This chapter (as I mentioned in Ch. 09) is going to be written in journal/diary entry format. It will be giving a mini review of what happens in the 7 yr gap I created. Despite that the entries themselves are from the past they will be written in normal, bold, or italics. For the entries belong to three different people.

Year 1

5/05

I just finished watching the funeral. Nothing special really. I have already witnessed the funerals of 449 people. It is actually a calming feeling to see people suffer for the inevitable deaths of people. Sometimes, though, it makes me regret things a little. Not for all of them of course. After most people have left I went and left an offering along with the offerings that were there already. Number 417… Can't believe you almost killed Shadow. The only person that has, and will ever understand me. Funny that the police gave you that number. Funny, no. Kind of hilarious, but they don't know anything. They don't know about the other 32…

6/30

So far things have started to calm down. The 35 days needed for the incense have long gone. Asa-san is putting in all the effort that he can in order to make sure he becomes a cop. I have been supporting him along the way. He has started to crash at my place. I don't mind, but honestly I am going to have to have to get him more counseling than what he has received. He is more depressed than what he would ever admit. Are you considered an alcoholic if you constantly get yourself drunk? Because if you are then I am going to go and dump Asa-san to get help from Alcoholics Anonymous, or I believe that's its name…

7/03

He came over again. Drunk once more, how in the world did he get into my house? I was pretty sure I locked the door before I left. And Asa-san doesn't know where the spare key is. He scared me when I arrived home and I found him lounging on my couch, so drunk that he could barely speak coherently. I practically took the bottles of rum he had brought along and hid them. Then I went and made some strong black coffee for him. Personally I don't drink the stuff, but I bought some when Asa-san started to crash at my place all drunk and stuff. I then stayed with him, and got him a pillow and a blanket so he could sleep on the couch. I left him flipping through the TV like a mindless zombie and I went to my own room to sleep

7/05

It's been two days and he is still apologizing. And no matter what I tell him he won't believe that I am fine, and that I understand what had happened. He seems determined to punish himself, but to be honest I am pretty sure that was the alcohol speaking two days ago. I don't blame him for what happen, but I am pretty sure he thinks I do. I am going to have to do everything I can to make sure he understands that despite what transpired I don't blame him for a single thing…

Year 2

5/08

Light came over for one of his visits. He told me that everything was fine, and that no one suspected a thing. But seriously who would suspect Light or I of doing an arm garden? But then again. None of them know of my existence. That's one thing that Light and I have made sure of. Despite the truth that runs for the years that we have been doing this…

7/04

I left the signal at our newest flower's place. What would they say if they find out that their unexpected gift is their death sentence? I went to the place the 32 are at. I had to label the place, or else I would forget where they are. So hard to believe that all those years ago…

Year 3

2/11

He has finally stopped blaming himself, and our relationship is going normally as if nothing happen a little over a year ago. He has finally stopped getting himself drunk almost every day. Thanks to the help he has been getting he is almost back to his old self. I don't even remember when he officially started to crash at my place, but now he practically lives here. I think it was after New Year's… Anyway I started to get him to help me around the place. He does help, when he isn't busy learning how to be a police officer. Big brother called and congratulated me for my birthday. I told him to not be silly since…

5/23

Light has begun to act strange. Could it be the influence from that bastard? Has he forgotten that I am the only person that truly cares about him? I watched Light put 32 circles made of rock on those spots. When I asked him he said he didn't want to forget where they were. Why would he want to remember? Apart from the fact it all started because of them…

11/11

I had to explain things to Shadow again. He can be overprotective sometimes, but what else can I expect from the person that follows me around like a shadow ever since that day 12 years ago? Heck, even before that. But from what things are supposed to be like I am supposed to be his shadow and he's the light that's supposed to guide me. But fate is cruel indeed, and life itself can't help but toy around with people. How can life play with us like that? I wonder that as I put together the pointers and middles. A wonderful arrangement of my flowers…

APHAPHAPHAPH

Author's Note: Since I didn't wish to make it very long i decided to cut the chapter in half. So the next three/four years shall be discussed in the next part.