Seasonal Feathers [AU] (Karamatsu x Female! Reader)

Seasonal Feathers

(I'm sorry if it isn't good. I'm bad at writting fan fics)

One day, a crane that was stuck in a hunters trap had desperately cried out for help. She shook violently as she flapped her wings, trying to escape from the hunters trap. She had come to realize that her efforts were put to waste and that she would never leave the trap.

As a couple hours past, the poor crane had waited in fear for the hunter that had owned the trap. A young man,Karamatsu, had approached her and felt sorry for the poor crane, then releasing her from the trap. Before the crane flew away she thanked him in a gesture by bowing her head then, flying off. Karamatsu smiled warmly as he watched the beautiful crane fly away.

The next day, it had violently snowed down in the area where Karamatsu was.

In the small home Karamatsu lived in with his brothers, blew cold winds and snow. Suddenly, a knock could be heard even through all of the ruckus. Karamatsu stood up and thought to himself 'Who could be out at this hour..' he looked at the clock that it said it was almost "twelve am". He then opened the door and was greeted by a beautiful woman then she asked for shelter. She covered herself with a blanket to avoid being covered by snow.

Karamatsu had gladly let her in and he had served her a warm drink. The young woman had introduced herself to him as (Y/N). As she did so Karamatsu had a small smile, "Y-you have a lovely name," he stuttered while looking down. His face was bright red. He couldn't do his cool act in front of this woman, he was to embarrassed. Every time he took even one small glance at her his heart felt like it was going to beat out of his chest. (Y/N) smiled softly at Karamatsu, "Thank you."

The next day, Karamatsu's brothers had come to see Karamatsu talking to a lovely woman. They were confused but stayed hidden while snooping on their conversation.

"I will be leaving, thank you, Karamatsu for letting me stay." (Y/N) said almost opening the door. Karamatsu stopped her "B-but where will you go..?" he asked. "Well.. I'm not quite sure yet but I will manage. " She had a small smile on her face. "Wait! No you can't go! It's too dangerous... You should stay here. It's safer." Karamatsu insisted. (Y/N) was suprised but she smiled and chuckled softly, "Alright. Thank you." Karamatsu blushed darkly and nodded.

The brothers grinned, So a female was going to stay there? Interesting.

(Y/N) decided to stay for a little while and she did chores in return.

And as time went by Karamatsu had grown closer to (Y/N) and then put on his 'cool' guy act. He flirted with her and she found it silly but she was flattered. His brothers would sometimes flirt with her but she let them down easily. She was more interested in Karamatsu.

As a year pasted by, (Y/N) and Karamatsu had fallen in love with each other. And not long after they got married.

It was now winter time and it had snowed heavily in the area they were in.
Karamatsu and (Y/N) sat with each other, cuddling in each others arms. Karamatsu smiles and he kisses his dearest (Y/N)'s head, "It'd had been snowing on the day we met.." He mumbled softly. (Y/N) nuzzled him and he gently pet her head as he held her close, "I'm glad I met you on that day, my Karamatsu girl.. I shall cherish that moment fovever," He spoke softly to her. (Y/N) was suprised and flattered by his words and she hid her flushed face in his chest.

Days pasted by, and winter finally ended then spring had came.

On a beautiful spring day, (Y/N) was outside with Karamatsu. Karamatsu played a peaceful tune on his guitar as (Y/N) sang along with the chirping birds. Her voice was beautiful. Karamatsu smiles as he listens to her sing. When she finished singing Karamatsu looked at her then suddenly spoke, "Your voice is beautiful." (Y/N) smile at his words, no words could describe how happy she was to hear him say that.

Later, when they sat together in on the porch, (Y/N) suddenly spoke while looking down,"If someday I no longer have this beautiful voice.. " she looked a bit emotional and then she looked at Karamatsu, "Will you still love me as you did before?" she asked. Karamatsu nodded and hugged her, "Of course." He caressed her face and then (Y/N) remembered in that sweet moment of when they really met. The day he saved her. She was indeed the crane stuck in that hunters trap. When that had happened she had lost all hope of living a long happy life until he came and rescued her. After that happened she took a form of a human and then came to vist him. Ever since that day, she had been with him. They had always been together.

The seasons had went by...

It was one summer after noon, Karamatsu was outside with (Y/N) he sang a song to her while playing his guitar then suddenly, Karamatsu started to hack up blood and it dripped down to his chin. He collapsed to the ground and (Y/N) rushed to help him up. (Y/N) then knew that he had a very serious illness

(Y/N) rested him in a bed and she began to think about medicine. They were very poor and couldn't possibly afford it. She was desperate to get him medicine so, she decided to do something that must be unknown to him.

(Y/N) hid in a room, and she would turn her right arm into her crane wing then, she would plucked a single feather that would help her weave. The next day, she would do the same, producing the beautiful clothes to sell so she could get the medicine to cure her dearest Karamatsu.

Day by day, after (Y/N) would tend Karamatsu's needs, she would do nothing but weave, causing her hands and fingers to cut and bleed. Her wings were slowly losing feathers. (Y/N) would cover her hands with bandages but clearly, they were badly injured.

(Y/N) was determined to get medince for Karamatsu. She was going to try to save his life like when he saved hers. She wouldn't let him fall like the autumn leaves. She weaved, and weaved.

The seasons passed by and it began to grow colder. Karamatsu's sickness worsened.

"Your hands are beautiful.." Karamarstu said quietly as he gripped (Y/N)'s bandaged wounded hands. (Y/N) teared up and tears slowly fell down her cheeks, "If someday, I no longer have these beautiful fingers.." she sniffed. "Will you still love me as you did before..?" she looked down. Karamatsu lifted up her chin and then whipped her tears, "Yes, of course, my love," He coughed into his sleeve after he spoke.

Day and night, (Y/N) weaved when she had a chance. She couldn't stop or.. it could be to late.

Her feathers were all used up, her wings looked terrible, but she didn't mind at all since she was doing this for the love of her life.

"Hurry," (Y/N) told herself as she took her earned money from a shop where she sold cloth she weaved, "I need to buy medicine." She gathered every dollar she collected, it still wasn't enough. "I need to weave more.." she mumbles as she holds onto the money in her hands. (Y/N) ran home as fast as her weak legs could go.

"Just a bit more, only a bit more. Before the autumn leaves fall" She said as she plucked more feathers. She was going to weave until she couldn't.

But it was all too late.

(Y/N) wasn't even close to the amount for Karamatsu's medicine, she still weaved until she had one feather left. Blood dripped from her fingers as she held the final feather.

Suddenly, Karamatsu came into the room (Y/N) had been weaving in and he seen her in her crane form, her featherless crane form. He stared at her.

"If someday when I'm not the same not human anymore.." (Y/N) said referring her crane form. "Would you still love me as before.." she cried quietly. 'The truth I feared to be unable to be told..I softly pick the final feather alone. I have lost my wings.' (Y/N) thought.

"Of course, I would my dear precious Karamatsu girl." Karamatsu embraced (Y/N) and grasped her bandaged hands. "I promise I'd embrace you when you lost your wings. And that crane which beautifully took flight, I've never forgotten, and remembered, even now."

(Y/N) tightened the embrace held onto her arms as tears started to come out.
Karamatsu smiled, "And just like always, I would love you as before."