When Our Worlds Collide

Everything Is Getting Better

Mara P.O.V.

After we left the hospital, two white birds flew over us. I let out a sad laugh, "I don't believe in reincarnation, but I think that that was Janet and Elizabeth." Everyone looked up, staring in awe at the two birds circling around them. Shawn laughed, "Elizabeth said she'd be a wolf, not a bird." I scoffed, "Janet said she'd be a fucking Panther, not some Shit Hawk!" We heard the birds sing louder above us, one of them swooped down. The bird landed on Shawn's shoulder, nestling into him, the boy was speechless. "Hello again, how are you?" It let out a happy chirp, the other bird landing on my hand that was stretched out. "Wassup, how you doin'?" I laughed, brushing a hand over the bird. Tears welled up in all of our eyes, the birds flew away. Shawn and I hugged each other tightly, I sobbed softly into his chest. I felt tears drop onto the top of my head, Shawn sniffled.

I openly cried, clutching Shawn close, not wanting to let go. "Do you want Oliver?" I couldn't answer, I wanted to stay with Shawn, but I also wanted Oliver there with me. He took my silence as a no. We just stayed together, he held me tightly. "And if you were with me tonight... I'd sing to you just one more time... A song for a heart so big, God wouldn't let it live..." I smacked his chest, "What the hell Shawn?" He chuckled a little, "I thought it might help." I shook my head, "Not in the slightest." He kissed my forehead, "Sorry Doll." I snuggled up to him, grabbing a fistful of his shirt, "It's fine. You'll make it up to me." He laughed a little, running his hands through my hair, I let out a content hum. "I love you." I muttered under my breath, I fell asleep, Shawn was humming House on Fire by Tall Heights. His slightly raspy voice lulled me into a deep sleep.

All of us main characters were at a diner, we were gonna have Janet's funeral. Yesterday, we lost her, today, we bury her. Well, not bury her, more like burn the absolute fuck out of her. "There was this one time in Mongolia, holy shit. We were- we were in a pub, waiting for our guy. She fuckin, she shot some guy in the cock because he grinded upon her." I started laughing more, "People swarmed us and we had to fight our way out. The bitch took on 4 guys at once, the straightest I've ever seen her." Shawn laughed more, "Or when we were in Paris, remember that?" Mercedes grinned, "We sword fought with Baguettes." I was laughing so hard I started crying, "Janet and Elizabeth were taking out guys left and right, while we were both swinging baguettes at each other. Shawn and them were so angry! Janet yelled at us afterwards, saying that I was an immature person and shouldn't be the leader. We didn't talk for a couple of weeks." I giggled a little, "Then we made out-I mean, we uh, talked it out." Oliver laughed, "How many of the gang members have you done something sexually with?" I blushed a dark red, "Uh, well there's Mercedes and Janet, that I've kissed. Shawn, we used to date, so you get the idea." Shawn started blushing as well, "For a mission, I had to pretend date, Genevieve." Gene laughed, "Remember the old guy who yelled at us for being lesbians?" I laughed a little, "Then his wife yelled at him then said we were adorable together." Shawn shook his head, "I had to make sure you didn't kill him. Janet held you back with me, and we had to talk you down." I nodded, "I was ready to murder him, he was so rude." We continued chatting, we were gonna have the funeral in an hour.

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Watching her body burn, knowing that she's completely gone, it hurt like hell. My best friend was gone, and I just watched her burn. I felt Oliver pull me close to him, I started crying more. "She's really gone." Oliver nodded, "I'm so sorry sweetheart." Everyone was crying, no dry eyes around the compound. "You wanna say something about her?" I sniffled, "We already talked about this Oliver, I can't." Oliver put a hand on my face, "Mara, I believe in you." Our foreheads touched, I felt his warm breath ghosting over my face. He placed a small kiss on my lips, I pulled away. "So uh, yeah. Y'all already know me, but Janet was basically a sister to me. We had many more ups than downs. She meant part of the world to me, she was the one reason I kept fighting. When I thought- When I thought I lost Shawn, she was there for me. At the same time, Nyela was in a co-coma." Tears were streaming down my face, I was trying not to sob. "She's the one that convinced me to trust Jarick... I should have gone with my gut feeling. Because if I did, she'd still be alive!" Oliver ran over to me, pulling me into him. Sobs ripped through me, I collapsed.