Author note: I do not own Yakitate! Japan or Count Cain: Godchild.

Okay, so this is connected to the fic 'Be My Doll.' You might want to read this before reading this one, to make sense of part of the situation in this fic...

This fic will be in four parts. To make sense of the whole situation, you definitely need to read them in order. Just thought I'd warn you.

Warnings: CassandraxMeister, a little White OwlxSophie, crossdressing

Constructive Criticism would be great, and I hope you guys read and review! Thanks!

Confrontations

Act 1

Meister sighed quietly as he stood in the moonlit courtyard, looking around. It was silent, the exception to this being the sound of his own breathing.

Oh, he just hated this silence. He didn't know what to do about it, not really. He could sing; but he feared that some servant of Cassandra Gladstone would pass by and see him. Cassandra enjoyed listening to the blond's voice since the first time he ever heard Meister's voice; loved the different tones it took in different situations.

Meister hesitated. Would he sing? Could he? It wasn't like there would be anyone around in the dead of night, correct?

Thus he sang.

There were no words; merely sound. His voice soared when it reached higher notes and trembled at the lower ones, but he sang nonetheless. He heard something, the sound of a bow being pulled across string so gracefully, a sound so divine that it wanted him to continue. As the wordless song continued, he was thinking of this other sound that intertwined with his.

And then he stopped, realizing who it was as he turned to look up at the trees.

The white-haired violinist, The Fool of the Major Arcana, just simply stopped playing the violin and smiled at him.

"Owl..." Meister stepped back a few paces as the Owl did a front flip off the tree branch and onto the ground. "What do you want?"

"A mere conversation with you." The White Owl responded. "Your sister wished to know how you are faring in the hands of Head Priest Cassandra, after all."

"I am fine."

"Fine does not explain the drastic change in your appearance."

Meister shuddered slightly at that statement. What the Owl just said was true, nonetheless, and it obviously wasn't normal for him to be wearing clothing apparel so...feminine. He looked down at his white silk gown, before looking at Owl again and responding.

"I tried to escape once; and he caught me in his clutches. I just...knew since that I should obey his orders."

"And you didn't wish to escape after that; did you?"

Meister cringed. Again, what the Owl said was true.

"Can you read my mind?" Meister knew very well that Cassandra was able to look into his past, and figure out his thoughts and feelings. Was it the same for Owl?

"No. It's just very obvious from your expressions that you don't appear to mind his presence. In fact," White Owl paused, as if to give some dramatic effect, "It's as if you...enjoy it." The Owl appeared to give a somewhat mocking grin.

Enjoy it?

"Enjoy Cassandra's presence? I-well I-" Meister paused, biting his lip. He was completely unsure of what to say.

"There is no need to hide such feelings..." The Owl smiled. "I believe in due time your sister will come looking for you. Just thought I'd warn you."

Before Meister could answer, Owl was gone without a word of goodbye or adieu.