100 Questions – question 1
It was the first day of her 'master plan' she liked to call it. She knew the question she wanted to ask and it was a simple question. She woke up as usual, to the sound of the paperboy. She again woke up her brother by the simple act of opening the shades to let the sunlight in. Then she made breakfast and they ate it as they walked up the path, to see the beautiful sunrise over the Alps. And then it all began. They walked slowly down the hill, and once they reached the bottom, Vash turned toward Lilli. "What is this first question?" She looked up and answered "my first question is…what is your favorite color?" He relaxed a little bit and stated simply "Lilli you know my favorite color, my favorite color is green." She laughed and walked toward the garden in the back of the house, while he walked toward the front of the house to his office.
It wasn't until lunch that they saw each other again and this time Switzerland had something to say. "Liechtenstein, since you got to start a game, I wish to start one of my own." She looked up at him in surprise; this was not what she had expected, but she agreed none the less. "It will be similar to yours, kind of like a mirror game. Once you ask your question as soon as I answer it you will have to give your response to the same question, if not sooner than my answer." Her eyes went wide with shock, but she then thought it could work to her advantage. She then giggled and said of course. He then prompted her answer to her previous question which she happily obliged to. "My favorite color is pink, but then you already knew that didn't you." He said of course and went back to his office.
His mind was distracted as he finished signing his name on the stacks of paperwork. He pulled out a stack of note cards wrote down answers to various questions, but did not know what Liechtenstein would ask, so it was hopeless, and he hated to admit it but he was kind of worried about what she would ask. So then he decided to put down his pen and paperwork and go to see his adoptive sister, who was usually in his gardens at this point in the day. He found her as usual by following the sound of her voice. She was not wearing her typical long striped pink dress because it was summer. Instead she opted for a short dress that was green, with a white bow around her small waist. He sighed and sat beside her in the fields. "Lilli I thought your favorite color was pink, actually I thought all of your clothes were pink." She giggled "After lunch I went out to buy myself a new dress, but they were out of pink, so I chose green, do you like it?" He stared at the green dress, and had to admit she looked good in green, and then swatted the thought away like someone would do to a wasp. She sat there and looked at the boy, who seemed to be lost in a dream world. She snapped her fingers, and he was pulled out of the dream-like world. She giggled as she often did when that pink tinge adorned Switzerland's cheeks. His face of course then promptly turned a darker shade of the rosy color, and he turned away. This was natural of course, but still incredibly funny to the young girl. They sat in silence for a minute or two, neither minding but neither totally comfortable with it. "Lilli, what type of questions are you going to ask me?" She looked at Vash, and smiled, but not her normal smile, more of a simper. "That, big brother is on a need to know basis, and right now you can't know." He was shocked by the answer, but inquired about it no more, and again they sat in a silence. That was until the sky let out a far off rumble signaling a long night of storms over the Alps.
It was a long day after Vash met her in the garden; Lilli went inside after he left, to prepare dinner for them. She sighed trying to find some forms of ingredients. She wanted to make him something different from the usual. It was a cold mid-summers night, so she decided to make an international stew. She first found some tomatoes courtesy of Romano next came some fish from Seychelles and found some noodles from Feliciano. She also found some meat from the American, whose name she couldn't remember, and finally some potatoes from the German brothers. She hailed down the maid to ask where the larger pots were kept and was guided toward a seldom used cabinet. She looked through and found the largest pot, and put it on the stove. She filled it with water and added a pinch of salt. The water was soon boiling and she puréed the tomatoes to make a kind of sauce or paste. One that was boiling she cut up the fish and everything else and dumped it into the pot. Once it was done, she turned the temperature lower, but still high enough to keep the stew warm. She then called again on a young maid to hunt down her brother and tell him that his supper was ready. She then turned all her attention back to the stew, stirring it slowly and occasionally tasting it to see if it needed more salt. Liechtenstein knew it was good and again took her attention off the stew to take the soup bowls out of the upper cabinets. She took her chair away from the table and but it by the cabinet so she could reach. Switzerland walked in to find her on the chair and to smell the stew, but was mostly focused on Lilli. He instantly he turned his attention to the stew again, and wondered what Liechtenstein had put in it. She finally reached the bowls, and grabbed the ladle to pour the soup. She poured the liquid into the separate bowls, still her back facing him. She then turned and made a small gesture for her brother to sit down. He obeyed and sat across from Lilli. She put down the bowl of red liquid in front of him and when to go grab spoons. They ate, with Vash's occasional compliment cutting through the silence. She looked at him when he spoke, like anyone with manners would, and thanked him every time. Then the silence was forever broken with a few simple words "Lilli what brought on this game of yours?" She knew he meant no harm but could not answer for it would give away her grand scheme, so she made up a lie. "I just wanted to play a game, why? Are you unhappy with it? I thought it would be fun." He had not been expecting that, and so he simply nodded and they ate again in a steady silence. She then wished him a good night, with a chaste kiss on the check and went to bed, to leave her brother in shock, and to clean up the dishes.