Author's note: Hi guys. This is my first ever fan fiction. It is based on Samurai Deeper Kyo but it is an AU story. Is called Mizu no Sennto, meaning Water battle in Japanese.

Special thanks to my lovely sister, whose nickname is XiaoBai. She has been writing alot of fan fiction, thus it was she who have helped in contributing into my first ever fan fiction.

I hope you will enjoy my story! If you have any comments, just shoot me!

Cheers! IronyV

P.S: No FLAMERS allowed. Thanks for your cooperation! -- --

Thousands of years ago, Man and Elves lived together harmoniously on Earth, the green lands of the Universe. However, a leader from Man rose up and drove off the Elves. Exiled, they seek refuge in an unknown planet, where the landscape was similar to Earth. The Elves named it Elvindar and they lived there for many, many years.

Unfortunately, Elvindar's resources were limited. The weather conditions were unlike Earth, in which the water cycle helped to recycle water. The weather was always fine in Elvindar, thus water couldn't be collected from rain. This was a serious problem as the Elves used a lot of water to replenish their magic, thus the water usage was extremely high.

In the year EE1032 (EE stands for Exiled Elves), Elf researchers discovered that the water would not be able to last for another 5 years. Already elves were dying from dehydration (in elvish means lack of magic cause by lack of water). It was also at this time when many young and adventurous Elves grew to resent the fact that they have to be away from their origins, Earth. They had heard stories of how Man drove them out from Earth, and most of them wanted to seek revenge on Man.

Together, these ambitious set up an organization to invade Earth. The organization recruited and trained many young elves and also visited elder elves about the conditions of Earth. However, the information collected was not enough. Thus, the council of the organization selected 5 elves to infiltrate onto Earth to obtain more information...

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The streets of Elvindar were silent and dark in the dead of the night. Four figures were resting in a small alleyway just beside the main road.

"He's late." One of them muttered.

The tallest of the four laughed, "As always."

"Where is he anyway?" Said another, leaning back against the wall, "Do you think he lost his way again?"

The fourth person kept silent.

Just then, a figure walked towards them slowly.

"You're late." Said the first person grumpily.

The new comer shrugged and said, "I lost my way."

Suddenly, the fourth person stood up, looking at his watch.

"We're late. Let's get going."

There was a quiet whispering among the five people. Soon, there a soft glow appeared around them and the five figures disappeared into the night.

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Mizu no Sennto By: IronyV

Chapter 1: Young Elves

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It was yet another beautiful morning. Muramasa was the shop owner of Muraken, a shop that sold ancient samurai swords. He was sitting comfortably on a tall stool outside his shop, drinking his soothing tea. It seemed as though today would be like any other normal day where he would probably not get any customers and he would be left alone with a good book and a cup of good tea.

However, today he had an appointment; an important meeting with five special guests.

CRASH!!

And it seemed that they had arrived, Muramasa thought cheerfully.

He set down his cup gently, opened the door to his back room and moved towards the garbage dump.

There were voices coming from inside the big container. They appeared to be quarrelling.

"What are we—okay, who messed up the spell?"

"Well, I didn't."

"Me too."

"Are you suspecting my abilities?"

"I think...I did correct."

"You think?"

"Yes...I did it correct."

"So why are we in a dump?"

Muramasa chuckled and stepped out of the doorway, "That will be my doing. I had specifically put a barrier around the house. So the only way to teleport is to enter through the garbage dump."

Five figures jumped out of the dump and landed neatly in front of Muramasa, glaring rather angrily (well, except for the blond guy in red. He was looking rather indignant).

The one standing closest to him was a blond young man wearing blue clothes and had bright blue-green eyes that were glaring furiously at him. Standing next to the young man was a tall man dressed entirely in black with fierce red eyes. Beside the man in black was a rather dazed looking blond man in red clothes. He was commenting about something to a pink-haired lady wearing a kimono to his right. The tallest among the five of them grinned slightly at the sour look the guy in black had and brushed his clothes with his hands again. Then he turned towards Muramasa.

"Muramasa-kun, thank you for your lovely welcome, but I hope that you will not do that again," he said, and Muramasa could sense a hint of annoyance beneath the calm voice.

Muramasa smiled, "Of course there won't be a second time, Bontenmaru-san. Welcome to my humble house, minna-san. Come, let me lead you to the restrooms to clean up."

He began walking into the house and the five special guests followed him in.

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"Dozo, Akari-chan." Muramasa offered a cup of hot tea to the pink-haired lady. She smiled in appreciation.

He then sat down in front of the five of them and then looked at them seriously.

"I assumed the council had explained everything to the five of you."

The five nodded but Muramasa decided to explain the mission again, "The five of you are here to infiltrate into the main head quarters and gather information about the Earth Leader. Now, you must remember that not all of the council members are supporting this...so there must be absolutely no room for failure."

"But before you do that, the five of you must learn to act and talk like humans first. So until I feel that all of you are skilled enough, there will be no spying or infiltrate, wakarimasu ka?"

Muramasa looked at them and noted that the five were not very pleased about the plans. He smiled inwardly; this proved that they were very eager about the mission.

"Right," Muramasa said, getting up, "I will let the five of you stay for a few days and get to know things. But after that, you'll have to go out and rent an apartment and find a job or go to school."

"Gakko?" The young man in blue asked.

Muramasa smiled and pointed at the other man in red, "Hai, Akira-kun, Gakko. Hotaru-kun and you looked young enough to attend school."

"Ano, why can't we find a job? We are in the working population in Elvindar." Hotaru asked.

"People would ask questions, Hotaru-kun." Muramasa said patiently.

"How about the others?" Akira persisted and pointed at the pink-haired lady, "Akari looked as young as us."

"Soka, Akari-chan too then." Muramasa said and Akari grabbed Akira in a headlock.

"Are you courting death, Akira-chan?" Akari snarled as smaller blond struggled.

"So, Kyo and I would be working then." Bonten said jabbing his thumb at the guy in black. Muramasa nodded, "You might want to find a work that would help in getting into the government...but I won't suggest the service industry...the two of you are too stubborn."

Bonten laughed out loud and elbowed the silent guy beside, "Kyo, why don't we find some work where we can meet lots of girls? This way, we can not only earn money, but also get something in extra!"

Kyo kept quiet, smoking his pipe and grinning slightly.

Muramasa placed his cup gently on the table, and wondered out loud. "On second thoughts, working in the service industry is inevitable. However, as I mentioned earlier, if both of you worked in a café, I'm afraid that you might get fired on the first day of work."

The five young elves looked at Muramasa. Akari finally asked, "Muramasa- san, what is a caf?"

Muramasa chuckled softly and picked up his cup. "Ah, I have forgotten that all of you have never lived on Earth as yet." He stood up and walked towards a wooden drawer beside the table. After what looks like a rummaging of stuff in the drawer, he took out a big stack of papers and walked back to the table, placing the stack of papers on the middle of the table.

"What's that?" asked Akira

Muramasa sat down beside Hotaru, who is playing with the ant that he found on the floor. "When I came to Tokyo, I was like all of you, I knew nothing about the things on Earth and the environment. Thus, for one whole month, I learnt and wrote an Earth's guide for elves who are coming to Earth in the future."

"An Earth's guide for elves?" Akari, Bonten, Akira and Hotaru replied simultaneously.

"Hai, an Earth's guide for elves. That is what I call it. It was pretty enjoyable during that one month. I told a few humans that I have lost my memory and have forgotten everything. This way, I am able to gather information easily and quickly." Said Muramasa heartily.

Bonten laughed out loud, "Muramasa-san, I would never thought that you can think of such a cunning way!"

Muramasa smiled, and drank from his cup.

Akari took the stack of papers and start reading out loud. "Content. Map of Japan, Map of the different provinces, Languages, Food names, Accommodation, Leisure, Time/Dates and Festivals, Others." She looked up at Muramasa and asked, "Do we have to know all these? I feel like a tourist to this place instead!"

"Technically, the five of you are tourists.... or should I say you are immigrants?" Muramasa mused.

"We are not immigrants!" Akira said indignantly, "We're just here to do an important business, then we're out of here!"

"Fine, fine. Suit yourself." Muramasa said, "Anyway, these stack of papers will be helpful to your stay here. It would be good if you can explore the place yourselves. And as I've mentioned earlier, I will allow all of you to stay here momentarily. Momentarily. Wakarimasu ka?"

"Hai! Wakarimasu Muramasa sensei!" Akari, Bonten, Akira and Hotaru answered amusingly. Kyo was still smoking his pipe but he was grinning.

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4 days later...

"Ne Akira-chan, why must we wear these ugly clothes again?" Akari looked into the mirror. She doesn't seem pleased.

"For the millionth time already, we need to dress like the humans. These are the clothing that they wore. And, for the millionth time, stop calling me Akira-chan! " hissed Akira, glaring at Akari irritably.

Akira and Akari were standing next to a big mirror in one of Muramasa's room. They were wearing the latest teenage fashion clothing. Akari wore a pink long sleeved off-shouldered top and an army green miniskirt. On her legs, she wore long stockings with a pair of funky sneakers. For Akira, he wore a light blue graphic t-shirt and a dark green pants. He had on his leg ankle-lengthed socks and a pair of sports shoes.

"Demo... demo... I looked horrible in these! Why can't I wear my lovely kimonos? I look beautiful in my kimonos!" Akari whined, sulking at her reflection on the mirror.

"Hmmm... I think these clothing do look weird, but we will just have to bear with it. You should be happy that I didn't give you pants and a shirt...after all, you are suppose to wear them instead of skirts...OUCH! What's that for?!" Akira rubbed his arm painfully as Akari frowned irritably.

"One more word about that, Akira-chan, and your darkest secrets would be known to everyone in Elvindar..." Akari hissed darkly, clenching her fists menacingly. Akira gulped and shut his mouth quckly.

"That's better...anyway, where is Kyo-san and Bonten?" Akari asked, looking around the house.

"Kyo and Bonten have gone out together with Muramasa-san to look for job opportunities." A voice suddenly said from behind Akari and Akira.

Akari and Akira yelped and almost jumped out of their skins. They turned around immediately, ready to kill the offender. It was Hotaru, sitting on the tatami mat. He was dressed in a red baggy T-shirt that was threatening to fall off his shoulders, black three-quarter pants and a pair of slippers.

"What the hell are you thinking of, Hotaru?! Scaring us in broad daylight!" Akira hissed, his hair was still standing.

"Precisely! When did you get in here?!" Akari growled, while preparing to give a knock on Hotaru's head.

"Did I scare you? Ah... Gomen." Hotaru answered simply, and looked out of the window.

Akira clenched his fist and growled in irritation, "Why you--"

Just then there came the sound of the wind chime, followed by a call, " Ano, is anyone here?"

The three young elves froze. Then Hotaru suddenly said.

"Ah, Muramasa-san told us to look after the shop while he is out."

There was another moment of silence before Akari and Akira exclaimed, " NANI?!"

Akira's eyebrow twitched and he growled, "How in the world are we going to attend to any customers when we had NO experience AT ALL?!"

Hotaru shrugged, "I don't know...I'm just the messenger."

"Ano, gomen nasai! Anyone here at all?" The person below them called again.

Akari frowned worriedly, "Well, we can't do this! We'll mess it up!"

Hotaru nodded slowly, "Un...but he also said, if we did not do a proper job, there will be no dinner..."

Simultaneously, the stomachs of the three elves growled loudly. The person on the ground floor was still calling.

"I guess..." Akira sighed as his stomach growled again, "I guess we could try..."

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"Iraishaimase!" The three elves chirped happily at the awaiting customer. "How can we assist you?"

"Hehh...young kids as attendants? Such a rarity!" the man said delightedly.

Akira felt a stab of annoyance when he heard the phrase 'young kids' and growled slightly. Akari nudged him and smiled hurriedly at the customer.

All three of them looked at the man in front of them. He looked no older than they do but his golden eyes showed intelligence and cunningness. The man wore a long coat and a blue turtleneck top. His black hair fell around his shoulders and the overall impression that he gave was a young pretty boy.

"Ne ne... this shop sells ancient samurai swords right? Could you recommend some to me?" the man asked enthusiastically.

"Un, these way please sir," Hotaru replied, ushering the man to another room. Akari and Akira looked at each other worriedly.

"This might be tougher than we've thought," Akari whispered, while walking into the room.

"Un, and I have a bad feeling of this," Akira replied.

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"Dozo," Akari offered a cup of tea to the young man.

"Arigato gozaimasu," the young man smiled at Akari dashingly.

'Oh my goodness! He's so handsome! And—his smile! It's beautiful!' Akari thought dreamily.

"So, what kind of ancient sword can you recommend me?" the young man asked Akira.

'Oh no...I knew nothing about the history of the swords here!' Akira thought desperately.

"Ah ha ha...well...what I can recommend you is this!" Akira hurriedly took down the nearest sword that he can find and presented it to the young man.

"Hmmm...this sword looks very new, it doesn't look ancient at all," the young man commented.

"Oh...erm...I- "

"Sir, I am so sorry to hand you such inferior sword!" Akari quickly pushed Akira away and bowed to the young man. "This young kid is a newcomer thus he have no adequate knowledge on swords. Gomenasai!"

KID?! I am a full-grown elf for goodness sake! And what does she knows about swords?! Akira thought angrily.

Akari took another sword from the wall and presented it to the young man.

"Sir, this is a 16th century samurai sword. Looking at the special cutting of the sword, we can assume that the owner is a highly skilled samurai who have been through many battles that happened in the past." Akari continued, "And, looking at the traces of blood left on the sword, it seemed that the owner might have died in a battle or killed himself."

"How can you determine the owner's method of death by the traces of blood?" Questioned Akira immediately.

The young man laughed and turned to Akira.

"Samurais swords must be sharp and clean but blood will rust the swords. Thus, after every blood shedding battle, the samurais would get rid of the blood left on their swords. If this sword have traces of blood on them, it would mean that the owner was either killed in battle or have committed suicide, like what this pretty lady have said."

Akira nodded, but he had another question in mind.

'How did Akari know all these information on swords?' Akira wondered.

"Ahh...you looked adorable yet intelligent as well. May I have the honor of asking your name?" the young man asked Akari.

'He called me a pretty, adorable and intelligent lady! And...and...he is asking my name!' Akari blushed and stared dreamily into space.

Akira turned to the young man and sneered, "Sir, not to offend you but, you should try not to judge a book over its cover. She is actually a-- "

Before he knew it, Akari kicked him on the groin, and he immediately fell to the ground, whimpering with pain.

"Akira, please watch your tone in front of the customer. You should sound friendly and courteous, not rude and sarcastic" snapped Akari.

"Oei...oei, all I just did was to tell him your true-- "

Before he knew it again, Akira received yet another kick on the stomach. He groaned and crouched on the floor.

"There you go, that should put you in place. Now back to the handsome young ma--" Akari turned her attention to the young man, only to find an empty seat.

"W-Where is he?" Akari asked and looked around quickly.

"I don't know, I was being kicked by you, remember?" Akira groaned, still lying on the ground.

Akari looked at Hotaru, who have been missing in action for quite a long while. He was looking dreamily at the swords on the wall and humming an elfish tune.

"Hotaru...what happened to the young man?"

"Ummm...I was looking at your battle with Akira. But I did see the young man walking out of the room."

Akari looked at the table and turned back to Hotaru.

"Hotaru, did you see the man talking a sword with him?"

"Ummm..."

"Well?"

"Ummm...I think he did."

"You think?" Akira asked, straightening himself up.

"Umm...Affirmative."

"NANI?! He took the sword with him! He did not pay anything at all!" Both Akira and Akari yelled nervously.

Akari pulled on the front of Hotaru's t-shirt and started shaking him angrily.

"Hotaru, why didn't you stop him?! How are we suppose to answer to Muramasa- san when he is back?"

At such unfortunate time came yet another unfortunate event. There was the sound of the wind chime and the door slide open.

"Tadaima! Minna-san, has everything been okay since we've left?"

Kyo, Bonten and Muramasa had come back from their short trip.

'Ohhhhh...noooo!' Akari and Akira thought at the same time. Hotaru blinked and sighed slightly.

-- -- To be continued...