Mommy is asleep, but I'm always allowed in her room. I like napping with her. But I'm not sleepy.

Ooo…this is exciting! Something new! I don't think I've seen that thingy before!

I all but run over to her window seat where it is, not making noise. In ballet, we don't make foot noise, so I don't do that at home either. Foot noise is weird anyways. It's a book! A really pretty book!

I pick up the book. It looks worn, maybe even written in. I open it. Mommy's handwriting! I wonder what she writes. Maybe it's a book like we read in school! It's hard to read though. I shove it into my face. She uses some really hard words. I don't like that. It's weird. She doesn't talk like that? Right?

February/09/2030

Hey, that was a few days ago! Ooo…I bet she's got something really cool to say! Maybe even draw somewhere in here! I still can't read most of it though. I guess I can just pick out the words I recognise, like my kindergarten teacher always says!

Some time that thing you like is bad.

Threw up…sick…die.

For the first time in…for…ever? Forever!

Hey, that's a new word! Yay! I've got it!

For the first time in…forever…I hate…Jacques…more…myself.

Why would mommy hate daddy? She's his wife! Wifes and husbands love each other!

Jacques is a soci…soci…socio…socipath?

What's a socipath?

That's a really weird word.

I'm not sure what a lot of the other words are. I sigh, shutting the book and setting it down. I lay on the window seat, staring at the top of the window thingy. I hate not getting to know things. It's so stupid. I'm smart! Why can't I read everything? I want to know things! I want to fucking know things! Fuckity fuck fuck fucky fucking fuck! I don't know what that means, but mommy says it when she's mad so I mad so that means I'm going to think it. I say it sometimes too. Daddy doesn't like it. He told me I couldn't say it because it looks bad. That's okay, though. I have fun at the places where I can't say things like that. Everyone is so pretty, and wears really pretty clothes. I love seeing it! And I get to wear pretty clothes too! Sometimes daddy lets me wear diamonds too! They're so sparkly, shiny! And everyone is so happy to see me, and Whitley plays with me too! I love it! People love me, play with me, give me attention! It's the best thing ever! I love going to the balls and things like that! I think there's going to be another one soon, and I'm so excited! I hope Weiss will come! I know she probably can't because of school, but still! I always love getting to wear pretty dresses and jewels like her! It's so awesome to be in our family! Everyone's pretty and gets pretty things! I love it!

I skip over to mommy, wave at her. She's still sleeping, but I always do it! I skip out of the room, skipping into the hall, humming. I wonder where Whitley is! I want to play with him! I can't play music, but I do dance and he plays the pretty ballet music for me to dance to!

"Ah, young Miss Schnee!"

I hop around and grin at Klein! I skip over to him! He lets me walk with him! I always like to spend time with Klein! He's super cool! And he likes to give me attention! I love that so much!

"Hi, Klein!" I wave my hands at him and he high fives them. "Is Whitley here? Daddy?"

"Your father is still at work," He says. I like how his eyes sparkle and change colours. It's super cool. "I believe he has multiple board meetings today with Missus Carrington and Mister Adel, among others."

"What about Whitley?" I push. "Is he here?"

"I'm afraid not," He pats my back. "He has gone to some extra tutoring sessions to prepare for some advanced placement course exams at the end of the school year at the beginning of June. Of course, he has a different school year than Weiss, as you know."

I shrug. "Okay. But when's he going home?"

Klein looks at his pocketwatch.

"I should think approximately two to three hours," He says. I pout. "You needn't fret, young Miss Schnee. You will see both your father and brother at supper."

I blow on my hair, still pouting. "I know, but I want to see them now!"

He pauses. "Your mother is asleep, I take it, then?"

I nod. "She doesn't feel well. I found a book she writes in! But I can't read it a lot. She uses too many hard words."

"That's for the best," Klein says, shaking his head when I pout again. "You have to give things time, young Miss Schnee. That will come with time, and it will be soon enough. Is that fair?"

I blow on my hair again. "I guess," I say. "But I don't like not being smart."

"You are smart," He says. I perk up. "One of the most brilliant children your age. I imagine you'll skip a few years or two once the foundational education is set."

I grin. "Am I pretty too?"

"Yes," He laughs. "I say that honestly, too, not just because your father pays me."

"Daddy pays a lot of people!" I'm proud. Daddy makes a lot of money and helps a lot of people because he makes a lot of money! Like the faunus! "He's such a great man!"

"Many people are great," Klein says. "I find it so wonderful that you're a happy child. Many wealthy children aren't."

I frown. "Why?"

"Money isn't everything," He says.

"But it makes people happy!" I tell him. It's true!

He sighs. Why?

"I'm glad you're happy," He says. "Now, would you like a cookie?"

I nod excitedly. "Always!" I smile. I love it. People give me things. Always give me things. It's great!