Enchanted Blue Rose

Karl

            “Brother, I’m home!” Saya yelled as she walked through the door of their shared cottage. She heard a commotion coming from the next room and peaked around the corner. In the next room was her brother kicking the side of a metal contraption that he had been working on. “Kai I’m home.” She said again. This time her brother turned toward her in surprise.

            “Saya, I didn’t hear you come in. Can you come over here a minute. I need help with this infernal contraption.” To add enfaces he kicked the median again. Swiftly she crossed the room and stood next to him. Placing the basket of groceries on a table nearby.

            “What do you need help with?” Looking the thing over.

            “Well for one it won’t start and for another it seems to hate me.” He glared at the machine.

            “I can help with getting it to start, but you two will have to work out your relationship issues.” Saya said with a smile and laughed when she saw her brothers face turn red. As they worked on the contraption it seemed to start to cooperate more and more until finally the engine kicked in and the motor started to hum.

            “Ah ha! Finally! Saya stand back, let’s see if it will work!” Kai motioned for his sister to stand by him and he flipped a switch and a loud popping sound echoed in the room. Instantly it moved for the kitchen and opened the fridge. Grabbing some eggs, milk, cheese and a pan from the cabinets. Starting the small stove it started to prepare an omelet. When it was done the thing plated the food and brought it over to where Saya and Kai stood, giving it to Saya, she took it and without hesitation started to eat it.

            Her eyes instantly got wide and a smile spread across her lips. Swallowing she looked to her older brother and nodded. “It works Kai! This is one of the best omelets that I’ve ever had! You’re a genius!” Putting the plate down, she gave him a long hug.

            “It..... worked......” He whispered. “It. Worked. It actually worked.” He said a little louder. “I can’t believe it worked! Do you know what this means Saya!” He shouted.

            “It means that you’ll win first at the fair this year that’s for sure.” She said sharing his excitement.

            “That and I can actually give you a better life than this one. One dad would’ve wanted you to have.” A silence settled in the room.

            “And Diva.” She added. Presser started to build in her eyes again. Both were gone, first her father and then her sister. Her heart had shattered from the two blows, which is why she plays her cello. When her father was sick he would have her play for him and her sister sing a happy song while Kai tended to his fever and made him food. When he past Diva left saying that she couldn’t stay or she would break from the heart ache of losing him. Saying that when she make enough money that she would send some back to us, and she did, but was quickly spent to help pay for this small cottage and other expenses. Yet we always made do, but when her sister disappeared everything stops. Now she plays her cello so that maybe, just maybe, both of them can hear her from wherever they are.

            A knock on the door made their attention snap back to the present and their eyes darted to the door. That’s when Saya remembered earlier this morning.

            “Oh that’s right. I forgot to tell you Kai, Karl, Amshel’s brother, was coming to give me some music that Diva had made. There’s supposed to be a part for me to play my cello in it.” Turning to the door she looked through their home made watch hole, there stood on the other side, dressed his usual blue kimono, was Karl. Folder in hand and looking a bit uncomfortable to be out in the open. Opening the door she greeted him with a smile, “Hi Karl, come on in. I hear you have some music for me?” Moving so that he could enter the house. On impulse he removed his shoes and bowed to both Saya and Kai who was in the entryway.

            “Karl, this isn’t your brother’s house. You don’t have to do that if you don’t want to.” Kai commented, going back to his thing to do some more adjustments to it. He nodded but didn’t move until Saya started for the study in the back of the cottage where her instrument awaited her. Taking her seat she waited for him to speak.

            “My brother said that you wanted to look at some of Diva’s music? He didn’t specifically say which so I brought all of them. Or the entire one’s that she wrote for you or about you that is.” Giving the folder to her their fingers brushed briefly and a blush settled on his cheeks. “Anyway I was very close to your sister when she was here. All she ever talked about was you and your brother. Sometimes she spoke of your father but only briefly. You were her inspiration for a lot of her pieces, only one or two were about something different, you were very dear to her.” He said, looking around the small office.

            Saya looked through the folder surprised with how much music there was. Twenty maybe more songs were in the folds and binds of the folder. Each a good five pages long with words in French, Japanese, Latin and English. She could understand all of it thanks to their fathers’ teachings. In each was a cello solo or cello and singing duet some just had cello as the main instrument. One though, was for her. The title was, ‘As the Blue and Red Roses Sing’. A note at the bottom was, “For my dear sister Saya, the red rose to my blue, may your life be filled with enchantment and wonder of love and prosperity, Love Diva.”

            “Love you to Diva....” Karl looked up to see that tears had formed in Saya’s eyes. Leaning forward he wiped the small droplets away. When their eyes met they were so close that she could smell the expensive cologne of his brother’s house.

            “Saya, I can make the pain go away if you’ll let me?” He whispered. Leaning closer they were only inches apart when Saya’s mind clicked into place and she hesitated. Pulling back slightly she whispered,

            “Karl I can’t.... I’m sorry... but I can’t...” Without warning his dark brown eyes turned the color of black and in an instant he was in front of her, holding her chin and forcing his lips on hers. Instantly she braced her hands against his chest and pushed him. Not expecting this Karl stumbled back away from her to catch his balance on the desk. “What was that for?! I said no! Kai!” Instantly her brother was in the doorway eyes looking for danger.

            “What’s wrong? What happened?” He looked from one to the other and back wanting one to answer his question.

            "Karl... just... kissed... me..." Saya panted, shocked by the statement herself. Instantly Kai's eyes turned predator as he glared at Karl were he stood, still looking rather pissed by the shattered kiss.

            "I think it's time you left Karl." Kai ground out. "I'll show you to the door myself, let's go." Waiting for the smaller to leave first he didn't move an inch. Karl turned to Saya and his expression softened the tiniest bit.

            "I'll be back for you Saya. I promise you that." And with that he left. Kai right on his tail as Saya started wide eyed after them until they couldn't be seen anymore.

            'What just happened?' She asked herself. 'Why... why does it have to be me that he likes...?' This was always how it was with Karl but he had just settled for touching her hands or caressing her hair but nothing like this before. Saya know that the man had a crush on her, it was plain obvious but she never expected him to do that before.

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