A/N: Set during episode three of the anime.
Disclaimer: "Angel Beats!" is property of Aniplex, P.A. Works, ASCII Media Works, Key, Jun Maeda, etc.
Her Song, Their Memory
The band and Yusa had just finished informing Yuri what had happened during the concert. The leader of the SSS calmly listened throughout the report, without the slightest change in her expression – even when they told her what had happened to Iwasawa.
"I see… alright, that will be all."
Yusa turned for the door. Sekine and Irie exchanged apprehensive looks, but nodded and followed suit. Hisako on the other hand remained where she was, cradling Iwasawa's acoustic guitar.
Her gaze upon Yuri was steady. "Is that really all?"
Yuri looked at Hisako from her seat behind the principal's desk. "What do you mean?" Her expression remained the same.
Hisako watched her for a moment before closing her eyes. "Never mind." She shouldered the guitar and turned her back to the other girl. She had barely taken one step when the sudden sound of Yuri's voice over her shoulder prevented her from moving further.
"If I had let Iwasawa-san sing her song, do you think she would still be here?"
The band's lead guitarist turned around to face her. Yuri's expression was still pensive, but beneath it, Hisako detected just a hint of uncertainty. "… I really don't know."
Yuri nodded, as though she had been expecting such an answer, but wishing it had been a different sort of reply. "If she was content when she disappeared, though… I can be happy about that." In the end, that was all Yuri wanted for her allies. Even if it meant they would leave her… She looked up when Hisako approached the desk and gently laid something upon its surface.
"Take care of this guitar."
Yuri stared at the instrument before nodding again, solemn. A ghost of a smile passed her lips. "It was a nice song… wasn't it?"
Hisako cast one last glance over the guitar. "Yeah, it was."
