Sakura-chan!

What are you -

Fai-san...?

*And he's there with her, worry etched on his features, and the fact that she was disintegrating wasn't helping the situation one bit*

Sakura-chan, don't - *Don't what? What does one say in something like this?*

[She smiles softly, reassuringly, calmly, anything to keep him calm, to keep him from being sad...]

Fai-san...I...I have to go...[ironic...? her body was slowly disappearing, it must have been obvious...but it didn't hurt, there wasn't any pain. It would come later.]

*He tries to hold on, to perhaps grasp her, because something is wrong and he doesn't understand what it is, not yet. It's so like her, wanting to comfort another person even in this state. There's nothing he can do about this, no spell to bring her back, or to stop her from fading, and he closes his eyes. If she was going back...*

...Be well. *So empty they sounded, those words. She was leaving him, and it occurs to him that he doesn't want to see her go.*

[A frail hand touches his cheek lightly, like a mother's to a child, except the child wasn't a child...Fai would be strong...no matter the time and place, and at least right now, he wasn't hiding anything.]

And you too...

[And then her hand was gone, disappeared as well into the billowing sakura petals that surrounded them. She was sorry that she had to leave him in this state...to disappear like this...but she had to. She had to go back...but she had to say one more thing before she left...just once more...before she was gone...]

Thank you...Fai-san...

[And she was gone, her soul, her body, it was gone.]

I'm sorry I'm not there, Sakura-hime...but you'll find him. I believe you will.

You're strong.

Be safe, please.

It's fine...Thank you...

I'll be back...Will I be able to get some of those apple bunnies...when I return...? [soft giggle as she tries to lighten up the mood]

Thank you, Sakura-hime. I admire people like you.


Of course, anything Sakura-hime wishes. I'll make sure to have the ingredients on hand.

... I wish you safe journey, child.

[ooc: Even though she knows otherwise. ;o;]

Thank you...Yuuko-san...

[ooc; so does sakura :/]

Be strong, Sakura-hime. Though I know you will be. Hitsuzen willing, we will see each other again soon.

Sakura-hime...

[at a loss for words]

... Be safe. Don't suffer too much.

Sakura-hime---?

Doumeki-kun...

You...