Someone Who Understands by Solaras (NC-17)

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Fandom:  RUROUNI KENSHIN
Pairing:  Saitou/Kenshin
Length:  3K
Author on LJ:  solaras 
Author Website:  MediaMiner.org
Why this is a must read:

This one is a short one-shot written from Saitou's point of view.  Saitou reflects back on his relationship with Himura Kenshin over the years and how they have come to be where they are now. 

In the end we were the same really.  The two of us trapped in a time not our own.  We lived by the sword, and if we could have it our way, we would die by the sword.  No, to be honest, our way would have been to die in battle against each other.  An honorable fight to the death in the streets of Kyoto, but it was not to be.  Through some twist in fate we both survived those tumultuous years of revolution.   Now we are caught in a time when the honor of the sword is being erased by progress.  The gun has replaced the sword.  Soldiers with rifles have replaced the samurai.  We are two relics of an age that has past, never to return.  Is it so surprising that we would find solace in each other? 

Someone Who Understands