Author's Note: This is the second ending, the "good" ending. This one ends on a much more positive note than the previous one. I know it's quite short, but I decided this was a good way to end it, as going further didn't have the same effect and sort of ruined it. I hope it's enjoyable nevertheless!

-Tsuzuki Asato-

I can hear somebody calling me. Who's there?

No, not another monster! Stop tormenting me!

"Go away! Leave me alone!"

The monster stops moving suddenly. After a moment, it speaks.

"Tsuzuki, it's me, Hisoka!"

"Hi...soka?" Is it really him? I blink, trying to make out his face in the darkness. Could it really be him this time?

Before I even notice him moving, he's kneeling in front of me, grabbing the knife from my hand, tossing it aside, and healing the wounds on my wrist. It really is Hisoka. He's really here this time, it's not a trick! But...for him to see me like this...

"Tsuzuki, you idiot..." Hisoka mumbles as he finishes healing my wrist. He throws himself at me suddenly, arms wrapped tightly around me, his face pressed against my chest. "You scared me. You scared us both. We've been so worried about you..."

We? I look up, and notice Tatsumi standing there, looking down at us.

"He's right, Tsuzuki-san. We've been looking all over for you."

I frown. I've been worrying them that much? I didn't mean to. It's my fault for falling down that hole in the first place. If I had listened to Hisoka, this never would have happened. None of this would have happened. They really would be better off without me...

"Stop." Hisoka says, and looks up at me. "Please, stop. We were worried because we care about you, Tsuzuki. We're not better off without you, not at all. Besides...I need you, Tsuzuki. Don't think like that anymore. I wasn't lying when I said I wanted you to stay with me. So, come with us. Let's leave here, together."

"But...the other Shinigami, we haven't found her yet. One of them is dead...I found his body...but his partner-"

Hisoka shakes his head and pulls away from me slightly. "She's...gone too, Tsuzuki. I found her before Tatsumi found me. She was barely clinging to life when I found her. I tried to help her but...she knew her partner was dead. She sacrificed herself to kill a monster. She didn't want to live without her partner."

"Oh..." So, they are both dead. She killed herself because she couldn't stand being without her partner. Is that how Hisoka would feel if I had died? I know that's how I would feel if I lost him.

"I couldn't stand to lose you either, Tsuzuki." Hisoka says, as if answering my thoughts. I'm not sure if he actually picked up on them or not, but, either way, it means the same thing. "Come on, let's go. I don't want to be here any longer."

I nod, and Hisoka stands up. Him and Tatsumi both hold their hands out to me, offering to help me up. I can't help but smile a little. To think, after all I've put them through, they are still there to pick me up when I fall. They still want me with them. I take their hands, and they pull me to my feet. They don't let go right away, both of them giving me soft smiles. Tatsumi releases my hand and turns around, leading us.

"Come on, let's go."

Yes, let's leave this place behind us. All of us, together.