Chapter 3: Reunion.
Queen… 'Diana' stood astonished by what just occurred. The same child from last night called her by a random name, causing the contract to be made…
Sleepy Ash snickered as she watched her sister's blank face.
She was furious. There was nothing more humiliating than this, especially for the person carrying the sin of pride.
"Her precious pride must be broken to pieces, how unfortunate." Sleepy Ash snickered, then hissed as Diana started running away from her new Eve. "What are you doing? If you go too far your new Eve will die!"
"The one thing that died right here and right now is my pride. So I'd rather avoid her for the rest of this day!" Queen answered, running away. She felt humiliated. The terms of making a contract were an important ritual for her and for this human to just show up out of nowhere and give her some random name was unforgiving.
"DIANA WAIT!" Akko yelled as she ran as fast as she could after the Servamp. Fortunately, the chain connected them appeared and stopped Queen, pulling her back towards her Eve. Sleepy Ash jumped away to avoid crashing with them.
"OUCH!" Akko yelled at the collision, and 'Diana' was slowly dying inside.
Sleepy Ash just snickered, amused. This was a nice turn of event.
Akko was heading home then noticed the same big cat from last night, so the first thing she did was call her by the name she thought of, which led to their current situation.
They were both sitting on a bench, with Sleepy Ash between them. The cat was grinning, Diana was trying not to commit a murder, and Akko was bouncing as her new Servamp explained things to her.
"NO WAY! YOU ARE A VAMPIRE-OUF" Diana pushed Sleepy Ash to the brunette's face, leading to the cat holding into her face with her four limbs.
"Queen, what the hell are you doing-"
"ANOTHER CAT THAT CAN TALK?!"
"Oh my God…" Sleepy Ash muttered as Akko picked her from her face and grinned at her. It was the kind of grin that would send chills into any poor pet that still wanted to live.
"You're being too loud! Everyone heard that!" Diana scolded her as she glanced at the people walking by. "Yes, I am a Servamp. What we just had is a contract that will only last 24 hours, unless I drink your blood."
"A Servamp?" Akko asked, finally putting the poor Cat down.
"A Servamp is both a vampire and a servant." Diana explained, crossing her arms. "There are seven in total and each one carries one of the seven deadly sins, and I am Queen, the Servamp of Pride."
"Oh!" Akko beamed, leaning towards her in excitement. "So, that thing you said about a contract… It will only be sealed if you drink my blood, right?"
"That's right-" Diana answered then pulled away as Akko shoved her arm towards her.
"Go ahead and drink it then! I want a cool servant!" Akko said, as she stood with one leg on the bench and the other on the ground.
"I will not!"
"Please! I'll treat you nicely!"
"No!"
"Well, we're stuck together for 24 hours! Which means I'll find a way to make you drink my blood!" Akko said, grinning, while Queen wished she could just cut this human in halves with her weapon. The nerves of her… How dare she act this way towards her?
Queen's pride wouldn't allow her to be the servant of such a troublesome human.
"But right now! I want you to meet my sister!"
Diana was about to protest, but Sleepy Ash jumped on her shoulder. "One of my subclasses made some research last night. This girl is the sister of All of Love's Eve. The choice is yours."
Diana's eyes widened at the mention of All of Love's Eve. If she were to follow this girl, that would lead her to her sister. Akko started walking, while Queen followed, thinking about her confrontation with the Servamp of Lust.
Meanwhile, Croix felt a chill run down her spine. She was sitting on the couch while Chariot was eating and eying her suspiciously.
"I feel a murderous intent and I don't know if it's from my new Eve, or from Queen coming to get me." Croix thought, touching the shoulder Queen has wounded last night.
"What's wrong?" Chariot asked as she cautiously ate the breakfast her servamp has made for her. She still didn't fully trust this person, so she was suspicious of every little movie.
"Ah… Nothing." The servamp of Lust grimaced, trying to ignore the feeling of constant danger. She turned to her Eve who looked like she was enjoying her food. "How do you like your food?"
"I haven't had a breakfast this good in years!" Chariot admitted. She usually either skipped breakfast, or didn't put much effort into making it. She was a good cook, but only when she wasn't trying to do all the work in two minutes.
"When you live too long, you learn new things and become better at them. I don't cook for myself though." Croix said, waving her hand around, dismissing the subject. "Do I get a kiss for this amazing breakfast?"
"If I wasn't so broke and Akko hasn't already broken half of our dishes, I would have thrown this plate at you." Chariot deadpanned, finishing her food with a glare.
"Fair enough." The servamp shrugged. She leaned back into the couch, thinking of her current situation. She spent the night trapped into a jar, so all she did was observe her surroundings. Despite the house being a bit of a mess, it felt like home. Perhaps it was the fact that two sisters who cared about each other lived in it. It didn't feel like a place where you would just sit and rest and eat. It felt more than that.
Croix hasn't being somewhere like this in so long… Not ever since she became the servamp of Misfortune.
Deep in her thoughts, she didn't even notice Chariot approaching her, and leaning on the couch's arm. She turned to find red eyes staring curiously at her. Croix raised an eyebrow, thinking of a witty remark to say.
"I thought vampires were supposed to have red eyes." Chariot said, curiously staring at the servamp's green eyes.
"Is that so? Does that mean you are a vampire?"
"Gross. Why do you even like blood?"
"How should I know? I was made to like it. I have to admit yours taste really great tho-" Croix avoided the pillow this time. "I was joking."
"Question, how do servamps die?"
"I'm not answering that."
"If you ever try to say something inappropriate in front of my sister, or do anything at all, I'll find out how to kill you." Chariot stated, taking back her pillow and hugging it. She was glaring at the servamp, but Croix couldn't take her seriously. She was just too cute.
"Speaking of murder…" Croix started and in the blink of an eye, she stood up and pulled Chariot down, blocking a rapier with her bare hand, causing it to bleed. "I guess my lovely sister decided to come and finish the job." She said, staring at Diana who just glared at her silently.
Chariot gasped and stepped away from the two, only to notice Akko standing at the doorway, both excited and a little scared.
"Akko?!" Chariot yelled and ran to her sister's side, who beamed at her in return.
"Chariot! Have you seen my Servamp?" Akko said as she pointed at Diana, while the red head stared at her blankly. Her eyes widened as the information sank in and she mentally cursed her luck. Now she had two Servamps in her house.
"Well, would you look at that? What a reunion between sisters." Sleepy Ash jumped from Akko's arm and walked towards her two siblings. "How are you, sister?"
Great, now Chariot had THREE Servamps in her house.
"Sleepy Ash? Why are you here?" Croix asked, surprised to see the Servamp of sloth here. She then realized that Sleepy Ash would only come this far because she loves to see the world burn. "Never mind my question."
Diana pulled away to look at the red head. "I apologize for barging in. I simply have some business with my dear sister" She said, making the purple haired woman laugh nervously.
Turning back to her, Diana attacked again only to get blocked by all of Love's scythe. Croix pushed her away before jumping back, leaving a distance between them.
"What are you going to do, Queen? Kill me?" Croix asked, avoiding her sister's weapon. She did not want to fight her, but with her attacking her every two seconds, she had no choice but to wave her scythe and make her keep her distance. "Do you wish to break me, Queen?" She asked, making Diana freeze and stare at her.
They were told that they could not be killed, that they were immortal. However, their father told them that they could break. It was a vague word, but one could theorize about its meaning. It was the closest thing to death.
Croix's hand pulled the cross necklace so Diana would see it and understand her meaning. Diana's eyes widened and she hesitated for a moment. She then leaped forward, but she did not aim for the cross. She'd never do that.
She'd never dare to break her.
However, what surprised both of them was the fact that Chariot jumped in front of Croix.
"Stop!" She yelled, making Croix put her arms around her and pull away, while Diana jumped away so she wouldn't hit her.
"Sis!"
Akko ran towards her sister to check if she was alright. Chariot didn't move, which worried both Akko and Croix. The latter was about to say something, but the red head finally moved and stood up without saying a word. She then silently walked towards Diana, who stared at her cautious and confused. When the red head has finally stopped before her, the servamp of pride saw nothing but anger in her red eyes.
"How dare you?" She asked, to which Diana blinked, not understanding what she meant. "How dare you hurt your sister? Siblings shouldn't fight!" She said, pointing at Croix who stared at her in wide eyes. Diana however, scoffed at the human's behavior.
"This is a matter between us, it has nothing to do with you."
"It has something to do with me if the person you're attacking is my servamp! The red head responded. "I am a sister too! Nothing in the world would hurt me more than my own sister looking at me like you do right now!"
"Chariot-" Croix started but was cut off by the red head.
"I don't care if you're a servamp or whatever! Apologize to her!" Chariot said, almost panting because of how angry her words came out. Even Akko was taken back, despite Chariot sounding this angry before whenever someone tried to hurt her.
Diana stared at her in silence, no one could tell what the servamp of pride was thinking, except for Sleepy Ash who smirked at what was happening. She could tell that Queen has gained respect for this human. However, she was too proud to apologize.
"I see." Diana said, then smiled for the first time that day. She then walked past Chariot –who glared at her- and to Akko who was still very confused and alarmed from what just happened. "Until 24 hours pass, I need to know where I'd stay. How about you show me around?"
"A-ah, okay!" Akko said, glanced at her sister then lead Diana upstairs.
Chariot was about to stop them but Sleepy Ash reassured her. "Don't worry, Queen would never hurt her Eves." The cat then looked to the side, making Chariot turn, only to be met with Croix standing there and staring at her.
"What?" Chariot asked, feeling kind of nervous and annoyed. Her servamp was silently staring at her, no words, no witty remarks… The red head waited for her to say anything, but no words came out. She then noticed Croix's bleeding hand. Sighing, she led her to the couch and looked for a health kit.
"You can just let me drink your blood and it will heal faster." Croix suggested as she watched the red head clean her wound.
"No." Chariot refused, making the servamp sigh in defeat.
Croix couldn't help but think about what happened earlier. Queen became Akko's servamp, and she attacked her in Chariot's house, and almost hurt her Eve. The house was a bit of a mess because of that. Once again, she had brought misfortune to people.
However, she felt kind of happy. Queen and Sleepy Ash were here, it didn't matter that one of them was trying to kill her and the other was enjoying it, she was happy to see them again. And…
She looked at Chariot.
Seeing someone defend her like that, felt reassuring.
"There you go." Chariot said, as she finished bandaging the wound. She didn't let go of the servamp's hand though. "Thank you for saving me, twice." She said, letting her go. The truth was that even though Croix was really annoying, she still protected her even when she didn't need to. The first time, she wasn't even her servamp, so she had no reason to. The least she could do was admit that she was grateful.
"Chariot?" Croix started, making the red head look at her. The latter was a bit surprised to see her serious for once. "After what you saw today… Does being an Eve scare you? Do I scare you?" She asked. She needed to know the answer, even if it hurt. Given her reputation, it was bound to happen, and especially that both her sisters were here. She had no doubt that Queen might reveal her new 'title'.
"What kind of question is that? You're not scary at all." Chariot deadpanned, making the servamp blink.
"You saw my power and you know what I am. How am I not scary?" Croix asked. This one by far, was the strangest Eve she ever had.
"Not at all, especially when you look so…" Sad, was what Chariot wanted to say, but she stopped herself.
"Hot? Handsome? Beautiful? I look like I can be your type and that you totally want to kiss me right now?" Croix asked with a wink.
"I hate you."
"It would be a shame if you stopped flirting in front of me." They both turned to see Sleepy Ash in her human form, causing Chariot to hide behind Croix and suspiciously stare at the servamp of Sloth.
Red eyes, pink hair, and very pale skin… no, Chariot was pretty sure that wasn't a normal skin color.
"I thought you said Servamps weren't scary?" Sleepy Ash asked with a smirk.
"I found an exception." Chariot answered, while cursing her luck.