'm not Watson-
MC: YOU ARE, YOU ARE, YOU ARE! *shakes ShinHwa4Real*
S4R: OK, OK! The possible suspects are…er….WAHHHHHHH~!!! I SUCK AS WATSON!!!!! *cries uncontrollably*
MC: -_- Oh brother…..well, ON WITH THE STORY!
S4R: I BET EVEN A SQUIRREL CAN BE A BETTER WATSON THEN ME!!! WAAAAAAAH~!!!
MC: Hmm…not such a bad idea…. *runs off to find a squirrel*
S4R: EVERYONE ABANDONS ME~!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAH~!!!!
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Chapter 1 (Finally…): Old Enemies
The Kenshin-Gumi was coming back from Kyoto to Tokyo on train, finally normal as usual from Kenshin's recent fight with Shishio. Kaoru was fighting with Yahiko, Sanosuke was muttering about a tea kettle running on wheels, and Megumi was laughing at Kaoru's fight, making the raccoon girl even more annoyed. 'All is normal…' Kenshin thought happily. Then he saw a woman walking down the aisle, carrying a sword, and a Chinese hat that covered most of her face from view. Suddenly, the train stopped with a jerk, tossing everyone forward. Luckily, Yahiko crashed into Sanosuke and Kaoru just slid off her seat. Megumi was alright too. The mysterious woman though, fell forward, but in a flash, flipped and landed softly on her feet. This made Kenshin very suspicious about this woman's character, but was soon distracted when he heard cries of help in the first car.
Kenshin nodded at Sanosuke and they both ran to the front, Kenshin yelling, "Miss Kaoru! Keep the others here. We will not take long!" Yahiko was trying to sneak off with them, but Kaoru grabbed Yahiko by the collar. "Let go of me, Ugly!" he shouted. Kaoru fumed and yelled, "I will not lose my only student to a couple of raiders! You will stay here!" Then…er…they started to fight again. Megumi just stared, amazed that they could fight at any situation, such as this one.
Kenshin easily fought his way through the crowd of thieves, with Sanosuke covering his back. "Hey, Kenshin! You deal with the idiots up front. I'll take care of these guys!" Sanosuke said, cracking his knuckles. Kenshin agreed and with a god-like speed, he shot forward, making many fall below him.
Unfortunately, there were more fighters then expected. Each time our two heroes fought hard against the enemies, they only grew, and grew. "Oi! Kenshin! You still fighting?" Sanosuke shouted. Kenshin yelled back, "Yes, Sano! It's just that I do not understand how so many of these thieves can come out of nowhere!" Then a icy voice that stopped everyone from fighting, hissed, "Pitiful. It's all so pitiful."
Everyone looked curiously at the doorway and saw the mysterious woman with the sword. Annoyed, some of the thieves shot forward, but the woman casually jumped up, allowing them to crash into the wall. Then she looked straight at Kenshin, her golden eyes flashing beneath her hat. At first it was still…Sanosuke and the thieves confusingly glancing back and forth at Kenshin and the woman. Suddenly, she looked away and stealthily kicked some of them down. As if this was a switch, everyone started to fight again.
Soon, most of the thieves were down, the rest running away. "Thank you, miss, for your help!" Kenshin smiled, putting out a hand for an handshake. The woman looked at his hand distastefully. She hissed, Kenshin barely hearing her, "I do not shake hands with a man who smells of so much blood." Then she walked away, sheathing her sword. Sanosuke walked beside Kenshin and muttered, "Who does she think she is?" Kenshin narrowed his eyes in thought, but soon smiled. "Miss Kaoru and the others must be worrying in where we are! Let us go Sano! That we should!" Sanosuke stared at Kenshin's sudden mood change, but shrugged it away as he strutted after his red-haired friend.
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"Please! You must accept it! We have to repay you for what you had done for us!" One of the conductors said giving Kenshin a gold, oval-shaped coin. Before Kenshin could object, Kaoru cut in and thanked the man gladly for his generosity. In the background Yahiko mumbled, "Women and their money…" He received a bashing from Kaoru.
When the group was about to leave, Kenshin stopped them and looked behind him. The mysterious woman got off the train, the same conductor giving, or at least trying to, money, but she simply walked off, not accepting the gold piece at all. "It seems like someone doesn't care about money." Yahiko smirked. Yahiko got hit on the head again. This time, Kaoru and Yahiko started to bicker. Megumi shook her head, and noticed that Kenshin was still looking at the woman. She tapped on Sanosuke's back and he too looked at the woman.
The female walked toward them silently and stared slightly at Kaoru and Yahiko fighting. Frowning slightly, she took out her sword, sheath and all, and stuck it between them, immediately stopping them from jumping on each other. Kaoru came out of her killer mode and glanced at the woman. Before she could say anything, the woman said in a soft voice, "Is it alright to stay at your dojo for three days and two nights?" Kaoru glanced at her friends and rather hesitantly said, "Well…I guess so. Why not!" The woman nodded approvingly and set her sword onto her obi, slinging her bag over her shoulder. Walking past Kenshin, she threw him a quick glare and walked on ahead of them.
A few seconds ticked by before Kaoru yelled, "Hey! You don't know where our dojo is!" Then she ran off after the woman, the Kenshin-Gumi attempting to keep up with Kaoru's speed.
"I swear! You guys do absolutely nothing except lounge around! Kenshin does the laundry but other then that, you guys do nothing!!!!" Kaoru shouted in frustration as she was angrily swinging her wooden katana around. Kenshin and the others backed away, while the woman nearby was drinking tea, not even slightly shaken by Kaoru's out burst.
"Um…I just remembered I had an errand to run for Mr. Gensai!" Sanosuke said, running away.
"Yes, I must do the laundry! That I must!" Kenshin, too, ran away.
As for Yahiko, he tried to creep away, but was caught when Kaoru started to chase him out the house. The woman continued to drink tea quietly, but only moved when Yahiko attempted to jump over her. The boy crashed into the woman, leaving both of them a bit dazed, the woman having her Chinese hat fly off her head.
Kaoru stopped in her tracks before she crashed into Yahiko and the woman, but stared when she saw the guest's face for the first time. She had a pale, but glowing face, eyes golden like the sun, and had hair tied up, dark as a raven's wing. She was pretty…in a strange way. Shaking her head, Kaoru walked toward them and helped the woman up. "I'm really sorry for the trouble we caused." apologized Kaoru, but the woman simply dusted her hat, put it on, and walked off somewhere else. "Wow. Some attitude." Yahiko commented. Then Kaoru picked Yahiko up by the collar and brought him back inside so he could continue his training (to his dismay).
Later that day, when Kaoru was preparing dinner, she saw her guest calmly walk around, jumping from one place to another lightly. Kaoru thought this was strange so she yelled out, "Um…are you looking for something?" This seemed to startle the woman since she stood up, looking around frantically. Finally, the woman saw Kaoru. She simply regained her composure and said in a calm, chilling voice, "I am just testing the ground to see if it is good for speed." Kaoru gave a confused look at the woman as she continued to jump around. Shrugging, she went back to her cooking.
Yahiko groaned when he stuck his spoon in his rice bowl, daring whether or not to eat the rice itself. The woman looked at Yahiko with her golden eyes (since she wasn't wearing her hat) curiously. Then Sanosuke whispered to the woman, "Missy's cooking is nasty. You have to watch in what you're eating." The woman perked up at attention, her eyes widening as she looked down at her rice bowl. She too was now debating if she should eat it or not. Kaoru growled slightly and Sanosuke added quickly, nudging Kenshin for help, "I mean, er…it's not so bad if you eat it a lot!" Kaoru started to shake a bit, hair covering her eyes. "Um…yes! The more you eat Miss Kaoru's food, the better…uh, oh…" Kenshin started but stopped quickly when Kaoru gave Sano and Kenshin dirty looks. Suddenly Kaoru lunged at the two men, choking them. "HOW DARE YOU COMMENT ON MY COOKING! I'M GONNA KILL YOUUUUUU~!!!" the raccoon girl screamed, squeezing the life out of the two men. Then, a clear voice started to laugh. Everyone looked at the woman who was laughing very hard and choked a bit on her food. "I apologize. It is just that I haven't seen anything funny for the longest time." the woman commented, smiling wonderfully. "That happens all the time." Yahiko assured, finally starting to eat his food.
The woman, who scared the residents with her sudden mood change, chuckled lightly and said, "I look forward to it."
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*MysticChaos and ShinHwa4Real are watching Rurouni Kenshin while DarkHand is still knocked out from lack of POTC (Pirates of the Caribbean)*
MC: WAAAAAAAAAAAH~!!!! JUST SEEING THIS SHOW MAKES ME WANT TO FIND MY COMIC~!!!!!
S4R: I FAILED ON MY SPANISH TEST AND BEING WATSON! WAAAAAAAH~!!!
DH: *knocked out* @_@
Kenshin: *pops out of the T.V* Are you watching Rurouni Kenshin or not?!
S4R and MC: EEP~!!!!
Kenshin: -_-;;;
S4R: ATTACK~!!!!!
*MysticChaos and ShinHwa4Real do their Anime Killer attack….don't ask….*
MC: Well, come back soon and review!!!! *holds Flaming Mallet of Doom*
S4R: DIEEEEEEEE~!!!!! *kills Kenshin…* *Uses F.P.O.D. or Frying Pan of Doom*
MC: AHHHHHHHHH~!!! NOOOOO~!!! MR. KENNY-CHAN~!!!! *sob, sob* Mr. Kenny-chan went to heaven….
(Author's Note; in other words, MysticChaos: Wow….this is a crappy ending isn't it? *eyes go wide and I start running around in circles* NOOOO~!!! NOT THE DREADED WRITER'S BLOCK! GO AWAY YOU EVIL FIEND! *starts to fight with Mr. Writer's Block*
MWB (Mr. Writer's Block): Your butt is staying on the chair, Missy!
MC (MysticChaos): NOOO~!!!! *punches Mr. Writer's Block*
MWB: *unconscious* @_@
MC: I HAVE PREVAILED! *starts to type the next chapter furiously*)