Disclaimer: Yes, I do not own Full Metal Panic. And yes, in my dreams, I'd like to pretend I do.

Summary: (Series of Drabbles from the FMP universe) Because, even amidst the bullets of war, their eyes speak of things that were never meant to be – of hopes and dreams and love and deaths. This is their story.

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Ammunition
Bullet 04 : Rain
By makka na yuki

Character(s): Yuillan, mentions of Yuifan and Gauron

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You don't always have to be alone.

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She had always loved the rain.

At night, she cherishes the feeling of it beating down on her, draining the heat from her body, leaving her feeling numb and lifeless… she could almost believe her guilt is being washed away. When the darkness comes and there was no one there to see, she can pretend that everything was alright. It's a temporary source of comfort – a fake one, nonetheless, but she refuses to let go.

And then when it all stops, she opens her eyes, clutches her katana closer, and walks forward. For one who has stolen the lives of many, there could never be any true comfort.

There was a time, she sometimes remembers, long long ago, when the reality of killing someone made her heart cry

But then her sensei cautioned that the world was against them, the two of them, and she realizes for certain that it is true. So she slices through countless bodies, one after another, and ignores the dull ache in her chest.

She would do anything to protect her twin sister.

That is why, years later, when she finds steel arms wrapped tightly around her neck, she almost panics and struggles to survive. The miniature AS, however, did not even budge. She could never handle robots, she muses, as well as her other flesh and blood could.

"I almost lost you, Yuifan"

Arms wrap around her, embracing her with warmth.

"Do not worry, Yuillan, I would never leave you to face this world alone"

In the last few moments, she looks up to the dreary night and feels the rain droplets cascading down her face. The sky, she remembers, has always cried the tears she could not.

I failed.

She welcomes the pain and lets go.

Forgive me, sister.

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In another part of the world, one that is filled with blood and tears, a certain girl felt a lone tear escape down her cheek.

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Author's Notes: A somewhat different ending from the first chapter, this time focusing on one of the twins – Yuillan – and the night she was killed in the anime.