Part 5: Facing the Truth
The opportunity came sooner than Otaru had been expecting it. Hanagata's father
summoned the youth yet again, leaving Otaru alone to have supper with the girls.
Once they all sat around the table in his room; Cherry relishing in the fact
that she'd been given a break from cooking and serving; Bloodberry pinned him
with a curious look.
"So what's with the sudden concern over that annoyance's welfare?" she
questioned. "He's always in the way, and always fawning over you like some kind
of moron. You never seemed to mind when I dicked him before."
Otaru lowered his chopsticks, staring at his plate. As much as he didn't want to
broach the subject, he really didn't feel all that hungry either. Sighing, he
put the utensil's down and motioned for the girls to pay attention. It took a
few attempts with Lime, but she soon had her cheerful eyes turned in his
direction.
"Do you three know what abuse is?" he asked.
All three of them blinked, then shook their heads. "I've heard the word before,
but I don't really know what it implies," Cherry meantioned.
Otaru wasn't looking forward to explaining. The simple fact that they didn't
know what abuse was showed their innocence. How would he be able to explain
properly? Chosing his words carefully, Otaru went on. "Abuse is when you hit
someone without a good reason. It's different from fighting because the person
on the recieving end doesn't deserve the hit," he replied.
Bloodberry snorted. "If you're talking about Hana-baka, I don't see why. He
deserves everything I dish out and more," she stated firmly.
Interrupting before she or the other girls could say anything more, Otaru held
up his hand and continued. "I'm not talking about you, Bloodberry, although my
request earlier does have to do with it. Hanagata's father, Hanagata Kamatarou,
is the one that hits him. Not because he's being annoying or anything, either.
Just because he can," he stated.
Lime blinked at him, looking confused. Turning away from her innocent eyes, he
saw Cherry was going pale, her own eyes going wide. Bloodberry still looked a
little confused, although he could see realization coming to her.
"You mean," Cherry started, but didn't finish. Her tone of voice was obvious
enough to the trail of her thoughts.
Grimacing, Otaru nodded. "I didn't know for sure until earlier today. I
overheard Hanagata and his father talking. I also heard Hanagata's father strike
him for no good reason," he stated.
Lime, of all people, began to cry, of all things. Otaru blinked, surprised by
her reaction. He didn't think she would be that sympathetic. In fact, each of
them held expressions of anger mixed with sadness, just as he was certain his
own reaction had been. The four of them were quiet for a long moment before
Bloodberry jumped to her feet.
"No matter how much of a little bastard he is, no one deserves that type of
treatment! I'm going to beat that asshole of a father to a pulp!" she declared.
Smiling at her passionate declaration, Otaru stood and put his hand on her
shoulder. "We can't do anything right now. We don't know what the consiquences
might be toward Hanagata Mitsurugi," he said.
"As much as I dislike Mitsurugi, I agree with Bloodbeery's decision regarding
Hanagata," Cherry said. Otaru blinked for a moment before realizing she was
using Hanagata's first name, and referring to his father by their family name.
It was much less confusing that way.
"That's so mean! No one should hit someone without a reason," Lime declared,
slamming her fist down onto the table. It shook slightly, but held under the
force of her fist.
Otaru nodded, again motioning for the girls to calm down. "I meant it, though.
We can't do anything yet. Hanagata might take his anger at our actions out on
Mitsurugi. We'd only make the situation worse," he replied. The name felt
strange on his tongue. He couldn't remember a time that he'd actually called
Mitsurugi by his first name.
"What are you planning to do?" Bloodberry questioned.
Otaru was quiet for a moment as he thought, then he nodded once to himself. "I'm
going to talk to Mitsurugi, and get to the bottom of this. I'll find out how bad
things have gotten, and I'll ask him if there is any thing we can do to help him
out. Truthfully, we don't know the complexity of the situation," he replied.
The marionettes were quiet for a moment, then nodded. Without another word,
Otaru left the room and made his way toward the same room he'd heard Mitsurugi
and Hanagata in that morning. He didn't know if they would be there, but it was
the only place he knew to look.
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The opportunity came sooner than Otaru had been expecting it. Hanagata's father
summoned the youth yet again, leaving Otaru alone to have supper with the girls.
Once they all sat around the table in his room; Cherry relishing in the fact
that she'd been given a break from cooking and serving; Bloodberry pinned him
with a curious look.
"So what's with the sudden concern over that annoyance's welfare?" she
questioned. "He's always in the way, and always fawning over you like some kind
of moron. You never seemed to mind when I dicked him before."
Otaru lowered his chopsticks, staring at his plate. As much as he didn't want to
broach the subject, he really didn't feel all that hungry either. Sighing, he
put the utensil's down and motioned for the girls to pay attention. It took a
few attempts with Lime, but she soon had her cheerful eyes turned in his
direction.
"Do you three know what abuse is?" he asked.
All three of them blinked, then shook their heads. "I've heard the word before,
but I don't really know what it implies," Cherry meantioned.
Otaru wasn't looking forward to explaining. The simple fact that they didn't
know what abuse was showed their innocence. How would he be able to explain
properly? Chosing his words carefully, Otaru went on. "Abuse is when you hit
someone without a good reason. It's different from fighting because the person
on the recieving end doesn't deserve the hit," he replied.
Bloodberry snorted. "If you're talking about Hana-baka, I don't see why. He
deserves everything I dish out and more," she stated firmly.
Interrupting before she or the other girls could say anything more, Otaru held
up his hand and continued. "I'm not talking about you, Bloodberry, although my
request earlier does have to do with it. Hanagata's father, Hanagata Kamatarou,
is the one that hits him. Not because he's being annoying or anything, either.
Just because he can," he stated.
Lime blinked at him, looking confused. Turning away from her innocent eyes, he
saw Cherry was going pale, her own eyes going wide. Bloodberry still looked a
little confused, although he could see realization coming to her.
"You mean," Cherry started, but didn't finish. Her tone of voice was obvious
enough to the trail of her thoughts.
Grimacing, Otaru nodded. "I didn't know for sure until earlier today. I
overheard Hanagata and his father talking. I also heard Hanagata's father strike
him for no good reason," he stated.
Lime, of all people, began to cry, of all things. Otaru blinked, surprised by
her reaction. He didn't think she would be that sympathetic. In fact, each of
them held expressions of anger mixed with sadness, just as he was certain his
own reaction had been. The four of them were quiet for a long moment before
Bloodberry jumped to her feet.
"No matter how much of a little bastard he is, no one deserves that type of
treatment! I'm going to beat that asshole of a father to a pulp!" she declared.
Smiling at her passionate declaration, Otaru stood and put his hand on her
shoulder. "We can't do anything right now. We don't know what the consiquences
might be toward Hanagata Mitsurugi," he said.
"As much as I dislike Mitsurugi, I agree with Bloodbeery's decision regarding
Hanagata," Cherry said. Otaru blinked for a moment before realizing she was
using Hanagata's first name, and referring to his father by their family name.
It was much less confusing that way.
"That's so mean! No one should hit someone without a reason," Lime declared,
slamming her fist down onto the table. It shook slightly, but held under the
force of her fist.
Otaru nodded, again motioning for the girls to calm down. "I meant it, though.
We can't do anything yet. Hanagata might take his anger at our actions out on
Mitsurugi. We'd only make the situation worse," he replied. The name felt
strange on his tongue. He couldn't remember a time that he'd actually called
Mitsurugi by his first name.
"What are you planning to do?" Bloodberry questioned.
Otaru was quiet for a moment as he thought, then he nodded once to himself. "I'm
going to talk to Mitsurugi, and get to the bottom of this. I'll find out how bad
things have gotten, and I'll ask him if there is any thing we can do to help him
out. Truthfully, we don't know the complexity of the situation," he replied.
The marionettes were quiet for a moment, then nodded. Without another word,
Otaru left the room and made his way toward the same room he'd heard Mitsurugi
and Hanagata in that morning. He didn't know if they would be there, but it was
the only place he knew to look.
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