Zane looked back at Nana, his eyes widened. "What?" he asked. "Can you kiss me?" Nana asked once more, "Please Zane, as one last present.. I am going to die aren't I?" Zane sighed, that was true and he didn't wanna believe it either even though he was the one who told her. "I'll do it" he responded. Nana smiled, "Thank you Zane."
Zane nodded, bending down to reach Kawaii~Chan's level. He cupped her cheek in his hand and leaned forward, as did she. It didn't take seconds for the gap between them to be sealed. Her lips pressed against his, for a sweet, pure, but yet saddening goodbye kiss. "Zane thank you" Nana said when they separated.
"Nana... Your wel- mhpm"
Zane felt a sudden impact against his chest. When looked he saw Nana against his chest. A sudden gross and horrible feeling of fear filled his stomach when he saw her. This fear was only confirmed when he heard his soul clock beeping.
"At 12:00 am you have the soul of Nana Ishida to collect"
Zane felt tears rise up to his eyes. "Nana..." he said, softly as tears slipped down his pale cheeks. She was gone, the one he loved. She was supposed to die tomorrow!! Why now??!! Zane looked down at the cold corpse against him. He pulled her close and ran his fingers through her pink hair, which was getting drenched by his tears. "N-Nana, why? Why did you have to leave me?" he asked to himself.
"Zane, I don't know"
Zane turned around, his eyes widening. There standing behind him was the soul of Nana. "Nana" Zane whispered. He dropped her corpse and stood up, reaching out to give her a hug. When he did reach close enough to hug her, he went right through her.
"Zane, I'm a ghost now!! I don't think you can hug me"
Zane's eyes widened once more. He felt more tears fall down his cheeks, just as he fell down on his knees in front of Nana.
"Zane, why are you crying?"
"Y-Your dead... You've left me..."
"But I'm standing here in front of you aren't I?"
"I know but, I have to reap your soul now"
Zane heard a crunch, causing him to look up. He was staring face to face with Nana's soul.
"Then do it"
"I can't...I can't..."
"Zane!! Stop crying!! Please.."
Zane stopped for moment. Nana took this as an opportunity to point her finger at his chest, right where his heart would be.
"I may be gone now, but I'll always live on right in there! All the time we spent together will always be in your memory!! Just because you can't see me anymore doesn't mean those memories disappear!"
"I..."
"So please, don't leave my soul staying out here! Reap me!"
Zane was flabbergasted. She wanted him to reap her, in fact she was smiling. Zane nodded, wiping his tears away. He said a little chant which summoned his sythe. He started to twirl it around while saying another chant.
"Oh poor lost soul who has just passed on, it is time for you, Nana Ishida, to move on to your afterlife. I, the grim reaper Zane, am commanding my power within this sythe to take you where your soul will rest until fate decides otherwise"
Zane felt more tears fall down his face as he slashed the sythe through her soul. Even as she was disappearing she still smiled, a smile Zane saw one last time.
"Zane, I promise... Somehow... Somewhere... we will meet again"
And with that, she was gone, moved onto the afterlife to meet Death. Zane now was left with her corpse he had to return to the hospital.
Zane finished attaching the final wirer back to her cold, lifeless body. It now looked as if she simply passed away in her sleep.
Passed away...
He still couldn't accept it. That was the last time he would ever see her. Now she was gone for good.
"Zane... I promise... Somehow... Somewhere... we will meet again"
Zane knew it was a lie. Reincarnation wasn't real and even if it was, he wouldn't have been given life anyway. He's a grim reaper, servant of death and collector of souls. Nothing could change that. Just like Nana was gone for good... Zane would never see her again.
Those two statements were the truth... And to now to Zane,
The Truth Hurts
