A.N
So, how can I said it... After all this time, I can finally END this series. And, I end it with the most ideal conversation I want with this story. Thank you very much for all your contribution, fellow readers. I really appreciate it.
Also, this is the first time I end a serialization in this section, so again. I want to say thank you very much.
Oh, this is pretty sad, I want to cry so badly. But I will hold my tears because I have another on going chapter that coming to an end soon.
Anyway, please read this last chapter of A Reason to Live ^^
A Reason to Live Last Chapter
Alter Universe
Maki blinked her eyes in confusion when she saw only darkness around her. She turn her eyes around to confirmed the location.
"So, you're here already, Nishikino Maki." Maki can hear someone calling over her name.
"Yes, as I see. This is exactly the same place as the place when I first meet my death." Maki answer the sound.
"Oohh, you're splendid. As I thought for someone that willing to confess to the most famous idol in the world." The sounds laughed blissfully.
Maki twirl her hair and gaze in confusion. "So, this is all true that I've been revived recently?" Maki asked the sound.
"Yes. And as you can see, you completed your mission. I've been here to congratulate you all by myself. What a humble decision for me to come over and smile to your victory." The sounds slowly change her voice tone so Maki can hear it clearly.
"I've been thinking all along, your sounds is kind of familiar for me. I'm tryng to recall my memory, but I can't even remember someone who exactly have the same voice as you."
"You're about to know soon, Nishikino Maki. After all, I've been here for you, to tell you everything. That's the last thing I want you to know." The sounds explained something.
Maki move her eyes to see the shadow in front of her. "First, I want to asked you something. Why you're doing this to me? I'm dead, and I can't practically live again. But, why are you doing all this for me?" She asked the weird sounds.
"That's because I want you to change your opinion about this world. You see, the previous you is someone that hate to be in this world. You cursed yourself for being lived in this world. So that's why, the very first reason I choose you to live again was because I want you to change your way to think of this world." The weird sounds explained it to Maki.
"And, is there any other reason?"
"Of course there is another reason. I want you to be in love with someone. I want you to feel what exactly love is. If you ever fell in love with someone, than you will practically change your way of life. That's the point, that's the whole point of all this plan. And I got what I want. You succeeded your career as an idol by back upping the most famous idol in the world, Yazawa Nico. And you ignoring the fact that she's the one who killed you."
"N—Nico-chan, I'm about to remember. I've been in a relationship before I went to this place once more. I remember now, I'm Yazawa Nico's girlfriend. There's no doubt about it. And- maybe I know who you really are."
"If you're so smart to guest it, than maybe I should giving you a change to guest who I really are."
"Why are you doing it in such a roundabout way, Toujou Nozomi?" Maki straightfully answer the weird sound's question.
The sound's laughed so hard before she wipe out the shadow around her and faced Maki with her face. "Because—I want you realize it on your own, Maki-chan." Nozomi put her brightest smile to the redhead.
"I always think that you're acting weird enough in the real world. Nagging me around and keep trying to make me realize my feelings for Nico-chan. But, I didn't think that you're the one who bring me back to live, Nozomi." Maki smile at her.
"Hu hu hu, woman always have a secret you know. And my secret is this, as you can see. I willing to help all the people find their reason for live, so that's why I make this place." Nozomi explained that to the redhead.
"So, can I asked you another question?" Maki asked the pigtails.
"Yes, you can asked me everything, Maki-chan."
"Can I—can I asked you what will I get when I accomplished all the mission you gave me after I die?" Maki asked Nozomi with an exact serious face.
Nozomi smile and let a small breath leaves her mouth before answering Maki's question. "To someone who finished all the tasked that I give, I will give two options. First, a fine place on heaven where you can spend your entire life happy ending, or you can choose to live once again in this world."
Maki feel that her heart throb so fast as she heard that option from Nozomi. "A—a chance to live again? But why? Why you giving me that option?" Maki asked again, confused.
"Yes, I will grant your wish even if it's insane. That's a gratitude for me, Maki-chan. You surely change this past one month." Nozomi smile to the redhead.
"B—But you can't live again. That's insane, it can't be prove by science. I can't live with the assumption that I will die again someday." Maki yelled to the pigtails, pretty much confused.
"But I already prove it to you. You're live again, even for just one month, you live again. Is that even a big deal for you to just step aside that assumption and live happily ever after again?" Nozomi turned the question to the redhead.
"But—but I said a goodbye to her. I said a goodbye, and even I can tell that she's pretty much depressed, I can tell by her look. How can I show this face to her once more, if it's intend to hurt her once more." Maki said something clear. She didn't want to hurt Nico again. That's enough for her to live even for only one month.
"Is that your heart's true voice? I can grant another wish for you if you want, but that's only one condition. You have to said that with your honest feelings. You're pretty much tsundere, and I know that you can't. But, for this once in a lifetime's chance, I want you to be honest to yourself, Maki-chan." Nozomi answer it clearly. Making the redhead rise her head and see the pigtail's face.
A tears flowing down from Maki's eyes. She can't hold that tears anymore. "I—I want to be with Nico one more! I love her, I truly are. But—but I didn't want to hurt her feelings anymore. I didn't want to make her cry again. I want her to smile, I want her to said that she's happy, I want her to be on my side. But I can't, I can't see her face without the feelings that someday I will hurt her feelings once more. I can't!" Maki lot her tears coming out more and more. She's crying outloud. Nozomi only put a gentle smile, than patted the redhead's head.
"If you said so, you will just have to prove it. You can say all that because of Nico. You truly love her, so why you're still hesitant to go. I'm going to ensure you, you will never betray her anymore. You will never let her cry anymore. I can tell that by seeing your eyes. If I trust you, why you're not trust yourself?" With that one word from Nozomi, Maki change her face with her usual determined face.
"You trust me huh, Nozomi? Than, maybe I will try it once more. I choose to live once more in the world. And this time, I choose to live happily ever after, without any mission, only with Nico alone." Maki said that clearly, only to makes Nozomi smile to the redhead.
"That a pretty wise choice of you. I can assure you, there will be no more mission for you. Live as you please, and please makes Nico happy forever." With that last sentence, Nozomi rise her cards and everything's gone blank once more.
Present Time
Nico can sure herself that she see her girlfriend's gone right before her eyes. She can't feel her legs anymore. As she cried, Nico dropped her knee to the ground and crying outloud.
"Why, why you're leaving me again, Maki-chan? Why you can't even said that you will make me happy? I want to be happy with you, I want to chase my dream with you beside me." As Nico crying, someone approach her. Nico can heard a step approaching.
Without even trying to look, she yelled to that person. "I'm having such a private time now. If you can tell by just looking, you should just turn your body away and leave me alone!" Nico said that outloud, only to make sure that the strangerscan take her words and leave. But she's wrong, she can heard the step continue to approach.
"Are you deaf or something? I'm telling you to leave, or I will turn my heads and kicked your ass with my bare foot." As Nico said that, she can feel something touch her head and pat it.
"Just do it if you can. But, I can tell you that you will never do it, not to me." Nico recognized this sensation, this gentle voice. But, she's afraid to turn her head and only raise her voice.
"How come you came here again? I see you gone, why were you come back?" Nico asked the voice.
"Why? Is that a kind of question that have to answer right away? I'm coming this way to explained everything's to you after all. So, take your time and please listen to me." That gentle voice ease Nico's heart. She nodded.
"That's a good girl. First thing first, I want to apologise to you. After all this commotion, I leave you are alone in here, without explaining everything. As you can see, I'm not the person that you know a long time ago. I'm a ghost, a ghost that have only one mission, to make you happy. That's all my mission, that's why I'm agree with you to forming a duo, I want you to stand with your own foot once more and change the world with your voice." That sounds begin to explained.
"But, why can you live again? It's my fault that you're gone in the first place, I killed you on sight. Why were you come back even after realise that past?" Nico asked.
"That's because I love you. I will never hurt someone that I love, even that person hurt me. And for your case, I know that's an accident. I'm coming back to live thanks to Nozomi. She's the one who guided me in this world after I coming back to live once more. She's the one who explained the true meaning of love to me, I can forgive you, and I can even fall in love with you."
"So, you're coming all the way here to said that you love me, explained almost everything to me, and will leaving me again?" Nico asked another question, but her voice were cleared. Nico was afraid to get an answer that will come from that sound's mouth.
"How can I leaving if I have the most beautiful girl in front of me? I coming all the way here to said that I will live once more. And this time, I will ensure you that I will never leave you again." Nico can hear it clearly. She can't hold her tears as she turn her heads up and see someone that she know a long time ago.
"Just promise me something, you will never ever leave me again, Maki-chan."
"I will, I promise to you." With that sentence, Maki pulled Nico's head and kissed it. They exchange their most romantic kiss ever. Maki can feel it in her heart.
"Can I hear it that from you, Maki-chan? That most beautiful line." Nico begged the redhead.
"Sure, and you have to answer it, bigtime."
"I can assure that for you."
"I love you, Nico."
I love you too, Maki.
END
END, so be it. It's end T_T. I want to cry, I want to cry so badly. You makes me cry with that line of yours, Maki-chan. How can a thunder say something like that. It's unfair because I'm the writer of this story, but I also cry with my own stories T_T
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