Chapter 21: I Always Think of You

Roselia was in her room, crying. She could hear her brother yelling at Nathan at the front door.
"Don't let him in, big brother... No matter what..." Roselia whispered then she gripped her sheets. Shadow meowed then hissed at the window. Roselia softly gasped then saw a pink carnation and a note by the window.

"Hei..."

Roselia opened the window then grabbed the flower and read the note.
"Forgive me... Forgive me... Forgive me... Though even if I didn't tell you, I wanted to keep you safe... I was afraid I would hurt you... But... Take this flower if you wish... For the meaning of it is the way I feel... I've been thinking about you, Roselia... Hei."

You're a fool, Hei... Roselia thought as she pressed her lips against thte flower. The next day, at the flower shop, Hei and Barmeck were arranging the flowers.

"Hei..." Barmeck said then Hei broke a branch and growled softly.
"That damn singer... I'll get him for this..."

"Now, now, Hei... Even if Roselia now knows who you are, I suggest to you that violence never solves anything." Barmeck said then Hei sighed and tossed the branch.

"Very well... But what must I do, Barmeck...?"

"Take time... You and Roselia need it... She'll come around. So don't worry." Barmeck said then Hei sighed. In a studio, Nathan was singing sadly.
"Why must she refuse me...?"

"Can you blame her? It's your fault." Someone laughed then Nathan growled. It was a man with teal hair and dark blue eyes.
"Roku!"

"Now, now... Why don't you call me by 'brother', dear little brother?"

"Why should I?" Nathan hissed, then his older brother, Roku, sighed.
"Always with the temper... It's no wonder the girl you want hates you."

Nathan gritted his teeth then sighed.
"Shut up... Just shut up... I didn't want her with anyone else..."

"So you let your selfishness get the best of you, huh?" Roku asked as he looked outside the window.
"Sooner or later, you're going to realize the truth..."

"The truth...?"

"That in the end... You can't have Roselia... You should know by now, don't you?" Roku asked then Nathan choked and held back his tears.

"But you know, isn't it best that you could be close to her then to never be with her at all?" Roku asked then Nathan wiped his eyes and sighed.
"I guess... What must I do...?"

"For now... Wait. The poor girl must still be suffering from all this..." Roku answered then Nathan took a deep breath and let it out.
"I could never win... Could I...?"