Atlas ~ Encanto Fanfiction

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We walked back to center village and I found Camilo and Dolores talking. Grace was holding Camilo's hand but she was watching a butterfly. Antonio kissed the side of my head beef saying, "I'm going to talk to them... don't go to far please..."

I roll my eyes and say, "I;m not five."

"Clearly." He says his eyes darting over me before he walks over to his siblings, throwing his arms around them.

I shook my head before I saw some merigold flowers. I walked past them dragging my hand over them. Día de los Muertos was coming up soon. It's the one day that my gift truly shines.

When my hand passed over them the flowers began to glow and the person selling flowers looked at me in delight and surprise, I just smiled and said, "their beautiful... you did a good job picking them out..."

Then I walked away and listened. I traced the symbol on the back of my left hand in teh air and living fell silent to me. I could hear a woman weeping so I turned and found it wa as woman that was sitting on the fountain behind Antonio and Camilo.

As I walked over I noticed Antonio glance up towards where I had been a moment ago before the got a concerned look. When I'm in this state I, myself am technically by definition dead. But in reality I jsut turned into a ghost. It allows me to silence the living, ot better hear the dying.

I shook my head and put my hand on his chest whispering to him, "I'm here, I'm just using my gift... don't worry..."

He relaxed snd said. 'I told you not to go far..."

"I didn't." I said

"Death is pretty far..." he replied, getting curious looks form Dolores and Camilo who couldn't hear or see me

"No for me... it;s a bridge away..." I say, "get them a marigold flower... i'm going to go help this woman and then I'll be back ok?"

He nodded beofer telling Camilo and Dolores what was going on. I walked over to the woman that was crying.

She looked up at me and I saw the fear in her eyes. Only the dying can see me in this state.

I sat and said, "what;s wrong?"

"No... please... i;m not ready to go... I'm supposed to get married next month..." she cries

I sigh and say, "I'm not hear to kill you... that;s not my job..."

She relaxed a little bit before asking, "then what is your job?"

"My gift is the be the bridge between life and death... and I'm sure my reputation proceeds me as a murderer..." I reply

She nods before I say, "but I don't want to be a murderer...a dn my boyfriend brought up a point that I hadn;t really thot of before.. .the possibility that I could heal instead of hurt... but I need your permission to let me try... becuase if it doesn't work, I will be guiding you to the other side..."

She swallowed, thinking, weighing in her head what mattered to her before she said, "I'd like to try... but will you walk me home first? I don't want to be here if I die..."

I nod before following her back to her house. She kissed her fiancé before I drew the life symbol so that I came back to view of the living.