Fate [Ai Mikaze x Reader]

Chapter 14 - Truth Of My Deep Sleep

(SHOWTA (Aoi Shouta, Ai's CV): Trans Winter ~ fuyu no mukou gawa ~, translation by silvermoon249)

He noticed his voice breaking, the tears dropping onto their connected hands, so he stopped. No - singing that only made his heart hurt more. He sighed and looked at his free hand, letting more tears drop onto his palm then fade away. Is this what a heartbreak is?
Then, he froze.
He didn't even notice those small fingers locking with his until her hand gave his the weakest and smallest squeeze. He looked up at her - she was still unconscious, though.
Perhaps, she heard him, deep inside.
Ai smiled sadly, slowly raising her hand and pressing his lips against it gently.

After that day, Ranmaru and Camus were proven that Ai was far more than an emotionless robot.

.......

Slowly, I open my eyes. Strangely, I don't feel any pain. I don't feel anything. I let myself float in this field. Gentle flowers. Soft breeze. A quiet melody.
I wonder about what am I doing here. A world, far from reality. Eternal peace. Slowly, I give myself over to calmness. I don't feel pain. I won't feel pain. Everything is over, and I can finally rest.
I... can finally rest. Far away from troubles.
Finally rest...
After all, the rest came too soon.

I look at my surroundings. Flowers. Endless sky. A woman, slowly walking towards me.
I rest my gaze on the woman. Long, purely white clothes, soft pale skin, long hair. Those beautiful features are awfully familiar.
The woman smiles at me gently. If this would be reality, her eyes would be filled with tears. But, this isn't reality. Instead, she opens her arms silently with a large smile.
Mother.
"... Mom?" I hear myself whisper. To that, the woman nods. Immediately, my arms wrap around her. At least, I think so. Since I can't feel anything.
"What happened? How are you here? Why am I here?"
"Relax, dear." the woman smiles. "I'm going to explain everything. Meanwhile, let us take a walk, shall we?"
I walk down this field with Mother.

"... Mom, have I died?" I look at her.
"That is only for you to know, dear. Do you want to die?"

"... I don't know. But, Mom... what about you? What happened?"

"... Hmm. Well, do you want to know?" she smiles calmly.

"Yes, please." I nodded.

"Very well..."

She looks in the endless distance, then slowly starts.

"It was a cloudy night that day. You were only one and a half years old. Your father, you and I were just driving home. You see, that day, your father had a competition against You-Know-Who."

By that, I know she meant my fake father, Raging. I nod for her to continue.

"The drive was calm. Your father was in a great mood, as he has won the competition. Neither of us really saw it coming."

She keeps her smile on her face, but her tone is sad.
"A black van suddenly came from the side, and crashed into our car hard. I tried to tell your father to watch out, but it was too late. The gasoline tank was damaged, and the escaping gasoline set the car on fire. I was screaming your name, trying to protect you, but eventually, everything faded away around me...."
I frown.
"So it was a car accident, after all..."

"Oh, dear... I wish it was an accident." she sighed. "But, no. The van crashed into us on purpose. You-Know-Who was driving it. He crashed into us, injuring your father and ending his singing career, killing me, and taking you away..."
"..." I look down in silence. I can't really express so many emotions here. "What a brat."

"Yes. Not to mention, attempting to end your life as well."

With that, my thoughts are back on the previous matter. Am I dead?

"I know what you are thinking, dear. About that, I leave the choice to you."

"... I have a choice?"

"Yes. Only your emotions are keeping you from re-entering the real world now." she smiles at me. "You can come with me, and enter eternal calmness and happiness, where nothing matters anymore." she pointed at the path we were walking down. I noticed how the path turned brighter as it went further, and it led into a bright light.

"Pretty..." I whispered.

"But, you need to know dear... If you walk down this path, you end it. You will lose everything you had. Everything you had will lose you."
"... I will never see them again?"
"It's more like, they will never see you again. Or, you can go back. Oh, yeah... A certain someone is waiting for you. He said so himself."

I look back at where I came from. The quiet melody. Now I realize that it's his voice."... Ai..."
Mom smiles. "Go back, dear. It isn't your time yet."
I look at her. "Is it okay...?"

"Of course." she kisses my forehead. "I'm not going anywhere."
I smile sadly, as the world around me and she starts to fade away.

"I love you, Mom..."

"... I love you too, hun." she says, before everything around me disappears.

My eyelids were incredibly heavy as I lift them. Unlike before, I felt a sharp pain in my head and weakness in my whole body. The room was really white. I realized there was a bandage wrapped around my head.
"... [F/N]...?"
Slowly, I moved my gaze beside me. Lilac purple eyes were looking at me with worry. I wasn't pleased to see Eiji first thing, but I couldn't find the strength to say anything.
"... [F/N]... you are awake." he smiled. "Thank god... I was so worried..."
That smile of his was gone in a flash.
"... I'm so sorry, about all of this..." he frowned, looking away. "Father... h-he is in prison now. I miss him, but... it's... for the best. I can't believe he did this to you... I didn't say anything about this whole thing he was doing for years, but, this... How... how are you feeling, anyway?"
I found myself caught in his few words. For years...? 
"..... h..... how..... l... how long..." I tried to whisper.
"... How long you were asleep?" Eiji asked, and I nodded weakly. "Three months."
... How come he said years...?
... Did he know all along?
"... Eh... [F/N], why are you looking at me like that?"
"........o...out."
".... E-Eh?" he frowned.
"Get... get out..."
"... A-Ah, you must need rest. Okay..." he nodded. "I will come back later... I'm so happy you are awake. Rest well. You will be back to health with the blink of an eye, you will see."
With that, he left. I looked in front of myself, and seconds later, a bunch of nurses entered after hearing I was awake to check on my condition.

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I was gonna write more, but I feel like this is a good spot to split it so it isn't abnormally longer than my other chapters. I will probably write the next chapter and post them at the same time, though, in case if this would leave anyone confused.

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!