Welcome to my fic! Read and enjoy, please. But on a quick side note, this fic is part of my 'Reincarnation Roulette' series, and is the sister fic to the other four self-insert stories that will center in this universe. They may overlap at some points, but if you want to get the story from the other SI's point of view, you will have to read their fics. Now, enough of business. Please enjoy!

There is no conclusive evidence of life after death. But there is no evidence of any sort against it. Soon enough you will know. So why fret about it?

-Lazarus Long

Life kinda sucks. Especially when you're dead. One day I was a marginally successful woman in my twenties, satisfied with my job and position in life, and the next... I'm dead.

Of course, the fact that I knew I was dead made me rather surprised when I woke up. Well, I kind of woke up. It seemed like I was floating around in a wide open space, but I couldn't really see anything. It felt like that moment right when you get out of bed, where you can feel all your limbs, but they still somehow seem oddly disconnected.

It wasn't a particularly pleasant feeling, but anything was better than the sensation of simple nothingness that I had experienced before.

Ah, so you are finally awake.

I jumped, startled. I looked around as well as one could in a land of empty space, but there was nothing there. At this point, if I were still alive I would either be sweating nervously, or making use of my extensive and colorful vocabulary.

I've already died, woken up, and was now apparently hallucinating all in one day. Just great.

There's no need to be frightened little one. If anyone else had said that, I would have thought it was meant in a condescending manner. But somehow, this voice just made me feel… safe. That didn't mean I was just going to go along with this like a good little girl though. That would be way too out of character for me.

No need to be frightened? No need to be frightened?! Look, I don't know where you came from, but in my world, when a person starts hearing voices it's generally seen as a bad sign. I might have been acting a little rude, but really, give me a break. I'm not exactly having the best day here. Wait… can you hear me?

Indeed I can. You are projecting your thoughts quite loudly after all.

My… thoughts? Well whatever works for you, I guess. The voice chuckled.

As entertaining as this conversation is, I must admit that I have some ulterior motives for meeting with you in this place.

Everyone does. It laughed again before seeming to gain a more serious feel.

If you wish… The voice hesitated for a moment before continuing. You will be given a second chance.

At what?

At life. It said simply. You have the option of being brought back to the land of the living. I believe your people more commonly call it 'reincarnation'.

While many people would've jumped at this chance, I've always been good at reading in between the lives. The voice said that I would be reincarnated, but it didn't clarify if I would be human or not, or what gender or the place I would live. With this information in the forefront of my mind I decided to do the most logical action. So of course, I panicked. I'm not gonna be reborn as a termite or something, am I?

The presence seemed to chuckle.

No, nothing quite as drastic. It gained an almost mischievous feel. In fact, I believe you are quite familiar with the world in question.

Wait- world? I'm gonna be reborn into a different world?

That's about the size of it, yes.

Will I remember my previous life? I wasn't sure what I wanted to hear from the voice on that, to be completely truthful. If I were reborn, would I even want to remember it? To remember the people I've been forced to leave behind?

Yes, you will. It said quietly, sounding nearly regretful. Unfortunately, you will have to keep your memories. It is one of the conditions of rebirth.

One of the conditions? There's more? Pushing aside the issue of my memories for now, I focused on the next topic.

I will explain. Reincarnation is a delicate process by itself, but I have chosen you for a very specific reason. I have seen the future of my world, and while everything turns out well, it takes many sacrifices. Too many, in my opinion. So I have chosen several of your planet's humans to be reborn onto my planet in hopes they will change things for the better.

And of all the people in the world, you chose me?

I feel you have the information and temperament needed in order to complete this task.

If you say so. I felt doubtful, but I wasn't about to disagree with my disembodied friend on this matter. I was really quite honored that it thought that I was the best bet for its world to turn out good. I hadn't totally agreed to this plan yet, but the flattery had certainly helped in favor of it.

Of course, there is a catch.

Isn't there always? The presence pulsed warningly at my interruption, so I decided to be quiet for now. This guy- person- thing- whatever, was offering me a second chance at life. With my memories intact, no less.

So this time, just this one time, I decided to shut up. Don't expect it to become a habit.

But, the voice continued, pausing threateningly to see if I would dare to try again, there's a catch. If, at any point, my power is needed to defend my home world- the place you will be reborn, I will be forced to take it back. I gulped nervously, a sudden lump making itself known in the bottom of my throat.

And if you do that, what will happen to me? I felt like I already knew the answer, but I had to make sure. The last time I had acted recklessly, it'd cost me my life. I'd died, because I was an arrogant moron who thought that I could handle it. That was a deterrent not to be stupid if there ever was one.

You will die. He, or at least I was pretty sure the voice was a he, murmured gently.

Oh. I wasn't quite sure how I felt about that information. Isn't that what I had been worrying about just a moment ago?

Oh. He echoed, waiting patiently for me to get my thoughts straight. Are you prepared to take on such a commitment?

Was I? Or, more importantly, was it even worth it? To go through the pain of life, the loss and heartache all over again? To live life knowing that I had already lived it once before? Could I bear to replace my friends and family with all new people that I could never tell of my previous life? And puberty, oh god, I'd have to go through puberty all over again. Could I do it?

But I suppose the most important question was the one I was trying to avoid the most.

Was I even ready to be, well… alive again? I'd enjoyed my time on Earth immensely, and I view upon it fondly now, good times and bad. But even I can admit I've made some pretty bad mistakes. I could never keep my mouth shut, was exceedingly violent, and trusted too much. It wasn't even a matter of being able to see the good in people, my problem was that I saw only the good. I pushed away their dark sides, their flaws, and focused on the opposite. That mistake had left me heartbroken more than one time in my life, and I knew if I accepted the voice's offer, it would do it again. I trusted too much.

I always trusted too much.

Which is probably why, when I opened my mouth to politely turn the nameless voice down, what instead decided to come out was a single word;

Yes.

So, I hope you enjoyed. My update schedule is on my profile page, and while I do my best to keep to it, sometimes things happen. But unless something extremely drastic happens, I will never abandon a fic. So please look foreword to more of our protagonists antics. Remember, she doesn't know she's going to be reborn as a boy yet, so that's gonna be some laughs! See you next time!

Lot's of Love, From MasteringMagic.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Though the main character of this fic is a girl she is in the body of a boy. She is still attracted to males, no matter what her gender is. So depending on how you look at it, this fic will contain trace elements of SLASH, SHOUNEN-AI, or YAOI, whatever you wish to call it. There are also some other characters that will engage in homosexual relations, either GAY, or LESBIAN. It won't be in explicit detail by any means (that's what cut-offs are for) but it will still exist. If you are offended by such content, please remember that I gave you a fair warning. And to those of you who are groaning, wondering if this story will be only gay pairings, rest assured it will be mostly cannon couples, thus mostly het.

To everyone else, get ready for one heck of a ride!