A/N: Welcome back the this next exciting chapter of The Trial! I hope you enjoy what I have in store this time!
Chapter 19: The Faithful Nanny
Ardyn followed Sinedra and Dorian to the ruined Altissia. All of the citizens were either dead, dying, wounded, fleeing, or hiding. Broken bodies lay all around the ground. Ardyn heard a child crying and ran to the source. A little child with blond hair and dark skin was crying over the body of who Ardyn assumed to be his mother. Ardyn ran over to them and saw that she was still breathing.
"Little one, what is your name?" Ardyn asked.
The child looked up, his face streaked with dirt and tears. "D - Derek," the boy replied.
Sinedra and Dorian ran up to Derek and Ardyn. Sinedra's eyes widened when she saw the woman. She ran over to her and began whispering softly into her ear.
"What are you doing?" Ardyn asked.
"Giving her peace. This is my nanny, Pina," Sinedra said.
"You're saying...she won't live?" Ardyn asked.
"She will not," Sinedra said, tears glistening in her eyes. "Derek is my little brother. He is a very kind young boy."
"Please, tell me about her," Ardyn said.
"I have some footage of my time with her," Sinedra whispered, " To my house, quickly! We don't know what monsters are running around. Derek, take Pina, we want her to have a proper burial."
Derek nodded and gently grabbed Pina. He nodded that they were okay to go, so, Sinedra led the way to her house. They left a trail of blood where they walked. Most likely coming from Pina. They passed damaged building after damaged building. They turned a corner and stopped in front of a beautiful white house.
"We're here. Now, let's get this over with. Dorian told me that you are on a tight schedule. How many days do you have?" Sinedra asked.
"About four or five days for this Trial," Ardyn said.
"That's enough time to get through a few of these tapes. They bring back so many happy memories," Sinedra said, closing her eyes for a few seconds. She walked into another room and carried out a laundry basket filled with tapes. A sad smile was on her face. "Okay, first one," Sinedra said.
Pina entered the laundry room, ready to do the laundry. Suddenly, confetti was shot out at her. She covered up her face, though she smiled.
"Happy twenty third birthday! I'll do the laundry for you, just relax, you deserve it," Sinedra said.
"Why thank you, dears," Pina said, sitting down on the couch.
Sinedra smiled and began doing the laundry. Pina watched from the couch, a warm smile on her face. She has grown so much. I remember when she didn't even know how to chop lettuce. Now she is over there doing the laundry. I have taught her so much, Pina thought.
"Remember when you didn't know how to chop lettuce?" Pina asked, a smile on her face.
"Yes, you have taught me so much. Without you, I don't know what I would do with my life. I was so lazy and self-absorbed when you first met me. Now look at me. Thank you so much, Pina. Without you I would still be sitting on my self-righteous ass," Sinedra said.
"Oh, I didn't teach you anything, I just cleaned up and now," Pina said, "this happened, you learned how to do the hardest of tasks. Was it from watching me?"
"I did watch you, I watched you clean and work. I want to be just like you, Nanny Pina," Sinedra said.
"Should I teach you how to not use profanity?" Pina joked.
"Maybe," Sinedra said, a mischevious smile on her face.
"What does that mean?" Pina asked, a smile growing on her face.
"It means I might stop, I might not," Sinedra said.
Pina laughed and sat back down.
"This footage was taken two years ago. Today was Pina's birthday," Sinedra said. "Onto the next clip."
Pina began cooking a surprise birthday cake for Sinedra.
"Hey, Pina, what you making?" the person behind the camera asked.
"A surprise birthday cake for Sinedra," Pina replied. "Please don't tell her, Celine."
"Okay, I promise I won't tell a single soul about this cake. Only you and I will know about this. It would not be a surprise otherwise," Celine replied.
"And we all know that's a lie," Pina replied with a laugh.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Celine asked, laughing.
"It's a secret," Pina said, getting back to cutting the cake.
"I was twelve when that happened. Celine was my sister. She passed away three years ago because of a terminal cancer," Sinedra said. "Anyway, you best be on your way with trying to defeat those monsters."
The pair nodded and walked into the streets, prepared to face the monsters that had terrorized the innocent city. It's fate was in their hands.
A/N: Well, that was a pretty sad chapter, because, why not? Both of those clips were in Pina's point of view. Don't worry, we'll learn more about her soon. Also new characters! This is becoming an epidemic, lol. Anyway, please review.