A/N: Repost of my first attempt at this. Thank you, Asian Princess 61, for telling me how to fix my problems with formatting and for reviewing. And thank you Helteage for reviewing. For those of you who haven't read this, this is what I think was going through Toguro's and Genkai's heads when they saw eachother for the 1st time in the dark tournament. Enjoy!
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I saw you standing in the tournament ring-I couldn't believe it. You looked so old, standing there, opposite of that pretty boy, Shishiwakamaru or whatever his name was. Your hair had turned to this dull, graying shade of pink, and your eyes were dimmer, less lively than they had been during our time together. Even so, your eyes still held that fire of devotion to your task that drew me to you to begin with. He called you a liar. The rest of the crowd soon followed pursuit. "Kill them! Cheaters!" they chanted with a mad hatred. You must forgive them, they are young, most of them, and do not know who you really are. They review the tape-I tell them that you are you, only older. The comittee rules in your team's favor for once. No thanks to fair ruling-it was their fear of me alone.
All hell has broke loose-the crowd seems to think Miss Koto is sympathizing. I stroll up and gently take the mic from her hand. She looks at me, but does not object. I tell the crowd that your team didn't cheat. I tell them that you are you, that standing before them is a great woman. The crowd falls silent, then hushed whispering breaks out and they gape at you. I know you're finally getting some of the respect you deserve. You turn, and your eyes meet mine. You seem surprised. I can't help but give you a smile as I turn and leave you to fight your match in peace.
I know I'm going to have to fight you again. I may even have to kill you. No matter what happens, Genkai, in my heart, I will always love you.
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I saw you standing in the tournament ring-I couldn't believe it. You looked so old, standing there, opposite of that pretty boy, Shishiwakamaru or whatever his name was. Your hair had turned to this dull, graying shade of pink, and your eyes were dimmer, less lively than they had been during our time together. Even so, your eyes still held that fire of devotion to your task that drew me to you to begin with. He called you a liar. The rest of the crowd soon followed pursuit. "Kill them! Cheaters!" they chanted with a mad hatred. You must forgive them, they are young, most of them, and do not know who you really are. They review the tape-I tell them that you are you, only older. The comittee rules in your team's favor for once. No thanks to fair ruling-it was their fear of me alone.
All hell has broke loose-the crowd seems to think Miss Koto is sympathizing. I stroll up and gently take the mic from her hand. She looks at me, but does not object. I tell the crowd that your team didn't cheat. I tell them that you are you, that standing before them is a great woman. The crowd falls silent, then hushed whispering breaks out and they gape at you. I know you're finally getting some of the respect you deserve. You turn, and your eyes meet mine. You seem surprised. I can't help but give you a smile as I turn and leave you to fight your match in peace.
I know I'm going to have to fight you again. I may even have to kill you. No matter what happens, Genkai, in my heart, I will always love you.