Ruroken Acrostic Poetry... only calling it the RUROKEN ACROSTIC POETRY COLLECTION seemed a little cheesy ... It's a collection of acrostic poems where the first letter of each line spells out a word or name for Ruroken... Please R&R!

In the year 2029, modern day street samurai and brilliant programmer Himura Kenshin returns to the ugly world of street politics and corporate war in an effort to help an unconventional hacker find her brother. Influenced by Cyberpunk 2020. Definitely AU.

He is injured, hunted, and wordless. Those who care for him search for him, and time is passing and hope is dying. But even should they find him, how can they repair his shattered mind?

For 15 years, hitokiri Battousai stood behind Katsura, the leader of the Ishin Shishi yakuza. But now Katsura is dying, and the battle for the top position begins... Updated 13.12.10. Ch 12 up!

Water, Earth, Fire, Air. We believed we'd saved the world by defeating Ozai and ending the war. But as the dust settled, new conflicts arose. And that was just the beginning... Canon pairings, Continuation Fic

Just a bunch of little haiku one per chapter that I spontaneously felt like writing. Many relate to Kenshin somehow, but several are general character haiku... Please read and review!

Los Angeles 1947. Welcome to the world of tough guys and dangerous dames. Sanosuke Sagara is a private detective trying to survive in the City of Angels. Then she walks through his door... Completed.

Caught in a deadly game of the enemy's politics, how far will one hitokiri go to keep his promise to live? Gen, Bakumatsu fic.

Oneshot After Kuchiki-taichou is released from 4th divison's healing halls, he and Renji come to a new understanding.

Fantasy AU. Kenshin, a Wild Boy, wants justice for his people. Kaoru, unwanted orphan, wants love. They both want to be free. Maybe the key to all is each other. B/K

Kenshin and Kenji are more alike than they know. Giftfic for Super Sheba.

There are many reincarnation fics in which Kenshin has a another chance to work out his karmic debt with Tomoe. But what would happen if his sword, and not himself, was the one to make reparation?

COMPLETE! During a trip to Kyoto with his friends, Himura Kenshin winds up in deep water... thirteen years in the past. How will Kenshin deal with the Revolution again? And how will his friends deal with Battousai, who has traded places with him? R&R!

Shishio and Yumi have lived their married life happily so far. Until the day they were forced to adopt five little boys: Aoshi, Kenshin, Sanosuke, Soujirou, and Yahiko. Life from now on, will be HELL.

Two rivals, intent on killing each other. One way home. More than one small problem ... [Bakumatsu fic]

[OC Exchange] Thirty snapshots of the relationship between Sanosuke and Shino. Based from Khrysalis's Sandalwood and Spring Wind.

Kenshin begins wandering after the Battle of Toba Fushima and stumbles across a mystery in a small town. Completed.

We can elaborate on the fundamentals, but ultimately, it's the most basic elements that make us who we are.

Sort of AUish poem about the opportunities Kenshin had to say 'No.' It is an acrostic, though of a different style than usual, which is why it didn't wind up part of ACROSTIC SCAR. Please R&R!

Hitsugaya Toushiro is called a genius, the youngest Captain in Soul Society. What path did he walk to claim that title? See author page for spoiler warnings.

The Ishidas on the day Souken died. Warning: some gore. No spoilers if you know who Ryuuken is.

He searches without seeming to look, watches without seeming to see. [Byakuya & Hisana]

/UNRELATED, 100 word drabbles/Ficlet 46: PAIN/ Hannya!Centric: Sometimes, bringing pain is for a worthy cause.

Limericks about anyone and everyone from the RK universe.

In their second year at Hogwarts, James and Sirius grow suspicious of Remus's repeated absences and decide to act. [MWPP oneshot, NOT slash. Second half also a songfic to Iris, by the GooGoo Dolls.]

Jing finds himself drawn into helping out a land ruled by a mysterious woman whose iron fisted laws keep her people living in terror. Will good triumph over evil, or is it really that simple? Read on and find out! You don't need to have seen all of the

We take our best actions, we follow our bliss, we examine our hearts and obey the noble within us. Then we suffer the consequences.

This is just inspired by thief lord, doesn't include characters or settings from the book: it's a story of three kids, Milana, Mosca and Manni who run away from an orphanage and about their adventures, mostly an attempt at humour.

Fifteen year old Kenji is hiding more than just an injury from his parents. But why?

So captivated Kaoru was that she stood frozen in spot, clenching the sides of her kimono, and unaware that his mouth had moved until a gentle voice brushed past her. 'Hello, my name is Soujiro Seta. I'm looking for a place to stay.' [SoujiroKaoru]

[KxT] Giftfic for Misaoshiru. Tomoe contemplates a garden.

OC Exchange fic. Mitsuru thinks back to the Makoto family, to strength, and to a lack of justice... Written for Warg's FROM THE ASHES. Please R&R!

Two strangers meet in a restaurant, speaking of nothing worthwhile to the other.

An epilogue to an epilogue... 'She could dress it up, dress it down, turn it around anyway she liked, but the facts were always the same. He was gone.' After Sano leaves for the continent, everybody else just has to try and move on...

Kenshin never killed Kiyosato, throwing the events of Ruroken into an entirely new timeline. However, fate has a way of poking her nose in, and ten years after Bakumatsu a mysterious redhead enters Tokyo... this time carrying two very deadly blades...AU

Time is never time at all. You can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth. And our lives are forever changed. We will never be the same.

In which Hitsugaya Toushirou proves that the mind is indeed a powerful weapon. For Kellen. Insurgence Arc 1.

A series of haiku based off moments, characters, relationships, images, etc. in Ruroken. Concept practically copied off SiriusFan13, though obviously the individual poems are different. Please read and review!

Vignette. With the dark comes her silence. Some needs are better left unspoken.

Misao died in childbirth, and Aoshi left his newborn daughter and the Oniwaban and simply disappeared. The Himuras, under his request, raised the girl as their own, but the past often has a way of catching up...

Any scar on a warrior’s body means that, regardless of victory or loss, his defenses changed. Characters mentioned in this little themed drabble series are Kenpachi, Yachiru, Mayuri, Nemu, Ichigo, Hanatarou, Yoruichi, Orihime, Isshin, and Ishida.

Misao & Aoshi are getting hitched. Everyone's paranoid. Hiko's sent after Aoshi by the boys...and the girls try to restrain Misao. On top of that, there are two kids to look after, and Megumi is heavily pregnant! Will the Kenshingumi make it through this?

Atop a mountain, a Hiten Mitsurugi master ponders his baka deshi, wherever he is now. 100 words.

Time has passed, and Kenji is a teenager, who has left to train with Hiko. A little oneshot of Kenshin pondering his relationship with his son... and someone who might as well have been... Please R&R!

Soujiro had been planning to go back to Tokyo eventually, but well... somehow, he didn't think being forced to become a policeman by Saitou was part of his plans... RandR people!

spinoff from Shirou Shinjin's Trading Places. Kenshin and Kaoru are dressed up as each other. Which of them is better at impersonating the other? Go read Trading Places first!

Sano owes Tae money... lots of money... a truly frightening amount of money. So what happens when Tae decides to call Sano's tab in? More importantly: will Sano survive a day as Tae's pet slave? Completed!

A somber look into Orihime's thoughts, during the most difficult moments of her life. See author page for spoiler warnings.

At 14, Kenji's a rude little punk! He meets a creep at a roadside noodle stand, and then finds the place he's been looking for... another look at how Hiko meets Kenji. two random oneshots strung together. Two or three impolite words.

On a visit to Kyoto, Yahiko searches for the past and finds more than he bargained for. Complete.

[Sequel to Brother of Dragons]Not every dragon is willing to sleep. Kenshin battles the misguided, and learns that the embittered foe he faces may be the mother of his dragon sister.

Will be a series of Saitou oneshots in chronological order. Featuring his interactions with Shinsengumi, ghosts, and a soba cooking waitress named Tokio.

Somehow, he's going to turn this runty little stray into Mitsurugi's next dragon.

Hiko Seijuurou's idiot apprentice has returned after fourteen years, to beg him for the secret of Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu. Oneshot.

[Oneshot]For too long Kenshin has felt himself unworthy of Kaoru's love without ever asking her opinion on the matter. So naturally, Kaoru takes it upon herself to give him that opinion.

COMPLETE. When Seta Jiro comes into 20 year old Tsubame's life, things could only get interesting for her and her longtime, erm, bodyguard? canon

The manga tells us Orihime was born to abusive parents. Not the best place to start a life. So, from where does her optimism come and why do Magical Girls like Orihime exist?

Drabble, really. Aoshi and Misao exist between the pages of canon, on the lines we read, and those we don't.

An elderly Sano accounts a tale kept locked away in his heart. A great loneliness, a magic journey, a secret legacy, and an encompassing love.

It was always in his heart but he refused to believe in it. He thought it failed him but it was just rage that clouded him.

Revamped Chapters.Kenshin alienates himself from Kaoru to protect her from a new for, but Kaoru finds company in Soujiro. Updated every 2 weeks.

Hajime Saitou is the infamous Wolf of Mibu. He has faced many worthy opponents, including the most feared man of the revolution: Hitokiri Battousai. But can he really go against Battousai's boy.... and hope to win?

Kenshin thought he could protect his son from anything. He would wield his sword for the rest of his life if it meant protecting Kenji from the phantoms of his past. But there are some things not even he can protect his child from...

I'm recently stricken with a poetic mood. A romantic one, too. Let's see what things can come of it...

The most devastating killer is not the assassin's blade... Please read and review!

The Battousai leaves the revolution, the Choushu clan, his sword, and his assassin’s ways. Ten years later, the Rurouni shows up in Tokyo, with a sakabatou, a gentle soul, and a fiercely protective heart. This is the journey.

Tribute to the Battousais of both Watsuki sama's world and the Ruroken fandom. Our Characters tribute idea by dementedchris as seen on gypsy chan's site. R&R!

More often than not, one always sees things more clearly in the dark.

A series of haiku documenting the events of the Trust and Betrayal OVA.

In the end, what do we really leave behind? For the completion of this oneshot, BE SURE to read SiriusFan13's responsive piece, All That Matters!

You can never go home again. Sometimes this is a very good thing, indeed.

COMPLETE! When Kenshin goes missing on the night of the Tanabata festival, will his friends be able to find him and bring him home?

/OneShot/YumiShishio/ What can a woman do as she watches her one love kamikaze back into a world of deception and betrayal? Days before their deaths, Komagata Yumi and Shishio Makoto share one last tender moment.

Which one, indeed, is the more difficult role?

A 100 word piece on sacrifice.

A reunion, two loving souls, and a world full of colors. [One-Shot]

Complete! This story continues where the OVA movies 'Samurai X Trust and Betrayal' left off, so there are LOTS of spoilers. See chapter one for a better summary.

Love. Disguises. Summer, autumn, winter, spring. Aoshi. Misao. Almost.

For Aoshi, Kaoru was always just ‘Battousai’s woman’ but then his curiosity is piqued by her defeat of Kamatari and the former Okashira finds himself studying the female kendo instructor…the more he finds out, the more curios he becomes. One-Shot AoshiKao

Hiko sees just how important one minute can be. My attempt at a 100 word story. Why do I do these things to myself? Please read and review!

A year or two into Meiji, Himura san reflects on his own mind, and what it means to be hitokiri. Please review!

Vignette. Love finds victims even in the least likely places. Aoshi and Misao through the eyes of a stranger.

A short musing of Soujirou about being what he is. PG just to be safe

Winter, 9 Meiji. Kenshin's wanderings take him to a coastal town. But one man there has seen him before. An ex-samurai comes face-to-face with his past -- and has to choose his future. (complete)

She says You-Know-Who's name now. He hates it. (Ron's PoV)

A picnic and insight into the world post-Jinchuu (Based on the Kaden epilogue)

Shinomori Aoshi's road to redemption is paved with dead people. Shijiko, Hyotokko, Beshimi and Hannya just won't shut up. (Complete.)

Vignette. Autumn finds Misao grieving. A response to a below-1000 challenge.

What's Aoshi doing walking around with a box of band-aids? And what in God's name is he doing in a....monkey outfit! Don't kill me Mrs. Muldrow!

A what if fic. Hiko meets Suzume and Ayame after a visit to his baka deishi, leading to a reflection on his deshi's choices

A tribute to Shinomori Aoshi, and to everything he's done for us ... and we, in turn, have done for him.

Have you ever written a story, posted it and didn’t get any reviews? Here is how Kaoru got her reviews.

To all Megumi lovers, writers, and even haters.

*SEISOU HEN SPOILER ALERT* After watching the second episode of the new OVA, fanfic authors and fans everywhere need someone to turn to for comfort. The Kenshin-gumi comes to the rescue, once again. Another tribute to RK fic writers.

A tribute to how RK fanfic writers have made Kenshin into their own.

Second response to the RKFF 60-sec vignette challenge : Set during the first scene of the anime when Kaoru attacks Kenshin...Kenshin *looks* clueless, but is he really?

After months of searching and planning revenge, Yukishiro Tomoe has finally found her fiance's killer. He is nothing like she imagined.

Vidfic starring Sanosuke.

On Soujirou's Birthday, Yumi has a special gift for him

After Shishio's defeat, Aoshi returns to the Aoiya to confront Misao and the Oniwabanshuu.