Sama= Respectful word for superior
*Acacia Cordelia Raggs*
I sighed as I slid on the dark blue pants that went with my new outfit. It was the usual outfit that people taking the bishop's exam wore. Xing-Lu then put my exam badge on the front of my collar and we both smiled. Castor then sat me down on the bed and pulled my new brown, knee high boots on then tied them for me.
"There, perfect." I smiled.
"Thank you Xing-Lu." He smiled as well.
"Your welcome, Cordelia." We then walked from my room together and I smiled. It was another beautiful morning.
*Konatsu Warren*
I sat at my desk with my head in my arms.
"Konatsu, what's wrong?" Asked Kuroyuri.
"Hyuuga kept me up all night. He kept chasing me through the halls all night and the moment I climbed into my bed to go to sleep my alarm clock went off." I stated glancing at Kuroyuri. That was when I saw him smiling brightly.
"But I made you a present?" I tilted my head.
"Really?" He nodded. "You didnt need to do that Kuroyuri-Sama."
"I know but I wanted to." He then handed me a box and I put it on my desk. I opened the box then smiled when I saw that it was a cake with a picture of my face on it. The picture of me was probably done by Hyuuga. "Im not sure why but Haruse fainted when I gave him some but I'm sure you'll like it Konatsu!" I smiled as Kuroyuri handed me a fork. I took a bite then smiled.
"It's amazing!" Kuroyuri smiled.
"I knew you would like it!" Haruse and Katsuragi glanced at each other then sighed. "Do you want some Haruse?" He shook his head.
"No thank you, Kuroyuri-Sama." Hyuuga then walked in and yawned.
"That was a nice nap." I narrowed my eyes at him.
"Nap? It's three in the afternoon. I believe that is categorized as sleeping all day." Hyuuga sighed and put something down on my desk.
"That came for you Konatsu. It's from Cordelia-Chan." Everyone gasped.
"From Cordelia-Kun!?" Asked Kuroyuri excitedly. I smiled then grabbed it, leaning away as everyone tried to read it.
'Dear Konatsu,
I forgive for what you said and Im sorry. I was a bit harsh on you, I know that you want to make a good impression on my brother, I was simply frustrated and let words that didnt even mean slip out of my mouth. But dont worry Konatsu, I am sure that you have already found a place where you are happy, you just may not know that yet. Give it a few years and we'll see if you still think you haven't found a place where you are truly happy. I love you, my best friend and I promise that I will never abandon you. P.S. Tell Hyuuga that he is stupid, tell Katsuragi and Haruse that I say hi, tell Kuroyuri that I miss him and tell Aya-Tan that I hate his guts~
Love ya Konatsu
~Cordelia.'
I chuckled and everyone tilted their heads. It wouldn't be fun to tell that to Ayanami-Sama.
"Hyuuga... Cordelia says your stupid." He blinked in surprise. "Katsuragi, Haruse, Cordelia says hi." They both nodded. "Kuroyuri, Cordelia says that she misses you." He smiled.
"Tell her in your reply that I miss her too~"
"Tell her that im not stupid."
"Tell her that we say hi."
"Wait a second... Did she anything about Aya-Tan?" I gasped.
"Well...um..." Hyuuga grabbed the post card from me.
"It says, Tell Aya-Tan that I hate his guts~ Hmm... Well that wasnt very nice." Ayanami-Sama then walked in. "Aya-Tan, Cordelia sends you her worst regards and says that she hate's your guts." He smirked and we all gasped. Everyone except Hyuuga then hid behind Katsuragi. We then all peeked out as Ayanami-Sama started his beating on Hyuuga. "WHAT DID I DO!? OWWWWWWW!"
*Acacia Cordelia Raggs*
I sighed and sat on the fountain with Lazette behind me, watching as the sun set.
"It's pretty isn't it Lazette?" She nodded. Castor then walked over and Lazette giggled, turning her face into his and making a smoochy face. I blushed slightly then giggled. She then dove under the water and I sighed as Xing-Lu sat down beside me.
"You've been out here by the fountain a lot today." I smiled.
"Yeah, Lazette and I have been spending time together, it's been a long time since we have spent time together after all." He smiled as well then rested his head on my shoulder.
"You look tired Castor, are you alright?" He nodded.
"Yes, I just didnt get much sleep last night." I giggled.
"Do you want me to sing you a lullaby~ " He nodded again.
"Why wouldn't I want you to sing me a lullaby, after all my precious Cordelia has the voice of an angel~ " I opened my mouth to start when one of the sisters ran over to me.
"Cordelia-Kun, another letter came for you." I smiled then stood, making Castor sigh. I grabbed the letter and opened it.
"I feel like your cheating on me." I blinked in surprise then looked back at my fiancé, my face going bright red.
"W-With Konatsu!? He's my best friend! I could never... I would never..." I fell to the ground then curled up in a ball, hiding my face in my arms.
"Cordelia?" Asked Castor.
"Im a turtle." I stated as I continued to blush. After a little while I sat up, my face now only slightly pink. I then leaned forward towards Xing-Lu who was sitting right beside me. "Listen, I am not cheating on you with Konatsu, it's just that he is the only best friend I have ever had and I miss him." Castor sighed and gently rested his head against mine.
"I know, and I find it sweet that even though you have been separated by such a large chasm you still manage to stick together, and continue to be friends." I sighed. "What is it?"
"Well it's just that, though we may be able to maintain our friendship now there will eventually be a point at which we will be forced to face each other on the battle field, and I simply dont know what I will do when that happens." Xing-Lu then pulled me into his arms and held me tightly, burying his face into the crook of my neck.
"I know that it is hard, but remember the Frau, Labrador and I will always be here with you, so you wont ever need to be alone." I smiled and Xing-Lu looked at me. I then gently cupped his face in my hands.
"Thank you, my precious Xing-Lu." I then gently kissed his cheek.
"I love you."
"I love you too, my precious Cordelia." Labrador and Frau then walked over.
"Hey, are you two ready to go have dinner?" Asked Frau and we both nodded. We then stood and the four of us walked together to the dining hall.
So many times I had felt alone before this point, but now I realized something. I didnt need to feel alone because I had everyone here with me, and they all cared about me, like I cared about them. I had all these kind people around me so I didnt need to be sad or lonely, because these people would always be my friends, no matter what happened. No matter what the four of us would always stick together, because we cared about each other.
*Hyuuga*
I walked back into the office with a lollipop hanging from my mouth. I blinked in surprise when I got inside. Aya-Tan was asleep in his chair, Kuroyuri was asleep in Haruse's arms, Konatsu was asleep with his head resting on the desk and Katsuragi was asleep in his chair, leaving Haruse and I the only two who were still awake. I sighed then walked over to Konatsu and gently poked him in the cheek. I chuckled when he didnt wake up. He looked tired that was for sure. I had a feeling that he would end up falling asleep at some point but I certainly hadn't expected Katsuragi and Aya-Tan to fall asleep. I wanted to bug Aya-Tan but he seemed to be sleeping peacefully so I knew it was probably best if I didnt. After all Aya-Tan didnt sleep peacefully very often. I let out another sigh, we weren't going to get anymore work done today, that was for sure. I picked up Konatsu, careful not to wake him then carried him to his room and put him in his bed, tucking him in then placing the jacket of his uniform and his sword on the chair beside his dresser. I then walked from Konatsu's room, closing the door quietly behind myself and headed back to the office. When I got back I saw that Haruse and Kuroyuri were gone. I sighed and glanced between Aya-Tan and Katsuragi. They would both surely wake up if I tried to move them, but if I didnt move them then they would be grumpy tomorrow because they hadn't slept well.
"Well let's start with the one that is less likely to kill me." I walked over to Katsuragi and gently shook him awake. He looked at me groggily.
"What?"
"You should really go back to your room Katsuragi, you are going to get a kink in your neck if you sleep here." He tilted his head.
"Are you concerned about my well being Hyuuga?" I shook my head and smiled.
"Of course not, it's simply that I dont want you and Aya-Tan taking your frustrations out on me tommorow because you didnt sleep well. Believe it or not people here seem to take out all of their frustrations on me." Katsuragi rolled his eyes.
"Really? I hadn't noticed." He sighed then stood. "Well im going, goodnight Hyuuga." I nodded then sighed. One more to go. I walked over to Aya-Tan cautiously then gently shook him before running away and hiding behind a desk. Aya-Tan was a very, VERY grumpy riser so I really didnt want to be on the receiving end of that grumpiness. I glanced up from behind the desk and saw Aya-Tan with his eyes partially opened glaring at me.
"What do you want?" He asked in a deadly voice.
"Aya-Tan, you'll kink your neck if you sleep here. You really should go back to your room and sleep there." Why was I stuck in this position? He stood then walked towards me and I stood up straight. "Aya-Tan, what is it?" That was when I was pushed down onto the ground and my head was stomped into the ground.
"I was actually having a good dream for once you useless cur!" He then continued to stomp my face into the floor and I sighed when he finally stopped. I then rolled over and took off my broken sunglasses, replacing them with a pair from one of the pockets of my uniform. I then sat up as Aya-Tan walked from the room. I then stood and glanced down at the imprint of my face that was now etched into the floor. I sighed.
"I need to go to sleep, and hopefully sleep off this killer headache that I suddenly have." I then headed towards my bedroom in the hopes that a goodnight of sleep would reverse the possible brain damage that I had gained.
*Acacia Cordelia Raggs*
I sighed and layed down in my bed, pulling the blankets up around myself and allowing myself to doze off.
I smiled brightly as I ran through the garden searching for a hiding spot. I then hid behind a bush.
"Ready or not here I come." I smiled and peeked out from behind the bush while Krom tried to find me. "Hmm, where could Cordelia have gone?" He looked behind a tree. "Not here." I giggled. He then looked behind a bush not far from me. "Not here either. Where is she, I wonder~" I giggled again. "Oh wait a second." He then looked behind the bush I was hiding behind. "I found you." Krom then picked me up and I giggled. He chuckled then spun me around in a circle. Krowell then walked over and Krom stopped. "What is it Krowell?"
"The tea is ready." Krom smiled brightly and put me down. "That's not all is it?" Krom then grabbed his little brother and spun him in a circle.
"K-Krom put me down." He chuckled.
"It was cuter when you smiled happily and giggled Krowell." He blushed and looked away from our big brother.
"Well im not a kid anymore you know." Krom continued to smile.
"Of course you are Krowell, your only twelve, that means that you arent even a teen ager yet. Besides all of us are still kids. Kreuz is only fourteen and im only sixteen, none of us are adults yet which means that we are all still kids." Krowell sighed.
"Yeah, yeah. I get it." Krom then put him down as Kreuz walked over.
"Do you want to be spun around too Kreuz?" He chuckled.
"I would say yes but we all know that you are pretty weak so I dont want to hurt your arms because im too heavy for you." Kreuz stated with a chuckle. Krom then jumped on him and put him into a headlock, giving him a noogie. They both laughed and I did as well. Krowell sighed.
"If you guys dont hurry your tea is going to get cold." He then walked back towards the house. After a minute Krom released Kreuz and they both stood.
"Alright, let's go have some tea now." I nodded then grabbed one of each of my big brother's hands, walking between the two of them over to Krowell. They then lifted me and I giggled.
"Onii-Chan! Look I can fly!" Krowell looked over then smiled and laughed slightly. Krom and Kreuz then put me down and I ran over to Krowell and he lifted me onto his lap.
*Ayanami*
I sighed and layed down in my bed, shifting until I was comfortable. After a minute I stopped my shifting then closed my eyes and allowed myself to fall asleep.
I smiled and ran with Cordelia into the garden away from Kreuz and Krom who were it in our game of tag.
"Come on Cordelia, we'll get away from them then play a trick on them when they arent expecting it." She nodded and smiled.
"Okay!" We then ran together into the garden and hid behind a bush. I then grabbed a long branch off a grape vine and put it on the ground, tying one end of it to a small tree and holding onto the other end so when they ran by I could trip them.
"Come on Cordelia, we have to get away." I said loud enough for them to hear it.
"That way Krom!" I peeked around the corner then spotted Krom running in this direction with Kreuz on his back. "Onward!" I tried to resist laughing but it was hard when you had to hilarious brother's like mine. They then ran over and I pulled on the vine, causing Krom to trip while Kreuz jumped off Krom's back and landed perfectly on his feet. "You okay Krom?" He asked. Krom nodded then sat up.
"Yeah, but now we need revenge." Krom and Kreuz then both jumped on me and started giving me hugs and kisses.
"No! Let go!" I continued to struggle against my two older brother's until they finally let me go and I sighed attempting to un-ruffle my hair.
"Alright, now you two have to catch us." Krom picked me up and carried me under one arm and carried Cordelia under the other.
"But that's not fair! You two are older than us therefore you can run faster because your legs are longer!" Krom and Kreuz both chuckled.
"Is your height complex getting to you again Krowell?" My eyebrow twitched. "Dont worry, it's perfectly normal for a boy your age to only be five foot three. You havent even hit your growth spurt yet. If it's any conselation Kreuz hasnt hit his growth spurt yet either." Kreuz pouted.
"That may be true but I wont stay short for long!" Krom chuckled.
"Yeah me too!" This made Krom chuckle even more.
"Well sorry to say it but you still have a couple years of being short left, Kreuz probably only has a couple months of shortness left in him." This time it was my turn to pout. "Hey, at least your not as short as Cordelia." We all laughed and she pouted.
"It's not fair~" She pouted and we all laughed again. I felt happy. Even though my brother's annoyed me I was still glad that I had them because it would be lonely without them.
I sat up quickly then sighed. Here I was dreaming about the past like an old man on his porch swing. Those memories were useless to me. Krom and Kreuz were both dead and Cordelia hated me, so things could never go back to the way they had been then, so there was no point dwelling over it. Yet every now and then I would have these dreams. These dreams that made me feel truly guilty for what I had done to my big brother's. It was as if they were trying to stop what I was doing by showing me these dreams. I felt as if they were both still right beside me, holding onto me tightly like they had in the past. I felt as if they were still embracing me tightly even after what I had done. But I didnt want them to forgive me and try to lead me onto the right path, I wanted them to simply leave me alone. The past was gone and things could not and would never be the same as they had back then.
THE HYUUGA TALK SHOW~
"Hello everyone and welcome to the Hyuuga talk show, today the four siblings will be talking about their problems. Come on out Krom and Kreuz!"
"Hello, and thank you for having us on your show Hyuuga."
"Anytime, besides this may help Aya-Tan get over his big brother issues. Now tell us how was your relationship with your little brother in the past?"
"Im not sure how to answer that, what about you Krom?"
"We loved him. We may have annoyed him some times but it was out of complete and utter adoration."
"And do you two believe that you ever did anything to deserve being killed by your little brother?"
"No, Krom and I didnt do anything. What Krowell did makes us both sad but there is nothing we can do about it now. What's done is done."
"Unless through a conveinient plot twist in the series you are somehow revived."
"SHHHH! Dont spoil things Hyuuga."
"Yes, yes, Sorry. Now why dont we bring out the other two before they kill each other backstage. Alright Aya-Tan, Cordelia-Chan, come on out."
"No! Move Aya!"
"No you move."
"So how are you two?"
"Im fine, and you are stupid."
"Ouch, that hurt Cordelia-Chan. Dont take your anger out on me. Direct all that anger towards Aya-Tan or the audience would be fine as well. Now tell us all Cordelia-Chan, Aya-Tan how were your relationships with Krom and Kreuz when you were younger?"
"Good, it was fun. I miss Krom and Kreuz and because of that Im happy to be back together with them, even if it's just for a little while."
"Insufferable. They were the most annoying big brother's one could ever ask for."
"Well that wasnt very nice either Aya-Tan. You and Cordelia-Chan are just full of anger arent you?"
"Anger towards those two idiots know as my big brothers."
"Anger towards that idiot and murderer known as my big brother."
"Why you."
"I swear im going to kill you one of these days Krowell!"
"Alright now let's get back on topic. Krom, Kreuz how did it make you feel when your own little brother killed you both?"
"Well I have to say that Kreuz and I were both very sad. We both always loved Krowell, so to have him kill us hurt. The emotional pain was far worse than the physical pain for me, because it's awful to have your little brother that you loved so much kill you."
"Your tearing up, here have a tissue. Now what about you Kreuz?"
"Well I do agree with Krom. It hurt emotionally. But above all else I was just glad that he didnt kill Cordelia."
"Aww, that's sweet of you. Now what are your reactions to this, Aya-Tan, Cordelia-Chan?"
"Kreuz-Onii-Chan, Krom-Onii-Chan!"
"Aww the three of them are cuddling. Aya-Tan, arent you going to join the family cuddle?"
"No, it brings back some of the worst memories of my life."
"Okay, now that Cordelia-Chan is back in her seat, Aya-Tan what is your reaction?"
"Well I could kill Cordelia if you would like me to Kreuz."
"Dont you dare! Get away from her you jerk!"
"Ouch! Aya-Tan are you okay? That punch looked like it hurt."
"Yes, im fine. Luckily Kreuz is a wimp."
"It's alright Cordelia, Kreuz and I will always be here to protect you."
"Aww, another family cuddle. Your missing out Aya-Tan."
"Go away."
"You sound like such a rebel. Good, now that everyone is back in their seats. Let's try to work out some of the problems. So Aya-Tan tell us some of the problems you have with Kreuz and Krom."
"Do you know what, just stop this Hyuuga."
"Why Aya-Tan?"
"Because this is not a TV show. We are in the Ribidzile."
"So?"
"And your sitting in my chair."
"So?"
"The audience is Katsuragi, Kuroyuri, Haruse, Miroku-Sama, Teito Klein and those three stupid bishops."
"Dont forget about the three blonde bishounen boys Aya-Tan. Mikage, Hakuren and Shuri."
"Yes them too. On top of that, backstage is the hallway, the lights are flashlights, Konatsu is the only staff member and the red velvet curtain is nothing more than a brown monstrosity."
"Man, Krowell is getting touchy in his old age, dont you agree Krom?"
"Shut up! Besides you two are dead to just leave already!"
"Dont tell them to shut up! You shut up!"
"Um, please dont use your Zaiphon's here, there is no need for that! Konatsu lower the curtain!"
"You mean the brown monstrosity?"
"Yes! Lower it! We aplogize, we are experiancing some technical dificulties now if you will please excuse us."
"No! Get back here Krowell Raggs so that I can murder you!"
"Cordelia wait!"
"Wait for me Krom!"
"DONT DESTROY MY STUDIO!"
"COMMANDER HYUUGA! WAIT FOR ME!"
"What did we just watch Castor?"
"I believe that is called Hyuuga making the sibling problems worse instead of better."
"I agree."
"Im tired, I wanna go to bed now Haruse."
"I understand, Kuroyuri-Sama."
"I think I'll go to bed now too, and let's hope that when we wake up the Ribidzile is still in one piece."
"I guess I better get home before father gets mad at me for even coming."
"Yeah come on, run along Hakuren before your daddy gets mad at you~"
"Yeah says you, you are the one who will start crying when daddy gets mad at you Shuri."
"You, servant teach Hakuren a lesson!"
"Dont talk that way to Mikage!"
"NO ZAIPHON AUDIENCE MEMBERS! WHY ARE YOU ALL CONSPIRING TO DESTROY MY STUDIO?"
"Because it's not your studio."
"What do you all mean by that?"
"Last time I checked it is my ship Hyuuga."
"Wait a second, I didnt mean it like that! No! Aya-Tan wait a second!"
*END OF THE HYUUGA TALK SHOW~ *
Join us next time for some Black Hawks counscelling~
