Chapter 1
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A young boy,
crimson hair,
violet eyes,
a fatal hand of sword.
A damp spring night,
A boy walking along the streets of a deserted town with no inhabitants at least not any more.
This was a familiar territory to the boy but not in a pleasant way~
The rain fell as if to never stop yet it was a peaceful and gentle. As the tiny water gems fell from the sky a young warrior about 12 walked along not stopping or looking back once. His name Kenshin meaning devotion. His clothes soaked his, hair pasted to his cheeks and the back of his neck, he continued walking. He had no destination, no family, no friends.
To his left a blood stained sword and a lonely sad heart.
The rain continued to fall not stopping for anyone or anything. A young girl about 11 sat inside away from the sad rain, listening to it hit against the roof of the lifeless dojo. The girl also had no family just a young pet hawk she had found. As the hawk sat on her head she sat in a dark empty corner of the dojo.
To the girls left an empty sketch book, a pencil and lonely sad heart also.
The girls name was Nozomi meaning hope. She normally loved this kind of weather as it was her favorite kind of day when it was rainy and windy but today she felt different. She felt that something bad was going to happen and she had no idea what to expect.
She just sat there mind blank, and heart empty. Without thinking she then got up and walked over to the door and slide it open.
About to walk out into the rain suddenly she stopped. She shook her head as if coming out of a trance and said quietly "No baka…"
She stood there in the doorway and looked down at the floor. Her reddish brown hair which was tied back fell over one shoulder.
Suddenly a feathery wing and small breeze swept across the top of her head. She looked up to see her only friend fly out into the rainy dark spring day before her.
"Taka!" she yelled as she chased off after her hawk. "Taka come back!" she once again yelled. Taka was out of sight. But she didn't care about the rain. Nozomi ran after her friend until her soaking wet socks told her to stop.
She stood still for a minute and looked off into the distance. The rain was still falling and her legs were sore. Suddenly she collapsed onto her knees into a puddle. Her blue dragonfly kimono was now wet and her hair was pasted to her cheeks but none of that bothered her. What did was herself. Nozomi loved to draw but she never thought she was good enough and now she had no one left not even her own pet hawk.
She sat there in the puddle head facing down, arms to her side. She couldn't take it anymore her hands formed into wrists and her face became red. She closed her eyes and a tear rolled down her cheek and splashed into the puzzle. She opened her eyes and watched the ripples in the puddle.
As they faded a figure appeared in the puddle…a boy. He too was soaked by the rain but it didn't bother him either.
"A-are you all right?" the boy asked as Nozomi looked up.
"…Aa…demo my hawk flew away…" she answered.
Kenshin stood there looking at Nozomi with sorrowful eyes. This 12 year old boy who had no friends or family knew how it felt to be lonely also.
"I'll help you look for her…if you want……" Kenshin quietly said not wanting others to have to feel sad.
Nozomi just sat there for a minute and finally answered "Daijoubu you don't have to if you don't want………" in a quavering quiet voice.
Nozomi still sitting in the puddle looked down. Kenshin for the first time looked into the girl's eyes and saw that she too was lonely and just wanted a friend.
"Daijoubu I don't mind." Kenshin answered holding his hand out to help the Nozomi up. Nozomi accepted and Kenshin helped her up out of the puddle. They started looking for Taka, Nozomi calling out her name Kenshin walking along silently looking everywhere he could think of looking.
Not much later sitting in the rain Kenshin found Taka.She had been hiding in a sakura tree. Taka immediately saw Kenshin and swooped down onto his head. Surprised at first but then he grinned happy that he had found Taka.
He and Taka, who was still on his head, went looking for Nozomi. In a few short minutes Kenshin and Taka spotted Nozomi. She was also looking along a row of sakura trees.
"Taka…" she faintly cried. Still in her wet kimono she continued looking. Not knowing who was behind her. Suddenly Taka let out a cry and Nozomi turned around. "Taka!" she cried with joy seeing her hawk friend was safe.
Without thinking Nozomi ran toward Kenshin and gave him a thank you hug and when she did so accidentally tackled him to the ground. And Taka who had been on Kenshin's head in the nick of time flew up out of the way.
Kenshin lay there on the ground surprised as could be as Nozomi smiling and happy still lay on Kenshin with her arms wrapped around him. Eyes closed and mouth smiling Nozomi didn't realize what she was doing until she heard Taka once again cry out. When she did she opened her eyes and her mouth turned to a flat embarrassed line from the smile she had had on no more than a few seconds ago. After blinking a few times and seeing Kenshin's blushing face no more than a foot away immediately sprang up. Blushing she held her hand in a fist up against her mouth no knowing what to say.
"…Suamanu…I just…got a little excited……" she quietly said blushing. Taka let out yet another cry and swooped down onto Nozomi's head.
"Daijoubu" Kenshin said smiling and rubbing his head. He got up and stroked Taka's head.
"Thank you for finding Taka………w-would you like to come to our dojo? ………" Nozomi asked as she begun to blush even more. They both stood there speechless for a few minutes. Nozomi continuing to blush and Kenshin staring blankly at her.
"……well…if you don't mind I suppose……" Kenshin said to embarrassed to finish. He figured that'd be a good idea after all he was lonely and it was obvious she was too.
Nozomi gave a small smile. Until it struck her she didn't know his name!
"I'm Kenshin nice to meet you." he answered as if almost reading her mind.
"Nozomi and this is Taka." she replied as she held her arm out for her hawk to come down onto. "Nice to met you too." she continued to smile.
They both walked back to the dojo. Taka on Nozomi's head once again.
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This is my first fic so be nice.
Please Read+Review!!!!!!!
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A young boy,
crimson hair,
violet eyes,
a fatal hand of sword.
A damp spring night,
A boy walking along the streets of a deserted town with no inhabitants at least not any more.
This was a familiar territory to the boy but not in a pleasant way~
The rain fell as if to never stop yet it was a peaceful and gentle. As the tiny water gems fell from the sky a young warrior about 12 walked along not stopping or looking back once. His name Kenshin meaning devotion. His clothes soaked his, hair pasted to his cheeks and the back of his neck, he continued walking. He had no destination, no family, no friends.
To his left a blood stained sword and a lonely sad heart.
The rain continued to fall not stopping for anyone or anything. A young girl about 11 sat inside away from the sad rain, listening to it hit against the roof of the lifeless dojo. The girl also had no family just a young pet hawk she had found. As the hawk sat on her head she sat in a dark empty corner of the dojo.
To the girls left an empty sketch book, a pencil and lonely sad heart also.
The girls name was Nozomi meaning hope. She normally loved this kind of weather as it was her favorite kind of day when it was rainy and windy but today she felt different. She felt that something bad was going to happen and she had no idea what to expect.
She just sat there mind blank, and heart empty. Without thinking she then got up and walked over to the door and slide it open.
About to walk out into the rain suddenly she stopped. She shook her head as if coming out of a trance and said quietly "No baka…"
She stood there in the doorway and looked down at the floor. Her reddish brown hair which was tied back fell over one shoulder.
Suddenly a feathery wing and small breeze swept across the top of her head. She looked up to see her only friend fly out into the rainy dark spring day before her.
"Taka!" she yelled as she chased off after her hawk. "Taka come back!" she once again yelled. Taka was out of sight. But she didn't care about the rain. Nozomi ran after her friend until her soaking wet socks told her to stop.
She stood still for a minute and looked off into the distance. The rain was still falling and her legs were sore. Suddenly she collapsed onto her knees into a puddle. Her blue dragonfly kimono was now wet and her hair was pasted to her cheeks but none of that bothered her. What did was herself. Nozomi loved to draw but she never thought she was good enough and now she had no one left not even her own pet hawk.
She sat there in the puddle head facing down, arms to her side. She couldn't take it anymore her hands formed into wrists and her face became red. She closed her eyes and a tear rolled down her cheek and splashed into the puzzle. She opened her eyes and watched the ripples in the puddle.
As they faded a figure appeared in the puddle…a boy. He too was soaked by the rain but it didn't bother him either.
"A-are you all right?" the boy asked as Nozomi looked up.
"…Aa…demo my hawk flew away…" she answered.
Kenshin stood there looking at Nozomi with sorrowful eyes. This 12 year old boy who had no friends or family knew how it felt to be lonely also.
"I'll help you look for her…if you want……" Kenshin quietly said not wanting others to have to feel sad.
Nozomi just sat there for a minute and finally answered "Daijoubu you don't have to if you don't want………" in a quavering quiet voice.
Nozomi still sitting in the puddle looked down. Kenshin for the first time looked into the girl's eyes and saw that she too was lonely and just wanted a friend.
"Daijoubu I don't mind." Kenshin answered holding his hand out to help the Nozomi up. Nozomi accepted and Kenshin helped her up out of the puddle. They started looking for Taka, Nozomi calling out her name Kenshin walking along silently looking everywhere he could think of looking.
Not much later sitting in the rain Kenshin found Taka.She had been hiding in a sakura tree. Taka immediately saw Kenshin and swooped down onto his head. Surprised at first but then he grinned happy that he had found Taka.
He and Taka, who was still on his head, went looking for Nozomi. In a few short minutes Kenshin and Taka spotted Nozomi. She was also looking along a row of sakura trees.
"Taka…" she faintly cried. Still in her wet kimono she continued looking. Not knowing who was behind her. Suddenly Taka let out a cry and Nozomi turned around. "Taka!" she cried with joy seeing her hawk friend was safe.
Without thinking Nozomi ran toward Kenshin and gave him a thank you hug and when she did so accidentally tackled him to the ground. And Taka who had been on Kenshin's head in the nick of time flew up out of the way.
Kenshin lay there on the ground surprised as could be as Nozomi smiling and happy still lay on Kenshin with her arms wrapped around him. Eyes closed and mouth smiling Nozomi didn't realize what she was doing until she heard Taka once again cry out. When she did she opened her eyes and her mouth turned to a flat embarrassed line from the smile she had had on no more than a few seconds ago. After blinking a few times and seeing Kenshin's blushing face no more than a foot away immediately sprang up. Blushing she held her hand in a fist up against her mouth no knowing what to say.
"…Suamanu…I just…got a little excited……" she quietly said blushing. Taka let out yet another cry and swooped down onto Nozomi's head.
"Daijoubu" Kenshin said smiling and rubbing his head. He got up and stroked Taka's head.
"Thank you for finding Taka………w-would you like to come to our dojo? ………" Nozomi asked as she begun to blush even more. They both stood there speechless for a few minutes. Nozomi continuing to blush and Kenshin staring blankly at her.
"……well…if you don't mind I suppose……" Kenshin said to embarrassed to finish. He figured that'd be a good idea after all he was lonely and it was obvious she was too.
Nozomi gave a small smile. Until it struck her she didn't know his name!
"I'm Kenshin nice to meet you." he answered as if almost reading her mind.
"Nozomi and this is Taka." she replied as she held her arm out for her hawk to come down onto. "Nice to met you too." she continued to smile.
They both walked back to the dojo. Taka on Nozomi's head once again.
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This is my first fic so be nice.
Please Read+Review!!!!!!!
