Accidentally In Love *Obi x OC* (COMPLETE)

I Was Going To Give You A Nasty Look But I See You Already Have One

Chapter 16: I Was Going To Give You A Nasty Look But I See You Already Have One

Imrei POV

I don't know why I kissed Obi. Well, I know that everyone was cheering for us to and I just wanted the noise to stop. Obi and I have kissed before so I didn't think it would be that big of a deal, I mean I even had a few drinks in me to numb anything I could have been worried about, but as I kissed him, it felt weird. All I could think of though is what happened after the first time we kissed. I was just a pity kiss because no one would want me. Now I'm married, my first marriage, and it's all because of some drunken mix up and Obi is at the center of that heartbreak too.

I make it to the door to my room but sigh as I remember that Master Zen took it from me as a cruel sick joke, so I make my way a few doors down to Obi's room and toss the door open. I sit on the bed as I feel tears burning my eyes again but I refuse to cry over Obi. I did enough of that back when he made that comment to the gardeners. I cried over Miron too and what he'd done to me. Why do women waste their tears on men who don't deserve it? That's stupid. I sigh and stand again before leaving the room. I can't just sit here. I have to do something. If Mitsuhide were here, I'd go to him for a distraction but he's not so I'm on my own.

I find myself in the ballroom staring longingly at my piano and violin. Shirayuki said with my wrist being broken that I won't be able to practice or perform until it's healed. With how Miron broke it, there's a chance I won't be able to play again. I asked what my chances were while I was in the medical building and her answer wasn't reassuring. There's a forty percent chance I will heal properly without issue, and a sixty percent chance that I can't play properly if at all. As I look between the piano and my wrist, Miron's words echo in my mind.

"You ruined my career so I'm going to return the favor." I mumble.

He snapped my wrist in his grip right after, then tossed me to the ground and stomped on it. There's a really high chance he's ruined me for good.

I sit at the piano and gently run my fingers along the ivory keys. I run through the scales with my uninjured hand and my other automatically drifts over to join in but as soon as I press down on a key, a spiking pain runs through my arm and I jerk away with a whimper. I take a deep breath and try again but each key press brings tears to my eyes. I give up on the piano and decide to just hold my violin for a little while. I hate not being able to play and practice after doing it every day for years unless I was out on a job for Master Zen. Now it will be weeks before I can even attempt to play. Out of curiosity, I bring my violin up to rest properly and try to play. It shouldn't be too hard on my wrist since all I have to do is hold the neck and move my fingers to make the proper notes. I can only make it a few notes in before pain shoots through my arm and I drop the violin. It hits the floor with a clatter and a wave of anger washes over me.

I come back to reality as I feel my face being pressed into someone's chest and a set of arms wraps around me. I don't even care who it is right now, I grip their shirt tightly as I sob into their shirt. I'm getting blood on their clothing though. I broke the violin... I shattered it into splinters and the strings sliced the palm of my uninjured hand but I couldn't move, I couldn't do anything but yell and cry and try to break it further.

"Imme, what's going on?"

"H-Hide?" I choke out through my tears and hiccups.

"It's me. I just got back from the village for Zen since he went along to the fort with Kiki and a group of knights and I heard the noise. What's wrong?"

"Imrei, I- oh..." I hear Obi's voice across the room.

"Obi, what's going on?" Mitsuhide asks him since I'm unable to get myself to speak.

"She left the kickback and I was looking for her. I'm not sure what's going on here though."

"Why did she leave the kickback?"

"She said she was going to bed but she wasn't in my room when I got there."

"Why would she be in your room?" Mitsuhide's tone darkens and I feel his grip on me subtly tighten.

"Well, she's my wife so it makes sense we're living together. It seems like you're always here to save the day though, so I'll leave you to it."

Obi is long gone when I'm finally calmed down enough to relinquish my grip on Mitsuhide's shirt and I mumble apologies as I wipe at my face. He gently pats my head and tells me it's fine, then asks me to tell him what happened. I explain what happened on the way back from Tanbarun and what Miron said to me, then what happened at the kickback and my breakdown over the violin.

"Imme, we need to get you to the medical building." He says after a moment of silence.

"Why? My hand is just a small gash, it'll be fine." I mumble as I stare at the thin line of blood running from it.

"That may be, but I'm pretty sure your hand didn't cause your whole shirt to be covered in blood."

Before I can speak, Mitsuhide lifts me up in his arms and carries me out of the room.

"I can walk Hide."

"I don't care. I'm not letting anything happen to you. I know that your marriage to Obi isn't legitimate, but he could still put forth the effort to try to care for you as your partner at least. You almost died while he was supposed to be by your side and he left you while you were upset."

"I wasn't alone though and it wasn't his fault Miron got to me."

Mitsuhide sighs and I look up at him though he won't look at me.

"If I were your partner or your husband real or not, I'd take care of you and wouldn't let another man stand in the way of that."