♡Under my Umbrella♡ | -A Zane~Chan story-

ღChapter 7: Why do bad things happen to good people?ღ

Kawaii~Chan POV

Everyone was staring at us with ridiculous drawings plastered all over their faces.

It was unsettling..

We eventually told them what had happened.

"After I had witnessed that..I saw Kawaii~Chan on the staircase sobbing. So..I decided to cheer her up..?" Zane said in a hesitant tone

"Oh..I'm so sorry Kawaii~Chan..you do know you don't need to feel ashamed right?" Aphmau remarked

"Kawaii~Chan's not ashamed at what others will think.." I stopped there.

I didn't want to let my distressed emotions out

I didn't want them to see the weak and fragile side of me.

The side that anguished me every time it engulfed my emotions.

Aphmau continued, "Look, we all understand your situation right now. If you ever need to talk, you know where I'm at. This breakup with Damien isn't a mistake of yours, it's not a problem you're going to fix..It's a problem you're going to let go. You're going to move on. I have faith in you Kawaii~Chan. You're a strong gal. He's none of your concern anymore. Just keep that in mind. We're all so sorry.." 

Why is she sorry? Why are they all pleading sorry?

How is it any of their fault?

It's mine..

It's been mine

I have a feeling

I can't ever move on Aphmau, can't you understand?!

Aphmau POV

After lecturing Kawaii~Chan she paused.

She seemed happy and cherished?

It was rather odd..yet normal?

I've always known Kawaii~Chan to be a woman with a positive outlook on life itself.

She's always supporting, caring

But those are only her traits

What do I really know about her?

Sometimes I wonder.

"Hey Kawaii~Chan, you want to go to the mall tomorrow in the morning? You can invite anyone else who'd like to come. If..it makes you feel any better?" I said with a warm smile

"It'd be difficult to overcome this unfortunate event..but it doesn't mean Kawaii~Chan will coop herself. Kawaii~Chan would love to go!" she responded 

We shared a hug and continued chatting.

Garroth POV

I'm honestly crestfallen over the news of Kawaii~Chan being cheated on.

Why do bad things happen to good people?

Everyone gathered around Aphmau and Kawaii~Chan and began to comfort her. 

But then I see Zane; separated from everyone else

It's like nobody acknowledged his help towards Kawaii~Chan

If it wasn't for him, Kawaii~Chan would've been a mess.

I noticed him eyeing towards the center of attention

He didn't seem upset or disappointed that nobody was focusing on him.

He actually looked happy

I decided to go talk with him

As I was walked towards him he quickly focused his eyes on me and immediately said,

"Garroth?"

"Hey baby brother, how you holding up?"

"You shouldn't be asking me how I feel, I'm not the one you need to worry about.." he said shifting his head away from me.

"But you are. You know I care about you right? It's the reason I even built up the courage to even ask how you're feeling right now."

"See? "Built up the courage" to see your own brother? Is it that hard to talk to me? Garroth, you don't seem to care about me. At least, you never felt that way about me when we were just teenagers. All you do is show sympathy towards me. That's not 'caring'."

"Zan-"

"No Garroth! Just stop..please." he began sniffing

Was he crying?

Just a few moments ago he was happy. Did I trigger something inside of him?

He continued, "Out of all people, I expect you the least to show any sign of care towards me. I- can't anymore." 

It's like everything converted to slow motion.

I heard a steady beat.

Where was it coming from?

My heart..

I came to realization

I know haven't been the best brother Zane.

But you haven't either..