Where Once was a Heart
By SMYGO4EVA
Pairo…
Kurapika couldn't save him, his friend, the Kurta clan, from what the Phantom Troupe wrought upon them.
There was no way of knowing, only until it was too late. It was fragile, he could get closer to them, to all the scarlet eyes, but it all fell apart in his hands.
Pairo…
He wanted to travel to the outside world, to see it with his own eyes.
"Pairo," Kurapika uttered, trying to hold back unshed tears. "I'm…I'm sorry."
Regret, anger, revenge, and pride clouded his vision. He would bring back all the scarlet eyes of the Kurta clan, but he couldn't.
"I'm sorry, Pairo." Kurapika stood on his feet, and he turned away. "Forgive me."
He had to keep going, to avenge his clan, to take down the Phantom Troupe. Then, only then, could he rest in peace.