Kaoru is all alone in her dark and cold room. With her eyes staring on the floor, she thinks about the past events and battles that Kenshin went to.
Once, Kenshin told Kaoru before he set off to the battle that everything would be alright. But, Kenshin came back with many scars and deep injuries. It was not alright. Not for Kaoru. The word alright in her dictionary was that Kenshin will leave a battle without a scar. Not even one small little one. Kaoru was worried. The sky was already dark. Kenshin was not back.
Could Kenshin have gone to a battle without telling her? So as not to worry her?
Kaoru could not take the tense atmosphere. She knew her heart needs to be with him. She knew she needs to have Kenshin be close to her. She knew that without him, she would have nothing, or even be anything.
Kaoru knew she had to follow her heart. She knew that it was best to let her heart lead the way. She rushed out of the dojo. She ran and ran, although she had no clue where he was. She was just running. She ran as fast as she could, hoping to see Kenshin in one piece, seeing him walking towards her with flowers to tell her that it was all a joke. How she wished that nothing was wrong, that everything was just a nightmare, and that Kenshin would wake her up from this terrible nightmare.
Tears streamed down her eyes as she recall the scene of him walking back towards her after a battle. His arms around Aoshi and Sano. Eyes closed, with blood stains on his shirt. She did not want Kenshin to leave her. Not even one second.
She ran and ran… but will she see Kenshin again in one piece, or filled with blood stains?