Disclaimer: I do not own nor claim to own this franchise or any of its characters.

Author Note: Recently I learnt that people on tumblr in the 5D's fandom were being harassed by 'canon'-nazis, people that have hissy-fits for shipping Yaoi/Yuri pairings or not shipping Faith/Scoop/RavenKnight/RevengeShipping. They deem those ships canon and anything not canon is to be punished. In retaliation here you go canon-nazis have some crack pairings. I call this AgonyShipping, oh and bonus to whoever can guess what the theme naming of the chapters is. Also the majority of the story will be italics because fuck bitches. I'm sorry that was uncalled for.

Afterwards

Cattleya

A gray cab. The falling rain trickles down far too fast. Ah, where am I going? The past and present are blurred as is my future. When am I going? The last thing I remember is a fork penetrating my right eye. The knife sliced of my left ear. The hospital? The police station? Ah I suppose either is no problem at all. A hospital to make me well. A police station to trap and release me as I deserve.

"Where am I going?" I inquire.

The cabbie smiles as I can feel it's too chilling.

"Afterwards." She replies.

"Afterwards? Hm, fine don't tell me, I'll figure out on my own."

"After the words."

"Delightful."

As per usual insanity is attracted to me. Insanity is easily manipulated. Concentrated. Ah Aki better pick me up.

I glance out the window and outside is entirely gray.

"Ma'am where am I going, give me a straight answer this time."

"After the words. After the pain. After all the agony. After the silverware struck you straight through."

"Vague once more. Tell me."

"After life."

A gray cab. The endless empty skies and the tall buildings filled with mutilated and struggling people. The falling rain taunts me as well. My foolishness is easily understood. The uncertainly and denial of death is only human isn't it? Aren't even I allowed to be human?

"And such what does the afterlife hold for me?"

"Forever or redemption. Pain or ascension. Cattleya or another heart that simply is lost."

"Oh yes more vagueness, yes please."

"Silence! Driving is difficult."

A cab. Strange choice. I thought a train was more appropriate after all. A train or a ship. Ah but cabs hold a certain poetical nature as well. Paying for my death. Ah death is something I should have avoided. Aki needs me after all. Perhaps she'll join me. Sweet, sweet, pain and pleasure in the afterlife as well. I bet she'd even kill herself to be with me. She promised me eternity and she always keeps her promises.

"Is this heaven or hell?"

"Neither."

"Ah then purgatory?"

"No."

"Limbo?"

"No."

"Sheol?"

"No?"

"Nirvana?"

"No, must you continue?"

"I'll stop if you tell me."

"It's the place where people choose. It's Janus."

I'm afraid I've never heard of Janus before. Beyond the Roman God of choices there is nothing called Janus except for a rare breed of two faced cats.

"Ah yes Janus."

I sit in silence. The cab bounces up and down and my breath hitches. I wonder if she'll die for me before or after carrying on my word, my legacy. Aki, my black and withering rose in that form come to me. I'm lonely without you. I have to admit when I met you the days went faster and the nights when slower. Heh.

I shouldn't have died so soon. Ah but you know what they say; only the good die young. That is surely a testimate. Hah! In my death I will be a martyr for the cause. This will surely help. The cab stops abruptly and I slam my face against the seat.

"What will you be paying with?" The driver questions.

I check my pockets. No money at all. Delightful.

"Whatever you will take." I say resigned.

Regret. The falling rain mockingly fluttering like roses petals ripped.

"Your left ear and right eye so the blind and deaf girl you left in the living world can see and hear what you did."

I scream and reach up to my eye. Surely enough blood is running now.

"It will be returned when you choose." She murmurs.

The cab drives off and I stumble. Suddenly in my hand is a small silver key. Naturally as keys are made for locks I put the key in the silver lock on the tall building in front of me. It opens and all manner of freaks missing pieces of themselves are scattered about. From a spikey haired blonde missing his legs to an older man with metal arms. Ah only an ear and an eye, quite lucky. I walk past careful not to make eye contact as it's considered an attack. I walk up the stairs and feel the key anxiously. The raised numbers that appear on it says four. I walk up the stairs to the top floor. Rather strange how every floor rather than door is locked. I open floor four. In there is a fairly large and fairly decent apartment. The living room of some description is first. I walk through it to the kitchen and through there into a bedroom. The bedroom looks like some kind of mechanic's workshop, clearly not mine. The room next to it looks like a laboratory, also clearly not mine. The room beside that one is the very image of my dear Aki's bedroom. Is this a sign she'll be joining me soon? Excellent. I lie down on the bed. Ah it smells like her even. I lie down on it and close my eyes allowing sleep to take me.