Flowers From Above

Chapter Eleven

And so I remained looking down on them trying or carrying on with their every day lives yet still were much more emptier than others. I now started watching over Shizuku as well who lived by himself in a small apartment.

I had met him a few times before though I never thought he seemed too keen on me being around. Deep down I had thought he may of had a soft spot for Ijuuin but since that day his outlook on the man changed and became suspicious of every move he made.

Ijuuin obviously acted normal no one could see through him but it wasn't as if Shizuku was psychic or a mind reader either he just smelt danger whenever Ijuuin was around.

2004 arrived quickly and in that year Akihiko had gotten back into the swing of writing again. He was slow at typing first but he got faster and before he knew it he had completed a fair few books.

Course Manami couldn't forget my brother, still she was too helplessly in love with him for her own good. Evenings she'd sit there crouched over a large cup of strawberry tea then later coffee for another endless night of deprived sleep.

But one day in the middle of March she received a postcard from my brother on the back were beautifully coloured butterflies flapping around in it's picture he told her he was sorry and he would come home some day. He never left his phone number or address either.

By the time 2005 came around most of the students I went to school with had already graduated now. Sumi managed to get into business then slowly got himself into a decent job in a good position, he was completely over joyed.

In heaven I wasn't alone as much as I thought I was simply because from afar I could make out a figure coming towards me in the distance although it was difficult from the fierce draft of swaying blossoms. Until they came closer I realized just who it was and I was so glad to be meeting someone I'd known from all the time I had been here.

It was one of my dear great aunts who had passed away shortly before I had. She had been suffering from health issues terribly due to her old age. She came up to me, hugged me time and I did the same. Her scent of juicy lavender caught up my nose which only made me nuzzle into her sweater more then we broke the embrace and she looked into my eyes smiling.

We had a long conversation after that she told me that she hadn't been better in years, that was the thing with heaven, no more tired bones or aching or pain, you felt light as a feather.

My aunt brought up my death she told me how badly it had effected all my other relatives. Then she asked the big question everyone below wanted to know "Who killed you?" at first I brushed it off telling her it didn't matter but she demanded then I told her finally it was Ijuuin Kyo. She hadn't the slightest clue who he was or what "The Kan" was either but I explained everything to her.

Both of us said that there was nothing we could do now, it was just one of those things; be careful who you know.

Time was running out and shortly my aunt said she would have to leave. At first I didn't understand but the boy who I had met first in heaven told me as well that there was a larger and wider heaven beyond here that we could ever imagine.

My aunt told me that my parents were doing fine there, a little bird had already told them about my death.

"They're waiting for you" She said.

I knew that I couldn't leave just yet I wasn't finished with earth or my life just yet I was just hanging on.

"C-Could you tell them to give me a little more time?" I mumbled.

The brushed my cheek faintly with the back of her wrinkled hand.

"There's no time in heaven, Misaki."

Then suddenly she was gone.