AUTHOR' S NOTE : The ending is slightly different and sweeter.
SAKAKI : Miyamoto Mama ????
The purple haired woman looked up at her Œ¹ son. Œ¹
She had been sprawled on the ground for an unknown amount of time.
She felt her head and back being supported by Sakaki¹ s hand.
Her other hand was held.
MIYAMOTO : Sakaki ? Where¹ s Musashi ?
SAKAKI : I don¹ t know. We were searching for you until an avalanche buried me.
Miyamoto scowled.
MIYAMOTO : Woman Boss is still waiting for me to return from my mission.
So is Musashi.
I have been in this cave for hours.
Constant blizzards caused the snow to increase.
She sighed.
MIYAMOTO : I have the feeling that I¹ ll never see Musashi again.
SAKAKI : If we live to get out of this avalanche, we¹ ll be a family again.
You¹ ll have a daughter and a son.
I¹ ve been calling you Miyamoto Mama because you are like a mother.
You taught me how to love and protected me from the Rocket Gang boss.
You accepted me. You called me your son.
MIYAMOTO : That is correct.
SAKAKI : Whenever I remembered you, I had the strength to survive.
He touched her angelic face. He continued to hold her hand.
Every part of his body touched her figure. He sighed as his Œ¹ stiff corpse Œ¹ revived.
SAKAKI : We¹ ll find a way to escape this avalanche.
MIYAMOTO : I¹ d love to, but I¹ m beginning to lose hope of ever seeing Musashi.
My memories of her enabled me to temporarily survive.
He squeezed her hand when he noticed her heavy eyes.
He touched her wrist and felt her weak pulse.
SAKAKI : NO ! YOU HAVE TO SEE MUSASHI BEFORE YOU DIE !
MIYAMOTO : If you do see her again, tell her that I love her.
Sakaki started to cry as he nodded.
MIYAMOTO : You¹ ll always be my son.
She touched his face.
SAKAKI : I love you, Miyamoto Mama.
She smiled.
Sakaki kissed her on the mouth while holding her hand as she slowly died in his arms.
SAKAKI : MIYAMOTO MAMA ! MIIIIYAAAAMOTOOOO MAAAAMAAAA !
He still held her body as he shrieked and wailed. His tears fell on her pale face.
He knew that the mission to find Miyamoto was now over. What would he tell Musashi ?
He eventually relaxed.
He decided to manually bury Miyamoto¹ s dead body.
His fingers were frozen to the bone.
He kissed the area where his Œ¹ mother Œ¹ was buried.
SAKAKI : I¹ ll tell Musashi that you love her, Mommers.
His shoulders moved up and down as he sobbed. He eventually exited the cave.
He tunneled above his position. He tried to ignore the torture his fingers endured.
He continued to manually dig until a hole formed at the top of the snow. He smiled.
He managed to escape the avalanche at last. He emerged.
He looked around for Musashi. He was still weak from the avalanche.
SAKAKI : Musashi ?
His childhood friend continued to search for him.
She gasped when she found Sakaki and ran over to him.
MUSASHI : Sakaki ?
SAKAKI : Musashi !
Musashi caught him when he collapsed.
MUSASHI : I¹ m glad that you¹ re alive.
How did you....?
SAKAKI : Miyamoto was in my min....
He paused.
MUSASHI : Did you find our mother ?
Sakaki nodded.
SAKAKI : She.... told me.... to tell you that.... she.... loves you.
Musashi gasped.
SAKAKI : She.... died.... in.... my.... arms.
He sobbed whenever he uttered a word.
SAKAKI : I.... loved.... her. Her.... love enabled me to.... find her. It kept me alive.
Tears left Musashi¹ s eyes.
MUSASHI : At least, our mission has been completed.
Sakaki didn¹ t reply.
MUSASHI : We can still be Œ¹ siblings Œ¹ and best friends, right ?
Sakaki nodded.
Musashi smiled even as her wet face revealed her sadness.
MUSASHI : You¹ re sweet.
SAKAKI : Woman Boss never said anything like that to me ever.
He continued to cry uncontrollably as he embraced her.
SAKAKI : You¹ re kind just like our mother.
Musashi didn¹ t mind sharing Miyamoto.
She had experienced Sakaki¹ s mother¹ s wrath during her childhood when she had met him.
She was never jealous whenever she saw Miyamoto hug Sakaki.
Whenever Sakaki cried, she did the same.
Musashi drew something in the snow by using her finger.
Sakaki smiled when he saw the drawing that was of a heart.
Within it were the words SAKAKI + MUSASHI FRIENDS FOREVER.
He sighed in Musashi¹ s arms. Miyamoto would never humiliate him.
He knew that he was about to die so he touched Musashi¹ s face.
SAKAKI : Goodbye, Musashi.
MUSASHI : Say hi to our mother for me.
Sakaki smiled and nodded.
SAKAKI : What¹ s up ?
Musashi looked above.
MUSASHI : The sky.
She was kissed for a long time.
SAKAKI : You¹ re it.
He died as Musashi embraced him. Her tears rained on his face.
She eventually collapsed in the snow after slowly freezing to death.
With her last ounce of strength, she whispered as she held his hand....
MUSASHI : You¹ re it. No tag backs.
They were now friends forever.
THE END.
