[Re-Upload] Luminescence

Part 13

The evening would turn into night, and soon everyone would be getting ready to eat dinner. Elizabeth only allowed Garrett to stay until he was fine, and seeing how he overstayed his welcome, it was time for him to go. Elizabeth confronted Garrett, pointing to the door. "I feel it is time for you to leave." He would pout a little, "But, Elizabeth! My foot still hurts! Can't I stay for dinner?" Elizabeth would groan at the suggestion, looking back at the kitchen.

In there would be Sayeko and Kyoski cooking and preparing dinner. And yet again, Elizabeth's nice side would come out. "Fine. You can stay for dinner, but if you do anything that pisses me off, you're out of here." Garrett would do a fist bump, "Ya hear that, kids?! Uncle Garrett is staying longer!" Elizabeth would glare at Garrett once again, "Don't call them kids. They have names."

Garrett would roll his eyes, sitting down at the table and kicking his feet up. "Yeah, yeah. Whatever." Elizabeth would then push Garrett's feet off the table, wiping the dirt off. "Don't do that either." Garrett again rolled his eyes, "Whatever you say, mother." Elizabeth too sat down at the table, the smell of some kind of soup filling the house. Elizabeth had a warm smile on her face, the smell making her feel calm.

Soon, Sayeko and Kyoski would come out with four bowls. First they would set the bowls down, sitting down soon after. Elizabeth would give the brothers the same warm smile she had from before. "This looks amazing, boys. What is it?" Sayeko would smile back at Elizabeth, "Miso!" Elizabeth would chuckle at how adorable Sayeko was acting, taking her spoon. She would begin to eat, not really being cautious of the idiot sneaking up behind her.

Sayeko and Kyoski both would watch Garrett as he snuck up real close to Elizabeth. Elizabeth would stop eating, noticing that the boys weren't eating. "What's wrong?" Before anyone could say anything, Garrett would strike Elizabeth with a jumper cable tickle move. She dropped her spoon, doing her best to hold in her laughter. Her eyes would also water up, her chuckles turning into dry laughter.

Elizabeth would finally notice it was Garrett doing this act, the girl trying to figure out a plan to stop him. What she couldn't figure out was a way to hold back her laughter, and soon Elizabeth's laughter filled the house. Garrett would chuckle, "Hey, children, come help tag-team on this. I'll take one side, you do the other." Elizabeth would whip around, bringing her elbow and fist along with. First she would Garrett in the side of the head, punching straight in his nose.

There would be a few moments of silence before the sound of Garrett groaning in pain and a loud thump. He would have both of his hands covering his face, some blood already dripping onto the floor. Elizabeth stared down in disgust, quickly changing her mood when she focused her attention back onto the brother's. "Sorry for the violence, I just couldn't control myself."

Garrett would do his best to talk with his bloody nose, spitting blood into his hands some more. "'Couldn't control myself' my ass! Why the hell would you do that?!" Elizabeth sighed, "You're annoying me just being here. You've overstayed your welcome long enough. Now, leave before I make you bleed in other areas besides your nose." Garrett quickly got to his feet, still covering his nose with his hands.

"I'll be back, Elizabeth!" Garrett then ran to the door, slamming it on his way out. Elizabeth finished off her miso, "About time that boy took a hint." Elizabeth then grabbed everyone's dishes, beginning to clean up Garrett's blood mess. Sayeko helped a little, giving Elizabeth a soft smile. "I like your token." He nodded to Elizabeth's glasses, Elizabeth remembering that she was now immortal. "Ah, thank you! What does yours look like, Sayeko?" He would pull out a chain with a small chess piece at the end. Elizabeth smiled at Sayeko once more, "You and your brother have very unique totems."

Sayeko then smirked, "You've only seen the beginning, Miss Shadowgear." Elizabeth would sigh, "You two don't have to call me that. You are staying here now, so just call me Elizabeth. And you can tell your brother that as well." Sayeko would nod in understanding, "Yes, Miss Shadow- uh, Elizabeth." Elizabeth chuckled at his attempt, taking his dirty rag. "Alright, you two can be dismissed. I'll probably be up all night working on things anyway."

Sayeko nodded, leaving for his room with Kyoski. Elizabeth went to the bathroom to wash out the blood stains before she actually put them in the wash. While working on a rag, the doorbell would ring. Elizabeth tided herself up a bit, making her way to the front door. There she would open it to reveal Garrett but with a bandage over his nose and one on his temple. "Greetings, Elizabeth. Nice night for a chat, ay?"

While Garrett began speaking, Kyoski had poked his head out to see who was at the door. Seeing how Elizabeth blocked somewhat of the person outside, Kyoski quietly walked down the hall to see who it was. As he got closer, Elizabeth's annoyed voice would ring. "Listen here, Garrett, I don't want you here anymore. I don't care about your love for me, for I will never love you back. Ever."

Garrett would pull a gun out from his back pocket, aiming it at Elizabeth. "You will let me in, now." Kyoski saw Garrett aim the gun, grabbing Elizabeth's hand and pulling her back away from Garrett. The older man would let himself in, closing the door. "Hey kid, come here. I want to show Elizabeth something." Elizabeth held onto Kyoski's hand tightly, not wanting him to go over to Garrett. Garrett released an annoyed groan, "Kid. Come here. Now. Or is Uncle Garrett going to have to count to three?"

Garrett aimed the gun at Elizabeth, making both her and Kyoski scared. Kyoski looked up at Elizabeth, giving her a reassuring nod. He let go of Elizabeth's hand, slowly making his way over to Garrett. Once Kyoski reached Garrett, Garrett had pulled Kyoski closer to him. Garrett would wrap his arm around Kyoski's neck to keep him from going anywhere. "Now that I have one of the precious kids you care for so deeply, lets go find somewhere private to chat. I fear that prying eyes won't like what they see."

Elizabeth lead Garrett to her room, the man still keeping a firm grip on Kyoski. Once Elizabeth closed the door, Garrett would load and cock the gun, aiming it at Kyoski's head. "Now, I want the truth and only the truth, otherwise the kid's gonna get it." Elizabeth clenched her fists, "He has a name! Use it, will you? That's rude!" Garrett would scoff, "Excuse me? Who has the gun? Who's in charge? Keep quiet!"

Elizabeth remained quiet, her anger levels slowly rising. Garrett then began tapping the gun against Kyoski's head. "You know, Elizabeth. Getting injured by you has taught me a lot. Care to take a crack at what I learned?" Elizabeth would roll her eyes, "To not touch me. To stop being annoying. To stop being an idiot." Garrett would shake his head, "All wrong. And I thought you were good at these kind of things. It taught me that no matter what you say or do, I will love you even more. Do you think that's a good idea, kid?"

Kyoski would remain silent, keeping his main attention on Elizabeth. He had noticed for a few seconds that her eyes would change to a darker color. Garrett would tap the gun a few more times on Kyoski's head, trying to get his attention. "Hello? Is anyone in there? Kid? Are you braindead from staying here? Here, I'll fix it." Garrett would begin to place his finger on the trigger, but Elizabeth would stop him.

Her levels of anger and rage would reach so high, her eyes would change to a darker green than what they originally were. Kyoski would be a little surprised, "There she is." Elizabeth would have grabbed Garrett by the throat, making him drop the gun. He would fling Kyoski onto Elizabeth's bed, trying his best to get Elizabeth off.

His efforts were useless though, for Elizabeth squeezed tighter and tighter. Alas though, Garrett would find a way to get Elizabeth off, shoving her away from him. She would be in an all rage mode, her breathing heavy and her heart pounding. Garrett would hold his hands up to try and stop her if she ever did try and attack again. "Whoa there, Elizabeth. Calm down there. I only grabbed the kid to get a message to you!" Elizabeth wouldn't be listening, for she would be rushing at Garrett once again.

While Kyoski, Elizabeth, and Garrett were in one room, Sayeko was in the other, listening through the wall. From what he was hearing, he really didn't need to interfere. Elizabeth was once again attacking Garrett, only this time she was pinning him to the wall by his throat. Between her heavy breathing, Elizabeth would try her best to speak. "Don't you... ever call him.... or Sayeko... kids again...!!"

While she was speaking, she was beginning to get tired and would slowly loosen her grip on Garrett's throat. She would soon reach a point where she could no longer keep her balance and would fall onto her bed next to Kyoski. Garrett grabbed at his throat to try and regain his breathing, and soon Sayeko would run into the room. Sayeko would look at Kyoski, then to the passed out Elizabeth, and then to Garrett.

Sayeko then pointed to the front door, "Garrett, if you want to prevent another attack like this previous one, I suggest you leave now." Garrett would want to protest to stay, but he really didn't like getting attacked by the girl he liked. So, with one final look at Elizabeth, Garrett left the house.