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What Could Have Been
By Moeru H.
He remembers vividly that road. Each step brought to him thoughts of what could and could not have been. Of the changes he could have made. Of a life he could have lived.
Darkness consumed that day. Only the light from the fireflies was there, as if hinting the tiny spots of hope of his inevitable fate. There was no turning back.
He remembers the sound of crying from the person who could have made the difference. The person who created the family he could have had. It was agony to hear that sound but there was no turning back.
Again, he walks the road, amazed, and at the same time, perplexed. It's as if all those hard decisions, all those emotions he withheld, they were just another step for this very moment.
"Kenshin, okaeri nasai."
Maybe fate decided to smile upon him.
"Tadaima de gozaru."
And surely, he would smile back.
Owari
A/N: Thanks to sueb262 for remembering May 14th. I just couldn't let this chance pass. It's really a brilliant idea. But since, SiriusFan13 and Sueb262's fics made me sad, I wanted to bring hope back to our Rurouni. Thus, this fic. This is from episode 62, the event Kenshin thought 'what could have been'. I hope you enjoyed reading this. Thanks for reading.