Edward? Who the hell was Edward? Were one of us tripping and forgot what Orion's name sounds like?
"I'm sorry Edward. Seishin is sorry!" The poor girl cries one more time before fainting on the bar. Moonshine that seeped into the wood acted like chloroform and put her to sleep when she sobbed onto it for too long.
"What was that?" I asked Akira quietly so that the demon of Seishin wouldn't wake up again. Assuming that she knew Seishin a lot better than I did, but I was wrong. "I dunno" she replies. "I've known her for a little bit but I've never seen her like that. I would've asked you because I thought that both you and Orion knew a lot about her"
Why would she think me of all people would know a lot about Seishin? Does she not know that I just remembered who she was this morning?
But I can remember Orion awhile back. I'd say... Akito days? Going over to a girl's house for "support". I never really believed him at the time but now I guess that girl was Seishin? If that girl was Seishin then she's came over a few times. Surely I could've seen her face and remembered this morning and said "oh yeah! You're that pink haired chick that got therapy from my older brother!" or something like that
No matter what, the pieces didn't connect. I guess I'd just play it off as really bad memory on my part. Akira clears her throat to get my attention and swings the girl over her shoulder. "Lets get her to the infirmary" she said
I nod my head in agreement and also try to sling Goro over my shoulder. He wasn't unconscious...
Flailing and kicking out of my arms he lands on his feet again. "Hika- I mean- Hiraku, is she out yet?" he asks pointing at Seishin. "Ha! Yeah, passed out from the drink" I chuckle. It wasn't really a lie, wasn't it?
He lets out a hearty laugh bends down to Seishin's face. "Can't say I didn't warn you!" He mocks. "Jeez Goro, could you be anymore of an ass?" Akira said
"Dunno, you want me to?" he asks Akira suddenly getting close. "I was being sarcastic, baka..." The guy takes off the button down shirt he was wearing to reveal the ripped body he's always had. 6 packs of muscle on his stomach and lean everywhere else. Toned like a snake
"I think Sei-chan really hurt me..." he said innocently rubbing his back. "Would Akira-tan like to touch me to see if Goro is okay?"
She knocks him with her fist. "NO! I DO NOT WANT TO TOUCH YOU!" She screams. Goro slows down and gets into walking line with me. "It was worth the try" he whispers
Akira puts the battered girl into a bed with fresh sheets and covers her in a new blanket. Like me and my bar tending skill, she has a little skill of her own. The God slayer tended wounds well. She probably patched me up after I "blacked out" on the floor
She dresses Seishin's cuts gently with occasional dabs of alcohol and bandages. So gentle that her patient barely stirs in her sleep talking more about this Edward guy
"For fighting Gildarts Clive that long she doesn't look that beaten up" I comment. We only knew about Fairy Tails SS-class mages appearance from how the other wizards praised his name. And I was the only one who knew who he was out of the BH people
Suddenly we hear the guilds front door slam open and wood scattering again. "Is Seishin here?!" a loud powerful voice asks. No doubt about it, Orion
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The first thing my brother did was check on the Mage while she was still asleep. None of his usual "Did anything happen while I was gone?" or "Is Hiraku and everybody okay?". He just rushed into Seishin's room with a worried look
I wouldn't have been worried if it had been a few minutes to a half hour of him looking at her but he waited a good 4 hours until she woke up. Orion could be hard to figure out if he was troubled. Even as his brother it's hard to tell, so like a loyal little brother I wait for him just outside of the room
But I was close enough to hear their conversation from the start. "Master... what are you doing here?"
"I was worried about you, about what that man said about his daughter"
"O-oh, don't worry, Seishin's okay! Master don-"
"You could call me Orion right now" huh? That was weird. Orion never cared about his title. Never minded when people called him 'Master' or 'Orion'. "And I have to worry. I know that soft spot you have about that subject. I know how bad it could get sometimes..."
A long pause...
"I was worried you hurt yourself or, something even worse"
Another pause. I could hear the sheets shuffling and another round of sobs building up in Seishin.
"It hurt!" She cries while her arms slap against Orion's back. "Seishin couldn't fight because of what that man said! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
"Don't be sorry, I know how you feel. It'd be wrong if we got mad at you for that"
"Orion! I want Edward! Seishin wants Edward! And-and-a-" she cuts herself off with her own weeps. I take a quick peek and my brother hugs her tightly. "Seishin, don't remind yourself. Please, it's for you"
"T-the more I think about it, the more I remind myself how bad I was. Seishin was so bad! That's why I couldn't-"
"Seishin please"
"That's why I couldn't have my baby today!"
"No, don't blame yourself! You didn't have anything to do with it!" Wait. What?! What about a baby?! What about blaming herself for it?! Why was Orion so freaking bad at making people feel better?
"Seishin is the reason why Edward isn't here. Why my baby isn't here!"
"No... It's not..." he fumbles really badly with his words. This was so complicated...
"I want to die... I want Edward... I want my child" she keeps on chanting to herself. The only thing Orion does is apologize. Charming or not, Orion pissed me off right now
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After an hour of chanting and apologizing she finally falls asleep again. I could hear Orion get up slowly and his footsteps start to get louder. He was getting closer
I had to fight my strongest urge to punch, no, beat the hell out of my older brother. Instead, he hits first. A rough backhand slap across the face that knocked me to the floor. One that sent tears directly to my eyes
"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT FOR!" I yell stumbling to get up again. My brother slaps me to the floor again with the front of his hand this time. "Don't act like I didn't see you eavesdropping you shit"
I have to bite my lip to avoid tears. My intimidating brother holds me up by the collar. "I saw you peeking into our conversation" he growls staring directly into my eyes. "Why does that matter?" I choke struggling against his hands
Without a care to give he drops me and I land on my knees. "'Why does that matter?' you ask?" he sends the point of his shoe directly across my cheek. "That's her personal life that she's trying to get away from. It matters because little brats like you are making it harder for her to move on"
"Like you're making it any easier..." I mumble.
"What did you say?!" he yells giving me a hard right punch
"I said 'ITS NOT LIKE YOURE MAKING IT EASIER' you selfish prick!" I yell back making sure he can hear me loud and clear. He lets me rise to my feet before trying to hit me again. This time a left punch. This time I catch it in my right hand, my artificial one.
"Maybe if she didn't have a shitty therapist like you she would've moved on a long time ago!"
He threw me an enraged glare and threatens to reach for his sword with his hands. "You know what? I don't care anymore! Just fucking take one of my eyes out or something like I'm the bad guy! Will that make you feel better about facing the damn truth about your shitty "life lesson" speeches!"
"You're talking like you could do better if you knew about her!"
"Because I CAN. Are you just scared because you know I could do better?!" He punches me directly in the nose and a firework of blood comes out. "Just goes to show how selfish you are"
I try to turn away so I couldn't see the hurt expression on his face. Seeing my older brother in pain was the worse thing that I could ever see in my life. To think I would be the one inflicting the pain was even worst.
He grabs on to my obsidian arm as I start to walk back. "Hiraku... I'm sorry". On command I shatter my arm and continue. My older brother doesn't follow, tears make sure that I can't even see two feet in front of me, let alone looking him in the face. That's a good thing isn't it?
"Don't turn your back on me, please!" he sounded so desperate... It hurt just to hear his voice. "Come back to me again!"
"Maybe..." I start
"Maybe, maybe she'd be in a better place if I turned my back on you 10 years ago" without a second glance I wipe away my tears. Why I went so far? I have no fucking idea
