You walked into you house, well the fake one anyways.
It was hard getting use to looking at everything and going, hmm well I'm in a coma so this is obviously fake! Even though everything in front of you looked so real. You hummed to yourself as you walked through the house.
They boys' things were everywhere, but they were nowhere to be seen.
It's because we know...
The voice admits softly, you looked around the empty house once more before leaving. Next time you walked through this door, it would be your real home, you swore on this.
You walked around the town, you had never seen it so lifeless, so quiet.
Our life before them was always quiet...but even more so now that they are gone...
The wind carries the voice and your frown deepens, it was right. Your life felt empty after what happened with your brother, and having the three of them, even for a short amount of time that it was. It was wonderful. You missed them so much, the illusions made you feel lonelier.
Sabo...
He had just woken up from his coma when you fell into yours, you smiled slightly, it still made you happy knowing you woke him up.
They might have taken him away...
You covered your ears, knowing that this is in your head it wouldn't help block out the truth in that sentence. They would have come for him, so right now those people probably have him.
It made you angry.
If they hurt him you were going to be pissed, if they made him cry you were going to hurt them, if they threatened him and anyone else you would kill them. But in order to do that, you needed to wake up.
You wish you could ask Law how to wake up...
Law...
You remember now, he was being beaten last you saw him. You felt your heart travel up your throat.
Oh god is he okay?
You needed to wake up, you have too...but how?
You thought about the stories you've read when you were younger, everyone experience something different when they go into a coma. Some people see darkness, mazes, what they want to see, and then their daily lives. Some people swore up and down they were never asleep.
But they end up leaving once they get somewhere they don't want to go. To their accident sight, for you that's the hospital. But no terrible feelings about the hospital comes to mind, other than the cringe towards the idea of getting a shot.
So where do you not want to be? The orphanage?
No it makes you happy to remember that place, it's where you meet the boys.
Suddenly you froze then the voice whispers again.
You know where to go...
"No!" You screamed in the middle of the street. You were glaring at the clouds that floated lazily in the sky.
"I won't go there, I swore I'd never go back!" You screamed again, but you knew that was where you had to go.
They need you...
"I need you..." You heard Ace sob, but you couldn't pin point where his voice was coming from. But you were aware that it wasn't in your head. You felt your throat tighten and you wanted to cry.
They were waiting for you.
You covers your face with your hands and fall to your knees and screamed.
"Cole..." You cried, but no tears came from your eyes, you couldn't cry in here, no matter how much it hurt.
You knew where you had to go.
You stand up, the sky had turn a reddish purple and the clouds a grayish black. The streets looked more menacing before.
Your mind was fighting you.
Ace...
He was calling to you, every day you could hear him. He was always there...
You glare ahead of you. You would face your worst nightmare if it meant going back to them.
"Ace...Luffy...Sabo...Law..." You whispered each of their names, your whisper seemed to echo and grow louder until you were filled with a strength you didn't have before.
"I'm going home." You said as you start walking forward, in the direction of the one place you never wanted to go.
You reached the building of your old home, your old family.
An illusion of Shanks stood at the entrance, with the same stupid grin on his face. But it wasn't him that bothered you, your eyes were glued to the roof.
"Cole..." You whispered, eyeing the boy who was giving you same smile he always had.
"Hey Sis!" He called down, a lazy wave as he jumped from the roof. He looked older, like you'd imagine he'd look if he'd still been alive.
He's gone...
That voice nearly broke your heart, you wanted so badly to believe you hadn't killed him, that he was right here. When you don't respond to him he gives you a sad smile and reaches out to you. You fight the urge to hug him, to cry.
"(Name)..." You hear Ace again and you flinch away from your 'brother'.
"Sorry...Cole..There's something I have to do." He frowned at your response and crossed his arms like he did whenever he didn't agree with what you were doing.
"But (Name)-" He starts but you shake your head, making him fall silent.
"Good bye Cole...Your already gone..." You said, knowing that if you were awake you'd be crying. Cole's face goes blank and his eyes go lifeless. The look he has sent shivers down your spine and it sends you stumbling backwards a bit.
"(Name)..." He says, his throat turned red and you shuddered. That was the same spot you...
You couldn't finish that thought as you turn away from him. You couldn't face him anymore, you needed to focus...focus on what...
Ace...Sabo...Luffy...
The voice answered and you froze, that's right.
You looked back at your brother and nearly screamed, he had a hole in his neck, like something had taken a bite out of him.
That something, was you.
You gagged as blood poured from his throat, every shallow gasp he took made blood squirt a bit. He stumble towards you, and arm outstretched. You scream and run around him, you had to get into the building, remember why you had to wake up.
You passed Shanks, he just grins at you, his eyes now lifeless compared to the Shanks you knew. You passed into the building and ran through it. You knew where you had to go.
You reach the back door that lead to the training ground and you paused. Your hand hovered over the handle, you take a deep breath and open it.
The light was blinding, you couldn't make out anything outside and no matter how much time you gave your eyes to adjust they didn't. A bit nervous you walk forward into the light, hoping this isn't the type of light you think it is.
