Limitless

"You can only love one person in your entire life"

Heart beats fast
Colors and promises
How to be brave
How can I love when I'm afraid
To fall
But watching you stand alone
All of my doubt
Suddenly goes away somehow

One step closer

They were a happy family. Living in a huge temple built atop a hill; they could witness the real beauty of the sunrise with the rays descending upon them like a gift from God himself. Home was never quiet. Every day was an adventure.

She was noisy, clumsy and overall a mess. She wakes the surrounding with her voice resonating all over the trees and onto the humid air.

He was cool, calm and collected, yet he was the sole reason why she always screams her head out, and he can't say he doesn't like it.

She was their angel, a new member of the family. He protected her with his whole life and she took care of her with every bit of her love.

They were a family, a chaotic but happy family.

I have died everyday
waiting for you
Darlin' don't be afraid
I have loved you for a
Thousand years
I'll love you for a
Thousand more

Until one day it came- an event that tested their bonds and almost broke their wills to hold on.

It should have been a sign already, a bad omen perhaps. The clouds were dark and humongous, sending strong gush of winds and tons of drops of rain. It would've been silent, considering that everyone was inside and protecting their ears from the fearsome thunder strikes, but no, the rain was strong. It was like bullets trying to put holes on your roofs and on the sidewalks. The wind was not kind. It was whipping in the air without a control, slamming doors and windows on its wake.

Everyone was afraid, and she was no exception.

"Mom! It's scary!" she whimpered as she sunk her head on her mother's chest.

"Hush now, don't worry- we'll protect you" she replied, encircling her arms around her daughter's body.

"That's right. There's nothing to worry about" he added. He kisses her on her forehead and hugs the two of them in a tight one.

Then and there, she knew she was secured and safe- from the howling wind, from the harsh rain and from the frightening lightning that draws itself on the sky.

However, it didn't last long, as she felt her arms went limp. Her eyes widen immediately.

"Mom?"

And he felt it too, that sent dread to his system. Shuddering, he loosened his hold and glanced on his wife but was astonished to see her eyes closing and her body falling on the floor. But he didn't let her. He held unto her and tried to shake her into wake with his horrified voice.

Yet, she didn't. She continued to sleep.

"Miyu! Wake up! Please! Miyu!"

"Mom? What's wrong? Are you all right? Mom?"

Together, their voices echoed on the empty rooms of the house.

Time stands still
Beauty I know she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything
Take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath,
Every hour has come to this

One step closer

"I don't understand as well. Her condition is - complicated. For some reason, she's in a comma and we still can't define the root cause"

Their joyful days have suddenly turned into one that is sorrowful and quiet. Instead of lying on the house and enjoying themselves just like the normal days they spend their lives onto, they were now seated on chair as they stared helplessly at the person lying on the bed with her eyes closed and looking lifeless.

He was devastated. He couldn't live without her, she was his life.

She was sorrowful. She doesn't understand that much but she knows she can't let her mother leave her just yet.

I have died everyday

Waiting for you

Darlin' don't be afraid
I have loved you for a
Thousand years
I'll love you for a
Thousand more

And all along I believed
I would find you
Time has brought
Your heart to me
I have loved you for a
Thousand years
I'll love you for a
Thousand more

One step closer
One step closer

Together, they sat and waited for her to be cured. But how can you cure something that even the professionals mentioned unknown?

Then, a stranger appeared. All in his glory wearing a dark cape and a staff on his hand. His eyes boring into his so intense that he had to muster vigorous strength he only showed whenever his family was in danger.

But he was not there to wreak havoc or cause any pain. He was there to send a message, a message that delivered a huge blow into their hearts. Almost crushing them into pieces.

"I am Luka; a messenger of time and universe. And here with me is information that you seek"

And he told them, him- "Back on the past, a creature we have never encountered before has come to life. We do not fully know what its intentions are but we can confirm that it includes your beloved wife. It tries to pull her away from your younger self. It looks as if it wants to keep her, or rather; it wants to destroy the relationship that you have"

And he growls, unable to believe that someone is alternating the past. No, he's not stupid. He can read between the lines. But for more important matters- "How is it going to affect us?" he asked with his wounded voice. It was actually a wonder why he hasn't choked yet on his own breath.

"Gravely-" the stranger answered without hesitation "If he succeeds changing the history of your life- then in this future, she will vanish along with your child"

He opened his mouth to cry out something, anything that could at least ease the wound on his chest but he cut him off. "She won't die, but she'll forget about you. She will simply go to another place where she was meant to be. But you- you might suffer. You will remember due to the strong connections you had with her. You will know everything; you will be aware and would live to it for the rest of your life"

I have died everyday
Waiting for you
Darlin' don't be afraid,
I have loved you for a
Thousand years
I'll love you for a
Thousand more

It felt like the world was in his hands as he struggled to keep the tears from falling. His wife, his daughter- they won't remember him? They'll leave him? No! There must be a way.

"Is there anything that I can do?" he asked, no longer the pride on his voice but just begging and pleading for a good answer. Unfortunately, there is none as the stranger shook his head.

"You cannot go to the past to change things, or it might affect others. We cannot do anything hence of our limits. This creature- is powerful. We don't know where it came from or how it was born. That's why we have lent you this message. To warn you. There is a way for you to forget if this creature ever succeeds"

Immediately, he raised his head, and glared at the stranger with all his might.

"You can cut the connection between the two of you now, just wish it and it will happen-"

There was a small pull that crossed his mind. They would forget him? He would live in despair. Can he really do that?

But one look to his daughter established his decisions. He looked back at the stranger. His face void of doubts but full of confidence and strength. He was shining, a fire that ceased to stop burning.

"I won't. I won't do it"

"Then are you ready to suffer?"

"No-" he answered as he lowers his sight onto the body that lied peacefully on the bed. "Because I don't have to. I won't have to. She will live. She can do it. We can do it. Our-our bonds will be enough. Our love for each other will break through, I'm sure of it. That's why, there's no need for it to happen. We will overcome this"

If he would've looked up he would've seen the warm smile that appeared on the stranger's face.

"I understand. Very well, I hope for you to live"

And he vanished into the darkness of the night.

Making his decisions, they sent her to their home- knowing that technology won't save her at all.

There, they waited for her return. There, they prayed and stayed strong. There, they were still a family even if one member was asleep.

I have died everyday
Waiting for you
Darlin' don't be afraid,
I have loved you for a
Thousand years
I'll love you for a
Thousand more

A year has passed and their patience and love has been paid.

He woke up at the scent of something burning. Realizing it, he stood hastily and run towards the source of the smoke. His heart thumping wildly on his chest and huffs came out on his breath but what he saw – brought tears to his cheeks.

"Kanata? Why the heck are you crying? It's not that bad, you jerk!"

But he didn't answer her; instead, he came at her and kissed her.

a/n: yes, there'll be a sequel and it will be entitled as boundless. It would tell the story of what actually happened on the past. (I still don't know whether it would be a one-shot or a story)

Anyways, I really believe to what I said on the very first sentence. After all, I believe in eternal love :D. Aw, I'm so cliche..

Continuing, I hate people who do not believe in long distance relationship .

I hate people who can mistake love for lust .

I hate people who can say love so easily .

I hate people who say love is something that can be learned! Because if it is, then it's the shallowest thing on the world...

I mean, lessons in life can be forgotten, but not love, once its there, it will always be there!

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