Josele ida and Nacht fight part 3
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The sound of the biwa was strange to Ida's ears. It was understandable, as the instrument was literally foreign to Ida. Or maybe Ida was the one who was foreign to the biwa and the culture it resided in. Either way, despite being unused to the sound, the slow strumming of the instrument was putting Ida at ease.
"It seems like the spell is effective on you, Ida-san," Ichika remarked while standing beside Ida's futon.
It was true. Fujio's Sound Magic essentially massaged the tension from Ida's body to the point that she doubted her ability to move freely with the way her limbs felt like putty. She felt neither light nor heavy. If anything, Ida felt that her body was soft.
But it was only her body that was relaxed.
Ida's mind was still racing with... *everything*.
Ida would've been lying if she said she didn't see some of herself in Sterling. From birth, Sterling had been different. Not to the degree that Ida was but the child was still set apart from the rest of humanity. With one eye seeing the past and one eye seeing the future, so to speak. Ida's own powers went beyond human limitations and delved into the fathomless abyss of devilish might. The two of them also had very different views of the world. Ida saw calculable values as much as she saw the faces of the people with those data points. Sterling knew of aberrational entities that even Magic Knights weren't tasked to fight.
Had circumstances not brought Sterling to Josele and Nacht, the child would've been raised a specific way. For a specific purpose. Not given a choice of her own. Ida too, avoided a similar fate at her parents' hands.
But now with fate changed, things were so uncertain for Sterling. Ida wanted, or maybe she'd be desperate, to make sure that Sterling's future would stay safe. That the child's happiness wouldn't be taken from her. And look where that go her.
Ichika see this āIda-San are you ok? You-
Ida rolling aside and burp up but donāt vomiting her devil partās show up her wingās lay protective over herself
Ichika just looking concerned āAh I seeā¦ā¦.
Fujio just standing up āI believe I let your alone say if I should come back
Ichika noddingāyes thank you
Then looking she over Ida and sitting to her und rubbing her wingās āitās going be fine ida I know you think mush but you have us here
Ida looking sickly to ichikaāthank youā¦ā¦.I just thinking how similar Sterling and I wereā¦ā¦..but I canāt stop thinkingā¦ā¦ā¦..
Ichika just nodding āI can understand you but you doing good thinking is a part of grow as long you donāt overthink but you are just really concerned
Ida now stare at hereāhm true itās whas a good choice to come too youā¦ā¦ā¦..
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Ryu whas just preparing the comonicator whit sukehiro after a wile take he up after he did try a half a hour
Sukehiro:Ryu what is now?
Ryu:oh sorry dear friend how are you doing?
Sukehiro:stupid quistion Whit you eye what is wrong?
Ryu laughing āok ok dear friend I just want to say we have Ida here she try to get here better but struggling right now right now life she whit ichika
"Is that all you have to tell me?" Yami asked curtly. That was one mystery solved. But that did little for the root of the problem: the tension between Ida and Nacht plus Josele. "What's Ida's mind like?"
"Eh, pretty messy from what I saw," answered Ryuu. "She's getting music therapy from Fujio. Why? Do you want your crew to handle it?"
"Nah. Keep her. I gotta work through things on this side still. But we should probably keep calling until we're sure the family are ready to see each other again."
Ryuu chuckled over the communication line. "Never saw you as the type to take charge back then, well except when it came to Ichika. But look at you. Looking out for your subordinates like a good leader."
"I learned from someone pretty smart," Yami replied with a laugh of his own.
Josele quietly braided a portion of Sterling's hair before affixing a black ribbon to the finished hair style.
"Thanks, Mother!" Sterling said as she turned and hugged Josele.
"Of course, my starling." Josele hugged Sterling back and stroked her loose hair.
Things had become somewhat normal again after Josele and Nacht exhausted themselves and their magic during their initial panic over Ida. Once they'd rested up, they tried to go back to their normal routine. And that included being parents to Sterling.
Josele let go of Sterling and looked her in the eyes. "Is everything okay?"
"Mhm. I'm okay. Are you okay?" Sterling cupped Josele's face and pouted. "The servants said you and Father were sick. And when I'm sick, I'm sick a long time. Are you really already better?"
Josele sighed. "Yes. Grown ups aren't sick as long as kids like you are, just so you know." She removed Sterling's hands and gave them a little squeeze. "Thank you for worrying though."
"Okay." Sterling's gaze shifted and she fidgeted in place.
"Is everything really okay, baby?"
Sterling shook her head. "I don't know why you and Father are sad right now." She looked to her card stack. "I tried to ask the cards like your friend's granny showed me but I don't understand."
"Oh..." Josele patted Sterling on the head. "Your father and I are sad because of some complex grown up emotions. But I'll try to explain. Aunt Ida was worried about you. And her being worried made it seem like she didn't trust me or Nacht to be your parents. We fought about it and... Ida ran off."
Sterling's eyes went wide with shock. Or maybe fear. "Is Auntie okay?"
"I don't know quite yet," Josele answered vaguely. "But she's strong. She'll be back."
"Why doesn't she trust you and Father to be my parents though?"
Josele glanced at the floor before looking at Sterling again. "Parents aren't always good people, Sterling. Nacht and I try to be good to you, but Ida knows of parents who didn't try to be good to their child. And she was very scared of you being hurt that way."
"It's okay if you don't understand, Sterling," Josele whispered. "What matters is that Ida does care for you. Adult emotions are hard to deal with, that's all."
Sterling bowed her head and pouted. "They are..." Sterling threw her arms around Josele. "I know you and Father wouldn't hurt me. Can I tell Auntie Ida that? Will that make things better?"
"... Maybe... She'll have to come back first so you can try."
Josele's heart twisted with worry. For Sterling. For Ida. For herself and Nacht. What a mess. What an awful mess that she had a hand in creating.
Ida canāt sleep because of nightmares and itās happened this she sleeping now on ichikaās futon not in it but on it like a cat because she feels safe
As ichika wakeās up she see it she putting her blanket over Ida what wakeās Ida up too
Ida ground āurg uhrhfhjg oh thanks ichikaā¦ā¦ā¦..
Ichika looking concerned at her āyou looking not good the ground is hart do you want too sleep in my bed? The sun is still not up so I can lay whit you just here
Ida just stare at her āsound niceā¦..ok yesā¦..āIda go then too ichika whit the blanket and lays there like a cat left too ichika wo put the blanket well up them and ida is warmā¦.comfortingā¦ā¦
Ida layās whit her itās remembered her of the time she would laying whit Morgy in a bed sometimes whit Nachty cuddling up whit them and play afterā¦..her parents would experiment whit and are done she getting sick again oh she hopes Sterling is fineā¦ā¦.
Ichika fells her Qi going bad again so she takeās Ida in a hug and rubbing her back what surprise Ida but she donāt do something about it her Qi going better at this āthank you ichikaā¦ā¦.ā
Ichika just sish āsure Ida you are ok Iām here for you we all hereā¦ā¦
Ida just blushing a little āhmmhm thanks love you for thisā¦ā¦..
Ichika blushing now too but donāt say something and they stayed for this at this point as the sun gets up
And Ida make breakfast more depression cooking again ichika letting her do first itās comport her and tow Ida is really good in it
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