The Return of the Beloved Son

Epilogue

Subaru stared out the window of his small assigned room. The sun shined through, hitting his face and casting shadows over it that the wrinkles created. His saggy skin looked fake and stretchy as he remained motionless in his wheelchair. The door to his room opened, a woman in a nurses uniform entered with a plate in her hand.

"Mr. Natsuki, it's time for your afternoon pills."

Subaru turned the wheels of the wheelchair to face the woman, his cheeks jiggled as he spoke, "Ahh? Who are you?"

The woman set the plate on a table that was next to Subaru. She spoke to him in a polite and slow manner, "I'm Nurse Kelly. I've been taking care of you for the past few years now."

Subaru's face looked confused, "I-I-I don't understand."

The woman looked sympathetic, "I know, Mr. Natsuki, but your old age had made you develop short term memory loss. You're currently at the Helping Angels Home for the Elderly."

Subaru shook his head. "No, no, I-I was in my house. I had just gotten back from the store. I was..." Subaru stopped when he suddenly realized he didn't remember what came next. "I was lost."

After 50 years, Subaru developed short term memory loss, causing a lot of memories to become fuzzy or nonexistent. To him, he never met Emilia, Reinhard was a man of myth, his mother and father were deceased strangers, almost everything was forgotten by Subaru, but not Rem.

Even in his severe condition, Subaru never forgot Rem, his wife. She was the only person he remembered besides himself. Her long, blue hair, her awe inspiring smile, her bright and shining eyes, her soothing, mellow voice, everything about her, he never forgot.

Looking back at the nurse, Subaru apologized and took the pills without another question asked.

Subaru had nothing to do at such an old age so he contently settled with thinking of Rem, the only person he could remember.

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On a shelf next his bed stood 8 pictures. The one on the far left was, of course, a picture of Rem, her blue hair was slightly longer and flowed behind her as she pulled on the hand of what can only be Subaru's, towards the red Tokyo Tower. She was facing the camera with a look of utter amazement as she urged Subaru towards the building, the sun reflecting off her eyes.

The next picture showed Subaru and Ken, both were in their 30's in this picture, flashing teeth and peace signs at the camera, their cheeks were flushed because of their drunken state. After the events at the clock tower, Ken and Subaru patched up their small friendship. Ken forgave him, and enjoyed his time with him, adding another friend to his short list.

The third picture was of Subaru, Rem, and Emilia. Subaru looked more muscular and Rem's hair was even longer in this picture, but Emilia looked the same. In it, Emilia was trying to reel in a fish with her fishing line, with a tongue slightly out and a determined look on her face. Rem stood nearby, her horn out, cheering her on, and Subaru had a fist up with a look of celebratory happiness in his face.

The fourth picture was of Rem first meeting Subaru's parents. It was taken mere moments after Rem described herself as Subaru's mystery girl from Kararagi. Rem had her hands together in front of her as she was in mid-explanation with a smile on her face and a blush tinting her cheeks. Kenichi's mouth was open, a pipe falling from his mouth. Naoko was smiling as she stared at the person holding the camera. After the explanation, Subaru had taken them to Kararagi to prove once and for all that he had lived another life when he was gone all those years ago.