Why
It was all wrong. He wasn't supposed to be here. He was supposed to be at school with his friends. But because of her, that human girl, it was all because of her; it was all her fault her master was in this situation. A sword was ready to slice him up into oblivion. He had no choice; it was either him or her, so he chose her. It was all her fault. When the monster was about to attack he was about to move when suddenly…
SLICE!
Ever since then I could remember
The both of us were always together
I was always looking after you
Always there to care for you.
But as time passes by and by
You grew up and became the leader of all yokai
You also changed, aged, and turned mature
Not to mention stronger, I am sure.
Now you lead your own Hyakki Yakou
I promised to protect and follow you
Through thick and thin I'll stand by you
Even to willingly die just for you.
But then something within me changed
Whenever I look at you I feel strange
These feelings I thought I never knew
I finally realized when I'm with you.
What first started as care and admiration
Suddenly turned into love and adoration
Blushing every time you're always near
Especially my loud heart beats which I'm afraid you may hear.
As I turned my back for a little while
She took you away from me longer than a mile
She stole your attention and so does your affection
Thus forgetting me even with all my intervention.
I hate to admit it, but I envy her, that human girl
You always act as if she was you precious pearl
You're always with her, there to protect her
Oh how I wish to Kami that I was her.
Then came the time when they told you to choose
I was so scared, afraid, sad and nervous
I spent my life with you with so much love and care
To hear you choose her, that I couldn't bear.
So I went to a place far, far away
For your happiness I'll always pray
Hoping you won't forget me in your heart
Since I at least played my role and did my part.
Please remember that I'll always love you
These feelings of mine were all true
And even if I die it still wouldn't matter
Because to me you'll always be my one and only master.
-Tsurara-
As I fell down I saw you frozen in your spot. I was happy. I finally did it. I fulfilled my promise to you. I could finally rest; stop feeling all the pain in my heart seeing you with her. I lay there looking at you, while you held me in your arms. Oh how I loved the feeling of your warm embrace, what a good final memory to keep. I could see you trying to tell me something but I couldn't hear it. I could feel eternal slumber calling up to me. And as I close my eyes with a smile on my face, I finally said those words that I've been keeping almost all my life. I wasn't sure if it was your tears I saw or mine, but I couldn't think about it anymore, my mind began to wander, feeling light headed. Darkness…
Aishiteru…
"Tsurara!..."