AN: Mangaverse, so Tomoe cutting Kenshin was an accident.
Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin does not belong to me. Lyrics/inspiration from Pierrot's Hill-Genkaku no Yuki-. Translation from the now-defunct centrigrade-j dot com
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"sono mune ni aru kurayami wo sotto terasou"
genkaku no yuki ga negai wo koorase ubawanai you ni
"I'll softly light up the darkness in your heart"
the hallucinatory snow freezes my wish, so nothing can take it away
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The tanto slid from her grip, and she reached out to touch his cheek. Her palm slipped on the blood that flowed from the slash she had not meant to make.
It wasn't long before she let her hand drop to her side, unable to raise it any longer.
In his eyes, she saw tears form, then fall.
"Tomoe...Why...?"
Please...don't...it's not your fault...wanted you to live...
She wanted so much to say it. But her voice seemed to have failed her, even as her lips moved.
So, fighting the pain of her failing body, she smiled, and prayed he understood.
It's all right...So please don't cry...
She heard him call her name again, his voice soft and anguished.
It hurt so much...But she kept smiling, even as everything faded into the darkness, and she could no longer see his face. It was the only way to redeem herself, the only way let him know.
Please...just live...and be happy.
Still smiling, she closed her eyes. And released her final breath, along with her wish, into the snow.