BLAMELESS SORROWS

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Axel's Point of View.

Yes we are here at the Cosmos gate, at freaking four in the morning waiting for Karina to come.

Axel: Why did you decide to meet at four again?

I look at her unimpressed while she looked at me with her cheeks puffed out and huffed about it.

Tilbe: I was nervous when I give her the notes with Galen and Heri on the other side, so I just wrote the first thing that came into my mind.

Yes she slip her a note secretly during the meeting for this meet, not willing for us to know. And in that us, Iam also included.

Tilbe: But I have a bad feeling that Iam forgetting something, but I don't know what.

She sigh while ruffling her hair in frustration. She has been on about forgetting something since yesterday and that has continue even till about now.

Axel: Well if you have forgotten about it, it must have been something not important.

She nod along but looking a bit hesitant and unsure.

While I just pat her head and keep in place all the hair she ruffled before.

Axel: Since we are here anyway, let's just be confident and not worry too much. And now that it's nearly four, I need to blindfold myself.

She sigh and huff her cheeks in complain but nonetheless help me in blindfolding myself.

Tilbe: It's such a waste of your stunning eye to be covered like this.

I chuckled when she said that.

Axel: Well we have yours to show off, so I think it's quite alright.

Well we do have very very identical eyes, so it's quite the same actually.

Tilbe: Well then, it's too beautiful for only a pair to be seen, it's a shame really.

I chuckle at that while she just stand there, my vision now dark and gloom.

The fact that I can no longer see her puffed cheeks and her complaining pout is strangely making me sad in a lot of ways I did not expect.

Tilbe: Axel, do you really think they will come. Do you think all of them will come or only Karina.

Axel: Well that depends on what you write when you invite her or them.

I look up at her direction even though I could not see her.

Tilbe: Well the exact words were, meet me in the cosmo gate at four.

I hitch when she said that.

Axel: Four?

She said nothing for a while making me look at her suspiciously, in my mind at least. But she can't see that so.,

Axel: Well?

Tilbe(confused): Well dont you see me nod? Oh no, you didn't.

She ask and answer to herself making me sigh.

Now we are going off topic.

Axel: Tilbe please tell me you specify an am or pm, I beg little gift.

She giggle softly, it's countenance unsure and hesitant making me known of the answer I won't like.

I pull down my blindfold and look at her stupified.

Tilbe: I thought morning when I wrote down four, I just realise I didn't specify.

She look at me sheepishly while I look at her speechless. Did I wake up this early and come this far in such a cold morning, for apparently no reason. Is that it?

Tilbe: If only looks could kill Ax, if only.

She shake her head while patting my shoulder, making me look at her in weird disappointment.

Axel: So if they don't come, we wait for four in the evening again?

She nod, quite unsure herself.

Tilbe: I guess so, right?

I look at her with a defeated gaze while she smile at me cutely. She really is lucky she is cute and my sister, cause if not hands might be thrown.

Looking at my expression she tilt her head in one side and start to lecture.

Tilbe: Well if they don't come now, that means you just have more time to spend with me. Isn't that great?

I looked at her dryly again while she just puckered her lips looking at my expression, making me to soften a bit

Axel: Thats good and all, but if we do have to spend the day together, I prefer it warm and fed.

She hmph as I said that while I just stare at her when I heard a voice.

The voice: Well sorry to interrupt then.

I turn back before I even realise what I just did, and there I saw the familiar gray eyes looking straight into mine. I stare at it for a few second enthralled, but quickly turn back as soon as I realise what I was doing.

I turn back with my heart thumping and quickly blindfold myself again.The last sight I saw being Tilbe looking at me worriedly.

Tilbe: Heri! I knew it, I was forgetting something.

Ahah! So this was it.

Heri: Yes, you too break a lot of promises now, mrs fruit basket.

Tilbe laugh nervously at that while she come close to me and nudge me at my ribs, making me look down towards her although I can't really see.

Tilbe: You liar, you said it will be something not important if I forget about it.

She whisper to me while if I can I will have give her a mean look. I just said that , how will I know what she forget when she herself can't remember.

Tilbe: Well, your ability is something not very useful for me now huh?

Heri must have known about this meeting when Tilbe wrote it down for Karina.

Heri: Well why yes, you wrote it in wonderful handwriting at that.

Tilbe sigh and fall a little on me standing just besides me. And by her act, I can tell she is defeated.

Tilbe: Well since you are here now, wait along with us will you, we dont know whether it's pm or am though.

I sigh as she said that, while everyone else do too.

Tilbe: Well I can see that Galen is here too.

Galen: Hello there Tilbe.

Well now, where does he come from?

Galen: I had to look in other places but I can see that you are here.

Tilbe instead of sighing like I expect her to, squeal instead.

Tilbe: Does this mean, you know each other ability now.

Heri: Nop, I just brought him if we need an extra hand, so as a guard and he just follow along.

Well isn't he the best choice for being a guard now. Heri did make a fine choice with that.

Galen: And I follow cause she seems always to be right in such cases.

Tilbe: Well don't you guys just make the perfect pair.

Exactly, they don't know what each other have but just know what to know and what is needed, if that make any sense.

Heri: That we make.

I chuckled when she said that, she does not even know what Tilbe is saying but she just have to said that.

I guess when Tilbe said they seems to be dating, she was right.

Heri: And I see the weird guy is also here.

Well wasn't that forward now.

Axel: I can't see but I too can hear, very clearly at that.

Heri: But you can see too.

Heiha! I don't want to go that way so let's just admit defeat.

Axel: Just take me as a weird guy, thats fine.

Tilbe shake in laughter besides me, making me nudged at her this time.

But now that they are here, I have to go away. I have seen Heri and that is tragic enough, and it's not like I won't affect them just cause I don't meet them or anything like that. So Its better to be careful than to be sorry later.

Galen: Who is this?

Heri: Didn't you hear me, weird guy.

I sigh in disbelieve when she said that, while Tilbe is dying besides me with suppressed laughter.

Axel: I can hear you little gift.

She said nothing back when I said that, but I can literally imagine her shrugging and Iam sure she do it too.

Axel: What's the time little gift?

Tilbe: It's 3:47, so we have thirteen minute to go.

I sigh, my hand shaking by my side. Should I just leave now? I don't want to be in their company for a long time or more like I can't be in anyone's company.

Tilbe: Ax, should we go seat where we normally seat. Iam tired and cold.

I sigh in relieve when she said that and agree quickly, although we don't really have a place we normally seat. She must have seen me being uncomfortable.

Heri: No No no no, don't try to run away again Tilbe. You really really need to be careful and with people so that you can be safe, just in case. I swear we won't disturb in anything else.

I sigh at her misunderstanding of Tilbe's intention. But the thing that irritate me more is the fact that, her concerns are so genuine and that she is really truly worried for little gift's well being.

Tilbe(mumbling): I wasn't trying to run away though.

I pat her head when she said that, nodding my head in understanding of the unfairness she feel.

Heri: Besides there won't be any place warm here, you want my coat?

And by the sound of it she was about to take it out but Tilbe quickly deny.

Tilbe: No no no, this is enough.

Hmm? What was enough?

Just when I thought that I feel my scarf being ripped off of me and the cold wind touching my neck. And like that I knew Tilbe was the one who did it. I sigh in displeasure but nonetheless not refuting her.

Heri: You sure, you might get sick again.

Galen: Take her coat Tilbe, you getting sick is not really something we can afford.

I raised my eye in question at his suggestion. This is weird.

Tilbe: What about Heri then?

When she ask that , there was some sound of moving here and there and suddenly Tilbe exclaimed.

Tilbe: Ekk! Galen you offer the coat just because you want to do this, don't you.

Galen laugh a bit when she said that.

Galen: Well I have to take my chances.

I wonder what they are doing. When I was thinking that, Tilbe come by my side and mumble.

Tilbe: Just so you know Ax, I have Heri coats and Galen is hugging Heri while his coat covers her completely.

Ahh, thats what they were doing.

Tilbe: They look cute and all. And all this just cause I act cold.

She chuckle to herself while I just wonder why all this make me so uncomfortable for some reason. And why them together bothers me.

But before I can think anything through, a voice is heard.

Karina: You do keeps your promises in a weird way.