Wednesday 5 July 2017, Glastonbury, England.
Diana didn't take this excuse of her sister into account, she was starting to analyze the situation, thinking of a way to find out more about what they were hiding so much and why it seemed to be so confidential to that point. On the morning of that day, Cavendish was up early as usual, she was putting on a running outfit, starting to take the morning walk that she always did. Finishing this part, she could notice that Atsuko was also doing it together with Ursula and Croix, at the moment Kagari was finishing her walk, that's when Cavendish was trying to keep her discretion following the three towards the secret track.
The Japanese woman joined the other two to start the training part for good, the Scottish woman was observing everything and taking the details for herself, seeing how a whole thing was happening in secret involving Akko, not only regarding Hellene, but in the relationship with Ursula and Croix.
" (A secret passage here in Luna Nova? That's pretty weird and damn... I'd better not go in there to see what it is, I'll come back later when the three of them leave just to find out better, this whole way they act is very strange).
The secret door closed and in that Diana decides to change the focus to who she wanted to give a peek, she went out of the way, this time having a conscience of how she will get through there, the change was to see Hellene, when arriving at the skateboard track she was watching her sister from far away just training for a good time.
Until the arrival of Marianne who arrives waving to the youngest Cavendish for which was a little tired, receiving water given to Leclerc, with a kiss given on the cheek that until then was very natural the French reaction, but was already causing more confusion in Diana.
" (Marianne Leclerc? What is this lassie doing with my sister? Why is my sis hitting on her and being so flirtatious? And it seems like she doesn't even care or anything... If this lass hurts my little sister's feelings... She's only gonna see one thing I better listen to what they're talking about, I'm gonna get closer.)
And that's what the older sister did, she hid herself near one of the ramps, and started to lean her ear a little, so that this way she would know what both of them were talking about, until in a very relaxed way.
" You're really a bit of a sucker for my advances, but I end up liking this way of yours," said Hellene.
" Invested? What do you mean Hellene? Do you invest in me? Are you giving me money by chance? Or do you want to invest more in the manga I like? " said Marianne.
" It's not that... Ahhhh, you wouldn't understand... Never mind, how are things for the next one? " Hellene asked and with that Diana blushed a little.
" (Next one? What do you mean? My sister is already...)
" We'll do it on Thursday to Friday, we can't do it on Friday night, since we'll have the movement of the club that will invite the boys from Appleton here... Which might even be interesting, there are some cute boys from what I've heard " Leclerc said and with that even Diana got a little disgusted.
" Ew... Appleton boys, I'd prefer if it was lassies from somewhere else, anyway, let's focus on our mission here, so I'll meet you in the green team room at half past nine as usual shall we? " Asks the younger Cavendish.
" (What are these lassies doing with my sister? I swear I'll catch them in the act and I'll stop this clowning around, I've heard enough).
At that moment Diana thought of all kinds of nonsense that could be happening, leaving the hiding place near the ramp, after hearing what both were talking about, she moved to go take a look, grabbing the mobile phone in hands to observe the whole action and also pass the time.
On the skateboard ramp both Hellene and Marianne were in a very relaxed way, talking about the plan.
" Now we know we have to get the colours right in that room, I think it's in the same sequence as the altars with the lights down there, maybe this way we can unblock another part of the way," said Leclerc.
" We just can't increase my sister's suspicion too much, otherwise our plan might spoil, she thinks there's something between me and Akko " Said the younger Cavendish and with that the Frenchwoman was just laughing.
" Something is? Worse than that I would say that it seems that the two sisters are kind of fighting for Akko's heart, you get along very well with her and it's even strange, not to mention how you keep training, you want to win her knowing that my friend is training hard " said the dark haired one with reddish highlights.
" In reality my heart already has another focus, but anyway, I train because I want to keep me as a winner, I am proud of my victories, I want to have a chance to move up in my career, I dream of one day being a skater as fucked up as my mother ... " Said the confident redhead.
" This I could tell you love, but why do you love skateboarding so much? Isn't it something your mother has always made you both love? " Marianne asks and with that Hellene just shrugs.
" I thought about it a lot, I even thought about other passions, like my mother Laura's taste for cars or other things, but it was skateboarding that really got me, I always watch my mother Bernadette in the old footage, she appearing in the video game, I get inspired by her, I want to be a great skater, but in the Hellene McLaren Cavendish way, I want to be unique, I don't want to be seen only as the daughter of the legendary Bernadette Cavendish... Understand " Answers the younger Cavendish leaving Leclerc all delighted.
" I love drawing, I would like one day to be able to make an animated series, but unfortunately I am not very well seen for that... " said the French girl.
" Show me your drawings? I think it's great who draws, it's a skill that is so well polished and honed, if you are a great creator of drawings? You never know... I wish I had the patience you have to draw, but I can't " said the Scottish lass rubbing the back of her neck.
" Well, I think I can trust you to show my drawings, it's just that I'm really a bit embarrassed to show these things, but let's go," said the dark haired girl who was already blushing a bit about showing her drawings.
Hellene and Marianne went walking to the brown team's room where Leclerc was, being even the first time that the youngest Cavendish would go to the French girl's room, leaving her mind already exploding thinking of several things, while the dark haired girl was in the most calm of the world, just thinking of showing those drawings to her friend.
On the other hand Diana was watching the entrance to the secret exit where Akko was, the Cavendish was just waiting for the time to pass, a little looking at the social networks by mobile phone or then playing, even cleaning the folders of the games, it was all in the planning.
" (She's really taking her time in this whole secret place, I think she'd better get out of here soon, I have to find out more about what these lassies are hiding so much, so I catch them red-handed when they try to seduce my little sister).
Hours later...
Akko was leaving the hiding place together with Croix and Ursula, being very evident the exhausted expression that Kagari was after a training, being right in that moment that Cavendish took advantage, when all of them left that part of Luna Nova, the one with platinum blonde hair pressed the button to release the door, walking through the corridor.
Noticing that it was a very dark hallway, needing to pull another lever to open a door, where to Diana she could see a dark vastness, but turning on the torch on her mobile phone, that's where she started to keep walking around and noticing some familiar things like wooden ramps.
" (What's that? A hidden Skateboarding track? But in the dark? There must be some way you can turn that thing on... I'll check here)
Looking at the wall from where she had entered the Scot finds the switch, pulling it up and with that the lights went on revealing Luna Nova's secret lane to Cavendish who was getting amazed with the place, they had ramps, Bowls, handrails, all of it by the round, the lane was huge and it was with this way she could notice a little of what Akko was referring to training.
" (It all makes sense now... Akko has the advantage of the terrain like no one else, she must know this track inside out, that's enough to give her an advantage like that, but even so, a girl who just started skateboarding a few days ago won't have the ability to beat everyone, even with the terrain, but that's still surprising).
Diana started taking pictures of every corner of the track, looking at the ramps and the smallest details, still enchanted with everything she had seen, but suddenly the pictures were being deleted from her mobile phone, which left the Cavendish odd and still very frightened with what was happening.
" (Someone is hacking my mobile phone system, what the fuck... They don't want me to save pictures of this track... Who would be doing that?)
" Diana if I were you I wouldn't go ahead and do that " Croix said and right at that moment Cavendish looks back noticing her presence.
" What? How did you guys... " Diana said somewhat surprised.
" This place has a motion detector and hacking your mobile phone was the easiest thing in the world, you're connected to Luna Nova's wi-fi, to me it's like delivering a cake, I can hack anyone's mobile phone this way, but anyway, it's better that you don't tell and spread the word to anyone about what you're seeing " said Meridies leaving the platinum blonde haired lass a bit surprised.
" And why should I keep this a secret? It's a huge skate rink, it's going to be open to everyone, not to mention you guys are secretly training Akko here and giving her the home field advantage " said the Scottish lass already trying to turn things around.
" Because we are going to inaugurate the skateboarding track on the day of the championship, we just want to give Akko a hand, she deserves to have a little bit of this advantage, besides being progressing well in training, but don't spread this around, you will harm everyone if you do that, Akko will stop training here in a way that gives her a little advantage to get far,
" So that's what Akko's been hiding all these days? Interesting, well anyway I don't want to... I will refuse to train on this track, if it is to help Akko to advance and level this championship, I think it is the best for everyone, by the way I am not a skateboarding addict like Hellene, anyway, I will leave here without telling anyone about this track, I may have my suspicions, but if it is something that will hurt everyone I will omit it " said Diana and with that even Croix gave a nice smile on her face.
" That's great, I know you must have your suspicions, but don't involve the skateboarding track in the middle, for everything that is most precious, we are still going to open this place and you know how the girls will love to see this place, anyway, let's go " Meridies said.
Diana was leaving the track, somewhat surprised with everything that had happened and with Croix's warning, the two were walking together getting away from the place, arriving back at Luna Nova and with that Meridies already gave the warning for Cavendish not to tell anyone about what she had seen and that part was ok.
Only Diana still had the other suspect in hand, which in a short time she already managed to join the dots for her investigation, going back to her room, where from there she sees Hannah and Barbara just in the greatest tranquility, Parker was reading Night Fall, but hiding the cover with another book, while England was on her mobile phone looking on instagram.
" She finally showed up hein " Hannah said in a tone of debauchery.
" And so did you find anything suspicious? " Barbara asked.
" I managed to find a few little things yes, but I think I'd better tell you when I've put my sister up against the wall, she owes me a lot of explanations for the suspicious way she's been acting lately " Diana said with an even determined expression.
" I think this is your fault for letting her get mixed up with those red and green people, they are putting your sister in a bad way, so you'd better be ready as soon as possible to hit her " said the one with the brownish red hair.
" Not rabble either Hannah, stop acting like a snobbish rich lass, they are people like any other, my sis you know she has always been the type who doesn't like to mix with higher class people, I don't see why it should come to all this " Answers the furious Scot.
" It wasn't a lack of warning anyway " England shrugs, until Parker decides to improve the mood.
" Woah, it's not like that either Hannah, nothing is a fairytale, that way you think, you look like a bad queen haha, anyway, let's leave that aside, how about we talk about the party that's going to happen here on Friday, I can't wait to see the cute boys from Appleton " said the black haired one.
" Oh hohoho, true, Diana I'd take the chance to make a move on Andrew Hanbridge, he's cultured, handsome, rich, all the best, you're guaranteed a lifetime with him as a boyfriend and maybe future husband... " At that moment, Cavendish's expression was one of enormous disgust.
" Look at my face that likes a man " Diana said pointing to herself and with that Barbara even got a little laugh and already Hannah was a bit shocked.
" You're not... I thought only your sister was a fag " England said, dumbfounded.
" Yes I am, that's exactly what you said, I'm a lesbian and that was kind of obvious, Barbara knew it longer than you and that's why she's laughing until now, I'm not going to subject myself to a life of superficialities lying about who I am just because the guy has a mansion... This is too shallow, seriously " said Cavendish with crossed arms.
" Ah, but I'd love to go for yacht rides, drink champagne, live in a mansion... Unfortunately you don't understand us, I can't leave this shitty place until I turn 18 and finally have access to my dead parents' family account and even the England family mansion... You're already rich, you already have these things, so you don't know what it's like to be without because you already have... " Answers the Englishwoman with brownish red hair.
" I've never in my life had those expensive rides of rich people, besides, you know how my mothers are super humble and don't like to splurge for anyone, you know how the high society treats us with contempt for not behaving like rich people all the time, how they keep talking about the Cavendish's lack of class, they even blame my mothers' relationship for that... You're not the only one here who has problems Hannah, we all have our problems and we don't have to compare ourselves " the Scottish lass answered in a very clear way.
After that was the moment Diana decided to go to her room, where she threw herself on the bed watching the ceiling of her room, just reflecting on everything that happened, especially these discoveries, they were like a shock.
" (My sister may be being seduced into something more sexual, as Akko keeps the gold for herself... The people around me keeping secrets... This is very strange, very strange, it's not only them, it seems that I only find out at the last minute and still alone when it comes as a shock to me... I really hope Hellene is not involved in anything sexual, but I swear I'll catch my sister and her friends in the act tomorrow before they do anything stupid... As for the Akko thing, I think I'll keep it to myself, at least now I know she's not joking, she really wants to do her best to beat me, I'm starting to find her even more interesting... I just don't... Don't think about it Diana Cavendish, this Akko is having an affair with your sister... I'm sure... And I'll put an end to it, no more corrupting Hellene for these things).
And Diana is starting to reach her conclusions about everything that has been hidden from her, going so far as to discover the source of Kagari's training, something that came as a shock to her that she decided to keep a secret, not to spoil anything, while the other secret she still knows partially and that of a discovery of something much bigger, something that can also affect Cavendish herself who has no idea how giant a step she will end up taking the next day.
See you, investigating witches...