Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Can't Run From The Past Forever ❯ Run Away Past ( Chapter 1 )

This idea popped into my head and I thought it would be a great story, and since I already have an Inuyasha story out, I thought it would make a good Rurouni Kenshin one.

 

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Rurouni Kenshin characters, although I might make up a few to mach the story. I will tell you now, Megumi and Sano do not get together. I'm sorry to those who like the SanoXMegumi, but this is not one. There will be one main character I will make up, and she will be with Sano. In this story, Megumi way to old for Sano, although I'm thinking of putting her with Hiko. Lol. That will be interesting. If you think I should, leave some reviews and we'll see what happens. Hope you like it!

 

 

A girl, of the age of 13, turned the corner pf the hall way sharply. She saw a flash of silver glide across the side of her face, a small cut appearing on her cheek. She skid to a stop and looked at the knife that was now imbedded in the wall in front of her. She made a loud yelp as she fell to the floor, a sharp pain in her side. She curled up into a ball, letting out small gasps every time he kicked the same spot. He bent over and picked her up by her hair, making the girl let out another loud yelp. He dug her to the living room and threw her agents the television, making in break under the force. The girl let out a loud scream and fell to her knees.

 

“Please stop! I'm sorry! Daddy please!” She yelled to the man in front of her, but he didn't listen. He picked up the empty beer bottle off the table and hit her upside the head with it, a piece of glass digging into the side of her head. She let out another scream. The man raised his hand once again to hit her, but heard a small gasp behind him. He lowered his hand and turned around, seeing his current girlfriend standing in the entrance of the living room.

 

“M-Megumi…” The man's eyes widened at the sight of her. Megumi's eyes were watching him, then they shifted to the little girl on the floor.

 

“Katsin (A/N: I just made that up, I don't know his real name)…Wh-What are you doing?” The man's eyes narrowed.

 

“She deserves it. She disobeyed my orders.” Megumi's eyes turned back up to the man in front of her.

 

“That doesn't matter! You have no right to beat her! No matter what she does, she's not some pu…” But she never got to finish her sentence. The man slammed the back of his hand across her face. Megumi stumbled back then looked at him in shock. “You…slapped me…” The man chuckled and grabbed the little girl by the hair once again. The girl let out a small scream. Megumi glared at him. “Let her go!” She grabbed the man by the shoulders and kneed him in the groan as hard as she could, making him let go of the girl. “Run!” She yelled as the man fell to his knees holding himself. The girl nodded and got up fast, running to the front door. The girl reached for the door knob, but stopped when she heard Megumi scream. The girl turned back and ran into the living room, jumping on her father's back.

 

“Damn brat!” The mad yelled, grabbing onto her ripped sleeve and pulled her over his shoulder. She landed on the floor in front of him, as well as landing on broken pieces of glass from the television. She let out a loud scream as the glass dug into her back. Megumi got up off the floor and pushed the man over, pulling the girl to her feet. She grabbed her arm and pulled her to the front door. She thrust the door open and rushed the girl outside, closing the door behind her and the girl forever.

 

 

Kaoru shot up from the hotel bed with a loud gasp. She looked around the room sharply, looking for the man she ran away from for so many years. She let out a deep sigh, looked over at the bed on the other side of the night stand. Megumi continued to sleep soundly. Her eyes darted over to the clock on the nightstand. `7:30,' she thought. She threw the covers off her and made her way over to the bathroom. She turned on the hot water and closed the door. She looked at herself in the mirror, and then turned her head to the side to look at the scar on the side of her forehead. `It's been four years since Megumi and I got away.' She poked her head out of the bathroom and looked at the woman that has been like a mother to her since that very day. She let a small smile creep on her face, as she closed the bathroom door once again. She looked back at her self in the mirror. Those four years have changed her deeply. Her 13 year old shoulder length hair had grown so long, it reached her lower back. Her young scared eyes were now a beautiful sapphire blue that were now happy. She let another smile come on to her lips, and then turned to the shower. She placed her hand under the water, checking its temperature before shredding her clothes the stepping into the shower.

 

For four years she had been running away from her past. Megumi and she have been traveling across Japan from hotel to hotel, running from the man that had changed both their lives. When she had first met Megumi, she really didn't like her all that much, but since that very day, she could trust Megumi with her own life. Megumi and she were very close. She was like a mother to her, yet an older sister at the same time. They would do many things together. They didn't have a home. Their home was the road. They would stay at a hotel every three days, a week if they weren't ready to move yet. They had pulled tons of money out of Megumi's account so they could travel. They would pull money out of Kaoru's, but since she was not 18 yet, the account was still under her father's control. She just hopped that he hadn't deleted the account.

 

A few minutes later, she stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around her body and grabbing a brush off the bathroom counter, brushing the tangles out of her hair. She stepped out of the bathroom and looked at the clock that now read 7:58. `Megumi will be waking soon,' she thought as she pulled jeans, underwear, a bra, and a T-shirt out of her bag. The sound of the hotel clock alarm went off. She turned to see Megumi sitting up with her arm reaching to turn the alarm off. Megumi looked at her and smiled. Kaoru returned the smile and set the clothes on her bed.

 

“Morning. How'd you sleep?” Megumi asked with a yawned. Kaoru's smile dropped and she sat on the edge of the bed.

 

“I had the same nightmare,” She replied. Megumi's smile dropped and she sat on the side of the bed. “I've been having it for three weeks now. Could if be a sign? What if my dreams are trying to tell me he found us and he's coming?”

 

“Kaoru, don't worry about it. It's been four years since. We're safe.” Megumi picked out some clothes from her bag and made her way to the bathroom. “I'm going to take a quick shower. Then we'll get some breakfast and be out on the road again.” Kaoru smiled and nodded.

 

“Don't expect the hot water to last!” Kaoru yelled as Megumi entered the bathroom.

 

 

Kaoru leaned agents the wall and crossed her arms, waiting for Megumi to check out of the hotel. When she saw Megumi round the corner, she pushed herself off the wall.

 

“Ready to go?” She asked. Kaoru nodded and they headed for the door. “I asked him where the next nearest hotel is and he said it's going to be a 12 hour drive. He also said it's a pretty small town, so it shouldn't be crowded,” she said as the moved their way to her car. Megumi and Kaoru arrived at the Honda and put their stuff in the back seats. Megumi got into the driver's seat and started the car, waiting for Kaoru to get into the passenger's seat.

 

Kaoru finally got the last bag in then closed the door, opening the front door and getting in beside Megumi. Megumi locked the door, and then pulled out of the parking lot. Kaoru began to flip through the stations. She finally arrived to one playing `I'm Ok' By Christina Aguilera. She flinched at the words and changed it fast, turning off the radio. Images of her nightmare flashed through her mind. Megumi looked over at her out of the corner of her eye, and then turned her eyes back to the road.

 

“You alright?” Kaoru nodded and rest her head on the window.

 

“Fine. Just a bit drowsy I guess.” She replied. Megumi nodded and continued down the road. Kaoru's eyes began to drift shut, slowly falling into a light sleep.

 

 

“Kaoru, this is no time for you to back down. If you like the guy, go for it!” A girl, with beautiful golden brown hair with many different brown highlights and bright emerald green eyes, said while pushing herself off the wall and sitting next to the girl on the steps. Kaoru sighed and looked up at the clouded sky.

 

“It's not that simple. If he liked me, he'd ask me himself. Besides, isn't it supposed to be the guy who asks the girl?” Kaoru turned and looked at the person beside her. The girl sighed and fell back onto her back.

 

“Yes it is, but you know him! I mean really. He'll never make the first move.” Kaoru sighed and leaned onto the palm of her hand.

 

“Yeah you're probably right.” The girl smiled and sat up.

 

“I always am,” She replied. Kaoru scowled and gave the girl a slight shove.

 

“Shut up.” The girl laughed and fell back to the porch. Rain began to fall from the sky and over the two girls. Both girls smiled. Kaoru got up and walked out into the rain, closing her eyes and looking up, letting the rain fall over her face. The girl watched her for a few seconds before getting up and standing next to her.

 

“Hey Kaoru, lets run.” Kaoru looked at her and smiled.

 

“Alright. Race you to the café!!” With that, she took off down the side walk, the girl running after her, and the rain soaking the both of them

 

 

Kaoru woke up and blinked a few times. `Who was that girl? I've never seen her before.' She looked out the window and saw that they had stopped. She looked around and found Megumi no where in sight. She tensed up and got out of the car. She looked around and saw that they were parked by a café. She pulled her cell from her pocket and looked at the time. `2:15.' She put it back in her back pocket and opened the door back up. She dug through her purse for a pen and pulled a piece of scrap paper from under the seat. She wrote a quick note to Megumi stating that she'd be out walking around and would come back as soon as possible. She placed the note on the seat and locked the door before closing it. She headed down the side walk, looking at her surroundings.

 

After a while of walking, she came to a park. She smiled and looked around. It seemed quiet and peaceful. Suddenly, she had the urge to run. Giving into the urge, she started to jog down the trail that leads into the park. She then broke into a sprint, the trees passing her fast. She felt so alive. It happened so fast, so fast, she barley had time to react. She had run smack dad into someone else. She sad up and held her head. `Ow…that really hurt…' She looked at the person she had run into. The girl grunted and sat up, holding onto her head. It was a girl about her age that had long beautiful golden brown hair. She blinked a couple of times. The girl opened her eyes and looked at her.

 

“I am SO sorry!” She got up and held her hand out to her. Kaoru took her hand and let the girl pull her up. She looked at the girl and smiled.

 

“It's alright, It was probably my…” Kaoru stopped in mid sentence and looked at the girls eyes. They were a bright emerald green. `It can't be…' The girl looked at her weird. `It is!!' Kaoru's mouth fell open. It was the same girl that was in the dream she had only hours ago.

 

 

That's all for now, people. I think I started out pretty good. In just came in the main girl I made up, which is also the same on that ends up with Sano. You'll find out more about her in the next chapter. Hope you liked it! Review please!!

 

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