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Chapter 2

"What are you doing here?" A man who had on fancy clothes asked the Earl who was in his human form from what I understood.

"Aren't you glad to see me, Desires~" The earl asked. Desires replied with an 'hmph' and I sweat dropped. They were honestly like little children.

The fourth apostle had long curly hair that was tied in a low ponytail, skinny eyebrows, and calculating eyes. "Who is that?" He scrunched up his nose as though I smelled which I probably did. But have some manners!

"I am Corian." I introduced as the Earl didn't even know my name.

"She is to be Road's tutor~" He added.

"What?! She, a filthy human, is to be next to my precious Road!" He shouted outraged. I took a step back.

"Desires. My decision is final~. You are to teach her everything she needs to know." The earl ordered, leaving no room for him to object. The Noah observed me for a moment before nodding.

"Fine. But first a bath."

It had been a while since I had had a proper bath. Hopefully the water would be warm and not cold. Sheryl snapped his fingers and almost immediately afterwards, two servants showed up and hustled me away.

A part of me wondered if they were akuma but the other part of me didn't even want to think about akuma. Fred died becoming an akuma and Jessica was an akuma. They just didn't give me the best of feelings.

This time the tears came falling down and no matter how many times I blinked, they wouldn't stop.

The servants didn't seem to notice this and once they pushed me into a room, they instead pulled on my clothes. I understood and slowly took them off all while wiping my eyes too. The servants left with a click of the door being shut once I was stepping in the warm bath.

It felt relaxing to just lay there and not have to worry about my situation. My muscles loosened as I took deep breaths and finally I submerged my scalp underneath the water as well.

After a couple minutes, I actually started to clean myself of the grime that covered me. Once I was done with my body, I moved on to my hair. The servants had given me a bottle of shampoo and conditioner and I planned on using it. I washed my hair several times before getting out of the now cold bath.

I shivered as the cool air hit my naked body and quickly grabbed a towel to cover myself. There was a mirror in the middle of the bathroom and I waddled to it. My appearance surprised me.

My blue eyes now seemed to be gray and they gave off this cruel light that made me frown. I seemed more malicious now. Perhaps, it was because the way life had treated me in this world. It had been harsh so I was to be harsh too? I sighed, it didn't make much since.

Hell, this world didn't make sense.

I walked across the floor with my heels clacking and my back straight as a rod.

"Better." Desires agreed. "Definitely better… but you have to walk in a line!"

I sighed, it had been over a month since I had started my apprenticeship with the Noah and I still hadn't gotten the walking down. I had gotten everything thing else. But not this.

I started walking again but this time making sure I was 'walking in a line'. As it turned out, Desires wasn't that bad. He was just overly possessive of Road and sometimes Joyd. Road didn't mind from what I could tell, but I hadn't really been able to meet her until I mastered everything which I hadn't. Joyd, on the other hand, cared a lot. He seemed to hate it and I always made teased him because of it.

The Noah in general weren't bad people, if you can even call them that, it was their objective. At first everything they did made me think I was going to die, but after a family meeting, where I was dressed up as an akuma, I realized how they worked. As long as I didn't actively harm a member of their so-called family, I would be fine.

"Wrong! Start over."

I stopped before restarting all over.

"Just how in the world to you have the patience's to do that, Corian?" A voice asked startling me. I turned around to see Joyd stroll in the ballroom I was practicing in.

I shrug. "Just do."

Joyd opened his mouth to tease me but his brother smothered him in a hug before he could. I smirked and Joyd glared.

"Desires, get off me."

Said person pouted as he reluctantly let go before waving at me to get me to start walking.

Right, I needed to get this down. I wanted to properly meet Road and start teaching. It had been what I had done in my first life and I enjoyed it.

I paused when I finished waiting to hear what was wrong with it.

"Hm, that one was good." Desires complimented and I gasped. I had gotten it right! "Do another to make sure."

There went my joy.

I did it again anyway. "That was good too. You may have finally gotten the skill of walking Corian."

I scowled slightly, "thanks."

His eyes narrowed and I winced, "was that sarcasm?"

"No, sir."

Joyd grinned, "Brother, she is lying."

At that moment, I wanted to do nothing more than just crawl into a ball and weep. "Is that so?"

"Yes." Joyd reassured him while his eyes shined with pleasure.

The fourth apostle turned towards me while raising an eyebrow, "You used sarcasm and then lied to me, Corian."

"…Possibly." Was my reply.

He stuck out his hand and I no longer had control over my limbs. This happened occasionally, I would do something wrong and I would get a scolding. Joyd enjoyed being there so most of the times I'd get humiliated and then teased on by the Noah of pleasure.

Life sure was cruel.

Ding.

Desires, or as he was sometimes called, Klive, leapt up and rushed to the door Joyd had just came through and I regained my limbs.

Maybe life wasn't too cruel.

I quickly rushed after him but where he turned right to get to the front door, I turned left to get to my room. Once I was safely inside my room, I let out a sigh of relief and collapsed on the bed.

I felt my eyelids grow heavier by the second and closed them. A small nap wouldn't be that bad…

"Corian!"

I jerked awake… and had a heart attack.

Klive was standing at the bottom of my bed glaring at me. "Y-yes, sir?"

"Road is here. I expect you to behave and that you don't take it upon you to have naps every day." He said making me nod. I would do so.

"Get ready for dinner." He moved to exit the room but I stopped him with a 'wait'.

"I'm eating with you?"

"Yes, the Earl wants you to eat with us that way you can be acquainted with Road before you are formerly introduced."

I contained a squeal of excitement. I had never eaten with them, I would finally be able to meet Road. "I see."

This time I didn't stop him when he turned to leave. Once he had shut the door, I leapt off the queen sized bed and opened my closet.

I looked at all the different outfits I had, all dresses, but outfits nonetheless and wondered what had happened to the two outfits I had left at the inn I used to work at.

Were the people who worked there still alive? Was Ms. Cornelius?

I started shaking, of course they weren't alive. Fred had turned into an akuma and akuma went after people. The only settlement that had been near that cemetery had been that inn and they had probably died that night celebrating the holiday.

The only person who could've saved them was me. And I had saved my life instead. I was so selfish. And here I was squealing in excitement from just being told I would be meeting the people who had killed them.

I was terrible. I was despicable.

I started sobbing for the all the people I had met at the inn.

"I-I'm… s-so so-sorry…"

How could I have left them just how Jessica had left me and Fred?

That thought kept echoing throughout my mind during the dinner and so I was barely paying attention to their conversation. I got concerned glances (curious ones from Road) but I never noticed. I was too busy thinking about my stupid, stupid decision.

I had been mad at Jessica but did I even have the right to be mad at her when I did the exact same thing. I left people who relied on me. How could I have not realized it?

I slowly ate the salad that was on plate while sulking. I remained quiet but I followed all the rules of etiquette so Desires couldn't scold me for that.

My mood grew sour as I thought about how Ms. Cornelius had once made me a salad as my birthday meal. She had taken care of me and I had thrown her under the bus. Argh, I felt so awful and guilty.

The clattering of plates signaled the end of the dinner where I hadn't said one word.

I made one last check to make sure my hair was in place before coming out of the bathroom. Joyd frowned, "why did it take you so long?"

"I had to make sure everything was perfect."

"Girls." He sighed not understanding.

"No, it's 'women'." I corrected and started walking along side him.

The Noah shook his head before asking, "What was wrong during dinner?"

I stiffened, "It's none of your business."

Joyd scowled slightly before shrugging and I appreciated it that he didn't pry. He would've fit in well with the people on the streets.

He brought me to a stop in front of a door I had never seen but that was no surprise. Desires' house was huge and I had barely seen half in the month I had been here.

"Are you ready to meet the little devil you're supposed to tutor?"

"Yes."

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