Chapter Thirteen
Childhood Friends
Shu and I are under the gazebo. I am officially done with my work and I'm happy to spend all day with Shu and Shu alone!
"NEET!" Yuma came up to us with a scowl on his face.
I guess it won't just be Shu and me…
Shu's head is resting on my lap as his legs are sprawled out.
"What is it that you want?" Shu asked lazily.
"You know about my past and I want to know every detail now!" Yuma demanded.
"You don't remember your past?" I blinked in confusion.
Yuma only shrugged. How can someone forget about their past? That's kind of strange if you ask me…
Shu slowly sat up and took a deep breath. "Your real name is Edgar and we used to hang out every day but one day…" Shu paused. He looks upset about something…
"The village I was living, did it burn down?" Yuma asked in a low voice.
Shu only could nod.
"Who did it?" Yuma questioned harshly.
"Me," Shu answered.
I gasped out loud. Shu couldn't have burned down Yuma's village! Shu's not that type of person! There's no way!
"No, someone else did it," Yuma corrected.
"Wait, Yuma? How do you not remember anything?" I asked.
"I don't know. All I remember is waking up on the cold ground with black ashes around me. I couldn't remember my name or anything. When the Sakamaki's father found me, he named me "Yuma" and he gave me a second chance in life as a half-vampire," Yuma explained.
"So, how do you know Shu knows about you?" I raised an eyebrow.
"I had a dream last night that I was playing in the fields as a kid with another kid that looks like Shu. Shu kept calling me Edgar…" Yuma's voice trailed.
I looked at Shu with widening eyes. This is a crazy story! Shu and Yuma, well, Edgar was best friends and Edgar's village burnt down but then he met the Sakamaki's father and he turned him into a half-vampire?!
"I understand now… I saw that scar on your neck and I knew you were Edgar for sure… You had the scar since we were kids," Shu sighed.
Yuma stood there silently. This is crazy to witness. I am happy they are reunited. Maybe they can be friends again!
"You didn't burn my village down," Yuma stated.
Shu stared down at his lap. I believe Yuma… I don't think Shu did it either.
"Shu?" I touched his shoulder gently.
"Who was it?!" Yuma clenched his teeth.
"I told you already," Shu muttered.
He's covering for someone…
"I did it," Reiji said as he appeared out of nowhere.
"REIJI?!" I gasped in shock.
"You did it?" Yuma narrowed his eyes at him.
"I regret it deeply but it's no excuse. I wanted to take away something special from my older brother," Reiji whispered.
"But, why?" I asked.
"Our mother favored Shu over me because he is the eldest and she planned on having him the heir of this household. I would study each and every day to show my mother I am capable of being the heir yet she didn't care for me. Shu never took the role seriously. He would play with Edgar while I do all of the work." Reiji clenched his teeth. "One day, I found out where Edgar lived and I set his whole village on fire to hurt Shu and it worked. Shu used to be a cheerful boy but now he is lifeless."
Yuma, Shu, and I didn't say anything while I saw guilt all over Reiji's face. I can't believe Reiji did that but I understand why. I can tell that Reiji takes care of this mansion while Shu doesn't… It's like nothing has changed and Shu gets all of the attention plus the title while Reiji does all of the hard work.
"You Sakamaki's are fucked up," Yuma sighed.
I'm shocked Yuma doesn't try to beat Reiji up… Wouldn't Yuma be mad for what Reiji has done to him? Reiji killed his family and friends…
"I'm sorry," Reiji said in a low voice but he's being sincere.
"It's in the past," Yuma muttered yet I can tell he's hurt…
The four of us grew silent until Yuma spoke again.
"Hey, Neet? We should hang out sometime… Catch up or whatever." Yuma grinned.
"I would like that." Shu gave him a half smile.
"Can I hang out too?!" I raised my voice in excitement.
"Sure since you two are always together." Yuma snorted.
"Cool!" I cheered.
Yuma then turned his back on us and gave us a lazy wave before leaving us. Reiji, Shu, and I watched him leave…
"Why did you tell him the truth?" Shu asked Reiji.
"Because what I did was idiotic and only a coward would not admit his wrongdoing," Reiji answered.
"I see…" Shu's voice trailed.
"Hopefully things will be better between us in the future. I don't hate you… It's all envy," Reiji explained.
That's why Reiji doesn't like him… Because he's jealous of Shu and Reiji feels as if he had a better chance to be the heir…
Shu didn't answer his younger brother as Reiji left us to go back inside…
"Are you all right?" I asked Shu.
"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Shu lied back down on the bench, resting his head on my lap.
I didn't hesitate to run my fingers through his blonde hair… Poor, Shu… Actually, poor everyone… I thought my life was messed up with my family but the Sakamaki's and Yuma has it a lot worse than me…
*~*~*~*~*The Heir*~*~*~*~*
It is late evening and I went to see what Shu was doing… I knocked on his bedroom door but…
"Oh, yeah… Right there," I heard a woman say from behind the door.
He has a girl with him?
"You're amazing," the same woman said seductively.
My heart and head began to hurt and I went to leave but I heard the doorknob turning!
"Ami?" Shu opened the door.
"What?!" I snapped.
Huh?
Shu looked at me with a confused expression while I'm trying to look behind him to see the woman…
"Where is she?" I asked.
"Don't stop!" The woman shouted.
"What are you talking about?" Shu raised an eyebrow.
I'm confused.
"Are you going to come in?" He asked.
"Um…"
"What's your problem?" Shu sighed.
I slowly followed Shu in his room and my eyes widen in shock! He's watching porn?! Well, it shouldn't surprise me… He's a pervert after all…
"You thought I had another woman here?" He smirked.
"I don't want to talk about it!" I whined and lied on his bed.
Shu joined me and he's in nothing but his navy blue sweatpants…
"Um, I can go if you want…" My voice trailed as I'm watching the porn. I never saw this kind of stuff before… It's strange to me.
"No, stay," he murmured as he wrapped his arms around me.
I felt awkward yet I don't want to leave….
"I can change it to something else." He lightly chuckled. He then changed it to some action TV show, instead.
Good, I can relax now!
Shu held on to me tighter and I am drowning in his scent. He smells really good.
"Hey," he whispered.
I looked up at him. "Huh?"
"Thanks for being there for me today. It was hard," he confessed.
"Well, I didn't mean to be there but of course! I got your back," I winked.
Shu and I began to laugh out loud while we watched the TV show… I know a lot has happened today but I'm happy everything worked out. I just hope Shu and Yuma can go back to being best friends again… Fate has brought them back together for a reason.