"Kaoru-dono, I need to speak with you. Actually I need to speak with all of you."

I finally came out of my stupor. Upon my arrival to Tokyo I found myself in a very bad situation. What I had feared has finally happened. The greatest ghost from my past has returned from the depths of the hell I pushed him into, to take his revenge on me.

As I came home from the market, I saw his figure contrasted with the setting sun.

'Enishi?'

He smiled a twisted smile, 'Never thought you'd see me again?' he snarled.

The blood drained from my face. Enishi was back and I knew why he was here.

'You want revenge.' I stated.

He smiled. 'I want more than revenge. I want you to suffer as much as I have suffered for the past eleven years! Do you know how much pain I have been through because of you?'

He was in a state of extreme anger.

'I understand. You have all the right to want to take revenge on me for killing Tomoe.'

'You have no right to say my sister's name! Don't you ever say her name! That name is too pure to come out of your filthy mouth!' he spat.

'What do you want from me?' I asked him.

'I want to you to suffer.' He told me, then he said, 'Don't worry Tomoe, I will get revenge for you. You just keep smiling for me.' He was talking to the air besides him.

'Tomoe?' I asked, for at that moment I saw her too.

Enishi turned abruptly, 'You have no right to see her! Kenshin in ten days I will release hell in this city if you do not accept my challenge.'

I bowed my head, 'I will not run away. You have all the right in the world to hate me. I killed her.'

Enishi left, and I walked into the dojo lost in thought.

Enishi had returned to take revenge on me, and he was willing to do whatever it took to make me pay. For once in ten years, I felt truly scared for my friends, and especially fro Kaoru.

"What is it that you have to tell us, Ken-san?" Megumi asked.

"Kenshin, you are not looking well, maybe this could wait?" Kaoru said, concern obvious in her voice.

"No. This can no longer wait. I have been avoiding this subject for too long. I had planned to tell you about it when I returned from Kyoto."

There was heavy silence in the room.

"Two days ago I received a declaration of war…" I hear gasps, "…from my brother…" more gasps, " more accurately, my brother-in-law, Yukishiro Enishi."

I paused, then waited, and finally I started.

For three hours I told them about my past, the painful past I had tried to forget. They all sat still and said nothing. Finally I was done and there was nothing else for me to say or hide.

"I never knew you were in such pain." Kaoru said teary-eyed.

" Ken-san…." Megumi started, but she seemed at a lost of words.

I smiled at all of them.

"Thank You."

And now I have to wait ten days until Enishi attacks.