Killing The Melody

Being Broken

She suddenly felt a hand under her chin, lifting her head up so Connie's eyes could meet Adagio's, "Connie, I know you. You're the strongest girl I've met. I know you can do this. Plus, I'll only be gone for 6 months. So you won't have long to do this alone. The months will be over before you know it. I promise when I come back, I will stay here permanently and take care of her together,"

"Do you... Do you promise?"

"I promise," Adagio smiled warmly as she softly kissed Connie's forehead just when they called her number, "I gotta go~ Bye~" She whispered as she began to walk away from the smaller siren.

"Goodbye~" Connie softly called out as she stood there as she watched her lover leave. The last thing she saw of her was her orange poofy hair and Adagio's soft smile before she disappeared when she walked through the doorway.
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It had been 4 months and already she was missing Adagio dearly. The rest of The Dazzlings could be here to help Connie as well, but those two would be a bit too loud and reckless to have around her newborn. Plus, they already had children to take care of. Sonata and Nissy with her twins and Combob and Aria with their child. She snapped out of her thoughts when she heard Melody cry again. This was a reminder of what she was doing and looked down at the stove of boiling milk, quickly turning it off.

Assuming that the milk was hot, she let it cool off as she walked into the living room to check on Melody, who was still wailing loudly on the couch until Connie picked her up, "Dinner will be ready for you soon, I promise," Connie reassured, staring directly into Melody's eyes. She frowned when she saw them.

Melody almost looked just like Adagio. Even though Melody looked more like Connie herself, she still had the same beautiful orbs as... her.

'Please don't tell me that I'm gonna start hating Adagio too. I actually love her and I want her to come back. Please don't do this to me, brain!' Connie softly growled, her grip slightly tightened around Melody.

She didn't want to hate Adagio, but she still loathed the fact that she left her. Alone. With Melody to take every need she had into her hands. Adagio said she was strong.

Adagio lied.

'But... being famous was Adagio's dream. I still can't get in the way of that... Even though I might never see Adagio again. What if she forgot all about us?' She sighed, putting Melody back down on the couch and crossing her arms, 'She will be too caught up in her fans and autographs to take care of Melody and me,' She thought as she walked to the kitchen again.

She slipped a finger into the pan of milk, checking to see if it cooled off. Once she knew the milk was warm, she grabbed the baby bottle, grabbed the pan and slowly poured the milk in it, trying her best to not spill any.

'Just... Just two more months. That's it. Just two more months and she'll be back...' Connie reassured, but that didn't stop her from thinking the worst, 'I wish things were back to normal. When Melody wasn't here. Life would be easier. I wouldn't have had to stop taking care of animals or my gardening... Why did Melody have to exist?' The siren frowned as she screwed the lid back onto the baby bottle, gave it a few shakes and walked over to Melody to pick her up. She put the teat into the baby's mouth, who quickly accepted the offer as she sucked on it.

Connie sighed softly, staring at the girl she was feeding, "You're so cute," She admitted as she sat down on the couch with her legs crossed, "And I love you so much. But do you wish Adagio was here with us?"

Melody didn't respond and just kept eating, making Connie pet her soft, black hair. Even though she said she loved her, but she couldn't help but feel like she was lying. She tried to tell herself that she loved her, but a voice in her head told her she didn't. She didn't want to take care of her anymore. She just wanted all this to be over. She had a strong desire to hurt herself. And maybe even Melody.

She frowned as tears ran down her cheeks. She began to cry loudly but the sight of her innocent baby drinking milk from her bottle seemed to calm her down. For the millionth time today, she let out another sigh, wiping her tears away.

"I'll take you back to your room. You must be tired from crying so much. So am I," Connie's shaky voice said as she stood up and carried the baby siren back to her room. As Connie gave Melody her bottle and laid her down in the crib, she began to turn around out the door until she heard one of Melody's ear piercing sobs. She quickly turned around to see what was wrong, only for the siren's cries to stop when she saw Connie, who groaned.

"Looks like I'm staying for a bit," She pulled up a rocking chair and sat down next to the crib, looking over at Melody who was peacefully sucking her bottle. Connie just watched her quietly, slowly rocking the crib while she did so. Her own eyelids started to get heavier, her motions on the crib stopping.

'Just two more months,' She thought, leaning back in her chair and drifting off to sleep.
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Connie slowly woke up again, but not from Melody. The doorbell. She raised an eyebrow as she got up out of bed. How strange. Connie barely got any visitors after Adagio left on her tour. She grabbed her hot pink robe and threw it on as she walked downstairs to the front door. Expecting it to be just one of her friends coming to say hi, she opened the door without a second thought, only for her jaw to drop when she saw who it was. If she was holding something, she would have immediately dropped it.

"Missed me?" The voice belonging to the person asked as she stepped inside as Connie grew the biggest grin she had ever threw.

"ADAGIO! YOU'RE BACK!" Connie yelled out as she basically threw herself onto the older girl, who smirked as she wrapped her arms around her, "But you--"

"I quit. Turns out, music business isn't for me after all. Sure, I like attention and singing, but just all those people huddling around me, wanting to get their hands on me, is very... unsettling for me. I think I got a hand cramp just by signing all those autographs," Adagio chuckled, "To all the famous music artists out there that have to deal with that, I'll have to credit them for not at least losing their minds at how loud their screams and shrieks are whenever they see them," The older siren then looked over at Connie with a heavy blush, "Plus... I really missed you,"

Connie smiled warmly at her as she closed the door behind them, "Well, I'm glad you got to live your dream for a while. I'm so glad your back!" She pulled Adagio into a hug, which the older girl gladly returned.

"Me too. And sweet little, Melody! How's she doing? Is she okay?" Adagio mentioned, looking down at Connie.

"She's doing great! But she was really a handful to take care of," Connie answered, "She's in her room asleep. You can see her if you want,"

"Absolutely!" Adagio said as she rushed upstairs, Connie smiling softly as she watched her.

'Heh, it's nice to see I won't be alone anymore,' Connie thought as she slowly followed the older girl, seeing her wife cradle an awake Melody in her arms.

"She's still so beautiful~ I'm glad we made her~" Adagio tearfully commented, making Connie smile as she looked down at the baby siren as well.

"Me too..."