Hello, everyone, and welcome to another fanfic of mine! This time it's a Vocaloid fanfic! I've been an addict of Vocaloid recently, ever since I was 12 or something. What's more, OLIVER introduced me to it! After about a few years, I became an addict, starting from Steampianist to Evillious Chronicles, until today.

I only liked the Japanese Vocaloids back then, but then I knew there were some Engloids there and checked them out. They aren't bad as I thought they are. They're actually really good! From MAIKA, to OLIVER, to Big AL, to Sweet Ann, to Yohioloid... I started appreciating them one by one, especially since the Adam and Eve of Vocaloids, LOLA and LEON, were Engloids, too!

Oh, enough of my history! I was just rambling about it, that's all. Vocaloid has been one of my precious fandoms, and I know I ain't leaving it.

ANYWAY, here's the prologue. I hope you like it as much as I loved writing it.

This also serves as a gift and shout-out to the amazing writer, "The Angel of Dreams - Aria", for inspiring me to write this fanfiction! I've been reading her stories lately, especially "After A Litre of Tears", and I gotta say, she's so good at writing! You guys should really check her out sometime! And Ms. Aria, if you are reading this... *whispers* I'm still currently waiting for an update on that story... keep up the good work! *whispers*


Yohio Anderson has had fatal familial insomnia for four months now.

Oliver knew this, since he saw it with his own eyes the worsening condition of his older brother. He saw Yohio panicking in his own bed, and one sight of a spider can make him shout in fear. Only either his mother, Ann, or Oliver himself could comfort him.

It all started about a few months ago. He and his mother didn't know about this, up until he turned 18. Yohio hasn't been sleeping normally, having the earlier stages of paranoia. Eventually, his mother called a hospital and admitted Yohio there.

Oliver learned from his mother that his older brother seemed to suffer from fatal familial insomnia, a disease that his late father once had which was the cause of his death. Oliver didn't appreciate the fact that it's incurable. Ann did assure him that she wasn't really sure if he did suffer the disease.

Turns out he did.

"Mrs. Ann, your son turned out to have fatal familial insomnia, indeed." The doctor explained, looking over her clipboard before turning to the panicked mother. She shook her head. "Dr. Leon Thomas explained to me about the disease your husband had, and based on our observations, the similarities of your son's condition can't be overlooked."

"Y-Yohio has... FFI...?" Ann breathed, unable to hold her tears. "I-I thought... it isn't inherited..."

"Unfortunately, it is inherited, madam." Dr. Lola Thomas said, pushing her glasses to the bridge of her nose. "It is an extremely rare autosomal dominant inherited prion disease of the brain. So, it might be that your husband has somehow passed down some of the diseased genes into your eldest son."

Ann nodded in understanding, then turned to Oliver. "I-Is my youngest infected, too?"

"Hmm... I think not, madam." Lola replied, walking over to Oliver. She smiled at the young boy. "He looks really healthy, so there's a possibility he isn't infected like you are. But we can't take risks." She stood up and glanced through her clipboard. "Although I must say, that through the previous cases, only one child does inherit this disease. They have a 50% chance of having it if one of the parents has FFI. Well, it depends on the number of children you have."

Ann nodded in understanding. "Th-Thank you for telling me this, Lola. I knew you and your brother could be trusted."

Lola smiled. "The pleasure is all mine." She then walked up to the door, turning to Ann one last time. "I'll go check on your son to see if he still has the case. Further information will be told if we did observe something strange about him."

Ann sighed sadly once Lola disappeared from view. She then walked up to her youngest son, sitting next to him and hugging him close.

Oliver raised an eyebrow. "Mother, what were you and Ms. Lola talking about just now?"

Ann looked at Oliver and wiped a protruding tear off her eyes, before replying. "Ah, nothing. It's just that... your brother has a disease."

Oliver's eyes widened at this. "R-Really? What disease?"

Ann furrowed her eyebrows. "Fatal familial insomnia, Oliver."

"Fatal familial insomnia? I-Is that... curable?"

Ann fell silent. She didn't really feel like answering that question, but Oliver's already old and smart enough to know if she's lying. She took a deep breath.

"I-It's... incurable, Oliver. That was the same disease that took your father's life when you were born."


"M-Mother..."

"It's alright, Yohio. You'll be okay."

Oliver watched as his mother hugged Yohio, who was sobbing when he heard about his disease. Yohio wasn't the type to cry, he was always cheerful, but...

"I-I don't want to leave you yet, mother! You'll have a hard time for the family!" Yohio pleaded, his maroon eyes rimmed with tears.

"Yohio, it's okay! I can take care of you and Oliver at the same time. You don't have to worry."

"I don't want to be a burden..."

"Yohio... it's fine, really. Don't worry about a thing."

Yohio continued to sob in her arms. He didn't like this. Having such a disease that would take his life away in a year and a half months... How would his mother and his younger brother react? He didn't want to be a burden to his mother, and he still wanted to take care of his younger brother...

The older male glanced at young Oliver, who was simply sitting on the chair, a worried look on his face as he watched the scene unfold. His brown eyes were sad; Yohio knew he doesn't want his older brother gone, too.

Yohio smiled. He didn't want Oliver to worry for him. He just wanted him to be happy.

The blonde male looked up at his mother and asked, "Mother... may I speak to Oliver?"

Ann nodded, then gestured for the younger boy to come over. Oliver, with a sad expression still on his face, walked up to his older brother, and immediately caught one of his hands.

"Y-Yohio... don't go yet..." He whispered, tears streaming down his eyes like a waterfall.

Yohio sniffed, but smiled. "Oli, I won't be going yet... You could still see me when you have visit every time." He comforted his brother, hugging and ruffling his hair. "Don't cry, Oli. I'll be fine, I promise."

Oliver sobbed, hugging his brother back. So far, he couldn't think of anything to say right now, so all he did was sob for his brother.

Ann watched from the chair she was sitting on, tears coming out of her eyes. Seeing her sons hugging for what felt like the last hug they would share made her go emotional a lot. It was common for them to share hugs, but that was back then when Yohio still hadn't had that awful sickness...

"Excuse me, Ma'am Ann, but visiting time is over."

Ann turned to see Dr. Tonio Williams by the door, with a clipboard in his hand. Ann breathed. "O-Oh, is that so?" She said to herself, then stood up and walked up to Oliver.

"Oli... it's time to go home now." She tried to get a hold of the younger boy's arms, but Oliver yanked her hands away.

"No! I want to stay with Yohio!" He exclaimed, hugging his brother tightly.

Ann sighed. "Oliver, visiting time is-"

"I don't care! Yohio will be lonely! I'll stay with him!"

"Child, your brother needs to be treated. He won't get lonely-"

"No! Yohio needs someone with him!"

"O-Oliver, please..." He heard Yohio whisper, making Oliver stop from shouting. "P-Please don't burden the doctor's into doing their job. Th-They want to help me too, you know?" He said, smiling weakly.

Oliver sniffled. "...A-Are you... really sure?"

Yohio tore his eyes away from him and glanced at the nearby clock. "Look. It's 5:20. You should really be going home now." He told the younger boy, before kissing his brother's forehead. "Hurry, before it gets dark."

Oliver looked reluctant to leave. But, he didn't want to upset his brother. If the doctors don't treat him now, his lifespan might be shortened.

With a smile and a nod, he hugged his older brother one last time and walked up to his mother. He turned to Yohio and waved, mouthing 'goodbye' to him. Yohio responded with a wave, too.

He tugged on Dr. Tonio's coat and looked up to him with hope. "Please take care of him, Doctor," He pleaded, brown eyes glistening.

Tonio nodded with a smile. "I'll be sure to take good care of him, child. So don't worry about a thing, okay?" He reassured, winking at him.

Somehow Oliver felt better at this reassurance. He nodded and followed his mother, who gestured him to come along with her.

Oliver turned one last time to Yohio, smiled, and waved again, before finally running up to Ann and holding her hand.

He will be okay, I'm sure of that...


So guys, there you have it! The prologue to my new story! Thank you very much for getting to the end of the prologue. The first chapter might be out really soon!

TTFN! Tata for now!

R&R!

- Jail Rose