Hello everyone! As promised the new chapter is here. This is the last official chapetr, only Epilogue is left now. I hope you will like the finall idea of this story. I must admit that I had around 6 endings planned out by now but I would eventually change story around in previouse chapters and ending had to change as well. At one point I planned to leave it open and make you choose the final path but I doubted that you would accept it. This is the last idea for the ending and I hope that you will like it.

Chapter 20

Goodbyes

Almost a week had passed since I saw Reito last. I did not contact him even once since and so didn't he. I decided to give him freedom and not bother more than I have already. It was already a miracle to know that he is willing to help me in such, I would say, cruel plan and that he is still willing to talk to me after everything I had done. I still was amazed by the fact that be trusted me despite how mindboggling my story sounded. I myself would have doubts if someone were to tell me something like this. Yet here he was, putting all his trust in my words.

Who knows, maybe in reality he thinks that I'm totally crazy and is just playing along but at least he decided to do something, instead of locking me up. I heard that after our meeting, Reito seemed to become livelier again and was coming out. However, he still was avoiding majority of people, being constantly busy with something. Despite that, his family and friends were happy to see him finally out of his apartment, they had hope now and decided to let him be for now. They didn't want to pressure him.

The time was really dragging for me. I was constantly on the edge, thinking that my plan had failed and that nothing will come out of it. Nevertheless, I tried to calm myself saying that if things had failed, Reito would inform me. He would not leave me hanging after he gave the promise to help. During whole week I couldn't find peace and just kept pacing back and forth. My parents started to get suspicious about my behaviour so I had to put my emotions under control all over again. The last few days I was mostly calm, trying to do the usual stuff. I had a huge urge to make a party so I could see everyone one more time before I were to leave but decided against it. I didn't have any real purpose to call them over and it might be wary. Besides, after saying my goodbyes to Mai, it would be weird to see her again and I was sure that she thought the same way given that she didn't call me even once after our last meeting.

What I had decided to do was to meet everyone separately under one or another excuse. Some of them were surprised by my call. Nao was probably the most stunned. Even though our relationship had improved over the years, we still were not so close. Despite not talking to Nao much, I still sympathized with her. As Natsuki once said, they are similar. Even though Nao was more of a tease and flirt, she also used to be a lonely soul. However, she started to become more cheerful and friendly from the day her mother had awakened. On top of it all, she was fun to tease too. Nonetheless, she would always try to get back on me and eventually we would end up in a word play. People around us usually thought that we were arguing but that was not the case, at least for me. It was always good to talk to someone with sharp tongue. I'm sure Nao also enjoyed it at some point.

It took several seconds before she picked up the phone:

"Nao on the phone" I heard her annoyed voice.

"Ara, someone sounds moody" I answered happily.

A small pause before Nao spoke once more. She clearly was surprised by my call "Shizuru? Why the heck are you calling me?"

"Mou, is Nao-san not happy to hear me?"

"Why should I? You have the most annoying accent I have ever heard!"

"Nao is so mean" I started to sob.

"Like hell I'm going to fall for that!"

"Sniff sniff, sob sob" I kept pretending, eventually it started to have effect.

"Oi come on! I know you are faking so stop it now"

"Sob sob"

"Hey, I'm going to hang up on you if you don't stop now!" she warned.

"Everyone is so mean to me lately"

"Well no wonder, Sherlock. After all you have abandoned your fiancé at the altar" I cringed at that, I didn't want to go through that topic again "But it was the best part of the wedding so I can't complain much" I could feel her smirking.

I couldn't help but smile, it was so like her "Anyway, what exactly did you want from me?"

"Ara, is there something wrong for me to call you?"

"Yes" was her short reply.

"I was just bored and decided that it would be a good thing to tease someone a bit, you were the perfect choice!"

"What?" she sounded angry at the moment "Am I some plaything to you?"

"Hai" I answered sweetly.

"Fuck you!" she hung up on me.

"I love you too" I replied to a beeping sound on the other end, my mood instantly got brighter.

It was refreshing to talk to someone like her who didn't give a damn about morals, she really is unique one. Though, Nao could never replace Natsuki's reactions which still were my favourite.

For these last two weeks, I couldn't find peace. I wanted to hear Natsuki's voice so much, to see her beautiful face, to make sure that she is still around. God really is cruel for doing this to us. But I had to be strong, after all He did promise that I would be able to see Natsuki again, I just had to be patient. For Natsuki's sake, I will do everything in my power.

The next one I called was Haruka, who sounded as bossy as ever. She also was surprised by my call yet when I said that I have some business talk, she seemed to be all fired up. We had met with her on the second day, she came together with Yukino. At first she gave me a huge lecture about my break up with Reito, she was blabbering for hours. Good thing tea was good here. It helped me to ignore her for the biggest part. However, I still was happy to see her. It is hard to admit it, but I'm sure that I will miss her bossiness. Once she was done, we started to talk about my family business since she was working at our company. I basically had entrusted her with all of my work which she gladly agreed to do as usual. It was not the first time I had left all my work on her though this time I decided to share some bigger information with her which would help her to lead company in the future. She obviously didn't catch on but Yukino looked suspiciously at me, she always was a bright one. Once Haruka left to the bathroom, Yukino spoke up:

"A-are you sure about this?"

"Haruka-san was always dependable and I don't feel like doing any work right now" I smiled innocently at her.

"I-I see" she did not ask any more questions.

Like this I have met with everyone I could get a hold of and the last people on my list were Midori and Youko. I left them for the end because of how much they love drinking and partying, I thought it would be a good chance to relax a bit for upcoming mission. I took my time to find a rare history book and promised it as a present to Midori who was more than happy and instantly dragged me and Youko into the bar to celebrate increase in her collection. I did not hold back that night and tried to drink as much as possible. We were totally wasted and did the craziest things like for example dancing at the bar stand and... I don't remember the rest. I still had some sense though, so I did not strip. From what I remember, we went for a walk, holding each other by the arm in order not to fall. Eventually we created a living wall that was swaying from side to side. Cars and people had to go miles around us just not to hit into us. In the long run, we ended up in a park. We sat on a bench, finishing bottles of bear.

"I didn't have so much fun in a loooooooooooong while!" Midori stated.

"Me too" I admitted.

"What've Eek! Gotten into you?" asked Youko.

"Well after all the stress from my Eek, breakup. I thought it would be good to Eek, relax a bit"

"Makes sense" Midori lowered her head on my shoulder, smiling like an idiot.

The rest of the time we were singing weird songs that came up to our mind, mostly it was Midori who sang out loud. She was so loud that police came to take us away but when they saw my documents, they backed away asking us to be quiet. Midori didn't want to shut up but soon fell asleep, me and Youko along with her. It was the first time I have woken in a park.

Youko and Midori felt really bad and soon left, having huge head aces. I was totally fine, like if nothing happened. Midori was so jealous on what Youko simply said 'youth'. Midori protested claiming that she still is seventeen. Youko obviously didn't buy that.

Despite my good health, I knew that I looked messy but I didn't care and headed back home like nothing happened. People were whispering behind my back what made me grin, people never looked like that at me before and I kind of liked the new experience.

Parents were waiting for me at home, and they were not happy. They tried to lecture me but I didn't listen, I was still processing what had happened last night. I was thankful that I kept my sense and most of the memories. I wouldn't want to anger Natsuki and it would have been a total waste if I had forgotten everything. Thankfully none of that happened and memories of last night allowed me to sit through several hour long lecture.

Next day I was getting out of ideas and already started to feel stupid for seeing everyone like that, what if nothing will work? What if Reito had failed? So many negative thoughts were crowding my already tired mind. I was getting depressed and losing hope.

It was a nice day today and I've decided to take a small walk around our garden. The flowers were blooming in full might, creating a pleasant aroma. I took a sit on one of the benches and was thinking about taking a nap when a pidgin landed next to me. I looked at it and carefully straightened up. It was cheerfully sitting on a bench next to me, I smiled at it.

"Ara, looks like I'm not the only one admiring this garden today" I looked at it sweetly and suddenly noticed something tied up to pidgin's leg. 'Could it be..?' slowly I reached out to it, pidgin didn't even budge and soon I was holding it in my hands "Good boy" I complimented it and carefully untied the piece of paper from its leg before letting it fly away.

I really wanted to read the message but decided against it. I was not spied anymore, parents decided that it was safe to leave me be again. However, you can never be hundred percent sure. I tightly clenched the note and put it into my pocket. I was not able to fall asleep, my mind constantly wondered about the notes content. I gave up on nap idea and decided to simply sit for a while before heading back to my room. I made sure that no one is around and carefully opened the note, it had only few words written: 'Your cottage, tomorrow night'.

I squeezed the note again, feeling relieved. I was really scared to open it at first, fearing to find failure written there. But looks like things are going smoothly and my plan will be soon put in action. Looks like someone will be waiting for me tomorrow in my private cottage that parents gave me as a birthday present for my eighteenth birthday. The cottage was in a different city near the sea, it would take me several hours to get there by car.

I stood up and went downstairs. We usually had candles burning on the dining table and so I headed there. The candles were not burning but lighters were lying nearby. Making sure that no one is looking; I switched the lighter on and carefully burned the note. I did not want to leave any evidence behind. When I was done, I made my way to the living room where my parents would usually be when they had day off. As I predicted, my father was sitting on a coach and reading newspaper while my mother practised violin, she was really good at it and used to be my personal teacher when I was a kid. I tried to step louder so they would hear me approaching. My mother instantly stopped playing, they both looked surprised to see me. I rarely ever joined them here.

"Is something the matter, Shizuru?" she asked in her Kyoto dialect.

"I was just thinking" I took a sit in a chair "I don't have much to do around here and thought that maybe I could go for several day holiday to my cottage. I think it would be refreshing for me to change surroundings. I feel really tired and stressed lately"

"I don't mind" answered father while still reading "I'll ask Sousuke to take you there"

Sousuke was our personal driver and I didn't need extra pair of eyes and ears "That's fine, I can drive there on my own"

"Are you sure?" my father looked at me from the corner of his eyes.

"Hai, I just want to stay alone for a bit"

"I see" he said slowly "As you wish then" and went back to his newspaper.

"But dear..." my mother tried to protest.

"Shizuru is right, she does need some privacy so she could organize her thoughts, am I right?" he glanced at me again.

"Fully" I bowed head in approval.

"Then that's decided" back to reading "When do you plan to go there?"

"I was thinking about tomorrow morning"

"I see... ask someone to help you packing"

"There is no need for that, I can do it myself. Besides I don't plan to take too much stuff with me"

"Understandable"

"I will take my leave then"

"Bye"

"Goodbye dear, see you at the dinner" said my mother.

"Yes" I agreed and went back to my room.

Things went much smoother than I expected and was very pleased with that but also suspicious. I tried to keep calm while going back and not act out of ordinary. When inside, I swiftly packed the most necessary items and sat into a chair, looking out of the window.

"Soon, Natsuki... Soon we will be together again"

The next day I left quiet early, I was very impatient and wanted to get to the place as soon as possible even though no one would be there yet. I wanted to ensure the safety of my cottage. I didn't need for anyone to see what is happening inside. It was a five hour drive, my servants at the cottage happily greeted me. They were always taking care of my house when I was alone and they always did well. I happily greeted them but had to ask them to leave. They looked surprised at first but when I said that I want some privacy and simply have some time for myself, they understood and left to their own houses, saying that they will wait for my call.

Soon the house was fully empty and only I was left. I looked out of the window, making sure that no one was sent to look after me and thankfully I did not see anyone. Despite that I decided to ensure it one more time and went for a walk on the beach. It is a huge beach and many people come here each year for vacations. It was always loud and busy around but my cottage was build further away from crowded places so I wouldn't be bothered much by tourists. It was not an exception today and so I went towards the crowd, if I were to have a tail, it would stand out among the crowd because of usual black suits. Besides I could take a small break too. I was lying in a sun, sunbathing and swimming, occasionally scanning the area. None of the guards were found and I decided to fully relax now.

The sun was already setting and it was time to go back, soon I would be free to do whatever I want and would be able to meet Natsuki. I locked the door and decided to have a cup of tea while I still had time. While the kettle was boiling, I closed all the curtains in case if someone were to pass by. The kettle whistled and I poured the hot water into my cup. I sniffed the tea and sighed in relaxation, sitting behind my kitchen table.

"Mmmm, a berry tea" I heard someone's voice from behind and smiled "Do you mind if I join?"

"Ara, since when did you learn to sneak on people," I turned around "Reito..."

Just as I guessed, Reito was standing in a doorway with folded hands. He looked much better since I last saw him. His face got its colour back and hair was neatly brushed. However, his eyes looked tired and he still had small bags under them. His messy beard was gone, just a bit was left around his mouth and chin making him look slightly different. He smiled and came closer.

"Since you left me" I grimaced at that, he chuckled "Don't worry, it is fine now"

He was clearly lying but I did not want to touch this topic again, it still made my stomach turn into knots.

"Have you decided to change your looks?" I asked and walked to the kettle again, to make a cup of tea for him.

"Don't you like it?"

"It looks a bit weird" I admitted.

He chuckled again "Everyone says that but I thought that since my life has to start from the beginning, I could make some changes. My appearance seemed to be a good start" he said quietly, looking down. His eyes looked sad.

"I see" I offered him the cup.

"Thanks"

The next ten minutes we spent in total silence, slowly drinking our teas. None of us seemed to want to talk. There actually wasn't much to say. I was almost done when I decided to speak again.

"I'm sure that you didn't call me here just for tea drinking"

He lowered his cup "Your death is going to happen today" he said firmly and looked up into my eyes.

I must admit I was surprised. I did expect him to bring good news but I didn't think that it would happen so soon and especially today. He must have seen my surprise since his next words were "Have you changed your mind?"

"No, of course not" I answered instantly "I just didn't expect it to be today. How am I going to 'die'"?

"You are going to burn together with this cottage. I thought that you would not need it anyway"

"Ara, I really like this place" I pouted at him.

"Do you want to delay it?"

"No"

"Then it is decided"

I still had one more question and was hesitant to ask it but it had to be asked "Reito... what about the body?" from the beginning, this question would not let me be. My parents would not calm down until they would see my body and I didn't want to sacrifice anyone either.

"Do not worry" he stood up "The biggest part of the time was taken so I could find one and I did"

"And... who is it?"

"It is a young girl of similar size like you. She has the same blood type too. She was hit by electricity and died. She is a perfect replacement for you since we plan to burn the house because of electricity problems"

My eyes widened, the whole thing felt way too creepy even for my taste. To burn an actual body of somebody? This felt very heartless. Not that I cared much about others during carnival, but everyone went crazy back then.

"What about her family? Won't they search for her body?"

"She was supposed to be cremated today. The damage her body had received from electric shock was very strong and body got disordered so they never opened the coffin"

"So basically her family will have an empty urn?"

"Sadly yes, I know it is cruel and I felt really bad taking her away but I could not come up with anything else"

"I see... Do you at least know her name?"

"Yamanako Naru"

I've put my palms together and lowered my head "Dear Yamanako Naru, I beg for your forgiveness and hope that you will find peace on the other side" I prayed, hoping that her soul would not be angry and depressed about what we are going to do. That sounds wrong, of course she will not be happy. I surely would not be happy in her place so all I could do was to ask for forgiveness again. I really am falling low, I lost count of how many times I had apologized lately.

"Reito, I want you to do something after everything is done" I spoke, still in the same posture.

"What is it?"

"I know that it is most likely impossible to get ashes from here to her 'grave' but could you at least let them flow in the wind towards her home?" I looked at him, my palms still put together.

He looked surprised at first but then his eyes softened "Hai"

"Ookini" I relaxed my posture "So what am I to do now?"

"You are to leave through the back door when you'll hear someone knock. Outside your cottage will be waiting a car and a blonde, English guy. He will take you to a special place where your new documents are in progress to be printed out. All that's left is your photo. However, you can't stay the way you are or you will be easily discovered. Your appearance will have to be changed. Do not worry, it is not a plastic surgery but I do hope that you will corporate with them. Sadly I cannot accompany you but do not worry, they are trust worthy people. When everything is done, you will be taken to airport from where you will fly to UK. There you will be met by my old friend who will take you to your place of living and will give you a job for survival. After that you will be left on your own since you do not want to take a risk of being discovered"

I was amazed, I really was. Reito had planned out everything till a small detail. He had covered each area, even those which had never crossed my mind. The more I listened to him the more astonished I was. What surprised me more is just how on earth did he manage to find all those people and make them corporate? He exceeded my expectations tenfold. I will not let his efforts go to waste no matter what.

"And one more thing" he took something out of his pocket "Here" and handed me a simple looking mobile phone "It has only one number written in it which is mine. If you'll ever need something, do not hesitate to contact me. If there will be any news, I'll let you know. Also, once things will calm down and stabilize, you will be able to improve your way of living However, for now you will have to live on the same level as normal people. Maybe slightly lower, I hope you understand why"

"I do" I took the phone from his hand "I do not need unnecessary attention"

"Good girl" he patted my head, smiling happily.

"Do it again and I'll hurt you" I warned him.

"Gomen" he took his hand back and looked into my glaring eyes. We stayed like that for several seconds before bursting into laughter. The whole tension that had built up till now was released. I felt more relaxed now and was grateful for that. I was already getting tired these past weeks. We calmed down two minutes later and spent another five minutes just standing in the corridor in silence, which felt comforting.

"I guess it is time to say goodbye" said Reito and walked towards exit door.

"Looks like it" I gave him a sad smile.

"Take care and I wish you luck in your hard task" he was about to leave when I grabbed him by a hand and pulled him to give a small peck on the lips. He was surprised but did not push me away, he actually welcomed it.

"Won't Natsuki be mad?" he asked smiling, still standing close to me. I could feel his warm breath on my face.

"I'm sure she'll forgive me just this once, you deserved it after all you have done for me even though you had full right to send me to hell" I chuckled.

"I did plan to do that at first" he admitted "However, it was the first time I saw you this way, so sincere and heartbroken. I could not leave you like that, it did not suit you"

"Ookini" I let go of him.

"Goodbye, Shizuru" he gave me his last smile and opened the door, heading towards his car which was parked further away. His driver was waiting patiently. I went out as well and waved him for the last time watching the departing car. Once he disappeared from my sight, I went back inside.

I had cleaned the cups and went into the living room to read a book. It was already around 2AM when I heard a knock on the back door.

"It's time" I closed the book and went to open it.

Just like Reito promised, a blonde guy with European features was waiting outside. He smiled politely at me and took off his half cap-hat.

"Are you Fujino Shizuru?" he asked me politely in English.

I was surprised, Reito did not warn me about the language "Yes" I replied in English, good thing I studied it hard.

"My name is Sam, I am here to escort you to your next target. Is there anything you are taking with yourself?"

I slowly looked around but didn't find anything that I really needed "No, I'm fine like that"

"Shall we go then?"

"And what about...?"

"Do not worry, everything will be taken care of once we leave" he assured me.

"Then I guess we can go"

"Please put this scarf on first and then follow me and try to be as quiet as possible" he ordered and gave a black scarf which was big enough to hide my hair and a bit of face. Slowly we went into the forest since my back door was placed right in front of it. The forest was not big. He walked very carefully, trying to make as less noise as possible, I followed his steps. We saw someone talking somewhere in the distance and Sam quickly sat down motioning for me to do the same. A couple was having a walk not far from us. They were really engaged with each other so we quickly ran pass them. When we reached the end of the forest, I could spot a small, black car. I couldn't make the mark but it definitely wasn't a brand new one. Inside the car was waiting one more man who was Japanese. He greeted me when I got inside and moved. We've been driving for about an hour, whole way no one had spoken a word. We had stopped near some forgotten factory and I must admit that it did not give the best vibes. However, Reito said that I did not have to worry and I believed him. I didn't show any signs of fret.

Inside the factory was waiting two more Japanese guys and an English girl. They bowed a bit in greeting.

"My name is Kate, I'll be the one to take care of your appearance. Please follow me" she spoke in Japanese and guided me towards a chair near a mirror which was held by one of the guys.

"May ask what you plan to do?" I asked and took off the scarf.

"Mostly change your hairstyle, are there any restrictions? However, do keep in mind that your appearance has to change in one or another way"

"No, I trust you" I answered and sat down. I also asked to remove the mirror for now and keep my new appearance as a surprise. They obeyed and soon the girl started to work with my hair.

She started with a cut and I could see how big parts of my hair were falling down. Looks like I will have a short cut from now on. I felt a bit sad to cut it since I really like my hair and Natsuki did as well. But I did not complain, I knew from the beginning what my plan meant and my hair was a small sacrifice. After a while I started to feel a breeze of cold air run down my neck, the hair was getting shorter with each scissors click. Once she was done with cutting my hair, she went off to prepare the paint. She had painted my whole head, not leaving a spot. During all these make up session, guys were sitting in the corner and playing cards and would occasionally glance our way.

About two hours later it was finally done, but before I could see myself, Sam came over with a small box. I glanced at the box and then at him, giving him questioning look. He just nodded for me to take it. I took the box and slowly opened it. Inside it were two pairs of lenses. I did not understand why they gave them to me but when I took a closer look I saw that it had some colour shade on it.

"Your eye colour has to be changed" he spoke in Japanese this time, and I must admit that his accent is horrible "Red is a rare eye colour and stands out a lot, especially your eyes. There is something special about them"

"I understand" I nodded and took a pair out. Carefully, I placed them into my eyes. It took several seconds for me to get used to them a bit. I have never worn lenses before and it felt weird.

"And those are the clothes for you to wear" Sam said while his partner handed me a pack of clothing "You can change in there" he pointed at a small cabin.

Without any questions, I went inside to change. The clothing they gave me was definitely not from expensive shops that I'm used to. I could feel it just by touching it. What I had to wear now was a tight, blue t-shirt, normal blue jeans, pair of slightly worn out, white snickers and a white cap with boomerang drown on it. Before coming out, I ran my fingers through my hair. It was short, very short. There was barely anything I could hold on except near the roots. I sighed and went out of the booth. At least I wasn't half bald.

Everyone were sitting on the chairs and waiting for me. When they saw me, they started to look all over me. Checking if there was anything else they had to change. Deciding that it was fine like it is, Sam asked:

"Are you ready to see your new face?" I nodded in reply "Here is the mirror then" he pointed at the guy with a mirror.

I took a deep breath in, preparing myself for whatever was about to come. I knew that I would most likely not like it but it was needed and so I would accept it. I closed my eyes and gradually went forward, trying to keep it as a surprise for a while longer. After few steps I stopped and opened my eyes before turning a bit on the left... I gasped. In front of me was standing a totally different person. I took off the cap to get a better view. As I thought, my hair was really short, approximately of the same length as my pointing finger. To top it, it was purely black. What had changed my look the most though, were my eyes which were blue from this point of time.

"I'm astonished" I admitted "I can barely recognize myself now"

"That was the plan" answered Kate.

"Good, now quickly come here. We need to take a picture for the documents" ordered Sam and pointed to a further corner where equipments for photography were placed.

After taking several pictures, they told me to go to bed. My airplane was early in the morning and taking a break was a good idea. They guided me to one of the ex-offices where a bed was prepared. I thanked them and went to bed. I could not fall asleep at first, still thinking about my new look. Nevertheless, the sleep took over me soon.

Someone shook my shoulder and I slowly opened my eyes and the first thing I saw was Kate, telling me that it was time to go. I dressed and went to the public bathroom to refresh myself. When I came out, they were already ready to leave. Sam spoke to me:

"Here is the bag with your new stuff" he handed me a small back bag "And here are your new documents. From now on you are Ayama Reika" and gave me a smaller bag with documents inside "you are still Japanese" he smiled.

"Thank you" I took the offered bags.

"And I thought that you might want to keep those" and gave me two pictures. One of them was of my parents and another with all my HiME friends and Reito in it, both were from my purse that I left with my clothing in a booth.

"Can I?" I asked surprised.

"Yes"

"Ookini" I smiled widely and took the photos, hiding them inside my new purse.

"It's time to go, Souji will ride you to the airport" Sam pointed at the driver from yesterday.

"Once again, thank you everyone. You were of great help and I'm very thankful"

"Just don't mess it up, or you'll have to hear my suckish Japanese again" Sam said in English and smirked before lighting a cigarette.

"Ara, God forbid that" I touched my lips with a palm.

Everyone burst out laughing and clapped me on a shoulder, mostly Japanese guys. Sam just made an unsatisfactory sound before turning around and walking away. However, he stopped for a second and turned his head to give me a smirk. I smiled in return and followed the driver who would take me to the airport and to my new future.

Mini feed:

Natsuki: Shizuru..? –reads the chapter- What the hell did you do to her?

Bad One: That was not me! It was her decision!

Natsuki: You are the one who made this whole mess to begin with!

Bad One: That's not me but God! –tries to run away-

Natsuki: Wait you little... –tries to catch up but loses me- Damn it!

God: Natsuki!

Natsuki: -stiffens- G-god? What are you doing here?

God: How dare you talk to the author like that? She is working hard to create this story and you show no respect to her! She has full right to wipe you out from the story forever.

Natsuki: What? You can't be serious!

God: Silence! –Keeps reading notations-

Natsuki: -displeased- Wait, what's that? –spots something behind the corner-

Bad One: So you better help her! That's an order from the God! –shouts into microphone-

Natsuki: So it was you... – hisses behind my back- so you were the God this whole time?

Bad One: -shivers- I-I can explain –backs away until someone blocks my escape path-

Shizuru: Ara, so it is because of you I had to do this to myself? –points at her new hairstyle, eye twitching-

Bad One: I...

Shizuru and Natsuki: Kiyohime! Duran!

Bad One: Life sucks...

I must admit that I felt a bit weird when writing about the body but could not come up with anything to replace it so hopefully you'll accept it. To those who are depressed about lack of ShizNat, do not worry. There still Epilogue left which has to summarize all lose ends. Wait for it!