Makoto looked over his shoulder to see Haruka standing there, he was in his school uniform but like Makoto, now transparent and a ghost. Makoto had to blink a moment to make sure Haruka was actually there, once he was sure he quickly ran over and hugged Haruka.

"I was so scared you wouldn't come and I'd never see you again!" Makoto says holding Haruka tightly.

"Makoto?! " Haruka says in shock. A smile soon breaks out on his face and he hugs back just as tight. Makoto couldn't help but make a small chuckle and after the long hug which they both needed so they could have a moment to soak in the fact they were together again, they separated from the hug.

"I thought I'd never see you again Makoto…" Haruka says quietly. Makoto looks down at him, he

notices the pain in his friends eyes and frowns.

"…I'm sorry Haru… I've been… Watching over you though… I'm sorry you went through all that…" Makoto says softly. Haruka looks down and off to the side for a moment, Makoto puts a hand on Haruka's shoulder, causing the raven haired teen's attention to turn back to him.

"It's all over now Haru… You don't have to be in pain anymore…" Makoto tells Haru, giving him a warm smile. Haruka chewed his lip a moment, a habit Makoto believed he had long since abandoned, and rubbed his wrists a bit. After a moment he gave a small nod.

"okay… but wait… did you say you watched over me?" Haruka asks raising a brow. Makoto rubbed the back of his neck.

"Well… We're stuck here in the mortal world for whatever reason… I thought the best use of my time was watching over everyone and making sure you were all okay… I saw how bad you took all this and decided I should watch over you…" Makoto says.

"Did you see all of it…?" Haruka asks quietly, not even questioning the fact they were stuck here and rather finding this more important. Makoto knew he meant if he had watched Haruka start to hurt himself and later on end his life. Makoto sighs and makes a small nod to which Haruka says nothing else. Makoto scans his friend's features to see nothing but his usual stoic face, he decides to end the silence after a bit.

"…Your funeral will be held later today I heard… So… If you want we can go see it…? It helps with closure and everything…" Makoto tells his friend. Haruka just makes a shrug, which Makoto knows by now means okay.

The funeral had been nice. Almost as packed as Makoto's was. Haruka didn't seem too pleased about that many people who didn't really know him showing up, but Makoto just told him it meant they thought he was a good person and wanted to give their wishes. Makoto was honestly happy that their graves were right next to each other, he felt it showed everyone just how good of friends they were, that even in death they'd stay by each other's side. Makoto even noticed that Haruka seemed a lot more comforted that their graves were beside each other.

After the funeral, Haruka just sat down and looked at the two graves silently. Makoto let him have his quiet and sat down by him, making sure not to bother Haru at all while he thought. Eventually Haruka spoke up, when the sky had gotten dark and the stars shone bright.

"…Do you remember how you died…? Or… Who killed you…?" He asked, his voice quiet and monotone like usual.

"No… I don't… I saw the car crash… and I followed you to my body… But I know nothing else of my death… Do you remember yours?" Makoto asks after a pause. Haruka doesn't say anything but just gives a small, slow nod and then sighs.

"You… Could've had a great life Haru… Why did you chose me over all that…?" Makoto asks, not that he didn't feel flattered or anything, he wanted Haru to be with him but he felt guilty about all Haruka lost. When Makoto looks to the raven haired teen, Haruka is looking up at the moon. He makes a small, non-committal shrug and lays down on the grass. Makoto goes quiet for a bit before copying and laying down to look at the stars. A soft smile forms on his face as he stares up at the peaceful night sky. It was the first time in a while that he had felt at peace, and now he had Haru to keep him company. He could tell Haruka was relaxed as well by the way his eyes were half closed.

"Hey Haru..?" Makoto asks quietly, grasping Haruka's attention once again and getting him to look over.

"Do you think everyone's going to be okay…? I mean… It's got to be really troubling, especially to our friends, that we're both gone now…" Makoto says, worrying a bit about Nagisa, Rei, and Gou. They are probably under a lot of stress right now… He didn't know how well they would take all of this.

"…They all expected this to happen." Haruka says quietly, no emotion in his voice. Makoto blinks and looks at him, not sure what he meant by that. Haruka seemed to understand that and sighed.

"They knew that when you died… I wouldn't be long to follow… I guess we all knew. And though it still does hurt for them… They were prepared for this…" The raven haired teen says. He remembers when he walked in on his friends talking about this one day and sighs.

Haruka had just gotten done with enduring a painfully upsetting day of school and started to head to the locker room. He hadn't gone to school much, he hated the sympathetic looks he'd get from his classmates and the fact Makoto wasn't there to lighten the mood, he spent most of his time at his house closing himself off from the now dull world, and felt like maybe a swim with the team would help… That was until his mind brought him back to the thought of Makoto. He had been on the team, this would be Haruka's first time going to practice without him. This realization had stopped Haruka right in his tracks as he was about to enter the locker room and made him take in a shaky breath. He held onto the wall trying to calm himself for a bit and that's when he heard the voices of Nagisa, Rei and Gou.

"Guys… I'm worried about Haru-chan…" Nagisa speaks up, his voice quiet but still able to be heard by Haru. The raven haired teen blinks hearing he's their topic of discussion right now.

"Me too… He's barely come to school… Let alone practice, and he loves to swim!" Haruka heard Gou say.

"Well, the two were best friends. We all knew he'd take it the hardest just…" Rei trails off.

"Just what?" Nagisa and Gou ask simutaniously. Rei lets out a sigh.

"Just Haruka was always dependent on Makoto… It was something that never had to be said, we just all knew it. The two had almost always been together and they barely left each other's side… If one went somewhere… The other usually followed…" Rei says quietly. There's a moment of silence and Haruka held his breath.

"What are you getting at Rei?" Gou asks, concern laced in her voice. Haruka kept listening, though he knew exactly what Rei was going to say.

"Makoto is dead… How long do you think it'll be before Haruka follows?" Rei asks, his voice quiet but held a lot of seriousness. There was a long silence after that. Haruka guessed it was because none of his friends had thought the raven haired teen would do something so terrible.

"H-Haruka… wouldn't…" Gou says in disbelief.

"…Makoto-chan was a big part of Haru-chan's life... and vice versa… it would make sense if he did…" Nagisa quietly says, his frown could be heard in his voice. Haruka heard footsteps coming towards him and slightly panicked, he took a step back, telling himself just to go, but he didn't move any further. Nagisa, Rei, and Gou walked out of the locker room and froze when they saw Haruka. They all were stuck in place, almost like they were glued there. They just stared for a while, the three friends seemed to realize that Haruka had heard them.

"H-Haru-chan…" Nagisa starts but Haruka just turned away and walked off.

"Haru..?" Makoto asks snapping the raven haired teen out of his thoughts. Haruka blinks and looks over.

"Everything okay?" The olive haired teen asks, Haruka just makes a small nod before staring back up at the stars. He yawns and closes his eyes, moving his arms behind his head.

"Hey Makoto… I thought since we're dead we shouldn't get tired." Haruka mumbles, turning his head to his friend. He notices Makoto seemed tired too, but when Haruka says that he blinks and furrows his brows.

"We… shouldn't I mean… I never got tired before…" Makoto says a bit unsure. After a moment, though, he just laughs it off.

"I'm sure it's nothing. It was a long day, I guess even ghosts get tired after enough stress." The olive haired teen says. Haruka raises a brow a moment before looking away and closing his eyes.

"Best to just rest up then I guess…" Haruka says, Makoto makes a nod in agreement and shuts his eyes as well. He let the peacefulness sink in and started to slowly drift off into his sleep. He didn't see as a small smile formed on Haruka's face as the raven haired teen took in the fact that he was with his best friend once again.