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W-wait! [Chizuru's arm statches out, her fingers pinching onto the edge of Hijikata's sleeve. She tugs lightly, only enough to make him aware that she had taken a hold of it.] Please...

[She still had questions that needed answering. What become of her then? Did she go back home to Edo? Did she continue to help the Shinsengumi in whatever way she could? What about Sannan-san? Was he really a traitor? He couldn't just leave her in suspense, could he?]

[zumo]

[He knows why she stopped him, more or less. But he can't guess as to the full scope of her questions.

So, he simply looks over his shoulder at her, waiting for her to continue. But he doesn't take his hand away.]

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[He doesn't need to. Once she realizes he wasn't going to just go away, she released his sleeve.]

What happens after that? [Does she even need to say it? With her father dead, do they even bother keeping her around? It made the most sense, but after everything she's witnessed, all they've been through...she can't imagine life without them, at this point.]

[zumo]

[He shakes his head slowly.] I don't know. I woke up here not long afterwards.

[It's not entirely a lie. She's asking what happens to her, right? He can safely say he has no idea. After he ordered her to stay behind while he went off to die in Ezo, at least.

He has to remind himself yet again how that was the right decision to make and he definitely does not regret it at all, no sir.] But I...I think your future will be a good one. You shouldn't worry about that.

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[Chizuru searches Hijikata's face for some twitch, a flickering of emotion on his usually dynamic face to betray some inkling of what he meant. She began to lose track of how long she had spent doing so, failing to realize that at this point she was probably staring.]

.....

[How could he tell her not to worry, when there was nothing to be said of him, or the others?] ...what is that supposed to mean?

[zumo]

[His face does finally twitch at her inquiry; no more than a typical scowl as he looks away yet again.]

It means exactly what I said.

[And before she can get a word in edgewise:] It's getting late, Chizuru.

[He can't hide how tired he is from his voice anymore. Or he just doesn't want to. And discussing his and his companions' imminent deaths wouldn't exactly help matters.]

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[That doesn't answer her question, and only leads her to make assumptions. Hijikata, don't you realize that Bad Things happen when Chizuru's left to her own imagination?

Still, she takes a step back, distancing herself from the vice-commander. She brings her hands together and rests them in her lap.] I'm sorry to keep you up.

[zumo]

[He glances back over his shoulder with a strange look on his face. He didn't mean that to say she was keeping him up, but the opposite. He can't help but wonder if she already knows he won't be sleeping much tonight regardless and is only keeping up appearances. If that's the case, he isn't sure how he feels about it.

Finally he manages a curt:] You worry too much.

[And with that, he heads back to his room, no doubt leaving her with too much to worry about anyway. But it's not a conversation he feels like having right now. Not after everything he's already said.]