"Your father wishes to speak with you." Iago called from the door of the playroom.
"Thank-you, Iago." A six year old Xander smiled to the servant.
"Yes, thank-you." Five year old Camilla smiled sweetly. "But please be quiet. My baby is sleeping and if you wake her, I'll have to kill you." Iago was taken back at the child's words. Leo babbled from his playpen.
"Not you, young lord. He only wants Prince Xander and Princess Camilla." Iago glared at the baby boy.
"Don't wake the baby!" Camilla hissed. She had become slightly unstable for a five year old, not that anyone really noticed. Her only for the sake of getting closer to King Garon and the throne and failing. Her father had no interest in her, and Xander was always too busy being trained to take over the throne. She often had fits of uncontrollable rage due to her neglect and loneliness.
"Please, follow me." Iago sighed, ignoring Camilla's outburst like everyone did. Iago, who hated children, led the two Royals to the throne room where their father was waiting.
"Ah, Xander and... my child." Garon greeted them coldly. His words stung Camilla.
"Father can't even remember my name." She thought, holding back tears.
"I have a task for you two."
"What is it, Father?" Xander asked faithfully. He loved being praised by his father for doing things he was asked to do and doing them with a good attitude.
"Comme out!" Garon yelled to a dark corner of the room. There was a small whimper and a small blonde girl, a few years younger than Camilla, walked from the darkness. Her crimson eyes were glossy, like she was numb from something traumatic. Her cheeks were red from crying and the tears still flowed from her glossy eyes. She was wearing a red kimono, just long enough to reach her knees. Camilla was surprised to find a lot of the red on her kimono was blood, some it was even slpattered on her face and in her hair.
"Who is this?" Xander asked.
"This is your new sibling. Her name is Corrin. You will treat her like you do each other and she will be part of your family now." Garon said.
"Yes, Father." Xander bowed.
"Thank-you, F-Father." Camilla mumbled. She was intrigued by the little girl.
"You may go back to play, take that with you." He gestured toward the crying girl. Xander glanced at Camilla, she was always playing mother to Leo.
"Hi, I'm Camilla." Camilla said to the girl as she walked up to her. She crouched down to the girl. "Would you like to play?" The girl didn't answer. "Will you at least come with me?" She held out her hand. The small girl carefully took it. Camilla noticed it was somewhat sticky from dried blood. "We'll get you cleaned up."
"Run along now, children." Iago said in a fake, kind voice. Camilla led the girl to the playroom with Xander walking in front of them.
"I'm going to clean her up a bit." Camilla said to Xander.
"Do as you wish." Xander replied. "Just stay out of trouble." He added before heading into the playroom.
"So your name is Corrin, right?" Camilla asked. The girl nodded, still crying. She led her to the kitchen where there was a bucket of water. "It's a little cold, but it'll do." Camilla smiled to the girl. She pulled a cloth from inside the shirt of her dress.
"D-did you just p-pull that out o-of your s-shirt?" Corrin hickuped.
"Yeah, pretty cool, huh?" Camilla smiled. She dunked the cloth in the water and began to dab at Corrin's face. She instantly flinched and stepped back. "It's okay, I won't hurt you." Camilla cooed.
"I w-want H-Hinoka." Corrin began to sob.
"Who is that?"
"My big s-sister. I want her! I don't want you, you're a stranger!" The girl started to yell as the gloss left her eyes. "Hinoka! Ryoma! Mother!" She began screaming.
"C-calm down, it'll be okay." Camilla smiled falsely, trying to stop the yelling.
"Hinoka! Hinoka! Hinoka!" Corrin continued to scream. She ran for one of the sealed windows but was too short to reach it. "Hinoka? Takumi? Mommy? D-Daddy?" She sobbed as she tried to reach the window.
"What's going on?" Xander asked as he appeared at Camilla's side. "Are you okay?" He asked, noting the tears on Camilla's face.
"Xander, she has a family. Listen to her." Corrin continued to scream her family's names.
"We have a family too, Camilla. She is part of it now. As far as we are concerned, she has no past family." Xander walked over to the screaming girl and grabbed her by the arms. "That is enough." He said sternly.
"Xander, that's not how you care for a child!" Camilla yelled to her brother. She pushed him to the floor and awkwardly pick up Corrin, who tried to break free for Camilla's grasp but was not strong enough.
"How dare you push me!" Xander yelled as he stood up.
"I won't let you bully this baby!" Camilla yelled back.
"Then you take care of it! It is your responsibility from now on!" Xander walked out of the room without another word.
"Are you okay, darling?" Camilla asked. The nickname darling seemed to fit the girl so well. "Let's get you all cleaned up."
"I want Hinoka." Corrin mumbled.
"I know, but for right now, you live with us. Maybe she and your mommy will come and get you soon. Until then, let's get you cleaned up."