Living Happily After

27: Years

"Please let me see Violet Evergarden!" Emma shouted, bowing her head so low, her head slammed onto the floor making an disturbing sound.

"I know there has been assassins trying to kill her and all, but I'm not an asssassin, I mean not an assassin that's trying to her her." Emma rambled. "What I'm saying is, please let me help you."

Gilbert raised his eyebrow, "And how would we know that you wouldn't betray us?"

Emma looked up, still on the floor, looking around before taking out a blade.

Gilbert frowned at that, but had enough faith that she wouldn't pull it on him, still confused on what she would do with it though.

Emma kneeled on one knee, and said, "If you still don't trust me, which I'm sure you don't, I'll just do this-" She cut straight across her kneecap wincing after it.

Alarmed at this, Gilbert responded by opening his door and yelled, "Get me a clean cloth in here!" Then looked back at Emma. "Alright, I believe you, why'd you do that though?"

"Because I had to prove to you." Emma said, grunting. "Damn does this hurts."

Gilbert gave her a look.

"Yeah, yeah, get it, so-rry." Emma said looking away.

Gilbert shook his head. "You did this and you didn't even tell me your name."

"Well, sorry, but I was in a rush. I'm Emma Mellor, nice to meet yah!" Emma said, grinning like a fool.

"Right, I am Gilbert Bougainvillea, nice to meet an acquaintance, not like this though." Gilbert commented.

There walked in Lucas, Lucas Mellor need I remind.

"Emma?"

"Heyyy, big bro, what you doing?" Emma said, sarcastically.

"Aren't I suppose to ask you the same thing?" Said Lucas, kneeling in front of her, covering her wounds.

Gilbert smiled, leaving them alone in the room, closing the door.

"What are you doing here?" Lucas asked.

"What do you mean, I have seen or heard of you in 7 years." Emma said.

"Right." Lucas said, looking down.

The room stayed in a silence for a while.

"...Mom died." Emma said bluntly, seeming not affected.

Lucas looked shocked, he was shocked, then sad, then-

He hugged Emma, he hugged his sister, his little sister. His little sister whom he hasn't seen for 7 years.

"I'm sorry. I guess leaving you with mom and dad was a bad idea." Lucas said, still hugging her.

Emma smiled a little, she hugged back. "Yeah, dad didn't take it quite well, he made an assassins cave and made them do his work in the mob. I was, unfortunately, made one of his lackeys."

"...but you're here now." Lucas said, releasing the hug.

"Yeah, I'm here now." Emma said, smiling at her big brother.

Lucas chuckled, "My, have you grown."

"Pftt- look at you, you're old, hahaha!" Emma said, then wincing again, "Ouch." The wound was still bleeding.

"This is stupid, I know this is your fault." Lucas said, referring to the cut.

"Yeah, you still know me well." Emma said.

Lucas smiled. "You should see my wife, and my family."

Emma looked up with eyes sparkling, "You have kids?"

Lucas chuckled at her face, "Yeah, the older one's a boy, and the younger one's a girl. Just like you and me."

"I'd be happy to meet them." Emma smiled.

Though many years have flown past them, just a few minutes connected their siblinghood yet again.