Solace: A Rainbow Quest AU

Insomnia

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It's been about six years after I left the timeline and restarted it. Origin found a friend before I left, so he won't be lonely without me there. I just don't know if this is the right thing leaving like how I did. I just worry that he may not be alright, but he needs to have some independence without me... Maybe I'll pay him a visit soon.

I drop my pen back into the inkwell onto my wooden desk and sigh, my journal sprawled out in front of me with the years of writing in it. It was quiet in my little home as I leaned back in my chair, letting my hands rest on the carved wooden armrests with my head shifted back to gaze at the blank ceiling above me. My chair creaks as I let it rest back down on the floor and stand up exhausted. It was late at night, and staying up until an hour past midnight every night would do my health no good.

I slide my chair close to my desk as I shut my journal with a dull thud, my eyes lingering for a moment at the colored crystal etched into its cover. I had never forgotten those who had shaped my life back in the timeline. Time, Light, the leaders, Rainbow... I missed them all dearly, however I knew that I wouldn't be able to go back to them. I had no connection to that time unlike how I had my connection with Origin.

I sigh and blow out the candle on my desk, letting my room be illuminated by the singular beams of moonlight that shone from my window. The darkness of my room always held a certain fear in my heart, but I push past that feeling and walk over to my bed. I was too tired to care about changing into my night clothes or to worry about anything else. I move the covers off my bed and take off my scarf, laying it on my nightstand beside my bed. Origin had made it for me before I left, so I wore it as a reminder of him. A way to not forget.

I climb into bed and pull the covers over me, letting my head rest on my soft pillow. I lay awake for a moment though, with my eyes open. I always had trouble getting to sleep, so I found that letting my eyes tire themselves out worked best.

"You miss them, don't you," The voice whispered in my head as the phantom appeared in the corner of my room, sitting on my chest with his arms crossed over his chest and an annoyed look on his face. I let out a small sigh and sit up, knowing if I didn't talk with him, he would pester me in my dreams and not leave me be.

"Yeah... Yeah I do. Doesn't seem like a day goes by now without me thinking of them," I murmur tiredly and push my long brown hair out of my face, letting my head rest in my hand for a moment. The phantom scoffs, his whispery voice echoing in my head as he leaned forward and rested his arms on his legs, his pit-like eyes trained on me.

"You think I don't know that, Sabre. It's annoying how much those thoughts clutter up your head sometimes. Barely leaves me room to do anything in Everything." He hisses softly and I let out a small breath, turning my gaze to the sheets below my hands. Whether I liked it or not, he was the only company I had at the moment, and I didn't want to be alone. Not with these constant thoughts swirling around like a tornado and causing me a headache. I pause for a moment to think as questions rolled around my mind. I decided to pluck one out, one that would have a more reasonable answer.

"Shadow, should I go see Origin? It's been a while since I've seen him, and I wonder how he's doing," I say quietly as my phantom self scornfully scoffs and crosses his arms again. He narrows his eyes at me before rolling them and answering.

"You do what you want to, Sabre. It's not like I can control you or anything, so I'm just along for the ride." In a moment, he fades away and once again, the room was empty. It was just me and my thoughts now as I let myself lay flat on my back and stare up at the ceiling, my hands above my head on my pillow. Sleep wouldn't come easy for me as my thoughts swam around more tonight, leaving me lost in this ocean of questions I had no answers to.

"Such a help, Shadow." I mutter to myself as I flip onto my side and close my eyes. I had to at least attempt to sleep even with my insomnia keeping me awake.

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Hi guys! I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of my Solace AU! I'll be trying to update this regularly and keep it more consistent than my other books, so hopefully you'll stay :D Anyways, I'm off to write the next chapter! Bai!! :D
-Fluffy