"Kotaro?"

"Kotaro."

"Hey, Kotaro."

I open my eyes from the sudden voices coming from thin air and look into the pitch blackness of our room. Looking down to my side, I see Wakana sleeping soundly next to me; not noticing the sudden voices in the room. I slowly sat up from the pillow and looked around the room to find out where and who the voices were from. The room was completely chilled from the drop of temperature outside and goosebumps ran up my arms and neck. I hear a slight purr before looking at the corner of the room to find the kitten sleeping on a little pillow we gave him for bed. Shaking my head, I thought to myself that maybe I was just imagining it. I went to lay back in bed until I heard it again.

"Kotaro."

I look down at Wakana again and see that she was completely motionless as she slept. Looking back at the sliding door, I see a crack between the frame and door. Raising an eyebrow in confusion, I slowly stood up from the futon and walked towards the door, quietly making sure I don't wake up Wakana. Taking a slight hold of the handle, I slid the door open wide enough for me to be able to walk through before walking into the hallway. Looking down both ways in confusion, I walk down to the living room and kitchen to see no one and hear no voices. Wanting to go back to bed, I sighed and began to walk back down the hallway before I froze.

"So you're leaving me?"

Quickly snapping my head back, I heard the voice directly behind me only to see that I was the only one in the dark room.

"Kotaro,"

I grew fearful as the voice continued to call my name until I finally noticed the mournful sound in the voice.

"No, it can't be." I said to myself as I looked down at the ground.

"Kotaro, why did you leave me?"

I look and felt my heart skip several beats as a ghostly figure of Shizuka appeared in front of me. She wore the clothes she died in, but no blood stained the fabric like it had to.

"Shizuka,"

"Kotaro, you loved me right?"

She asks me as she takes a step towards me.

"Why did you leave me?"

"You died." I whisper.

"And you should have joined me, Kotaro."

I felt my throat grow a lump as she neared me with her blood covered hand extending out to me.

"We could have been together in the afterlife."

I take a step back before from her to create some distance between us, but I planted myself against the wall as I tried and felt my heart rate increase and she continued to get closer to me.

"If you loved me, Kotaro, you would have done that for me."

Shizuka runs her hand along my jaw and pushes her transparent body against mine. I looked down into her face as she looks up and me. With a sad smile, a drop of blood ran down from the corner of her lip and down her neck before it was soaked up by the blood drenched kimono she wore when I found her.

"Ah!" I gasp out as I sat up from the futon again and support myself with my elbow before a hand touched my naked shoulder, making me jump again and look to the side to find Wakana looking at me with a worried expression again.

I let out a sigh before leaning down and turning to lie on my stomach.

"Are you alright?" She asks me, like she does every night.

"I don't know." I answer.

"Who was it this time?"

"Shizuka."

Wakana nods her head before getting on my lower back and straddling me before running her hands up the sides of my spine and applying pressure to my tense muscles. I let out a small moan as she circled her thumbs on my shoulder blades and kneaded her palms on my midback. I shut my eyes in bliss as she continued to massage me and relax my muscles and thoughts. She even popped my spine in a few places as she ran her hand down my back. Running the base of her palm up my back, her fingers wrapped around the nape of my neck and she massages up and down my neck before running her fingers through my messy white hair.

"You feel better?" She asks me as she continue to run her fingers and curl my hair.

"A little." I say as I open my eyes and look up at her. "I just have a small headache."

Wakana looks down at me with a small smile as I talk to her like a little child. Leaning down, she places her lips on the top of my head and kisses me before standing up from the futon and walking out of the room. I raise an eyebrow before standing up from the futon also and follow her out to find her warming up some water to put into the tub in the wash room.

She lets a large pot boil with water before draining it into the tub to warm it up till it steamed in the dark. Lighting some candles, she pulls me into the room before striping in front of me and begin to take my pants off. Pulling me by the hand, the two of us sink into the tub and I immediately felt myself ease all over. Pulling Wakana to sit on my lap, I held her loosely around her waist as she wrapped her arms around my arms and intertwined her fingers with mine.

"Kotaro," I look down at Wakana as she calls out my name and meet her jade orbs. "I love you."

My lips curl a little smile before replying.

"I love you too, Wakana."