Note: I own nothing besides Amy, Rain, David, The Reaper and my ideas
Chapter 7- Things come to Term
Matt went back to sit at he kitchen table. He thought about what just happened. He really did expect this. So why did it hurt so much? He shook his head and got himself ready for another day. The only thing he really cared about was his appearance because he didn't want people to ask him if he was okay or not. He wished he didn't have to go to work today. He wanted to stay in bed until he was ready to face the world. No on knew that he would die of a heart attack. Matt just wished that they could've done something to prevent it. Something that could him this was going to happen. 'I can't stay here by myself... I'm afraid... I hate being by myself. I guess I'll just have to move in with Mom.' That's what he decided. He left and went to his mom's, forgetting about work.
Mimi knocked on Joe's door, hoping he would be there. He answered is slowly with a determined look in his eye.
"Oh, Mimi, I thought it was another salesman." Joe said.
"I see. Can I come in?" she asked.
"Yeah," He moved so that she could walk in, "how did it go at Matt's? Anything interesting?"
"Um... Well..."
"Well?"
"He loves me."
"Oh. I already knew that."
"You did?"
"Yeah, I was the one he told because I'm the only other one who likes you more than a friend."
Mimi blinked, "What?!"
"Um... Nothing," Joe ran to his room and slammed the door shut. Mimi leaned her back on it and sat down.
"I already knew that."
"H-how?"
"Sora told me. I just wanted to hear you say it to me."
"But, why?"
"Because, I love you to."
He opened the door and Mimi stood up. She smiled at his warm eyes. She immediately felt herself go weak at the knees. Joe saw her lean forward and he pulled her closer. For the first time in a long time, she felt warm and safe. They looked each other in the eyes, leaned closer until his lips were upon hers. This kiss was one of the most passionate you could ever see. A little moan escaped one of them, but it was soon forgotten. 'My dreams are finally coming true.' Mimi thought as they broke for some air.
T.k opened the door and saw Matt standing there, "What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Is mom home?" he answered with a question.
"Yeah, come in."
Matt walked in and made himself comfortable on the couch. His mom came in the room soon after and took the seat across from him, in a recliner.
"Matt! What a surprise, what are you doing here?" she asked, getting comfortable, expecting a long talk.
"Well, I've decided that I can't live with myself on my own. I was wondering if I could live here with you instead of going insane," Matt explained.
"Of course you can live here!" she sounded excited, "When are you going to move?"
"I'll start packing when I get home from work... which I have to be there in five minutes. I'll see you both tomorrow, hopefully with my stuff." He left for work. He got there just a little late and he could feel the stares he was getting from people. He looked over at some a young teen and a girl talking. Something weird came over him, he could feel their emotions for each other. He could sense that they were keeping it a secret and he desperately wanted to do something about it, but he didn't know why. Usually, he didn't medal in other people's relationships but, he felt that it was his duty to get them to say something or else there would be a lot of pain involved. 'What's wrong with me?' He shook his head and walked to where his band members where. They all gave him blank expressions.
"Okay, just because my dad's dead, doesn't mean I'm washed up so let's just get this over with," he said. With the feeling leaving him, he played a few cords and heard the others join in.
"Jim... I..."
"Shhh, you should sleep for the rest of the night," Jim said. Amy nodded. She rested her head on his shoulder and he pulled her closer. He couldn't be happier but Amy knew what she had to do. She knew that there was only a short amount of time before He came back. She tried to sleep but she couldn't, she was too worried.
"Are you okay?" he asked. He knew she wasn't sleeping by the rhythm of her breath. She didn't answer, she didn't want to. She closed her eyes and pretended she was asleep, but, nothing fools him.
"Amy, please talk to me?" Jim nudged her. She didn't want to make him worry, she already did enough of that.
"I'm fine, just thinking," she finally answered.
"Thinking about what?" he whispered softly in her ear.
"About all the stuff that's been going on. I can't believe that my dad's gone, I thought for sure that he would be around longer," Tears welled up in her eyes but she refused to let them fall.
"You still have your mom," his tone was just above a whisper.
"Well, yes I do have Nancy but, she's not my real mom. I want my real mom, not someone trying to replace her."
"She still thinks of you as her own."
"I know but, it's different from my point of view."
"I guess. It's kind of hard to see it since I've had both my parents since the beginning and they've always been with me and still continue to do so. I don't know what I would do without them. But I think I understand what you're trying to say"
"As long as you understand." Refusing the tears was getting harder.
"Amy?"
"Yes?" her voice quiet
"Let the tears fall. I won't say anything if you cry." That did it. She let them all come out, getting Jim's shoulder and her pillow drenched. Jim did his best to wipe them away and comfort her. As her tears dried, she drifted off into sleep. Jim to fell asleep shortly after.
No lights on. No sign of big movements, just the noise of typing on a keyboard. Izzy researched everything on that e-mail. He had already spent endless hours trying to figure out what the note meant. He was about to give up hope until he found something of interest. It described the last non-stopping rain storm and how people were forced underground. The article also told of two teenagers found dead on the surface. The girl in the picture looked amazingly familiar. He zoomed in and saw the girl looked completely identical to Amy. He looked at the headline.
Two Lovers Found Dead. As people headed up to the surface, two eighteen year olds where found dead in each others arms. Rain Asakura and David Umenoukuji. Rain was stabbed by a dagger in the heart and David was sliced right in the abdomen. The killer is unfound but sources believe that it was their deaths that stopped the unyielding rain.
He pondered the two. He looked further into it and found some old texts in an ancient language. The message was written clearly:
Beware of what you keep inside
Pretty soon there will be nothing to hide
Day or night, it matters not
The Rain will fall without a stop.
Scrolling further he found and interesting explanation to the poem. While reading it, he heard a voice that sounded very similar to Amy's.
The Shadow Reaper, a lonely man who kills for love. If you are a victim, you must release your feelings to one you truly love. You have a limited time. Nothing is hidden, he knows what your doing, he can feel all of your feelings, he sees your fear, he knows what your capable of. Don't try to fight him. If you don't reveal your feelings before it's too late, you will die.
"And the only ones to worry about are Amy and Jim, the others are just fine, those two haven't said anything yet," said the voice.
Izzy jumped and looked behind him. His eyes widened at the person he was looking at. "Amy?"
"Nope, guess again."
"Rain?"
"Yes. You're very smart, I knew that you would figure it out."
Izzy nodded, "How did you and David die?"
"Well, it was the Reaper. He took David's life and I took mine. I couldn't live knowing that he was dead and if I had done something, it could've been different. But that's not the point. I've already visited Amy and Jim. Amy twice. They both know what to do, they're just to chicken to do it. Now, I think I need your help."
"What can I do?"
"Smart but, not clever. You need to lure them outside where the Reaper can get to them. The rain needs to stop and the only way to do that is to make the Reaper go away. He's waiting for those two to say something and so far, there has been nothing. You're other friends will be fine, they've already told without even figuring out what it meant."
"But, if I love no one, then, why was the message sent to me?"
"Because, you were supposed to help. I already know what's going to happen by the choices that people make. You are supposed to help them by taking them to where the Reaper can get to them. That was you part in this."
"Then what about Matt? He loves Sora and Mimi, but, they love others. What will happen to him?"
"His fate is something that I can't reveal to you. I'm sorry, you wouldn't like it. Now, get some sleep and think of a way to get them out in the open. This is really important, so, please hurry or else, pretty soon, you will all be forced underground, like my people where."
"I understand, I will do my best."
"Thank you. Now, I must be leaving."
Izzy watched as she disappeared. He turned back to his computer and closed everything before shutting down. He didn't even bother to change, he just crawled in bed and fell asleep immediately.
"So, Sora, what would you like for your breakfast in bed?" Tai asked, getting up all relaxed from the event of last night. Sora smiled, "What ever your willing to cook for me." He nodded then left the room. Just a few days ago, he called Sora over and told her about his hidden love. She was more happier than she ever imagined. They spent the next few nights at Tai's house while Kari stayed with T.k because their parents had gone out of town for a while. They made love for the first time last night. Sora got up, got dressed and went to Tai's computer to tell everyone about their new found relationship. She sent an e-mail to everyone that she knew. Tai came back with some breakfast not to soon after.
"Hey! Get back in bed!" he ordered. She listened and returned under the covers. He brought the tray to her and got out a fork and knife for her to eat with. He also ate. They ate in silence, talking through their eyes. When they were done, they shared a passionate kiss.
Matt lay in bed, thinking. He just received the e-mail from Sora. He never felt so alone before in his life. He had no one to love him, Amy was never going to visit, his mom and T.k weren't really going to be around a lot when he lives there. His mom working and T.k spending endless hours with Kari. 'Is there anyone out there for me?' His emptiness consumed him and he cried. He cried because he was alone, cried because of his dad, cried because of every thought, feeling and wish he had. There was nothing more he wanted than to have someone there, comforting him, tell him that everything was okay, tell him that they loved him, tell him that nothing bad was ever going to happen again. It was just a wish, there was no one, he was alone, he was always alone. He looked out his window. That weird urge to do something about two young people was taking over him again. He felt their feelings, he felt how deep they had buried them in order to continue a friendship. He shook it off and decided to go to Amy's.
Amy woke up to the sound of buzzing. Someone was at her door. She sat up, no longer in Jim's arms and looked out the window. You could tell it was day, but, it didn't look all that great, it was just a little lighter than usual. The buzzing continued. She walked to her intercom, "Yeah?"
"Amy, its me, let me in."
She yawned, "Okay just a minute." She pushed the button and let the door open. 'Why is Matt here now? He never comes here.' She heard the door click and try to be open. She groaned and went to unlock it so that he could come in.
"What are you doing here?" she asked, a little annoyed.
"I just... needed to talk to someone. Did I bug you?"
She yawned again, "No, I was only sleeping!"
He went to sit on her couch. She followed and sat beside him. They heard a noise and both looked in the direction of the little hallway.
"Oh, hey Jim, I didn't know you were here," Matt said, trying to ignore that feeling again. It was so strong. Their feelings had been hidden for quite some time, Matt could feel it. He wanted to do something, so bad. He wanted to make them tell but, he didn't know how. He didn't want to blow a secret and get into a lot of trouble. He instead focused on what he was actually here to for.
"Yeah... do you guys need a minute? I'll leave if you want," He replied.
"Well, just go into the other room, it'll only be a few minutes," Amy answered.
He nodded and went back to her room. She turned to Matt.
"So, what's going on?" she asked.
"Well, you know how I like Sora and Mimi right?" he started. She nodded. He continued, "I found out that they both don't like me, they like others and, I feel so alone. I'm moving in with Mom, but, I'll still feel alone, I just won't be alone, you know?"
"Well, things happen, you'll find others. There's so many you can chose from so don't worry about it okay?"
"I'll try, but I can't guarantee anything. I should be going now, I'm supposed to move in today."
"Okay well, I'll talk to you some other time. What about my stuff that's there?"
"The rent is in for 2 more months, you have that much time to get it, I'd advise you do it fast." He left her apartment.
She got up and walked back to her room. She saw Jim sleeping and decided that sleeping was a good idea right now. She got in bed and was almost there when the phone started to ring. 'Why now? Why not some other time in the day? It's too early to be dealing with people right now.' She thought as she got up to answer the phone.
"Hello?"
And I think that I should stop. So, how is it so far? I didn't actually realize that the next chapter is the last chapter so.... Its almost over, yay!! Can you guess what's goin on with Matt? :P well, ttyz nxt ch. Laterz!
