Chapter 14: A Nightmare in the Air

Celestia went to sleep after Julieta closed the door behind her. She slept pretty good throughout the night. Though later, those dreams would end up turning into nightmares. Celestia tossed and turned in her soft and comfortable bed. She whimpered softly, feeling the nightmare consume her. Isabela was in her room when she heard Celestia's whimpering. She gets up and went out to go check on her, wondering what was happening.

(In Celestia's Nightmare)

Celestia grabbed the candle when the house began to crumble. "Let's go!!" Her and Mirabel get down and then sees the tower slowly crumbling and about to fall. The furniture came to them and both of them were scared about what to do. Celestia sniffed and used what was left of her super speed to get her sister to safety underneath all the furniture as the tower came toppling down. She sees some of the rubble coming to her and she lets out a single tear.

When the dust cleared, Mirabel looked at the candle as it's flame died out. She sighs and then Julieta comes up to see her okay. "I'm so sorry.. are you okay?" She nodded but then got up and then realized. "Celestia!!" Mirabel quickly got up and searched the rubble. So did everyone else. "Oh Dios Mio." Everyone moved more pieces and Celestia crawled out weakly. She was bruised, her foot was completely broken, and blood seeped little by little from almost everywhere.

The entire family all came together. "Celestia! What did you do?" Luisa cried out. She opened her eyes weakly. She looked at all of her family. "Casita.. it could save only one more.. I had to do it, I had to do it." Celestia spoke weakly. Julieta held onto her and sighs. "Celestia, I.. I don't understand." Abuela knelt down, looked at the child. She didn't know how much time there was left for her cause there was no way she would survive these injuries.

"Celestia, Mirabel.. I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry." She spoke and took her little hand. "P-please.. stay.. I don't want to be all alone." Celestia turned her head. Julieta sniffed, on the verge of tears. "You won't be alone." Dolores felt her chest on the beating heart. It was getting weaker and weaker. Celestia felt her vision getting blurry. "Can't you stop this pain mama? I'm scared.. I don't want to die.." Julieta closed the child's eyes. "I know. I know. We're here for you." Abuela looked away, feeling ashamed that her actions had caused this to happen.

Celestia opens her eyes a little and sees the spirits of her mom and dad appear before her eyes. They had their arms out, ready to embrace her. Only she could see them. "Mommy..? Papa..?" She called out and then turned to see Bruno walking up to the scene. Everyone looked at him and then he knelt down to look at her. Celestia coughed a bit but looked at him. "Y-you're Tió Bruno..?" He nodded. "Y-yeah.. I know we haven't had much time together but we're all together.."

She smiled despite her weak status. "I can see my real mom and dad again.." her voice whispered before letting out one more breath of air. Eventually, everything stopped. Isabela scream-cried into her hands, grieving hard. Antonio was held by Pepa and Felix. The town goes to the family that was full of tears, and looked at what had happened. They all grieved with them. Carmen was there and sees Celestia's body in Julieta's arms. She didn't know how to break it to her son that his true fast friend had left him. She looked to her husband and then went back home. They were just going to be honest.

They went through the door and looked for Fernando. He was in his room sleeping. Carmen tapped his shoulder. "Fernando my hijo.." she had a saddened look on her face. Fernando woke up to look at his family. "What happened? Why are you crying?" Emanuel and Carmen sat on the opposite sides of their son. They had to tell him. "You're going to want to sit down... It's Celestia.." He began. Fernando looked at them confused. "Is she okay? I heard the house fall apart." Carmen just sighed and she shook her head no. "No mi hijo.. she sacrificed herself for her sister.. she can't be with us anymore."

Fernando cried with them. He just couldn't get it through his head that his only friend that understood him was gone. Morning came and people began planning another candlelight vigil. All while building up the casita again. Isabela just held her little sister in her arms, the most distraught out of all of the other members. She helped here and there. Camilo stayed quiet and handed some stuff over. Him and Celestia were pretty good on a cousin bond. He usually would entertain her with his shapeshifting when it was his turn to watch her.

(A week of mourning later)

They continued to build the house up from the ground and then it was completely done by sun down. Mirabel held onto the door knob for later as The vigil was already in place. Julieta had given Celestia's body a bath to get her clean of the dried blood, and she was put into her ceremony dress before being placed in the casket. The family had gathered together all in black before carrying it out to the two graves that had her real mom and dad. Hers was right in between them. Pictures of Celestia were there. Including the one from the gift ceremony.

Abuela held up a candle she made and looked at everyone that was there. The children had made lanterns like last time. She breathed in and out and began to talk. "Five years ago, Celestia came to us when her family couldn't be able to see her grow as she did.. Well tonight she leaves this way.. a sacrifice she had to make to save another.. a shame someone of her age is to die so young..." everyone began talking about her while her spirit formed. No one could see her ghost though. She looked at the vigil and both her mom and dad sitting on the edge of the fountain. Celestia walked up to them.

Stella and Ricardo just hugged her. She held onto them back as well. "My darling daughter.. why?" Celestia looked away. "The casita could only save one of us.. I had to save my sister." Her voice said in a sad tone. Stella stroked her head and then shows Celestia something else. She looked up to see Abuelo Pedro's spirit. She waved slightly to him and asked. "Do you.. still love the family?" He nodded at her. "Always.." "then.. what about me? Will I never be able to be there for them as a spirit?" He takes her hands and closed his eyes. "I'll give you one more chance."

Celestia used what she had left and gave some of her magic to them. As the speeches were done and the children let their lanterns into the air, Abuela sees the miracle come back in the candle that she held. The magic came back to the city and the casita was back to it's normal self. Celestia looked at her family and Stella says "Celestia, you know this isn't real right? You need to wake up!"

(End of the Nightmare)

Celestia woke up and looked around her room and turned the lights on. She held onto her dolls and just softly cried. Isabela slowly opened the door and looked to her baby sister. "Celestia? Are you okay?" She got closer and sees her tears. "Did you have a bad dream..?" Celestia nodded and just latched onto her and Isabela calms her down. "It's okay.. it's okay.." the two of them laid down together after Celestia told her everything. Isabela decided she would stay with her for the night. "You know you can always come to me and the others.. if you need us at all.." Celestia wiped her tears away as she went back to sleep

"I think I'll always need you Isa.."

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