Atlas ~ Encanto Fanfiction

39 ~ Antonio's POV

i opened the door and saw Eliana smiling and looking at me. I glanced at Camilo and said, "what happened to watching her?"

Camilo shrugs and says, "We have a very persuasive older sister."

I rolled my eyes and glanced over my shoulder befoer taking Eliana's had and walking her downstairs.

I found Dolores standing at the counter talking to Isabella and Mirabel. I walked in and said, "I was summoned?"

Dolores nods before saying, "I need a guest list..."

I shook my head and said, "you already know who's coming..."

She smiled and said, "so she is?"

I nodded so Mirabel and Isabella looked at us curiously.

I shook my head and Eliana asks nosily, "who's coming?"

I scoop her up and walk away saying, "your mother."

Mirabel and Isabella's eyes widened and they look at eachother and then Dolores in shock.

Camilo walked towards me before taking a deep breath and saying, "I think we need to talk."

"We?" I ask before feeling a hand on my other shoulder.

Atlas.

I swallowed hard and said, "I don't think we need to do this now..."

Camilo twirled a marigold flower in his hand, glancing at Atlas before saying, "she does..."

I take a deep breath covering Eliana's ears befoer syaing, "ok, then correction. I am not doing this now... you two go ahead and talk. I am not."

Then I uncovered her ears and went outside. Katrina was outside supervising the kids as they played. Katrina and I haven't really gotten along since Atlas left. She thinks I blame her for Atlas leaving. I set Eliana down to go play and I watched her run off to catch up. I hesitated for a moment, watching. The other kids hesitated when they saw her. They seemed scared of her. Even Lucas was hesitant.

Eliana blushed and looked away, however eventually they let ehr into thier game of tag. My heart hurt for her.

I felt a hand slip into mine and looked over to see Atlas, she'd slipped a marigold flower into my hadn so I could see her. Atlas had a pained look. She saw the same thing I did. she looks at me and asks, "why do they fear her?"

I sighed and said quietly, "they found out she is a daughter of two people with gifts..."

Atlas blushed and hugged my arm before I ask, "why do you want to force Camilo and I to talk?"

She sighs and slightly nuzzles befoer face against my shoulder before resting her forehead against it saying, "I hate seeing you and Camilo so distant... I remember you and Camilo being so close when you two were younger... so I thought if we al talked then maybe I could fix it..."

I shock head befeor saying, "Eliana, sweetheart, I'm going to take a walk in the village, stay here with Tia Katrina, ok?"

Eliana nods and goes back to playing. I put my hand on Atlas's back walking towards the village before looking at her and saying, "and what is your plan for that?"

She does the spell to become visible to everyone before blushing and I continue, "like, are going to admit your undying love for the both of us and expect us to suddenly get along?! Atlas I really need you to stay out of Camilo and I'd current relationship. We have very slowly been rekindling... and you showing back up has messed a lot up. So I jsut  want you to stay out of it."

She looks down  at her hands before nodding and falling quiet. I take her hand and walk her towards the river before sitting down. She sat down and laid back looking at the clouds before saying, "Has everyone really been so much better off with me gone?"

I look at her. There was a very thin scar going along the bottom of her stomach. I reached over and touched it and she blushed grabbing my hand before letting go and saying softly, "Eliana got stuck... I had to have a C-Section to get her out..."

I looked at ehr stomach before saying quietly,  "why wouldn't you at least have let me have been there for her birth?"

She looks at me and says softly, "because I thought I'd killed her."

I looked at Alas in alarm and she says, "Eliana attached herself to the left side of my body... so when I used my gift, to heal the entire village, i didn't know a the time that she was on thee death side of my body... when I went for my doctor's appointment a few days before I gave birth, Eliana's heartbeat was very, very, very faint. So when I gave birth the doctors and I were scared she wasn't going to make it. I did think about coming to you Antonio. But I didn't want you to just witness her being still born... if she didn't make it I had planned on continuing with my never seeing you again. If she made it, I knew I was giving her to you... my gift almost killed Eliana. I was not attempting to raise her with the constant fear I would hurt her."

I sighed but fell quiet. I laid back and looked at the clouds. We laid there for a long time until Atlas scooted over and without thinking she cuddled with me. I blushed and looked at her. She laid there for a moment before realizing what she did and she shot up, "oh my gosh, I'm sorry..."

I looked away before taking her hand and pulling her down. She tripped before landing on top of me. We blushed and smiled before we both laughed and she rolls off of me.

I sat up and said quietly, "I missed you Atlas..."

She looks at me and smiles looking down before saying softly, "I missed you too Antonio..."

We stood before I say, "I'm sorry I ranted earlier..."

She puts her hands in mine and says, "it's ok... I can tell you've been burying that for a long time... and honestly I think I needed to hear it... your right Antonio, I do love Camilo. But I've accepted that I can't be with him. And you were also right, I am terrified of being a mother. I am reckless and selfish and I literally run away from my problems. I am in no way fit to raise a child. Bruno did well enough raising me, but that doesn't mean I can reflect that... when I look at Eliana yes I look at her with love. But I also look at her in fear. Knowing that I am supposed to be responsible for her... I ran because I got scare Antonio. I got overwhelmed and scared so I ran away f you made everyone I know nad love. And sure, I did enjoy my four years traveling, but that doesn't mean I didn't get periodically homesick.  I am so sorry Antonio, and I know those are just words but I don't know how to express it to you in any other way then words."

I shook my head and kissed her when she paused to take a breath. She fell silent and said quietly, "Atlas, you are not selfish. Sure maybe a little reckless but aren't we all? And Atlas, perfect parent;s don't exist... Eliana is scared of you because I didn't have the guts to tell her who her mother was. Camilo managed ot convince Katrina to make Lucas's middle name Atlas. Everyone makes mistakes but that;s part of it... if you get scared, and you want to run away, I beg of you talk to me. Please."

She got a strange look on her face so I let my voice trail off and she says, "you speak as if I'm coming home..."