August 4th, A few hours after dawn

" What are you doing here, anyway?" Nakarugi changed his accent to talk with Chris on his pace. " I know this seems weird. But I was planning to dig her out of her grave and give her a kiss..." Chris dipped his head down in shame but there was no other way he could see her again.

Except by mode of death....

He was breaking more and more the more he breathed.

The hollow space in his soul wasn't getting any smaller or staying still.

His voice quivered and shook.

" I just can't live wi-thud!" He felt pain on his face as he received a well placed punch from his bestie.

He shrank back in pain as Nakarugi looked at him in pity.

Nakarugi didn't know what to do with this person; one he never knew......

" SHOW SOME DAMNED RESPECT FOR THE DEAD!!" He shouted at him to shove some sense into his brain. And once he noticed the expression that Chris made, he was shocked.

Everyone near the radius looked at them, in shock.

Chris had the most maniacal expression on his face. He wasn't sad.

He was grinning.

Grinning with tears on his face, his eyebrows meeting each other in a frown.

He wasn't lying....

He actually meant it. He meant to dig his love out of the Earth that cruelly kept them apart and give her a kiss just to say he missed her, after these span of months.

He didn't care if she was dead.

He didn't care if she was half decomposed.

It didn't matter if she was half eaten, half flesh, half bones.

It was love.

And he wanted to be with her.

One way or the other......

" At least show some respect and leave her alone" Nakarugi lowered his voice. "Damn it Chris, I said I'll help you commit suicide! Just wait a few days, you idiot!" He said in a hushed tone.

And that was it for his English accent....

" Just give me the scene you want to be in......" Even if it was a lie, Nakarugi felt guilt even if he was just pretending to help someone commit to killing themself.

Chris took out the handkerchief from his hand which was supposed to wipe a 'Pathetic look' and wiped the blood off his nose which started to drip slowly. The numbness forming on his face cleared his mind.

It wasn't time yet.

" F-fine. I accept. What about your price? Ramen?" Chris's old self poked itself out for a moment and so did his friend's.

" Nothing much. Just a having a kid with you......"

It took a while to process. He was still relatively not the best at recollecting Japanese.

Chris whipped his head and watched in horror yet again, before understanding it was a joke.

" Ramen it is...."

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After running around down to find a good shop, Chris was asked this question for the first time.

" Why won't you try to move on?" Nakarugi asked Chris, his mind racing to get some ideas on his so said, 'Rebirth'. Chris stopped in his tracks, puzzled with this thought.

Why did he love her? Why didn't he move on? Guess both of the lovebirds never thought about it until one's feathers were clipped clean.

"I never thought about it. Maybe because I never got her out of my mind" He scratched his neck, wondering why he wanted to kill himself if he was going to meet her when he died.

"I- do-ont- wan- t- to d-ie" He remembered her words that moment.

He didn't want her to be alone all those years. He wanted to grow old with her or die along her.

"What about your plan?" Chris queried.

Three more days to go......

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