Part 8


(Jeanne-Marie's(1) POV)

Seven years ago

When my brother studied for his Finals, Arthur Kirkland was in charge. Which isn't that surprising as Francis has never been so good at managing things. Sure, he's been a great help to me in many aspects, but being in control over something that requires a cool head and certain orderliness? No, that wasn't part of his skill set.

But it was, however, part of mine.

So, I led my year's team of studying students, though, not without its romantic distractions.

-Giovanni(2), my boyfriend was currently wrapped around me while showering me with kisses I would be lying if I said that I didn't enjoy them, I love you and I want to have as many romantic moments as you do, but right now we've to study! When this reprimand didn't yield any results, I decided to og personal. Or do you want to do it worse than your cousins' good results?

That worked, and with that problem out of the way, I could focus on the next.

-Juraj(3) and Josefina(4), everyone's happy about you being a couple and having worked out your issues, but if you don't focus, you'll be lagging behind.

And on to the next.

-Herakles(5), if you don't wake up and start studying, you'll be a shame to your Spartan ancestry. And you won't be able to earn money to buy all the cat-related products you want. You've to be completely reliant on Sadık; you're whole life.

Sometimes, to get the result you want, you've to get a little personal with your comments. But despite my meanness, I didn't mean any harm; I was far too ladylike for that.

The only one I didn't need to push, was Hugh(6).

He was eager to get as good grades as he could possibly get, to get as good a job as he could possibly could find, so that he could earn a lot of money, in order to buy at least two Porches.


Author's notes:

Footnotes:

(1) Jeanne-Marie Bonnefoy = Monaco

(2) Giovanni Vargas = Seborga

(3) Juraj Radičova = Slovakia

(4) Josefina Černa = Czech

(5) Herakles Karpusi = Greece

(6) Hugh Cook = Hutt River

The reason that I gave Seborga the name Giovanni, is because it's related to Don Juan, the infamous seducer (and flirt), and it reflects the fact that Seborga has more success with flirting than the other Italian nations

Five more parts to go, then Chapter 30