Raven: -appears magically after hiatus- hey guys! ; hey now, a-are those p-pitchforks? ;; heh heh, come on now, cant we be friends? xD

Seriously though, sorry for the hiatus. I just haven't felt like doing anything with my stories . then again, I doubt very many people would even care at this point…

In a separate yet just as real dreamworld, Kaoru was still crying. "Why don't you love me kenshin?" she yelled unwilling to open her eyes. She was hoping for her dream to work then, but instead of Kenshin lifting up her head telling her he did, another voice spoke. "Kaoru, why are you crying? Didn't you notice Kenshin isn't here anymore?" What? Could it be? Kaoru opened her eyes and was shocked to find that instead of Kenshins shoulder, she was crying on another mans, one she also loved dearly.

"Daddy? B-but…" Kaoru ran out of words to say. Her father had died some time ago but she still remembered taking lessons from him when she was little. "Yes, it has been awhile hasn't it? No Kaoru, this isn't an ordinary dream. Its really me, not what your mind makes up. So tell me, how is the school going under the assistant master?" her dad smiled as Kaoru ranted about Yahiko and his being the only student because everyone else was scared. Her father decided to change the subject. He only had a limited time to talk. "So about this Kenshin, what's he like? I've heard various reports about him. Imagine my surprise that you fell in love with a famous manslayer." Kaoru looked up, knowing what her father could be thinking. "He's not a manslayer anymore. His battosai self is gone, mostly. He's a great guy now, doing everything, doing chores, saving people, he even gave up a normal sword for a reverse blade." Kaoru said everything in a rush hoping her father wouldn't catch some parts.

Unfortunately, simply dieing hadn't diminished his listening ability "he gave up his wakizashi and katana for a sakaba sword? That's promising." "yeah, and he's saved a whole bunch of people since the end of the revolution and became a wanderer…" Dad already knows all this and likes him already! Hey! You already knew all that didn't you!" Her dad realized he had been caught and grinned. "still as slow as usual." "Hey! I resent that!" her dad's grin got wider. "hey, show me what your made of then." He picked up his wooden sword and stood up. Kaoru, noticing hers nearby, took hers as well and got into the kneeling fighting stance. Opposite each other, Kaoru's father made her use every trick he had taught her. Kaoru even impressed him by using a few tricks she had learned from other battles to almost win. Her father laughed, impressed. "Good, Good! I can see I left the Kamiya Kasshin Style in good hands. I'm proud of you Kaoru, and who you picked as your love. My time is up though. You still shift your weight when your about to attack. Don't pass that on!"

Her father was slowly fading away from Kaoru. "Always remember I love you." "Daddy! Wait! Please, visit again if you can! I love you…" Kaoru was saddened by his having to go. It seemed short, but she knew she had been with him a long time. I wonder how much longer I'm going to stay asleep she thought. She stared off where her father had disappeared for a few minutes, wiping the tears away that were streaming down her face. She stood there for a long time, knowing that when she turned around, she would find Kenshin, fishing once more under the tree.

Stupid thing…I cant figure out how to use the preview chapter thingy! It wont let me edit anything ;; oh well, good thing I can just re-upload the chappies

Right…and I don't own any of the characters, except me, and…yeah. Oh, and btw?

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