A/N: Hi… Kudos and a cupcake to those of you that guess the POV correctly. :D Lol, I shall not give any hints!!

'Tis sad. ;-;

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Death.

An interesting concept, shrouded in mystery. As an explorer, you're supposed to discover and solve the mysteries of this world… But none have ever attempted to explore death… Of course, she was foolish enough to try. She claimed that this would be 'The ultimate discovery'… Right…

All that ended up happening was… her death. And now I live alone… Alone… without anything, or anyone, to live for. But I do… Because of her last request.

"Please…" she coughed.

"What is it?" I whispered desperately, holding her close to my chest protectively.

"Please, when I'm gone, don't follow me…" she wheezed before her body fell limp.

"I promise." I whispered, tears trickling down my face.

How foolish I had been… Promising her that I wouldn't follow… Why did I?? Because she asked. And I could almost never deny her anything.

That's how we ended up in that mess in the first place… She begged to go to World Abyss… And I was dumb enough to comply.

"We'll be the best known Exploration Team in history if we go!" she exclaimed excitedly, her beautiful green eyes glittering.

"It's too dangerous." I stated firmly. She pouted and crossed your arms.

"You're the one that wanted to be an Exploration Team in the first place! I've stuck with you through it all, and you won't grant me one wish?" she tried to reason. I shook my head.

"No."

"Please?" she begged again. I sighed and nodded before bringing her in for a hug.

"If you die, I'm coming with you." I vowed.

I didn't keep that vow to myself, did I? No… and that's because her word meant much more than my own… How stupid of me.

I shouldn't have promised you I would stay away. How could I do this to myself? Now… Well, now you're gone. And I'm still here.

It's not very fair that I'm stuck here, is it? After all, life is so… boring. I never get to see the sparkle in her eye... The love shown in her every movement. Her firey personality has gone with her. Her mere existence has been forgotten by everyone... Well, almost everyone. I'm still living with the pain. I'm still living with the emptiness... I'm still living.

Death… It sounds interesting. She's been there for what, three years now? I feel it's time I complied with my vow.

We'll be together again soon…

Making the ultimate discovery.

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NOTE: This isn't what really happens to them, just a sad one-shot.

Pixii out.