Saxxx Shadows

My body goes still when he kisses me in such a sudden way. The kiss is delivered passionately yet he's being gentle with me, probably trying not to scare me so bad. Soon, I close my eyes when I succumb into his gentleness and romanticism by kissing him back.

The sensations between our collided lips begin to send in electric pulses throughout my body, turning my brain blank and making my heart races. Honestly, this boy is the first one to make me feel alive again even though I'm a drifting soul right now. He is the first one to give me warmth when I'm in such state, and this feeling has been diminishing in my mind since I'd accomplished the first wish.

Soon, Clerence makes the retreat and eventually breaks my reverie. Both of us are panting hardly for air, though in such state, we might not need to breath with our lungs. "Are you feeling better?"

I freeze upon the question as I remain staring at him, uttering nothing. His eyes are so mesmerizing and it is as if they can tell me stories about the boy himself, revealing everything he has hidden deep in his mind and heart. The two pools are luring me in like mysterious caves, dragging out my curiosity about what treasures would be waiting for me to discover.

"I'm gonna kiss you again if you remain like this," says the boy with one of his brows lifted playfully. A smirk creeps up on his face when my cheeks turn warm. I bet they have turned into colours like crimson, or hot pink and such thought would only lead me to avoid his gaze.

"S-sorry, I d-dozed off," I apologize, though it is the lamest excuse I can ever think of to prevent being teased by this typically bad teenage boy again. As I happen to look around, I've found the changed surrounding which indicates that we have travelled back to my own house, where I use to live alone. The time for my sixth wish accomplishment is up and here we are.

"If you stare at me like that, I'll be nervous, baby." Again, this isn't what I have expected him to say.

Out of nervousness and surprise, I lead out a chuckle. "Stop that, you are the one catching me off guard, and now you're blaming me for everything?" I argue with giggles when I pretend to punch him on the abdomen, which he successfully avoids by sucking in his breath and bending his waist.

"Your actions are making me wonder..." he trails off when trying to think of his next words. And then, he continues, "... whether you are now my girlfriend or my angel."

"Stop that." My voice is monotonous. My poker face hides all my flustered feelings and keeps them deep in the abyss of my heart. "I suggest we go take some rest, shall we?"

"In your bedroom?" My eyes are round when I take in his perverted expression.

"Fxxk off," I growl. "Sleep on the couch, you'd teased enough for today."

"Aww..." His facial expression is not matching his own age, but it doesn't matter. I like that when he's being funny. "Sorry angel, I'll sleep on the couch alright?" And I titter at the sight of him pouting which turns his lips fuller. "By the way," he adds again, stopping my pace towards my own room. "Do we still need sleep even though we are ghosts?"

That's a good question. "I'm not certain, that's why I'm doing this in case I feel fatigue and less energized during my wish fulfilling." I answer with a shrug. "Goodnight, baby boy."

Through the corner of my eye, I can see him smiling genuinely. His face turns into a shade of pink. "Good night, baby girl." And thank god, I've finally gotten use to such romantic answers that I don't reveal surprised expressions anymore. With a light, satisfied smile plastered on my face, I penetrate through the door and head to my own bed.

***

Clerence Cartwright

Lying low on the couch, I remain awake while my brain wouldn't stop replaying everything that has happened between us a while ago. The blood on my wrist has gone dry and it has stopped bleeding since I don't know.

Will both of us ever go back in full pieces?

I begin to brainstorm with this very question until my eyebrows are knitted. Sticking to my usual habit, I lift up my right hand in order to block the lights that hit my eyes ruthlessly. However, it's no use. The light penetrates through my translucent hand just like how Sasha enters her room.

But wait, what is truly happening to my body? In a while ago, I can feel the solidity of my whole body pieces. Yet right now, I'm finding it vanishing into thin air.

I am vanishing into thin air.

"No, she has four more wishes to go through and she needs my help, I can't leave just like this..." I mutter when I begin to walk back and forth around the living room, hoping to find the solid feeling of my own being. But it is useless either. My body has been disappearing from my legs, though I can still stand without tumbling to the ground.

I take a look at the room in which the door will never open. The urge of going in now overwhelms me.

I have to let her know before I totally disappear.

And therefore, I turn the doorknob and push it inwardly, revealing the girl who sleeps peacefully on her single bed. Oh, please do not ask me the reason why and how I can touch the door, as I'm still new to this 'being-a-soul' thing so I won't know for sure. What I can tell you is that the moment I find myself able to touch the door is when I find Sasha crying in this room, remember?

"Sasha!" I shout in my whispery voice. No response. On the second try, the volume of my voice rises when I lower my head to find half of my body has already gone. "Sasha!!"

Resultantly, she jumps and eventually, she sits upright with her eyes round in shock and panic. "Wh-what, what, what?" And then she finally turns towards me, eyes wider. "What the heck, Cler-".

Sasha's face turns bitter with sadness in less than 5 seconds even before I hug her. "I'll be back, alright?" I soothe when her soft whimper is audible beside my left ear. She gives no verbal feedback, but a nod in response before bursting in tears. "Sasha." Literally, I can't describe how much I wish her to hear this. To hear her name.

Sniffling, she shakes her head and hugs me back, though what's left with is my one and only head. "Don't come back," her whisper beside my left ear is audible. "Wait for me." There the time ticks, and everything about her turns into nothing but the colour of black.

I love you.

Her fragile yet beautiful voice vibrates throughout my eardrums, causing a series of echo in my head. The words act as if they are the guidance towards light source and with that, my eyelids flutter. "I love you too." 

ᴾᴼˢᵀᴵᴺᴳ ᵀᴴᴵˢ ᴶᵁˢᵀ ᵀᴼ ᵂᴬᴿᴹ ᵞᴼᵁᴿ ᴴᴱᴬᴿᵀ. ᵀᴴᴬᴺᴷ ᵞᴼᵁ ˢᴼ ˢᴼ ᴹᵁᶜᴴ ᶠᴼᴿ ˢᵁᴾᴾᴼᴿᵀᴵᴺᴳ ᴬᴺᴰ ᴾᴸᴱᴬˢᴱ ˢᵀᴬᵞ ᵀᵁᴺᴱᴰ ᶠᴼᴿ ᵀᴴᴱ ᴺᴱˣᵀ ᵁᴾᴰᴬᵀᴱ😊😊

ᴴᴬᵛᴱ ᵞᴼᵁ ᴺᴼᵀᴵᶜᴱᴰ ᴬ ᴰᴵᶠᶠᴱᴿᴱᴺᵀ ᴮᴼᴿᴰᴱᴿᴸᴵᴺᴱ ᵀᴼᴰᴬᵞ?