Hello everyone! Yes, I have yet another story. *le sigh* I'm doing the 30 Day OTP Challenge with one of my favourite minor pairings, Oldersiblingshipping. We need more of it! It's almost extinct! Enjoy anyway! ^_^


Day 1: Holding Hands


Once Akari reached her bedroom, she collapsed onto the floor, a stream of tears flowing down her face. Akari dared to give Charlie a second chance and what happened? After 3 months, she found out the hard way that he was cheating on her with some...foreign lady. It broke her heart. She gave love a chance for the third time and it still ended with heartbreak.

That's right: the third time

The only people who knew about her first relationship were her parents, Haru, Tetsuko and the man himself:

Christopher Arclight.

Chris... she could still remember his porcelain face. Those blue eyes that were soft yet stern. The way he laughed was just... it was so rare and perfect. That flowing silver hair that she envied (she still does). The way he smiled at her. His smooth voice that was like a knife cutting through taffy.

She shook her head violently. 'No,' she thought. 'Don't dwell in thoughts of the past. You're over him now!'

She lifted a hand to wipe her tears away when she felt slender fingers do it for her, another hand holding her own.

Akari, surprised, looked up to see the very man she's been thinking about. Since when was he here?

"I'm sorry, Kari-chan," she heard Chris mutter.

Akari narrowed her eyes. "And where have you been the past five years?" she asked, pushing him away. His grip on her hand remained, but it was looser. She had the option to remove her hand until he spoke again.

"I was looking for dad," he answered softly, almost a whisper. "No way I'd believe he was dead!"

Chris squeezed her hand tightly, to the point that it hurt.

Akari winced a bit at the pain, muttering "Let me go Chris!"

The she yelled louder "And it took you 5 fucking years to find him? Or was he dea-?"

"When I found him," the Arclight continued, "he was a shell of his former self. His body was warped into that of a child's and was hellbent on revenge. I intended to return to you after I brought him home but he forced us to take on false names and help him on his quest for revenge against-"

Akari slapped him with her free hand. Chris looked down in shame and guilt.

"And you didn't even bother to tell me you were leaving?!" she screamed. "I looked for you everywhere! School, the park, your mansion! You weren't anywhere. DO YOU KNOW WHAT STATE YOUR DISAPPEARANCE LEFT ME IN?!"

She couldn't keep the tears in anymore. She didn't care that her eyes looked red and puffy. She had to let the feelings she kept bottled up flow. She wanted to let go.

"Why?" she whispered. "Did you not care anymore? Why didn't you tell me? Why did you leave me alon-?"

That was the last straw for Chris. He let go of her hand and pulled Akari into tight embrace, sobbing into her shoulder.

"Hey! What are you-?" she started.

"You.." he said, "You were stubborn back then. If I told you, you would've insisted to come with me. I didn't want to risk your life. I almost fell off a mountain during my search. I had to send Thomas and Michael to an orphanage to keep them safe."

He sobbed more at the memories of staying away from the three of them. They meant so much to him.

Akari was stunned. So he just wanted to keep her safe then. Considering he was quite the loner back in school, it would make sense to protect the few he cared about the most. She returned his embrace, which caused him to gasp and sob more, muttering numerous apologies.

She rubbed his back and chuckled. "You sound just like Thomas, really," she teased, pulling away from the embrace.

He stopped crying and pouted. "No I don't!" he replied childishly.

"For god's sake, Chris, you're a grown man!"

"So?"

There fingers intertwined. It's been so long. Chris leaned to to kiss her but Akari placed a hand in front of his mouth. "You're gonna have to earn it, big boy!" she told him.

"Ah well. It was worth a shot," said Chris.

He was grateful that she let him hold her hands. That was enough for now.


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