A/N: Whew. Long time no see readers. (if there are some) I'm very sorry for being inactive in this site for almost 3 months already. I can't stop myself from watching new series and my schoolwork wasn't helping too. Being a third year in my school was much harder than the higher levels believe it or not. Oh well, enough reasoning here. I would give you a chapter of this (almost) forgotten fanfiction. Please buckle up and enjoy the ri- I mean, the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Angel Beats! If I did, the series was already published as a VN.

"All that I can do is make sure that everyone will get over their regrets on their past lives..."

"I'll have to find them..."

"That's all that I can do..."

Lost Soul

Chapter II

The Soul Wanderer

After those words left my mouth, I immediately lent my head back down. Thinking that it would be quite impossible for me to find everyone with this situation of mine. I smashed the asphalt road hardly, but to no avail because my shaking fists had only passed through the blackish road as I tear up in despair. The speeding vehicles continue to ran onto me, but there wasn't any reaction being produced within the cars and my body.

Everything wasn't still clear about the situation I was in. Every single thing that had happened before I went back here in the real world was still as dim as a sandstorm. I stood up with shaking legs and began walking back to the sidewalks. Even though I already knew that I can move through objects, I was still wasn't used to walk in the middle of the road.

A thought went straightly through my obscured mind. Maybe, in this place, my little sister is still alive! What if I travelled back in time! What if Hatsune was still lying there in the hospital? Those are the things that flowed repeatedly inside my brain.

My walk was soon became a jog then to a run as I scurried all over the gleaming streets. The sun had already set before I knew it and beautiful lights was already hovering the city in a fashionable manner. The current place was still clear on my mind so going to the hospital wouldn't be the problem.

My vision started to blur because of raindrops that was starting to fall from the sky. It seems that the sky is giving sympathy for my depression. I just hope that this wasn't bad of a sign. I hope that this wasn't a sign of bad luck. The hospital was only some meters away. I can see the hospital for quite a bit from here. I increased the speed of my running as my legs were put to the test.

I panted heavily as I reached the front of the hospital. The place was… quiet. The cars that are parked in the lots provided for their convenience was decreased. The people who usually stroll near the huge building were gone too. Maybe, they were sheltering themselves from the upcoming pour down of rain. That excuse was considered valid by me. But still…

I quickened my pace once more and ran through the huge front doors of the hospital. The thing that I can walk through walls was used in the process. I went through each body of the nurses, doctors and civilians who was passing by the quiet hallway. The muttering sound of their voices was the only thing that breaks the silent atmosphere.

My legs were already giving up because of the force that I was applying through them. My respiratory system was starting to give up too. My breathing was now fast as of a baby's. I exerted every single drop of my strength just to run through stairs and hallways. My hard work was quickly paid when I reached the door of Hatsune's room. Every single part of my body was put on rest. Making myself more comfortable for the moment. The only thing that I can think of for the time being was making sure that my little sister was inside there, waiting for me to give her some mangas to read. I would be happy to see her laying down there, waiting for her brother…

My hands moved on its own and was slowly placed on the doorknob, only to come up with it passing through the slightly rusting metal. I was shocked once more. I couldn't understand why I can pass through almost everything. It would be ridiculous for me to believe that I am a ghost. I don't believe on those things in the first place.

I ignored the battle that was commencing within my mind and walked through the door. Praying all throughout for my sister to be there. My eyes was shut closed when I completely entered the room. It was soon opened by instinct and the unexpected truth was revealed. My sister wasn't there…

The room was an empty compartment. Without any remnants of the people who stayed here at least. I was pretty sure that this is the room that my sister resided for years. My legs had already given up with all this physical and mental fatigue. I can't believe that my sister wasn't in the hospital in this world. Kanade can't see me too. And the worst thing that I can't understand was me passing through almost anything.

My eyes started to water as thunder rang through the silent hospital room. The rain had already fallen from the sky. Now, it really felt that it was giving its pity onto me. The truth of sadness and depression took over as I broke down and cried.

"W-Why did this happen!" I screamed, punching the floor hard. Even though my fists wouldn't hit the floor, it would rather pass through them and did no impact.

"Why is everything so different!"

"Why Kanade can't see me? And everyone couldn't too?"

"Why! Why are you doing this to me God!"

I screamed all of my feelings through my mouth with the roar of thunder which are giving more effect onto my sorrow. Now that I feel all hoarse and thirsty, my sadness was slightly decreased. I had calmed down and stopped punching the unhittable hospital floor. I lay down for some seconds to let every part of my body to rest for some moments of time. My little rest was completely destroyed when another thought stroked my mind. If my sister wasn't here… It means that she was…

I ran through the wetly covered road and was completely determined to reach my destination. The loud roars of thunder and a strong pour down of rain refrained my tears from being visible and completed the depressed atmosphere. My feet were once again put to the test with me running back to the direction I was running in moments ago. I would go to the cemetery. That's the only place to confirm if Hatsune was already dead…

My feet were starting to weaken once again as I came closer onto my destination. The earlier workout wasn't a good practice for this longer run. All of my emotional and physical depression came to back to me in an instant. My negative point of view wasn't helping too. Who would have thought that I can bypass this kind of emotional crisis. The notable thing that had changed within my being was my running speed. It was decreased by half because of the maximum fatigue I'm experiencing. If you're going to ask me, it seems that even my adrenaline was already used up during the process of running towards the hospital. I began to beg for strength from above. Even though I'm pretty sure that there wouldn't be any answer.

My half decreased speed was minimized once more as I felt my knees wriggle in a continuous manner. the hoarse sound of my breathing was clearly heard in chorus with the thunderbolt and lightning. My eyelids was closed halfway because of my energy being drained. I began to notice that my body was being numb, coming after the numbness of my emotions was my body.

'Everything would be alright.' That was the set of words that was processed through my numb mind. I continued to say those words mentally, in chorus with the decreasing speed of my running. When I spotted the cemetery that was completely covered with fog, my eyes widened in fulfillment. But, after the glimpse that I had, I completely fell down to the ground, leaving no sound. There wasn't any smoke that had covered my proximity also. My body had already given up. Joining forces with my emotion, they are undefeatable!

Moments that I had before I went through here played back on my mind. The time when I woke up in the rail tracks, the time when I attempted to touch Kanade's shoulder, the moment I saw the empty hospital room. It played in a melancholic way as my head began to hurt. With those bitter memories playing back on my mind, was a set of those lines that I said before.

That I need to find them...

All of them...

Maybe I can get an answer if I can find them...

Of course! Why am I already giving up? Am I this weak?

I felt a torrent of energy flowed through my whole body system as I slowly gained control and stood up. My feet weren't numb at all as I dashed through the entrance of the cemetery, I passed through lots of graves just to search for the place that I remember. The place they buried Hatsune's body. Maybe if I can see that, it would be clear to me that I have no chance of being my sister in this world. This had hurt my heart for a moment or two, but the determination building up throughout my body won't let itself lose!

When I nearly arrived at the grave stone, I spotted someone who was wearing a raincoat, looking at the place that supposedly be my sister's grave. My athletic run was terminated when I came close, about a meter to the young girl. I could determine that the human was a woman because of her hair illuminating through thunder and lightning. But I can't identify its color. When I came closer and closer to the girl, my eyes went wide open, with two information being processed through my mind, I can't take them both in at once.

Why are there two gravestones?

And the most shocking part was...

It's her... standing mournfully in front of the graves, and obviously crying even though the rain was covering her up.

"I-I-I" Lost of words.

A/N: There, done with the chapter. I was planning to update lots of stories within this week like Chapter 4 of Upside Down, Chapter 9 of UL (both weren't updated for a long time! I was surprised that UL got 5000 hits!), Chapter 3 of ATT, and Chapter 4 of To A New Path. Even though I don't know when they will come up, I'll do my best to update them all. (Main priority is ATT chapter 3).

Oh, one more thing. Please do help me by requesting an anime in . If you know the anime R-15, I had written a story about the said anime and my problem is FFN wasn't hearing my request. So, if you were very kind, please do help me.

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