Sugar & Spice

Part five: A love story, a horrible past

"I ain’t much of a fighter you see, Seth would always get me out of trouble, he always handle it and he'd always be so strong. I never seen him lose a fight even though we’d become terrible, toxic, broken, he was my hero and there he was just given up, I couldn’t let that happen, so I grabbed Betty," he said to while turning his attention to me with an object in his hand. And that object was a knife, a pocket knife to be exact and the more I look at it, the more of a void is filling both my stomach and my heart. For one, I was worried that I know where this was going but also the fact that he kept something that belonged to Seth.

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"Betty is this knife. His mother gave him when she left; this knife right here that we used to carve our initials into trees with, this knife that Seth never left home without. She was laying there on the table next to Seth's wallet," said Al as his tone of voice slightly changed. He was starting to get upset and I started to worry for him.

"God I remember it so clearly like a movie; I remember the way his fist sounded on Seth’s face, sick thuds just again and again. That big son of a bitch didn’t see me or hear me and no idea I walked in and I...I fucked him up real bad; I was so angry, so angry at myself, angry at the whole situation and I just I let it all out. I hated this man, I hated what he did to Seth, I hated the power he held over him, over us. I hated the things I did for him and if he didn’t die I sure as fuck wish he did!"

And just like I feared, my worries were confirmed as I watched Al with a sorrowful expression as he began to cry a bit. Never during my times being with him have I ever seen him cry before and the fact that he is crying about something that he never wanted to do or even commit to do, it just hurt my heart even more. I really didn't want to push him into saying more but I need to hear the end, I need him to continue, I need him to let it all out.

"What happened next?"

"When I was done my mind just went blank, so I ran as fast as I could, Betty in my hand like an idiot. I wasn’t thinking, I just knew I had to go home, there wasn't a damn thing here for me but I wanted that, I wanted the emptiness, that’s what I deserved. So I ran until my feet were blistered, my shoes were all screwed up."

So that's what happened; my poor Alphonse did something terrible, it was that bad that even he realised it, he ran all the back here and the rest from there was history.

"I really didn’t want you to know about any of this, I could have gone my whole life without telling you what I’ve done and what I’ve seen and I thought Seth would have the sense to just stay gone," he said with a frown while staring down to the floor. He didn't keep the truth from me because he was able to, he kept it because was scared that I would judge him, like how everyone else did. He was protecting me, from himself.

"Alphonse..."

"I know this is a whole lot to take in, I’m sorry. And if this changes the way you see me I get it, I really do; it took me a whole lot of time for me to see myself in a different light."

"Are you okay," I said to him as I softly cupped his cheek but he just pushed it aside, which honestly shocked me.

"I’ll be ok, it’s just, it’s probably best if you go for tonight."

"You sure?"

"Yeah, I’m sure, everything is going to be fine. Thank you for not running away and for listening. Tomorrow, this will be over and we can have some of those great cinnamon rolls that we're going to make," he said as he leads me to the front and pulls me in for a hug. I couldn't find it in my heart to push him away, not after he poured his feelings out. So I hugged him back.

"Are you sure that you're okay?"

"I’m ok, seriously. Goodnight, be sure to lock up behind you."

"I will. Goodnight Al." And with that, I walked out of his home, locked the door and left the building.

I honestly thought that this day couldn't get any more worse than it was but I obviously wrong. You think on some level that I shouldn't worry, that I should be happy that my boyfriend opened up to me, but yet why am I not satisfied? I was confused at first, that was until it hit me; even though I have heard everything from Al's point of view, yet I don't know Seth's side of the same story. Even when Al explained everything to me it raised some questions; why did he get angry at Al? What did he do to get beaten up by the boss? Either way, I need to know the other part of the story. And it's going to be now. I quickly pulled out my phone and called Robin, I can only hope that she is still awake.

"Hello?"

"Hi Robin, it's me!"

"Oh, hi Ava. What's up? Did Al show up?"

"It's complicated. Something unexpected had happened and needless to say that the whole day was ruined."

"What?! Why? What happened?!"

"Don't worry about it, but there is a reason why I'm calling."

"What's that? Is everything okay?"

"Things are fine Robin. There's just something that I need to take care of real quick. So, I may be back late and probably not alone. Do you think you can still make some food when I come back?"

"I mean, I can try."

"That's good enough. I got to go now, I'll see you when I get back alright."

"Sure thing. Later Ava."

"See you later," I said as I ended the phone conversation and ran towards the woods where Seth would be staying. I need to know his story on that night, and I'm going to get it.

(In the next chapter, Ava and Seth are going to have some downtime talk and hear his side of the story.)

📢ALPHONSE AND SETH DON'T BELONG TO ME! THEY ARE YUURIVOICE CHARACTERS SO ALL RIGHTS AND CREDITS GOES TO HIM AND THE TEAM!📢