Project 63
Chapter 18 : The Japanese festival
Part 1
(Internal point of view: Helen)
Dawn is finally here. I yawn and get out of bed while Spandel is still sleeping a little, it is 6:00 in the morning. I just take a look out the window, Ginrei with Anna, Jack and Rochelle are already going on the festival square at amusement parks, it's true that they have a lot of preparations to do, the same for Elena, moreover, I must go and see this morning before Pandore, I get on the bed to whisper in Spandel's ear.
- It's 6:00 am darling, you get up in an hour? I whisper, I hear him answer me with a groan when I put a kiss on his cheek, then I tell him that I'm going to take care of my patients and that I wait at the clinic, then I dress quickly with my black skirt and my white tank top, I take my boots with black heels then my white vest, I do my hair and I close the door behind me to go to the room of Elena where she is waiting for me .
- Hello Helen, sorry to have you moved so early. Especially since you have just come back among us. She apologizes as she lets me in, I shrug my shoulders with a smile.
- Don't worry about that, being in Pandore's body despite the problems I had, it would almost look like a vacation. Well, take off your pajamas that I'm examining you.
Elena runs and takes off her pajamas, keeping only her panties. Her body is covered with blue that have almost disappeared but she also has small redness around the pelvis that hurts her for some time, about 1 month, that's why she called me.
- Um ... I see. Since when did you give birth? I ask her, she blushes at high speed.
- How do you know ? Only me can have a gift of visions ... She said all embarrassed, I give him a smirk by pinching his nose.
- Probably because I'm a doctor, your gift of vision would have forgotten about me. But let's move on, I didn't know you were pregnant. Anyone else know? I ask her, she shakes her head telling me that she has a hard time going to tell someone, even Lady Andrea, she prefers to keep that for her.
I sigh and then ask her to lie down on her bed with a long towel under her back, then with I tighten her abdomen, it's a technique allowing the women who gave birth to well put back their pelvis after the birth, c is very effective in reducing pain. Then I just put cream on the small redness and also on the bruises of her body, she sighs feeling the pain go away slowly.
- Can I know who the baby's father is ? And can I see your baby just to have a diagnosis? I ask her, she blushes avoiding my eyes, yet I insist and she finally give in.
- Can you give me my crystal ball in my drawer? She asks me, I nod and go find her at the bottom of the drawer, a beautiful ball of purple crystal with a sparkle of star inside, I can feel the life inside, Elena comes to caress the ball gently, and it cleared to reveal, a very little girl of barely 7 months calm in my arms with a beautiful chestnut brown hair like sand under twilight, with a soft white porcelain complexion and she has wonderful brown eyes, a golden eye and a green eye that reminds me of someone.
- She's so cute this little girl. I say looking at her in her little pajamas; Wait ... It's Jiro his father?
Elena looks away from me, ashamed ... She comes to get her baby girl in her arms to give him a hug.
- Her name is Nagisa ... And Jiro is the father unfortunately, it was during a party where we met ... we were together before but we saw each other a few times and it came alone. But when I learned that I was pregnant and that he was working for Organization 63, I decided to cut the bridge with him and stopped seeing him ... But not him. He always tried to see me and I hid, I hid my belly so he didn't notice anything, to give birth alone in my corner and I raised my daughter all alone, until he learns about Nagisa, and now he's doing everything to try to see her. But I don't want him to be a bad influence on her, she's so precious to me.
I nod to her story while examining her little girl, she is perfectly healthy. I give her a hug and advise her to introduce Nagisa to others instead of hiding her all the time, so Elena's security would be strengthened and Nagisa could see the world and see other faces, see nature, develop and grow. Elena nods, kissing her little girl's forehead.
It's time for me to go see Pandore.
I enter quietly in her room, and she sleeps again. A real marmot. But I notice that her bedroom window is open, whereas last night ... Mom had closed it. There is also money on her desk instead of a book she had put there, plus I can smell a scent of male perfume in the room.
Strange...
I approach Pandore's bed and shake her slightly to wake her, she finally opens her eyes moaning before snuggling her face in her pillow to avoid the sun's rays outside.
- Um ... Helen? Are you finally here? I hear her say in the pillow, I smirk while stroking her black hair and pushing a little cover to examine her.
I see she has not been touched during her sleep, which is rather reassuring, however, this perfume in the room and the money on her desk ... It doesn't reassure me at all. When it comes to money, Pandore never leaves money in her room, she immediately puts it in an envelope or in small ramekins with her coins sorted, and for the perfume she always takes perfumes to rose or citrus, but she would never put the perfume of men.
- Pandore, before I look after you ... Do you see someone right now? I ask her, I see her get up from her bed to see the money on her desk and her missing book, her face turned pale in a second, I frown at her reaction and ask her for explanations about the presence of this money, she tells me that it's Damian Hart who every two weeks, borrows her drafts in exchange for money he gives her every time he comes to get her drafts to her, according to him the Pandore's books might interested many publishing houses.
It seems a little shady ... Why an enemy would like to serve Pandore by editing his own book, except that to recover all the money brought by the sale of books, I see that. All this is undoubtedly an immense circle, but ... on the other hand, he pays her money and not a small sum. There 370 dollars every 2 weeks, it goes up to a lot of money, and it's could be useful to us, it will be necessary that I remain vigilant and that I prevent Mom and Dad too ...
- Helen? Calls me suddenly Pandore, it comes out of my thoughts.
- Huh? Uh yes excuse me I was thinking, at least be suspicious with that, because it may be that one day Damian asks you to give him all this money, it has the potential of a crook is for sure, in any case if it doesn't bother you, I'll give this money to Mom and Dad okay?
- Mommy and Daddy ? Oh yes it's true ... Lady Andrea and Mister Christophe are my parents, right ? She tells me rubbing her eyes, myself I can hardly believe what I hear, I emit a sigh by scratching my head nervously.
- You guessed it, finally it shows like the nose in the middle of the face, you look like a lot, and more obvious, you're a Scarsheld, you must have seen the picture of us baby in the arms of Mom in her hidden book, you recognized yourself I guess, but you couldn't imagine it since Mom put you in foster care so that you escape from the Organization 63. I tell her, she's wide-eyed the eyes of surprise:
- That I escape Organization 63? She wonders, it is true that she doesn't know the whole story of Mom, it is better that she doesn't learn the whole truth now.
I quietly examine her asking her not to worry about Mom's secret story, she just has a fever so the best for her and she's resting all day until tonight.
Tonight is the Japanese festival.
Pandore returns to bed to rest as I asked her, when to me, I have to go see Valerian and Kirron for their morning exams, especially that during my absence, Valerian was seriously injured by Jiro, even if Spandel, Anna and Annie took care of him, I still have to see my turn.
(Internal point of view: Lady Andrea)
I'm back in my office, Helen has sent me Pandore's health newsletter and a large amount of money given by Damian for Pandore's books, it reassures me that she has nothing and that she just has to rest. I still see that my things have been moved, especially my book where my fate to work on its pages ... I should have stored it better.
My eyes are on the beautiful albino Kirron, nose plunged in the paperwork with me, always fill the papers faster than his shadow and in an exemplary concentration, he did a very good job in my absence, I am very proud of him, and my decision is stopped, when I will not be able to direct the White Manor, it is he who will succeed me at the head of our house to all.
He just finished the last document.
I see him get up from his chair.
- Oh ! Are you already leaving my dear Kirron? I tell him, he gives me a small smile by showing me his camera he has since his childhood.
- Yes, I have to go to the amusement park for the Japanese festival preparations, without me to help them they will never move fast enough, and I have to take pictures before it starts. He answers me with his charming smile, I smile and let him go. I have known Kirron for a long time, I have the impression that he is still angry for my absence, and I understand it ... I should never have left without justifying myself, it's as if I had betray their trust and it is unforgivable. I must do everything to make up for this selfish mistake.
My phone rings at that moment.
I consult him and pale as I read the message that the Organization has just sent me: '' Our old agreement will come into being at the end of the Japanese festival, if there are clusters, prepare yourself for the worst! ''
Our old agreement? No ... It is not possible, I had completely forgotten this forced agreement with the Organization 63, we had so many problems that instead of penalizing our enemy, it brought us closer to the worst thing that could arrive.
Create an alliance between White Manor and Organization 63 through an arranged marriage!
I can't accept it ... Helen is already taken, just like many of my children, and there is no question that Elena or Evangeline falls into the arms of Jiro, so there remains only ... Pandore.
- No way ! I refuse to let that happen, so there's no choice ... Project 63 has to be revived. I'm screaming out of my office to warn everyone, starting with my husband, then everyone at amusement park while they are already preparing the stands, I run to the stage to catch the microphone and make the announcement to all:
- Children, listen to me all ! I know that after leaving you so, I should not ask you that, but for the survival of White Manor I can't not act now. I should have talked to you before, but the White Manor and the Organization 63 have an agreement that could tie us all up and make us lose everything, it's an arranged marriage, if the Organization 63 encounters too much financial problems, they will force a marriage to force us to share the income they give us, if it happens ... We can say goodbye to our house, even my fortune will not be enough to stop them, so we must prevent the wedding at any price.
I see them all exchange complicit glances, then Rochelle creates a microphone thanks to his powers to tell me:
- What should we do then?
- We will relaunch Project 63! I announce to all ; I know that the last time it was a disaster, but it's because we were not all together, today we must stay together to push them back, we must win our freedom, I realized it during my withdrawal, I saw the tired in your eyes, the disappointment of seeing your hard work taken without the least consideration, the exasperation you had when you were forced to do a job you didn't like to do just to satisfy dishonest companies using your work to fill your pockets on your back, while this money is yours. I can't bear to see you under the control of the Organization 63 who exploit us, and I don't want to force one of you to undergo this forced marriage ... So we will all together develop a plan for the Project 63 is a success.
Everyone is ready to follow me!
It can't go on ... I don't want to see them suffer anymore, we have to regain our freedom, and protect our lands.
It's at this moment that Elena, Valerian, Kirron, Spandel and Helen advance towards me with a worried look, Elena comes to put her hands on my forehead to send me images transcribed for all to see what they have seen.
We fight against Organization 63, I feel like I'm in someone else's body ... Because I see myself fighting Ridley alongside Christophe, the person I play runs to us trying to defend ourselves, I see this red ring on my finger with another silver ring adorned with a sapphire, she wants to join us by calling us to the lungs, a shot, a blurred vision ... Blood flowing and I feel falling to the ground ... it was Pandore ? She's going to get shot ...
- I see ... Pandore must stay away from all that, Helen, even if it bores me to deprive Pandore of the Japanese festival, we must take no risk that one of us is not slaughtered, so if we have to fight the members of the Organization, 63 I ask everyone to be very careful, don't take any chances. I tell them, everyone smiles at me and shows me their support with their smile.
I can trust them.
(Internal point of view: Pandore)
The evening has fallen, from my window I observe the boats that take the customers to the Japanese festival, me nobody comes to get me to go, while normally I had to go with everyone ... It bothers me a lot . I want to go with the others too. To believe that they don't want me, after all it's normal ... I brought them so many problems because of my stupid rebellion ... I had time to think about it all day, everything I did ...
The only good thing I could do, save Valerian, extort some money from Damian through the rough drafts of my books, and save Annie's bunny, otherwise I didn't do anything special ... don't know if I should leave or stay.
I get up from my bed with difficulty because of the fever, to go to my wardrobe where I packed my suitcase, I go out and when I look at it, I am plunged into doubt ... I found my sister, my real parents, I have a lot of friends, and here I think of abandoning them because I have caused them so many problems.
What is happening to me ?
My ring shines and the atmosphere around me takes a red hue that makes me turn my head, it's almost unhealthy atmosphere, I struggle to stay up without risk of finding myself on the ground.
- What is this atmosphere so sad? Exclaims a voice I would recognize without hesitation, the atmosphere around me dissipates when I turn to the window where I see it ... This blue haired boy sitting on the edge of my window, watching me from his big silver-gray eyes and dressed in a black shirt and pants like his boots today.
- Damian Hart? ... What are you doing here? I question him while taking my distance with him, he sketches a smile while raising the eyebrows.
- Hey honey, why are you so suspicious? I'm not here to hurt you, but I did not see you at the Japanese festival so I decided to go see you.
- Do you participate in the Japanese festival? I ask him, he sneers by showing me an authentic figurine with some fluff won, he has a proud smile on the lips answering me:
- I wouldn't miss the festival for anything in the world, this is the only occasion where I can go to shooting booths that are my favorite games and where I can decompress quietly without being disturbed with my work, Jiro and Brooklyn are there too and they have fun at booths like everyone else.
I agree with these words, they may be our enemies ... They too can have fun as tourists.
- I see, but why come and get me if you come for the stands, I'm not tempted to be useful, and then we are not even friends ... Suddenly, he catches me by the chin to look at me right in the eyes and tell me:
- Don't be so mean to me, if I came because it's my new goal to make you mine.
- Do you want to make me yours ...? I blush at such a sentence and think about what it means ; What ? But you're crazy, make me yours, do you mean to marry me, when we're enemies? It's a joke I hope? He widens his eyes in surprise:
- But who told you that I was going to marry you ? There is no way that you and I are getting married, '' he winks at me '' for the moment, if it works out well between us. But when I said that I wanted to make you mine, it meant that I have to make sure that you appreciate me and that you can't do without me anymore, that's why I come to get you so that we can pass a little time together.
I squint at such a statement, he wants to spend time with me, to get my affection? I admit that I didn't expect at all to be faced with such a request ... But before I answer, he doesn't let me talk and said:
- What did you lose anyway? You don't have to worry about me tonight, I will not hurt you. Tell me that tonight I'm not from Organization 63, just a tourist who wants to invite you to have fun, it suits you? I'm confused, and I'm afraid I can not refuse his offer, because whatever I say ... He'll take me by force, unless I find a parry ... The hollow in my stomach starts to be important ... I didn't eat the day.
I inflate my cheeks by crossing my arms answering him:
- I will only come with you on one condition! You know how to cook, don't you? And Allan boast of your great cooking skills, make me the dish you want, but if he manages to please me, then I come with you without arguing, how are you?
I see him sketch a determined smile by taking me to the kitchens of the White Manor's restaurant, he makes me sit on a chair in front of the counter where we send orders, he smiles at me and starts to get to work, he take out a bag of very white rice that he cooks, while preparing a sauce with tomato and herbs very enticing, just the smell is enough to carry me in a warm atmosphere.
I see him leave the eggs to make a soft omelette, I even see him adding cheese, and a few minutes later, he pours his tomato sauce on his rice to mix with, then he prepares me a nice plate with the rice with tomato in the center and pieces of soft omelet in the shape of rectangle fluffy like cupcakes on the sides of the plate, I blush at the sight of the plate that makes me very eager to eat it.
- Feast, you're likely to be surprised ! He tells me with a wink, I swallow my saliva and plunge my spoon on the plate taking rice and a piece of omelette to eat it ... My senses are all awake at the same time, a true sweetness that me warms the heart, I feel that all my bad emotions are driven by so much sweetness, I feel like a child again, I never eat a dish as good ... To the point that my tears flow and my cheeks blush. I hear Damian sneer, proud of him and saying to me:
- I won !
And now, that's all for the first part of this new chapter ^^ Yes it's been a long time since I wrote this story and I admit that I missed it, moreover I only have very little little chapter to do before the end of this story ^^
I remember of course that the adorable Rochelle, Evangeline, Spandel, Kirron and Valerian belong to my charming friend Charmpanda ^^ Thank you for lending me ^ ^
And the awesome Brooklyn belongs to the nice SilverSwirl, thanks a lot for lending me ^^
In any case, I hope you enjoy this new chapter, if so I'm happy ^ ^ I make you big kisses and tell you very quickly for a new chapter ^^ Kisses!