Note: Heh, heh the chappie update (at last) lol – sorry for being so behind! I hate being in Yr 10 sometimes 'cause you have to do a lot of coursework and stuff for GCSE lol, but ANYWAY! ¦-p Thank you for all your reviews again and sorry Bo Jang for the long wait (¦-) Ah ha! I found a way to finally do smileys! Lol.) Thanks for keeping a close eye on all my updates ¦-) Lol – succorelle you can kill Leeche later ¦-p you have my permission lol, not that it really matters but hey! Arigatou Orange! Glad to be able to help! ¦-)
(Sorry, kinda hyper today… I think I should stay away for sugar for awhile!)
If this chappie sucks, sorry in advance! (I blame my sugar high ¦-p) I got told off in maths 'cause I couldn't stop laughing because of it lol (bad dragonfly) ¦-p (why I was laughing exactly… I can't remember lol)
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Raenef POV
Whoa… I know that I've been living in Nemo Manor for almost three months now, but I've never seen the ballroom before! As ridiculous as it sounds – it's true! Right now I feel like o.0. It's HUMUNGOUS! I mean – the ceiling's like ten feet away from the floor! There are stairways trailing down at the far end as if waiting for somebody high in glamour to walk down them! The far end, metaphorically would take a year to walk! It's about almost fifteen feet away!
The room's filled with archaic monuments and beautiful portraits of the past lords and just well… paintings done in great taste – like the beautiful sunset that hangs large and proud over to my left. It's so beautiful. ¦Sigh¦ It's the kind of thing I'd like to see with the one I love… I wish I could watch something like that with Eclipse…
OH crap! I stop dead in my tracks, taking Leeche, who was following ever closer behind me by surprise as she knocks into me again – winding me like my little 'railing slide' escapade earlier. I did not just think that, right! Well… I mean I know that I already like Eclipse, but… um – it's a bit too soon to think like that right! I mean there's nothing between us that's even lovey-dovey for gods' sakes!
Great. I'm fretting like the girl everyone mistakes me for. I'm sure I should've been born a girl, and then this situation wouldn't be so difficult, but – if I was a girl, then I never would have been accepted for the position of Lord of Nemo Manor… and then I would have never met Eclipse.
I can't help but pout at this and inadvertently draw Leeche's attention even more unto me than before.
"Aw – Rae-Rae, what's the matter?" she cooes and I feel cold shivers splash down my spine. I know she's only a kid… but she really scares me! ¦sob¦ I'm frightened that if I don't make her happy she'll cry then try to eat me!
So I lie.
I don't want to be eaten! I'm too young to die!
"This place is just so big – not even with the help of the other people in this manor could we do this all in one day!" I groan. I hate calling the 'other people' servants as everyone else calls them, because they have every right to be in this manor as me – even more since they were here first, and I mean – they do all the work and all that right? So why call them something so… degrading? Wow… I used a big word! Sometimes I astound my self! ¦little sarcastic laugh¦ I just can't put people down like that. I don't understand all this deal about 'class differences' and whatnot – all I know is that it's wrong and I have to do something about it.
I'm being mature now, and if Eclipse knew of this – I think he'd faint.
I feel the corners of my lips turn slightly upwards in a small smile.
"Don't worry Rae-Rae! I'm sure we'll pull through!" she puts her arms around me in a comforting gesture and that's when I feel a dark aura suddenly cloud the room. A very, dark and dangerous aura. I glance up past Leeche and look straight at Eclipse, who resembles something kinda like Death would… he's shrouded in darkness and his eyes are glinting.
I gulp. He's scaring me.
"H-hey there Eclipse," I laugh nervously. "Are you ok?"
"Of course Lord Raenef, but could you Lady Leeche please stop molesting Lord Raenef like that?" whoa… Eclipse sounds pissed.
I wonder why?
"Why should I? He's going to be my husband anyway!" Leeche pouts as she doesn't release her grip. Nope. She only tightens it! I can hardly breathe again! You know – for a little girl, she certainly has a grip! Honest!
I make a small choking noise behind her, knowing that my face is probably turning blue from lack of air to advert her attention from her fierce staredown with Eclipse, for whatever reason I'm not sure of. And sure enough, she gasps and lets me go. My swollen cheeks finally deflate, relieving me of my somewhat believable hamster impression.
"Lord Raenef are you all right?" Eclipse asks with open concern as he strides over, pushing Leeche out of the way, who cries an indignant: "HEY!" but is promptly ignored by my lovely tutor.
OK. Scaring myself now but gotta put those thoughts on hold right now as I blush furiously when Eclipse's hand grazes my cheek and I want to cry with happiness. Eclipse cares! Yay! He doesn't want to kill me! I'm so happy!
"Are you coming down with something Lord Raenef?" oh no – here it goes again that: "Are you hot?" thing. I want to groan. So I do. "Lord Raenef? What ever is the matter?"
That's when I had a sudden brainstorm. An idea that would help me get the snobby lords realise that the 'commoners' as just as equal to them as I am – a mere commoner, who has to play Lord!
"Eclipse! I just had a brilliant idea! We could get the townspeople to help us prepare for the ball! It'd be great and when the other Lords say so – they'll have to take back what they think of the 'normal' people 'cause they've just enjoyed something that they created! Wouldn't that be fantastic Eclipse!"
He looks taken aback, with a simple: "Wow" look upon his face and I can't help but blush and smile simultaneously. I finally managed to astound Eclipse in a good way! Yay! Today doesn't seem to be going that bad at all!
"Wow! Rae-Rae you're brilliant!" Leeche suddenly squawks – reminding me abruptly of her presence. Oops. I'd forgotten she was here. Heh… heh… She gives me another tight squeeze. "That'd be perfect! Lets go do it now!" and with that she forcibly takes my hand and leads me towards the manor door, and as we past through, I cast a pleading glance at help at a now fuming Eclipse, trailing closely behind us – furiously shouting for Leeche to let me go and let me be.
Inside, I can't help but smile. Eclipse looks so cute!
I think I need to get my head checked; who knew thinking could be so bad for you? My head hurts now!
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Sorry – that was mean to Raenef. I apologize profusely but I couldn't help it! I'm so sorry! Please don't hate me! ¦puppy dog eyes¦ hope the chappie didn't suck too much! ¦-) Sorry to any possible Leeche fans too! (just in case!) ¦-)
Love,
Dragonfly
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