Story: Gift Within the Heart
Universe: Shane Acker's 9
Relationship: 1 and ShadowSilver (father and daughter)
Genre: family and fluff
(Contains a heartfelt and fluffy father and daughter moments)
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The early morning was bright and pink, and all so warm. The breeze was just as gentle as it could blow. 9, 7, 8, 6, the twins and 5 were out somewhere, probably having a good time having a morning walk (except 8 was playing with his magnet somewhere, which is way too early for that. Some argued with him, but he didn't care). 1 and 2 were still sleeping back at home, trying to get as much sleep.
ShadowSilver was sitting on the platforms of the fountain near the beautiful garden with wilted flowers. The girl was playing the heavenly melody of her small-sized harp, the echoing of each note playing was calming, like if the Earth was flown to Heaven, everyday hearing the sound of the angelic harp music. ShadowSilver continued to play the calming melody at the notes from low to high.
"Tam felix fui cum locum meum inveni... (I was so happy when I found my own place...)" The girl begin to sing in a Latin language, her voice warm, soft and angelic, like if she was a fairy or an angel, going around the apocalyptic world where all humans were gone, and she would serenate the mood and our in the open with her singing and her music with whatever instrument she plays.
"In somnis quae inrepserunt in memorias praeteriti temporis quod fuit per ... (The memories of the past that crept into my dreams of what I have been through...)" ShadowSilver continued, singing the softest melody to make the morning brighter.
5 was walking by, taking a thoughtful stroll around the outside world. He then heard his lover's voice singing from the garden. He could also hear the calming music of the harp his love was playing.
"Lavo omnes tribulationes meas et lacrimas meas. (I wash all my troubles and tears away... and flew to my own place...)" Was the lyrics of ShadowSilver's angelic melody, echoing like if she had appeared from Heaven. The harp was following the notes of ShadowSilver's vocals.
5 smiled, he really loved hearing ShadowSilver's singing voice. Her very own voice was so beautiful and calming, she would sing to those that were very sad, scared, having to deal with their mental health, couldn't sleep, or she would sing to whomever she loved the most were lost, trying to heal her broken heart. Or if she was singing to serenade the morning, day, and night. Either those things ShadowSilver is willing to sing to anything. The one-eyed stitchpunk also loves hearing the sound of the harp his love is playing, and he felt like if he was awoken in the sky to hear a calming melody. 5 began advancing the garden, following the sound of his lover's voice and the music.
"Omnia denique essent, si solus essem ... (Everything would be fine if i were to be alone...)" ShadowSilver sang the heavenly melody, the Latin language was so beautiful, adding it to be more angelic as 5 follows the sound towards her.
"Sed mutasti vitam meam in aeternum... (But having you had changed my whole life forever...)
Calor tuus me a tergo amplexus est, nec amplius sentio solum... (Your warmth had embraced me from behind... and I don't feel alone anymore...)
Cognoveram quid sentit to- (I had realized what it feels like to-)" The girl had gasped out, cutting off her song and her harp music as she saw 5 behind her, frightened her a bit. She sighed in relief, placing a hand on her chest and smiling.
"5!" ShadowSilver said to 5 "You almost gave me a heart attack!..."
"Heh, sorry about that." The one-eyed said in a chuckle "Just coming out here to see you. Serenading the whole morning, huh?"
"Oh! Uh..." ShadowSilver stuttered nervously, mostly embarrassed and trying to say something "Well... I wanted to have a nice morning with some heavenly tone."
"Your voice is beautiful as always... an angel even." 5 said softly, breathing more calmly.
ShadowSilver sighs with a smile. She knows she loved the way 5 complimented her voice (everyone else, too). 5 chuckles lightly and tenderly caresses his fingers towards his lover's face and her soft, pink hair.
"Where is everyone?" ShadowSilver asked, having 5 pull his fingers away from her.
"9 and the others were taking a stroll." The one-eyed replied "Your father and 2 are both still sleeping. And 8 is...-" before 5 could continue, he sighs out in irritation and annoyance, remembering what 8 was doing all morning, when he wasn't supposed to be doing.
"Playing with his magnet again?" ShadowSilver answered for him, smirking in a smug as 5 scoffs in complete annoyance.
"I know, and it just pisses me off!" the one-eyed exclaimed quietly as he could (possibly not for 8 to hear if he could hear him when he's maybe far from the others) "It is way too early to be doing that! I told him that, but he kept arguing with me and-..." before 5 could continue once more, he sighed, calming himself down to prevent getting too worked up with irritation. He facepalmed himself in the head, trying his best to calm down and shaking his head slowly.
ShadowSilver frowned at him, and got up at her feet. She gave her lover a gentle clap on the shoulder. 5 gave her a smile.
"So," the one-eyed began "what do you think you might be doing today?"
ShadowSilver hesitated for a moment, then was thinking about 1, her dear father. She begins to worry about him. 1 has been tired and quite sick for the last couple of days. He hasn't been happy, or wasn't doing well. All he ever did to get better was rest and regain the strength he can get. ShadowSilver felt worried her dad might get sick even more, even though most of the times she checks on him and watching over him.
"ShadowSilver?" 5 asked curiously.
The girl shook her head, snapping herself out of her thoughts and turning to her lover. "Oh! Sorry..." she said, thinking of what she was going to say "I was just... thinking about... my dad..."
"I told you he is going to be fine." the one-eyed stitchpunk assured her, placing his hand on her shoulder and stroking her arm up and down. "Your dad has been resting well and he is doing fine. I know you love him, but you shouldn't be worrying over him too much."
ShadowSilver sighed with her eyes closed, bowing her head down. "I know..." she breathed "but I just feared... that he wasn't doing great. I'm worried he might get worse. I know I shouldn't be worrying about him too much,... but I love him, and I wanted him to get better."
5 hesitated, not knowing what to say. He sighed and pulled ShadowSilver into a hug, putting her head to his chest. The girl wrapped her arms around him, hugging him back. 5 took a breath deeply and murmured "...He will..."
ShadowSilver took a sigh out of her calmly, nodding at 5's words and continued to hug him. Her body was warm from the embrace. The lovers then pulled away, arms still wrapped around their backs, and looking into their eyes.
"Your dad will get better, my love." 5 reassured his love "He is still sick right now, I believe. All he needs is rest and just in a few or couple of days he'll be better in no time. Okay?"
ShadowSilver hesitated for 10 seconds, until she nodded. 5 smiled and slowly rubbed her back.
"That's my girl." He said before planting a kiss on the girl's head. ShadowSilver chuckled lightly before 5 pulled away and left.
ShadowSilver watched her lover leave, as she thought about what he said. Her father will be just fine. Her smile transformed into a frown in thoughts. Though, she still knew whether 1 is going to get better or not sooner or later until a couple of days.
Then the idea came into her head. ShadowSilver wanted to do something nice for her father. ShadowSilver had decided to create a gift for him. As she knew, 1 likes capes, so she thought of making one for him. He did have the crimson cape once, so another one she thought of making would make his day pretty well. She wanted to do this when she reflects what 1 meant for her and how loving he was now.
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Out in the Emptiness, almost a quarter before nine o'clock, ShadowSilver was searching for a red fabric. She came across a red flag of the Chancellorate during the Human and Machine war years ago. ShadowSilver manages to rip a piece of the flag, all red and to be ripped into a size like a cape of what a stitchpunk should wear by it's size. After the piece of the flag was ripped as it resembles a cape, ShadowSilver dashed to search for 5 to borrow his equipments for a bit.
"5!!!" She called his name after spotting him and rushed.
5 turned as he heard his lover called him before he could return to the others. ShadowSilver stopped in front of him, panting and trying to catch her breath.
"Can I... borrow... your needle, threads and scissors... for a bit?..." ShadowSilver requested, panting hard.
5 looked at her, all confused and answered in question "Uh... yeah, why?"
ShadowSilver had to explain to him "I need it to create a cape for my dad."
5, still confused, and asks "...Why are you making a cape for him?"
ShadowSilver reflected on what she wants to do for her father, and explained to 5 "Look, I know my father. I wanted to give him something... because he means well to me... and how much loving he was, and he will get better sooner or later. I thought doing this would make my father happy. It'll be a little bit until I give the equipments back to you."
5 hesitated, then smiled at his lover and patted her shoulder tenderly and gently. "You little angel... gifting your father with generosity and kindness..."
ShadowSilver, at first, confused at his words, but smiled sweetly. 5 chuckled, then pulled out his scissors, threads and needles from his bag and handed them over to the girl as she took a handful of them.
"Don't worry," ShadowSilver assured 5 "I will bring them back as soon as the cape is done."
5 nodded and replied "Alright, dear."
ShadowSilver chuckled before leaving to the garden to begin work. She placed the equipments on the platform of the fountain, trying not to drop them into the water. The girl looked around for what to put on the cape. She spotted a group of wilted, crimson roses. They are all so beautiful, even if it's all wilted. ShadowSilver walked over to the roses, tenderly stroking it's wet, cold, and light petals with her fingers. ShadowSilver begins to pick a couple, probably six of them. She used the scissors to cut it's stems, then began the process of placing each rose on the cape, stitching them with the needle and thread, making sure each roses are stitched on properly and perfectly on the cape. ShadowSilver studied the cape, seemed of liking how it turned out. Then she thought of something missing. A gem that would click the cape on. ShadowSilver then unexpectedly spotted a small, round ruby that was laying near the wilted flowers. The girl then picked up the jewelry and cutted two small holes on the front cape, resembling the clipping for it. ShadowSilver placed the ruby on one of the holes and clipped the cape on. The girl reviewed the cape; man, does it look beautiful?
ShadowSilver was proud of herself for making the cape for her dear father. After the creation is done, the girl grabbed her lover's equipments and the cape and rushed to 5. She skids like a car after spotting the one-eyed stitchpunk, and he jumped at he skids, startled.
"Here are your equipments back!" ShadowSilver said in between her panting, handing back her lover's equipments.
"Scared the hell out of me, girl!" 5 replied, still startled until he settled and took back the equipments, putting it back in his bag. He looked at the cape his lover had finished making. He took it from her hands and studying it, seems fascinated at the floral designed piece of outfit.
"Huh..." 5 said, satisfied "a rose cape? Wouldn't that make your father happy? Roses are a perfect choice!"
The one-eyed stitchpunk chuckled. ShadowSilver chuckled along as well at his satisfaction of the cape.
"Well, I have to get home now." ShadowSilver said "I might check in with my father."
"Alright, darlin'." Her lover said as he returned the cape to the girl.
ShadowSilver nods before leaving on her way home. 5 watches his lover leave, his smile forms a frown, worrying for her. He knew she still was worrying over 1...
He worries for both his lover and her father. 5 letted out a sigh of sadness before leaving to the others.
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ShadowSilver had arrived at the home of the stitchpunks. The morning was still getting warmer with the sun shining so bright beautifully. The girl went into the house, it was all quiet, like if it's a quite mansion, though everything here is like a small, medieval-like design to be as quiet for mornings like this. ShadowSilver looked around the living room, looking like her father and 2 are still sleeping. The girl sighed and went upstairs to check in with 1.
As she entered her father's room, she could see her elder sleeping. ShadowSilver sighs sadly and frowns, walking towards 1. The girl sat beside him, laying the cape on her lap and laid her hand on his that are resting on his abdomen. His fabric skin was warm, assuming he was still pretty ill. The room was all so quiet, nothing but pure silence. It was also cold, and the sun was brighter, mixing the red hues from the curtains. All ShadowSilver could hear is her father's calm breathing, feeling his body moving up and down while resting her hand on his. ShadowSilver sighs and bowing her head at the direction of the cape, closing her eyes. She was trying her best not to fall asleep.
Until seconds, 1 slowly moved his hand towards ShadowSilver's, placing it gently. ShadowSilver gasped lightly and turned to her father. She saw him holding her hand. The elder's eyes were slightly opened, looking towards his daughter's direction, seeing her face.
"Ugh... Sh-Shadow... S-Silver?..." 1 whispered in a weak and quiet voice.
"Hello, father..." ShadowSilver said with a smile.
1 took a deep breath, trying to breathe without shortness of breath. He continued to look at ShadowSilver. "...Wha-... What are you doing here?" He asked her.
"I was just checking in." ShadowSilver said "I actually came here to give you something."
"...Give me something?" The elder asked, an old voice calm, warm and quiet "...like what?"
"I have something for you." ShadowSilver said, grabbing the rose cape and giving it to her father. 1 gazed at the piece of outfit, trying to get a better view. Until the visions were cleared, he saw that his new cape were stitched with wilted roses. 1 looked up at ShadowSilver, all surprised.
"...Why?" He asked her "Why did you make this?"
ShadowSilver sighed sadly and began explaining "Listen, father. I made this... because you mean well to me,... and I never seen you as loving as you were to me and the others. I knew you were getting sick. I did this to make you happy. I hope you like it. I thought the roses would suit this pretty well."
1 sighed in a sad tone, looking down at his cape, feeling the petals of the rose with his metallic hands. He could feel his face getting warm and his heart melting. He knew his daughter loved him and worried over him. He felt the same way. 1 sighed again, but this time, it was a sob. The elder exhaled from his sobbing. He looked up at ShadowSilver, who sadly frowned, seeing her father cry. She knew he loved the gift. 1 tried to hold back his sobs, but his warmness and grief couldn't handle it. He places the cape beside him and pulls his daughter into a hug, wrapping his arms around her back, crying into her neck and cradling her up and down. ShadowSilver sighs, feeling warmth as well, her heart warming up as she wraps her arms around 1's back, crying into his chest. The two continued to hug, crying together.
"Thank you..." 1 whispered tearfully.
ShadowSilver sighed, continued hugging her father warmly, breathing calmly, sobbing quietly. She closed her eyes, having her face to his chest for all the hugging moments she has with her father. 1 releases a sigh, and stops crying. He plants a kiss on ShadowSilver's head. 1 gazed at his daughter, who is still hugging him and sobbing. The old man chuckled and smiled, hugged the girl close.
"I love you, father..." ShadowSilver whispered sweetly between her sobs.
1 sighs and answers "...I love you, too, my dear."
ShadowSilver sighs, calming down her crying. 1 and his daughter pulled away, the elder smiling with his hand caressing the girl's cheek, and ShadowSilver looked at him all teary, placing a hand on his chest.
The girl took a breath, stopped her crying completely. "Try to get better sooner or later, father... rest will help you..."
"I will..." the older stitchpunk breathed.
ShadowSilver sighs and backs away, leaving her father to let him rest. As the girl left the room, 1 sighs. He took the rose cape and gaze at it's design before pulling his head back on the pillow, staring at the ceiling. 1 smiled, felt warm-hearted after receiving a gift from the girl he loved and raised as his daughter.
1 letted out a sigh before closing his eyes, going back to sleep, holding the cape on his chest, feeling his heart warming up even more with happiness and love.
He felt blessed with the gift. 1 felt... gifted within the heart...
Fin
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This fanfic is written during Father's Day 2022 :3
This fanfic was my favorite fanfic to write so far over the summer :D!!! I thought there would be more 1 and ShadowSilver father daughter fanfic for the Father's Day fanfic along with the illustration on DeviantArt and Tumblr :)
And yes, it was finished I think days before Father's Day ( I have no clue/) , but it was displayed after eating at Pizza Hut and watched Jurassic World: Dominion at the theater :)
The lyrics in this fanfic I got from Google Translator :)
What y'all think?
Stitchpunks 1-9 and 9 belongs to Shane Acker, Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov and Focus Features
ShadowSilver and story belongs to me (SuperShadowSilver)
No copyright infringement is intended