Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Don't Let Go ❯ In the Dark ( Prologue )

hi minna!!!!!!!!!!!!! *waves madly* ^_^ well this is it, my new RK fanfic! this is also my first crossova fanfic. it'll be with the anime Inu-yasha, so this is for all you hanyou fans too! *drools over Sesshy...* um yea...but i'm gonna try to update this as much as possible. my last attempt at fanfiction writing kinda fizzled out. so i started out fresh with a new pen name and everything! okay, i imagine you people are already bored with my life story and such, so lets get to buisness shall we?

a few quick notes:

*i'm definatly going with the originally parings, you know... RK: K/K/B, A/M, S/M & Inu: I/K, S/M ect...if your into tomoe/kenshin or kikyou/inuyasha pairings, TURN BACK NOW

*any reviews sent are greatly appriciated. but if you have a suggestion for the story, please e-mail it to me personally at aquathyst_gem@yahoo.com or AIM me at fLaMiNgAmBeReYeS

*i accept all comments, including flames. but please be human with these people

*for those of you who expect me to update every other day, don't forget that i do have a life, and a very busy one at that. schoolwork and volleyball comes first!

*possible lemon/lime here! for those who want a lemon, write that in a review/e-mail/AIM. if there are little to no requests for a citrus, then none will come. simple as that!

*one more thing...the more you update, the faster i write! hehehehehe

alright! i think thats all for now. so any of you that arent bored already with my mindless rambling, your patience has been appreciated! now let's get on with the show!

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Don't Let Go_by Sephiress

Prologue) In the Dark

It's getting really old, this whole kidnapping thing. I mean, at first I used to get really scared, thinking I would be raped or beaten. But when the fourth of fifth time comes around where you just sit there tied up waiting to be saved, it gets really dull. The kidnapper just binds and gags you and messes up your appearance so it looks like they hurt you. And then the stupid ones go and take a nap. Poor Kenshin. I can't imagine what he's thinking right now. I really don't want to hear the 'Sessha is sorry, Kaoru-dono. I should leave, then you would be safe' speech.

But that's what happens everytime. Fortunately I find a way to convince him to stay, whether it be by tears or a whack from my bokken. He thinks he's such a monster. Ha, he doesn't know what real monsters are like. Trust me, I've met the best of them, and I remember.

Waiting for a long time can cause memories long forgotten to come back. Especially when your life is in immediate danger. Try as hard as you might, those memories won't always be good ones. You can bang your head against the floor trying to rid yourself of these memories, but all you do is end up with a headache. So you sit there, thinking about the past. Reminiscing about the good times to forget about reality. Because in reality, you're often...alone in your waiting.

"Remember Kao-chan! Be careful!"

I smile.

"I don't want you coming back scratched by those neko-youkai again"

Even after all these years, I can still hear their laughter in my head. I can feel their touch and smell their scents.

I miss them, I miss everything about that Era.

I remember the night I found it, the passage into the past. I was only 13. My mother and father had passed away recently. I spent a lot of time running through the forest to fizzle out my anger and grief. One day, after a long time of running, I found it around midnight. I stood before the most beautiful scenery I have ever witnessed. It was a large clearing in the middle of the forest. In the center of the clearing was a small pond. The water was crystal clear with sakuras floating on the surface, and even a small waterfall on the side. Of course from my run, I was sweaty so I decided to take a little swim. The water was like heaven on my skin. And the last thing I remember was stepping under the glassy waterfall before a flash of blue light took me to the Feudal Era.

"Hey Koga, look what I found here."

I was terrified, and naked. Before me stood a tall boy with a brown eyes, fur clothing, and a tail. (A.N. when i say boy, remember that this took place around 7 years ago so Koga and everyone else is about 7 years younger) And on top of that, I had no idea where I was. The clearing was gone as well as my beautiful pond. But this boy and the other guy who called him...they weren't...human! They were dressed in a similar fashion of beaver fur clothing and they both had long wolf tails and wolf ears.

"Well well well, you don't find humans this deep in the woods that often", the one named Koga said. "What are you doing here?"

I didn't know what to say. 'Oh, I just got transported here through a waterfall from another dimension' sounds great. My head was woozy from taking this all in. New worlds and boys with tails. Fabulous, just fabulous.

He looked down on my trembling form and smirked, revealing a set of pointy fangs. If he was trying to scare me, it worked. I fainted.

When I came to, I found myself in a large cave. I was laying in what seemed to be a giant bird's nest. Looking down, I found myself wearing white beaver fur clothing. By then I realized that I hadn't been dreaming. And that's when the tears came. I hate to think I was so weak once, but I remember that I was only human then. My senses were worse then hell at the time. So bad that I didn't even sense the person, or should I say demon, behind me until they tapped my shoulder.

She was a young wolf demon about my age. Her name was Hanabi, and I could see why that was her name. (A.N. Hanabi translated means firework) She seemed innocent enough, but get on her nerves and she exploded. Apparently Koga had sent her to be my companion and guide.

"What's your name?"

"...My name is Kaoru."

We became fast friends. She even offered to let me stay with her family, but Koga wouldn't have it. And that was another mystery. Koga. Why had he brought me here? Hanabi told me humans were never allowed to stay with the wolves. But Koga was the son of the leader so I supposed he had enough authority to change that. He spoke with me quite a bit. But why? What did he want from me. My new friend suggested that maybe he wanted me as a future mate. I didn't think so because he was youkai and I was human. That fact changed soon enough.

"Koga, what is going to happen to me?"

"We're going to make you a youkai, Kaoru."

The magic they used didn't completely work. The result? I became a half demon, a hanyou, instead. It wasn't the best of breeds, but close enough. I became a part of the wolf youkai clan and a valuable fighter. My ideals about non-killing went down the drain after that. I was trained to be a warrior, so I shall be one. I love to fight, my favorite weapon being the double kodachi. Now, not even Aoshi Shinomori can wield them better then me.

I was even taught spells. The most useful being able to change my appearance from human to hanyou. In my human form, I'm the innocent Kamiya Kaoru everyone knows. But my demon form is significantly different. My hair is long and silver with scarlet pieces by my face. I have wolf ears, claws and fangs, and even a tail. There are two parallel scars under my right eyes from a battle we fought against the Birds of Paradise. But I like my "war wounds". They give me the 'don't mess with me' look. The only thing that is similar between the two forms is my eyes. Even as a demon, my eyes still are that same sapphire blue, something I am grateful for.

I've often wondered how my friends would react if they knew what I was. I don't plan on revealing my secret to them. Because to be honest, I don't want to be abandoned again. After about 6 months of living with the wolf tribe, Koga left. But me being the stubborn bitch I am, tried to find him. I never did.

For another year and a half, I stayed in the Feudal Era. What did I do all that time? I don't even want to go there. (A.N. oh don't worry, we will go there. just not now, lol) But I finally returned to my own time, in my human form of course. Gensai-sensei was shocked to see me alive. Him and the police had been searching for me for about a year before they gave up and assumed I had died somewhere. I fed them some bull-shit story about staying with an aunt in Osaka. I think they were too relieved to see me alive to even care.

"Hey wench!"

I didn't even flinch. I had sensed him before he had enterd the house. Plus I could smell him. My kidnapper had returned from whatever he had been doing. Probably off with the whore he brought in with me. Desperate man.

"Get your lazy ass up, the battousai isn't far. And now I can finally have my revenge."

This guy was really getting on my nerves, insults me, threatens Kenshin. He doesn't even know who he's dealing with. I want to beat that knowledge into him, but I'll let Kenshin have the fun. So, I walk out of the small hut I had been held captive in and sit on the porch. Looking up, I meet those amber eyes that had come to save me.

Amber eyes...

Oh Kami-sama, I'll never escape the golden eyes...

"Inuyasha..."

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well!??!?!? what do u think?!?!?! too confusing?? well it'll clear up soon. but as for now, click that lil button down there and send me a review. i've already started chapter 1, but if no one reviews then i assume no one wants more. more to come soon!

much luv
Sephiress