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Chapter 5: Redemption

Now I'm alone. I've left the only person I loved, and I have killed my childhood friend. I guess this is the end of me.

Shiori...I wonder if she's alright? Maybe she has become a priestess by now. Could she be still thinking of me?

"Sei! Sei!"

That voice...it's familiar. I smile.

"Hi, Shiori." I said, my words coming out as a whisper instead. "But how..."

Shiori was crying.

"Sei...I thought I'd never find you..!" She said, sobbing. "The water in the temple said you were here in this forest...an that you're getting weaker and weaker each minute...so I rushed here to find you..."

"Really...I wanted to see you too..."

Shiori held me on her lap, her arms on my head. It felt so nice, like she's a sanctuary. It was like heaven already.

I could feel my weakness engulfing me. My eyes wanted to shut themselves, but I still don't want to give in to death. I still wanted to live, but I guess that's a little too late.

I touched her left cheek with my right hand, to feel her warmth for the last time.

"Shiori...I believe it was not just circumstance that brought us together. And if it was, then

this lifetime is not enough for us.

Even if our memories are faded by time,

our souls shall find each other.

Even if I die and be reborn once more,

fate shall unite us again.

And if it won't, then my heart and I will.

Because I love you, Shiori. And I will love you. Always."

Even if I've graduated from Lillian High, I still could not forget the one person I truly loved. The pain is still in my heart, and it's hard to think if it will still be healed.

I guess it was fated to be like this. I guess Shiori will come back someday. I don't know why I'm thinking like this, but I'm still hoping that she will.

Oh geez, I'm oh so hopeless.

End

That's it! I hope you enjoyed reading it.

The last part was based on the second season, Haru. There's still no report of an upcoming 3rd season, but I'm still looking forward to it. And who knows, Shiori might show up again somewhere in the series. Haha, just an assumption.