Disclaimer: I don't own Samurai Deeper Kyo [SDK], even though I would love to take Kyo for myself. No such dice, sigh. This fic is written purely for enjoyment. And nothing else.

Note: minor spoilers for manga volume 7. At least I think it is volume 7…might be volume 5…*shrugs*…will correct this bit after confirmation.

Moment In Time
written by: da*mouse ®


Goodbye


Goodbye…Yuya-san…

A malicious smile spread across his face as he echoed the words of the one he hated to the young woman in front of him. He didn't know why he chose to do that bastard a favor and relayed his words to her.

Maybe it was because that he hoped, since the one she so wanted to see, that damn Kyoshiro, had deserted her, she would choose to leave him, Kyo, alone, and conveniently be bothering someone else.

He didn't want her hanging around. He didn't need her to be with him. She was an irritating pest, a distracting burden. 

He wanted her to go.

And since Kyoshiro had said goodbye, maybe she would go.

The face in front of him was pale, and her eyes wide.

"Go…goodbye?" She stammered, her expression one of pure shock…and something else. Sadness…? Grief…?

He couldn't tell, and couldn't be bothered to interpret.

Then her face cleared, and she exploded. "That jerk! What did he mean by that? How could he just leave, just say one stupid, simple goodbye? Does he think this is the end of everything? Doesn't he know…? How could he? Just leave?"

He studied her face stoically. It was red with exertion and anger after that little tirade. Her hands clenched into fists as she stared at him, almost if willing that bastard to come out, to answer her.

He scoffed.

No chance of that. No chance at all.

His red eyes narrowed at her. "You seemed to care a lot about him."

"Of course! We were traveling companions…friends…of course I care!"

As he listened, there was something, something bothering him. Incessantly. The thought. The feeling likened to an irritating fly buzzing around, one he couldn't get rid of. That strange feeling settled itself at the pit of his stomach.

Before he knew what he was saying, those words escaped him. "If…it was…me…?"

Surprise now etched all over her face. She took a step towards him, one hand extended as if to reach out to him. "Kyo…?"

If it was me…?

He was out of his mind. He didn't know what he was thinking. If it was him?

She wouldn't have cared.

He was Onime no Kyo.

Not Mibu Kyoshiro.

Looking at the young woman he called his slave, the young woman who was one of the very few that could meet his gaze unflinchingly, seeing apparent concern for the hated soul inside this body, his hatred for his nemesis inexplicably grew.

Automatically, his grip on his sword tightened, and he felt anger building up. Pure anger.

I will kill you, Mibu Kyoshiro. I will kill you…




-Finis-

da*mouse ®
posted January 5th, 2004

-scene from SDK manga, volume 5 or 7, modified-

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