Chapter eight

EREN'S POV.

"Kira?, are you okay?" She opened her eyes but didn't look directly at me. "Kira?"

"Eren, is that you?" She sounded weak and she didn't look any better. "Eren, I can't see."

"What do you mean?"

"I can't see Eren. I can't see anything." She shot up, panic present in her bright blue eyes.

She was freaking out and I couldn't blame her, losing your eye sight suddenly is never a good thing. I held her hands and tried to calm her down. "Kira, its okay. Lyra has gone to get the professor and they'll be here soon. Everything will be okay."

"Okay, okay. I'm okay." She repeated, trying to convince herself and I really hoped things would be okay.

"Yeah, you're okay." She looked really scared and I felt really bad for her. "Would you want me to stay by your side till they get here?" She nodded repeatedly and I sat on the bed with her.

"Eren, will I ever see again?"

"Of course you will. The Professor is going to fix all this the minute he gets here." She rested her head on my shoulder and I squeezed her hand gently to reassure her.

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Lyra returned shortly after with the professor and the rest of the protectors. She frowned at the sight of kira in my arms but I wasn't really bothered. "Thank the gods you're here professor. I'm afraid we have a problem."

"Lyra said something was wrong." He said simply as he walked towards kira. "Hold out your hand child." She did as she was told and he held her hand. He closed his eyes and chanted silently. "You will regain your sight."

"Oh thank goodness."

"...but, there is something you must do first."

"What is it?"

"You have to feed the dagger."

"What?, no. It's too risky professor." Why was he saying this all of a sudden?, we already discussed this before and he was fully against it. "Isn't there something else she can do?"

"I'm afraid not." He brought out the dagger and placed it in kira's trembling hand. "You have to sacrifice a life in order to regain yourself."

I turned to kira but her expression was quite unreadable. I couldn't tell if she was scared or not. "Are you okay?" She turned her head slightly but didn't face me.

"All this time, I've been trying so hard not to give in to the demands of the dagger because I didn't want to become like my father, and now, the only way to save my life is to kill someone."

"I'm afraid so. I'll get everything ready." The professor said simply and walked out.

I didn't know what to say to comfort her so I just placed a hand on her shoulder. "Kira, this is only going to be a one time thing. And it definitely doesn't mean you're turning to your father." I wasn't sure if she believed me but she nodded slightly, so slightly that someone could barely notice.

The professor returned later with a man. From the looks of his face, he seemed like he'd be around his early thirties. He looked dirty and his clothes were tattered, he looked around, tears in his dark eyes and it made me wonder what the professor had told him.

"Eren, a moment?" The professor led me outside with the rest of the protectors and explained the plan to us. "Don't worry, he's a prisoner and was sentenced to death. The only thing is that we're changing his cause of death."

"Do you think kira will be okay with it?, I mean the kid has been trying so hard to make sure she does better than her old man."

"Don't worry Jacob, one little thing doesn't change who she is."

I talked to kira and did my best to prepare her and when it was time, she seemed remotely calm. The professor created a force field, blocking kira and the mam from the rest of us.

He approached kura and knelt in front of her . "Do what you must." She placed a hand on his head and he closed his eyes.

"Thank you." She raised the dagger and with a swift movement, she drove the weapon into his skull. His eyes widened when the dagger came in contact with his flesh but his shocked expression didn't last long. He fell limp at her feet and kira dropped to her knees, she closed her eyes and raised the dagger above her head. This time she stabbed the already dead man in his gut. We watched her stab him over and over again till all his insides were sticking out. After the fourteenth time, she dropped the knife and stared blankly into space.

The process removed the force field and he slowly approached her. "How are you feeling child?" She turned to his direction but didn't look at his face making me wonder if she hadn't regained her sight.

"Come on, let's get you cleaned up." I led her away from the mess and took her to my room.

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"Good morning." She smiled so brightly and it made me happy to see her like that. Ever since that incident, she had been different, quiet and she hardly talked so seeing her in a cheerful mood pleased me. "I see somebody's feeling better today."

"Yes, and I see somebody's is really looking good in that brown shirt." She stressed the 'see' to emphasis on the fact that she had regained her eye sight. I hugged her and she giggled so cutely.

"Would you like to go out today?"

"Of course, I'd love to."

"Splendid. We'll leave after breakfast."

***

We took a stroll around town, taking a stop wherever something interesting was happening. Along the way, we came across some dancers performing and they insisted that Kira joined them.

As I watched kira dance with them, I noticed that I couldn't keep my eyes off her. She was really beautiful, the way her silver hair shined in the sparkling sunlight, the way her beautiful blue eyes light up whenever she was amused, her cute small lips that had a rich red color. Everything about her was utterly beautiful.

After the performance she ran up to me, laughing breathlessly and as I stared at her innocent looking face, I realized something.

I was falling in love.

She said she wanted to visit the lake so we went there. As we sat by the lake, listening to the sound of leaves rustling in the wind, I had one thing on my mind, and it was the little woman seated next to me.

Having her so close to me brought up feelings that I didn't want to admit, she didn't help matters when she put her head on my lap. As I watched her sleep so peacefully something inside me wished we could stay that way forever. I stroked her hair gently and she moaned slightly from her sleep.

I sat there, enjoying the fresh air and the feeling of having kira so close to me, it was certain, I was falling in love with her, but was it right?.

I was supposed to take care of her, to protect her, and now my heart is going astray. If I said anything to her, what would she think?.

She was sixteen and I would be turning twenty seven soon, I was way too old for her and besides, what was I going to tell lyra?. We fight a lot but she's still my fiancée, how in the gods name was I supposed to tell her that I was falling in love with another girl?

Kira stirred from her nap, taking my attention back to her. "Are you okay?"

"Yes. Its just, well I had a dream." She said as she sat up.

"A dream?, well what was it about?"

"I saw you in a little house, holding a baby. I'm not exactly sure but I think the baby was yours, because you looked so happy."

"That's a good dream, and I hope it comes true." I really hope it did because I had always wanted to have a child. The reason lyra and didn't get married was because she said she wasn't ready to have children so the plan was to wait till she felt ready, but now, things are changing.

"Its getting dark, so I think we should head back."

"Sure." I helped her up and we headed back to town.

***

"Where the hell have you two been?" Lyra fumed.

"Did something happen?"

"We have a crisis. One of the demon spawn we banished has returned and we have to stop him from reaching the capital."

I rushed in and grabbed my sword before joining the others. "Kira, we might be gone a while. You can take care of yourself right?"

"Of course, I was alone for two years remember?"

"Right. You're a tough girl."

"Whatever, besides she won't be alone. My brother Morbious will be staying with her."

"What?" Lyra briefly explained that while we were out, her brother had visited and asked if he could stay for a while and she had given him permission.

We said our goodbyes and were on our way, leaving kira alone by the door.