Episode #62: Kyoto...Engraved Memory, Starting with Fulfilled FeelingsMisao: Aoshi...I can help you, if only you'll let me..
Yahiko: (to Sano) I thought I was a superman when I defeated that member of the Juppongatana, but it changed when Kenshin told me that being strong and being right are two different things. I guess I still have lots to learn. People are not as smart as I think.
On Tomoe's grave:
Hiko: I'm surprised to see you here, Kenshin. What made you visit this grave after 10 years? And you also bought some flowers, they're beautiful
Kenshin: These flowers are beautiful now but eventually they'll wither and turn into dust, like the friend beneath them.
Hiko: All our lives have a beginning and an end. No one can change that.Kenshin; Eversince the Meiji government took over, i've been wandering all throughout Japan except here. It's very painful and I dont want to get involved in a confrontation...it reminds me of all the people I killed . It's also senseless, and the painful part is, most of them dont deserve to die...(remembers kaoru) and then I was freed. I was able to buy flowers I cant bring myself to do before.
Megumi: (after telling Kaoru about Kenshin's detoriorating health) Kaoru, you must be strong. you should keep giving Kenshin a reason for living. You're the only one who can help him. I can see the way he looks at you...and I can see that you're very special to him. You're the only one he said goodbye to, he cares for you deeply eventhough he doesnt show it...you're the only person who can protect him from himself. you ,ust understand how important your position is...promise me you wont let him down.
Kaoru: It's been a long time since we walked like this, Kenshin. Kenshin?
Kenshin: (looking at the river) I just feel strange, Kaoru. Before, I was a wanderer, afraid of the demons inside me that might come to harm you. But now, everyhting is back into perspective, my heart feels right to be here.
Kaoru: Do you remember the first time we came here? I wont forget that night, it was the night you first said goodbye to me. I was afraid to say my feelings coz he might not understand . But now I think he's ready...This is your home, Kenshin. You'll always have a place here, no matter what happens. Kenshin, welcome home(holds out her hand)Narration: The first time I saw him, I know he has goodness in his heart, but he has to find it out himself...but I'm being optimistic, our home now has a prominent new mwmber.
Kenshin: At last...I have a home
Episode #63: Legend of the Wishing Fireflies. The Girl who Waits for her Swordmaster
Kaoru: this is June 22. The calendar onthe wall tells it's been almost a year since time stops for me. I'll never forget that night...it was the first time in my life that I felt like a real woman
Flashbacks of Mr. Fisherman:
woman: What are you saying?! I know in my heart that you're not a killer
samurai: But i'll eventually develop taste for blood. Death will be a part of my life. It's to kill or get killed.
woman: Please, stop! If you're going to kill again, kill me first
samurai:(runs away)You never understand my feelings!After 21 years:
Samurai: TELL ME WHY?!! Why did I give up my life for this hell?!!!
woman: It's finally over. Your long journey to find your soul has been completed. I've been waiting for a long time to hold you once again...I 've been waiting for all these years.
Woman's brother: (to samurai) She died 7 years ago. But she has such great spirit. She never stopped believing
BAck to Present:
Fisherman: That's my story. I'ts not a fable or a fiction. It happened all right here.
Kenshin: Wishing fireflies bend? (remembers Kaoru) Somehow I feel that your story is familiar
Kenshin: Excuse me, there's one important question that I want to ask...if a man loves a woman and he leaves her to follow his goals, do you regret it?
Fisherman: That's a good question. I regret wasting my youth searching for something to tell me that I'm good enough. But my biggest regret is leaving the true love of my life...many people are longing to have the love that I once had that I just threw away. I wasnt able to feel the love that she wanted to give me...Remember that love is priceless, you should recognize it's tremendous power. Keep loving all the people around you. You're lucky to have one.Kenshin: From now on, I'll cherish Kaoru's love, like a precious flower.
Episode #66: Happy Kaoru ! Kenshin's Proposal!
Tae: That is an engagement ring. It's a symbol of one's eternal love.
Kaoru: What do you mean?
Tae: When a man gives a woman an engagement ring, that means he's proposing. It's worn in the middle finger, it's really very special. Women always dream of receiving a ring from the man she loves.
Kaoru's daydream:
On a romantic night in a bridge over a river:
Kaoru: Hello, Kenshin. You said it's important tnat I should go here
Kenshin: Sorry if I made you wait long, Kaoru. Please accept this ring on this night of Tanabata...Kaoru, will you marry me? I promise that I will love you forever. I want to marry you (carries her off to the carpet lying on the grass)
Kaoru: That's weird. Why is Yahiko being so nice? Sano always teases and makes fun of me. Maybe he loves me and flirting with me! Yahiko is also being nice. He cannot possibly loves me too, he's too young for me...maybe he got a crush on me! (aloud) I cant take it, there's so much pressure!
Yahiko: Oh Kaoru...
Kaoru: I'm sorry Yahiko but things wont work out between you and me. But dont worry, we can always be good friends.
Yahiko: Really?! I'm glad to hear that because I just broke this favorite vase of yours.
Kaoru: WHAT?!!!
Sano: And since were good friends, you can help me a great deal if you can loan me some money. I need to pay the cake I bought you.Kaoru: I will soon be Mrs. Kenshin Himura, and when we get married we'll live here together. That means he'll be a part of my family. Will his name be Kenshin Kamiya? That sounds nice. If we have children, am I going to teach them Hiten Mitsurugi or Kamiya Kasshin Style? Kenshin wont teach Hiten mitsurugi so I'll just follow my Kamiya Kasshin style. If our child is a boy, he'll be strong like Kenshin. If a girl, she'll be gorgeous, she might even be an actress!
Yahiko: you mean, if a man gives a girl a ring, he's asking her to marry him?
Sano: That's unfair. Kenshin doesnt know anything about this western tradition.
Kenshin: (shocked) I...I thought I'm just giving her a gift for her birthday...*_*;;
Yahiko: So that's why Kaoru's been so happy lately. she thinks she and Kenshin are getting a hitch!
Sano: We must get that ring back! Right, Kenshin?...OH NO, HE'S FAINTED!Sano and Yahiko outside Kaoru's bath:
Sano: OK, Yahiko, get in
Yahiko: Why me?! I'm a samurai. I wont do anything to disgrace our name. It's dishonorable. Why dont you do it?
Sano: Are you asking me to commit a sinful act?!
Yahiko: Well you're the one who thought about this idea!
Kaoru: GET OUT OF HERE!!!...hmp! Perverts!Kaoru: My heart is broken! There's nothing to do but eat, aet and eat some more!
Kenshin: Here, Kaoru. It's not a ring but please accept these flowers as my sincerest apology.
Sano: Whew! That was close. I'm glad I dont have a woman to complicate things.
Episode #67: Shining Legendary Sword! Mysterious Swordsmanster, Amakusa Shougo
The Prophecy:
"It was written 200 years ago by a mysterious missionary who sailed to Japan. When the river of the Christian blood stops, it is time for vengeance. When the day dies and turn into darkness, the child of God shall appear"
Episode #70: The Impact of Rai Ryu Sen! Kenshin is sentenced to the Dark!
Kaoru: You must be the one! You're Shougo Amakusa!
Shougo: You are correct. And you must be Himura's woman.
Kaoru: Can you please explain to me? Why do you want to kill Kenshin?
Shougo: Coz it's my fate to do so...Kaoru: Do you think you're better than any other human being?! You're wrong! You're a vain and pompous man! ...I dont know if you are really a better swordsman than Kenshin. Maybe it's true, maybe you really use a sword like a God! But I dont care! There's no way you can beat my Kenshin! ...You force people's mind by senseless killings!
Kaoru: You're insane if you think you can choose who lives or dies! Kenshin is unlike you! He'll never kill anyone to change things! You are nothing but a monster!
Shougo: You dare compare the son of god with a mere human being?!!!Kenshin: I come here not to fight, but to teach you human nature...The Hiten Mitsurugi Style is an offensive technique meant to protect and not to attack
Kenshin: You'll never break the human spirit, Shougo!
Shougo: I'll give you a loss worse than death! ETERNAL DARKNESS!Kenshin: Kaoru.. sorry if I cause you pain
Kaoru: please dont talk like that. You'll be alright...I love you...I love you so much...
Yahiko: You'll be allright Kenshin!
Kenshin: Yahiko! I'm glad to hear your voice. I'm glad you're both safe...AH!...
Kaoru: Kenshin? What is it?...Oh no, HE CANT SEE!Episode #71: Kaioh's Conspiracy. Shougo's Trapped!
Sano: Commitment to God?...I'm somehow not clear here. How do you explain Shougo? How do you explain his actions?! Instead of working peacefully with his fellowmen, he kills everyone who dont agree with him! How do you explain his killings of prominent politicians?! He's causing turmoil in the whole country!
Sayo: It's not true! Shougo knows real change can only be achieved by force! He's helping people to save society. You're just jealous coz Shougo is a man who will go down in history.
Sano: Killing people is just not right! Your brother takes lives! He's a fraud. No man kills for God!...Isnt it one of your Christian laws not to kill?! Did your brother think he can take men's lives?!Kaoru: how are you feeling? Were you sleeping, Kenshin?
Kenshin: No, Kaoru. I feel rested. I'm just listening to the wind. Eversince I lost my sight my other senses has become more sensitive. It's amazing what our body can do to compensate our weaknesses.
Kaoru: Is there anything we can do to regain your sight?
Kenshin: I have to fight him again. If I fight again and somehow defeated Shougo, he might in a way restore my vision. I have to surpass his fighting ability, it's my only chance. Since our last fight, I'm wondering why the higher power would let such power exists in a man whose soul is so heartless. It's just not right. I cant hold back, I should give evrything I have in this fight. My mind's eye can see clearly. I can defend myself. (holds out his hand) But my biggest concern is how I am going to remove the sad expression on your face, Kaoru. You dont have to waste your strength worrying. Dont worry, I wont stay blind forever.
Kaoru: (hold his hand)I believe you...
