She sat in the corner of the hut, watching Tomoe out of the corner of her eye, smoking from a pipe. She could see his ears folded backwards, signaling that he's upset.

"I don't get it. Why did he have to fall for me in both timelines. It makes it so much harder to walk away now." Nanami thought.

Nanami rested her head on her knees as she watched Tomoe lay across the floor. He swiftly looked over before she had the chance to look away.

"Stop staring, you're leaving right? Then just leave now." He said.

Nanami shivered at the sting of his venomous words.

"Fine, I've always got by on my own." Nanami said, fiercely.

Nanami rose to her feet and stepped out the doorway into the dark light of the nightsky. Tomoe's eyes widened as she stepped out into the night, yet turned back once.

"Goodbye, Tomoe." She said.

Her eyes filled with tears as she turned away and disappeared. She ran down through the woods, hitting every branch along the way.

"So stupid!" She yelled.

She felt a tug on her ankle as she tripped down the hill, sliding through the mud.

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Tomoe paced back and forth for awhile, twiddling his thumbs. He bashed his fist into the wall, breaking through to the otherside.

"Stupid woman, Nanami is! It's late and demons are wreaking havoc!" Tomoe yelled.

Tomoe stood still looking at the ground, fists clenched at his sides.

"Why do I even care so much?" He thought.

He became surrounded within blue flames and disapated into a cloud of smoke through the door. That cloud wandered through the treacherous woods, looking for the girl. Tomoe looked beneath him and saw her laying in a pile of muddy thorn bushes.

"Nanami." Tomoe whispered.

She opened her eyes slightly, staring up with blurry vision to Tomoe.

"I'm sorry, I can't do anything right." She cried.

She buried her face in the dirt away from him, hiding her painful tears. The blood clashed with the tears, a war never to be won. Tomoe frowned as he slipped his hands underneath her body, picking her up into his arms.

"Your pain is one I wish not to see." He replied.

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Mizuki paced back and forth by the burner, waiting for Nanami to return. Mikage ran into the room, frantic.

"What's the matter?" Mizuki asked.

"Nanami has messed with the timeline. Things are disappearing." He replied.

Mizuki followed Mikage outside, watching the trees flowers drop off the trees. He glanced at the tree trunk as the talisman she placed, vanished before him.

"What do we do?" Mizuki asked.

Mikage sat down on the porch and smiled.

"Nothing. She mae her choice to save Tomoe. Unfortunately this means we will not have met her and she will forget." Mikage whispered.

Mizuki grinded his teeth together and ran inside the shrine.

"Tomoe!" He yelled, as he slammed the door open.

He picked up the burning mirror and cried.

"This is your fault!" Mizuki yelled.

Mikage quickly took the mirror from him and backed away.

"This was Nanami's decision, Mizuki." Mikage explained again.

"If he didn't fall for her, or she for him, this would all be fine!" He yelled.

Gentle pieces of powdered ice softly began falling on the shrine. Winter had shown it's best in the worst of times.