Lying on his bed was Chandler. He started thinking about all that happened today. He remembered what Layla told him when he laid his head on her labs
'Chandler, I know you might feel bad at this moment. All that you said to your mum was just due you being angry at the moment. But I wanna tell you something, they did all this just to protect you. If they did all this was to make you understand some things. They might have hurt you in the process but the fault is not theirs. They just took you as their son after saw you, they took good care of you till this day, they tool you and brought you up as a real Zolritch. So I think that you don't have to feel hatred towards, I mean you instead have to thank them for all that they did for you. It won't be easy to accept that since you had a burden on you but that was just the past Chandler. I'm sure you love them, you can't lie about that but what am also sure is that they love you as much as you do Chandler. They gave you the love your real parents didn't give you and you should be thankful with that. Make sure to talk with them before we get transferred to the Academy, preferably do it today and settle everything with them'
All that Layla told him kept on wandering in his head for all the time he walked home and till yet he didn't forget about it. It stuck to his brain just as an ink tattoo.
'Did I do well to tell them all those atrocities? Why did I even say that I hate them, it wasn't their fault as Layla said. I even called her by her name, something I never did once in my life but did it due to rage. I just couldn't contain myself at that moment. I just wanted to burst open and break everything my path and lash at anyone on my way. Now that Layla calmed me down, I realise what I did. I need to go downstairs and settle all of this." Said Chandler to himself. He started referring his actions. But that won't settle things he just keeps on blabbering about it.
"All I have to do is call for them, talk about it, say my sorry and all will be ok" Said Chandler with a new found determination. But was easily said than done.
He felt really nervous at that moment. He stood from his bed and went to his parents door. He knocked and spoke.
"Mum, Dad I will like us to talk a little bit. I'm in the Living room"
After saying so, he didn't receive a respond and just went downstairs, directly to the living room and sat were he was at the time he learned the truth. His parent just looked at each other and after some minutes, they left their room.
They went directly to the Living room and saw Chandler seated there waiting for them. They then sat on the opposite sofa to him.
"Chand... "
Before Sir Zolritch could finish what he wanted to say, Chandler stopped him by lifting him arm. He then stopped and let Chandler talk first.
"Dad, mum I'm really sorry for all that I did. I know that you people didn't want to hurt me at all, just trying to protect. I don't know what came over me at that moment, but I just couldn't contain my emotions right then and just let it burst out. I was shocked and angry about the truth, I just wanted to tell at everyone on way and break all on my path. You gave me the love that my own parents didn't give me and am thankful to that. You took care of me from that little age of mine till now, am grateful to you for all that you have done"
Chandler said all these with a sad and nervous face. All that he said was from the deepest part of his heart and sincere. Hearing these, Sir Zolritch and Sakura eyes turned moist at the moment and Sakura could feel her heart turning warm from his words. She was glad right now and so was Sir Zolritch.
"Chandler we are also sorry for all this. We didn't think that things might to this far. We thought you could understand us better and take it the right way but we couldn't imagine that the fact you didn't awaken the affinity was becoming a burden for you. We are really sorry and hope you forgive us." Said Zolritch with a calm and sad look. He wasn't the type to show his overall emotions but it could still be seen on his face.
"Chandler my baby, I love you so much and I knew that you said all those atrocities out of anger. We are really really sorry for all those and we will still take you as our son, we will still take you as a full and real Zolritch and that can't be changed, right Hansel?"
"You're right Sakura, Chandler our son and our future lineage, he is Chandler Zolritch and no other thing matters" Said Sir Zolritch, confirming all that Sakura said
Sakura then walked to Chandler and hugged him tight, he didn't back up and hugged her too. Sir Zolritch didn't hesitate and went too for the small family hug. Feeling their warmth enveloping him as a sheet of protection, he felt that love a real family could give him and his eyes started watering.
"I love you so much my baby and mum shall always be there for you no matter what happens."
"I love you too mum, dad. You are my parents, even though not my biological parents, I take you guys as my real family. You are my real family and nothing matters to me. I just want to be your son"
Saying so, Chandler hugged them right to enjoy their warmth which enveloped him. This was what he was waiting for years. He will never forget this family hug and never would he take them as his adoptive parents. Things were better as they were now and that was all that matters for him.
After some five minutes of hugging each other, they separated and Chandler just went to his room were he just laid. It was then that all the sadness he had in his heart exploded again as tears ran down his cheeks. He has to hold himself back then when he was with them. Why was he really not happy now? Maybe he felt that something was lacking at this precise moment. His heart felt that warm they gave him and he was really happy but once alone, his eyes starts watering again.
It was then that he heard a door knock on his room. He wiped his tears and made a happy expression on his face, letting the person enter. It was no other person than his mum. She was holding a kind of black box with golden stripes that ran on it's edges. There was a kind of lock on it and she had a key in her hand too.
She walked to him gently and sat on the bed beside him.
"Here in this box are the things we saw in your basket when we saw you at the door step." Said Sakura as she placed the box on his labs and handed him the key. He just looked at it without mouthing anything to her.
She ruffled his hairs and gave him a peck on the jaw before leaving him on his own. It was normal. This was a personal thing which he has to do alone.
He felt the cold metallic box on his labs and touched it all over. Feeling the cold edges which were also to fine, like a blade and could easily make a cut on his fingers.
Putting the key in the lock, he turned it to the left and a click some was made, signalling that the box opened. He opened it and saw another box inside with a scroll, an envelop, a pendant with a kind of octahedron black crystal.
He wasn't knowing what all of this meant but he was sure that they all belonged to his real parents. He went forward to open the envelop and saw a picture in it.
On the picture was a woman with long golden hairs with blue eyes. She wore a type of blueish purples pair of earings. Clad in a white robe and on her neck was golden necklace. In her arm was a nine months old child with dark hairs and eyes. He had puffed jaws and he was smiling along with the woman.
They looked so happy that it made Chandler cry again as tears ran down his cheeks. They individuals on the picture seem to be Chandler and his mother.
"So this is how my mother looks and that maybe me. She looks really beautiful more than this my mum here. But why did she leave me alone, or why did my parents leave me alone?"
That was the one thing that kept wandering in his head. He couldn't stop himself from thinking and asking himself why was that they left him.
He put the picture aside and took hold of the other box inside. It was dark purple with some golden stripes at the edges of it. It emitted a menacing aura which sent shiver down his spine when he touched it. It felt so cold.