Love Is A Sweet Poison - Chapter 69

Gabriel chuckled, “Come home both of you or should say all four of you?” Gabriel looked at Suzuka’s stomach smiling. He saw a girl that was roughly four years of age. He kneeled down and looked into her eyes. “h.e.l.lo.”

“Hi…” She hides behind Suzuka and peeks out at Gabriel.

“It is okay Mayumi. This man is our family. This is Uncle Gabriel.” Suzuka smiles and tries to urge Mayumi to come out.

Gabriel smiles and looks at the little girl. “Mayumi, that is a very sweet name. Come to Uncle when you are ready. I am sure that Grandmother and Grandfather will be excited to meet you as well.”

“Are Mother and Father well? I worry about them and is that old man doing well as well?” Kazuki looks at Gabriel asking the questions.

“Will you come back if I said that I need you? Mother and Father are doing well. Mother still teaches tea ceremony and ikebana. Father is now in charge of the hospital. Grandfather is no longer among the living. Come home Kazuki.” Gabriel starts to cry and looks at the ground. “I really need help. I can’t do this alone anymore.”

Kazuki looks at Gabriel and sighs. “We will come back with you. I want to come back and kick the old man. Why are you so desperate to have me come back?”

“I want to finish my schooling and be able to spend some time with my partner.” Gabriel looked away and looked out the window. “I want to head back home as soon as possible. We are planning on leaving tonight.”

“Kosuke is with you? That guy was always good to you and me. I am glad that he is still there.” He watches Gabriel and notices that something is off with him. “Gabriel…” He got up and touched his forehead. He rushed to his bag and grabbed the fever powder and poured it into Gabriel’s mouth. “So help me G.o.d, if you spit this out I will slap you. What were you thinking, going out with this bad of a fever?”

Gabriel opened his mouth and swallowed the medicine. “How did you know? I hid it all day. You were the first to notice.”

“Gabriel, you are not well enough to travel back home. We will

leave in the morning.” Kazuki gets up and tries to walk away.

“No, I am going home as planned. I will sleep the whole trip home. I refuse to delay my return. I will take as much medicine you want me to but let me go home. Please?” Gabriel looked at him with pure determination.

“Fine! We will leave tonight but you will take my medicine every single time I tell you to.” Kazuki glares at Gabriel and begins to pack up a few things.

Mayumi ran to her room and came out carrying a bunny. She ran to Gabriel and placed the bunny in his lap and looked at him with her big round eyes. “Uncle is in painful?”

“Mayumi, thank you for sharing but I do not want you to get my cold so it would be best if you stay away.” Gabriel pets the bunny before it hops away.

“I will help you get better!” Mayumi ran and began dragging a blanket. “Almost there. I can do it!”

Kazuki lifted Mayumi and the blanket up. “It will be okay. Gabriel is going to go back to where he spent the night and rest until it is time to leave. Isn’t that right?”

“Yes, I am going to go back to the inn and lay down. I just have to talk to Subaru and then I will go rest.” Gabriel gets up and pats Mayumi on the head. “I will see you later.”

Suzuka watched as Gabriel got up and left. “I am surprised that you let him leave as you and I both know that he will not go and rest.”

“I know that is what I slipped sleeping powder in the medicine. That way he would be forced to sleep. Trust me I know that boy well and with him not having my medicine for a while it will hit him hard.” Kazuki watches from the door.

Gabriel walks to Subaru’s house and knocks on the door. He leans on the side of the place and can feel the sleep trying to pull him under. ‘d.a.m.n it Kazuki.’

Subaru stepped out and looked at Gabriel. “Are you okay? You do not look all that well.” He moves to help Gabriel.

“Stop. I came to tell you that I am going to lay down at the inn. I caught a small cold and Elder Brother Kazuki fed me a sleeping tonic. I just need to sleep it off. Could I trouble you to get the herbs ready for me?” Gabriel held out his hand and was starting to see double.

“Go, go. I will sort everything out myself. Go rest and get better.” Subaru watches as Gabriel stumbles away.

Gabriel stumbles into the inn and changes his shoes before going to his room. He opens the door, stumbles in and closes the door. He lays on the bedding and pa.s.ses out.

Amelia looked over at Miyuki. “It is always strange what the body does but I would like to believe that it is the fruit that was gifted to me from the G.o.d and G.o.ddess of the mountain. As to not worry anyone I will stay in bed and rest most of the day.” Amelia got up and laid down in her bed by the doorway. She looked out and saw that the sky was dark. “It is going to rain.”

Miyuki ate her meal fast and went to the door and looked out. “There is laundry out. Stay here, I need to help carry it in.”

“Do what you need to do Miyuki. I will be here resting. I do not have a lot that I absolutely must do.” She closed her eyes and looked at the sky.

“Thank you, I will take the trays away and bring you more tea when I am done helping with the laundry.” Miyuki cleaned up the table and got up and left the room after bowing.