Disclaimer:
I forgot the disclaimer last time! gomen nasia, Watsuki-sama! -deep bow-
Nobuhiro Watsuki: -satisfied- I'll take away my lawyers.
Sunghyun: ARIGATOU! TT..TT
Kenshin laughed with Ayame and Suzume while he did the laundry.
Kaoru watched nearby, smiling happily.
This was the way it was supposed to be. Innocence, happiness, and a simple life was what he deserved.
Ayame blew a large bubble in Kenshin's dumbfounded face, and when it popped, his face became covered with suds.
But he was something that he didn't deserve to be. He was a manslayer.
Ayame and Suzume laughed with delight, and Kenshin laughed along with them. Kaoru smiled and looked into the laundry tub.
I think of him as a cloth badly soiled with blood.
Kenshin stood up.
That can always be washed clean.
Ayame and Suzume nodded and giggled about something to Kenshin. He laughed.
Once he finds the right water.
The two girls scurried away, giggling. Kenshin turned to face Kaoru with an odd smile on his face.
He took her hand and gently placed a small wooden box in her upturned palm.
Could I be that water?
Kaoru gasped. Tears filling her eyes, she opened the box tentatively. A small stone Jasmine flower necklace was inside.
Can I clean out the blood?
A few tears escaped her eyes, and she smiled radiantly
Can I endure the arduous time?
She looked up and saw Kenshin. But he didn't look like himself; he looked like a beautiful angel. Kaoru blinked in confusion and saw the old Kenshin again. Her smile widened.
She had already started to cleanse him.