Atlas ~ Encanto Fanfiction

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We passed through the barrier and I chuckled watching Camilo's eyes widen. The land of the dead was huge, and bright, and happy. The girl was now also looking at herself,c she was a skeleton now. Her family was waiting for us at the end of the bridge. She giggles and runs to them while the baby;s family I had to walk over and hand her to them.

They thanked me before I turned and saw my mom walking over accompanied by my father. My mom cups my face and kisses my cheek her laughing and my father says, "We've missed you Veronica."

Camilo looked at me curiously befoer I say, Camilo, meet my biological parents... Gloria and Jose..."

Camilo shakes thier hands befor ei say, "come on Camilo, I'll show you around..."

But when we turned I saw Abuela and Abuelo. Camilo's face lights up and I jsut cross my arms. He hugs them before Abuela scolds me, "I told you I didn't want you bringing anyone here..."

"True, but Camilo is grown now, so he can make his own decisions... and he's still been asking for me to bring him... so here we are..." I snap back

Abuela and I glared at eachother before Camilo says, "Abuela it's ok... I trust Atlas... she'll keep me safe."

I sent him. Thankful look and Abuela shook her head before putting her hadn on Camilo's cheek befoer shaing, "at least shape shift to match your surroundings..."

"He shape shifted into a skeleton before I say, "come on, we have a lot to see and so little time..."

I showed him around, letting him meet his various ancestors and family friends. A few spirits guides lit him pet them but not many. Abuela let us adventure off by ourselves but met us back on the bridge to make sure he made it back across. I waved by to the families of the girls I brought over befoer Camilo and I returned. Once we did the marigold petals faded and settled back on the floor and my room returned ot it's dull dark shape. Camilo shakes his head taking off the marigold flower looking at ti befeor saying, "I don't know how you do it... how you resist going over there..."

I sigh and say, "Primo Camilo... this might be my gift... but it doesn't mean I'm impervious to what happens... I begin to die just as you do when we go over there.l. That's why I used to always keep a marigold flower clipped into my hair. Now I can go several days before I die, whereas you'd only last until the next sunrise... but I can't jsut leave... besides. My Papa would be very sad.. .that[ schedule one place he couldn't visit me..."

C I'll nods giving me a fond look beofer I sigh, "what is it Camilo?"

"Have you talked to Diego lately?" Camilo asks

I shake my head. Diego is Camilo and Antonio's best friend. They've been trying relentlessly to get me and him on a date.

Camilo smiles evilly and I say, "no Camilo, it's not happening.  Don't you have a daughter and wife to return to?"

"Yes, I do. But this is not over Atlas.." he says walking out

"Adios Camilo." I say waving as he left. I shook my head before picking up the petals. It wasn't long being felt it trickle out of my nose, I found one of those tissues form earlier, pressing it to my nose as it began to bleed. I went downstairs befoer digigng around for breakfast leftovers, or cookies or something only to heard, "Atlas? What are you doing?"

I turned ot see Tia Pepa She got a sad look seeing me holding a tissue to my nose befoer I ask, "do you know where the cookies are Tia Pepa?."

She walks over and out she hand on my cheek lowering the tissue and looking a the mess that was my nose. Sicne I don't have a mother, well not one that can physically mother me, And Bruno is fathering me,vTia Pepa and Tia Julieta will occasionally mother me when their not to busy with their own children.

She shook her head and walked over pulling out teh hidden jar of cookies, I take one eating it beofer wiping teh blood off my nose, gently touching my nose afterwords to find it was dry.

Then I say, "Gracias Tia Pepa..."

She nods befoer saying ,"Bruno had to go out and run some errands... but he asked Julieta or I to check on you after using your gift... so, how are you?"

"I;m ok... I let Camilo accompany me today and he enjoyed it... " I reply

She nods before saying, "good, good..."

I nod hesitantly befoer saying, " I get the feeling like that's  not the only reason you came to see me..."

She shakes her head before says, "you know Atlas, although everyone treats you as family, your not technically biologically family."

My stomach turned and I whined, "Tia... please don;t go there..."

"I'm jsu staying... Antonia is still single... and so are you.. and you two are very close in age... Bruno and I just thought maybe you two could try it? Besides, we've never had the chance to see what happens when two people with gifts have children..." She suggests

I shake my head and say, "No Tia Pepa. I love Antonia but not in that way... please keep yourself and my papa out of my love life please... Camilo and Antonio are already busy enough trying to get me with Diego. I want everyoen to stop playing Cupid... I don't need a Cupid... thanks but no thanks..."

Then I went up to my room.