Requested by @EKKOISDABEST
A young woman sat alone in an abandoned mansion, listening to the raindrops crash onto her roof. A mansion that was actually her home, as she, like it, was dead. This woman's name was Kaede Akamatsu, and she's a living corpse. Kaede sat in her chair, sighing sadly. Before she had become the way she is now, she was beautiful lady who was about to become married. Unfortunately, her fiancé was a vile man, who was involved in shady business. When Kaede walked in on him doing said business, he snapped and killed her.
Now she sits alone in her now torn down mansion, wishing to only die and not be undead.
The door opened, and a young man walked in. Kaede jumped up, surprised that someone has entered her home after such a long time. She watched the visitor, observing him take off his coat that was wet from the rainfall. "Hello?" The man looked up, seeing Kaede walk down the stairs. "Oh! S-sorry! I didn't know there was someone living here." "It's quite alright", said Kaede, walking into the light.
Big mistake.
The man saw her appearance, and freaked out. He turn tail and ran, but tripped over his own feet and fell over, knocking himself out.
. . .
The man's eyes slowly opened. He lifted himself up and was met with a rather luxurious bedroom. "Are okay?" He looked to his side and saw Kaede, nearly having a heart attack from seeing her appearance. "Please don't be scared! I won't hurt you!" She grabbed the man's arm, and stared into his eyes. He saw that she had in fact no intention of inflicting harm onto him.
"W-who are you?" "My name is Kaede Akamatsu." "Akamatsu? As in the bride who mysteriously died a few days before her wedding?" Kaede was shocked. "You know of me?" "The whole town does! You're a legend! Oh, pardon my manners, my name is Shuichi Saihara."
The two of them then spend their time together walking around the mansion, bonding over time. Kaede had learned that Shuichi was a writer, and came out to this area searching for inspiration. "If you don't mind me asking, how did you die?", asked Shuichi. Kaede sat down. "Let's just say, I fell in love with the wrong man. Now I guess my chances if finding love again is low. After all, who would fall in love with a corpse." Shuichi took Kaede's hand. "Don't be silly! Even dead, you still look beautiful!" The undead woman blushed, if that was even possible. Shuichi definitely blushed, as he noticed his hand holding the woman's.
"The rain appears to be clearing up. Maybe I should get going, before my friends get worried." Kaede was a little sad, which was noticed by her visitor.
"It's okay. I'll tell you what, how about I come visit you tomorrow? I will just tell everyone I found inspiration for my story here." "Did you?" Shuichi gave a playful smile. "Perhaps."
The young man greeted his newfound friend, and returned to his home, leaving Kaede alone. She put her hand to her chest, feeling something she did not think was even remotely possible. When she thought of Shuichi, her dead heart was beating.
