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I Will Always Be With You.

chapter 2

After sometime, the doctor stopped resuscitating, looked at the clock and declared,"Shizuru Viola time of death is 7:45 pm."

The Doctor then put the data into the patient records then turned his attention to Natsuki and saw her stunned, thereby knowing that she already heard what of the patient has become. Looking at the blunette in front of him, he could feel the pain emitting from her.

With great sympathy, the doctor, being the bearer of bad news, sighed and stated, "I'm sorry. We've already done what we could but she's dead. I'm really sorry." Bowing down, the doctor excuses himself and instructed the nurses what they have to do.

The blunette heard what the doctor has said after resuscitation but didn't register it thinking it could just be her hearing, tricking her. However, when the doctor turned his attention to her and said the words she's dreading to hear, time stood still for her. She could feel her heart cracked and break into pieces. Not withstanding the grave news that she have received, her knees gave out making her kneel on the floor while still watching the scene in front of her.

With the nurses disconnecting all the tubes and machines connected from Shizuru's body, Natsuki could now see the absence of the pained look that she constantly saw on her lover's features during her sufferings and the absence of the rise and fall of her chest which only aggravates Natsuki's despair knowing that her most precious person is not anymore in the world.

"I'm really sorry for what happened. You can now see the patient." A nurse told Natsuki sympathetically. Then excuse herself and leave the blunette to see her girlfriend.

Natsuki, hearing the nurse, got up and gradually walked towards where the bed occupied by Shizuru is placed. As she stands in front of the bed where a body is covered from head to toe, she shut her eyes and pinched the skin in her arm hard hoping to feel nothing and wanting it to be nothing more but just a nightmare then waking up beside her lover looking forward to spending their day within each others arms. Yes, she felt nothing. But when she opened her eyes, she is still there in the hospital and in front of a bed where a body lied. She then moved her hands towards the head part of the bed, grasping the cloth and slowly uncover the body.

When she saw the face of her lover lifeless, all hope for it being a nightmare vanished and in front of her lie the reality. A burst of unbearable pain is felt throughout her body particularly to her chest. Feeling like her heart is being ripped out from her body and being crushed by a ton of trucks. The pain she is experiencing is too much to be just a nightmare.

"SHIZURU!"

Without delay, she hugged the lifeless body of Shizuru with all her might placing her head near the heart of her lover wishing to hear a heartbeat but none came. Then she bawled, crying like she've never cried before.

Unbeknownst to Natsuki, a floating, transparent being is watching her cry her heart out. Her eyes full of sadness looking at her love, grieving for her loss. Weeping, for she could never feel her love again.

"What would I wouldn't give just to be with you Natsuki. To not leave you. I would do anything just to come back to you."Shizuru said softly in front of Natsuki while stroking her hair without the blunette knowing.

Suddenly, a white light engulfed Shizuru and an authoritative voice was heard saying,"I see that that you love each other very much. Are you sure that you would do anything just to be with her again?"

Shizuru, shocked at what she have heard, nodded absently. But after a moment of processing of what she just heard, "Yes! I would do anything you ask of me, if you could possibly bring me back to life." Shizuru replied, returning the hope of being with Natsuki that vanishes sometime ago.

"Now then, I will give mercy to both of you, seeing your love bare for each other so pure and without malice that even transcend the bounds of gender. I will bring you back to her, but..." The voice said softening his sound.

As Shizuru waited with anticipation for the voice to finish, she actively listens. Not even letting one word slip out from her earshot.

"you will be in other form and you will not remember anything about her the same with her to you. I will see if your love is strong enough. To fall inlove again in the given circumstances giving you a second chance to express your love to each other." The voice finishes giving it a challenging tone to rile up the being he is talking to.

Shizuru, not one to run away from a challenge and with a great desire to be with Natsuki, composed herself and with a determined look, she replied, "If this will make me return to my Natsuki, I'll accept it. We may be different people then, but our love for one another will still be there. Nothing and no one could ever come between us."

"Very well, sleep now and go to where your heart belongs." The commanding voice instructed.

Then, as the voice and light diminished, Shizuru could still see Natsuki still sobbing and hovering over her dead body. Then a wave of drowsiness came to her, urging her to fall asleep. Knowing what this is for, she smiled looking at Natsuki and then she succumb to her sleep voicing out her last thought.

"I will come back to you Natsuki. Please wait for me."

Whew! Second chapter done. I hope this will be to your satisfaction.

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For my other story(INHT), i'm still halfway through it because it's a pain in the ass encoding my story in just a cellphone. Mhen!