Alex-
I've been doing this for many years, reaping. This job is slowly killing me. Kind of ironic isn't it? I'm already dead but this job is taking it all out of me. Every single day, I see the faces of fucking children that couldn't deal with life. I see the faces of children that were taken off that Earth way too soon.
Do you know what it's like to see babies? Fetuses that didn't even get to experience life, didn't even get to speak one word. No, I doubt you have. I have to see that shit everyday. Every single day. I guarantee you wouldn't be able to take seeing it once, let alone every day of you 'life'. This is not living, this is a nightmare.
I glance around the foggy, dark forest. I sense someone is coming. I never understood why they have to send them to such a creepy place, I know I didn't like it. It was a very scary experience, I can only imagine how toddlers feel coming here. Probably wondering if this is hell, if they're gonna have to run from creatures lurking through the forest.
I stare ahead, waiting for someone to appear in front of me. I hear a crunch to my left, feel the person trembling in fear. I turn to look at who I have to deal with, mentally preparing for the chance of it being another small child. I sigh, slowly turning around.
In front of me, there stands a 15 year old boy. Half of his head is a natural black, the other a beautiful turquoise. I smile up at him, a timid smile gracing his lips. "Hi, I'm Melanthius. Where am I?"
That's when I notice the lines that cover both of hir arms, my heart breaks knowing this was another suicide victim. "Melanthius, I'm Alex. I'm a reaper. I am here to guide you to your rightful place after death." He looks slightly frightened, you can see that he was relieved though.
I stand up and offer him a hand, looking back to to where I can see his whole face. His nose ring and tooth gap really draw my attention, not in bad way. It's actually really adorable. I lead him through the trees, heading right towards the right passageway. His aura telling me where he's supposed to go.
"Why'd you do it, Mel?"
He looked down, ashamed. "I-I just couldn't take it anymore. All the bullying, the judgmental assholes, just everything. What's so wrong with wanting to be a boy? I'm not meant to be a girl."
He sounded so heartbroken, it brought tears to my eyes. "Nothing is wrong with it, Mel. You were born in the wrong body, I understand that. There's nothing wrong with you, you are so brave. I just wish you would've pulled through for a little longer. Such big things were in store for you, you were gonna get better."I pull him into a short hug before pulling back and wishing him the best of luck in his new home. He smiles back before disappearing into the shadows.
I turn around, start walking away. I never pay attention to where I'm going, what's the point? Whenever someone enters they'll eventually find me. What about if there's a baby or toddler? I can sense it, I'm led to them.
That's why I'm not surprise as I come across another boy. He appears to be 18 at the most, the same age I was when I died. The first thing that I really notice about him is the single streak of blonde in his hair. He is very handsome. He timidly approaches me, opening his mouth to speak.
"Hey, I'm Jack. I was wondering if you knew where we are right now...?" He spoke with a very soft tone, almost soothing. It made a small smile appear on my face, me chuckling quietly.
"I'm Alex. You are about to find out your fate, sweetie." I tried to keep my voice to soft tone like his. The last thing I would want is for him to be scared of me and try to run off. He just nods at me.
"So, I see that I finally succeeded. That's good." I shake my head at him, saddened by his response. He should not have that kind of mindset. I don't care what he's been through, he shouldn't want to be dead that badly. I wish I could've been there to help him.
"Please don't say that."
"Why not?"
"I don't want to see you like that. You definitely should be happy, but not because you're finally dead."
He just shook his head at me. I gave him a reassuring smile and grabbed his hand, leading him towards the doors. I know exactly where he's going and I'm quite happy about it. This little cutie is going to hell. Don't worry, it's not like everyone suspects. It's a very fun place. I know two emperors, Chloe and Dira. They're chill af. I did notice their shelves of 'ship smut', whatever that means.
I pointed to the correct door and told him to go it. "Don't worry, it'll be fine. I'll see you again, maybe sometime soon."
He gives a smile, me smiling back and waving as he walks through the door. I sigh and prepare for more people to come through. I hate this so much. I wonder if Luci will let me out of this job. I'll have to talk to him and see.
1 Week Later
I walk into the castle, going straight to where I hear the TV playing. I see Luci sitting there and watching Supernatural again. "Are you really watching that again, Lucifer?"
He jumps at my words, not expecting me to walk in. "Yes, I am. I just don't understand how they got a human that looks just like me to play as Lucifer. It kind of creeps me out, not gonna lie." He pauses the TV and points for me to sit. I do and prepare to ask him.
"Luci, do you think that someone else can take over my job? I can't stand seeing people like that. It is slowly killing me." I give him my best puppy dog eyes.
He squints at me and then slowly nods. "Yeah. I know there's another reason you wanna leave though. I saw you pretty much eye-fucking Jack Barakat." He then smiles sweetly at me. I blush and go to defend myself only to stop when he raises his eyebrow as if saying 'I dare you to try and deny it'.
I just sigh and nod. He smiles once again. "Okay. See you later, Lex. I'm almost finished watching all of the episodes again. Good luck with your new husband." I smile to myself and give a wave as I leave. It's always fun talking to him.
As I'm walking to my home, I can't help but look up a the sky and think. Hell definitely isn't like what all those people think. It's fun and actually a very beautiful place. The only parts where some would consider it dark and evil would be where the really bad people are placed. The ones who have murdered, raped, etcetera.
I'm knocked out of my thoughts when I slam into another body and fall to the ground. "I am so sorry. I didn't watch where I was going." I say just as another person also speaks their apology. I look up, only to meet eyes with the beautiful Jack Barakat. I notice that the once blonde streak is now a nice shade of red.
"Alex? Is that you?"
"Yeah, it's me." I give him a smile.
"It's nice to see you again. I know you said you'd see me again but I wasn't so sure."
"Why wouldn't I see you again? I had a question I wanted to ask you."
"Go for it."
"Would you want to go on a date with me?"
"Of course I would. Wanna go now?"
"Absolutely."
With that, I grabbed his hand once again and lead him somewhere he'd love. This time I wasn't talking about hell. We're already there and it's gonna be fun.
It took me song long to update, I'm sorry. Once again I'll tell you that I'm a lazy motherfucker. I will never not be one. I'd love to hear some feedback. Should I turn this into a story? Maybe just do a second part? Let me know. Btw there are probably a lot of errors cause like I said, I'm lazy.
