Pulchritudinous [read desc]

CHAPTER 20

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CHAPTER 20

Spook 20 - Mitsuba P.3

Kou was now standing. "Mitsuba..?"

"Mitsuba's wish was a little vague! 'I don't know what I'd do on the near shore. But I don't want it to end like this. I want to stay in everyone's memories.' When a wish is vague, I can only turn them into shoddy, half-done supernaturals. But, now I can do better. And I have you to thank for it."

"Me..?"

"Yup. You drew out Mitsuba's real wish for me. The stronger the wish.. The regret. The more distinct and powerful a supernatural can become. This was Mitsuba's wish 'I want friends. I want to stay with my friends forever and forever.'"

"What the hell are you talking about!?" Kou yelled. "Quit your yakking and turn Mitsuba back, DAMMIT!"

"The more people you get to remember you the longer you get to stay here." Tsukasa said. "Oh, I have an idea! If you make him just like you.." He pointed at Kou, "You could be together forever, huh?"

"Wha...?"

"Don't worry. It doesn't matter if what you want is good or bad, or who you hurt to get it. I will forgive everything. The price of your wish is your mind." He touched Mitsuba's face. "Now nothing stands in your way. So go! Fight the laws of this world. Let me see you struggle Mitsuba." Tsukasa hugged onto (Y/n) smiling.

"Mitsuba..?" Kou said. Scarf was wrapped around Kou. "Mitsuba, stop it! Snap out of it!" the scarf tightened. "Mitsuba!!"

(Y/n) snapped out of her state. Tsukasa turned his head to her. "Do you like what I made.?"

She gripped onto Tsukasa's sleeve. "Stop it.. Now.."

"I can't now! He's too far gone." He smiled.

She struggled to get out of his grasp. "Let me go.." She said. "Let go of me.. Please.."

"(Y/n).. you're still submissive towards me.. I love that.." Tsukasa released the hug he had on the girl, he held onto her arm to keep her from leaving his side.

A knife stabbed through Mitsuba. It was Hanako's knife.

"H-hanako..!" Kou gasped for air.

Tsukasa looked over to see his brother. "IT'S AMANE!" Tsukasa said happily. "(Y/N)-CHAN! LOOK IT'S AMANE!" Tsukasa raced over to Amane with (Y/n) still in his grasp. "How many years has it been? Ten? Twenty? OH! That's right we met on the roof just the other day!"

Hanako grabbed Tsukasa by the collar and slammed him to the wall. "Why are you doing this...? TSUKASA!!"

Tsukasa let go of (Y/n)s arm. She dropped to the floor with a thud. She decided that she had enough excitement for the day and passed out.

"Hmm.. because I like it. The look on peoples faces when they decide to stop holding back. Yours was really good too, Amane. Back when you killed me." Tsukasa said.

Hanako began to cry.

"Yeah, that's a good face."

He tried to hide his face from Tsukasa.

"I love you Amane. Let's play together like we used to. With (Y/n) too. Okay?" Tsukasa was now gone.

"Mitsuba! Hey! Mitsuba!!"

"Kid.."

"Hanako.. Hey, you can fix him right..? Like the Misaki stairs and stuff... you can put him back.."

Hanako looked at Kou with guilt. Hanako picked up the sleeping (Y/n).

"Mitsuba! You...You... This isn't you! The Mitsuba I know.. Sousuke Mitsuba was.. C-cocky.. Looked like a girl.. Sarcastic. Selfish.. And his voice was annoying. He was obsessed with cameras.. Sometimes he was emo, and he was only fake nice.. And he was my friend!" Kou cried. "Mitsuba!"

"It's no use.."

"No.."

"Kid. death is the end.. You can become a spirit and wander the near shore.. But that's not a continuation of life. Once you've died, it's over. There's nothing after that. You can't go anywhere from there. It doesn't matter how deep your regrets are, or how much you wish things were different. If you couldn't do something in life. You can't do it after you're dead. That's how this world is made, and if you try and fight it this is how you end up. I thought if anyone could take care of his unfinished business... sever his attachment to this shore.. It would be you. But it looks like it backfired. It's no use. You can't be so kind to the dead. Because.. We have no future.."

Kou looked at the camera on the ground. Hanako, still holding (Y/n) turned around to leave.

"More.. there.. There should've been something more. Something I could do. Something I could've done for him.. If I were stronger, like Teru-nii.. It wouldn't have turned out this way!"

Hanako walked back to Kou one of his arms holding onto (Y/n) while the other reached out for Kou. "Don't let it trouble you, kid. I'm pretty sure destruction is the only salvation for the dead. It's better this way."

Kou grabbed Hanako's hand. "No it's not! It's not better!! Besides Destruction!? The only way to be saved!? CUT THE CRAP!!! The guy who did that to Mitsuba.. I swear I'll make him pay..!!"

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I see.. Hanako was right, sort of. There are rules to how the world's set up. Your average person probably can't do anything about them. I get that much. But I can see supernaturals I can see things that aren't part of this world. I was given the power to do something about those things. That must mean I can do something about these things we supposedly can't do anything about. I still think that, even now.

"I don't get it." Kou muttered to himself. 'These pictures are all pretty weird.. Wait.. maybe pictures like these are good..? Beats me.. I do kinda get the feeling they're artistic..?' Kou sighed."Huh?" he noticed a picture of him.

'What'd you take a picture of?'

'Who knows? Something important to me.. Maybe?'

Kou flopped down on his bed. He started crying

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Yashiro was playing an idol game in class. Completely oblivious to everything around her.

"Nene-chan!" Aoi called for her.

"Wh-wh-wh-what.?"

"You've been summoned! By an upperclassman.!"

"What.!?"

"See? Over there!" Aoi pointed towards the door. An upperclassman can getting crowded by girls.

"Oh, Nene-chan! You're so popular.!"

"C-come on..! I am noooot...!"

Natsuhiko was waiting for Yashiro at the door. "Yo. Hello there." 

((Going to chapter 21 because I can and sorry for yet again another short chapter :p ))