CHAPTER 2: TRUTH AND RETURN
Begginning Notes: A shorter chapter compared to the first one.
Yahiko was petrified. Kenshin still stood firm, awaiting an answer from Yahiko but neither said anything. Kenshin took a step towards the paper. It made Yahiko twitch, but he knew if he tried to run away with it, Kenshin would catch him. Yahiko couldn't help it. His mind was racing. If Kenshin saw this, he wouldn't know what to do.
"Kenshin. There's something you should know before you..."
Kenshin cut him off.
"Save your breath."
Yahiko said nothing. Kenshin 's piercing stare intimidated Yahiko, but he was one of few who could at least bare it since he knew him so well. Kenshin stepped right upto the parchment and picked it up. He could see Yahiko visibly sweating. Slowly he began to unfold it, expecting to perhaps see an indesent image of some sort. Kenshin looked upon the image. His eyes shot wide at what he saw. The image was split in half. Yahiko on one side, and Kenshin on the other. On Yahiko's side, he stared with a strong sadness at the graves of his parents, and on Kenshin's side, he was drawn as a completely broken man at the grave of Tomoe Yukishiro.
Kenshin looked up to Yahiko. Yahiko's tears were flowing strong. The memories he had of them flowed back. Kenshin understood now. THis was the source of Yahiko's irrational behavior. But at the same time his memories of Tomoe rushing back were beginning to take a toll on him. Kenshin was trying to think. He was trying so hard. But his memories were so strong. They were overtaking his mind, and a tear fell down his face. Hearing it hit the floor made Yahiko stop. He looked to Kenshin's face. He never saw Kenshin cry. Only when Enishi tricked us into thinking Kaoru was dead. Still. Kenshin thought.
"Who? Who would do this?"
"Look in the corner Kenshin."
Kenshin's wide eyes moved slowly to the corner. There in the bottom right of the parchment, was a signature. It read vedry legibly.
Tsunan Tsukiyoka.