AzRen: yea, it was kinda... rushed i think... but i couldn't realli think of anything else, so tht's wht i've got. i kinda liked it...

Disclaimer: kenshin's not mine... sadly.

Chapter Five:

A Rurouni Once Again

Kenshin left the pagoda, letting it burn to the ground. The sorcerer Miwashi was never heard of ever again. He picked up Kaoru's lifeless body, and headed down the mountain.

A large thump outside the dojo awoke Sano. Yawning, he headed towards the door. "Hey, Yahiko, did you hear something?"

"Mmf... yeah..." Yahiko had stuck his face out to see what was happening. Seeing Sano up, he decided to follow. Sano opened the door, and found a large box outside the dojo. It looked... like a coffin. "Don't tell me... that's what I think it is..." Yahiko approached the box.

"Hey, there's a note." Sano read it out loud. "To my friends at the dojo, please give Miss Kaoru a proper burial. Try and bury her near the dojo. She... would've liked that. Well, the sorcerer... didn't help. I won't go into detail, but it didn't work out. I would also like to say, that I won't be coming back to the dojo. Please don't try to follow me, I'll be long gone by the time you read this. I've... decided to become a rurouni again... I need some time to think. About a lot of things... about Kaoru... and about the events that happened at the mountain. I will come back when the time is right though. Your friend, Kenshin."

"Oh man..." Yahiko opened the box, and Kaoru's dead body was within it. "Well, we should get to work..." Yahiko put the cover back on the box, and started dragging it to the side of the dojo.

Sano folded up the note, and put it in his pocket. "Man... Kenshin, what happened out there?" he stared out at the sun for moment, and walked off to help Yahiko.

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A/N: meh... short... weird... i don't realli like it... but whtever. well, tht's the end! review plz! see ya next story! (whtever tht may be...)