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Time travels back to the start by SONid6699

Leipzig, Germany, 2016

"Underoos"

Suddenly a figure in cladded in red and blue leaped out of nowhere and stole Captain's shield, and landed in the most superhero pose ever.

"Hey everyone!!!"

"Nice job kid."

"Thanks well I could have stuck the landing a little better it's just a new suit"

Everyone was looking at the red cladded person "Underoos" as Tony had called him with curiosity and annoyance but the look on Tony's 'I am so done with it' face made him backtrack his statement.

"What it's nothing just a new suit. What. It's nothing Mr. Stark it's perfect thank you"

"Yeah don't really need to start a conversation"

"Cap-Captain big-"

Suddenly his spider sense tingled. Well tingled is a small word, it felt like his senses went overdrive. As if they were screaming at him for an upcoming threat.

Stopping his ramble mid way he observed the airport. The need to find what triggered his senses at such a level was vital. He found nothing.

"Underoos. What are you doing there's nothing over there. Roger is here in the front." Now Tony was getting annoyed and for the tenth time he questioned himself that whether he did the right thing or not by bringing a kid to this fight.

"Something is happening!!!"

"What do you mean something is happening ki-"

"Mr. Stark? I don't feel so good…. "

The tremble and fear in his voice settled a suffocating silence over the airport. All the avengers and non-avengers were trying to identify the actions behind those words but no avail.

Tony definitely did not like where this was going. Somehow he had a bad feeling about it in his gut. "Kid are you alright?" he asked in surprisingly calm voice.

"I don't know… I don't know whats happening…."

Terror invaded in everyone's heart as suddenly the kid fell on his knees the shield long forgotten fell on the ground with a clank. The scream that came next was terrifying.

"aaaahhhh… Aaaaahhhhh……… ItIt….. It… Hu…..hurts!!!!"

By this time even Sam, Barnes, Wanda and Clint had came out of wherever they were hidden to watch the commotion.

"Roos you have to tell us what's going on."

Whatever Mr. Stark was saying fell deaf to Peter's ears. He was terrified. He thought he knew what pain was but this was offwordly. He can't help the scream that escaped his lips. "aaagghh… He..help...it hu.. Hur-"

Silence. Pin drop silence covered the airport for the second time this day. Everyone's face displayed all the emotions. Sympathy, horror, astonishment, pained, terrified…….. No one knew what to say as the kid's body disintegrated into dust. Tha dust that had now flew away with the wind.

Natasha broke the silence "What the fuck!!!!"

Steve collected his composure "Tony I know we aren't on good terms but…But for the sake of God please tell us it was one of the kids trick or your plan to stop us. That the kid disintegrating into fucking dust was all planned."

Tony didn't know what to say. He can't even believe what had happened." Cap do I look like i know what's going on." He was angry know. He knew that he was desperate to stop them and take them into custody but he wasn't that inhuman that he would willing allow a kid to suffer from… Whatever just happened. "And I… don't know ok!!!! As far as I am aware this ain't in his skill set!!!!!"

"Tony I.. Didn't mean it like that. Listen-"

"Can you both fight later and discuss what the hell happened!!" Rhodey cut both of them.

Sam knew he will be seeing weird things once he joined cap but this was on another level. "Guy's listen-"

He abruptly stopped as suddenly the ash that once had fallen started integrating again taking the form of a human body. The kid's body he realized. The formation was as scary as the disintegration.

Looks like he wasn't the only one paying attention as everyone held thier weapons against…… Whatever the hell they are going to face.

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He falls on the ground, pain tearing through every cell, every atom of his body. He can still feel the pain of being torn from its neighbour and sent drifting out into space. He could still feel the pain of his atom binding together, again, and it hurt but the pain was receding. That was good he thought. He was still coughing, body still shaking, weakened due to his unplannes excursion. He was vaguely aware of being held at gun point.

"Ow" he rasped. "I am not a threat. Please…… Not a terrorist. Lower the weapons….. Please……The trial is complete I am innocent. Mysterio and Beck…… Everything was a fucking lie…. ''

Silence laid heavily on surroundings. Not even a whisper disturbing the air.

Odd. Nothing had been this overwhelmingly quiet since he’d been bit by the spider; he could always hear, see, or at least smell something. It was a bit disconcerting, though not entirely unwelcome. Sometimes he really missed having normal senses. The last time this happened was his fucking trial. Being on trial with a shock that disabled his powers was something he didnot want happening. again.

Cutting himself off from that train of thought, Peter realized he should probably try and figure out what the hell was going on and why he was he was experiencing the pain of atoms binding together again rather than be at Ned's funeral. Which he can finally go now since his name was cleared. Realizing his mind was getting off track again, Peter squinted open his eyes.

Get back on track, Parker. He reprimanded himself.

What he was met with when he eventually cracked open his eyes, however, was a dim, shimmering wall of scarlet red (which was not on the list of what he was expecting to see but it wasn’t a bad thing, either). He carefully peeled his eyes fully open, ready to slam them shut again in case the authorities didn't get the memo that he was not a terrorist.

Everything slowly came into focus, and he rapidly sat up, turning in a full circle. "What-" he breathed out. The red dissipated into whisps, and he was face to face with people who had been either dead or who had abandoned him since the funeral.

The Scarlet Witch stared him in the face, eyes returning to a normal murky brown rather than a vibrant red. Peter realized that she had trapped him in what could be described as a... bubble? with her powers so he wasn't disturbed as he regained his senses.

And as Peter spun around yet again, breathing picking up in panicked breaths, he recognized his surroundings.

Around him were the Avengers, every one of them.

He was back at the airport battle in Leipzig.

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Peter's eyes locked on Mr. Stark's, chest heaving, and he immediately thought back to the last time he'd seen the man. Alive.

We won. You did it sir. We won Tony.

Mr. Stark looked confused, eyes raking over Peter's form, clad in a red and black suit with a metallic silver spider sprawled in the middle of his chest.

"Peter?" the man asked, taking a step towards the boy, and that was all he needed to bolt away from everyone. Well in the centre as everyone seemed to be circling him. The reason unknown.

It took him a couple of minutes to arrive at the conclusion that Beck was alive. It was all his game. His fucking plan to fuck with him even more when everything was finally going to be as normal as possible. But no!!! His Peter Tingle™ had to betray him again.

Fury and rage filled him as he spoke. "What the fuck Beck. How can you be so cruel. Wasn't london enough. Want to fuck with me and my mind even more. With what the battle of airport. THIS TIME YOU CAN'T FOOL. I WON'T LET YOU. I DEFEATED YOU ONCE BEFORE. AND I WILL IN EVERY HELL DO IT AGAIN. THIS TIME I WON'T FALL IN YOUR ILLUSIONS YOU ASSHOLE"

By the time he was finished he was breathing heavily. His mind wandered to that one question again and again. How did Beck and his crew got the airport's battle. There was no footage in public media and after London he himself strengthened Stark Industries server.

"Underoos, what-" Mr. Stark said, cutting himself off as he took in the sight of Peter again.

Black and red metallic suit. Eyes filled with rage and fury. But their was hollowness in them like the kid had gone through hell. And London? Beck? Mysterio? Illusions?

"Kid I-"

"Stop!!!!!"

Peter said. No roared. Tony definitely never thought he could piss someone this much in such a short time.

"This is ridiculous" Peter yells ignoring all the looks he was getting. Ignoring the was his heart shattered upon seeing Beck using Mr. Stark's face, again to lure him into his trap.

"Peter it's me Ton-"

"Tony Stark is dead. Has been dead for a fucking whole year. Today is his death anniversary." Peter yells the illusion freezes. "I mourned him. For a whole fucking year. I went to his mother fucking funeral. I met his daughter. Do you really think I am that gullible!"

All the illusions looks confused froze In their spot. Mr. Stark no the illusion rasped "What!"

Peter turns his eyes stinging with tears, pain, exhaustion, rage. He just wanted this to end for good and for forever.

"You want a battle let's have one. And this time do not forget that you can't fool me into thinking you are dead. This time I myself will depart you to Raft."

With that he launched in attack webbing fake-Tony's hands and body to floor along with fake-cap. Disabling fake-Sam's wing and weaving him and Barnes together in a cacoon. He was fast like a shadow.

Suddenly he dodged the cars that fake-Wanda was throwing his way. Immediately webbing her hands up with the strongest webbing he had to disable her hand. This way she won't be able to to conjure magic. All the while dodging repulsor blasts from Fake-Colonel.

Again he dodged the punch fake-T'challa was gonna give and weaved him, fake-Clint and fake-Colonel similar to fake-Sam and fake-Barnes.

What he wasn't prepared was the blast from infinity stone and the sparring from Fake-Natasha.

After dodging and attacking what felt lIke eternity he was defeated. Fake-Natasha had won. But how? He didn't knew Beck's crew had such a skilled fighter. How the Blasts from fake-infinity stone seemed real. His body was aching. He wanted to rest. And he will after he capture Beck.

He tried getting out of her and Fake-Vision's hold but "You can't get out my Peter. Not until you tell us what the you did… You are doing. I thought you were on Stark's side against Cap? And who is Beck? What illusions are you talking about?" Fake-Natasha threatened very…… calmly.

"You of all people know Beck what you are doing" Peter choked. But his mind was just getting confused. The last Beck himself accepted that it was all an illusion. Had he changed tactics?

"Kid! Roos what are talking about? This is real everything is real. Their are no illusions kid." fake-Tony said.

By this time Peter had long given up on fighting instead he was waiting for the families Peter Tingle to tingle. To sense where drones could be. But his senses….. Were calmed. As if he wasn't in middle of illusions and drones. It was wrong. This was feeling real. Too much real.

"Pete-"

"Tell me a thing only my Mr. Stark would know. Something only between the two of us." He cut off fake-tony.

Tony was shocked seeing the kid's composure. The happy, bubby, nervous, like a lost puppy was gone. Instead in front of him was a kis who had suffered too much for his age. He thought of a thing only the kid and he would know."In your room you said 'If bad things happen. And you don't stop even if you have the ability then they happen because of you."

Peter's body went limp. No….. This can't happen. I know time travel is real but…… This can't happen……. Wait….. If I am back this means Mr. Stark isn't dead. He is alive and healthy.

"Mr. Stark????" He whispered. He was scared. What he isn't the real Mr. Stark. What if all this is just a dream just his imagination.

Even Natasha loosened her hold hearing the kid's scared and confused voice.

Peter immediately got out of Natasha's hold. And ran to where Mr. Stark was webbed up. He tore through the web using his super strength and hugged his Mr. Stark with all his force.

OK this wasn't what Tony expected. This kid was hugging him. Just a moment earlier he was fighting all of them and had almost defeated them and now he was hugging with such a force that he thought he might break his ribs.

"Kid-ouch easy" the hold loosened.

"You-you are alive"

Updated periodically on ao3. 4 chapters updated as of 13.5.21

#time travel fics for Peter Parker #ao3 #ao3 writer #time travel #morgan stark #peter parker #tony stark #tony stark acting as peter parkers parental figure #endgame fix it

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luvdsc · 3 years

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hey there bub! i was going thru ur masterlist and i saw in the "about" section that u made eye contact with taemin OMG how did that go AAAAA u got to make eye contact with THE lee taemin? soo lucky :") i bet this happened prob awhile back but how was the superm concert? i'm sure it was amazing n so much fun AAAAA sadly they didn't go here in my city :( but i was able to see NCT dream live during their dream show tour and i tell you WHEW GOSH those boys are so ethereal??? like they look so good in vids and in pics but they're 1000000x better in person??? like pictures don't do their beauty justice?? gosh i could write a full on essay abt this. until now i still cant believe i got to see the dreamies live?? its feels so surreal like a dream, its crazy. i remember the lights dimming and 'dear dream' started playing in the background and i just lost it lol i was shaking and bawling my eyes out n the show hasn't even started yet djkfkjn i first noticed jisung n when i saw him the first thing that popped in my mind was: "he is SO tall and he's soso cute dear lord :")" and the way he dances, a frickin dance king?? he's rlly such a born performer. AND OHMYGOD JENO, the man is rlly WOW, ngl he kinda looks intimidating with his sharp features and smooth dance moves but his eye smiles make my heart mELT. i remember during the encore stage, the show was about to end and the boys were saying goodbye to us, jeno's face was showed on screen, he was tryna eat the confetti LMAO. renjun,, i will never shutup abt this but renjun is confirmed to be a FAIRY!! the prettiest boy :") #RENJUNFAIRYAGENDA he has such sharp yet delicate features and his aura is just so warm n comforting like he just captivates u n lures u in, and when he sings, like u can feel the emotion, hes so talented. all throughout the show, hyuck was just GLOWING (lives up to his name, fullsun uwu) . he's soso pretty n he's my bias so i literally was just in awe when i saw him, i was speechless :') he was rlly entertaining to watch n he was also so attentive to the crowd esp when he saw some ppl that got hurt, he kept telling us to move back a little. OMG HOW COULD I FORGET NANA, jaemin was soo sweet n charming and the way his eyes lit up whenever he looks at the crowd gosh my heart was abt to burst he rlly adores czennies :") jskfvkds hes also super tall lmao hyuck was tryna lift his shirt up tho and of course chenle, ngl but all throughout the concert, my eyes just keep coming back to chenle. out of all the dreamies, he caught my eye the most. like,, THE POWER THIS MAN HOLDS IS CRAZY?? THIS MAN DIDNOT COME TO PLAY!! his stage presence is crazyy ohgod esp during 119 performance, and he looks like a prince in real life. he also played the piano and i remember everyone was just in awe as he played like the whole crowd had heart eyes for him. it was such a fun n amazing experience, the boys were so amazing n talented, they rlly know how to put on such a great show. they work tirelessly n they're so good, like their voices and dance moves, srsly amazing :") ++ it so memorable cus it was my first kpop concert hehe. buying tickets were such a pain in the ass ngl it was so stressful but SO worth it 🥺 i knew jisung was tall but i didnt know he was THAT tall, idk if im just small but they all rlly look so tall JKDFSDJVFF sadly mark wasnt there :( sorry if i made this long, i just got excited and i thought it'd be nice to share my concert experience w/ u as well hehe 😅 i hope you're doing great bub!! <3

- 🐼 anon

omg hi yes, i was lucky enough to score tickets to see superm last year, and i was right up against the main stage railing !!! 🤩 so ten made eye contact and smiled at me, baekhyun also made eye contact and smiled and waved at me (he’s my exo bias and i was like the heart clutching meme when he did that), i yelled “you’re doing great sweetie” when taeyong took a pause during commentary time and he said thank you 🤧, and god taem looked at me for a good 20 seconds smiling at me and i couldn’t handle it and had to blink and look away and he laughed at me 😔 akslhflakshdfla but oh my god, lucas is so goddamn attractive irl it’s insane, and ten is sooo so pretty like i didn’t even pay attention to what they were saying during the commentary time sometimes i was just staring at ten who was in front of me and i was the starry eyed emoji (baek and ten were right in front of me, lucas was next to them), and pictures don’t do taeyong justice at all like that man is absolutely ethereal ✨✨ also!!!!! seeing ten perform his solos, hearing taeyong and mark rap irl and of course BASS GO BOOM BY LUCAS BECAME MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE WHEN ARE THEY RELEASING THAT SONG??? and i was in tears when taemin performed right in front of me like 16 year old me would be shaking in her boots if she knew she would see god taem in the flesh. actually current me was shaking askdjfhalksjdf i cherish all the videos i took so much (i accidentally deleted the entire jopping video except the mark rap part when i was trying to snip it to post to my insta story and cried rip 😭😭)

YOU GOT TO SEE THE DREAMIES IRL OH MY GOD I’M SO JEALOUS 😭😭 I WANNA SEE THEM PERFORM SO BAD!!! i keep rereading your entire experience and i’m living vicariously through you now aklshdflakjsdhfda oh my god, i wanna see jisung and fairy prince renjun perform live so bad 😭 i got to see hyuck perform three times now with 127, and he’s absolutely amazing, i couldn’t stop watching him dance like he’s my number one favorite performer in nct and the way he dances is heavenly and wonderful and his voice is insane 💖 he truly was born to be an idol 🤧💞💞 i want to write a proper response to each of your description of the dreamies but right now i’m just like no thoughts head empty just heart eyes for every single one of those boys 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 aaaa thank you for describing them all, angel, i’ll keep this in mind as i write fics :’) omg and this was your first kpop experience???? you’re so lucky!!!! 💓 also i feel with the buying tickets omg i always have to get up early and keep refreshing on every device to get decent tickets and it’s so stressful askljdfhaksd but it definitely is so worth it in the end! my only regret is opting out of seeing skz last year and going to a party instead rip and omg no need to apologize!!! it’s really fun to hear about your concert experiences, sweetpea!!! 💞 thank you for taking the time to share that with me 💘 i’m doing wonderful and enjoying my weekend, and i hope you’re having a good weekend and doing well also, angel 🐝💛✨

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so-caffeinated · 6 years

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Okay, SO... I think this is probably the best way to reply to my spoilery asks. Responses are below the cut. There are spoilers for all currently posted chapters including the unscheduled one posted today.

There will also be some minor spoilers in answers for future chapters.

Sound good? Here we go!

###TEMPEST SPOILERS BELOW###

(1) Hi!! Long time lurker, first time commenter and I just have to say how much I love your stories!! Two guesses on the Jules/husband spoiler. 1) You mentioned the fact that Jules' husband is good at dancing, and an anon asked if she and her husband met through dancing. You replied no, which makes me lean towards Alex being her husband since Jules and Jackson's first meeting is when he's photographing her while she's dancing

(2) Also in the same ask, you talked about Jules dancing by herself at a BBQ to get her husband's attention, which is something I can picture happening at a Will's house with the other firemen. 2) You said in response to a different ask that Jules is a better cook than the other kids because she bonds with her mother-in-law over it. You also characterized their relationship as having the "potential to be very rocky."

(3) Because Alex's dad died in the Undertaking, I feel like Jules' status as a Queen could potentially make for an awkward conversation at Thanksgiving. :) Hope these make sense!! Thank you for sharing your work and characters with us!!!

FFS, Anon. You should have seen my eyes bug out when I read these. Wow. You’re awfully close to spot-on here. The ‘Jules dancing by herself at a BBQ to get her husband’s attention which is something I can picture happening at Will’s house with the other firemen’ is ABSURD. It’s Alex’s house, not Will’s, but otherwise... basically, yeah. Chapter after next, Anon. Chapter after next... and WHEW, it’s a scene.

She will - though not during Tempest - bond with her mother-in-law largely over cooking. When Jules is committed, she gives her whole self and her whole heart. By the time she falls in love with Alex, she loves all of him. That means his heritage and culture, too. So she learns Spanish and she tries more Mexican foods and she learns to cook some of it, amongst other things. That said... winning over Mama Castillo is not gonna be easy. She liked Alex’s on-again/off-again ex-girlfriend. And... Jules is ten years younger than Alex, she’s not Catholic, she’s not Mexican-American, and she’s a Queen. Alex is her only child and Jules is far from the woman she’d pictured for her little boy.

So I think I know who Jules husband might be. I previous asks you said that if her husband hadn't met Jules, in the other timeline, he would probably have had a daughter with his on again off again girlfriend and I think you said before that Alex(?) had an on again off again girlfriend ( or it was in a chapter)? So I think her husband is Alex.

This is one of those types of spoilers that I forget that I’ve said, but yes. In the other universe he’d have had a daughter with Marisol, his on-again/off-again ex-girlfriend. Having a baby fixes nothing in a relationship, though, and they would have ultimately ended things for good. But Alex never finds something in that universe like what he has with Jules here. There’s nothing even close. Excellent catch, Anon.

I know you can’t respond to this yet but OMG JACKSON NOO POOR JULES IM CRYING IT WAS SO GOOOOOD

ANON! Thank you. Also? I wrote that scene on my birthday. It’d been in my head forever, so it was good to finally get it out, but oh lord... it wasn’t easy. I love Jackson. I really, really do. Killing him was rough.

I am at work reading Tempest and OH MY GOD! This is AMAZING. Your writing is just incredible. I mean, it always has been but this is just beyond. That death. I wasn't expecting it and I had no idea I was so attached to that character! I'm sobbing! And I was already invested in Jules but now I feel 10x more invested in her and her story. I'm so excited to see where all this goes. THANK YOU! This is truly a gift.

Thank you, Anon! That death scene is one of the few things I’ve written that felt like they came out exactly as I pictured. And it’s been in my head a long time. I’m so, so glad you’re invested in this story because it’s entirely hijacked my life. It well and truly has. And being able to share it with people who appreciate it genuinely means the world.

Omg I love tempest. I was majorly shocked with Jacksons death though ...you definitely made me tear up being the amazing writer you are. Can you confirm that it's Alex now as her husband ? I don't know how I will survive waiting till next week!!!!!

Clearly, I couldn’t wait til next week either. THANK YOU! And yes, yes I can confirm now that Alex is her eventual husband. Julex rises, my friend!

Ok did Jackson fake his own death to protect her please say yes is he Sentinel and they will find each other again cause I’m just really heartbroken I know it’s for a reason but I really loved Jackson like a lot and now I’m so sad but thanks for the story I kind of wanted the whole thing out so I could read it all I know that’s a bit selfish but when I read I can’t put it down .

Oh, Anon... He did not. I’m sorry. I love Jackson a lot, too, and killing him was hard, but it was absolutely necessary. I wouldn’t have done it otherwise. I’m glad you’re enjoying the story! I can understand wanting to read it all at once. You can, eventually? If that’s an consolation? But I’m glad you’re loving it even weekly (or slightly more than weekly when I get impulsive).

I just read the prologue and the first chapter and if you want me I’ll be sitting in the corner crying my heart out. literal tears are pouring out of my eyes. This is gonna be so painful. and when he calls her Julie I feel my heart breaking into pieces WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME JANIS? I DIDNOT ASK FOR THESE EMOTIONS!!!

I am mean and horrible and honestly how do you not know that by now? Sorry. I’m kidding. Maybe I shouldn’t be. SO... is it painful? Yes. But more than that it’s hopeful. At it’s core, this is a story about learning to live with loss instead of just surviving it. I think there’s a lot of joy and optimism in it, too. And I’m pretty sure you’ll agree with me there in time. There are ups and downs, progression and regression... Coping with something like this, getting to a place where you’re more than just okay, isn’t the kind of thing that happens in a straight line. But how Jules learns and copes and changes her viewpoint is really the heart of the story. And there are a lot of emotions ahead. Buy wine, chocolate and tissues.

OH MY GOD JANIS!!! You're killing me today! First with your amazing new story and then I went to your pinterest page and... Sylvia Castillo??? I'm dead now!!!

You were the first one to catch this, Anon! The Pinterest page has undergone more changes since you sent me this, too. But... YES... Sylvia Castillo. Genuinely one of the sweetest children to ever exist fictionally or otherwise.

Yay!!! I knew hubby was Alex!!!!! So happy to be right! Love this story so much. Jules is my fave

Thank you, Anon! I’m happy you’re right, too, because Julex is my ship. (Okay I have lots of ships, but Julex is... whew). Glad you’re enjoying it, Anon. Thank you!

Alex marries Jules omg I knew it I had a sliver of hope for my bud Jackson but then you know he’s dead and all break my heart a little bit but at least Alex’s is cool are we at the point where you can confirm this lol cause Pinterest just gave stuff away so you know just wondering please say yes;)

LOL, yes, anon, I will confirm. And thank you! I do adore Jackson (and hey there are infinite universes so he’s out there... somewhere... right?), but it’s Julex for me. Alex is an awesome guy and I can’t wait for you guys to see more of him. I love him like crazy. And you guys are way more active on my Pinterest page than I’d realized!

I love Tempest so far and I'm excited to read more about Jules' journey ! Your writing makes me look forward to Monday mornings and starting the week ( even though some chapters are more heart breaking than others lol) Poor Jackson and Jules, I thought that they might break up because of Jules keeping team Arrow a secret but I didn't want to believe that Jackson would die because he was so sweet and made Jules happy. I'm excited to read more about Jules, thank you for writing ! <3

Thank you, Anon! Jackson was sweet and he did make Jules happy. He would never have left her... not for anything, really. He loved her so much. You will get to see some of that still, even though he’s gone. Both through Jules and other sources. But her journey is mostly about learning to live with having lost him and how to cope with that in a better way. There is a lot of heartbreak in this story, but I also think there’s a lot of love and joy, too. For sure, we are not done with the tears. But we’ve barely scratched the surface on the good stuff. Promise. ;-)

After Jackson's death (soonish after and later on) does Jules have any sort of relationship with Jackson's family( mom, dad, sister) since you said they liked Jules ? Or would it have been too painful for all of them ? Would they have visited Jackson's dog ?

This is a great question. I actually had originally planned a scene between Jules and Jackson’s mom but never wound up writing it. They were both going to be visiting his grave. Jules does still keep in touch with them. They don’t live locally or anything, but she and Bokeh are a connection to Jackson still. I think more than anything else, she and Jackson’s mom and sister e-mail each other. She probably sends them invitations to the occasional art exhibit or whatnot. They aren’t fantastically close, but there’s still affection and a link between them.

You probably can't answer this (yet?) because it's too spoilery but with Jules eventual husband ... does their relationship start the traditional way (asked out on dates, she tells family/friends etc) or is it more of a secret/affair that they try to hide for a while? (I ask this because my theory is Alex is her husband and as one of Will's friends/coworkers, and Jules currently only looking for sex and not emotions, things start more hidden, if that makes sense)

You’re close, Anon. I’m gonna say you’re half right. Watch for the fifth full chapter (after the prologue so AO3 will call it chapter 6). You’ll get this fully answered there.

OMG!!!! IT'S ALEX!!! I WAS RIGHT!!!! I AM SO HAPPY!!! I have been firm in this suspicion ever since the ameliam babysitting sylvia chapter! I completely missed the name hint and I speak Spanish and Castillo is the last name of some of my extended family lol. Anyways this is awesome!!! Now I'm curious about Will's reaction to his friend dating his little sister.

Thank you!!! Will’s reaction... is something that probably depends on what exactly he knows and how he knows it, don’t you think? You’ll get to see that... though it’s a bit further down the line.

sooo, is working with two of his siblings-in-law ever weird for Will, or... ? --- (I know you can't talk about that, I just can't wait until you finally can!!!)

You’re assuming some things about Ellie and Sara here, Anon! But with Will and Alex, once Jules and Alex are really firmly together and later married, I think it takes a lot of adjusting. For one thing, they can’t have quite the same conversations they did before, can they? Alex is not discussing his love life with Will anymore, you know? But they trust and love each other as family as it is. They’ve had each other’s backs for a very long time. And that’s not something that’s going to change.

OH MY WORD. OH MY WORD. WE'RE ONLY TWO CHAPTERS IN & WORDS CANNOT ACCURATELY EXPRESS MY LOVE OF THIS STORY. ALSO I AM BEYOND UPSET THAT I DIDNT NOTICE THAT CONNECTION. A Castle for a Queen....I'M SOBBING. I've had a theory for a long time that Jackson would die, Will would be severely injured in a fire, & Jules would meet Alex as Will is being loaded into the ambulance/taken into surgery. You said a while back that when Jules & Alex meet something else is demanding her attention so... ;).

NO ONE caught that I was giving a Queen a Castle. NO ONE. Not even people who knew who she wound up with. I pat myself on the back a lot. I felt very JKR-like for that. You got awfully close with your theory there, Anon! Very, very close. Great guess!

Hi so I'd planned on my next message being far more eloquent but NOPE SORRY I HAVE ZERO CHILL IM SHRIEKING OH MY WORD. THIS CHAPTER WAS INCREDIBLE. ALL THE HEART EYES 😍😍😍😍😍😍😉😍😍AND AMELIAM. OMW AMELIA. AND THE PREGNANCY SCARE. AND ELARA. ALSO ITS HAPPENING. CHAPTER FOUR. THE BBQ. JULES DANCING. ALEX COMBUSTING. I HAVE LESS THAN ZERO CHILL. AND HIS "JULIANNA." I LOVE THAT HES THE ONLY ONE THAT CALLS HER THAT. I SHIP IT LIKE FREAKING FED-EX. 🏰♥️👸🏻

I love this so much? LOL. Ameliam... Yeah... my ‘damn it Amelia’ tag is earned. You’ll find out more about that later. Also about the pregnancy scare. Chapter four is actually more plotty than anything else, but chapter five is the BBQ and chapter six is... you’ll like chapter six. Alex always calls her Julianna. Never Jules or Julie or anything else except some nicknames.... which you’ll get to in a bit. He has a few. I AM SO GLAD YOU SHIP IT! I love Julex so much! Thank you!

Oh man I know Tempest is going to be soooo good! Today's chapter has to be one of my favorites with everything going on! Finally Jules and Alex are in the open and I adore them so much and am so excited to see more from them. Also ever since I first found out about them I have been wanting to see Will's reaction to it and if it is anything like with Javi it is going to be very interesting and really entertaining to see. Also wow, Amelia did get married and Will thought he was going to be a dad😱

Thank you! I loved this chapter. And Julex... oh Julex... they have so much more to see. I am beyond excited to share more! You’ll get Will’s reaction, too, but that’s a bit further on in the story. Amelia... did get married. She did. Not the best choice she ever made, let’s leave it at that for now. Will - very briefly - did think he might be going to be a dad. I think his own reaction to that surprised him, especially given the circumstances, and I reeeeeeeeeeeally wanna write that. Like right now. It’s a Big Moment with some major parallels.

OH. MY. GOD! THANK YOU for posting Chapter 3 early. I'm SO obsessed with this story! Questions because of course ... How old is Alex? At this point in the story, does Sara know how Ellie feels about her? Without getting too spoilery, does Sara know how she feels about Ellie at this point (platonic or otherwise)? Also ... Amelia got married????!!!!

Alex is 34 and Jules is 24 in this story. She’s not-quite-ten-years younger than him. Sara does know how Ellie feels about her and Sara also knows how she feels about Ellie. It’s not exactly as simple as that, though. Which you’ll get to later. And Amelia did get married and I AM SORRY but she did. She did. It wasn’t her best choice ever, but there we go. There will be more on that later, but not in Tempest. Thank you!!

FiCoN just keeps getting better and better and I'm really looking forward to everything that is left! P.S. I think it really is a testament to your writing ability how even though I already knew Alex was Jules husband and was really excited for that relationship and we only met Jackson a few times, I felt gutted by his death. I know there is so much more story to tell with everyone's lives and I absolutely can't wait to read everything you have to share!

Thank you! Getting better is absolutely the ultimate goal. I always want to be better than my last story and Tempest feels like a big step forward to me. I’m glad it still impacted you even knowing about both Alex and Jackson. That means a ton! And there is so much story left to tell. If I stepped back and looked at it all at once, it might be daunting. lol

THANK YOU FOR THE EARLY CHAPTER!!! OMG Jules and Alex are HOT!!! They are even better than I imagined!!! Honestly I probably looked like a crazy person while reading with all the smiling and squealing i was doing. And that Amelia reveal!! I always feared that would happen. Poor Will but I'm excited to eventually see what happens there. Also super curious about the QI girl. Anyways Julex is amazing I am officially in love w/ them!!!

Thank you! Jules and Alex are... possibly the steamiest stuff I’ve written yet. They smolder. Their sex scenes are insane. And when @dust2dust34 edits them they’re a million times better. She’s gotten through two so far and it’s absolutely bonkers how hot they are oh my god. With Amelia... yeah... so there’ll be more on that later. Also about Will because I’m dying to write about him and ‘the girl from QI’ so much oh my god. It’s gonna be a great scene. SHIP JULEX! Definitely ship Julex. Julex is OTP. <3

#FiCoN #Tempest Spoiler #ask away #anon response #Tempest #jules queen #DAMN IT AMELIA #will queen #jackson salvati #ellie queen #sara diggle #Elara #ameliam #amelia prescott #Alex Castillo #julex #julson

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A Taste of Redemption

February 15

Day 2: Insecurities

Title: A Taste of Redemption

manika-on-a-whim

Summary: Sasuke is finally back from his journey of redemption and he remembers about his promise of seeing Sakura on his return. But what if she has already moved on?…

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You are back…

…to the place that your brother sacrificed his life for…

And suddenly you realise that even after travelling around the world all this time on your journey to atone for your sins, you still don’t understand what your brother saw in this place. You had left this place with only one purpose etched in your mind- Redemption. But now that you have returned after a duration of almost two years, you feel that you have yet to attain that. You feel that you aren’t ready for this. And this place is the practical reminder of that. This place always makes you reproach your past actions, it makes you resent, which is why you have still not made any movements to enter through the huge gates. And as you stare uneasily at the prestigious entrance to the place that is supposed to be your home, you hear someone call out your name.

“Uchiha! It’s you.”

“You are back!”

How you wished for those voices to belong to a pair of a hyperactive, idiotic blonde and a cheerful, annoying pinkette but unfortunately, they didnot. Looking-up at the owners of the authoritative voices, you come face-to-face with the two Chūnins, who are constantly guarding the gates. Without even uttering so much as a greeting, you walk past them and make your way towards the building of the head of this place- The Hokage Tower.

Upon reaching the building, neither do you spare the time to hear the civilian’s whispers about your sudden return, nor do you wait to acknowledge the few welcoming gestures flashed towards you. You simply continue your stride and finally stop on reaching the door that leads to the Hokage’s Room.

After a polite knock, you wait for someone to answer the door. Surprisingly, it is slightly pulled open by a small being that you are sure you have never seen before in your life. For a second, the thought of the kid being the village leader’s child enters your mind and yet you immediately shake it away as you are well-aware that your former sensei was never into families. But time changes everything and everyone and so, maybe your ex-teacher has changed as well. You keep going through all the possibilities but none of them helps you put a finger on the piercing crimson-irises that the child possesses. That she is a girl and is around four years old, is clear to you but still, you can’t help yourself from wondering about the mysterious parents of this child.

“Who’s there?” She speaks innocently in her baby voice.

As you have never been good with children, you have no idea about how you must treat them. This makes you think further about a specific answer to this child’s query. An answer that will make her smile instead of scaring her. But before you can even come up with a proper response, you hear the clacking sound of heels. Maybe the previous and only female hokage, Tsunade Senju has come to pay a visit to the sixth. But as you hear the feminine voice of the heel-sporting lady, you doubt your views. Maybe it’s not Tsunade. Maybe it’s that black-haired medical kunoichi who always used to be around Tsunade to deal with her odd jobs.

“Who’s there Mirai-chan?” The voice asks and the kid, probably named Mirai turns her head back inside.

The door is then completely pulled open by a tall woman with curly, black hair and piercing crimson irises, similar to that of the child. You swear to yourself that you have seen this woman before but you don’t recall her name. To your surprise, she remembers your name. Well..everyone does. Afterall, who will forget the face and name of the shinobi world’s most dangerous S-ranked criminal.

“Sasuke” she says in greeting and allows you to enter. Maybe she is the mother of this little girl.

You close the door behind you and turn around to face the numerous familiar occupants of the room. Shikamaru Nara is the first person whom you recognise. He is standing next to that black-haired medical ninja that used to work under Tsunade. You also spot your ex-teacher’s rival aka Bushy-brows sensei, seated in a wheel chair. Then there’s the crimson-eyed woman from before, her child Mirai, the bald-guy from the Torture Department, the blonde, four-pig-tailed kunoichi from sand with her huge fan secured over her back, two dark-skinned shinobi, one of whom is busy licking his lollipop while the other one is passing a hand through her haphazard red hair and ofcourse, right in the centre of the group, seated behind the long desk, on the Hokage’s chair, is your former sensei- Kakashi Hatake, the Sixth Hokage of the Leaf Village.

You wonder if there was a meeting going on and that you have entered at the wrong time. But the Hokage clears all your worries. Even though you can’t see it, you know that Kakashi is smiling at you from behind his mask because of his crinkled eyes. Yes! He doesn’t cover his left eye anymore since he had lost his Sharingan during the Fourth Shinobi War. But you notice that he isn’t the only one smiling at you, most of them are. Both Shikamaru and the blonde kunoichi from sand are smirking at you whilst the black-haired assistant of Tsunade and the crimson-eyed woman are giving you a small welcoming smile. The only people who aren’t smiling are the two dark-toned shinobi and the man from torture department. They are scowling at you. The little four-year old is staring at you with a young one’s curiosity shimmering in her eyes and much to your dismay, bushy-brows sensei is giving you his weird, teeth-flashing grin.

“Sasuke, welcome back.” Kakashi says and you nod your head.

“Don’t worry, man. The Hokage was just having an idle chat with us.” The lazy-genius assured him.

There was a scoff and everyone turned to look at the bald-guy from the Torture Department. Suddenly, he turned his gaze towards you, “How lucky of us to have the company of the almighty Sasuke Uchiha.”

The two dark shinobis snickered at that.

“Relax Ibiki-san, Sasuke is a good man. He is back now.” The crimson-eyed woman countered.

“Oh really? I don’t trust him and Kurenai, you shouldn’t too.” Ibiki hisses and pushes past you to exit the room.

Kurenai, the woman with crimson irises, smiles apologetically at you. You notice hints of pity in them and try your best not to seethe with anger. Pitying is something that you have never liked. You are ready to take Rage, Sorrow, Joy, even Hatred but not Pity. You don’t want people’s pity or sympathy. You also want to move on from your past self as Hate and Revenge are the only two words that clouded your mind for the most of your teenage years. Now at nineteen, you want to give-up on those two words that twisted your perception way too much to straighten back to normal. You want to be at peace. You want calm. You want Redemption.

“I guess you’ll be staying for a while?” Kakashi asked and you managed a nod.

“Then why don’t you cheer-up and go meet all of your comrades!” yelled Bushy-brows sensei in his youthful tone and you felt your eye twitch at the blinding shine of his teeth.

“Not a bad idea. Naruto has been whining a lot about your absence.” Shikamaru piped-in, “His ramen urges are so strong these days that even Hinata is getting addicted to the taste of his favourite food. I swear to you, both of them eat nothing but Ramen.”

“Damn! All this talk about food reminds me that I have a date with Chouji-kun tonight.” The red-headed woman muttered, the palms of her hands massaging her scalp in anxiety.

“Whoa Karui, who knew someone like you could get a date.” spoke the girl’s partner, throwing away the empty lollipop-stick and pulling out another one from his pocket to continue with his weird fetish. And you couldn’t help yourself from agreeing to the guy’s words. Not that the girl is unattractive or anything. It’s just weird to hear that even that overweighing guy from team 10 has got himself a date but not you.

The girl whacked the boy on his head for insulting her and stomped out of the room in fury, gritting out a goodbye to the Hokage and murmuring an ‘I’ll see you later’ to the girl from sand. The lollipop-lover followed his friend whilst rubbing his head to soothe the pain caused by the newly developing bruise.

You step-away from the door to let the two walk-out of the room, wondering when exactly did the world become so friendly for you hadn’t expected Chouji of all guys from your generation to grab a date before many others. And also you glanced at the sand kunoichi, thinking that if she is friends with that red-headed girl then how many of your comrades have formed such inter-village bonds.

“Well, you better go see Naruto.” Kakashi advised tiredly.

And again..you are left to your thoughts. People’s extremely amiable behaviour is scaring you. Why exactly is everyone behaving as if nothing has gone wrong, as if you had never left to atone for your sins, as if…the crimes that you had committed have all been forgiven? You stare at the people still present inside the room, unsure about everything. Is this a dream? You question yourself. No. It can’t be, for you recall that the last time you had a dream was when you were still eight and your brother hadn’t murdered your clan. After that fateful night, you only had nightmares..nightmares about your parents lying in a pool of their own blood, nightmares about the whole Uchiha Compound colored in crimson, nightmares about each and every single one of their deaths…

“Sasuke”

You were pulled out of your train of thoughts when you heard a strong feminine voice calling you. Looking-up, you saw everyone staring worriedly at you. Maybe you were lost in your thoughts for too long that you missed out their voices calling you out. You eyed the girl who had taken your name, the girl from sand.

“Sasuke,” she spoke again, “meet Mirai. This is Asuma and Kurenai’s daughter.”

You looked towards the little girl that she was gesturing at and saw the child was already staring at you. She looked uncertain at first but when Shikamaru nudged her, she took the signal and managed a shy smile at you. Her twinkling eyes were an indication that she wanted to be friends with you, that she wasn’t scared of you, that she didn’t see you as the monster that you used to be… She brought her tiny hand out to shake it in friendship. And much to everyone’s shock, you didn’t scoff or snarl or scowl, you simply motioned the only arm you had left and shook the child’s hand as gently as you could with your calloused hands. The effect was instantaneous as the child brightened with a big grin on her face. It made you believe that maybe..maybe it’s not too hard to attain redemption.

A moment later, you faced Kakashi and finally decided to open your mouth to utter a few words.

“I’ll see Naruto now.” You told him.

“Don’t forget, Sakura. She’s at the hospital. She’ll be happy to see you back.” the black-haired woman spoke in a low whisper which was loud enough for all the occupants of the room to hear.

Suddenly you began feeling heavy. You were unable to move. It’s as if someone chained your legs, rendering you immobile. You even felt the immediate change in the atmosphere of the room. The warm welcoming aura was gone. It was replaced by a deafening silence that began hammering your head. It’s funny how the mention of a certain pink-haired girl’s name can create such a change. The kunoichi with her fan averted her eyes, trying to focus on the wooden flooring of the room whilst Shikamaru coughed. Both the older women were staring uneasily at you and your ears also caught the sound of Kakashi clearing his throat. The silence was starting to get on your nerves. You were itching for some kind of action and yet no one made any move to violate the quiet.

“Sakura-chan!” The little toddler suddenly cried in joy. For some reason, she was really delighted to hear the pinkette’s name and you were delighted too. You mentally thanked the girl for breaking the unfriendly silence in the room.

“Ah, Yes! Sakura-chan.” The girl’s mother smiled down at her, “We’ll meet her soon.”

“Huh…” Kakashi sighed, giving you a weak smile, “We’ll talk later. I think you must go and see them”

With that said, no, ordered to you by your ex-sensei, you made a quick escape out of the room.

Once outside of the building, you felt your muscles starting to relax. You fear that if you would’ve stayed any longer, you would’ve died of the constantly gripping silence. Shikamaru and his girlfriend from sand had also followed you out and were now walking down the busy streets next to you.

“Sakura runs the whole hospital now.” Shikamaru blurted out, “She has also started a whole new department, separated from the hospital. It is a sort of clinic for the young kids who are suffering from mental traumas. She came up with the idea a few months ago and immediately began working on it with Ino’s help. Temari and I helped out as well.”

The girl from sand, whose name you recalled to be Temari, spoke-up, “You inspired her to create the Children’s Healthcare Clinic.”

At that, you quirked a brow at the blonde female to which she immediately responded, “You know, with all that trauma and stuff. She used to read books related to the condition similar to yours alongside taking care of you at the hospital during that time after the war.”

You simply nodded in understanding and went back to brooding over your past. It’s true that she had always stayed by your bedside during that time of your rehabilitation. She used to feed you with refreshments and apples and even your proper daily meals. She used to run regular health check-ups on you. She even went as far as sleeping on that chair by your bed’s side, just to make sure you didn’t suffer with those nightmares. And all throughout the night she would allow you to touch her, to hold her palm and squeeze as hard as would make you feel safe. Whenever you had screamed in the midst of those restless sleeps, she was the one to calm you down. Whenever you had cried in the aftermath of those gory nightmares, she was the one to lull you back to sleep. Whenever you had a hallucination, she was the one to take the brunt of it all.

You used to yell at her, scold her and even go as far as threatening her. Just so she would keep her innocent self a long mile away from you. But no..none of your acts ever worked. She always stayed up at nights with you when you felt no sleep blessed-upon your eyes. She always made sure that you were lost in a proper slumber before herself dozing-off in her dreams. You had even attempted to kill her numerous times under the effects of your hallucinations and yet she never questioned or hated you for your deeds. She accepted you as you are, unlike many others who loathed your return to this village. She did all of it..all of it to make sure you felt…she made you feel important..she made you feel needed… And what did you do?! You left her! You left the village right after your probation ended. And for everything she had done for you, you only graced her with a word of thanks and a promise of return.

And to think that she would take inspiration from you and start running an organization of her own…She really has changed but who else is to blame than you. Every little step that she took, every single day that she worked, everything of hers has always been done for your acceptance…Just so you would turn around and acknowledge her for everything that she is..Conclusively, you are the one responsible for her change, growth and development. And a small part of you always wishes that she will return to her old, carefree self…

“Naruto must be at the Ichiraku’s right now.” Shikamaru said, disturbing your thoughts.

But for some reason, you couldn’t shake away the ever-so-bright face of your female teammate off your mind.

I’ll see you when I’m back…

Those were words that you uttered to her before your second departure from the village. You have always been a man of few words but you know that she is the only one who understands your cryptic way of communicating. She has always been able to crawl under your skin. So then…what are you doing? Why are you making her suffer? What are you waiting for? If you had promised to see her on your return then why exactly are you still walking down this lane with two of your former comrades in search of a blonde idiot who is much like a brother to you? You always disappoint her. You enjoy doing this to her. Making her wait for you forever. You are a sadist, aren’t you? Her loyalty gives you a sickening pleasure. You relish every minute of her devotion for you. And yet, there’s a small part of you which knows that this isn’t right? This very part is urging you to keep your promise, to stand-up to her expectations, to show everyone around you that even a monster like you possesses a heart…

…and..thank you…

You even thanked her before parting with her. You had done the same when you were thirteen. She had tried stopping you both the times. She had even offered joining you on your quest and offer you her trusted support. But you declined..on both the occasions. Both of the times you left her with your genuine gratitude. The only difference between the two happenings is that during one of them she was conscious enough to see you leave. But a thank you is not enough. She knows this. You know this. Heck! Everyone knows this.

“…he’s probably there with Hinata. They are always out on dates. You know-”

Shikamaru stopped speaking when he saw you making an about turn and heading in the opposite direction to that of your comrades. You didn’t look back or stop to give any reactions to the surprised looks on their faces. You continued moving swiftly in the direction that you know will lead you to the Hospital..towards the object of your thoughts. You had promised her and you will fulfil it because Uchihas never go against their words. Whatever they say is a declaration that must be taken care of. Thus, you kept striding towards the medical unit because she of all people deserves to see you first.

“Hey! Sasuke!” Shikamaru called but you paid no heed.

“Oh! Let him go. Atleast for the first time he’s taking the right steps.” Temari said casually with an undertone of amusement in her voice.

You inwardly thanked her for giving you the final push and began walking with a new determination in your persona.

On reaching the huge building of the Konohagakure Hospital, you marched in towards the reception. Your sudden entrance earned you a lot of gasps and whispers from the civilians and shinobis alike. Sighing, you opened your mouth to speak your query but were unable to because of the loud interruption.

“Sasuke-kun?” came a familiar feminine voice and you turned around to face the young, blonde Yamanaka Heiress.

She was eyeing you with an amused smile on her lips. Then she spoke, “Perhaps you’re looking for Sakura-chan?”

You couldn’t help yourself from nodding your head in agreement.

“Well, too bad. She isn’t here. She’s on a brake for a few days.” She supplied and you found your legs immediately turning you around, heading in the general direction of the street that your ex-teammate lives on.

You were quick to exit the hospital but somehow, the long, golden-pony-tailed girl managed to catch up to you. She began walking side-by-side with you. She cleared her throat to gain your attention and you did a slight nod of your head to show that you were listening.

“Okay, I won’t beat around the bush. I’ll get straight to the point. She cried a lot when you left her. And by leaving I mean both the times. Yes! She cried too much for her own good and no one was there to support her but me and Tsunade-shishou. Naruto had left too. At first, to train with Jiraiya-sama and the other time, he was busy with Hinata. Kakashi-sensei just resigned in his sorrows in the beginning and the second time you left, he was the Hokage. He had duties to carry out. And Sai-kun was..well Sai. So you see, she was left all by herself and-”

You tried to interrupt her because you already know all this but she stopped you with a gesture of her hand and went on, “Let me finish. So, as I was saying, she was left all by herself. And when she realised that moping won’t do any good to her, she decided to train and work hard. She wasn’t blessed by any special bloodline abilities or a tailed-beast’s chakra. Everything that she is, goes to her nerve-wrecking hard work. And you know what Sasuke?! Even after everything you did to her, even after everything you made her go through, she forgave you. She always does…”

“And your point is?” You asked bluntly.

“I am saying that you do not deserve her!” she yelled, making you flinch the slightest.

She now stopped walking and even signalled you to do the same. Then she hissed in a mix of fury and sorrow for her beloved best friend, “Look Sasuke, you weren’t here when she used to cry and blame herself. We all witnessed her anguish and though we may have forgiven you, we still don’t trust you enough. Atleast I don’t trust you enough with her.”

By now tears were streaming down her face but she kept shouting, “You Sasuke Uchiha, do not deserve her forgiveness, her smiles, her acceptance and her love! You don’t deserve any of it! You do not deserve her!”

Those last few words struck a cord in you and your palms began clenching and unclenching repeatedly, accompanied by the gritting of your teeth.

She was heaving with rage and sadness but her gaze did not falter. She kept glaring at you with contempt. And again, who is to blame? You ofcourse! Her words are nothing but unadulterated truth. You do not deserve her! You really don’t. You tried glaring back at the sky-blue eyed female with equal intensity but could not. Slowly your shoulders began sagging and you lowered your head in defeat.

Haven’t I apologised already?

Hasn’t she forgiven me already?

You kept asking yourself. Those two questions that always plague you whenever you are lost in your thoughts.

“Don’t disappoint me Uchiha.” Ino Yamanaka spoke suddenly.

You lifted your head to gaze indifferently at her.

“You have damaged her beyond repair. One more mistake and she’ll snap and shatter for ever. So, consider this a threat or a personal request or whatever you want to..but do not wrong her again.” She dead-panned and walked away, leaving you alone on the middle of the streets.

The walk towards her place didn’t take long as you reached their within 10 minutes. Standing outside the small apartment’s porch, you contemplated on whether you should knock at the door or not. Her best friend’s words were still ringing in your ears. They had somehow managed to shake your strong resolve, making you uncertain about this much awaited reunion with the girl who has always filled your dark existence with her bright presence.

She’ll be happy to see you back.

Will she now? You briefly felt the signs of fear ghosting it’s way into your soul. Will she really be happy to see you? Will she openly greet you with a smile on her face? Will she cheerfully welcome you indoors for some refreshments and small talk? Will she? Or has she finally given-up on you? Finally…moved on? It is hard for you to admit it even to yourself but the prospect of her moving on from you is scaring you. And, however selfish it may sound, you don’t want her to stop loving you…

You inspired her…

Really? Can a conceited, heinous, control-freak like you impress someone to the point that they start taking inspiration from you? Why did she take your example? Why did she choose to support you during those nights of intense nightmares deteriorating your sleep? Time and again she has openly confessed her feelings for you. But why? Why does she love you even after everything that you have made her suffer? All those actions would’ve been more than enough to traumatise any normal person. But not her… Instead of breaking down and losing herself in the agony of it all, she has taken inspiration from your sick behaviour and utilised it to create a tranquil place for thousands like you. This selfish part of you can’t help itself from feeling satisfied because you don’t want anyone else to take your place in her heart…

You do not deserve her!

You have heard this one numerous times. There have been many others who have expressed their disapproval whenever it comes to you and her. People always scowl or grimace in disgust. But Ino Yamanaka verbally spoke-out their dislike. You’ll praise the blonde girl for this, as no one has ever tried to yell at you except for a very unpredictable, knucklehead ninja. None of the acquaintances of this pink-haired kunoichi wants you anywhere near her. It’s not like you feel offended. You too think that you don’t deserve any part of her. But still, you want to be selfish and have her accept all of you despite your flaws…

Sighing deeply, you finally lift your hand up to give a knock at her door. You had promised her that you’ll return. You had promised that she’ll be the first one you’ll see on your return. Therefore, there’s no point in backing out now, as it will not only be very disappointing to her but also very disgraceful to you as an Uchiha. So, with hints of hesitation in your movements, you gave three quick knocks and waited.

You heard the faint padding of her feet from the inside as she made her way towards the door to answer the visitor. Squaring your shoulders and straightening your chin, you braced yourself for whatever fate has in store for you. If she says she doesn’t want to see you anymore, you’ll nod your head and leave. If she isn’t ready to face you, you’ll comply and leave. And if she says..that she has moved on…then too, you will politely accept her decision. Atleast you’ll remember that you tried…

The door finally clicked open and for a moment, the time stopped as she took in your features and grasped onto the fact that you were standing right there in front of her. To say that she was shocked would be an understatement. She was at a loss of words and so, she simply gasped, bringing one of her porcelain, dainty palm to her mouth to cover her shock. Then slowly, lowering her palm down and staring at you straight in the eyes, she motioned her lips, making them tilt at the ends to create a perfect, genuine smile. You instantly recognised that smile. It was that real, affectionate smile. A smile that she only keeps for you. And in that moment, all those snide remarks that people made about you were forgotten. All those thoughts of you not deserving her were gone. All of your insecurities faded away into nothingness when you looked into that beryl shade of green in her irises. And you realised that no matter what, she will never give up on you. She will keep hoping against hope if that is what it will take for you to reciprocate her feelings, to actually forget about all your fears and give yourself a chance.

She stepped down onto the porch and her smile grew wider as she spoke, “Okaeri, Sasuke-kun.”

You saw the evidence of that old, innocent girl that you have always pictured her as, that you have always wanted her to be. A long-lost emotion hit you hard in your chest and you felt that redeeming yourself is not much far from your reach. She has always been around, making you experience bits of it. And now that you have finally had a taste of this redemption, you want more of it. Thus, you returned her cheerful grin with a small smile of your own. She gasped yet again and merry tears began gliding down her cheeks. Determinedly, you inched closer to her whilst pulling her head nearer to your lips and kissed her on her diamond-sealed forehead. It was a chaste, feather-light kiss that you placed on her impeccable skin. A tear glided down her cheek at that very moment and so with a newly found conviction, you whispered, “Tadaima, Sakura…”

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At the Traffic Light 🚦

We come across many crestfallen faces every time we pause at the Traffic Light signal, however that day was slight different. It was a hot summer day and we were heading towards our destination. Just like any other day, I was listening to some music all the way long. It so happened that, as the auto came to a halt at the traffic point, I saw two heads protruding through the door beside me and I was taken aback..

Firstly because it happened in the wink of an eye and secondly those two heads were the heads of Transgenders, or rather indigent Transgenders.

THEIR MERE PRESENCE CHANGED THE AURA TO SOMETHING THAT WAS UNEXPECTED AS IT WAS MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THEM IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY.

Their hands advancing towards me on and off but very frequently and their fingers just few centimeters away made my heart beat even more faster. Surely I wanted to offer them something and did not want to break off their fragile-hope as well, but I was helpless, as my purse was in my back pocket and thought would not be wise enough to pull it out in front of them. So, I was literally waiting for the correct time, but meanwhile the drama reached to a different level. They began yelling and cursing us as though we have annihilated their lives. Unsurprisingly actions soon got accompanied, which spoke more than words.

I didnot hear anything as my headphone was still on. Perhaps I did not get a chance to remove it or I didnot feel like doing it, I don’t know, but I was equally affected viewing the intensity of the chaos amongst the three people around me.(They and my friend, who heard every word they uttered)

Finally after transcending the zenith, they gave up slowly looking for some other target. Their eyes darted from one vehicle to another and their energy exhibited as if they were determined to hit something at least if not a jackpot. Taking the advantage of this, I turned back and waved my hand, our auto started moving ahead in the meantime. Somehow they managed to grab the ten rupee note that I was trying to handover, however one of them continued running with his hand forwarded towards me. In the first instance, I did not understand what he was up to, but later when he touched my head, I realised that he simply wanted to bless me.

The immense gratification and happiness that I saw in their eyes is inexplicable.

It displayed how badly they needed help, but the way they gave an ardent effort to follow the auto that too on a highway was very overwhelming. A beautiful blessing that I received and I also truly appreciate his urge to compensate.

This happened in 2008, but is a moment that I can never forget. It’s still so fresh. Perhaps they wanted to wash away all the maledictions that they had showered beforehand or perhaps they felt sorry for the havoc they evoked. However, it exposed their integrity and maturity which is seldom seen nowadays. I discovered they are precisely like us but are unfortunately sometimes secluded from society. They are physically unlike us but like us they did not create themselves. They are innocent and should be given all respect. Segregation arouses ungraciousness in everybody but a little Love and respect can definitely give much support and encouragement to them. They can be a significant source of inspiration for many of us and can take society to new heights.

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csc104slogonly-blog · 7 years

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I am doing statistic major and I am going to do CSC108 next year, so I take CSC104. If I take further computer science courses, I believe this course gives me a stronger learning base. In my opinion, programing should be about creating games or soft wears before I took this course. It is easier than I imagine, because Dr. Rocket is similar to Java (which I learned in high school).

During the lectures, I found that is interesting to learn how to combine pictures tougher. I can ratate them, and overlay them toughte, but remember programing languages is difficult for me. I always forget them and I mess up the order some time. I guess will put more attention on remembering those programing languages then.

For the quiz part, I normally use the material post on course website. I found most questions are similar to the practice. And sometimes, I just try to print the part which I remeber on Dr.Rocket for practice and refresh my memory. I watch the video record for review also for the part I didnot fully understand during the lecture, but I only did that once. It cost a lot of more time compare with do the exercise on the website, so I sugges that only do it when you miss some part.

Moreover, I want to learn how to creat simple games, such as Gluttonous Snake or tetris after I learn more about computer science. However, I guess I still far from this target.

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sasusakufestival · 7 years

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One Day at a Time

February 20

Day 7: The Past

Title: One Day at a Time

Author: manika-on-a-whim

Summary: The past is making Sasuke suffer too much and Sakura wants him to forget and move on…[this summary sucks, I know xD The story is good, I assure you.]

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Despite having a proper sleep the previous night, you woke-up with a slowly developing ache in your head. You turned to the other side and found out that the only other occupant of this bed was no more sleeping next to you. Frantically, you whipped your head in all the directions in hopes of catching the distinctive pink of her hair or even the mesmerising emeralds of her irises. But no, she was no longer inside the room. Faint sounds of cooing caught your ears and you realised that she must be feeding your little daughter of two down the stairs by now, which simply indicates that it is quite late in the morning for you to be lying around. A sense relief entered your form and you visibly relaxed at the thought of her still present at home as you don’t know what would life become without her bright presence in it. Also, never have you been so lazy in your life that you slept till late in the morning. Afterall, it is a daily routine of yours to wake-up during the wee hours of dawn, just to watch over the innocently sleeping woman next to you— the woman who has accepted you even after all the hell that you made her go through…

You placed a hand atop the searing Rinnegan and tried to take in deep breaths in order to calm the throbbing in your head that was now starting to become irritating. But when the ache didnot fade even the slightest, you gave up on trying and threw-away the satin sheets. There is no use in convincing your being when you know what exactly is the reason behind this headache. Sighing in a haggard manner, you tightened the knot of your sweatpants and pulled a black shirt over your naked chest, despite it being difficult to do so with a single arm.

Down the stairs, in the kitchen, you noticed your wife’s head of pink and saw her murmuring sweet words to the toddler in her arms. To your surprise, the little bundle was babbling her own incoherent responses to her mother and sucking on her pink tresses with joy. The woman giggled at the baby’s action and pried her hair strands out of the child’s mouth. It was then that she slightly craned her head to the side and took note of you standing in the doorway, staring intently at her. With the quirk of one of her thin, pink eyebrow, she expressed her unspoken query and you rudely turned away and left…

You left her confused at your behaviour and exited the newly-constructed, custom Uchiha Household, walking down the streets towards the training grounds. On days like these, you don’t want her to envision the miserable state that you are in. She’ll start worrying like she always does and that would be..annoying.

The thought of dragging along the sorry ass of that deadlast of a Hokage crossed your mind but you immediately pushed it aside because there is no way that the busy hokage will have time to join you for something as simple as a spar. Kicking the dirt on the path in frustration, you continued your stride towards the old, meeting spot of team 7.

As you landed punches and kicks to the trees in the surrounding and performed katas, you couldn’t help but reminisce about the past. The memories of the carefree days spent in the company of team 7 crashed the shore of your thoughts like a huge wave. And along with those cheerful memories, floated the bad ones as well. You recalled how you had introduced yourself and vowed to kill a certain man for the sake of bringing justice to all the dead souls of the Uchiha clan. Heh! What a pathetic vow you made! If only…if only you would’ve known about the torment that your brother went through while slaughtering his own kin then maybe..maybe you wouldn’t have been the sole-survivor of your prestigious clan today..maybe your brother would’ve been here, standing right next to you, patting your shoulders in assurance and smiling like the nice guy that he was.

But no..it didn’t happen that way! And sadly, this day…the 9th of June is an agonising reminder. Yes! Today is the birthday of your deceased elder brother, Itachi Uchiha— a man who had his whole life to live, a man who decided to sacrifice it for the sake of the consequences that he forced upon himself, a man..for whom your love and respect will never be lowered. You killed him! You killed him and then you learnt about the truth from Obito and..and…instead of acting like a mature young man, you jumped onto conclusions which were all just a product of your emotionally-shaken state of mind and blindly lusted for revenge from countless innocent civilians of the leaf village. How could you blame so many lives for a crime they didn’t even know about?

And above all..you hurt some of the only remaining precious people in your life. You tried to kill the girl who has come to love you genuinely for who you are..You tried to take away her life..take away the only speck of light in your dark life and drown into the shadows…You expressed your desire to kill your own teacher, the one who accepted you not just as a promising student but also as a son…You nearly killed your best friend twice, the last time resulting in the both of you losing an arm. An arm— it took the sacrifice of a complete arm for you to come back. Four years of pursuing and convincing you in the right manner didn’t work but losing an arm did. You laughed bitterly because sometimes you are such a child. If only someone had slapped you in the face and grounded you for your bratty behaviour at the right time then maybe..maybe you wouldn’t have turned out this way…

That evening when you returned home and silently ambled towards your room so as to evade your young wife, you actually ended-up bumping into her on the way. Her small frame didn’t help much and her head collided with your taut chest. You gulped..because there goes your chance of escaping her piercing emeralds that are always able to see through your façade, no matter how many layers of walls you erect around that guilty heart of yours. She rubbed her head in a manner you can’t describe anything less than cute and smiled apologetically. There were no hints of sadness or anger for your mean behaviour towards her this morning and this didn’t help you feel any better. If anything, it troubled you even more.

“You’re not angry?” You asked, slightly agitated at her because she deserves to be angry. She must be angry!

“No” she simply shook her head and smiled again.

With widened eyes, you sighed and quirked your brows. Why isn’t she mad at you? You blatantly ignored her this morning and left the house without so much as informing her about your destination and she is not the slightest bit of fazed?! Something is definitely wrong- either with you or with her.

But before you could delve deeper into your dark thoughts and create some twisted kind of reason behind her behaviour, she spoke again, gently, “How can I be angry at you when you looked so..lost…”

“Lost?” You mocked with a scoff.

“Yes Sasuke-kun, you were lost and you still are…” She admitted firmly.

At that you found yourself beyond confused at her choice of words. “I’m not…I’m just..a bit grief-struck.”

“Sasuke-kun, I..I don’t know what has been hurting you since this morning but you need to forget and move on…” She mumbled, never meeting your gaze and actually left you alone in the corridor.

There is nothing else left for you to do than sigh. But no..you won’t commit the same deed again. You’ve always hidden your past from her..never sharing anything about it. And you know that if you don’t open-up to her now then it will be too late..It will always be like this…You’ll keep hurting her at certain points in time if you keep your past concealed any longer…Thus, you took a step forward into the future that you have to spend with her and followed her trail towards the living room. You spotted little Sarada playing with her soft toys on the floor, next to whom sat your wife, face turned away from your direction.

“I’m sorry…” You muttered, expecting her to immediately yell at you. And yet she didn’t…

She simply craned her neck to stare at you and smiled gently. “It’s fine..It’s okay to think about your past once in a while.”

“Its not okay!” You know you must not but you shouted at her, making your little daughter shake in fright, “It is because of that past that I..that I hurt you so damn much! I..I pulled you..to the point where you would’ve snapped and broken..I hurt you so much because of that past. If..if only I could go back in time and trade some of my mistakes…”

“No Sasuke-kun”, she shook her head, “It is because of that past that you are here.. It is that tragic past that taught you so much. And now you are here…”

“I don’t know anymore..” You mumbled in frustration.

Passing a hand through those messy raven locks of yours, you sighed, “Sakura..I…its..today is Itachi’s birthday and dates like these always remind me of the sins that I have committed. And I..I don’t know if I can actually atone for them and truly make you happy…”

For some weird reason, she giggled at that. Shaking her head to negate your words, she picked-up the frightened little baby girl from the floor and walked to stand right before you. With an excited smile she spoke, “Look at this Sasuke-kun. This is our daughter. We made her..This little, innocent bundle of cuteness and mischief has been brought into this world by us! See? You did something good. You are already atoning for your sins…one day at a time..”

A minute later, she handed over the little toddler into your arms and patted her small head. “..you did kill Itachi but he doesn’t hate you for that. He wanted it. He wanted to die by the hands of his younger brother because he knew..he knew that only you could help him achieve salvation after committing that he was forced to. And that’s why..he is watching from up their…Always..”

“Always…” You repeated, nodding your head like a confused little kid.

“And Sasuke-kun…Itachi-san didn’t sacrifice his life for this. He doesn’t want you to sit around and mope for the loss of all your family members. Instead..he wants you to protect this new family that you have created…”

“Yes” you said, pulling her in with the same arm that you were using to hold Sarada and hugged the two girls who have now become a part of your family. Yes! Sakura is right. It is so unlike your elder brother to make you suffer. If anything, he’d want you to lighten-up and move forward. You nodded your head again, muttering more to yourself, “I am atoning for my sins…one day at a time…”

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I was listening to"Trade Mistakes" by Panic! At the Disco while writing this one. The song is beautiful and well-suited to SasuSaku. Do listen to it.

Check out my other entries:-

No Substitute

A Taste of Redemption

Washing the Regrets

And please reblog and share if you enjoyed reading this piece…:)

~Manika🌸

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