The Wrong Girl
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Chapter 9
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10:00am
Yukari stirred slightly from her deep sleep. She silently yawned. It was all a dream, when I open my eyes I'll be in my room. In my house with my bad parents. Yukari snapped her eyes open and looked around. Fireplace, candles, wardrobe. "Shit"
On a chair lay her school uniform, all white and clean. Not a speck of red on it, unlike her hands, which were, tinted red. Yukari got up and changed, her clothes felt unusually soft. "Must be the detergent"
Knock, knock, knock! A maid came into the room. "I am here to show you down to breakfast"
"Ok" Yukari followed the maid down many of the same halls as the night before. They were all filled with a dead silence. They went down a flight of stairs and through tall double doors into a magnificent hall. A long table with many chairs was in the middle. It had so much food on it that the table was slightly bowing from the weight. At the head of the table was Van, his arm still bandaged. Around him were advisors and a cat girl was sitting to the right of Van. To the left of Van was an empty place setting.
The maid gestured to Yukari to follow her. She went over to the empty seat. "Take a seat Miss.Yukari"
"Thanks" Yukari pulled out the chair, sat and scooted back into the table.
When she just sat there Van said, "Take what you like to eat" At that Yukari started to pile food on her plate. "I guess you were hungry" The advisors had looks of disgust on their faces as they watched her inhale the food.
"I haven't eaten anything since…ummmmmmm… last Friday, even then I didn't eat a lot. I left the table after getting fed up with my parents" Yukari managed to say between bites. "How are even up anyway?"
"I'm a fast healer. I don't know why but most injuries are healed within a day or two"
"That was delicious" Yukari said as she put her utensils down. The advisors looked as if they were going to be sick just by seeing her eat that much food. The catgirl was staring at her strangely. Van was expressionless.
"You must be Yukari" The catgirl said
"Do I know you?" replied Yukari
"No, but Lord Van told me the whole story this morning. You shouldn't have turned him over you know. You could've inflicted more injuries."
"Well I didn't did I? I mean it's not like he's dead or anything"
'No, but you're really not supposed to take that risk and…"
"What's your name?"
"Merle" the catgirl answered hotly, annoyed that she had been interrupted. "I've been Lord Van's friend since we were young. Ooooooooooooooo! What's that?" Merle pointed at Hitomi's pendant.
"Oh, this? It's my friend's pendant. I forgot to give it back to her." Yukari touches the stone and it's still cool.
"It's real pretty" Merle said still staring at it. Yukari shifted uncomfortably under Merle's gaze.
"Thanks" Yukari then put it back under her shirt; out of sight.
A/N: If you're saying there is no way she ate that fast, believe it. When people are hungry they can basically inhale the food. I've done it. Oink Oink ^_^