Yo Diary!

Check this out! Today is the 10th day of Spring, and have I got a lil' surprise for you! So, I was diggin' through some old stuff today 'cause the hunnies decided to be especially creative and position packs of themselves at every exit of the mansion. I gotta give 'em credit for their ingenuity. I could have left if I really wanted to, but I figured, hey, maybe I'll stay in for the day. Y'know, chat it up with Sebastian or something. I hardly see the guy anymore as it is, and he's really the only adult that was ever there for me growin' up, so I feel like I owe him something more than a half-hearted "good morning" and a day off on his birthday. But anyway, so I was lookin' through my closet 'cause some of my stuff has gone horribly out of fashion and there is no hope for it ever comin' back into fashion. So, I was gonna donate some of the stuff to the less fortunate. Y'know, do the whole "gracious guy" thing, but really, I do enjoy it. The lil' kids in the slums sure aren't gettin' any help anywhere else, so why not?

Anyway, I found this old box full of stupid old junk. But there was an old little book inside with a tattered cover and practically falling apart seams, and guess what it was. You got it! Thoughts from your's truly eighteen whole years ago! I forgot all about the little journal that I had back then. I didn't write much in it, which isn't surprising, but there are a few things that I thought were pretty awesome (inevitable, right?). I'll share a little tidbit with you:

Dear Journal

Summer 27

Mother has locked herself up in her room again. That's the fourth time this week that she's done it. Maybe she's just tired tonight. We had to go to a party with a bunch of older noble people. It was kind of boring, but I met a man named Regal. He had blue hair, but nobody really bothered him about it. I wish people wouldn't bother me about my red hair. Regal was really nice. He showed me something that he brought to the party. Some "invention" or something. I didn't really understand it, but it looked pretty cool!

I know I'm tired after the party. I wish Mother wasn't so tired though. Sebastian had saved me some food for when I got home. It was delicious, but Mother did not want to eat with me. It's okay. I understand she's tired.

Oh, I almost forgot! Mother told me that she would begin to teach me how to play the piano! I finally asked her. I was so scared, but she said that she would teach me! Sebastian tried once, but he said that he doesn't have time to teach me. He has other things that he has to do, but that's okay, because now Mother will get to teach me. I listen to her play at night a lot when I can't sleep. She doesn't know that I listen because I hide in the corner next to the balcony, but I can hear her really good, and she plays really good too. Maybe one day I will be able to play as good as Mother, and she will be proud of me. Maybe one day we can play together! I'd like that a lot Journal. I think Mother would too.

Sebastian is calling for me to change into my night clothes. I gotta go, bye!

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Well . . . thanks, Mother.

The Great Zelos Wilder