Here is another chapter, updates for both my fics might become a bit slow since exams are coming.
Chariot stared at the young man sitting on the couch, with his tail wrapped around his waist. He remained unfazed as Croix ruffled his hair to the point where it was just a mess.
"Now you look more like me!" Croix snickered as he let out an unamused scoff. "This, my dear Eve, is our youngest brother." She said, before sitting beside him and staring at him in amusement. "We look alike, don't we?"
Chariot's heart warmed at the small interaction, although, she still sensed the animosity in the room that was mainly coming from Diana.
The servamp of pride didn't get along with Andrew at all, and so, seeing him and All Of Love acting all… affectionate, made her somewhat jealous.
"I've come here to apologize for the actions of my subclasses. Although, I'm afraid that I cannot stay for long because of the distance limit with my Eve. He's nearby but he will leave soon." The young man explained, making the oldest servamp frown.
"But you just came here!" She said, feeling truly distraught that he would leave so soon.
Meanwhile, her Eve was still staring, trying to make sense of the fact that she had four servamps in her house. Akko was silent herself, holding sleepy Ash close to her, the latter kept her cat form as usual.
"So you're… the servamp of wrath." Chariot said, nervous. The unconscious rock star was sleeping in her room, giving her time to meet the new sibling. Was she a vampire magnet or something? "Um, your tail…"
"Oh, please excuse my appearance, it is something I have no control over." Andrew apologized. "I never learned to control my full human form."
"Ah…" The red head couldn't keep her eyes away from the tail, so instead she tried looking at Croix, who in return stared at her smugly. "What?"
"No matter how long you stare at it, it won't disappear." The lilac haired woman chuckled when her brother groaned. "He's the youngest, but I'm sure he'll get the hang of it eventually." For some reason, that made Chariot imagine what Croix would look like if she did not transform fully. "What's that look for?" Croix asked, but the redhead just avoided her gaze, trying not to laugh.
Andrew looked at the exchange then turned to his sister.
"Is this another Star Crossed lover of yours?" He asked, making her freeze in place. "You're still going after humans despite their mortality?"
"What? No? We're nothing like that!" Chariot quickly dismissed it, but Diana took the opportunity to speak.
"Unfortunately, our sister was naive enough to go beyond the relationships of a master and their servant a lot of times." Diana said while crossing her arms. "A romantic relationship between a mortal and an immortal. Such disgrace. It's no wonder you're so distraught that your Eves die so soon."
"Diana, you shouldn't say that." The servamp of wrath glanced at his sister. He might be the sin of wrath but even him would not want to face the oldest servamp's anger.
"Perhaps it's your so called love is what is cursing them, making them die so soon. Not just that, but you also forgot everything that they had done to you! Everytime you were nothing but a tool to them!" Queen said in disgust, feeling bitterness towards the humans who took away the person she trusted the most, and hurt her. "Isn't that right, All Of Lov-" Before she could finish, a scythe appeared around her neck. Croix stared at her with a calm expression, but the fury in her eyes made her wince. She was still sitting in her place, holding the weapon with one hand, to anyone else it would seem like she was just pretending but she knew her sister and she KNEW that she was furious.
"Let me remind you of one thing, dear sister." Croix started, glancing at all the siblings in the room, including sleepy Ash who was intrigued. "You act all mighty, but you have forgotten one thing. We used to be humans too." She said, then unequipped her weapon, before walking upstairs.
Chariot quickly got up, then looked at Diana. "You're the worst!" She said, before storming off, and running after the lilac haired woman. Diana scoffed, ignoring the looks of disapproval she got from her siblings, and her own Eve.
Sleepy Ash was glancing at stares, Akko looked down while holding the cat closer, and Andrew stared at her.
Akko was confused, but also hurt on Croix's behalf. The woman was nothing but nice and helpful to her. She couldn't understand why would Diana treat her own sister like that.
"You haven't changed." Andrew said, before standing up and walking to her. "You only value your pride, which is why we'll never get along." He muttered with a low angry tone. She only looked at him dismissively.
"I've only said the truth. You know what they did to her." She said, and his frown deepened. "She wasn't the one bringing them misfortune, it was them bringing it to her. And yet, she left us, her own family, for them!"
"Hey, there is no need to fight!" Akko came between them, worried that another fight would break in. She glanced between them, her eyes begging for them to stop. "Sure Diana is being really mean, but it's no use arguing with her, right?"
"What is that supposed to mean-"
"You're right, miss Kagari." The servamp of wrath adjusted his tie, and smiled down at the brunette. He decided to completely ignore Queen. "I feel sorry for you to have to deal with her of all vampires."
"Yeah, but it's okay, she has redeeming qualities!"
"I don't think any qualities could redeem her stupid pride."
"Now, you're just being mean. You know, I expected the servamp of wrath to be constantly angry and a bully."
"I'm a gentleman, miss Kagari. My sin does not define me, unlike a certain someone."
Diana stared at them, her face turning red every passing second. Instead of pulling her rapier though, she smiled and looked at Akko.
"By the way, Akko. Have I told you that my brother is the richest servamp?" She said, making them both look at her. "Silence, since you're a gentleman, I think it would be a good idea to take us somewhere so you can apologize for what your subclasses did."
"I… don't see why not." He said slowly, unsure if his sister was planning something. "It wouldn't be far from where my Eve is, so if it's for a short while, I can do that. Shouldn't I do that with her sister though?"
"As you can see, she is busy right now, but she will certainly appreciate you taking care of her sister." Diana smiled sweetly, then moved close to Akko, and whispered in her ear. "Don't hesitate to ask him for anything."
Knowing her Eve, her sweet revenge was assured.
L&M
Chariot searched for Croix, concerned. She looked around and checked the rooms, then noticed that the window in Akko's room was opened. She sighed and moved towards it, then looked up to the roof. She took a deep breathe and moved her leg up to the edge, then glanced at the leg, feeling scared and hesitant for a second. She shook her head, and tried climbing out of the window if it weren't for two arms wrapping around her waist and pulling her inside.
"Chariot, I know you're stressed out but this is not the day I let you jump off to your death." Croix said, still holding her up and looking at her with disapproval.
"I was just looking for you!" Chariot scoffed and moved her legs up and down, annoyed. "Put me down! I'm not jumping!"
After a lot of convincing, she finally put her down. They sat on the bed, and the redhead kept glancing at her servamp every now and then.
"So, you were worried about me?" Croix started with a smirk, and Chariot gently elbowed her, making her laugh, although, it was a low laugh.
Her eyes seemed so far away, and so, Chariot brought a hand to her face, and rested her palm on her face, softly. The emerald eyes looked at her this time, slightly confused, and surprised by the touch.
"Are you okay?" Chariot asked, without pulling away. She stared at her servamp, whose eyes moved a bit down, before coming back to hers.
"What makes you think I'm not?" Croix asked, raising an eyebrow. Her question made the other smile slightly.
"It's just a hunch." She said, before moving her hand down to place it on the servamp's hand. She was radiating with warmth, like always. "I'm sorry for what Diana said. I don't think there is anything wrong with loving someone." She said, now holding her hand. "Your love is not a curse."
Croix looked at her in disbelief before turning away.
"You don't know that." She muttered. "Perhaps I've killed my Eves, perhaps I'm not who you think I am. Perhaps she's right." She then glared back at her, although, the redhead sensed no animosity coming from her eyes. "Humans can be really terrible, especially when they have a servamp that is the sin of lust." She then smiled bitterly. "As servants, we can't say no."
"I… You're more than a sin. To me, you're Croix." Chariot said, startling her with a hug. Her heart sank at the implication of her words, and she was shaken to her core. "You carry me to work, cook me breakfast, you even help Akko with her studying, and, as annoying as you can be, you're fun to be around, Croix." She whispered, not trusting her own voice.
"I thought I made you uncomfortable." She said, pulling away.
Chariot's arms lingered, before slowly moving back to her sides. Her hand unconsciously rechead for leg, before stopping and wincing, which fortunately, the other woman did not notice.
"I've never fell in love." She started, making Croix turn to her in confusion. Chariot took a deep breath and looked away. "I can't handle the thought of kissing or… more, with someone I have no feelings for, and so, I stay away from that. There is a lot that I simply don't understand. Relationships, falling in love, wanting to be with someone or even more, I just don't…" She stopped before her voice would crack. She never told anyone about this before, except for Marjo. "So yeah, I guess you taking my first kiss did make me feel uncomfortable."
Croix stared at her with wide eyes, that were quickly filled with guilt, she was about to mutter an apology but her Eve stopped her.
"But I forgave you for it, and it's fine because at least it was you and not some random stranger I'll never meet again." She sighed, trying to calm her racing heart. She felt extremely nervous on how her servamp would react, so she couldn't bring her eyes to meet her.
"I'm… really sorry, Chariot. All this time I've been acting-"
"It's fine. Well, unless you overstep but you haven't done that." The redhead nervously rubbed her neck. "I guess, in a way, you acting like that makes me feel a little special. It doesn't make sense, I know." She muttered the last part, and the emerald eyes that have been staring at her softened.
"In that case…" Croix leaned closer, putting a hand on her shoulder and kissed her forehead. She hesitated, and glanced at her to make sure it was alright, so when the redhead did not move away, she did it. "Thanks Chariot." She said, once she pulled away.
Chariot's hand moved to her forehead and she blinked. A light blush colored her cheeks, but before she could say anything, she noticed Croix's eyes moving to the door, where Marjolaine was standing, staring at them with a smirk.
"Please don't mind me, keep going-" She was interrupted by a couple of pillows hitting her face.
After a good amount of time spent on trying to wake the unconscious woman up and apologizing to her, they moved downstairs to talk.
"So basically… she's a vampire, but also a servant." Marjolaine was sitting on the couch. Chariot was not sure if she should worry about her friend's reaction or the fact that her sister and the other servamps were nowhere to be found. "In of all the sins you could get, you've got the lust one."
"Yeah." Chariot nodded, and Croix who was sitting next to her rolled her eyes.
"That's the worst sin for you to have considering that-"
"Yes Marjo, no need to say it outloud." Chariot sighed, not wanting to speak about the same topic twice a day. "It's okay she's behaving."
"I'm not a pet, Chariot." Croix muttered, causing the other woman to smirk.
"You'd be into that, wouldn't you." The rockstar said, then flinched when the servamp glared at her. Even the Eve was slightly annoyed with the remark. It was too soon to bring that up again.
"If it were not for the laws of my Eve I would have slaughtered you."
"That's fair." Marjolaine raised her hands in a defensive way.
"You're taking this really well, Marjo." Chariot said, surprised, but her friend just shook her head.
"No, I'd just rather scream on the inside." She said, laughing. "I can't hurt this wonderful throat of mine, I need it to sing." Her friend just rolled her eyes and smiled. "Now, tell me everything in details, and I mean EVERYTHING."
"Well, it all started when I tried running to work and fell on top of her-"
"Oh la la, developpement already. I never pictured you as a top, Chariot."
"I lost my necklace, she took it, some vampires or something attacked me, then we formed a contract and she kissed me-" Chariot stopped. "Oh no, forget the last part." She stared at her friend in fear, who in return remained silent. "Marjo?"
"SHE KISSED YOU?!"
"Yeah, this is going to take forever so I'll just go make myself some coffee." The lilac haired woman stood up than looked at her Eve who was rubbing her temples."
"Please." She whispered, and watched her walk to the kitchen. She sighed, as she forgot to ask her about what she meant when she said that they used to be humans. Perhaps it was a subject for another day, after all, there was a lot that Chariot hasn't told her either.
Meanwhile, Andrew stood outside an arcade, terrified of all the damage that has been caused. Not only did the brunette begged to buy stuff, but also played every game there, and somehow, a lot of things got broken.
"You knew this would happen." It was more of a statement, than a question.
Diana who stood beside him, crossed her arms and marvelled at the chaos inside. She smiled, because for once, it wasn't her pride that was wounded.
Akko held Sleepy Ash close to her chest and laughed nervously, avoiding his wrathful gaze. The cat could only snicker as Queen finally answered.
"Yes, I knew."