The letter reads….
"Dear Battousai, my love. You must have thought I have left you ever since, but no, I have always been watching you. Come meet me at the bridge tonight. I will be waiting. Do not let me wait another 10 years. See you my love.
Tomoe"
Kenshin's eyes were wide opened. Kaoru gets worried when she sees his face turn pale. Kaoru eyes grow bigger, trying to look at Kenshin's eyes for an answer. Kaoru puts her hands on his'. Kenshin then comes back to reality and smiles at Kaoru.
"It's nothing Kaoru. Don't worry." Kenshin said. Although Kaoru knew Kenshin would never lie to her, but she knew he would not get her worried either. After the expressions on Kenshin's face, Kaoru knew that the letter held some secrets, which Kenshin obviously would not want her to know.
Kenshin assures her one more time, and then, gets up and walks away.
After a few steps, he stopped. He turned and said, "Kaoru, I will be coming back late tonight. Do not wait up for me." With this, he walked away.
Kaoru now becomes more worried. She knew Kenshin was keeping something from her. She was not going to sit back and think that nothing is wrong again. She did not want to take any risks. She just could not let anything bad happen to Kenshin. Not this time. Not ever…