This is a cool story. I hope you can update soon.

Great story! Please continue soon!

Interesting story...
A different look ar Kenshin...
Interesting to see how this Kenshin will react to the events that canonly happen...
Although, it's been some time, I hope you can continue it...

Great! I can't wait to read more of this. The characters are acurately portrayed, but slightly different due to the conditions being different. I hope you update soon, I want to see what happens next.

I have never heard of this idea either, and I'm glad I checked it out. This is very well written. Please finish it soon!

I have never heard of this idea either, and I'm glad I checked it out. This is very well written. Please finish it soon!

In response to one's comment of Kenshin's sheath. Kenshin's sheath is iron, as was established in the Aoshi fight. "Your Kaiten Kembu cut through a sheath of iron as if it were wood"

This story looks wonderfully promising! Hurry and update!

I don't usually respond to my own stories, but I thought I'd clarify something. Kiheh, the old man staying with Kaoru, is a manga character, and as I said at the beginning of the story, this fanfic is manga based.

Heh, it is interesting, very much so and I hope you continue as I am waiting to see how you work each scene with a little change on your part of course (that's what makes it interesting, to see the same scene work out in a little different way) because of the difference in how Kenshin's been living his life. Still, I wonder why you would add a new character. Care to explain, why Kiheh, when in the original Kaoru was all by herself? I know that since it is sort of AU, adding OC can be done, but I really wonder what you have planned. Also, I noticed that Kenshin is more outspoken so to speak. He didn't hold back on telling Kaoru about her recklessness. Kekeke. I also noticed that she didn't bash him for that slight either. Oh, so that also leads me to the question, will you add some humor with the Kaoru bashing Kenshin scene or will this fic retain the serious atmosphere it currently has?

This is a really good beginning for a story. I love the way its written from his point of view, and the changes you made to the original story line are intruiging. This new character is interesting and I want to know what you are planning on doing with him! I can't wait for you to write more, and I liked this story enough to work at it till ff finally let me review! LOL! (Folds hand together and prays that is works!) Great job!

I think this is a very interesting story. I very much like your writing style and I love the way you're making Kenshin speak. It's always hard to translate Kenshin's way of speaking and I think you did a fine job.

And now a few small critisisms, because every good review should have them. They're mostly nit-picky things, though, because this is a really well written story.

Kenshin's sheath is made out of wood, not iron. And somewhere in the fight scene you use "threw" when it should be "through."

I also think Kenshin speaks a little too much in this; he is a rather quiet person. But it's a matter of opinion, I suppose. Also, it seems strange to me that he would give his name so quickly and easily to Kaoru. It doesn't look like a characterization flaw, though, it really just seems like something you knew had to happen and fit it in where you could.

All in all, though, I really like this and can't wait to see where it goes.

I think your story is really good and I hope that you continue it.
Personally, I've never liked the "That it is..." or "this unworthy one" phrases. You may as well use "de gosaru" and "sessha" when Kenshin speaks. They're some of the things that define his character and mannerisms. To me, using anything else seems out of place...
Regardless, I really liked your story!