Cherry Blossoms
Disclaimer: I don't own Kenshin or actually any RK dvds in general, its really just pitiful. Alls I have is my TV and cartoon networks bad editing and my friend's kindness, which allows me to borrow her dvds…I MUST GET AN EBAY ACOUNT!! Sorry. Continuing ^^
A/n: just really quickly wanted to remind peoples that this is again spolers for both OVAS…trust, betrayal (well I had seen them as one) and reflection. Havent seen em? Then do so! And afterwards read this ^^
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*KENSHIN*
Cherry blossoms littered the sky, and came raining down in the gentle wind of the late afternoon. The setting sun seemed to turn their fragile pink glow into a deep crimson, almost like the color of blood. Almost like droplets of blood, falling from the trees, and dotting the green landscape. A narrow river stood beside the rows of trees, flowing gently in the direction of the wind, carrying with it the tears of blood shed by the trees. And between the two were a man and a woman. His head rested in her lap, almost as if he were a little child, slumbering as his mother told him a story of magic and adventure. The woman raised her eyes to the trees and watched the blossoms fall as she talked of their friends and the future. How every year, they would watch these same cherry blossoms fall, and how it would never come to an end. Every year forever. She sighed happily, and caught one of the petals in her fingertips as it flew. She dropped it onto the man's eyelid, expecting it to flutter open and have his serene violet eyes stare back at her. But it didn't. It stayed closed, and his mouth formed a relaxed line from one side of his jaw to the other.
"…Shinta?" Kaoru repeated, staring down at the immobile head upon her lap. Reluctantly, she moved a weak hand across his left cheek, pulling his crimson hair to his ear. The scar was now gone. Faded away.
Kaoru thought for merely a second before it all came crashing down. His scar was gone. His past was gone. He was gone. The faded X was now replaced by warm tears, raining down her cheeks at a steady pace. She smiled through the tears, though; for once he had finally found peace. Although it was in death, he had still been forgiven and now could wander freely throughout the heavens, without a single peace of guilt clinging to his heart.
Still crying, she lowered her body to his and enveloped him in a warm embrace.
Then the truth came. Her eyes opened wide as she realized she was now alone. The one that said he would always return to her, no matter what, was to never return again. There was no way.
She thought of the time it would take for her to go to him. Megumi had told her she had the same disease, so it would surely be soon, although she had not worked herself as hard as Kenshin had done. But still, it would not be soon enough. Nothing would be soon enough. So long ago, she had wished she could extend the time before the inevitable, staying alive, just to make sure she could be there for Kenshin. But now, she wished just the opposite. It needed to be done. Now.
Lifting her head, and wiping away her tears with one free hand, she stared downwards at Kenshin, still nestled in her lap. "Soon, Love," she whispered and kissed him softly on his lips. They felt so oddly cold now that she pulled back quickly. Staring back up at the cherry blossoms, as if expecting some sort of sign telling her to stop, she searched the inside sleeve of her kimono. No sign came as she caught onto what she had been searching for. A dagger.
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An: That's all for chapter one. I have already written the entire story but I'm posting only one chapter a day. It has 6 chapters. In total it's only like 3500 words so that chapters will not be that long. Again, updated every day. That I remember to update. Please leave a review, and if possible, no flames- just constructive criticism. That means flames with an explanation
Thx ^^