This was it, the final intake of breath, and the last time he would ever breathe. Though a voice called to him, in his mind, was he just dreaming? No. This was real, the taste of salt water heavy on his dry tongue. A call out in the eternal waters, was hopeless, no one would ever come.

Just let go

He could feel his wet hands slip from the metal panel he held dearly to, for it was from the Queequeg. What had gone wrong? For that split second everything was fine, the gentle hum of the machine stilled droned in his ears.

"... Oh Violet," Klaus looked up to the skies, seeing the blurriness of the stars and moon hanging above him. For his glass's lenses were shattered, why was he even wearing them? That's right...he knew now

Violet looked out the window of the Queequeg reluctantly, her silver eyes shining with hope... Hope, had he ever had that? He only got this far because of mere luck, if he was a normal kid... he would have given up in the beginning.

No. He wouldn't. Forcing a smile upon his face, Klaus made his way to his sister. She turned, smiling brightly, that look he would see...for the very last time.

"Klaus, do you think, we will ever go back?"

His mind went numb, to where? Where could they go back to, Monty was gone, Aunt Josephine too, she seemed, so hopeful.

"To where?"

A look of disappointment came to her face; she bit her lip hard, those gray eyes glazed over with tears.

"Violet I- -"

The submarine lurched forward, his glasses flew from his grasp, hearing Sunny cry in alarm. The screen flashed with an image right beside their ship, what the insignia was, he couldn't tell.

Klaus was almost blind.

Opening his eyes he saw Violet, a crimson, wavy ribbon was on her face. No, that wasn't a ribbon, it was blood, a broken smile on her face.

"Klaus, I care for you so much, I'm sorry that," She closed her eyes, her hand inches away from his. Clasping onto his glasses, the lenses shattered, still holding to the circular frames.

"Violet...," The panels seemed to tear, as if the whole sub was being torn in two. Sunny was lying unconscious beside her elder sister.

Placing his glasses back over his eyes he got to his feet shakily. Taking Sunny in one hand he saw her eyes open to him, Klaus smiled, she looked so much like Violet....

"Sunny, you have to hold your breath," She understood groggily, nodding her head before she wrapped her small arms around his neck. Tears welled in his eyes, wrapping one arm around Violet he staggered to the door. The ladder began to shake terribly, Klaus knew there wasn't much time.

A slight push made the door swing open, the sudden rush of water pummeled down on the three orphans.

-Just swim...forget about it.. you 'have' to make it alive-.

Struggling to swim past the current he could feel Sunny's hold tighten, the lack of oxygen set his lungs on fire. The farther he was away from the ship, the more he saw of radiant beams, peeking through the water's surface.

-I'm almost there...."

His arms became heavy, the weight pulling him down made the surface look so much harder to reach. He had to breathe soon, or else...

A sharp pain dug into his back, turning to see a metal panel from the Queequeg. Red water surrounded him, it was 'his' blood, the numbness of his back...

-I have to release this weight...-

Klaus remembered how mad he went, thinking about 'himself', to give up on his two sisters. He bit his lip, looking to see Sunny curled up, sound asleep, she looked as if in such peace. Violet, gaining conscious slowly, held to the panel desperately.

Fall back... let go of it all.

That voice, it was a boy's, he sounded so familiar, but...how could that be?

The hours grew longer and the voice spoke to him, whenever his hands would slip, let go, the two words echoed in his mind.

"Why... why are you saying this?" He cried aloud, his voice cracked, his tongue beginning to crack and bleed.

Because... I am you...

That voice...was his own, this whole time.....

Klaus felt tears slip from his eyes, the numbness and shot of pain in his back increased. There was nothing he could do, what were they waiting for?

I'll release from this pain... I owe Violet my life...and Sunny, she means so much, to me.

He took one last intake of breath, the tears in his eyes fell heavier, he was really going to do this....

- - -

So let go, let go

Jump in

..... ' Cause there's beauty in the breakdown

- - -

A young woman cloaked in black stood at the dock, her eyes looking deep into the depths of the ocean. A small girl beside her, she knew why they were here. In her small hand was a rose, in the woman's, was a violet colored wildflower.

Tossing the beautiful flowers in the water she hung her head in dismay.

I could have saved you, but I was to weak... was I that hopeless to you?

She could hear Klaus, how he would be shocked at her thoughts, he always looked up to her.

And now, now she looked down upon him, where he lay soundly....

- - -

Is this a feeling of something

About to happen?

- - -

A figure of a young man suddenly appeared in the corner of her eye, she whirled around... To make sure this man was real, and not of her imagination.

She could make out glasses on the man's bridge of his nose, he looked right into her eyes.

It can't be you...after all this time away... how could you return into our lives again?

For that single moment, when she had closed her eyes, he was gone. A chill went down her spine, but at the same time, she felt happy.

Even if he was alive, would he ever want to return to them? To walk back into a troubled life and past?

- - -

It's you life You've only got....one...

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-The end of chapter one, if you readers wish for more chapters, or to leave it at a one-shot. The lyrics parted from the story were snippets of Frou Frou's songs, Let Go, Must be Dreaming, Close Up, and Only Got One. I haven't heard any of them accept for 'Let Go'... Their thoughts and of Klaus's was made by me, they were like small clips of poetry.

So I made this story of Klaus letting go on himself, to the end.

I have no real ending, you can decide to yourself if he is still alive, or actually gone.

As I said before, this could be continued if you wish.

Thanks dear readers,

- The world is quiet, and deep in the regions of my soul, I sleep in darkness, until light shines my way-

Verse from writer LollipopsAreTears-