Chapter 13: The Confirmation
Olivia, Maribelle and I were the only ones in the wagon. Maribelle was working on my leg. My head rested on Olivia's lap. We hadn't talked yet. I kept my eyes closed because when I opened them I would immediately start spewing out apologize and other things. I needed to keep my composure for this. Olivia was thinking too. I could hear it. She would sigh every once in a while, while running a hand through my hair. Her hands were freaking magic I swear. I open my eyes to see Olivia looking at me. I smiled at her.
"Hi." She smiles.
"Hi" She says quietly.
"How are you doing?"
"Better now."
"Good." We sit in silence for a little bit, staring at each other before she speaks.
"I…I know must have had your reasons but I wou-" I cut her off.
"I'm sorry. I truly am. Looking back on it my reasons to hide it from you were stupid. I should have trusted you more and I'm sorry."
"Stupid?"
"I was scared of being used again"
"Used? Again?" I hum a response and she looked confused. "What happened?"
"My old friends on earth. I was with them a lot, but I wasn't apart of anything they were. I was always the last one picked for anything. I was the last one invited to go do something. I was the guy that was picked on and not uplifted or supported in any way, shape or form." She gasped.
"That's awful. Why you?" I sigh.
"I wish I knew. Maybe to try and boost their frail ego's or because I threatened them with just being me."
"How do you threaten someone by being yourself?"
"It connects to the first one. I was kinder, friendlier, and better looking. That's not arrogance talking. That's the truth. I was respectable compared to them. So, they put me down with cruel words and such. Apparently, I was okay with it. I needed someplace to belong and that's where I found it, as the bottom of the barrel."
"So, you were used? How were you used?" She asked.
"I realize now that I wasn't. The leader of the group, Arron, he asked for sexual favors from 13-14-year olds for money." She gasped again.
"That's disgusting!" She said that with some fire. She must be really mad.
"I know. Worst part was that no one in our group really cared that he did that. They didn't say anything about it. They let this happen if you do nothing. So, I talked to him. I said some things I wish I hadn't. He then fired back with insults about me and my family. He called my little sisters whores and that they were the first ones to… you know. He was lying, but that didn't stop it from getting under my skin. I stopped hanging out, talking, and acknowledging him and found other friends. Better friends. I was betrayed by the people I called friends." She teared up a little bit.
"I'm so sorry."
"Please don't be. I learned from that."
"I still am"
"I know." We stopped talking. She looked up and closed her eyes. She was in deep thought because her mouth twitched every now and then. I just watched her and listened to the casual chatter and wagon wheels outside. Her mouth formed a frown. She opened her eyes and looked back at me. She then got nervous.
"So, the re-reason you didn't tell us the truth was because you thought we might betray you if we found out?" She summarized.
"Pretty much."
"Th-that's not very smart." Now I am confused.
"Huh?
"If this is just a game, and if you know us well. Then you should have known that we wouldn't have done that. I haven't met most of the others yet, but I know that myself, Robin, Chrom, and your friends wouldn't have done that. They would have accepted you… I would have." I stared into those beautiful amethyst eyes in realization. I might be a bigger dumbass than I thought. She was right. I did know these characters better than some people in my classes. They were the good guys who "Obviously" couldn't do anything wrong. She must have taken my silence as a bad thing because she grew nervous. "Oh di-did I say something wrong? I did. I'm so sorry. It was out of pla-" I decide to not let her finish that sentence.
"How are you so smart and beautiful? It's just not fair to the rest of the world."
"Wha-what!" She was now blushing. I smile and shake my head.
"You're right. You are so right. Damn I am an idiot." I chuckle.
"What do you mean I am right?" She asks.
"What you said. That I should have known, and I should have." A small smile spread across her face. I close my eyes and relax. I feel something hopping into the cart. Olivia giggles and moves her hand from my hair. A lick on my head makes me open my eyes. Ridley was curling herself into me and Olivia was petting her. I reach over and rub behind her ears. She lays on my right side and lays her head on my chest. I continue rubbing her ears as Olivia's hand went back to my hair. Sweet baby Naga she has amazing hands. I close my eyes and I feel tempted to fall asleep.
"Jordan?" Olivia asks me quietly.
"Yes."
"Why didn't you tell me specifically? Your reason only focuses on the Shepherds. Did you not trust me? Did you no-"
"No no no. I trust you with my life, and that may be the reason why." She furrows her brow.
"I don't follow."
"I…" I start but stop. I can't think of what to say. I think for a minute before opening my mouth. "I have never felt something like this. Something as strong as I feel for you." She blushes as soon as I said that. She tries to talk but words fail her. "I wasn't ready for that. For this. I wondered whether or not I should. After the day we spent in Yisstol I decided I wanted to be with you. I wanted to so bad. But something kept holding me back. I didn't know what until an hour or two ago. I… didn't think I deserved happiness here." She grew a blank facial expression.
"Everyone deserves happiness Jordan. Just because you come from another world doesn't mean you shouldn't have a chance at it." She states. I sigh. She doesn't know that I'm in a coma.
"But back on earth my family is suffering knowing that their only son/brother is in a coma. A coma is being asleep but not waking up for a long time. What would they think if I am living it up in Ylisse, kicking Risen ass and hanging out with a prince. I felt, and still feel, so guilty that I am happy while they are suffering." I feel the tears starting to invade my eyes and slowly fall down my cheeks onto her soft thighs. Olivia's facial expression went from blank to sad while I was talking.
"If they knew…knew that you were okay, would you do this?" She motioned in between me and her. "Would you?" I wipe my eyes.
"Yes. Yes I would." She was dejected and looked over to the canvas cover.
"And there is no way to contact them."
"None."
"We-well then. I guess th-that is it then" She said and held her hand over her mouth. I heard quiet sobs.
"Huh?"
"I guess we shouldn't do this becau-" Oh. Ha.
"Stop." She looked back at me with confusion. I sighed and brushed away some tears on her face.
"I never said that." I said softly.
"B-but you said that-" Yea…let's not go down that path of thinking.
"I will feel guilty and a bit disappointed with myself knowing that my family is in pain without me there, but I would be worse off alone and depressed. I want to be with you. Damn if it's a game. Because right now, I am here, not on earth. My family would want to be happy here, as would I want them to be if in my place." I saw the sadness flee from her eyes as hope filled them.
"S-so you mean…that…" She paused and lost her train of thought.
"I would not be here, in this wagon, with the Shepherds, being a soldier, fighting in a war, making friends, If, it wasn't for you. The reason I am still here and not going crazy or becoming depressed is because of you." She smiled and wiped at her eyes. She looked so beautiful right now. Not just in looks, but in her personality. She was caring and kind, but still just like herself. Naga, I love her. I love her so much. She needs to know that.
"J-Jordan…I wa-" She starts. I didn't mean to interrupt her but I did.
"Olivia I-"
"Let me speak!" She exclaims, frustrated. I was a little taken back by the outburst and I guess I showed it because she immediately lost the frustration and went back to being timid. "Oh I-I didn't mean to shout. I'm sorry. Oh, I'm embarrassed. I-" Now I need to interrupt her. This train of thought will go nowhere.
"Olivia."
"Yes?"
"What were you going to say?" She blinked twice, blushed and squeaked.
"O-Oh…okay. Jordan…I… I wouldn't be here without you too. If what had happened in the bar didn't, I might not have been here at all. I would be protected at all times in castle Ferox. I would have hidden and scared to talk to anyone. I would be useless…not like I am much use now…" She taps her fingers together. To hell she's not useless. We might need to work on that in the future.
"Olivia…" I say with a warning tone. She huffs and pouted.
"All I am saying is that I owe you a lot. I felt hurt when I found out you had hide the truth, hurt because the person I trusted the most had broken that trust. I wondered why. Why hide? Why not tell? But I realized that fear is a powerful emotion. You were thrust into a world that you only imagined about. I would be scared if that happened to me. But even though you were scared you still made a difference. Robin has a family because of you."
"She has one anyway." I mutter under my breath. She might have heard that but continued on anyway.
"Donnel joined because of you"
"He was going to join anyway." I mutter again. Now I know she heard those because she sighs and shakes her head.
"Emmeryn lived." She sure did, and she would have lived normally too but with some minor brain damage and a whole lot of writer bull shit. Honestly, she should have stayed dead. It takes the impact away from everything. But not now, I'm glad she is alive now.
"In the game there is a mission where you can find her alive but with memory loss."
"Seriously?" She asked, a bit shocked.
"It's only accessible after you beat the game and it was through a certain unlockable thing that is too convoluted." I say, not wanting to explain spotpass.
"So you helped save her life on this version, without memory loss. You affected something. And don't say that she was going to have a family anyway. She has a sibling because of you. While it's nice to have children and a husband, I fell as though it is not the same as having a brother. I wish I had a sibling. I feel a little jealousy when I see Chrom with Lissa and the Exalt." She said wistfully. I snicker and pale remembering Lon'qu and the knife to the balls.
"You have Lon'qu" I say. She shakes her head.
"Not really."
"Trust me, you do." She seems put back by that.
"Oh…Okay." I think we are off topic now.
"Where is this going?" I ask. She straightens up and clears her throat. How the hell is that even cute.
"All I am saying is that you are important to many of us and that we don't want you to think that we hate you because of one simple accident. I know I could never hate you. I may get frustrated and upset with you but that's to be expected." I smile. We sure as hell aren't perfect. But it's those imperfections that make the good, great, and the pretty, beautiful.
"I could never hate the woman I love." I say. She blushes and hides her face. I did not mean to say that out loud.
"Shit… I said that out loud didn't I?" She nods and pulls her hands away. I see the hope and nervousness in her eyes. She has a piece of hair out of place and it is bugging the hell out of me. I reach up and put it behind her ear. Gods, she is so…perfect. I want to kiss her so bad.
"Well it's true." I say. She blushes some more. I let my hand fall, but she grabs it, and holds it lightly besides her legs. I look up into her eyes. I want to hear her say it so bad. Those three words. I want those to be said. It might be selfish, but I need this. I need to hear her say it back. She wants to say it. I can see it.
"I think I-I…I lo-lo-" She stutters before looking away. She won't say it. I sigh in defeat. I should hav-"…I love you too." She says quietly. I smile. That's all I need to know.
"I know."
"You know?" I pale. I tried to be Han Solo smooth, but it didn't turn out right.
"Sorry. It was a quote from a movie on earth."
"What's a movie?" That will be fun to explain.
"Later." I say. Silence falls over us. There are so many things she should know about me. Like how this was the first time saying I love you to someone outside of family and meaning it. The first time I have been with someone for longer than one date. The first time I have fallen in love. I want to tell her these things, but it loses its power on my lips. Not yet. I will tell her this though. "Olivia."
"Yes."
"I promise I will never make you cry again. I will take care of you and love you forever. I will be by your side and make sure you are happy for the rest of your days. I promise." She blushes but smiles.
"And I you. We will do it together. You and I." She says.
"Me and you." I confirm. We fall into silence again. She looks towards Ridley and pets her. I let my mind go blank. I then hear a song come up in my mind that fits this situation perfectly. I smile.
"Huh." I say out loud. She looks back at me.
"What is it?"
"This situation reminds me of a song on earth."
She poked her fingers together. "C-can you sing it? Lissa told me that you always have interesting songs." That caught me by surprise. Does she not hear my cat dying slowly singing voice? I cock an eyebrow.
"Anything else she said about me?" I asked. She paled and looked away.
"Th-That you are n-not very good at singing." She said quietly. So, she did. I snicker and shake my head.
"Never was. Grace got that trait." I say. Olivia perked up when I said her name.
"Is she one of your sisters?" She asked curiously.
"Grace is sixteen and Kelly is fourteen. They are my lovable younger sisters." I say reminiscing on our crazy antics.
"I would have loved to meet them." She said softly.
"They would love you." I say. Even though we tease each other a lot, Kelly was always very nice to the girls I liked and didn't tease me in front of them. Grace didn't care but was friendly to the ones she met.
"I can only hope." She said.
"I know." I say reassuring her.
"Can you sing?" She asked suddenly. She then blushed. "I'm sorry, that was rude. Did you want to-" I smirk and ask the question that has been on my mind for a while.
"Only if I get to kiss you?" I ask. She jolted under me in shock.
"Wha-where?" Where…what the hell does that mean?
"Who asks that?" I say quietly to myself before speaking louder. "Anywhere I have earned."
"I meant what, but I guess that works. I'll show you after the song." I nod.
"Alright then." I say before closing my eyes. I hum the tune first before singing. "I wish somebody woulda told me, If you want love, you gon' have to go through the pain, If you want love, you gon' have to learn how to change, If you want trust, you gon' have to give some away,If you want love, if you want love…" I draw out the last love and opened my eyes. She has a hand over her mouth. I could see the corners of her mouth facing upwards. She lowered the hand and caressed my cheek.
"I can see why you thought of that. It's beautiful."
"Just like you." I say. She then blushed.
"Flattery will get you nowhere." She scolded me. I laugh and wink at her.
"Got me somewhere." She rolled her eyes, but she was smiling.
"Close your eyes." She said. I raise an eyebrow.
"Why?" She huffs.
"Just do it." I do. It was quiet for a couple seconds before I feel something soft touching my lips. This time I melt into it. I open my eyes as she pulls back after a while.
"That feels like more than I have earned." I say honestly. She blushes but shakes her head.
"Not to me." She says.
"That was sweet darling." Next thing I knew, I had a broken eardrum from Olivia shrieking, a head ache from her jumping up and my head landing on the wood, and a hurt leg from jumping a bit and hitting it on the wood floor again.
"Oww…" I draw out the "W" and lift my head up. Maribelle was sitting down there with a fake, sweet, smile, and a mend staff over my leg. "I forgot you were here." I say rubbing the back of my head. Olivia was in the farthest corner from Maribelle, not speaking, or looking at her.
"I did not mean to intrude, but I didn't want to interrupt either. You will not be able to fight for the next few months. Even after that you will not be able to run for months after that. Once we get back to Yisstol we will find you a doctor that will help you in your physical therapy. And Olivia darling?" Said girl squeaked and timidly walked back to me.
"Y-yes." Maribelle's face turned into a version of Lissa's teasing smirk.
"Lucina said she had three cousins. Two of them were Jordan's twins." Another shriek by Olivia.
"T-t-t-t-t-twins?!" She stuttered out. So, Inigo and Evelyn were twins. Inigo was one of the older kids, I think around one to two years younger. I had twins with Olivia.
"Twins huh."
"That is what she said." I nod.
"Whelp… Thanks Maribelle." I pause before repeating myself. "We are having twins." Maribelle stood up and curtsied.
"You are most welcome." With that she walked past us and climbed out the wagon. I was still trying to process it.
"Twins…" I look over to Olivia who is sitting right next to me. "I am so sorry." She ignores that comment.
"Do you know their names?" She asked.
"Wouldn't you like to figure out yourself?" I ask. She shakes her head.
"No."
"Alright. Inigo is our boy." She then smiled wistfully and looked out the front of the wagon.
"Inigo… That was the name of the man who ran the orphanage before Nathan, the man who got arrested." I smile at that.
"Glad there's a reason behind it." She nods before looking back at me.
"And our girl?" I smile. If Lucina didn't slip up, I wouldn't have known this.
"Evelyn."
"Evelyn…pretty."
"I've always liked that name."
"I like it too. We chose well."
"We will." I correct her. She blushes.
"Stop." She mutters quietly. I grow a goofy smile.
"Don't want to. You look cute when you blush." She then becomes a new shade of red.
"Please."
"But-"
Jordan!" She exclaims. I huff and look away.
"Fine." I pout. She then giggles and scoots up closer to me. She lifts my head and places it back in her lap. She then begins her magic on my scalp.
"Jordan." She quietly says.
"Yes?"
"Could you tell me more about earth?" She asks.
"What would you like to know?" There is a lot I could tell her, but I'll make it her choice. She ponders it for a while.
"Your life on earth." She asks. I nod and begin my life history.
"Alright. I was born on December 27th 1999 in…" I told her all about earth and the things I loved to do until we were in Ferox. Now it was time to end a war that I can't fight in.
AN: And that is a wrap. The most anticipated chapter is done, and I hope it lived up to your expectations. This is also the shortest chapter I have done in a long time. Less than 1,500 words than the norm. This was also is the chapter that will worry me the most based on what you people have said and I want this to be good so bad. Please leave any comments or criticism in the comments on this chapter because this might be the most important one I have done so far. Now I can actually work on homework stress free. If you can guess the song you get a shout out I guess. Go you. Anyway, the first part of the game should be done in the next one to two chapters and once that ends I will give specifics on what i plan to write about in the two year time skip. It won't be a lot I'll tell you much. Anyway the next chapter will be out in one to two weeks. See you guys later. -3008
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