Me: Oh. My. GOSH. I love you guys! Thanks for all the faves and follows! They mean a lot, especially the reviews!
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And I apologize for the delay, but then school happened. And my birthday happened. And stupid online tests for school happened. And why do we even need to memorize the countries and capitals of the world?
Ahem.
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Chapter 7: Letters
Never in my previous life have I ever done anything tedious, besides schoolwork, of course.
I was a rather lazy person, who didn't care if I got fat due to lying down or sitting down all the time. The only form of 'exercise' I had was studying, and playing video games.
The only time I was ever forced to exercise was during P.E. class, and I always passed, so I never did any extra stuff.
But now, in this world, I regretted not exercising.
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Pant. Pant.
I tried to breathe normally, but it was hard to. My knees were shaking and my muscles ached. Sweat was rolling down on my cheeks, dripping down onto the floor.
I wiped my sweat with the sleeve of my shirt, trying to remain standing. Like hell was I going to give in to him of all people.
The masked boy (or man or whatever) was smirking at me. "Oh? You can still stand? I'll give you credit for that. I'll give you an extra second of rest, then."
It had been a week since he led me to the training room, our fight only ending when I had collapsed from exhaustion. Since then, he'd been really pushing me – from five hundred push-ups each day to surprise attacks on another.
I've got to say… the guy's twisted and annoying, but I suppose his methods are nice. I mean, my stamina has been improving a lot and I don't get as much cuts when he throws his knives at me.
Then, a bell rang and I let out a relieved sigh. Training was finally over.
"Hey, brat. Same time, same place tomorrow. Don't forget and don't be late," my sensei told me.
"Wao, aren't you a perverted little shit? 'Same time, same place'? Sounds like you're asking me to hook up with you or something…" I muttered under my breath.
"What was that? You want to continue training?"
"Oh, I said nothing, sensei."
"Yeah, thought so."
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I went into the kitchen, heading immediately to the refrigerator and grabbing a bottle of Gatorade. I finished it in a few gulps and threw it in the trash can. I washed my hands then headed over to the living room, sitting next to Angelo and grabbed the remote from him, switching the channel from Disney Channel to Nickelodeon.
"Hey! I was watching Phineas and Ferb!" Angelo whined as he pouted, trying to get the remote back from me.
"Angelo, you've seen that episode five times." I sighed as I watched a commercial featuring iCarly.
"But it's better than your stupid shows!" Angelo said.
I narrowed my eyes at him playfully. "Oi, they are not stupid."
"Are too! Why can't you watch something like, I don't know…"
"See? You can't even make a comeback."
"So?"
"So, you can't really have enough details to prove that the shows I watch truly are as stupid as you make them out to be."
And then my favorite show came on and I found myself squealing and singing along to the opening/theme song.
"For the love of God, Chrome, please don't make me watch Drake and Josh with you."
"Shut up! You're only jealous because Drake's so hot unlike you!"
"…"
"Hoho, I was right?"
"Like hell!"
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Eventually, Angelo left me alone and I had some peace as I watched Drake and Josh accidentally run over 'Oprah'. It was highly amusing, considering the fact that it was Josh's birthday and all. Who knew that chubby Josh could actually become a hot quarterback in the movie Red Dawn? I mean, seriously. He became hot.
"Oi, squirt, come here!" Angelo called out from where he was, which was who knows where.
"What do you want, person who totally has a crush on Ikuto from Shugo Chara?" I asked back, turning away from the TV to find him headed towards me, clutching some things in his hand.
"I do not! I like – agh! Just shut up!" he exclaimed exasperatedly.
"Why'd you call me, anyways?" I asked.
"You've got a few letters," he said, waving the hand that held some envelopes.
"If it's not a Hogwarts letter, then it's not important." I told him with a raised eyebrow. "I mean, I know I'm not eleven yet, but hey, who knows?"
"You sure?" he asked, ignoring my statement about Hogwarts.
We had a little spat the other time regarding Harry Potter. When I found out he liked the series and movies too, we got closer. Then, when it came to the topic of characters, I told him that I fancied (yes, all hail British terms) Fred and Draco, and that Pansy was just a clingy, obsessed bitch. How the heck was I supposed to know that he had a crush on her?
"There are some subscriptions here and one from your mom."
"Hand it over, young Jedi. Quickly."
He gave me the envelopes and I hurriedly searched for the one from my mother.
It had been a long time (ok, a few weeks) since I had last heard from her. I mean, hey, I'm a one year old. I'd miss my mother, of course. Besides, the last time I had seen her was when she had rescued me from being kidnapped by this guy who, at one point, I thought was Professor X from X-Men (Cyclops is the bomb *wink* *wink*).
When I had found it, Angelo sat on the opposite couch and read mails from my subscriptions, knowing that I wouldn't mind and I knew that he wanted to give me some privacy for my mother's letter.
I ripped a part of the envelope and got the letter out.
Dear Chrome, it began,
It's been a long time since I've seen and spoken to you, and I miss you so much, darling.
The war's going fine (Yes, I knew you'd eventually ask). We've got the upper hand, anyways. Fighting is still easy, although, I don't prefer the night shifts.
Do tell Angelo that Rosetta's fine. He must be so worried, and all Rosetta talks about is Angelo, anyways. Haha!
I'm not sure how long this stupid war will last, but I promise that I'll come back, darling. What kind of a mother would be if I didn't?
I love you. Stay safe. Don't talk to strangers. If you're in trouble or need help, go to Angelo, your grandparents, or anyone you trust.
Do tell me about your everyday life there.
Love,
Mom
I didn't realize I was crying until a teardrop fell on the paper. Furiously wiping my tears away, I snuck a glance at Angelo to see if he had seen. Fortunately for me, he didn't.
I had sworn to myself the day that my grandparents had agreed for me to be trained that I would try not to show any form of weakness, including tears.
"Why the heck did you subscribe to some magazine filled with shirtless, rich pretty boys?"
"It was for business."
"Oh, really now?"
"…"
"By the way, my mom told me to tell you that your mom's fine and talks about you a lot."
"Well, that's good – the part of her being fine. Not the part of talking about me."
"Why, have any embarrassing secrets? What, did you, I don't know, trip and pull down some poor girl's skirt or something?"
"…"
"You did?"
"Shut up."
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"Tell me again why you're leaving me in the forest?"
After I had read the letter from my mother, my sensei appeared at the 'right moment' and dragged me along with him to this forest. Along the way, he blindfolded me so I don't even know where I am right now.
"Survive three days here. It's part of your training." Sensei said. "I'll be back for you at midnight on the third day, right here at this exact location."
"I'll be taking my leave now," he said before pausing. And I could feel that stupid smirk of his. "Oh, and try not to get killed. As much as I don't want to see your annoying bratty face, your grandparents would kill me if they knew I did this you. Even the old man would disapprove of this, insisting that I had to wait another year for this."
"…They don't know I'm here, do they?" I deadpanned.
"Ah, but that is the purpose of illusions." Sensei said before walking off. "I'll see you in a few days, brat."
"Glad to be rid of you, too." I said as I started walking off in the opposite direction.
Three days in the wilderness? A piece of cake. Good thing I was dragged along by my previous parents to a place like this as well.
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And I spoke too soon.
"AGHH!"
That would be me screaming.
You see, after wandering around for a while, I came across a stream. It seemed clean so I drank some water, but then I saw a crocodile nearby, so when I was trying to get away by walking backwards so that I could keep an eye on that croc, my head had hit a beehive.
And then of course, the beehive fell, unleashing the bees, and alerting the crocodile to my presence. Not only that, but some of the honey in the beehive fell on me, so I am now currently being chased by three animals: crocodiles, bees, and bears that smelled the honey on me.
I ran downhill, but being me, I tripped on a rock and rolled down and hit something soft. I looked up warily, expecting it to be another animal, but thank Akashi. It was Bel.
"Oh, hello, there, Bel." I casually greeted as I looked behind me and saw that the animals were still far away.
"Oh, the not so stupid peasant named Chrome." Bel smirked. "What brings you here?"
"Running away from those animals since I was abandoned here by my 'sensei' to train me." I replied, pointing at the animals that were closing in.
"Shishishi, this is entertaining. The prince shall tag along." Bel said, joining me as I ran away.
I glanced at him and saw that he was grinning manically. I felt a vein throb in my head due to annoyance. Bel is clearly enjoying this. I mean, he's not even taking it seriously!
After a few minutes of running, we ended up just outside the gates of a small kingdom.
"Woah, what is this place?" I wondered out loud.
"Some pitiful kingdom that the prince's father has business with. Why he does so appalls the prince since this kingdom is quite useless." Bel shared with me as we leaned against a tree.
"Well, allies are still great assets, you know?" I said, giving him my opinion.
"Shishishi, that's where you're wrong. The prince doesn't need any allies," he said. Before I could add anything, he continued, "But the prince doesn't mind the peasant's company."
Me? Oh, okay.
"If you say so… and I quite enjoy your company, too." I said. "Say, are you staying anywhere while your father's here?"
"Shishishi, in the palace's 'best' quarters. It's trash compared to the prince's worst rooms in the palace." Bel bragged.
"Um… do you mind me crashing with you?" I asked, a little shyly.
Bel shrugged. "The prince will accept since he is a gracious prince. But the prince gets the bed, since he is a prince."
I nodded gratefully. "Thanks a lot, Bel! And don't worry, I can sleep on the floor!"
"Shishishi, but on one condition."
"Sure, anything!"
"You have to –"
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"I fail to see why it's me who has to do this." I said quietly, in order not to wake the occupant of the room in front of us.
"And why not? The prince is too lazy to do such." Bel said.
"So why bother making me do it?"
"For the prince's entertainment."
"Fair enough."
I then quietly snuck into the room and began to do something that could make the occupant of the room motivated to get back at me.
When I had finished, Bel and I went to his room, making sure to avoid the guards of the palace. I mean, I'm not exactly royalty, so why the hell would I be here, right?
When we got to his room, I had to admire it. If this was the worst room Bel had ever seen, boy was I excited to see what he's got in his house (palace).
I got a spare pillow and a blanket from a cabinet and placed them just beside Bel's bed. I then rested my head on the pillow and yawned.
"Night, Bel."
"Night, peasant."
Dear Mom,
Everything's going fine.
I'm currently being trained in combat and illusions. I know you're going to tell me to stop, but I know that you know that it was inevitable. I mean, you're in the Mafia.
To be honest, you did a pretty good job hiding it from me. I didn't suspect anything at all, until that Charles guy came.
I'm actually hanging out with one of my friends right now. No, he's not Angelo. His name's Bel. And I'm currently crashing in his room right now since I've been put to a survival test by the one training me. (Did you know my 'sensei' wears a mask all the time? It's annoying. I can't even see his face, and he refuses to tell me his name! )
Well, those are the only 'remarkable' events in my life so far.
From,
Chrome
P.S.: Good luck in the war. Go beat Charles' ass up.
P.P.S.: I told Angelo about his mom.
P.P.P.S.: Did you know he pulled down a girl's skirt once?
P.P.P.P.S.: …I love you, too.
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Extra: What Bel made Chrome do
"Ushesheshe, what's all the fuss?" Rasiel asked the maids, who were giving everything they had not to laugh, as they looked for things to repair the damage done.
One of the still sane maids replied, "Your Highness, what happened to your hair?"
Rasiel raised an eyebrow at that, not that any of them could see. "The king demands a mirror."
One of the maids gave him one. "Here, Your Highness."
Rasiel took a glance and paled. His beautiful hair… his oh so beautiful hair… was now a shade of green, similar to a booger, and there was mayonnaise on his hair.
When he looked up, the maids were nowhere to be found, and they had probably scattered so they couldn't hear him say 'Kaching'.
Extra: Bianca Receives Chrome's Letter
"My darling's all grown up now!" Bianca squealed as she held out the letter to Rosetta. "And she loves me! How cute is that!?"
Rosetta scanned the contents of the letter and her eyes widened. "Did they use protection?!"
"It doesn't matter. I'll be expecting cute little babies! I wonder what this 'Bel' boy is like…"
"Bianca, they're kids. She can't be pregnant at that age."
"…I suppose you're right. I can always dream, though."
"Ha. Ha. HA." Rosetta said sarcastically as she read the rest of the letter, almost dropping it in shock.
"What's wrong?" Bianca asked her friend worriedly.
"Did you read the letter properly, or were you too busy fantasizing about your future grandchildren?"
"…"
"I thought so." Rosetta sighed at her friend's childishness. "Go read the bottom parts again. Before she wrote 'From, Chrome'."
Bianca took the letter from her friend and read it again, her eyes widening. "This… this isn't possible. I thought he was still in Japan with…"
Bianca's fists tightened. "What are my parents thinking?! If Chrome finds out…"
Rosetta gave her friend a weak smile. "It was bound to happen, Bianca."
"But, why like this…?" Bianca said weakly. "It's too soon… It's too soon for her to find out."
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Sneak Peek
Chapter 8: Christmas Special
"Aww, you gave me knives? I love you, best friend!"
"But who doesn't love the prince?"
"Ugh, get a room."
"Who invited you, sensei?"
"Don't take that tone on me, brat. Are you asking for more training?"
"Oh, come on, sensei. Don't be a Scrooge."
"Bah humbug to you."
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Me: And there's chapter 8! Hope it was worth the wait! (Wao, that rhymes) [chapter 8 was only a sneak peek though, haha]
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