CHAPTER ONE: The Meeting
Who haven't heard of the popular FON siblings who are symbolized by the Orion's belt?
Each one of them (Sync, Florian, Ion) excels on teir fields. Ion, the eldest, is making his way on a career that their clan doesn't find suitable for him and rather unrelated to their business. This leaves his younger brothers Sync and Florian as the candidates for being the next head of the clan.
Sync has a great advantage, as anyone would know. He is the second son. With little Florian still finishing his studies, Sync is one step ahead, being the vice president of the company. He is also at his legal age. With his charm, he can easily pass one of the requirements to be eligible on being the clan's head.
Marriage.
"This way, Lady Natalia… Lady Arietta," one of the maids inside the mansion led the two beautiful and elegant young ladies to the visitor's lounge.
"Greetings, Lady Natalia. It's a pleasure having you here," the currents head of the clan, the Fon sibling's father, said.
"Likewise. This is my cousin Arietta and she will be giving me assistance for today," Natalia gestured to the pink haired girl.
"Enchanté," the lord greeted.
"Glad to be of service," Arietta timidly said.
"Please have a seat for a while, mademoiselles. My son will be here in an instance," he said so they did. But Natalia suddenly remembered something.
"I actually have something to tell you, sire. Is it possible for us to talk in private?" she asked.
"Of course, madam. We may talk in my office. But will Lady Arietta be all right to wait here alone?"
"Don't worry about it," said Arietta and the other two went their way, leaving the little doll alone in an oversized doll house.
'He seems to be nice. I can't believe Natalia still needs to teach him etiquette when he's already that genuine and—'
"And who could you be?"
Arietta's absent mind swung up to the staircase. Her eyes were fixed to the modern prince-like man that she can't clearly see. She stood up, courtesy to who she assumed was one of the famous stars of Orion.
"Good day! I'm—"
"Don't bother, I already know," he cut what Arietta was saying and started to walk down the stairs.
'Well, you just ask me,' is what's on Arietta's mind but instead she said, "How fortunate. How about you? Who are you?"
"You stepped into this manor, wanting to teach etiquette to someone you haven't even heard of?"
"But I'm not—"
"Enough of your excuses."
"Well my apologies, SIR. I only heard that we are going to teach proper manners to the manor's owner."
"Who will be me."
A moment of silence as Arietta processed it. Not Ion.. Not Florian… Then he's.. "You're—"
"Yes," he snapped, "I am. So can we stop wasting my precious time and get going?"
At last, he's on Arietta's level now.
"You seem enthusiastic about it," Arietta said with an ounce of sarcasm.
"Shouldn't I be?"
"No.. Not at all.." she said, "So why do you need to learn etiquette? Are they thinking you're 'RUDE' which I must agree is VERY close to the truth?"
"Would you look at that… The gloomy looking girl is trying to piss me off."
"Oh, not really. Maybe it's just you, boastful one."
"I'm sure not. At least I know that you're going to teach me dating etiquette today."
"I'm going to what?!"
"Ah.. you must be Sync.." said Natalia as she made her way to the lounge.
"And you're?" asked Sync.
"Natalia L.K. Lavandear, your teacher for today," answered Natalia.
"Then who are you?!" Sync turned to Arietta.
"I did want to tell you," Arietta defended quickly.
"She's my apprentice for today," Natalia answered for Arietta. "Do call her GLOOMIETTA, she'll love that."
Arietta threw a meaningful look at Natalia.
"I think Gloomietta here would love to start our lesson immediately that she posed as the teacher," Sync said.
"That's the spirit. You're going to practice with her by the way. She'll be playing as your fiancée for today," Natalia informed them.