Part 7
"Sora, we need to talk," Izzy told her at the dinner table that night.
"I know," she sighed and allowed Izzy to continue, knowing exactly what he was going to say.
"Sora, I love you, but I can't stay with you if you are going to keep abusing me like this. As I doubt it is your idea of fun either I do not enjoy trips to the hospital from your abuse."
"I'm sorry Izzy," she said unable to think of anything else.
"Also I do not enjoy lying to our friends about the physical violence, it does not shame me that you can hurt, though it does seem to make you feel disgraced so that neither of us can talk about it."
"Izzy, it does make me feel bad that I did what I did to you. I don't want to have to face the others knowing they know it too. I won't ever hurt you again Izzy, I love you too."
Those last words melted the heart Izzy had tried to steel against the topic, and he silently forgave her for everything she had ever done.
There was a part of Izzy's mind that pointed out that she didn't seem to be entirely honest. He pushed it away, not wanting to believe it. She had given her word, that's all there was to it.
Izzy leaned over and kissed Sora softly on the cheek. She squeezed his hand and continued to hold onto it, using her other hand to eat. Anyone looking in on the picture wouldn't have guessed at the problems that had been between the two moments earlier.
Although that same person would have to take pause at the injuries that stood out boldly on Izzy's face.
*~&~
Jyou sighed unhappily knowing there was a serious problem between Izzy and Sora that Izzy refused to recognize. If he failed to recognize it then he couldn't fix it and if Izzy didn't fix it then he was going to get hurt, again.
Jyou wasn't entirely sure that he would be able to deal with it if Izzy got seriously hurt, or even worse killed.
The problem was Jyou didn't know how to help Izzy.
"Sora, we need to talk," Izzy told her at the dinner table that night.
"I know," she sighed and allowed Izzy to continue, knowing exactly what he was going to say.
"Sora, I love you, but I can't stay with you if you are going to keep abusing me like this. As I doubt it is your idea of fun either I do not enjoy trips to the hospital from your abuse."
"I'm sorry Izzy," she said unable to think of anything else.
"Also I do not enjoy lying to our friends about the physical violence, it does not shame me that you can hurt, though it does seem to make you feel disgraced so that neither of us can talk about it."
"Izzy, it does make me feel bad that I did what I did to you. I don't want to have to face the others knowing they know it too. I won't ever hurt you again Izzy, I love you too."
Those last words melted the heart Izzy had tried to steel against the topic, and he silently forgave her for everything she had ever done.
There was a part of Izzy's mind that pointed out that she didn't seem to be entirely honest. He pushed it away, not wanting to believe it. She had given her word, that's all there was to it.
Izzy leaned over and kissed Sora softly on the cheek. She squeezed his hand and continued to hold onto it, using her other hand to eat. Anyone looking in on the picture wouldn't have guessed at the problems that had been between the two moments earlier.
Although that same person would have to take pause at the injuries that stood out boldly on Izzy's face.
*~&~
Jyou sighed unhappily knowing there was a serious problem between Izzy and Sora that Izzy refused to recognize. If he failed to recognize it then he couldn't fix it and if Izzy didn't fix it then he was going to get hurt, again.
Jyou wasn't entirely sure that he would be able to deal with it if Izzy got seriously hurt, or even worse killed.
The problem was Jyou didn't know how to help Izzy.