Mafia Takeover
Chapter Four: Emperor White Orchid
It was time for the twins' departure. Two jet planes were prepared for take off, the twins hugged each other. Lord Mukuro was also present; he would miss his dear secret guards. He watched them finally separate and head to their respective jets. He waved good-bye as the planes took off; he could only hope that his sweet twins would learn as much from the other emperors than he could teach them.
In Millefiore
The jungle scenery of the Millefiore amazed Elodia. she had seen jungles in picture books, but not once did she expect them to be so wild. Vines, moss, and all types of other plants and animals engrossed tall trees; and there were so many exotic unusual plants and everything was so much greener than her old home. This was completely different compared to the desert Kokuyo continent. As she stared out of a window she saw a spider monkey jumping vine from vine. The monkey seemed to be enjoying itself, Elodia made a mental note to try that. Soon the plane reached the Millefiore base; as she stepped of the plane she was nearly overwhelmed of the enormous fortress before her. Everything was white, from walls, ceilings, floors, and even the doors. She ran off the planes platform to get a closer look at such exquisite architecture.
"Fascinating, yes?" a soft voice conveyed, she looked for its user. Standing near the entrance to this grand fortress was none other than Emperor Byakuran.
"It is a pleasure to meet you Lord Byakuran, please treat me fairly," Elodia said adding a bow. Lord Byakuran chuckled at her act and examined her new appearance. He was right to believe that she would look very lovely. Her chocolate eyes held maturity and knowledge. Her lavender hair had grown past her bottom. Elodia wore a tight purple dress that clutched her nicely curved figure perfectly.
"The pleasure is all mine, Elodia" Byakuran said.
Lord Byakuran led Elodia through white halls some decorated with diverse plants. As they walked, Lord Byakuran began to muse of a plant name for his new advisor. He wanted to name her rose, but Shoichi was already named that. Elodia was fascinated with the types of plants throughout the halls; she rarely saw them in her continent. One, she found very pretty, was the white orchid; she went so far as to pluck one from the wall and hold it against her chest, smiling. Lord Byakuran noticed,
"Here in Millefiore we all have code names. Just as your continent uses the attributes of the earth as names we use types of plants. For example, I'm white orchid", Elodia stared into the emperor's lilac eyes then down at the flower in her hands. She blushed deeply; Lord Byakuran chuckled and placed on hand on the girl's head.
"I think I'll call you foxglove, they are quite beautiful flowers yet tricky to grow",
"Tricky?" Elodia questioned,
"They need plenty of shade and less sunlight to develop properly" he said.
Elodia looked at the white orchid, it was odd that she grabbed this one out of all the flowers that caught her eye and even odder that this particular flower happened to be Lord Byakuran's code name.
"Ah, here we are" Lord Byakuran led Elodia into a white room completed with a white bed set, dresser, a rather large closet and full set bathroom. This light room was very different from her other one, which was smaller and the walls were made of steel. Elodia walked over to her bed and sat upon the comforter sighing from the softness.
"I'm going to have it adorned with foxgloves," Lord Byakuran said, sitting next to her. He watched her cheerful expression as she began ranting on about the Kokuyo continent. She was so pure and innocent, why the hell did Mukuro send her here and of all people to him? Byakuran already plotted out a way to corrupt his sweet Elodia. He would claim her and make her lose all ties with Mukuro, then use her. He nearly laughed out; it would be too fun breaking this angel piece by piece. Elodia kept going on about her continent, but she noticed that Lord Byakuran was pondering over something even though he appeared to be listening. He stared at her, as if she meant something to him, and it felt a little awkward. Elodia could tell that Lord Byakuran was plotting behind that happy façade, and she promised her lord that she wouldn't fall for it. Her lord had given her a task that he truly believed she could accomplish and she'd damned to let him down.
"What about you, Lord Byakuran. What do you like?" Elodia politely asked. Lord Byakuran lied on the bed,
"Hmmmm… If you really want to make me happy bring me many marshmallows" he said smiling widely,
"Oh? You have a strong sweet tooth?" Elodia lied next to him.
"For marshmellows", Elodia giggled, this was the deceiving, cruel, Byakuran that she had researched for years, yet here was the actual being and he seemed nothing like it. If she were any average girl Lord Byakuran would've easily tamed her. But because she had gone through special training with Lord Mukuro since she was very young, even becoming her lord's secret guard; there was no way Lord Byakuran would win without a brutal fight.
"Lord Byakuran"
"Hn?"
"It's okay to be yourself around me".
