Konnichiha!! ^_^ this story is taken from Disney's Beauty and the Beast. This would be my first story on fanfiction.net. I am working on another story but I seemed to have writer's block on that one and need to work on another story to get my mind off of it. ^_^ Please review it would really mean a lot to me ^_^. Well on with the story ^_-
Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin nor do I own Disney's Beauty and the Beast so douzo don't sue me
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~ Kaoru and the Battosai~
Chapter One
~The Beginning~
In a faraway land at a shining castle lived a young prince. Having everything he desired made him spoiled, selfish, and unkind.
An old beggar woman came to the castle one freezing night. For shelter she offered the Prince a single red rose. However the Prince was repelled by her ragged appearance, he sneered at the gift and turned her away.
"You should not be deceived by appearances." She warned. "For beauty is found within."
The old woman was really an enchantress, who saw that the Prince had no love in his heart. For punishment she transformed him into a hideous demon and placed a spell on everyone in the castle. She then gave him an enchanted mirror as his only window to the outside world. The enchantress departed leaving behind the rose she had offered him, which would bloom until his twenty-first year. To break the spell he must learn to love another and earn that person's love in return before the last petal fell. He would remain a demon forever if he could not fulfill this.
Not far from the castle was a charming little Japanese town. There lived a beautiful girl named Kaoru. Kaoru loved to read books about far off places, daring sword fights, magic spells and princes in disguise. She could always be found with her nose in a book.
Kaoru crossed the town market one bright fall morning. She was to busy with her book to even take notice of the handsome, conceited Jaaku, whom all the other town girls loved. Seeing Kaoru, "Now that's the girl I'm going to make mine" Jaaku vowed. "She's the only one who's worthy of me."
Just then, a loud explosion boomed from Kaoru's dojo. "Father" She cried, running home.
In the smoked-filled dojo, Kaoru was relieved to find her father, Kamiya-San. "What happened father?" She asked, gazing at the ruins of his newest invention.
The invention looked like an old armchair on wheels with a huge engine attached to it. A maze of pipes, whistles, bells, ropes and pulleys erupted from the back. Inspired by Kaoru's confidence in him, Kamiya-San seized a tool and went back to work.
Kamiya-San set off with his invention that afternoon, Kaoru called after her father, "You'll win first prize at the fair I'm sure of it!" Their patient horse, Unmei carried Kamiya-San and pulled the heavy cart behind them. A cold fog soon swallowed up the travelers.
Hours later, they were still on the road. Absentminded Kamiya-San pulled out his map and exclaimed "This thing is printed upside down! We'll never get to the fair. Come on Unmei- let's take this shortcut through the woods."
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Well that's it for now. Yeah I know its short but I wanted it in chapters so this chapter ended up short. I'll try and make the rest of the chapters longer. ^_^
I hope ya'll like it ^_^ and please review also you can give me ideas I would love to hear your ideas and maybe I might just use them. I already have the next chapter ready but I won't put it up till I have reviews so the more reviews I get the faster I'll put the chapters up. If no reviews then I'll end the story here o_o ok ^_^ ok
And don't forget if you have an idea let me hear!!!!!!
~Arigatou ~
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