Path Of Blood - 43 Chapter 36

Haruki woke up later than usual. He and Cinder were having fun till Dawn, much to Pyrrha’s dissatisfaction, Because she wanted to hug him to sleep.

But When they came back and saw their smiles, she can’t help but be infected with their smiles.

When Haruki opened his eyes, He saw Pyrrha in his arms staring at him, Blankly staring at him.

Pyrrha snuggled into his arms. “I made lunch, c’mon let’s go eat…”

Haruki nodded his head, but as he was going to stand up, Pyrrha mounted him.

She smiled,”Where’s my morning kiss?” She said smugly as she buried her face into his neck and licking it.

Haruki laughed, Her face went near his face, She kissed him deeply,Their tongues intertwined.

He said to her as she was busy nibbling on his ear. “Do you really want to spend our day inside?”

Pyrrha pouted, “Both you and Cinder came home late! My arm pillow time was cut short!”

She crossed her arms, she was still mounting Haruki though. Haruki sat up and Hugged Pyrrha. “Sorry…”

Since Haruki just woke up, Pyrrha was bound to feel something beneath, “Is it your scroll? or are you just happy to see me…”

Haruki licked her lips, “Well do you want to try guessing my dear goddess?”

Pyrrha giggled, “I would love to find out, but foods getting cold.”

Haruki smiled, “Bah! you tease…”

They ate at the table, side by side.

Pyrrha spoon fed Haruki and Haruki did the same.

“Hehehe, the date already started!” She said while feeding Haruki.

Haruki nodded while chewing his food.

She then said, “I just wanna have fun around the place, but I’ve been strolling around for the past few days…”

“But you haven’t strolled with me.” He said while grinning. She bonked him on the head and prompted him to go to the shower.

They went inside together, Pyrrha scolded Haruki for touching her in inappropriate places.

“We’re just saving time by taking a bath together, so no funny business!”

She said as she leaned her back towards him. Haruki ran his fingers across her beautiful and soft skin, and gently kissed her shoulders.

Pyrrha sighed as she turned around and kissed him, She washed Haruki’s chest.

But as he thought they were about to do it, She splashed his head with water, and shampooed his hair.

“We’re you expecting something? you naughty perv~”

Haruki raised both his arms, “Hey! I was just trying to save time!”

Pyrrha giggled as she prompted Haruki to wash her hair too. Haruki complied, but he threw away his worldly thoughts. Because if he didn’t, they wouldn’t have the time to roam around and enjoy their date…

Pyrrha and Haruki went out of the bath, and dried themselves.

They both changed into their usual outfits, Haruki was a tad bit slower on changing though, as he was observing Pyrrha’s perfect body.

She looked at him weirdly, “You’ve seen this a lot of times!”

He went near her and whispered, “Yeah, and I’ll never… get tired of looking at your beauty.”

Pyrrha rolled her eyes, “Blarggh* that’s so cheesy!!”

Haruki laughed, and continued changing.

They went outside, for a stroll… they still had plenty of time before their reservation at the fancy hotel restaurant ends.

When they were roaming around to find a good story to window shop, they felt a slight discomfort as if someone was observing them.

Haruki and Pyrrha were walking down the streets, then Pyrrha saw a Child on the side of the streets, The young girl’s clothes were ragged and she was sitting on the ground.

The child was shivering from the cold, and judging by her looks, she was hungry too.

Pyrrha felt pity, She went near the child…

Haruki tried to stop her, But he thought to himself she’s too kind… ‘Oh well guess I’ll have to play along.’

She tried to give the child her Jacket and asked the kid if she wanted to eat together with them.

The young girl stared at her with lifeless eyes, She was scared for those eyes were like the endless abyss…

Haruki tapped her on her shoulders Waking her up from her stupor.

She looked towards the girl and asked again, But the girl ignored her and continued to sit at the same spot.

Pyrrha looked towards Haruki for help, Haruki materialized food. The girl smelled this so she looked towards the direction of the smell.

The girl saw a handsome big brother holding out food in front of her. Pyrrha gave the kid her jacket, but as she was getting near…

The kid dashed towards her with a knife trying to stab her, but Haruki was fast enough.

He gripped the blade and crushed it. As they thought it was all over, a couple of arrows flew towards Pyrrha’s direction.

She immediately brought out her shield and blocked it.

Haruki on the other hand made the young girl faint.

Haruki looked at the direction of where the arrows came from…

“That’s some bad taste you got… Using a child.”

Pyrrha was angered, she never thought that there were people who could resort to this kind of cowardice.

Haruki on the other hand knew that the young girl was planning, he could sense the faint smell of blood from her, she must’ve done this a couple times…

He was angered, ‘Even here… People would still resort to this kind of lowly tactics…’

He summoned a Tac-50 rifle so he could snipe those fuckers, they deserve death… But they were quickly retreating to the mountains.

He was pissed but he didn’t want to ruin his date with Pyrrha, but as he looked beside him… She saw Pyrrha tending to the fainted child.

He sighed and patted her head, ‘She’s far too kind… This probably saddened her. She was so selfless she doesn’t care about herself but she cares too deeply for those around her.

She would immediately help those that are in need.

The girl slowly woke up, Glaring at both Pyrrha and Haruki.

She slowly stepped back as Pyrrha approached her, The girl then ran away towards the base of the mountain.

Pyrrha tried to give chase, but when Haruki tried to stop her, she looked at Haruki with pleading eyes.

He smiled at her and they both gave chase…

Reaching the base of the mountains they were surrounded by Grimm, Haruki thought ‘There were no Grimm here before… Could it be?’

After laying dormant for a while gluttony answered him.

[Yes, these were the ones that fired arrows at you. It’s probably Aergia’s doing…]

Haruki clenched his fist…

Then from the shadows A girl in her 20’s appeared.

She was One of the Four that was tasked to accompany Eris.

Haruki summoned warmonger, Pyrrha also summoned her Weapon.

She was glaring at the sudden appearance of a woman, her instincts tell her that this woman is one of the superiors of the young girl earlier.

She dashed towards the girl, The Grimm tried to stop her but Haruki used his bare hands to hold Back the Ursai…

He gripped their skulls and crushed them, he was pissed. He wanted to vent, so he stopped using warmonger and he holstered it at his back.

He gave Pyrrha enough space so she could charge towards the woman.

Pyrrha threw her javelin towards the woman, The woman smiled and she Dodged it.

But as it approached it spun very quickly, surprising the woman. She tried to parry it, knocking her sword towards the air.

Taking advantage of this she threw her shield, hitting the woman in her stomach.

“Tch, You’re quite good…” The woman said to her as she picked up her sword. “I am Two… the second homunculi that Mistress Aergia made.”

Pyrrha’s face was covered by her bangs so nobody could see the expression she was making…

“Why!? She’s just a child! How can you do that kind of cruel thing!!”

Two looked at her with a deadpan expression and cold eyes as if it could freeze your very soul. “Because you humans are governed by your emotions…

It makes you weak…

It makes you vulnerable…

It makes you easier to break…”

After two finished speaking, she dashed towards Pyrrha and they clashed blades.

Pyrrha threw her shield towards the ground, And she glared towards Two.

“I don’t need a shield towards a monster like you!”

She turned her sword into a gun, and shot towards two.

Two tilted her head, “Monster? indeed I am…”

Pyrrha slid down and slashed towards Two’s legs. So Two Jumped and stabbed he sword towards Pyrrha, she used Her semblance to move the blade away from her.

She spun her legs sending a kick towards Two’s face. *Bam* She hit her right in her cheek, sending her flying towards a large boulder.

Pyrrha stood up, but then a sword came flying towards her at ridiculous speeds. She tilted her head and the blade embedded itself on a nearby tree.

Two slowly stood up, Her shoulder was dislocated, She tilted her head as she stared at her broken arm. She moved back her arm.

She felt pain, but it didn’t show on her face. She ignored it and put her arm back in place.

She was staring at Pyrrha, a little bloodlust leaked out.

“Why do you keep fighting against us? you are surrounded… there are only two of you…

Our Target was that man, but we can’t kill him yet… so we decided to hurt you, to hurt him…”

Two looked around, and she saw the humans she transformed into Grimms.

Then she saw a pile of corpses, and a lone man was sitting on top of it. He was like a death God.

“Do you still think we’re surrounded?”

Haruki asked the girl. Two’s face looked grim she glared at haruki, but as she was about to speak she heard Pyrrha speak.

“Are you sure you want to be looking away?”

Pyrrha sent her a roundhouse kick in the face.

*Bam* Two spun and fell to the ground. She spat out blood, and she slowly stood up.

Pyrrha stood in front of two, “Stand up…”

Two rolled on the ground and said, “I am at a disadvantage… I will return…”

She said as she stared at the two of them coldly.

Pyrrha wanted to give chase but more Grimm came out from the woods, Surrounding them.

She glared at the direction where two Ran to.

Haruki wiped the place of all the Grimm and devoured all their corpses.

Pyrrha was just standing there feeling helpless…

Haruki walked towards her, She was frustrated for not being able to save the young girl.

Feeling helpless, She clutched Haruki’s sleeves.

And buried her face towards Haruki’s chest.

They both walked back and saw that they were way past their schedule on the restaurant. But they both didn’t care.

Pyrrha apologized at Haruki, “I’m sorry, I ruined our date…”

Haruki caressed her head, “It’s not your fault Pyrrha… it’s nobody but those monster’s fault.”

They reached their room, but Pyrrha was a little bit down.

So Haruki told her to wait outside for a few mins.

She complied Wondering what Haruki was planning.

“Alright babe, come on in!”

She opened the door and she saw a candle lit dinner, and Rose petals all over the place.

“Baby, I’m really not in the mood…”

Haruki hugged her from behind,.”C’mon let’s at least go eat…”

Pyrrha nodded her head, Haruki pulled the seats for her, and served her food.

“The menu today is your favorite madam… Lasagna A la Haruki”

Pyrrha’s mood brightened a little bit, she knew Haruki did all this to cheer her up, but on the back of her mind, she kept seeing the child’s lifeless eyes.

Haruki kissed her on the cheeks and sat across the table.

Pyrrha was apologetic towards Haruki, He was trying this hard and yet she was still down in the dumps.

Haruki sighed, She thought Haruki got.tired of cheering her up but…

“Well, if you were given a chance once more, to go back in time would you have done differently?”

Haruki suddenly asked her, so she was caught off guard.

But she shook her head, And stared straight into Haruki’s eyes. “I would’ve still saved that kid, I would’ve still lent her my jacket.”

Haruki smiled and nodded his head. “Yup that’s why you don’t have to get so down.”

Pyrrha shook her head. “But I couldn’t save her…”

Haruki smiled. “Pyrrha what you did was Noble and selfless. Even if she tried to hurt you you still saved her.

So one way or another you changed that girls way of thinking…

It may not be instantaneous but gradually she’ll start trying to trust in the kindness of humans too.”

Pyrrha knew Haruki was only saying this to cheer her up, but hearing the words she wanted to hear most right now put a smile on her face…

“Haruki… thank you…” She hugged Haruki and kissed him deeply.

“Don’t ever lose that kindness, Look whenever you fall down we will always be here for you.

That same kindness saved me too, so don’t think too much…

if I could be saved why can’t you save her?

You’re Pyrrha Nikos! one of the most amazing woman I’ve met…

And the girl I love!

Trust me baby, your kindness helped no matter how small…”

Pyrrha Let Haruki spoil her tonight, She let Haruki serve her like a princess, and little by little she slowly felt better.

She hugged Haruki close “I love you so much!”

They were lying on the bed, “You know when I first met you, I was surprised that you saw me staring at you guys, I was curious about a new rival…

Then you came and saved me like a prince, and it felt like you knew me, but didn’t treat me differently…

A Friend that treated me equally, and slowly as the days pass I slowly fell in love with you, with your kindness.

Even though you’re such a womanizer… I couldn’t care less about that now!

That’s why, when you told me who you really were, I wasn’t angered, I have already accepted you for who you are…

And I love you more than anything…”

Haruki kissed her forehead, “And I you.”

She laid in Haruki’s arms and underneath the moonlit night they slowly became one…