Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Time Changes All ❯ Daikichi Daikyou ( Chapter 23 )

Author's Notes: Sorry about the slow update, and thank you all for understanding that school is attacking me viciously. . . now I'm worried about what I should major in college. . . I'm a junior in high school and can't help but feel lost. . . does anyone have any suggestions? Oh well. . . hope u enjoy this chappie~ R&R

Disclaimer: I do not own Kenshin or any characters in RK.

". . ." dialogue

`. . .' thoughts

(. . .) author's useless commentary

Daikichi Daikyou

By Hoshi-ni-Onegai

"So what were you two talking about?" Kaoru asked as she carried a bag and Kenshin with a large box, containing the contents of the chosen kimono. They were on their walk home and the conversation that Kenshin had with Soujiro kept on going through his head. `Do what I couldn't do. Help Kaoru face her past.' Kenshin had been zoning out the whole time and Kaoru was getting frustrated. "Kenshin!"

Whipping his head up he looked around him for a threat, "What? Who? Huh?" He turned to look at the angry Kaoru and sheepishly scratched the back of his head. "Sorry, I was distracted. Did you ask me something?"

Kaoru let out a sigh of exasperation, "I asked what you two were talking about while I was with Setsuko-san."

"Um. . . You know. . . guy stuff?"

"Guy stuff? Like athletes foot and the degree of juiciness to a fart?"

Kenshin looked at Kaoru as if she was insane, "Where the heck did you come up with that?"

"Years of observing Sano." Kaoru said with a serious face.

"That would explain it. But I'll have to defend the rest of the male gender to say that we don't all talk about that."

Kaoru shrugged, "Oh well. . . Hey! It's Christmas tomorrow!"

"Yeah, I guess it is. . . Do you have any plans?"

"I usually go to Sou-chan's house to celebrate with them. Nothing big, just dinner and talking. You?"

Kenshin just looked straight ahead and replied nonchalantly, "I'm staying home and watching TV, nothing big."

"Want to come with me?"

Kenshin smiled and glanced at Kaoru, "Thanks for the offer, but I don't want to impose on Soujiro's family."

"You wouldn't be imposing. Setsuko-san told me to ask you to come, she wants to meet you."

"She wants to meet me? Why?"

"If you can't tell from what everyone else has been telling you, I talked about you a lot Ken-chan. Setsuko-san just wants to meet you and talk to you."

Kenshin grinned, "You called me Ken-chan."

Kaoru blushed, "I guess I'm not completely over that nickname yet, sorry."

"No, that's okay. I like that name, brings back fond memories." He adjusted his grip on the box as he held it in one arm. With his free hand, he reached for Kaoru's and intertwined their fingers. "Fond memories with you Koishii."

Kaoru blushed as she looked down at the ground with her bangs trying to hide her red face from Kenshin. "So do you want to go with me tomorrow?"

Kenshin gave a slight squeeze to her hand, "For you, I'll go anywhere."

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"We're here!" Kaoru exclaimed as she stood at the genkan with Kenshin at her side. (genkan is the place where you put your shoes which tends to be slightly lower than the rest of the house)

From the kitchen popped out a friendly face, "Oh Kaoru-chan! Come in, and head right to the living room Soujiro is already in there."

"Thank you Setsuko-san."

Sestuko smiled and busily went back to cooking.

Kaoru slipped off her shoes and extended her hand out to Kenshin, "Come on Kenshin, Sou-chan is waiting."

As they stood at the doorway they could see Soujiro hanging up ornaments on the very small, one meter tall, tree. "Merry Christmas Sou-chan!"

Soujiro turned around and smiled as he saw Kaoru and Kenshin. "Merry Christmas Kao-chan, Kenshin."

"Merry Christmas." Kenshin replied as he made his way over to the tree. "Uh. . . Soujiro?"

"Yes Kenshin?" Soujiro responded as he merrily, appropriate to the season,

hung the ornaments.

"These ornament you're using, do you use them every year?"

"I'm not sure, Kao-chan is usually the one decorating the tree."

"Oh. . . because I just wanted to point out that these are things you use more often on tanabata." Kenshin picked up paper-made suzudama. (suzudama is a paper made ball thingy. . .) (look at bottom for info on tanabata)

Soujiro looked quizzically at the Christmas tree that was now streamed with paper. "Really? I was wondering what I was going to do with those." He pointed rectangular pieces of paper, "I thought we were going to ask for presents from Santa Clause."

"Isn't Christmas about the baby Jesus?" Kaoru said as she went over to them.

"Then where did Santa come in?"

"I don't know." The three of them pondered over the said question when a man that resembled greatly like Soujiro walked in.

"Hello Kaoru-chan, I see you brought you friend with you.

Kenshin bowed toward the man, "Hajimashite, Himura Kenshin desu." (translation: Pleased to meet you, I'm Kenshin Himura)

"Hello Himura-kun, I've heard a lot about you from our Kaoru-chan. My name is Seta Soushi." He gave a slight bow, "Thank you for coming, we have been wanting to meet you for some time. Even more so, now that Soujiro talks about you when speaking about school."

Kenshin smiled his famous smile, "Thank you for inviting me, if you and your family had not graciously done so I would have been home alone."

"I'm glad, it's not a good thing to be alone on Christmas."

Kaoru was called to kitchen by Setsuko to help out in carrying the food out from the kitchen. Knowing what disasters there have been with Kaoru and a kitchen Kenshin decided to supervise and help as well. When everyone was settled around the table and a finished eating, the cake was brought out. It was a simple strawberry shortcake that was decorated with a little sugar-made Santa Claus and a Christmas tree.

"That's so cute! Can I have the Santa?" Kaoru squealed as she hovered over the cake.

"Sure Kaoru-chan. Does anyone want the tree? Kenshin?" Setsuko said as she cut Kaoru's desired piece.

"That's okay, you should give it to Soujiro. I'm sure he would want it."

Soujiro smiled politely, "Thank you Kenshin. You're always thinking of other before yourself."

"That's Kaoru, not me."

Kaoru blushed at that comment as she gratefully received the plate with her piece of cake and Santa. After everyone was done eating their cake they were continuing on with the lively conversation that they had been having through the whole meal.

"So, Kenshin, why did you move back to Tokyo?" Soushi asked friendlily.

Kaoru froze at this question but Kenshin just shrugged in a casual manner. "I missed Tokyo. Hokkaido was nice and everything, but I missed my hometown. When I applied for the high school here they accepted me in, my guardian said I could go to school down here. And so here I am."

Beneath the table he grasped Kaoru's hand that was sitting next to him. It had been a new habit of his to find her hands. He would sometimes go looking for them under the table or naturally take a hold of it as they walked through the streets. Sometimes when he was ahead of her in a crowd he would stick his hand out behind him, remain looking forward and wait till she caught up and grasped his hand. Kaoru smiled up at him, she found his kind gestures to be comforting. Sometimes, they were the only thing that kept from her mind wandering to depressing thoughts.

"But the main reason I came was because. . ." Kenshin paused, gave a light squeeze to Kaoru's hand, then continued, "I missed it here."

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"Really? You promise? You'll come back?. . . for me?" Kaoru started rubbing her tears away.

"Of course, I have no other reason to come back except for you."

Smile crept across Kaoru's face, "I'm going to hold you to that. If you don't come back I'm going to hunt you down!"

Kenshin chuckled, "Nothing could keep me away."

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A memory from the past came to Kaoru and she couldn't help but smile. Before Kenshin had come back, she would look back on that memory and feel lonely. But now, with his hand affectionately holding hers, she knew she wasn't alone.

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"Thanks for inviting me Kaoru, I had a really great time." Kenshin said as they were walking back to their apartments after dinner.

"Don't thank me Kenshin, I only took you there. I should thank you for coming. It felt familiar. . . like things were going to be okay."

"Why wouldn't they be?" Kenshin questioned. As he looked down at Kaoru he saw her eyes get distant for a moment as she stared straight ahead, but they soon turned to him, hiding, and smiling.

"No reason. Everything is okay, and always will be. . ." She noticed a park with a swing set and she pointed to it. "Can we stop here for a few minutes? Before we go back home?"

"Sure."

Kaoru ran towards the park letting go of his hand and she sat on a swing. Kenshin went over to the swing next to her and sat down.

Winter had come and their breath could be seen as they breathed. They were both in winter coats. Kaoru was in navy style coat with white mittens, muffler, and hat. Kenshin wore a black winter jacket with a gray knitted cap. He had his hands stuffed in his jacket pocket since he didn't have any gloves and he was fingering something within the pocket. Kaoru was gently swaying her legs, but avoided swinging as to not get the cold air winding against her cheeks.

"Kaoru?"

She looked from the ground where she had been stubbing her shoe into the ground. "Yes?"

"Is everything okay?" He said as he sat in the swing next to her.

She looked back down to the ground smiling, "Of course it is. I told you, everything is okay and always will be."

"What happens if it always doesn't stay okay?"

She whipped her head up to stare into his eyes with fright, "Kenshin, there isn't something you aren't tell me is there? You're not leaving are you? `They' aren't taking you back are they?"

Kenshin shook his head, "No, nothing about that. . . I want to know if you're really okay."

Kaoru's eyes eased a bit, "I'm fine Kenshin. Why are you asking me this?"

"Because I don't think you're okay."

Her eyes widened but soon returned their natural state, "Are you still on the thing about Takaomi?"

Kenshin gritted his teeth at the sound of that name, "No, not him. It's just. . . you seem distant sometimes."

"I'm just thinking. I get distracted easily."

"What do you get distracted with?"

"You know. . . stuff. . ."

"Can you be more specific?"

"Uh. . . hair and clothes?"

"You were never one to be vain Koishii." Kenshin turned in his swing to face Kaoru and pulled at the chain on her swing to bring her nose to nose with him. He was searching in her eyes for something and Kaoru had a feeling she knew what. That was one topic she didn't want to deal with. . . ever. As to distract him, she leaned in and gave him an innocent kiss and pulled out a wrapped up package in her hand.

She backed away slightly, "Merry Christmas Kenshin."

He looked down at the neatly wrapped packet and decided to go along with it, "What is it?"

"Open it to find out." She urged him by gesturing with her hands.

He shrugged and opened up the small package. A fifteen centimeter long piece of brown leather string fell out onto his lap. He picked it up and observed it for moment then turned to her, "A shoelace?"

"No!" She exclaimed in exasperation, "It's a hair tie! I went shopping with Sano and we couldn't think of what to get you. He pointed out that your hair tie was made out of pink cloth and was getting old, so I bought you this."

"Thank you, but my current hair tie isn't pink. It's magenta, I ripped it off of my old hakama. I just never got around to replacing it." He took off his knitted cap and untied his hair he laid the old cloth down on his lap and was about to tie his hair back up with Kaoru's present, when she reached out to finger his long crimson locks.

"I love you hair."

He looked at her silently for a moment as she gazed at the tendril in her hand.

"I was thinking of cutting it."

She gripped and yanked on the hair, afraid it might suddenly disappear. "No! Don't change!"

". . . not if it means that much to you. . ." Kenshin clasped her chin in his right hand and brought her gaze up, "What happens if I change?"

Kaoru couldn't say anything as her mouth went dry. Then a solitary tear fell down her right cheek. He brushed the tear away with his thumb, "Why do you cry?"

"B-because. . ."

"Because?"

"Because if you change nothing is left for me."

"What do you mean?"

"You're the only one left."

"From where?"

She slid her eyes shut and took in a shaky breath. "From when I was happy."

Kenshin stood up, allowing the swing to swing back violently, and he leaned down to embrace her. "Why aren't you happy now?"

"I'm starting to become happy again. I'm not alone anymore. You're here."

"What about Soujiro? Sano? Aoshi? Misao?"

"Don't get me wrong, they're great and everything. . . but. . . they don't know me."

"Soujiro wants to know about you. He said that he knew he never really met the `real' you, and he's waiting until you give him a peek."

Kaoru sighed, "He's always the patient one."

"So am I." He pulled her up, still with in the embrace, then he let go and grasped her hand. "Now it's my turn to give you your present."

"You didn't have to get me anything, I'm not Christian." Kaoru blushed.

"Neither am I but you go me something." He pulled the mitten off Kaoru's left hand. He pulled it up to the level of his mouth and breathed warm air on it to keep it warm.

"Kenshin?" She looked at him quizzically.

"Do you remember the promise Koishii? `When we're big and tall like our mommies and daddies do you want to get married?'" He kissed the knuckle of her ring finger.

"Y-yes." Kaoru asked nervously. "A-are you proposing?"

Kenshin chuckled, "We are big and tall like our parents, but no, I'm not proposing." Kaoru looked slightly crestfallen, "Yet."

He pulled out a ring from his pocket and slipped it on Kaoru's left ring finger. She stared at the ring for sometime then looked up at Kenshin. He smiled, "It's not an engagement ring, but I want you to think of it as a promise ring. A promise from me to you."

"Thank you Kenshin. . . but I already have one. . ." Kaoru pulled the necklace chain out that had the 50yen metallic ring he had bought as a child, and next to it was a locker key dangling from the same chain.

He reached out and fingered the ring on the chain, "Let's just say this is an upgrade."

An upgrade it was. Although the ring was not made of gold with a diamond embedded in the center it was beautiful all the same. It was made of silver and in the middle was set a red stone that seemed to have little to no impurities or defects.

"What stone is this?"

"A ruby."

Kaoru whipped her head up, "I can't take this! Do you know how expensive rubies are?! I guess you would if you bought it. . . but that's beside the point! I can't take this Kenshin!"

"Please don't say that Koishii."

"B-but. . . rubies are sometimes more expensive than diamonds! And this one has a very good cut and quality! Kenshin. . . I can't take this. I'm sorry." She took the ring off and opened his hand to place it there.

Kenshin took the ring and placed it on her finger again, "You will keep this ring Kaoru. Working as hitokiri was not without something in return. I had a salary, a good one at that. I'm sorry that this bought with blood money. . . one day, I'll buy you one because of the good I did. . ."

Kaoru's eyes softened, "Is that why it's a red ruby? Because it's blood money."

"No."

"Then why a ruby?"

"Rubies are associated with love. It helps one to open one's heart. Strengthens physical and emotional heart, love, courage, confidence, vitality, stamina, strength, leadership, and success over challenges. Intensifies all emotions such as passion, jealousy, impatience, and love."

"You make it seem like I have a problem expressing myself."

"I meant no insult by it Koishii."

"But you don't deny it."

Silence fell upon the two. Neither moved, both not knowing what to say to the other. Then, from the sky, fluttered down a single snowflake that landed on their joint hands, which both had been staring at.

"Snow?" Kaoru questioned as she looked up.

The glow of the street light made the snow seem as if it was only falling on the two of them.

"Fushigi dayone." Kaoru said as she continued staring up into the sky. (translation: Isn't it a wonder?")

"Naniga?" (translation: What is?)

"Kenshin to isho ni hatsuyuki wo mirareru nante. . . kamisama no okurimono mitai." (translation: That I can see the first snow with you Kenshin. . . it's like a gift from God)(the Shinto god that is)

"Okurimono?" (translation: a gift?)

"Un. Nanka, kamisama ga korekarawa futari de mirai ni mukete habatakinasai, te iteiru kanji ga suru no. Demo, sore wa atashi ga katte ni kimeta koto kamoshirenai." (translation: Yeah. I feel like God is telling us to face the future together and work toward it. But, that could just be something I made up.)

Kenshin reached over hugged her, "Son na koto wa hatsuyuki wo minakuttemo wakatte ita yo." (translation: I knew that even if I hadn't seen the first snow).

"Mukashi no kooen mitai. . . anotoki mo buranko no chikaku de yubiwa wo kuretayone." (translation: It's like the park in the past. . . you gave me a ring that time as well, right by the swings)

"Un. Konkai mo zetai yakusoku wo mamoru." (translation: Yeah. And this time, like the last, I will keep my promise.

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"Come on Kenshin! Everyone's already waiting!" Kaoru was hollering at Kenshin's apartment door as she waited out side. It was December 31st and, as tradition, everyone was meeting up at the local shrine. (everyone being Soujiro, Sano, Aoshi, Misao, Megumi)

Kenshin came stumbling out the door trying to pull on his jacket and pulling on his knitted cap. He looked up and saw Kaoru and smiled, "You look beautiful Kaoru and I see you chose the red one in the end."

Kaoru was wearing the red homongi that Kenshin was insistent upon with a golden yellow obi. She was had had same colored shall around her as not to get cold and her feet had zori on them. Her hair was braided in two separate strands then pulled up t the base of her neck. (kinda like Heidi, it is a common style in Japan)

Kaoru smiled at Kenshin's comment and extended out her left hand gesturing for him to grasp it. He noticed the ring that he gave him and smiled. She had refused to wear it to school, saying that she was afraid she might lose it.

"Thank you for wearing my ring as well."

She looked down at it and spoke pensively, "I didn't know if I should because I was wearing a kimono, but I thought it went well with the color." She smiled up at him, "And I knew how much you wanted me to wear it. Since this is a special occasion I thought I should."

Kenshin was a bit saddened, "You don't have to wear it just for my sake you know. . . if you don't want to you don't have to wear it."

She gripped his hand tighter, "I want to."

As they were walking toward the shrine Kaoru broke the comfortable silence with a question, "What's your favorite color Kenshin?"

"My favorite color?"

"Is it red?"

Kenshin shuddered a bit, "Not likely, blood is red. . . I would have to say my favorite color is sapphire blue."

"Really? I would have thought red, because you gave me a ruby and you picked the red kimono. . . Do you look at me and see blood right now?" Kaoru asked hesitantly.

Kenshin blushed, "No, I don't see blood."

She looked at him curiously, "Then why did you pick red? And why are you blushing?"

Kenshin averted his gaze looking slightly guilty, "I would rather not say. . ."

"Kenshin!" She pouted, "Come on! Tell me! I'm curious."

"You'd hit me if I told you."

"No I wouldn't! Now tell me before I get mad!"

"Red is usually associated with me."

"So what?"

"When I was a hitokiri I developed certain. . . animalistic instincts."

"Animalistic instincts? Like sensing an earthquake?"

"No, nothing like that. . . more like survival skills."

Kaoru shrugged, "That's understandable, but what does that have to do with me and red?"

"Well. . . since red is associated with me, I. . . um. . . kinda. . . markedyouasmyterritory." He mumbled the last part and Kaoru was unable to catch it.

"What?"

He let out a sigh, "I marked you as my territory."

". . ." Kaoru froze in mid-step.

"Kaoru?"

Then suddenly she hit him on his upper right arm, "I AM NOT TERRITORY! What are you a dog?!"

"Hey! You said you wouldn't hit me!" Kenshin whined as he rubbed his arm, although Kaoru hit didn't really hurt that much.

"Yeah! That was before I found out you peed on me!"

"When did I pee on you?!"

"You might as well have! That way the other dogs won't get near me cause you marked your smell on me!" She hit him again across the arm as they were climbing up the shrine steps. At the top of the shrine steps stood Sano and next to him Megumi.

"Hey Jou-chan! Hurry up will ya?! We're all tired of waiting up here! Stop hitting Kenshin. . . let me have a go." Sano shouted down at the two and Megumi soon hit him upside the head.

"Don't be stupid tori-atama, you beat enough people up."

Kenshin laughed but soon faltered as Kaoru brushed past him still upset and pouting. He was trailing behind her apologizing and she continued walking away towards Soujiro, Aoshi, and Misao.

As they gathered into a group Kenshin was still apologizing, "I'm sorry Kaoru. . . but I don't see the big deal. . ."

"You peed on me!"

Everyone looked at the arguing couple with horror. "You peed on Kaoru?!" Misao said as she backed away from her female friend.

"No I didn't!" Kenshin defended for himself.

"Then what did you do?" Soujiro asked.

Kenshin blushed, as did Kaoru. Neither were sure whether they should tell the others of the actual argument. They looked at each other for what to do and made a silent agreement of holding off on the truth for both their sakes.

Kaoru tried to cover their silence, "Uh. . . he spilt garlic soup on me and made my shirt smell bad. . . and I don't know how to wash it. . . yeah. . ."

Everyone looked at her skeptically then Kenshin tried to avert the attention, "Hey! Let's get our fortune!"

"Wow, that's a lot of enthusiasm there Kenshin." Sano said, "but let's go worship first."

They all headed toward the area where they would worship. Each one lined up and threw coins into the wooden box and each reached over to ring the bell. Bowing twice, clapping twice, and bowing once more they all made their New Year's prayers (kinda like wishes).

Misao tugged at Kaoru's Kimono sleeve, "Let's go get our fortune Kaoru!" As she dragged Kaoru along she grabbed for Megumi's sleeve as well. The guys shook their heads and followed after them. They each drew a stick and receive corresponding papers.

"Chuukichi. . . I guess it's moderate." Megumi said as she opened hers up. (look at bottom for fortune chart)

"Crap! I got kyou!" Sano exclaimed.

"Yay! I got daikichi!" Misao said jumping around.

Sano tried to swipe her paper, "Give me that! That should be mine!"

Misao stuck her tongue out at him then ran behind Aoshi, "This is mine not yours! What did you get Aoshi?"

"Daikichi as well."

"That's really rare! Wow! Both of us got it! How about you Soujiro?" Misao asked.

"I got kichi, it will be a good year. . . I hope." Soujiro smiled, "And you Kaoru, what did you get."

Kaoru looked up from her paper crying pathetically, "Daikyou."

Sano laughed, "I didn't even know they made those! Hahahaha! Only Jou-chan would get something like that! Ahahaha!"

"Shut up Sano! You didn't get one that was that much better!"

"But it was better all the same!"

Kaoru huffed and turned toward Kenshin, "What did you get?"

Kenshin looked up from his paper and quickly stuffed it into his jean pocket, "I got shoukichi."

Kaoru gazed sadly at Kenshin for a moment until Megumi spoke, "Let's go tie our fortunes to the tree." (look at bottom to see what the tree is)

They made their way over to the tree that was already fairly covered in paper. Sano, Megumi, Aoshi, and Soujiro easily tied up their fortunes to the tree. Misao was seen jumping up and down trying to reach a branch, that was until Aoshi came up behind her and pulled the paper out of her hand tying it up.

She smiled up at him, "Thanks Aoshi."

"Your welcome."

During those two's exchange Kenshin and Kaoru was trying to find a branch of the nearly full tree. Kaoru was tying up her fortune as she glanced over at Kenshin who reached into his left pocket and took out a piece of paper and tied it to the tree. `That's not his fortune. . . he had stuffed it in his right pocket. . .'

When Kenshin finished tying it he noticed Kaoru's gaze and locked eyes with her and smiled. Everyone else was far away enough that they weren't in earshot so Kaoru spoke, "What are you hiding from me Kenshin?"

"Huh? What are you talking about? I'm not hiding anything." His smile didn't even falter.

"If you aren't hiding anything for me why did you tie up a convenient store receipt to the tree?"

Kenshin's smile disappeared and he heaved an exhausted sigh, "Kaoru. . . there is something, but I don't want you involved."

"You don't want me involved? Stop scaring me Kenshin, what's wrong?"

Kenshin pulled out the paper from his right pocket and Kaoru could see that it wasn't a fortune but a hand written note. He crumpled the said paper in his fist and his eyes flashed amber for a split second then he gritted through clenched teeth, "Enishi."

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A/N: Ha! Everyone thought that in chapter 7 I had a typo of putting "You still have both?" yes, it was talking about the key. . . muhahaha. . . Okay, Christmas in Japan is not as woohoo as in the US. Ppl celebrate it even though they're not Christian and what they do is have a tree, eat a nice dinner, and have cake. Christmas presents are usually for little kids waiting on Santa, gift giving is not really common. The thing is I'm Roman Catholic, so my family does the whole nine yards (an American football term, that to this day I do not understand b/c I don't know how to play). . . okay New Year's, most ppl go to a temple (Buddhist) or a shrine (Shinto). . . when going to a Shinto shrine you can get your fortune drawn. . . yeah. . .

The levels of omikuji (fortune drawing):

Daikichi (best luck)

Chuukichi (better luck)

Kichi (good luck)

Shoukichi (a little good luck)

Kyou (bad luck)

Daikyou (worst luck)

After you draw a omikuji you get a number, this number corresponds to a paper that has one of the above stated levels. Then you take this paper tie it to a tree that is near the place where you can buy the omikuji.

To the reviewers:

~sTrAwBeRrY~: gracias por su `review'. . . solamente queria decir hola a la chica latina~ hasta luego~

flyinangel777: I hope to put Sano and Megumi's story in soon. . . wait on it and you shall see~

beriath: si soy japonesa media espanola. . . pero no creo que soy guapa. . . jeje

Thanks goes to Aisu, Tokage, En Satsu Kaku Ryuu Ha, Rurouni Kaoru Kenshin's Love, update already (haha, and here I thought u were a girl. . . sorry), Monique, Ariel, Dragons Maiden, ixchen, Annabella5, Inuyashachic515, XP-DarkAngel, Ruriko2, Kurai Mori, bittersweet-love, Mika, CheesieCake, Azura Dea, CurlsofSerenity, and SVZ.

Now I shall go sleep~ Zzzzz