Finding

(23) Treatment

It was just another normal day in the Bloodfield household and Tord was teaching his 'son' how to 'Defend and Dominate' using the beginners edition when Tord realized how fast the boy was catching up.

True, the silvernette knew how the pineapple was quite rather matured for his age. But not like this. It was as if Asher was seriously holding himself back for a quite long time now that Tord ended up frowning at such a discovery.

To have something go unnoticed like this.

Was it because he was busy in making a functional time travel device and researching a spell that would enable him to take over his younger self's soul and body? Was he that busy that he overlooked Asher's capabilities?

Stopping the green 'haired' boy, he decided that he needed to question Asher on why he was hiding his abilities when the pineapple could do a whole lot of more.

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"Something is wrong.

Something is definitely wrong," Asher thought as he watched at how his father was frowning and dispelled the puppet that the pineapple was fighting with. What's more, the sole gem like green eye that was staring at him was seemingly trying to bore in his soul.

"Daddy, did I make a mistake?"

"Why are trying to be so childish, Asher?" The silvernette asked in monotone as if to signify that he knew all along what the pineapple had been doing.

Freezing at the question, the green haired child blinked his 'eyes' and stared at his father. "I—I don't know what Daddy means," Asher stuttered.

The sound of a wine glass breaking was then heard and the pineapple noticed how his father's human hand was bleeding. The elder's green gem like orbs were also glowing in intensity that Asher was worried if he had angered the man.

A sudden loud sigh was then heard as those glowing eyes closed and his father carefully stated, "Asher, I know that with my current appearance right now that I might be a little threatening. But, I'm not mad at you, dear.

I'm just a little disappointed that you felt it right to hide your abilities from me. After all, I am your father. To hide something like this from me...It only means that you don't trust me and you find how I'm raising you as dreadful."

The tone of it all may have been careful but Asher could definitely sense how his father was more than disappointed. If anything, he could feel sadness and betrayal in them. He could feel how his father was hurt because of him.

With the very thought of hurting the one man that he cared for and loved, Asher started to tear up and apologize. "I'm sorry, father. I'msorryI'msorryI'msorry..."

Guilty sobs began wracking the pineapple's humanoid frame and, at that, Asher's father finally came to wrap him in an embrace. The older man rocking him gently in his embrace and comforting him that it was okay.

"Father, I'm sorry. Please forgive me. I promise that I won't hold back anymore," Asher vowed as held unto the silvernette's embrace. "I'm sorry. So please. Don't give me away or leave me," he begged.

With that Asher was held closer and he wasn't able to see smirk that now appeared on his father's face.

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Tord knew that what he was doing was wrong.

To manipulate a child that he was supposed to raise and protect.

But it wasn't like he was doing it without reason. After all, he had already decided to raise Asher and train and educate the pineapple as much as he could. That way, he could ensure that Tom's dad would live long enough and be able to positively influence Tom the way that he wanted.

That way he could pay Tom back for all the love and devotion that he gave.

Tom would be happier in this turn of his life if the Brit grew up having a father. Tom wouldn't be an alcoholic and maybe he'd find himself a better person to be with. He would finally be able to love someone who would love him back.

That way he could make Tom happier even without being so direct about it.

So, here he was now.

Training and teaching Asher to become better as the pineapple was now willingly undergoing everything that he was being put through.

True, Tord admits that what he was teaching his charge would be something a sane person would never put a child with. But it wasn't like he didn't know anything about it.

After all, the things that he's making Asher experience are what he also experienced during his own childhood. The only difference is, the treatment he gives to Asher is whole lot tamer in comparison and he doesn't abuse him. Plus, he doesn't give experiments on the tropical fruit by cutting him open, pumping him full of drugs and messing with his insides. Not like what he had experienced. He's only training and teaching him.

Besides, the pineapple is already lucky as is since although his treatment for the 'child' may be hard, he makes sure that Asher knows that he is cared for. He lets the 'boy' experience what it is to be tucked into bed, read a story book and a few other sappy family things that Tord himself hardly experienced in his childhood.

He makes sure that even with all the harsh treatment that Asher wouldn't still end up becoming like him. That the pineapple would still somehow be capable of relating to other 'normal' people.

He tries to make sure of it since the pineapple would be the one to father his most loyal soldier and departed lover, Thomas.