Angel Beats! Reunited

Chapter 8
Thank You, Moe!

Otonashi was sure that there had to be someone new. He felt it, like he did whenever anyone ended up in the Purgatory. Maybe it was because he had been stuck in the world of the dead for so long or maybe it was because he assigned himself the responsibility of taking care of everyone who came, but he knew he felt a new presence.

As Otonashi headed down the hall, still puzzled by the strange sense of someone new, he noticed that Moe was suspiciously standing outside the student council room.

"Hello Moe-chan. Give up on your quest to fix my, what was it you called it, 'beautiful love story' yet?"

"Haha Otonashi-kun. Actually, I'm helping someone."

"Oh, so there is someone new here."

"Yeah, I found her in the baseball fields."

"That would explain why I was so confused. I can tell when people show up here and usually they are in the classroom, so I stand at the door and wait for them to make a scene, but no one new was in the classroom."

"Just a bunch of NPCs?"

"Yeah, so you found this person. I suppose you don't want me to help you."

"Actually I already have it all under control. You see when I found this girl she wasn't really dead yet. She was nearly dead in a hospital room, and she didn't know whether or not she wanted to give up on life or hold onto it. You see this girl had been saved by an organ donor and didn't want that person's death to go to waste. She decided to just wait it out and see what happened. She ended up dying as I was talking to her."

"And now this girl has to face her biggest regrets right? I'm guessing it has something to do with this girl giving up on her life."

"Actually no, and here's the really interesting part, I think that this girl coming to terms with her regret is going to cause her to stay here."

"In the Purgatory?"

"Yeah, so you'll have a permanent helper once I'm gone."

"You're actually leaving?" Otonashi joked.

"Hey, I helped someone." Moe acted proud as she stepped aside for Otonashi to open the door so that he could get into the student council room.

Otonashi suddenly turned around before walking into the half-opened door and stated, "I suppose this means you've given up on helping me with my love life."

"When did I say that?"

Confused, Otonashi opened the door completely to find Kanade standing directly in front of him on the other side.

"Hello, Yuzuru." she greeted as Otonashi stood in shock.

After a short moment, Otonashi's face had the widest grin slapped across it. "Kanade!" he exclaimed as he took her up into his arms. The two laughed and embraced each other as if no one was watching them.

"Aww." Moe cooed. Kanade and Otonashi looked back at her. "I ruined it."

"No, you fixed it." Kanade corrected. "Thank you, Moe-chan."

"Thank you, Moe-chan." Otonashi followed.

Moe stood with tears in her eyes, too happy to speak. She was overwhelmed, and a moment later, she disappeared.