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It had been nearly an hour since they left, but she hadn’t. She had stayed glued to the spot the entire time. Other people passed by here and there. But just like how they didn’t notice her, she didn’t seem to notice them.
Winglet was still sitting on her gravestone. She had watched as her family, and Tsubasa Kazanari had paid their respects, before leaving. After they walked away, she decided to stay for a little while longer. It was a bittersweet feeling, seeing her family again, while they didn’t even realize she was there. She wanted to reach out to them, tell them everything was okay, but she couldn’t.
But even so, it gave her a sense of closure, knowing that they were doing relatively fine. And besides, she could see them any time she wanted to. They didn’t know it, but she’d always watch over them.
Kanade Amou was leaning against a tree, arms crossed as she looked like she was starting to nod off. She was originally sitting next to Winglet, but the girl got bored after five minutes, before she stood up and went over to the tree. Winglet had a sneaking suspicion that the girl would have screamed something along the lines of “I said “a little longer,” not an entire freaking hour!”
Yes, Kanade would’ve probably used a bit of a more vulgar word instead of “freaking,” but she herself wouldn’t stoop down to that level of foul language. She learned to tune things out whenever the older girl said a swear word.
But she knew that it had been long enough. She stepped down from the gravestone, looking back to see her own name on the stone. Leaning down, she traced her name with a finger, and vaguely wondered how her body looked beneath the ground. She refrained from using her ghostly abilities to sink down and check. Winglet had a feeling that seeing her own decomposing corpse wouldn’t be good for her mental health. Sighing, she walked up to Kanade and poked her shoulder. Kanade didn’t react, so she poked her a few more times until the girl started to murmur in her sleep.
“Mmm… a few more minutes Basa…” Kanade groaned.
“I’m not Tsubasa, and how are you sleeping?” Winglet asked.
“Snrk!” Kanade opened her eyes and stumbled. “Ah, sorry about that, kiddo. Guess I nodded off for a bit. We were waiting here for a lot longer than I expected, after all.”
“...how are you sleeping, by the way?” Winglet repeated.
“Very well, thank you.” Kanade grinned.
“No, I meant how are you sleeping. Like, how does that work.” Winglet clarified. “I thought ghosts can’t sleep.”
“Well, I wasn’t sleeping, actually.” Kanade said. “Well, I technically was, but I also wasn’t.”
“...what.” Winglet said.
“Yeah, it’s weird and really hard to explain.” Kanade said. “Like, by all accounts, I wasn’t in dreamland or anything. I was… kinda recreating a memory of me sleeping, sorta? And besides, while ghosts don’t need sleep, it doesn’t mean that we can’t sleep. It’s like putting extra sugar in your sweets. You don’t need to do it, but you can do it. ...does that make sense?”
You could practically see the question marks in the air for the two of them. The confusion was growing with every passing second.
“Ah, forget it.” Kanade sighed, rubbing the back of her head. “I’ve been a ghost for like, what, four years now or some shit? And I still don’t get how it works. Like me sighing a few seconds ago. I mean, if I don’t need to breathe, how the fuck do I even sigh? It doesn’t make any sense. I did find out how come it was like this, but not until after a stupidly long amount of time. Still bothers me every now and then, but not too much as it used to.”
Winglet was equally as confused as she was, and Kanade’s motor mouth didn’t really help things. Now that she thought about it, she was making breathing motions, but not breathing. Why? She didn’t have to breathe. Just because she was on Earth, it didn’t mean she needed oxygen. Maybe it was muscle memory or a subconscious thing?
...wait, she didn’t have muscles either. How in the heck does that even work?
“Yeah, I can see you’re thinking about this confusing crap too now.” Kanade said, looking at Winglet’s befuddled expression. “I try not to let it get to me. It just gives me a lot of headaches. I stopped thinking about it after like, the second month or something.”
“But how does it even-?”
“Shh. Stop.” Kanade said, putting a finger to Winglet’s lips.
“But how-”
“No. No no no no no. No.” Kanade chided, wagging her finger. “Don’t think. Just accept. It’ll be a lot less painful than the other way.”
Winglet gulped. “Painful? Other way?”
“Well, I got myself to stop thinking about it the first time by punching myself in the face.” Kanade said.
All tension left the air as Winglet gave Kanade an incredulous stare. “...are you serious?”
“Yep.”
“...you know, I think I should’ve expected you’d do something stupid like that.” Winglet sighed.
“It’s what I do best.” Kanade said, in a proud voice. “Hurt like hell, but it did help me stop thinking about it.”
“Wait, how would it be painful if-?”
“No.” Kanade said. “Do not think any further. For your own sanity, stop talking.”
Winglet stopped questioning things, but this time, she laughed.
“Huh? What’s so funny?” Kanade asked. “Let me in on the joke, Winglet.”
“This is the first time you asked me to stop talking.”
The realization hit Kanade, and she joined in on the laughter. It was probably really morbid to laugh at a graveyard, but then again, this was at Winglet’s gravesite, so it was probably okay.
...they hoped.
After laughing, Kanade knelt down. “Anyways, are you feeling better now?”
“...yeah, I am.” Winglet said, before hugging Kanade. “Thanks.”
Kanade softly smiled, patting the back of Winglet’s head.
“Hey, don’t thank me just yet.” Kanade said. “...you look brighter now, you know?”
“I do?” Winglet asked.
“Yeah. And you know what that means?” Kanade said, big grin on her face. “It means you can move on now.”
“Even when I move on, I can still come back down and visit, right?” Winglet asked.
“Yeah, of course. I already said you could” Kanade said. “And if for some reason you can’t, I’ll make sure that whatever bullshit keeping you up here will let you go back down there.”
Kanade gave her a reassuring thumbs-up. Even though Kanade had been her sole companion for the few months she’s been dead, this was the first time she felt that she could completely trust her.
Maybe it sounded horrible, considering how much Kanade had helped her, but being only able to talk to a chaotic rooster for several months would drive anyone crazy and on edge.
“Thank you.” Winglet said with a small smile, putting her hands over her chest.
“Hey hey, I said don’t thank me just yet, y’know?” Kanade said. “Cause there are a few folks I want you to meet. I think you’ll like ‘em.”
“Who?” Winglet asked.
She raised an eyebrow. Was she talking about seeing someone else on Earth? Because she didn’t have anyone else in mind. Just what was Kanade planning?
“Here, take my hand, alright? You’ll see what I mean.” Kanade said, holding it out.
Winglet raised an eyebrow.
“Trust me, kid.” Kanade said. “We’ve gotten this far, haven’t we?”
“...okay.”
She then placed her hand over Kanade’s. Alright. That part was over. Now what was she gonna do-?
...oh no.
Kanade Amou had a mischievous smirk on her face. And Winglet had been stuck with her long enough to know that wasn’t a good thing. She wanted to let go, but Kanade was holding onto her hand with an iron grip. Without warning, Kanade flew straight upwards with a burst of speed.
“YAAAAAAAAAH!!!”
Winglet screamed as Kanade took off towards the sky with her in tow, way faster than the normal ghost speed.
“WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!” Winglet screamed up at her. “ARE YOU CRAZY?!”
“Yeah, probably.” Kanade said casually, trying to tune out Winglet’s screams.
Soon enough, they passed the very same cloud that Winglet had found herself sitting upon many times ever since she had died (yes, she was able to tell the difference between multiple clouds). She only saw it for a few seconds though, as it disappeared from view as soon as it appeared. At this rate, Kanade was gonna take her to space.
Wait a sec, why was it getting colder (how was she even feeling cold?), and why is it getting darker. Surely Kanade wasn’t…
The redhead was picking up speed, but the sound of them rushing through the air was starting to fade out as the air got thinner.
...oh God, was she actually going to space?!
Everything went black, and she wasn’t sure why. She swore she was seeing her entire life flash before her very eyes for the second time. It felt completely choking, as she raised a hand up to her throat to try and soothe it.
“I can’t breathe! I’m gonna die!” Winglet screamed.
Kanade had slowed down at this point, and looked back at the girl with a raised eyebrow. There was a long, awkward pause before Winglet realized what she was saying.
“...oh, right… I’m a ghost.” Winglet remembered.
“Yeah, as long as you remember.” Kanade said. “Anyways, you’re gonna wanna check out this view. It’s always totally awesome and practically knocks out every time.”
Winglet looked around, eyes widening. She saw the stars scattered everywhere across the black void. The Sun rose, lighting up the Earth and Moon, making a beautiful picture that artists and photographers wished they could recreate.
Winglet knew her life (or death?) would never be the same, but she never expected that she’d see something as amazing as this.
“Awesome, right?” Kanade said. “It never gets old. I come down here from time to time, just to see this view.”
“Yeah, it really is awesome.” Winglet admitted, before realizing something. “Wait, how can I hear you?”
“Uh, with your ears?” Kanade said, pointing at her own pair. “Me speaking?”
“No, I learned this in school!” Winglet said. “You need air for sound to travel, but we’re in space, where there isn’t any air! It’s where the Alien movie gets the “In space, no one can hear you scream” line from! How come we can talk to each other, and hear each other?”
“...you actually watched that movie?” Kanade asked. “That flick is like, 60 years old now or something. Hasn’t aged well at all, but it’s still a lot of fun. I dunno how you’d be able to stomach scenes like the chestburster and crap.”
“I didn’t watch it. I only heard that it’s about these really scary aliens with two mouths.” Winglet said. “What about you?”
“Eh, I used to watch old horror films with Tsubasa. Half of the reason is because I love how cheesy they can be, and the other half is to watch Tsubasa scream and cling onto me.” Kanade said.
“...you’re a horrible person.” Winglet said.
“Yeah yeah.” Kanade shrugged.
“But back to the original question, how can we talk to each other if there’s no air up here?” Winglet asked. “Not even counting the fact we can’t inhale air in the first place.”
She expected Kanade to put a finger to her lips and tell her to stop thinking and just accept it. But to her surprise, Kanade didn’t do that, and instead knelt down to see Winglet, eye to eye. (Somehow, she knelt down with no issue in the middle of space, but she brushed that aside for now.)
“Now’s as good a time as any.” Kanade said. “Alright, I’ll try to explain this as best as I can. Can you pay attention? Cause it’ll probably get even more confusing if you have to hear it twice.”
Winglet nodded. “I’m ready.”
“Okay, so the reason why we can do all these things that don’t make sense, like breathing when we shouldn’t be able to, or talking in space, is because being a ghost is just the first real step.” Kanade said. “Are you following me so far?”
“Uh huh.”
“So the reason that we can do all these things that we could still do when we were alive, is because you’re gonna be doing them again real soon.” Kanade said.
“Huh? You mean like reincarnation?” Winglet asked.
“Wow, you’re a lot smarter than you look.” Kanade commented. “But no, not that. It’s kinda like that, but not really.”
Winglet squinted her eyes in confusion. Every other sentence with Kanade made things more convoluted.
“Well… actually, if I just take you there, it’ll make more sense.” Kanade decided. “It’ll be a lot quicker and easier, anyways.”
“Wait, are we gonna fly really fast again?” Winglet asked.
“Yeah, we’re gonna-”
Winglet quickly reached forward and tightly hugged Kanade. “Okay, now go. I’m ready.”
Kanade chuckled, wrapping one arm behind Winglet’s back. “Don’t worry, I won’t let go.”
With that, Kanade took off once again. Winglet looked behind to see the Earth getting smaller and smaller. She wondered where Kanade was taking her, as they went deeper into space.
But against all logic, she noticed that everything was slightly lighting up again, turning back into the same indigo night sky, peppered with stars all over. She remembered when she used to lay down on the grass with her family, watching the stars together. Kanade slowed down again before she started to see the same fluffy clouds she was familiar with. She noticed a cloud shaped like some sort of arch or gate, which they just passed under. As soon as they did, everything gained a slightly silver glow to it, and Winglet couldn’t help but drop her jaw in awe.
Kanade landed on one of the clouds, and Winglet stopped holding onto her as she walked around. The clouds here were a lot softer than the ones that she sat on before. As she stepped forward, she also noticed that just under the clouds were several fields of fresh, dark green grass, ending off in cliffs that had a steep drop to the dark sky below. Despite how dangerous it seemed, Winglet felt… completely safe here. It was a nice feeling that she hadn’t felt in a very long time. And it wasn’t just safe, it was beautiful.
“Hey, Kanade?” Winglet asked, turning to the redhead. “Where are we?”
“This, my dear Winglet, is just past the gate of beyond.” Kanade explained to her. “Once you’re able to pass on, you can come here.”
“Here?” Winglet asked, taking a few steps.
“Yeah. You know like, in adventure games and stuff there’s like a main hub where you can just take a break in peace and not fight monsters?” Kanade said. “Yeah, this place is basically kinda like that. Though, we don’t fight monsters around here in the first place, so this is more like just the main rest spot.”
Winglet looked around. “It seems a little empty though. Are we the only ones here?”
“Well, here specifically, yes.” Kanade said. “If we keep walking through this place, we’re bound to come across more ghost folks here and there, but that’s a story for another time.”
She turned her head a bit and grinned.
“...who are you looking at?” Winglet asked, turning to see that Kanade was just staring off into the clouds.
“No one in particular.” Kanade said, dismissively. “Though maybe my words will reach someone else…”
“Anyways, you said we were going to meet someone here?” Winglet said.
“Oh, yeah. Right.” Kanade looked at her wrist. “They should’ve been here by now…”
“...you don’t have a watch.” Winglet said.
Kanade looked up at Winglet, before looking down at her bare wrist. She looked back up at Winglet, and looked at her wrist again.
“...oh. Whoops.” Kanade said, slapping herself in the forehead.
“Are you doing this on purpose?” Winglet deadpanned.
“Maybe.” Kanade said, a small sweatdrop going down her forehead. She must never know.
“But again, who are we waiting for?” Winglet asked again.
“Well, you see-”
“There you are!”
Winglet and Kanade turned to see a girl around Winglet’s age run up, her hair a shade of dark brown and tied up in a ponytail. She went up to Kanade, a cross expression on her face with her hands on her hips. Winglet looked a little closer, and noticed that her face looked a lot like Kanade’s.
“You’re late!” She said, pouting at Kanade.
“I dunno what you’re talking about.” Kanade said, hands behind her head. “I just came here on time, as always. This time, to introduce Winglet to ya. I say I made good time for something like this, don’t ya think?”
With a small grunt, the girl reached up and started to pull on Kanade’s ear.
“Ow! Ow ow ow ow ow!” Kanade cried out. “You can’t do this to your older sister! Oh, FUCK that hurts!”
“Yes I can.” The girl said. “Don’t be late again. And watch your language.”
“Older sister?” Winglet asked, raising an eyebrow.
“Yes.” The girl said, letting go of Kanade and letting the redhead hold her ear in pain. “I’m her younger sister, my name is-”
“Dammit, Roosterlet.” Kanade said, wincing. “Your grip got even stronger.”
“Don’t call me that!” The girl now going by Roosterlet said. “I’m not a little kid anymore!”
“Well, first of all, you kind of are still a little kid. And second of all, you’ll always be my little Roosterlet.” Kanade grinned.
“I’ve been here longer than you have, though!” Roosterlet pouted and gently hit Kanade in the chest repeatedly, as Kanade just laughed it off. Winglet just watched the two sisters act like this.
Now it all made sense. Now she understood why Kanade called her Winglet.
“Your nicknames suck…” Winglet muttered under her breath.
“What was that?” Kanade asked.
“Nothing.” Winglet straightened up and cleared her throat, before turning to Roosterlet. “So you’re her sister?”
“Yes.” Roosterlet confirmed.
“I feel so sorry for you.” Winglet said. “My sister’s nowhere near as much of a pest as she is, but I understand your pain.”
“Thank you.” Roosterlet nodded. “I apologize that my sister put you through all that for several months.”
“Oh, come on!” Kanade threw her arms up in the air. “That stings, sis!”
The two ignored her.
“I’d have gone nuts if she was my sister for that long.” Winglet said. “How did you do it?”
“You get lots of experience dealing with a crazy older sister.” Roosterlet said. “You get used to it, after a while, and just learn to deal with it.”
“Oh God, they’re teaming up against me.” Kanade groaned. “This isn’t how I expected things to go.”
“What were you expecting?” Winglet asked, turning to the older girl.
“...anything but this.” Kanade said, after hesitating for a second.
“You didn’t have anything in mind, didn’t you?” Winglet asked.
“Nooo…” Kanade said, tapping the tips of her fingers together and looking away, seemingly looking for someone. “Actually, where is she…?”
“So wait, what’s your actual name?” Winglet asked Roosterlet.
“Oh, that’s right.” Roosterlet said. “I was gonna ask what your name was too, since I can tell that Winglet’s a nickname my sister gave you.”
“Alright, I’ll go first.” Winglet said. “My name is-”
“Sorry I’m late!”
Winglet was cut off, as a girl with light brown hair ran up, panting as she had her hands on her knees. She also seemed to be around the same age as Winglet and Roosterlet, making Kanade the oldest one of the four. Like Roosterlet though, Winglet couldn’t help but notice that she seemed familiar, even though she never met her.
“Oh, hey Serena.” Kanade said. “See Roosterlet? That’s being late, which I wasn’t.”
Roosterlet gave Kanade a glare and a pout.
“This is Serena, by the way, Winglet.” Kanade introduced. “Serena, this is Winglet.”
“It’s nice to meet you.” Serena said, bowing her head before holding out her hand. “I’m Serena Cadenzavna Eve. Kanade has told me a lot about you.”
“Um, nice to meet you too.” Winglet said, a little embarrassed at how formal Serena was acting, before she processed her last name. “Wait, are you-?”
“Yes, I’m Maria’s younger sister.” Serena said.
“I didn’t even know she had a younger sister.” Winglet said, blinking. While she was a bigger fan of Tsubasa, she knew a lot about Maria too, and this came as a shock to her.
“So what held you up?” Kanade asked. “I thought you would’ve come here with my sis.”
“Ah, sorry, I got lost.” Serena said, a little embarrassed as she rubbed the back of her head with a blush. “It’s a big place, and Roosterlet ran off to the meetup spot before I could follow.”
“My name isn’t Roosterlet!” Roosterlet said. “It’s-!”
“Hold on a sec, how do you get lost in a sea of clouds?” Kanade asked, speaking over her sister. “There’s nothing in the way and you can fly through it in a straight line. I mean, I wouldn’t know anything about being straight, but-”
“Everything looks the exact same.” Serena cut her off. “I couldn’t tell which straight line I should’ve taken.”
“Okay, fair enough.” Kanade shrugged. “But at least you two are here now.”
“Wait, hold on.” Roosterlet said. “Why can’t you tell us why you were late?”
“I wasn’t late.” Kanade said. “I just took Winglet on a scenic trip to outer space before we hopped back here. No big deal, and no need to thank me.”
“So you took the long way around?!” Roosterlet yelled.
“That was the long way?” Winglet asked.
“Yeah, so?” Kanade shrugged. “We got here anyways.”
“But you missed out the entire point of why we’re doing this!” Roosterlet pouted.
“And you were the one that called us out here in the first place.” Serena added.
“Ah… whoops.” Kanade said with a shrug.
“...how is it that you’re the oldest one, but the least mature?” Winglet asked Kanade.
“Because I went through the stupid teenage years where I hated everything and lashed out at everyone because I could.” Kanade said. “Be glad that you guys didn’t have to go through that crap. It ain’t fun, I can tell you that. Hell, I’d say you guys got off easy-”
All three of them gave Kanade death glares with so much anger behind them, the girl swore that they would’ve burned a hole through her head.
“Ack! Sorry! Sorry, sorry!” She apologized. So much for trying to lighten the mood…
“But anyways, what did you guys want to show me?” Winglet asked.
“Come with me.”
Roosterlet took Winglet by the hand, and they started to walk. She blushed a bit, but was getting flashbacks to Kanade taking off.
“...you’re not just gonna randomly take off with me screaming, right?” Winglet asked, a bit nervous.
“I’m not my sister.” Roosterlet assured her, turning back with a friendly smile.
“Hey!” Kanade shouted, insulted at the comment.
Serena reached up and put a hand on Kanade’s shoulder to give the girl her condolences. (Don’t ask how Serena managed that with their height differences. She just did.)
Winglet and Roosterlet walked forward and sat down on the cliff, their feet dangling towards the infinite night sky below. For some reason, they didn’t stop holding hands. Kanade and Serena strolled up behind them, and sat down a little bit away from the two.
“What are we sitting here for?” Winglet asked.
Roosterlet merely held up a finger to her lips, as she stared off into the night sky.
“You really are her sister…” Winglet sighed, before she stared off with her.
1 minute. 2 minutes.
They simply sat, with Winglet unsure of what she was supposedly waiting for. The silence merely grew, and she expected Kanade to start snoring any second now.
3 minutes. 4 minutes.
Nothing was happening. She wasn’t going to say that she disliked sitting here, not at all. This entire place just felt wonderful, like she’d always be happy here. Roosterlet holding onto her hand continued to reassure her that no one would hurt her anymore. She was just about to sit up and ask what they were waiting for until…
5 minutes.
Winglet gasped, as the first rays of daylight breached the horizon. The Sun slowly rose over the clouds, turning the night sky into a magnificent crimson, before it became the signature blue she had come to recognize. The clouds were all bathed in a beautiful golden light, making the place look even more heavenly than it already was. Winglet felt the warmth of the Sun on her skin. It was welcoming, and it was a feeling that she’d never want to forget.
“This was what we wanted to show you, Winglet.” Roosterlet told her. “I was a bit mad at my sister, since I thought you seeing outer space would have ruined how amazing this is, but-”
“This is incredible!” Winglet said, cheerfully.
Roosterlet looked surprised at how happy Winglet was, as Kanade chipped in with her own two cents. “It’s great, isn’t it? People on Earth would probably give anything to see this awesome sunrise, but no science guy on the planet would be able to find a way to see this beauty of a rising Sun.”
Kanade blew a kiss towards the sunrise.
“I’ve lost count how many times I’ve seen it by now, but it takes my breath away every time, no matter what.” Serena said.
The Sun had completely risen by now, lighting everything up even brighter, yet having an odd fade to it. The magic of the grand view wasn’t all there anymore, but it was still just as amazing.
“That was breathtaking…” Winglet said. First outer space, then the clouds, then the sunrise? Just other amazing sights were there?
“And that was just the first step.” Roosterlet said.
“Hm? What do you mean?” Winglet asked.
“So, remember how I explained all these sort of things to you?” Kanade said. “Like how we’re breathing and hearing and all that sort of thing?”
“Yeah…?” Winglet said, unsure where this was going.
“Well the reason that we have those things is because that’s the point in this new life of ours.” Kanade said.
“New life?” Winglet repeated. “Do you mean…?”
“Mm.” Serena nodded. “This isn’t the end. It’s more like a second life. I myself was shocked when I found out this place was what was waiting for me.”
“Pretty much anything that you did back down there? You can do it up here.” Kanade said. “Dunno how, but it’s freaking awesome. There’s no such thing as “now’s the right time” to do something, since any time is the right time to do something up here. Gotta give kudos to whoever came up with that one for this place.”
“Anything?” Winglet repeated, eyes wide. “Are you telling the truth?”
“Have I ever lied to you?” Kanade asked.
Winglet thought back to every time Kanade annoyed her (or any time Kanade talked to her, for that matter), but she was drawing blanks. The girl was chaotic, but she wore her emotions on her sleeve and was upfront about everything.
“There you go.” Kanade said. “Now you don’t have to be a ghost haunting Earth to find a new life or something, since I found it for you!”
“...you didn’t discover it though.” Serena said.
“But I guided her here, and I’m like, ninety percent sure that it counts for something!” Kanade said.
“More like twenty percent.” Roosterlet sighed at her sister’s usual antics. “But regardless, we can do pretty much anything here, Winglet.”
“Really?” Winglet said, still in complete disbelief.
“Yup. Anything goes.” Roosterlet said.
“So… my life wasn’t all for nothing?” Winglet said.
“Some journeys are shorter than others.” Serena said. “But those journeys lead to a new one that’s far more fulfilling. It’s not the end of your story, Winglet. It’s just the beginning, and I’m sure you’ll have plenty of people helping you out with writing it.”
“...sometimes, you surprise me, kid.” Kanade told Serena. “You’re a lot wiser than you look.”
“Hee hee. I had a good big sister that taught me.” Serena chuckled.
“Can I get your big sister?” Roosterlet joked.
“Hey!”
Winglet put her free hand over her chest, the same place that she remembered the pain from her life back on earth. The whole time, she had remembered the terrible sensation, and kept replaying it over and over in her mind. She had stopped doing it after a month, but it would dredge up again whenever she least expected it.
Now? She was sure that she’d never forget it. How could anyone forget how they died, with how painful and horrific hers was? But being up here, with Kanade, Roosterlet and Serena… the pain was dulled. She had a feeling that deep down, the sudden nightmares would stop terrorising her as often. And whenever they did show up, she had a feeling that she’d be able to deal with it now.
It was then that she realized that she wasn’t just moving on from leaving her family behind. She was also moving on from the fact that she had died. Roosterlet squeezed her hand, as Kanade and Serena smiled at her.
“So… what do you want to do next?” Roosterlet asked her.
Winglet smiled at the three of them. A wide smile on her face that she thought that she would never be able to make again.
“I want to do everything!” Winglet declared.
A life after death where she could do anything she wanted, and one that let her see her family whenever she wanted.
It took a while for her to accept it, but… Winglet had found her new home.