I stood outside the bookstore waiting for Ghidorah to arrive.I was previously browsing through the several different books that they had for sale with Godzilla, when I ended up getting a call from them asking where I was. Godzilla had left after the call and after I had purchased a couple more books to read. As I waited for the golden hydra to show up, I decided to take another look at the three books I had bought: 'Tale of the Branded Prince', 'The Prince and the Forest Maiden', and finally 'The Shadow Dragon's Return'. All of them and more, were part of the Emblem series and I had a feeling that I was going to enjoy all of them.
Ghidorah soon arrived and we started our walk home. "So. How was your bookstore date with Godzilla?" Ni nonchalantly asked. "W-what?!" I stammered, heat immeditly rising to my cheeks. "Seems you've really hit it off with him. Your first day here and you've already gone on a date with someone!" Kevin excitedly remarked. "It wasn't a date!" I retorted, maybe sounding a bit more defensive than I had intended. Thankfully the rest of our walk was in silence, until it was broken by Ichi. "Just so you know Dusk. We won't judge you on who you decide to date and that includes gender identity." I wasn't sure what to say in response, so I kept quiet and allowed this awkward silence to persist the rest of the way home.
Dinner ended up being steak and mashed potatoes. It had been awhile since I had a good steak and mashed potatoes made from scratch, not since-. The food turned to ash in my mouth as I remembered that the last time I had eaten this classic combo was three months earlier, on the night before the accident. "You okay Dusk?" Aunt Sera asked. "Um yeah, just remembered something I forgot to do earlier. Excuse me." I got up from seat and headed out the front door. Sitting on the curb, I started taking several deep breaths as I tried to calm myself and push the resurging bad memories back down. I could practically see mom, dad, and Amber and happy, alive, and ready to head out to the store. My breaths became quicker and more panicked. I just wanted it to stop hurting, to recall all three of them without conjuring up their untimely deaths. I felt a pair of arms wrap around me and squeeze me tight and it that moment I knew it was Aunt Sera. I leaned into the embrace and let the tears fall, all the pent up pain, grief, and sorrow came out in one big cascade.
POV Third-Person
After helping Dusk upstairs and into his room, Sera headed into the kitchen to start the dishes. Only to find that Ren and his brothers Akira and Samuel had already gotten started on them. "He okay?" Sam asked as he turned to look at her. "A little. He told me that tonight's dinner had triggered an emotional breakdown." "How so?" Ren asked. "On the night before the accident, they had steak and potatoes for dinner. In the three months since it happend he's pushing it all down, trying to make the pain go away and stop it from poisoning all of the good memories of Alice, Chris, and Amber." "Just hope that living here with us can help him expel that pain and grief." Akira remarked. "I do too."
A/N: Okay guys here's chapter 3, hope you like it. Soon we'll get to Dusk's first day at Ho'omaka High School. Also, have I hinted at a possible romance between our Hawaiian newcomer and The King of Monsters? Maybe. Or maybe I'm just deflecting attention away from Godzilla's true partner, whoever they may be. In any case read, review, and if you guys notice anything that I should fix, change, or add let me know. This is Water Labrador96, signing off.