Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin does not belong to me.

This is, in fact, my very first 100 word fic. I am not very good at being all subtle and and using symbolism and the power of suggestion, so it's not very good, but it's a stabbing effort. And good practice for paying attention to my word choices.

It started as a one-shot (many years ago) that I could never really elaborate on, so I just chipped away at it and it became this.

Enjoy!

"The sakura trees seem so much emptier now than when I left."

"They've been gradually falling for months now, I barely noticed," he answered.

"Some things are like that."

A pause.

"You never notice a gradual change until you take a step back. Then it seems the whole world has changed."

It had. "You must think me strange to say that."

"Not at all."

His hand found hers in the blizzard of falling pink petals.

Glancing down, she smiled. "Let's go home, Kenshin."

I would love some feedback, as it is my first attempt at this sort of fic...