Chapter 21: The Unexpected Visitor
The sight that met her eyes as she opened the door shocked her. It had been so long since she had seen Seiya that she had no idea what to say.
Seiya looked back at her, uncomfortable. He thought how he should have brought her flowers or something. But then again, no flowers or any gift could make up for everything she went through because of him.
"What the HELL are you doing here?" Haruke demanded angrily.
"I know saying I'm sorry will not fix things but I want to be with you," he said, forcing himself to look in her eyes.
"You're right, but why have you returned now?" she asked.
"Princess Kakyu needed us to help rebuild Kinmoku and repair the damage that Galaxia did. I know that leaving you was wrong but I didn't want to betray my home or my princess. Surely you understand," Seiya said, almost begging.
"You still hurt me and it's not just going to go away in a moment. Don't think I have forgiven you," Haruka said as she stood back so he could come in. He paused when he noticed Ariana, who was sitting at the piano, running her fingers lightly over the keys.
"Haruka, is she.," Seiya began, stammering.
"Our daughter, Ariana," Haruka finished for him. Seiya could only stare at Ariana in awe- there was no mistaking where her vivid blue eyes had come from. Ariana took her fingers from the piano keys and looked up at Seiya and Haruka.
"Who are you?" Ariana asked him, curious.
"I'm your father, Ariana," Seiya said simply.
"No you aren't. My father is dead," Ariana pointed out. Seiya glanced at Haruka whose face was blank.
"I'm not dead. Your mother was mistaken," Seiya assured her. Ariana, confused, look at Haruka for clarification.
"He telling the truth. He is your father," Haruka admitted. After that, Ariana accepted that and went back to playing on the piano.
Later that evening after Ariana was in bed, Seiya finally had a chance to talk to Haruka alone.
"So I was dead?" Seiya asked.
"What else did you expect me to tell her? That her father left me before she was born and only returned until now?" Haruka asked.
"Er, I guess not," Seiya admitted. He was ashamed that he hadn't returned earlier, leaving Haruka alone to bring up their daughter.
Even after all this time, Haruka still loved him. He had left her alone but she still couldn't hate him, and when he was standing outside her door, she couldn't make herself to slam the door in his face.
Seiya was also surprised that she had let him in. For a moment, as they stood there looking at each other, Seiya was certain that she wouldn't even give him a chance. Something in the universe must have been working for him.
The sight that met her eyes as she opened the door shocked her. It had been so long since she had seen Seiya that she had no idea what to say.
Seiya looked back at her, uncomfortable. He thought how he should have brought her flowers or something. But then again, no flowers or any gift could make up for everything she went through because of him.
"What the HELL are you doing here?" Haruke demanded angrily.
"I know saying I'm sorry will not fix things but I want to be with you," he said, forcing himself to look in her eyes.
"You're right, but why have you returned now?" she asked.
"Princess Kakyu needed us to help rebuild Kinmoku and repair the damage that Galaxia did. I know that leaving you was wrong but I didn't want to betray my home or my princess. Surely you understand," Seiya said, almost begging.
"You still hurt me and it's not just going to go away in a moment. Don't think I have forgiven you," Haruka said as she stood back so he could come in. He paused when he noticed Ariana, who was sitting at the piano, running her fingers lightly over the keys.
"Haruka, is she.," Seiya began, stammering.
"Our daughter, Ariana," Haruka finished for him. Seiya could only stare at Ariana in awe- there was no mistaking where her vivid blue eyes had come from. Ariana took her fingers from the piano keys and looked up at Seiya and Haruka.
"Who are you?" Ariana asked him, curious.
"I'm your father, Ariana," Seiya said simply.
"No you aren't. My father is dead," Ariana pointed out. Seiya glanced at Haruka whose face was blank.
"I'm not dead. Your mother was mistaken," Seiya assured her. Ariana, confused, look at Haruka for clarification.
"He telling the truth. He is your father," Haruka admitted. After that, Ariana accepted that and went back to playing on the piano.
Later that evening after Ariana was in bed, Seiya finally had a chance to talk to Haruka alone.
"So I was dead?" Seiya asked.
"What else did you expect me to tell her? That her father left me before she was born and only returned until now?" Haruka asked.
"Er, I guess not," Seiya admitted. He was ashamed that he hadn't returned earlier, leaving Haruka alone to bring up their daughter.
Even after all this time, Haruka still loved him. He had left her alone but she still couldn't hate him, and when he was standing outside her door, she couldn't make herself to slam the door in his face.
Seiya was also surprised that she had let him in. For a moment, as they stood there looking at each other, Seiya was certain that she wouldn't even give him a chance. Something in the universe must have been working for him.