If You Ever Come Back ~Peterick Fanfic~

10 - You Chose This Life So Now You Have To Live It

QUICK A/N: I have WiFi for 24 hours so yay me :)
500 READS OH MY GOD

Pete's POV

"How in the hell did you do that?", Dan shouts from a distance as they are finally coming close to the place where I have been standing for minutes.

"I truly have no idea", I shout back and laugh as I see him and Phil flying closer, totally out of breath and with an amazed expression on their faces. Their wings start to move slower and they land in front of me at exact the same moment. It's almost creepy how alike they are.

"Uhm... Dan?", I ask a bit awkardly, because I know how weird this will sound. "How did you die? I've never seen wings in that colour".

"Oh- ", Dan says a bit startled. "I think Phil should tell you that story, because he is the one that was conscious for the whole time. I barely remember anything of it". He nods at Phil who nods back. Phil takes a deep breath and starts to talk.

"It was 1922. December 17th, to be exact", Phil starts and my eyes whiden. 1922? They've been here for almost a century? They may look young, but mentally they know more than I ever will probably.

"It would be our first holiday as a couple, and we were extremely excited. Dan had booked us a trip to America which meant that we had to travel by boat. It was unusual to travel such a long way by boat in those days, so we were slightly scared.

The day came and we went aboard with no idea of what would happen in our future. It was magical and we had the time of our life. During the day we would explore the ship and by nighttime the crew would play music and we danced with the notes filling our ears.

After about three days the captain told us that a storm was approaching and that we should get back to the safety of our cabin. We did as we were told and stayed close to eachother, hoping that the storm would pass.

In the middle of the night we were woken up by the screams of everyone on the ship. We ran outside and saw that people were running around. The ship was turning over because of the huge waves that surrounded it and rain was pouring down on us. It was terrifying.

We heard the captain scream to get into the life-boats but there were too many people running towards them for us to reach it in time. We knew that our days were numbered but refused to accept that destiny.

In one last attempt to save our lives we leaped towards the life-boat which was already going away. While leaving the ground, we knew that it was hopeless.

We landed in the water and the cold surrounded us immediately. I remember that we kept holding eachothers hand, even while the waves threatened to swallow us. The temperature of the water was slowly paralyzing us and we knew that we had only a few moments left.

We could barely talk but we knew that words weren't needed at this moment. We just needed eachothers presence in this hell that was slowly drowning us. I remember that I managed to gasp for air one last time before I completely lost my consciousness which Dan had lost immediately when he hit the water.

I died while holding the hand of the person I would give my life for, and that is the only thing I ever wanted. Now we are happy here and try not to think of those memories, but they have definitely changed us".

Phil stops talking and I am standing there in awe of how much they've been through. I thought my death was tragic, but their death was like a version of Titanic.

"So, to answer your question", Phil continues awkwardly. "Our wings are blue because we drowned..."

"I- I'm so sorry...", is the only thing I can think of, which sounds horribly stupid.

"For what?", Dan asks. "We are happy now, and just because we're dead doesn't mean we're not allowed to have an amazing life... Well, afterlife".

I realise that these people are the reason my hope for humanity hasn't faded yet. They are so positive and funny and kind, even after all that they've been through.

They might look young, but they are better persons than I will ever be. And they have each other...

Come on, Pete, stop feeling so bad for yourself! You need to stop being such a huge dipshit all the time. You chose this life so now you have to live it.

"Hey, Pete", Dan pulls me back into reality. "I know what your wings mean and... I just want to say that...

You only get one choice in this world, and that is not to live or to die, but to live or to survive.

You might think you have made the right choice by doing this, but you only desire the things you will never have.

You get put on this earth for a reason, and that is not to end it just because some person broke your heart, but to do something.

Every human being has a purpose and when you think you don't; think about this.

Why would God create a beautiful, unique soul for you just so you can destroy it.

You threw away your life like it was nothing, but I hope you realise that I would give everything for me and Phil to be alive again. We might be happy here, but life is the most precious gift that has been given to humanity, you should treat it with care".

Dan sighs and walks away without saying anything, leaving me speechless.

His words smash into my brain like a hammer, and I realise how true they are. Every word of it is true. Why have I not thought of this?

I have thrown my life away like it was nothing, while other people would give anything to be alive.

I fall to my knees and cry. I cry like I've never cried before. But they aren't cries of agony or sadness, they are tears of regret. And there is one word I keep repeating while rocking back and forth.

"Patrick"

Oooohh cliffhanger. Wow, Dan just got really deep right there. I made this while I'm on holiday and it's currently 3 AM and I can't sleep because my brother -who I am sleeping in one room with- is breathing like a whale with asthma.

But anyway, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 500 READS, I DONT DESERVE THIS *inner fangirl attack while flailing hands like a retarded seal*

So yeah, I hope you like this chapter and please leave a comment if you did :)

~Panda