Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin.

AN: This story takes place before the kenshingumi. And please excuse my grammar error, cause it want my language and I'm not very good at it. If you want to help checking my errors please tell me.

Now into the story:

:: The darkness and the light ::

Chapter 1

BOOOM!!!!

A loud explosion heard on the silent night, the dark night colored with red fiery light. Everything was destroyed.

Everything…

Accept one man…

"Damn!" He murmured trying to ease the pain that seems killing him. He then trying to stand up, but the pain in his leg and his stomach make him unable to stand. It seems his leg was broken or something, he could feel the smell of blood on the air.

He never thought this mission could turn out to be like this, the enemies clan seems more clever and sly than he thought, his squad were all gone, died. He never thought the enemy would sacrifice themselves with that explosion.

He let the pain take his body's control and with a loud 'thump' he was lying on the ground again, his left hand was unable to move, so did most of his body. He takes a glace over the explosion to found some dead body lying on the ground.

It brings back his memory…

"Why I choose you to take this mission you asked?"

"Because, you were lucky, whatever happen, you always the one who will standing and take the victory flag."

'Lucky, heh?' He thought sarcastically. Then close his eyes.

'So I'm lucky after all…' And the darkness drifted him…

She hates her family

She hates him

But most of all

She hates herself for agreeing to married this man.

'Sacrifice.' She thought. She has to sacrifice herself for her family. It's been 1 year since she married that man, Saitou Hajime the ex Shinshengumi, but she never tastes love between them. He was too cold, and she was too scared.

'A perfect match for a marriage, right?' She rolled her eyes then looked outside the window. And she closed her eyes as a single tear rolled down her cheek.

"Yeah, perfect…" She whispered bitterly.

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I know what is the meaning of darkness, I used to be the darkness

"Do you found someone?" A man with police uniform yelled.

"No! But I will try to search other area!" Someone answered.

I never found a brave light across my path

"DAMN! Only a dead man, dead man, and dead man!!!" Another police cursed, then he saw him. And hurriedly checked his pulse.

"I… I found someone alive!!!!!!!!" He yelled, the other following the voice.

And I never bother to find one

Because I never need it anyway…

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"This way." A police officer showed her a way to his room. She was in a small clinic/ hospital, since it was the best medical service at there. Her hands were sweating, she was nervous to see him. It's been 3 month since he left their house. The office leave as Tokio walked into the room and found her husband, lying weakly in a bed, the bandages covered most of his body.

She takes a seat in front of the bed and looked at Saito sadly.

She doesn't know what she feels right now, her feeling were mixed. She was worried, sad, angry, and feel relieve in same time. Then she realized that she was care of him. She was care at someone she hates since the first time she moved with him. And it makes her confused and scared. She doesn't need that feeling, because she knows he will never give it back to her. He never give her the same feeling she want.

And she doesn't want to be alone.

She fear loneliness

And he was loneliness.

How come she could loved him?

'Maybe it's a pity.' She thought, trying to erase her earlier thought. 'I do pity him.' She continues, 'And it will always be like that.'

Then she feels someone looked at her. And she found his gold shaped eyes staring at her. She opened her eyes, but nothing comes, her voice gone, so she faked a smile.

"…Why are you here?" His voices were barely a whisper. She felt something crushed her body as she heard his voice.

"Anou… There… there was an officer asked me to… to come here, so… so… I…" She was speechless, she always like that around him, her eyes were staring at her hands.

"Oh." He said, then he closed his eyes. Tokio watched him, then his wounds, she feels an urge to touch him, to hold him, to kissed him. But she knows it could only make everything worse than before.

I used to be a light

After she makes sure that he was sleeping. Then she takes a breath before she opened her mouth.

But I was too afraid to walked into the night

"Can… can I touch you?" And she didn't need answer, cause she know he was sleeping.

I'm too afraid to shining

She stands up and keeps close to him.

Cause I'm small, too small to embrace the darkness

She touches his cheek lovingly, and she feels a warm feeling through small her body.

I am a failed light that falling into the darkness

She lowered her face slowly trying not to wake him. And brush his lips gently with hers as a tear escape from her eyes and falling to meet his closed eyes.

And I can't shining anymore…

And she know even she try lying to herself, but she couldn't stop the fact, that she loved him…

And it scared her…

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AN: I know Tokio looked like a crybaby in this story, but she'll grow stronger and stronger in next chapter (I hope) and you will see the change of Saito cold heart. So What d'ya think so far? should I continue or not? Please review! JA!