Thanks. I read your retelling after watching the OVA and appreciated the additional detail you infused it with. Am I really the first to comment on it in all these years?

I'm not a fan of "Reflections", but this is a great story. Poor Kenshin, to suffer so greatly in body and mind. When death finally takes him, perhaps, as in the song, he has "already paid".
Too bad about the tiger though. Splendid (and increasingly rare) beasts shouldn't have to die for the misbelief that their body parts will extend people's lives.
Thanks for a heartbreaking story (tears!)

Just read this for the second or third time and still can't keep from crying my eyes out. You've done such a good job of stuffing all of that broken emotion into Sano's pov, while still prying out a silver lining.

This fic was posted so many years ago and I only found it now. I just had to leave a review. The OVA is one of the saddest show I've watched and your fic really fleshed out one of my favorite scenes in the show. The scene in the show itself was already powerful. You made it even more powerful and had me crying. Like bawling my eyes out crying. The OVA made me tear but your fic was so powerful I cried. Great job!

When I first saw this fanfic, I was hesitant to read it. Something within me seems to break and I choked on the song I was singing. And while reading it, I was trying so hard not to cry. It's just so raw and touching because I feel like I've known them personally. Goodbye is really the hardest thing. But I'm pretty sure what you wrote there, how they'll all be proud is very sincerely true.

This was written years ago, I recognize that. But even so, I just had to leave a review. I've gone through most of your RuroKen stories by now and I love you as an author but... this? This pulled at my heartstrings so badly I was crying. It was the OVA all over again, only worse. I... I honestly can't imagine there being a more horrible end to Kenshin even if fan-writers tried. That desperate struggle to remember and go home, the fact that he was wasting away was just horrible. And it hurt.

JUST LIKE WATCHING THE MOVIE WHILE READING THIS REVIEW. VERY WELL DONE. AND I JUST FELT CRYING. THANK YOU FOR THE PARTING OF SAYING GOODBYE.

This is one of the best Kenshin fics I've read, and certainly the best I've read recently. Just beautiful. I'm hoping you have more stuff, because if you do I'm definitely checking it out!

I love this story! It's so sad but it's really...err...how do you put it in words?

Ok now I need a tissue, my face is covered in tears...

I love this story though!

I'm appalled that I never reviewed this...but as I was browsing old favorites, I stumbled upon this so I'm reviewing now.

This story makes me want to cry. The weight of all the emotions and...the unfairness of it all, I suppose, really hit me hard. Seeing Kenshin struggle like that and seeing Sanosuke having to see him like that is pretty heartbreaking.

And you portray them both so, so well, too. The little things, that prove Kenshin is still who he is really make the story come to life.

So thank you for sharing.

Fanfictions dont make me dont. Really.

This was one of the most expressive, emotional fanfictions I have EVER read. I have not yet seen the Samurai X OVA, but if it is as emotional as the words that you have put into this story, then I'm going to have a hard time watching it without shedding at least a few tears.

Fanfictions dont make me cry.

But your's did.

This is so beautiful, i love all of your writing its so thought provoking, but this was simply heart breaking, to see the brave, strong, honorable man we all know and love so broken. i think this is the first fanfic to make me cry. i shun OVA's they didn't happen...

shh, don't talk about it they don't exist in my happy little world _ neither does the crappy manga ending, AU fanfiction all the way!

D'aw.. that part always made me sad.. but this.. *sob*

Ari chan

*cries* This is a hard fic to read because it is so sad.

I have that OVA. But there is something I don't understand. I've read about it in forums and etc years ago that Sano killed a tiger to get its liver. Was it in the original (import) DVD? Maybe ADR Films took that scene out when they translated into English? If they did, stupid ADR Films.

Anyway, it's really heart-breaking. You got it in Sano's thoughts when you wrote it.

I faved it. I think I faved it years ago and I think ff. net deleted it or something. :

This is so amazing. I thought I was going to cry at some parts, it was so sad. It kinda reminded me of me and my own friends. It was beautifully written and full of emotion. To put it simply, I loved it!