Mia 's pov
After I saw the hair I took it and I thought about idea to go to the laboratory to know who is that hair belongs to?
"it's fox hair." the doctor said
"what??"
"yeah it's from the red fox" then he says "it's the native red fox" I said "but the native fox is extinct, though" then he laughe like I said a joke or something he said
"so there's something you don't know" he grabbed his phone from his bocket and said
"in 2012, we started the fox restoration project . Take" I take his phone from his hand I read it loud "13 native foxes restored and released on the mountain...."
"then how come there was a trace of the foxes released on that mountain found here?" then he said
"once was caught at the apartment complex, and there are some that went over the North too"
"so it's not impossible for it to appear at a wedding hall or in the church that I found it in"
"well, even wild boars come down and Rob a conveniences store when they get hungry, you know" then I give him his phone back and say "All the foxes that released had the GPS trackers and so far, none of them has come to the downtown yet. For your information, I have worked as an assistant director for an
animal-related tv program for two years. Then from where could this have come?
Ben 's pov
After I finished my job I went to the park I looked around watching the kids playing together and every thing nina said before I kille her came back to my head like it was hunting me "I found some one that I love" I looked around watching the families together the parents playing with their children - "please I want to live as a human."
"you have also loved a human before, so you understand me, don't you?" I sighed at the memories.
There was a girl walking not paying attention and accidentally she let go of her balloon, she looked angry looking at the sky and barely controlling her tears, I looked at her and then at the balloon then she couldn't control it anymore so I raise my hand and the balloon came back I take it and give it to her "here"
The children are wierd just a seconds back she was going to cry and now "thank you" she said smiling I smiled at her back and then she run to her mother "are you an alien?" I look next to me to find a small boy maybe at the same age at the balloon girl.
I said "No" "then what are you?"
I said the truth why would I lie to a kid who is going to forget me without I try.
"a nine-tailed fox." then he starts asking questions like he understands but whatever
"then, are you older than 100 years?"
"older than 1,000 years"
"then what are you doing here?"
" just waiting for someone."
" who?"
"My first love."
"why?"
"A fox, once mated, never abandons its mate until death"
" My mom also waits for the delivery man every day. He will come if I sleep two nights"
I sigh and say "Mine won't come, even if I sleep 100 nights or 1,000 nights." he asked
"Are you okay?"
"I'm not okay." he say " then, shall I be your close friend?" I quickly said "No."
"why not?" "Nose. I don't like guys with a runny nose. And a human's life span is too short to become my friend." I smiled and looked at him again because I know he didn't understand so "what I'm saying is that life is short. So, you can put in the effort to live on, but don't try hard to endure the hardship if it's too unbearable. Or the unbearable people or love. Okay "
" Okay!" then I left the park to continue job I was just taking a small break, I went to the Afterlife Immigration office
There is a note that says" special crackdown period for illegal immigration ghosts "then I opened the door to liza's office my boss well it looks like a big library from inside and it's have books and files more than I can count, she was typing on her computer when I say
" have you been well, old woman? " well like always she ignored me I looked around until my eyes laid on the photo of the beautiful girl that I sent something about it to liza, under the photo I read it loud "Wanted: Murder suspect-fox sister (age unknown)" I take the photo in my hand - "you haven't shown your face for a while." I said "I was busy thanks to you." I looked at what she was typing and say
" Wow, I got to see that even the almighty liza is struggling to use a computer" she said without taking her eyes off the computer "what else can I do but follow the current trend ? " I nodes my head "we should adopt the fiver - day workweek in the afterlife too." I saigh and ask her " you saw the text I sent you, right?" "yeah, about the fox sister? " "then why did you ignore it? " "do you think I'm free to listen to the criminals selling their stories? If the higher-up tells you to catch her, you just should follow the order and catch her I slammed my hand on her desk and yell" until when should I keep doing that? " she answered me coldly" Are you insane? Was the wedding hall's food poisoned? "
" My compulsory military service has lasted longer than 600 years, so how can I not go crazy, then? " then she laughed like I am really insane and say " The compulsory military service? Hey, did anyone push your back to throw away the position of Mountain god and live like this? You are the one who chose this indentured Labor on the condition of that girl's reincarnation" she yelled back and stood up from her chair, I put my hands on my ears I don't want to hear what I already know, then she opens her hand and our contact flies from the shelf and land on her hand " Ben, the former Mountain's God , on the condition of Mia's reincarnation, should punish the criminals who are disturbing the worlds of this life and the afterlife and pay his depth for this favor. A fox should unconditionally pay it's depth for a favor, right? Right now. " she lights her other hand blue fire and moves it near the contract" do you want to be discharged? " I quickly take her hand and start to blow on it like birthday candle but this was the only hope I have that Mia will come back well it didn't work I got back to my position and sighed in annoyance she already knew my answer, the she turns off her fire hand and let the contract flies back to it's home on the shelf, she smirking now I say to her " you will go to hell, old woman." "what did you say, you punk?" she yelled at me "I will fill a bowl of holy water and pray for it." she hold a stick of wood and was going to hit me with it but I got back quickly then she screams "How dare you!" then I take my umbrella in my hand and say "stop stuffing your mouth with glucosamine." then she was going to hit me again but I get back and say "you should have a beautiful mind to have a beautiful joints." then I was going to leave before she get crazy and put my name in her list - "Oh, Ben hi!" he was going to give me a high five but I didn't raise my hand "Good bye" and with that I left I couldn't take it any more.