Aurora: Hey everyone, I'm sorry for the long wait...sort of.
Cain: Stop apologizing already Princess, they already know that you're sorry!
Aurora: *Stare at him for at least 2 minutes.* did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning or something?
Cain: No, *mumbles something under his breath.*
Aurora: Did you say something older brother?
Cain: *Doesn't answer*
Riff and Cassandra, followed by Mary Weather, walk into the living room three minutes later.
Cassandra: Did something just happen?
Riff: I think something is about to happen.
Mary: *stares from Cain to me, who at the moment is typing on the computer*
Cain: *Stares back at Mary, then starts to glare daggers into the back of my head!*
Aurora: *I then turn around and look at him, but he isn't there!* what in the freaking hell!
Cassandra: *Gives me the 'he's right behind you' look*
Aurora: *I turn around, and he just hugs me* what in the heck are you doing?
Cain: Nothing Princess. *whispers that into my ear, while holding me close*
Riff: I don't want to rush things, but could we get on with the story Aurora?
Aurora: Sure.
Cain: But...Aurora....
Aurora: We can talk about this later. Mary, would you be kind enough to do the disclaimer?
Mary: Sure. Older Sister Aurora does not own The Count Cain Saga or Godchild, they belong to Kaori Yuki. She does own the plot, herself as an OC, and Cassandra.
Cassandra: Well, enjoy the story.
Riff: I'm going to make some tea while we wait. *walks off to the kitchen*
Cassandra: Riff, wait up, I'm coming with you. * get up and follows Riff*
Mary: *Runs out of the room after them, leaving me and Cain in the living room*
Cain: So, should we proceed with the story Princess? *Asks me this while he pulls me onto his lap*
Aurora: If you say so... *I continue to type while trying to ignore my older brother, who at the moment is complimenting me a mile a minute...and running his hand up and down my arm, which is getting ANNOYING!*
Aurora: *I turn to look at him and glare* If you don't stop that, I will personally kick you out of the room!
Cain: You wouldn't dare do that to your sexy, smart, and drop-dead gorgeous older brother would you? *Stares at me straight in the eye, as he says this with a straight face*
Aurora: Maybe....but we can debate this later, once the chapter's over, okay?
Cain: Maybe.... *smiles like a perfect freaking sexy angel*
Aurora: *I don't say a thing, and keep typing as he watches with pure curiosity*
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Chapter 3: Three Things That Make Me Say That I hate you as well, because I Love you
The next morning, everything was set...so to speak, yet I had a feeling that something was about to happen. Everything was alright for now, as Lady Cassandra, Lady Aurora, Lord Cain, and Miss Mary Weather came downstairs for breakfast. Except for one thing, it was way too quiet for breakfast at this hour!
I couldn't take it anymore, but I couldn't do a thing about it. Still, silence can kill, and it was killing me. Once breakfast was over, I cleared the table and went about to do my duties, and things started to get interesting. Well for one, Lady Cassandra was following me around, wearing a vivid red dress that struck a contrast with here eyes, pretty nice, I must say.
I didn't mind. Yet in the living room, there was Lady Aurora who was wearing a strikingly dark green dress with frills at the ends, (I'm blaming Lord Cain, since he's the one who picked it out after Lady Cassandra told him not to buy it for Lady Aurora) plus it is a tad bit showy...Lady Cassandra will surely give him a lecture. While Lord Cain is wearing a white buttoned shirt, black pants, and a short sleeved jacket as well.
As she sat down in the arm chair near Lord Cain reading Lewis Carroll's book Alice in Wonderland, he purposely moved to sit next to her...the irony. Honestly, she didn't even notice at all as he pulled her close. It's true, when Lady Aurora has a book in hand, she doesn't notice the things around her, until it's a little too late.
Lord Cain looked as if he wasn't going to bother her this time, which was a good thing, since she doesn't like being disturbed. And he was currently reading an invitation that Duke Carter's daughter Ariadne. Truly he was smirking as he read it. Not odd, but maybe he was thinking about something.
The note read:
To my beloved Earl Hargreaves,
You have been invited to a party by none other than Ariadne Carter, who requests your presence.
The date and time is set for Saturday the 17th of June at 12 o'clock noon, please be prompt.
Bring anyone that you wish with you...
Once Lady Aurora closed her book and looked at the invitation, she sighed and asked, "Who are you going to bring?"
He smiled and answered, "Would you mind if I brought you, Cassandra, and Riff?"
I stared at him for a good five minutes as I served tea, right now during tea time.
"What about Mary?" Lady Cassandra and Lady Aurora both asked in unison.
"We're dropping her off at Aunt Katina's first then we're going over to Duke Carter's house," he answered, unaffected by Miss Mary's pleading look to not send her over to Lady Katina's.
And that was the end of that discussion, I hoped, but I was really wrong...since it just kept going.
"So, remind me again why Riff is coming with us," Lady Cassandra stated as she handed me her cup.
"You do need an escort, don't you?" he questioned, and I swear that Lady Cassandra smiled as he said that.
"Yes, I do," she answered.
And finally that was the end of this conversation!
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Then a week passed, and it was finally the 17th of June. Everything was perfect...I just hoped that nothing would go wrong.
Lady Cassandra was wearing a stunning sky blue dress, a little showy, but none of us minded, with black heels, but she kept her hair hanging down. Lady Aurora was wearing a modest low cut white dress, with white heels, and like Lady Cassandra, she kept her hair down. Miss Mary wore her favorite red dress complete with everything in between, and Lord Cain on the other hand, wore his favorite black suit with gold cufflinks.
We arrived after we dropped Miss Mary off at Lady Katina's. All the guests were in the backyard, honestly a full house…if anyone could call it that. But somehow, we found a spot to watch everything. And in a blink of an eye, Lord Cain was gone, straight into the melee of guests trying to find Lady Ariadne.
I stole a quick glance at Lady Aurora, which was not a good move to make. She was practically seething with anger, and I had to look away. Why of all the days did you have to do this, Lord Cain? I thought to myself with worry creeping into my mind as we watched him flirt with Lady Ariadne, and Lady Aurora was starting to debate if she should go over there and personally drag Lord Cain back to where we were all watching. But in an instant, Lady Aurora calmed down as Lady Cassandra said a few chosen words to make that anger disappear completely!
In a few moments, Lord Cain came walking back towards us, with a smile on his face, but he was followed by Lady Ariadne. And as Lady Cassandra was watching this, now she was mad…not a good way to spend a party (in anger I mean). And by now Lady Aurora was at the limit of her patience with Lord Cain, ready to slap him, and she would have, but not in front of all the guests...
Three hours had passed, and that was when we left. We went to go and pick up Miss Mary from Lady Katina's. It was a silent ride back, well not so much, once Miss Mary got into the carriage. Lady Aurora tried to talk to Miss Mary, Lady Cassandra, and me, but wasn't having much success. And she stayed silent once Lord Cain started to talk to her.
He wasn't going to stand for that.
"What's your problem Aurora?" I heard him ask.
"Nothing," she had answered quietly.
Lord Cain didn't get a chance to say anything else, since we finally pulled up to the mansion. Lord Cain and I got out first, then Lady Cassandra, Lady Aurora, and we all helped Miss Mary out.
Lady Aurora was the first one to walk inside the house...didn't even bother to see if the door was unlocked...she just opened it and walked right in, up the stairs right to her room, and closed the door. We followed right after her, but as I locked the front door, I heard Lord Cain ask himself, "What is her problem?"
"Just go and ask her," Lady Cassandra replied as he went up the stairs and opened her door.
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Cain's P.O.V
Okay sure, I walk in without knocking. And there she is finishing Lewis Carroll's book Alice in Wonderland, not looking up to see who was even there as usual, but once she closes it, I can see the pain in her eyes once she does.
"Aurora..." I say her name in a barely audible whisper.
She looks up and I see her smile, a sad one. Yet I know that I'm the one who caused it. "Yes, what is it Cain?" She asked, as if something was bothering me, instead of her.
"I'm sorry," I say quietly.
I didn't know what else to say as I stare at the floor of her room, a midnight sort of color. If I thought that her response was going to be a good one, I was really wrong. Wrong enough to regret what I had done earlier: left her alone to go and talk to Ariadne.
"You're sorry, is that all you have to say? I'm sick and tired of hearing you apologize like you mean it!" She yelled.
And I stayed silent, not saying anything.
Before I knew what had happened, she had pulled me by the collar of my shirt and pushed me onto her bed. She stared at me as I continued not to meet her gaze. I knew that she was angry with me, but I didn't know what to say to make her return to the sister that I loved.
"Damn," she swore. I never heard her swear before.
I got up as she paced the room. Now, I knew what to say, but it was at the tip of my tongue, yet I just couldn't say it, since the first thing that I would admit, would be an apology.
"Aurora..." but before I could say the rest, she looked at me yet again with pain in her eyes.
"Do you know the three things that make me say that I hate you Cain?" She asked as I looked at her, the sad look was now there, and I had to look away.
"No, tell me," I requested, my voice barely audible.
Aurora then said, "One, is your attitude, two is your smile, and three, is the fact that you LOVE ME!"
She said the last two words an octave higher than needed. And it finally sunk in that I really screwed up big time. But I didn't understand why she said that one of the facts was that I loved her. Now I was really lost.
"Just go Cain, please," she begged as I stood up and went to the door.
"Are you sure?" I questioned as she tried not to cry.
She nodded, and that was all I needed to know and walked out of her room.
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Aurora's P.O.V.
I watched as he walked out of my room. Then, that was when the tears started to fall, one by one, and they didn't stop. My door opened again and there stood Cassandra. She looked worried, and wanted to ask me what was wrong, but didn't. I guess that she wanted me to tell her what was wrong first.
"Aurora, are you alright?" Cassandra as she sat down next to me.
"Yes, I'm fine," I answered quietly.
She stared at me for a few moments as she grabbed me in a tight hug, and that was when the tears stopped. "Aurora tell me the truth," she persisted as I lay down on my bed.
"I...I just got into a fight with Cain," I stammered as she stroked my hair and calmed me down. She knew how I felt in an instant, always knowing, but sometimes never saying how she felt.
"I know," she stated as she made her way towards the door.
"I guess you're not coming down to dinner, are you?" She asked as she reached for the handle.
"No, not tonight," I replied and she gave me a smile that said that everything would be alright.
"Okay, I'll just tell Riff to bring something up," she confirmed as she opened the door and walked out, but before she did, I said, "Thanks sis."
Cassandra then turned around to look at me and answered, "You're welcome," closed my door, and walked down the stairs.
As I heard her footsteps retreating down the stairs, I couldn't hear the beating of my heart, because I could only feel the pain that I had caused...
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Cassandra's P.O.V.
As I walked down the stairs, I knew that this problem had to be solved by tonight, yet as I watched Cain, my younger brother, the Earl of Poisons, I knew that he had done something that could not be forgivable. His eyes held a sense of pain and anger, but I knew that the anger he held, he was directing it straight at himself. Cain didn't even hear me walk down the stairs...and he looked up at me, as if he knew that what he had done was unforgivable.
"What happened earlier Cain?" I asked as he stared at his hands.
"Let's just say that I made the worst mistake in my life," he answered quietly, not looking in my direction.
"Which is what?" I wondered, at the moment I didn't have a clue at what he was talking about. But I seriously regretted asking the question, until he answered, and the five words that he said, sent a wave of pain through me.
"Falling in love with Aurora," he replied, now looking at me directly as he said this, I had a good mind to snap him out of it, but in his state right now, I couldn't do it, as I heard her door slam. And Cain didn't even glance upward towards her room. Knowing what would occur now, the problem was beyond fixing...maybe even permanently. But for some reason, there was a slight hope that everything would work itself out somehow, and I was determined to wait and see what would happen...
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Cain's P.O.V.
Dinner was silent tonight, and I can't complain...it's just that I feel like I've made a mistake, a big one...such as falling in love with my younger sister. I don't think I'll be able to take back what I've said, because I don't think Aurora will let me. Does she regret falling in love with me? I ask myself as I poke at my food, and really...I'm not that hungry, just worried about what Aurora will say to me the next time I talk to her.
But I push all of those thoughts to the back of my mind as I finish what is on my plate. I knew that Riff took up some food for her earlier, and he just came down with her plate, currently at this time, she didn't even touch it at all.
Now Cassandra, Mary, and Riff are giving me worried looks. What the freaking bloody hell?! I just can't stand it much when they worry, I don't want them to, since it makes me feel guilty...yet there are things that I can't even admit to myself that I know that I seriously should.
And after dinner, I walk up the stairs to her room. I didn't even get a chance to knock, since she opened it. Aurora didn't say a word as I walked in and sat on her bed. She sat down next to me, and to be honest, I didn't know what to say...but she started the conversation for me.
"Cain, I'm sorry," she apologized. She didn't look at me, maybe because she was scared at what my reaction would be.
"It's just fine, but I should be the one apologizing, not you, since I was the one who hurt you," I confessed as I felt her hug me.
"And I was lying, it wasn't a mistake to love you," I admitted as she looked up at me.
"Are you sure that you're not lying?" She asked, sounding a little doubtful.
"Yes, I'm sure," I answered as I kissed her.
"So, does that mean that you still love me?" I asked as she pushed me onto the bed.
"Yes, and if you haven't figured it out yet, the three reasons why I hate you are also the three reasons why I love you," she replied as she kissed me back.
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Aurora: Man I think this is a long chapter. Don't you think so Cain?
Cain: Yeah, but I think that you did a good job with it.
Aurora: Thanks. *I then turn around to look at him, but he then kisses me*
Cain: *Smirks after seeing my surprised expression*
Aurora: What was that for Cain?
Cain: A job well done on Chapter 3...that's what.
Cassandra, Riff, and Mary walk in a minute later...
Cassandra: Did something just happen?
Aurora: No, *but I look away as she asking me this*
Riff: Cain, did you do something?
Cain: What ever are you talking about Riff?
Riff: You know what I'm talking about Cain Christopher Hargreaves!
Cain: Bloody Hell!
Aurora: *I'm staring at him for three seconds, as he swears*
Mary: I'm just going to pretend that I didn't hear that.
Cassandra: Well, I can't wait to see what happens next.
Riff: I know...I have a feeling it's going to be a "mystery"
Cain: *Stares at me as he sips his tea* so what's going to happen next Princess?
Aurora: I'm so not going to give away what happens next, so you'll have to wait until I post the next chapter.
Cain: So not fair. *he then pulls me closer to him as I'm sitting on his lap...still*
Riff: Please Read and Review.
Cassandra: I can't wait to see what everyone says about the chapter.
Aurora: I know...see you all soon.
Mary: See you in the next chapter...
Cain: I can't wait for chapter 4!