Hell and Heaven
By: Sapphi-chan
Rating: PG

Disclaimer: They are not mine….


Their language subject teacher has given them an assignment in relation to Dante's Inferno. They are to make an essay about their concept of hell. And so that's another day for Rukawa Kaede. His classmates look at him, as if there's a miracle being performed or what so ever. This is the first time they saw him NOT sleeping in his favorite-subject-to-sleep period.

He doodles in his notebook; scribble here and there, making caricatures of his teacher, some people…and even someone. He looks at his watch and it's dismissal already, it's time to go home.


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The following day…

The teacher asks some students to present their assignment in front of the class. The teacher asks Rukawa to present his work this day. He stood up and says what was in a piece of paper.

"Hell is not where you can see all the pleasures in life, romantic couples under maple trees or Sakura trees in the park. Hell isn't also your favorite ice cream top with chocolate sprinkles and mallows.

Hell is a four-letter word that has lots of meanings in each one of us. Hell isn't where you can Hear- Every-Angels-Nagging-Goodness in short it's your typical Heaven to you. Hell isn't your typical I'm in a subzero area but it's supposed to be I'm in a scalding place.

To me hell is where you can't get sleep not even a nap. Hell is also where you can see your worse nightmare come true. It's also a place where you can be tempted by evil, but most of all a demon with a fork tine.

Hell is like a never-ending road, not a dead end zone. Hell is an agony in the brain where it's being squished out. It's also the murderer, behind the numerous brain cells being killed everyday by the stress that builds up.

All I know about hell is the opposite of Heaven. But who cares whether you try to look up or down, left or right, you can't find hell in your typical idea of it. Hell isn't where you have to cross the River of Styx, nor count up to number six.

Hell maybe easy for you, and hard for me. Hell can be where you wanted to be.

Hell is something when I'm having doubts whether I should say or not to say my feelings for you. It is also hell when I find no peace in my sleep during the night when I'm bothered with my feelings.

All I can say hell is what I'm feeling right now struggling to climb out, out of Dante's Inferno.

Heaven's a mile away yet it's a fast track, and hell is just backtrack. Can't go between the two, so help me to choose."

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It's already 5 in the afternoon and he's in his house, and he's thinking about his essay about hell. 'Hell is not a place where you belong.' He was supposed to put that but he decided to stop and end it there. He was thinking of Sendoh cause it's his birthday on 14th. He wonders what will he do on that day. Then a knock on the door was heard and he opens it up and sees Sendoh smiling.

'definitely it's not hell…It's heaven with you.'

-owari-


Author's notes: How do you guys like it???? Pls. R&R!