Love Me Through it All (KidxCrona AU)

Chapter 5 - Kid

I heard shuffling. She's standing up. I heard clicking. She's unlocking the door. She swung the door open, standing in front of me.

"I-I just w-w-want to be f-friends." She spoke bluntly, but softly.

"W-what?" I asked stunned, saddened and heart broken.

"I d-don't know h-h-how to deal with l-love."

"I could help you-" she cut me off by raising her hand.

"N-no one h-has ever loved me before. I don't k-know who or w-where my p-p-parents are.They left me becuase I'm u-unlovable. I refuse to have someone..." She used her fingers to make quotations around her words. " 'Love me.' "

"If you don't know who your parents are then how do you know they didn't love you?" She pointed to her suitcase.

"T-the  small p-pocket at the t-top."

"Excuse me?"

"O-open the small pocket at the t-top of m-m-my suitcase." I gave her a confused look and headed towards her suitcase unzipping the pocket she told me to open. Inside was a crumpled up, folded piece of paper. "R-read it," She spoke. "Just n-not out loud."

I unfolded the piece of paper careful not to rip it. It was fragile and old, the pencil was written lightly and a bit hard to read. But I managed.

6-13-01
(Your Birthday)

To my failed experiment,

Hello little one, hopefully someone has taught you to read so you could read this little note. I can't even believe I took the time to write this. I'm still getting over the fact that I gave birth to you. Disgusting. Anyways, you were an accident. Just thought I might let you know. A pure accident. I was forced to give you away. Lord Death took you away from me, him knowing what I was planning to do with you. Tch...such a waste. He sent you away with his son. Who knows if you actually ever met. I don't really care. I just snuck this note inside your boot before you left. I just wanted to let you know, that you are a mistake, a experiment, worthless, useless, stupid, repulsive, disgusting, incapable, meaningless, dangerous, reckless and above all. An unlovable piece of trash. I hope you live the terrible life you deserve.

-Your Mother-
Lady Medusa

I looked up from the note to see Crona wipe a few tears away.

"I-I don't even understand s-some of I-it..." She spoke. "I mean w-who the hell is L-lord Death and his s-son? A-and why the h-hell did she sign it L-lady Medusa? It's j-just so c-confusing and I'll never understand..." She sniffled falling to the ground bursting into sobs. "I don't e-even know why I'm c-consider such terrible t-things. S-she wrote that o-on the day I was b-born. S-she didn't even give me a chance!"

I was speechless. Motionless. And just as confused as she was. I was in the same dilemma I was in earlier. I want to hug her and I want to make her feel better, but I don't want to scare her and make her feel worse by getting close.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't cry..." I finally decided to sit down next to her on the floor pulling her into my lap and wiping away her tears. She continued to sob hysterically muttering things to herself. Calling herself stupid and worthless just like her mother's note did. I didn't like it. She hasn't done anything wrong to deserve this. Nothing. I took a big deep breath and lifted Crona's head up. She tried to pull away and hide her face.

"Crona look at me. You're not a mistake otherwise you wouldn't  be be here right now, you're not a experiment otherwise you wouldn't be human, you're not worthless otherwise the police wouldn't have cared to bring you over here, you're not stupid because you wouldn't have good grades if you were, you're not repulsive or I wouldn't think you were the most beautiful girl I have ever seen, you're not disgusting or I wouldn't even let you in my apartment, you're not incapable because you were capable of stealing my heart, you're not meaningless because you mean more to me then I mean to myself, you aren't dangerous because I know you wouldn't hurt a fly, you are not reckless or else you wouldn't have been cautious about where to go after your eviction..." I paused and tightened my embrace on Crona, holding her closer. "And above all, you're not unlovable, because I love you. I love you so much."

"Kid..." She mumbled into my chest still crying waterfalls.

"Shhh..." I rubbed be back and kissed the top of her head, trying to help her calm down. "Would you like to go to sleep now and get some rest?" She nodded. I picked her up carefully and laid her down on the couch and pulled the blanket over her. "I'll put the spaghetti in the fridge and we'll eat it tomorrow. In the morning tell me how you're feeling, and if you still feel terrible like this all call the school and you can take the day off. Alright?" She nodded again and grabbed a stuffed bunny and held it close to her.

"G-g-g-goodn-night..." She sniffled. I smiled.

"Goodnight Crona, my room is the door right across from the bathroom, just walk in if you need anything." I brushed back her bangs and kissed her forehead. "Sleep tight."

"Y-you t-t-too..."

I walked into my bedroom and plopped down on my bed. I usually lock my bedroom door but I wanted Crona to be able to come in without any problems if she needs help.

Hmmm...that note...

I sat up and got up from my bed. I walked over to my desk and sat down in front of my laptop, pulling up Google.

"Lady Medusa..." I mumbled under my breath as I typed it in. All that came up was the woman with snakes for hair that turned her victims into stone. The only logical answer behind the reason her mom signed it Lady Medusa is that it's some sort of of nickname.

'Lord Death' I typed in next to see what would come up.

A grim reaper...? Well I guess that makes sense...probably just another fantasy...he looks kinda funky though...I don't think grim reapers have that big of hands...

"Alright...what about his son...?" I typed in Lord Death's son. The first couple images that showed up was just a babies wearing masks and holding scythes. But the more I scrolled...

"Holy shit..."