Mirrors of the past and future
Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin does not belong to me. This fan fiction is only for entertaining purposes and for my love in writing!
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Chapter 3: Explanations
Kaoru immediately ran to Yuki who fell unconscious. Kenshin stood by the door looking at the strange girl quietly, her last words echoing in his mind.
What did she mean by she's traveled back in time? He thought quietly
Kaoru held the girl gently by the shoulders, slightly shaking her to wake her up. Smiling in relief when Yuki started to wake up. To tell the truth, she was scared to death when she first laid her eyes on Yuki. The girl looked so much like her…
Holding Yuki by the arm, she helped her to sit up straight.
"Daijobou ka?" Kaoru asked Yuki
Looking at her ancestress, Yuki gulped and nodded.
"I think there's some explanation to be done, Yuki-dono." Kenshin told her.
Yuki looked at him and stared, "Shinta?" she whispered
Kenshin shook his head, "Iie, that's my former name. I go by the name of Kenshin now." He told her
Kaoru looked at him, "Former name?" she asked him.
Kenshin sighed. "Sessha has some explanations to do as well de gozaru." He told them.
Kaoru nodded, "Hai, I believe so." Looking at Yuki and Kenshin she stood, "Let's go to the dojo and talk." She told them before leading the way to the training room.
"Ok, talk. Yuki-san, you first." Kaoru told them as they reached the dojo.
Yuki sighed. "You might think that I'm crazy. Even I don't understand what really happened." She told them
"Tell us everything. From the beginning." Kaoru told her.
"Ok, My name is Yuki Kamiya. I live at the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu dojo. The dojo has been in the family for years, its principle is "The sword that protects life." My cousin, Yahiko Myojin is one of our best students. I am currently the shihondai of our school since my parents were assassinated. I am currently in college with my friends, Misao Makimachi, Megumi Takani, Sanosuke Sagara, Aoshi Shinomori and my best friend Shinta Himura."
Kaoru and Kenshin stared at her questions evident in their eyes. Yuki chuckled slightly, "You want me to continue?" she asked them. When two heads nodded in response, Yuki continued.
"Shinta and I were on our way home from practicing at Aoshi's house when a bright light engulfed us… I don't know what happened next." She told them
Kaoru blinked. " But that's impossible. I mean, we're here… you can't be us…"
Yuki smiled ruefully. "Hai, we can't be you… because you're our ancestors."
"WHAT?!" Kenshin and Kaoru both shouted in surprise.
"Hai. If I'm not mistaken, you said that the date to day is September 10, 1881."
"Hai de gozaru. Today is September 10, 1881." Kenshin told her.
"Well, the time I belong to is September 10, 2003."
"2003?" Kaoru whispered incredulously, "That means…"
"I'm your 6th generation." Yuki finished for her.
"Oro." Was all that Kenshin could say.
Kaoru stared in shock then as the information she has just received sunk in then smiled. "You mean to tell me that the dojo is still standing after all these years?"
Yuki smiled and nodded. "Hai it is, Kaoru-sama."
Kaoru winced, "Don't call me sama. I'm not that old."
Yuki giggled. "Hai, Kaoru-san."
Kaoru giggled in turn. She then turned to Kenshin seriously, "Your turn Kenshin."
"Oro. Sessha's name really isn't Kenshin." He told them
Kaoru gaped at him. "Wha?"
"Sessha's name is Shinta. It was shishou who gave me the name Kenshin. He said Shinta didn't suit me."
"Oh… why didn't you tell us?" Kaoru asked him
"Sessha really was going to tell you but I never found the right time to tell you." He told her sheepishly.
Then turning to give Yuki a serious look, he told her, "If you really came from the future, then tell us, how did our family came to be."
Yuki smiled. "Gladly. You have been wandering for 10 years when came into Tokyo. During that time, somebody was using your name as Battousai and killed mercilessly using the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu. Kaoru-san, was also after him to stop the killings and clear her dojo's name. She happened by you and since she saw you wearing a sword she attacked you. You jumped up to avoid her and landed on some pretty unstable crates. After interrogating you, she ran off when she heard some commotion. You followed her just in time when Gohie slashed her sword in to half. You brought her back to your dojo when she fainted and nursed her. You then stayed after saving her for the second time from Gohie."
Yuki grinned at the two who were staring at her. "The next day, you met a pickpocket orphan named Yahiko Myojin, who worked for the Yakuza's. When Kaoru-san found out what his real condition was, she stomped off towards the Yakuza's place and demanded that they release Yahiko. Both of them got in trouble and you came and saved the two of them. You also told Yahiko that he can learn to be strong by learning the art of kendo with Kaoru as his sensei. You then met Sanosuke next when he tried to fight you, then Megumi came next. With Megumi's appearance, you also met Aoshi who was the head of the oniwabanshuu."
Yuki was now grinning at them, "Oh, did I mention the first time that Kenshin-san was here, he ran into the bath house when he thought that Kaoru-san was trying to drown herself after losing her students? And the Hakone hot spring incident… and the engagement ring mix up…"
"STOP! DAME!!!!!!!!!! DAME!!!!!!!!!" both Kaoru and Kenshin yelled, both were blushing furiously.
"How did you know all of that?!" Kaoru gasped
Yuki grinned. "Simple. You wrote it in your journal."
"YOU'VE READ MY JOURNAL?!" she screamed
"It was family treasure. Our parents wanted us to know just how our family came to be… and your journal had the most complete narration on what happened during those… oh, I mean these times." Yuki told her.
"Oh. So you know everything… even what's going to happen?"
"Hai. I do."
Kaoru grinned… "Tell me…"
Yuki gulped. "No can do."
Kaoru scowled, "Grrrr…… why?"
"Because I'd be changing history as it is if I ever told you what would happen. You have to know it yourself." She told her quietly.
Kaoru and Kenshin sighed, "Well that explains everything de gozaru."
"Oi, Kenshin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Kaoru and Kenshin looked at each other, "O-oh, they're here…"
"Oi, Kenshin. Is jou-chan…." Sano trailed off as he entered the dojo and saw two Kaoru's looking at him.
"Oi, Tori-atama, have you seen Kenshin and Kao…ru?" Yahiko said and stared along with Sano.
"Sano, Yahiko, sit." Kaoru told them, when they finally settled down Kaoru and Kenshin explained who the other girl was.
"Oh. So you're the future busu." Yahiko told Yuki after Kaoru explained everything to them and told Yuki that she was welcome to stay until they found out how she go back to her time.
Yuki glared at him, "Some things just never change… GAKI-CHAN!" she threw back at Yahiko
"WHA!!!!!!! DON'T CALL ME CHAN!" Yahiko yelled back
"So you mean to tell us that the Yahiko in your time is still the same with the Yahiko we have here?" Sano asked Yuki
"Very much the same annoying little devil." She gritted out
Sano, together with Kaoru and Kenshin laughed.
"After all these years and we still end up together." Kenshin commented looking at everyone in the room, then looking at the clock he stood up quickly, "Oh-oh, it's almost dinner time and sessha still hasn't prepared our dinner."
Excusing himself, Kenshin turned to the direction of the kitchen, only to be stopped by Yuki's voice.
"Himura-sama, if it's not much bother, I would like to cook for tonight's dinner."
Kenshin was about to protest when Sano and Yahiko beat him to it.
"You? Cook? No way! If you're Kaoru's 6th generation, I don't want to know how well you cook. You might be just as well as Kaoru!" Yahiko told her
Yuki glared at him, "Ok, you little twerp. You do all the household chores if I can cook a meal just as good as the akkabeko."
Yahiko stared at her… "What, scared little Yahiko?" she dared him.
Yahiko glared daggers at her, "NO! ALRIGHT! YOU COOK AND SANO AND KENSHIN WILL DECIDE!"
Yuki smirked. "Just make sure you're ready with that mop and rag." She told him before running to the direction of the kitchen.
"Yahiko… I hope you're ready with that mop and rag… 'cause this is better that the food at the akkabeko!" Sano told him
Yahiko groaned. Him and his big mouth. Yuki-san's food was delicious.
Kaoru stared at the food before her, "How did you learn how to cook like this?" she asked Yuki
Looking up from her food, Yuki smiled at Kaoru, "It took me months of practice just to learn how to cook. It also took me months of non-stop pestering from Yahiko."
Kenshin smiled. "Kaoru-dono, if Yuki-dono did it, you could do the same de gozaru." He told her
Yuki smiled in return, "I could teach you how." She offered Kaoru.
The young kenjutsu instructor smiled in return. "Hai. I would greatly appreciate that."
Yuki smiled along with everyone, but Kenshin noticed that beneath her smiles, there was worry and sadness lurking within them.
Just like Kaoru-dono. What could she be thinking de gozaru yo… he thought
Yuki smiled at everyone in the table but at the same time, she was forcing back the tears. They were so the same with her friends back at her time…, and where is Shinta? If he was still back in their time, he must be worried sick about her… or if he was brought along to this time with her… where is he? What had happened to him? she thought worriedly.
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AN: Again… reviews minnaa… pls? Help me get back on track again,,, muah muah!! Arigatou!
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