Love Far Beyond the Ashes

Parental Bond

Kiara pov: About six minutes after Pomu and I got to Azure-Papa's Kronii, Fauna came downstairs and asked, "Is Mumei back?" Fauna asked

"Not yet, but we have guests!" Azure Papa happily said

"Oh, hey, Kiara," the two of them said as they glared at Pomu and me.

"Let's go back to the closet," Fauna said.

"Wait, I think Kiara wants your company!" Pomu said

I looked at her, confused as to why she would say that. Pomu gazed at me with a sorry expression, and she mouthed something to me that I instantly understood.

"Azure, do you love Mumei?" I asked

"Of course I do; I'm her father after all. I mean, Mumei is a special child since she's a vessel, but I tried my best to make her feel happy, and I wanted her to go down the right path," Azure told me.

I looked down at the ground and sighed. My father. What is he like? I wondered. I never met him. The person that took care of me ever since my parents had been captured was Huke-papa, although just like my mom and my dad, eventually he disappeared too.

Calli filled the gap in my heart, but then she started being mean to me when I met Mumei, Reine, Subaru, and Lui and gained a sisterly bond with them.

To be honest, I don't resent any of them, but I wish I had someone in my life that was long-term other than my sister's. No one really has given me that long-term affection, and Pomu wasn't always around either for me, so it'd be rough.

"Kiara, you need to empty your mind; you have so much going for you now!" Pomu said

She tried to cheer me up, but this made no small difference. The more I gain now doesn't really change the amount of things I had before. I will probably never see my real father or Huke ever again.

"Kiara, you seem sad, but I don't know how to be positive." Kronii stated

"Tell us your problems!" Fauna cheerfully said:

"Tell me how I can fill the void inside my heart. My parents were captured and enslaved at a young age, then my other father figure, Huke, disappeared one day too. My mother came back but has been comatose." I said

"Kiara, has all of this been weighing on you this whole time?" Fauna asked

"Yes, and it's not only that sometimes I feel like Calli will turn on me like she did in the past. I'm afraid she'll abandon me. I don't want her to leave me alone!" I said

"Kiara, that won't happen!" Pomu said

"What if all my sisters start to hate me!" I asked

"That will never happen, Kiara," Kronii said.

"Honestly, Kiara, you may never stop feeling the way you do without some closure. I understand that, and I can't be mad at you for feeling the way you do, but think about it for more than two seconds. Do you think any of them would do that?" Azure-Papa asked

I shook my head. None of them would betray me like that.

"What opened up those old wounds?" Kronii asked

"Bae yelled at me a little while ago; she's my sister as well, so hearing her get mad at me for the first time sent me spiraling. She usually is so nice to me, but the moment I defend Mumei instead of her, she turns on me. I don't like that," Kiara said.

"Look, just let Bae cool off; she has a short fuse," Fauna said.

I nodded slowly, but that doesn't really make me feel better. She never blew up on me until today.

"You'll make up, and the family dynamic will be fixed," Kronii stated.

Family dynamic... I also have a brother who vanished as well. I have no idea where the hell he went, but all I know is that he was never captured and enslaved; he just abandoned me and never returned. I'll probably never see him ever again, but it saddens me that he would just abandon his sister like he did.

Calli always had her family around and had good relations with her, but she got jealous of my bonds. I wonder why she always said she felt distant with her family, but they seem super close. Besides her and Ollie, they all get along well.

"Kiara, you are one of the sweetest girls I know; don't stress yourself!" Fauna said

Fauna always says nice things. Her words helped me feel a little better, but at the same time, I felt like she'd tell everyone these things.

"Kiara, I don't want to see you sad, so keep your chin up, okay?" Kronii said

Her words made me feel a bit better because they came from Kronii, and to be honest, she is a little sh*t, but I don't know, I still don't feel that great.

"Kiara... I don't know what to tell you that I haven't already told you, but if you are sad about this, I'll just have to punch you until you feel better!" Pomu told me

I looked at her and smiled a bit. That seems similar to what Selen and Mumei have; it's a genuine relationship. She seems closer to me than before.

"Pomu, you wouldn't be able to hurt me." I told her

Azure-Papa looked at me and began to speak. "You should try to find your father," he said.

"Honestly, I want to find Huke," I said.

"Then do that." Azure -Papa said

"I got it," I said.

I thought about it. Huke is the only person I consider my father; he's the only person I've ever really known, so maybe I can find him.

Where could he have gone, though? I know Calli has heard his name before. I hope Calli hasn't gotten to him.

"I'm back!" Mumei sang as she entered the room.

I saw Calli and immediately asked her, "Did you kill Huke?" I asked

Calli's eyes widened due to the sudden question, and she began to speak.