ONE SUMMER NIGHT'S

Because of that, Sea.

Kreeks ....

The sound of the door opened slowly, until Eden woke up from the daydream. Immediately moved after seeing the figure who was now standing in front of the door with a face that looked tired, chaotic, with some bruising marks on the face.

"Where have you been?"

Ruel did not reply, and just continued to stand up, looking at the older brother for a glance before stepping in and about to go to his bedroom.

"You didn't hear me?"

Ruel's footsteps came to a halt at the door of his room.

"You haven't been home for three days. Where have you been?" ask Eden again.

"Avolire."

"Try to lie to me?"

Ruel held tightly onto the rope of the bag slung on his shoulder.

"I looked for you there, and I didn't find you. Even Gray and Jeane don't know where you are."

Ruel still remained silent not answering. Returning from Avolire that night, exactly when he last met Sea. Ken again contacted him for another job, and chose not to go home and return to Avolire, but to one place to treat his injuries. He was involved in many fights during these three days, so he did not think about the condition of his body anymore. And it obviously had something to do with the fact about Sea that made him really frustrated and heartbroken.

"Sister, there's no need to worry about me. I'm fine," Ruel replied before stepping inside his room.

"Wait!" serga Eden pulled Ruel's arm so hard that he almost fell. "Is this what you said okay? There are bruises everywhere. What have you done?"

"Stop caring about me, brother. I'm not a kid anymore!"

"So you feel grown up now? If that's the case, can you act like a grown man and stop being troublemakers?"

Ruel was silent not answering.

"You disappeared for a few days and came back with scars everywhere, and you're still asking me not to care about you. Is that what you want now? Because you're grown up, so you don't need me anymore?"

"Sister, I didn't mean that."

"Then?"

Ruel was silent again. His feelings are really messed up. Even he himself did not know what he had done for some days. All he wanted was to forget about Sea and his own feelings, without thinking about what way he was doing was right or not.

"I'm sorry," said Ruel lowered his head with his eyes glazed over, until a few seconds as Eden saw a clear grain fall from the corner of Ruel's eyes.

Quite surprising to him, because all this time he had never seen his sister let out tears, and when both of their parents died at the age of Ruel who was still seven years old, he said, that was where he last saw Ruel shed tears. Even when he was sick, or got a wound in the body while playing, or fighting with his peers, Ruel never complained with his tears, he said, until he was seventeen years old. However, what is with Ruel now.

"Ruel's." Eden stepped closer to her sister. "What happened to you?"

"I'm fine."

"You're crying."

Ruel bowed deeply with a body that looked trembling clearly holding back the cries. Why is a broken heart so painful, even the pain exceeds the wounds all over his body.

"Say something, Ruel. Are you gonna keep quiet like this?"

Ruel stepped slowly and sat on the edge of his bed, still bowed staring at the tile floor of his room.

"Sister, I .. like someone."

"What?"

"I like someone" repeated Ruel who finally admitted.

"Then?"

"Someone that ...."

Ruel's sentence was stuck in the throat. Eden was still silent and waiting.

"Mad Vincent."

"W-what?"

Ruel raised his head, looking at Eden's face which was clearly shocked.

"I fell in love with him. Sea Theodoric, brother of Vincent Theodoric."

Eden closed with a powerful breath. Still didn't say anything until a few seconds passed. Still trying to digest Ruel's confession just now. If it was indeed a matter of heart and feelings, he would understand it very well, however, Ruel was an adult and it was only natural that he liked a girl and started dating like any other boy his age. But the problem now is the girl Ruel likes.

"Why should Sea?"

"Because it's Sea."

"I know."

"Then?"

"I already love him."

"Ruel Awareness. Sea is not the girl you should love."

"I know."

"Stop that!" sentak Eden's.

"I can't. I've been trying to do it, trying to forget it and get it out of my mind, I've even done things, but I still can't."

Eden rubbed his face rough.

"However, you must forget it."

"Sister."

"Get me this time, Ruel."

"I can't."

"Ruel!" jolt Eden once again. "Are you aware that you'll really get into big trouble if you stick with your wishes? Forget your feelings, hard or not you should be able to do it, you have no choice."

Ruel was silent not answering.

"You're still very easy. Falling in love and liking someone is normal at your age, and you won't just fall in love once because there are so many girls you'll meet. So I beg you this time, forget how you feel about Sea."

"What if ... if I can't do it?"

"Don't be stubborn by continuing to maintain your stupid feelings."

"Dumb feeling?"

"It's just a momentary feeling, Ruel. You'll be ...."

"My feelings are sincere to her, and not a stupid feeling or a momentary feeling like what Big Brother said. I'm not gonna like anybody else, and I don't want to see anybody else."

"She's getting married soon."

Ruel was silent again.

"Forget her. It's the thing you have to do, even you have no choice but to do it. It sounds cruel and selfish, but it's the only option you have to accept."

Ruel still remained silent not answering. Even the atmosphere turned silent for a few minutes. Eden who tried to calm his feelings, was seen sitting next to Ruel who had only been bowed since.

"I'm sorry if I'm selfish and don't understand how you feel. But, I don't want you to forget one important thing. If Vincent ...."

The words Eden were stuck in the throat.

"I know, he hates me so much. But I don't care."

"What about Sea? Did you ever think about it if Vincent found out about your relationship?"

Ruel is silent again.

"Sea was just a submissive girl, loving both her Brother and Father. He would just shut up and accept all their decisions. And you can't do anything for her, no matter how deep and how much you love her. Although Sea also felt the same feeling, but in the end he would prefer his Big Brother and Father."

Ruel clenched his palm tightly when he again learned the fact about the Sea that he really could not reach. No matter how much he felt about the girl.

"Don't hurt yourself. If indeed you can not forget it quickly, then do it slowly," continued Eden, rising from his seat.

Stepping towards the nightstand and picking up a box of P3K there, a cuddle back to sit next to Ruel and began treating some bruises on his sister's face.

"Look at you, why do you get so many wounds like this" said Eden was unable to withstand his sadness.

Maybe Ruel never realized how much love Eden had for him, even though he never showed it, Eden even more snapped and spoke loudly to him. However, always forgive and clean up all the mess that has been made Ruel, trying to keep and protect as much as possible. Although in reality, Eden still does not know about all the things that Ruel is doing out there.

"Rest, everything will soon improve. Over time, you will be able to forget everything" Eden said after treating all of Ruel's wounds.

"Yes." Yeah."

Ruel spread his body, staring at the dim sky of the room without the light of a lamp, and only the moonlight that snuck in through the window grille.

Can I forget you?

Ruel again closed, feeling the pain that spread throughout the body, not much different from the current condition of the Sea who was lying on his bed with tears that just dripped because of the nightmares that came back, was present, where he could see Ruel with blood all over his body, seeing Ruel continuously running towards the abyss and ignoring him. Sea was even as hiccuping as he was unconscious due to the influence of the drug injected into his infusion. Sea lay sick from that night with a sudden body temperature hot, his breathing was not normal, even had been unconscious for twenty-four hours.

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