As Sami stood in the office, the only thing on her mind was, 'Is this where Katsuki died?' She felt horrible if these tacky ornaments and décor was the last thing he saw before he was killed. Well, technically these tacky ornaments and décor would be the last thing she saw before she was killed. Full circle, she supposed.
It had definitely been a hopeless couple of years without him. Sami found herself on the verge of tears more often that not, thinking about how her best friend, her love, was dead. She was sad about all of her friends, of course, but she'd never been lonelier than when she thought about Katsuki. She'd found comfort in playing with the ring he'd given her mere days before his death. It wasn't an engagement ring, of course, but it was a promise. He'd asked her if she'd like to leave the bathhouse with him and travel the world. When she'd joyfully agreed and hugged him, he'd slipped the ring on her finger. He told her it was a promise he'd be with her forever, and then he'd kissed her hand like a gentleman. They'd kissed many times, since the no one came down to boiler room besides Sami, but this one just made her heart melt.
Then, four days later, he was dead. And she was alone.
Sami had taken the tickets early on, knowing that they'd be useful at some point or another and that she didn't want Kamaji to take them. She was glad they were used to help Panko out. She hoped Panko would be able to save everyone. She hoped Panko would eventually understand why Sami didn't care enough about her own life to not bash Kamaji's skull in. It had felt quite liberating.
She sighed and stood up. Onuka had told her to stay in the chair, but Sami knew she was dead, so it didn't really matter. She walked over to the window that opened to the front of the bathhouse. It was open, so she leaned slightly outside it. Anxiety began to get to her, so she twisted her ring a bit. She was about to die. For the second time. Sami wasn't even sure how spirits died. She'd find out soon enou-
"Oh!" She exclaimed in panic as she twisted her ring a little too far. It slipped off her finger and onto the edge of the roof below her. Sami stared as it teetered. "Well, I'm already dead. What do I have to lose?" She mumbled, slowly scooting out of the window and towards the ring. She could just reach it.
Unfortunately, a sudden burst of power shot through the air, rattling her and the ring off the roof. As she fell towards her death, Sami blindly reached for the ring, hoping to be comforted by it one last time. She just grabbed it when a strong burst of wind blew around her, sending her tumbling. Sami clutched onto the ring.
"What the- Shit!"
Sami's eyes flew open to see Katsuki wrapping a pair of arms around her, puling her close. He used his other four to slow their inevitable crash to a soft landing on their feet. She couldn't believe her eyes. "Katsuki?" She whispered, slipping the ring back on her finger.
His eyes met hers. "Yeah, what?"
She leaped onto him, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him. Katsuki, although shocked, reciprocated. He wrapped a pair of arms under her legs to keep her up and another pair around her waist. His final pair he used to grip her face. He pulled her as close as possible, deepening the kiss. They would've gone on for much longer if Katsuki hadn't felt tears on Sami's cheeks. He pulled back in a panic and asked, "Sami? Why are you crying?"
This caused her to cry even more, and she buried her head in the crook of his neck. Katsuki slowly and unsurely stroked the back of her head. "I thought you were dead." She managed to get out through her tears. "And... And... I walked to the boiler room every- everyday hope- hoping you were there even though I knew you weren't." Katsuki's arms tightened around her. He wasn't really sure what she was talking about, but it clearly caused her a lot of distress.
He tried to calm her, but she just cried harder, still trying to explain. "Shh. You don't have to explain." Katsuki told her. Sami nodded and stopped talking, just sobbing into his shoulder. Eventually she calmed down enough to actually talk, despite having to pause every few seconds to sniffle and wipe the never-ending tears off her face. She pulled back and told him everything in whispers while staring into his eyes. While Sami described the past few years of her life, Katsuki felt himself growing angrier and angrier. He'd already wanted to punch Onuka in the face, but seeing the pain in Sami's eyes, knowing that she had suffered in loneliness for all those years... Katsuki was going to commit murder today.
