乇卩|乙ㄖ́

卩卂尺ㄒ ㄒ山ㄖ: 匚卄卂卩ㄒ乇尺 ㄒ乇几

I knew that I shouldn't have gone back so soon because Aino was dead serious the night before.

Now, here I sat in a therapist's office.

"Kama, I understand th—"

"I was the one that hired you. I don't have to say anything to you," I huffed, keeping my arms crossed.

"Are you still mad at Aino for this? You don't have to take it out on me," he frowned, tapping his pen on the clipboard.

"I am, and I definitely am gonna take it out on you." I pouted, staring a hole into this man.

"Has that always been a coping mechanism for you? Shielding your problems through defiance?"

"Do not even try."

The therapist we hired was an Erlik who can read emotions. His eyes changed according to other people's emotions, and he used it to try and fix their problems. He was probably reading mine now, but he wasn't gonna get me to talk.

"You're here for another hour. You might as well talk," he sighed, seeming to become fed up with me.

"I can ignore you for an hour. It's not hard," I smirked, checking my nails.

"I can sense your pride, and I need you to stop. I can also sense your anger, and it's intense. Please, just listen to your boyfriend! You need to let this out," he spoke, practically begging now.

I crossed my arms over my chest, slowly turning to face the wall.

"Oh, wow. D-Don't do that—" he frowned, watching me slowly lay down on the sofa.

"I can take a niccee nap here."

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Soon enough, the session had ended. I successfully ignored him the whole time, and I didn't talk about it at all. He begged the entire time, wanting to help me. I was too mad at Aino right now, so I wouldn't accept any help he requested for me.

I finally made it to the main house, heading up the stairs to our room. I ignored the people trying to talk to me downstairs, only wanting to take a bath.

When I got up there, the room was completely empty. I was assuming that Aino was at work by now. I wasn't sure where the hell Aurelio would be, though.

I went to the bathroom, not bothering to shut the door. Aino wouldn't be back for a while, and I'd be submerged in water anyway.

I ran the bath, adjusting it to the temperature I wanted.

Soon enough, I got into the bath, lowering myself into the warm water.

It felt nice, and the soap made it smell sweet.

I glanced down at myself, starting to notice all the scars that I've received over the years.

The biggest one was on my ankle. I had faced a zombie in Salem Oregon, sort of overestimating my abilities. It moved too fast, and I ended up getting slashed in the leg.

We stitched it up, but it still looked nasty even when it was fully healed. The scar stayed a deep purple instead of becoming pale. You could tell it was from something abnormal, and in a way, it still looked fresh.

I deeply sighed, slowly slipping myself underwater.

I found the water calming, and it was completely silent when submerged. It was like laying on a bunch of clouds.

I was calm, beginning to blow bubbles by breathing out.

I didn't expect what happened next to happen, and it's still a bit of a haze.

I felt someone grab ahold of me, quickly pulling me out of the water.

My mouth gapped open to scream, some water getting in.

I began to cough, choking on the soapy water now.

"I KNEW YOU WEREN'T FEELING THE BEST, BUT DON'T KILL YOURSELF." someone yelled, shaking me aggressively.

"Hu—" I barely let out, still coughing from the water.

I slowly opened my eyes, my vision blurry from the water in them.

My gaze fell upon a head of blonde, golden eyes staring back at mine.

"Aurel—" I tried to explain, but I couldn't when I was literally choking right now.

I felt a hand pat me on the back, the water beginning to come up out of my mouth.

The thing is, I didn't feel the embrace of Aurelio's hand.

He was doing it with his power.

The water eventually came out, my lungs finally taking in fresh air.

I decided to explain myself quickly before Aurelio freaked out.

"Aurelio, I always stick myself underwater when I take a bath. I can hold my breath well. If I need to, I go back to the surface. I find underwater calming, I wasn't trying to drown," I spoke fast, still breathing heavy from the lack of air.

He seemed stunned, just staring at me like I had a second mouth.

"Shit, I feel stupid," he sighed, placing a hand on his forehead.

"You did almost kill me by pulling me up so sudden."

"Sorry! I didn't think you'd scream!"

I began to laugh, finding this whole situation so stupid.

"Trust me, I have too much to live for to die by my own hands. I'm going to live out of spite and destroy everyone I want to during that time." I smiled, sitting back down into the water so that everything was covered.

"That's a good way of thinking, I guess. I'm glad that you weren't trying to drown yourself," he laughed, sitting down on the bathroom floor.

"What made you come in here anyway?" I paused, realizing that it was kind of weird.

"Oh, I was looking for you," he responded, looking up at the ceiling.

"For what?" I asked, leaning on the edge of the bathtub.

"I know you don't trust me still. So, I was trying to find ways to put my powers to different use. I realized that my ability to access people's system also ties in with touch. I've been studying, and I can also do it on the surface of people's skin. I learned that with the slap, and I began testing it more. Felt the patting on your back? I was able to do that without actually touching you. It's so fucking cool! I can help that way, and I can even solve medical problems. I ca—"

"Aureli—"

"Please, let me help, Kama. My power can do so much more than kill."

I stared at him, almost mesmerized by what he had just said. He reminded me a lot of Griff, who also tried to turn his power into something positive.

"I thought we put this untrustworthy talk past us," I chuckled, going deeper into the water.

"We did, but I can't stand being feared anymore. I told you that I quit that a while ago when Griff became worse. I won't kill with my glare, I'll save with it. Plus, I can kill Chimeras easily then," he responded, a sparkle in his eyes glowing as he continued.

It was then that I finally made my decision.

"Lio, I think I might finally give you a chance."