Chem Lab

Bonus Chapter: Afterlife

YOSHIKAWA'S P.O.V.

Everything was finally over.

After each of us died, our bodies were restored to before our death. Suga wasn't fish food and Shizuka didn't have nails in his appendages. We were whole and untouched.

When I first got here, I was so lost. I didn't know where to go without Big Sis' help and it was really scary. But eventually I think I wandered far enough to be able to hear the others.

When the other four first saw me, everyone cried and hugged. But they brought me over to this... hole, I guess you'd call it, where we could watch over different people.

I always watched my big sis though.

I watched how she held my body after finding me and reading my file. I saw how she broke down seeing her crush in the pool, Raou I think his name was. I saw her treat the blind girl, Yumiyo so well after my passing. And I saw her getting stabbed.

I was so scared she'd join me up here after that happened.

Luckily the big lion lady carried my big sister to safety, where an ambulance worked on her.

So allow me to share everyone's story real fast.

Turns out after passing, Shizuka and Taro got together. Who could have seen that coming right? Taro often peeks in on his father and sister, while Shizuka blasts music down to his half deaf brother.

Masahira apologized to Kikuji, who had a huge reunion with Kenho. Kikuji accepted the apology, no questions asked, and even said he suspected it would happen. Now he's gonna keep an eye out for some girl... Akiko, I think her name is.

Kenho, when not with Kikuji, always watches his little brother, who is healthy after getting all the medicine he will ever need.

Suga and Kougyoku are actually dating. I'm just as shocked as you are, believe me. I guess, opposites attract, is real after all. Suga is very protective of Kougyoku especially after seeing her execution.

Amy cried seeing Kenho and Raou, begging for their forgiveness. But of course they forgave her. Raou now spends his time looking at the two most important girls he knows: his sister, Hiroko, and my big sis too.

Kutsumi cried, realizing she couldn't see her lion lady anymore but always looks over her. But then perked up, realizing she'd be able to whisper the final notes of her scar cream to Toshika, able to help everyone.

That left one person really...

"Agh... what the..." A melodious voice, untainted by the trauma done to it, fluttered around them. A girl, with yellow cat eyes and brown hair stared back at everyone, a translator on her wrist.

Kochi Moriguchi.

"What?"

"Welcome to the Afterlife-"

"Yeah no, I got that. I died. But why... am I with you guys?"

We were quiet as we realized what she was asking.

"All of you were forced to kill and went through horrible things and that's why you're still good enough to be in the good part but... I'm not. I tortured so, so many children... killed them even."

"I'm not a good person... and I haven't done good things."

Turning away, presumably to go to the 'bad part', I ran to her...

She may have done bad things, but she's not a bad person.

She was just really, really hurt.

And that doesn't make what she did or made anyone else do ok... but she deserved better.

We all did.

"Don't go. You're not bad, you just did some really bad things but there's still good in you."

"You realize I tried to kill your sister and am the main reason why you died right?"

"Yeah... that's gonna be hard to explain to her one day."

"You're very odd, I hope you know that."

"Hehe thanks. Plus someone's been waiting for you."

"For me?"

Looking behind me, Kochi gasped and tears filled her eyes.

"Daddy?"

"Hey sunshine. I've missed ya kid."

A camouflage clothed man walked to her, arms open for a hug. He had her brown hair but had tan skin. Apparently he died in the army but no one found his body after a bomb detonation. He was then classified as missing in action.

He'd been watching his baby girl, he said. Watched his wife remarry and take a different name. His daughter kept his name though. He watched her be burned, electrocuted, starved, beated...

It hurt him.

Just like it hurt her.

"Shh, it's OK lass. I'm right here, daddy's got ya." He murmured into her hair.

"I've done so many bad things dad..."

"I know lass. And don't worry, it's all over. For us anyways... and for your other group. But for now, they're watching over their own peoples."

"I think one of your friends are here though. Do your old man proud and say hi."

Turning around, I could tell it wasn't over yet.

"Oh my god, you skinny beautiful whore. We're ok..."