Summary: Hinoto; when I falter, afraid, their accusing glances spur me on.
Notes: Thank you very much to Ruth for pointing out that I posted this wrong, and I'm very sorry for that.
Souls of the Dead
I can feel them around me. They surround me on all sides, never leaving me alone for even a moment. But that's all right; they are my reason for continuing, for attempting to change this dream that I have seen.
If it were not for them, I might have given up hope. But they stare at me, they demand that their sacrifices not be in vain.
Saiki…he holds me, when I cry. He gives me strength when I think I have run out.
Hokuto-san…I never met her in life, but she is with me now, comforting me, making me laugh when I think that I shall never do so again.
Kotori-chan…she is the one who gives me the most hope. She keeps on reminding me that the future is not set in stone.
There are others, of course, such as Saya-san, Tohru-san, and Tokiko-san, as well as all of the others who have had a hand in this, but those three are my main inspiration. Without them, I would have given up long ago.
And so, surrounded by the dead, I pray for the living.