[The moment the assassin mentioned Kanryuu's name, an icy fist gripped Megumi's heart. Her very breath stopped in her throat, and she couldn't open her mouth to speak. Any reminder or glimpse of that past paralyzed her, and she felt her knees give way.]
[Perhaps it was deja vu for Aoshi to witness this again - to see that same terror in her eyes when she saw the leader of the Oniwabanshuu standing in the Kamiya dojo after believing it was all over. Just like then, she had fallen to her knees, frozen in abject fear. The difference was that this time, she truly believed she was going to die.]
[Megumi wished she could say something, but no words came. She hoped that Ken-san and her friends wouldn't take her death too badly . . . she hated to see them in pain.]
[She stared into the man's eyes, waiting for the bullet. She didn't even have time to say goodbye.]
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[Perhaps it was deja vu for Aoshi to witness this again - to see that same terror in her eyes when she saw the leader of the Oniwabanshuu standing in the Kamiya dojo after believing it was all over. Just like then, she had fallen to her knees, frozen in abject fear. The difference was that this time, she truly believed she was going to die.]
[Megumi wished she could say something, but no words came. She hoped that Ken-san and her friends wouldn't take her death too badly . . . she hated to see them in pain.]
[She stared into the man's eyes, waiting for the bullet. She didn't even have time to say goodbye.]
[ooc; thanks!]