Chapter 18: Ch. 18
( Yuto Pov )
I awaken as I felt Meteria's hand caressing my hair.
I pretended to be asleep as I couldn't pass this comfortable feeling.
I stayed like this for a few minutes before deciding I should wake up now.
" You're awake?" Meteria asked as she saw me lift my head.
I nodded.
" Yeah..." I replied as I noticed my hand was interlocked with Meteria's.
" Ahem!" I turned my had to look at Alfia, who I need from her scent and breathing rythem.
" Aren't you going to let go of her?" She asked.
" No." I replied.
" Noo!!" Meteria hugged me as she glared at her sister, who was ticked off from this display of affection.
I could hear her breathing, becoming more rapid from anger as I smirked, and I made sure she saw it.
" Alright, that's enough!!" Alfia shouted as she tried to separate me from Meteria.
" Stop!!" Meteria commanded as she unleashed a heavy aura that stopped Alfia.
She tightened her hug as I was pressed against her chest.
I could feel her heartbeat increasing from embarrassment.
" Sigh." Alfia sighed as she watched with an annoyed look.
' Alright, I can't breathe.' I thought.
" Mmffuufm" I tried to speak but it was muffled.
I tapped Meteria's arm as she realized I was suffocating.
" Yuto! I'm sorry!!" She apologized.
" It's fine." I replied.
" Oi..." I turned to Alfia, who gripped my head.
" You perverted brat..." She growled as she tightened her grip from anger.
I knew that whatever I said wouldn't be heard as I was thrown out the window before catching myself by the railing.
Pulling myself up, I walked back into the room.
" Tsk!" Alfia clicked her tongue as she walked out the room.
I turned my head towards Meteria, who laughed.
" My sister seems to have a poor impression on you." She spoke as I shrugged.
I sat next to her bed as she spoke again.
" Yuto? Do you want to go to the church?" She asked.
I looked at her.
" The church? Is your body going to be okay?" I asked with worry as I held her hand.
Meteria held a hand over my hand as well in reassurance.
" With you taking care of me, it would be fine. You'll take care of me, right?" She asked.
I nodded.
" Of course I will." I smiled as I helped Meteria off the bed as we went to the church.
A few minutes later, we arrived at the church as I helped Meteria to sit on a pew.
I sat next to her as Meteria started praying, and I prayed with her.
It was quiet. I felt nothing with warmth or coldness as I enjoyed the silence.
It felt ethereal.
A few second slater, I stopped praying as I saw the system screen in my mind.
[ Ding! Through repetitive actions, you've unlocked a perk! ]
' A perk?' I thought to myself.
[ The Prayers of God: Grant's + 250 health for every prayer. ]
I sat there in silence as Meteria finished praying as I felt her gaze on me.
" Yuto? Are you finished?" She asked.
" Yeah, just wondering if my prayer was heard." I replied.
" Me too." Meteria replied.
I smiled as I held her hand.
A few minutes later, we arrived back at Hera Familias mansion as I Meteria was teaching me to braid her hair.
" No, you turn this one over this one." She used her hands to guide me.
I think she is starting in front of a mirror as she watches me struggle.
" Sigh, I don't know why you want a blind person to braid your hair." I complained.
Meteria giggled.
" Well, you should learn now. Besides, I think my sister is getting a lot busier now." Meteria spoke.
" Busy? Why is that?" I asked.
" The Familia is going on a expedition almost I think the Zeus Familia is going as well. Are they not?" She spoke as she tilted her head towards me.
' An expedition...'
" Yuto?"
" Hm?"
" You're not going, right?"
I paused, and it seemed this made Meteria nervous as I felt her clenching her dress.
" No. I don't think I'm strong enough to go to the lower floors. So you don't have to worry." I smiled.
I heard the sounds of relief from Meteria as I continued to braid her hair.
' It would've been a good experience, but... I can't rush things now, especially making her worried.' I thought as I continued to cherish this time I had with Meteria.
Soon, I started humming as I felt Meteria relax, the gentle breeze blowing into the room as I hummed and braided Meterias hair.
It was a picture that I saw myself in. Like a painting in my head.
Soon, I finished braiding her hair as I stepped back.
" So? How did I do?" I asked.
" It looks fine to me." Meteria replied.
" You mean terrible." I replied.
" Are you calling me ugly?" I felt the playfulness in her voice as I smiled.
" Of course not. You look beautiful." I replied.
" Why, thank you....haha, o I see a pun! Haha!" She laughed at my terrible joke.
But it's moments like this that I cherish so much. My love, if only time wasn't going so fast, we could've been in each other's presence for eternity.
I pictured her beautiful smile, her face that I couldn't see was a mystery to me, a beautiful mystery that I wish to discover.
' Soon, I'll find a cure for my blindness, and I'll see your face as I hold you in my arms.' I dreamt of the day that happens as I put my forehead against Meteria's.
" Ah!?" This surprised hee, but eventually she accepted this gesture as she put both her hands on my face as she laughed.
Her soothing laughter was like music to my ears.
A sound I became addicted to as put my hand over hers.
' From here forth, I'll always be yours.'
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