Beginning to Feel Again
Subaru pushed the door open, listening to the din and chatter of the bar. It was somewhat refreshing, being in a place he has known so well. Subaru scanned the bar, looking for Otto and Garf, knowing they would have taken their seats at the counter and begin running up a tab for him to pay off. After a moment of searching, he spotted the familiar grey-haired and the golden-blond boys. They had already made themselves comfortable, and were drinking and chatting with Kadomon. Subaru made his way over to them, taking a seat that was left open.
"Ah, so the Broke Boy returns. And I hear you're the one actually paying this time." Kadomon said with a smile.
Subaru rubbed the back of his head, "Just because I didn't have enough to pay that one time doesn't mean I'm broke. And yes, I promised to pay."
"See, told y've the Cap'n would pay." Garf said, drinking a Vollachain Mule.
"Subaru, you said you would explain everything, so what is going on?" Otto asked, downing some Bourbon. "Kadomon, could you get me another?"
Kadomon stared at him, "Otto, maybe you should take it a bit easier, that's your third one."
"Hey, I'm not the one paying. So, keep them coming." Otto said, staring at the green-haired barkeep, who finally gave in.
"So Cap'n, ya gonna start explanin?" Garf said, lifting his glass to his face again, "Or would'y like us t'run up th'tab? Sista's gonna get upset 'f Otto here comes home drunk."
"I will, I will! How is Freddy anyways?" Subaru exclaimed, "So you remember how Emilia told me she needed to figure herself out? Well, while I was waiting for a response, Priscilla Barielle came over on Friday."
"She's doing well. Our anniversary is coming up soon, so I need to find a gift for her. We were lucky to make it today, poor Garf hasn't been able to escape her since he nearly broke his wrist working at his construction job. Also, is that why Priscilla's purse was at your house?" Otto questioned, setting down his empty bottle. He glanced at Kadomon, who sighed and replaced Otto's bottle.
"Ya Ya, She's keepin a tight leash on me. I ain't a kid anymore. Ya need ta tell her t'loosen up some." Garf grumbled, continuing to sip his Vollachian Mule.
"Yeah. She spent the night, and when Emilia came by in the morning she saw her there. Things got a bit out of hand, and Emilia left before I could explain. I had Pris leave, and she forgot her Purse. Which is where the story gets worse." Subaru began to grow a little red as he saw how Otto and Garf were staring at him. Sure he rarely was ever alone with a girl since he was little, and this was the worse time, but they didn't need to make a big deal out of it.
"Cap'n, yer not makin any sense, how'd things get any worse fer ya?" Garf questioned, finally finishing his bottle and sliding it to Kadomon. His face was full of confusion, after all he had spent the night with another girl, and got caught doing it. It's not like he got caught kissing her or something.
"When I returned Pris' purse, she ehm, rewarded me with a kiss. . . It's not what you think!" Subaru yelled when he saw the looks from Otto and Garf, "And that's not where it ends. Emilia caught us kissing." His face continued to redden, his cheeks heating up.
It seemed like the moment could last forever, with Cherry Blossoms falling around the two of them. The warmth from her lips was amazing, and it felt like it was drawing him in. It was different than when He had kissed Emilia, it had seemed like they were static, not reacting. Here, it felt like they were both fully alive, and as if there were sparks flying. At least that's the closest thing his mind could come up with. In that moment he felt like he never wanted anything more than to stay like this forever, to let the wind continue to blow and to let this perfect moment last. But perfection is fleeting, and it all came to and end when he heard the voice of another call his name.
Garf's face fell into realization, he did get caught kissing her. Oh, how Subaru had fucked up bigtime. He turned to Otto, who seemed to already be ready to try and figure out the situation.
"Oh, oh. That is bad." Otto said. "Subaru, I don't know how to get you out of this one. Was anyone with you to support the claim that Priscilla kissed you and not the other way around? Also, Pris? You two are already at the nickname stage?"
"Uh yeah, Ferris went with me there." Subaru whispered, "And the nickname was somewhat of an accident." watching as Garf faced twisted. Subaru began to grow more nervous that he had screwed up even more.
"Ferris? Ya trust'd that weasel?" Garf said, not picking up his freshly served drink. His face had darkened, and his hand was trembling.
"Kinda. I only told him a little bit." Subaru felt like Garf could explode at any second, with the way he looked and acted, Subaru needed to calm things down before Garf did something rash.
"You shouldn't have told him anything." Otto butted in. "We know Ferris is somewhat, too devoted to Crusch. Who knows what he'll do with any information he's gathered."
"Look, I can't do anything about that now. What I need is your help trying to fix things with Emilia." Subaru responded, becoming a little happier that Otto had somewhat saved them both of having to deal with Garf causing a scene.
"Cap'n. Ya were devastated by that girl fer 'bout a month. Maybe yer betta off with this Priscilla chick?" Garf said, picking up his drink. "Y'already shared a kiss with her quicker than with Emilia. And y've got a nickname fer her."
"Two actually." Subaru muttered. "And the nickname was an accident." Subaru was getting embarrassed again. Here he was, talking about all the girls he had kissed in such a short amount of time. It was embarrassing for him.
"I have to agree with Garf here. Emilia ghosted you for a while. It is better to move on. It seems to me that Priscilla is actually displaying interest in you. It's not my place to determine your love life, but I think you should move on." Otto said, before draining another bottle of alcohol.
"This isn't really what I wanted to hear guys. Your supposed to be helping me get Emilia to understand, not tell me to ditch her." Subaru responded, looking at them.
"Look, Broke Boy, your friends are right. I don't know the full story, but I wouldn't be happily married if I chased after my first crush for all my life. And I wouldn't have my darling Plum. You got to move on sometimes. The first one isn't always the right one." Kadomon said, swiping the empty bottles from Garf and Otto.
"You guys aren't helping." Subaru muttered. He had wanted advice on how to fix his mess, not tell him to go deeper into it.
"Not all advice is advice you want to here Subaru." Otto said, "Think about it. You have known Emilia for a good portion of your life, and when you finally go to make your move, she ends up ghosting you. Priscilla on the other hand, you have barely known, as is the one making moves on you. Seems to me you have an obvious choice."
"She's fuckin loaded t'Cap'n" Garf agreed, nodding his head eagerly.
"While you all make great cases, I still love Emilia." Subaru said raising his hand, "And I want to make sure Emilia knows this."
Garf shook his head, "Yer hopeless Cap'n."
"That's your decision Subaru, and we'll support it, but we all think Priscilla is the better choice for you." Otto replied, before checking his watch. "It's getting a little late, and I have work tomorrow. Shall we wrap this up?"
"Yeah, of course. How's the work over at Fellow Enterprises? Also, how much is it Kadomon?" Subaru asked, ignoring the ringing of the door behind him.
"Terrible, long hours, low paw. You know the deal. I'm just glad we got to have this day, even if it was dealing with you mopping about having to deal with two beautiful girls." Otto chuckled, teasing Subaru.
"Hey, are you saying Freddy isn't beautiful?" Subaru teased back, knowing Otto was a little drunk now.
"Course not, she's a fucking Goddess!" Otto exclaimed, laughing, while Garf just growled at them, clearly upset.
"Ya Ya, laugh it up. Yer gonna regret hurtin' her in anyway, ya hear?" Garf grumbled, staring at Otto, who only laughed and put his arm around him.
"Don't worry, I won't ever hurt her." Otto responded, before turning to Kadomon, "How much do we owe you?"
"Hmmm, you guys racked up quite the tab. It's $150." Kadomon said, checking it.
Before Subaru could pull his wallet out, he heard footsteps behind him. Turning he saw Julius standing there. Julius seemed to have a sad look in his eyes, as he looked back at him.
"Subaru, can I ask you to step outside for a minute? Julius asked, a little pain seeping into his voice.
"Sure. What's wrong Julius, you sound troubled?" Subaru asked as he started to get up from the bar.
"I just need you to step outside Subaru." Julius, motioned to the door, and Subaru followed, a little hesitant.
When they stepped outside, there were a few police officers standing there. Subaru looked back to Julius as the officers approached him. "Julius what's going on?"
"Subaru Natsuki, you're under arrest for the sexual assault on Priscilla Barielle" Julius said, his eyes hurting. "You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be held against you in the court of law." Julius nodded to the two officers who proceeded to cuff Subaru and lead him to a police cruiser.
As Subaru was getting stuffed into the back of a police cruiser, he looked out to see Garf and Otto come rushing of the bar, yelling for him. Subaru had no idea what was going on, and he hopped he could get this figured out. A thought ran through his head, Did Priscilla say I sexual assaulted her? The last thing Subaru saw before the door was slammed closed was Julius holding back an enraged Garf.
AN: Sorry about the short chapter, I just wanted to get something out to you guys. This chapter was mostly completed before the Hiatus, so sorry it took so long to get out. I just have been dealing with some various other issues that have made my Hiatus longer than expected. But I should hopefully begin updating slowly both Gravewalker and this Fic. I also have a third fic I've had planned for a long time now that I should start beginning here soon. So, I hope you all enjoyed, and have a wonderful time, until my next update, whenever that may be.