DISCLAIMER: Nopers! RuroKen doesn't belong to me!

His eyes shot open. He found himself laying in a field of wheat. He had been awakened by drops of rain sprinkling lightly onto his face. I better get back to the others, they must be worried about me.  

The rain reminded him of times long ago when he had been with Tomoe. Something stirred in his heart as he thought of her. He looked up to the heavens… I wonder how she's doing…

Kenshin finally made his way back into town after 30 more minutes of being lost. He was now in soggy, and muddy clothing. As soon as he saw the sign for the Aoiya, he was filled with relief. He suddenly noticed a figure running towards him.

"Look at you, you're all muddy! Where have you been?"

"Ah, Kaoru-dono! What are you doing outside? Please get inside, it's raining very hard."

"Same to you! What happened?" Her face was filled with worry.

"I got lost after visiting the grave…"

Kaoru felt a pang of embarrassment. Of course! How could I have forgotten… Anytime he mentioned anything about Tomoe, she seemed to get flustered. Maybe because she felt that she had to share the man she loved with a deceased woman. "Oh… well come inside."

She ran inside with a new shade of red on her cheeks.

Kenshin smiled as she dashed off. He understood why she became uncomfortable at any hints of Tomoe… But now you don't have to worry… My eyes are only for you… He stood outside for a little while after that. The memories of Tomoe suddenly began to flow from him, but now they seemed more pleasant, and he was stronger when facing them. A tingling feeling played upon his scar. He knew that the future would be much brighter, because he had come to except his past. Although, he didn't know how these new feelings had come to be.

Kaoru watched him from an upstairs window… He looked so peaceful as he looked up at the rain. I wonder… what would life have been like if Tomoe-san were still alive?

Little did she know, the question had already been answered elsewhere.

The End.

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Hey all! I finished it! Wowza! This was my first fic with chapters! Thank you so much to all who read [and enjoyed] it! I wouldn't have gotten this far without you!

Many commented that Kenshin/Kaoru/Tomoe are rare… really? Maybe I should think of more!! =)

Oh! And to Daughter of Magic-san, the character on Sano's back is kanji for 'evil' (aku, like Shinsen Gumi's Aku. Soku. Zan), but that same character is used in the Japanese word 'bad', so they're both right! =)

And to everyone: Thank you for your enthusiastic support! =D

Thank you again for reading!!

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