Chapter Six:

Time sure flies by!

New years approached and the students each announced their resolutions for the year…the thing is the year went by a little TOO fast! But since it's pointless to explain what they did in that year 2010, with the creators. Lets explain what happened….Ryuu, now dating Ren. Just went through life easily. He couldn't care about anything besides the ANNOYING remarks Lamia did everyday. His mind focused off somewhere else…that tattoo? The tiny Shinigami girl did tell him that if he didn't change the things he did, he would die quicker. He did notice the tattoo on his back getting slightly smaller. Not that he actually measured it. Whenever he was alone the two Shinigami always came out of nowhere saying it was only "business". Now on to Aya…poor girl. She had been waiting all year for Taro's response. She had been taking several classes in order to…um…gain a new hobby as she says. So far in that year 2010. The classes she took where knitting, snowboarding, geisha training, art class, choir, orchestra, band and other things a normal person would do. She quit most of them on the first day. She did learn how to play the piano and violin, paint a bunny, and other things. Nothing seemed to occupy her mind. She did want to be a fashion designer though, but wanted a second interest just in case. Since the others are just minors they will be introduced further out in the story. So yeah….Onto the NEXT YEAR. It was an unusual year. There was a assassination/ghost incident. Who was that random ninja!? Then onto the confession rally! There were a total of 11 couples now!

-Ichirou/Momo (1st)

-Jimmy/Kaneyo (why do we count them!?)

-Eri/Yasashirou (a bit obsessed with her…)

-Ryuu/Ren (it was pretty obvious?)

-Aya/Taro (er…yeah…about that stunt you did Taro? And why'd it take you 1 year to reply?)

-Suzume/Yuudai (it was cute reply when she confessed.)

-Yumie/Eichi (-just can't believe he accepted it-)

-Iva/ Hideki (About the um…smart part?)

-Kiku/Genkei (Of course he would say yes.)

-Haruka/Fumio (I got a feeling this won't last long)

"Achoo!" Aya sneezed as she just got out of her flower arrangement class. "Someone is obviously talking about me!" she sighed. The flower arrangement class didn't really suite her need either! She was pretty preoccupied with her life right now. Since she was dating Taro now. I guess things happen right? It's kinda late for me to say this...haha, it was pretty quick...I mean I NEARLY completed my life! Hopefully I don't end up like mom and have problems in liking people right? Haha...Sis, got someone too...the thing is...he's a bit...obsessed? I really never thought people would actually um...like me!? What the hell is up with that!? HUH!? HUH!? Well it was just Katsutoshi and Ringo…I think of them as friends and I guess I talk to them a lot. Well I never would think Katsutoshi would like me. Well it doesn't matter now since I'm dating Taro! I'm glad he said yes. :O As days passed by Yumie has gotten nice! She's a friend of the forest now! : It's still creepy to go to my room, knowing that next door is the room of the murder scene. She sighed as she walked down the streets in her Chinese styled dress. The fur boa looked expensive. But her dad sent the fur to her as a reward from his so called "catch of the year?" Of course the fur was actually carved off a real animal… for some reason she felt that her life was pretty complete, unless she had a change of feelings for Taro. They were only teenagers. Unless you're a type of person who sticks to one person then never mind. The mind of a young person always would change…She sighed as she continued to walk ignoring the people who strangely looked at her since of the way she dressed. She remembered the comment at the concert "It's not Chinese new year!" She twitched a bit irritated till she heard a voice she turned and saw Ryuu. Her other friend of the forest. He was in his car he just bought a while back

"Ryuu? What is it?"

"Can you just get in the car and stop embarrassing yourself?"

Aya twitched even more irritated.

"Your so annoying…I don't even know what Ren see's in you!" she muttered getting in the passenger seat. As Ryuu started up the car and drove

"you're the annoying one…can't you get your own car? I mean you are 17 now…You have that Taro guy as a boyfriend too. Plus you walk around dress like that, making hobo's want to jump you. Thinking you are some stupid little rich girl. Which you are! Then! You make me happen to notice, and since I don't want to hear your irritating whining when you get back I have to stop the care and pick you up! Not only is it embarrassing for you. It's embarrassing for me too! I can't have people see me picking you up knowing that I'm dating Ren and you dating Taro! Do you understand the situation now!?"

"Huh what?" Aya said turning towards him I couldn't hear you over the wind.

This bitch! Ryuu thought irritated "Ha, I don't know why he agreed to dating you, he really must have bad eyesight if he can't see something wrong with you. Including the people who like you! They must have slammed their heads on something."

Aya frowned pissed off "Same for you."

They glared at each other…they paused then started to laugh. They never really cared if they insulted each other… they just laughed it off at the end.

"You are really nice Ryuu!" Aya said laughing a bit

"Funny. I find nothing nice about me…"

"You are though! I mean, if you were a mean person you would have left me there right?" she said as she rolled down the window to let some air out. "I mean…you did cheer me up back then right?" she said as she felt the cold air brush against her face.

Ryuu said nothing. If he really was nice, would he have been cursed with that seal on his back? A seal that determines his death? He was slowly dieing he knew that…he obviously knew that. It's impossible to change fate…

"You know Aya…" Ryuu said out of nowhere as they almost approached the school

"Yes? What is it?" She said closing the window and turning her head towards him.

"I'm going to die soon…." He said straightly with no hesitation.

"That's not funny Ryuu…Even if you may think that…jokes like those aren't funny." Aya replied her face turning serious

"Even if you don't believe it…it's true…" he parked in a empty spot

"Stop it! I…I don't understand why you are telling me this! If your trying to make me angry don't do it this way!" Aya said angry now.

Ryuu turned to her "I'm telling you this because you're one of my closest friends."

Aya looked at him with a hurt look, she didn't want to believe it, but she had too. She knew that Ryuu was serious "I…I don't understand, you look fine to me…" she opened the door of the car "I guess it was fine to tell me…but…what are you going to say to Ren!" She slammed the car door and stormed off with a tearful face.

"You made the girl cry…" A voice said behind in the back seat.

"shut up…"

"Ryuu-sama…" another voice said but more softly.

"Stop talking to me!" he shouted louder.

"What a pity…You could have waited to them you know? I mean…what if you don't die? Well, that's not possible is it since it's already decided. Humans are such selfish creatures." He disappeared.

Ryuu slammed his head against the wheel causing the car to honk very loud

"I really hate that guy you know?" he said referring to Naoto who was still in the back seat.

"Ryuu-sama…I know it's hard to understand this but…like I said a year ago...you can change!" she passed though the seat and sat on the passenger seat.

Ryuu turned his head over to her "You really seem like your alive you know?"

Naoto looked at him "What?"

Ryuu lifted his face from the wheel "It's just that…Mr. Toya. He always seems to insult humans…but wasn't he a human too? I mean…when I talk with you it feels the same as if I'm talking with a normal person. If you just ignore the wings…."

Naoto looked at him "I…I can't compare to Toya-kun…I don't even know how he became a Shinigami…"

Ryuu nodded "Say lets go to the park?"

"Eh? Shouldn't you get back to the others?"

"They can wait…I just…want to talk to you. Since you know what death really is…"

Naoto said nothing "Okay…but first…" she took out a small box of chocolates. She took a bite. Then her wings disappeared.

"what was that?" Ryuu asked confused as he started up the car again then drove off to the park.

"it's to make me be able to retain a human form…I don't want people to think you are talking to yourself!"

"haha…" Naoto looked outside. "How can you act so nice to me, even when you know…I have to take your soul?"

"Like I said to many other's…you're my friend."

Naoto said nothing "Tomodachi…." Her mind suddenly went blank as she started to remember something the past it seems. It was a scene she had forgotten ever since……….

"Nao-chan! Let's make a promise!" A boy with short brown hair said. She couldn't clearly see his face.

"promise? About what?

"that…we'll be together forever! Because we are friends!"

"Together…………………"

"OI!" Ryuu shouted in her ear as they arrived.

"W-Wha? R-Ryuu-sama!" Naoto said surprised with a shocked look.

"I thought you died for a second…your eyes went completely blank!"

Naoto looked at him as he opened up the door. died? Aren't I already dead? What was that memory? Just because he said friend…something inside me hurts but I don't know what it is…"

"Nothing like the fresh air of. ACK!" He covered his noise I he smelt some foul stanching aura. He looked down and saw some CRAP on his shoe. His eyes darted to the Pomeranian dog. A old lady picked up the poop off his shoes "I'm sorry!" she said her voice cracking a bit.

"N-No problem…" he rubbed the top of his shoe onto the grass

"Ryuu-sama…" Naoto said as she pulled against his sleeve "Something hurts inside me…but I don't know what…"

Ryuu looked at her "Maybe it's your heart? It might be pumping slowly…" he placed his hand where her heart was…but he felt nothing. Not one single beat. That's right she's dead… his eyes darkened. "You know Naoto…your heart hurts but the thing is it's not inside you. You can only feel it because you are in your human form. I guess you feel happy when I called you a friend"

Naoto said nothing A heart beat…I remember that feeling. I only have this feeling because I'm a human right now? Why is that…tears started to come out.

"Hey, Are you okay?"

"Hate me…"

"what?"

"Say you hate me!"

"Why? Naoto what's wrong?"

She ran away quickly and fast but Ryuu managed to catch up with her as he grabbed her arm. Out of breath he managed to say "Why are you like this? Why do you want me to hate you?"

"Please…Ryuu-sama…Don't call me your friend…make me your enemy…Why can't you just hate me!I hate you!"

Ryuu turned her to face him he gripped her shoulder tightly "Naoto. Why do you hate me?"

Naoto looked at him she fell to her knees as she covered her face with her palms "I….I…I hate you because…." She lifted her face fast "Because you make me wish I was alive! But I can't since I'm like this! Even if I can turn human it makes no difference! I can't compare to you Ryuu-sama! I just can't! So please…don't socialize with me…ignore me…if you hate Toya-kun…then hate me too!" she ran off.

Ryuu said nothing he couldn't do anything about it. He sighed confused, he notice he always made girls cry, of get angry "I'm not nice at all…"