Fox drove towards Miyu's home as it had been a couple of days passed ever since what she tried to do, and had not visited school even once for all her missing assignments. He drove in nervous silence, dressed in his black and gold trimmed uniform as he neared her home. He just didn't know what to do, the things he had read in the briefing notes that Miyu admitted of Fox…Was quite memorizing, and not in a good way. He just didn't now what to think of it.
Miyu kept multiple journals and diaries, as she grew in age pages were filled and needed to be replaced. She had written something about Fox daily for the past several years. Even if it was just a quick note of how he looked that day or what they did together this evening. And that's not all…Miyu had actually been practicing various sexual behaviors and activities in private and would jot them down in her diary, hoping, dreaming she would one day use what she learned with Fox…The bottom line is she was absolutely obsessed with the vulpine. She wouldn't, couldn't take no for an answer, it would crush her and almost did. He just didn't know how he was going to handle this. He parked right in front of their home as he looked up to the second floor window, Miyu's room. He grabbed her school work and stepped out of the car, hoping for the best.
Everyone had been asking what happened to Miyu as many students saw her running off, and what ultimately happened to Fox's face. The slash marks were deep, still sensitive red as the fur would never grow back in place most likely. Fox just said an accident happened to cover up Miyu's foiled attempt, it was better this way. The kids at school didn't need to know she was literally one step away from killing herself; it was none of their business. Fox knocked on the door three times, and a moment later a quiet Diane opened the door for the young man who saved her daughter.
"Fox."
"Hey Diane. I brought these for Miyu, may I come in?"
"Yes please." The elder lynx invited the young man in their quiet home as he slipped off his shoes. "She's up in her room, what are you going to do?"
"Whatever I can." Fox braved the stairs as he headed for Miyu's pink door. He stood outside for a moment of preparation, straightening himself out and taking a deep breath. He knocked three times and waited.
"Come in…" A silent answer was given as Fox opened the door slowly to the scene in front. Everything had been moved back to their original places and the blood that stained the fluffy white carpet had been washed out with some much needed elbow grease. Miyu sat in what Fox could only guess what her night clothing as she wore grey sweats and a simple white tank top. She didn't even look at him as she knew who it was. Miyu only stayed in her cradle of separation, her head bowed down in the whole created from her arms and legs. Her music programmer was playing on repeat ever so quietly that she could hardly hear it over Fox's voice.
"Hey Miyu, how are you feeling?" Fox didn't receive any response as he took the silence as not very well. He set down his school bag and walked toward her dresser near the programmer, setting her missing work on the top. Fox knew this song well once he listened in on it, it was something he always knew Miyu to listen to when she was down, he just didn't know how entranced she was by its meaning. It practically described how she felt from all of this, and how she felt about Fox.
Everything's so blurry
And everyone's so fake
And everybody's empty
And everything is so messed up
"Miyu." He took a seat by her bedside looking straight at her as she turned her head away. "Please look at me."
"I can't." She let out in the smallest of whispers between her arms.
"Why not?"
"I just can't." Fox grabbed her by the chin as he slowly raised her head to meet him. Tears filled her eyes as she saw the damage she had caused on Fox, the damage that would never disappear.
"I'm so sorry." She admitted as she pulled her head away from him.
"Don't be."
"Please don't say that." She dug her head deeper in despair, "I never would have thought you would read what I had written about you…"
Pre-occupied without you
I cannot live at all
My whole world surrounds you
I stumble then I crawl
"It doesn't matter Miyu, I have feelings for you like I have for no one else, you know that."
"I do…" She admitted quietly, "But not in the same way I feel about you."
You could be my someone
You could be my scene
You know that I'll protect you
From all of the obscene
"Miyu…" She didn't say anything, she just began to cry.
I wonder what your doing
Imagine where you are
There's oceans in between us
But that's not very far
"You don't know how I feel Fox. The medicine has made me realize I was crazy sure, but it doesn't change how I felt from everything I said."
"I know, but there's nothing I can do Miyu. All I can do is promise that we'll always be together." He grabbed her paw as she gave back the grip, even if she wasn't looking at him.
Can you take it all away
Can you take it all away
When ya shoved it in my face
This pain you gave to me
"I'll always be here for you, when you need me." Can you take it all away
Can you take it all away
When ya shoved it my face
"Why am I so different Fox? What makes me stand out from Fara, Jessie, and Krystal…"
"Miyu, it's not like that."
"Nothing's the same anymore…"
Everyone is changing
There's no one left that's real
To make up your own ending
And let me know just how you feel
"Life is like that Miyu, life is always going to change. Even if we don't want it to…All we can do is change as life does…"
"I love you Fox…I love you so much. I just feel so lost without you, so hopeless…"
Cause I am lost without you
I cannot live at all
My whole world surrounds you
I stumble then I crawl
Fox crawled onto her bed as he lay by her side. He took Miyu's hand within his own as he wrapped his arms around her slender body, she only looked away, it wasn't right in a way…Even if this is what she ultimately wanted.
You could be my someone
You could be my scene
You know that I will save you
From all of the unclean
"I love you in a way that no one else could understand but you Miyu. I could never imagine a world without you…" He kissed her cheek gently as he tried to silence her tears, it seemed as though he was making some progress.
I wonder what your doing
I wonder where you are
There's oceans in between us
But that's not very far
"I'll always be here for you, to dry your tears and silence your sobs. To take all the pain you feel away…Even if it was from me…"
Nobody told me what you thought
Nobody told me what to say
Everyone showed you where to turn
Told you where to runaway
Nobody told you where to hide
Nobody told you what to say
Everyone showed you where to turn
Showed you where to runaway
Miyu knew it wasn't the same; it wasn't the same to what she had wanted. What she's been longing for all these years, but the medicine made her realize. For now, this is as good as it was going to get…She would just have to learn and accept it.
She began to dry her tears, "Promise?"
"Promise." He held her within his arms as he snuggled up behind her figure.
Can you take it all away Can you take it all away
Can you take it all away
When ya shoved it in my face
This pain you gave to me
Can you take it all away
When ya shoved it my face
"You promised now…" Miyu took a hold of the arm that wrapped around her neck as she grasped it with both her hands.
"Of course, I would do anything for you."
"Anything?" She asked in a questionable tone, did he really mean anything?
"Yes…" Fox whispered into her ear as he kissed her once more. "Anything…Anything for you."
You take it all
You take it all away...
This pain you gave to me
You take it all away
This pain you gave to me
Take it all away
This pain you gave to me
I'll take it all away…
X
Fox left Miyu's room closing the door quietly shut. He breathed easy believing he had done the best he could, he would need to protect Miyu from now on, even if it was form herself. Diane was waiting for Fox as she stood up when he stepped into their living room, awaiting just what he had done.
"She's sleeping now; I tried to calm her down as best as I could. We just had a heart to heart talk."
"Thank you, thank you so much Fox. You don't know what this means to us." Diane wrapped her arms around the vulpine as he did the same.
"I know, I can only hope to try."
Miyu wasn't asleep; she could hear Fox and Diane speaking to one another from below as she was wrapped in her blankets. Anything, he had promised anything to her. She already knew what she wanted, but she couldn't ask of it now…She would have to wait. Wait for the right moment to ask her wish.
"Anything Fox…you promised me anything..."
X
A couple more days had passed and things had gotten to…well just about as quiet and normal could be. Fox and Krystal were doing fine, and Miyu had seemed to calm down and accept their relationship, and became another regular within the group of friends. Everyone had helped her try and move on, try and recover from what had happened, but no one was there for her more then Fox. Sticking to his word of protecting her from people making fun of her nearly successful suicide attempt, Fox defended the lynx to anyone who tried to bully her around of it. And within a day everyone had forgotten all about it, knowing that Fox McCloud would pound the living daisies out of them if he ever caught someone trying to make Miyu feel miserable. The new scar he had received did something to Fox in a way; he was more appreciative, happier in a way. Feeling as though Miyu's life was nearly uplifted much too soon before her time, it made him cherish life just that much more.
Things definitely looked up for the group of friends; the old group was back together again. Just the way it should have been, Fox was praised as a hero to most of the kids at the school, and his newly obtained scar gave him much praise, and made him that much more popular to the students and the girls. He couldn't and never would understand what it was to everyone and himself, he could only go with what life gave him, and keep moving on forward.
About a week in total time since Miyu's incident had passed as the weekend granting dismissal bell had rang. Within minutes multiple students poured out of the school looking up to Solar's grace on this day as there wasn't a cloud in the sky.
"Fox." The young man heard a voice call out to him to see Vixy coming up to the school's back entrance, pushing what looked to be Jamie's cradle with the happy kit flailing her arms at the site of daddy.
"Mom what are you doing here?" He ran up to her as the group of friends followed all looking down on the cute happy baby.
"Oh I just thought it was a nice day to take Jamie out for a walk, and of course see daddy."
"I would agree." Fox threw off his bag as he reached out for the kit, "Come here precious." Fox cradled his young child in his arms as she saw all the new faces around her, laughing excitedly. Fox allowed Miyu to scoot a bit closer then the rest, she had never seen the baby before, even Fay saw her before the lynx had. She smiled immensely as she took a hold of her small paw, looking almost like Fox. And those beautiful hazel eyes…
"Here hold her."
"What?" Miyu was a bit taken back as Fox suddenly yet with much gentle touch had Miyu hold Jamie. She seemed so happy to get a closer look up on the lynx. Miyu cradled her like a natural mother as she rocked the baby back and forth with much love. Fox stood close as Miyu looked deeply into his eyes.
"She's just so precious."
"All life is." Miyu looked at him with an appreciative look upon her face; she knew he was making a direct reference to her.
"I know, thank you for showing me this." Life seemed to be going just too great to be real, to be anything from a drama series. But this life was real, and for once in ages, Fox McCloud was truly happy again. Happy with his friends, his family, his baby girl, and with how the future shinned so brightly upon these figures.
But trouble can and always will lurk around the corner. The best we can do is to live this life we have.
Life is not measured by the amount of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Author's Notes
Song Used: Blurry – By Puddle of Mudd, Great song if you haven't listened to it before!
Well, it's looking bright so far! Just how long will it last?
How many of you can guess what Miyu's wish will be? ;) Hmmm, you'll find out eventually!
Thanks for reading!