In Memory...

The day was cloudy and rainy, it was a day where no one would want to do anything because of the weather. I sat there in the cemetery, in the rain that was coming down from the gray sky. Looking down at the stone in front of me, it was when I fully realized that the person was dead. It seemed like just yesterday, I had gone to visit her at her small house here, in Bandle City.

"Teemo," A worried voice came from behind me, "Do you want to be alone for a moment?"

I turned around and saw Kennen standing there behind me, he was donning a black suit that matched the one I was wearing. Our fur was starting to get matted down and clumping up from the rain.

"If you wouldn't mind..." I told him. He smiled and patted me on the back before steeping back and letting me be alone.

I turned back to the freshly placed tombstone and sat down next to it.

"Hi Grandma," Silence answered me, "It's me, Teemo. I'm not really sure how to start this, but I love you." The rain kept falling down on top of me as I sat there at my grandma's headstone. "I know I didn't get to see you that often, but you meant a lot the family. I remember going to your house for Hallows End and during the Winter Festival, that was always a lot of fun. Even as you grew older, the parties only got better and started to mean more to us as a family."

It felt great to remember the good times, tears started to form in my eyes and I had to wipe them away to clear my vision. "And when you started getting sick, we were there to care for you; the entire family was. Each passing day with you here, at our sides, was starting to become more and more precious. We were to worried to think about your future, just wanting keep making your present special. And then, we got the call from the hospital."

The tears were starting to fall now, much like the rain. "That was when we realized how much time we had left with you. How each passing moment could be your last for me, and for our family. It didn't seem fair at first, that you went from healthy to death bed in a simple day; but it happened. It just wasn't something I was able to comprehend at the time, death was just something I would hide myself from."

"And then," I chocked, trying to say the next line, "You had died. And I couldn't see you anymore." My hands were at my eyes, crying and not caring if Kennen saw me like this. I heard him walk up to me through my heavy breathing and crying.

"It will be okay Teemo." he sat down and put his arm around me.

"I know," I said through my crying, "I'm just going to miss her."

"Then don't miss her," He told me, "She will be here, ready to listen to you; ready to have someone to visit her." He was making some sense, it made me feel a little better.

"I guess I can. She will be here to listen to me, won't she?"

"Of course she will be, as will I." He gave me a quick kiss on the cheek. "You can't let death slow you down, it happens and it is natural. But if you are willing to remember then, they never truly leave you."

"Thank you." I gave him a kiss back, on the lips this time. The rain was starting to some down even harder and the wind was picking up.

"Maybe we should get inside before we get sick." He asked.

"You go ahead," I told him, "I will be right behind you." He nodded and hurried inside the funeral home. I simply sat at the tombstone for a couple more minute before heading inside.

I love you Grandma Labombard!

In memory of

Roseline Fain Labombard

1922-2012

This is in an AU from my story. I know this doesn't have anything to do with Teemo and Kennen's relationship, but this is how I deal with death. Through writing.