Photobooks: Chapter 15.

"Hey, Yobio. Who was that guy before~?" asked Jin. Yobio looked up.

"What guy?" asked Yobio confused.

"That guy in green" said Jin. Yobio thought for a moment.

"Ah! You mean Voya!" replied Yobio. Jin nodded with a serious expression.

"Yeah. That guy…" said Jin. You could hear a hint of jealousy in Jin's voice.

"He is just a sort of… friend of mine" said Yobio. "Why?" she asked afterwards.

"Nah. Nothing…" said Jin. "Anyways… Yobio~" said Jin again. Yobio rolled her eyes, and sighed.

"What?" she replied. Jin hugged her from her side.

"Will you marry me~" he asked. Yobio widened her eyes.

"W-What? No!" she said. Jin hugged her tighter.

"Why not?" he whined. Yobio struggled against his grip. "We are destined to be together, right? Or else we didn't met!" said Jin.

"Because! I am gonna marry someone else!" said Yobio. She quickly slapped her mouth as she noticed what she said. Jin let go of Yobio.

"What?" he asked. Yobio shook her head.

"N-No! I-I, uh…" stammered Yobio.

"You're gonna marry someone else, instead of me?" asked Jin. Yobio sighed.

"I didn't mean to hurt you, Jin. But it's just I l-like someone else…" she said, not feeling comfortable with the subject.

"Okay. That's… that's fine…" he said and walked off.

"YO-BI-O!" yelled Sora. Yobio winced, and turned around to see Sora with an angry expression.

"W-What?" asked Yobio.

"Did you just reject him?" asked Sora. "I am not a fan of lovers, but that was just harsh…" said Sora.

"I know. But I don't like Jin" said Yobio. Sora smirked.

"And who is the guy you wanna marry?" asked Sora.

"Uh. Someone" said Yobio quick. Sora thought.

"Could it probably be… Ah! That guy Voya!" asked Sora. Yobio widened her eyes. You could see a hint of pink on her cheeks.

"N-No! Of course not!" yelled Yobio and walked away. Sora sighed.

"Lovers these days…" said Sora, imitating Yobio.

-x-

"Ah! The fresh air of Kabocha!" exclaimed Witchie as she stretched out her arms. "It's been a while~" she said while sighing.

"Hey! There is a new bench!" said Ghostie while pointing to a bench. Witchie nodded.

"I'm glad they're renewing the city" she said. "Oh! We have to buy more Flying Dust!" said Witchie as she looked at her broom. Ghostie nodded, and followed Witchie to a shop.

"Hello, and welco- Placebo-chan! Nice to see you again!" said the woman behind the counter. Witchie smiled.

"Nice to see you too!" said Witchie.

"So, what do you want?" asked the woman while leaning on the counter.

"I want some Flying Dust. Oh! And add some Halloween Candy with it!" said Witchie, mouth watering while thinking of the candies. The woman laughed.

"And, Placebo-kun. Do you want something too?" asked the woman. Ghostie looked around.

"Just add some Black Milk, please" he said. The woman nodded, and walked to the refrigerator. She grabbed a black bottle out of it, and placed it on the counter. She grabbed something from the locker next to her, and put it also on the counter.

"Here you go. See you next time!" said the woman. Witchie smiled, and walked away. But then she stopped.

"Ah, I forgot to pay!" said Witchie, while grabbing her orange pumpkin wallet.

"You don't need to pay. You're one of the nicest customers around here, so I'll give you a discount" said the woman. Witchie smiled.

"Thanks, oba-chan! I'll come next time again!" Witchie said, and waved goodbye. When they got outside, Ghostie instantly drank his Black Milk. Witchie laughed. "Next time, we'll buy a locker. And we'll keep the Black Milk in it, alright?" asked Witchie. Ghostie nodded with a smile. Suddenly, they heard an explosion. Ghostie and Witchie looked up.

"Placebo-chan! Placebo-kun!" yelled a man.

"Oji-san!" exclaimed Witchie. The man panted as he stopped running in front of the two children. "What is going on?" she asked.

"Witch Hunters are attacking Kabocha. They got a signal that you and a few other witches remain in the city. You have to hide well!" he said. Witchie nodded. The man pushed them in a dark corridor. "No matter what happens, don't go away from this place. Alright?" asked the man. Ghostie put his arms around Witchie as he nodded.

"It's gonna be alright, Witchie-chan" said Ghostie. Witchie started crying. They watched how some women got carried away by the Witch Hunters. Some tried to use their Dark Magic, but were interfered with the Hunters. Witchie grabbed her courage, and looked up with a confident look.

"No one will destroy Kabocha Capital" said Witchie. Ghostie let go of her.

"What do you mean, Witchie-chan?" asked Ghostie. Witchie turned her head, while grinning.

"What I mean is, that I am gonna help the people" said Witchie. Ghostie widened his eyes.

"B-But, Witchie-chan! It's too dangerous!" said Ghostie. Witchie held onto her broom tighter and tighter, as the adrenaline started rushing through her whole body. Ghostie sighed. "As you wish, Witchie-chan" he said. He turned the bottom of his body, into the bottom of a typical ghost. Witchie smiled, and stepped on her broom.

"Let's go!" yelled Witchie and flew higher and higher.

"Look! There's a witch!" yelled one of the Witch Hunters. Witchie smiled a sad smile.

"I'll do whatever it takes to protect my family…" she whispered.

-x-

"As everyone knows, there will be an attack held on Akemi Kouhei" told Meiko through the microphone. The group was sitting in front of the stage, listening to Meiko. "I want Group 482 placed in front of the headquarters, Group 089 in the garden and Group 274 in the lead buildings. The group with Yobio as vice-captain will be in the headquarters"

"Ah, Meiko-chan. Is there anything I can do?" asked Miku. Meiko looked up to Miku.

"Sorry, I forgot. Miku's group will be placed in the second half of the battle, in the headquarters" said Meiko. "Don't fail, or else we all fail. This is a battle between our freedom and The Ruler. If we lose… We won't have the freedom everyone needs in The World! Let's all unite around The World, and defeat Akemi Kouhei!" yelled Meiko. Everyone started yelling.

"Oi, Kibum," began Yobio. Jin turned around with an cold expression. "W-What's up with that look?" asked Yobio.

"Nothing" he replied. "What did you want?" asked Jin. Yobio sighed.

"Look. I'm sorry what I said this morning, it's just-"

"That you're really gonna marry someone else?" asked Jin. Yobio scratched the back of her head. "Answer me, Yobio-chan" he said. The group started looking at the two.

"Kibum, I-I can't" said Yobio. Jin clenched his fists.

"Answer me, Yobio-chan!" he raised his voice. He started approaching her.

"Kibum, stop this!" Yobio said backing off. Sora started to get afraid of the look in Jin's eyes. "I know you don't like it, but understa-"

"Understand that the love of my life will be marrying some other bastard?" asked Jin. Yobio looked at him, eyes widened.

"L-Love of your life?" asked Yobio. Jin sighed.

"That's why they always called you "naïve child". You don't understand what's happening around you. You're just like… a child" said Jin. Yobio felt anger boiling inside her. "And that's also no one liked you"

"OI! Stop talking so harsh about Yobio!" said Sora standing in front of Yobio. Yobio widened her eyes.

"Move away, Sora-chan" said Jin. Sora clenched her fists.

"If you want to hurt her, you'll have to get past me" Sora said, standing in a fighting position. Jin raised his arm in front of him, with his fingers pointed towards Sora. He then clenched his fist. Sora tried to move, but couldn't.

"Don't interfere with me" Jin said and walked past Sora. He approached Yobio, and started stroking her cheek. "I wanted you to be with me…" he said.

"K-Kibum…" said Yobio.

"You understand how I feel, right?" asked Jin. Yobio nodded. "THEN WHY?" he suddenly yelled. Yobio jumped from his yell.

"K-Kibum! I-I'm sorry!" said Yobio, trying to comfort him. Most of the people were gone by now, even Meiko and the others. Then, Jin grabbed a knife out of nowhere. Yobio widened her eyes.

"I knew it. I knew that I wasn't going to be part of your life…" he said, holding up the knife towards his throat. He started sliding down to his heart.

"D-Don't…" whispered Yobio. You could see that he was pushing the knife further down in his skin.

"Answer me, Yobio-chan. Do you love me?" asked Jin. Yobio looked down to her feet.

"If I say no, please don't kill yourself" Yobio said. Tears started falling. "I-I don't want any more friends or relatives, not even enemies to die, because of my stupid-ness. So many people already died…" said Yobio. Not even Yone has seen Yobio crying, which made a huge pang in her heart.

"Are you trying to say, that you don't love me?" asked Jin. Suddenly, Yobio hugged him. Jin widened his eyes.

"I don't love you, I care for-" began Yobio, but was cut off by a splashing sound. Red started dripping from her black clothes. "K-Kibum…?" asked Yobio. She stared into his face. He had a smile on his face, but his eyes were emotionless.

"So you did. You did care for me. T-Thank you, Y-Yobio-chan…" he said. He started coughing up blood.

"Kibum!" Yobio yelled. She laid him down on the ground. "Why? Why did you do that?" asked Yobio.

"I-I l-love y-you…" he managed to say. "C-Come c-closer…" he said. Yobio did as he said. He suddenly kissed her on her lips.

"W-What are you-"

"I just stole your first k-kiss. Didn't I, Y-Yobio-chan?" asked Jin. "I-I'm happy…" he said. His voice started to look more like a whisper.

"Kibum, don't die…" said Yobio.

"No matter where I am, no matter what happens, I-I will-" he coughed. "L-Love… Y-You" he said with a smile. Yobio widened her eyes. More tears started falling.

"KIBUM!" she yelled. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry…" Yobio repeated. Sora was freed from the binding of Jin, and ran to Yobio. She grasped her by her shoulders.

"Yobio! Get yourself together!" Sora said. Never had she seen Yobio this weak.

"He w-was the only one t-that I knew from my p-past…" cried Yobio. "He c-cared for me… N-Nobody else d-did…" Yobio said. Suddenly, Sora slapped her.

"Idiot! Look around you! Even if I'm your rival, just like Yone is, we are your friends! We care for you!" Sora said to her while looking into Yobio's puffy eyes. "Please understand that…" Sora's eyes softened, and pulled her into a hug.

"Groups hug!" Kiba yelled, and hugged the two girls. The others followed quickly. Yobio was happy she had friends, but eyed the dead Jin the whole time as he was carried away to the hospital. With no success. He died while being brought to the hospital.

-x-

The next week.

"We are here gathered, for the death of Shin Jin Kibum, our ally of Ragnarok. He was just an ally for a few days, and died for an unexplained reason" told Meiko. Yobio sat there next to Sora and the group in black. After a while, they stood up to throw a rose on the cabin of Jin. Yobio didn't grab the rose, but walked to the cabin. She threw an old photo of her and Jin on it.

"I hope we can be friends in the next world…" whispered Yobio as she threw an self-brought white rose with her.

"Let's go, Yobio-san" said Ichi as she held her hand. Everyone comforted her when they got home, but it was no help. Yobio just had lost another friend. If she lost two more, she would be lonely for the rest of her life.

Inspire-chan (2012): I really hate myself! I haven't updated in a long time. Sorry!

Oh~ Did Yobio just said that? Whoa. By the way, Jin's full name (Shin Jin Kibum) isn't just Jin. It's also Kibum, that's why Kibum was mentioned, and not Jin.

Witchie referred the woman in the shop as "oba-chan". This can be used for grandmothers, but also for old ladies. Oji means uncle, in Japanese.

Ah, Photobooks is ending soon. On my homepage you can see the information for the sequel. It's gonna be named "Clockwork Hearts", inspired by the song from Feint "Clockwork Hearts". Ah, man. I should tell who Yobio is gonna marry… But I can't. BUT I MUST! It's going to be… VOYA! Yes. The guy in her world. Ah, you could expect that, right? Remember the talk they had?