Guess who is back? Guess who is back? Yeah! yeah, me. God, I have no clue why the heck, it took so long to complete this story even though I have 90% of story written. In my brain of course. Thinking a story way much easier than typing a story grrrrr... I'm so angry... Okay no more time wasting...More reading...Now enjoy the story... That is an order soldier...

Disclaimer: I do not own Blazblue, Dc Characters, Final Fantasy Franchise or Marjellrchen Restaurant. If I own any of these I would have been filthy rich.


Important Notice To All New Readers: All of the chapters or episodes are self-contained. If you are interested in reading Chapter 3/Episode 2(Epilogue) then you should only be concerned with Episode 2: Terumi Strikes back for this one. Episode 2(Prologue and Epilogue) doesn't depend on Episode 1 and so if you have skipped Chapter 1/Episode 1 then it's not a big deal. Hope that clear things up.

If you want to get up to speed with the current "Chapter 8/Episode 3: Kisaragi Returns E" then it is recommended that you should only read some of the previous stories which comes under the title of Episode 3 which are Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6 and Chapter 7. That's it. No need to read the Chapter 1, 2 and 3 to waste your time. Got that? Good. Now read and enjoy.


Iwatsuchi Asylum.

Noel was with a doctor; who was writing something on his notepad. He had blonde unkempt hair and wore reading glasses. The blonde gave Noel a friendly smile: "How are you feeling today? Nollers…." He emphasized her name.

"Okay…I guess. Thanks for asking, Doctor…." Noel said in her shy tone.

The doctor gave Noel a no no gesture(same way Lex Luthor did in Batman V Superman with his index finger ): "Ah…Ah…Ah. Don't call me doktor Noel. Call me Jakub instead. After all I'm more of your friend than a Doktor." Jakub said with a friendly tone. Noel loved his voice. It was calm and reassuring. This is just how doctor voice should be like Noel thought.

"Thanks." Noel smiled weakly as she looked down on the floor.

"So are you taking your medicine regularly."

"Yes." Noel replied weakly. Yeah right! She had no choice but to take them.

Jakub was writing something on his note-pad. Then suddenly Noel looks up to him: "Doctor….sorry I mean Jakub. How long will I be here?"

"Not long Noelllers. In fact today is your last day here. Sorry for not telling you the good news earlier." Jakub smiled.

"Jakub. Am I okay now. I mean. Is it gone?" Noel looked at the doctor hopefully.

"It was pretty difficult to remove the mental programming deep within your sub-conscious. It required as you know auto-suggestion and hypnotherapy." Noel looked down at floor disappointed. Jakub continued: "I can assure you Nollers 99% of that programming is gone. Plus you are safe to mingle with the general population. Like I said before, today is your last day here." Jakub smiled.

"Whatttt….aboutt…the remaining part….the one percent." Noel stuttered.

"Well, the one percent part is not exact. It was just give you general idea how much progress we have made. But I can assure you Nollers that Mu-12 persona of yours will never be seen again. Plus I have given my evaluation, to both NOL and Sector Seven with recommendation that you are safe to venture outside the boundary of Iwatsuchi asylum. But you have to visit me irregularly at my clinic of course not at this God Dam asylum."

"So..so..so… how long will it take for me to be fully cured?"

"Four months minimum and nine months max. Nollers. Believe me, you are already okay. We were just trying rehabilitate you. You were under great trauma and stress, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to be exact. We are just trying to ensure that you would be, completely be stress free and return as a productive member of our society."

Noel gave her signature closed eyes smile: "Thanks Jakub."

Jakub adjusted his tie: "Nollers, I must be going now. You friends are already waiting you outside." Jakub then gestured a tanned Asian lady with weird hair to come towards him: "Linhua(Litchi Faye Ling assistant) could you escort Nollers outside."

"Sure Doktor." Linhua smiled at Jakub and then she turned to Noel: "Come on young lady let us go now." She grabbed Noel's hand in order to take her to her friends. When Noel went outside she spotted Akane, Taro, Claire Vermillion and Mai waiting for her. She was disappointed that Makoto and Tsubaki did not come for her. But she fully understood why they didn't want to come.

She immediately hugged her mother: "Mom, is that you. Mom, thank you so much for picking me up." As tear began form around Noel's eyes.

"Deary, I could never imagine even in my wildest dreams, to miss an opportunity to see the face of my little angel again." Claire sobbed.

Both of them broke their embrace and then Noel asked: "Where is dad?"

Claire Vermillion wiped the tears from her eyes: "Oh he is at the graveyard. You will meet him soon enough."

Suddenly Noe l heard someone banging his fist on the car roof: "Hey, Noel. Less time wasting more moving." Akane said in rude tone. Suddenly he got punch from Mai on his head: "Ouch! What was the for woman?"

"You should act more kindly toward girls." Mai reprimanded. This made Akane looked down and then he realized that he was being rude to a woman in a fragile mental state.

Claire Vermillion hugged Noel: "Darling I will be going now. Your father needs me. You go with Taro, Mai and Akane okay. We will meet soon enough."

"Okay mom." Noel broke the hug.

"Bye Mrs. Vermillion." Everyone said in unison.

"Bye." With that Claire Vermillion got into her horse coach and went on her way.

"Noel those look heavy, allow me to carry your luggage." Taro requested. Noel obliged and then Taro took her luggage and put it in the car. After Taro was done with it. He started the car. Mai sat with Taro in front. Noel sat with Akane. It made her feel a little uncomfortable. He didn't bully her. But that guy was impatient and he was not afraid to speak his mind. But he was her friend. Though she considered him one of those Flash Hardy type of friends (Spider-Man). The kind of friends that you wonder why you are still friends with him in the first place. Oh yeah he was close to Jin Kisaragi Noel recalled. That is why she automatically qualified as his friend.

Mai turned her head towards Noel and asked with a toothy grin: "So Noel where do you want to go first? Girl we are going to have so much fun."

"Ummmm…If you don't mind…If that is okay with you…if that is okay with you…I want to visit Military graveyard first." Noel said in her typical shy mode.

"I flatly refuse. I cannot believe I'm hearing this farce." Taro suddenly fired up. He seemed angry for some reason. More like, he was angry at Noel. This made her feel uncomfortable.

"Mind your tone Taro. She is in a fragile state." Mai reprimanded Taro.

Noel suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder and this surprised her: "Noel, this is really a bad idea. Believe me. We can go at someplace else. Or we go there but at a different time. Perhaps, when Taro is not around?" Noel was surprised that it was in fact Taro who was feeling more uneasy towards Noel rather than Akane. Perhaps Akane being rude towards Noel initially; was because that how he was by nature, a very straight forward person. That he was a major jerk, Noel thought. Other than that he seems okay with Noel.

Noel begged: "Please…I really..want to do this…please…. Please…" Noel then looked at the small box she was holding after completing her sentence.

"Come on Taro. She our friend and we should look after her well being. If she wants to go to the Military Graveyard. We should grant her wish. As her friend." Mai said.

Suddenly Taro put a violent break on the car. His hands clenched on the car steering very tightly. He rested his head on the car steering and started muttering in a whisper and this what Noel could make out: "…not..her fault…not her..fault…God…this…is. facking….complicated…God…God.."

Taro then slowly turned his head towards Noel with a teary eyed smile: "I'm sorry for my behaviour earlier Noel. You are my close friend. If there is anyway that I can I make it up to you. You should not be afraid to say so."

"Ummm…." Noel tried to come up with an answer. Suddenly she heard Akane replied in excitement: "She wants to go to Jollibee (as in LilyAceThompson17 fanfic; in which Noel meets up with Ragna and Jin at this fast food joint)."

"Huh! That sitty fast food restaurant? I hate fast food dam it." Taro was indignant.

Mai wiped the tear from Taro eyes with her feminine handkerchief: "Well we should leave it up to Noel huh? Where she want to eat out at first." She then turned her head towards Akane and pointed her index finger at him: "Baka-nay, don't try to present your liking as Noel's liking."

"I swear, Noel adore Jollibee. It is just a coincidence that I also like Jollibee too." Akane pleaded.

"Mai he is right. I like eating at Jollibee." Noel said in a gentle tone.

"Ahhh Noel…I don't think it is a good idea your first time eating out shouldn't be at a fast food restaurant. I had something fancy in mind. Perhaps a brunch in Waldorf Andalusia or perhaps a Park Hotel?" Taro smiled at Noel trying his best to show that he had no ill will towards her.

"Ummmm…I really do like Jollibee. Honest." Noel raising her right hand as if she was trying take an oath.

Mai looked at Noel: "Are you sure. I do remember you liked Jollibee." Mai punched Taro in kidney and then in a sweet venomous tone(you know the sort of housewives do their husband when they are angry): "Dear, how were you planning to pay for all of those bills. You have already taken me to Marjellrchen(pronounced as Marrr-Yell-Shen a famous restaurant in real life)."

"Trust me dear. I got it covered." Taro smiled.

Noel then whispered in Akane ears: "Are those two married?"

"Heck no…." Akane replied and then he realized his voice sounded harsh. So he decided to reply in a gentle tone: "No. Noel. They aren't. In fact they are only dating. But it looks like that way right? She acts like his housewife and he acts likes husbando. And I'm their useless son. But sometimes, you know Noel, I think that she acts more like a man in their relationship. The money saving thing that Mai insists on. So rare to find that quality, in women nowadays."

Noel chuckled nervously: "Yeah a man..hehehe."

After they had reached their destination, at Jollibee. Taro tried his best to offer olive branch by conversing with Noel and the rest of her friends joined their conversation as a result. They focused mostly on Noel. Telling her all office gossip at NOL and how various people like Kokonoe were doing. That Ragna was marrying Rachel after much comedic failures on his part to propose her etc(as in Kimmo Sketch Rabies Pronger fanfiction). This made Noel's mind feel at ease. She was feeling a lot better now.

Taro looked at his watch: "Gang we should really be going now." Noel had not noticed it before. But Taro was wearing a white glasses: "Similar to what he used to wear. He had the same glasses." Noel muttered to herself. Thinking about him made her feel down. Jin used to wear the same glasses back at the Military Academy days.

Mai shouted at Akane: "Baka, aren't you done eating yet. We need to leave now. You shouldn't have ordered that much."

"Okay, I have no problem on leaving this food aside." Akane said with mouth full of food.

"Baka-nay, you should never waste your food otherwise the Jehovah will curse us with bad luck. Just finish it quickly."

"Okay. Okay." After Akane was done eating and most probably his stomach started to ache as his guts couldn't handle such a huge quantity of food.

They went on their way. It took them about twenty minutes for them to reach the Military graveyard from there. By the time they reached there it was already dusk around 7:00 pm. There were already lot of people there. Noel hoped there would be less people there. But she remembered a lot of people died that day. Hence their relatives would visit their loved ones. Plus Jin was considered a Hero of Ikaruga; so naturally there would be lot of people who would be visiting his grave as well.

When they stepped out of the car. All of the mourners gaze turned towards her and they started muttering amongst themselves. Noel could not exactly make it out what they were saying but she had a rough idea what some of them were actually saying: "It's that witch. The same witch. That ruined our lives .That murderer should have been hanged. She deserved to die in most painful ways possible. How could she be here? This preposterous. Is this some kind of sick joke?"

Noel was feeling down by hearing their voices and their hateful gazes aimed at her. But luckily for her, her friends accompanied her. They were standing by her. They would do whatever they can to help her. Even Taro who not so long ago acted rudely towards her; as she was directly responsible for his dear friend death. He was truly an honourable person Noel thought.

Noel scanned her surrounding she saw Tsuabki crying uncontrollably on Edgar Vermillion shoulder. Noel already had a sour relationship with her father. Considering she nearly killed her own father, if it was not for Jin who saved him in the nick of time. Only her mother loved Noel unconditionally.

Tsubaki was also consoled by Makoto. When she spotted Noel she didn't smiled at her. In fact she looking at her indifferently and coldly. As if she was never her friend to begin with. This made Noel feel mood even worse. She had lost two of her best friends namely Makoto and Tsuabki. Of course Mai was a great friend too. But Taro and Akane were just normal friends for her. She only knew them because of Jin. They were more of Jin friends than hers.

When Tsubaki spotted Noel; she had a look of rage on her face and she stormed towards her as if she was about to kill her. This made Noel gulp.

Tsubaki shook her index finger towards Noel: "You! Dam you witch. You monster. How dare you come here. I will kill you. Die….." Tsubaki jumped at Noel trying to choke Noel. Noel tried to fight her off. But Tsuabki was too much strong for her.

Suddenly Taro grabbed hold of Tsuabaki and broke her choke-hold on Noel. After being freed. Noel was coughing violently.

"That is enough Tsuabki. I'm angry at her too. But it's not her fault. My emotions urges me to do bad things to her. So many bad things. But my brain tells me, it's not her fault. We have to be objective about it Tsubaki. Noel has endured great pain. Lots of horrible pain. That I'm sure of no one had endured, except for you. She has been through so much. That it would break down sanity of a normal person. Give her some break. Give her some love. Give her some compassion. Go easy on her. Noel is a strong girl. Just like you. All she needs now are support and care from her friends her 24/7 unconditionally. And just like you she misses Jin and just like you she had loved Jin." Taro said in an emotional tone with eyes full of tears.

Tsubaki had a look of disbelief on her face when she looked at Taro, Mai and Akane. Tsuabki looked down at the ground and then she went her own her way without saying any word to the gang followed by Edgar Vermillion.

Akane helped Noel to get up. Noel looked down at the ground: "Tha.. n…ks…"

Taro gave Noel a teary half smile: "You are welcome. Now go. Say hi to Jin for me. He is waiting for you Noel." Noel nodded and then she went to the Jin's grave alone. She requested to be alone with Jin.

(Music beings- Final Fantasy X-2: Eternity~Memory of Lightwaves)

The first thing that Noel did was to smile at the grave stone bearing Jin's name: "Jin. You have a beautiful name. You were even more beautiful person inside. You are my world and its broken…." As tears began to stream from Noel's eyes: "Jin…Jin…Jin… the only reason, I had the will to live on was to meet you again. To cry to you. To make my feelings known to you. I know you are listening Jin. I know this is the same crazy things people say to their deceased love ones but now I fully understand why. You are my heart-beat that keeps me alive." Noel touched her bosom with both of her hands: "It beats for you, forever."

Noel took out a small box from her white dress pocket (the same dress that Saya wore in Ragna's dream when Nu-13 stabbed him during Calamity Trigger.), the box contained a hair brooch with a small blue emerald on top and then she opened the brooch from the middle and it contained a small picture of both Jin and Noel(so it functioned both as a hair brooch and as a locket; crazy right.). Noel dig Jin's grave a little with her hand and then she buried the hair brooch there. Suddenly swarms of fireflies suddenly appeared near Jin' graves illuminating the night beautifully. Noel began to appreciate the beautiful view that appeared before her: "So beautiful. I know these little creatures mourn for you. Jin if I go to heaven. I want be there with you. Perhaps I would also have a dream like wedding with you there. I swear to you. I will never love another human being as long as I live."

Swarms of ghostly, flying, white beads; made of light, joined together to form an opaque version of Jin Kisaragi that appeared behind Noel. The ghostly version of Jin wrapped his arms around Noel throat as if he was embracing her. Noel did not turned around to look who it was. She knew all along it was Jin. She knew it was him, because she was of small stature and Jin was at least five feet & ten inches tall. And he always he embraced her by her neck rather than her chest because of the said height differences. Noel then rested her head on Jin's arms and closed her eyes.

There was blinding white where nothing could be seen. In this light, came out peaceful whisper of Noel Vermillion: "Jinnnnnnnn…"

(Music ends- Final Fantasy X-2: Eternity~Memory of Lightwaves)


Hahahaha I know what you readers are thinking. Ya all are thinking Noel is dead and now she is in heaven with Jin. Of course not. She is alive and well. The blinding white light was used for visual purposes. To give a movie feel you know. Just to make clear Noel is not dead grrrrr. One more thing, the ending of this episode was inspired from Final Fantasy X-2. Noel as Yuna and Jin as Tidus. Just a thought.

To That One Aloof Guy Why were you feeling bad for Noel? What about Jin? His marriage ceremony turned into a blood bath. And then he died protecting everyone he loved. Doesn't make it make you feel bad for Jin as well.

"Thanks for the compliments on my story. I didn't know you read my works." Seriously it would be impossible to miss out on your work. You have the most contribution to Blazblue fanfiction community. Quite honestly I have read all of your blazblue fanfiction coz your story involves two of my favourite pairings; namely RagnaXRachel and JinXNoel.

Anyways guys I had fun writing this chapter until next time Ciao-Ossu.