Ha ha I'm drinking apple juice with ice and a bendy straw to help my writer's block! Muahaha it is no match for the power of apple juice and rocking music :D! I feel so fancy lol. Btw thanks so much Nai-chan for reviewing :) Don't worry there will be Gil (and everyone else)! Now READ ON :)!
I woke to the sound of a door opening and a tap on my shoulder. "Madam, please wake up. Even though you are very injured and unable to walk, you still must meet the Nightrays. The Duke of the house has offered to adopt you but you must make a decision after you meet the family at the breakfast table."
"Yes, I understand." I talked like some obedient dog to a woman I don't even know. 'Adopt? Now I was a dog? And I have to meet the family? Great.' I wondered. "Is a servant going to carry me to the table?"
"No, you'll be in a wheelchair. A servant will push you around though; I'll call him in now. By the way when we had cleaned you up we took off the necklace you were wearing. It's on the nightstand over there." She motioned to her right.
There on top of all the books was a shiny dark black necklace with a symbol on it and small dots looking like stars. There were 4 C shaped carvings on it, 2 C's were back to back just like the 2 on the bottom, creating a small triangle in the middle and overhead were two meteors, looking like they were going to collide. It had two pointy triangles sticking out on the top and bottom of the symbol. Along the sides were a crescent moon on both sides and a half moon on both sides at the bottom and under those were some claw markings. There was a thin line at the bottom which looked like a smile; the rounded part of the necklace with the designs on it had a carving of the outline of a wolf on it howling into the moon.
I looked over at the necklace and picked it up, my eyes widened. A memory seeped into my brain, "Here Roxanne. Your brother designed it for you; He'd know you'll love it. She also wanted you to have it too." Said a familiar voice, but I just couldn't tell who it was.
The memory faded, I snapped back into reality and shook my head. The maid looked at me confused, "Is something wrong?"
"No, it's nothing at all." She shrugged as the door opened. The man came in rolling a wheelchair and placed it next to the bed. The maid left with a smile while the servant lifted me into the wheelchair. He rolled me through long corridors and down some stairs to finally reach the dining room.
There at the table sat 6 people. At the long end of the table was the man who found me that night, 'He must be the duke.' I thought. On one side sat two black haired people, one a boy and one a girl. The boy's hair was slicked down while the girl's hair looked tangled and curly, with two strands of hair on both sides of her head. The other was a blonde haired man, having some hair hanging in his face floating freely. They all stared forward not acknowledging my presence at all.
On the other side was Vincent and some other boy sat. He seemed more welcoming than his sister and brothers. He glanced over and smiled then turned his head away. The boy had beige hair and his clear blue eyes; he was the first person here who actually seemed welcoming. I smiled at him; the servant pushed me to the spare chair and placed me on it.
The other three who sat on the other end of the table eyes moved to the right. Like they didn't even want to stare in my direction, not turning their heads to make it unnoticeable they were looking away. "Don't worry. They didn't accept me or my brother when we came here." Vincent mumbled to me.
The man at the head of the table broke the silence, "Well everyone. This is a guest here at the Nightray house. As you may have heard, we would like to adopt you as a Nightray. It is your decision, hopefully it isn't rushed."
He motioned to his right, "This is Vanessa, Ernest, and the oldest Claude. On your side is Elliot and Vincent. Sadly another member of the house couldn't make it, his name is Gilbert. He'll visit here soon enough. Now tell us, what is your name?"
"Roxanne." I said slowly, "My name is Roxanne." Everyone's attention seemed to be caught when I said that. I guess it was because I had been very closed up and now I was beginning to open up. But of course the moment of attention faded as Vanessa, Ernest and Claude looked away again. They were mumbling something under their breath and shaking their heads.
"What a beautiful name. Anyways, I'll bet you're all hungry." Servants quickly stormed the room. Setting down plates quickly and dashing back through the door in which they came in. Everyone ate quietly after that, no one talked. I'm guessing they haven't had a family get together since now.
As soon as everyone finished everyone got up and went their separate ways. Another servant came back and placed me back in the wheelchair. He rolled me up to the duke, "Well? Would you like to become a Nightray?"
I truly was unsure. Technically I'm going to be stuck here a long time, so why not? Although it just didn't feel right, after all it seemed to me that Vanessa, Claude, and Ernest hated me when I walked into the room. 'Truly, I have nothing to lose. And Elliot seems like a nice person.' I wondered.
I nodded slowly, "Sure. I accept." The duke smiled at me and shook my head.
"Glad to have you. From now on, you shall be known as Roxanne Nightray." I smiled and the servant rolled me out of the room. I'm surprised though, I never really desired to be a Nightray but now I was one. It kind of felt good, it made me happy. On the way to my room Elliot was standing outside his room, he smiled at me.
"Congratulations on becoming a Nightray. It truly is a high honor, especially since Vincent and Gilbert were accepted almost 10 years ago." He seemed uneasy when he said Gilbert.
"Who is Gilbert?" I asked, it seemed to bother him but he answered anyway.
"He is my older adopted brother. I grew up with him since I was 6, my brothers and sister always hated him and Vincent though. He is Vincent's brother too; he has kind of seaweed shaped black hair and golden eyes."
I chuckled at the fact that Elliot described his hair as "seaweed". He smiled at me and continued talking.
"He left after there were a few attacks on the Nightrays by the Headhunter. Luckily the Headhunter hasn't got my brothers or my sister. He ran away like a scared puppy when he needed to face his master. Soon after he left he joined an organization named Pandora and his master, a Vessalius."
He made it sound foul mouthed when he said Vessalius, that name though, it sounded familiar. By his tone of voice on the second half about Gilbert I could tell he was hurt and ashamed that his brother left. The poor guy, losing one of his brothers after knowing him for so long, even though they weren't biological brothers.
"I'm sorry." I placed my hand on his shoulder and frowned. "It's ok though, you still have your other brothers and sister. And now you have me, don't worry I won't leave." I smiled at him. "Well, I can't even really." I looked down at my leg. He smiled and waved goodbye to me, taking off down the hall.
The servant rolled me to my room and placed me on the bed again.
"You now have to stay in your room for 3 months. After that your leg will be fully healed and you'll be able to walk around. Although until then you will need assistance if you want to leave the room. You will be home schooled for now and attend Latowidge school after you can walk. Call if you need anything, your meals will be brought to you."
He bowed and left the room. I sighed loudly shouting to myself, "3 months?! I don't think I'll even be able to do that!" I pounded my fists on the bed and groaned. It was basically like being locked in a room for 3 months; actually that was EXACTLY what it was. I shook my head and ignored the thought picking up a book on the nightstand. I gripped my necklace on the nightstand, 'After that, I'm going to find out what my past was. Before it was shattered and I unknowingly ended up here. My name is Roxanne, that is all I know but I will find out more…' I thought, soon burying my head into the book.
I hope this was satisfying to you :). If you're having trouble what the necklace looks like just think of it like this. The symbol in the middle of the pocket watch is on the necklace. It's the same shaper except above the middle symbol are two comets looking like they are going to collide. On both sides are crescent moons and under those crescents is a half moon on each side. Under the middle symbol is a line just like the regular pocket watch. Now there is a carving on it that is the silhouette of a wolf howling at the moon and instead of the watch being a darkish yellow (like in the anime) it is black with white dots all over it representing stars. Lol sorry I hope this helps you imagine it :D and btw Elliot I love him cause he is the only not suck up snobbish one XD.