Ok! chapter 4 is done! It might get a little...bloody near the end. so those who dont want to read that can just skim over it or what ever! enjoy! :)
All day yesterday I was worried about what Pandora did for me. I know she wanted me to trust her. And I now know that she is trustworthy. But I am not going to take away what she rightfully earned. I helped Maerwen with the flowers, I felt well enough to help out by noon, and she enjoyed my company. I told her about what Pandora had done and she felt bad. Even though I knew she would leap at the chance.
Later on I told Mikoto, when I trusted myself to get the wording right. She trusted me, as any fried would, and did not follow Aden around as much. She still kept an eye on him though.
At Dinner time, When I was helping Odette with the dishes. An idea came into my head. A good idea. I would prove to Pandora that I trusted her by giving back what she gave to me. And if she declined then I would have to go to another one of my friends that I trusted.
When the bar was opening. I saw through the window, Pandora headed off to her 'minions' house or other whys known to her as 'headquarters'. I calmly left the inn and headed towards Pandora. "Hey! Pandora! wait I-I want to talk to you!" I shouted. She seemed to hear but was too busy to turn around. "Pandora! I want to talk to you! Please!" I shouted a little quieter since I was starting to get stared at from passerby's.
She got to Aden's door and turned around. I grabbed hold of her scarf and that seemed to catch her attention. A little too well. Her face was fuming with anger at the looks of it. But her face calmed when she saw me cowering away from the painful eyes. "Oh, Violet. What is it you wanted to talk to me about?" She still seemed mad at me for grabbing her scarf. Whats the deal?
"I don't want you to have to give up on your dreams just because I had a bad one." I smiled a little at the some-what joke I made. "So, If you would come and hang out at the bar until Aden arrives, I think I can work something out." She opened her mouth the object but I raised my hand. I'm not really the intimidating kind but I tried my best at giving her a commanding look. I seemed to amuse her.
"No. Violet I did that for you to have your dream. I have waited 400 years for one of my dreams to come true and I think I can wait a little longer for another one.", She put her hand on my shoulder gently and gave me a warm smile. "No! Pandora! I know that you want me to trust you on this but... I already trust you! You are my friend! Please let me do this for you."
"Oh, Violet, Violet. It's not that I want you to trust me! I already know that you do. I helped get Sonja and Aden into their own bodies after all. I found someone else. Someone who won't ignore me because of me being me. I see Aden is not happy with me as anything more than just a friend. I saw that. I told him that. And I want you to have what you want." She smiled. So did I. She meant that. "Thank you Pandora."
"No. Thank YOU Violet." she patted my shoulder once again and turned to go into Aden's house.
I was so happy. But I didn't want to seem selfish so I headed over to the De Saint-Coquille mansion and up the stairs to Maerwen's room. She was reading a book. Obviously a romance novel from the hearts on the cover. She looked up at me and greeted me with a small wave. She scooted over on her bed and motioned for me to sit down next to her. So I did, as she finished the chapter in her book and bookmarked the page.
"Hello, Violet! What brings you here?" She seemed in a good mood. It must be a happy part in her book. "I just wanted to talk to you about a few things.", I looked around the room trying to seem happy as well, I was tired from the run over here. "A few things...Like what kind of things. Come on, tell me!" She seemed excited like she knew what I was going to tell her.
"Well, things like... do you have anyone going to the flower festival with you?" I played with the strings on my dress. Acting as if what I was saying wasn't as big a deal as it actually was. "No...No, no no no I am NOT going with you! How could yo-" I giggled and fell backwards laughing! "N-no! Maerwen! Th-that is hee hee... That's not what I came over here to ask!" We both had a laughing fit utill we could breathe again. I wiped a tear from my eye. And she sighed with relief.
"Good. You had me worried there. No I do not have anyone, male or female, inviting me to the festival." she joked as she nudged me with her shoulder. "Well. would you maybe, like to go with Aden?" She looked at me as if I was pulling a mean prank. "Violet, if this is a joke I'm gonna-" "Nope! It's not a joke! I can arrange that for you. He isn't going with Pandora anymore so you are free to go with him." A smile twitched its way to her mouth. She nodded and stood. I hopped up and together we strolled to the bar.
We sat at the table on the bar stools waiting for it to get dark outside. That is normally when Aden comes. After a while, when he didn't come I started getting a little flustered at the looks I was getting from Maerwen. I really hope that this works out. I don't want to break her heart again! Oh please, please, please come! Aden! come on in its ok! Just come in! My thoughts started shouting until I was making grunting noises as my thoughts wanted to become words.
Just as I was about to tell Mearwen that we should wait about an hour before giving up, Aden walked through the doors. His health was low. I could tell by how pale his face was and how he was slumped over when walking. I soon found myself shouting out your name and digging in my pockets for some medicine to help you recover.
I thrust a recovery potion into your hands and you thankfully chug it. Maerwen walks over and offers you a seat. Odette and Lily hurry at making you a good meal to help with your healing. "Heh...I guess I over did it again." You gave us all a weak smile. But I could tell you were feeling better already. "What were you doing? You look terrible!" Maerwen was concerned about you. But she tried not to show it.
"I was trying to get materials to make...something...what was I going to make...?" you started to lightly thump your head to remember. I giggled at how silly you looked. Maerwen gave me a sharp look and I stopped laughing. "Oh! I was trying to make an engagement ring!" You shouted that out and slapped your hands across our mouth. You jammed your eyes shut and started banging your head harder. You were a total mess of blushing, anger and weakness.
We all just stared at you. The same question on all of our minds. Only one of us was brave enough to speak up. "Ooooh! Are you planning something!? Who's the lucky girl!?" Sierra shouted from the back of the room. She did not seem upset at all. "Nothing. I don't have anyone on my mind. I just...found the recipe and decided to make it." You were so flustered and red. But I didn't think you were lying. If you were, then I was dead for sure. Maerwen turned to give me a questionable look. I nodded. and looked at you.
"H-hey, Aden... Are you going to the flower festival with anyone?" Odette gasped and gave me a look as if to say "Are you crazy!? He's already got a girl!" but didn't say anything. "No, why do you want to go?" You gave me a confused look but I could tell that you really didn't have anyone to go with. I sighed with relief and turned to look ad Maerwen with a smile. "Not me. Maerwen."
You looked from her to me and then relaxed and smiled that cocky smile of yours. "Alright. I'll go with you Maerwen. You can teach me a thing or two about flowers. And cooking!" You teased her but she didn't mind for once. She just smiled at you and blushed. That's a first for me!
I went to bed happy that night and didn't shed a tear. You were happy, Maerwen was happy, and so was Pandora. All that combined made me happy! I woke up in the morning around the normal time and realized that I didn't have any bad dreams. Today was going to be a good day!
I walked outside and couldn't be more wrong. A crowd had gathered in front of the inn. just near the balcony. I saw Sierra, Bismark, Odette, Lilly and a few strangers. Odette looked up and saw me motioning me to come over.
I ran over there and the sight I saw almost made me scream. It was you, Aden. Unconscious on the ground. You were pale and almost white. It looks as though you were outside like that all night. I'm just glad that its spring instead of winter. My shock was increased at the sight of something red seeping near your hand. "Get back please, I need some space." I muttered as I crouched near you and pulled out my first aid kit.
I pulled your hand out and inspected it when your left hand seemed uninjured I moved to your right, which was squished under your side. I gently pulled it out and noticed that there was a bunch of blood all over it. I pulled out a clothe and squirted some water and alcohol onto it, gently rubbing away the blood on your hand. You had a not-so-fresh cut down your palm and stopping near your wrist. It wasn't a deep cut but it was definitely going to be painful.
I rolled you over and took off your jacket lifting up your shirt to inspect your ribs which looked bloody as well. I cleaned up the blood there and found multiple little scratches. It looked like some animal had done this and I wondered how if no animals were allowed on Fentith Island.
"What's the meaning of this!" I heard a concerned sounding Mikoto grunt out. The crowd parted to let Mikoto enter to see. She gasped at the sight. "Is there anything that I can do to help, Violet?" She kept her distance obviously not wanting to crowd me in my work. "J-just help me c-carry him to the clinic." I mumbled still not believing what was going on.
The crowd once again parted to let us pass and I heard a few people praying to Fangord for Aden to get well. Just outside of the crowd I saw a stunned Pandora standing. Her eye's were not leaving mine. She had a look of horror on her face. "I didn't know! I-I thought that h-he would b-b-be alrigh-t.." She was holding back tears as she stuttered out her sentence.
"WITCH!" I shouted at her! "You wanted this to happen! you wanted him to be unguarded so that w-w-whatever did this could do it easily! You-" Mikoto grabbed my arm and gave me a stern look. "It's ok, Violet. Leave it." I glared at the witch until she was out of my range of sight. She just cried, her scarf sagging as if it was mourning too.
I was bubbling with anger by the time we got Aden in a clinic bed. He was twitching a couple of times and seemed to be dreaming. Mikoto guarded the door. I bandaged up your injuries and gave you some medicine that should help with the pain. I asked if Father Gerard and Joe could come by. I had a few questions I had to ask them.
they came in and I waved them over. I drew a few sketches of what his injuries looked like and I showed the pictures to them. "Do you know of any monsters or weapons that could have caused these injuries?" I stated. I didn't hold back that I was angry.
Gerard inspected the injuries to Aden's ribs as Joe grabbed the pictures regarding your hand. "Well! This one looks as if it was done by a very sharp blade." Joe stated. pointing to the paper in his hands. "My guess would have to be this was done by his own legendary duel blades." I nodded my thanks to him and took the picture back.
"Any ideas Gerard?" I said sounding bored and tired. Which, in a way, I was. "Nope, sorry. The only thing that could have come close to doing this kind of damage would be either a goblin with lots of claws, or a troll that likes to bite." He seemed confused but he was cheerful as he always is in his own special kind of way.
"Thank you for taking time out of your day to help." I muttered. "Oh come on, Violet. Cheer up! Its your favorite festival today." Gerard tried to cheer me up and my mouth twitched into the recognition of a smile as the sound of birds came from Gerard's cheery voice.
"Thank you, Father. Have a happy Flower festival", I have him a weak smile and turned around to deal with my waking patient.
"Hhhhhu...rrrnnn...Hhrrgggh!...waz 'is? Wer' am I?" You mumbled and looked at your bandaged body and hand. scowling at the pain, that no doubt, shot up your arm. "Aden! Do you remember anything strange happening this morning or last night? Anything that hurt you?" I asked concerned. "Y-yea...I remember Joe gave me a drink...and then I thought it tasted good so I had some more... then I remember waking up to Odette shaking me and saying that I was drunk. I don't get drunk...So I stepped outside ready to fight some monsters that were gonna help me to make an engagement ring for...someone...and then I dropped my swords in front of the shrine that used magic to look like the inn and that is the last thing I...remember." His words were slightly slurred and I realized that he was drunk and most likely had a hangover too.
That explains the cut on his hand but not about how he got the scratches on his ribs. "Aden!" I shouted trying to get his attention, when he grabbed his head I knew it worked. "I need you to focus. How did your ribs get hurt?" I asked talking slow so even his drunken self could understand.
"Oh that? I had that when I first entered the bar last night. Those monsters were r-relent-entless." I sighed. No one except for himself hurt him. It wasn't Pandora's fault.
"Come on." I said holding out my hand. "You have a date to get to today" He hiccuped and I handed you a drink to help with your hangover, some medicine to numb the pain in your injuries and some extra just in case. I helped you wash your soiled clothes and I got you ready for your date with Maerwen.
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