S'il Vous Plait Rappelez Moi ( Please, Remember Me )

XVII. Oath and Purpose

Levi wasn't exactly like himself anymore. He lost track of the days he spent in his room, grieving for the lost of two of the most important people in his life, Petra and Kenny. He ate very little, never shaved, never took a bath. He didn't even bother to clean the house anymore. Kuchel was equally devastated after the loss of her older brother. After the funeral, she spent most of her time in Kenny's room, looking at all of his belongings as a way to deal with her sorrow. Levi kept himself hidden inside his old room.

Five days passed and no words were exchanged between mother and son. It was on the sixth day that finally drenched the two of them into complete misery.

On that day, Levi couldn't remember everything that happened to him, except for the sight of his mother crying and screaming in panic in front of him. His vision was completely blurred, and he was losing grip of his own reality before him. There was a period of darkness, and he felt like he was floating into a vast and unknown space.

In what seemed like forever, he finally woke up. As his eyes opened, he noticed that everything around him changed, from his house to his own surroundings. Everything was just,... white. He didn't feel any pain, in fact, he was numb. He took a few steps ahead, not knowing where to go to.

A few moments later, he heard music. It was someone playing a guitar. He followed the familiar sound. And right there, sitting on a pure white bench, was none other than his uncle Kenny, who wore the same white clothes on the day he passed away. He was skillfully playing the guitar with a very light expression on his face. It's as if he had no troubles in the world, whatsoever. He was playing another Beatles tune, And I love her this time. He was singing to it.

"Bright are the stars that shine, dark is the - fuck are you doing here, kid?!" he shrieked as he saw his nephew looking solemnly at him. "Did you just - ? What the fuck, Levi!"

"What are talking about?" Levi said, unaware of what really happened to him in reality. "I just got here."

"I'am aware of that, you idiot! What I mean to say is, you don't belong here! It's too early for you to be here!" Kenny emphasized. Levi raised an eyebrow in confusion. He studied himself and realized that he was also wearing white formal attire, just like his uncle, only that there was a pure white cravat around his neck in place of a normal tie. He looked,... suspiciously clean. As if,...

Oh, so that's what happened,...

Kenny rolled his eyes when Levi finally realized the truth. "Come here." he invited his nephew to sit with him.

Levi sat obediently, unable to remember what exactly happened to him that led him here. "How did I - ?"

"How am I supposed to know?! Shit. The Old Man's definitely gonna get mad at you,..."

"Why did you leave us?" Levi interrupted Kenny. After all this time, he wanted to know why Kenny left them so early.

"Don't look at me like that, kid. It's not like I got here on purpose. I finished my mission."

"What mission?"

"Didn't you remember everything I said?!"

Levi thought very hard for a few seconds, then vaguely remembered something about Kenny's purpose,...

...and a man named Yuri Reiss.

"Yuri Reiss,..."

"Yeah, that's the guy." Kenny began playing the guitar again.

"You told me specifically not to forget about him. Now that I mention it, what exactly do you want me to do about him? He's dead, am I right?"

"Yeah, he's very dead." admitted Kenny. "But, the mission isn't. He simply passed it onto me. And I passed it to you. But, now that you're here, I don't know who could fulfill the mission."