Naomi - Proof of Life
Okay, anyone else notice that Soundless Voice by Len and Proof of Life by Rin can fit Little Guy and Naomi really well? Rin suffers from a disease in it and it eventually kills her, sooo... This is a 'what-if' fic.
What if Naomi died? What if Rosalia didn't eradicate her disease, so she was cut even shorter?
Warnings: Death-fic.
Naomi's POV, Soundless Voice is Little Guy's POV. Two-shot. Enjoy~
I don't know how long I have until my light flickers out... When I die... Alyssa will be taken care of the FBI, mostly Little Guy, though... I wonder what will happen...
My thoughts ran through that dreaded subject. Alyssa suddenly jumped onto my lap.
"Naomi! Did you see what happened outside?" she asked, a cheerful tone in her speech.
"Hm? What is it?" I asked her as I put her down on her feet. I get up from my chair, and I stared out the institute's window. It was beautiful. The pure white surrounding the garden. Such a lovely sight...
"Can Mr. Navel come and play with me? Mr. David said that since we work so hard, we can take the day off!" Alyssa informed me.
I chuckled. We? Well, in any case, she does help sometimes. "I'll call him, okay?" A lot of things happened between us and Little Guy over the past few months. Well, you could tell if you were a romance fanatic, Little Guy loves me. And I love him. But, he was so slow in making the initiative of a relationship, I was tired of waiting. One day, I pulled him by the tie and planted one right on his lips. He was dumbfounded, he blushed, and finally said those 3 words. "I love you, Doctor Kimishima..."
"Hello, Little Guy?" I say into the computer.
"Yes, Naomi? Need anything?" He also started calling me Naomi, but he's still Little Guy to me.
"Actually, yes. And that would be you," I joked. I could just see him turning a slight pink after that comment. "Well, Chief Wayne says that we can have the day off, and Alyssa said that we should invite you to play in the snow with us. So, will you?"
"Please, Mr. Little Guy!" Alyssa added as she stood next to me.
"How can I say no? Of course I'll come over!" he said, most likely with a smile over his face. "I'll tell my superiors that I have permission to take the day off, and I'll be right over!" he said excitedly.
"Come on, Alyssa. Let's get back home to get changed into warmer clothing. When we're done, he might already be there at home, okay?" I told her as I got up from my chair. She nodded and put on her jacket after stuffing her playthings she brought into her backpack. Once I put on my jacket, we were ready to leave.
"Hey, Naomi?" Alyssa asked as she put on her pink snow pants. Her matching jacket that was brown and pink were laying on the couch.
"Yes?" I answered back.
"What do you want for Christmas? It's coming up in a few days!" she says cheerfully.
"Honestly, I don't really mind anything," I say simply. For it being my last Christmas, I just want to spend it with the two people I love the most in my life, Alyssa and Little Guy.
Suddenly, I hear the doorbell ring. "Alyssa, can you please answer it?" I asked as I got ready myself. I put on my jacket and grabbed my red scarf. I ran towards the door to meet up with Alyssa.
"So you bought a present already? Oooh, what is it?" I heard Alyssa say before I turned the corner. I stayed hidden so I wouldn't interrupt them. Though, I really want to know what they're saying...
"I bought her... this..." I heard shuffling, and a pocket zipper open up.
"Wowww! Mr. Little Guy! Really?" Alyssa gasped, and sounded really happy.
"...yes. But make sure that you keep it a secret, okay?" He asked her.
"Of course! I can't wait to see her face! When?"
"Christmas...or maybe even today."
"Okay!"
I then heard the pocket zipper up again. "Where's Naomi, anyway?"
"Naomiiii! Are you ready?" Alyssa yells.
"Ready!" I lied. I came out to see them ready, standing at the doorway. "Come on!" said excitedly as I took Alyssa's hand and dragged Little Guy by his dark blue scarf.
As we got outside in the backyard, I let go of both. Alyssa plopped onto the ground and made a snow angel. Very fatherly, Little Guy pulled her up from the snow, so she wouldn't ruin her snow angel. I walked over to them, with a snowball in my hand, behind my back. Alyssa hugged him for helping her, and I couldn't stop but to admire the scene in front of me... Little Guy looked so much like a father when Alyssa hugged him. His smile was so serene, and Alyssa surely had the smile of a child seeing their parent after being separated. When the hug was finished, he turned to me.
"Naomi? What's behind your back?" he observed.
"..this!" I said as I threw the overly huge snowball at him, hitting him on the face. Alyssa laughed really hard, and bent down to make some as well.
"H-hey!" he said as he wiped off the cool powder off his face. He got on the ground himself and he started to ball up some snow, but then several balls pelted his back, making him face plant into the snow. It was all Alyssa's doing.
At that part, I exploded laughing, for like mother, like daughter... Kind of.
And so, while I laughed at him, I didn't even see the snowball hurl at my shoulder, making me flinch and knock me off balance, but I manage to keep myself up and not fall backwards. "This means war!" I called out at him, and ran behind a chair on the deck. "Everyone for theirselves!" I warned them as I started throwing at them.
And for half an hour, we were all engaged in a fight. I had a secret alliance with Alyssa, and it looked like it worked, for Little Guy's area was overflowing with smashed balls. Also, his used to be blue jacket looked like it was supposed to be white with all the snow covering it. In the end, we all gave up, came together and held hands, and fell into the snow, looking up at the still snowing grey sky, still holding hands while on our backs.
Navel turned to me and smiled, and the. He leaned in closer to me. Getting the message, I beat him into locking lips. After a while, I let go, and sighed in content. Even if I was going to die soon... These two truly made the last few months worth it. ...though how will I tell them that?
"Naomiii, Mr. Little Guy!" Alyssa whined. "I can't feel my toes! Can we go inside now?" she asked as she got up. Little Guy sat up, and I propped myself by my elbows.
"Of course, Alyssa," I said, and I looked at Navel. He nodded. Alyssa cheerfully started skipping in the snow to the back door of the house, and Little Guy helped me up. He started following after Alyssa.
I started walking to them, but my vision wasn't allowing it. It was discontinuing my sight, there were flashes. When it finally stopped, I saw Little Guy, holding me in his arms.
"You okay? You were walking like you were drunk..." he asked, concerned.
"Y-yeah, I'm okay," I replied. He let go, but continued to hold my hand.
Suddenly, I couldn't feel anything in my hand anymore, and before I knew it, I found myself on the ground, lying on my side. Pain was radiating from my chest, and it was hurting really badly. I clutched onto my chest. Was it time?
"N-Naomi!" Little Guy screamed as he picked up my hand. His figure was flashing, and during the flashes, I also saw Alyssa on my other side. Then, I felt my hand being squeezed.
"Naomi! I won't let you die!" he said, tears welling up in his eyes.
"Unh... Little Guy, Alyssa..." I started as I opened up my eyes, despite my failing vision. "It's time for me to leave..." I told them sadly. "Even though I'll just fade away, I truly want to continue living, loving the both of you... I want to continue... Doing my job... Giving justice to the ones who need it... I want you two... And the others... To remember me... So that there's proof that I actually lived... Once upon a time..." I said, smiling at the two of them.
"My time has run out... I know, deep down inside... That us three are a family, and I love you both..." I said again.
"No! It's not over! Naomi! I'll just call Resurgam!" Little Guy suggested. "D-don't give up on me! Please!" He said, tears falling from his eyes, landing on my jacket. Alyssa could only cry, she didn't say anything. I don't blame her.
"N-no... They won't be able to stop it... It's terminal..." I said. "I... Can't see anything besides darkness and your faces... And I can barely hear anything... I... I'm scared... And I'm lonely... But... Even though if everything here has withered... For winter... I can still see the warmth in your smiles... Out of everything..."
"N-Naomi!" Alyssa finally called out. I took her hand, and continued.
"Please... Continue to live on strongly for me... Please, don't cry... Even when you get so lonely you can't go on, please remember... I'll always be with you... You'll never be alone... Little Guy... Alyssa..."
Little Guy picked me up into his arms and embraced me, and held his arm around my shoulders, still clutching onto my hand after the hug with the other hand. Alyssa took the other one again. The gentle snow was still falling in the gray sky...
"Heh heh... It's a little weird..." I tried chuckling why my dying breath. "Now, I don't feel sad or alone... For... I have you two... And your smiling faces in my memories... I... I can't hear anymore... I can barely see... Your arms tightly wrapped around my shoulders... You're warm..." I said as I reached up weakly to stroke Little Guy's cheek. It felt wet to my dying senses.
"Naomi! Don't leave us!" Alyssa cried out hysterically.
"N-Naomi..." Little Guy gasped from a breath he had been holding for a long time during witnessing my final moments.
I could only smile at them. "Before I leave this life for the rest of time... I want to say... Thank you... For making the last few months of my life... Worth-!"
