Dishonesty

Chapter 5- I will tear you apart

"Who did this to you?"

Even if Oriana never told Daichi about her past, she could never bring herself to lie, especially when he was holding her close like this. She knew her boyfriend could see the broken heart beneath her generous soul. Even if she tried to lie now, Daichi would know it.

"Don't worry about it." she said simply.

"Of course I'm going to worry about you," he says. "That look in your eyes..."

Oriana shifted away from him and kicked her legs from under the blankets.

"Where are you going?" he wondered.

"It 's late. Your parents will probably be home soon."

"Oriana, don't run away from this. Talk to me." Daichi was begging.

It had come to this point that Daichi had to beg his girlfriend to talk to him, this didn't sit right with Oriana, but neither did lying to his face. Even so, she said nothing, leaving the bed they were sharing. Although, this time was different. This time, Daichi seemed bound to get a straight answer.

In a swift movement, he got out of the bed and ran to the bedroom door, positioning his body between Oriana and the exit.

"Oh, c'mon. Really?" she grunted. "Now is when you decide to act like a child?"

"I don't care about that." he said. "I'm not stepping aside until you back up and tell me what's going on."

"It's not that easy..."

"You saw it yourself today, didn't you? How easily you could lose me. I overheard coach Ukai and Takeda talking about it. The accident could have easily given me a concussion and who knows what could've happened after that." he spread his arms to her, in a reasoning action. "Are you really going to let this happen and not tell me?"

Oriana clenched her fists. Daichi's words piercing her very soul, she could already feel the tears stinging her eyes.

"Maybe you did get a concussion after all." her voice sounded strangled at the end of the sentence. "Because this is not like you."

"Love, just listen to me. I don't want to die thinking I never got to help you." he said soft-spoken.

That was all it took for Oriana. She looked Daichi straight in the eyes, not taking a breath as she spoke,

"So is this what you're doing now? Are you going to just guilt trip me into telling you about my past? Is that your plan?" Oriana didn't notice, but her hands started to glow a bright blue hue within her fists. "You have no idea what I've seen. You could not have a clue about what I've been through. I've been running in circles trying to tell you and you are being so damn persistent."

The blue in her palms was glowing brighter and brighter to the point that Daichi had his back glued to the door behind him, staring at Oriana's hands.

"Just let it go! Dammit!"

With the ring of her voice, Oriana's palms were forced open by her own magic. A blast of mana hitting the ground right under her resulted in two scorched marks on Daichi's bedroom floor. Smoke danced in the air, surrounding Oriana's body before disappearing.

"How did you do that?" Daichi was the first one capable of speaking.

Meanwhile, Oriana stared at the floor with shaky hands. The very last thing she was hoping to happen was this, to be overwhelmed by her emotions to the point where she couldn't control the mana inside her. Oriana dropped to her knees in defeat.