Hanako didn't felt that today was New Year's Eve. He was only a mere ghost that haunts the bathroom for years, yet again, it doesn't change the fact that he was still a ghost at the upcoming year, then the next next year till he was forgiven and can go to heaven.

"Looks like I'm going to spend the new years to myself, haku-joudai." Hanako smiled sadly to one of his tsueshiros that was circling around him. Hanako looked over to the window, seeing the children holding their sparklers gives him nostalgia when he was still human. "Here's to being a leader of the seven wonders, a bathroom ghost and--"

He heard some footsteps coming from the hallways near the bathroom. They were faint at first until he heard that it was getting closer. Hanako slid his hand underneath his shirt getting ready to pull out his knife just in case.

"Hanako-kun?"

And that's where he heard his assistant's voice. Y/n walked in the bathroom only in a slightly tucked in shirt with a pair of jogging pants. She smiled. "Oh? Y/n, hi." Hanako stumbled upon his words. 'I thought it was someone or something...'

"Anyways, what are you doing at this hour?" Hanako asked. "It's around 11 pm, few minutes till the new year starts."

"I snuck out of the house just to celebrate new years with you." Y/n shrugged, placing her hands inside her pockets. Hanako replies with an 'oooh' at her reason. "It's boring in my house."

"Aren't you celebrating with the kid and Yashiro?"

"Kou-kun's celebrating with his fam and also Yashiro's." Y/n explained. "I look forward to next year, though." She added with a grin on her face.

Hanako tilted his head in confusion. "Why do you look forward to it though?" He asked. "You're going to die next year, don't you remember?"

Y/n winced, she almost forgot that she's almost closer to death. She knew that she was going to die next year and yet she was looking forward to the next one. "Yeah, I remembered."

"The only good thing that happened to me this year is meeting you Hanako-kun."

Hanako's cheeks turned red, Y/n smiled thinking that he looked cute, screw that he always looks cute. "I got ghosted, broke down sobbing in the bathroom, late night anxieties," she looked down on her feet. "Found out that I was dying next year and got some beef with Souho and Haname."

"And yet..." Y/n grabbed his cold hand and placed it on her cheek, smiling. "I enjoyed the year because of you, those supernatural adventures, except for the fake world that shit gave me a mental breakdown." She murmured the last part.

"I'm sorry about that though..." Hanako averted his gaze away from her as he felt guilty about making her live in the fake world without her consent. "I thought putting you in a fake world would extend your life..."

"Hanako, I loved the fake world. I only hated it because it's all good to be true. I lowkey wanted to stay there because its everything that I wanted it to be but it's all fake..."

"But I realized that I much prefer the real world even though its the worse." Y/n chuckled along with Hanako. "So Hanako-kun,"

"Let's fulfill our promise! We'll be together tomorrow, the day after tomorrow and forever!"

Amane smiled softly, caressing her cheek using his thumb. "Then we'll be together this year, next year and forever?"

"Mhmm!"

"You're too cute for me Y/n." Hanako pinched her cheek lightly.

Y/n wrapped her arms around Hanako's torso and hugged him. She felt tears pricking from her eyes, thanking him silently for the great year she had experienced. Hanako hugged her back, smiling contently that after all these years after he died, he finally felt the warmth that he needed.

His assistant.

His partner in crime.

His best friend.

And his soulmate.

"Thank you, Hanako-kun."

The two of them let go of each others arms. Few minutes till the next year. Hanako placed his hands on Y/n's shoulders.

What he did next made Y/n's heart race all of a sudden. Hanako gently presses his lips against hers, he pulled away immediately, covering his mouth with the back of his mouth and blushing furiously. "A-Ah sorry, I didn't mean to-"

Y/n grabbed his collar and kissed him shortly. "-It's fine Hanako-kun..." She shyly mumbled under her breath. Hanako places his hands on her cheeks and kissed her again. It wasn't that lusty but it was sweet and soft, just like his touches.

He was happy that Y/n came to see him during the New Year at the fact that she was supposed to be celebrating it with her family.

The two of them pulled away with a warm smile on their faces. "Happy New Year, Y/n..."

"Happy New Year too, Hanako-kun..." She said. They suddenly heard the fireworks exploding from the distance. "We should watch the fireworks too."

"Yeah," Hanako wrapped an arm around Y/n. "Let's watch them... together..."

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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE