Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin( No matter how much I wish I did).
Chapter 1: Promise A young girl slowly walked around a cold empty house. Why did you leave, a fourteen year old, Kaoru asked herself. Swiftly tears came pouring
down her face. "I promised!" she screamed into the deafing silence. "Why! I promised!" she yelled with all the agony and frustration she felt. Kaoru collasped to the
ground feeling as empty as the house.
" I promised...," she whispered. Kaoru stared at the wall, then at the only thing left in the house besides herself. It was a small, leather box.
It sat there waiting to opened like an enchanted castle waiting to be discovered. She calmly walked over, and felt like she was watching herselfon the outside.
Why am I waiting, she yelled at herself. Maybe you want this all to be a dream, one that you will wake up from any minute, said a small voice inside her head.
No! It is time to face reality she argued at the voice. With hands that did not seem her own she opened the box. Inside it were papers, and one
small envelope. Kaoru picked up the envelope first. On it read" To My Dear, Beautiful Daughter. " Without even realizing she had opened it, she began to read.
" Dear Kaoru,
If you are reading this I am no longer on this Earth. I hope you are or trying to keep your promise to me. I know it was a lot to
ask, but I know you are strong. Remeber that I love you with all my being.You were my life. Always remeber. I'm watching you in heaven. I'll never stop loving
you."
Love with all my might, Your Father
"P.S. In this box are your papers for the army."
When she stopped reading she felt comforted. She still felt empty, but she knew he loved her. "I love you too, dad ," she replied.
She recieved the last of the papers. As she read she knew promises were not made to be broken. She had to do what she promised.