After all the hugging and dramatic crying, Vert had been faced with quite a simple task. Well, as simple as Histoire made it anyway.
"Do not, any under circumstances, spoil her. Your basilicom is practically a playhouse as it is."
"I'll see what I can do, Histoire"
"And don't give her too many sweets. The last thing this child needs is a sugar rush"
"Ok, Histoire"
"And make sure she gets plenty of rest..."
Histoire went on...and on...and on. It's not like Vert didn't appreciate the help, but Histoire was making it look like she didn't know how to properly take care of a hu-er-goddess! And there were many times when Vert was asked to babysit the candidates (usually Rom and Ram, but Neptune would sometimes leave Nepgear with her just for the fun of it, not that Vert minded anyway).
"Vert? Vert!"
"Hmm?" Vert was snapped out of her thoughts by Histoire waving her hands in front of her.
"This is especially vital. Make sure that Verna never, EVER cries."
Vert raised an eyebrow. That was an...odd request, not to mention a nearly impossible one. This was a little girl they were talking about here! She could trip and fall and start crying, or what if she laughed to hard? Did tears of JOY count?
"Um, any specific reason Histoire?" Vert asked.
"I'm sorry, I do not know that myself. All I know is that something very bad will happen if she cries"
Vert couldn't help but stare at the tiny Oracle. So her new little was essentially a ticking time bomb? What kind of stupid rule was that?
"I must be taking my leave now, I cannot trust Neptune to be by herself for too long. Good bye Vert" With that said, the Oracle gave her a wave, before leaving her Basilicom and making her way back to Planeptune.
Now Vert was alone...wait, alone? Vert looked around, but she couldn't find Verna for the life of her. She was sitting on the floor a little while ago, where did she go?
As if to answer Vert's unspoken question, there was a scream, undoubtedly belonging to Chika, that rang through the halls of the Basilicom.
Oh right, she didn't tell Chika yet, did she?
A little worried, Vert hurriedly made her way to the source of the scream, which turned out to be the kitchen of all places.
What she found could only be described as comical in its insanity.
There was Chika, eyes wide and mouth open as she pointed dramatically towards the cabinets. And there was Verna, currently pigging out on the stash of chocolate that Vert kept in the cabinets. And then there was Vert, who was trying VERY hard not to laugh at the whole situation.
"No! What are you DOING?! Those are NOT for you to eat!" Chika tried to get Verna away from the chocolate, but to no avail, as the Candidate completely ignored her wails and continued to eat the chocolate.
"Chika..."
"VERT!" Immediately Chika became horrified when she saw who had walked in the room. How was she going to explain this?!
"U-Uh, I d-dont know what h-happened! S-She just s-showed up out of n-nowhere and started eating everything! I-I tried t-to stop her b-but she wouldn't listen! P-Please don't b-be mad!" Chika was stuttering like crazy trying to explain what was going on at the moment, all while Verna continued to eat the chocolate like nothing was wrong.
"Thish ish fweally goof!" Verna tried to say, but her mouth was so full of chocolate that you could barely understand her.
Chika twitched.
"Chika" Vert placed her hands on the Oracles shoulders, and that calmed her down almost instantly. "I'm not mad"
Chika blinked "Y-You're not?"
"Of course not, I can explain this" Vert let Chika go (which made her pout a little) and made her way toward Verna.
"Verna, I believe that is quite enough"
As soon as she heard her older sisters voice, Verna dropped the chocolate bar she was eating, and stared at her in fear. The whole bottom half of her face, and some portion of her clothes, were covered in chocolate. She swallowed the chocolate she had in her mouth, then gulped nervously.
"I-I'm sorry sis, but watching you 2 talk was making me feel sleepy, so I came here. I saw all the chocolate, a-and I couldn't help it, I-I didn't know it was a b-bad thing" Uh-Oh, her lip was quivering, she couldn't have her cry now! She had to fix this.
"Oh my, please don't cry! I'm not saying it's a bad thing, I just want you to ask before you can have a snack, OK?" That seemed to calm her down, and she nodded enthusiastically. Vert sighed, crisis everted.
"Um, Vert, if you don't mind me asking but, who is she?" Chika asked.
"Oh, I completely forgot to tell you, so sorry" Vert placed Verna on the ground next to her, while still nibbling on the chocolate bar she had in her hand.
"This is Verna, she is my new little sister"
Chika froze when the word's "little sister" escaped Vert's lips.
Everything came crashing down on her. It was like the entire world had turned against her in that one moment. Her brain malfunctioned as she tried to process what Vert had said to her. It was quite honestly the most hurtful thing Chika ever heard Vert say, and it wasn't even an insult!
Vert had a sister, a REAL sister. How? Why? WHEN?!
How did this happen? Why did this have to happen?! Chika was the one who was supposed to be Vert's little sister, not...her! Chika was the one who had been there, SHE was the one who comforted Vert when she was feeling down (those where her most precious memories between the 2 of them) SHE was the one who did anything for her, just so she would be happy! It was all supposed to be HER! And now all of a sudden, this kid literally comes out of nowhere and claims to be Vert's little sister? HER Vert?! No! She refused to accept this! It simply couldn't be! WHY?! What did she do wrong?! What could Chika have possibly done to deserve such a betrayal?! And from Vert of all people! Did Fate just like to mess with her? Was that it?!
IT WAS SO UNFAIR!
"Um, Chika, are you feeling alright?" Unfortunately, Vert had noticed Chika's silent fury, and the Oracle was forced to regain her composure.
"I-I'm sorry Vert, it just caught me off guard"
"Oh, trust me, I was quite surprised when I first saw her too. Isn't she adorable?" Vert had sparkles in her eyes as she looked at said adorable girl, who had finished her chocolate bar and was now smiling like a goofball, further proving Vert's point.
Chika twitched again.
"At any rate, I know this isn't the most proper of introductions, but Verna, why don't you say hi to Chika?"
Verna looked up nervously at Chika, before she waved and gave a small smile. "H-Hi"
"Hello" Chika said. She tried her absolute best not to let her anger slip out. She didn't want to look bad in front of Vert after all.
"Goodness, now you're all dirty! Let's get you cleaned up!"
Vert lifted Verna up, and carried her towards the bathroom. All while Chika just watched in anger. She knew it was wrong to hate a little girl, but she couldn't help it! She was the only thing that stood in the way between her and Vert!
She wasn't going to scream, she wasn't going to yell, and she wasn't going to cry. But she was definitely going to beat up her pillow later tonight.