Setting down the holographic biography in front of her Death stood up and stretched before grabbing the biography of her most recent case. She casually wandered down the corridors of the mansion she shared with her sisters and glided into the dining room.
Glancing around she noticed Fate sitting at the third chair on the right and moved to sit across from her. Seeing her coming Fate held up a finger and swallowed the last of her bacon and eggs. "Alright shoot" She said as she conjured a glass of milk and started to greedily down the icy beverage.
"Our favorite case just finished in a most unexpected way." Death said taking a seat and summoning a few grapes along with a banana and some yogurt for herself. At this Fate visibly perked up, "Not Harry!" She gasped in astonishment, setting aside her milk as her hair shifting from a shimmering gold to a downcast grey as her sadness hit. "That poor child has suffered far more than his fair share." She said at last.
"I couldn't agree more" Death sighed trying to take another grape before setting it all aside as her own meal seemed tasteless in her mouth. A visible cloud of shadows started emanating from her as her sorrow started becoming tangible."I never like taking the parents away especially from one so young but I had no choice. The child's life always seemed to flirt with me and there was nothing I could do to help him." With a sigh she put her head in her hands causing her raven hair to cascade over her snowy skin.
"What's everyone upset about?" A third voice Laughed as Joy bounced into the room followed closely by Harmony who glancing around spotted the biography. "Has his time finally come?" Harmony whispered. Nodding Death slid the Biography over to Harmony and Joy. Reading through it both visibly deflated, Harmony grew even more pensive then usual while Joy was sad for the first time in her life.
"I don't know why you're all so upset, he's just another child who went astray." A fifth voice drawled from the shadowed corner behind Death. "Misery you know he was more than that, Harry was destined to bring us all together again and while this may not be the way we thought he has done just that."
Another voice descended from the stairs as Honesty slowly came into view. As below the sounds of scratching and clawing started rising shortly before a hooded head rose from below. "I've arrived who are we waiting for?" A silky voice said from within the hood.
"Chaos please remove your hood your among your sisters here there's nothing to hide." Honesty prodded gently smiling as the figure complied revealing a shockingly beautiful face with mismatched eyes, one as blue as ice the other as green as the deepest forest with an eye as red as the truest flame on her right hand and another as black as the deepest obsidian on her left.
"And we are now awaiting only Life" Death said as a crash resonated around the kitchen and a bright flash illuminated them "And cue the fireworks right on cue" She snickered as a form emerged from the light.
"So sorry I'm late, I was caught up in the most intriguing Fan-Fic and I just couldn't pull myself away" Life said with a giggle before looking around. "Why do you appear so glum sisters dearest? You all look like someone died" Her laughter catching in her throat as her eyes fell on the biography in the middle of the table. "Who was it?" She asked at last fearing the answer.
"Harry," Death replied with a sigh "I just received the call this morning and decided to check in before I left to collect him. I don't know what to do with him." She said at last glancing around the room at all the faces gathered there. "I Propose I bring him here and we have a discussion with him. He didn't deserve the life he had and I feel like we should give him a second chance." She ventured trying to gauge the reactions of her sisters. A few like Joy, Fate, and Harmony visibly brightened. Honesty reached for her stupid book and started flipping through it rapidly while Chaos and Life appeared somewhat thoughtful as though they were seriously considering the possibility. And then there was Misery who scoffed at the though and promptly spoke out against it,
"This is unprecedented," She exclaimed looking around "We can't just let every person with a sob story relive their life. Look I love the kid as much as any of you but we got to be realistic here, what makes him more special than any of the others who lost their tragic lives by means of a tragic end?" Misery countered.
"As you well know Misery," Death began "His life was only so tragic because of all those who interfered in it. Had he had the ability to make his own choices I feel that he would have made a difference for the better. In fact I propose that we each shadow one of his friends in order to keep an eye on him all the better. Would that make you feel better Misery?"
She finished Glancing around at the nodding heads Misery could tell she had not succeeded in her attempts to warn them and throwing up her hands she smiled and with a sly grin muttered "Fine but I get first choice of host"