
"Dad.. Dad.."
In the dream, Naru hears Noah calling her father.
Naru's mouth moved and said, "Noah.."
"Dad.", the call was again heard. A few times, a few times. The more it sounded, the more unsettled Naru was.
Instantly, Naru awakens and calls Noah worriedly, "Noah!".
Naru woke up while the people were still asleep. Finding Noah still asleep in the bed next to him, he was finally able to take a moment of relief.
Lidya and six other members of the archaeologist are still sleeping in their beds. The atmosphere looked very different to Naru.
Naru was also astonished by her own state, her body and arms were filled with white bandages. He exited the room and saw a middle-aged man focusing alone on the research table. Her hair was already whitened with a jidat that looked so wide upwards.
"Have you helped us?" ask Naru.
The man also looked. The little round glasses stuck to his nose look cute. But, he middle-aged man was a smart man who had high science.
"Oh? You've woken up young man?"
"Em.", Naru simply stroked her back neck in a daze. The man named William also introduced himself, that he was the captain of 10 members of the archaeologists who examined the area.
Ali who was guarding outside then entered the camp because he heard the chatter of Naru and William. Ali was William's right-hand man and future husband to Lidya, William's daughter.
"How are you boys?", asked Ali haughtyly.
"Well?", Naru's inner wonder.
"You are not wearing the mattress, which means I can use it to sleep now" said Ali.
William also laughed at Ali's behavior, "Don't be a stylized fool for you Ali. Be friendly and easy on anyone", ridiculed William.
"Cih!", Ali turned his face away.
He walked to his bed with eyes that were very sleepy and tired. All day and all night standing in front by just sitting leaning makes his bones feel stiff.
"Dad.. Dad.", Noah's delirious.
Naru who heard that immediately went back to meet Noah who was lying on Leo's bed. Followed by William who felt called too.
Noah deliriously fell asleep again. The look on his face looks very cute and sad. His eyes looked sad and exhausted.
Naru approached and clasped Noah's hand with both hands. He was very concerned to see Noah lying weak and helpless.
"So soon, he'll wake up. So, you don't have to worry about the boy", Ali quipped with his act.
"I thought my daughter was calling me. Apparently, he was still sleeping there" said William looking at Lidya who was still asleep in bed.
"You're a father too?" ask Naru.
"I haven't heard that call in a long time, so when this girl called her dad, I felt nostalgic.. Haha.", replied William.
"He seemed to dream of his father" Naru said looking solemnly at Noah's face.
"Where did his father go?"
"To my country", replied Naru briefly.
"Is he also a researcher like me?"
"Yes"
"I'm also a researcher, an archaeologist, the research is so busy that I also forget everything. I hope his father can come back soon" William said.
Naru was silent.
"That's it. Keep her company, because she needs the person she loves the most when she opens her eyes again", William returns to his workplace.
"Noah.", said Naru.
The song was performed by Makino Yui & Irino Miyu and included the song Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle under the title track Yume no Tsubasa.
...Konna ni mo tooku e futari wa kite...
...(.(.We've both come all the way to a place like this)...
...Ano koro...
...(.(.That time)...
...Osanai kimi no hohoemi ni mou kaerenai...
...(.(.Can't go back to your buying smile anymore) ...
...Kimi ga warau sekai ga suki...
...(.(.I love the world you smile about)...
...Soba ni itai...
...(.(.I just want to be by your side)...
...Wasurekaketa itami wo mune...
...Time goes...
...(.(.Time pass)...
...Toki no nagare...
...(.(.Time flow)...
...Futari wo kaette yuku...
...(.(.Change us both but)...
...Nakushita mono mo yume miru mono...
...(.(.The things that are missing from us are also things that we dream of)...
...Sono te o totte omoidasu...
...(.(.Grab that hand and remember it)...
...Itsumo kimi no soba...
...(.(.I will always be by your side)...
Naru also gave warmth with her magic. Slowly, light appeared all over Noah's body. Lighten all the burdens that are still attached to Noah.
Noah began to be able to show a smile on his lips, and his eyes already looked calm enough to look at. Her pale face slowly returned to a beautiful ayu.
"Noah, don't worry. I will always be by your side, take care of you, and protect you with all my strength" Naru muttered.
Ali smiled with Naru's words faintly heard in her ear, "That boy, very confidently loves his girl", inwardly.
In a few hours, it will be morning. The members were still sleeping, Naru leaned her head beside Noah and closed her eyes for a moment to go back to sleep.
William is still calm with his research. He's a little distracted by Noah's father's call. During this time, he was always busy with his research and work. The warmth of the family was never felt.
His age is old enough that 50 years running, according to him it will be in vain if he wants to restore the warmth of his household.
His wife had long since divorced him, so there was no hope for William. She can only continue to raise her daughter and make her daughter find her own happiness.
"I've guessed, that the Captain must not be sleeping for the sake of continuing the research" Lidya quipped her hand while leaning against the wall.
"You know me very well, Lidya", replied William smiling.
"Ha ah's.. Parents like you need someone to remind you. Your age will be shorter if you don't pay attention to your break, Captain"
"Lidya, can you call me dad once?"
"What?"
"ahahahahah.. It's okay, just a small wish. Don't be ignored. Forget it"
"Lidya lowered her head, she smiled and paid little attention to him.
"Dad" said Lidya.
William's heart was instantly touched, his body becoming slightly quivering with tears that began to peek out from his pupils.
"Do you.. want to accompany me for a short walk?", take William with you.
"Tumben?", cynical Lidya with little understanding.
"Morning is not going to nourish the body?" said William.
"alright. I'll get the coat first"
"I'll be waiting for you outside" William concluded.
William and Lidya exit the basecamp and travel together. Some of the members also start waking up from their sleep, except for Ali and Naru, as well as Noah.
"Boni, it's your job to cook, isn't it?" said a man who slept next to Boni, while Boni continued to yawn.
"Yes-yes I know.", replied Boni.
"Let's get up!!", said Robert who was the most sturdy and looks the most evil.
"Don't be noisy!", Ali replied, throwing his pillow at Robert.
"It's been Robert's let's go out" Levi said as he pushed Robert out before a commotion broke out between Robert and Ali.
Members Robert, Boni, Levi, Davin, Maro and Kenzo began to leave the room. They began to divide the tasks in the morning according to their respective schedules.
Maro and Kenzo started going to the market to buy some necessities. Robert is doing the gym for his fitness. Levi and Davin are reviewing the results of the study.
Ali was still soundly asleep, as Naru began to open her eyes. The glare of the morning light penetrating from the window slightly disturbed his calm.
"Noah, he still hasn't woken up?", Naru muttered.
"Thank God, his body temperature is back to normal. But, when did he want to open his eyes?", he continued to miss a little.
Naru stood up and looked at the entire room, a building that did not look like a house. It was very different from Noah's house.
Naru came out and saw Boni was busy in the kitchen.