"In the Next Life" [TBHK - HanaNene] (Short Story)

"I don't want to do this, Hanako..."

Hanako smiles sadly, knowing what has to be done. He couldn't back out of it, he was the one who put Yashiro up the task of dismantling the yorishiros of the school wonders anyways.

"It's okay, Yashiro."

He kisses her cheek, and whispers into her ear as he places his yorishiro into her hands. It was a tiny yorishiro. Not much to it, but it was something that he held dearly when he was still alive. A small picture of him and Tsukasa on their fourth birthday, right before Tsukasa had disappeared for a month and then returned as the Tsukasa they all knew and hated.

"Don't cry. We will see each other again. I promise."

As he pulls away he wipes the tears falling down her cheeks with his hands as he cups her face, smiling softly before kissing her forehead.

"H-how do you know that...?"

He lowers his head just a little to where he is at eye level with her, staring into her rose colored gaze.

"We ate that mermaid scale, remember? We are bound to each other from this life and to the next. Nothing will sever that bond."

Disclaimer:

I do not own Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun in any way, shape, or form.

The characters are rightfully the original creator's.

I do not own the cover picture to this work, either. All credit for the picture goes to the original creator.