"Xander, isn't it exciting? We get to see Corrin!" Camilla beamed. Xander never saw her so happy before, it made him feel good to see some light in her life.
"Yes, I suppose it is." He smiled s bit as they began their walk up the long staircase to a large tower where Corrin was being held.
"I want my mommy and my big brother and my big sister!" Corrin could be heard faintly screaming.
"The poor baby!" Camilla whispered. "Come on, Xander!" Camilla grabbed his hand and tugged him up the last bit of steps to the room.
"Big sister! Big sister!" Corrin screamed as she pounded the door with her tiny fists.
"I'm right here, darling." Camilla almost seemed to purr as she opened the door. "Your big brother Xander is here too." Corrin and Xander both gave Camilla a strange look.
"You not my big brother and sister."
"You're." Xander corrected. Camilla glared at him.
"We are you big brother and sister until your real family come for you." Camilla lied. She know Corrin would never see her birth family again. Corrin's eyes lit up for the first time that whole day.
"Will they really come for me?" Corrin asked. She looked at Camilla like she were the greatest thing in the world.
"Of course, darling." Camilla smiled. Deep in her heart, she knew she didn't want Corrin to ever leave.
"So, Corrin, you said you have siblings. What are they like?" Xander asked, sitting on the floor. Camilla looked around the dark and drafty room.
"Father didn't even give her a bed." She thought.
"My big brother, Ryoma, is strong and smart and brave and the bestest brother ever. Hinoka is my big sister, she is always looking out for me and she is almost always next to me. She lets me spend the night in her room sometimes when I get scared. Takumi is my baby brother, he is just learning to walk. He gots to grab onto stuff when he tries. I don't know a lot about Baby Sakura, she isn't too old, and cause of that I don't get see her often." Corrin said excitedly.
"You have a family like ours." Xander smiled at her. Camilla sat next to Corrin, who in turn sat down. She crawled over to Camilla and sat in her lap.
"I do?" Corrin asked. Camilla began to lovingly play with her long blond hair.
"It's much softer than the hair on all my dolls. It isn't cut off or singed." She thought with a smile.
"Yes, I'm the oldest, then it's Camilla, then Leo, who is just learning to walk too, and Elise, who is just a baby."
"How comes Camilla gots purple hair and you have yellow?" Xander looked at Camilla, not sure how much she was willing to reveal to Corrin.
"We have different mothers." Camilla smiled. She felt extremely calm feeling the weight of the child in her lap and her soft, smooth hair in her fingers.
"What about your other brother and sister?"
"We all have different moms." Xander said uneasily. "But we are all still a family." He added quickly. "Wow, she's really relaxed." Xander thought to himself as he watched Camilla.
"I don't have the same mommy as you guys, does that make me you family too?" Corrin asked, turning to Camilla. Camilla's heart just melted at Corrin's big Crimson eyes and cute pointed ears.
"Of course, sweetheart." She hugged Corrin to herself.
"It's time for your medicine." A maid said coldly as she appeared at the doorway. "Ah, Princess Camilla, Prince Xander, I didn't expect you to be up here."
"What kind of medicine are you giving her? She can't be ill." Xander said, brow furrowed.
"Oh don't worry, its nothing, just to calm her down." The maid smiled as she picked up Corrin from Camilla's lap. Camilla felt cold without the little girl near her. She felt jealous of the woman holding her child.
"She's relatively calm." Camilla said, gritting her teeth.
"Oh no, we're going to have another outburst." Xander thought.
"Right now, but when she's alone she just screams and screams like a wild animal." The maid said, shoving a cup in Corrin's face.
"She's a baby, she gets scared. She was just-"
"That's enough, Camilla." Xander interrupted. "Father knows best. Besides, I think it is time we get to our beds."
"But I want to stay with Corrin." Camilla protested, feeling anger form inside her.
"You can stay until she falls asleep, which won't be long. Then it is off to bed for both of you. You father can't find out about you being here longer than he wished. "Here you go." She handed Corrin to Camilla, who gladly accepted the child.
"Camilla?" Corrin asked, gripping the purple hair.
"Yes?" She asked.
"I don't feel right." She sighed, wrapping her small hands around Camilla's neck and holding on tightly.
"Xander, what do you think she gave her?" Camilla whispered, giving Xander a panicked look.
"A sleeping sedative?" He shrugged.
"Why do I feel funny?" Corrin whispered, trying to fight sleep.
"I-I don't know." Camilla replied, trying not to cry. She took Corrin's hands off her neck and cradled her in her arms like a baby. "Is she going to die in my arms tonight?" Camilla wondered.
"Why are you crying?" Corrin asked, her eyes slowly closing. "Please don't cry." She whispered.
"It's okay." Xander said bravely, but he was also wondering about the medication.
"Camilla?" Corrin asked weakly.
"What is it, darling?"
"C-can I call you my big sister?" Camilla felt a pain her heart.
"Of course." Camilla smiled. She held Corrin a little tighter. "Oh gods, please don't let her die! She can't die, I've only known her a few hours and I…. I love her so much." She thought. There was silence for a few minutes.
"Alright kids, off to bed." The maid said suddenly. Corrin was asleep in Camilla's arms. Camilla held Corrin's chest to her bed, her heart was beating strongly. The sound of that heart made her feel so happy and safe in a way.
"She needs a bed." Xander said.
"She will have one tomorrow." Xander nodded. Camilla reluctantly set Corrin down and stood up. She followed Xander out of the room but stopped at the end of corridor.
"I left my hair pin in Corrin's room." She lied. Xander knew she didn't have a hair pin, but asked she just wanted to see Corrin again.
"Don't be too late, Father won't be happy." Xander nodded. Camilla ran back up the stairs to Corrin's room. She stopped at the door and gently pushed it open. She stood just at the edge of the stairs.
"Maid!" Camilla called. "Father wishes to see you at once! Run!" Camilla ordered. The maid did as told and when she reached the stairs, Camilla quickly stuck out her small foot and tripped the maid, causing the mail to fall down the long set of stairs. She fell and rolled down the stairs until she got caught by a bookshelf many steps down. Camilla noticed a small puddle of blood forming. "So that's what killing a human feels life." Camilla thought as she looked at the maid. "It feels good, but not as good as holding my Corrin." She smiled. She closed the door to Corrin's room, walked down the stairs, stepping over the body, and hurried off to her own room.