Age Is Just A Number || Miniminter FF COMPLETED

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*Narrated time passing*

January

Time, Time was all that was needed. The seconds, minutes, hours and years passed by. The stress and the happiness on different days and hours, it was so odd when I would get angry now, until I finally knew, bipolar. Bipolar, Stage 1,  made things difficult for me and everyone else, Rhys was the only thing to cure it, and teaching her stuff helped me calm, and her grow.

February

We still don't know Rhys' birthday so we decided the day we found her was her birthday. Things had changed between me and Simon, our relationship had grown even though I thought it couldn't anymore. He learned about my bipolar, he learned how to fight better, he learned how to be a father as did I being a mother. However, I had reached stage 2, rapidly.

March

The plan was nearly complete, aruns were run, suits made even better. The age thing finally started to hit me and how lucky we all were to be vaccinated and never to age or die unless we were killed. I was turning 22 and Simon 27, wow, big numbers, big gap, but that doesn't matter now, Age Is Just A Number, and thats something I tell myself everyday; to keep me going, I feed myself on the memories of being back at school and meeting Simon and most importantly, falling in love.

April

Birthdays, Birthdays, Birthdays. Time was passing, people were ageing, but time was also running out to get the plan done and creating the scheme. I stayed up for hours on end with the others and Morpurgo, to make sure this shit got done by June and we could finally scheme and do run throughs. Stress.

May

I had my first flip out since January, the stress got to me and the pure rage came out. I didn't hear anything but I could tell I was screaming and the entire room was in pieces. I almost hurt Rhys, really bad, if it wasn't for Tagnan grabbing her and rushing her out of there, she would have been crushed by a chest of drawers. Simon ran in, his strength far greater than mine, he grabbed me, started shouting at me, my heavy breaths blowing my messed hair out of my face. I could tell everyone was shocked and worried and Simon was angry. They run scans, I hit Stage 3, they put me in confinement. Simon visited me daily, watching me through the glass, not saying a word, as I sat there begging for him to let me out.

June

Scheme time had now happened, but I was too dangerous to be let out, especially with Himashi dragon within me, but I couldn't hear its whispers anymore, I didn't even know if it was there anymore. I had been abandoned.

August, 5 years later.

It had been months, better yet years since I was outside, I was driving myself insane. I felt weak, on my own, like the whole world was against me, but I was dangerous.

"And how are you going to change that?" I heard a familiar voice, I turned my stiff neck towards where the voice was coming from.

My eyes focused as my wet hair dripping on my face, The figure came into focus.

"Sensei?" My voice croaked after years of not talking to anyone.

"Ellis, what have you done" He said softly, his long grey beard moving in sync with his mouth.

"I've been abandoned Sensei" I said dryly "Even the Himashi has left me, I'm on my own, I'm better off dead" I croaked and his Japanese eyes softened. (Not being racist, lol, Sensei is Japanese)

"Close your eyes" I followed his order "Breath in, Breath out" I did as he said again.

"Open your eyes" I opened my eyes to see I was in a golden realm.

I stood up from my chair and looked around, confused as to how I got here. I looked down at my wrists and felt them to see they were unshackled.

"I'm free" I whispered, then smiled which turned into a small giggle "I'M FREE!" I shouted and jumped up and started running, feeling the wind under my arms.

"Ellis" The sensei called and I rushed over to him.

"Sensei! I've never felt so alive!" I said jumping up and down.

His face dropped like I said something stupid "Except you're in the spirit realm" He said in a low tone.

My eyes widened and there was an awkward silence between us.

"Wait, I'm dead?!" I said starting to panic and hyperventilate, running my hands over my body and through my hair.

"I'm dead!" I shouted over exaggerating and rushing about.

"Wait that means I can't help in the mission" I continued to hyperventilate.

"Ellis" The Sensei spoke but I ignored it, still panicking.

"Wh-wha-what about Rhys?" I said breathing heavily.

"Ellis"

"Oh no! My secret chocolate stash! My life is ovaaaaa!" I said falling to the floor and face palming.

"Ellis!"

"What!" I said rushing to his face and looking at him impatiently.

"You're not dead" He said with that same face.

"PHE-YEW! I thought I was a goner... I mean... ugh-hem... I knew I wasn't dead" I said trying to play it off cool.

I noticed the sensei was staring at me with that same face "alright, I guess I kind of panicked"

"But sensei, I've still been abandoned" I said kneeling infront of him, feeling sad again.

"abandoned you? They were just waiting for you!" He said making me turn around.

"Wait they?"

He turned me around to see my Himashi dragon and every Himashi dragon that belonged to the fallen soldiers. They bowed before me, as my face looked astonished.

I started to turn around "wait sense-"

"Master" He said kneeling before me, cutting me off.

"no, no, no. I'm not prepared for this, I don't deserve this." I said trying to make Sensei stand up.

"Of course you deserve this, you've been through it all, you've mastered and coped every emotion, Happiness, Sadness, Fear, Hope, Serenity, Loss" He said and my head tilted when he said 'loss' "Ellis, you are the ultimate Himashi, You are now Shimada, Dragon keeper, teacher and spirit." He spoke softly "Now go and for-fill the fortune that has been told, fight for justice"

"But- I don't see myself as the righteous Shimada Sensei" I said in doubt.

"You may not see it, Ellis. But the dragons, they see everything" he said staring deep into my eyes.

I started to feel myself get dragged away from him, like I was being sucked back into reality.

"Wait! Sensei! Will I ever see you again!" I shouted.

"You will find me here, I will appear when I feel you need me" He said and I felt myself get pushed into my even better suit.

"Sensei!" I screamed in despair.