C/n = Character/name, basically a male kny character of your choosing :)
C/l = Character's/last, C/n's last name if he has one
O/c = Other/character, basically another male kny character of your choosing, besides C/n of course.
O/l = Other's/last, O/c's last name if he has one.
R/c = Random/character
R/l = Random's/last, random character's last name and it can include C/n's lazt name as well
'Sup home skillets, grab some tissues before we start 🤧 I actually kinda cried ngl TvT
This will be the last part. I'm tryna get back to scenarios! Unless ya'll like these oneshots I'm cooking up 😳👀
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"No...this can't be happening, what did I do? What did I not do to deserve this...?"
C/n stood next to his daughter who held his hand. No tears were on his face as he tried to be strong for Nel.
"Here lies:
R/c R/l
A loving mother/father, a loving wife/husband, and a perfect daughter/son"
Reading what was on the grave only drove C/n closer to his breaking point. A breaking point where he wanted to cry, break down, and become completely vulnerable without care.
Nel stood next to her father. Her hair messy and unkempt. A sign that her family was slowly falling apart.
"Why'd Mama/Papa leave? I still needed her/him so why did she/he...." Nel trailed off, tears sliding down her cheeks.
C/n looked down at his daughter and crouched down to her level.
"I don't know but...she's/he's in a better place now." C/n said, giving Nel a sad smile.
Nel nodded and wiped her tears with the back of her hand.
"Here you go, Mama/Papa," Nel walked closer to the grave and put down a bouquet of flowers.
"These were always your favorite." Nel sniffed.
"Let's go, sweetie." C/n took Nel's smaller hand and they began to walk out of the cemetery where R/c was.
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A few hours had passed and it was now 8 PM. C/n had gotten Nel to sleep. Now, he was slowly going over paperwork from work.
His eyes were tired, he had very visible eyebags and his whole body felt sore. He felt tired. He felt tired of everything. Of living.
A knock on the front door broke him out of his thoughts.
"Who the hell could it be?" C/n groaned.
He got up and looked through the peephole.
"Y/n...?" His eyes widened.
Why would Y/n be at his door?
"Hey..." C/n greeted them once he opened the door.
Warm arms enveloped him. It was something he needed. Desperately. He hugged Y/n back and tried to make the feeling of the warm hug last for as long as he could.
"It'll be okay." Y/n said in a soothing voice.
They put C/n's head on their shoulder as they stroked his head gently.
C/n broke down. This simple act of sympathy was enough to make him crumble and submit.
Y/n could feel their shirt getting wet from the tears but they didn't mind. They had one thing in mind. It being to help their childhood friend.
After what seemed like hours of C/n crying and sobbing, he could no longer shed tears or make a sound. His throat hurt from the sobbing he'd done and his eyes felt dry as he no longer had any more tears in them.
"Do you want to talk?" Y/n asked.
C/n nodded and pulled away. Y/n followed him into the kitchen and they both sat down across from each other.
"I want..." C/n began but couldn't finish.
"What is it?" Y/n asked softly.
"I want you....to take care of Nel if something happens." C/n said, now looking at Y/n.
Y/n was taken aback but nodded. They were willing to help C/n and be the bigger person and look past everything that happened.
"I promise you. I'll take care of her as if she were my own." Y/n said.
C/n's face now held a sad yet grateful smile.
"Thank you, Y/n."
The duo talked for a bit. It mostly consisted of Y/n comforting their friend and C/n shedding a few more tears.
"Now, I want you to sleep." Y/n said sternly.
"But my paperwor-"
"Sleep. I'll help you deal with it in the morning." Y/n spoke.
C/n sighed and nodded.
"Alright, I'll be going now. Goodnight, C/n." Y/n smiled and began walking away.
"Y/n," Said person stopped and looked at C/n.
"Thank you." C/n smiled.
Y/n smiled back.
"Of course." They said and walked away.
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"I knew you still loved him." Y/n flinched.
They turned around to see their husband with a glare on his face.
"Oh, it's you. You scared me." Y/n chuckled.
O/c stayed silent.
"O/c?" Y/n walked up to him and tried poking his cheek before their hand was slapped away.
Y/n stared at their husband, face riddled with confusion until he spoke.
"You should've told me sooner," O/c looked at the floor.
"That way we wouldn't have wasted each other's time."
Y/n furrowed their eyebrows.
"What the hell are you on about?"
"Admit it. Admit that you still love C/n." O/c glared.
Y/n sighed.
"God...are you being serious right now?" Y/n returned their husband's glare.
"Where were you, Y/n?" O/c asked sternly.
"I was at C/n's hous-"
"I knew it." O/c began to walk to the shared bedroom.
"Wait! You don't get it! He was hurting! Anyone would if their spouse died!" Y/n reasoned.
"You could've just called him." O/c said, not looking at Y/n as he got out a suitcase.
"Well, apparently he changed his phone number so guess what? I don't have his number!" Y/n remarked.
O/c continued to pack his things as he spoke, not sparing Y/n a single look.
"Could've asked a friend." He said.
"All I did was comfort him! He was my childhood friend! I can't just stand by and watch him suffer!" Y/n cried, becoming agitated with O/c.
"I don't believe you." O/c said as he started to walk out.
Y/n however, stood in front of him and cupped his cheeks with both of their hands.
"Hey, hey....please...O/c, I didn't do anything with him. I would never break your trust like that..." Y/n now had tears in their eyes.
O/c looked at their spouse, beginning to question his decision. Finally, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath before shaking his head. O/c got out of Y/n's hold and walked out, slamming the door shut.
O/c left Y/n a crying mess. They cried and cried but tried to stay silent, not wanting to wake up their children.
"Where did Dad go?" It was Kikyo.
She yawned as she looked at Y/n.
"Oh um," Y/n tried wiping away their tears.
"He went to the store...he'll be back soon." Y/n looked at their daughter with a smile.
Kikyo knew something wasn't right. She knew her parent was hurting but decided Y/n needed time alone so she nodded and went back to her and her brother's room.
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"Good morning." Y/n tried to sound normal as they talked to C/n over the phone.
"Oh hey...did you need something?" He asked.
Y/n chuckled.
"Nope. Just checking to see if you took care of yourself."
C/n smiled over the line.
"Yeah...I did. Are you okay? You sound kind of...sad?" C/n spoke.
Y/n frowned.
"I'm fine." They said.
"Just tell me what's wrong. I've known you since we were kids, I know when something's wrong." C/n said.
Y/n sighed.
"It's O/c...he...he left..."
"What? Why?" C/n asked.
"He thought I was cheating on him with you." Y/n chuckled bitterly.
C/n stayed silent.
"Can I talk to him?" He asked.
Y/n was very much shocked and taken by surprise.
"W-Why?" They asked.
"I want to reason with him." C/n said.
Y/n thought and hesitated with an answer. What if C/n made things worse?
"Yeah...o-okay." They said finally.
C/n smiled.
"I promise I'll do what I can to help." He said.
"Thank you." Y/n said.
"Of course."
C/n paced around in his room as he waited for O/c to pick up.
"Hello?"
"Don't hang up!" C/n said quickly.
"How the hell did you get my number?" O/c asked.
"That doesn't matter right now. Listen to me, Y/n loves you. They adore you with every cell in their body. I called you to tell you that if you don't go back to them and your kids, you're making a very, very idiotic choice."
O/c scoffed.
"You're one to talk."
"Go back. Go back to your kids, your spouse. They all love you, don't make a choice you'll regret over some misunderstanding. Y/n didn't do anything with me. They were only a good friend, that's all they ever were."
O/c stayed silent. Hearing C/n, someone who's life was practically falling apart, basically tell him he was idiot for leaving Y/n was a wake up call. He realized he was indeed an idiot and he'd practically ruined his relationship with his spouse.
"Okay." With that, O/c was on his way to talk with Y/n and apologize for being stupid.
"Thank you, C/n." Y/n was grateful when O/c came back.
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"Dad? Are you home?" Nel, now 14, searched for her father once she came home.
She couldn't find him anywhere and she started to become worried. She found a note on the kitchen table that read, 'Hey sweetie, I'll be home soon. I just went out to buy groceries. I won't be too long.'
With that note, Nel relaxed a bit. However, she still had a gut feeling telling her, practically screaming at her that something was going to happen. Something bad.
Nel changed out of her school uniform and went into the living room, turning on the TV. As soon as she turned it on, a news channel was on it. Nel was about to change it when she heard something that caught her interest.
"40 year old C/n C/l was found dead just outside 'Sumie's Convenience Store' It was reported that gunshots and screams were heard coming from that location. More on this in the next few min....."
Nel completely blocked out the noise from the TV as the same words ran through her head over and over.
"C/n C/l was found dead"
How and why? Was the world against her? First, she lost her Mama/Papa and now, she lost her Dad. Nel couldn't handle it. She quickly reached for her phone and dialed the only person she could currently trust.
"Hel-"
"Y/n!" Nel cried.
"Nel? Hun, what's wrong?"
"It's my Dad! He-He...." Nel sobbed.
She couldn't form sentences. She wanted her Mama/Papa. Her Dad. Anyone. She just wanted a hug and hoped that this was only, merely, a cruel nightmare.
"He died."
Y/n froze. Why was it him? Why did he have to suffer so much? Why couldn't it have been...a criminal? A murderer? A theif? Y/n themselves?
C/n had gone through.....almost everything. But he kept going. He tried to make things work. He tried to get his life together. All in attempts to give his only daughter a good life and a father she could be proud of.
What did he get in return? Death. A brutal killing.
"I'll be there soon, Hun." Y/n said.
They immediately searched for their sweater and walked out quickly. Y/n got in their car and began to drive as fast as the law would allow them to.
They knocked furiously on the door. A broken, red-faced, and overall depressed Nel opened up.
"Oh, Nel." Y/n got on their knees and embraced Nel.
They welcomed her into their arms for a much needed hug.
Y/n whispered 'I'm sorry's', 'Everything will be okay's', and 'I'm here for you's'
Nel's eyes held nothing but sadness. She wanted to be with her parents. Why did they leave? She couldn't wrap her head around it. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't understand.
"Nel," Y/n pulled away and looked at the girl.
"They're both in a better place and I promise...I promise I'll do everything in my power to make you happy, okay?"
Nel's eyes now held gratitude and hope, hope for a better future.
"Thank you, Y/n."
[A/n: next chapter will not be angst, i promise ❤]