The happiness that Jeremy felt was replaced by the same indifference that his brother had shown him all these years. Being three years older, it was understandable that Joshua and him weren't joined at the hip, but Joshua barely even spoke to Jeremy. The two didn't even fight. Jeremy was positive that Joshua didn't hate him, but he knew that Joshua didn't like him very much either. Whenever Jeremy would try and get brotherly advice, Joshua would turned him away. So, it made sense that Joshua would end up here.

"Let's get this over with. Best not to talk to each other like normal, right?" Jeremy said, rather bitterly. There was still an urge for people to feel guilty about the way they treated him.

"If that is what you want." Angel-Joshua replied passively. The two brothers stared each other down for a few moments before Angel-Joshua ran forward and engulfed Jeremy in a hug. The hug caught Jeremy so off guard that he almost reflexed punched the angel in the face. This was the first time Joshua had hugged him and it wasn't even Joshua doing it.

"What was that for?" Jeremy asked, quite suprised.

"I missed you. I missed having family." Angel-Joshua replied, letting go of Jeremy. Just then Jeremy remembered his mother's painful death, and realized that with both him and his mother gone, Joshua was truly alone.

"I've missed being brothers. We never really got to be true brothers when I was alive."

"Well, technically you are still alive. Three minutes until you get pronounced dead." Angel-Joshua reminded him. Jeremy had forgotten about that.

"Okay, well before we do this, tell me. Is your future as bad as everyone elses? Because so far I've seen my girlfriend become a shell of herself, my best friend get shanked in prison, my mother commit suicide, and my bully be tortured to death in a hate crime." Jeremy said warily, praying that it wasn't anything too terrible.

"Don't worry, my death is painless and quick. Let's get into it." For the fifth time, Jeremy placed his hand on the screen.

A dark green overwhelmed his mind, and strangely, the smell of pine filled his nostrils. This was the first thing he had smelt, and the pine felt especially pungent. Soon the black clad figures emerged, revealing yet another funeral.

"Are you serious? I am not seeing my funeral again!" Jeremy shouted at Angel-Joshua, who merely chuckled.

"Don't worry, it's not yours." Just then, Jeremy noticed that it was sunny at this funeral, whereas it had been raining at his. His heart sank when he considered the next most likely person who this funeral was for.

"No. I'm not looking at her again. No way." Jeremy repeated determinedly, backing away from the crowd. "Seriously, I don't need this."

"You won't be able to move on until you see everything Jeremy. Now man up and look in the coffin!" Angel-Joshua said harshly, causing Jeremy to snap.

"Don't you dare tell me to man up! You have no idea what I've been forced to see before this. Hell, I saw a little girl get her fingers ripped off while she was still alive! Not to mention all the crap I went through before I died. Oh wait, you wouldn't know about that, because you didn't care enough to find out!" Jeremy screamed, panting as Angel-Joshua watched.

"Look at us. Two brother brawling over our mother's coffin. Real classy." Jeremy immediately felt calm again. He approached the coffin slowly and silently, before peering into the coffin. He felt like he had been punched in the gut again. His mother was rest there, artistically surrounded by flowers, flowers that cleverly hid the jagged scars. She looked beautiful and peaceful, except that her eyes were open, revealing them looking glassy and dead.

"Lilies always were her favourite." Jeremy murmered quietly.

"That is why I chose them." Angel-Joshua replied sadly, leading Jeremy to understand that Joshua would have had to plan his mother's funeral.

"Why are her eyes open?" Jeremy asked, slightly unerved by the sight of his mother staring into nothing.

"Mom always kept her eye on everything. She would hate not being able to see what was going on, even in death. Let's get out of here. I also do not like gazing upon my dead mother." With that the two turned and walked across the cemetary.

"Just out of curiousity, is my grave around here somewhere?"

"Yeah, it is right by Mom's. You didn't need to see it, so I didn't show it to you. Would you like to see it?" Jeremy thought of his body rotting underground, the tombstone being the only thing to show of his life.

"Not really."

The two of them ended up in a room that was unfamiliar to Jeremy. While he hadn't been in Joshua's room often, he was fairly confident that it wasn't his. Then a boy came in, plopped down his schoolbooks and began working on them. Jeremy had also never seen this boy before in his life. A few minutes passed, with the boy becoming increasingly more frustrated as the time passed. It was then that Jeremy realized that the boy most likely had a mental disability, as evidenced by his unusual speech patterns. Just then, Joshua walked into the room. Like Brett, he was older, possibly in his late twenties. There was a hint of a salt and pepper beard, and Joshua had a twinkle in his eyes that Jeremy had never seen before. He watched as he greeted the boy, both of them being happy to see each other. The two began working on the problems, laughing and talking together. The boy clearly admired Joshua, and Joshua spoke to the boy as an equal.

"Who is that?" Jeremy finally asked.

"One of my clients. He has down syndrome and sometimes struggles with math, so I help him with his subjects."

"i didn't know you wanted to help kids with disabilites."

"I didn't. But after you died, I wanted to help those who felt lonely and different. So I switched my major in college and ended up here." The pair watched for a little while longer, until the boy and Joshua went downstairs. "As fun as this is, we should keep going."

"That was so innocent, I'm dreading what comes next." Jeremy said, only half kidding.

"You have nothing to worry about, I promise."

Angel-Joshua was right. Jeremy didn't have anything to worry about. He watched as Joshua lived a full and satisfying life. He became an expert in his field, continuing to assist mentally disabled individuals for many years. He met a girl, and the two got married, having children, and eventually grandchildren. Joshua had a good job, a nice house, friends, and now he had family too. His death was the first natural one. He died in a hospital surrounded by his friends and family, quickly and painlessly. Jeremy had just witnessed a wonderful life. In this case, his death had a positive effect on someone's life. That seemed like a bad lesson to be teaching him.

"My death helped you?"

"Yeah. Now, I'm no genius but I believe that is the purpose of me being here. All actions have consequences, but those consequences aren't always bad. Who knows? Maybe I was always set on this path, and your suicide didn't really affect my life." Angel-Joshua mused. "Anyway, you probably have a lot of think about. Hopefully, I will see you again soon, bro." Once again, Jeremy was back in the white room, when yet another voice came from behind him. This voice was more professional and even, speaking with a mature tone. He recognized this voice right away too. How could he not? It was the same voice he had confessed all of his deepest secrets to. His counselor.

"Hello Jeremy."

"Hello Mrs. Todd." Jeremy replied, keeping his voice just as steady as hers. She smiled warmly at him.

"Five down, two to go."

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