The first time I saw him, his eyes…

I was completely mesmerized.

Part of it was fear, but there was something else…

his eyes seemed sad, cold and distant.

I knew he was Kenshin's enemy,

but I couldn't help being drawn into his strange spell.

The strong energy they gave off,

a swirl of emotions lying behind the smile and the cold eyes.

His mouth was smiling,

but his eyes weren't.

The eyes of a madman.

And yet the same eyes…

the eyes of an innocent child.

The thought that I was going to die…

didn't seem so terrible when I looked into his eyes.

Dying didn't matter to me…

if only I got to look into those eyes one more time.