I'm Sorry
Fuu lay on her back, staring up at the stars, the tears drying on her face. She glanced over at Jin, who was lying across from her, sound asleep. Her mind went back to the conversation at the river. He had offered to stay with her after they had found her father. Even though she had wanted nothing more than to fly into his arms and tell him yes, she couldn't help but think of Mugen. Those two still had their own duel to settle, and as much as Mugen yelled at her, and made fun of her, she had found a friend in him. And if Jin was offering to stay with her, then that would mean that Mugen would be dead. And she didn't want to think about that. So she had apologized, and, her emotions got the best of her. She leaned into his body. Then, she realized what she had done, and she began to pull away, embarrassed. But then... he had placed his hand on her shoulder, and hugged her back. And they stood, together, and she wanted time to freeze at that exact moment. She smiled sadly at the sleeping ronin. It was that at moment that she had decided what she had to do. She couldn't bear the thought of those two jerks killing each other once she had found the Sunflower Samurai. Once they made it to Ikitsuki Island, she would continue her journey by herself. It would hurt her to leave the two of them behind, but it was better than watching one of them killing the other. "I'm sorry."
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