He was in Heaven. It had to be Heaven-he could see Captain Sagara and his mother and they were smiling at him, welcoming him. He had always thought he would die violently and painfully, but now he had gotten past that death and he felt warm and safe and loved and at peace. He could hear the muted voices of his friends, Kenshin and Kaoru and Yahiko, but they had no hold on him. Even in Heaven he was going to miss them, but they would all be together again. He was moving forward when he felt a pull and he stopped and turned his head. Megumi. Yes, it was Megumi's voice, almost too faint to hear but somehow more insistent than the others. He heard three words very distinctly, and he looked back at his mother and the captain. They were still smiling but no longer beckoning, and he knew they would be waiting for him when he came back.