*IV*
*KAORU*
Kaoru turned her head away from the fading Megumi and back towards Kenshin, still lying upon the ground with his head pillowed by her lap. His hair had become tangled with the cherry blossoms that fluttered with the wind. Smiling softly, she let a single finger brush the hair away from his eternally closed eyes and whispered to his deaf ears, "Soon, my Shinta."
Her eyes wandered back to the unsheathed dagger resting upon the ground. Her hand wrapped around it carefully as she pulled it back up and stared at it once more. Again, she could see her blood coating it, almost as if the dagger was longing for its warm touch. Almost as if it were Kenshin longing for her warm touch. She nodded to her thoughts and brought the dagger closer and closer to the virgin flesh on her neck. She closed her eyes, her last sight being the crimson cherry blossoms, swaying around her. She drew the dagger closer blindly, expecting its cool touch at any moment.
A/n: I'm sorry for such a short chapter, and the next one is about the same length( Kenji comes in) and then the following makes up for all the shortness. Will be updated about 5 tomorrow, like today…Anyhow, thx to all my readers and reviewers and people who accidentally clicked this link! ^^ Review if you can and constructive criticisms (flames with a reason) are welcome and appreciated! Thx ^^ Just because I'm updating everyday doesn't mean a review doesn't encourage me ^^