Oh geez..you guys seriously went all out when it comes to the baby huh? Well, I'm sorry to say but that chapter isn't a fake and the baby actually died. Hey, I cried writing it too especially when I listened to Fairy Tail's saddest songs! It just broke my heart when I decided to kill the baby so like I said, blame those two anon reviewers!
To be honest, I had planned to make the baby born normally, but with slight difficulties but SOME PEOPLE just had to make me mad and now look at what you did. If you have a whole bunch of readers ganged up on your ass then you have no one to blame but yourselves. Damn anons.. *huffs* I'd like to see them change a story midway without disrupting the whole reading experience and still keep to the idea. I don't even care that they don't read this story anymore, makes me feel less stressed so that I can focus on my writing.
Now, this is the epilogue of the story meaning..this is the last chapter. The first couple of pages are rather sad, but it'll get better in the end, so no worries.
Months have passed, leaves had been shed, snow had fallen and now the sakuras are blooming beautifully in the streets of Japan as the spirit of New Year circles around. In one small part of the city however, a couple of 20-year-olds sat on a bench in an isolated part of a park. If one were to walk past there, they could feel the sad and gloomy aura radiating from both with the shorter of the two being the saddest.
Fushimi had wrapped his arms around the shorter boy and tries to soothe him the best he can, but even he felt utterly sad at the loss of their child. They had cremated the body and scattered Ryuu's ashes from the top of the cliff, facing the sea so that Ryuu's spirit can at least fly up and watch them from above. And they have a little grave for him at the children's gravesite just so they can visit him every month.
Glancing at his mate, Fushimi can see how those fiery amber eyes are now hollow and practically emotionless after all these times. Yata was at loss when he found out that their child didn't make it and couldn't shed a single tear even when Fushimi was sobbing next to him by the hospital bed. He was too shocked, everything felt too surreal until the nurses brought in the baby's body, only then did his tears flow nonstop.
The child was so small; hardly even the length of Yata's lower arm, his eyes closed and his skin so thin that the two can practically see the blood vessels underneath. The two can hardly hold their emotions as they brought the child close to them and cried; even the nurses couldn't handle the sadness and had to turn away from the heartbreaking sight. Dr. Yuzuki, who was standing outside, also felt as if her heart had been shredded when she saw the little family.
After a while, the couple had to give the nurses their lifeless baby so that they can cremate him albeit very reluctant. Fushimi had to convince Yata to release the baby so that his spirit won't be in agony any longer. All of us wanted him born, even he wanted to be born, so please don't make him any restless and just...release him, was what Fushimi said as he buried his face in Yata's hair, not caring if he's still crying. Yata continues to sob as he slowly hand the baby over to the nurses before dropping his head in his hand and screamed his heart out.
After Yata had gained enough strength to go to their child's funeral, he was rather surprised and touched that the rest of Homra and Scepter 4 also filled the hall. Some cried for him, some only patted and hugged him, telling him to be strong and that their baby will always remain in their minds and hearts. Reisi even gave a small speech, saying how blessed the child's soul was for having such loving parents who continues to love him even after his death.
Fushimi however knows that some of those words are also dedicated to Mikoto, seeing how the Blue King would always secretly play puzzles with Homra's insignia on it, or even Mikoto's face. That night, all of Homra and Scepter 4 grief for the very person who might be the one tying the bonds between the two clans. Anna even sang one of Totsuka's songs in her hauntingly melodious voice while everyone was comforting the couple, earning more tears from both clans.
The sadness was too much to the point where even Seri broke down into Izumo's chest and cried her heart out. After that event, both Scepter 4 and Homra didn't hear from Fushimi and Yata for weeks, but they didn't say anything knowing the emotional turbulence the two is suffering.
"Misaki, you hardly eaten your crepe," Fushimi says in a hushed tone as he presses Yata against him a little to gain his attention. The crow made a small noise but didn't lift his gaze before letting his head rest against Fushimi's chest. The blue clansman knows that his crow is remembering the time, somewhere this day last year, which they ever found out about the baby. "It's been a year...huh?" he continues quietly, so quiet that Yata had to strain his ears just to hear him.
The crow nods his head solemnly and took a small bite to his crepe when a piece drops to his lap. He made a move to brush it away, but stops and hovers his palm over his now flat stomach. At times he can still feel the kicks of the child and sometimes hear a child's laugh when there's no one around. He would've gone completely insane had it not been Fushimi calming him down every time, telling him that it was just his instincts still trying to get used of the loss of their child.
Fushimi notices Yata's actions and nuzzles his head lovingly, as if telling him they could do nothing more. Neither of them ever thought of adoption, but neither wants it because they feel as if they're replacing their child with someone else, and to them it's just not right. Yata hates betraying, and Fushimi could never betray his baby, so neither ever wished for adoption. To them, their baby alone is enough, even though they'll never be able to hold him, or watch him grow in front of their eyes.
"Saruhiko...I want to see Ryuu again," Yata says with a sigh. The sadness had lessened, but the scar is still there and their memories are still fresh when it comes to Ryuu. "I want to see his face, hear him laugh, hold his hands in mine..."
Fushimi couldn't bear to say no, but he couldn't bear to say anything opposite either. It was tough for them both, but the blue clansman had slowly started moving forward, the problem is Yata is still stuck at the memories of their baby. "You know that's no longer possible, no matter how we wish it to be. Ryuu would want to see you smile, to see you laugh, to see you happy. We wouldn't want to make him sad up there, would we?" he answers with a quivering smile and a gentle look on his face.
The crow can only nod silently knowing Fushimi is right. They scattered Ryuu's ashes to the ocean so the winds can pick up on it, and so that his spirit can watch over them. The least he can do is let go of Ryuu by living his life again, Ryuu wouldn't want him to be hold down because of his death. The two cuddle a little more before finishing their crepe and getting up to walk out of the park hand-in-hand.
With spring being at full bloom now, the two could see many happy couples in the street or in cafes and such, enjoying each other's company and talking about nonsensical things. At one point, they even saw Ayame and Yua up to their old tricks, but when the two saw them, they smiled gently before waving and running off. "I guess they grew out of their childish phase huh?" Yata says with a small chuckle. Fushimi only narrows his lips as he watches the girls leave.
"Grew out of it, or they're planning something more mischievous and tries to keep it hidden. I should tell Scepter 4 about this so that they can track those two down," he says with a click of his tongue before getting his PDA out. Yata only rolls his eyes at his partner's antics and drags him away from the place before he could do harm to the girls.
The two continues to walk around the area and having small conversation to keep their minds away from Ryuu, when a little boy standing a few feet ahead of them caught both their eyes and made them stop completely on their tracks. There by a large pond, they could see a little boy around the age of five with Fushimi's face and Yata's hair, eyes, nose and chin. He's smiling at them brightly, his body glowing with warm white light. Yata could feel his heart stopping when he recognizes the boy.
Tears start to well up in his eyes as the boy continues to smile warmly at them. "Ryuu," he whispers out and was about to reach forward when Fushimi's hands stopped him. "Let me go! He's our son! Why aren't you going to him?" he cries out as he tugs Fushimi's hand against his. The blue clansman's face shows clear pain and sadness and the desire to just run across and holds his son, but he knows that the boy is just paying them a short visit.
"He's just visiting us, we can't go to where he is, at least not yet," Fushimi replies causing Yata to stop thrashing completely. The crow turns to face the boy who is now grinning at them, but his eyes show clear signs of gentle love and warmth unlike any other. Despite the people walking past and the noise, they can clearly hear what their son is telling them.
"Mother and dad...I know you two love me, I know you two wanted me to live but I was too small and weak, I couldn't hold on," he said and the couple could see the sadness behind those brilliant amber eyes and his mouth quivering a bit. But then he smiles brightly again before holding a hand out to the two. "But I'll continue to live on and will somehow find another way into this world. So don't be sad, I want you to smile," Ryuu continues as the couple smiles at him, hands holding on to each other and Yata's tears slowly dripping down his face.
To their surprise, two other entities appear next to the boy, both of them surrounded with gentle red light and the couple could recognize them as Mikoto and Totsuka. The vassal's spirit waves at them as the Red King only stood there, but they can see the small hint of smile on his face. "Don't worry Yata, Saru-kun, we'll take care of him until it's either time for him to be reborn, or you two coming over to us," Totsuka says with a gentle look on his face.
Fushimi and Yata can only nod their heads wordlessly before the spirits shine and they start to break apart into red and white sparks. Just as Mikoto was about to disappear, he told the two, "You guys better keep your heads up, I'm still watching you," with a rather mischievous sneer. The three spirits finally disappear from their sights as the sparks flutter upwards and heading towards the sky. Both Fushimi and Yata are completely awestruck at what just happened, but they know that they have nothing more to be sad for.
"Let's go pay those three our respect, shall we?" Fushimi says with a renewed smile as he reaches a hand out for Yata. The crow smiles brightly for the first time since their baby's death and grabs Fushimi's hand in a firm grip.
For the first time in months, they smiled brightly. For the first time in months, they laughed cheerfully. And for the first time in months, Ryuu can finally see his parents happy. From his position next to Totsuka, he can finally laugh along with his parents instead of watching over them with a somber smile, knowing that now they know that all he wants is for them to be happy.
Even if we can't see each other, even if we're separated far apart, know this, mother and dad, I will watch over you. I will always watch over you. Thank you for loving me and giving me a soul...
That last part, I took from Fairy Tail and altered it a bit. Sorry if it's short, it's only three pages instead of five, but it was a rather happy ending, no? *grins*
Well, thank you everyone for reading and having this story and me on fave and alert and for supporting me thoroughly, you guys are the best! I'll still have some K fanfics up once a while, but they're most probably one-shots because right now my ideas are out *laughs* Though I kept thinking of doing some Mikoto and Totsuka fics, I still need to know on what I should write though. Or maybe some Mikoto and Reisi..I don't know. Or perhaps Izumo and Seri..? *laughs* Whatever couple it is, you guys decide but leave the story to me.
Again, I'd like to thank everyone! You guys are the best! I hope you've enjoyed this story from beginning 'till end, until we meet again!
-LiYaNa1995-