Kanami closed her eyes, and pressed her fingers to her forehead. "So what happens to me after I die?" She asked. "And what's preventing me from bleeding to death once I accept this contract?" She wished to know all the could before she signed up. She sighed a little. A sort-of-shinigami was trying to get her soul in return for... Happiness. Of some sort. The question is, what did Kanami wish for?
She sipped at her tea again, and looked around her at the small orbs, now tinkling like tiny glowing wind chimes. They were mesmerizing, and very pretty. Relaxing, almost. She bit her lip and looked up. Her eyes lingered on the feather pen that had appeared on the table. "I-I..." She started. What was there to wish for? She had nothing TO wish for. But then again... Could she wish for something and create a loophole from it? Kanami suddenly thought of things she desired - an unconditional lover, children of her own, getting away from her father... Having her mother back... But...Could this... almost-shinigami help her?
"I'm not sure I have a wish you could grant me."
Kanami finally spoke the words that were on her mind. But... Perhaps... Perhaps there was something. What...What about a family? A family... That would be nice. A family that treated her right, who looked up to her. Not a broken family. A real one. With unconditional love, and teamwork, and... happiness. Yes, Kanami would like that very much... And she'd be happy, too, truly happy. She couldn't do that if she died... She sipped thoughtfully at her tea again. It was very nice tea. She could see the blood, though, all over her wrist. It was a strange sight, because the blood hadn't dried, but it wasn't fluid and moving, either. If she touched it, it would be wet, but no blood would come off with her fingers... Was it because time had stopped? That brought up the 'what-if-this-does-nothing' question again. What if it DIDN'T do anything? Kanami's soul would be wasted. She had to decide whether the chance at what could be happiness overweigh the possibility that she would die anyway.
Was it really, truly, worth it?
Yes.
"I'll do it."