Moana and Maui: A Series Of One Shots

My Light Is Dimming (Part 1)

My Light Is Dimming (Part 1) 

One Shot #15

Moana's POV

  Maui and I have been married for over sixty years and our life together has been wonderful. Unfortunately though, I don't have much time left. I had a stroke a year ago that's slowly, but surely, has been taking a toll on my body. I'm eighty five years old, which is older than the usual life span is here on Montonui. Most don't live past seventy. The fact that I've exceeded that by fifteen years is nothing short of a miracle. What breaks  my heart the most is when I look in the mirror and see a shell of the person I used to be. I used to beautiful, young, adventurous, and healthy, but now, I'm on my deathbed, about to leave my son Daniel and the love of my life Maui behind. 

    Maui and Daniel sit on opposite sides of me, each one of them holding a old and wrinkled hand in theirs. Maui looks me right in the eyes, tears streaking his forever youthful and adorable face. "Moana, please don't leave me. We haven't had enough time. We still have time left." I put a hand on Maui's cheek and gently caress it. "My Maui, there's never enough time, even for the immortal. We've had the best sixty years of marriage plus several years before that between friendship and dating. So more like seventy years, but Maui, those seventy years are what made me last as long as I have. In addition, we gave birth to our wonderful son Daniel who's the greatest blessing of all. I love you so much Maui. You're my heart and soul." I look over at Daniel who's eyes are equally as glassy as Maui's, tears clouding his plane of vision. 

  "Daniel, my baby. I know you're fully grown now, but you'll always be my baby boy. I love you so much. I know it's going to be tough without me, but you'll always have your father." Daniel's voice breaks, causing my heart to ache. "But we're not going to be whole without you." I give him a sad smile. "I know, but I'll always be with you right in here" I say, pointing to his heart. "I'll be sure to haunt your father in spirit form." Maui laughs a bit and breaks down. "I sure hope so. There's no one else I'd rather haunt me than you." I wipe away his tears with my thumb as I feel the life begin to slip out of me. "Don't cry because I'm gone, smile because I lived." I give my husband and my son one last loving smile before my last breath escapes from my lips, my body goes limp, and I see the light. 

  Maui's POV

    Moana's heart monitor flatlines and the doctor calls her time of death, which is 6:23 pm.  I climb into bed and hold Moana's lifeless body and sob, not caring who sees me. Daniel ends up doing the same by her bedside, still clutching her now limp hand in hers. Neither of us can get the strength to look the other in the eye. What shatters me even more is that one day, the same thing is going to happen to Daniel and then I'm going to be completely alone. I'll merely be living through pictures, probably in isolation on my island. Moana was not only the love of my life, but also the light in the darkness for me. Now, that light is rapidly growing dim. 

    

Hoped that you guys liked this part of this one shot! I apologize that it's another super depressing one. Some of my one shots reflect my mental state at times By the way, the image above is Gramma Tala and Moana, but I'm using it to represent older Moana reflecting back on her younger self. :) -Mary