Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Shadow ❯ Beginning ( Chapter 1 )

Hello everyone. This is the first fic I'm writing on this site so please be gentle with me in your reviews.

 

Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin that I don't, I own only my OCs

 

Chapter one: Beginning

 

A blue flame flickered in the middle of a dark room. Sitting in front of the flame was a woman wearing a long white robe with long sleeves that hid her hands and long black hair flowing over her shoulders and empty black eyes. She stared deeply into the flame as if watching something. “Akira.” The woman said.

 

A fourteen-year-old boy appeared out of the shadows. He had black hair and brown eyes. “Yes, Oni Hime?” Akira asked the woman known as Oni Hime.

 

She turned around to face him. “Do you remember saying that you would do anything to repay me?” Oni Hime said. “You said that you'd do anything in return.”

 

“Of course.” Akira said. “What is it that you me to do?”

 

“Well…” Oni Hime started. “There is a person that I need you to take of for me…”

 

“A person?”

 

“Hitokiri Battousai actually. He has killed a person who was close to me long ago and I want revenge." Oni Hime said. “So…I was wondering if you'd take care of him for me?”

 

“Hitokiri Battousai, I don't know.” Akira said with a tiny bit of fear in his voice. Battousai was, after all a legend…the legendary shadow of the Ishin Shishi and the strongest in Japan. To fight someone like him would be terrifying.

 

“Come now, Akira-kun. Don't tell me you're having doubts.” Oni Hime's voice broke Akira's train of thought. “I know you are strong. All you need is the proper weapon.” With a wave of her hand a katana appeared on the floor in front of Akira. “Take it and when you return it to me it should have Battousai's blood on it.”

 

Akira looked at the sword for a second picked it up and threw it aside. “No thank you. I don't need your sword.” He started to walk out of the room but stopped and turned his head to Oni Hime. “And I don't have any doubts.” He continued to walk out.

 

When he had left, Oni Hime let out a laugh. “Poor young fool. He doesn't realize what he's doing. It's probably what killed him in the first place.” She looked at the blue flame in the center room with a satisfied smirk.

 

~*~*~*~*~

 

A young girl around the age of fourteen was sleeping in her room. As the sun hit her eyes she rolled over and faced the wall.

How come the sun can't come up later? The girls cursed in her mind. She wondered what time it was. Probably nine in the morning or something. She thought. She usually woke up a little earlier but lately she was having the same nightmare. It always had weird looking monsters trying to kill her.

 

The shoji door opened and the girl pretended to be asleep. In walked a short man with fire red hair and a cross-shaped scar on his left cheek. He walked over to the girl's futon and shook gently. “Sakura-chan.” He told her. “Wake up kohana.” The girl- Sakura ignored her father and stayed “asleep”.

 

Her father, Kenshin sighed and tried the one of the few other things he could say to wake his daughter up. “If you don't wake up Sano and Yahiko are going to eat your breakfast.”

 

Sakura's violet eyes jolted open. “What!! Oh no they don't! They'll have to fight me for it first!” She shouted, just noticing Kenshin who was smiling at her behavior. “Otousan, do you mind leaving? I have to change.”

 

“Sure, sure just hurry!” He said smiling. He got up and walked out and slid the shoji shut. When it closed Sakura jumped out of her futon and started going through some of her clothes. “Now what to wear?” She wondered. She chose a sky blue kimono with a blue obi. “Now let's see who thinks they can get a hand on my breakfast!”

 

Glossary

 

Hitokiri Battousai- You should know that!

 

Otousan- Father/Dad

 

Kohana- "Little flower"

 

Author's notes: How was it? Good or bad? You tell me. Just review and tell me what you think and if I should keep going.