The Story Of Sendoh Akira And I

Chapter 14

"I'm sorry, everyone."

That night, along the second corridor on the fourteenth floor of the Kanagawa Hospital, a door could be heard opening quietly. Soft, light footsteps could be heard. A beautiful young woman with midnight-black hair that fell to her knees was seen walking from her room towards the hospital staircase. It was rumored that the hospital was haunted and that the most violent ghosts appeared at night but this young woman did not seem to care.

Walking past windows with moonlight shining through them, her lovely, flawless face completely emotionless and her eyes looking flat and dead to the world, she went up the stairs. The nurses on duty at the counter glanced at her, then went back to doing their paperwork. She walked delicately, each footstep barely heard in the quiet night. As she neared the door leading to the hospital's rooftop, her face took on a serene expression.

She finally stepped into the cool night air in Kanagawa on the rooftop. She took a deep, refreshing breath and then went to the railing. Ikegami Sakura closed her eyes as she silently spoke to her dead lover in her heart.

'Oh, Akira, my love. I am so sorry for causing you your death. Please forgive me. I love you more than I have ever told you and I can never live without you. That is why I am doing this. I want to be with you forever in Paradise.. So I come to meet you now.'

With that, she hoisted herself up on the railing. Standing on it with superb balance, she looked at the quiet, sleeping city of Kanagawa. She remembered all of her friends and family. She did not forget them, of course. She never forgets anyone. Especially those who leave. So she wrote them a letter, explaining all.

"I'm sorry, everyone. I just can't survive without him living with me.. to comfort me. to tell me that he loves me..," she whispered into the wind.

And then she fell. It was no accident. She had leaned forward and was falling down the tall building headfirst. She did not have any regrets. She had a serene expression on her face and was actually smiling that gentle smile of hers. As she came closer and closer to her death, eyes closed, all she thought of was being with her beloved. Sure, she'd spend some time in purgatory for committing suicide, but at least they'd be together forever.

"Together forever," she whispered, smiling, as she hit the ground with force and a loud crack and thud could be heard. She felt immense pain before blessed numbness and coldness was all she felt. Then blackness took over and Ikegami Sakura no longer said a word nor did she take another breath in this world. Doctors, upon hearing the noise, rushed out and saw, in horror, the crumpled dead body of their devastated patient in room 1407. They knew they could not save her. They called her parents first. They told everyone else.

Many people grieved her and Sendoh, for Kanagawa had just lost their sweetest couple. But even in their death they seemed sweet and loving. For on each of their faces when they were being buried, was a smile. An added bonus was the girl's touching 'last letter' or 'last words', as they call it.

'Dear Mama, Papa, Hiro-kun, Naoi and everyone,

I'm sorry to cause you all this pain and sorrow. I didn't want to see you so sad, but I just can't go on living. I love Akira with all my heart and nothing can separate him from me. Not even death. That is the reason I did this. I have no regrets, Mama, Papa. I am going to be happy in Heaven or in Purgatory. Just as long as I'm with Akira. I also want you all to be happy, so please do go on living without me. Mama, I know you are pregnant. I want you to let my future sibling to know about me. Don't hesitate, Mama, Papa. It will be good for him or her to know. If it hurts too much, please forget about me. But always remember.. I'll always watch over you. I'm never going to let you all get hurt, especially my future sibling. And if you ever need my help, just call my name.. and I'll be there with you. I love you all. I'll wait for you. Please don't forget. I'm always watching over you.

Love, hugs and kisses,

Sakura.'

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AN: Aaahhh! Finally completed! Hehehe.. Is it to depressing? Sorry I repeated myself a lot.. I'm planning to make a sequel to this. should I? Review, ya? *snicker* hehehe.. Oh, and I'm really disheartened about your not reviewing, if you have read this story up to this point. Anyway, I gotta go sleep.. exactly 1am over here.. but I'm not sleepy.. Whatever. Bye bye! (And read my other fic.. Remembrance: SD Version) ^^ Hehehehe!