Deceitful Intentions

“I’m so glad you’re ok!”

The young girl blurted out while trying to maintain her tears of joy which was, quite honestly, harder than she thought it would be. Never before did she think such a miraculous thing would happen. If only her sister was here, then they would be a happy family again!

“How are you even alive?!”

"I can say the same thing about you."

He chuckled lightly, closing his eyes for a moment with a light smile. Ah, she was already crying. That much was expected, she was always more emotional than her twin sister. Yeager rubbed her head lightly, in a comforting way. If only he knew the answer to that question himself. But he was clueless.

"Good question, ja? I have no idea. I simply woke up and boom- here I was alive once again."

He didn't stop Droite from getting comfortable. Though he was curious where his other Daughter was; it was rare for them to be separated. So he decided to ask.

“They will obviously say yes. Even I believe you’d be a wonderful father.”

Even though they went and did things children at their age shouldn’t but the archer didn’t dare say that. It wasn’t any of her business what they did and as long as they were happy, she couldn’t complain, right? She wasn’t their parent neither their guardian, Yeager was, which meant whatever he decided would be the best with them.

Dark eyes glanced down at her plate and used her fork to move the food around. Quietly nodding her head at the blue haired man’s words, she knew he was right. She needed her strength and it wouldn’t be good if she passed out. It would just cause her love to worry, something she wanted to avoid.

So she took another bite from her food, carefully cutting it and placing it in her mouth, making sure to savor the taste before swallowing. Canary dug her fork into some of the meat that was on her plate and moved it over to Yeager.

“Have some.”

Even though she was sure he had already tasted the meat she had ordered, Canary still wanted to do something she hadn’t done for a while and hopefully it would help bring the tension down, from the talk about his job and what his girls had been trained to do, and just to do something sweet for once.

A worried expression showed up quickly though, her brows pushed together and the archer crossed her arms in the table. Did he… obviously. She didn’t to ask the question which was now weighing on her mind.

"That would be a nice thought, ja. Who knows, they could have hated working for me. Ah, I'm joking~"

Looks like that did the trick since she was eating once again, slowly but it was something. Yeager didn't want her passing out from lack of food, that wouldn't be a good thing. He was almost surprised when Casey moved some of her meat onto his plate, stating he should have some. Of course Yeager already tasted this food, but decided to make no comment about it.

Picking up his fork and knife, he cut into the piece of meat and took a bite, allowing himself to nod with a small smile; showing that he enjoyed the meal. Swallowing and taking a drink, Yeager looked back over and chuckled lightly. "Still delicious as always. You should have a bite of my meal, it's fairly good," he stated, tilting his head slightly.

But it looked like Casey was worrying about something, pushing her brows together that told Yeager. What was she worrying about? Ah, so that was the case. Nodding lightly, the dark haired male closed his eyes with a small sigh escaping his lips.

If it wasn’t for Yeager, what would have happened to those poor girls? They wouldn’t feel love of a parent most likely and get treated like dirt. That was how most orphans with no family or a proper home got treated, though in the lower part of the capital, Canary knew orphans got treated like family there but those girls didn’t come from there, did they? 

It was nice to know that he did good things as well. Of course, it was Yeager. Part of her felt guilty for thinking that he did nothing but bad after the war just because of a job. She was sure he had his reasons for all his actions, something she might not be ready to hear yet.

“…I see.”

Glancing down, Canary let out a small sigh. Yes, she was disappointed and a little upset but she couldn’t do anything about it. By the sounds of it they didn’t complain and seemed happy with what they were doing. As long as they were happy, she couldn’t say anything.

She looked down at her food and suddenly felt like she wasn’t hungry anymore. Was it because of the news she just heard or was her stomach just full now? Closing her eyes, the archer took in a deep breath and slowly letting it out.

“At least they had a home.”

"I would like to think that, ja. Perhaps I should ask them."

Ah, there was much that Casey knew nothing about. Some things that would only break or hurt her, and Yeager didn't want her suffering because of it. But she would have to learn the truth, something that could not be avoided so easily. At least for now he could forget about it.

It was obviously that the female archer was disappointed with his response, frowning down and letting out a sigh. What else could he do? There was no point in lying about it. Most likely she would make the girls, and they would tell about their jobs in his guild.

Casey looked like she didn't want her meal anymore. It slightly worried him, mainly because she came back to life so recently. "You should try eating more; wouldn't want you passing out from lack of food, ja?" He was making an attempt, he would at least try.

"Ja, very true. I wonder if they're doing good."

“Y-Yeagar!”

Ah.. she really hadn't changed since his death, still the same young girl from before. Without saying anything, Yeager leaned down and rested a hand against her head; closing his eyes with a light chuckle.

"It's good to see you're healthy, ja."

“You would must have been a wonderful father for them.”

Curiosity started to get the better of her. What if she hadn’t died and was able to have Yeager’s children? The chance to see the elder as a father would have been something she enjoyed. Deep down inside her heart, Canary hoped that she would be able to meet the young girls and see the special bond. Maybe she could become a mother then, even if it wasn’t by blood, it would still be a wonderful feeling.

Her face light up when the dark haired man agreed to it. Placing her hands together in front of her, the archer nodded her head. “Perfect.”

A moment later though the smile on her face disappeared and she bit her lower lip. A trip… that’s what Yeager mentioned they were on. What sort of trip? Was it something to do with his business? The thought made her stomach turn a little. Afraid of the answer, Canary quickly asked the question which was now weighing on her mind.

"Perhaps. I would like to think I took good enough care of them."

Those girls were the closest thing he had to a family. Yeager had lost his chance of starting a family with Casey, and accepted the fact he could never truly have a normal life after being brought back to life— so long as someone was pulling his strings.

It seemed like Casey was happy about the news; happy enough that she was smiling about it. He didn't mind it. The girls knew enough about the female archer.

But something starting to bother the female archer. She bit her lip, almost like she was unsure to ask him something. He had a feeling it was about the girls, most likely. Ah, Casey wanted to know if they did his work. Then she was going to strongly dislike his reply.

"I raised them, but they also did work for me. They worked beside me for the most part, ja."

“…Are they girls you took in?”

Opening her eyes, the archer continued to stare at him. It was impossible they were anything but that by the way he had spoken. Something about that made her feel happy though, glad he was able to find some sort of happiness after her death and be able to help others.

“I hope I can meet them one day.”

When was it exactly? Yeager couldn't remember, he knew it was a year or two after Alexei brought him back to live. During a mission he came across two orphans, two girls that belonged to the orphanage in Capua Torim. Taking pity on them, Yeager adopted them and raised them like his daughters.

"Gauche and Droite. I raised them for seven years, they were orphans that came from Capua Torim."

Casey wanted to meet them? Yeager didn't have a problem with that. It wouldn't be a bad thing. The girls knew about Casey because he spoke about the female archer quite often, since they were curious about his life.

“I see. So I take it you don’t really have any…”

Soon she went silent, not wanting to be rude. The young woman was going to say ‘any proper friends?’ but that would have been rude, even ruder seeing they were so close. Canary shook her head. “Anybody close to you?” It seemed those choice of words would be better and she just hope she did not offend the older man.

Muttering a quiet thank you to the waiter, her eyes were glued to the plate that was in front of her.

“Ah, right.”

Take he didn't have what? Yeager tilted his head for a moment, arching a curious brow from her unfinished sentence.

Yeager certainly wasn't expecting that answer. Blinking slightly, his stare was averted somewhere else. "Ja, I do. Sadly I haven't seen them for a good time now." Not since his death anyways. Yeager was told that the girls had went off somewhere, nobody knew their location. Yeager turned his attention back over to Casey, smiling somewhat. "I'm sure they'll come back. Sweet girls they are, ja."

“Alright then.”

Her smile grew, trying to make sure that the dark-haired man would not worry about her. That was the last thing she wanted. After everything he had been through, suffered, Canary didn’t want to be the one to make him suffer again. That was the very last thing she ever wanted.

The archer felt hungry but at the same time she wasn’t. Calling a waiter over, Canary only ordered a glass of water and a small dish of food. Despite her loss of appetite, she knew it would be a good idea to eat something, even just a small amount.

Looks like she wasn't that hungry, but at least she was going to eat something. Therefore he didn't have to complain, he was happy enough about it. Yeager ordered something small as well, something too big or fancy, then the waiter left them alone.

Guess she noticed the looks they were receiving right away. Chuckling slightly, he closed his eyes while tapping a finger against the table once again. "Ja, some of these pretties have familiar faces. Often I see them during business hours- it's not often I come to the city like this." That's because he had his own hiding place outside of the city, therefore he didn't have to visit the city.

“N-no, my apologies. Just a lot my mind lately,” She replies apologetically, rubbing the back of her neck in a sheepish gesture. Ack, she had to just take a break and clear her head one of these days. Her eyebrows raise in slight surprise at his next remark and again she shakes her head, an embarrassed shade of pink lightly tinting her cheeks. “Er, thank you,” She mumbles, not entirely sure what to make of the compliment. Well, her instincts were telling her to throw a seal in his face like usual, but she was trying to get better at controlling that habit. However slowly it was taking her…

"Must be something important if you're spacing out like that," he chuckled faintly, tapping his chin once. Oh, she was already embarrassed by his remark? How cute. This only caused him to grin a bit. It wasn't like he had said it to get a reaction, so getting one was rather amusing. "No need to thank me liechen. I was only telling the truth, ja."

“Is everything okay…?”

She couldn’t help but ask. Maybe holding his hand after the fact she clearly did not approve of his work wasn’t a good idea but she wanted to feel close to him. Maybe she was a little scared about the truth, about why Yeager was working such a dangerous type of job and in case he changed too much that he wasn’t really her beloved Yeager.

No. Shaking her head, the archer knew she shouldn’t think like that, after all she knew Yeager very well and seeing him so far, he was still the same. Finally she had the courage to look up to him and weakly smile, trying to hide her fears.

“We should eat, right?”

"Ja, oh ja. Just spacing out for a moment- nothing important~"

The smile was fake. The only reason smiled so cheerfully was to make Casey stop worrying, since he knew the female archer well enough. He hated seeing her upset, more so when he was the caused. One thing that changed about Yeager in the ten years that he was alive was the fact he could lie so easily now- deceitful and sly. He could pretend to be someone else, and could easily keep up an act with no problems.

Looks like she was starting to smile again; despite it being a weak smiling to hide her fears. Regardless what could happen to their relationship because of his business, he wouldn't stop caring about Casey. Maybe if she knew the truth... but most likely it would only hurt her more.

"Sounds like a fine idea. Order whatever you like, ja."

Her dark eyes glanced over to him for a moment. The only different thing about him as far as she could tell was his clothes and change of jobs. Everything else was still like before she died. A faint smile appeared on her lips as Canary looked down. At the end of the day, he was still her Yeager, he was still the man she had fallen in-love with and one of the few people she cared about more than anything.

“Just buisness…”

Muttering under her breath, the young woman closed her eyes. The fact some dangerous people had been able to get their hands on weapons made her stomach turn, uncomfortable with the thought and what made it worse was that Yeager, the man she was in-love with, was the person doing what she had been fighting against. 

But she kept quite. She was sure that the dark haired man had his reasons but she didn’t feel like now was the time to talk about it. Canary felt tired and hungry, all she wanted to do was relax and let everything she had found out today sink in. Ten years had gone since her passing which meant she still had a lot to learn.

That's why it didn't bother Yeager when the women start avoiding eye contact with him, it was understandable. There wasn't much he could do at this point. No point in auguring about it; it would only lead to problems. Sure, he wasn't enjoying the fact she was looking away. But he wouldn't complain about it, he could deal with the pain. Nodding slightly, he took the lead and continued walking.