Nothing Left

It's quiet and lonely

When you're invisible

It's cold and dark

When you're alone

It's empty and pointless

When you're nothing

No one seems to notice

No one seems to understand

No one seems to care

I've lost my humanity

I've lost my heart; my emotions

I've lost my soul

So tell me

Will it really be a difference in my so-called life

Whether I live or die?

Summary

The torment is never ending. There is no escape from a bloody and cruel past. Kaoru is about to find this out the hard way when she gets involved with the Ishin and a certain redhead. Will he and the others be able to save her before it's too late? But, too late for what? Too late to save her from her past demons; from bloodlust and insanity? Or too late to save her from herself; from a life with no soul. The life of a shadow. It seems her past will never just be or stay the past; it's her present and future too. Poor Kaoru, you can run but you can't hide forever. Isn't life a bitch?

Hitokiri Ice