BY KURKENKOU YODANEI
(7) "The snow covers what she sees,
(6) yet she doesn't feel cold.
(10) For from her mother she inherited
(3) a warm heart...
(5) Her name, Yukina."
(6) "Like the rest of her clan,
(4) during her birth,
(9) a tear was shed and it turned to pearl.
(7) Now this pearl surrounds her neck
(5) A pendant... not one."
(9) "She was not alone during her birth.
(5) She entered the world
(4) with someone else.
(7) To the clan, this was a curse.
(6) Brother, she bid farewell..."
(6) "But this clan all too cruel,
(6) She could take it no more.
(8) Defying their wishes and rules,
(3) she went off.
(8) To search for her brother she dearly lost."
(5) "And this snow maiden,
(6) discovered something else.
(4) Love, it was called.
(7) Sparked flame in the midst of snow.
(9) She found in a ningen, odd but true."
(9) "And in the end she doesn't regret
(6) the path she has chosen.
(8) But even then she won't forget,
(5) The pain and torment...
(3) ...priceless tears."
(5) "But all is not done.
(7) Her quest is not completed.
(8) Brother, she has yet to find you.
(5) Guide her in her ways,
(6) And protect her... always."