Summary: Troy (Raguna) lost his loving wife, Sharron, three years ago, just moments after their twin daughters were born, leaving his mind in a spiral as he tried to stay strong for their three children. When Mist disappears, Troy leaves Kardia to look for her, eventually starting a new life in Trampoli, all while having dreams of his late wife trying to warn him of the possible dangers that have befallen the new town their family calls home.

Note: I was honestly going to write another chapter of "Summer Daze" before posting this...but then I decided...nah...I might as well post the first chapter now.

Again, this is a bonus fanfic set in the "When Summer Becomes Winter" world! It's more of a prequel where it all started. If you wanna read "When Summer Becomes Winter": s/13788152/1/When-Summer-Becomes-Winter

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Spring 12, three years ago

I looked up at the clock that hung on the wall to read the time of 5:46 AM. This was taking way too long. Why was this taking so long? Or maybe it wasn't? I had fetched Lara, Edward, and Melody around 8 PM when Sharron's water broke. Yep, this was taking way too long! Our son didn't take this long to be born.

"Calm down, Troy." Edward whispered, "My wife was in labor with Camus for almost twelve hours." I looked at him with surprise.

"It-it can take that long?!" I asked in shock before realizing that I had asked that loudly. My young son whimpered and stirred in my arms; thankfully, he remained asleep.

"Thanos has been one of the few babies Lara has delivered that has arrived quickly." Edward said as I gave him a quizzical look.

"Thanny has been the only baby she's delivered. Well, minus the two being born now." I said as Edward smiled.

"And he was the perfect candidate for Lara's first delivery. However, in my experience with my late wife, not many babies are born in under an hour. You and Sharron just had the lucky moment of a super quick delivery that day."

Melody entered the dining room where we were. I looked up at her with pleading eyes as she smiled.

"She's still in labor, but it shouldn't be too long now. I wanted to check on you three." She said quietly as I sighed.

"Thanny knocked himself out a few hours ago." I whispered, placing my hand on top of my three-year-old's soft brown hair; his small snores were floating in the semi-quiet atmosphere, with the only other noises being the frogs and crickets outside, along with Sharron's groans of pain.

"And Troy has been in a state of panic since half past nine." Edward said as Melody's eyes widened.

"What? Why?" Melody asked worriedly as Edward snickered.

"He had no idea some deliveries take a while."

"Wait, you never told him about Nora's delivery?" Melody asked.

"Not since a few minutes ago." Edward said as the room was silent for a moment.

"Actually, there is something Sharron has been keeping from you, Troy." Melody said quietly, with such sorrow in her voice.

"What? What has she been keeping from me?" I asked in shock. Sharron and I promised that we wouldn't keep any secrets between us! Not unless it was to surprise each other with something great! But the expression Melody had on her face was a sign that it was a dark secret. A secret that I would hate.

"You know how...Sharron is an oracle, right?" Melody asked as I nodded.

"Yeah. She told me when we got married. She also told me there were other types of oracles and that her type was able to see into the future. She also told me about Thanny's gender when we were expecting him, and not to mention the twins' genders. The crimson-haired woman Thanny's supposed to marry. Ah, she's told me a lot of things about the future; so, what has she been keeping from me?"

Melody's eyes ventured down, and it was silent for a moment as if she was trying to find the right words.

"As soon as the girls are born...Sharron won't have much time left." Did...did that mean that Sharron's going to...?

"What? No, no, that—that can't be right! Edward! You-you gotta do something!"

"I-I'll tr-..."

"Troy…" Melody began sternly, interrupting Ed. "Edward can't, and he shouldn't."

"No, I-I can't live without her. Why didn't she-?"

"Why didn't she tell you?" Melody interrupted me as I nodded. My vision was becoming blurred. Melody inhaled deeply.

"Do you know about the twist of fate? Also known as the butterfly effect?"

"I can't say that I do."

"So, if Sharron had told you, you'd do everything in your power to prevent her death, right?"

"Of course!"

"Even if it meant that Thanny would replace her death?" My eyes widened as I tightened my embrace on my still-sleeping son.

"What? No! What kind of a question is that?"

"If you'd had known about Sharron's death...there would have been a chance that you'd prevent it, by either not impregnating her with the twins or something; but there would have also been a slim chance that Thanny would have taken her place if you did try to prevent it. And...I know that you two would prefer Thanny's life much more." I felt my world crash.

I couldn't think straight...I didn't even notice the cry of life from my first daughter. The only thing I could think of was...

How am I going to do this? How am I going to live without her?

The sound of a small grunt snapped me out of my thoughts. I looked down at my son. He was rubbing his eyes and looking at me in tired concern.

"Dad-dy?" My eyes widened.

That was how! My children...our children. They are how I'm going to live without her.

"I'm...it's fine, Thanny. Everything's going to be okay." My tears started to blur my vision. I have to be strong! They need me! And Sharron needs me to be there for them!

I promise, Sharron, I'll be strong...for them.

Note: I was going to add a bit more to this chapter, having Sharron speak a bit at the end. However, I wanted you guys to feel Troy's mind! I felt that if I had Sharron speaking, it would take the focus off of Troy in a way that I didn't want. However, I hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter of this bonus fanfic!

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