【Dimiris】The Lost Heir of Cyros

Summary: Over time, Byleth's ties to the family have grown stronger...especially with one of the Faerghus heirs. (This chapter is made up of several short stories, which may seem a bit like a side story, but I hope you like it.)

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Life in Farghus took some getting used to, but after two months, Byrès gradually found her own pace.She has been on missions with Du Du and Ingrid, and more often, she is by Dimitri's side at work.From Beleth's point of view, Dimitri is already acting like a boss, and she really doesn't understand why they don't kick Ruphas out to support Dimitri.

"Maybe he's too young?" Suthis had speculated.But he was eighteen, and at that age she had taken over most of her father's work.

"Didn't your father let you go out to work alone until you were 20 years old?" Suthis reminded her, let's think what she said made sense. ("Let's go? It's the truth!")

At one of their afternoon tea parties, Byreth had asked about Dimitri.As Beles had promised, she would have afternoon tea with members of the Cyrus family every week, unless there were special circumstances, on Sunday afternoons.Usually it's with Leia, Thetis, and Fleur, but this time, it's just her and Leia.Thetis said that she would take Fleur on a business trip or something, it was obviously just an excuse, they wanted her and Leia to spend some time alone.Byleth didn't mind, the more time they spent together, the more Leia's tension eased.

Byleth could have had a good talk with Leia, but Leia either suddenly grabbed her hand and begged herself to forgive her, or burst into tears during the conversation.The first time the latter happened, it was very embarrassing for all present.Thetis was crying too, and tried to comfort Rhea, and then Fleur started crying (she said it was tears of sympathy). Surtis was terrified of their collective breakdown, and Byleth just sat there, thinking about it. No words, no emotion, just a display.She had been calling on her father for help, and Geralt would usually hide behind a pillar and keep an eye on things as they had tea parties.But this time, her father just threw up his hands in surrender, shaking his head and glaring at her poor daughter.

Dad, look at what you've done.

The whole incident ended in a collective hug filled with snot and tears.

"We don't intervene in the internal affairs of the branch much." Leia explained, her eyes were still fixed on Beles, for fear that she would suddenly disappear again in the blink of an eye.Beles has long been used to Leia's intense gaze, especially today.She quietly listened to Leia continue to say: "Adrestia and Faggus are both famous for supporting the orthodox bloodline, which means that Fresberg and Bredade have an absolute leadership position. In contrast, Although Li Gang is the leader of Lesta on the surface, the branch is actually divided by five leaders. Claude's grandfather is not so much the current leader, but rather the peace of the other four leaders. And the candidates for the five leaders can be changed at any time, as long as the rest of the leaders agree, or they step down voluntarily."

Leia paused to take a sip of her tea and said, "A tragedy four years ago deprived Faerghus of its leader."

She looked extremely sad: "It's a pity that Blue Bell left us unexpectedly. Roseline, your mother, was very close to him. I thought there was something between them, but she ended up with Jay." Lart fell in love."

here we go again.Every time Leia talked to her, she always found a way to refer to her mother.She knew her mother was Leia's own sister, and they had a deep bond, but Byleth had no feelings for the woman who died young.She knew she was being cruel, so she kept silent and let Leia go on.

"At that time, Dimitri was still too young, so Leuphas had to take over. According to what I heard from Sitis, Dimitri and Rodricus had taken over the management of Ruphas a year ago. Most of the work. We don't know why he has been out of office for so long, and most people in Farghus should support him. But..."

"...Did you see it?" Leia asked, her eyes fixed on Beles, as if she could break through the barriers and see through her every strand of thought, "accompanied by the child's shadow... .”

Beles straightened up after hearing this.She... saw it.Dimitri hid it so well that most people probably didn't see it, but she had peeped in more than once.

She was terrified by what she saw.

"He hides deep enough that most people can't see it." Leia calmly spoke Beles's heart, raised the teacup to her lips, and continued: "However, I have experienced such darkness, so I can Catch it. I'm sure you will too."

Beles didn't understand what Leia meant, but she nodded anyway.Leia took another sip of tea, and gently put the cup back on the coaster: "That child is bound by the past, bound by the tragedy that took away everything he loved."

Beles knew what Leia was talking about, and not many Faggas were willing to talk about the so-called Duskar tragedy.Most of the information was heard from Janet and Mercedes, who had nothing to do with the tragedy.However, Janet's father, Gustav, believed that he was responsible for the tragedy, so he voluntarily left Faerghus, asked to be transferred to the security team of Cyros, and refused to communicate with any members of the branch, including his family. , to achieve some kind of self-punishment. ("What a fool, doesn't he realize he's just running away? Poor Janet.")

The Dimitri family was shot dead by five motorcyclists on their way home from his stepmother's birthday party.It was a completely one-sided massacre, no one survived except Dimitri, the car exploded, and the bones of his parents were all gone.Dimitri's bodyguard, Gulian, desperately dragged him out of the wreckage of the car and saved him from being engulfed in flames.Tried to protect Dimitri from a second attack and died in Dimitri's arms.Gulian blocked most of the bullets for him, but Dimitri was rushed to the hospital for five hours.He was dying with a bullet lodged in his brain.Faggas internally believes that the bullet caused Dimitri's taste loss and headaches, but Mercedes believes that psychological trauma is mostly the cause.

The death of Coulian, Felix's older brother, sowed a rift between Rodelicu and his only remaining son.Janet hinted that this is why Rodriguez has been living in the headquarters of Ferdia, while Felix lives with his uncle in Vollardarius.

"As long as the child lives in the shadow of the past, he will not be able to lead Farghus." Leiya concluded, touching the rim of the cup with her left hand, "But I..."

Leiya raised a soft and flat smile: "I believe that as long as you are by his side, all problems will be solved."

That's the end of Dimitri's conversation, and Leia talked about other things.

Beles still couldn't understand Leia's mind. She didn't think staying in Farghus would be enough to cure Dimitri, that was wishful thinking.Dimitri needed a professional therapist, not her.

"Maybe our aunt is a romantic?" Surtees concluded without thinking, which Byleth dismissed. ("Hello!")

The tragedy of Daskar hangs over Farghus like a giant suffocating net.Because of his background, Du Du was often despised and excluded by members of the organization.It is rumored that the five instigators of the incident were the Daskars. Afterwards, the Faggus branch almost wiped out all the gang members in the Daskars area.

Yanette mentioned that Dimitri had always opposed the campaign, and that's how he met Du Du.Dimitri survived the pressure to save his life, thus gaining Dudu's allegiance.Faggas's crazy actions led to the arrest of many members, many of whom were defended by Agil and Bestra's firm and temporarily suspended, including Ingrid's younger brother.

The broken mirror between Dimitri and Ruphas was difficult to reunite. The latter was overwhelmed by the anger and grief of losing his brother, and launched an attack on Daskar wantonly.Since he became the leader of Faerghus, he has been indulging in a life of luxury and luxury.Byleth didn't know if he was masking his grief with sex addiction, or simply enjoying the apex that no one else could.In short, everyone around him had a lot of complaints about Ruphas, and the only one who was kind to him was the executive named Cornelia, and both Beles and Sutis happened to be very afraid of her.

Knowing that Ingrid and Dudu had a slight quarrel, Beles thought it was because of Ingrid's brothers being imprisoned, but later found out that the reason was Gu Lian.According to Sylvain, they used to have a crush on each other, but the age gap made Gullian suspend his pursuit of Ingrid until she came of age.Fortunately, when Ingrid was serving as Beles' personal bodyguard, she had contact with Du Duduo, and the two of them gradually got to know each other.Just yesterday, Beles overheard the topic of Du Du using his body to protect her and Dimitri. Ingrid was accusing Du Du, but this seemed to be her way of expressing her concern.

Sylvain was thought to be Dimitri's only childhood friend who survived the tragedy, but Byleth soon discovered his family's problems.His older brother, Mike Lang, was kicked out of the family early on for taking drugs, allegedly stolen from Cornelia.Now, in collusion with a red masked man, he has been working in the dark, disrupting the family business.

"We are the security committee." Sylvain laughed at himself, and Beres could see that Sylvain didn't really agree with Farghus's order to kill Michael Lange. He disappeared in the back alley of "Sisters of Soho" good thing.The people in Beles' uniform all identified Mike Lang as their leader, and the mysterious man in the red mask provided the weapon.When trying to dig deeper into this person, only some trivial information was obtained, for example, the person was wearing a red cloak that covered his feet, was of medium height, and could not guess his build.Never speak, use the audio app on your phone.When I asked them to describe the phone, they only mentioned that it was black and ordinary, and the brand and model could not be distinguished.

After that, the real body of the red masked man became the main object of investigation by the three branches, but so far, Beles has not heard any new news.It was in this situation that she spent her first year at Farghus.

During their second week in Farghus, they threw a welcome party for Byreth and her father in the restaurant on the second floor.She was able to meet more members of the chapter, including Ingrid's father and her two brothers who were not imprisoned, Ash's adoptive father Ronat, who was in charge of Robe, and Sylvain's father, who was in charge of Gordy yeah.Somehow, Airos joined in the festivities, but no one seemed surprised.He even held a joke-telling contest with some of the members, and whoever told the coldest joke was given a drink.So Airos drank cup after cup.

Alcohol flowed comfortably in Byreth's blood, and his father was induced (or actively incited) to drink among old acquaintances.He dragged poor Rodrigo in, and as soon as Rodrigo wanted to get away, his father threw a friend card and played a card of affection, which Rodlycou couldn't refuse.Not long after, the other members, finding reasons to join in, flocked to Byles' table, including Dimitri and his friends.Mercedes was unexpected, everyone was drunk and sober, but Yanette and Ashius were reasonable and poured a glass.

Instigated by Sylvain, Felix wants to share wine with Beles, which makes Ingrid furious.Byleth concealed their family's gene of a thousand cups, and decided to fight with him in the end. In the end, he won without any suspense, but Felix also tried his best.In fact, she didn't fight to the end. When Felix was about to cry, Sylvan forcibly snatched his glass and helped him upstairs to his room.Dimitri knew that Felix would turn into a clingy crying bag when he was drunk, and Shirvan would not be able to get off for a while after he went up with him.Beles just gulped happily and found that Dimitri didn't drink at all, but she didn't ask too much. There are still many people who don't touch alcohol, such as Du Du.

Therefore, without any victory prizes, Beles watched as the out-of-control Fargas dragged Dimitri and Dudu into the mess.At eleven o'clock in the evening, Airos began to knock on the table one by one, telling everyone a bad joke that was not funny.When he told Byleth the joke, Dimitri flung himself back and forth laughing, almost out of breath.Suthis looked at him with eyes filled with words: "Really? Just him? We chose him?" Beles shrugged speechlessly.Around one o'clock in the morning, her father and old friends sang in a drunken state, and Janet joined in.Ingrid tried to make her sit calmly while Mercedes tapped, just slightly tipsy.Yaxiu fell asleep on the chair and had to be carried out by Du Du.Rodrigues and Ruphas burst into tears over a nostalgic old song, and Dimitri next to him laughed all night.

Byles was distraught by his golden smile.

The next day, the whole of Faerghus was filled with wobbly zombies.Only Dimitri, Dudu, Mercedes, and Byres look like functioning humans (her spirited father as always doesn't count, he's no longer from Faerghus) Ingu Lit and Sylvain fell; Felix, like a ferocious animal planning to destroy all mankind, had to be forced by Sylvain to drink a lot of water.This scene is quite interesting, because it's like a cat owner who has been tossed miserably begging his grumpy cat; Baileys also heard that Rodriguez stayed on the roof garden to sober up with a liter of tomato juice and a large plate of egg and bacon rolls.

Apparently, no work could be scheduled that day.Instead, Beles helped Dimitri finish the paperwork that Ruphas should have done, which had been piling up there for almost a month.

More and more I feel that Dimitri should be the head of Farghus.

She also visited Mercedes' orphanage in the Robe district, which was in fact Farghese's tax haven.But Mercedes assured that everything else was legal and that all orphans were being cared for.She accompanies Dimitri to inspect the infrastructure and soon has nothing to do.Most of the day I basically watched Dimitri play football with the children, and served as a referee when Mercedes and Dudu were cooking.

Later, Byleth learned that those unadopted children generally became members of the Faerghus branch.Drill, Leia's young assistant, was adopted by Leia after a year in the orphanage.

It was a very cold night, and Byreth heard the door open and close.Knowing that this was Dimitri who came out regularly for night tours, she quickly put on the white long-sleeved pajamas prepared by Mercedes and Yanette.Winter is coming soon, Ferdia's winter is much colder than Lumiel's, so it takes getting used to.Before leaving the warm and comfortable bedroom, she grabbed her magnetic card and mobile phone, and the door automatically locked behind her.

The sound of closing the door made Dimitri stop, turned around, and blinked in confusion when he saw Bailes: "Miss? Why did you come out at this point?"

she...why?

Tell the truth?Byles was worried.She could often hear Dimitri leaving in the dead of night and not returning until the sun rose.

She...wanted to know where Dimitri had gone.Does he sleep somewhere else?Are you really sleeping?

These questions burst into Beles's mind, but she knew that these thoughts were not to be spoken.Their relationship is... weird.Beles can only be sure that they are not friends, and their status in the family has become a natural barrier.As the next leader of Cyros, Byleth cannot show preference for the successor of Faerghus.

"I...can't sleep..." Byreth corrected.It wasn't a lie, she had been waiting for Dimitri to open the door and couldn't sleep.Judging by what he's wearing now, he probably didn't go out to work.He was wearing a thick dark brown coat over a simple white long-sleeved shirt and black sweatpants.In addition, his black sandals are not much better than his light pink bunny slippers.

It appears he was actually sleeping (or trying to sleep?) before deciding to leave the room

"That's it." A gentle smile appeared on his face: "I can't sleep either."

"Oh." Beles replied, not knowing what to say.

Thankfully, Dimitri didn't leave her alone in a daze, and asked, "Would you like to stay with me for a while?"

Byles stared at Dimitri for a while before nodding, and his smile grew wider as he led her to the elevator.They walked quietly into the elevator, and Dimitri took out his card, swiped it on the card reader, and pressed the "R" button.The elevator went up quickly, and Dimitri took her to the open roof garden.

When Byrce first arrived, she had visited the garden in the afternoon.Ingrid took her there, but they did not stay long.At night, the garden is covered with an ethereal layer of fine sand.

The views downstairs are also breathtaking.In Beles' impression, Ferdia was not so beautiful all the time.Bright, colorful and soft lights illuminate the entire city, just like a gorgeous sea of ​​lights.

The garden is also illuminated with colorful soft light, imitating the miniature of Fildea.A little bit of light makes the flowers bloom proudly in the dark, which is extraordinarily magical, just like a fairyland in a fairy tale book.Dimitri and Byles walked towards the center of the garden. There was a small terrace there, which was very similar to Gargu Mach's sun room, the only difference being the tangled vines.The wisteria, which grows gratifyingly, twists and turns around the terrace, hanging down its twigs, and its blue-purple and white petals fall like raindrops.Byles looked around and vaguely heard a soft and melodious melody coming from somewhere.

Dimitri knew what Byles was looking for, and his hand patted her on the back, causing Byles to turn her head.He smiled and pointed to the building on the right, and explained softly, "It's the music from over there. I guess there's a dance hall or something nearby, and they play all kinds of music all night long."

Dimitri leaned over and whispered, "I didn't know there was a dance class in the middle of the night. Is it like a disco... Wait, is that a disco?"

He backed away, embarrassed, obviously embarrassed by his meager artistic qualities.Byles stared at the building and confessed, "I've never danced."

"Oh?" Dimitri looked surprised.

Byles shrugged and added, "Well, I used to dance alone when I was a kid."

Strictly speaking, it was because her dance partner was a fantasy of hers.

Speaking of Suthis, this guy was surprisingly peaceful tonight.

Dimitri walked up to her so suddenly that Byleth didn't have time to call Surtis out.She tilted her head to see Dimitri staring at her anxiously with reddened ears (is he cold?).Staring at her, staring at her, but exhaling gently, a puff of hot air rose up.He stretched out his hand with a smile and asked, "Miss, can I ask you to dance?"

Bylace's cheeks turned red, and it definitely wasn't from the cold.She looked at Dimitri's hand, then at Dimitri's face.He was laughing, but Dimitri tensed up the wider Byleth's eyes widened.

scared.

He was terrified that Byles would reject him.

The corners of Byles' mouth curled up, making Dimitri forget how to breathe.She put her hand on his outstretched hand, stared at the floor and whispered, "I'll step on you."

"It doesn't matter." Dimitri whispered, the frequency of in and out air was shattered.He gently pulled her closer to him, guiding her hand to rest on his shoulder, before placing the other on her lower back.He lifted their clasped hand until it was almost parallel to Byleth's shoulder.Byles trembled, and Dimitri whispered, "Please look at me."

Byles looked up, Dimitri's eyes fixed on her.Such a scorching gaze should make her uncomfortable, but she... doesn't mind.For some reason, she didn't mind.Dimitri led her slowly, letting her gradually become familiar with the movements.When Beles roughly figured out the rhythm of the dance steps, Dimitri speeded up in tune with the melodious music coming from the building next door.

They danced in a peaceful atmosphere, letting the sound of the music guide them back and forth, surrounded by glittering flowers and soft dewdrops on their petals.When the music calmed down, they also slowed down, getting closer unconsciously.Under the magic of a soothing rhythm, they swung around the gazebo, Byleth's hand still resting on his shoulder, as Dimitri put his arm around her waist.

"Father once told me that he used to dance with my biological mother in the garden of the old villa." Dimitri murmured, resting his forehead on Beles's, he didn't seem to realize what he was doing, Beles Reese didn't stop him either. "That's one of the few things about motherhood."

"Her...?" Byles responded quietly.

"I don't remember her," Dimitri admitted. "She died a few months after I was born. I only knew my stepmother. She was very nice and made chocolate biscuits best."

"pretty good."

"Yeah." Dimitri paused, and continued: "My biological mother... I don't know what it would be like to grow up beside her. My father rarely talked about her, but as soon as he opened You can clearly feel that he once loved that woman deeply."

"He told me he and his mother fell in love with a dance," Dimitri recalled, staring into Byles' pale green eyes. "I didn't understand how a single dance could bring such strong emotions."

"And now?" Byles whispered, tilting her head slightly.

Dimitri's eyes fell on her lips, "I think I understand now. I am greedy for the desire that lasts forever in this moment, and I yearn for endless eternity. If I can make a wish here, I only hope that time will Stop at this moment, just stop in my arms with you."

"Dimitri..." Byles leaned forward.

The music ended.

Dimitri stopped and pulled away suddenly, and Byles felt a chill.

A sad smile emerged from the corner of his mouth, and he said in a low voice, "However, time flows forward day and night, and there is no way to turn it back."

Dimitri gently took her hand, rubbed it into his own, and muttered: "Your hands are so cold, you must be freezing."

He returned to his usual polite smile and said, "It's getting late, please let me escort you back to your room."

Byles could only nod, and let Dimitri lead her out of the garden.

Beles still didn't know what Dimitri was going to do when he went out alone in the middle of the night.When Byles couldn't sleep, she would go to Dimitri, and the insomnia became more and more frequent.They sometimes go to the shooting range or the gym, and most of the time they sit in the gazebo in the garden, dazed or talking about some interesting topics in a peaceful environment.

Byleth acknowledges Surtis' existence (but doesn't tell Dimitri that she can still see her now) and tells stories of her adventures with Surtis, imaginary or not.And Dimitri told her about her childhood with Sylvain, Felix, and Ingrid.Even mentioning how cute Felix was back then, hugging him or Sylvain crying over something silly. ("Please don't tell him I told you such a thing, he will kill me.")

They hadn't danced since that night, and Byreth was surprised to find that she was a little lonely.

But what happened that night did break some barrier between them.Dimitri, as humble and courteous as ever, smiled at her more and made more physical contact.It's by no means an exaggerated kind.When Dimitri wanted to show her the way, or offer her help, he would reach out.Sometimes they spend too much time together to make sense, and Byleth doesn't care.

She just loves it.

【Chapter6TBC】

The author's words:

Dancing on the roof garden: this Berkut/Rinea déjà vu was a total accident. (Translation: Characters in Echoes of Fire) I just wanted to find an excuse to let them dance, because only Claude and Byleth danced in the game, it's not fair! (Grass, it should be chosen by the player himself)

The hangover cure: Well, I've had a long discussion with Eisneriegan about how to sober up Rodriguez.She suggested me to write ginger tea, but I think tomato juice is better.Finally listened to me because Rodriguez is more fun with bacon and eggs in tomato sauce.Both can be used to sober up, but not coffee, please don't be like those two guys who got drunk into cinnamon rolls, please drink water instead.