Akatsuki Reminisces 7
I have made my final deal with Satan. Though it wasn't discreet. Mizuki, Nadeshiko and Momoko witnessed me doing that.
Also why is Nino here? But I am currently on Sakuras grave. I had my limbs taken away as a payment.
And after an hour, my soul will be gone.
"So, this is it, huh!" I laugh at myself. This weak me.
"Hey Akatsuki." Nadeshiko is looking at me. Her eyes are kinda wet. Is she crying?
I am honored to think that a girl like her is crying for someone like me.
"Don't cry." I try to extend my arm but I don't have hands.
"Anyway girls, live long and live strong." I say to them.
"Fall in love and have kids. I hope my sacrifice won't be in vain."
"Stop." Mizuki stopped me. Why are you here as well? Won't mom get angry?
"Now now, don't stop a dying man. I am trying to give you guys some advice."
"Why are you talking like you are dead?" (N)
"Well, I am. Just 55 more minutes and I am dead. So yeah, I think you should call mom and dad. I have somethings to say to them."
But they remain unmoving. So I decided to try things out.
I concentrate and start bringing out my phone from my pocket.
They are surprised. That much I can tell from their faces.
"I used telekinesis. It's actually pretty easy to get but hard to control."
I then used voice command to call dad.
"Hello, is it Akatsuki?" He asked me as soon as he answered.
"Dad, can you come to the cemetery? Bring mom as well. Also, Mizuki is here with me."
"Oh. Okay. I'll try to bring your mom." He said and hung up.
"Now, the stage is set." I say and look at them.
"I can tell most of the questions you are about to ask. So I will give you a brief answer."
"First, this is my own fault. So don't beat yourselves up. And I was dead the moment I was born. So it isn't surprising."
"And, I have made a deal with Satan. The deal has ended. And I will die after another 50 minutes."
I stop. Then I start again.
"Nadeshiko, you can have that house, you know?"
"H…hhuuu? Wha…what?" She is perturbed.
"I am telling you that you can have my house."
"N…n…no. I can't."
"No need to be shy. I have plenty of things. One house or two doesn't hurt."
"Why are you so calm? Aren't you dying?" It was Momoko who asked that.
"I know that I am dying. That is why I am calm." I tell her.
"I had no intention of living a long life. And I already witnessed something impossible. So I am satisfied."
"And, dad should be here any minute now."
It has been almost ten minutes since I called him.
And he is here. He probably followed the voices.
"Yo dad!" I call him.
He is stunned at the sight. Well anyone would be.
I am leaning on a gravestone above a grave.
So this is probably kinda scary to imagine scenario.
And I see mom here as well.
"Thanks for coming. Consider this my funeral."
"Wait wait. You're not making any sense. Also, why are you two here? Mizuki and Momoko. And is that Nino?" Dad asked me.
"I don't know why they're here. And I sheltered Nino when she ran away from home."
"What? She ran away." This is probably the first time mom ever responded to me.
"Yeah she did. Anyway, dad, I am leaving my fortune to you."
"What? Are you leaving those to me?"
"Yeah. I got more than a hundred million dollars. So you can do anything if you feel like it."
"No. I am not taking that money."
Dad refused to take my money.
"Then, I should transfer it to you, Nadeshiko. Your business can use that. The Nadeshiko Incorporation is currently bankrupt, right?"
"It certainly is but I will be having trouble accepting that."
"No need to be troubled. Your mother just recovered. So I think you should take better care of her."
I talk to her. But then, someone came in front of me.
"Oh Mizuki, you have something to say?"
*Slap* I felt an impact on my right cheek. Mizuki just slapped me.
But Momoko and Nadeshiko didn't do anything. Maybe they all agree to it.
"You always did things your own way. Never bothered to tell us and you are now dying. Right in front of us. How can you be so selfish?"
Her eyes were tearing up. It was flowing down her cheeks. A beautiful girl crying, sure is a beautiful sight.
But I can't say that out loud.
"I am selfish that's why I can do that. I am no saint. But I have always had a simple dream. Just the happiness of others. It didn't matter to me what happened to me. And so, I have taken this step."
I stop and look at my mom. She is just starting at me with a hard stare.
"Now you can be free. This curse called me. You certainly went to lengths to keep me hidden, didn't you?" I ask.
But she didn't answer me and her stare just turned sharper.
I only have 30 minutes left. I prepare myself.
"Dad, no need for a funeral. My body won't be here. So yeah, you can go home now. I have to spend some alone time with my girlfriend."
I look back at Sakuras gravestone.
"Ok. If that's what you want." Dad easily accepted it. Because he knows. I won't back down from my words.
But I hadn't noticed one thing. The three stooges, Mari, Natsumi and Akano were there.
They were looking at me with worried looks.
"What are you three doing here?" I ask them.
Then everyone turned to them. They hadn't noticed either.
"We were suddenly brought here." Mari said.
Brought? Only Satan or someone like that would do something like that.
I look around to confirm. But I don't sense or see anything.
I focus my mind and look again.
I finally found the culprit. It's someone I never expected to see.
"Makina, come out!" I say.
And a girl with mercury colored hair and white skin with golden radiance appeared.
She was hiding behind those three.
Her arrival put everyone on edge again.
"What are you doing here? I was about to go and give you a nice long lecture." I say.
"But….but you are scary when you do that." She answered in a feeble tone.
This girl. Nice act. If only for her act, she deserves an Oscar.
"Stop fooling around. You are the god of creation of this world. And you tell me that I am scary." I kinda got mad at her.
"Can't I come to see my son?"
"What do you wanna see? I made a deal with Satan and in this sorry state. What else do you wanna see?"
"I made another arrangement for you. Your deal with Satan in now null and void."
Saying this she snapped her fingers and suddenly I am standing on my feet again.
My hands are back as well.
"You did not do this did you?"
I am kinda surprised as well. But I don't plan on living. I have to die.
"Don't do things your way. Sorry folks but this show is now over."
I clapped my hands but what I was expecting never happened.
"What did you do?" I ask Makina.
"I just blocked this space. It's totally under my control. So you can't do anything."
She shows a nasty smile.
Huh. She has always been like that. Totally unreasonable.
"Tell me your real objective." I ask her.
I am quite tired of this. And they probably are as well.
I look at them. Mom has fainted and dad is currently supporting her. Mizuki and the rest are discussing something between themselves.
I was about to go over there but someone caught me from behind.
And I felt a chill. It licked my whole body. I was sweating. Like death itself is holding me.
I try not to look behind because I am afraid. Something is telling me not to look back.
Maybe instinct. I look at them.
They are all looking over here. Looking at me.
"Makina... who is holding me?"
"Who else. Your love, Death."
She answers. But death herself is here kinda hard to swallow.
I look back and find something. A skull covered by a black robe and a scythe in a hand.
Pretty deathly. But for some reason, I don't fear it.
"Nice to meet you." I say to her.
She let go of me and I take a steps back from me.
I am still a little terrified but I gotta act tough.
"So, what do you want?"
"You." Saying this she kissed me. I was taken aback at that. But more than that, I felt my body getting weaker.
My consciousness is hazy. I am losing my strength. It is getting harder for me to keep my eyes open.
Even so I felt it. Not a skull but lips. Soft lips that tasted sweeter than anything else.
It tasted good. I got hooked onto the taste and closed my eyes.