Chapter 18: Goldsteins' Unexpected Quarrel

Robert rushed to Vicki's house and wanted to tell her the unexpected news. When Vicki opened the door, he quickly dragged her and let himself in. He closed the door behind him and took out his smartphone to check the messages. Vicki could tell that Robert was now in a big distress.

"Um, Robert, could you just calm down and take your time already?" Vicki asked.

"No way, how am I supposed to calm down, Vicki?" Robert asked hesitantly. "Because I recently received the text message from Lorelei, and she says she's going to come here for a visit by tomorrow!"

"So? That's good news, yes?"

"More like shocking news to me if you asked me. She's planning to stay here for a few days during her visit!"

"So? Do you have a problem with that?"

"I don't really think so, but-"

"See? There's nothing for you to worry about, okay? She is your little sister after all."

"That is true, but you're missing the point here..."

Vicki completely ignored Robert's complaints and decided to make dinner for both of them. As soon as the dinner was served, his troubles were finally over, and they started to dig in. After that, Robert went back to his house and started preparing his home for Lorelei's visit.

The next day, the girl with the pink hair and blue eyes had arrived in Triforce. She was walking to Robert's house and knocked on the door. Robert answered the door and met his younger sister who was standing in front of him.

"Hi Lorelei, I'm very surprise to see you, and it's been a while, hasn't it?" said Robert happily.

"Hi there, big brother, it really has!" said Lorelei happily. "I would've invited Darren to come along, but unfortunately, he can't..."

"Ah, that's okay, little sis, just come right in and make yourself right at home! You're the only visitor I got!"

Robert let Lorelei into his house before he closed the door. She was sitting on the couch and took out her smartphone to look things up. She found the video and started playing for her amusement. Robert was curious of what video she was watching. He looked over her shoulder and suddenly froze when he found out of what she was watching.

"Oh Robert, I was looking through the videos online, and I happened to find one with you and Vicki in it," Lorelei explained.

"W-W-Who's the publisher of this video?" Robert asked, with the horror look on his face.

"According to the video description, the username of this video is ClaireSonia#1. She uploaded the video of you and Vicki grabbing the cherries by mouth. You two were having a party in the island called Soma, was it?"

"Y-Yes, we certainly did...but unfortunately, we were volunteered for serving the guests at the party by the 'head honcho' of the Soma."

"Ah, I see, that does make sense. You know, Robert, when I looked at the video, Vicki looked really cute in her cat maid dress than you dressed as the squirrel butler..."

Robert's eyebrows twitched when he heard of what Lorelei said about him. He still believed this was all Claire and Sonia's fault for making him dressed like the squirrel butler. He also wouldn't forget that Sammy and Jimmy were laughing at him. But that was all in the past for Robert's sake.

"Now that I realized..." Lorelei interjected. "You two never invited us to the party like this one!"

"Either our minds must've been slipped, or you guys were just busy during that time..." Robert suggested, while he was frowning at his sister's statement.

"Well, whatever...Next time, give us a call."

"And it's a very good thing that I didn't invite you all when I wore something ridiculous at the party!"

"Ugh, why do you have to lose your temper like that?"

"Because one of us brought the idea in the first place!"

While Robert and Lorelei were arguing at each other, they heard a knock on the door. Robert opened the door to see who it was. As it turned out, it was none other than the Slapjack brothers. They wanted to tell him something, but he told them that now was not the time and quickly slammed the door. Lorelei glared at her brother and asked him who that was.

"That was Sammy and Jimmy if you forgot about them," Robert pointed out.

"Oh, how can I not forget about them?" Lorelei asked, crossing her arms.

"Well, they're not important at the moment!"

"Then, what is important to you, big brother?"

"The important thing I have to tell you is you'd better not plan to show off the humiliating videos and pictures of me, especially back in Emblem!"

"But we're not in Emblem anymore, Robert! That town was now dead and became in ruins!"

"I'm fully aware of that, Lorelei! I'm only warning you not to show anything online that brings a lot of attention, just like Claire and Sonia did! And they are Vicki's new friends if you didn't realize."

"Robert, I can do anything that I want, and that's final! Whether I found something that bring a lot of attention or not!"

Robert sighed in frustration and couldn't take it anymore. He wanted to call or text Vicki on his smartphone, but he didn't want Lorelei to get suspicious. Instead, he used his mind communication to contact his fiancée. Since he and Vicki were the only ones used that ability because of their heroic blood, Lorelei was unable to read his thoughts.

Hey Vicki, where are you? Robert thought in distress. Can you read me? Just come to my house right now!

R-Right, I'm on my way! Vicki thought, as the mind communication ended.

Lorelei was still fiddling around with her smartphone to watch some more videos. This time, she was watching the past videos back in the former town of Emblem. This brought Robert a painful memory as he furiously struck her hand with his fist. Her smartphone dropped on the floor, and there were no signs of damage, not even a single crack. Robert and Lorelei fell silent while they were frozen in place. Few seconds later, Lorelei's eyes were swelling up with tears and began to cry. As soon as Vicki opened the door unannounced, she didn't expect this to happen at all.

"Uh, oh...did I arrive in a bad timing?" Vicki asked, blinking anxiously.

"No, but uh, it's a very long story..." Robert sighed in despair, while Lorelei was wailing like a two-year-old.

"I-I see... So, can you guys tell me of what's going on here?" Vicki was looking at Robert who was having a tough time. Then, she was glancing at Lorelei who was still crying out loud. Since she was in Robert's house, she was waiting for answers from either of them.

At night, Vicki was letting Lorelei stay at her house, instead of Robert's. The Goldstein siblings were now avoiding eye contact due to their recent arguments. What Vicki learned from them so far was that Robert got angry at Lorelei because she always took pictures and recorded videos of him whenever he took action. Then, Lorelei was upset that he and Vicki didn't get a chance to ask the others, including herself, to the party. But Robert was afraid that his little sister would take photos or record videos of him if he invited her. That would've made him look humiliating, so that's why he decided not to invite her and the others.

When Vicki went to the living room, she found Lorelei lying on the sofa, feeling restless. She walked up to her and offered her some water. Lorelei took a cup of water from Vicki and drank it. After that, she returned the cup to her and started browsing her smartphone. Vicki bit her lip as she had no idea of what to do. She needed to find a way to forget about the Goldsteins' troubles, even if it has nothing to do with her nor she didn't get involve with this situation. Suddenly, the realization struck her as she took out her smartphone to find something before she showed them to Lorelei.

"Hey Lorelei, I have a proposal to make!" said Vicki.

"Huh? What is it, Vicki?" Lorelei asked.

Vicki showed the images from her smartphone to Lorelei. "Check this out! Three new vacation houses were built for three new clients by me and my new friends, Claire and Sonia!"

"That's amazing, Vicki! Wait, are Claire and Sonia live in Soma Island?"

"Yeah, that's right. How did you know?"

"I recently watched one of their videos online. See?" Lorelei showed the video from her smartphone to Vicki. The green-haired girl saw the video and finally remembered the one that she and Robert were at the party at Soma.

"Oh, I remembered that one! Claire and Sonia wanted Robert and I to show off the 'cherry-grabbing' performance! I'm very glad and surprised that they uploaded it."

"Yeah, but Robert didn't seem to like it at all..."

"Well, that's just his opinion, that's all. But anyways, about my proposal...how would you like to see the vacation houses by tomorrow? What do you say?"

"R-Really? Are you sure about that?"

"Yes, definitely!"

"Then, I will love to!"

After Vicki received Lorelei's approval, Lorelei fell asleep on the couch. When Vicki turned off the lights, she quietly went to her bedroom. She took out her smartphone, and she received the new text message from Robert in few minutes ago. He was messaging her about his little sister, like how she's feeling recently. She replied his message before she sent it to his smartphone. The duo kept sending each other's messages back and forth until they reached their limit.

The next morning, Vicki woke up a little early and decided to pay Robert a visit. She quietly left her house without waking Lorelei up. As soon as she reached his house, she knocked on the door to find out whether he was asleep or awake. Robert opened the door and saw Vicki who had a stern look on her face. He let her in before he closed the door.

"Robert, if you don't mind me asking, when are you and Lorelei going to forgive yourselves?" Vicki asked abruptly.

"Hey, she's the one who started this mess!" Robert explained flatly. "Besides, this is entirely her fault!"

"Well, not just hers, but yours, too, you know?"

"Just whose side are you on now?"

"For that, I don't even care at all."

Robert groaned as he was about to lose his mind. Vicki ignored his current attitude and explained to him that she and Lorelei would be heading over the islands where the three new vacation houses were built. He wanted to join them, but he'd rather stay behind since his younger sister was tagging along with his fiancée.

Vicki and Lorelei had arrived at the island and saw three vacation houses. Once vacation house looked exactly like the dollhouse, and it belonged to the reddish-brown squirrel named Pecan. The second vacation house looked very oriental, and it belonged to the white ostrich named Blanche. The third and last vacation house appeared to be very regal and belonged to the silvery wolf named Fang. Lorelei's eyes were gleaming like stars that she wanted to take a picture. They stopped by to visit the animals, and Lorelei started to glee at the inside of their homes.

"Oh my god, most of the vacation homes are just adorable!" said Lorelei excitedly. "I've got to take a picture of each of the vacation houses!"

"Alright, Lorelei, take as much pictures as you want," said Vicki, "I'll be outside whenever you're done, okay?"

"Okay!"

While Lorelei was taking the pictures with the animals' permissions, Vicki was heading outside and glanced around. She took out her smartphone to call Robert. After the few phone rings, he picked up his smartphone.

"Hey..." Robert replied.

"Hey Robert, Lorelei was taking the pictures of the animals' vacation houses," Vicki explained on the phone.

"Yeah, that's nice..."

"You're still mad at her? Can't you at least turn your frown upside down for a change?"

"You know what? I'm not in the mood to talk about it... But there is one thing I have to warn you about."

"And what's that?"

"If there is any demon snatches the animals' dream life forces and turn them into nightmare monsters, you will have to protect Lorelei of all cost and contact me right away! I'm afraid she'll get killed by them if that happens! I don't really want my sister getting slaughtered by demons and monsters!"

"I will keep an eye on her and protect her no matter what! And here I thought you hated her from the start..."

"Say what now?"

"Er, I mean, your sister's safety is top priority for sure!"

As soon as Vicki hung up her phone, Robert rolled his eyes and mumbled quietly. "I don't really hate my sister though...It's just I'm really concern about her life if those bad guys showed up in front of her. Of course, I always adore her, just like my own fiancée."

When Vicki was heading back to one of the vacation houses in order to find Lorelei, she suddenly heard the glass broke by something or someone. Then, she heard a scream that came from Lorelei for sure. Vicki hurriedly checked every vacation house to find her until she found one. She peeked through the window and saw three nightmare monsters and the reptile demon who were surrounding Lorelei. Vicki quickly contacted Robert with mind communication ability before she could transform.

Inside of the wrecked vacation house, Lorelei was scared and had nowhere else to escape. Solomon and the three nightmare monsters got her cornered and were ready to threaten her. She tried to defend herself as she could while her body was quivering with fear. Suddenly, the magical heartbeat echo stopped their tracks, and the monsters were now immobilized. They all turned around to see of where that attack was coming from. Lorelei was very relieved to see of who that was, but Solomon and the nightmare monsters were not.

"Hey ugly squad, why don't you pick someone your own size?" Phantom Angel asked, glaring at her villains.

"I didn't expect to see you again, Phantom Angel!" Solomon exclaimed. "Monsters, attack Phantom Angel now!"

While the nightmare monsters were charging Phantom Angel, the heroic angel slid beneath them on the floor. Solomon immediately stopped her, but she used her heart compact mirror to reverse the demon's gravity and sent him to the ceiling. Phantom Angel grabbed Lorelei's hand in order to let her escape from chaos. Suddenly, the nightmare monsters blocked their exit, but the angel her heavenly light to blast them away. Finally, the girls were out of the damaged vacation house safe and sound.

"Are you alright, Lorelei?" Phantom Angel asked.

"Yes, I am now, and it's all thanks to you!" Lorelei answered, giving her friend a big smile.

Suddenly, Phantom Angel and Lorelei felt the ground rumbling, and it was one of the nightmare monsters' doing. Then, another monster kicked Phantom Angel and Solomon grabbed her right away. That left Lorelei being defenseless and got surrounded by the nightmare monsters once again.

"Alright, monsters, killed that weakly girl now!" Solomon commanded, while he was holding Phantom Angel in place.

"NO!" Phantom Angel yelled, as she was trying to release herself from Solomon.

Once again, three nightmare monsters were attacking Lorelei directly. The innocent girl was scared that she was going to get killed by them. She closed her eyes and covered her head before her life was about to end. Until few seconds later, someone swooped her in the arms and the monster blinked in confusion. Lorelei opened her eyes to see of what's happening and saw the masked white knight who saved her just in time. She knew who it was behind his mask and gave a big sigh of relief.

"Masked Swordmaster, you saved me!" Lorelei exclaimed. "I can't thank you enough!"

"Are you alright, Lorelei?" Masked Swordmaster asked, looking her in the eye.

"Yes, I am fine now!"

"Good, just leave all the matters to me. You run along for safety, got it?"

Lorelei nodded as she ran for her life while Masked Swordmaster has to deal with Solomon first since he got Phantom Angel in hostage. The nightmare monsters were charging right at him, but the white knight gave a big jump and pounced on their heads. Then, he charged right through Solomon who was still grabbing Phantom Angel. The angel's heels changed into an iron to stomp the demon's foot. As soon as he released her, Masked Swordmaster slayed him on the chest with his sword. Solomon endured the pain, but it didn't seem to faze him at all.

"Nice try, but I'm afraid you can do better than that to kill me!" Solomon argued. "Monsters, gang up on the Duo of Justice now!"

The nightmare monsters roared and attacked the dynamic duo. Phantom Angel quickly used her staff to turn them back to normal animals. Solomon flinched by his defeat and started to retreat.

After the threat was over, Lorelei looked around the surroundings before meeting up with the Duo of Justice. Phantom Angel noticed that she was about to hug her, but instead, Lorelei ran and started to kick Masked Swordmaster's leg harshly for whatever reason.

"Ow, ow, ow!" Masked Swordmaster groaned, as he was trying to soothe his leg. Then, he immediately glared at Lorelei. "What the heck is that for?!"

"You're late, that's what!" Lorelei answered abruptly.

"What?! This is what I get for saving your life?"

"But hey, if only you'd showed up a little early, then none of this would've happened, big brother!"

"Excuse me, you should've at least apologized to your own savior, little sister!"

While the bickering was still going on between the older brother and the younger sister, Phantom Angel sighed heavily since she has nothing to do with this. She used the silence spheres on the three unconscious animals from hearing the noises outside, especially the recent argument. She immediately transferred them to their vacation houses before they woke up. Finally, she quickly repaired the house and furnishings if there was any damage.

The next day, Lorelei was ready to head back to StarLily. She thanked Vicki for giving her the tour of the vacation houses. Then, she glanced at Robert who was avoiding her gaze. She walked up to her brother and stared at him.

"Robert, I just realized about what you said before," said Lorelei, as she was full of confidence. "You were right, I may be selfish at first, but I'm letting it go now. I'm very sorry about what happened during my visit."

"Lorelei, I should be the one who's sorry..." Robert sighed. "I just lost my cool at first and got carried away. Like you said before, you can do whatever you like..."

Lorelei's face was brightened. "Do you really mean it, brother?"

"Yes, but only one condition...Do not show off any pictures and/or videos that will bring me humiliation in front of everyone, okay?"

"Okay, I accept your terms now. Don't mind if I take my leave?"

"Oh yes, take care, Lorelei!"

"You, too, Robert! And Vicki, take care of my big brother, alright?"

"Of course, like always!" said Vicki cheerfully. "Be safe on your way back, Lorelei. Goodbye!"

"Oh, I will indeed!" Lorelei walked up to Vicki and whispered in her ear. "I'll see you later...my future sister-in-law."

Vicki blinked in surprise and saw Lorelei getting on the airplane. As soon as it took off, she and Robert watched the airplane departing. She snuggled him very closely and brightened up her smile. They couldn't wait to get married so Vicki and Lorelei would become sisters-in-law someday.