Accidentally In Love *Obi x OC* (COMPLETE)

My Ex? I'd Still Hit That... With a Car or Baseball Bat

Chapter 19: My Ex? I'd Still Hit That... With a Car or Baseball Bat

Obi POV

I won't let Imrei out of my sight. Miron has hurt her twice already and the slimy little freak keeps getting away from me. I won't let him hurt her any more. I will end him the next time I get my hands on him no matter the cost. I just don't see why Mitsuhide's so insistent on hanging around. Despite my injuries I think I am fully capable of protecting my partner and wife. He's had his chances to be there for her and protect her, when is it my turn? I already hurt her once and ruined everything, now I'm trying to make up for it and he keeps getting in the way. I can't tell him to back off though. He knows the marriage was an accident and I can't let him know that I'm in love with Imrei. Besides, if he has feelings for her too, I'm going to lose her completely. There's simply no competition between Mitsuhide and myself. He didn't drunkenly tell people that he kissed her out of pity, when in reality I was bitter and depressed and my drunken mind figured with how beautiful she was that she wouldn't kiss me because she liked me. I thought she did it out of pity, so I wanted to beat her to the punch. Even if I tried to explain that to her now, it wouldn't make any difference. As soon as Master returns, she will no longer be mine and she'll move out of my room.

I can feel Mitsuhide's eyes on me, glaring at me from across the ballroom as he leans against the other open set of doors. Even though she can't properly play the piano with her injured wrist, Imrei has been spending the past few days working one handed as she writes songs. I can tell she is irritated that we're both hanging around but I'm worried about her safety. Miron is desperate so there's no telling what he'll do to get to her. I look up from my thoughts as her pen hits the piano with a loud smack.

"Obi, Mitsuhide, stop it!" I arch a brow as I see the angry look in her eyes as she slams her music journal on the top of the piano. "You're driving me crazy! Yes, Miron is after me, no I'm not in a position to fight him off, but I don't need you two glaring at each other like idiots and following me like lost puppies!"

"Imr-" I start, wanting to apologize but she immediately cuts over me.

"No! You two don't get to talk. I'm tired of this. I'm going for a walk alone and I swear if you two bumbling idiots follow me and I catch you, you both will be on your knees begging for mercy as I strike you down myself."

I watch Imrei leave in silence before focusing a glare at Mitsuhide. It's all his fault for butting in to a situation that has absolutely nothing to do with him. I've always been there for her when Miron tried to hurt her in some way or another. I may not have gotten there in time the last time but Mitsuhide was never there.

"Good job." I grumble and he lets out a harsh chuckle.

"You were the one dumb enough to try to cut in on her rant. Besides, shouldn't you be resting somewhere? You're not exactly in a position to protect Imrei and I seem to recall a few days ago you were going to 'leave me to it'? Why aren't you doing that now Obi?"

"Because whether you like it or not, she's my wife."

"You don't even remember marrying her. Some husband you are. You didn't keep her safe with that pervert chef came after her and almost killed her, you let them pressure her into kissing you, then you walked away when she was having a breakdown! How can you so proudly claim to be her husband then? Also, I know about what happened a year and a half ago and I still haven't forgiven you for it either."

I'm not sure how it happened or when, but I find myself fighting against Mitsuhide in the ballroom, my daggers catching and countering the blows from his sword. This is hell on my stitches but he really made me mad. I'm not proud of the way I treated her and I hate that I wasn't there for her but I'm trying to fix it. I'm not perfect and I never will be good enough for Imrei but I have to try.

"Why do you care so much? I thought before our trip you were happy about Imrei getting married? Perhaps you're... jealous Mitsuhide?" I ask, pausing long enough to duck his sword slicing down at me and sweep his feet.

"Why would I be jealous of something that isn't even real?" He shoots back as I pick up his dropped sword and aim the tip at the hollow of his throat.

"What?"

"The marriage... It's not real." He repeats.

"But you and Zen both said that she and I got married, we woke up with the rings and everything, there's even a paper?"

"Zen faked the paper. He paired the two of you together after her incident for more than just protection purposes. I was in on it too but seeing how poorly you treat her, I can't stand it. I'd hoped that you'd make up for the pain you caused her if you thought you were married but you didn't."

"You're lying!" I growl, pressing the sword harder against his throat, stopping just shy of breaking the skin.

"When you two got so drunk you were on the edge of passing out outside, everyone else finally started to go inside. Once we were alone, you two finally fell asleep and Zen gave me the rings and had me carry you two to your rooms. He wrote up the fake marriage certificate and crafted the story. That's why he wouldn't annul the marriage before you went to Tanbarun."

A/N: So guys, I'm again sorry for the time between updates. I've been working a lot and sleeping when I can since my schedule varies from overnights to day shifts throughout the week. I will be pulling overnights for the next 3 nights but i do plan to try to update as much as I can. Also, on Sunday I'm going on a date<3 I'm so excited y'all. It's my first date in almost 6 years so wish me luck<3