Disclaimer: I don't own Umineko or OreShura or Gosick
Note: Beato is Maria.
As usual flame away.
Battler woke up again by the feeling of someone wrapping themselves around him
He opens his eyes only to be greeted by the Ginger-hair of his mistress
Correction...
His lover...
Battler tried to wiggle out of her embrace only to find that she is tightening her grip on him
He insisted and this seems to annoyed her
"Can't you at least stay in bed for a while longer?"Maria asked rather annoyed
"When did you...?"He asked equally annoyed
"Last night..."Maria said burrying her face on his chest
"Who let you in?"He asked
"Did you forget whose house this is?"Maria asked
"Of course..."He said and they continue in silence
"Did you ever forget about us?"He asked
"No..."She said
He did said lover but it was only for show
How did it come to this?
Let's rewind time to three years
Three years ago
He just arrived at the Castiglioni mansion when flash of gold caught his eyes
He saw a girl with Ginger-blonde hair
"That is the youngest child, Ms. Maria Castiglioni"The man beside him said as they watched the girl passed by them
"Really?"He asked
"She is the most beautiful girl here"The man said
"How old are you?"He asked
"The same age as you"The man said
Of course...
This man's name is Vitiro De Maestri, a son of some noble family in Sauville and his friend upon arriving here in Italy
"As expected of you, Ushiromiya"Vitiro said
"What is?"He asked
"You don't have any interest in anyone"Vitiri said
"I don't see how is that a problem"He said
"Eventhough you are partner with Sylvestri"Vitiro said
His current partner is named Jemina Sylvestri, a beautiful girl with short brown hair and grey eyes and shorter than him
"We are just partner"He said as he continue walking
"Such indifference"Vitiri said
"Whatever"He said
He enters his room
The room is more luxurious than a hotel suit
He smile
Another advantage of doing this job but he is not living here on his off-days, he have his apartment for that
He doubt he'll use this often anyway
It's time to do his usual duty and meet with Jemina
"You are late"Jemina said as she saw him running to him
This feels somehow nostalgic, patrolling the perimeter of this gigantic mansion this time of night until daylight
He closed his eyes and felt the cold chill of early spring
Seems like it was still cold out...
"Battler"Jemina said as she walked beside him
"What is it?"He asked as he look around for any sign of an intruder
"Well, have you seen the daughter of the house?"Jemina asked
"Yeah"He simple said without any sign of interest
"She is pretty"Jemina said
"Yeah, she is"He muttered
That much he will admit, Ms. Castiglioni is beautiful and he acknowledge it, he also heard that she is quite popular with boys in her school and Yes, he went to the same school as her
It was so he can keep a close eyes on Ms. Castiglioni
He can guess it would be kinda messy if he was caught hanging around her
School is annoying and the constant stares he received from girls is annoying
He would hear whispers of
He is cute...
Tall and handsome...
Talk to him...
It's only a week for heaven's sake and he already felt like a panda in a zoo
He glared at the girl and it seems more effective than before
Since then the whispers decreased but that didn't mean the stares disappears completely
He is subjected to be stared just like a panda but it's better than being talked to or confess to
Battler also noticed another thing
The Ginger-blonde beauty is staring at him more than usual now
He can feel her blue eyes watching him from the distance as he walks by her in the hallways or inside the corridors of the mansion
He just ignore her, surely it doesn't meant anything
Life went by and he forget about her all together
Until...
Three months later...
He is just gathering his things
"Ushiromiya..."He heard the already familiar voice of his young mistress
"Yes?"He asked
Perhaps she needs something from him
"Can we walk home together?"She asked
"Huh?"He asked as he look behind him for someone
Nobody...
"What do you want?"He asked
Ms. Castiglioni tilted her head to the side confused
It was cute
"Did you lose a bet? A prank?"He asked already fed up
"Do you really want to know?"Ms. Castiglioni asked
"Of course"He said
"Right now?"Ms. Castiglioni asked
"Yeah"He said
"That's because..."Ms. Castiglioni paused"...I love you..."She continued
Everything went silent
Then...
Everyone erupted in screams...
"WHAT?!" WHY?!" "CURSE YOU!" "DIE, USHIROMIYA!"
That's not my fault!
One of his classmates even collapsed from shocked
Vittorio Vilirio is one of her die hard fan and according to rumors have been rejected by her multiple times
"What?"He managed to say
"I have the hots for you"Ms. Castiglioni said
"Huh?"He asked
"I'm hot for you"Ms. Castiglioni said
"I can't understand you"He said even more confused
"I'm thinking erotics things about you"Ms. Castiglioni said
"I get it!"He exclaims
She suddenly grab onto his arm
Something soft is touching!
"Get away"He said
"Yes, take me away from here"Ms. Castiglioni said as she cling to him
What is with this girl?
He sigh
That's how he ended up walking together with her and to her advantage he is headed to the same direction
He pulls his young mistress behind a tree, concealing them
"What's with you all of the sudden?"She asked looking around then her eyes widened"Don't tell me...but...it's still soon"She said
"Cut the crap, Ojou"He said
"What?"Ms. Castiglioni asked
"What is it you are after?"He asked
"Isn't it obvious?"Ms. Castiglioni asked
"It's a lie"He said
"How cruel"She said as she sob"To call my feelings for you a lie"She continue to cry
He stare at her
"Do you mean to apply that I hate you like 'Stupid, idiotic jerk, to think I would like a guy like you, go die idiotic virgin guy' like that?"She asked looking innocently at him
"Not that harsh!"He exclaimed
A smile played on Ms. Castiglioni's lips
"But as expected, you found out"Ms. Castiglioni said smiling
But...
It was sinister
"Of course"He said
"Then what do you wanna know?"She asked as she stretch and that exact moment the wind blew at her skirt and...
"...wearing any..."He muttered
He doesn't see any outline of an underwear
"What?"Ms. Castiglioni asked
"It's should he obvious, the outline of an underwear should be visible, is it lacy? Plain? Childish? The possibile questions are unlimited and it might cause another war"He ranted
"Then let it happen"Ms. Castiglioni deadpanned
"Why?!"He exclaims
"A guy from my school might spread rumors of me not wearing any panties"Ms. Castiglioni said
"The war is going to broke because of me?!"He exclaims
"Anyway, just as you said the confession is a fake"Ms. Castiglioni said as she poke his chest"And numbers of confessions I have received this month is troubling me immensely, did you how it feels like to be the center of attention? Men staring at me, girls spreading rumors and speaking behind my back, seriously it's a hussle"Ms. Castiglioni explained
"And you want me to do what? Kill them?"He asked
"My, what a violent man...but unfortunately, No"Ms. Castiglioni said
"Then What?"He asked
"As I said before I want someone to ward off any of those attention"Ms. Castiglioni said as she trace imaginary pattern on his chest
"Meaning?"He asked as he tried to at least give a distance between them
"I mean a boyfriend or would you prefer a lover"Ms. Castiglioni said
His mind blanked
"What?"He asked
"Exactly what I said"Ms. Castiglioni said as she continue tracing patterns on his chest
"I refuse"He said
"It's just a set-up"Ms. Castiglioni said
"It's bothersome...have you seen those guys? They'll attack me without question, rumors will spread"He said
"You can depend yourself anyway"Ms. Castiglioni said
"I still refused, just asked one of those boys who actually like you"He said
"No, those people are out of the question"Ms. Castiglioni said
"Why?"He asked
"Have you seen the way they looked at me? I don't like it, they are disgusting"She said
"No still means No"He said
"We just have to walk home together"She said
"Why me?"He asked
"You are the only one who never have an interest in me and frankly that one is annoying, you always turn away when the subject of love is brought up and overall you qualify to become my fake boyfriend"Ms. Castiglioni said
"Quite observant"He said
"At first I thought you are gay"Ms. Castiglioni said
"I take back what I said"He said
"No interest in me and someone I can trust to not betray me that's why I can't let you get away"Ms. Castiglioni said
"No"He said firmly
"Then I'll have no choice but to take out my secret weapon"She said
This puzzled him to no end when she retrieve a hard bound journal from her bag and pose
"Huh?"He asked
She giggled as if saying you'll see
Then she opened the book
"Aug XX, 19XX
Today I went to a local market to buy a gun but they are sold out. What am I going to do? I need to fight the demons that will devour all of humanity!"Ms. Castiglioni read
What is this person writting?
She smile as she turn the page
"May XX, 19XX
Ah, rain. This day is truly blessed, I love the rain, it washes away my bad karma"She read
At this point his ears is getting red
Why?
"All he can get is a cold"He said laughing nervously
Ms. Castiglioni flipped the page
"June XX, 19XX
I handed Jemina several firecrackers, she asked what for? Hmmmp, she just doesn't get it, I snicker and told her that 'What if terrorist suddenly attacked you?' Geez, women are shallow"Ms. Castiglioni read
"Hahaha...I can...see...Jemina's face...Isn't that my journal?!"He screams"Why do you have that?!"He asked
"I just bought it off in this bookstore downtown together with an encyclopedia for about €5.30(after tax)"Ms. Castiglioni said with a smile"For a second-hand book this is quite expensive but it is worth every penny~"Ms. Castiglioni said
"Give it back!"He exclaims
"Ah, don't worry even if I lost the original copy, I already made a lot of copy for future trouble"Ms. Castiglioni said
"What?!"He asked
"But~"Ms. Castiglioni sang
"What?"He asked
"My home is secured even the place I kept it is safe but who knows maybe a thief will get it and publish it to a nearest newspaper, society is a scary place you know~"She said
No escape, None at all...
"Your answer?"Ms. Castiglioni asked
"Demon..."He said
"Oh? My ears seems to be not functioning well, perhaps a sign that a thief will break in any moment now?"Ms. Castiglioni said
"Yes! I'll be your boyfriend or whatever, Ms. Castiglioni!"He shouted
She smiled
"Then call me 'Maria' from now on, Battler"Maria said as she held her hand to him
The next day ruckus and chaos ensues because of the rumor regarding them
That they are going out and that said rumors is also spreading throughout the Castiglioni mansion like wild fire
His peaceful life is in chaos because of this woman
Everyone is making a fuss of this especially his fellow guards
Sooner or later her...
No...
Before that...
He looks at the girl holding his arm as they walk home
"I Love You, Battler"Maria said with a smile
It was normal to smile happily at the man you love if only those words doesn't make him feel disgusted
No...
Jemina is another problem
There is no way she would ever let this slide...