Life

Chapter 3 - Race Against Time

As I witness Suruyus expression, I couldn't help but feel this upset feeling in my chest. I'm not typically the one that feels bad for others or whatever, but something about it was bad. I felt guilty, oddly enough. "So why would our memory worlds be connected? Is there some reason for that?" I question, as I look up at Heasa, my guardian angel.

Heasa nods in response to my question, then she holds a finger up in the air. "There's a reason, though it's very rare, and I've only ever seen it a couple of times. The reason your memory worlds are connected, is because you two are basically soul mates." Heasa reveals to me, causing Suruyus eyes, and my eyes, to widen with shock. Once she gave me the answer, I felt slightly disbelieved. The only reason I even considered it as a possibility, was because of everything that's happened after my death. Anything is possible at this point.

"No way..Soul mates?" Suruyu turns around, and faces Heasa, while pressing her finger against my chest. "With him? We haven't talked in ages. If I have a soul mate, I don't think it's him..." She argues with a bit of a sad-mad tone. It made me want to do something about it, but I wasn't sure what.

"I'll explain it later. For now, me and Tsuki should go. The god of souls could be coming at any moment now. Though I do wish you the best in your journey." Heasa says to the others. When she did, Suruyu and I made awkward eye contact with eachother. I wanted to say something, but it was like the words wouldn't leave my mouth.

I'm going to come back to my body eventually. While she's dead forever. She'll go to the afterlife, or be reincarnated. Either way, we won't see eachother again, atleast for a long time. "Heasu.." I call Heasus name, while looking down at the floor.

"Yeah?" Heasu responds in a questioning tone, while everyone looks at me. "Let Suruyu help me in defeating whatever evil this is, so she can go back just like me. You'll take her right?" I plead, before looking up at Heasu with worrisome eyes. Once I asked that question, everyone stared at me with shocked eyes, especially Suruyu.

Suruyu moved infront of me. By the look in her face, I could tell that she was angered by my comment. "You finally talk to me..and it's after we're both dead. Then you think you're going to decide my destiny? My fate?" Suruyu questions me in a very serious tone. I could hear the shakiness and trembling in her voice. It makes both of our guardian angels look at eachother with awkwardness surrounding them. "That was never your call. And it's especially not, now. I'll decide whether or not I'm reincarnated, going to the afterlife, or whatever." Suruyu explained to me, and I could see that her tears started to water up, though she immediately rubbed the water away.

After her explanation to me, she turned away from me, and faced her memory. Awkward silence filled the air, while I stood, not knowing what to do. Should I leave her here, and go back to my life? Or should I stay, and risk being caught by the god of souls before I come to terms with the life I lived? I mean, I was never heroic, not ever. So what should I do?

Suddenly, while I was in my thoughts, a woman barged into the restaurant, with arched eyebrows, and anger in her eyes. We all watched, as the woman marched to the table where young Suruyu and her friends were. "Didn't I tell you to come right home after school? You thought I wouldn't find you or something?" The woman said to one of Suruyus friends. In the corner of my eye, I saw Suruyu stare at the situation unfold, in a saddened state.

"We should go.." Heasa whispers into my ear, though I oddly didn't want to. I wanted to see what happened.

"But mom..I was just hanging out with my friends and I-" One of Suruyus friends argued, before the woman grabbed her by her hair, and yanked her from the chair that she was sitting in. "What the hell?! Let go!" The other friend yelled, while Suruyu sat in her seat with fright in her eyes.