Funeral and Goodbyes

A/N: At first it may sound like it's Sakura's POV, but it's Shizumasa's POV.

There is darkness all around me, what is happening? Then there is a light coming through. It's the elementary school that me, Takanari, and Sakura were at. "Shizumasa, wait for me!" I turned around to see Sakura but when we were little. "Sakura, I'm glad you're ok!" I tried to grab her but she just went through me like I was a ghost. "You're slow, hurry up!" I saw the little version of me and Takanari.

I'm wondering; if she called me Shizumasa when we were little, when did she stop calling me that?

Then another light blinded me. We were eating lunch under the Sakura tree. "Hey whoever gets to the top gets to eat, Sakura's bento!" I remember that, all the boys loved Sakura and they would fight over Sakura's bento. In the end, me and Takanari reached the top of the tree. We both ate Sakura's bento, it was delicious. I smiled remembering that memory.

"Shizumasa-sama!" I saw Sakura in her maid uniform. "Sakura!" But after that instance, I saw her body and blood all over the branch that she was stuck on, and Sakura petals were falling everywhere.

"SAKURA!" I woke up to find it was just a nightmare. There was sweat all over my body. Why of all people did Sakura die and suicide no less. She was always supposed to be by my side…but now…

Today was the funeral for Sakura…The Hayashi family was there…but something wasn't right, they weren't crying, they were smiling. What's going on with them? Mitsuki, Sakura's younger sister told us to wear disguises so they wouldn't know who we were. Even Maguri, Maora, and Ushio were here; of course they were disguised as well. We sat next together; the order of the seating was Me, Haine, Takanari, Maguri, Maora, and Ushio.

When the funeral began and everyone was seated, the grandpa of the Hayashi family said, "Dear family, we are finally free of the curse!" Everyone started to cheer, what the heck is going on? A curse? What? "After she was born, nothing but unfortunate events happened to us. So… now that she is dead all of us can finally rest without worrying!" Then the cheering continued.

How can they say that? She was always smiling and never brought us any bad luck, except the opposite, good luck. "Shizumasa?" I heard Takanari say my name but I ignored and stood up. "What has Sakura ever done to you guys?" All of them looked at me, then Haine stood up and then Takanari, Maguri, Maora, and last Ushio, stood up.

"Who are you people? You have no right! She made us nothing but miserable! I demand you to take off your hats and hoods this instant!" This made me smile. I took off my disguise. "It's Shizumasa Togu-sama! Why?" Some person said. The grandpa started to sweat. Then everyone else took there disguises off as well. Everyone in the Hayashi family started to sweat.

"I agree with them." I turned to the right of me, and saw Daisuke looking at his grandpa intensely. "What? Daisuke! Stop this right now! Go sit down!" He just stood not even twitching. "I also think that they are right, grandfather." Then Mitsuki was right next to Daisuke.

"Mitsuki, how could you and Daisuke…" He was turning pale and then said, "Do you know what she did to us? She killed your parents." "How can you prove it? All she did was do as she told and never argued. Do you have any proof?" Everyone stared at Daisuke and was silent.

"Onee-chan wouldn't have done such a thing since we both believe her." Mitsuki said with tears in her eyes. "Sakura was right about you guys, since you guys were afraid to take us in, we had no choice but to live in the house where our memories lived in." Daisuke then took Mitsuki's hand and squeezed it. "It wasn't us that you were afraid of, it was Sakura."

Then I went to Daisuke and Mitsuki, "I don't understand how Sakura and you guys could have survived in that house, if it's alright with you guys you can live with us." The two of them looked at me as if I was crazy. "Well since I figured that no one likes Sakura in your family, you can stay at our place as long as you like."

Mitsuki lighted up and smiled at us and said, "Thank you." Her smile is a lot like Sakura's. "As for you guys, I can't say much; but why are you guys here? If you guys really are afraid of Sakura then you wouldn't have showed up to her funeral…or is it that you guys actually secretly liked her?"

One of the aunts said, "It's true…I actually loved the little Sakura, but I was scared of the fact that Sakura blamed it was all her fault for her parents death. We all thank you from the bottom of our hearts that you believe in Sakura."

The funeral was over; we found out later on that the grandpa was the one who gave Sakura the drug that made her almost kill Haine. He was arrested of course. Everything seemed different.

I went back to the elementary school and went to the Sakura tree where we would eat our lunch under the same tree.

"It's a magnificent tree isn't it?" I looked around to see Sakura. "Sakura? How? Weren't you…" She came closer to me and faced the tree. "I had some stuff to do before I have to go up there." She smiled at me, that smile that seemed like I haven't seen in years to me.

"What things?" "Did you see the X I put on the ground?" I looked down and saw the X, I digged and found a necklace that was a heart shaped locket that had my picture and Sakura in it.

"Sakura, this?" She smiled. "Yep that's it! Shizumasa-sama, I want you to forget about me." "What? How can you ask me that?" She looked at me and kissed me but I didn't feel anything, she really was a ghost.

"I love you, Shizumasa." She smiled at me softly and had tears in her eyes. "Do you really have to leave me?" She just nodded at my question. "I have no choice. So what's your answer, Shizumasa-sama?"

"I love you too, Sakura. I wish I knew it sooner, but I was blinded by Haine's love towards me." "I know." Then she started to fade. "Sakura?" "Shizumasa-sama, keep your promise, ok?" "How can I keep it if it's impossible?" Tears started to form. "Shizumasa-sama…don't worry since it's Shizumasa-sama, I know you can do it!" She smiled one last time.

Even though I can't feel her lips, I kissed her one more time; when I opened my eyes she was gone. The wind blew softly telling me it's alright. One day we will see each other and be by each other's side. Until then, I won't keep that promise, because that promise is something I can't do.

It has been 3 years since then, the Sakura were in full bloom and I look towards the night sky. "Sakura, you're there aren't you?" The wind blew in response, I smiled. "I finally remembered the song that we shared in secret, it took me a while but I remembered." The wind blew softly. I started to sing and the wind sung with me, it felt like Sakura was with me, singing right beside me.

One day we will reincarnate and on the day we cross each others path, it will be the day I'll fall in love with you, I promise. And we will never leave each other's side ever again.

A/N: Sorry peoples! I thought I finished but I just checked and found out that I didn't upload it! I'm such a bad person! Thank you so much DarkMarionette182! Without you, I wouldn't have noticed that I was missing a chapter. So thank you! T^T Anyway hope you like this series of Don't Leave Me. Please check out my other stories and comment please! ^-^ Thank you for supporting me: anime-manga lovers, Cster, Gray Jedi Flas Merit, and DarkMarionette182! You guys are the best! ^-^ If I get 10 comments, I guarantee I will do a sequel! ^0^ So bring on the comments, good and bad are welcome! ^-^ See you later! ^-^