Book 5! Reader X Baki Characters ~The Bottle Of Curse~

A map in a bottle

Alfred had a smile on his face while you looked out of the window stabling your face with your fist on your cheek rethinking about the incident in your room,soon causing your anger to fuel up again.

"Is there something going on that you maybe want to tell me?There is something bothering you,I'm right aren't I?", Alfred looked at you from the corner of his eye without turning his head,he could see the expression of your face from the reflection on the cars window.Alfred had raised you so he knew exactly when you were troubled with something.

You nodded with a small groan of frustration and Alfred smiled,because as always he was right.He waited for you to answer him patiently,giving you your time instead of pushing you to tell him.

"Alfred...?"

"Yeeeeeees?",his smile widened teasingly as he slowly turned his head to look at you.

"Are some people THAT heartless that they don't have any love within them..?",you said not taking your eyes away from the window,making Alfred's expression change from a happy one,to a confused one and then to a skeptical one.

Alfred didn't expect that kind of question from you,but he definitely knew that it was connected to why you were in a bad mood.He held his chin thoughtfully for a moment considering what he would answer you.Alfred himself didn't know much about love,but he had to be careful with what he would answer you.

"Well I guess so,there could be some people that don't love,either because they don't want to,or don't know how to",he explained finally intriguing your interest and making you look towards him.

"Don't know..how to?"

"Mhm,some people don't know how to.Just because they don't love, doesn't mean they don't want to".

"Then how do you teach them to!",you asked, your eyes sparkling with excitement and hope.The question you made was going after Yujiro in the first place,and you desperately wanted to know if there was any excuse for his behavior.

"Hm...,that depends on the persons will to learn how to.You can't force someone to love, especially when they are heartless like you mentioned earlier.Am I right so far?"

"Oh...Yes...,I guess so..Well what do you suggest me to do...?"

"So it's about someone you like?",he raised an eyebrow making you realize the mistake you did.

"No!,no!,no!,ofcourse not!Y-you see...!,a friend of mine..asked!,and I didn't know how to respond to her!Ahaa....",you explained,but Alfred didn't buy the cheap lie you made up and knew you were asking about yourself.However,he didn't reveal it.

According to the information he managed to get from your question,the theory he made up was that you were involved with someone dangerous and that you had fallen in love with him.Alfred wasn't happy about that,and he didn't approve it.Right now he knew that the answer he would give would probably be the final decision you would make,and to prevent you from doing anything with that mysterious guy,he had to give you the right advice.

"Well,if you ask me, your,friend should probably stay away from that person".

"S-stay away?,you said?"

"Certainly.Tell her to stay away and cut contact with them.Now that I think about it,if someone is heartless means that they are cruel and probably dangerous.Hanging out with them and having any relationship with them could even risk your life!"