" so...what's wrong? ''

But Shade continuing to be in the world of the living was... dangerous. Extremely. For both of them.

"I'm ... remembering from when I was actually alive. Ya' know, with a soul of my own."

True. But Justice had lost so much over time and now even a home. He would slip away into unbreakable depression if he let Shade go.

" oh. What happened? "

But he would still have Akira, and Claire. She might have a boyfriend now, but she would always be his little sister. Forever.

He clung a little to her. Just a little.


That's the way things where when you looked at it, but Justice was still going by how they've done things before. She was his little sister, always, but she was supposed to move on in life with Zex and not stick around in past reminisces with Justice.

She hugged him tightly.

But she could. He didn't immediately have to let go of Claire.

"They all laughed. It hurt. They all laughed as they ..." He swallowed hard.

That's how he could do it but that's not how he saw it. His father had taught him specifically.

" I-Im s-sorry for laughing at you, I didn't know. "

Maybe, but not everything was how they had been taught.

He shook his head. "Then I should let you know. I probably can't stay silent about it for the rest of my pitiful existance."

True. Very true.

" you're not pitiful. " She said.

Claire still loved him, even if she lived Zex.

"Then ... why did they ..." He started shaking a bit, trying not to cry as the memories of that day started bombarding him like a hurricane.