Scaramuccia

He still remembers... He could never forget you. He couldn't forget the person closest to him in the world. Scara had been your friend in the village since childhood. He wasn't particularly well-liked because of his rude and sarcastic nature, which seemed to have been with him since birth, but only you managed to befriend him. Around you, Scaramuccia seemed to transform: he grumbled less, smiled much more often, and generally became a different person. But still, you were his only friend, the only one who was kind to him... He would never forget that.

But at the same time, he couldn't forget your death. He couldn't forget how he didn't stop you. That walk across the field was a mistake. And they'd been warned that this field was dangerous... He still clearly remembers how your body was thrown into the air by the force of the explosion. How the shrapnel from the mine flew everywhere. He remembered how you died in his arms before he could do anything. Before he could tell you how much you meant to him...

Even though three years had passed since that day, and he'd recently turned 16, he still couldn't live the same life he'd had before. Your death had changed so much. It was as if something had broken inside him, vanished. As if something important, something dear and warm, had been ripped from his heart. You. Skara had a poor relationship with his parents, so he didn't ask them for help or support. Waking up that morning, he realized what he wanted more than anything in the world...

And now he stands before that very field. The flimsy fence won't stop him. Tears roll down his cheeks again. He has very little left. But before he could walk even a few meters, someone grabbed his wrist, preventing him from taking another step. Turning, Skara froze: there you were. Semi-transparent, with a halo over your head and wings on your back... But just as he remembered. The same eyes, the same hair...

"Y-you...."

Scaramuccia whispered with difficulty, not taking his eyes off your face as tears rolled uncontrollably down his cheeks.