Love and grief. Mother Miranda x Reader

Finale

Chapter 25

I gazed at Eva who was still asleep, I sat next to her placing my head between my hands. How could I have been so blind?. Chris was right, I was in fact ignoring the painful truth. But come on Y/n she is a cult leader, she kills innocent people and so do her lords, what did you expect?.
Is my lack of morality increasing? I need some air.

I called Elena, to take care of Eva while I was away. I don't know were am I going, maybe the tent, I understand Chris doesn't want to talk about it, he has already make his decision towards Miranda's future, but I want to try.
Night has fallen here, but only just the western edge of the sky is still a paler blue, tinted  a vaguely pink at the horizon.

I was all ready to leave and so I left as soon as I hung up the phone with her. I was so mad I could not believe it. I left the house in a rage. Didn't even remember if I had locked the front door. I think I did. I was lost. I felt different.
As I walk through the village, I noticed my clothes were all drenched thanks to the cold thunderstorm, I'm  wearing my usual black jeans and a white rain coat, my gloved hands slightly shaking. I scramble up the back steps and to the red gate. As usual, it isn't locked, so I run inside. But I stood there, the tent is gone. Almost like it never existed.

A few hours went by and I was back at home, Eva was still sleeping with the doll Donna gifted her yesterday between her arms.
It was the most dreadful time I've ever had alone. It felt unreal, like I stepped into a different world altogether. ...I was upset because she lied to me. I was so angry with her. This was something we discussed  months in advance.

A knock at the front door caused me to jump, I opened to find Miranda we exchanged a brief look of uncertainty before she spoke.

"Y/n I can explain..."

"That's all you want, isn't it? That's what you do.For the attention of it all! You're just never happy, are you? Unless the world is talking about you. You can't live without being a goddess, a priestess , or a cult leader! All you care about is that fucking ego of yours. You want everyone to worship you and blah blah blah. I'm getting sick of this because you are doing a number on us all, that includes your daughter. I don't know what are you planning with those Cadou experiments through but it's got to come to an end.
There are better things you could do for people to think of you. Do some good stuff once in a while and I bet you will not only get everyone thinking about you in a positive way, but you will also feel good about yourself."

"You're questioning ME?" She yelled at you, while spreading her wings out of anger.

"You know that I'm not afraid of you right? I'm telling you this because, thanks to your dumb ass Chris is coming for you Miranda, and the whole BSAA, and it's too late for us to hide, for once in my life I don't have any idea of what to do now."

"Like I care, don't make me laugh! You think that a child can defeat me? With some of his toys?. Come on Y/n I thought you were smarter"

"MIRANDA this is not a joke! Damn it! You don't know what they're capable of"

"Why don't you kiss me and quit annoying me?" She said moving closer to you.

"Miranda, are you drunk?"

"I'm getting drunk by looking at you in that nightgown" she stated, furrowing an eyebrow in a playful mode.

"Miran-" I was cut off by the sound of an explosion outside. I ran outside and the BSAA had helicopters, soldiers, all types of guns. My jaw dropped and my heart started to beat faster and faster.

Miranda stood in front of them, so did I. I was following her from this point, I ran out of ideas, there was no place to hide. Chris was standing in front of us I could barely see his face because of the lights coming out from the SUV.

"I really enjoy your silliness Christopher Redfield, you think you can kill me with these toys?. I must say, I'm impressed, you did all this for me?" Miranda said laughing. She then transformed into Mia, then into Ethan, and finally she transformed into me to distract Chris.

Before I could blink, he opened fire.

"NO! MIRANDA!" I stood in front of her receiving at least 20 bullets, my body... it hurts, I'm cold, I can't stop shaking, everything is becoming dark...
I collapsed, trying to howl and scream in pain, but too much in shock to manage a single sound. I writhed on the ground, wanting to breath, but every muscle in my body was in shock, paralyzed in unspeakable agony.

The next thing I knew, Miranda was at my side, uttering a litany of curses, fear sharpening her voice. I was on fire, the flames licking me from the inside out. The heat was so intense, great convulsive shudders made me twitch and flail against my will.

"Mommy?" I barely hear Eva said hugging one of Miranda's leg and looking at her and you back and fort.

"Y/n?" Eva laid in my chest "I know you're not sleeping silly, mom come join us were playing! Lay on the floor and pretend that you're asleep" Eva hugged me "Y/n?" The expression in her face changed drastically even though she's four years old she knew we were not playing at this point. "Y/n wake up!! Let's go home!" She said while shaking my shoulders, then she started to cry, poor little baby, she couldn't stop. "Y/n? Tonight it was our story night? Remember? Mommy bought the book for us...the one we saw the other day. I love when you explain to me your work things! I want to become a doctor like you!"

My poor Eva wouldn't stop crying, but she kept telling me everything that came to her little mind because we used to read a book, were the prince saved the princess by telling her the things they did together. But this wasn't a fairytale.

On the other hand Miranda was still in shock, the love of her life, a part of her, was dead? She promised that she will never hurt Y/n again. Now she is dead? Because of her? Y/n sacrificed her own life for her?

The team backed up after Chris shooting next to Miranda, she played dead and Eva followed her steps, she was the most intelligent little girl.
Chris did that on purpose, he knew he didn't kill Miranda and Eva, but after her best friend was dead he felt so bad to even harm her, he also knew that he couldn't kill her in front of her daughter, he was in shock so he left... just like that.

"This... this is impossible. I'm alive but dead at the same time, my love...please tell me this is a dream, I can't let you go..." Miranda said to me, holding me in her arms, Eva was next to her in her pajamas, hugging the book you were meant to read her tonight.

I was still alive but not for much longer, I couldn't feel anything, only my body becoming lighter, I muttered some words the best that I could:

"M-Mirand-a" i leaned my hand to her face trying to smile for her.

"Don't leave me, you promise you wouldn't"

"I-I love you" Blades of grass caressed her face as she laid lifeless on the ground.

And the love that we once had, the love that took thousands of years building, little by little, was destroyed in a matter of seconds.

"Y/N!" Miranda yelled looking up to the sky, still holding Y/n in her arms.
I closed my eyes and, let out a breath finally letting go of all the pain only to smile at the stars knowing she would not feel pain anymore.

Love,

If you are wondering
How much I love you,
Wonder no more.
I wish so much you wouldn't cry, don't think were far apart
I'm still by your side, forever.
Take care of Eva, our angel.

We have run out of pages my love, our story is over.

The end.