Pandora Academy

Hi! Sorry for the wait! Things got busy at school and that's why I wasn't able to update fast. Well, I also got busy with drawing, I almost my Miku Hatsune "Love is War" fan art but I got the wrong choice of colors and it failed, in the most epic way you can think of. Well, I'm still trying to do my best and I'm still young (fresh and youthful, 12, hell yeah!). Now that I think of it, I'm just 13 but I already can draw anime, although it's not good, it's not bad either. I'm still on my way to mastering drawing I can also color it already, although I rarely do. Hell, how did I end up talking about myself again? Anyway, let's get over with this.

Sharon's first appearance will happen in this chapter, there'll be some surprises in the following chapters, like some changes in the storyline and as such. I'm planning to finish the story by the end of the month, approximately ten chapters will be released. After this story finishes, I'll rest for a week or two then start writing a new story again. I have many ideas in my mind right now, I'll give you some keywords at the last chapter of this story and I'll let you choose between them. I currently have 3 ideas mind. Although I thought of using one of my ideas for VOCALOID, I'll try to fit it in Pandora Hearts too. Well, I don't own Pandora Hearts and I'm just a mere fan boy.

Oz's POV

I glanced upon the ceiling of my brother's condo. It was 10 in the morning. My head still aches from the events that happened yesterday. My stomach rumbles as I stood up. "I didn't eat dinner yesterday" I thought to myself as opened fridge. There wasn't even a single thing to eat.

"What a morning" I sighed. I decided to take a bath first before I leave the room. I wore a white shirt with green designs around it and plain black jeans.

I went to a fast-food store nearby. I was about to enter the store when I accidentally bumped into a girl, she was running and we hit each other really hard. She has light brown hair and violet eyes. She wore a white shirt with girly linings on it and brown leggings. "I'm very sorry" she stood up before me and quickly bowed. She had an apologetic look on her face.

"It's fine, are you hurt? By any chance?" I said in a gentlemanly way.

I admit, she was quite cute. "I'm fine, I'm really sorry about that" she bowed again as she smiled in relief. "Well then, I must go. Sorry again" She smiled as she quickly passed through me.

"What's with the hurry?" I said to myself as I scratched the back of my head. I enter the store and ordered a burger and a soda. The food was quite plain, but it does not taste bad though.

I quickly ate the food I ordered. As I was about to leave, my phone rang. It was a call from my brother. I quickly answered it. "Brother?" I asked just to be sure that it was him that was calling. "Oz, I got the information that you were asking for." Jack said in a serious tone. "Meet me at my condo at 1 in the afternoon."

"Okay, I'm heading there right away, I'm currently at the fast food near your condo" I said as I hurried myself to finish the food. I paid the bill at the cashier and rode a taxi cab to the condo.

As I opened the door to the unit, my brother was already waiting for me, he sat on the couch while drinking some cold coffee. "Good afternoon" He smiled as he faced my direction.

I smiled and greeted him back. "So, what about the information?" I asked in a hurry. I was eager to start the job already. I was half excited and nervous.

"Okay, first of all, your mission is to increase the gap of sales between ours and the Rainsworth's company, you can do that by either decreasing the sales of the Rainsworth's or increasing our sales, you can use the method you prefer the most" He explained briefly. "About their family, as far as I know, they currently only have one daughter, Sharon Rainsworth, her grandmother, Sheryl Rainsworth, who has already passed away, gave the position to Sharon's mother Shelly."

"What's the age of Sharon?" I asked, curious if she's older than me or not. If she we had a large age gap, whether she's older or not, it would make it harder for me to communicate with her. Since direct communication with the family would be the best way to earn more information about the current situation of the company.

"She's apparently one year younger than you" He smirked as he looked at me.

I narrowed my eyes and grinned, one year is about enough. "I have question, only a few people know that I'm a son of the Vessalius, right?"

"Yeah," He said as looked down, he seemed guilty "Even at school, only a few know that you're a Vessalius, although there are some rumors that you are one"

"Then the Rainsworth family won't suspect me if I disguised myself as a normal person right?" I asked as I raised my eyebrow.

Jack looked somehow confused, "What are you planning to do?" He asked in a curious tone.

"It'll be easier to communicate if they don't know me" I explained. "And I'm sure they won't even let me in if they did know that I am a Vessalius"

"So, you're planning to destroy the company from inside?" He asked, still having a curious look on his face.

"Not exactly 'destroy'," I said as I scratched the back of my head "I mean, I'm sure there are still other ways to increase the gap between our sales other than destroying them right? If I compare this to science, I'd like to make this a commensalism-like relationship"

Jack sighed, "You're too nice Oz" He smiled as he stood up and said "Nevertheless, if this is what you want, I'll prepare a fake background and birth certificate right away, good luck" He still beamed as he left the room.

I laid the bed as soon as the door closed. "The following days will SURE be busy" I assured myself.

Not more than an hour had passed when my brother called me. He said that he emailed me the fake background and birth certificate, I kinda wondered where he could've got those. He also told me that I should apply at the Rainsworth family as an employee right away. I took a quick bath and prepared myself. I wore a black formal suit with a red tie. I also partnered it with leather shoes. I rode a taxi cab to the company. It was quite war, it took me two and a half hours to get there. The building was just as high as ours. Many people were walking in and out the entrance.

I approached the receptionist and said, "Good afternoon miss, I'm applying for a job. Do you know where the place where I could apply is?" I asked in my most gentle voice.

"Your timing is perfect, we're currently in need for a secretary for the daughter of the owner if this company, if you would like to apply, please head to 40th room of the 8th floor" She replied with a smile.

I headed to the elevator, on my way there a familiar face bumped into me.

"You again?" I said to the light-brown haired girl. "It's the second time we bumped into each other, what a coincidence" I smiled

"Ye-yeah! Sorry again" She said as she scratched the back of her head "By the way, what are you doing here?"

"I'm applying for a job" I said straightforwardly

"Huh? What job" She said as she narrowed her eyes, I don't know why she did it but… who cares?

"Umm... I heard that the daughter of the president of this company needs a secretary, so I thought I should give it a try" I said with light smile on my face.

"Oh, that one" she said as she smiled back "But aren't you too young for that kind of job?"

"Well, I still want to give it a try" I said as I faced her "I'm just so desperate to find a job right now" I said, I thought of an alibi, and that idea came to my mind.

"And why is that?" She continued to question me. I don't why she's doing it but, maybe she's suspecting me?

"It's a private issue" I said calmly. The words automatically came out of my mouth as soon as she finished her question.

"Hmmm…" She stayed silent after that.

We finally reached the 8th floor. I was about to search for the room of the daughter of the company when the girl tugged my shirt.

"Her room is this way, if you would like, I would be happy to guide you" She beamed.

"Sure" I answered, "You'd save me the trouble of finding her, thanks"

She nodded and started to walk. She led me to the far corner of the room. The floor was wide, from what I heard, each floor has 50 rooms. It was wider than ours since ours only had 30 rooms per floor.

A few minutes passed and we finally reached the 40th room. It has a plain peach door. It also has a room tag onto it. The words "Sharon Rainsworth, -Vice President" were written on it.

"So here we are" She faced me and smiled "Let's come inside"

"Ummm… shouldn't we knock first?" I asked, I thought it would be respectful if we knocked first before coming in.

"No, there's no need do that, the vice president wouldn't get mad," She smiled at me "I'm sure if it"

"Well if you say so" I gave up before this could turn into an argument. She opened the door and came in first. I came in after a few seconds. "Good after-" I halted my greeting when I saw no one was inside the room, only the girl and I.

"Ummm… where is the vice president?" I said, confused.

"She's right here" She smiled. I became more confused, I didn't understand what she stated.

"Huh?" I said as I narrowed my eyes, "Where is she?" I said as I tried to search around the room.

She walked in front of me, smiling, and said "She's right in front of you"

Then it hit me. "Hu-huh?!" I said as I stepped back. I tumbled down the floor in surprise. "You're Sharon Rainsworth!" I exclaimed as my eyes shot open wide.

"Yeah, pleased to make your acquaintance" She smiled as she lend me a hand to lift me up. I took her hand and stood up.

I positioned myself and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" I asked, trying to keep my voice calm.

"Well, I thought it would be fun to play with you for a bit" She smiled as she headed to her desk. She sat on her chair and said, "Well, where's your bio data? You're still applying right?"

"Ye-yeah," I took the fake bio data that my brother prepared for me inside my bag. I handed it to her, she examined it for a while.

"So, you're Xavier Darkrail?" She asked me as she raised one of her eyebrows.

"Ye-yeah" I didn't know the fake name that was written on the bio data, I didn't bother to look at it because I was in a hurry.

"Well, Xavier, from now on, you're my private secretary, congratulations" She beamed widely as went near me "I'll keep your bio data for a while, is that alright?"

"S-sure, it would be fine" I nodded quickly.

"Well then, let's going. We still have a lot to do" She passed by me and left the room, "Hurry up, you would not want to be fired at your first day right?" she said.

"U-uhh, yeah!" I answered as I stood up straight. I was still shocked at the sudden change of events, it took me some time to regain my composure. "Well, things are going well so far" I thought to myself as I smiled.

I followed Sharon to the elevator, "We're going outside, I need to do something" She said as he pressed the ground floor button on the elevator.

We exited the building and rode a limousine. "Escoffier five-star restaurant please" She said to the driver.

"You have an appointment there?" I asked out of curiosity.

She brought out a glass of grape juice, "You'll see when we get there" She smiled at me lightly, "Want some?" She offered.

"U-uhh, no thanks" I declined her offer because I don't favor grapes that much.

"Alright, just say so if you want some" She said as she drank her glass of juice. It took us a while for us to reach the restaurant. The restaurant was towering high, it's even taller than ours and the Rainsworth's building.

"Let's go." She said as she left the car. I followed her to the huge gate of the building. My jaw dropped in awe as soon as I entered the building. Giant chandeliers were placed on the ceiling. I followed her to the elevator. We went to the highest floor of the building which was the 60th floor. It took a while for us to reach the place since it was high.

Sharon went to a table with two seats. She then waved her hand that showed that she wanted me go to her. I quickly approached her.

"Take a seat" She smiled at me pleasantly.

"Huh? Didn't you go here because you have a meeting?" I said in a confused tone.

"Nah, I don't have much to do with the company. All I do is sign files, I usually loaf around most of the time" She said as she placed her chin in her hand. "Now come on, have a sit"

I took the sit Sharon offered me. She clapped her hand which caught the waiter's attention. The waiter instantly went near us.

"What is your order Ma'am?" The waiter said in a kind tone as he bowed.

"Honey-glazed chicken, Red wine beef stew, Roasted stuffed chicken, and a bottle of grape juice" She said in one breathe. The waiter then bowed again and left our table.

"What's with grape juice? Do you really like it?" I asked, curious.

"Yeah, I don't know why but I just like its taste" She said as she look at the view beside her. The walls were made of glass, that's why we can see the whole city from our view. The city lights were beautiful, they were dazzling. It was a nice scenery, combined with the classical music that the orchestra on the restaurant was playing.

"Beautiful, right?" Sharon said as looked at her, she was staring at me. It somehow made me feel uneasy.

"Y-yeah" I fidgeted, I was uneasy because she was staring at me. "It really is beautiful here" I said as I tried to regain my composure.

"I always eat here, I want it here because it looks like this place is separated by the noisy, stupid world outside.

I somehow understand her feelings, even I, hate the world that I live in. That's why being able to rest in place like this is surely a pleasure.

It took fifteen minutes for our order to be served. The roasted chicken was still smoking, and the aroma instantly entered my nose. I already craved for the food because of its sweet smell.

Sharon uncapped her bottle of grape juice and poured it on her glass. "Want some?" She offered me again.

"Yeah, sure" I had no choice, I wouldn't have anything to drink except for grape juice. She then poured the juice on my glass.

I started to slice the chicken and then offered a slice to her. Of course, it's natural for a gentleman to do that. She accepted the slice of chicken with a smile. I then took one slice for myself.

I started eating and savored each bite of the food. The honey glazed chicken, has enough sweetness for me to crave for more. The taste of honey melted on my tongue and the sauce was a perfect fit for it. The red wine beef stew has an awkward but delicious taste, although I didn't eat much of it because of the red wine that was mixed with it. I only took a bite of the roasted stuffed chicken, not because its not delicious but because Sharon already ate it all.

"The chicken really does taste good" Sharon spoke with her mouth full. Her ruffled voice sounded quite cute.

"I liked the honey glazed chicken. It's crispy and soft at the same time." I said, up until now, the taste of the chicken still couldn't leave my mouth.

I finished eating first, Sharon finished after about 30 minutes. She surely did take her time eating it all. She even finished her bottle of grape juice.

"Umm… I think we should go now. It's already 11:30 pm." I said as I looked at my wristwatch.

Sharon didn't answer. I looked at her and her eyes were already closed. Her cheeks were also red.

"Waift ha whinute" she said as she took another sip of her grape juice.

Then, it hit me. I quickly took a look of the bottle, "SHIT" I said to myself. It wasn't grape juice, its grape wine. Maybe the waiter had a mistake with our order, and mistook the grape juice for grape wine.

I tried to carry Sharon on my shoulders. People were looking at us as we went to the ground floor. The limousine we rode to get here was not here anymore.

"Where should I take her?" I asked myself. Taking her to the company might be a bad idea because the people might mistook me for a bad person. I thought, and thought, and thought. Then I had an idea. I don't know where her house is, so maybe I'll let her sleep at my brother's condo unit for a while. Even though there are risks that she'll think of something bad when she wakes up, this is the safest way I can think of.

I rode a taxi cab to the condo. I quickly carried her to the unit as soon as we reached our destination. I laid her at the bed, I couldn't withstand her weight so I accidentally fell down the bed too.

I tried to get out of the bed but Sharon suddenly wrapped her arms around me. She even did wrap her legs around mine too.

"Umm… Sharon?" I tried to push her arms away but it was too tight. "Please, let me go"

She then let her whole body rest above me. It was now that I only notice that she was really light, she was almost weightless. Her nose was already was already touching mine in our close distance.

Only a few more centimeters and our lips were about to touch, but it was then when she said.

"You'll pay for this, Vessalius"

CLIFFHANGER! xD

Sorry about that, hehe. But it's nice to leave a cliffhanger once in a while. I really don't know if grape wine really has that much of alcohol content, but I once tried it for myself, only a sip though. AND it tasted quit nice. Too bad I'm only twelve, hehe.

I really did have a hard time at this chapter. It's because I did try to add some fluff at the end of the chapter between Oz and Sharon right? You noticed right? And that was really hard to do, I'm not used to that kind of paring. And guess what? I really miss Alice already! I know that I'm the author but, I can't just let them meet after the problem in the story. Next chapter will be released on the fourth week of October, or hopefully earlier. Like I said, I won't make the story reach November. A one week break will start on the fourth week of October so that's why I'll rush myself up on that period. The next chapter will HOPEFULLY be a short chapter about Alice's life, abroad, features Elliot and Leo there. If not, I'll continue with the conquest.

That's all! Please review! (I'm serious about that .)