He always comes back

"I will die waiting,I will do so gladly"

I'm glad that he came back to me, my dearest Shinta. It's finally over, you have been forgiven,ah,look, there's our son, he's running, I guess he cares after all...

"Look, he was forgiven.", I mutter deliriously, pushing away the hair that the wind had blown across his cheek. His eyes widened, I simply smiled, a fake on, y'know, like that rurouni grin you always wore...He understands.

Our son is sitting beside me, holding me as I mumble about the cherry tree viewing party,and how Yahiko may yet become a father, I can feel his sadness as my voice gets lower and lower, and with my last breath I turn around and embrace him, "I will always be watching you...Take care of them...", And then, I fade away as my Deares Shinta had, hugging our son...

Chapter 2

Death is an odd thing, and it's different to all of us. For me, I simply seemed to walk out of my body, and I made use of that. I said my goodbyes to everyone, and I know their hearts heard me, even if their ears did not.

Megumi,Tsubame,Yahiko,Ayame,Suzume,Dr.Genzai,Hiko, Misao, farewell, but I know that somehow fate will re-bind us together...I'm sure of it.

I said goodbye to my friends, but what about our enemies?

Surely they deserved a farewell as well.

Chapter 3

Sojiro,Aoshi,Saito...I had said farewell to them, and many others, now was Enishi's turn. Though, at his mansion,I met an un-expected surprise.

Shinta was there, and he seemed to be...arguing? with Enishi...

When I ventured closer, I learned that he was more or less arguing with himself.

'Just leave that white-haired psycopath here...it's not's like he cares anyway'

'Enishi-dono changed alot! He deserves a goodbye'

'Then get it over with'

' I am trying to...but...'

'How about--Heyya! White-haired psycopath, I'm dead, C'ya when you are!--'

'...Uhh...Bye-Enishi-dono.'

Okay, that was wierd...I pretend to be walking up the way, "Hey, Shinta.", I said, he looked startled. "Kaoru-dono! You're early...you weren't supposed to be here for..",He looked up at the sky,"Four hours ago, wow I lost track of time."

I smiled, "You ready?", He nodded and I took his hand, and we were off for judgement.