Tsubaki was lying in a bed on the third story of a hospital. A winged man in a suit of armor stood beside her. His hand started to glow. As he was about to touch her face, he was interrupted by something hitting the hospital window. He saw that it was a vulture that crashed against the window and died. It fell to the ground and was replaced by another crashing vulture. And another. And another. And another. A cloud of vultures was surrounding the hospital.
"Michael," said Murmur, who had appeared behind him, "what are you doing here?"
"Matthias. I should have known it was you. You certainly like to make an entrance."
"Only if I want to get the attention of a self-righteous archangel. And by the way, it's Murmur. Now answer my question."
"I came to bring this girl's soul to Purgatory, where she will repent for her sins and eventually earn her way into Heaven."
"That's not happening. The Sixth will live, whether she likes it or not."
"According to who?"
"Deus."
"...Alright. If it is what the Lord wishes, so be it. Goodbye, traitor."
"Later, asshole."
They both vanished in clouds of smoke. Hours later, Tsubaki awoke to see Aru sitting in a chair and watching her.
"Hey."
"It's good to see you're okay. The doctors said it was a miracle you survived."
"I'm not okay. I'm still alive. So...you're the only one who came?"
"Yeah."
Tsubaki laughed bitterly. "Of course they didn't come. Why would they?" She paused. "Why did you come?"
"I was worried about you."
"...You were?"
"I was. And I'm still worried about you. I know we've only known each other for a little while, but you're still my friend, Tsubaki."
"Thanks, Aru. I really appreciate that."
"The Twelfthmobile's in the parking lot. I'll drive you home."
They drove to the house and opened the door. Tsubaki noticed that the lights were off.
"Why is it so dark in here?" she said, turning on the lights. Everyone was in the kitchen.
"SURPRISE!" they shouted. A large cake was on the kitchen table. The gang, along with Hinata, Mao, Ouja, Moe, Orin, Taro, Yuki's mom, Keigo's wife and son, Nishijima, Karyuudo's wife, Yomotsu's wife, and Kamado's orphans -all twenty of them- had baked it for her. Ai and Orin hugged her tightly.
"I'm so glad you're alright!"
"Lady Tsubaki, please don't scare us like that again!"
"You guys made a cake for me?"
"Yeah," said Minene, "we got everyone, and I mean EVERYONE to help. We figured you deserved a big fuckin' cake. And, since it was Yuno's birthday when you tried to off yourself, we decided to make one giant cake instead of two normal cakes. Don't worry, there's no hair in this one."
"Yuno, it was your birthday?"
"Yeah. I didn't tell anyone because...well, you always seemed so sad. I decided to let you share a day with me and the girls instead of making it about myself."
"That's...that's the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me. Besides the cake, I mean. Thank you, Yuno."
"No problem~"
"Tsubaki," said Yuki, "you're one of my best friends. You have no idea how much it means to me, and to all of us, that you're alive." Yuki hugged her and whispered into her ear. "And if you ever fucking tell my friends about me and Yuno's sex life again, I will put you back in that fucking hospital myself. Seriously, I have been getting foot puns all. Fucking. Day."
"Fine, I won't. Probably. Wait, everyone helped? Even Takao?"
"I did, Tsubaki. I care for you as if you were one of my own students."
"...Considering that you tried to kill two of your own students, I don't find that very reassuring. Thanks for helping with the cake, though."
"Alright, everyone," said Kamado, "it's time to cut the cake! Tsubaki, would you like to do the honors?"
Tsubaki smiled. "I'd love that." She walked over to the cake and almost cried when she saw what was written on it:
"To Tsubaki, our friend who we love and could never live without."
"I love you guys," she said.
Author's note: Happy ending!~ Also, I forgot to mention how Yuki feels about Aru last chapter (he considers him to be a friend) and how he feels about Yuno's parents (he hated them even more than his father), and he was actually born in 2001, not 2002~ And fun fact: the Yukis of the First, Second, and Third Worlds (Earths 1A, 1B, and 1C) have their birthdays in early May, meaning that the Fourth World (Earth-2) Yuki is actually younger than them!~ And new character bio!:~
Name: Yuno Gasai/The Second
Age: 14 (now 15)
Species: Human
Race: Japanese
Sexuality: Bi (technically, although one could consider her Yuki-sexual)
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Born on November 16, 2001 to unwed teenage parents, Yuno was put up for adoption in Kamado's orphanage. She was adopted by the Gasais, however, her foster mother became severely abusive, and her foster father became extremely neglectful. She was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder after she moved in with the other Diary Holders, however, it's also possible that it might be either BPD combined with other mental illnesses, or something different entirely, as that she occasionally experiences blackouts, and sometimes has vivid nightmares and hallucinations. She is very possessive of Yuki, although not nearly to the extent of her First World counterpart. Yuno loves Yuki more than anyone else, and would do anything -literally, anything- for him. Yuki's also the only person who can calm Yuno down during one of her moments of insanity. She holds a mild grudge against Takao for attempting to kill Yuki. She considers Keigo to be a good person who, as a cop, can help to stop people like her foster parents. She loves Rei as if he were her own child, and often helps Ai and Kamado take care of him. She initially considered Tsubaki to be a potential romantic rival, but has come to consider her to be her closest friend. She considers Marco and Ai to be friends, and often thinks of the similarities between her and Yuki's relationship and theirs. She considers Kamado to be a surrogate mother. She initially considered Minene to be a potential romantic rival (like Tsubaki), but now considers her a friend. She (like Yuki) hates Karyuudo for his failed relationship with his daughter. She considers John to be somewhat of an annoyance, though not as much as Yuki considers him to be. She thinks of Yomotsu as a friend. She thinks of Yuki's mom as a friend. She considers Hinata a friend, and can relate to her failed relationship with her father. She considers Mao a friend. She considers Aru to be her main romantic rival, and is starting to consider him a worthy opponent. She considers Moe to be a romantic rival, but is slowly starting to warm up to her. She thinks Ouja is a dick. She considers Orin and Taro to be friends. She considers Nishijima to be a friend (more or less). Like Yuki, she considers the other Diary Holders' relatives and the orphans to be alright people.
