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Chapter 11: meeting five, Kenshin

Blackness. He blocked again. I sighed. My head was killing me, and I was exhausted. It was quite tiring to have a mental battle with the botoasai.

"So, what kind of things happened in your past? Anything that you really regret?" I asked. I had to get him on the subject- it was the only way.

He stared into space. His eyes seemed to be looking into another world- the world of the past. No drought reminiscing about that cold day, the day he killed the one he loved with his own hands. The day the second half of his scar was born.

I myself knew little about this or how it happened. My knowledge was limited so it was a total mystery of what he might really be thinking. I had to get him to let go of his past. It was the only way to get him and Koaru together.

(Well maybe some of you smart people out there may have seen the whole series of Samurai X- but I haven't, so there:-p)

"Kenshin.?"

He glanced over. It was clear he was thinking deaply. It was clear there was a lot of sarrow behind those eyes. For a moment I thought maybe that I never should have brought up the subject. But soon I remembered there was a rerason for this and moved on.

I was going to have to say everything carefully. "You're holding on to the past. You need to let go a little."

He continued his eary state of staring into space. It was quite unnerving to watch.

I sighed. I was just so tired. Things were getting ocward. "Kenshin, if you love Koaru you have to let go. for her."

He blinked and returned to his rouroni state at the mention of Koaru.

"I wonder if I did any good at all through out all my meetings. But whats really important is this one. Kenshin, please stop grasping hold of the past. it hurts her. It hurts koaru."

Kenshin's eyes widened.

"You are hurting yourself by holding on. The past is the past. You must learn to live in the present. Don't forget. just move on." I took a breath. I was tired and couldn't think strait. "Kenshin, do you love her? Do you love Koaru?"

He smiled. "Miss Koaru deserves better than me that she does."

"No. You don't get it. "My head began to ache. The room was swirling. "Kenshin, you're so blind. look at her. She loves.you." I was feeling really dizzy. "I'm tired of you ignoring that. I'm tired of. I'm just. tired." I couldn't stay awake any longer. The room went black.

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