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Chapter 12: The Queen's Past

"Ravel, I am curious about why you chose to join my peerage," I stated to Ravel as she guided Ravel and Sakura to their new rooms. Ravel walked beside Nicole, and Sakura behind them.

"First off, because you are my friend and second my brother, Raiser asked me to join that harem that he calls a peerage. No way am I doing that, don't get me wrong I care about my brother but that peerage is just gross and what he does with them is something I don't want to think about. Who is she?" Ravel gestured to Sakura behind them.

"A new friend and peerage member I made today. Her name is Sakura my Queen, and Sakura this is my new Bishop, Ravel." Nicole introduced them and they nodded at each other. "Ravel, you will be staying in this room. Please ring the bell if you need anything at all."

Nicole gestured to a door to Ravel's right.

"Good night, Nicole and Sakura," said Ravel as she smiled and waved.

"Good night," said Sakura and Nicole insync. They gigled at each other as Ravel left but the joy stoped for Sakura as she recalled her mother's death that day and the gigle faded into nothing.

"How are you doing, Sakura?"

"Not good."

"We need to talk about that, lets go to my room you'll be staying in my room for a little while anyway. All of the rooms avaiable are being renovated and I just gave the last available room to Ravel." Nicole grabbed Sakura's hand and raced to Nicole's room. Once inside, Nicole closed her door and grabbed her pajamas and found an oversized shirt and a normal pyjama bottom. Tomorrow, Nicole would have to take Sakura to shop for some clothes for her because she needed them and because Nicole didn't really have any that would fit her except for tonight's pajamas. Sakura had sandy blonde hair mixed with black and pink/violet eyes and was really tall for her age.

"Sakura, here is a pair of pajamas that you can change into while I change in the bathroom over there. After that, we need to talk and eat supper then we need to sleep. You are sleeping on the Day bed by the window across from the bed."

A few minutes later they were in their sleepwear. Nicole rang the bell to call the maid and ordered two servings of hot chocolate and shell pasta mac and cheese. While they waited for their meal they talked.

"Sakura, what happened to you today to get you in such a bad condition?"

"While my father...That BASTARD, was out having an affair with that woman; my human mother and I were attacked by his fellow fallen angels who were political opponets of his. They...They wanted to kill us and make it look like someoone else did it, so that they might trigger a war. They killed...killed mother and the only reason I escaped was that I had awoken my Sacred Gear." Sakura said as she broke down and cried, Nicole swiftly caught Sakura as she fell forward crying. Nicole held Sakura and patted Sakura's back and whispered comforting words. Nicole did not release Sakura had calmed down.

"Are you feeling any better?" Nicole asked and Sakura nodded yes. "Do you feel up to talking any more?" Again, Sakura nodded her head yes.

"Why did you not use your fallen angel powers?"

"I can't use them until I am 15 but it might be sooner. When you turned me into a devil it weakend the seal on my powers. Are you sure you are okay with my parentage and my fallen status?"

"Of course. One of my friends who is also my sister's Queen, is a former Fallen as well. I am totally fine with it."

"Who is this other hybrid?"

"Akeno."

"Akeno Himejima?"

"You know her?" asked a surprised Nicole.

"We used to play together when we were younger. I missed her when she dissapeared. What happened to her?"

"Something that was similiar to what happened to you but if you want any details you will have to ask her."

"Okay," responded Sakura.

"Is there any chance you can show me your sacred gear?"

"Yes, Nicole-san, but I do not know which one it is." Sakura answered as she summoned her gear. It was a long sword with a winter theme to it's design. Nicole fetched a sacred gear guide book from her library. Nicole quickly thumbed through sections while checking pictures and compared them to Sakura's sacred gear. Nicole soon learned that her Queen had one of the thirteen longinuss' and it was called Absolute Demise. It also had the nickname of eternal ice princess. When she told Sakura about this Sakura was in awe of the blade.

Finaly the maid came with dinner, after which they fell asleep.

...

Back at Sakura's former home, a man with twelve black feathered wings arrived at the scene of carnage. Black feathers and blood covered the house and the corpse of his wife. As he cradled his wife to his body he scaned the area for his beloved daughter. He quickly casted a spell to find her that covered the whole house but instead of finding her it lit up a pile of Sakura's blood.

"Nooo!" The fallen angel shouted thinking his daughter dead. Early this morning, he had a fight with his wife about his supposed infidelty because of his evaisiveness and sneakiness of late, when in reality all he was doing was arranging for a surprise family trip with an female travel agent whom he would freely admit was beautiful but he never cheated on his wife. His wife saw him and the agent talking at an coffee shop where they had accidently ran into each other and that was when his wife and daughter saw him and then they had their explosive fight. After that, he talked to the travel agent and canceled the trip. Then he went to attened his duties as govenor and then went to his lab to give his wife space so she would calm down and they would be able to talk retionaly. Instead, he came home to this tradegy. He swore that day he would get revenge on those who did this to him and recover his sweet daughter's body. Tears ran down his face. He had failed to protect them but he would avenge them.

...

Nicole woke to find a pair of arms holding her tightly like a teddy bear and at first she thought it was Rias. Nicole turned her head and saw that is was Sakura. The last Nicole saw her was when she fell asleep on the daybed. Nicole guessed that she needed comfort after her previous day.

"Sakura, please wake up and let me go, I have to use the restroom."

"Nooo..five more minutes." said a semisleeping Sakura.

"Please Sakura."

"No...No."

"Sakura!"

"No." Sakura squeezed Nicole tighter.

"Let go!" Nicole wiggled to get Sakura to let her go but it was to tight.

"No!"

Finaly, at the end of her patience, Nicole used a water spell to wake Sakura up. All Nicole got for her troubles was a wet bed and a still sleep Sakura. Desperate, Nicole used a transportation spell that if it didn't work properly would take both of them to the bathroom and Nicole didn't want that. Nicole was successful and vowed that as soon as possible she would get Sakura her own room so no repeats of today's event. Later Sakura would deny this ever happened despite the evidence laid before her.

Later that day, Nicole took Sakura on a shopping trip and then at dinner time introduced Sakura to the rest of her peerage.