Chapter 36: Niebieski
dinner is over and everyone is starting to head to their rooms but Blake pulls Weiss aside and asks her a question.
"hey Wiess would you mind sleeping in Nibis room tonight. i would like some time with her if thats okay." Blake asks. "Why so you guys can have sex again!" Wiess snaps playfully. "NO! well maybe but that's not on the top of my list. i wanna get to know her past. you know learn who she is." Blake says blushing. "Fine i guess. Hey Turk im swapping rooms with Nibi for the night SO NO SEX!" Wiess yells down the hall. turk gets this disappointed look on her face. "Thanks Weiss i really appreciate it." Blake says as she walks back to Nibi who is looking at her scroll. "Hey what'cha lookin at." Blake asks ears twitching. "Nothin just an old photo of me and Turk." Nibi says closing her scroll. "Oh well i wanted to talk to you about some stuff okay. come on." Blake says as she grabs Nibis hand and takes her the her room.
They arrive at Blakes room and blake sits down and motions Nibi to sit next to her. "Ok so what did you want to talk about?" Nibi asks sitting on the floor next to the bed unsheathing her sword in her lap and pulling out a cloth. "I actually wanted to ask about your skills and who taught you?" Blake asks laying down behind Nibis head. "To be honest it's a bit of a hard subject to talk about." Nibi says looking into her reflection on the blade of her sword. "It's okay i just wanted to know more about you." Blake says shifting to her back. "I guess i can try and tell you." Nibi says as she begins to flashback to her teenage years.
"FOR FUCKING SAKE! MIECZEM." And old man calls out. "What do you want you old bastard." Nibis mother says walking into the room. "LOOK AT WHAT YOUR STUPID BRAT DID TO MY SHOP FLOOR!" Nibis stepfather says holding Nibi by her hair and pointing to the spilled cans of oil on the floor. "LET HER GO NOW OR I WILL!…." Nibis mother screams at the old man but is interrupted. "OR YOU'LL WHAT! Remember i still hold your freedom in the palm of my hands." The old man says grinning. "Now discipline your filthy daughter."
Mie looks at her daughter who is now huddled on the floor with one hand between her legs and another around her lower stomach clutching it in pain. she then notices blood running down her leg as Nibi kneels in front of her mother. "Just do it mom. please i can take it." Nibi says gritting through her pain. hanging her head low and with tears running down her face she smacks Nibi in the face. "Please forgive me Nibi." Mie says as she then helps her daughter to the bedroom.
"Its okay mom one day he will get what he gives. right?" Nibi says as she lays on the bed.
"Your time of the month has started again hasn't it." Mie says dabbing a ice cube on Nibis eye. "Yeah and it hurts so bad i can barely walk. so i didn't have a choice in spilling the oil." Nibi says with tears running down her face. "I know sweetheart and im sorry we have to put up with him." Mie says with regret in her voice. "It's okay we can get through it and eventually he will get his." Nibi says with determination in her tearful eyes. out in the hall they here the old man yell out for Mie. "Yeah yeah im coming." Mie yells back as she walks out of the room.
A few days go by and Nibi is back in shape and is out playing with her friends Turk and Kas. "Nibi can you come here please i want to show you something." Mie calls out from across the street. "Yes mom im coming." Nibi says running to her mother. "What did you want to show me?" Nibi asks. "Follow me and you will see." Mie says smiling at her.
The walk to the outskirts of the village and see a small shack with a mark on the door. "Mr. nilats helped me build this so i could keep my most prized material possessions." Mie says as she opens the door revealing a scale mail suit of armor and a large claymore. "This is my old sword and armor from when i was a soldier in the mistralian military, back before you were born." Mie explains as she pus her hand on the shoulder pad of the armor. "Who is that next to you in this picture." Nibi asks picking up and old photo. "That sweetie is your real father. his name was Ostry Myse and he was the best shot in the world. he could hit a target from almost two and half miles." Mie says looking at the photo. "What happened to him?" Nibi asks. "He was killed in combat a month before you were born." Mie says bowing her head. "It's okay mom i'm sure he'd be proud of us even if you were forced to desert the military to be able to have me." Nibi says hugging her mom. "Yes he would be. now down to the real reason why i brought you here." Mie says turning to face the armor.
Mie picks up her old sword and removes the sheath. she then swings it towards Nibi stopping just before her head. "over the next year i am going to teach you the art of the Stahl Kiel. for that is her name and she is more than a weapon she is an extension of yourself." Mie says handing Nibi the sword.