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Everything was dark. Takenaga spent what felt like hours fighting for his life and eventually Kana was knocked out. Then everything went dark.

Takenaga tried to force himself to open his eyes and when he did, everything looked blurry; he had no idea where he was.

He turned his head when he heard someone gasp and a metal tray drop. Noi was in the room with him. Takenaga, never really being able to express his emotions, let his tears freely fall when he saw her.

"Noi-chi," he said hoarsely while extending his hand out to her. Noi smiled. She had known it was him as soon as the first tear fell.

"Take-kun," she said taking his hand and kissing it. "You did it."

"Yeah," he chuckled. "But ask me how and I couldn't tell you."

"We knew you would win," Noi said seriously.

Takenaga eyed her curiously. "How?"

"Well, we kept rooting for you to win, right from the start," she explained. "Kana didn't have that. Your teacher told me that the one that had the most support would be the one who succeeded."

"Hm," Takenaga breathed when Noi kissed his neck, "remind me to thank him." Takenaga smiled up at his loving girlfriend before pulling her down to him.

Noi giggled. "Takenaga, are you sure you're okay? You were out for about two days after the fight."

"No wonder I feel a little hungry," he told her.

Noi smiled brightly at him. "Let me go get you some breakfast."

Takenaga looked up to the ceiling and just thought. He felt like all he had been doing for a long time was thinking.

It's all over, he told himself. I can finally live my life.

"You're right, and I can live mine."

Takenaga jolted upright at the sound of Kana's voice. He looked across the room and saw Kana, but he looked like a spirit.

"You!" Takenaga shouted.

Kana smirked sadly. "Guess this is goodbye, Takenaga."

"How are you here right now?" Takenaga asked.

"Well, you beat me, but apparently I wasn't destroyed. Just sort of removed from your body. I guess I'm free to go take over someone else, but I'm not sure I want to. So I guess this is goodbye."

Takenaga didn't know why Kana seemed so sad about leaving. "Goodbye, Kana."

Kana turned to face Takenaga and smirked. "In another life," he said before waving and disappearing into the air.

Sunako and Kyohei had been watching the scene. Sunako could always feel ghosts; Kyohei could see them. Kyohei looked down to an envelope in his hand.

"I guess I should give this to him." Kyohei cautiously walked into the room.


~Epilogue~

Takenaga was very excited for this day. Three months ago he had proposed to Noi. Today he would finally marry the woman he loved. They wasted no time, knowing that if they went too long, anything could happen.

Takenaga reread the letter Kyohei had given him the day Kana left him. Kyohei told him that he had found it in his and Noi's room back at their apartment.

Takenaga,

I am sorry for the pain I caused you. I don't know why I did half the stuff I did. It just felt right at the time. When I discovered that Noi was lying to me, I realized I couldn't kill her, but I wanted to. Something was driving me to. I knew you would overcome as I had hoped you would. Thank you for setting me free.

In another life,
Kana

Takenaga had no idea what that drug did to him, but Kana seemed to be a victim too.

Just then, Kyohei walked into the room and saw Takenaga reading the letter.

He smirked. "Come on, man. It's over now."

Takenaga jumped at the sound of his voice and turned to smile at his long-time friend.

"No, Kyohei, it's just the beginning."


A/N: Okay, so cheesy ending, but after like a year or two (including the time I started it on Fictionesque before joining FanFiction), but it is now done. Thanks to everyone who added the story to their favorites. Thanks for following the story and my random updating.