A/N: I suppose I should put a spoiler warning here, though why would you be reading fanfiction if you haven't even watched the ending of the show?! Anyways, yes, this is the ending, rewritten in Himeno's point of view.
White. It's so white. Everywhere, all around me. White as the first snow.
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I succeeded. I became the White Pretear, fed leafe to the tree of darkness, and defeated it. The tree disappeared in a flash of light, leaving droplets of rainbows dancing in the sky. Drifting down slowly, so slowly, I reached out my hand to her, the one who caused all this misery, all this suffering. I reached out to heal her.
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I feel so tired. I can't move. Why am I so exhausted? I can't remember.
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Takako smiled as I grasped her hands. "I understand now," she whispered sincerely. "Thank you."
At that moment, I understood all her torment, the pain that made her turn to darkness. The darkness that we both escaped. At that moment, we were connected, more than two pretears, even more than sisters. I felt her fears, and her newfound hope. But I still felt the sorrow most of all.
"Hayate will make it down safely," she assured me. She knew what I was feeling too. Hayate, the other knights, my family. They would all be fine. But they would be incomplete. I stared into Takako's eyes, saw the wanting inside them though she tried to disguise it. The wanting for the man who showed her how true love felt like. I knew my own desire to have everyone together, to make them complete again.
Takako's eyes widened as she realized what I planned to do. "No!" she pleaded, "You don't have enough energy! You'll die!" She made a grab for me, but it was too late. I let go of her hand and soared upwards to the sky, snow descending around me.
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I can't recall anything at all. Except…except for this wonderful feeling. Happiness, pure and absolute. Then nothing, nothing but this never-ending white. But I'm too tired to try anymore. I just want to rest.
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I flew up higher and higher, until I was in the clouds. Mist and flakes were the only things I could see, swirling and spiraling until I couldn't tell which way was up or down. It was here I called on the last of my leafe.
I summoned his face in my mind. My friend and mentor. The missing piece. If I could bring Sasame back, everyone would be together again. My world would return to order, even if I no longer existed in it. Sasame. Hajime. Shin. Mannen. Goh. Kei. Takako. Mawata. Mayune. Dad. Stepmother. And finally, him. Hayate. You didn't keep your promise, you idiot. But…I think I know what you were going to say. Hayate, I… I love you too.
The last of my power gathered in an orb of light in front of me, too bright to look at. He began to materialize. I forced myself to give up my leafe, to resist the instinct to survive.
When my power was completely used up, he was there. With my last breath, I sighed in relief, and most of all, content. Then I closed my eyes.
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Am I lying down? Standing up? Am I dead? Does it matter? I didn't know. I didn't want to know. I let myself forget, let myself let go.
But I felt something. Warmth. On my face, my lips.
A memory. Eyes. Dark blue, gentle and caring. My Hayate. There seemed to be a hint of color among the everlasting white. Strength returned to me in a rush. I opened my arms to welcome life.
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The Pretear of White receives a kiss from her prince. Her eyes flutter open, and she smiles.
A/N: And thus was my very first fic. Could you tell? I didn't mention in the beginning because that turns people away for some reason. Please review. Thank you in advance.