Love Returned From The Ashes

Rock and Ravens

Bijou pov: Nerissa looked at Mumei-senpai as she flew off, and she slammed her fist into a tree. "Damn it!" She shouted

"What happened?" I asked

"My sisters are here to collect me, and yet I can't do anything about it. Mumei-senpai has to help me."

"Wait," I said quietly.

"Yeah," she said.

"Hello senpai!" Ririka said as she plunged her knife into Nerissa.

"Ope..." She groaned in agony.

"Nerissa!" I yelled in horror as she fell to the ground.

"Hands off my sister!" Reine-senpai yelled as she swung her feather blade at Ririka, cutting her slightly.

"Damn..." She scoffed

Nerissa looked at Reine-senpai, her spirit clearly crushed by the fact that she had to be protected.

"Nerissa, do you need me to help you?" I asked

"No, I don't want help," Nerissa said.

I nodded I don't understand why she is like this at all. Why does she want me to stay away and not want me to help her?

"Let's battle..." Ririka said as she pointed her knife at Nerissa.

"No, you go!" Reine-senpai said

"Let me fight!" I yelled

"Damn it, no!" Reine said

I felt bad. All Nerissa wants to do is fight, and I'm confused about her family being here and why they would be here, but I guess it doesn't matter at all. I don't think it matters for any reason.

"First, my family wants me back, and then my other family won't let me fight." Nerissa mumbled

"Nerissa I'm sorry. Let's fight her together!" Reine-senpai said

"Thank you!" Nerissa yelled

The two girls continued to battle Ririka, leaving me to think about things I need to fight too, but how?

I can manipulate rocks, but at the same time, will that be enough? Can I do this in a pacifistic way?

I don't want anyone to get hurt, so I need to figure this out.

I began to think back to when I met Shiori. I don't know if she would like it if I harmed someone, but is this self-defense or not? If we didn't initiate this battle, then agkan, it isn't my fight to be a part of. I don't know if I should do this at all. Can I fight my kouhai? I need to figure this out.

"Nerissa, should we be fighting?" I asked

"Yes, either we get Hajime, I'm taken home, or we lose on both accounts!" Nerissa said

I nodded, not that I understand what is going on with them wanting Hajime. I don't understand why they need her, but I guess I'll trust Mumei-senpai since she is a glorious woman.

"Nerissa!?" The sound of a man shouting

"Urk-Brorissa too..." Nerissa said

That isn't important; all I need to know is if you should fight.

"Do you promise you won't harm anyone?" I asked Shiori

"Well, that is a bit harder; I'm not really indicative about that; if someone tries to hurt me, of course I will hurt them back; it's just basic self-defense." Shiori claimed to me

This was enough for me. I can fight now, and I will; it won't stop my pacifistic nature.

I manipulated rocks and encased Ririka with them, incapacitating her.

"Now we just need to grab Hajime, right?" I asked

"Sure..." Reine-senpai said

At that moment, I was hit by something, and I passed out right there for an instant but managed to wake back up.

"Who the heck!" I asked

Nerissa bit her lip. "Dad," she said.

"Come home, Nerissa." Mr. Ravencroft requested

"Okay, what is going on anymore?" Ririka yelled

Nerissa grabbed me and ran into the forest. "Nerissa!" Reine-senpai said in shock at the girl's fear.

"We can't let him catch me; we can't fight him." Nerissa panted

Suddenly, Mr. Ravencroft appeared in front of us and stuck his hand out, "Shit!" Nerissa yelled as she dodged the incoming blast.

"Did he just try to kill you?" I asked

"No, he is going to knock me out," Nerissa said.

She seemed petrified of her father, but I am smart enough to know that we aren't escaping his wrath at all. He will capture Nerissa, and she will have to go home.

"No... no... no..." She repeated it over and over.

She was practically having a mental breakdown in front of me right now, and I feel bad for her.

Mr. Ravencroft found us instantly, but before hitting us, Mumei-senpai got in the way and said, "Leave her alone!" She yelled

"My daughter needs to come home; it's urgent!" Nerissa's father said

"Tell me why I need to come home first!" She yelled

"One so we can ground you for being locked up in prison; two so we can protect you from danger and never let you go!" He said

"Fuck that I want to choose my own path. I want to kill the gods. I want to explore my powers, and you want to keep them from me!" Nerrisa yelled

"You aren't ready..." Mr. Ravencroft said

"Bullshit..." Nerissa muttered

"Nerissa I'm your father. Do as I say; it's in your best interest. Hurry up!" He yelled

"I'm not going to go home with you yet. I need to do something first. I need to get my selfish needs met first, and then I need to make a family of my own!" She said

"Like a grandchild?" He asked

"No," Nerissa said.

I didn't know what was going to happen, but I can't let Neirssa be taken. I want her to keep being with us. I didn't think that someone would try to take her from us, and now I just need to help her.

"Nerissa, do you think if the three of us attacked, we'd have a chance?" I asked

"Maybe..." She said

"Why maybe?" I asked.

Oneerissa, Anerissa, and Brorissa descended down in front of us at once. "Bijou, this is why..." She said to me

It was not a four-on-three so that isn't good at all.