Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Dark Rebirth ❯ The Death of Kenshin ( Chapter 1 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Disclaimer - I don't own Ruroni Kenshin. fluffyfan came up with the story idea. Rated R for Violence, Language, and Sexualality. No lemons! At least none
planned,but I can change that, if the readers want.

Author's Notes

Ok, notes on my new fic. First of all, I did not come up with this fic idea. I owe the idea to fluffyfan on Mediaminer. Second, this fic is Yahiko-centered, although
other characters will appear. that's all the notes I can think of, so now the summary!

4 years after the anime, Kenshin dies saving Karou. Karou dies of a broken heart soon after. Sanosuke leaves. And Yahiko... changes. He think's he broke his
promise to always be there for Kenshin. (if that's actually the other way around, tell me! I havent seen that episode for a while.) Yahiko's heart dies with Kenshin.
Fast foreward 6 years. Yahiko is a Ruroni, but not like Kenshin was. Yahiko is a ruthless killing machine who's even stronger then Soujioru. He is also an
assassin for hire, selling his sword to anyone who can pay his high price. During a routine assginment, he meets a girl who starts to make him rethink the way he
lives. Will she change him to what he was before Kenshin's death, or just end up as another casulity in Yahiko's wake?


Dark Rebirth - Chapter 1 - The Death of Kenshin

It was a normal day at the Kamiya Dojo. Everything was great. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, Yahiko and Sanosuke were at war over the last bit of
food, which was of course cooked by Kenshin.

"Gimme that rice ball you brat!"

"It's mine, rooster head!"

"ROOSTER HEAD!? When I get my hands on you... HEY!"

Sanoske had let the rice ball go, which of course went promptly into Yahiko's mouth.

"I'm gonna get you for that, brat!" yelled Sanosuke, diving for Yahiko.

Yahiko wisely decided to run, chanting, "You can't catch me! You can't catch me!"

Kenshin looked at the two of them and sweatdropped. "Some things never change, that they don't" Kenshin exclaimed.

"Battousi the Manslayer!" a loud voice yelled. Kenshin spun around and saw the huge form of Goheh.

"What is is you want, Goheh?" Kenshin replied in a cool voice, putting his hand on his sword and going into Batto-Jitsu stance.

"The same thing I've always wanted, Battousi, to get revenge for my defeats! And, I figured out the perfect way to do it!" he replied, sounding slightly crazy, and he
drew a revolver, but instead of aiming it at Kenshin, he aimed it at Karou!

"Die!!" he yelled, firing before Kenshin could stop him.

"MISS KAROU!!!!" Kenshin almost screamed, running towards Karou at top speed. Time seemed to slow down. Kenshin began thinking. "How do I stop that
bullet? I can't knock it out of the air, it's moving to fast. I can only get Miss Karou out of the way. But in order to do that... it dosent matter. Miss Karou's life
always comes before mine. Always."

His mind made up Kenshin sped up, knocking Karou out of the bullet's path... and putting himself directly in the line of fire. The bullet hit Kenshin in such a way
that it went through one lung and his stomach and out the other side, hitting the wall.

"KENSHIN!" Karou, Sanosuke and Yahiko all yelled.

"AHHAHAHAHAHA!!!" Goheh laughed crazily, "I have slain the legendary Battosi the Manslayer!!!! AHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!"

"You bastard!" yelled Sanosuke, spinning and rearing back his fist, "FUTAINOKIWAMI!!" Sano launched himself at Goheh, his fist slamming into hisforehead, shattering his
skull and turning his brain to mush. Goheh fell, a stunned look on his face, and blood dribbling from his ears.

Sano ran over to Kenshin's fallen form. A pool of blood had already formed beneath him.

"Kenshin!" he exclaimed, shock evident in his voice.

"Yahiko..." Kenshin stuttered, a drop of blood at the corner of his mouth, "Sano.." he coughed twice, blood coming out of his mouth "Miss Karou....." he shook,
like he was cold, "I'm sorry, but this was the only way to... to... COUGH! save... my... l.. lo.. uh..." Kenshin relaxed, and his violet eyes closed forever

"NO! KENSHIN! NOOOOO!" Karou screamed, tears cascading down her cheeks. "NOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

TWO WEEKS LATER

It was the day of Kenshin's funeral. Everyone had gathered from all over. Karou, Sano, Yahiko, Megumi, Dr. Gensai, The Oniwaban, even Saito and Master Hiko
come to bid farewell to the red-haired ruroni.

"Stupid apprentice..." muttered Hiko "Dammit, I thought I taught you better then this! DAMMIT!" small tears on his face, he punched a nearby tree so hard it shook.

"That the strongest has fallen to a weak trick like Goheh's is insult to your name, Battousi." said Aoushi, "If Goheh were still alive, I would kill him myself."

"You always were a crazy idiot Battousi." said Saito, his voice thick, and a tiny glint in his eye, "I suppose that this is our final goodbye, Himura Kenshin."

"Sir Ken..." Megumi said, tears flowing, "You died protecting the one you love. There is nothing I can do but make sure this sort of thing never happens again."

"Kenshin!" Misou screamed, "You can't be dead! you saved Aoushi! You defeated Shishio! You're to strong to die! Kenshin!!!"

None of the others could say anything. All of them wrestling with their own individual grief. The funeral pyre was lit, and the fire consmed the mortal remains of the
last true samuri.

NOW

Yahiko woke up in a cold sweat. It had been a while since he's had that dream. He was glad he didn't dream the rest of it. Karou's death a week later. Sanosuke
leaving. His own training in the Kokuei style, a swordsmenship style he created. His first assginment. All the rest. Myoujin Yahiko looked in the bedside mirror.
Staring back at him were the cold and empty eyes of a Manslayer.



Well, there's my first chapter. I hope sincerely I get no flames. Although I probably will. The story will get better, people, I promise! I'll try to update once a week,
if I can.

Kokuei - Dark Shadow