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Author's Note- Well, I feel that not many of you were happy with the ending I gave this story so I have decided to write an alternate ending. I hope all of you like it.

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Sano ran as fast as he could; Kenshin's life was in his hands now. He feared he wouldn't get to the clinic in time to save Kenshin. Luckily, Miss Megumi told him to run ahead; she didn't want to slow him down. Sano's speed still suffered though due to the injuries he received from the previous battle. He took every shortcut he knew and finally arrived. Gently, he placed Kenshin on the bed in the clinic and watched from a distance as Dr. Gensai worked to help Kenshin.

Meanwhile, Aoshi decided to take Kaoru to the inn he is staying at. She needs the rest and the dojo is in no condition to sleep in. He took her to his room and placed her on his bed. She lay there muttering to herself and in a matter of minutes she fell asleep.

Aoshi quickly left with Yahiko. Little Yahiko needed his wounds treated. When he arrived to the clinic, he handed Yahiko to Megumi and she hastily treated his wounds. She put him in the extra bed and he fell asleep instantly, he seemed to be having a nightmare though. It was almost like he was fighting his own dream.

Aoshi stepped outside and found Sanosuke sitting on the dirt.

"You think he's gon' make it"? asked Sano.

"I highly doubt it", replied Aoshi.

Fast forward five days later.

Kaoru sat next to Kenshin as he lay there. He seemed so at peace, but at the same time, she knew that the last couple have days have been very hard on him. In fact, it was hard on everyone. No one could stand seeing Kenshin suffer like this.

Kaoru heard a knock on the door and she slowly saw Sano's hard pop in.

"How's he holding up?" asked Sano.

"Well Dr. Gensai says that he is making real progress. He predicts that Kenshin will be better in just two more weeks," answered Kaoru with a smile on her face.

"Wow that's amazing!" replied Sano.

"Yes, it's truly a miracle," whispered Kaoru.

Although Kaoru was happy to see Kenshin recovering, she still blamed herself for what happened. She has cried every night ever since that night. No matter what she does, she can't erase that memory from her mind. It just plays over and over again. The only thing keeping Kaoru sane is the hope that Kenshin will get better.

"Hey, I gotta get going. If I don't get back to watching Yahiko at the dojo, he might try to get up and walk over here. The kid's strong, but he shouldn't push himself with the injuries. Well, see ya later," said Sano.

And with that, Kaoru was alone once again with Kenshin. She enjoyed it when someone came to visit. When she is alone, there is an eerie silence in the room. And of course, it gives too much time to think, to think about that night.

Once again, like she's done so many times before, she began to cry. She cried for Kenshin, she cried for herself, and she cried for those who refused to cry; they knew that the day that they breakdown is the day that Kenshin's hearts stops beating. Nobody wanted to lose hope.

"Why are you crying Miss Kaoru?" asked Kenshin.

Kaoru was speechless; she didn't expect Kenshin to recover so quickly. She instantly fell into his arms. She told him everything that had happened. She was so sorry for what she had done to him.

"It's quite alright Miss Kaoru. I'm all better now," Kenshin reassured.

Just when Kaoru was about to start apologizing again, Kenshin held her shin up and kissed Kaoru's lips softly.

"I want you to know that I will never leave your side. Not even death can keep us apart," said Kenshin.

Kaoru began crying again, but this time, it was out of joy. Everything was going to be all right after all.

After about 3 months of planning, the wedding day had finally come. Sano was given the role of "best man" and Yahiko grudgingly assumed the role of "ring bearer". The wedding was quite a site. The entire new oniwabanshu came down from Kyoto to see the wedding, and even Seijiro Hiko, Kenshin's former master, came down to attend the ceremony. It was held right outside the dojo, next to the garden. It was truly a beautiful site. There were sakura blossoms everywhere you turned, but the real attraction of the wedding was Kaoru. Nobody had ever seen her so happy before.

After they recited they're vowels and exchanged rings, they slowly pressed their lips against each other's.

And they lived happily, ever after.

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Well, I hope you all were pleased with this ending. Although I do hate clichés, I just couldn't resist ending it with "happily ever after". It just seemed like the right thing to do. Know what I mean? Well maybe not. Anyway, hopefully now I can try and continue my other fanfic now that I don't have it hanging on my conscience. Well, see ya.