Of Promises and Red Skies.

I read somewhere that the sky is red three times a day. I guess that it's true for the promises tied to the red skies are real.

When the sun rises.

            I used to watch the sunrise, when I was a child that is. When mother and father were still with me. They told me that I was what made the sunrise red. They told me that I was what made life beautiful. I believed them. They died. I watched the sunrise alone for it still held their promise of love

When the sun sets.

            I used to watch the sunset, when I was a teenager that is. When Tomoe was still with me. She told me that I was what made the sunset red. She told me that I was what taught her to love again. I didn't understand, but I believed her. She died, by my hands. I watched the sunset alone, with my bloody hands, for it still held her promise of love.

When midnight settles.

            I have never watched the red skies of midnight but I am all too familiar of the crimson rain. The rain blinded me from seeing the midnight sky but I have turned away from being the rainmaker to the gentle wanderer.

            I remember home, father and mother, their promise of love and red skies.

            I remember home, Tomoe, her promise of love and red skies.

            I see home. Kaoru. Yet I close my eyes to her promise of love and red skies.

            I am afraid to see the red skies of midnight for history might repeat itself. I don't want to lose her as I lost them.

            But maybe tomorrow. Maybe I'll have the courage to watch the red skies with her. Maybe I'll have the strength to keep her and her promise of love and red skies. Maybe tomorrow, I'll still love the red skies. I still hold on to the promise of red skies. Especially that of midnight.  

AN: I was inspired by a short story named "red skies at midnight". It doesn't actually have anything to do with my story except for the belief of having red skies during sunrise, sunset and midnight. I personally haven't seen midnight's red skies so I though of writing about it. I don't own rk either but I truly, sincerely wish I did… but if I do, you'll know… I'll change a few things… like who kenshin loves… hehe…

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