Nothing in life is fair, Sanzo.
"The cost is too much…"
Nothing in life is free, Sanzo.
"I can't stand the weight of this…"
Nothing seems light enough for us, love.
"I can't bear the loss of you. The weight of your empty body… is just too much for me to handle alone!"
Do not be afraid of being lonely, love.
"Koume… Koume, come back…? Please, Koume!"
Your life is so unfair, Sanzo.
"Please… please tell me you went to sleep for just for a little while! Goku… Hakkai… Gojyo… Tell me! Don't let her be…"
Death is an eternal sleep, Sanzo"No, Koume… don't die yet…Don't leave me!"
And with my death…Dear, sweet Sanzo…"No! Don't go! Don't you dare die on me, Koume! I'll say it! I never said it enough, but I love you! I love you, Koume! I said it! I'll say it a hundred more times, just don't leave me!"
I'm sorry I couldn't make you smile once more, love.
I felt hot tears streaming down my face as I held the cold, lifeless body of my beloved in my arms. Everyone was staring at me. None of them would speak. None of them said a word. They just let me cry, and let me drive myself insane. Why were they just standing there? Why did they have to stand in silence… like the dead woman in my arms? I knew she was gone… I could feel it deep down in my soul. I couldn't hear her voice, or see her smile, or feel her warmth anymore…
I knew it was over, but I didn't want them to be the ones to tell me. I placed one last kiss upon her cold lips and set her down in my lap. I rummaged through my robes, and that's when I heard them talking. They were saying something, but I was less concerned with that. And more concerned with what I was looking for. The one thing… that could bring me peace. I finally found it, and pulled out my blood stained Smith and Wesson for all of them to see. Goku was calling out to me, but I ignored him. He was always so noisy, but I guess I never appreciated everything he had done right. Hakkai was always the voice of reason, and I never thanked him for all the times he kept the peace when I was about to fly off the handle. And Gojyo… wasn't good for anything but being a moving target. But, there's always room for one of those in every group. I would miss them… but right now, I miss HER more.
Death is an eternal sleep… and I must admit, …I am dead tired.
I put the gun in my mouth, and in a flash, I pulled the trigger. I didn't feel anything after that. I saw their faces linger over me for a second longer, and then, all I saw was darkness.
See you there, love.
