The Mirror to the past and the future
AN:, ok. you might ask me why Yuki's name is still Kamiya even though she's Kaoru's 6th generation? Here's the explanation. Yes, Kaoru had been the last of the Kamiya's, and yes, the name Kamiya would have been lost since she married Kenshin. The name Kamiya survived because somewhere down the family line, Kenji decided to bring back the name Kamiya through his son… (for those who are wondering how could that have happened… this my story plot ok. . )
And for the rest of the Kenshin-gumi, you're wondering why there's the 1881 Kenshin-gumi and the 2003 Kenshin-gumi? Hehehehe, the story's the same. One of their descendants decided to relive their lost names of their ancestors. And yes, Kenshin still married Kaoru, Sano with Megumi, Yahiko with Tsubame and Aoshi with Misao.
That's all cleared up? Ok. Now for what you've been waiting for…(",x)
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Chapter 4: The rurouni and the preventer
Please be safe……Shinta…
Head snapping up against the cold earth, Shinta groggily stood and tried to maintain his balance. Looking at his surroundings, his sharp amethyst eyes searching the forest. He swore he heard Yuki's voice…
Yuki…
Stiffening at that thought, Shinta swerved about to see if Yuki was anywhere with him. What the hell had happened to them? First, they were talking, then… a bright light engulfed them…
"Yuki!!!" he yelled hoping that she could hear him if ever she was just close by.
"Kami, where is she…." He muttered as he walked through the forest, then stopped, "Or for that matter… where am I?"
Looking around the forest, then up, he guessed that it was about mid-afternoon. He continued to trudge on, all the while thinking where he could be or Yuki. He clenched his fists as his eyes glinted amber, If this is the work of the Gray Panther Clan, he was going to kill each and everyone of them if the ever laid a hand on Yuki.
Shinta swore. He had just vowed to Yuki that he'll never leave her no matter what, and now, he was here in God-knows-where and with Yuki missing. Sensing someone just ahead Shinta ran full speed…
Maybe its Yuki… he thought as he ran.
Shinta smiled as he saw long raven hair flowing with the wind.
"Yuki!" he yelled, then stopped as the female turned towards him, this was definitely not Yuki he thought.
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Megumi was walking on her way back to the dojo to see if Kaoru was alright when someone shouted from behind her. Turning to the sound of the voice, Megumi arched one eyebrow in surprise.
"Ken-san?" she asked him then smiled slyly. "Ohohohoho! Ken-san! Has that tanuki's craziness rubbed in on you?" she told him as she saw his clothes.
Shinta eyed her, "Megumi?"
The fox doctors eyes twinkled, "Ken-san, what in the world are you wearing?"
Shinta raised an eyebrow in pure confusion. "Megumi, what are you talking about, and why do you keep on calling me Ken-san?" he asked her
Megumi stopped. "Ken-san, are you ok? That's what I call you, Ken-san."
"Ken-san?"
"Kenshin." she told him
Shinta stepped back, Holy Shit! Did she just call me Kenshin? he thought frantically
"Megumi… my name's not Kenshin, its Shinta." He told her
This time Megumi stared at him, "What are you talking about? You're Kenshin! A rurouni and formerly known as hitokiri battousai. Now, you live with Kaoru and Yahiko at the Kamiya dojo." She told him
"It can't be…" he whispered, looking down. Head snapping up, he asked her, "What date is it?"
"Wha? It's the year 1881, 21st of September." She told him as if he'd gone insane.
"WHAT?!" He yelled. "Kami! This is the year where my ancestor lived! And she must be… Megumi's ancestress " he whispered incredulously.
Megumi eyed him, "What is happening to you? First, something happens to tanuki and now you. Come to think of it… she was wearing the same unusual clothes as you." She told him.
Shinta stared at Megumi, "Did you say she was wearing the same clothes as I am?" he asked her
"Well, yes. But not exactly the same…"
"It was a straight sleeveless turtleneck black dress?" he asked her, hope shining in his eyes
"Uhhh, yes."
"Yes!" Shinta jumped up and ran up to Megumi, "Can you take me to her… Megumi-sama?"
Megumi's eyes flared and hit Shinta's head hard. "I'm that old Ken-san!" she yelled at him.
Shinta chuckled and smiled ruefully, "Gomen."
"Hmmph! Come on, Geez, I can't believe you forgot where you live." She muttered.
Shinta grinned and followed her like a little puppy.
"Tanuki! Sano, Yahiko!" Megumi called from the yard just as Shinta entered the gates.
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Five heads turned at the sound of Megumi's voice.
Sano grinned, "Well jou-chan, I think its time for kitsune to meet your great, great grandchild…I'll go get her." He volunteered as he stood up to get Megumi.
"My, my, my… Sano-san's cooperative today…isn't he?" Yuki grinned
Everyone looked at her and got her point and laughed. It wasn't always that Sano volunteered to do something.
Everyone was still laughing when Sano came in. Kenshin looked up to see him grinning ruefully. "Sano, daijobou de gozaru?" he asked him
Sano shook his head in disbelief, "I think Yuki-chan wasn't the only one transported here…" he told everyone.
"What do you mean, Sano?" Kaoru asked him.
Just as Kaoru asked him, Sano stepped aside… revealing Kenshin's mirror image. The only exception was, this one didn't have a scar on his left cheek and his clothes were just as unusual as Yuki's.
Everybody stared in shock, even Megumi. Yuki blinked and jumped up.
"Shinta!!!!" she yelled as she jumped over to him.
"Yuki!!!!" Shinta yelled as well. Happily relieved to find her safe and sound. Yuki and Shinta continued to hug each other until a low cough reminded them of everyone's presence.
Yuki and Shinta both blushed as they took a seat across Kenshin and Kaoru.
"Explanations please?" Megumi asked
Kaoru then told Megumi what had happened and who Yuki was. After her explanation, they all looked at Yuki and Shinta.
"Your turn Shinta." Yuki told him
He smiled and started to explain himself.
"Ok, where do I start… ok. My name is Shinta Himura. I'm 24 years old and I'm currently working as preventer in Tokyo."
"What a preventer?" Yahiko asked him.
"A preventer is someone who works for the government and tries to prevent different organizations that tries to…ummm… topple out our current government." He told him
"It means putting his neck on the line all the time." Yuki cut in while glaring at Shinta.
"Oro…" Shinta squeaked
"Wow…" Yahiko breathed out.
"So, you're almost the same as Kenshin…" Kaoru told him
"Oro? Same as sessha? How?" Kenshin asked him while Shinta threw her a questioning look.
Yuki caught the glint in Kaoru's eye and smiled along with her.
"Putting your head on the line… as always." Kaoru and Yuki answered at the same time.
Kenshin and Shinta winced at the same time.
"Maaa, I think Shinta has a very good explanation as to why he joined that organization, ne?" Kenshin told Kaoru
"Hai, I do." Shinta told him
"See, he does have his own reasons…" Kenshin told everyone.
"Yeah right." Yuki muttered.
"Heard that Yuki." Shinta told her as he slightly tapped her head with his fist.
Yuki merely stuck her tongue out at him.
Kaoru looked at Shinta and Yuki a bit enviously. Kenshin was never open to her like that. she thought somberly.
"So, why are you two here? Your time is about a hundred years away from ours." Megumi asked them
Yuki and Shinta looked at each other.
"Honestly speaking…we don't know." Yuki told her
"Maaa… well! Anyway! You two are welcome to stay here for as long as you want or until you find a way to get back to your time. Until then, you two are stuck here and you are going to tell us all about your world!" Kaoru told them
"Doomo Arigatou, Kaoru-san." Yuki and Shinta told her as they bowed down in gratitude.
"Demo… we'll have to leave things out." Yuki told her.
"Why?" Kaoru asked them.
"Weellll, if we told you what would happen…" Yuki told her
"Then you'll know what will happen and where's the fun in that?" Shinta finished for her.
Kenshin and the rest of the gumi laughed at that.
"You know, they're right at that de gozaru yo." Kenshin said
"Well then. You two must be tired… so, I'll show you to your rooms." Kaoru told them as she stood up to lead their new visitors to their rooms.
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AN: Ok… Shinta being a preventer… me got that idea from gundam wing. Hehehe. It's kinda cute to make him one. Besides, if they have battousai in the year 1881, why can't we have a modern type of battousai? Right? Hehehe anyways, got to go now and hope you like this chappie. Again, review or I won't continue. Hehehehe.
Anime tenshi no miko