Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 214: Not Alexander's Day

After I finished telling Yuki the truth about Soom and Lazuli, rather than feeling angry, she was more annoyed and a little heartbroken, if anything. I may not have spent a long enough time with Soom to really be impacted by his death, but the same can't be said for Yuki. Soom would spend much of his time teaching Yuki how to control her earth mana, so it's not surprising that she was slightly heartbroken at the revelation of Sooms death.

"Y-Yuki-" Said Alexander softly as he tried taking a step forward, only for a slight gust of wind to hit him in the face, prompting him to come to an immediate halt.

Opening my eyes, I glanced at the large blue fist mere inches away from my face, causing me to nervously gulp as I followed the arm and looked at Yuki, who wasn't the least bit happy with me.

"Just... Be quiet right now, Alex; you've spoken enough." Stated Yuki in slight disappointment as she glanced at Alexander, who sighed before nodding.

It never felt good to be given a look of disappointment from someone you loved; matter of fact, it quite stung, almost like a scorpion had stabbed my heart. Anyway, I listened to Yuki and didn't utter another word. For now, I just sat down, leaning against the wall, and patiently waited for Yuki to say something.

Only after a few minutes did Yuki finally look at me, her eyes still carrying traces of disappointment, causing me to awkwardly avoid eye contact.

"Why didn't you tell me then?" Asked Yuki with a frown as she looked at Alexander, who awkwardly rubbed his head.

"I-I just didn't think it was best to speak about it then. After all, Lazuli was still going through losing her last family member, and I felt it would be better if none mentioned him. Sorry." Replied Alexander softly as he glanced at Yuki before lowering his head in defeat, causing her frown to deepen.

"So, when Lazuli attacked for a second time, it was because you were preventing her from following Soom; was that it?" Asked Yuki as she looked at Alexander, who gently nodded, causing her to click her tongue before going silent.

"Yuki, I-I understand you don't like Lazuli, but you've seen her; you've spent time with her whether you've wanted to or not... She's simply confused and misunderstood, and she's never held the desire to purposefully hurt or harm anyone for no reason. She attacked you 'cause she probably sensed the monster half from you, and she attacked again because I wouldn't let her follow after Soom, her father; those are valid reasons, granted I think she acted a little too quickly." Remarked Alexander softly as he raised his head and glanced at Yuki, who furrowed her brows while folding her arms.

"She's special, Yuki, and if we kick her out, she'll have nowhere to go, no one to help her, and before long, she'll stumble into something bad, whether that be through her own efforts on accident or someone else. Once that happens, her life will be over; they will learn she's special, take her to some secretive place, and take her apart while conducting experiments on her. You hate her, yes, but do you hate her enough to not care that she'll more than likely go through that?" Added Alexander lightly as he stared unflinchingly into Yuki's piercing yellow eyes, which held traces of hesitation and understanding.

Standing up, I grabbed Yuki's topmost hands as I squatted right in front of her while she stared at me.

"I'm not saying she needs to stay with us forever, just some months, maybe even a year; long enough to where she can live on her own without any of us worrying about whether she'll make mistakes and miss-read situations since she does that rather frequently." Said Alexander as he gazed deeply into Yuki's eyes, the two sharing a moment of silence, only for her to scoff before looking away.

"I... I'll think about it, s-so give me a few days." Said Yuki hesitantly as she looked away, avoiding eye contact and missing the massive smile that adorned Alexander's face.