It's Better This Way

Ruby's POV

Ruby’s POV:

What I saw wasn’t what I was expecting. The world I was now in wasn’t very pleasant. I don’t see anyone. Where is everyone. Why does this place feel so dark? I hesitantly started walking around. I have to find my way to other people. I can’t stay here. I need to find out what I can.

“Hello?” I called.

No one answered me, so I kept walking. Eventually I’ll have to run into someone, right? That’s how this works, right? I hope so. I can’t just be here alone. There have to be others. There have to be…

But, as I walked, I saw nothing. It was just me. Where am I? Is this truly the place people go when they die? Or… could this be a place where I was brought because of her? I think that could explain this. She brought me here. But, where is she then?

I found a pond. It was the first thing I had seen in this land. I walked over to it. There was nothing inside of it. The water didn’t even reflect me. I reached out and tried to touch the water. I couldn’t. There was something trapping it inside. I couldn’t touch it. Just what is this place? And, more importantly, where is Dia?

If she brought me here, she should be here. I don’t see her at all. Could she be doing something else? But, what could she be doing? Wasn’t all she wanted just for me to die? Unless… could she want revenge? Yoshiko kept me from dying sooner because she was always around whenever I felt Dia’s presence. Could… could she be trying to kill Yoshiko?

I hope not. I don’t want that. Is there anything I could do to stop her, though? I’m pretty helpless here. I can’t even get out of this place. I guess it’s up to Yoshiko to save herself. I hope she can. I don’t want her to end up here as well. It’s not a pleasant place at all. And, who knows what Dia has in store for me when she returns. I’m scared to think about it.

What can I do while I wait for her to come back? There isn’t anything around. All I’ve found is this pond that I can’t even touch. Maybe I could just sit on the ground and wait? Maybe take a nap? I don’t know that I’d want to take a nap in this place. It still gives me the creeps. This kind of feels like how it does whenever Dia would move something. Maybe this is where that feeling came from. Well, wherever this is. I’m still not quite sure what to call this place. It’s obviously not the afterlife’s normal place.

I ended up sitting down beside the pond. I have nothing better to do and I don’t really want to wander away. I ended up just drawing random things in the ground. The ground is very cold and hard.

I don’t know how long it’d take me to find something else. If there is anything else. What if this is the only thing in this land? I don’t want to leave it and risk never being able to find it again.

After who knows how long, I felt the air suddenly lighten up. I stood up. The world started glowing around me. The world changed. Now there were many things around. The pond was still there. I could touch it now. There were trees and bushes everywhere. What happened? I’m confused. Why did everything suddenly get bright and happy? Did something happen to Dia?

“Ruby?”

That voice. It’s Dia. It turned around. She was standing there. She was back to normal. There was no more evil in her looks. She wasn’t covered in blood now. She looked who she did when I first started seeing her. I slowly walked toward her. I felt tears trying to fall out of my eyes. I held them back. Now was not the time to cry yet. I need answers.

“Why? Why did you do this to me!?” I demanded. I couldn’t help it. I started crying. I couldn’t hold the tears back.

“Ruby… I’m sorry…” It sounded like she was holding back tears as well.

“Sorry doesn’t make this better! You killed me! You… you ruined my life!” I yelled, “Maybe I should’ve just died instead of you! I hate you!”

“I know… I don’t know what I can do to make it up to you. I’m really sorry. I just… I don’t know what happened…” Dia sighed, “I don’t know why I did this…”

“How do you not know!” I challenged.

“I don’t remember what really happened… I just felt, I don’t know, mad. Mad that I wasn’t with you. I guess that ended up taking a turn for the worst.” Dia said, “Ruby, I know you hate me, but I truly am sorry. I didn’t want anything like this to happen.”

“Why’d you save me then? What was the purpose if you were just going to sulk over it?” I growled.

“I saved you because I love you. I didn’t feel that way at first, believe me. But, the more I watched you with everyone else, the more I wanted to be there, so I showed myself to you.” Dia explained.

“Why’d you go crazy?” I asked.

“It happened after Yoshiko ‘killed’ me. I felt angry that I couldn’t be with you. I realize now I shouldn’t have ever shown myself the way I did. I hurt you a lot more that way.” Dia replied.

“Then what about my memories?”

“I don’t know. I can’t answer that.” Dia shrugged.

“Where are we?” I asked.

“I’m not too sure myself. After I showed myself to you, I ended up here. I don’t know how to get out of it.”

“Well, at least we’re together here.” I tried to stay a little positive.

“But… you hate me…” Dia mumbled.

“Well, Yeah. But, you’re still my onee-chan.” I hugged Dia tightly.

Día hugged me back, “I’m so sorry about all of this… I didn’t want this… I wanted you to be happy…”

“There’s one way you can make me happy.” I said.

“And what’s that?” Dia asked.

I smirked as I told her the plan.