My Secrets ~ GerPan

Chapter 7

These things of the forest freaked me out a bit at first, but it turns out that they're harmless. They were soft and gentle... I felt safe here. The spirits that I normally would have made and unmanly scream at seemed to be the most normal thing I'd even seen. They danced around my head and sang a familiar tune. The water was cool and felt nice on my skin. I could probably stay here forever.

"You can't," I jerked around to find my brother walking towards the river. The spirits disappeared.

"Can you read my mind?" I jokingly asked him.

"Kesese. Unfortunately, no. You actually said that out loud. I do have super senses, though."

"You're joking right? Because I was."

"Nope. Me and you both have mutations. You have a more rare one though. In fact, it's the rarest. No fair," he whispered the last part.

I was confused. Very confused. Gilbert had mutations this whole time? How?

"How long have you known?" Ludwig asked, stepping out of the water.

"About your mutation? I only found out a few minutes ago."

Gilbert stepped into the river and let it heal his injuries. I watched in awe. Maybe only people with a special power could heal themselves here.

"That's right."

"So you can read my mind!"

"Nah, you just said that out loud again. But you are right. Only people like us can heal here."

"How did we get like this?" I sat down on a nearby rock. I felt that if I didn't I may fall down.

"Well, our mother -- she grew up in a small house in this forest. She ran around with her siblings everyday after school. One day she didn't watch where she was going and hit a tree. It gave her a big gash-"

"-The one on her arm?"

"Yes. There was blood on the tree. It was hers, but also the tree's. Some of it got into her DNA, and, when we were born, it was in ours too. Totally awesome, right?"

"Sure... I guess. How do you even know any of this?" Gil sat down next to me.

"I was playing here a while back and met this old guy. He had silver-gray hair, like me. He started asking me weird questions like 'Do you know the truth about this forest, young boy?' and shit like that. I ignored him and ran away. I tripped on a rock, and started crying, though. It wasn't awesome at all. The old guy came and took me to the river. While I was staring amazed at my cuts closing up he told me about everything. I figured he was mom's dad. He looked a lot like her."

"I thought she told us he died," Ludwig frowned in confusion. Gilbert simply shrugged. We stared up at the sky in thought. The sun was starting to set, and Gilbert was fixing to head back. "So where are you gonna go? You can't stay with our parents.

"I'll go back, get my things, and just leave," Gil sighed and frowned, "I was really looking forward to hanging out with you guys, but I guess not," He stood up and began to walk away.

"Sorry," I muttered.

"Don't be."

I watched him leave, his stride the same as always: confident. I guess I'll just stay here. I extended my wings and flew swiftly upwards to rest on a tree branch. The colors of the sunset were even more hypnotizing from up here. The purples, oranges and blues mixed to create the perfect blend. The wind blew across my cheek like a gentle kiss. Oh. Kiku kissed me on the cheek. That means something, right? Of course is does. People don't just come out to you and then kiss you on the cheek. I think.

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A/N: It's been a long time since I last updated this story, so sorry if the tone is a little different.