Hi guys! Lil-Miss-Pokémon and Bloody Rose 1996 here! So, here is chapter 8 of Futuristic Premonitions! Hope you enjoy!

With a sigh, I opened my eyes, not surprised when I wasn't where I had fallen sleep beforehand; in Jiro's embrace. Instead of the usual lilac walls and wooden floorboards, I was greeted by the pleasant waft of an oncoming breeze, and the sweet smell of cherry blossoms. I glanced around me; my eyes widening as I saw the familiar face smiling warmly at me.

"So, we meet again," Zola whispered, her translucent hair billowing out behind her as the wind picked up, sending cherry blossom petals scattering across the grass. I smiled a little, before the same troubled look I had expressed in mine and Jiro's reality, plastered itself onto my face.

"Is something wrong, Kluke?"Zola asked, placing a see-through hand on my shoulder. I looked up at her; the tears welling in my eyes.

"Am I…dead again?"

"…Yes. You are," Zola confirmed, and I shook my head sadly. I felt myself being pulled forward, and suddenly I was wrapped in Zola's embrace.

It wasn't like a normal hug; I mean, a 'normal' hug would have been between two…alive people. But I took Zola's comfort willingly; holding her close to me like a lifeline. I felt as if…me and her had a kind of 'Mother and Daughter' relationship. I felt comfortable around her, and I could easily share my thoughts and opinions with her. It felt nice.

"Zola…thank you," I whispered when she released me. She smiled warmly, patting my head gently.

"It's alright, Kluke. Finding out that you're dead yet again, must be quite…upsetting," Zola sighed, and I nodded. I mean, dying once was bad enough; but having to die twice? That wasn't something that I wanted to happen!

"Zola…why am I-"

My question was interrupted by a sudden gust of wind. It blew my hair in front of my face, blinding me for a short while. When I pushed my bangs out of the way, I spotted Zola standing in front of me, her hand resting gently on the hilt of her sword.

"Zola? What's wrong?" I asked, panicking. If Zola didn't like the situation, then neither did I.

"…Schneider…"Zola hissed, and I gasped, and turned my head, so that I could look around her rigid figure. And, sure enough, there was Schneider, standing on the top of a hill.

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With a mischievous smirk, he drifted down to us; his figure seemed to fade in and out of reality as he approached us. Zola ushered me behind her; drawing her sword and preparing to fight him off. However, when Schneider came to a stop in front of us, staring intently at my form, I knew he had different intentions, other than to fight us.

"What do you want, Schneider?" Zola growled, making Schneider look at her instead of me.

"What do I want? Oh, nothing really; I was just observing from afar, and thought I saw someone I recognised. Turns out I was right," Schneider commented, his eyes locking with mine. I turned away, feeling uncomfortable.

"You have no right to be here. I told you last time; any ally of Nene is an enemy of-" I cut Zola off by placing a hand on her shoulder, shaking my head at her. She stared at me for a moment, before stepping back, letting me by.

"I know you have some questions for me. And since I'm a spirit, I will be the perfect one to answer them. Follow me,"Schneider said, and without another word, he turned, and drifted up the hill from which he came from. I went to follow, but was cut short by Zola slamming a hand on my shoulder

"No," she stated, her voice leaking venom. I placed my own hand on top of her own, reassuring her.

"Don't worry. I'll be fine. I'll come back. I promise," I whispered, before pulling her hand off of me, and wandering up the hill, towards Schneider…

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"So, after I kicked the bucket, how was Andropov coping?" Schneider asked half-heartedly, and I froze. Andropov. I hadn't seen Andropov. Or any of the others. Where were they?

"He was healing well. I personally took care of him," I answered, feeling a little stupid for being a bit too formal.

'Good. It's nice to know that the kid's okay," he stated, waving a dismissive hand at me.

"Kluke, was it? Come over here," he said, and I gulped.

"I-I'm…fine over here, thanks!" I stuttered, shaking a little on the spot as Schneider stood a few metres away from me. He glared at me, and I dashed over to him, a little wary.

"Good. Now, am I right in saying that you have been having…premonitions?" he asked, and I nodded mutely, not really caring about where he got the information. He was a spirit; chances are he knew a lot that was going on with me.

"And these premonitions…they've been about you…and your many futures?" he questioned, and once again, I nodded, not wanting to say anything.

"… What have they been about, exactly?" he asked, and I blushed a deep crimson. It was harder to notice due to the fact that I was slightly see-through, but he noticed all the same. He smirked, and I blushed a deeper red.

"So…they've been those types of premonitions, have they?" he teased, and I put my head in my hands, embarrassed.

"It's not like I planned any of this! Every time I fall asleep, I wake up somewhere else! I wake up with someone else! First Shu, then Jiro, then-" I stopped, not wanting to let slip anymore.

"Ah, yes…the Shadow Wielder's…" he stated, his eyes narrowing for a short moment, before going back to observing me, "Well…what's the problem with that? Both Zola and I know you have feelings for all of them," he ended, and I gaped at him. Wha…How the hell did he and Zola know?

"It's pretty obvious," he stated simply, walking away from me, to sit in the shade of an old oak tree. I sighed, and followed, slumping down next to him.

"…I just…it's all so confusing!" I began, placing my chin on my knees, "I mean, I wake up, and everything's normal; just a normal day, looking after Andropov. And then, one simple thing goes wrong; I faint. And then, when I regain consciousness, I've somehow been transported two years into the future, where I have a romantic relationship with nearly all of my male friends! Not all at once, by the way. It seems like, for example; I'll wake up, and Shu and I will be married. Then, when I go back to sleep, and wake up again, I'm with Jiro! I just…don't understand…" I ended, my shoulders slumping in defeat.

"…It sounds very confusing. Tell me exactly what happened before you fainted," he asked, and I took a deep breath, before recalling the events.

"…I was going to get some coffee from the hospital cafeteria. When I was walking back to Andropov's room, I suddenly began to feel light-heading. And then, I fainted...When I woke up, I was with Shu, two years in the future," I explained, and Schneider nodded thoughtfully.

"Hmm…how long have you been looking after Andropov?" he asked, and I answered him immediately.

"Two weeks after the battle with Zola," I whispered, those painful images burning themselves into my brain. Zola, consumed by Darkness, and Phoenix, disappearing into thin air as she was Sealed. I gulped, and looked away from Schneider.

"Hmm…I think, I know what has happened," he said, and my head whipped round, to gape at him.

"It's just a theory," he continued, causing my face to fall, "but what I think is this. Because of the fact that you are one of the Legendary Shadow Wielder's, you're mind has developed a kind of…fortune-telling side to it. It has been there all along; ever since you were born, before you could summon your Shadow. And now that your Shadow is Sealed away, it has been…activated. Because of the added stress with caring for Andropov, and the Battle with Zola, your mind has…shut down, if that makes sense," he ended, and I gasped.

"So…does that mean that I can't go back to my present time?" I asked, fearing the answer.

"I'm not sure. Chances are that there are only so many futures you can have. So when the last future is predicted, you will return to your present time. It's then that you'll have to choose,' Schneider stated, and I looked at him in confusion.

"Choose? What do you mean?" I asked, and he glanced at me.

"You have to choose one of the boys to be with. Because you have predicted each of your future's with each one of them, you have to choose, who you are finally going to be with," he explained.

"But I…isn't this a future as well?" I asked, and Schneider nodded slightly, his face grim.

"Yes, well…this will be a future…if you don't decide who you're going to be with soon," Schneider explained, and I looked at him in confusion, "Basically, if you don't decide who you're going to 'go all the way with', you'll die. Simple."

"I'll…what?" I whispered, my body slumping in false exhaustion.

"Well, put it this way; if you don't want to choose, you can always stay here with me!" he offered, and I smiled at his kindness.

I hadn't really noticed it before, but the way Schneider acted – it was as if he was a different person. It was as if, when he died, all of that anger and hatred that he had felt towards me and the gang had disappeared. I felt strangely comforted by the fact.

"So…what do ya say?" he said, winking at me.

"Um…I think that I should go now. Zola must be getting worried," I stuttered, getting to my feet. I felt Schneider grab my hand, and I turned, to see him pouting a little.

"Hey! You really do know how to keep a guy hanging!" he complained, and I giggled a little at his comment.

"…I'll think about it," I joked, squeezing his hand a little, "plus, I've had to live with a bunch of guys for over a year, Shu even longer! I think I know how to deal with guys!"

I pulled away from Schneider, and began to walk away from him, when I felt his arms encircle around me.

"Hey…I'm serious, y'know," he muttered, making my eyes widen a little in surprise, "If the situation becomes too stressful for you, you'll always have a place here. With me," he whispered, and I nodded, before pulling away from him yet again, to walk down the hill.

"Thank you for the offer, Schneider. I'll see you again sometime?" I asked, and he nodded a little, the same mischievous smirk plastered onto his face.

"Of course. I would never ditch a lovely young lady such as yourself!" he said, bowing comically at me. I giggled, and waved at him, before dashing down the hill, to where Zola was waiting…

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"So he told you, then? What you have to do?" Zola asked, and I mutely, floating beside her as we made our way to…who knows where.

"Yes. It's confusing me, though," I sighed, my hair whipping out behind me as we came to a sudden stop at the edge of the field we were currently in. I gasped as my eyes took in the scene before me.

My friends were sitting in the middle of the field, in couples from what it looked like. I could clearly see Shu and Buuke sitting further apart from the others, Shu's arms wrapped tightly around Buuke as he embraced her. I grimaced a little as I saw the evident bump of Buuke's stomach. She was pregnant.

I turned my troubled gaze from the two, to another couple sitting a little further away from them. I could clearly see the green of Jiro's tunic, and I noticed…Sahlia? Why was Sahlia with him?

"The two are good friends. They became friendly with each other after you passed away," Zola explained, and I nodded, although the thought still troubled me a little.

"The two finally had something in common," Zola added amusingly, and I gave her a confused look, "Jiro didn't want to continue life without you. He cared for you too much. He tried to kill himself."

I gasped, and stared at Jiro's form as he smiled happily at Sahlia, who patted him on the head and laughed.

"Sahlia stopped him, thankfully. They've been close ever since," Zola sighed, and I nodded, only then noticing that someone was missing from the group.

"Hey…where's Andropov?" I asked, and Zola smirked a little at my comment, before waving me over to her.

"I'll show you. This way," she murmured, and without any other word, she turned, and began to drift away from the field, me following behind her silently…

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My eyes widened as I saw Andropov's form through the window of the cottage. The same cottage I had been in with both him, Shu and Jiro. I noticed another figure through the window of the cottage, and my eyes narrowed slightly.

"That's the nurse that comes to take care of him. He's still house-bound," Zola explained, and I nodded, my eyes refusing to leave the two figures.

"You say she's comes to take care of him. Doesn't she stay all of the time?" I asked, and Zola shook her head.

"No. It's not in her job description to do so. Plus, Andropov won't let her," she sighed.

"Why?" I asked, and Zola merely shrugged.

"Because he doesn't want to be a pain to anyone, I guess. He thought he was a burden to you, and he doesn't want to burden anyone else after what happened to you," Zola said, and I nodded, and it was then that I noticed that I was beginning to fade away.

"Zola! What's happening to me?" I yelled, and Zola placed a hand on my fading shoulder.

"It's alright. Your time is nearly up, that's all," she stated simply, and my eyes widened.

"Nearly up? What does that mean?" I yelled, and I gasped as I saw Jiro turn to face me. His eyes widened a little, but he turned back to Sahlia when she poked him in the ribs.

I turned to face Andropov, to see him staring straight at me with a confused look on his face.

"Andropov…help me," I whispered, and Andropov's expression turned into a shocked one, as recognition flitted across his face. He had seen me.

"Zola, what-" I was suddenly cut off by the familiar wave of darkness consuming me, and I fell into the calming black of unconsciousness…

Bloody Rose 1996 – Well, that was along chapter to write!

Lil-Miss-Pokémon – Finally I get to write something, someone Cough, Bloody Rose 1996… cough was hogging the computer… and wouldn't let me write a kiss scene between Schneider and Kluke so if anyone wants that scene, then wait until chapter12 or so. Happy Birthday to me well it's a week late but anyway… Happy birthday to Bloody Rose 1996... Well it's a week and a day late for her... we had a joint B'day party... sort... of... not really... our time was spent thinking of ideas for the story for you guys... so be grateful (END OF RANT)

Bloody Rose 1996 – Look who's hogging the computer now! Anyway, reviews are very much appreciated, so please please please review guys! Anyway, see you in the next chapter!