The Art of Death [TBHK hanene oneshot]

The Art of Death.

Hello. My name is Nene Yashiro. It has been a year since the supernatural world and our world got separated. A year after Aoi died. A year after hanako-kun and everyone else left. I'm the only one who remembers them. No one remembers. Our school is now completely ordinary in every way. No 7 mysteries, no apparitions, no nothing. Just normality. To be bluntly obvious, I hate it. I miss them. I miss him. I didn't even get to say a more proper goodbye..

It was then Yashiro got startled by the sound of the bell. Class was starting. Yashiro was writing in her diary she's been writing in each day every day ever since everything happened the year prior. Aoi was gone, so really she didn't have any super close friends other than Kou anymore. Kou and Minamoto-Senpai aren't exorcists anymore, and anyone else related to supernaturals are ordinary. Except for her. Even Akane doesn't remember Aoi, the girl he obsessed over. He may have been an apparition, but he was still human so he returned to his human life. Yashiro's protection charm actually protected her from losing her memory. So she was the only one who remember everything. Remembered anything. Let's completely switch to Yashiro's perspective now, shall we?

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The same dull classes. Every day. Same thing. For a year. I don't hate being able to have a normal life, but I miss my friends. After my classes, I went to do the same thing I always do. Sit in the girl's bathroom, just looking out the window. Kind of like how Hanako-kun used to do. I guess in part, I hope they appear again. In the end, I know life isn't a fairytale, if it was a hot guy probably would have asked me out by now. It may be really depressing, but with the number one girl you want to date gone, I had less competition, right? Well, I was just as popular as before. So nothing changed there. Not that I don't miss Aoi. She died. She's dead, and because of that my life was extended. I also still clean the bathroom, as much as I used to complain. It's a way of pretending he's still around. Lord, Do I ever miss his teasing. I miss him so much. I just want to see him again. But, as I do every day, I left after about an hour and walked outside of the school. I walked home by my usual route. But something felt different. It felt different somehow. It felt like something was trying to tell her it wasn't safe. It was then she noticed the car coming straight for me, speeding forward. It was too close.  I was frozen. What was she to do? How didn't she see it coming? Bam. Impact. The next thing I knew I was in the air, then on the ground. This was the most pain I've ever felt in my entire life. My vision was so blurry. I could barely hear anything. I could faintly hear footsteps and a frantic voice, I couldn't even make out the words. I couldn't stay conscious. I didn't have the energy to do that. I blacked out. It all went dark. When I awoke, I was in someplace dark and scary. Everything around me was pitch black. I was so scared, I just called out into the nothingness around me without thinking. "Is someone there?! Anyone! Please! Help!" I really wish Hanako was around in times like this. Someone appeared before me. Hanako? No..it's his brother..Tsukasa. Why is he here? Why did he appear when I asked for help? It can't be. But I didn't have much time to think about it, because Tsukasa was walking closer to me. "My my, has Amane's girlfriend died? How sad! But..You did summon me, and that means I have to grant you a wish, for a price of course" Tsukasa said, for some reason sounding excited when he mentioned a price. I didn't have a wish. I didn't know what he meant. I'm dead? I'm dead. I want to see hanako. I just said something without thinking. "I don't want to see you! I want to see Hanako-kun!" Tsukasa seemed to ponder what I said, before walking even closer to me. "Well, if that's your wish, I can grant it, for a price" At that point. I really didn't care what Tsukasa made me do. I needed to see Hanako's face again. So I nodded. Tsukasa had a kind of smile on his face that would scare anyone within a mile. He grabbed my hand, surprisingly softly, and then suddenly we were in the school. But it looked a little different. Like an alternate universe. Everything was dark and scary, and everything about it made me uncomfortable. "Amane's right in there, but about your price..I think I want some of your blood, so kindly hand some over" Tsukasa said. I tried to protest, but Tsukasa grabbed my arm and cutting it suddenly. I made a kind of squeak-wince noise. Despite being dead, some form of blood came out. Tsukasa smiled, putting it in a vial. "This will do nicely" He said, with a toothy smile.

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Hanako had been sitting in the bathroom, just looking up at the sky. He swore he heard Yashiro's voice. What? How was she here? I must be hearing things, he thought. I must be going crazy, he thought. But even though that was true, he decided to look anyway. Hanako stepped outside of the bathroom, and he was terrified at what he saw. Terrified, dumbfounded, confused, it was a gigantic mix of emotions. Yashiro. She was here. He stood there. Staring blankly at his former assistant. "Oh! Amaneee!" Tsukasa smiled and clung onto Hanako. He was still so shocked so he didn't respond, and he didn't move. "I brought you your girlfriend! She summoned me, and I granted her wish! Oh I do hope you'll be less of a downer now Amane..I do want you to be happy..after all, I did want her dead anyway!" Tsukasa said, walking off happily.

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There was a long silence after Tsukasa left. "You're...dead?" Hanako said softly to me, in a kind of terrified and hesitant voice. He really was here. Hanako. I missed him so much. But I had to explain things to him first. "I am...I g-guess. I-It wasn't on purpose Hanako, it was a car..I-I just showed up in this scary dark place..so I just called out..a-and your brother showed up, he brought me to you" I knew I sounded and looked like I was about to cry. Hanako seemed to think for a moment, before walking up to me and placing a hand on my cheek. "You..have no idea how much I missed you..Nene.." He called me by my first name! Not just Yashiro!..That's..The first time he's done that. He had his hat off and everything. It was then I saw he was tearing up. He tightly embraced me, leaning his head into my shoulder. "I can't even be mad at you...I just wanted to see your face so badly.." Hanako said in a kind of muffled, teary voice since he was leaning into my shoulder. "It's been a year Han-..Amane..You have no idea how lonely I was..but I bet you were lonely too" I said, softly, embracing him as well. I felt him hug me tighter. We just hugged for a long time, but it was Hanako who pulled away first. "Hey..how about we go in?..I won't make you clean" Amane asked/said softly, gesturing to the bathroom. I nodded. He gently grabbed my hand, yet kind of excitedly, and we both went inside of the bathroom. The moment we were fully inside of the girl's bathroom, he had tackled me almost, and I realized he was kissing me. He was embracing me tightly, not wanting to let go. I smiled a little, embracing him as well as I closed my eyes. It was a little messy due to being impulsive, but we adjusted. I think we were both just so happy to see each other we couldn't hold anything back. I don't know why he waited until we were in the bathroom though, is it because he was embarrassed? I don't know. I just cherished the moment.

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Hello. My name is Nene Yashiro. I'm writing this from the dead. Yes, I'm dead. I've come to peace with the fact I won't be able to talk to my friends anymore, I know they can find happiness without me. I'm just so happy to be with Amane again, bec

"What are you doing, Nene?"

"Writing. Please go away so I can finish, okay?"

"Waaah no fairr..I have every right to cuddle you whenever I want"

"Eep! Hey! That's my diary!"

"You don't need this little thing..You have me, remember? You don't need to write to any fake boyfriends anymore"

"That wasn't what I was-..ugh..fine, I'll stop"

"Good little daikon!"

"I am NOT a diakon-"

"But..I love my little daikon and her daikon legs"

"Aw..ugh..fine, you win Amane"

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