𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵 𝓸𝓯 𝓓𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓱 💀 (𝓞𝓷𝓮 𝓟𝓲𝓮𝓬𝓮 𝓧 𝓞𝓒) 𝓞𝓝𝓖𝓞𝓘𝓝𝓖

Chapter 35: The Promise

"Maybe in another life, I could find you there, Pulled away before your time, I can't deal it's so unfair, And it feels, And it feels like, Heaven's so far away, And it feels, And it feels like, The world has grown cold, Now that you've gone away..."

-Gone Away by Noctura

Kira opened her eyes and saw she was back in Foosha Village. She looked around her surroundings of her childhood home until in her sight was Ace. Tears began to stream down Kira's cheeks as she ran to Ace smiling.

"Ace," Kira called out.

Ace turned to Kira then smiled as she ran up to him giving him a huge hug. Ace held Kira tightly in his arms as Kira rubbed her head against his feeling his hands stroking her hair. Kira missed this, she missed being with Ace.

"I missed you so much," Kira wept.

"I'm sorry I had to leave," Ace apologized, "I never meant to hurt you in any way."

"It's okay now. I'm here now. We can finally be together forever."

"Kira...it's not time."

Kira looked up at Ace with confusion on her face.

"What do you mean, it's not time," Kira asked.

"I mean, your time is not up," Ace replied.

"But...but...I'm dead now," Kira denied, "I shouldn't be alive..."

"You should be."

Kira was in denial. She shook her head as more tears streamed down her face. She didn't want to continue living. She wanted to be with Ace. Kira buried her face in Ace's bare chest.

"It's not fair," Kira cried, "I have no reason to continue living anymore. My place should be here! Ace, I don't want to be alive anymore! Please!"

"But you need to be alive," a voice chimed.

Kira's eyes widen in surprise from the sound of that voice. She looked behind her and in her sight was a beautiful young woman who stood at a taller height than Kira with light sand brown hair, neon blue eyes and fair skin. Her outfit consisted of a white flowing dress, white shoes and a white rose was in her hair. The woman looked at Kira with a single tear rolling down her cheek.

"My beautiful baby girl," the woman silently wept.

Kira released her grip off of Ace as she slowly walked over to the woman in white with a confused look on her face.

"Who are you," Kira questioned.

"You've grown into a beautiful young woman Kira," the woman warmly smiled.

Kira looked at the woman in white for a brief moment until it hit her. Kira's eyes turned to surprise when she recognized who the woman was.

"Wait, you're the woman dad told me of," Kira remarked, "her name was Lily D. Mae...wait...Mom?"

"Yes my darling," Mae nodded smiling.

Kira hugged Mae tightly as tears ran freely from her eyes hugging her mother. She couldn't believe it, she finally was able to meet with her mother! She looked at Mae who looked back at her with tears filling up her eyes. Mae leaned forward planting a kiss on Kira's forehead. Kira smiled from this feeling. So this must be what it feels like to know the love of a mother, Kira thought.

"Mom," Kira spoke, "there's someone I want you to meet."

"Who is it," Mae asked.

"Mom, this is Ace, my lifelong friend and love."