Last Letter // -Ranpoe

Chapter 5

Ranpo was lying in a field full with bees. There was no sound, just the wind hitting his face, a slight breeze. He looked around, he saw a few Wisterias, far away, he saw an oak tree with what he thought was a broken swing. The tree's leaves were all different colors, the wind made them all dance, some falling off. He knew where that was, it was his comfort place. He'd also meet up with Poe here to discuss the plans he had to defeat the enemy.

And there it was, Ranpos consciousness, remembering he kissed Poe this evening. He leans against a tree and puts his head in his hands, letting out a deep sigh. He should have asked if he could've kissed him first. He looks up at the tree and sees a mysterious box, he gives all his energy up to climb on the tree. He opens the box and there are donuts in it, he gladly takes one of the six.

Suddenly, Ranpo heard familiar footsteps, seeing a familiar figure, walking on the field holding a flower, it was Poe. Ranpo saw him running towards the tree, he tried to speak up but he couldn't, as if his words were sucked right out of him. Ranpo jumps off the tree, looking towards Poe. Ranpo knew something was off, Poe was always so careful and shy, but now it was as if he was sad and depressed, his eyes weren't covered up by his hair. What was wrong with Poe?

Ranpo tried to reach out to cup Poe's face but he couldn't move his arms anymore, they were glued. He sighed, starting to walk away from Poe, didn't seem as if he was gonna do anything, he was just crying and looking back at Poe, Poe was looking at him with dead and judgemental eyes. His sobs were loud, yet it didn't make a sound. At one point Ranpo decides to run to Poe, hugging him, but Poe didn't budge, Ranpo just falls through Poe..?

Ranpo was in shock, looking up at Poe,  "What just happened? Why did I fall through him?" Ranpo starts to realize that this was a dream, Poe couldn't see him, nothing was real at the moment "Wake up, you need to help Poe!" He tells himself, not being able to wake himself up, so he just follows Poe. As he watched Poe, he picked some flowers, Poe was just walking with empty eyes, lacking any emotion. He also noticed that Poe's face was oddly expressing his thoughts, so loud in a place without sound.

Ranpo then walks towards the cliff, seeing sharp rocks, he looks at the same Oak tree with what he thought was a broken swing. Ranpo looks back, the drop was about 200 feet, Ranpo knew that height was enough to kill someone. Ranpo sits on the edge, closing his eyes as he listens the waves hitting on the rocks, it was a relaxing sound. Ranpo was slowly getting rid of the negative thoughts he had about the kiss, pushing them away since he knows it is a dream and he has the power to change the dream at its liking, right??

Ranpo turns around as he hears some shuffling behind him, Poe was walking towards the cliff, looking down and sighing. "I wish you could've deducted I felt horrible." Poe says as he still looks down at the water "I'll miss you, a lot."  Ranpo looks at Poe concerned, what was Poe talking about? Was he really struggling with his mental health this much? Ranpo tried to reach out, but he couldn't, obviously.

He closes his eyes again, trying to regain posture, but suddenly he hears sirens and he sees red and blue lights, he opens his eyes and he sees police officers in boats taking notes and looking down at a body. Ranpo stands up, he looks up, there stood the cliff, so he was standing at the bottom of it. Ranpo was trying to figure out what happened, who died out of all people, but he was way to overwhelmed. He then notices a certain button on the clothes of the body, a raccoon shaped button, was that, Poe's body? Ranpo tries to shake him and wake him up without success. "POE?? POE!! DON'T LEAVE POE I'M- I'M RIGHT HERE" He yells desperately, the police looks at him like he was crazy.

Ranpo closes his eyes and buries his face in his hands, he felt the blood, it felt so real, but it was just a dream. Ranpo just looks at the body, he looks around the pockets, he looks at the police's notes as to why he might have committed suicide. He then finds a hidden pocket in his jacket, pulling out whatever there was. He looked at it, it looked like a letter, he opens it and reads it through, Ranpos heart clenches, it was just a dream, not reality, it would never happen to this right? his little peck becoming such a grave thing? He hoped not...

Ranpo was confused, why would he commit suicide? There was surely more than only that reason for Poe to have committed, maybe stress at the workplace? Or was it Karl... Ranpo lays on the sand, trying to put the pieces together, Poe was struggling in reallife too, he looks up, he saw the other Poe up there, crying, before he could say anything he saw Poe step off the edge, he tried to yell out loud but it wouldn't matter. right before Poe hit the ground he disappeared.

With a loud scream Ranpo wakes up, confused about his dream, what just happened? Why were his eyes wet, did he just cry? He was all sweaty from the dream. What was the meaning of that? And most importantly, why can't he move? Ranpo's eyes were open, as if he just witnessed something more traumatic than torture, he felt adrenaline rush through his body, yes, but he simply couldn't move, it felt like he was chained to the bed.

He hugs his stuffed animal, his thoughts racing again. He was thinking about how the peck on his lips might've put him in a situation that frustrating that he had to kill himself. His thoughts were racing, way too fast for him to pick up any more details. His thoughts jumping to random conclusions, it wasn't a help, he was going crazy. His instinct was only telling him that if he thinks Poe is on the edge, he should visit there, just in case.

Ranpo tries to restore his thoughts, to collect them, to bring the logic back. He grips his hair tight, breathing deeply in and out, crying and not even noticing. He wasn't sane at the thought of Poe harmig himself or dying, what was that feeling? Why did it overwhelm him so much? Why was it so difficult to understand?

Ranpo doesn't even notice someone coming in through the window as he hyperventilates, it was so stressful, his heart was racing and his eyes were crying nonstop. He screamed as he felt something touch his arm, he looked at the direction of it. "Karl? What're you doing here?" Ranpo slowly reached out, petting him, as he climbs into his lap and purrs. He probably got locked out of Poe's room for getting help, he'd let Karl eat some of his candy.