Love Far Beyond the Ashes

Gaining Attention

Reine pov: Ollie was in a sad state. She was slouched over, slumped in a state of sadness. I didn't want to see her like this. She just needs to understand that Matsuri-senpai isn't going to come with us.

"Ollie, come on, let's go back," I told her.

"Uhuh," she said.

"Get up!" I said

"Uhuh..." she replied.

"Are you listening to me?" I asked

"Uhuh," she said again.

"Are you dating Anya?" I asked

"Uhuh...." She spoke clearly, proving that she isn't listening to me.

"I'm going to break up with you." I told her

She quickly turned her head at me, so quickly that her head fell off.

"Don't you dare!" Ollie screamed as she rolled away.

I grabbed her head and brought it back to her body. "I need to reattach your head," I said.

I quickly sewed her hair back on and got her attention.

"We need to leave Matsuri-senpai be," I told her.

Ollie didn't seem to like that, but she didn't have the means to argue with me at all.

"Ollie, why can't you just see she doesn't want to travel with us?" I asked

"Well, I miss her," Ollie said.

Anya approached us and sat down, saying, "Moona-senpai wants to head out." Anya told us

Ollie began to angrily pout; she crossed her arms.

"Damn it, have you all forsaken me?" Ollie asked

Anya and I stared at each other and sighed.

"Look, Ollie, we need to go back home and get some rest; we've been going at this for awhile and we're exhausted," I told her.

"I know, but just bear with me. I just want confirmation that Matsuri-senpai will come with us when we want," Ollie said.

"Look, Ollie, we can't stay here any longer." Moona-senpai told us

"Why not?" Pekora-senpai asked

"Oh Shachou, we can stay if you want!" Moona-senpai said

"Damn it..." I sighed

She really melted as soon as Pekora-senpai started to speak.

I saw Flare-senpai bring Noel-senpai over to this area with Marine-senpai.

"Jeez, we need to tend to you!" Mio-senpai said as she ran over to Noel-senpai.

I never saw the state Noel-senpai was in; her whole face was gone. Somehow she was still alive. I don't know how she managed to survive.

"I'll get a first aid kit!" Fubuki-senpai told them

Soon she came back, and Mio-senpai and Fubuki-senpai tended to Noel-senpai.

"Will she be okay?" Flare-senpai asked

"Yeah, just let her rest for awhile also. She'll need to recover. Take her to the hot spring near here and that'll help her heal faster." Fubuki-senpai explained

"Got it!" Flare-senpai said

"You all should relax in the hot springs as well," Mio-senpai said.

"Really?" I asked.

"Yeah, by the way, it's a mixed hot spring, Oga." Fubuki-senpai claimed

"Eh, I'll pass," Oga-senpai chuckled.

I thought about whether we really needed it. We do need to relax, and Anya is chipped, so it may be beneficial.

We need some rest, but we can't stay here forever. I'm sure Kiara wants us to stick together for now.

"Ollie, would you like to go to the hot springs?" I asked

"I guess," Ollie replied.

I glared at her angrily and shook her body, "Stop it!" I yelled

"Stop what?" Ollie asked

"Moping, you are really pissing me off." I told her

"Really? Ollie questioned

I didn't want to think about it much; I'm too fired right now. I just need to sleep at some point, but right now we need to relax a bit.

"Where is the hot spring?" I asked

"Over there," Fubuki-senpai told us.

"I got it," I sighed.

"Are we really doing that?" Anya asked

I didn't reply; I just began to walk in the direction of the hot spring, and she took that as a yes.

"You know what, I have a question: What the hell happened to Aniki?" Ollie asked

"I think Astel-senpai was beaten up and left in the middle of the woods," Moona-senpai said.

"Honestly, I don't mind," I said to all of them.

Ollie didn't seem to care that I just dissed her brother; she was just thinking about Matsuri-senpai.

If she likes Matsuri-senpai so much, she may as well marry her. She can't keep focusing on her; this is going to destroy her.

We need to make her move on in some way, but can I do that? Am I able to keep her attention forever?

Ollie looked at me and suddenly patted my back.

"You need to focus. You almost tripped," she said to me.

I need to focus. I questioned in my head who was the one who needed to focus.

I don't know if I can really give her criticism as of right now, though I'm aware that I'm very indecisive. I thought I wasn't beautiful, and my sisters helped me pull through. I thought I was weak, and they also helped me pull through.

But can I help Ollie pull through this like Kiara and Mumei have Subaru-senpai and Lui-nee as well? I don't think I can be like that.

I need to question myself more. I can't think of myself as someone great. I need to think of my shortcomings, but all I want to do is help. Ollie

"Pay attention!" Ollie yelled, snapping me back to reality once again.

"Sorry, I'm just distracted," I told her.

I didn't want to tell Ollie that I was wondering if I could help her through this. If she worried about me, I'd just give her extra baggage.

I need to try to find myself more, and then I'll be able to help Ollie as her girlfriend...

Reine, are you okay? Ollie asked

"Yeah, hold on, where is Moona-senpai?" I asked

"Over there," Anya said.

"I'll be right back!" I told her

I ran over to Moona-senpai, Iofi-senpai, and Risu-senpai.

I need their input on something.