One Week Later...
As I walked through town, I was holding a bouquet of irises, Mom's favorite flower. As I passed through the streets, my mind still was wandering back to the conversation I had with Dad last week.
As I headed to my destination, I heard a feminine voice call out from behind me "Hey Y/n"
I turned back and saw that coming from a street off to the side that I had passed, was Miyu.
"Oh hey. Sorry, I kind of have tunnel vision today." I said
"It's fine." She said as she walked closer "If you don't mind me asking, what are you doing?"
"It's the anniversary of my mother's death, and so I was bringing some flowers and going to visit her." I said
"I see, I'm sorry if I bothered you." Miyu apologized
"It's fine." I said "Actually, there are some things I've been meaning to talk to you about in person if you don't mind walking with me for a little bit." After all, maybe it'd be best to talk about this in person
"Of course." Miyu said, smiling and walking to my side
We walked for a moment, as it took me a moment to organize what I wanted to say to her "So uh, about a week ago, as I came home, my dad said he had something to talk about." I said
"Really? What was it?" Miyu said
"It was about Mom, and some stuff that happened close to her passing." I said
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"Huh? What do you mean about Mom's passing?" I asked. What about what happened to Mom is it that I wouldn't know?
"Well before I start, let me just state that your father is an idiot." Dad said, further confusing me, since I can't think of any time he's talked about himself that way "But first can I quickly ask where is the ring your mother gave you?"
"My girlfriend has it right now." I said, a small smile forming on his face as he heard that
"I see. Well maybe I should start off explaining why she gave you that ring. That ring was the first thing I gave her when we started dating, and she wore it everyday until the day she swapped it out for her engagement ring." Dad said "We always joked about passing it down to you, but I never expected her to actually do it, and I only found out when I saw it around your neck."
"Really?" I said out of surprise. I guess that makes it all the more fitting where it is now.
"Y/n, before your mother passed, she asked that I help you keep moving forward despite her leaving you. But I'm an idiot, and I didn't know what to do or say to help you get through the depression you were going through, so I tried to just keep things like they used to be." he said "But then I found out about how you were starting to become more cynic, and I found my solution."
"What are you saying?" I asked
"Since you started to move past your depression, out of spite towards the people you thought acted only out of self interest, I decided that since I was away so often because of work, I would get you moving again by feeding that ideal, since it's the only thing I could think of." he said
"What!?" I exclaimed, anger starting to flare up in me "I ended up in a dark place where I didn't trust the genuineness of people, I kept my distance from almost everybody, and if you hadn't fed that part of me, I might've not ended up in that position!"
"I know, and I'm sorry." my father said, trying to apologize, however, I stormed off and slammed the door to my room as I entered.
As I sat in my room, laying on my bed, I stewed in my indignation and anger at my father, who out of all the things he could have done, ended up with the one that put me in the least trusting place. Thank god I met Miyu and she dragged me out of it...
I then heard my father's voice on the other side of the door, as he said "Y/n, you're right to be angry at me for this. I won't lie to you, there are a fair share of bastards in this world, and you must think I'm a bastard-coated bastard with bastard-filling right now. But still, I hope you'll forgive me."
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"I see, I'm sorry that things happened that way, Y/n." Miyu said, taking hold of my free hand "But I'm sure he was just doing it because he believed it was the best thing he could at the time."
As much as I wanted to retort in some way that anything would have been better, I can't deny that it was from him that I got my tendency to stick to the first plan that seems to work. I guess that I forgot that we're the same that way.
I let out a sigh and said "Right, and I guess it all turned out alright in the end." I regained my faith in people through getting to know Miyu, and I don't even know if I would have met her if it wasn't for the path I ended up going down, and I know that any world where I don't meet her is one I don't want to be in. "I haven't really spoken to Dad much since it all happened, but I suppose I should give him another shot."
"I'm glad to hear that." Miyu said, gently squeezing my hand
"And please, hold onto that ring for me, will you? Maybe someday down the line, just like how it happened with my parents, we'll be able to replace it the same way." I said
Miyu held her hand up to her mouth and blushed as she said "Oh Y/n, of course I will."
"And if you're free, maybe after I visit my mother, we can do something." I said
"I'd love to." Miyu said
When we reached the graveyard, I let go of Miyu's hand and said "I'll be back in a couple minutes."
Picking up that I wanted a moment alone, Miyu nodded and I left her to go to Mom's grave. As I got there, I placed the bouquet down and sat in front of the grave and ended up speaking to her, like I have every time I visit her. "Hey mom, I know it's been a bit, but since the last time I was here, I've started to make up with Dad a little bit, and I've even fallen in love. She's helped me start to move past the person I became after I lost you, and I wish so much you could've met her, since I know you would have loved her. I promise I'm not gonna fall into a depression anything like when I lost you ever again, and I hope to make you proud, so watch over me."
I spent a while longer with Mom before I stood up and began to leave the graveyard towards Miyu, not forgetting Mom, but also not going to stay in the past or my own head like I was before, because when I'm with Miyu, there's no place I'd rather be than the present.
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A/n: I don't know how this compares to previous chapters, but there were some things that needed wrapping up here, and I felt like this was the right chapter to do it. I know what it's like to lose a parent, and so I want to give those kinds of feelings weight, and even if they never come to a tidy close like in stories, I'll at least dream.
Also, the whole thing about bastard-coated bastards is a reference to a series I love, and I feel like this was my best chance to reference it
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D4DJ: Wings of Faith (Miyu Sakurada x Male Reader)
RomanceTwo years ago, Y/n L/n lost his mother to illness. After which, his father began to become more distant from his son, and Y/n was left alone. With the loss of his mother, and his growing isolation Y/n began to become more cynical. But one day, as he...
