Title: My Invisible Guy

Chapter 2: Hallucination vs. Reality!

"Ne Sakuno-chan. Where do you want to eat?" Tomo asked as we drove along Tokyo.

"Anywhere is fine" I said trying to act casually. Back then, whenever I ask Ryoma that question, he'd say, 'anywhere is fine as long as I'm with you.' Good memories. How I badly wanted them back.

"You want to eat sushi? Or something else?" She asked me. I think she's searching for my flaws: whether I will cry or not.

"Sushi is fine" I said as I look into the places outside Horio's car. He was driving so fast that I didn't notice that we were in front of a sushi shop. After all, the graveyard was near the sushi shop we stopped by.

"Irasshaimase!" The sushi guy greeted us in a cheerful tone. Tomo-chan smiled to him and sat on the free space where the sushi is going its rounds. She took two kinds of sushi while I took a California maki. It was my favorite food of all. Horio-kun was looking at Tomo-chan and she gave him a few helpings. If Ryoma didn't die, would we become like that as well?

"Sa-chan, I think that this is the perfect time to have a new lover. What do you think Horio-chi?" Tomo-chan asked.

"I agree. I think that you haven't seen half of the world yet. You shouldn't be staying in the dark until now" He said as he eats.

"I—" I was cut off when the lights turned off. There was a blackout in the sushi shop. And this is rare to happen because nothing unusual happened. It was a sunny day; no typhoon was reported on the news.

"Maybe they ran out of battery or what—" Horio-kun said to Tomo-chan who was hugging him. She was scared just like me. The only difference was that she had someone and I have no one. Suddenly I remembered that I forgot to give Ryoma my present to him. It was also his birthday today. Double the reason to frown and cry.

"Wait, I forgot something. If I don't get back at exactly nine, go ahead without me" I left the two of them wondering what was wrong.

Outside, I hailed a cab and went back to the graveyard. It was getting dark because it was already eight in the evening. As I went near Ryoma's grave, I pulled a small box out of my pocket and showed it to him.

"I brought you the rings we used to wear. I put mine in the box as well as yours because it will be selfish of me if I still keep it. I haven't stopped loving you but this might be the best thing to do. I've got to move on. I didn't think that I'd do this but now I'm officially doing it. I'll get a life Ryoma-kun. I hope you're happy for me. Goodbye" I started to walk away. The tears were flowing through my eyes that I didn't see a car passing by.

"RUN AWAY!" The driver on the car was yelling but it was too late.

"Hmmmm" I said as I open my eyes.

"Sakuno-chan! Are you alright?" Tomo-chan almost shouted at me.

"What… Where am I? What am I doing here?" I looked around for some clues. There's no mistaking, I'm at the hospital. Memories started to run back to my brain. There was this car who accidentally hit me and now I find myself being confined in the hospital.

"Silly! I was scared that you won't wake up!" Tomo-chan cried and embraced me lightly.

I suddenly remembered Ryoma. I think I saw him hugging me before the car bumped me. Guess I was hysterical. I might be thinking of him too much.

"Didn't you know that you didn't wake up for four straight days? And if this guy didn't bring you here, I wouldn't know what to do since you won't answer my calls" Tomo-chan said as a guy stepped in front of her. He looked like a few years older than Ryoma-kun but not too old. Maybe one to two years older. I can tell.

"Hey, I'm the one who hit you. I'm sorry. Really sorry, don't worry I'll be paying all you bills in the hospital" The guy looked like he was sad and guilty.

"It's okay, thank you" I said.

"My name is Fuji. If ever you needed me, call me. I still owe a lot of debt to you" He said.

"No worries" I was feeling a bit dizzy. I feel like I want to go to sleep again.

"Go home and get rest. I'll be fine, I'll just sleep. I still feel tired like I've run ten kilometers nonstop" I said and smiled.

"Will you be fine? Take care. I'll just get some food for you" Tomo-chan said and the two of them walked out of the room.

It was such a gloomy day. I was hoping that Ryoma-kun would be here and take care of me. But no, I've already said to him that I've got to move on and live my life. I was feeling really drowsy when I saw someone entering the door. It was someone whom I can't be mistaken for someone. He's someone whom I know for a very long time. He's someone I love and now he's here. He must be taking me away and we'll live together starting from now on.

"Ryoma-kun" I said as I reached for him.

"Huh?" He said. He only stared at me.

"Did you come here to get me?" I said as I feel him coming near me.

"No. I'm here to fulfill your wish"

"What wish? Am I not facing death now?" I asked him.

"I can't tell you but I'm here for you. How can you see me?" He said as he scanned me. "You look terrible"

"Really?" I frowned. I take back what I've said. I didn't want him to see me in this kind of state. "I can see you. What?" Suddenly I remembered that he was dead and that I'm still conscious.

"R-Ryoma-kun. A-Are y-you haunting me?" I was a bit frightened.

"I thought you want to see me? If you don't, I'll just get out of your sight right away" He looked sad as he said those words.

"N-No! I want to see you. But how come I can see you?" I said quickly enough for him to hear before he gets sad. So, ghosts still do get a bit of emotion, huh? Sadness.

"Maybe the accident you had caused you to open your third eye" He said to me. He leaned on me and gently kissed my forehead. I didn't feel anything but I felt his emotions. He was really sad.

"I'm happy that I got into an accident" I cheered up.

"Hn. I'm not. You stupid, you're always making me worry" He looked at me.

"You still care about me?" I asked. I was smiling for having this kind of hallucination. Maybe I'm getting insane and that being insane is not bad after all.

"Yes. Even though you've moved on and gave me back the ring I gave you" He looked down.

"I-I'm sorry! You heard it all? I take it back! I still want to be with you" I said.

"Even if I tell you now that you should die so you can be with me? You want that?" He asked in an annoyed tone.

"Yes"

"Baka! This isn't what I wished when I died. I wished that you would still live a happy life and not get suicidal. Don't you love me anymore? I told you that you should take care because I worry about you" He said. This was unexpected. The hallucination and the scene were too dramatic for me to handle.

"I love you. I've always did. I'm sorry" the tears betrayed me and start flowing through my eyes. Ryoma looked at me and stopped.

"Do you think that this is an illusion?" He asked.

"Yes" I answered. I'm getting really sleepy.

"Well then, try thinking once more" He said as he gave me a smack. "Good night Sakuno" He said and before I can speak, I fell asleep.