It was a sunny day outside. Everyone was outside relaxing and conversing with each other. Bayonetta was sitting on the roof of the mansion with Cloud. The Umbra Witch couldn't stop thinking about Corrin. The care and concern that the Nohrian Prince showed to her kind of touched her a little bit. It had her thinking. The first time she met Corrin, she didn't really want anything to do with him. Corrin was just a boy toy to play with and use for her own benefits. After the accident about mentioning Corrin's mother, the Umbra Witch started to see him in a new light. He wasn't just someone who bent over backwards for anybody who treated him nicely. He was willing to call them out on their attitude problem. Corrin also showed how deadly he could be in battle when angered. It made her appreciate Corrin's sweet nature even more even though his innocence did drive her insane. Because of Corrin's pure and oblivious mind, it kept the Umbra Witch smiling. Cloud noticed Bayonetta's rather weird action lately confusing him greatly. What was up with Bayonetta?
"Uh, are you alright Bayo? You've been acting rather...strange lately. It's starting to weird me out a little." Cloud said.
Bayonetta loses her train of thought as Cloud's words hit her ears. "I'm alright Cloudy. My mind has just been on the little one lately."
"Corrin? What about him? Did something happen between you two?"
"N-No. Nothing much. Just after the whole fiasco with Hades and the demons, I saved his life. He healed me up. He starts talking about how I should be more careful. Then I...kissed him." Bayonetta muttered the last words before her thoughts took over again. When she performed the action, she wasn't thinking at the time. She really did want to thank him but a hug just couldn't convey what she was feeling in that moment. She had kissed him before although they were cute affectionate kisses that didn't mean much except to make him flustered. This time it was different. When she kissed him, she wanted it to last longer. She was dictating the pace of the kiss and Corrin had no idea what was going on. She could see it in his beautiful red eyes that made her heart race. It was why she quickly went back into the mansion despite the confidence in her tone. If she stayed any longer, she might have kissed him again without an excuse. Now she was wondering if she pushed her boundaries with Corrin again.
"That's it? You just...kissed him?" Cloud asked her. He was actually disappointed that kissing was all that happened given how close the dragon prince and the Umbra Witch were.
"Yeah. No big deal." Bayonetta shrugged.
"Doesn't seem that way with how you've been acting lately. I think you're finally starting to grow affection for Corrin."
"Whatever." Bayonetta rolled her eyes.
"I never expected you of all people to act like this." Cloud said with a chuckle.
"Why are you laughing Cloudy? At least I can talk to women I like without pausing every ten seconds and then not saying another word to her."
Cloud turned away from Bayonetta and blushed. "W-Why are you trying to turn this towards me?"
"Since you're so interested in talking about my dragon, let's talk about yours. By the way, how's your eye darling?" Bayonetta smirked.
"Healed. Thank you very much. Kamui isn't my dragon either. There's nothing to talk about because there's nothing going on between us."
Cloud could say those words surprisingly easily. The ex-SOLDIER was use to denying feelings for other girls since it happened so often. However, he wasn't exactly happy this time around about it.
"Exactly. You basically just said that problem. I know you have feelings for the girl. You just never bother to actually grow a pair and say something to her. You have that long sword of yours and you don't bother to put it to good use. I'll never understand how you could fall for someone who has a stick up her ass. Everyone has their preference I suppose."
"Hey! Don't talk about her that way! I just...don't think the time is right. She probably doesn't feel the same anyway."
"When will that time be Cloud? The day the world comes to an end or the day one of you end up in a near death state? Either do something now or lose the girl forever. It's your decision not mine."
Cloud growled with the serious tone Bayonetta was taking. It was obvious she was getting defensive with him about her growing feelings for Corrin, but it was better to put him on the spot about Kamui than deal with it. Sometimes he wondered why he bothered to deal with the Umbra Witch especially when she had to throw in some dick jokes.
"Whatever." Cloud grumbled as he scratched the back of his head. "Now that I know that you're worrying over nothing, I'm going to head out training. If you see Corrin or Kamui, tell them I'm in the training room. If they want to train with me, I'll be there."
Bayonetta gave a small nod of acknowledgement as he left her room. The silence returned and she was allowed to think about her feelings again. She wasn't exactly thrilled seeing as how she would be forced to recall the night of the kiss and beyond. The Umbra Witch was furious about the whole incident. The demons kidnapping her dragon prince, Hades mocking their friendship and the terrified look Corrin gave her when he saw her take the sword wound for her. That entire night was just a roller coaster of emotions that lead up to that kiss that it really is starting to annoy her. How could her mind be filled with nothing but Corrin? This never happened before in her long life as an Umbra Witch. She was aware that romance was doomed to fail especially since she was going to age very slowly. It's why she kept everyone at arm's length. Corrin is different though. Because he's a half dragon, he will surely age lowly with her allowing for a potential romance to bloom if she allowed it.
Bayonetta shook her head in annoyance. She needed to do something to clear her mind. She needed to talk to someone else that wouldn't downplay the issue. Granted, everyone she knew would make fun of her so it would be better to keep it to herself, but it wouldn't hurt to try.
A portal appears from the distance. Bayonetta raised her eyebrow at the portal appearing in front of her view. A man emerged out of the portal. He was wearing all back, glasses, a blue scarf that was wrapped around his neck, and had a camera in his hand. Bayonetta recognized the man who appeared out of the portal. Bayonetta jumped off the roof to go greet her friend.
"Well well, Luka. What a surprise it is to see you." Bayonetta greeted.
"Oh Bayonetta! Thank goodness it was easy to find you here…even though you came and found me."
"What brings you here darling?"
"You gotta help! They're demons attacking back in our world! I can't see them, so coming to you is the only option I got."
"Geez, I have to get my hands dirty again because of those bastards?" Bayonetta sighed. She started to grow more annoyed with demons after the whole invasion. "Alright, I'm not busy at the moment. I'll get rid of them easy"
"Thank you so much Bayonetta. Also, I got you this.' Luka smiled and pulled out a red rose. He bowed and gave it to Bayonetta.
Bayonetta took the rose. "Thank you Luka. I appreciate the gift. What's the occasion?" Bayonetta raised an eyebrow.
"Well you know you've been gone for quite some time. Thought I'd give you something to show how much I miss you. All that time without you has left me to feel...lonely." Luka winked at Bayonetta.
"Is that so? I feel flattered that you feel that way." Bayonetta laughed nervously. This was unusual for her. She would always playfully flirt with Luka. However, this time it felt weird to her. Like she shouldn't be doing this. What was making her feel that way?
"Really? Well maybe after you take care of those demons I can treat you to a lovely dinner on me."
"Thanks, but I think I'll past."
"What's the matter? Don't find me attractive?"
Corrin comes out of the mansion and sees Bayonetta. He sees that Bayonetta is not alone and sees another man getting very close with the Umbra Witch. Something began to stir up within Corrin. He balled his hands into a fist and started shaking. This is a different emotion that Corrin has never felt before. He's felt anger before, but this was different.
"Who is that man? Why is getting so close to Cere like that? Very...close."
Corrin couldn't stop growling. He tried to tell himself that there wasn't anything wrong with Bayonetta having other friends outside of Smash, but he needed to know who this man was which is why he approached her despite his better judgement. Corrin coughs to get Bayonetta and Luka's attention.
Bayonetta jumped a little seeing Corrin behind her. "C-Corrin. I didn't know you were there."
"Hey, who's this little guy? A friend of yours Bayonetta?"
"I guess you could say that."
Corrin felt disappointed that Bayonetta said they were friends. That is what they were after all.
"How's it going kid? I'm Luka." Luka introduced himself as he extended his hand.
Corrin growled at Luka addressing him like he's some child. "I'm...Eighteen!" Corrin ended up raising his voice without realizing it. Luka was a little taken a back from Corrin's sudden outburst.
Luka stepped back a bit. "Woah! Easy there kiddo!"
"Corrin wait! This is Luka. We've been friends with each other for a while. He came to me for a favor." Bayonetta tried to calm Corrin down noticing the obvious distress in his eyes. She had to make a mental note to not insult his age or insinuate he was a kid. Hades got away with it, but Luka made it obvious that he didn't look like an adult.
Corrin observed Luka. Luka was much taller, his body was more muscular, and he looked to be the same age if not older as Bayonetta. Corrin suddenly felt a little disappointed in himself looking at Luka.
"Bayonetta we have to go. Like right now." Luka said.
"Go? Where are you going Cere?" Corrin asked.
"I have to take care of some business back in my world. I'll be right back dear."
"Yeah, don't worry kid. I promise Bayonetta will come back safe in sound." Luka said.
Bayonetta and Luka go inside the portal to go back to their world. Corrin felt a lump in his throat as he sees the Umbra Witch walk away with another man. Corrin walked back to the mansion still fuming with anger. He goes to the training room walking past Cloud. Corrin turns his attention to the sandbag and he stabs it with his lance. Corrin continue to repeatedly stabbed the sandbag letting out loud roars and growling. Master Hand had given the warning that the sandbag was not to be destroyed in any shape or form, but Corrin didn't care at the moment seeing as how the fluff that was inside the sandbag was getting sent everywhere. For a moment, he wanted to imagine he was stabbing something other than a sandbag, but it only frustrated him more he started to think like a violent dragon. Cloud started to get a little worried. Cloud tried pulling Corrin away from the sandbag. Corrin struggled to get out of Cloud's grasp.
"Corrin! Calm down! Take it easy!" Cloud yelled.
Corrin stopped struggling realizing that someone was seeing him in this feral like state. He took some deep breaths to try and calm himself down.
"What's up with you Corrin?" Cloud asked.
"C-Cere...She went to her world with some this other man. I...I just got angry seeing him with her."
Cloud understood the real reason why the Nohrian Prince was angry. Knowing that Corrin probably didn't understand the feeling of jealous, Cloud decided against asking Corrin what made him angry about that.
"Well, is this guy friends with Bayonetta?" Cloud asked. Corrin nodded as an answer. "The guy probably means well. No reason to get all upset. Hey, I'll give you some time to yourself to cool your head. I'll be outside."
Corrin starting thinking about Luka again and how he looked compared to him. "Hey Cloud. How do I become muscular like you?"
"Uh...Well you can lift your sword like they're weights. It works out for me so it should for you I guess." Cloud shrugged.
Cloud leaves the training room leaving Corrin by himself. In retrospect, it would have been better for Cloud to stay and talk with the dragon prince, but Cloud was proving yet again he was still terrible at trying to talk to anyone in the mansion. Corrin let out another sigh as he stared at the mirror that was in the training room. At the very least he hadn't broken that, but seeing the mess he made, he knew he would have to clean it up and get another sandbag.
"How shameful of a prince like me to act like this…" Corrin murmured darkly to himself as he started picking up the fluff off the ground. "What is happening to me? I…"
Another portal appeared outside of the mansion. All the smashers stopped what they were doing to see what was emerging from the portal. Nine individuals came from the portal: four men with two riding on horses and five ladies. They all came walking towards the mansion and they looked like they had a mission to fulfill. Everyone stood close to each other wondering what was going on.
"Who are those guys?" Roy asked.
"I think these are the rest of Corrin and Kamui's siblings. We saw the purple haired lady when we were at the beach." Marth said.
"Why are they here? You think they're after Corrin?" Ike asked.
"Probably. Things might get a little crazy." Marth said worriedly
"Who is in charge here?" Ryoma asked.
"I am. I'm Mario. Nice to uh...see you all." Mario said.
"Greetings. I am Ryoma. These are my younger sisters Hinoka and Sakura, and my younger brother Takumi.
"And I am Xander. This is my younger brother Leo, my youngest sister Elise, Princess Azura and I'm sure you've already met Camilla. She came to this world to check up on our brother Corrin. There were letters speaking of a woman who has been hurting him."
"Yes. We are here to speak with this Bayonetta woman. We've been hearing that she's the strongest fighter here. We want to have a few words with her." Ryoma said.
A portal appeared and the families turned to it. Bayonetta and Luka come out of the portal with smiles on their faces.
"Thank you so much Bayonetta. You really laid waste to those demons." Luka said.
"Yeah. They never had the chance against me." Bayonetta stopped as she sees the family looking right at her. There was a feeling of tension between the Umbra Witch and the family. Bayonetta shot a glare at Camilla. She realized what this situation was about. The Umbra Witch was face to face with Corrin's family. "Luka…you should leave."
"Why? I think I want to go greet the lovely ladies."
"Leave. Now." Bayonetta said with more anger in her voice.
"Alright then. I'll see you soon Bayonetta." Luka jumped back into the portal to go back to his world.
Now there was a stare down between Bayonetta and Corrin's family. Bayonetta stood her ground to prepare for the confrontation.
Kamui was in her bathroom washing her hair. She looks in the mirror and sees she had baggy eyes from another night of no sleep. Ever since she had that one nightmare with those demons, they just kept reoccurring. The demons haunted her, demoralized her and taunted her about Corrin leaving her for Bayonetta. The Nohrian Princess thought it would be best to stay up. It still didn't help because the demons just kept haunting her mind. She looked like a mess.
"My head hurts...These demons just won't leave me alone. I need to get some air." Kamui mumbled in a tired voice.
Kamui walked out of her bathroom to leave the mansion. When Kamui stepped out, she sees all the Smashers standing in front of the doorway. "Uh, what's going on here?"
"Kamui...You have some visitors." Mario pointed at Kamui's family with Bayonetta.
Kamui gasped at what she saw. "Oh no. They're here! I-I knew they were coming, but I didn't think it would be today! They're with Bayonetta too. This...This is not good." Kamui thought.
"So, you must be Bayonetta. We've been expecting to meet you." Xander said.
"Is that so? You're all Corrin siblings. He's mentioned you all to me before. I've met one of your siblings." Bayonetta shot a stare at Camilla.
"Our brother hasn't been performing well at these tournaments as of late. From what I can gather from those letters he sent, it is because of you." Ryoma told her sternly. Compared to Xander, he didn't hide how he obviously didn't like her and believed Camilla's words.
"From what my sister Camilla has told me, you're said to be dangerous, cruel, and merciless." Xander said.
"You've got it wrong there. That's just an exaggeration. Corrin and I had some slight complications, but we patched things up."
"We will like to ask you a few questions concerning our brother. May we take this in private?" Xander requested.
"I don't mind that. Let's find somewhere we can sit and talk."
Kamui looked as her older brothers continued speaking with Bayonetta. She feared about what they wanted from the Umbra Witch.
"You know why they're here Kamui. They're here to take Corrin away from you." Pride said.
"He'll be taken away and will never come back." Malicious laughed.
"And you still haven't confessed to him. What a shame." Pain laughed.
All the demons started laughing inside Kamui's head. The Nohrian Princess covered her ears to try and block out the laughs. "Stop! Leave me alone! I can't let them see me like this. I have to hide." Kamui said to herself.
Kamui quickly ran to the side of the mansion hoping that none of her siblings saw her. Unfortunately, she wasn't stealthy enough and her brother Takumi caught a glimpse of his sister running away.
"Kamui? Where is she headed? I better go see what's going on." Takumi thought. Takumi walked away while his siblings weren't looking to chase after Kamui.
Kamui just kept running. She wasn't paying attention to her surroundings and bumped into Cloud. Kamui's heart started beating rapidly as she was now face to face with the ex-SOLDIER.
"C-Cloud! I-I'm sorry! I-I wasn't paying attention to where I was going!" Kamui spokes fast and stumbled on her words.
"Kamui slow down. It's okay. I'm not mad at you." Cloud started before he noticed how pale the dragon princess looked. "You don't look to well Kamui. Is everything alright?" Cloud asked concerned for the Nohrian Princess.
Kamui didn't want to tell Cloud about the demons haunting her. She didn't know what help Cloud would be for her if she told him about her situation. "I-It's just...My family is here."
"They are? What's the reason?"
"Bayonetta. They also know about Corrin's lack of performance lately. They...They plan on taking him back home...I don't want that to happen Cloud! I don't want them to take Corrin away. I'm...very worried of what will happen." Kamui started shaking. She was getting closer to crying.
Cloud felt a little uncomfortable. The ex-SOLDIER has a tough time trying to comfort others. Cloud puts his hand on Kamui's shoulder. "Hey. Don't cry Kamui. It's okay. I'm here for you if you need to let your emotions out."
Kamui wiped her eyes. "T-Thank you Cloud."
Takumi comes in and sees his sister in the arms with a stranger. Takumi started to grow angry "Hey! Unhand my sister you scum!" Takumi yelled.
Cloud and Kamui turned to Takumi. "Takumi?! I-It's not what you think!" Kamui said.
"Stand aside Kamui! I won't allow this...this...this scum to put his filthy hands all over you! Who do you think you are?" Takumi turned his attention to Cloud.
"H-Hey! I think there's a bit of a misunderstanding. I was just trying to comfort Kamui. There was nothing going on between us." Cloud tried to explain.
"Do you think I'm some sort of fool? I know what I saw. I won't allow your dirty deeds to succeed you scum! If you think you're putting your filthy hands anywhere near my sister, you've got another thing coming! Draw your weapon!" Takumi took out his bow.
"Takumi stop!" Kamui yelled.
"Look, I don't want to get into a fight. There's no need to start violence over something that can be solved over a simple explanation." Cloud tried to explain but was ignored.
"What's this? Turning down a battle? How cowardly of you." Takumi smirked.
That comment struck a nerve in the ex-SOLDIER. Cloud didn't want to snap at Takumi because Kamui was still watching them. He took a breath to keep his composure. "Coward? No. You've got it all wrong. I just don't want hurt you in front of Kamui."
"You hurt me? You should be the one who's worried about getting hurt. Are you going to fight me? Or will you just run away?"
"Not like I have choice. He's not going to listen to reason." Cloud thought as he takes out his Buster Sword and gets into his fighting stance.
"Cloud! Takumi!" Kamui cried.
Cloud lifts up his sword and charges his Limit Break. Takumi looked in confusion of what Cloud was doing.
"Hey! What are you doing just standing there?! This is a battle!" Takumi yelled. Cloud just ignored Takumi and continued to charge his Limit Break. Takumi started to get annoyed at Cloud not paying him any attention. "I will not be treated like a fool!" Takumi takes out his arrow and starts shooting at Cloud. Cloud quickly dodges all of Takumi's arrow shots. Takumi was getting frustrated with Cloud's evasion. "Damn it! Hold still you coward! Why don't you come and face me you scum?!"
Cloud's Limit Break was now fully charged. A smirk appeared on the ex-SOLDIER's face. "If you say so."
Cloud dashed towards Takumi. Takumi got flustered at Cloud's speed and swings his bow at Cloud. Cloud quickly dodges Takumi's attack and uses Finishing Touch on Takumi. Takumi screams as he was sent flying into the air.
"He asked for it."
Takumi falls back down to the ground face first. Takumi hold his head in pain. "I-Is that all you got? We're not finished with you yet."
"Yes we are. Look, I told you I didn't want to fight. Kamui just happened to bumped into me and she was upset. I was just trying to comfort her. I wasn't planning on doing anything with her nor had any intention to. I was trying to help her out…I think it's best if I just go."
Cloud walks away from Takumi and Kamui to head back inside the mansion.
"Cloud wait! I'm sorry!" Kamui yelled. Cloud didn't look back. Kamui started to grow angry and turns her attention to Takumi. "What the hell is wrong with you Takumi?!"
"Sister, I-I was just trying to he-"
"Save it Takumi! Cloud was trying to explain the situation and you decided to stubborn and not listen. You make it hard for me to not get angry at you Takumi! You're my little brother and I know you're worried, but I can't stand how meddlesome you can be! I still haven't forgiven you for what you did to me. You'd think I'd just forget that you nearly killed me because you didn't trust Corrin? How dare you?!"
"Kamui...I..."
"Just leave me alone Takumi!" Kamui walked away from Takumi and heads inside the mansion.
Takumi wanted to chase after her but knew when the dragon princess was in one of those moods, it was best to stay away. He cursed to himself for letting his emotions get the best of him. Hopefully Kamui wouldn't rant on him to Ryoma about his actions just now.
Bayonetta and the family were sitting together at a table outside. Xander was drinking tea that Peach had made for everybody. Bayonetta was feeling a little worried about the questions she was going to get asked. Any wrong answer would be the end of her.
"I must say Bayonetta, that princess friend of yours knows how to make tea. It's very delicious." Xander said.
"Yes...she does." Bayonetta takes a sip of her tea.
"Xander, now it's not the time to have a nice conversation. We're supposed to be interrogating this witch. She's the reason why our brother is not performing well!" Ryoma said.
"Relax Ryoma. I was just getting to my question. Now let's start with something basic. How did you meet Corrin?" Xander asked.
"I was trying to find a partner for a team battle. Without much time, I found Corrin resting and I...asked if he would like to team. He agreed. After that, we just started talking."
Bayonetta wasn't completely lying. Corrin didn't really agree to team with the Umbra Witch. She just dragged him to the battlefield and they just fought together with no synergy. It was embarrassing on her end especially since there was a lot of friendly fire on both of their ends due to the lack of synergy.
"How do you two perform well in battle together?" Ryoma asked.
"We've only teamed that one time. It…did not go well for us. As for us fighting each other, we're both tied in wins and both fights have been very close. Corrin is the only one to ever compare to me in terms of skill."
You would think that would be enough to persuade the siblings into ignoring Corrin's lack of performance with the other Smashers, but Corrin doing well against the strongest didn't mean much if he kept losing to everyone else. She didn't know who Corrin was losing to between the day they started talking to today.
"Oh! I have a question!" Elise raised her hand excitedly. "Where did you get your outfit?! It's so amazing!"
Bayonetta felt a little awkward by Elise's off topic question. "Uh...Well, my outfit is made out of my hair."
"Woah! If I changed into a witch, will my hair make an outfit as cool as yours?!" Elise asked as she smiled widely.
"Elise, now it's not the time for trivial question like that. What is your occupation Bayonetta?" Leon asked.
"Even though I'm a witch, I don't do anything wicked or evil. I usually just take care of demons and angels that try to destroy my world. Other than that, I don't do much."
That was also a half truth. Bayonetta didn't want anyone to know that her occupation outside of slaying angels and demons was a nun. It's the last job anyone would expect her to have and she wanted to keep it a secret. If someone like Pit found out, he would probably broadcast it to everyone especially other angels to keep away thus making life more difficult for her.
"I have a question for you, witch. What is your relationship with that man we saw you with? Is that a lover of some kind? Flirting with my brother while you're in a relationship is not good." Camilla smirked evilly.
Bayonetta snarled at Camilla. She knew what Camilla was trying to do. Bayonetta tries to keep calm in order to answer the question.
"Luka and I are just friends. He asked me for a favor to get rid of demons and I fulfilled his request. I have no interest in pursuing a romantic relationship with him. We're only friends. If we were together, I wouldn't be cruel and do that."
There was a lot of venom in her tone despite trying to answer that calmly. Camilla continued to smirk knowing she couldn't bark back any insult in front of the other family members.
"U-Um. Miss Bayonetta. What do you and Corrin do when you're not fighting in this competition?" Sakura asked shyly.
"I take Corrin with me to do some shopping together. He's nice company to have."
"Were you aware of the letters Corrin sent to us? All the letters contained messages about him being hurt and depressed. Apparently you were responsible for his misery." Hinoka suddenly asked knowing that Sakura's question was also off topic, but not as apparent as Elise's.
Bayonetta became silent for a moment. She didn't know Corrin sent letters to his siblings during that incident where she insulted his mother. "So he was still upset with me. What did he say in those letter? If he's telling them that I made him depressed, it most likely wasn't anything good." Bayonetta thought darkly to herself. Her expression changed, but she was able to pretend she wasn't too affected even if it showed in her voice. "I...I was not aware of the letters."
Of course Corrin wouldn't talk about the letters especially if they made up. He would probably feel bad. It was still important due to how trust was a huge theme to Hinoka's question. Corrin obviously trusted Bayonetta, but by how much? Seeing as how he didn't tell her about the letters, chances are he didn't trust her enough. It was now Azura's turn to ask a question.
"This question is the most important to me. How do you really feel about Corrin?" Azura asked.
Bayonetta was struggling to find the right words to say. She does see Corrin as someone very valuable to her. However, she wasn't the best at admitting her feelings for someone. "W-Well...I like Corrin…as a friend that's all. I do find Corrin to be a very wonderful and kind loving friend to me."
The Umbra Witch wanted to hit herself for the way she worded that answer. The siblings could tell that she was lying to herself. Her cheeks fortunately didn't turn red, but it was still difficult to keep her composure if Azura pushed the question. She looked ready to too seeing as how her gold eyes were piercing her.
Corrin comes outside and is shocked to see his siblings were here. He also sees Bayonetta along with his siblings and he starts to grow fearful.
"Everyone...W-What are you all doing here?" Corrin asked.
"Corrin. We were just speaking about you." Xander said.
"About me? What's going on here?"
"We came to this world because we heard about your lack of performance in these tournaments. You were chosen for this tournament to perform at your strongest and win! Not to fall short and lose!" Ryoma said.
"R-Ryoma...I-I…" Corrin was struggling to find words to say.
"Due to your lack of participation, Ryoma and I have decided that it would be best to take you back home." Xander said.
Corrin's heart began to shatter. He didn't want to leave the mansion. He wouldn't have freedom anymore. He will have to leave all of his new friends behind. The thing that hurt him the most was he wouldn't see Bayonetta ever again.
"N-No! Please! I don't want to leave! I like it! Please don't let me go back home!" Corrin cried like a stubborn child.
"I'm sorry Corrin. We've made our decision." Xander said.
Corrin was on the verge of crying. There was no way he could persuade his siblings into having him stay. Corrin thought of a very dangerous term in order to stay in the mansion, but it also meant risking everything. He couldn't afford to let his elder siblings make the decision for him.
"Well…what if I beat Cere?!"
All the siblings looked shocked. Bayonetta was the most surprised by Corrin's words.
"Corrin! What are you suggesting?!" Ryoma asked.
"If I beat Cere in a battle, then I get to stay here. If I lose, you can take me back home."
Ryoma was far from thrilled with Corrin's quick bargain chip he put on the table. The dragon prince was adamant about staying that he was willing to drag others into it. Why would he think that the Umbra Witch would allow him to win if she caused him so much misery in the first place? She would only hurt him even more. Xander, however listened to what Corrin had to offer and turned to Bayonetta.
"Bayonetta? Do you accept Corrin's challenge?" Xander asked.
Bayonetta stood there silent. She was in a really tough situation. If she refuses, Corrin would have to leave and she would be seen as a coward for letting the dragon prince leave without a fight. It would be the final nail in the coffin that she did not treasure her friendship with Corrin and he was just an object to be thrown away after he was no longer useful. If she agrees, she would have to show no mercy to the Nohrian Prince and fight to win. The only reason Corrin won the second time was because his rage overtook his mind and she couldn't get a good read on him because of his anger. Bayonetta sighs to herself realizing she was in a lose-lose situation unless Corrin miraculously defeated her.
"Yes…I accept the challenge."
"Corrin, you got yourself a deal. You will be facing Bayonetta in order to stay here. We will all be observing you to see that you are still capable of. Train up. You have a lot on the line." Ryoma told him sternly.
All the siblings got up and slowly walked away from Bayonetta and Corrin leaving the two to just stare at each other in silence. They couldn't say anything to each other, but their expressions spoke a thousand words. Corrin turned away from Bayonetta and walked back inside the mansion leaving the Umbra Witch alone to ponder what to do with the upcoming battle. Unfortunately, she didn't have an answer.
Kamui was sitting on the couch in the living room drinking tea to calm herself down. Azura comes into the living room and greets her cousin.
"Kamui. It's so good to see you." Azura smiled.
"Azura!" Kamui hugged the songstress. "I've missed you so much!"
"I've missed you too Kamui. How are you doing in these tournaments?"
"I've been doing very well. I've been placing very high and going even with the top fighters. It's a struggle, but I strive to be the best!"
"I see. I've heard that Corrin hasn't been doing well lately."
Kamui's expression darkened at the mention of his performance if only because a certain witch. "Ugh! It's because of that witch Bayonetta! Instead of training, Corrin is too busy going shopping with her. He's always daydreaming and talking about her. Corrin would sometimes go inside her room and I don't know what they do in there! Ugh! It just drives me insane!" Kamui ranted.
"You seem very upset at Bayonetta."
"I am! And I hate how much time Corrin spends with her!"
"Kamui, you still have feelings for Corrin don't you?" Kamui turned away from Azura knowing that Azura was judging her that very moment. "Kamui. You know you're not supposed to have these feelings for your brother. It's wrong."
Kamui was getting flashbacks of those exact same words that Robin told her. She started to grow angry as a result. "No! No not you too Azura! I love Corrin! He's means everything to me!"
"Kamui, you know that these feelings are forbidden. You can love Corrin, but not in the way you do. You know it's not right."
"What about us Azura?!"
"Kamui..."
"Don't you remember? That night we spent together. The same night we confessed to each other. You were my first Azura. You said you loved me!"
"That was before I found out we were cousins Kamui. After that, I had to cut the ties with you. We can't go back and change what happened between us. We did make love. We did confess to each other. However, it's still not right to fall in love with your siblings. Kamui, you have to drop your feelings for Corrin."
"How could you say that?! I love Corrin! And Corrin loves me too Azura!"
"Yes. He does love you Kamui, but not in the way you think."
"No...you're wrong! I won't listen to you!"
Kamui walked past Azura and heads upstairs to her room. Azura could be heard calling out to her once, but the dragon princess ignored her. The songstress did not pursue her though and felt she would have to learn the hard way. Kamui slams the door behind her. She sees Corrin was in the room as well and her heart began pounding.
Corrin turns to see his sister. "Oh sister! I didn't see you there. Is everything alright?" Corrin asked. He noticed something was wrong with his twin and was quick to forget his own problems in favor of figuring out what was wrong with Kamui.
"Corrin...do...do you love me?" Kamui asked rather shyly.
"Of course I do! I love you Kamui. You know you mean a lot to me." Corrin smiled at his sister. "I don't know what I would do without you…"
A tear stream fell from Kamui's eyes as she smiles. "I'm...so happy to hear that."
"Sister? Is everything alright?" Corrin asked. He felt something a little unusual about Kamui.
Kamui walked up slowly to Corrin. Her eyes were filled with lust. She was walking as if she was in a hypnotic trance. Kamui places her hands on Corrin's chest and pushes him down to the bed falling on top of him.
"Corrin. Kiss me."
Corrin was confused by her sudden request before he found Kamui's lips pressed against his own. Compared to the gentle kiss that Bayonetta ironically gave him, this kiss was aggressive. Kamui was holding down her brother so that he wouldn't struggle. Corrin was too stunned to actually resist her until he felt his chest hurt. He didn't know why, but he knew this was wrong. When the two had to catch their breath, Corrin indeed protested.
"K-Kamui. Wait a minute!" Corrin shouted as he forced himself to grab at Kamui's arm in an attempt to push her off.
Kamui stopped kissing Corrin noticing that he was resisting. "Corrin? What's wrong?"
"This doesn't feel right…you kissing me."
"W-What?! What are you trying to say?!"
"I just...don't think we should be doing this. It's not right to kiss someone else when you're already in love with another."
Kamui's heart shattered at that moment. Tears began to well up in her eyes. She realized that the person Corrin was talking about was Bayonetta. Kamui gets off of Corrin and quickly runs out of her room.
"Sis, wait!" Corrin yelled as he tried to get up but found himself unable to leave. He didn't know what he did wrong to make her cry. He felt like he made it worse. However, he would have to follow her eventually. He couldn't bear to see his sister like this.
Kamui ran out of the mansion and into the garden. She cried her eyes out. She was crushed that she couldn't prevent her brother from being taken away by another.
"Poor Poor Kamui." Malicious laughed.
"You did all you could to keep Corrin." Pride said.
"But you failed. As expected from someone as weak as you are." Hatred laughed.
"Your misery is delicious. You must feel so worthless that you lost your brother to that witch." Pain laughed.
"There's only one thing left. Your soul! Your soul is ours now!" Fury yelled.
Five hands reached from under Kamui's feet and grabbed all over her body. The demons were trying to drag Kamui down to the Underworld. Kamui didn't fight back. She couldn't fight back. She had given up on herself. Gunshots were being fired at the hands trying to drag Kamui. All the demon hands went back down to the Underworld not wanting to be killed. Kamui fell to her knees.
Bayonetta walked up to Kamui and picks up her from the ground. "What was that about?!" Bayonetta questioned quite agitated how she failed to sense the demons that were plaguing the girl.
Kamui was still completely out of it. Bayonetta groaned as she ended up smacking the girl on the cheek to snap her out of her trance.
"W-What?!"
"I'm asking you a question dear. What just happened? What were those demons doing here? I was certain that the God of the Underworld knew when to call it quits with the mansion."
The dragon princess tried to regain her composure. It was difficult though. She almost died and here she was still alive. Those negative thoughts were completely gone once those demons had been chased away, but now she was feeling empty.
"Well?"
"…A-After the invasion, I started getting haunted by these demons. I kept having nightmares about how they wanted to take my soul. T-They almost did. If you didn't save me then I would have…"
Bayonetta probably should have showed empathy for Corrin's sister, but she couldn't help it. Once she had gotten up and left the room, she felt enraged by everything. The family suddenly arriving to put her on trial, the fact that even when she answered the questions as truthfully as she could, Corrin would still be taken away…the fact that she would be left with the dragon princess who resented her instead of the dragon prince who she treasured dearly…it was getting too much.
The thing that angered her the most was Corrin remaining secretive after they both promised to not keep anything from each other. He gave her an apologetic look before leaving her alone, but she didn't give him the same expression. She wanted to know what was said in those letters. What was written was done though since Corrin probably didn't feel that way. She just needed to get information from his sister. Now that she saved her, she had a way to get information about the Nohrian prince.
"I came here to find you Kamui. I need some answers. Why do you feel so strongly for Corrin? Why is Corrin the way he is? What is it between you two?"
All of these questions were personal. Bayonetta had no right to ask them, but she didn't care at this point. She wanted answers and she wanted it now…even if Kamui was still out of it. She saw the look in Kamui's eyes. Any other day, Kamui would have told her to fuck off. This time, she was willing to answer her questions if only because she was touched slightly by the Umbra Witch.
Kamui sighed knowing she wasn't going to be left alone until she told her something. "You saved me so I…don't have much of a choice...I guess…I should start from the beginning…"