Set around the time when Gene's body is found, from the manga. Find out what shocking secret Mai has. Done in Mai's perspective. Italic is Mai's thoughts.


"They found it Naru" Lin said gesturing to the lake.

My body's gone cold, I'm losing time, it'll end soon.

Naru has run off his expression is ...shocked, aghast, lonely. He's given up. "Naru wait please Naru wait!" I'm running after him I have to stop him, I have to explain. "Wait" I scream one last time. He's by the shore pushing through the crowd. They're shocked whispers of murder and dead body float around. He's reaching the lump on the ground, I sprint, wiggerling through the crowd. I make it just in time to stop Naru's hand from opening the tarpaulin. "Naru please don't! not now you don't understand I-" "Mai he's been missing for almost a year. He deserves to be put to rest" his voice his hoarse. I'm crying now but the divers have noticed us and beckon the crowd to move away. "Naru it's not Gene that needs to be put to rest -"

He pulls back the tarpaulin revealing short brown hair and hazel eyes.

"-It's me"

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Naru has gone back to being stoic but I can see the turmoil in his eyes. He lets go, covering my face up or at least my dead body's. "You have some explaining to do. To me and to the rest of us" we head back to the chalet.

"What's going on, you two?" "Have they really found Gene?" "How are you?" "What's happening" They all ask at once.

Naru just stares at me. I gulp looking down before speaking "I have something to tell you guys. Will you promise to just listen?" They're confused until Naru says yes, the rest follow. We sit down around the table like when we had interrogated Naru.

"Gene was in Japan to do exorcisms, and one day a car skidded in front of him, he would have been hit. If I hadn't pushed him out of the way" there's gasps from everyone but Naru. "I died when I was hit by the car but I didn't want to leave like that I was too young. So I attached my soul to Gene's while the driver took my body and threw it into the lake."

"But how are you alive?"

"I'm only living like this because Gene felt bad, when he came to I talked to him. I was so selfish back then. I asked him to let me live little longer. He promised me he would do his best and to find me someone who could make my life exciting before I moved on so he sent what I saw to his brother."

I look up at Naru "you didn't see Gene get hit by a car, you saw me" I try smiling but I can tell it's a grimace. "How are you like this?" Naru gestures to me.

"Gene has been feeding me his spiritual energy, to keep me in this state. He's alive if your wondering. I have his address."

"Mai your joking right, you can't be dead, I mean we can touch you and.. and ..and Gene was the one giving you guidance because he was the one dead" Bou-san says wildly. My hands clench together.

"Gene has been stuck in limbo because of his promise to me. Gene is only in my head because we're sharing the same energy at the moment so he couldn't speak to you Oliver. You don't know how long I waited for you Oliver to find me, to find my body. I know you can't love me but it has always been you I liked" I take out a piece of paper with the address on, moving it to rest in front of him.

"Find Gene and tell him I'm so happy... at what he did for me.

I can feel my eyes getting heavy I smile one last time before closing my eyes.

Third person perspective

Mai's body turns shines a bright silver before disappearing a soft 'thank you' can be heard throughout the room. The crying starts after that.

Three miles away a young man with black hair and dark indigo eyes wakes up crying 'goodbye Mai'


Sad yet I hope you understand it, I was really inspired by Menma from the anime Anohana.

R&R please. 909kk signing out