AN: Yo! So, I know the author's notes are usually happy and crud, but I recently switched schools. My new one sucks; can't wear nail polish, headphones, colorful socks, colorful shoes, dangly earrings, bracelets of any kind, necklaces (unless they're religious), and...
I HAVE TO WEAR A SKIRT. A PLAID, LONG-ASS, UGLY-AS-FUCK SKIRT.
So wish me luck! I'm definitely gonna need it!
Chapter 13: Missing Souls
Kana? Kana, are you here? Answer me, please! I think, searching through my head for any sign of her. Nothing. Wait, I think I can hear a faint breathing...
Kana! I know you're there! What's wrong? Why aren't you answering? I think to her. I open my eyes. Soul stares at me. I smile awkwardly.
"Well, umm, I'm really tired, so night!" I say, kissing him on the cheek quickly and laying down, yanking the covers over my head. I hear him walk away.
Kana! Answer me right now! I scream-think. I hear a nervous sigh.
"I'm sorry Ginger, it's just... I can't talk, I'm sorry!" She says, her voice shaky like she's about to cry.
"Kana, it's alright. You can tell me." I think to her. In a bit, hopefully I'll fall asleep and I'll be able to talk to her face to face. We figured out how to communicate using dreams before we left.
"No! You'll hate me! Everyone will hate me!" She says. I wait until I've fallen asleep to continue the conversation. When I do, I see Kana sitting in front of me, her small body shaking with tears. Her hair is white and is usually up in two long pigtails, with bangs that fall over her bright orange eyes. I walk over and squat next to her, my hand on her back.
"It's alright, sweetie. I promise I won't be mad at you. Pinkie swear." I say, extending my pinkie. She looks up at me, sniffles, and wraps her tiny pinkie finger around mine. I smile at her.
"Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" I say to cheer her up, holding my hand up to my eye as if I were in fact sticking a cupcake in it. She giggles.
"Now tell me what's wrong." I say softly. She looks me straight in the eye, her bottom lip quivering.
"I killed him!" She says. I stop smiling, a bit more serious now. "What do you mean, Kana?" I ask her. She looks away and wraps her arms around her midsection.
"I killed the reaper!" She sobs.
My eyes widen and my hand slowly slides off of Kana's back. I fall back onto my butt and stare straight ahead of me. I blink a few times, my mouth hanging open in utter disbelief.
"You... you... y-you..." I say quietly, not able to find the right words. Kana puts her head in her hands and sobs even harder. "I knew you would hate me! Whatever you do to me, I deserve it!" She cries, turning away from me.
"Y-you... killed him? Using... my b-body...?" I stutter. Kana nods.
"So... in other words... I killed him?!" I continue. She nods again.
My eyes shoot open and I sit up quickly. My head bangs against the low ceiling. "Agh... shit...!" I curse under my breath. Little did I know that the loud thud caught the attention of a certain boy who couldn't fall asleep.
I speed into the bathroom. I lean my back against the wall, slumping to the ground. I blink back tears as Kana's sobs fill my head, but they just keep coming. I can't make a sound, though.
Someone knocks on the door to the bathroom. I freeze.
"Ginger? Are you in here?" A male voice says. I swiftly dart into the nearest stall, sliding the lock shut quietly. I slap my hand over my mouth to muffle my ragged breathing. Still, another knock echoes through the quiet bathroom.
"I can hear you breathing. I saw you run out, what's wrong?" He says. Shit, was I really that loud? I think. I hold my breath.
"Can you please say something so I know you're not dead?" He persists. I sigh, letting out my breath.
"I'm f-fine... just g-go b-back to b-bed..." I assure him. Damn, this is a really bad time for my stutters to kick in!
"I'm not an idiot, Ginger." He says. I don't reply.
"You know what? Screw it. I'm coming in." He says. I peek through the crack in the stall and see none other than Soul walk in, wearing only a white t-shirt with orange sleeves and some shorts. He walks up to the only occupied stall and grabs the door, his fingers poking over the top of it. I take a step away from the door, almost tripping over the toilet.
"Come on out, Ginger. I'm not leaving until you do." He says. I can't help but laugh. "Wow, dude. You got some serious balls, coming into a girls bathroom when you're not even supposed to be out of the cabins at night." I say. He crosses his ankles and rests his hand on his hip.
"Yeah, well you're not supposed to be out either. I figure that I can't get into any more trouble than I already would have been if someone caught me outside. Now come out already." He says. It's not like I can say no, he is in the wrong bathroom.
I flip the lock open. Soul steps back and I open the door.
"What happened?" He says. I sniffle. I open my mouth to say something, but then I choke and the tears come out even faster. He pulls me closer to him and sits me down in his lap. I cry into his shoulder. There's no way I can tell him. A weird soul in my head that only I can hear? Yeah, right.
"What is it? Come on, you can tell me." He says softly. I shake my head and cover my mouth with my hand. "No, I c-can't! Y-yo... y-you wouldn't b-believe m-me!" I stutter. I haven't stuttered in a long time. It used to happen whenever I cried, but it stopped happening right around the time my father died.
"Yes, I would. If you said that unicorns were falling from the sky, I'd believe you." He says. I would laugh, but I'm crying too hard.
"N-no! It's st-tupid!" I say. I hear Kana sniffle. I don't think she's ever seen me like this. If only Soul could hear her...
"Alright then, don't tell me. I'm cool with that. As long as you stop crying." He says. I wrap my arms around his neck and try to calm down.
"I... I'm sorry, S-Soul... I c-can't... help-p it-t..." I say into his neck. He leans back on his hands.
"You done yet?" He asks after I've pretty much soaked his shirt with tears. I sniffle and sit up straight. "Y-yeah... I think I'm d-done now..." I say quietly. He helps me up and leads me back to the cabin. I climb up the ladder and lay down, not bothering to get underneath the covers.
"Night, Ginger. I hope you feel better in the morning." Soul says, kissing me on the top of the head. I stare at the wall. There's no way I can tell anyone about this. Not now. I'll have to wait until things die down a bit. Maybe then everyone won't hate me as much.
AN: Okay, I know all of you were expecting that, but I have a ton more cliffhangers and plot twists to throw at you guys! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I only have fifteen minutes to post this and the next chapter [:(] so I'm not gonna have the characters talk today! BYEEE!
Ginger: Hey, wait a min-