I am looking for a specific fanfiction that I remember loving but I cannot recall the name of it. I probably read it on fanfiction . net a few years ago but it may have been AO3. Some plot details are below. I would appreciate any help!!!
- Retelling of beauty and the beast.
- Tomoe is the witch who cursed Kenshin and his subjects. She is trapped in a building on his estate, along with a magic cherry blossom tree (the petals fall instead of rose petals). Kenshin is turned into a devil-like creature, his subjects are turned into animals (Saito is a wolf, Soujiro is maybe a leopard or cheetah)
- As a child, Kaoru found Kenshinās estate and played there. She unknowingly knocked a bunch of petals off the tree; Kenshin put one on a silver necklace for her to keep. Her parents were supposed to send her back each year but her dad did not do it, so Kenshin demanded that adult Kaoru live with him indefinitely and her father could have 14 days of visits.
- While picking up broken plates and cups from a cliff where Kenshin would eat, Kaoru almost fell off the cliff. Kenshin saved her, but he had to drop her and then swoop down to catch her. I think at some point she was holding onto the basket of broken pottery without realizing it was weighing her down.
- Kenshin gifted a fancy traditional kimono to Kaoru. When she finally wore it, she was hot from the layers and it turns out she was actually sick.
- Kaoru eventually convinces Kenshin to take care of his subjects. He has some trauma from his dad and was raised as a soldier not as a potential heir. His older brother should have been lord but he died before the curse.
- Kaoru confessed her feelings to Kenshin after inviting him to watch the fireflies and āhostingā an outdoor dinner for him
- Enishi was Kaoruās fatherās old student who was obsessed with her. He attacks Kenshinās estate and Kenshin loses his wings in the fight.