Kaori Yuki's work is some of my favorite because of the beautiful illustrations and gorgeous macabre plots of some of them... like God Child and The Earl Cain Saga... which is where Earl Cain. C Hargreaves comes in here.^_^
So here it is... the first chapter of ' Tell me a Story' a Count Cain Hargreaves tale.
And before I begin my attempted romance may I just say that I have no ownership to Cain, Riff, Mary, or any of the other characters that belong to Kaori Yuki's ' Hakushaku Cain Saga' or ' Godchild'.
Prologue
Rose Red
Rose, Rose, Rose Red
Will I ever see thee wed?
I will marry at my will, Sire
At my will- Emily Autumn Rose Red
"Father," Started a young girl of eight with long brunette hair and large, often disturbing, grey orbs that never missed a thing." why did Mr. Poe go mad?" The child loved the tales her father told her from his book, but had always wondered the answer to this question for it was the only one she had about the emotionally disturbed man.
" Lyn, everyone knows it's because he was probably born that way and because his 13 year old cousin died early soon after they married." Her twin brother, Revelin stated somewhat brattily.
" I didn't know, Brother, so now everyone knows." She retorted. The two were sitting on either leg of their father. Revelin, the right leg and Roselyn, the left. The two were mirror images of each other and whenever they got along they'd play tricks on the house help and even other family members. They didn't show it all the time but they were closer to each other than anyone else in their family and many believed it was because of their similar blood while others thought it was because of their likeness and shared thoughts.
" Now now, it's late and the two of you are getting cranky. Off to bed. Liza!" The man bellowed, and the brunette haired twins turned to see their personal help enter the room. After sharing a look, they nodded to each other and smiled, rushing toward the woman. The braced for the worst but they merely stopped in front of her and hugged her legs as they were too short to reach her waist. Then they let go in unison and took one of her hands, following her to the room that they willingly shared.
" When will the new house be finished, Liza?" Roselyn asked curiously and the maid shook her head.
" You need not worry, Little Rose, the library that you and your brother designed is becoming more and more there as the days go by. In fact, it is the only thing they have left to finish with all those books you ordered."
" Mother will just love it. Don't you think, Revelin?" The sleepy girl questioned, slipping into one side of the bed.
" Of course, she will, Lyn. We are her children, after all." The boy replied before they both drifted off.
Unfortunately, mere days before the building was finished their mother passed away from illness, leaving her remaining family members to cope however possible. As the years passed and the children moved into the new house with their father, they held up a guard and made an oath to protect one another until the very end.
One day, as they sat together, they spoke to one another in their made up language. A language that had no existing key aside from the ones that resided in their minds.
" (Sister, I know who killed mother.)"
"(Me too. Do you remember the plan?)"
"( Yes, do not trust our or father... or anyone else for that matter.)" They were sixteen now and had chosen to take charge of finding out who had betrayed their family.
"(The maid especially, she was the one in charge of taking care of mother and father never questioned why she was getting sicker and sicker after every visit the deceitful maid made.)"
"(Father is too close to her and probably has her as a mistress.)"
"( I thought he loved mother and us.)" A tear slid down her face.
"(Don't cry now, sister, we need to pull through with this. Did you get the sample?)" Revelin inquired to his sister, pertaining to the medicine that she had tried to get Roselyn to take after the girl had feigned a cough. She nodded and took out the vile.
"(Could be the same thing she killed mother with.)" She murmured.
"( We need to find out before we take action... mother must be avenged. Just remember to stay open minded about the others too. There are more than us, father, and the maid living here.)" His female twin nodded again in agreement.
"(They poisoned mother. So we must poison them.)" That was the way they thought without having their soft hearted mother around.
With betrayal came revenge.
