Note: Let's begin nicely, shall we? Sorry it's been so long! It would have been longer but I couldn't wait to have it checked over for mistakes, so if there are any it's down to my impatience. Sorry again? Eh heh heh...

Friendship is a Special Kind of Love

I didn't know where I was but I recognised the place. Endless sky, floor made of clouds – I was definitely in Heaven. A path of fluffy white clouds led to a large golden gate with a huge lock on it: it didn't look like I was invited. Next to the gate was a small podium and behind that was a blonde boy and a four-legged Pokémon covered in white fur, with a scythe-like tail and a sickle-shaped growth on the side of its head.

"What is that?" I asked, more to myself than anything. The boy was too far away to hear me anyway.

"An Absol," a voice next to me answered. I hadn't been expecting it and almost jumped right out of my skin. I turned to see Andy standing with me. He looked the same as he always did except there was one major difference. His clothes were all white, from his hat to his trainers. It was soooo weird; like they had been bleached.

"Why are your clothes white?" I asked him, scratching my head thoughtfully.

"I could ask you the same thing," Andy countered. I didn't know what he was talking about so I looked down and sure enough, my clothes had been turned white too. I was seriously spooked. How could this happen? I tried to think about what I had been doing before Andy and I arrived here but my mind was blank. Andy didn't know either so he suggested we ask the boy so we walked (nervously) over to him and his 'Absol'. The blonde boy was really beautiful for a boy, it was almost creepy. He looked positively ageless and was wearing a white robe that was so long it covered his feet. He also had white wings and a golden halo. I wasn't sure that boys usually had halos and when I asked Andy if it was normal, his expression asked if I was crazy.

"Tizzy, tell me you've figured it out by now?!" he asked incredulously. I stared blankly at him. "Come on! The floor is made of clouds, there's a boy with a halo and wings..." I felt like a light bulb had been switched on inside my brain.

"OH! I get it!! I'm DREAMING!" Andy groaned.

"Tizzy," he said softly, putting a hand on my shoulder. "We're both dead." My mouth dropped open. No! I would have remembered if I died, wouldn't I?! Thinking about it properly now, I realized that I did remember dying: the Blastoise using Hydro Pump on me, slamming into the wall, falling into the pool. I remembered everything that had happened. Gosh, I wondered who was looking after Tubby now. I hoped he was okay.

"Welcome to Purgatory," the boy behind the podium greeted us. His Absol blinked at me.

"Purgatory?" I repeated. The boy nodded.

"Yep. This is where we decide where you're going to spend eternity – Heaven or Hell." I gulped. It didn't sound promising. I knew I had done many things that were morally questionable in my life. What if I ended up in Hell and Andy in Heaven – then what? I was pretty sure that would be the end of our friendship. The boy waved his hands in the air and two sets of scales appeared. One weight was called 'good' and the other 'bad'. They were both made of gold and had a small plastic bag of sand on each side of each set of scales. One had Andy's full name engraved on the base and one had my name. I stared at him.

"Your first name is Andrew?!" I asked, horrified. He looked at me exasperatedly.

"What did you think it was??" I shrugged. "Besides, it's not like Tizalicious is any better. It actually sounds made up!" I shot him a dark look and the boy with wings cleared his throat loudly.

"I'm Angel by the way. I've been watching over your lives ever since you were born and I knew your lives would end in the way it did. For this reason, I'm in charge of showing you how balanced – or imbalanced – your good and bad actions are. Are you ready?" I wasn't but Andy spoke for both of us and said we were. I didn't even completely understand what Angel was talking about. Angel poured the bags of sand into each individual weight and for a while both scales were completely balanced. Then, Angel clicked his fingers and the scales adjusted to their proper positions. Andy's scale was weighed heavily on 'good', while mine was only just tipping over to that side. Angel's Absol stared at our scales with interest. It was embarrassing for me to have such a bad rating next to Andy's near-perfectness.

"Whoa! Tizzy? What did you do that was so bad?" asked Andy, his eyes wide. I smiled guiltily: I could think of so many things...

"I can tell you that. At the age of six she kicked her best friend – and your cousin – in the shin for getting an answer right in class; when she was twelve she stole money from a child of ten; and quite recently she joined the organisation 'Team Elemental' regardless of their negative image in order to fulfil her selfish desires." I didn't risk looking at Andy. I knew how much he hated Team Elemental – did Angel really have to mention that part?! Besides, no-one was perfect, right? So it was only fair I had made one or two minor mistakes in my life. Angel was just a big fat meanie for outing me like that. I shot him a dirty look and his Absol decided to take it as a personal threat and growled at me. I backed off immediately. Jeez, some people just couldn't take a joke!

I started to bite the nail of my thumb. What if Andy didn't forgive me for being in cahoots with Team Elemental? He might not be my friend anymore, and that was definitely a bad thing since he was such a good friend to me.

"I guess everyone makes mistakes," Andy said slowly. "You know what, Tizzy? I guess I always knew you would have done more bad things in life than most people. You're kind of impulsive like that." I continued to bite my nail. I had no idea where he was going with this and I didn't want to react until I was absolutely sure. I mean, it would look silly if I started bawling when really he didn't mind (oh I hoped so!). When Andy broke into a smile I knew I was safe.

"But you're my best friend, and I wouldn't change you for anything."

"Oh Andy!" I yelled, throwing my arms around his neck and hugging him tightly. Without thinking I pecked his cheek lightly. His eyes darted towards Angel and I noticed his cheeks turn slightly pink. With a jolt, I realized that Andy probably had a crush on Angel. Giggling quietly to myself, I unwrapped my arms from Andy's neck and stood next to him. Angel beckoned for us to follow him and him and his Absol led the way to the large golden gates. He took a gold key out of his pocket – was everything made of gold here?? – and opened the lock. He then turned back to Andy and me and smiled.

"It's clear to me that you two qualify for Heaven. Are you ready?" I was suddenly unsure. Was I ready? How did you ever know if you were ready to step into Heaven? I'd be leaving so much behind: my parents, Sunshine, Tubby, Rina and Rikki...I loved them all so much, and I like to think my feelings were reciprocated. Could I be strong enough to walk away from them all? I looked at Andy for support. He nodded and smiled bravely, offering me his hand. I grasped it and returned Andy's smile. It would be okay, I guess. Andy would be there for me forever. As long as we had each other then we would be fine. Right? I leaned over and whispered in Andy's ear.

"I know you fancy Angel." He blushed again, but more furiously this time. I laughed. Things might just be fun. It struck me that I'd get to see everyone who had died in my life time and before, such as Grandpa Joe. He passed away when I was fairly young so I didn't remember that much about him. But now that I was (*gulp*) dead, I would have the chance to meet him properly.

I really hoped Tubby was okay back in the...living world. I could feel something inside me that stopped me being sad that I wouldn't see him until he died. I mean, I wanted him to have a longer life than I did: Tubby deserved to live long, find love and have a trainer who did more than (over)feed him. But boy, was I going to miss the big guy.

"Please don't make it obvious," Andy pleaded in a hushed tone. I beamed at him.

"I would never dream of it!" I said, as a plan formulated in my mind to somehow set them two up.

Anxious and oddly excited about what was to come, Andy and I walked through the gates of Heaven.

Note[point]2: *Sigh* I guess they're officially dead now. (sarcasm) Thanks a bunch, xPikachu-Princessx! lol