Disclaimer: I don't own rurouni kenshin * sob* I only * sniff* own this fanfic. * cry* but now, on to the fanfic!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"This is a dream." He said. "It has to be..." "Does it really?" said a woman. The man with a cross-shaped scar spoke again. "You died. I-I" He couldn't bear to say it. He was sitting on the ground in his old house back when she was alive. He was wearing his old blue gi and scarf. She looked the same as she did morning of the day she died. "You were his hitokiri, his "brandished sword" and my bodyguard. You didn't mean to kill me, just as I hadn't meant to fall in love with you." she looked deep into his uniquely purple eyes. "But, Tomoe, how can you possibly forgive me?" Kenshins voice was cracking. "Kenshin, I was wrong to distrust your sword skills. For that, I am sorry and was rightfully punished. But for right now, all is forgiven." She leaned in for a kiss from her former husband. "Tomoe," Kenshin said wistfully.

When they broke the kiss, Kenshin realized the kiss was different. It didn't feel like when he used to kiss Tomoe. It felt more, alive somehow. More lustful. "Tomoe?" the former battosai looked down questioningly at his love embraced in his arms. The raven colored hair hid her face from him as she looked down. A butterfly flew around them. "It is okay to love her and to love again." The butterfly said. Kenshin didn't pay attention and asked again. "My love?"' But when the woman looked up, the face was no longer that of Tomoe Yukishiro, but that of Kaoru Kamiya.

"ORO!!" Kenshn woke with a start. "What was that about?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

like it so far? This is just the prelude to many other things that will happen. If you have any ideas or something, let me know!! And review please!! ^_^