You're gone, She's here, She's gone, and you're here

by Shiroyamimaru

Run is a ghost. I can feel him. He's gone, Kurome's there. Kurome's gone, he's there. Reaching across the boundaries of life and death to touch him one more time... Oneshot in Wave's POV.

I will post the prequel oneshot when I get around to typing it.

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You're gone.

"To fly like a bird is what I'd like to do one day. Being as free as the winds, I would like to brush the clouds with my fingers. When I do that, I want you to be there with me. I want you to see the stars."

That's what you always said. And I laughed and pretended it would come true.

But you're gone now, and it's because I foolishly believed you, letting you go when (I knew!) I should have stopped you. But your soul is free now.

I want to see you again.

But wouldn't that mean seeing a ghost?

You're gone, but she's here.

My thoughts stop as I feel a touch that's yours, but not yours at the same time.

It's too light. Almost… transparent.

She's here.

I'm interrupted again from my thoughts as Kurome keels over in her chair, a feather sticking out of the wall behind her, covered in blood.

She was here, and now she's gone.

I stare. Esdeath-shogun and I just stare. We're not sure if what we see is an illusion or not.

It's not. Your killer is dead before my eyes.

She's gone.

I shed no tears, instead a smile breaks my face.

"Run."

Again a touch. A scent, a feeling that jolts through my veins like lightning.

She's gone, and you're here.

I can feel it in the ghostly touch around my shoulders.

I can smell it, the faint scent of paper and ink.

And suddenly I can see you again.

Standing right in front of me with those mischievous, beautiful eyes.

You're here.

Our lips touch again, crossing between two worlds.

My cares float away with every second.

I don't care about anything anymore.

Because you're here.