Chapter 1: Clan Auresol
As usual, Mayune wake up earlier than her parents or her siblings. She opens the window and observes her surroundings. The sun has not yet rises and the city is not yet alive. There's nothing to do for her in this cloudy morning.
She changed her clothes and descends to the stairs. She opens the lights and her older brother's poring pet greeted her. She went to the kitchen and started working with their breakfast. It is her normal routine and she wonder if she could ever escape to it.
Her family usually wakes up at seven in the morning so she didn't bother to think of them. It is only four in the morning and she has three hours to spend alone.
As she started cooking, she heard footsteps. After a while, the sound was gone. She looks at their living room to see if someone was there but sees no one. Since it was gone, she return her attention to the meal she is about to cook.
Then, she heard it again, louder than before and nearer to her. She becomes nervous, unaware of what it is. She pretend that she hear nothing. Suddenly a hand closes her eyes making her to shout as loud as she can. The stranger cover her mouth.
"Hush, Mayune, it's only me, Haru, your brother." Mayune look at her older brother. She feel relieved to know that it is only Haru.
"You nearly scared me to death, Haru." Her older brother chuckled. Mayune was annoyed but she continues. "You're early today, huh? You're sick?"
Haru bursted into laughter, "Are you kidding? Me? Sick? Of course not!." He stopped laughing and sits down to one of the dining chairs. "Don't you know that I'm going to be a blacksmith now, little sister? This is the big day I would be the same profession as Father."
"Oh… Sorry, I'm not interested in job changing." She said as she cooks the food.
"Are you going to follow Mother's footsteps? To remain a simple citizen as ever?" he sighed and looks at her younger sister's back. "Or Ayami? To serve as a humble Kafra all around?"
She remembered her older sister, Ayami. She left their house to find her destiny by herself. Father was forcing her to be a merchant and soon to be alchemist but she disagree. She wanted really to help her people not by using any weapon. In her journey, she discovered the path of a Kafra. She loves the profession so she turned her back on us and joined the job she really dreamed of.
She forced herself to return to the reality since she need a concentration on cooking. If one more second has passed, the food is going to be burnt. Gladly, she manages to.
"Yes, I want to be a simple citizen as mother." She answered the curious look of Haru. Haru shook his head and stand up. He walked his way to the living room. He stopped by the door and look at his sister. "Don't be Mayune. It's hard."
He leaves her at a confusing state of mind.
The time passed by and now, her family was awake. She serves them all and sit on her chair. Her family was talking of some thing, She then realized it is about what Haru said earlier. That he would become a blacksmith today.
His father, a respected blacksmith in Alberta speak in a very proud voice. He was very proud that his first son inherited his skills in forging. Her mother, a simple housewife nodded in agreement. Haru just look at Mayune with a worried face. She knew why. Her brother was just worried for her. Her choice of career.
Her older brother, next to Haru whose name is Ryu laughed very hard. He is a merchant dreaming to be a blacksmith someday, too.
Another brother, Kaijo is eating in silent. He never used to talk a lot. Mayune ever wonders why Kaijo chooses to be an alchemist. He's kind of weird.
Same moment in her life, she cannot relate to the discussion. She didn't know why she isn't interested. Maybe, a lesson from Ayami or…
her family who was dying just to be the greatest Clan ever, the Clan Auresol.