Chapter 2
The Venice Of The North, Stockholm
June 27, 2010
After the Hotel event, Aleyn, Victor and Dante were walking down the road. The day before, they walked a little further until they reached the town of Solna to rest. The rain storm was so intense in the last few days that they had to stay for 2 days. Aleyn said that her friends got ahead of her and that the girl would catch up, but Dante refused the idea and they recommended walking the whole way with the idea of eliminating more witches, much to Victor's annoyance. As they walked, Aleyn didn't say a single word, feeling a little awkward around strangers.
At 9 o'clock they arrived at the Hagaparken park, they sat down to see the landscape of the place. Taking advantage of the fact that it was sunny unlike the last few days, they decided to have a small picnic to replenish her energy and they prepared some chicken ham sandwiches and a little orange juice for lunch. Fortunately, it was too early for anyone to be on the spot, as it was customary to see people at noon, so they took the opportunity to clean up a bit in the calm waters of Lake Brunnsviken. The one in the white suit started taking sips from the disposable plastic cup, while Aleyn and Dante just confine themselves to the corner in silence. Both brothers were talking about things about the university, apparently about the registration and purchase of tuition that would take place after the summer classes, while Aleyn only stayed listening about the university of Stockholm, which was the best university about hard science, which surprised her a bit, since all her life she was taught that Uppsala University was the best, but she obviously didn't dare to ask. Aleyn was the type of person that once when commenting on something, she usually didn't like to speak, so she just admired the crystal clear waters of the lake.
Everything seemed fine, until Victor with a look of disgust, broke the silence.
"Thank you. You made our trip unnecessarily long", Victor commented. These sharp comments were the ones that made Aleyn the most uncomfortable.
"Victor! Stop saying those hurtful things" Dante demanded, trying to comfort Aleyn by grabbing her hand.
"Dante, Victor is right… you could have gone ahead and I would have caught up with you", Aleyn said.
"Don't say things like that. We found you and now you're part of the family", Dante replied.
"Tsk... Liten Flicka", Victor said.
"It's Aleyn", answered the girl somewhat embarrassed. 'Liten Flicka' was a nickname that embarrassed her, since her family used to call her that because she was not mature enough to make her own decisions. Well at least Victor calling her "Liten Flicka" was better than the other nicknames they gave the brunette.
"Anyway, Liten Flicka... You may not know it yet, but signing the contract was... Tsk. Let the rat explain. Rat! Explain the contract to Liten Flicka!...", not receiving response of the animal, Victor turned to see Kyubey, but he was not with them "...Rat?"
When they saw the road, the little animal was no longer there, they tried to look for it with their eyes, but the little white animal disappeared and was confused with the thickness of the forest.
"That damn rat is gone!" Victor complained.
"Sorry Victor, but Kyubey is a good friend. He was by my side when I needed him most and explained about the world of the Puella Magi, so I'm aware of my mission. So it annoys me a bit that you call him a rat" commented Aleyn.
Apart from Kalin, Kyubey was the only friend that Aleyn had, since Kyubey was the one who kept her company on the road from Uppsala and Stockholm, he also kept her company at the Hotel California while the brunette was entering the murky world of the Puella Magi, so it is logical and understandable that she wants to defend that little white creature with ruby red eyes. Victor looked at her seriously and tapped the girl on the forehead.
"Tsk... Anyway, I don't care what you asked for, or you just want to take the role of tenant, or steal my brother, but... I hope you don't bother me or be a nuisance because I'll think it would have been better to have saved that homeless man." before saving someone as weak as you" Saying this and without warning Victor got up from the grass, cleaned himself up a bit and walked forward.
"Victor…" the young woman saw the boy step forward.
"We better get ahead of ourselves before we lose sight of that stubborn boy" commented Dante and tried to talk to Victor to buy some time and not get too far ahead; Aleyn just nodded, putting away the things they used, disposing of the garbage in their respective containers, and catching up with the brothers on the road.
She wanted to ask something about the world of the Puella Magis, but because of Victor's answer, the girl didn't want to worsen the bad first impression the younger brother had of her, so she had to save her comments 100% to avoid that their alliance breaks or that Dante listens to his brother and begins to reconsider that this was a bad idea. They advanced a little more and the older brother finally spoke.
"What you see here is the Karolinska train and bus station, which means that we are in the city limits of Stockholm" Dante said and showed the young woman the beginning of the capital city of Sweden.
Passing the road, there was a sign indicating that the right turn was the right way to Stockholm, so the boys turned right onto the Karolinska vägen, at the end of the road they saw the Karolinska high school, the best private high school medicine, they turned left to go directly to the residential district of Vasastan, then to go diagonally and show the girl the Stockholm public library. And then they go down to the community of Norrmalm, the young woman was very fascinated to see the cherry blossoms in the summer time and many people were thinking of resting after the exhausting exams of the school year, since the year ends mid to late June.
"Where do you live?" Aleyn asked.
"In the residential district of Enskedefälted. Quick, we'll be late," Victor answered.
With that answer, Dante had a great idea to welcome Aleyn.
"Aleyn… have you ever traveled by train?" Dante asked, to which the girl shook her head. "Well, this is your chance"
"Do you guys travel by train? The least you could do in Uppsala was to go by bus," Aleyn replied.
"Of course. The city is big and we want to show you a bit of it, but, as time is not enough, we are going to go to the nearest station: Ärstaberg", answered Dante.
The boys entered the central station of Stockholm, the train station that connects the entire city. And once they went up, the young woman saw that they passed on the route above the lake of the name Riddarfjärden twice, the girl looked at the landscape in amazement since she did not see something like that in Uppsala. Once they arrived at the station, they got off and passed through Ärstafälted park, which had a colorful view and made the difference between the city and the residential area, once they entered the Enskedefälted communal district, you could only see small little houses next to each other, a very quiet place where you could hear the birds sing. It was 12:00 PM when they arrived at a two-story house, which was 2 stories, had orange adobe tiles and beige walls.
"Hem kära hem," Dante said.
When they entered the house there was a living room with 2 sofas for 2 people, a 42-inch television, a PS3, a wooden ornament to put the plates, glasses and cups, with boxes where other things could be stored. Hanging on one of the walls was a family picture of Victor, Dante, and the mother of the family. A lady with short blue hair with piercing blue eyes like the sky and she had glasses.
"It's a nice house… And you two live here?" Aleyn asked.
"Well, our mother lives with us but she has a job…By the way, we have one more roommate" answered Dante.
"That's nice. Can I meet her?" Aleyn asked.
"You'll be her partner... Hindrance added to hindrance maybe it's less hindrance", replied Victor
They went up the steps of the house, where there were 3 rooms. One was Dante's where you could see that his room had blue walls, the one next door was Victor's with black walls and another door that was closed. As soon as they opened the door, a small explosion was heard, followed by some vines on the ground.
"Je suis désolé!" a girl screams in the background.
"Aleyn… this is Diana Rossi," Dante introduced. "She's a girl who likes flowers…"
"And she makes annoying potions in my opinion," interrupted Victor.
"Victor, behave! ... Well, even though Diana has her wand, she was struck by the very risky art of flower potions, as she prefers to call it," Dante commented.
A red-haired girl with red eyes comes out of the room, she had a red uniform and blue skirts and square-shaped glasses. At that time, the girl was wearing a lab coat and protective glasses over hers that were red and the girl was coughing, so she had to open the window to get the smoke out of the room. When the smoke cleared, Diana's room could be seen, and now, Aleyn's room. The walls were red, where there were 2 cabinets, one full and one empty, and a chest of drawers with a white desk and a red lamp with a rose pattern notebook full of notes with various combinations of plants to try, there was a television small and in front of it was the girl's wooden bed, obviously with red covers and white pillows. To one side of the room, there were several flowers that had labels with their botanical names and below them the common or commercial names, several test tubes and bottles that were empty. In the end, a backpack was seen to hang on its side where the potions were already discovered with their names that had the name Scarlet Rose as a scheme and several distinctive names, on the girl's neck was her green necklace where it was the soul gem, In her left hand she held a pinkish-red and green wand, whose petals were closed, demonstrating the girl's youth. She was estimated to be 15 or 16 years old.
"Scarlet Rose Wilt!" the girl said, making her wand light up with a ruby red glow and the vines in the place withered and then turned to dust and disappeared.
"Diana, what did we tell you about experimenting with plants while we're gone?" Dante asked, annoyed that the neighbors would see the smoke. The younger girl just smiled.
"That I don't have to make potions without your prior permission, but I'm a 17-year-old girl and I can do whatever I want. Besides, what could I do? I was getting bored waiting for you guys and…" Her friendly gaze changed to one. I would be looking at Aleyn "La nouvelle fille faible"
Those words made Aleyn look sad and she spoke more timidly, making the girl's green eyes not look at the reddish-brown eyes of the smaller one.
"Um, my name is Aleyn… And a question that made me curious, if Diana was bored and you left her alone, why didn't she come looking for me too?" Aleyn asked.
"Do you think this is a generic Maho Shojo where everyone is conveniently in the same place? People have lives of their own. And Diana would have come with us... But she was sore in chemistry, so she had to stay to study and save the subject." ... Ironically, he likes to combine things with his plants," answered Victor.
"You know I'm bad at chemistry, but you won't help me… Maybe we could go to your room…" the girl does magic with her wand and a vine began to wrap around Victor and Diana, making the distance between them shorten. The younger one began to move in such a way that her breasts began to rub provocatively on the older one's chest to finally release a seductive and flirtatious tone "And make a potion together... What do you say?" Diana suggested and tried to lean in for a little kiss, but Victor snapped the vines before the redhead did her thing. He was done with the red-haired, not only with Diana's incompetence and her potions, but also with her abrupt flirtations that led to nothing, that over time became more intense and less subtle.
"Me and Dante are studying mathematics and I doubt that Liten Flicka studies those things" answered Victor.
"Did you give the nouvelle fille a nickname?!" Diana asked offended. Along with her anger, some thorny vines appeared on the ground, showing her annoyance towards the new one.
"Why the offense?" Victor asked.
"Pour commencer, she looks like a 23-year-old lady who is close and without studies and I am 17 so I am younger and deserve more support than her," Diana claimed.
"I'm 19 years old for your information! Is that the way you respect elders?" Aleyn asked. At that moment the hot air outside was transformed into a slight cold breeze, which was threatening to increase power.
"Silence! You're not that special, are you? Apparently, Dante and Victor chose the wrong new ally" Diana said and the vines began to dangerously approach Aleyn and a few thorns were about to brush the young woman's legs elderly.
"Tsk… I'm not in the mood to listen to the fights between Diana and Liten Flicka. I'm leaving. Go to Diana's room and don't bother me" Victor replied and the black-haired man left his room and then locked himself in his room.
Diana's vines disappeared and Aleyn's cold breeze disappeared. Victor's intervention was enough to ease the tension.
"First, Aleyn, you have to take a shower, I think you need it urgently, then come to the living room" Dante said.
The girl nods and after about 20 minutes, the girl went down with the same clothes she had on to the room, where the eldest of the group and the youngest of the group, who no longer had her glasses on, were already seated, only Victor was missing, but apparently, he doesn't want to talk. According to Dante, Victor was the type of person who wanted to avoid people as best he could. The reasons for this attitude are unknown, but the black-eyed boy was reserved to a certain degree.
"Given the circumstances that we met, I think we should get to know each other a little more." Dante proposed.
"What about Victor? He is a fundamental part of the team" Diana said with a pout.
"I already talked to him, and he told me that he doesn't want to be the object of contention between you two. I said this clearly, softening Victor's direct and, therefore, more hurtful words," Dante said. "Now we start with a dynamic. You will say his name and 3 things that you like. I start, jag heter Dante, I like math, repair objects and help my mother and my new friends"
"Bonjour, mon nom est Diana, I like flowers, creating potions and cooking. Maybe you've already seen me without glasses, but the ones I have are only for resting" Diana answered.
"God eftermiddag. Jag heter Linder Aleyn and… I like to read books, see the stars and numbers," Aleyn said a little shyly.
"Aleyn, by any chance, do you want to see our contracts?" Dante asked.
"Yes! I want to see it, But… The contract… Is it saved? Since we signed it… But when the soul gem and the book of life appeared… The contract disappeared…" Aleyn commented intrigued, to which Diana and Dante they laugh a little.
"Once you sign the contract, in the book of life the contract established and signed with our own handwriting appears right on the first page" answered Dante.
Dante grabs his red colored soul gem and speaks the words. "Min inspelade history vill jag se, min livsbok jag vill se".
A glow comes out of Dante's soul gem and next to him appears the book of life. It had a red and gray cover, and the center had Andersen Dante's name on it, and it had gray and red dividers on which the book was secured with a lock. Dante's soul gem transforms into a gray key with a red stone at the top. The boy puts the key in his lock and turns the key, a red glow is emitted, the lock opens and the book also, showing the first page the contract that was on a parchment of gold color and with black letters. It was the contract.
kontraktet
Ämne: Puer Magi
Följ den väg du har nått
Fram till ont eller gott
Där en flammande makt sätts i brand
Fyllt den svartaste natt
Eller den största ära
Du bär ödet just nu i din hand
Plats och datum: 24 december 2007, Stockholm, Sverige, Norden, Europa.
Jag, Andersen Dante, undertecknar detta kontrakt som etablerar vittnet och dess skapare, Kyubey, går med på att följa följande klausuler som håller på att inrättas:
1. Jag lovar att bekämpa häxor fram till dagen jag dör. Häxor är anledningarna som hotar människan; från att uppmuntra självmord till naturkatastrofer som förstör städer.
2. Jag lovar att bekämpa rykten, även kallade Uwasas, som trots att de inte lämnar sorgfrön också är en viktig fara som häxorna, som redan klargjorts i den första punkten.
3. Jag lovar att inte berätta för någon om mitt dubbla liv i Puer Magi som en försiktighetsåtgärd. Detta beror på två skäl:
A) Eftersom alla kommer att tro att du är galen för att kommentera de saker du gör i din Puer Magi-plikt. Med tiden kommenterade häxor vad de gjorde, men vad som vunnits var avrättningar för kätteri och i dagens tider en resa till mentalsjukhuset.
B) Du skulle riskera din familj och dina vänner, eftersom det finns en möjlighet att du kommer att få problem med vissa fiender som också är Puella Magi och Puer Magi, så det finns en möjlighet att de kommer att skada dem du älskar mest med skadliga syften eller utpressning.
4. Jag lovar att tänka strategiskt och se om det är bekvämare att ha partners eller slåss ensam. Att få sorgfrön är bekvämare och enklare när du har vänner vid din sida, men sorgfrön är sällsynta och kan orsaka problem bland teammedlemmarna. Så att skapa allianser eller inte är ditt fritt val.
5. Slutligen, för att stänga avtalet, måste skaparen av avtalet, Kyubey, uppfylla den önskan som den berörda parten vill se uppfylld, vilket är:
"Att ha en bror som kan följa med mig. Jag känner mig ensam efter att pappa dör, så jag vill ha en bror så att jag inte känner mig ensam."
Med detta sagt förväntar vi oss att du, Andersen Dante och Kyubey, gör något bra i entropi.
At the bottom of the contract was Dante's signature.
"You mean you asked for a brother because your dad passed away and so you wouldn't feel lonely?" Aleyn asked, to which Dante nods.
"Yes… I didn't want to feel alone, so my desire united me with my brother" Dante commented.
"So we all have those books?" Aleyn asks to which Dante nods.
What Aleyn did was repeat the same phrase and her book appeared. This one had a silver and light blue cover, where in the central part it had her name written on it, the dividers of the book were the colors of the covers and it had a lock. The girl's Soul Gem transforms into a light blue key with a white stone, so the girl opens the lock to show her contract, the difference is that her contract was silver.
kontraktet
Ämne: Puella Magi
Följ den väg du har nått
Fram till ont eller gott
Där en flammande makt sätts i brand
Fyllt den svartaste natt
Eller den största ära
Du bär ödet just nu i din hand
Plats och datum: 24 juni 2010, Rutt 4 Highway Uppsala - Stockholm, Sverige, Norden, Europa.
Jag, Linder Aleyn, undertecknar detta kontrakt som etablerar vittnet och dess skapare, Kyubey, går med på att följa följande klausuler som håller på att inrättas:
1. Jag lovar att bekämpa häxor fram till dagen jag dör. Häxor är anledningarna som hotar människan; från att uppmuntra självmord till naturkatastrofer som förstör städer.
2. Jag lovar att bekämpa rykten, även kallade Uwasas, som trots att de inte lämnar sorgfrön också är en viktig fara som häxorna, som redan klargjorts i den första punkten.
3. Jag lovar att inte berätta för någon om mitt dubbla liv i Puer Magi som en försiktighetsåtgärd. Detta beror på två skäl:
A) Eftersom alla kommer att tro att du är galen för att kommentera de saker du gör i din Puer Magi-plikt. Med tiden kommenterade häxor vad de gjorde, men vad som vunnits var avrättningar för kätteri och i dagens tider en resa till mentalsjukhuset.
B) Du skulle riskera din familj och dina vänner, eftersom det finns en möjlighet att du kommer att få problem med vissa fiender som också är Puella Magi och Puer Magi, så det finns en möjlighet att de kommer att skada dem du älskar mest med skadliga syften eller utpressning.
4. Jag lovar att tänka strategiskt och se om det är bekvämare att ha partners eller slåss ensam. Att få sorgfrön är bekvämare och enklare när du har vänner vid din sida, men sorgfrön är sällsynta och kan orsaka problem bland teammedlemmarna. Så att skapa allianser eller inte är ditt fritt val.
5. Slutligen, för att stänga avtalet, måste skaparen av avtalet, Kyubey, uppfylla den önskan som den berörda parten vill se uppfylld, vilket är:
Jag vill att någon som verkligen bryr sig om mig ska hitta mig. Jag vill göra allt för att hjälpa dem och vara den person som stöder familjens vikt
Med detta sagt förväntar vi oss att du, Linder Aleyn och Kyubey, gör något bra i entropi.
Below was Aleyn's signature and determinedly reading the contract asks Dante.
"Dante, the difference between Uwasas and witches is that Uwasas don't leave Grief Seeds?" Aleyn asked to which Dante nods.
"Now that you mention it… Hotel California is an Uwasa, it isn't? since it didn't leave anything"
"Indeed… But still, both are a threat," Dante commented.
"And what is the origin of those things?" Aleyn asked.
"We don't have any records... But Kyubey dropped a piece of information that may be of importance... An item called Hexoren... Unfortunately we only know the name of the item, but we have no idea what it is or what it does specifically... But that thing may be linked with the witches and Uwasas, so it must be destroyed. Leaving that aside, it was thanks to your wish that we found you before it was too late…" Dante commented
"Let's get on with the contracts. Dante asked for a brother and the nouvelle fille for a person who cares about her, but my wish is much cooler than those 2" Diana said impulsively.
Diana imitates the actions of her companions, only that the phrase changes to "Mon histoire écrite que je veux voir, le livre de la vie apparaîtra" which Diana's soul gem was green. Diana's book of life reveals that the lid and its ribbons were pink and green, the key transforms into a pink key with a green gem at the beginning, opens the lock and reveals the silver contract, but it was in a language other than Swedish.
Contrat
Sujet: Puella Magi
Ton chemin te conduit vers le bien ou le mal
Par les vœux magiques que tu détiens.
Laisse ce mal progresser
Ou la gloire te combler:
À toi de choisir ton destin!
Lieu et date: 25 mars 2010, Stockholm, Suède, Région nordique, Europe.
Moi, Rossi Diana, signant ce contrat qui établit le témoin et son créateur, Kyubey, j'accepte de suivre les clauses suivantes qui sont en cours d'établissement:
1. Je promets de combattre les sorcières jusqu'au jour de ma mort. Les sorcières sont les raisons qui mettent en danger l'être humain; de l'incitation au suicide aux catastrophes naturelles qui ravagent les villes.
2. Je promets de combattre les Rumeurs, également appelées Uwasas, qui, bien qu'elles ne laissent pas de graines de chagrin, sont aussi un danger important comme les sorcières, déjà clarifié dans le premier point.
3. Je promets de ne parler à personne de ma double vie de Puella Magi par précaution. Cela est dû à 2 raisons:
A) Parce que tout le monde pensera que vous êtes fou de commenter ce que vous faites dans votre devoir Puella Magi. Au fil du temps, les sorcières ont commenté ce qu'elles ont fait, mais ce qui a été gagné, ce sont des exécutions pour hérésie et, de nos jours, un voyage à l'hôpital psychiatrique.
B) Vous mettriez votre famille et vos amis en danger, car il est possible que vous ayez des problèmes avec certains ennemis qui sont également Puella Magi et Puer Magi, il est donc possible qu'ils blessent ceux avec qui vous aimez le plus à des fins malveillantes ou d'extorsion.
4. Je promets de penser stratégiquement et de voir s'il est plus pratique d'avoir des partenaires ou de se battre seul. Obtenir des graines de chagrin est plus pratique et simple lorsque vous avez des amis à vos côtés, mais les graines de chagrin sont rares et pourraient causer des problèmes parmi les membres de l'équipe. Donc, établir des alliances ou non est votre libre choix.
5. Enfin, pour clôturer le contrat, le créateur du contrat, Kyubey, doit répondre au souhait que l'intéressé souhaite voir exaucé, à savoir:
"Je souhaite ne plus être allergique aux fleurs d'aucune sorte. Je veux interagir avec toutes sortes de plantes sans qu'elles m'affectent"
Cela dit, nous nous attendons à ce que vous, Rossi Diana et Kyubey fassiez du bien en entropie.
Below was Diana's signature.
Diana was proud of her contract, but Dante and Aleyn made poker faces indicating they didn't understand the context at all.
"And what do they say?" asked Diana.
"Honestly, I don't understand any of the context," answered Dante and Aleyn.
"Oh, I forgot, the contract is in French. I only asked to interact with the plants," Diana said.
"Did you waste a wish on flowers?" Aleyn asked since the minor's wish was so trivial.
"At least it helped to make potions and interact with plants", replied Diana, getting up from the chair "And what have you managed to contribute in these last few days?... Well, nothing"
"Aleyn, that was very cruel of you, each person has their reasons. And Diana, she's just new, how do you think she will contribute so quickly in just 3 days?", the group leader tried to keep his voice down to prevent a conflict, their emotions from betraying them and indirectly hurting each other. "Also, Victor hates loud noise and would be very upset if they continue to argue."
"Jag är ledsen…/Je suis désolé" both apologized
Dinner was very fast. It was just tea and biscuits and the whole team went to sleep in their respective rooms. Aleyn was going to lie down on a mattress that was on the floor until they got a bed for her, but before she goes to bed, Diana calls her 'nouvelle fille' again. So Aleyn pays attention thinking that the redhead would make amends and the young woman from the team decided to start from scratch... How wrong she was when Diana started to make a threat.
"Don't even think about approaching Victor or think that I will share the room with you" Diana answered in a territorial way.
"What?" Aleyn asked.
"Before you came here, the room was mine. I had no competition with Victor, until you came, nouvelle fille… Dante told me privately while you were taking a bath that you had potential, however I don't see any of that in you" Diana replied with some pride.
"You're wrong, Diana… Although Victor is good, handsome, I barely know him… And the room is nice, I don't think anything should be changed", answered Aleyn somewhat insecurely.
"You better stay out of trouble, nouvelle fille. Remember to pretend we get along so you don't get in trouble," Diana threatened.
"I'll tell Dante and Victor about this and…" the brunette girl was interrupted.
"I know you would, but I know you won't. If you say anything, I'll put on my innocent face and victimize myself, making Victor and Dante think you started the lawsuit for being the nouvelle fille. Besides, who do they think they're going to believe? Me who lived with them for a whole semester? Or the new weak and shy girl? Now I want to be clear with you one last time. Stay away from Victor because he's all mine. Are you with me or are you going to hell? Or do you also want me to poison you with one of my potions if you dare to speak?" asked Diana.
Despite Diana's first impression of a friendly girl, Aleyn saw Diana's true colors that very night. She went from being someone who was against changes to being a pushy, rude, arrogant girl and, although it pains her to admit it, determined with her goals. And since Diana's attitude reminded her of an old rival Aleyn had, she already hated her outright. However, the chestnut had no choice. If she decided to leave the team, where would she go? She had no family in Stockholm to go elsewhere. Despite the fact that she disagreed with Diana's terms and that her attitude was already unpleasant, she just nodded and followed her game by taking the role of the submissive.
"That said… bonne nuit petite soeur", Diana said with a sarcastic tone and a fake smile and she turned off the lights in the room.