[Hijikata's words were enough to unleash a hiccup of a sob from Chizuru's throat, but she quickly stifles it, bringing the heel of her palm up to her tear-soaked cheek in order to catch the tears that were falling.] I can't--
[Speaking wasn't probable at this point. If she opened up at all, the odds of a deluge of feelings following was high. It wasn't fair to Hijikata. He had already been carrying this burden all this time, it mustn't have been easy to share that news, after all.
But what did this mean. If her father is dead, what did that mean for her? So many uncertainties, so many questions - even in this strange place they found themselves in, she could at least rest knowing that she had a place with the Shinsengumi. The goal of finding her father hadn't changed just because of different scenery. But...if this was how it was going to end, then...was there really a place for her, anymore?]
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[Speaking wasn't probable at this point. If she opened up at all, the odds of a deluge of feelings following was high. It wasn't fair to Hijikata. He had already been carrying this burden all this time, it mustn't have been easy to share that news, after all.
But what did this mean. If her father is dead, what did that mean for her? So many uncertainties, so many questions - even in this strange place they found themselves in, she could at least rest knowing that she had a place with the Shinsengumi. The goal of finding her father hadn't changed just because of different scenery. But...if this was how it was going to end, then...was there really a place for her, anymore?]