Author's Note: This is the work of a crazy 13-year-old who has no life. I'm serious, I really have no life. I don't have cable/satellite or an Internet connection because of my DAMN CHEAP PARENTS! Therefore, whenever I have a chance in school, I get on the Internet and copy/paste fanfics into AppleWorks 6 to read at home. A lot of fanfics. I don't have cable/satellite, so I can't even watch the show! Apart from that, I spend all my time reading or writing fanfics. Or reading the few mangas I have (1-11). Again. And again. That being said, all information in this fic (if there is any) will be based on the mangas. Oh, and this is before the Jinchuu Arc. (After all, I only have up to the 11th manga!) I don't know when it is, but it's before the Jinchuu Arc. Yeah. This AN is getting really long. You're probably bored already…sigh
Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin is property of Nobuhiro Watsuki, Shonen Jump Graphic Novels, VIZ, SHUEISHA Inc., etc. However, the character Amarante belongs to me. So do the ideas that this fic is based off of. If you steal my ideas, and I find out that you stole them, I'll track you down and make sure you never steal anyone's ideas ever again…Heh heh heh… Why are you still here? Oh, the fanfic, right! Gomen…On to the story!
CHAPTER 1: THE ARGUMENT
Kenshin and Kaoru were out doing the food shopping. Or, to be more specific, Kaoru was doing the shopping, while Kenshin was following her, looking bored and carrying the food she was buying. Let's take a peek inside his head, shall we? This is boring. We always do the same thing, every day. At least when I was wandering I got a change of scenery. Or someone to save from something. I wish there was someone to save right now. Huh. Fat chance. Stupid, boring town… Stupid, boring people… at least I'm not doing laundry…stupid laundry… why do people always make me do the laundry… why do people bother wearing clothes at all…? If people didn't wear clothes, I wouldn't have to wear this stupid pink gi… why couldn't Watsuki have made my clothing a bit less…stupid. Something better than this stupid pink…Stupid Watsuki! … 5, 6,
7… What? Oh, sorry, I was counting the number of times Kenshin thought the word 'stupid'. He must have a very limited vocabulary, ne? You know what they say, repetition is the sign of a small mind. And he does say "Oro" a lot… Okay, enough Kenshin-bashing, lets keep the story moving…( Kenshin: "Why do you make this one look like such an idiot, Weasel Girl-dono?" Weasel Girl-sama: "SAMA , YOU BAKA! And to answer your question… Because it's fun. Now go back to the fanfic and act like the baka deshi you are!" Kenshin: Sweatdrop… "You sound like my shishou…He makes this one look like an idiot too…"Weasel Girl-sama and Hiko in unison:"We wouldn't make you look like an idiot if you weren't one!" Kenshin: muttering under breath Weasel Girl-sama: "WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME!" Kenshin: turns innocent eyes upon her "This one said nothing, that he did not…" Weasel Girl-sama: "OOH, I AM SO PISSED RIGHT NOW! I'M GOING TO TORTURE YOU ONCE THIS PARENTHESES THING IS DONE!" Kenshin: "NO! PLEASE! THIS ONE APOLOGIZES, HE SWEARS! PLEASE DON'T…!" Weasel Girl-sama: "BACK TO THE STORY! "
to Kenshin "You'll wish you'd never been born!")
Kaoru looked over at Kenshin, because he had been silent for some time. "Kenshin? Are you OK?" Kenshin lifted his head and glared at her. She stumbled back. "This one is fine, Kaoru." He hissed.(Kenshin: "No, I don't want to say that! It will upset Kaoru-dono! NOOO!" Weasel Girl-sama: "HAHAHAHAHA! Never insult a fanfic author! You will live to regret it!") Kaoru stared at him, half-afraid. "Kenshin! What's wrong?" "JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" he screamed at her. Kaoru looked angry, yet, at the same time, her eyes teared up. When she spoke, her voice shook, "You want me to leave you alone? Fine. I'll leave. As you would say…" She lifted her eyes to his. Her next words were whispered, but he could hear her as well as if she had shouted. "…Thank you for everything, and…Sayonara." She turned to leave. Kaoru, wait! Kenshin wanted to call, trying to follow her, but she was gone. "Che. This one really doesn't need this." He said, using a word Sano used often. Suddenly, he heard a loud screech , one that reminded him of when he had first met Kaoru. Police whistle? Kenshin wondered vaguely . He ran towards the sound…only to run straight into someone running the opposite direction. He caught hold of the person's arm, who cried, "Let me go, you baka! Do you want them to catch me? Let go!"