Don't Let Go

Faith chats away happily while eating her steak. "This moment is perfect!" she thinks to herself. She's on a blind date with a good looking guy who is funny and has a good job. She's eating at a fancy restaurant and is having fun for once.

"Faith, I think that we are really connecting this evening," the man says to her, smiling.

"I think so too!" She says. "I have to go to the restroom really quickly, but I'll be right back."

After Faith finishes her business, she notices the large painting on the wall, depicting a happy couple. As she is admiring the painting, all of a sudden, a unpleasant face pops right out!

"You... You... How are you here?" N8 asks her.

"How are you here?" She asks "Didn't you just walk through that painting?"

"Umm... well that's..." N8 stammers. "Why do I always get so flustered when I see her?" He thinks.

Suddenly N8 realizes the situation. If she can see him, she probably can see any other Death. He can't risk anyone else finding her!

"We can't talk here," Death says. He grabs her hand. "Don't let go of my hand."

Faith looks up at the man holding her hand... And confirms that it was definitely him that left her mother to die! She instinctively tries to pull her hand back but he holds on to her.

Death is about to teleport himself and the girl back to area N8 when he realizes everyone can see her. He quickly dragges her into a bathroom and into a stall.

"Hey! What are you doing?" She yells as she tries to leave the cramped stall.

"We have to get out of here quickly."

"Oh, why? Are your enemies coming after you Mister Mobster?" She asks sarcastically.

"I told you I'm not a mister. Just hold onto my hand and don't let go." Death N8 says as he teleports himself and her out of the restaurant.

-Back at the Party-

N7 stands up from his chair, angry. "Damn! Is he really not coming? Does he know how lucky he is to get personally invited here by me?" He looks at N22 apologetically. "Sorry, he's always such a debbie downer. You would think he was the one dying! I'm going to go get him, okay?" N7 says making a ok symbol with his hands. "Okay, but you better come back too!" N22 says jokingly as she watches N7 walk off.

N7 walks out of the exit. As soon as he does, he sees N8 walking toward the bathrooms... but he's holding the hand of a girl. N7 rubbs his eyes. He must have seen wrongly, right? He slowly walks over to the bathroom and walks in to see no one. N7 opens every stall but sees nothing. "It was definitely my imagination." N7 says to himself. He sighs as he starts to walk out. Suddenly, something on the floor catches his eye.

"Oh, What's this?"

-Area N8-

N8 teleports in front of the pond where they met. It is now a totally different scene, with a tranquill pond black as ink and fireflies dancing to the sounds of crickets. He looks at the girl, who looks dazed.

"How... How did I get here? I was on a blind date with the perfect guy and..."

Suddenly she looks at N8, furious.

"Hey! Why did you bring me here? I was on a date!!!"

-Back at the Restaurant-

"Why... Why hasn't she come back yet..." The date thinks to himself. He slumps down in his seat, defeated. "Damn... I thought things were going well..." T_T