"My good, good pet"Dilandau whispered as he stroked Kireis hair. She had her head down, on his lap, and she kneeled before him, the sword in her hand. "You did well, for your first time"He smiled and Kirei closed her eyes, relishing in the praise he bestowed upon her.
"Thank you Master Dilandau"She whispered.
"You spilled more blood than I thought you would. Good job." Dilandau laughed and Kirei smiled faintly. "I expected you to just snap his neck, but you exceeded my expectations" Dilanau held out his hand and Kirei looked up so she could place the sword in it. He held it and looked it over, his eyes flashing as he looked at the Ryuugekitai symbol engraved on the handle. "Good job my pet." He said again as he put the sword beside his throne and looked away from it, to Kirei. He petted her head affectionatly. "Is the taste of revenge, not the sweetest of all?"He whispered.
"Yes Master Dilandau"Kirei layed her head back down on his knee and closed her eyes. 'my second day on the Viole, and already Master Dilandau-sama is proud of me!! My life could not be more perfect.' She thought contentedly as Dilandau continued patting her head.
"Dilandau-sama?"Chesta stepped into the room, and Dilandau looked up. Kirei opened her eyes reluctantly, and gazed at Chesta, her eyes unfocused. She didnt want to loose Dilandaus attention, and cursed her dear Chesta, for taking it away.
"Yes Chesta?"Dilandau said annoyed.
"Folken wants to see you"He replied as he glanced at Kirei.
Dilandau sighed "Fine"He muttered through clenched teeth. Kirei sat up and looked at him.
"And me Master Dilandau? What would you like me to do?"She asked.
Dilandau ran his finger over her bruised cheek, smiling a little bit at what he had done. "Chesta!" Chesta stepped foreward and Dilandau nodded towards him. "Take her. Let her get some sleep." He knew that his praise was enough reward for the cat-girl. He knew she worshiped him, and he knew the power he had over her.
"Yes sir"Chesta stepped forward again, and Kirei stood, and walked to him. Dilandau smirked and leaned back in his chair, purposly taking his time, just to annoy Folken. Chesta and Kirei stepped into the hallway, Kirei casting one last glance at Dilandau, who just looked back at her. She still continued to not look him in the eye, and still avoided looking in the Dragonslayers' eyes' if she could.
"Lord Chesta..."Kirei whispered as soon as they were away from Dilandau's hearing range. "Lord Chesta, I killed someone."She whispered. Chesta continued to walk, his eyes forward, and Kirei turned her eyes down, sadly. Chesta looked down at her. They walked down the sleeping chamber hallway, and Chesta opened the door to his room, Kirei walked in and sat down on the bed, miserably. "I am sorry" She whimpered.
Chesta sat across from her, and put his hands on her shoulders "Dont be sorry, you followed through with orders, and did what Dilandau told you to do. Thats good... do you feel sad for killing someone?"Chesta said quietly. Kirei shrugged.
"I do not know... I feel happy because I did what Master Dilandau wanted, and made him happy... I have only been here one night though, Chesta! I have killed a man! I did what Dilandau-sama wanted, but I knew that man! He was from Fanelia! And he had children!" Chesta looked at Kirei, sympathy in his eyes, and suddenly brought her close to him, holding her tightly.
"Oh Kirei! You do not understand! The blood spilled is the blood of the enemys, and that is what is right! They may have children, and wives and husbands and other kin, but those are all our enemys too! Do not feel remorse"HE hugged her tightly and Kirei slipped her arms around his neck.
"I no longer feel remorse, Chesta, you are right. You and Master Dilandau-sama are right."Kirei sniffled and pulled herself as close to Chesta as she could. "I dont feel bad anymore... killing in the name of Zaibach, and Master Dilandau is the greatest honor. There is nothing more in life. I feel almost... proud"She said slowly.
"There is nothing more in life?"Chesta mumbled quietly.
"No, nothing"Kirei replied.
"Not even love?"Chesta pulled away from Kirei and looked her straight in her eyes. She smiled and laughed slightly.
"Love? Yes there is love"She smiled and then looked down shyly. Chesta relaxed and smiled at her. Then she looked up and whispered "I love Master Dilandau. He is all there is, in life!"
Chesta blinked in suprize, looking at her. "You LOVE Master Dilandau?"He muttered.
Kirei nodded. "I dont know what love is, and what I feel for Master Dilandau-sama can be nothing but, right?"SHe looked at Chesta imploringly, and he sighed.
"Thats respect, and admiration, Kirei. Its fear and trust and worship. Dont confuse it with love. Didnt you learn about love in Fanelia?"
"No, I had no family, Chesta-sama. I always thought love happened like that, I thought love was for Gods?"She cocked her head to the side and then, realizing her arms were still on Chestas shoulders, let go of him.
Chesta sighed. "Yeah. Love is reserved only for the Gods"He muttered as he turned from Kirei.
"I just met you, Chesta, and already your the dearest friend Ive ever had! Thank you so very, very much!"Kirei cried as she threw her arms around from Chestas turned shoulders, he laughed and patted her head.
"Thanks"He said quietly. "your my friend too"He sighed.
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"Thank you Master Dilandau"She whispered.
"You spilled more blood than I thought you would. Good job." Dilandau laughed and Kirei smiled faintly. "I expected you to just snap his neck, but you exceeded my expectations" Dilanau held out his hand and Kirei looked up so she could place the sword in it. He held it and looked it over, his eyes flashing as he looked at the Ryuugekitai symbol engraved on the handle. "Good job my pet." He said again as he put the sword beside his throne and looked away from it, to Kirei. He petted her head affectionatly. "Is the taste of revenge, not the sweetest of all?"He whispered.
"Yes Master Dilandau"Kirei layed her head back down on his knee and closed her eyes. 'my second day on the Viole, and already Master Dilandau-sama is proud of me!! My life could not be more perfect.' She thought contentedly as Dilandau continued patting her head.
"Dilandau-sama?"Chesta stepped into the room, and Dilandau looked up. Kirei opened her eyes reluctantly, and gazed at Chesta, her eyes unfocused. She didnt want to loose Dilandaus attention, and cursed her dear Chesta, for taking it away.
"Yes Chesta?"Dilandau said annoyed.
"Folken wants to see you"He replied as he glanced at Kirei.
Dilandau sighed "Fine"He muttered through clenched teeth. Kirei sat up and looked at him.
"And me Master Dilandau? What would you like me to do?"She asked.
Dilandau ran his finger over her bruised cheek, smiling a little bit at what he had done. "Chesta!" Chesta stepped foreward and Dilandau nodded towards him. "Take her. Let her get some sleep." He knew that his praise was enough reward for the cat-girl. He knew she worshiped him, and he knew the power he had over her.
"Yes sir"Chesta stepped forward again, and Kirei stood, and walked to him. Dilandau smirked and leaned back in his chair, purposly taking his time, just to annoy Folken. Chesta and Kirei stepped into the hallway, Kirei casting one last glance at Dilandau, who just looked back at her. She still continued to not look him in the eye, and still avoided looking in the Dragonslayers' eyes' if she could.
"Lord Chesta..."Kirei whispered as soon as they were away from Dilandau's hearing range. "Lord Chesta, I killed someone."She whispered. Chesta continued to walk, his eyes forward, and Kirei turned her eyes down, sadly. Chesta looked down at her. They walked down the sleeping chamber hallway, and Chesta opened the door to his room, Kirei walked in and sat down on the bed, miserably. "I am sorry" She whimpered.
Chesta sat across from her, and put his hands on her shoulders "Dont be sorry, you followed through with orders, and did what Dilandau told you to do. Thats good... do you feel sad for killing someone?"Chesta said quietly. Kirei shrugged.
"I do not know... I feel happy because I did what Master Dilandau wanted, and made him happy... I have only been here one night though, Chesta! I have killed a man! I did what Dilandau-sama wanted, but I knew that man! He was from Fanelia! And he had children!" Chesta looked at Kirei, sympathy in his eyes, and suddenly brought her close to him, holding her tightly.
"Oh Kirei! You do not understand! The blood spilled is the blood of the enemys, and that is what is right! They may have children, and wives and husbands and other kin, but those are all our enemys too! Do not feel remorse"HE hugged her tightly and Kirei slipped her arms around his neck.
"I no longer feel remorse, Chesta, you are right. You and Master Dilandau-sama are right."Kirei sniffled and pulled herself as close to Chesta as she could. "I dont feel bad anymore... killing in the name of Zaibach, and Master Dilandau is the greatest honor. There is nothing more in life. I feel almost... proud"She said slowly.
"There is nothing more in life?"Chesta mumbled quietly.
"No, nothing"Kirei replied.
"Not even love?"Chesta pulled away from Kirei and looked her straight in her eyes. She smiled and laughed slightly.
"Love? Yes there is love"She smiled and then looked down shyly. Chesta relaxed and smiled at her. Then she looked up and whispered "I love Master Dilandau. He is all there is, in life!"
Chesta blinked in suprize, looking at her. "You LOVE Master Dilandau?"He muttered.
Kirei nodded. "I dont know what love is, and what I feel for Master Dilandau-sama can be nothing but, right?"SHe looked at Chesta imploringly, and he sighed.
"Thats respect, and admiration, Kirei. Its fear and trust and worship. Dont confuse it with love. Didnt you learn about love in Fanelia?"
"No, I had no family, Chesta-sama. I always thought love happened like that, I thought love was for Gods?"She cocked her head to the side and then, realizing her arms were still on Chestas shoulders, let go of him.
Chesta sighed. "Yeah. Love is reserved only for the Gods"He muttered as he turned from Kirei.
"I just met you, Chesta, and already your the dearest friend Ive ever had! Thank you so very, very much!"Kirei cried as she threw her arms around from Chestas turned shoulders, he laughed and patted her head.
"Thanks"He said quietly. "your my friend too"He sighed.
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