A/n:You know. In the last chapter it didn't help that I was listening to "Slipped Away" by Avril Lavigne while wrighting it…

Anyways;

Chapter 8: Sacrifice...What Was It Worth?

I wake to darkness…there is nothing around me…I am just floating in an abyss where there is no light, no sound, no one…but me. I sit up and look around, still nothing. I look down at my own body and it has a strong dark aura coming from it. I sigh and shake my head. I wonder where I am, but at the same time I know where I am. I am dead. As soon as I know that a light appears before me. I smile softly but then start to think about what I have left behind.

"My friends…my sister…my promises…everything…" I whisper. I closed my eyes as tears form in them. I had left all of that behind…and I am sure that my friends will not forgive me for it easily. I don't know what to do. I promised so many, I left behind so much…and it wasn't even the final battle…what was I thinking? I left them all behind to fight a battle that they can not win no matter what…I am so foolish…

I hear a voice ring around me. The voice…it sounds like mothers. I close my eyes and whisper something and the voice becomes closer and closer.

"Haru…my son…oh my little boy…" She says and hugs me tightly.

I wince as I feel something tug at my chest, my very being. Is it guilt, or something more? I do not know. "Mother…why are you here Mother?" I whisper softly.

She smiles at me with a smile I have longed to see for so long. I feel like I need to naught worry about anything. "Haru…you need to wake up my son…do not go into the light…please…it is not you're time…but I know only you can chose you're path. You are like you're father in more ways than you think…but try to chose the right path my son…"

I look up at her with emotions mixed on my face. "My sacrifice was not for the better but for the worse, was it not?" I whisper.

She smiles still and then sighs. "Haru…you never know…it helped maybe…but doing that also hurt a lot of people that you are close to, did it not?"

I look down and clench my fists. "Yeah…I probably did…and…. and I broke the promise that I made to sis…I…I really screwed up…"

"Haru…my little boy…you can still make things right…just trust you're intuition and you will chose the right path. I know you will…"

I nod and sigh. "I will Mother…I will…how are you here anyways?" I ask her.

"You will have to ask Sieg about that one, Son."

My eyes widen and I look to my right. There I see my father standing. My mother smiles and whispers. "He sensed that you were in danger, and somehow he managed to get us to help you. I will be here if you need me, but you will have to go with you're father if you want to chose the right path Haru…"

I nod and back away from her slowly. I then go over to father. He leads me somewhere, but I have no idea where we are going since there is no light to be seen anywhere. I trusted him though and kept following him. Soon enough he stopped and looked at me. I tilted my head. There was still nothing there.

He chuckled and said. "I'll be right back…I can't get you out of here, but maybe two friends of yours can…"

I didn't know what he was talking about but I nodded. He then vanished, and I sat down and silently waited. I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do other than wait. Soon enough a bright light blinded me. When I opened my eyes, they widened in shock. I saw two hands. I knew that one of them belonged to Musica, and the other one…well I wasn't to sure. I hesitantly reached out and grabbed Musica's hand, and then I grabbed the other hand with my other hand. I closed my eyes and prayed that they would work. I could hear a voice, my mothers voice. I smiled softly and then felt both people tug on my hands.

The next thing I knew was that I was on top of something. I was staring up at the sky silently. It was blue, clear blue. I heard a groan and then quickly rolled off of what ever I was on and onto the pavement below. I looked over to my left and saw Musica underneath Natsu who was now getting up but dizzily. I wondered what had happened but I didn't ask. Muscia sat up as well, and rubbed his head.

"Man that hurt…" I heard him mutter. I chuckled a bit and smiled.

"Thanks Musica," I say softly. "Thanks to you to Natsu…."

Natsu smirks and says. "You really are a fool, Haru."

While Musia mutters something and then says. "A real fool...though one I can deal with," He says with a laugh and ruffles my hair. I smile and look up at the sky silently.

"I know...I really am a fool, aren't I?"