Piranha in the Water: Mitsune Haruo vs. Senkaku Ningensei

Falling.

The air rushed past him, leaving an annoying whistling sound in his ears. The bleak nature of the surroundings complimented the act he was commiting now; no one cared, and no one would care when he was gone. The rooftop of the skyscraper he had jumped off of shrunk into the distance, and even though he hadn't yet reached the height of the other, smaller buildings, he knew that his time was limited, and that he'd soon be splattered on the hard cement below. He was almost happy, but...

Tears?

They slowly floated upwards from his face, and the wind hitting his back slowed him enough to stare at them as he plummeted down. Why was he crying..? What was he sad about? What did he have to regret? When he did this, he had already made up his mind; even if he wanted to, he couldn't stop now. Maybe he was sad... Because it was all finally ending? Were these tears of joy; was he happy because he didn't have to suffer any longer; no one had to tolerate him anymore; he could finally be alone, and happy..?

The smaller buildings shot up into the sky around him; their bleak, brick walls closing in on him. He only had a few seconds left. But he could think as much as he wanted in those two seconds... About his abusive childhood, his multiple suicides, how much of a failure of a father and a husband he was... How selfish he was, how disgusting he was, how many people hated him. They were all probably watching with excitment right now. No one would mourn him... Now everyone could be happy...

Thud.

Nori sprung up in bed with the covers falling off of his body. He was covered in a cold sweat, and shivering slightly, obviously unnerved with what he had just done. The man swallowed his sadness in an attempt to get rid of the feeling in his stomach before he woke his wife; she didn't need to know what was happening... Even if it was a dream, it showed that he wanted to do it, and...

His wife. Nori glanced at his wife's sleeping figure. His abrupt movements had upset her posture slightly... If she wasn't a light sleeper, she'd be waking soon.