1 month later…

Zack looked at his list. That name had been on there for almost 3 weeks. The one person he couldn't take the life of. It was written there, climbing its way up the list slowly but surely.

Cody Martin

The name at the top of the list was the only person he could focus on at that precise moment. Poppy Halls.

That exact second that he read her name, tires screech along the road. A girl, she couldn't be more than 5 or 6, landed at Zack's feet. She had blood down the side of her face. Suddenly everything went light, and an almost transparent version of the girl stood up, leaving her real body lying on the ground. Zack took her hand, laid his hand on her cheek and the blood disappeared, the deep gash on her head closing up. He led her to the brightest part of the horizon and she turned and looked at him.

'Go on, it's okay.' He smiled at her, and she walked into the vortex. He had actually been told by "Death" that he should just push them in, but he was the only one that actually was nice to his victims.

Everything went back to the normal world after the light swallowed her. All he heard was,

'I don't think she's breathing…'

'What happened?'

'She got hit by a car…'

'She's dying…'

Zack clicked his fingers and he was back in his and Cody's room. Cody was standing there waiting. 'You said you coming back in a few minutes.' He hissed.

'It took longer than I thought, I was waiting for ages.' Zack said, looking at his list. Poppy's name had disappeared from the To Die column, and had reappeared at the beginning of the Dead column. His brother's name disappeared and reappeared at the top of the list, causing his eyes to widen. This had happened before.

'You always say that, you're never here for me.' He said angrily, hitting the desk, causing the whole piece of furniture to shake.

A small glass photo frame that was balanced on the built-in shelves on the desk started to sway back and forth. It fell off and headed straight for Cody.

'Cody!' Zack yelled, and Cody jumped out of the way just in time. The photo frame smashed on the floor, causing both of the twins to sigh in relief.

Suddenly everything stopped, Cody was frozen. Zack, however, wasn't. "Death" appeared in front of him. 'Zachary, Zachary, Zachary…what are we going to do with you?'

Zack didn't say anything; he just looked at his feet.

'You know you can't keep saving him, right? This is getting ridiculous.' He said, waving his hand. The photo frame pieces wafted near his brother's head, making Zack look up, frightened.

'But he's my brother!'

'Zachary. If you keep saving him…' The pieces of glass got closer to Cody's head.

'Don't!' Zack yelled, not wanting his brother to die.

'…you'll mess up the sequence, Zachary. If one person doesn't die, then no-one does. It's the cycle of life.'

'But…that's not fair!'

'To quote: "Life's a bitch, and then you die."' Death said, dropping the pieces of glass. 'No pun intended.'

Zack looked between Death, and his brother. 'Oh, man…'

'Kill him, Zachary. Don't mess up the rotation; they'll all be doomed otherwise.'

Zack had tears in his eyes.

'Fix it.' Death's voice said as he disappeared.

Uh oh. Please, please, please review…I feel so, so, so unloved… :(