A/N Hey guys... im Sorry ... but this chapter is a bit rushed, and i feel the quality is bad... I just wanted to get it out there... right now I'm on a weird school program where we need to stay at school, so I'm kind of busy... welp... thanks for reading this anyways haha.


Chapter 5: Full, or Empty


Beyond this point is "kakuriyo"

Eh?

It means the underworld

Ehehe It's the underworld!

In exchange for returning to this work, you must leave behind what is most important to you.

The kuchikamisake


Flashback

"Obaa-chan!"

"Yes Mitsuha?"

"Today, I'm going out with my friend, I might come home a bit late... is that okay?"

"Yes, of course, but of course you need to be back by 10, understood?"

"Yes!" I said in a sharp, quick voice.

Oh no... it's 11:00.. what would Obaa-chan think?!

I opened the door silently

I was staying at Baa-chan's house for a few days, with Yotsuha, as I haven't met them in a long time... but even knowing that I came back late...

"Mitsuha!"

"Nee-chan!"

They were still awake

"Why are you back so late!"

"Sorry... I was eating dinner and got caught up in the moment, hehe" I said nervously.

"Who did you go with?"

"Uhm... I went with a friend from work."

"Is your friend nice?"

"Yep! He's very nice and very caring as well!"

"You went with a man?!"

Oh...

"Uh, Yep."

"I want to meet this man at once! I will NOT make the same mistake I did with your father!"

"Obaa-chan! Don't worry! He's a great person! He cares about me a lot, and I do too!"

"Are you in a relationship with him!?"

"Stop it Obaa-chan! I love him okay! I don't want anyone to interrupt! I've been longing for a time where I felt what I lost again! Meet him again!"

I saw it in her eyes... the glow, the same eyes that my daughter had... the eyes I once had...

The eyes, she showed to her father when confronting him.

I see... She's met him...

"Mitsuha..."

"..."

"I will allow it, but under one condition."

"Yes Baa-chan?"

What's the sudden change in attitude?

"You have to bring him here tomorrow."

"Hmm.. okay! Thank you so much!"

*sigh* Mitsuha you've found him... I also used to have dreams about another person, now I don't remember who, but I've also longed to find the person of the life I dreamed of. Mitsuha... after feeling the emptiness of missing something, who am I to take it away from you, after finding it once again?

What was that? Obaa-chan suddenly changed mood? What is she thinking?

Hmm...whatever.. I need to ask Taki-kun to come over tomorrow.

*The Next Day*

"Taki-kun! Thanks for coming on such short notice."

"Oh, it's fine haha, I'm still kinda tired though..."

As I walked in to the large house, I noticed many things that were similar to Mitsuha's house in Itomori. The TV and table were placed in the same place as before, and... I see Mitsuha's Grandma! I was kinda happy that she was still alive I after all this time, and after the Itomori incident.

"Hello Obaa-chan!"

"Are you supposed to call me that?"

"Oh Uhm..."

"Ahaha, don't worry—, I guess you've had some memories that led you to call me that!"

I was confused in what she was trying to say...

"Sit down Taki, Mitsuha has told me quite a lot about you."

"Okay, thank you."

"And also, Mitsuha, will you leave the room for a moment please?"

"Why?"

"I just a word with Taki privately."

"Mmmmm... okay..."

—-

"Taki... Dreams fade away after you wake up, treasure the experience."

"Obaa-chan?"

"You were in Mitsuha's body when I said that, remember?"

Her memory is sharp for such an old woman...

"Yes, I remember."

"But you're dream is no longer a dream, is it? You've found her?"

"Obaa-chan, how do you know all this?"

"... When I was younger I used to have dreams about living another person's life, though now I've forgotten who's... the regret that I've never filled the emptiness inside myself... I still feel today..."

"Musubi..." I said under my breath...

But she had somehow heard me

"Yes, Musubi, time, connections between anything. Your string of fate, was with Mitsuha, you have tangled, separated, and eventually got back together. All the memories you have, treasure. You are the person Mitsuha has connections with the strongest. You two deserve to be together, but if you do anything to get that smile off her face, you will face consequences... Understand!"

"Yes, Obaa-chan."

The last sentence sent a shiver down my spine... hearing that from a usually calm old lady.

"Taki-kun, Obaa-chan you two finished?"

"Yeah" I said while walking out of the room.

"Well while you're here, why don't you eat dinner with us. I'm sure you'll like to see Yotsuha."

"Yes, of course, thank you."


Thanks for reading this trash chapter, also the next chapter is about the dinner and a bit more stuff, ;)

Thanks for the review as always pangu, I've watched the movie again, I've got like 3 pages worth of notes, hahaha, I'll try to use it as effectively as possible, thanks!