I do not own Mushi-shi, Red V.s. Blue, Toshiro, Renji, or Spike.

Weeping Angels I do not own ether.

I will update as often as I can.

Welcome to the Limbo. This is the end of physics, if you like the rules that makes things make sense, step AWAY from the fanfic and run as fast as you can.

It began in the middle of winter. My journey has taken me across Nippon several times and to many of its surrounding islands.

This wintery day was like most others, my feet were soaked in my boots and there was no shelter in sight. A cigarette was in my mouth, and I was sort of lonely. Just another day… Not that I was expecting to meet any one in the middle of nowhere, and I had gotten used to being lonely a long, long, time ago. Sure people liked me when they got to know me, but who on earth would, in their right un-mushi-ed mind would want a white haired green eyed freak to even come to their village? I'd been to enough places to confirm this, they don't.

I shook my head, trying to banish these thoughts, no use making myself miserable. Or in this case, more miserable then I was already. I noticed something odd at the base of a tree, and of course I went to investigate.

It was a relatively harmless mushi that took residence in a rock and emitted heat, absolutely perfect for warming oneself up on a cold day. The only problem with this mushi was that if you where to move it, it would burst into flames, causing all the other mushi like itself to catch fire as well. And they had a tendency to "travel" in packs.

I took off my boots and my backpack and stood on the rock, leaning against the tree. After awhile, dosing off, I noticed something really annoying. My hair cut gets in the way of my eye. I mean, I've had this hair cut practically forever, and every time I stop walking I notice this. It's time I did something. I pulled out a comb and got to work. When I finished I finally could see. As an added bonus, I didn't reveal the gigantic hole on the other side of my face.

After attacking my hair, I was warm, dry, and attracting mushi, because I had put out my cigarette prior to messing with my hair.
I pulled on my boots, oh great, they are wet, and my backpack and started to walk. After awhile I came across an icy pond that seemed so familiar, along with the hill and remains of a house. I stared at the scene for awhile; it wasn't until the ice started to form on my face that I realized that I was crying. I didn't know why, but this place seemed like a place I was happy once, and terribly, terribly sad. I set down my backpack and crouched on the ground, and stared at the place, wiping the ice off of my face when it built up. Why couldn't I remember this place? This place that makes me cry so?

After awhile, I got sick of crying and got up to go. As I turned to pick up my backpack, I got a face full of a statue that I'm positive was not there a second ago. I jumped back, I mean, it was less then a foot from me, and freaking disturbing. It was shaped like a person with wings in the weeping position; the irony was not lost on me. I turned around to get my pack; I had knocked it over in my haste to get away from the statue. As I turned something hit me, I turned back to the statue as the space around me bended and twisted, and I caught a glance of the statue pulling a face at me. Even the scenery dislikes me. Great.

After this, I passed out.

When I awoke, there where two of me. The new me was super tall and unlike me, had clothes on, other then underwear and my night shirt. Also he was not tied up, like I was currently.

And more handsome.

"Who or what are you?" I demanded "And where are my clothes?!" He looked at me and grinned. I'll admit it; that is a very pretty face. "I'm your clone, except I'm everything you wanted to be, attractive, cool, instantly loved and accepted, tall, swave, and not a-"

"Don't even say it." I growled "I so do not need that today. And my clothes?"

"I'm wearing them of course." He pulled out my pack of cigarettes and lit one.

"You-me-whatever suck!" I snarled. He shrugged dramatically.

"Whatever Ginko-boy, there will only be one of us come this time next week."

I waited for him to continue.

"You're going to make me ask aren't you?" I said finally. He nodded attractively.

"Oh yes. Think of this as the question an answer part of our game. You HAD four questions, and now you have three. I'll answer honestly, my dear Ginky-poh, so ask wisely!"

"I've never wanted to be that jerk like."

"Comes with being cool, ask your questions."

"Okay, where are we?" I said

"In a building" Gunko said helpfully "In the U.S.A. to be exact."

U.S.A? What the heck was that? Not that important. Or not important enough to merit a question.

"Very informative." I said dryly "What happens to the survivor of the week?" Gunko took a long drag from MY cigarette.

"You know the mushi that is pure darkness? The Tokoyami?"

Seeing the blank look on my face made him smile, dang I'm handsome, even if I'm just a fraction of what he is.

"I know- you don't understand Japanese anymore! How funny. For the sake of time lets call it, the Vashta Nerada. The Vashta Nerada loves people who look like us, you could say, we are like dessert to it. It's going to get one of us by the end of the week, and as you have been alive longer, as they say in baseball, you are up slugger! However, if I'm killed by a girl this week, I get to be dessert and you can live your merry life, with out becoming darkness. Hussah!"

I couldn't help it, what I said next. "Why on earth a girl?"

Gunko, as I decided to call him, looked at me and smirked "Well, you know, I'm a freaking impossible clone, who is an irresistible chick magnet, whose charisma draws even you in, the one person who SHOULD be immune to me. A girl is not ever going to kill me. I mean, guys can try, but they will never be able to."

His only weakness was a pretty face. That sounded... overused.

"Half the stuff you said doesn't even make sense. I get one more question." I said.

Gunko sighed "Oh, fine, because I'm also benevolent."

LAIR. "Okay then… Why are you taking my cigarettes when you know I'm a freaking mushi magnet?"

"I have many reasons, one: Smoking is cool. Two: You are addicted to them, even though it is a special mix that is perfect for driving away mushi, you will suffer withdrawal which I will then laugh at. Three: This is the U.S.A, any mushi here are adapted to smoke and pollution, having these is like peeing in an ocean, and lastly: I'm a dick and I really hate you."

"I thought you where supposed to be me but awesome! I don't hate myself nearly THAT much!"

Gunko rolled his eye at me "You remember mister statue right? Well that's something called a 'Weeping Angel' they are something like time mushi, but with more win. They usually send their prey back in time where they marry the first person they see. In this case we have undeniable proof the universe hates you. You got tossed into the future, thrown across the world, had some of your time wind back, meaning you are younger now, by about ten years, which was used to create me. I have all of your memories, when I'm using them you simply will not remember whatever. Then I spent the last three days gathering experience for myself."

"Oh, that explains how~"

"Shut up, I'm talking. I've created my personality off of what the basics you gave me, and now, I'm stealing your identity."

"What?!" I tried jumping up, which was less then successful, given I was tied up.

"Why of course!" Gunko said "Why else would I have your crappy clothes?"

"They are not crappy! They are stylish!" I said defensively.

"Maybe in the 80's grampa. I'm out of here." As he pulled on MY gloves and MY trench coat he said to me "If you can get out, good luck finding clothes and food, Ginko-snack." He opened the door and right before he headed out he raised his right hand, and looked over the same shoulder, the light from out side silhouetted him, giving an unearthly look to him, glowing silver hair and faint green eye. I KNEW that worked. DANG IT I'M SEXY! "Bye." He smirked and left me to untie myself.

After much, MUCH latter, I later learned it was a full day, until I managed to untie myself. Frick, this doesn't have to be this hard. As I went to the door I attempted to put my hand in my pants pocket. That's right, Gunko TOOK my pants. Flan-freaking-tastick. As I opened the door I was met with a lovely blast of cold air. This day was just getting better and better.

As I stepped gingerly outside into the snow, a cute little girl with gray hair looked at me. Fantastic, now I'm scarring a child for life. As I sighed the little girl shook off her cap of snow and to my surprise, started to fly. When she was at eye level with me she reached out a hand to my face, to the left side of my face. I shied away, getting a giggle for my trouble. "Hello Ginko!" The girl said "I'm Grayling. I've been looking for you!"

"Lo-Looking for me? Why?" I stuttered. "Well, it's hard to explain," She said "let's just say, someone noticed you where missing, from the past that is, and wanted you found. Follow me please!"

As she flitted away I noticed she had the ears and tail of a wolf. How odd. At that moment something flashed in my eye, and the white snow went black. Grayling was the same color though, but for her tail which went white at the tip. I stumbled and fell into the snow. Grayling zipped to me "Ginko, are you ok?"

"I'm fine." I said, a little too fast. I got up, rubbing my head, "I'm just a little shaken, that's all."

Truth be told, I was afraid, very afraid. I followed Graying to a place where she picked out black clothes for me. I accepted them gratefully, enjoying the feeling of being clothed.

"Okay Ginko!" Grayling said "Time to go find your clone, I know where he was a little while ago. But first, you need a cupcake."

"A what?"

"This." Grayling placed a something or other in my hands.

"Ooo It's pretty." I said "But, what I really need is a cigarette."

Grayling sighed and gave me one. "Do you need it lit?" She asked. When I nodded she snapped and a tiny flame appeared lighting the cigarette. I took a drag as Grayling grabbed the cupcake and flitted upwards. I threw up in the snow.

"What the heck was that?" I said as my nausea subsided.

"A cigarette." Grayling said "Duh." She whipped my face off with something wet. "Open your mouth." I complied and she popped something in that was very weird but gone in a moment, leaving a taste of mint. "Here's the cupcake." She said and handed the cupcake to me again.

"Why do I need a cupcake?"

"Why not?" Grayling said "You have to give the first person you see a cupcake."

"Why?"

"Because if you don't she'll find out about the surprise party too soon. Just do it."

"Okay, okay." I grumbled.

"Okay, Ginko-clone is some where in there." She pointed to a building that said 'Limbo' on it. "I'll be seeing you in a bit." She said as she whizzed off. Okay… That was weird.

I went to the door and it said:

"Welcome, this is the end of physics, if you like the rules that make you stay on the ground and make things the same size on the inside as they appear outwardly, or makes things make sense, step AWAY from the door and run away."

Well I was told to go in, so in I went. "Clone…" I called, "Clone…" This place was so big. And black. "Has any one seen my clone?" Then I saw her. She was beautiful and had long pale platinum blonde hair. Her hair was really fluffy and she had something I could only describe as an antenna on top of her head. She had odd eyes, sorta purpley but I've never judged on eyes. That would be stupid. Like the stuff I seem to be saying to her right now.

"Here have a cupcake." I heard myself say, the only thing that I really understood at all.

"Really?!" She said "Thank you!" She was so pretty… To bad I'm going to die… "Are you ok?"

"No I'm- going through withdrawals." I said, not wanting to alarm her.

She pulled out a packet of cigarettes, holding them out to me, "Here you can have these."

I jerked oddly and then I saw what they were. "-No thanks." I said "Those 'modern' ones make me sick."

This continued for a while, and somehow I was sent flying, then I wound up behind a gigantic cupcake. The label on the door didn't lie.

What followed where the two happiest days of my life. I couldn't tell you what I did, but I was happy.

There where many people in the Limbo, and it was fascinating talking to them, and having them talk back, like I was a person, not some strange anomaly. It was wonderful.

That is, till the curtain opened and I saw that man. Seeing him reminded me of Gunko. I only had three days left to live. "Who are you!?" Chacha asked him, eyes wide as she looked at him.

"And where is your shirt?!" I said, trying to make light of the situation

"And why do I look so good in leather pants?" He said "I'm Spike, I'm smexy, and it's a phase I'm going through."

Chacha turned away from the new guy "So anyway, new guy aside, how are you, Ginko?"

"I'm dying." I said.

Spike chimed in, excitedly shouting, "Is this a SOAP OPERA?"

Chacha snapped at the new guy "Shut up new guy!"

I looked at her, my heart in my eyes "I have three days left to live."

She looked back at me, and I noticed something odd, her eyes where green. I couldn't be sure if they where green at the same time, as I had to shift my eye to met both of hers.

"But Ginko, I thought you loved me."

I nearly lost it there. "I do. But not even my love for you can save me." "But Ginko..." Her eyes shone and she started to cry, tears running down her face.

I didn't know what to do, and the answer came from the light red angel: "KISS HER!" I didn't even stop to think about it.

I stepped in close to her, my eye on hers. There was a split second where I could feel her breath and my breath mixing, our hearts beating to the same rhythm and then- It was like warmth and light was pouring through me from her. I wanted it to last forever. It did last forever. Then I felt ashamed of myself for stealing her light. What sort of slime am I?

As I slowly pulled away from her, lingering on her taste, but at the same time hating myself for every flutter of my heart, I was close to collapsing.

"I didn't think you where going to kiss me." She said.

"Nether did I." I said.

"I didn't hate it." She said "in fact I REALLY liked it."

"Really?" I said. I could feel the heat pound through me. I was afraid she would see right through me and so I covered my face with my hands.

"Do you hate me?" She said "It's ok if you hate me." She sounded so sad "Lot's of people hate me."

I removed my hands from my face. "I don't hate you- I -Its just you're my first kiss."

She turned to me, looking cuter then ever. "You are my first too." She said.

I couldn't help what I did next; I yelped like a kicked dog and tried to hide.

Who gave me the right to kiss her? Who gave me the right to take something like from her?

"Well, I'm off to school." She said and left. As she went, I could feel the heat drain out of the room. She took it with her.

I found an article of clothing that was thick and warm and put it on. It had a hood on it, and drawstrings to control the hood. I wandered around the limbo.

I noticed Pup-chan whispering to herself, by they way, Pup-chan is Grayling, but really weird was normal here. As I went I saw Leatha and Chinomin walked past carrying something big. What the heck? There was weird and there was this. Doughnut, the guy who told me to kiss Chacha, was sitting with Spike.

"Complete!" Spike shouted waving a silver disk.

"Yay!" Doughnut cheered. Not even going to comment.

It got even weirder when I saw Toshiro and Renji suspended from the ceiling. Not really surprising coming from these two, most of the time these guys where stuck in something. "Move along…" Renji said. I shrugged and moved on.

I came to a banner with the words "NEW Soap Opera! First Showing! Premier!" What do those word mean? I when to the door and opened it.

Nina, a girl with black hair, who also could turn into a seal, waved me over.

"Over here Ginko!" She said. As I approached she grabbed my sleeve and dragged me to a place where everyone in the limbo, except Chacha of course, was sitting. After I was forced into a seat, the wall flickered to black.

On it where two people, a girl who looked like Chacha, and a guy with my haircut. The man's hair was black however and his eye was on the left, so it couldn't have possibly have been me and Chacha.

"I'm sorry, my love," The man said "I'm dying within the hour."

"But Fredric!" The girl sighed "Don't you love me?"

"I do." Fredric said "But not even all the love in the world can save me. Not even my love for you, which extends to the very stars themselves, can save me."

"Oh Fredric…" The girl sobbed. Fredric scooped her up and kissed her tenderly. As he did so, that wacky thing happened to my eye and I saw… Me. And Chacha. Kissing. Why on earth was my eye on the left? Why was my eye even on the wall? I suspected Spike and Doughnut.

As I hid myself in the hood, my suspicions where confirmed as I heard Doughnut and Spike congratulating themselves as every one else 'awwwwed' at the kiss. Well, it could be worse.

I just couldn't think how.

When Chacha came back from 'school' I hid, even if she DID love me, I didn't want to break her heart when I die. She left again after awhile and I knew my end was nearer.

During this time I wandered around the limbo, attempting to get food, but every time I touched something, the weird thing happened again, and the colors changed. Add this to withdraw, thanks to Gunko, it's no surprise that I ended giving up, when I started to stutter.

Usually when some one stutters they only stutter when they talk. This was not the case with me. My brain would a-actually stutter. This was quite p-painful as each stutter would almost make me lose my train of th-thought.

The next time Chacha came back from school, I was brooding in a big bed, on my belly. "I'm back from school~!" She called over the dark red's song

"Killing Griff~ I want to live forever~ Forever~ Killing Griff~!"

"H-hello!" I called despite my self. She came into the room I was in and sat down by me.

She was sitting on my right. I- I can't see what she's doing. What- What is she doing? Why is she moving like that? Is she going to hurt me? She wouldn't hurt me. Does she hate me? It just got really still. Is she still there? I turned my head to see her and got an eyeful of some really great legs. I turned my head back quickly.

"So how are you Ginko?" Now that is a loaded question. Last time she asked that, we k-kissed after I told her I was dying.

"I-I'm fine." I was going to tell her I meant what I had said back then, but, then again, I had no right to love her. "I'm just g-gold, I mean cold."

"Ah" She said. Movement. "Is that why you are in bed?"

"Yeah." I said. "Have you been here all day?" Movement stops.

"No, I tried getting food, but…" I thought about how every thing I touched changed color. "I don't think this place likes me."

"Oh." She said. "Do you want me to get you something?"

I nodded, "Yeah. I'd like that." I said.

As she left I got out of the bed and attempted to find a better shirt then the one I was wearing, before I could, she was back with a slice of giant cupcake.

"It's strawberry chocolate." She said.

Before I could make a move for the food, Chinomin, that is, Grayling's brother, and Leatha ran in. Leatha was chasing Chino, and I got hit and was sent flying. As I passed out, I saw something happen to Chacha's hair. Bl-black?

I was awoken by Chacha, and her hair WAS black. "Your hair is black!" I said sitting up violently.

"Your eye is gone!" I was slightly taken aback.

"Y-you didn't know?" I said pointing to my haircut "You thought this was a fashion statement?"

Chino popped into his human form, which had a similar hair cut to me. "Is that an insult?!" He growled.

I glared at him "YES! This is a stupid look! If I had an eye there, I'd be blinding myself!" I snapped glaring at the wolf man. The edges of my vision started to darken.

"Um, Ginko? What is wrong with your eye?" Chacha said to me.

"Huh?" I said glancing at her. That was odd, where was all her hair?

I raised my hand to my eye and faintly saw an outline of it. "Oh."

This was it. I was going to die.