Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Fairen Destiny ❯ Chapter 2

Disclaimer: As much as I wish I did, sadly I don't own Kenshin *goes off to cry*

Hey look I updated! Be happy! And guess what-Kenshin's in this chapter! ^_^ I'm special I know.

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A young red haired, violet eyed man walked down the road, stopping occasionally to look at what the carts had to sell, watching everyone shop, sell, and talk. He wore a dark magenta tunic with white breeches that were covered in dirt and very travel worn. He grabbed an apple from a cart while the owner wasn't looking and began munching on it.

The young man saw a blacksmith cart and looked at his own swords. One that he never used once in his life was kept strapped on his back and was very old, having been in his family for ages, but it was still looked to be brand new. He didn't know why he kept it, he just knew he did. His other sword was at his side; this was the one he used most often, normally to fight off guards and soldiers. It was getting rather dull and he could even see small fragments of rust beginning to form.

A new sword would be very good. if only he had money so as not to bring notice to himself. `Oh well maybe I'll luck out and no one will notice this time.' He walked up to the blacksmith cart pretending to just look around while the blacksmith was busy and didn't notice him.

When the young man was sure the smith wasn't looking he reached out and with lighting speed grabbed a sheath and sword and was just going to walk off having a very smug look on his face when the blacksmith addressed him.

"You are planning on paying for those, right?"

He turned around and smiled nervously. "Well actually I was hoping you wouldn't notice me taking them. I must be out of practice or something since you did."

He was starting to inch away but the smith had shouted for the soldiers who were now on their way. `Oh man.'

The young man sighed and then started running. "Halt!" Come back here!" the soldiers kept yelling and chasing but the thief just kept running, easily maneuvering through the crowd, and making sure none would hinder his escape. What he failed to notice though, was that he was being watched by a girl up on the roof.

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Kaoru had been walking along the roofs so as to avoid being trampled by the hectic crowds below but still able to see everyone on the busy streets. She had been looking for something to help find the person she was suppose somehow magically know where to find.

Luck must have been with her when she then noticed a young man, with strange fiery red hair pulled into a low pony tale and two swords, one strapped on his back and the other at his hip, snatch an apple without paying and keep on walking.

"A thief." Something about this thief, other than his hair, seemed different from everyone else and she couldn't help but stop to watch him.

She continued to follow him from on the roofs. He was over by a blacksmith cart looking at everything in it. She then saw him snatch a sword and sheath and began to walk away when the smith addressed him and then yelled for the soldiers to come.

He started running through the streets at lighting speed and she ran along the roofs being able to keep up only because she didn't have to weave her way through the masses of people like he did. There was something definitely different about him from all the humans but she couldn't figure it out. It was obvious he wasn't a human but she didn't think he was an elf either. Maybe he was the guy she was looking for?

He was heading to the town square and didn't seem to notice other soldiers coming in heading off all escape routes. He suddenly stopped seeming to finally notice he was trapped.

"Halt! You have no where to go! Give up!" one of the soldiers shouted but the thief just smirked at this.

"I don't really feel like giving up. But it doesn't seem you're going to let me go either. I guess I'll have to make let me go. At least I get I get to use my new sword.

He seemed a little over confident in Kaoru's opinion. There were probably about ten to fifteen soldiers. A bit of an over kill for just one guy, she thought, but still he was outnumbered.

`This should be interesting.' Kaoru sat down on the roof and continued watching the scene below her.

The red-haired thief used his sword at his hip, still sheathed and stooped in to a fighting stance, waiting for anyone one of them to attack.

"Are you kidding?"

"You against them? You're gonna die!"

"You don't stand a chance!"

Comments like these could be heard from the crowd that had gathered but the young man ignored them. He seemed to ignore a lot of things. When everyone seemed to realize he was serious one of the soldiers charged, sword drawn.

The thief easily dodged him and struck him with his hilt knocking him out. This happened in the blink of an eye about for times each but Kaoru managed to see it. The remaining six guards charged him but he somehow dodged every strike and swing aimed towards him and countering each attack with one of his own, promptly knocking out each opponent. In only two seconds each soldier was knocked out at his feet and he simply slid his sheathed sword back into place, smirked and waved at all the bystanders who merely gaped at him and sauntered off into an alley.

Kaoru watched the whole thing and couldn't help but be impresses at his speed and agility with the sword. No human could ever do that. She stood up and once again began to follow him and made to jump off the roof to approach him. As she jumped she landed on barrels piled on another and lost her balance for just a moment.

But that was all that was needed to cause the barrels to topple over to the ground and a few smashing open and splashing some kind of drink all over the ground, not mention her. Kaoru unfortunately was also thrown to the ground with the barrels and landed with a loud thud and splash.

The young red haired man was still walking when he heard a loud crash from up ahead and several barrels smashing to the ground, spilling their contents. He went over to inspect it when he barley saw a girl sprawled out underneath at least a dozen barrels and covered in liquid and looking a bit dazed.

He quickly made his way over to her, holding out his hand to help her up. "Ommph. Thanks"

"No problem. Just be glad I found ya." She was covered in the sticky liquid from the barrels and made desperately to ring it out of her clothes and hair. "Yuck" was all she could say at the moment.

The young man watched her as she went about this. She seemed a little strange as she was wearing men's clothing, a blue tunic and breeched to be exact. She had dark midnight black hair pulled into a high ponytail all the way to her hips and very fair skin. He couldn't see her face that well but could make out deep ocean blue eyes. He would have noted she was very attractive if not for how funny she seemed right now, muttering curses about "stupid barrels" under her breath; he couldn't help but laugh a little to himself.

Kaoru was still ringing out her hair when she heard him laugh. She turned and glared at him. She looked him up and down noting his `pink?' tunic and, what she assumed under al the dirt, white breeches were slightly ratty and frayed. She was right about his hair seeming strange; it really was red, a deep sunset, even blood red color but what stuck out most was his deep violet eyes with what she could swear were golden flecks dissolving into the violet and then completely disappearing. He was rather short, not much taller than her, and would look almost feminine if not for the cross shaped scar on his left cheek that seemed as if it belonged there. He was definitely handsome. She quickly cast that out of her mind though as he continued laughing under his breath at her.

"And just what is so funny?"

"You."

"Hmph." She stopped ringing her hair out and continued to stare at him in thought. He was getting annoyed by her staring so he made to walk off when she finally spoke.

"Wait! Could you come with me please?" He stopped walking and faced her.

"Why?"

"Because."

"Not an answer."

"Because I need someone to see you."

"Look…um lady? Lady right? I-"

"You can't tell I'm a girl?! YOU JERK! Of coarse I'm a girl!" He actually did know but just wanted to annoy her.

"Okay I'll just take you're word for it." She bristled at that, her ocean blue eyes reminding him of an ocean in the middle of a fierce hurricane, and continued to glare daggers at him.

"Look I'd go with you but if I stay here to long those stupid soldiers are gonna find me so I really do need to leave so bye."

"And if you come with me, you won't have to worry about those `stupid soldiers' miss." The young man's eye twitched at that.

"Miss? MISS? Do I honestly look like a woman to you?" "With that hair of yours, you do."

"How can you confuse me for being a girl?! I'm not the cross dresser! You are!"

"I'm not a cross dresser!"

"Could a fooled me!"

"Well it wouldn't be hard to fool you now would it?"

"YOU GILLFLIRT!"

"CLODPOLL!"

"WENCH!"

"KNAVE!"

"HARPY!"

"LOUT!"

"What the bloody hell is all the screaming for?" a soldier interrupted their argument. They turned to face him and just then realized that their voices had been growing louder and louder as they argued and the crowd they had drawn to themselves.

"You! You're that thief! You're under arrest!"

"Oh no not again. I blame you for this."

"Me? Jerk it's your own fault."

"That's enough! Both of you shut up and come with me!" the soldier drew his sword and started to walk towards them. The young man did the same but was interrupted by Kaoru.

"I don't have time for this. You're coming with me." She then took one of the gems around her neck, grabbed hold of the guy and in an instant they had vanished. Everyone stared around stunned and slightly confused but eventually carried on about their business.

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Meanwhile Kaoru and the young man had reappeared outside the village in the forest edge. Both were slightly annoyed with one another to say the least. "Misao! I'm back! You can come out now! Where ever you are."

The young man was looking around for who this `Misao' person was when he saw someone seeming to glide over to where they were. He noticed the person was a girl, she was wearing some kind of armor outfit over a fairly short navy blue dress and had long black hair tied in a low braid, bobbing as she approached him, and vibrant blue-green eyes but then he noticed why she seemed to be gliding and that she was not gliding, but flying towards them. She had wings. Wings like a fiary's but she was way too big to be a fairy….wasn't she?

He starred at her with his mouth hanging open. She was a fairy? But weren't fairies small and avoided humans? If so what on earth was going on?

"You called?"

"Yes. I think I found the guy."

Misao turned to him and started circling, a small smile on her face, looking him up and down. "What's his name?"

"I don't know."

"You never asked his name?" she sighed "What's your name?"

"Kenshin." He suddenly regretted telling her that, but couldn't figure out why he did in the first place.

He didn't have a clue what Misao was looking for but she seemed to know and nodded at Kaoru. Kaoru sighed; she was a little disappointed that he was the one they'd have to take back, he was so annoying and she just met the guy. "Well you're coming with us so let's go"

Kenshin just continued starring at the two still with no clue what was going on. Misao groaned and pushed him to start moving. "Come on we haven't got all day. Move it already."

Kenshin seemed to have finally found his voice. "Wait a minute! Would it kill someone to tell me what's going on? And who the hell are you two?" "I'm Misao and that's Kaoru and we're here to take you home. Lady Tomoe will explain when we get home." She smiled at him again as if to encourage him to get moving

"Who's' Lady-"

"You'll find out later. Come on. I want to go home and we're already behind schedule." Misao sighed, "Aoshi's going to so upset with me and now we have to spend the night in that forest."

Kenshin stared after her and Kaoru who were already walking back into the forest. He was so confused and would have just left but suddenly was pushed forward by some invisible force towards the two. Kaoru turned around and smirked at him, showing a glowing purple gem necklace. He suddenly had an idea why he couldn't run away now but wondered and regretted whatever had compelled him to help her out in the first place.

This was going to be a long trip.

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