Darkest Just Before Dawn

RK doesn't belong to me.

Last Chapter

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The night is cold, chilling to her bone as she looks about the dock, trying to find a familiar burst of red hair that meant Kenshin, but finding none. Why did she believe him? He didn't even seem to be here…

In her arms was the hover board, and she looked at it, a heeling of hurt, loss, and regret filled her. All of which seemed to transform into anger. Taking a look at it, she destroyed it. Trying to loose her anger along with it. Why believe in something said to you by a complete stranger?

Why believe in anything anymore?

Tears started to fall, and she collapsed to the ground, crying as everything just started to wash out from inside of her, leaving her empty for a moment. Her emotions started to gather once more, and she felt…strangely, she felt better. Was that possible?

Slowly, she started to gather the pieces left, and throw them piece by piece into the harbor, watching the last one slowly sink into the water like her heart did in her chest. There was no turning back from this point. Maybe she could hide out and then, when morning came, get passage to Japan from a boat, and find a new life there.

But, there were too many "maybes" in the world, and there was no way one would win over the other.

Something asked her about going back home and marrying Shinomori, but, her heart protested against it. There was no way she was going to marry someone she didn't love, especially a statue as cold as that one.

"Koneko-chan! There you are!"

Well, grandson, how does to feel to watch your old grandfather die before your very eyes? I suppose you feel nothing, like I had trained you for so many years to do. Feel nothing, cold as ice, a Greek stature only one that breaths and functions like a human body in a coma.

To many mistakes, and yet, I was going to make the biggest one of all when having you marry that young girl. You both are rebellious, weather you realize it or not. And, you both love another wit h all your hearts. I could never break something like that, as my dear late wife would never forgive me.

Go, Aoshi, find your beloved Misao-chan, and live with her until the day you die. And Kaoru, you too, find your own path and live to the fullest! That is my last wish.

I am sorry, Kamiya-san, but the marriage proposal is now off, and there is no need for Aoshi to stay here any longer. As there is no longer any reason for me to live any longer.

I leave you all with a sorrowful good bye.

Shinomori Hideki

Aoshi read the letter once more, something like pride filling his heart, he heard the Kamiya's cry in a corner, about the loss of the marriage more then that of their daughter. He could see why she would run to be with her lover then staying here, in this pitiful house. "I will be taking my leave as of now."

The couple didn't seem to hear him, and he didn't care, he summoned a servant to have his things packed and to make sure that the body of his grandfather be sent to the airport as soon as it was ready.

He would leave this country, and do as his grandfather requested.

And he would live with her forever and a day.

"There you are!" Kenshin embraced her in a tight hug, one she quickly returned, wrapping her arms around his body and holding onto him. "I didn't think you would come…I was so afraid that you wouldn't come…"

"I did, there is no reason to be afraid any more," She said, looking up at him, her sapphire eyes glowing with…happiness. A feeling she hadn't had in a long time.

"I am glad."

"Hey love birds! We've got to get going!" yelled someone from a boat, a nice yacht from the looks of it. At the side was a rough looking man whose hair made Kaoru think of a rooster standing proud in a picture she had once seen.

"Koneko-chan?" Kenshin looked at her, wishing…hoping…praying that she would say yes.

"Always."

THE END

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AN: DONE! Alleluia! All there is one more one-shot and this series of stories will be done! Yes! Why am I praising…? Who knows, I'm just glad I can now work totally on 'Rain,' my new little story.

omochi: I totally agree, they both seem to need something like that in their lives.

Clownsareevil & Darkshadwoheartless: What? 0.0 (totally confused about strange question). I know, the last chapter was…rushed, so I have to fix a few bugs in it still. And then it should be better.

Kriska: Shortness of chapters is something I don't like, especially when it comes to my own stories, so I try to keep them long. I dislike it when people submit short chapters, so I try my best to keep each one about 1,000 words in each chapter (not including all this ^.^).

kurara: His grandfather taught him to be 'emotionless' so he wouldn't feel anything for the old man.

Thank you all for reading and reviewing for this fic and I hoped you liked this last chapter as well as the next one shot. Thank you again for supporting me in doing this!