Mirrors of the past and future

Hi Minna! It's me! Aoi-mizu-ryu!!! I have to change my pen name because administrators deleted my former account because of my story "Temptations" for those who still want to continue reading that story, you can find it at adult ff. net and media miner .org… anyways, here's the rest of my other fics and I hope that you guys will continue to read my stories… /sob.. a new start I guess… oh, well, here we go again!!!

Chapter one: The present generation

Yuki stared up at the blue sky while mindlessly combing her hair waiting for her childhood friend to arrive. She wrinkled her nose in remembrance of her friend. This was the very first time she actually arrived before Shinta. Always, when they had agreed to meet, Shinta was always ahead of time. Yuki giggled, finally, a change in her ever beloved friend.

She sighed. She had always looked up to Shinta as a best friend and buddy… but these past few months, the feeling of friendliness towards her best friend was now slowly tuning into something else. She was hesitant to admit it at first, but now she was sure that she had fallen hopelessly in love with him. She sighed again and jumped up in surprise when someone talked from behind her.

"It's a very beautiful day and a certain blue eyed dragon is ruining the day by looking glum."

Yuki screeched and jumped up, turning to glare at the person who startled her.

"Shinta…" she growled menacingly

Shinta chuckled, his violet eyes sparkled with mirth and his red hair shone brightly in the afternoon sun.

"Surprised? That's new… you're actually letting your guard down." He told her as he collapsed yet again in a laughing fit.

"Mou! I'll get you later for that you walking bon fire!"

"Ei… not the hair…" Shinta retorted as he stood up, brushing his pants from the dirt. A head taller than Yuki, Shinta looked directly at her twinkling blue eyes and noted to himself that she looked quite pretty with her hair down like that.

Yuki grinned. Shinta always hated it when someone teased him about his hair. Never to say it out loud, Yuki had always loved the color and texture of his hair. She just teased him for the fun of it.

"So, what are we going to do today?" she asked him

Shinta smiled, "We, are going to the house of Aoshi to practice."

She frowned… "Again….?"

"Hai, again."

"Mou…" came the grumbled response.

He chuckled as they walked towards their friends house. They had formed a small band consisting of 7 members… he and Yuki were the lead singers. His best friends Aoshi Shinomori at the drums, Sanosuke Sagara at the base guitar and their girlfriends Misao Makimachi at the piano and Megumi Takani at the flute. Yahiko Myojin, Yuki's stepbrother was in charge of the sound effects, while he and Yuki had the lead base guitar and guitar.

Yuki, with the agreement of everyone, named their group, Kenshin-gumi. Kenshin-gumi? He didn't know why, but when they asked her why she chose Kenshin, she said that it was in honor of his great grandfather who was responsible in bringing their families together. They were the 6th generation from their great grandparents, the original Kenshin-gumi.

Since they all looked like their grand parents, their parents named them after them.

Shinta chuckled yet again as they heard a deafening banging form inside Aoshi's house. They both chuckled, Misao was at the drums yet again. Opening the door to Aoshi's house, they were met by Sano and Megumi's bickering.

Yuki sighed. Those two will never change. From them moment that they met, sparks flew between them… yet still, they made the perfect couple. She grinned… looks like everybody's here…

Inhaling deeply, she yelled at the top of her lungs, "OI!!!!!!!!!! CAN WE GET STARTED ALREADY??!?!?!?!" Everything went still and quiet as 6 heads rubbed their ears gingerly.

Shinta winced at the young lady beside him grinning from ear to ear. Now that's what I call a roll call.

"Oi, jou-chan, can't you have said it a bit nicer?" Sano complained

Yuki merely smiled and picked up her guitar. "Can we practice now?" she asked sweetly.

Grumbles can be heard from all side of the room before they settled in their positions. Strumming his guitar, Shinta started to lead them all into the practice of their first song.

Their practice lasted up to late in the evening. Shinta accompanied Yuki home as Sano did with Megumi. Misao stayed with Aoshi to help clean up.

Stretching his arms, Shinta yawned widely. Yuki glanced at him from time to time and merely smiled.

Shinta caught her looking at him, he stopped. "Oro, is there anything wrong with my face?" he asked her.

She giggled. "Iie. I was just wondering if you'll still be the same if we went to our separate ways…" she whispered

He stared at her, dumbstruck. She looked so innocent and vulnerable at the moment that he felt a surge of overwhelming desire to protect her. Bringing his right hand up, he whispered, "Nothing will ever change between us, because I'll never leave you alone."

Yuki looked at him startled… Won't leave me alone?

"Shinta…" she started uncertainly

"Iie," he shook his head, "Whatever happens, I'll never leave you alone. This I swear to you, Yuki." He vowed to her.

Yuki looked at his violet eyes filled with so much sincerity and trust. She grasped his hand in promise, "Promise me you'll never leave me alone?"

He grasped her hand tighter in his… "I swear."

Yuki smiled, but before she could hug him, a bright light enfolded the two of them and in a second they disappeared from their positions.

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Groaning and holding her head in her palm, Yuki eyed her surroundings. Where the hell am I? she wondered.

I was talking to Shinta for one minu… she stared at her surroundings, "SHINTA!" she yelled.

Jumping up she brushed her day dress with one hand as she searched for him, yelling his name all the while.

"SHINTA!!! WHERE ARE YOU?!"

Tears threatened to fall as she didn't find him nor did she hear any reply from him telling her that he was just there. What had happened and where was she?

Yuki started to walk back the direction which she came from when she saw three men looking at her. Stepping back, she didn't like the way they were scrutinizing her. She didn't have any weapon at all…

Yuki broke into a run when the men stared to approach her. Looking back behind her, she saw that they were right behind her. Screaming at the top of her lungs when one of them had grabbed her hand.

"HELP!!!!!!!!!!!"

Just as she screamed, she was thrown aside and hit a tree. Spots came in her vision and she barely saw the men drop to the ground unconsciously. Her rescuer kneeled before her bringing his face clearer to her line of vision, she smiled weakly.

"Shinta…" she whispered but stopped, when she saw that he had a cross scar on his left cheek… "It can't be…" was all she said before she darkness claimed her.

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AN: Reviews pls??? Help me get started again minna!!! /sob

anime-tenshi-no-miko (former Aoi-Mizuryu)