"Feliciano? I have to talk to you about something. Listen, I'm sorry for everything I said."
Feliciano panicked and tried to get off the chair. He didn't want his brother to catch him in the middle of this, only to save him. He stumbled as he tried to get off, only to kick the chair and start dangling of the rope.
"Look I wont get mad for the potato bastard, I just want to talk things out and say I'm sorry. Look I even brought you gelato."
The words faded and he began to loose consciousness as he struggled. 'No. Not like this. Please, no.'
His hazy vision darkened and the last thing he saw was the door open and a hazy figure standing in front of it before everything went black.
...
Feliciano felt light. He felt as if he was in water. The soft light rays hit his eyes and he clenched them tighter. They softened and he heard a soft voice.
"The Atlantic was born today, and ill tell you how. The clouds above opened up, and let it out."
"Lovino? Is that you?" Feliciano tried to open his eyes and found it difficult to do so.
"I was standing on the surface of a perforated sphere when the water filled every hole.
And thousands upon thousands made an ocean, making islands where no island should go... oh no."
The music was muffled and he wanted more than anything to see his brother. He struggled until his eyes cracked opened.
He looked around seeing nothing but blue everywhere. He took a breath, and only bubbles came and rose up. His eyes widened and he trashed around, trying to swim to the top, only to be stuck in place.
He felt a pain in his chest and he watched as in a flash, everything came to him. Every war, every death, every day. It went away and he found himself gently floating up.
As he reached the surface, he could hear Lovino so much clearer.
"And the distance is quite simply much too far me to row. It seems much farther than ever before. Ooh noo"
He was closer than ever. He could feel the warmth, of the surface.
"I need you so much closer. I need you so much closer. I need you so much closer. I need you so much closer. I need you so much closer"
His body came out of the water and he took a deep breath, the music cutting completely as he inhaled the clean air.
Silence surrounded him, not one movement. There were no ripples in the water as he layed in it, staring at the light blue sky. "Fratello?"
A soft sound made him turn and he watched as the man approached him quietly, a soft smile clear on his face. "Nono?"
His eyes widen and he stood, finding no weight in himself. He jumped into his grandfather's arms and wept as his grandfather rubbed soothing circles on his back.
"Wait if you're here then that means.. I'm dead," Feliciano said.
"That's right. Your time came. I'm so proud of you for making it this far," The man said. "I'm dead. I'm really dead," he said, not believing it.
Feliciano looked around at the lake. He took a step foward and felt his feet touching a bottom, the water not passing above his toes. He stomped, wondering why he wasn't sinking.
"So this is heaven?" He asked kneeling in the water. The older man gave a laugh. "No, this isn't heaven. This is the place where all your tears went. Every tear dropped, landed here."
Feliciano dipped his head inside the water and they widened to see it much deeper then when he stood on it. He watched as scenes from his past played out on different passing particles.
He pulled his head out and found his hair not one bit wet. "If it's really water, then why am I not wet?" Feliciano asked. "Because they do not affect you any longer. You are dead, these tears, these memories, they will not affect you any longer. They won't hurt you anymore," His grandfather said.
Feliciano felt the familiar pit in his stomach. He was going to cry, but no tears came. "Nono. It's over. I'm dead, everything is over," he said before taking crying-like breaths.
He stood and took his grandfather's hand. "Come, we go to heaven now," Rome said, guiding Feliciano away.
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A/N: again sorry this took long, I've been really stalling my updates. I actually like how this chapter came out. Just as I promised though, it won't be too long of story.
