Chapter 6: Could I ever love Master like that?
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Maria was so focused on her piano, she didn't notice the door being unlocked, or the two people that entered, until she heard a loud. "Ohonhonhon~"
"Stay away from Maddie, pervert!" she screamed at the Frenchman, who just smiled fondly at her. She turned away and shivered, disgusted.
"Calm down, Prinzessin." Gilbert chuckled. "Come on, we're going." He started to drag her out of the room.
"I refuse to go anywhere with you!" Maria screeched
"Sorry, but we have places to go."
"Master!" She protested "This is ungentlemanly! Unhand me at once." She ranted on for a few minutes.
He ignored her. "Almost there." They walked for a few more moments before stopping in front of a door. Gilbert knocked, and a tall person appeared in the doorway as he opened it.
"Привет, Gilbert. You are here to see Yao-Yao, да?"
Gilbert nodded. "Maria, this is Ivan. I want you, however, to talk with Yao." He pushed her into the room before she could protest. "We'll be outside."
Maria sighed, exasperated, looking up when she heard footsteps. A woman- err, she was a female, right? - wearing red and gold robes stood in front of her. Her long brown hair elegantly framed her face, her brown eyes warm.
"Ah… you are Miss… Yao?" Maria asked.
"I am not a lady." Yao said, pouting.
"Oh! I didn't mean to be rude! I'm sorry." Maria apologized, flustered.
"It is okay. It's not the first time I've heard that." Yao chuckled amusedly. "And you are?"
"Oh! How rude of me. My name is Maria Edelstein, Mr. Yao."
"Just Yao is fine, Maria." He assured her.
"Oh… right. Yao? How long have you been here?" She asked, curious.
"Hmm… maybe a year and a half, give or take."
Maria's eyes widened in surprise. "That long?! Why haven't you tried and escaped yet?"
"I assure you, I did try for the first month or so, just to leave and tell my family that I was safe. But I eventually found a reason to stay, and I gave up. I'm happy here. It doesn't mean I don't wish to leave one day, but I can no longer say I hate this place."
"What did you find that makes you stay here?"
"I found my master. My master is the only thing that keeps me here. He's the only reason I still live. For that reason alone, and many others, I feel the need to stay. He looks scary and intimidating, but really, the only thing he is lonely. I stay here with him because he loves me, and I love him. That is all there is to it." Yao explained to her.
"I see…" Maria said, lost in her own thoughts. Could I ever love Master like that? Probably not.
…Okay, maybe. No promises.

Ivan watched Maria and Gilbert head back down the hall. When he could no longer see them, he closed the door and hugged Yao. "I didn't know you cared so much, мой подсолнух."
"Of course I did, Ivan." Yao told him, getting on the tips of his toes so he could kiss the Russian on his cheek.

"So," Gilbert said. "What did you think of Yao?"
"He's okay, I suppose. Different than I expected. Guess I never thought of living the way he does."
"Kesesese~ Good, cause that was the plan. Besides, the next person you'll be visiting will probably change your mind. After that, you can return to your room"
They walked a bit further in silence, before they stopped in front of another door. Gilbert rummaged through his pockets, searching for a key. Unlocking the door once he found it, he told Maria, "I'll wait here. Have fun at your little reunion."
Gilberts words thoroughly confused Maria, but she opened the door anyway.
"Leave me alone, bastard!"
"Lovina?" Maria asked. "Is that you?"
"Ria?" Lovina sat up. "What are you doing here?"
"My master brought me. I'm assuming our masters discussed this since he had the key."
"How's Maddie doing?"
"You ask how Maddie's doing before you ask how I'm doing. Rude as always, I see."
"Pft. I can see you with my eyes, so I know you're just fine." Both girls laughed, it had been a while since they could bicker with each other like this, so carefree. "But seriously, how is she?"
"She's fine… now if we could do something about the pervert that she calls a master, we'd be great."
"That's the only good part of being taken away from you guys. I never have to put up with the pervert."
"Nice to know you missed us, Lovi." Maria said sarcastically. "But we do miss having you around."
"We can't change anything about it."
"No, we can't, can we?"

"Take care of yourself, okay Lovi?"
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever. Just make sure that pervert keeps his hand off of Maddie."
Maria snorted. "I can only try." Exiting the room with one last farewell, she immediately ran into another girl. Or rather, her chest.
"Kesese. West, you shouldn't stand in front of the door like that." Gilbert doubled over, laughing. The blonde sighed, stepping away from her.
"I apologize for mein bruder. I'm Monika."
"I'm Maria. I'm assuming you needed to speak to Lovi since you were standing in front of the door."
"Ah, yes. It will take only a moment, if you don't mind waiting." Monika told her, slipping past. After a few moments, Monika reappeared in the doorway.
"If I may, bruder, I shall see to it that Maria will get back to her room."
"Hmm? Alright, Moni. I'll see you later, Maria. See you at dinner, West." Gilbert waved, walking away from them.
"So, err… You know how to get back to your room, right?"
"Yes, it's in this direction." Maria said, leading her in the right direction.
"If I may, there is something I'd like to ask of you..."

Monika entered the room, exhausted. She hoped her advice would be listened to.
"Moni~!" A voice said from the other said of the room. "Ve~ You're back!"
"Yes, I apologize if you were worried when I didn't come back as soon as normal."
"I figured you got held up by something, ve~"
"Ah, that I did."
"How is sorella? Is she okay? She got my message, right?"
"She's fine, Feli. Same as normal, she got the message."
"Thank you, Moni. Ve~ So what was keeping you?"
"Ah, I ran into mein bruder, and his maiden."
"Ve~ Gilbert found someone!"
"Yeah, she's not quite too fond of him yet. I told her about what happened to Gilbert."
Feliciano flinched. "Do you think that was a good idea?"
"I hope so, Feli." Monika sighed.

The conversation between Maria and Monika will be placed in the next chapter. And just to say, Maria has the same sense of direction as Roddy does= Her and Moni got lost XD Not much to say, but don't expect a update for the next 3 days~ If there is updates, then they are probably short one X3 Since my birthday is tomorrow (finally 15 ~^0^~ ), me and a few friends are headed out of town for the night, most of Saturday will be spent with family. Sunday is iffy, depends on if I have homework to do or not.
Translation:
Привет(Privet) = Hello
Bruder=Brother
Mein= My
Sorella= Sister
Also:
Monika= Fem!Germany.
Tehee, everyone's caught up on the same point in time (except for USUK, but we'll be seeing them soon. Maybe XD)
Anyhoo~ A bit different since Moni's the first female "Master".
I'll list all the pairings now, since most of them have been revealed XD :
-Rochu
-PrussiaXFem!Austria
-FranceXFem!Canada
-SpainXFem!Romano
-Fem!GermanyXItaly
-Sufin
-DenmarkXFem!Norway
-USUK
Outside mansion pairings:
-PoLiet (They'll appear soon D: I promise)
-GreeceXFem!Japan
-HongIce
-HunLiech (Very Minor)
-Ancient RomeX Germania
I think that's all I wanted to mention this time around. I'll see you guys in the next chapter~ ^^
Reviews would be be loved :3