"Wow, you scared me." Shijima slips out her hands at Y/n's hold. "You didn't think you can threaten me with a palette knife."

      "That wasn't a threat, I was just making my rant that's all." Y/n rolled her eyes.

      Shijima held her wrist. "Do you truly want to leave this world?"

      "Even though you will soon die if you return to the real world?"

      Y/n groaned in frustration as she looked at Shijima with half fear and half rage. "Of course I want to leave this world, death is not avoidable, like I said if I die, I die."

      "I get it, Hanako-kun wanted me to save me from death." Y/n sighed. "It's frustrating I swear, I mean he didn't probably care about people dying."

      "Do you really want to die?" she asked.

      Y/n's face fell soft. She really did most of her life, what else was she supposed to do?

      Y/n gave her a teary-eyed smile. "It'll be okay once I die." she said.

      Shijima's face fell serious as she grabbed on to the bars. "Without any basis, saying it'll be okay is nothing more than just a wish." she said. "It doesn't make any sense."

      "A long time ago there was someone who said the same thing, but no matter how much you dream, it doesn't change reality." Shijima concluded.

      "Was that special person said the same thing?" Y/n asked.

      "Special... in a way." Shijima answered. "It's someone I can never meet again."

      Y/n smiled. "You know, there's an English translation of this song lyric that might help you."

      "When we open our eyes. Our dreams became reality."

      "Want me to help you with that?" Tsukasa came out of nowhere. Y/n let go of the bars as she pointed her favorite finger at Tsukasa.

      "Just in time Tsukasa," Y/n looked at Tsukasa with burning anger. "I'm still mad so I think it's much better to take my anger out of you!"

      "Why are you here?" Shijima asked as her face turned white with fear.

      "You called me No. 4, you made that wish right?" Tsukasa asked as he floated above with two of his tsueshiros on his hands.

      "Your wish called me from your heart."

      Tsukasa used one of his tsueshiros to slice the bars. The cell was now destroyed, then Shijima stepped away so she won't get hurt by the impact. "Since I've been summoned, I have no choice but to make it come true."

      "What are you doing saying that!" Shijima shouted at Tsukasa.

      "Hey!"

      Y/n turned her head towards Tsukasa. "How about I'll call you Cinderella for now." he smiled at her. "You two are much alike."

      "So you'll help me out, yeah?" Tsukasa asked as he bent down to her level since she was sitting on fallen debris. "Since it was you who brought out the wish."

      Y/n smirked as she secretly hid the palette knife behind her. "You know you're right about the Cinderella." she told him. "Since she can talk to rats."

      "What do you mean?" Tsukasa tilted his head.

      "You're so fucking dumb aren't you, bitch?" Y/n immediately brought out her knife as she straddled Tsukasa. She smirked in satisfaction.

      "Let's see." Y/n puts her pointer finger under her chin. "How about let's re-enact the scene where you are about to get killed?"

      "Why would I help with a brat like you anyways?" Y/n raised her palette knife at Tsukasa. "Besides, your existence is pissing me off."

      Tsukasa cackled. "You know, you reminded me of Amane." he said. "I kinda like you, you're not that bad after all."

      Tsukasa commanded his tsueshiros to carry Y/n and Shijima above. "Oi! Put us down!" Y/n yelled causing her to drop her palette knife.

      "Have a nice trip!" Tsukasa waved at them. Y/n, once again, gave him a middle finger before she and Shijima disappeared in thin air.

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      Y/n woke up in a chair. She looked around to investigate on where she is. "I must be in a hospital then?" she asked.

      The curious girl hopped off the chair as she walked around the hallways in hopes of finding someone she knew. "Hello?" she called. "Anyone there?"

      "The poor thing." the silhouettes of the nurses were gossiping with each other.

      "So young, how sad."

      Y/n spotted Shijima looking at one of the hospital rooms. "There you are!" she said but paused as she looked at where the braided haired girl was looking.

      A girl in a hospital bed wearing a hospital gown hugging her sketchbook as the wind swayed to the curtains of the bed. "Who is that?" Y/n asked.

      "Shijima-san of the art room. She was very talented at drawing, but her parents opposed to her continuing art, so in order to chase her dreams, she decided to kill herself."

      "Really." Shijima said. "It's just so stupid right?"

      "There's no point in fiction."

      Y/n gave her a confusing look. "What are you talking about——?"

      "Granting my wish naturally." she said as she walked towards the sleeping figure of Shijima Mei. "But I have one wish,"

      Shijima raised her rapier. "To kill Shijima Mei, that's all there is to it."

      "No wait!" Y/n pushed Shijima to the wall to prevent her from stabbing the clone of hers.

      "Would you kindly refrain from getting in my way, this has nothing to do with you!" Shijima argued as she tried to get free from Y/n.

      "You're not allowed to kill her!" Y/n argued back as the two girls are shoving each other.

      "Did you call dear?"

      "What's wrong, dear?"

      "How are you feeling?"

      The shadows of the nurses grew inside the room towering over them. "Well this is rather unsightly, is not?" Shijima uses her rapier to slice the shadow nurses that were casting around them.

      Y/n felt her wrist got grabbed by someone before the shadow got cleared.

      "Oh my, it seems that she got away." Shijima says looking at the empty hospital bed.

      Meanwhile, Y/n was dragged by the same girl whose hair was down to her shoulders and was wearing a hospital gown. The two of them hid at the corner.

      "Ah that scared me." she said. "A somewhat suspicious person did enter the room, without thinking I pressed the nurse call button."

      "Are you okay?"

      "Wait?!" Y/n exclaimed. "Are you Shijima-san when she was alive?"

      "Yes." Mei smiled at her. "I'm Shijima-san."

      'Wait this is confusing, my braincells can't function this.'

      "By the way what are you doing here?" she asked.

      "I have nooo idea." Y/n replied while sheepishly rubs the back of her head.

      "Oh so you're lost!" Mei's face brightened up into a big smile. "If that's the case would you like me to lead you to the exit?"

      "Shijima-san you know where we are?" Y/n asked. "And you'll help me?"

      Mei grabbed her hand. "Only if you hear out my wish then I'll help you~" she said.

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      The image of a fluffy pancake with dripping maple syrup made Mei's eyes sparkle with admiration. "Omigosh! It looks so yummy!" she fangirled.

      "Pancakes are really the best aren't they?" Mei asked her. "Y/n-chan you think they look yummy right?"

      "Um Shijima-san..."

      "You can call me Mei-chan." Mei tells her while taking a picture of the fluffy pancake that was displayed infront of her.

      "Mei-chan, this is your wish?" Y/n asked as she sipped some tea.

      Mei took a bite of the pancake using her fork. "So good! Y/n-chan do you want some too?"

      "Open wide! Say ahh!" Mei instructed as she tried to feed her.

      Y/n hesitated for a moment, she usually loves sweets but she felt bitter at the moment. Especially what happened between she and Hanako.

      Somewhat she felt guilty bad mouthing him behind his back. "Y/n-chan!" Y/n snapped out of her trance. "It's gonna get cold you know?"

      "Just one bite." Y/n says as she ate the pancake that Mei was offering her. Then her eyes became teary on the taste of the pancake.

      "Oh my god that must be the tastiest pancake that I have ever tasted in my fifteen years of existence."

      "I'm glad you like it!" Mei smiled at her. Y/n's cheeks turned pink as she looked away from her.

      "Anyways wanna get more?"

      And so the two of them ordered another stack of pancakes. The two of them ate some pancakes together, just like friends do.

      "Ah that was good!" Mei grabbed a cup of tea. "It's been a while since I've eaten pancakes with a friend."

      "I know right?" Y/n smiled then sipped her tea.

      "Thank you for spending time with me, Y/n-chan." Mei smiled back at her.

      "Do you actually know the way out here?" Y/n asked as she gently put down her tea cup. Mei took a slurp on her tea and did the same.

      "I, also must return soon." she answered.

      "You see I'm in the midst of drawing a picture." Mei explained to Y/n. "I was enrolled in an art course, we were tasked with drawing something."

      "Wow Mei-chan!" Y/n said with astonishment. "That's so cool!"

      "I know! Even my parents are rooting for me!" Mei raised her arm  as she pat her shoulder. "So I gotta do my best!"

      'But according to the rumors, her parents opposed her of doing art, then she commited suicide...'

      Just then she heard mutters coming from the shadows. Their whispers rang through her ears. "Mei-chan?"

      "Y/n-chan." Mei called. "All of the students' completed art work, it'll be hung all around the art room."

      "My drawing, once I'm done and it's been submitted. Would you look at it then?" she asked.

      "Mei-chan..." Y/n gave her a concerning look.

      "Really, it's all stupid right?" Mei asked her. "There's no point in rumors, after all,"

      "I have zero intention of dying."

Shining like never before
Hoping one last time
Warm embrace from myself
Slowly fading away from the darkness

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loraine's note:
have some tissues there? ran out of tissues? too bad we be needing more of them :>