Short but so very powerful. I think Hiko would save his best sake for a woman who would protect a child so. The idea of Kenshin's short life being over before it's even begun and what that could mean for friends and history is a bit overwhelming though for thsi fan.

This made me sob! 140 words, 140 tears. What more can be said? I like the way you include a quote at the end.

Sad but touching, the thought of Shinta buried with the woman who protected him, and all because Hiko was too sentimental (not that he'd ever admit it) to pull them apart. It's sad in another way too, to contemplate Hiko's life without an adopted child to watch over.

Before Hiko rescures Shinta, I wonder just how many times he had experienced just this scene. His heart's burden must have been heavy, indeed.

I love it, somehow, that her kimono was blue.

Oh, my. This fic's even worse than the previous one... :( (by 'worse' I mean 'far more tragic', of course) I feel so sorry for the poor boy... :(

Actually, I don't want to see some longer version of /this/ story, for a change. It's just too depressing. :(

Thank goodness that didn't happen. Though Enishi believed it was a crime for a Japan without his sister, a Japan without Kenshin would really be in trouble. o_o

that is so sad. By the way, I think the EPs are brilliant. I just think you could take it a step farther and add what would happen if Kenshin did not exist. It would radically change things in the Watsuki-esque Meiji Restoration.

I know I probably don't have to review here and LJ. I just want you to know that you are doing a great job and to keep it up.