Max would seem almost like she was sleeping peacefully, which was fine by Dana. And she had been for a few hours, before she started to dream. It was a beautiful day in Arcadia Bay. Max sat on a bench, her eyes shut, listening to music. She sighed, opening her eyes. It was… Too beautiful for her.

"Nothing's ever too beautiful for you Max."

She jumped and turned to see Chloe, smoking a cigarette.

"Miss me?"

"Chloe, god I've missed you so much… Why… Why didn't you at least speak to me, let you know you still cared?"

"Max… I didn't know what to say. You were so lost… You still are." The bluenette put a hand around Max's body, pulling her close, letting her cry, "And… I simply couldn't stand to see you like that. I didn't know… I'm sorry Max. I never knew you'd sink this far into depression. I was trying to protect you… And you tried to protect the town. Max, you are the most selfless person I've ever known, and you're being punished for it. I don't know why."

"Because time and fate doesn't give any craps about me, no one does..."

"I do. Rachel does. Kate does. Victoria does. And I know this because we're all dead. The other two… They just feel so guilty about leaving you. They don't know what to say. Kate feels so guilty too... I literally have to comfort her every other day or less… I don't know."

"Whatever… So why'd you really come?"

"Not to give you some cryptic ass warning that leads you to fucking trying to kill yourself five times. I'll admit something though, you have hella balls for trying that many times."

"Chloe..."

"What? I can't lose myself, even if I'm dead."

"Whatever."

"I just… Wanted to visit you. I'm not judging, I don't even want to see your arms or any impure part of you. Because it's all impure. I just… Want to let you know that I still love you, I guess. I wish I could just take your pain away with a flick of my wrist… Like Dana said. And I can't. What great friend I am, I know. Max, none of us want to watch you suffer anymore. You're thin fucking glass, and you're about to break the next time you go through pain. I don't want that."

"Chloe… Would I end up with you if I died?"

"I don't know… Depends."

"What do you mean?"

"Oh, did I give too much away? You'll know soon… Enjoy our time while it lasts, because we might not get more."

"I will…"

Max laid down in Chloe's lap, and shut her eyes, letting the bluenette massage her.

"Well… Max, I guess it's time to bid farewell."

"Chloe, don't leave me… Please."

"Max, we'll meet again one day. I'm really sorry… I'll give Rachel a kiss for you, okay?"

"Okay…"

"Now, awaken..."

Max's eyes slowly slid open, and Dana sighed.

"How'd you sleep?"

"Well… I guess."

"Who'd you see now?"

"Chloe… Fuck, I miss her."

Max slid out of Dana's grip, and sighed, looking at her. She seemed almost… Sad… Like she was about do something she had to do, but didn't want to.

"A-Are you okay Dana?"

"No, I'm not. I'm seriously not okay. Max, we need to talk."

"About what?"

"About you."

"About how I'm insane? ABOUT HOW I NEED A FUCKING MENTAL HOSPITAL?"

"No. It's nothing about how you're insane, I promise. I don't… Really know how to explain what I need to… So…" Dana's form would change into a thin white haired girl, with blue piercing eyes. She looked… Almost out of anime.

"What the..."

"Exactly." She sounded the same…

"What the fuck just happened?"

"Well, I'll just be blunt with you. Dana never existed. Well, she did… But, as a human being, Dana never existed."

"So then… Who are you?"

"Well… You can call me multiple things. But they all have to due with time. Entity of time, goddess of time… In total, I am the reason time exists. And therefore, I am also the reason fate exists."

"God, please tell me I'm tripping."

"I wish. I seriously wish you were Max. I wish I didn't have to tell you this, but I will. It was never meant to be Chloe, or Rachel… It was… You."

"What? Are you talking about? Dana, this isn't funny."

"No. It isn't." Dana… Time… Fate, whoever the fuck this was looked Max straight in the eyes. She looked dead fucking serious.

"You… No… No… Who are you?"

"I've already told you."

"It's not enough!"

"Max, have you ever wondered why I'm so perfect, yet so nice to you? Why I wanted to be the friend of a 'hipster', despite being in the Vortex Club? I knew you had rewind powers. Most people who are gifted with these powers die at a young age, before they discover them. You discovered yours, and look what happened… God, if you were just a little fucking different, none of this wouldn't have ever happened."

"So what you're saying is, I… No, I'm scared of-."

"I know. And that is exactly what makes it harder to convince you. Max, I was trying to give you one more happy week before I did this… But..." She put a hand on her forehead, "Beyond this is crumbling. Your mental state is basically nonexistent, and I can't let you go on like this. But… In the end, it's up to you to choose."

"W-Will I save Chloe, Rachel… Everyone by dying?"

"You'll save at least Chloe and Rachel. Max, I know this isn't what you want. I know you don't want to die young. But this means rest… This is the rest I was promising you, Max. But, you don't have to take it. I'm giving you the choice. Okay?"

"I don't know Dana… I really don't know. What's… The Afterlife like?"

"Not a Christian's utopia, but certainly not hell either."

"I need to think, okay?"

"Then think. And think thoroughly, okay? You know actions have consequences. Think about what might happen. Okay? I'll be waiting for your answer in the morning… I'm sorry I had to do this Max. You didn't deserve to die young."

"Why didn't death target me then?"

"It was. Chloe and Rachel just always got in the way, without even knowing it."

"I guess..."

Dana laid down, and sighed, shutting her eyes.

"Give me your answer tomorrow, okay Max?"

Max choked out, "O-Okay..."

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Dana is some weird ass anime goddess of time, and she's gonna murder us all. Shit run.

Before it's too late.

I have the last chapters written out for this. Why is this even shorter? Well, because Max's sanity is crumbling, and obviously if I wanted it to continue, it'd drag on painfully. This way, we're all spared of pain. You're welcome.