A/N: Hey all! We're back, with Chapter 2 of our currently untitled crossover! Haha...maybe that could be our title...er, never mind. Thanks to everyone who reviewed chapter 1! I'm glad you reviewed. And don't be afraid to flame, because everything you say can and will be taken personally. No, I'm j/k. Try not to flame though, because it will make me and Vikki angered, and we're not pretty when we're angered...With that said, here's chapter 2!
Disclaimer: We don't own any of the character in either Harry Potter or Rurouni Kenshin, except for Mandi, as she is modeled after me, but sluttier. So, sue if you must, but I swear, nothing is ours...except for Mandi and the storyline...so yeah.
Summary: Mandi, Harry, and Ron end up in 19th century Tokyo after a freak accident with Mandi's time-turner. While there, they meet Kenshin and the gang, and Mandi quickly falls in love with Kenshin. However, she is faced with one obstacle: Kaoru. Lots of drama goes on as Mandi goes through all ends to get what she wants, while Kaoru tries desperately to stop it, and Kenshin...well, he just acts like Kenshin. What else will happen during the stay of these time-traveling teenagers? Read on to find out!
WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
Each and every character in this fic, except for Sano and Mandi, are extremely out of character...you have been warned. If you can't handle out- of-characterness, then DO NOT read this story! Thanks!
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"Oblivi-" Before I finished speaking the spell, my wand was knocked out of my hand. Kaoru had hit it with some sort of stick. Where the hell did THAT come from?? She pulled it out of nowhere for Christ's sake!!!!
"Looks like you don't have your little wand to save you now, does it?"
Little did she know I have seven years of taekwando to help me out here. She wanted a fight did she? Well, I gave her a fight. A good, old-fashioned CAT FIGHT!
"Hey you, I apologized didn't I? What more do you want? I'm just trying to help!"
"You? Help us? You're the one who got everyone into this mess. You coveted one single man and everyone is thrown into your stupid lies!!!"
She had a point. Damn. Well anyway, if she wanted to fight, then I'd fight.
"Let's have this fight decide who will win Kenshin's heart, hmm? What do you say? Deal?"
"What are you scheming now, wench?"
"Nothing. It'll be an honest fight, I swear. And whoever loses must give up Kenshin. Got it?"
"I don't need you to tell me what to do!! Fine! Lets begin! I won't let you win this girl!"
Okay then. Now what the hell did I get myself into?? She had a weapon and I didn't! I guess I could make do with my taekwando techniques.
I looked at Kenshin. He was pretty shocked that there were two girls actually sparring for him!!! Not to mention Megumi, the other one who was always flirting with him. He didn't understand why women were attracted to him so much. He didn't know what he had done, but he obviously didn't want the attention. Stupid guy. Why not? He must think he's unworthy of love or something like that. Aww. Don't worry Kenshin, I'll win this fight and your heart, I promise I'll take away your pain. Speaking of pain..."OW! Hey! Who said you could start?" Kaoru had just hit me on my left shoulder. She hit me!!
"You're the one who wanted to fight right? So basically you told me to start. Well? I await your assault with baited breath, little girl!"
"Actually, you started it by knocking away my wand. Oh and by the way, that's MY line!!!" I ran towards her. She thrust that damned stick at me but I of course, dodged it easily. She recovered and swung from the right. I jumped into the air, narrowly missing being hit. Jeez! That would have hurt. Ha! She was wide open. Now's my chance to attack!! As I came to the ground, I lashed out my leg and kicked her right in the stomach. Yes! Contact! She hadn't even been able to hit me since she caught me off guard before.
Kaoru stumbled slightly, a bit out of breath. "Damn...you..." she breathed.
"Give up and surrender to the ultimate power I possess little girl."
"Shut up! I won't!" she leapt, stick-thing in hand. Wow, did she jump high. She brought the stick crashing down onto the same shoulder as before. "AH!" That would leave a mark. I'm probably already starting to bruise.
"Grr! I'll get you for that one!" I performed another lovely kick right around the ankles to trip her. She collapsed to her knees. Haha! It was funny seeing her on the ground. I'm so evil! That's right, Kaoru, bow to me! I was having lots of fun. Oh my god, how horrible is the look on my face right now? I feel so different. Being transported to Japan had really done something to me.
Here she comes again. Why doesn't she give up already? I'll give her credit for her stamina though. Eh? Where'd she go? She was right in front of me and then...
"Gotcha! Haa!" once again, she came down hard on my shoulder, this time from behind. I had no idea how she got behind me though. The left shoulder again too! What's with her? Is she trying to break me down by going for the same place every time? That must be it! I can't believe a little girl like her could plan out something like that so quickly. She's clever. Where's my wand? Grr!! No! I promised an honorable fight. I'll use her technique against her. I'll do it to her!
During this small, (what am I saying?) rather large battle of ours, the others had been watching, apparently stunned by our display of emotions. Kenshin was a bit bewildered. Sanosuke and Yahiko were cheering Kaoru on. Hmph! Well I had Harry and Ron's approval right? Well...sort of. Harry sorta still liked Kaoru, I could tell. Ron got over her though. I think he's afraid of her. Haha! Well I'm not. Megumi however, disapproved of the fight. Instead, she was by Kenshin's side holding on to his arm. Hey! That's my man you're touching, woman! If I won this fight, that is.
Guess I have no choice. I threw a right punch and incapacitated her cheekbone a bit. She massaged her injury for a few seconds but then gave me...ya, one hell of a look. More of a glare I suppose. Well I guess she thought me a formidable opponent because she charged at me once again determined to put me to rest. I can't let her get to my left shoulder.
This time, instead of counterattacking, which would have been useless against her sword style, I dodged so she couldn't strike my shoulder once again. Before I could turn around, Kaoru had already slammed her stick-like weapon right into my ankle. I fell hard and was in both pain and shock. Did she really hate me that much? I managed to get off of the ground, but I could barely put any pressure on my wounded ankle. I'd be limping for a week!
"Mandi! Show her how us wizards do it!" Ron yelled across the room. "Don't let her intimidate you!"
"IDIOT! One—I'm a witch, not a wizard, and two—I am not intimidated by her, got that buddy?"
"Right," he said sheepishly.
I looked Kaoru's way again. She was still staring at me menacingly. She didn't care if I lived or died did she?
"Hey, what do you think you're doing, you conceited little pixie girl?"
Kaoru was walking towards our spectators. She looked like she wanted to call it quits.
"This fight is pointless. We're both injured, okay? Let's just call it even and let Kenshin have a mind of his own for once," she said calmly.
"Pointless? How can a fight for the one you love be pointless? What's gotten into you?"
"Stop it. I'm not interested in fighting you okay? Can't you get that through your thick little head?"
Thick little head? Not interested in fighting me? Who did she think she was?
"Uh-oh, Kaoru's in trouble. No one says things like that to Mandi and gets away with it," Harry said nervously. He was watching me fume in the corner of the room.
"YOU BITCH! How dare you!? This fight is mine!!!" I yelled at her.
She turned with wide eyes as I ran in her direction. I jumped high and landed a perfect taekwando kick into her stomach again. My teacher would be proud if he saw that one. He had always said that I was useless and relied too much on magic. Not now.
Kaoru flew backwards, straight into the wall behind her. She hit the stick rack hard and slid to the floor, unconscious. I still don't know what to call the stick thing. Its Japanese, remember that. I'm English! Well...that settled that.
I turned to Kenshin and flashed a smile at him, but he had other things on his mind and he certainly didn't smile back. That hurt...a lot. He rushed to Kaoru's side, begging for her to wake up. I, however, was in great need of help too. My ankle was swelling badly. Harry and Ron skidded up to where I sat on the ground.
"You did it! That was so cool!" Ron exclaimed enthusiastically.
"It didn't do crap. Kenshin still didn't notice me..." I looked away from Kenshin and Kaoru with tears forming in my eyes.
"So is that what this whole battle was about?" Sano asked me with an obvious smirk plastered on his face. Megumi was standing behind him. She came around and kneeled by my side.
"Would you like some help? I see that your ankle is swelling. I can get you some ice if you'd like."
"Thank you," I said to the friendly female doctor. She turned and left.
"So how is she?" Sanosuke asked when Kenshin came closer.
"She won't come to. Her stomach was internally injured and she's coughing blood up. It isn't good." Kenshin glanced back at Kaoru who was resting against the wall. Then he looked at me.
"Excuse me, if you will," he said coldly and left to get Megumi.
"Tsch. You're such a self-centered girl you know that? Hurting Kaoru just to win Kenshin," Sano remarked. That was really hard to hear. He left as well. Now it was just Harry, Ron, myself, and the kid, Yahiko, in the room.
The young boy was busy checking Kaoru who was still unconscious. He decided to lie her down on the ground, hoping it would help in some small way. He put his palm behind Kaoru's head to move her. As he did this, I saw his eyes widen in fear. He pulled his hand away and found it covered in blood. Kaoru's blood. Her head had been badly injured.
"GAHHH! WHAT THE HELL??? Kaoru!!!!" It turns out that I had hurt her far worse than expected. Her head was bleeding freely and profusely, spreading along the dojo's wooden floor. Harry and Ron gasped, not knowing what to do.
"We need to get—" Harry was interrupted by Megumi who rushed in with Kenshin and Sano close behind.
"It'll be okay...Kaoru!? Wake up! Sano, pass me the bandages; Ken-san, the hot water! Hurry up you two!" Megumi commanded. They began work immediately.
Finally, morning came. Unbelievably, we were still allowed to stay overnight. I sat up from my futon and rubbed my eyes. I hoped Kaoru wasn't furious with me. If she even woke up from her subconscious state yet. I got up to find the bathroom. I passed by a closed door and knocked. I wasn't sure if this was the bathroom or a bedroom. I didn't know my way around yet. No one answered, so I slid the door open. Whoops! This turned out to be Kaoru's bedroom. She was sleeping soundly...like she had been for the past 8 hours since I knocked her out.
"Ummm..." I didn't know what to do, so I stepped back and turned to walk out.
"You again? Why are you still here?"
"AH! W-wha-what?" I turned on my heel. She woke up! "Kaoru! I'm so glad you're okay! Really I—"
"That's a lot coming from your mouth, ya know," She responded immediately.
"I'm sorry."
"Sure you are."
That went well. I lifted my chin and exited, but before I did...
"Well if your gonna be that way...I won Kenshin, by the way. Don't know if you forgot, but you have to give him up. We agreed."
"..."
Good. She hadn't forgotten. I wouldn't let her forget it either. Today, my dear Kaoru, today will be HELL for you...bitch.
(Later that day...)
Kenshin was busy preparing lunch. He seemed much happier now that Kaoru was awake and doing well. Kaoru however, seemed to be avoiding everyone, and I know why. Earlier, I had majorly embarrassed her by tripping her right in front of Sano and Yahiko. The kid even tried it himself! Funny little guy. Didn't work for him though. Too bad Kenshin wasn't there to see what a fool she looked like right then! I enjoyed that very much.
"Hey Kenshin, can you talk to Kaoru for me? I asked for forgiveness but she's so stubborn that she won't accept it," I asked him sweetly. He was busy doing...laundry. Of all things! Oh, I love guys that do their own laundry.
"Sure, though she wouldn't normally hold a grudge."
Hmm. Did he forget about our little argument/agreement over him already? He sure acted like he did. "Thanks, you're so sweet!"
"Oro?"
Ahhhh...That's what I needed. Teehee! I left his side and looked for Harry and Ron.
Harry was sitting on the dojo steps staring at the trees—Ron...staring at nothing. His head was full of it after all.
"Hey guys."
No response. They really looked down. I hadn't seen them look this upset since Hermione Granger disappeared three years ago. They still don't know what happened to her, but I do. One push into the Vanishing Cabinet and she was never seen again. She's probably wandering around the Sahara Desert as we speak.
Of course, I had modified their memories afterwards, so they didn't even know who the hell Hermione Granger was anymore...heh heh heh.
"No method of getting back to our time come to mind yet huh?"
"What are we going to do? There's no way we can fix the time-turner! And even if we did, it takes us back further into time, not ahead! I don't want to get stuck here forever!" Ron cried out.
I thought long and hard for a good...30 seconds before finally remembering whatever it was I was trying to remember.
"Harry! Ron! I've got it!" I screamed, bringing them out of their thought-induced coma. "What we're looking for is a reverse time-turner. It's just like a regular time-turner, except it takes you forward in time, and each time you spin it, it takes you years forward, as opposed to hours. And I'm sure that turning it three times would bring us back to 2004. But the question is, where is it?"
I racked my brain and searched the depths of my mind. Somewhere in there, somewhere—there was something I had to remember about the reverse time- turner. It was one of a kind (actually, two of a kind, but for the sake of it being unique, it's one of a kind right now) and not many knew of its location. Somewhere remote, far from witches and wizards and their scope of vision. Perhaps we can find it, if...(there's always an if)—if I could remember where it was! I rubbed my temples and thought hard. I'm the genius here so I had to take matters into my own hands.
I opened my eyes and looked at my surroundings. Perhaps something would jog my memory. "I'm going out for a while. I'll be back soon." I said that and left.
Walking around in feudal Japan was definitely a new experience for me. I saw many small shops and markets along the road I had chosen to walk along. I'm in Tokyo, which used to be Edo. No, no, no that won't help. I walked on.
(Meanwhile up ahead of me...)
"Aoshi-sama! Aoshi-sama!" (Lord Aoshi)
"What?"
"Uhh..." The girl stopped hopping up and down. "I think I got us lost."
"Yes, I think you've managed to do so. Hand over the address, Misao." The tall man sighed inwardly. He reached over and took it from the girl's hand. She wore a funny outfit, like a ninja or something.
"We're heading in the wrong direction, Misao."
"Oh! I thought this place seemed familiar! And look! Those people are waving at us now! KONNICHIWA!!!!!" (Good evening)
"Stop that now."
"Yes Aoshi-sama!"
The odd pair turned and walked in my direction. Unfortunately, my eyes were shut again, since I was in very deep thought. Trying to recall lost memories is not easy.
BANG!!!
Right into the young girl. OW, my head. That was sure to leave a mark.
"Uhh.... Gomen (sorry)! Didn't see you there!" the girl laughed, standing up and dragging me up with her.
"Th-that's okay." I stood up.
"Hmm. Do you know your way around here? I kinda got us lost, hehe!"
"I don't really know this place very well either I'm afraid. Where do you want to go?"
"We're looking for the Kamiya dojo."
"Kamiya dojo? Oh! I just came from there!"
"Really? Why were you there? Are you staying there? I've never seen you before. Are you new? How is everyone? Do they miss me? Have they mentioned me at all? Is Sano still afraid of trains? Tell me!!!" The girl Misao asked. It was amazing how many questions this girl could ask in one breath. She rattled on. I sighed.
"Misao."
"Huh?" The girl finally shut up!! HALLELUJAH!!!
"Stop badgering the poor woman. Lets get going. Excuse her. Would you mind telling us which direction the dojo is in?" Aoshi asked me.
"Oh, yeah sure. Its down that way." I pointed towards the way I came.
"Thank you."
"Yeah! Thanks! We owe you one!"
"No! No that's quite alright, really. Don't worry." No more, no more!! Please go away!!!!! That girl better not be at the dojo when I get back!
The two left.
An hour later I was on my way back to the dojo. I heard a laugh and my heart jumped. NO!! Not her! That wasn't that girl's voice was it? The one I met on the road? Oh God!!! Not her, not her! Oh boy, here we go. I stepped through the gate.
"HEY!! It's you!!! How ya doin'?" Misao jumped up and called out to me. She waved enthusiastically, beckoning me to join them.
Kaoru raised an eyebrow. "Misao, you KNOW her?"
"Yeah! We met her on our way here! She gave us directions!"
"What about the directions I wrote out for you?" Kenshin asked her.
"Oh—well, those were kinda hard to understand."
"Misao, you were skipping every other sentence on the directions to see if you could figure it out on your own."
"What are you talking about Aoshi-sama? I was not! Hiko even said himself how bad Himura-san was at giving directions, right?"
Kenshin cringed at the sound of his sword master's name and rolled his eyes.
"That's enough," Aoshi commanded.
Misao ignored him and grabbed my hand. She pulled me down and sat me right next to her.
"So where are you from?" she asked me.
"England."
"WHAT!!! What are you doing in Japan then?"
"I—felt like traveling a bit." There's no way I could tell her about the time-turner ordeal if she hadn't been there to see it herself. She'd think I'm insane. I know she already is.
"Well, I'm from Kyoto! That's in Japan though."
Kyoto!!! That's it! That thing that's been hiding from me oh so cleverly in the back of my mind! THAT'S where the time turner is! It was placed there by a very powerful wizard centuries ago, during a significant battle in a significant revolution or what not.
"Wait a sec! I'm remembering it all now! Kyoto! Harry! Ron! I've got the answer. That reverse time-turner we need is in Kyoto! I remember reading it in one of the books in --"
"Don't tell me, the library?"
"Remarkable intuition. Now, anyway, we have to get there, to the battlefields of Kyoto!"
"That might work, if we knew how to get there!"
"Oh! We can get you there! We live there! In Kyoto!" Misao piped up. Not her again. Does this girl ever take a moment to BREATHE? You can leave it to her to always put in her two cents worth. Every sentence that poured out of her mouth had enthusiasm and waaaay too much cheeriness in it. How? Why is this girl so ANNOYING?! I think I hate her more than Kaoru now.
"Mandi, do ya want me to bring you there? We can all go together! ROADTRIP!! YAY!!" Oh god, this would be a loooong trip with her worthless babbling putting us all into a deep stupor.
So it was set. We were going to leave in the morning.
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Yay! End of the chapter! It's about damn time Mandi figured out how to get home...I had to re-write that part half a dozen times just to make it perfect! So...yeah. It's still not perfect, but it's pretty damn close! Please, please, please review! Flame if you must, but try to steer clear of that!
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