Eyes

First Fight

Arc: Level C [Continued]

April 11- Day 11A

"So..... Are you gonna do it?" I ask right before Stylus heads out the door for work.

He stops and stands with the door wide open. "I'll-" he begins to say before he pauses, as if he was thinking. "Just tell you when Blair leaves, right?" he clarifies as he glances back at me. He didn't seem to have an upset expression like yesterday. Perhaps now he just accepts the fact that I'm going to find Blair, no matter what he does.

Though he did seem slightly worried.

I sigh. "Don't worry. I simply am going to talk to her. That's all."

There's a pause before Stylus closes the door after him. "Alright."

"Would you like some bread?" Desirée suddenly asks as she peaks her head from the kitchen corner.

"Throw it over," I say as I lift my hands up. She cuts off a piece from the French bread, and throws it over to me. Once I catch it, I take a large bite. Looking over at her, she makes a big smile as she bites into the bread. "Why do you like bread so much?" I curiously ask.

She suddenly stops chewing as she blankly looks at me. "Hmm..." She begins to think. "'Cause it's yummy. And you can eat a lot of things with bread."

"Ah...," I whisper as I take one last bite into the bread. "You like to cook?"

"Yup! My brother taught me how to cook a lot, so-"

"You have memories of your family?"

She jolts. "U-um," she stutters. "O-only a bit," she hesitates as her voice lowers.

I get up from the couch and slowly walk up to her. "You realize I'm not keeping you captive, right? If you want to go see them, feel free to go."

She simply looks down away from me, and doesn't respond after a couple of seconds. She breathes in and out, then quickly looks up at me with a smile. "Don't worry! They're close enough, so as long as I know they are safe, it's okay."

    There's a pause before I respond. "I see.... So you live around here as well then?"

    "Ah, y-yes....."

    "Well, it seems like your memories are coming back."

    "Y-yeah! I'll tell you if anything important comes up."

    "Ok, well I'll be out for a bit," I say as I look at the clock. "Zarith." As soon as I call out to him, he appears right beside Desirée, startling her.

    He simply chuckles. "Are we leaving now?" he asks me.

    "Yup. To Kaiden's house."

    Before we leave, Desirée suddenly says, "Wait." I look back at her, only to notice that she was fidgeting with her hands. "A-also..... I thought it might be important to tell you that... um..." She momentarily looks at Zarith, then at me. "That I'm also here for revenge...."

    My eyes widen, surprised about her comment. Ever since I first met her, I never thought her and intentions would be to get revenge. "Revenge?" I repeat. "What exactly is it that makes you want revenge?"