Astraea.

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He passed away.

The tale of Elias Aleksander finally comes to an end.

They say it was a heart attack, i say that it was the consequences of his actions.

No one went to his funeral, except for his guards, and a few close associates. Zane locked himself up for the entire day.

He didn't come out until I practically begged him to. Even then, he just pulled me inside the room and laid in my lap, telling me the stories of his childhood, and of his mother.

He says that she would've loved me.

Finally, after an entire day of isolation, he finally stepped out at night. Everyone was ecstatic. Bianca hugged him, and told him that it was okay. Roxy patted his shoulder and gave him a thumbs up. Royce bought him bourbon. ACE had fallen apart completely, and now, we had nothing to worry about.

It's safe to say that the day was all about him. He brushed off everyone concerns, but I knew how much it meant to him. These people were his family, just as much as they were mine.

Felix told him to go fuck himself.

Typical.

I remember that we played board games all night, and almost every single round was won by either Bianca, Roxy or Zane.

Royce, Felix and I plotted a plan and won a single round each by cheating. They found out soon enough, and we were kicked out of the game.

When we went outside for a walk, Royce smiled at the sky and spoke.
"He's gone. Zane is finally free" I nodded and tightly wrapped my arms around myself.

"I'm gonna get a pay raise" Felix tucked him hands into his pockets. I laughed until I couldn't remember my own name.

Eventually, however, we were called inside and they let us win. It was fun.

Felix proposed to Rina that night, in front of everyone.

I was so happy that I broke Zane's $5000 vase.

He still loves me.

She said yes, and we had a party the next day. It was an amazing one for sure. One of the best ones ETF has ever held. There was so much alcohol, but even better, there was a giant chocolate fountain.

Rina and I kept dipping strawberries in the chocolate until my stomach died and I threw up in the bathroom. Zane was there to hold my hair back.

When I went outside for some air, I realised Bianca was still outside.
"Penny for your thoughts?" I asked when she looked at me. She shook her head.

"It's...nothing. Just the fact that so much has changed" She looked at me.

"All thanks to you"
"Me? I didn't do anything"

"Oh, you did more than I could ever thank you for. You made him human. You gave him a chance at happiness. You introduced Felix to his Fiance, and for me?" She smiled.
"You made me realise that being a bitch all the time isn't as cool as I thought"

I laughed, and we stayed there a bit longer before going back inside.

The happiness only lasted for so long.

Just before my twenty-third birthday, I found out that I had cancer.

Zane was there. So were Felix, Royce, Roxy, Bianca and Rina. Everyone was there. My mom, Ria, heck, even people from the ETF that I didn't even know.

Cal shifted out of the country a few months before my birthday. I missed him, but I knew that somewhere, he cared, too.

Zane proposed the next summer. He kept telling me that he had something special planned, and that I'd love it.

He took me to a quiet, beautiful meadow filled with butterflies and honey bees. There, as I was admiring everything, he got down on one knee, and pulled out a ring.

I cried.

He cried, too.

Cry babies.

I told him that he shouldn't have done this, because when I leave, it's going to hurt twice as much now. He said that I wasn't going anywhere.

I battled with it for three more years before I lost.

It's funny when you think about it. If Zane's car hadn't almost killed me that day, I would've never met these people. He says that it was just a coincidence, but I know that it was something way more. It was destiny. It was my fate.

I wouldn't have it any other way.

Felix comes to visit me sometimes, placing flowers over the hard stone, and crying for hours. I try to wrap my arms around him, but I know he doesn't feel it.

Bianca and Roxy visited me three times before they had to go out of the country for some work. Bianca's last words to me were.
"Thank you for showing me how beautiful life is"

Royce often places roses on top while telling me about his day. I love to listen.

Mama and Rina visit, too. Though I don't like to look at their faces. It makes me sad.

Rina gets me Icees and stuffed toys. But she knows that she'll have to take them away before they spoil and wither. Because as much as I want to, there's no way I could have them.

It's been six years now.

There are so many flowers around me that I can almost smell them in the air. There's never a day when there isn't something special on my grave. Whether that be roses, beautiful vases, or Icees.

Zane visits me often. Usually, he visits with Everly, but sometimes, there are tiny footsteps coming towards me, too.

Her name is Iris.

She's beautiful. And she's got her father's eyes. Though, her smile resembles her mother.

She places daisies on the stone, and kisses me goodbye.

Sometimes, however, he comes alone. And talks to me for hours on end. From Felix's latest prank to Iris's birthday. He crochets flowers, and then places them on my grave.

It's in a really beautiful garden behind Zane's house. It has a green railing around it, along with a sign at the entrance that says.

"Here lies Astraea Dione Iglesias. The most cheerful soul the world ever witnessed, and a miracle that was once breathing"

One day, Zane brings up the topic of Iris's name.

"You know why I used to call you Iris, Astraea?" he rests his back against the stone.
"Because it's the most beautiful creation of God. And you were that for me"

He breaks down sometimes, telling me how bad he misses me, and how empty everything is without me. He says that he doesn't know how long he can do this for, but I know that he loves his wife and his daughter. He'd never do that to them.

One day, after nine years of staying in the closed compartment, I finally feel myself slipping away.

I close my eyes one last time.

From the accident, to the friendships, to the unforgetful nights, to the love I felt for Zane. In the end, everything was worth it.

He visited me that day, placing a bouquet of crocheted flowers on my grave. Before I left completely, I noticed something on his right arm.

It was a tattoo.

A heart, with a rose going around it. A lantern with thorns. It was the same drawing I made on his arm years ago.

I felt a teardrop slip, and I let myself be taken away.

I should've hugged them a little tighter in life, but I know that even if I could turn back time, I wouldn't have it any other way.

A/N

I'm sorry if this is a shit author's note, but I'm breaking apart right now. Everything in me is begging me to delete this entire chapter, and give them the happy ending they deserved. But honestly, this was their happy ending. Astraea found peace, and Zane learnt to live because of her.

I'm sorry. I'll make a separate chapter to officially say goodbye to them. The epilogue is going to be a short one.

For now, however, their story has come to an end. It was a journey full of gasps, laughs, and tears. I hope you liked reading it as much I liked writing it. These characters own my heart, and I would die for them.

Anyway, be sure to vote, comment and tell me what you think!

-Author.


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