Mind Reality of Eclipse

Bottled Up Rage ~ Chapter 5

Byleth sighed, "As of late I've been getting really angry with myself. I think I'm becoming more and more useless as of late and nothing is going the way I want it to go."

"What are you talking about? You're not useless at all? I don't understand why you're remotely believing this at all," Shez replied. Byleth looked down at him and saw the uniform Shez was wearing. A yellow uniform with pink accents to it.

Byleth sighed, "I don't know. You guys are selling Lemonade. Alear has things she is taking care of. All of the team has some importance and then there's me... I just feel like I'm nothing but an outsider to everyone."

"Byleth you know that's not true in the slightest, you're one of the best people I got a chance to meet!" Shez said with a smile. Byleth looked at him and then back down at his feet. "You can help me and Kirby sell some lemonade!" Byleth looked at him and then nodded. Shez went back to the stand and handed him the apron and a visor.

Byleth sighed, "Can't you find something else bright?"

"I could get Kirby to make you a black and purple apron if you really want him to," Shez replied. Byleth looked back toward Alear and then back at the apron.

Byleth sighed, "It's fine, when I head back home I can just recolor it. Not the end of the world..." Then he put the apron and the visor on and walked over to the stand.

Kirby asked while excited, "You want to help me Byleth!? Shez makes the lemonade and you can handle the restocking and selling of the ice treats!"

"Doesn't sound too hard..."

"Working here is very easy if you know what you're doing. It's such an easy job to do!" Shez said while laughing. Byleth nodded and then restocked the ice treats. Giving the treats to the people who paid for them.

Kirby cheered, "I really am glad you decided to work with me Byleth! It was easy with Shez and now it will be a breeze!" Byleth nodded as he continued helping out. Soon Alear dashed over and noticed Byleth was working with them.

"You're working with them now? I thought you wanted to take a stroll?" Byleth stopped and looked over to Alear.

Byleth replied, "Well, I would've gone on a stroll if someone didn't decide to leave me in the dust to sit down and do nothing as you went on and talked with your friends..." Alear looked at him and back down at herself. "I thought we were going together but since you were busy I decided to come over and work with Shez and Kirby."

Alear explained, "Look, I apologize for leaving you behind, I guess I got a bit too excited and decided to meet up with my friends before prioritizing my time with you..."

"WELL IT'S NOT LIKE EVERY TIME YOU GET A CHANCE TO HANG OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS ALL THE TIME! YOU LEFT ME BEHIND! AM I NOT YOUR BEST FRIEND!?" Byleth screamed. Shez and Kirby looked over as Alear felt the anger Byleth had against her.

Alear apologized, "I-I'm really sorry! I don't know how to apologize better but I really know how much you feel! I know how hard life is for you and I should've taken that into consideration. I just hope you can accept my apology..."

"If you're going to leave me all the time every time we go to the park, why should I bother to forgive you?" Byleth muttered as he turned away from Alear. Alear stood there staring at him and looking down at herself.

Alear replied, "I understand... if you wish to no longer be friends... I completely understand." Byleth didn't reply as Alear walked away in shame.

"Oh... wow," Kirby said in disbelief. Byleth then broke down in tears. He felt like everything was tumbling down on him, that every little step he took was a giant step that led to a mistake.

Shez sighed, "You did what you needed to do Byleth-"

"I THINK I JUST LOST A FRIEND SHEZ!!! I DON'T WANT TO LOSE ALEAR!!! I DON'T WANT TO!!!" Byleth cried as he hugged Shez tightly. "I'm so tired of being forgotten all the time..."

Kirby sighed, "Byleth you're not forgotten all the time! You're a great friend and no matter what ends up happening you will be there for us!"

"I don't know..."

"Cheer up man, come on let's get you back home so you can have some rest..." Byleth nodded as Shez took him back home while Kirby kept on selling the lemonade.