This will be a collection of three short stories involving Add and Mother's day! Each chapter will display a different version of Add, as well as different characters which come to him on this depressing day, each with their own unique ways of comforting him. I hope you enjoy! Sorry I'm not posting this actually on mother's day. Idea only just popped into my head. :P

Chapter 1: LP x Asura

It was such a peaceful night in Elrios. The wind was blowing calmly through the streets of Hamel, the water glistening from the beautiful moonlight. Sitting down at the edge of one of the many docks which lined Hamels shore was Add. One of his legs dangled lazily over the water, while the other was bent in front of him, his arm resting on the top of his knee. He stared up at the gorgeous sky, a slight scowl on his face. This was the one day he hated most, the one that pained him the most, mother's day. His heart hurt at the thought of it, at the thought of his mother. He saw all the people earlier walking around, grabbing presents for their mother or taking them out for dinner. How Add wished he had that opportunity. How he wished he could of saved her. Before he could ponder this more, however, a very gentle voice came from behind him.

"Add?" It whispered sweetly. The source of the voice slowly walked up to his side and sat next to him, sitting atop her legs. It was none other than Ara. Add only cast her a momentary glance before looking up to the stars again. She joined him in gazing at the stars, looking up at the beauty of the many white specks within the dark sky. "Quite a beautiful sight, huh Add?" She only earned a grunt of agreement in response. She glanced at him once more, spotting his scowl, and felt a bit of worry run through her. "A-Add, you alright?"

"It's mother's day, you know?" He suddenly spoke out, ignoring her question.

"U-Uh? Yeah, why?" The young spearwoman tilted her head in curiosity at his question.

"I never really got to celebrate it with my mom before she was killed." He mumbled sadly as his eyes flashed with pain at the memory. "I was too young, I couldn't do anything for her besides give her a card I made. Even then I didn't feel like that was enough though." Ara decided to be quiet and let the Psyker talk. "My father found the day pointless. Never celebrated it with mother, it was always science with him. Hell, science was so important to the man that, in the name of his oh so important research, he turned me into a test subject. Tried to make me a weapon." He released a deep sigh as his head lowered, staring at his reflection in the water. "My mother tried to stop it…But I guess he got his wish in the end."

Ara struggled to find words at the moment. She had never seen the scientist this upset, nor had she ever heard the man insult science or insinuate that it's bad before. It was a shock to the martial artist, to hear someone who was so obsessed with science now just spit on it. His voice suddenly startled her from her thoughts.

"My mother must think I'm a disappointment, you know?" He asked as his eyes glanced at the Asura. "She worked so hard to prevent me from becoming…this." He motioned to himself. "A monster…A weapon. She risked hellish retribution form my father to save me from that life… Yet, here I am, having turned my whole body to a weapon with this armor." He put his face into his hand, shaking his head lightly as he closed his eyes. "I must be such a disappointment to her."

"I doubt that's true." Ara's voice rang out, the white haired man's eyes widening in surprise. "You may of turned yourself into a weapon, but you used it for good, right?" Add paused as he thought about it. Very slowly he nodded to her. She shot him a large smile as he agreed, tilting her head. "Then there's no way she'd be ashamed of you! You're not a monster! You're a hero now! Along with the rest of the gang! I'm sure that you're mother is smiling in heaven at that fact! That her son helped protect the innocent and save the world! I'm sure that, while in heaven, she thinks that's the greatest mother's day gift she could have. To know her son is a hero, that her son has amazing friends who helped him out of his darkness!"

Add paused at her speech, before slowly turning his scowl into a small, but genuine, smile. He let out a bit of a chuckle as he looked down at the water again. "Maybe you're right."

"I know I am!" She responded, scooting closer to the man and wrapping her arms around him in a tight embrace. "I know she's proud of you. We all are for how far you've come. We all know though that there's one thing she'll want you to do on top of everything else."

Add returned the embrace, resting his chin on her shoulder as he let out a small sigh. "And what is that?"

"Let us help you move on so that you no longer feel that pain." She whispered, her hand lightly rubbing up and down Add's back. He paused for a moment as her words hit him. He took a very deep breath before closing his eyes, mumbling back.

"Alright." Ara couldn't help but smile as he agreed to finally let them help him move on. As he finally agreed to let the El-Search party help him escape his pain, something he was so adamant about not letting them do. Deep down though, Add knew she was right. For the last words she said to him before that attack still rang through his mind.

"Edward…The present is something that's precious in itself." It took him so many years, but he finally understood what she meant, that the present itself was something to enjoy. She wouldn't want him to keep dwelling on the past and hurting himself, it's the last thing she'd want. She'd want him to listen to her final words and move forward. Maybe now, with the help of this woman who he came to love, as well as the rest of the group, he could finally move forward rather than attempt to go backwards, just like she'd want.

Standing on the water in front of the duo, incapable of being seen by either, was a beautiful white haired woman, a large smile plastered on her face. A spectral tear flowed down her cheek as she mumbled out, "Thank you." before fading away. Content at seeing her son finally being able to move on and be happy, she moved on herself, to the after life, prepared for whatever it may have in store.