is the story over?

Oh, I loved this. Very well written and you did a wonderful job with the characters. They seemed very real. I must admit, I was a weakling and read both endings, and I loved them both. But you're right, the real one fits better. It worked really well with the prologue--the image of him always walking away. And it was so sad when Sanosuke didn't even say goodbye to him or anything. Realistic and heartwrenching at the same time. Well done.

I'm going to see what else you have written now. :)

yah, i think i do like the sadder ending better...not that its not great that kenshin isnt lonely anymore... but... the sad one fit the story better ^.^ great story!

*~tsukiko~*

This was a really interesting read. I'm normally sort of "eh" towards AU, but I read the whole thing compulsively. It really was gripping, and very very sad. I liked it a lot, and found I kept thinking about it days after reading. I actually read it something like a month ago and was too lazy to write a review at the time; sorry about that.

I agree with your feelings about the "alternate" ending. I think what it is, is that this is in some ways a "wandering years" fic. Kenshin is still running away from his past; he isn't able to stop yet. I think what's different about Kaoru and Sano in the series is that they know who he used to be from pretty much the beginning, and they get past it. Here, things work out in such a way that there's just no chance, and so it ends with Kenshin wandering on. (So sad!)

I liked the weakling's ending... Lol!

i like!

this is really good, keep it up.
luv Faina

Heey... ^_^; What's going on between Ken and Sano?? I'm confused...Did he kiss him to try and throw Kenshin off? They're both straight right? ^.^

(^_^) That was quite an amusing chapter!

Okay, this I liked ^^

Especially the omakes. I think I scared the next door neighbours I choked so loud . . . thank you! =)

And the sad ending does work better, fits the story better, but . . . but sometimes happy is nice ;)

gah. i hate you. you write so bleeping well. i am in tears.

(sorry if this sounds creepy. i promise, i'm not that freaky. i'm just... well, to make a vastly insufficient statement, blown away by your writing. you make me want to curl up in a corner and cry in self-pity for my own inadequacies as a writer... heheh. please keep writing, i would love to read more of your work. ^.^)

Well I must admit this was the ending I was expecting. :) I guess that probably does make it the worse of the two (it seems a book is considered well-written if it leaves me unhappy in the end...), but I'm happier to have Sano going with Kenshin. I think fanfic is allowed to have happy endings and there's a certain amount of cheese that is expected. I mean isn't the entire point of fanfic to make things turn out the way you'd like whether that involves torturing the guys or making them date or fixing everything in the end so they have happier lives. :) Great job writing, keep up the good work.

Liked the harder ending bettah...

wot?!?!? your gonna end it there?!? i realy think you should continue on. its realy good.

The more melancholy ending does fit best, but I couldn't help reading this one anyway. I'm not disappointed--it's like the omakes you include. Robbing Katsura! Highly amusing scenes to consider, but ones the final story should do without. They lighten up the gloomy feeling left at the end a moment, without taking it away. Humor and angst complement each other well, rather like laughing at one's self. There need to be a few good Kenshin fics without a sugary ending.
Thank you for finally completing "Broken Rules!"