I do not own Deadman Wonderland in any form. This is a work of fanfiction.

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Moving out day

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Minatsuki's case had been finalized, the paperwork was being prepared and signed, then she was free to go. She had to undergo a special treatment to remove the remainder of the poison from her body, so as to keep it from giving her any ill effects later on. "This will be rather painful, you know" The doctor told her.

"You're new here." Minatsuki began. "I've been in here for a while, lost carnival corpse and had things removed with no anesthesia. This can't be that bad."

Needles were inserted into veins on her neck, arm and leg. They filtered out 99.5% of the poison, then mixed in an antidote to neutralize the remaining .5%. After leaving the infirmary, she was greeted by Shiro, who had a bit of a worried look on her face. "So, you're leaving, huh?" Shiro asked.

"I sure am. I've had more than my fill of this place. It's a happy day for me." She slowed down, taking note of Shiro's expression. "Why the long face?"

"You're leaving. What about me?"

"You can come with me."

"But I've read stories that couples in prison usually don't make it when they leave."

Minatsuki could feel the tension in the air, and she took her girlfriend's hands. "That's just for survival purposes, I guess. When they leave, they don't really need to rely on each other anymore." She could see the expression on her face getting a little worse. "But neither of us have had any problems with survival, even up to now. You're damn near invincible, and I've never backed down from a fight."

"So will you need me out there?"

"I'll need you everywhere. In prison or free, I'll need you. Not for survival. That's different."

Shiro's expression started to level off. "What will you need me for then?"

Minatsuki pulled Shiro in for a passionate kiss. "I'll need you for love. I can take care of most things, but you take care of my heart. That's really important to me."

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Minatsuki had one final stop before she was released back into society. She stopped in the administrative building and met with representatives from the Japanese government. She was greeted by the Administrator of the Japanese Correction Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, Arata Fukui. He handed her an envelope with her paperwork inside. "Miss Takami, I would like to formally apologize for your treatment at the hands of this horrible place and its operators."

"A little late for that, isn't it?" Minatsuki quipped.

"I understand your feelings toward the correction system, but please hear me out."

"Okay, I'm listening. But please hurry, I have some freedom I'd like to start enjoying."

"Very well you shall, but we would like to give you restitution for your horrible treatment here."

Minatsuki's interest was now piqued. "I sure hope it's something good. I was beaten, battered, scarred, bruised and even had internal organs removed."

"I assure you it's nothing that could make up for what was essentially torture here, but it's a start." He slid a second envelope across the table.

Minatsuki opened it and saw pictures of an apartment complex with large living spaces, a pool and easy monorail access. "What the hell is this? A vacation?"

"No. We're giving you an apartment. So long as you maintain residence here, all of your bills, rent included, will be paid by the Japanese Government. We're also giving you monetary compensation."

She went further into the papers and found a check in the amount of ¥7,500,000. She almost jumped at the amount of money they were willing to throw at the issue. "I guess this is okay. What if I want to have someone living there with me?"

"I see no problem with that. Who might that be?"

"You can come in now." Minatsuki said, after which Shiro came in from the hallway.

"Is she an inmate?"

"I'm not sure who or what she is to the prison here, but she's my girlfriend." She said as she pulled Shiro down to a seat next to her.

One of Fukui's advisers leaned over and whispered something to him. "I see. Of course she can stay there with you."

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The meeting now concluded, Minatsuki left the administrative complex and headed for the main gate with Shiro by her side. They stopped at the gate and waited for the guards to open the gate, then slowly took a step past it and into the free, fresh air. Minatsuki pulled Shiro in tight for a hug and a kiss. "I'm free of this terrible place."

"What do we do now?" Shiro inquired.

"First, I'm taking you somewhere so we can get something nice to eat, then we're going home."

"But what about your stuff here?"

"That would only remind me of prison life. Let's go."

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The girls stopped at a buffet, so they could eat their fill of non-prison food. Minatsuki enjoyed the freedom of being able to eat what she wanted instead of just whatever the prison kitchen belched out. Shiro surprisingly ate regular food, instead of her usual diet which mostly consisted of sweets. After finishing their meals, they did eat dessert, however. Now stuffed, Minatsuki leaned her head on her girlfriend's shoulder. "Oh my god, real food tastes amazing." Shiro said. "That stuff in there tastes icky now."

The busperson came over to clear the table and looked on in shock at the number of cleared plates stacked up on the table. "What? We were just released from prison." Minatsuki snapped. "The food in there was disgusting. But don't worry, I'll tip a fair amount." She said, as she handed him a ¥6,000 tip.

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The girls concluded their first day of freedom by going home to their apartment. They walked in and looked on in amazement at the nice accommodations they were given. Minatsuki immediately went for the shower. Shiro tugged on her skirt. "Where are you going?" Shiro asked.

"I've got to take my first free shower. Want to join me?"

Shiro nodded a yes with a smile and they both went into the bathroom. They helped clean each other up and finally made their way to bed. Shiro held Minatsuki close under the covers, kissing her on the side of the neck. "We're home." Minatsuki said.

"Tomorrow, can we... do some stuff?" Shiro asked.

"What kind of stuff?"

"Y'know, like what we did... to each other, to make us feel good?"

"Oh, yeah. That sounds good."

The conversation ended with a kiss just before the ladies slipped off to sleep.