Entry 7:
It's official. I have no allies. Not that I need any, but I—
They don't have to glare at me like that. Or deny me food. Jade did, in case you were wondering. Actually, it was Anise. But I think Jade bought her off.
She is a crafty, evil little demon spawn, and I blame everything on her. She threw herself into my lap just as Natalia came back to the camp. Natalia turned this lovely shade of—purple, I guess, and really, how is any of this my fault?!
"Oh, Asch!" she squealed, (when did her voice get so high and giggly?) "Of course I'll become your duchess! Silly! All you had to do was ask!"
Several trees near Natalia promptly incinerated.
The dreck and Tear both looked like they were about to keel over dead. I'm pretty sure the hysterically moron rolling around on the ground was Guy. It couldn't have been anyone else. Jade, of course, was no where to be found.
Ass was probably hiding in the bushes.
Natalia isn't speaking to me. Jade and Guy exchanged devious smiles. I'm pretty sure Anise has somehow acquired new shoes. Tear and the dreck are both looking at me like I'm a creepy pedophile.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT TECHNICALLY I AM ONLY LIKE FOUR YEARS OLDER AND SERIOUSLY WHAT THE HELL AS IF I WOULD EVER—
Well. Whatever. I'll have to be more careful from now, I mean, I think they're starting to suspect that I—me and Natalia—I mean, it's, that is to say—
Completely preposterous.
Entry 8:
LUKE'S STUPID PET TRIED TO EAT ME.
SCRATCH THAT. IT'S TRYING TO KILL US ALL.
No, no, I'm not even kidding. And yet no one believes me. Not even Natalia! I tried telling her, and she just looked at me in total and sheer revulsion and went, "Asch, don't bully poor little Mieu!"
I gaped at her. I know this because Jade patted my head after she flounced away and went, "There, there. Time shall ease this heartache." And then he looked over his spectacles and said gravely, "How could you vilify our sweet, sweet emergency food rations?"
"Oh no!" Mieu said innocently, "I'm sorry, colonel, did I breath fire on you by accident?"
There was a very strange moment when the two of them exchanged deep, meaningful looks, before Jade swept away, chuckling. Mieu watched him go. I swear there was a demonic glint in his eyes.
Entry 9:
Natalia is still insisting I am the scum of the earth.
On another note, the dreck told Mieu, "Go heat up some water for a bath, thing!" to which Mieu gave an enthusiastic affirmative, and beamed until the dreck walked away to salivate over Tear.
And then Mieu muttered, "Frigging ass. I hope you drown in your stupid bath!"
I—
I am not letting Natalia alone with that thing. She is entirely too trusting. And she likes to cuddle it, and it is male, and that is just Not Okay.
I know what it's doing. I KNOW.
Entry 10:
Guy has made a point of mocking my "paranoia" in front of Natalia at every possibly opportunity.
IT ISN'T PARANOIA YOU IMBECILE, IT'S VIGILANCE.
Natalia usually responds by getting very, very close to him and whispering things in his ear. It's very satisfying when he leaps to his feet and his dinner gets all over my hair.
I think he did that on purpose. Mentioned this to Jade. He went, "So are you finally catching on? Well, well, Asch, I'm surprised. What a good little original you are. Have a cookie."
I hate him.