Rurouni Kenshin Fanfic
Rurouni Kenshin & Samurai X Original
Japanese Version ©N. Watsuki/Shueisha * Fuji-TV * SME Visual Works Inc. * Sony
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All Fanfics created by Chiruken (me) were written for the
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Kaoru sighed and shifted uncomfortably. The waiting was becoming unbearable. “Are my clothes dry yet?”
“Not even close.” Saito didn’t bother looking at her as he
replied. The rain had stopped. That was something at least. This way he could hear anyone approaching
the door. “How is your ankle?”
“Sore, but manageable.” She smiled a little. Could it be that Saito was actually
concerned about her? It almost sounded
that way.
Saito stood slowly and drew his
katana. “Something’s happening.”
Kaoru gritted her teeth as she
pushed herself to her feet. “I’m
ready.” She gripped the solid broom
handle loosely and cleared her mind in preparation for the ordeal to come. She found herself wishing Kenshin were by
her side.
Saito glanced down at her and almost
smiled. Her determination was
admirable. He frowned in the next
moment. What’s this? He thought in surprise. The girl had an impressive fighting spirit
for one so small and young. He faced
the door again. “Here they come.”
The door crashed open, the hinges
cracking as the men from earlier rushed through followed by three others. Saito sprang forward in his specialized
attack, the left-handed Gatoutsu, a powerful thrusting technique he’d developed
on the streets of Kyoto during the revolution.
The men immediately spread out,
sensing the danger their supposedly easy prey exuded. Kaoru, ignoring the pain in her ankle stepped forward and raised
her improvised bokken.
Saito’s katana sliced through his
first target as Kaoru’s ‘bokken’ smashed her opponent back into the wall where
he fell in a crumpled heap. Three more
stepped through the door to take their places.
Kaoru gasped and backed up two limping steps. This didn’t look good at all.
There were just too many of them.
Saito spun to take out another
attacker and grimaced as more emerged from the other room behind Kaoru. She was doing remarkably well with her broom
handle, but her luck couldn’t last.
These men weren’t the kind to care whether she was female or not.
Kaoru knew the situation had become
dire, but she wasn’t about to give up.
Her expression darkened furiously as one of the thugs kicked her basket
aside. “My mushrooms!” With an enraged shout she sprang forward to
face the culprit.
Saito blinked in surprise,
momentarily distracted. The girl was
much too preoccupied with her fungus.
He winced in sympathy at the loud crack her improvised bokken made when
it connected with the offending man’s head.
Kaoru drew herself up to her full
height. “Don’t underestimate me because
I’m a woman. I may look small and weak,
but I’m Kamiya Kaoru, the Assistant Master of the Kamiya Kasshin Ryu.” The three men approaching her froze and
stared at her. “Though I may appear as
fragile as a delicate blossom, you will soon see I won’t fall so easily!” Putting words into action, she dropped the
three with laughable ease.
Saito stepped over the last of his
opponents and approached her. “Your…ah…technique
is most unusual, tanuki girl, but quite effective I see.” He couldn’t keep the amusement out of his
voice as he spoke.
Kaoru frowned at him. “What are you talking about, Saito? The Kamiya Kasshin Ryu may be different from
your technique, buy the principles of kendou are universal.”
Saito cleaned his blade with a
smirk. “Are they now? Perhaps.
However, I’ve never seen anyone use tactics quite like yours before. I admit they’re highly effective,
Kaoru-chan, but they are unique.” At
her puzzled look he gestured towards her with his saya.
She looked down and blushed
hotly. “Oh my…“ She quickly pulled the edges of the jacket
closed again as she sank to the floor in an embarrassed heap.
**To Be Continued…**
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Author’s Notes:
1.Gosh I love fanfics!
Improbable situations arise with each new chapter…and that’s okay
because it’s all in the name of creativity!
2.Poor Kaoru…this is a particularly rough scenario for her, isn’t
it? Very embarrassing, ne?
Definitions:
bokken:
wooden sword
kendou:
swordsmanship
saya:
sheath