"And so, he loves them both. And he loves neither."

Once again, OOCness abounds in your AU. Your Kenshin is completely unworthy of sympathy. Glad the story ended here. I'd hate to see what you'd have done to the other characters in the AU world you created. What's next? Turning Ayame and Suzume into hookers? Making Yahiko an addict? Bleh.

"Sometimes she blames Tomoe."

Stupid, even for Kaoru. An adulteress has no right to blame the woman she's wronging. That's cold as well as being the worse sort of self indulgent hypocrisy.

"Sometimes she blames Kenshin"

Getting warmer, though it doesn't exactly laud Kaoru's intellectual acuity. The adulterous husband is an obvious choice for blame.

"But mostly, of course, she blames herself" Bing bing bing! Red hot! She finally nails it. Took the selfish little twit long enough to come to the right conclusion.

Weirdly OOC. Kenshin resisted Kaoru's teen aged charms throughout nearly the entire anime/manga series, so why does he succomb so easily here? Is he that lacking in self-restraint and honor just because it's a different universe? Is this a comment on the comparative moral decline between the 19th and 21st centuries?

What a beautifully written story! You have a good writing style. Great work

I'm normally not an AU fan, but this was beautifully written. I enjoyed it greatly, you have a neat style.

OMG. I love this story, it haunts you.

eh... eh... eh...


*cries in depression*

Here I am, total and complete KK fan (with more than a little grudge against Tomoe) eagerly devouring each word, until the authoress decides to go and ruin the ride.

I do appreciate agnst greatly (hey, I've read broken pieces FIVE times), so I understand why you ended it the way you did. Despite this... Bob can't help but be dissapointed...

Hey.. this is not a flame, since I'm still in awe of such writing talent, but... kk *finds a corner to sulk in*

nice story... but in my less than proffesional oppinion, everyone would be better off if tomoe would just stay dead.

Umm, wow! Kenshin's difference towards both of the women in his life is a little disturbing but sadly I could see him feeling that way. It's like he's just existing for the sake of existing. This story is really sad. Both women deserve more than what Kenshin will give him. It's such a pity that they must play such parts.

Gos, your last two chapters have made Kenshin into a self deprived, indecisive character. I can't wait to see what is really going through his head.

Poor, poor Tomoe. I can't wait to see the other two perspectives.

The thoughts, the layout, and the storyline was well done.

I think I've cried reading every RK fanfic you've written here, and this story is no exception. This one in particular, however, makes me think really hard about how relationships and marriages should work; Sosoru does this to me too. I feel kind of guilty thinking about Kaoru as a third wheel, and this is what happens sometimes in the series as well with Tomoe; what's really disturbing, though, is Kenshin's sentiment. I like to think that he's moved on--he seems very caught between two worlds, here. I guess it can be a reflection of how we interperet the series. Is this how you see Kenshin at the end of the series (just wondering)?
I might just be in need of experience, in terms of understanding relationships. But it is disturbing, all the same...

Ouch! T__T It's beautiful and very sad but captures the real emotions of people caught in a triangle of love.

i loved the first chapter the most... it was sad and i was ready to cry... are u goin got continue it... i really wish u would...its really sad... i like it ok bye

i was always a hater of cheaters (you know what i mean... kenshin cheating on tomoe, not as in cheating on a test) I don't really like it. sure, good wording, excellent story. It's just the idea behind it that i don't like. I hate cheaters! It's not nice! It's not right! It hurts! ppl, it does