Rent

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Disclaimer:style=\'mso-spacerun:yes\'> I do not own Rurouni
Kenshin, or any of the characters affiliated with the
show. I do not own any of the lyrics
from “Rent.” I’m just
a sad lil’ fangirl that
desperately needed to combine the two worlds to get the damn story out of her
head. Please do not sue.style=\'mso-spacerun:yes\'> I have no money.style=\'mso-spacerun:yes\'>

A Note from class=SpellE>Sedjet: Ok.style=\'mso-spacerun:yes\'> I have writer’s block with class=SpellE>FotWD, so I
decided to put down on paper a story that has been developing in my head since
Christmas break. Please don’t hate
me. Mayhaps
once this is out of my system, I will be able to continue with class=SpellE>FotWD.style=\'mso-spacerun:yes\'> I hope that my dearest fans and critics will
forgive me, ne?

This is a RK/Rent crossover.
Rent is my favorite musical ever.
It was the final huzzah for Jonathan Larson, an amazing writer and
director. It is a musical about AIDS and
how it affected the lives of a few Bohemians in NYC.style=\'mso-spacerun:yes\'> It is about love, betrayal, struggle and
learning life’s lessons. It is
amazing. If you haven’t heard it, I urge
you to buy or download the soundtrack. class=SpellE>Anyhoo, this is a fic from class=SpellE>Soujiro’s perspective, but it isn’t about him.style=\'mso-spacerun:yes\'> It is about the important people in his
life—his makeshift family, so to speak.
If you know the story of Rent, the people are perfectly chosen for the
roles that they are filling. class=SpellE>Anyhoo, on with the show!

The prologue is going to be very, but a second much longer
chapter will be added right after I post this onemso-ascii-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";
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Rent

Prologue

I am Seta Soujiro.style=\'mso-spacerun:yes\'> I am thirty-three years old, and this is the
story of an “us” against the world. It
is about the “outcasts” that, for once, united and became an “us” rather than a
“them.” I suppose you could call it my
manifesto.

You might think that this is going to be about me, but it is
not. It is about the eight people that I
love more than I can truly express. You
see, I had always wanted to be a part of something good, and for a short time,
I was. For ten months, I had the
privilege of being part of a uniquely wonderful family.style=\'mso-spacerun:yes\'> Four of those people are no longer with us,
and this is dedicated to them.

We were true Bohemians is a time when they said Bohemia
was dead. So, in honor of the death of Bohemia,
I have compiled a memoir of our little makeshift family.style=\'mso-spacerun:yes\'> Viva,
la vie Boheme!