Author's Notes: Death fic exploring what it would have been like for Reeve had Tseng actually died in the temple.
Theme: Not Enough
Eulogy in Silence
No where near enough had been found to give you a proper burial… not that Turks were ever given proper burials. Yet you deserved more than this. Sure, you were a killer, a kidnapper, and other things beside that, you weren't a moral wasteland. There was more than just what one could see on the surface.
And there wasn't enough time for me to know you. What was your family like? What was your favorite drink? Why didn't you pay more attention when I had the chance? What went on in that mind of yours? How many things did you regret?
"Well, that's it. Let's go," Reno said, "We've got work to do."
I realize now that there are too many not enoughs, and never hads, and never wanteds between us. So many more of them form every second. I never wanted you to die. I never had a chance to figure out how I would go on with out you. I never wanted you to die first; I never should have had to see this.
And ultimately it was not enough just to stand back and watch you do this. I could have saved you. Guess what Tseng… It will never be enough. I miss you.
"Reeve! Come on!" Reno demands.
Well, at least there is one thing there is enough of…
"Good bye Tseng."
One good-bye is far more than enough.