Returning Home-

Oh gosh.. Sorry for the long wait guys! I've been quite busy (busy meaning ordering a bunch of crap online, babysitting, and school stuff). Please don't be mad at me! I'm quite sensitive you know. I'm not good with these kinds of things. If you want me to make up for being so late on my updations (it's my own word in the dictionary of Kirara), then please name it! I'll do anything for you guys. For now, please go ahead and read.

Chapter 3-Breakfast

"Alice onee-sama! Wake up! It's Sunday! That means we get to go shopping!"Edith called, causing me to fall off my bed.

"Ow... Geez Edith, we just went shopping yesterday! What else could we buy? Another closet for more clothes?"I laughed, playfully flicking Edith's forehead gently.

"No, I meant grocery shopping! We have to buy a lot of stuff!"Edith giggled, pulling me into my closet.

"Okay! Okay!"I said. "Calm down!"

"Onee-san! Hurry! We have to before the others wake up, we can't make breakfast yet!"Edith cried, waiting impatiently on a small beanbag chair.

I sighed and pulled on a grey off the shoulder top, grey sweats, and black converse. I tied my hair up into a ponytail and put the necklace that Lorina gave me on.

"Wow... You look... Lazy."Edith laughed, and I laughed with her. I pat her head and walked out the door with her.

"You don't have to look nice to go grocery shopping you know."I replied. We quietly walked out of the house and started towards the large grocery store I had always shopped at.

Edith gave me a list of things we had to buy.

Bread

Milk

Eggs

Lettuce

Tomato

Beef

Pork

Chicken

Cucumbers

Cereal

Pasta

Potatoes

Curry Roux

Carrots

Geez the list was long! Of course, there was more than all of that, not to mention Edith usually adds onto the list as we shop!

"Onee-san, I got the veggies and meat!"Edith exclaimed, running over. She slipped on the wet floor, probably because she either ignored/ didn't notice the 'Wet Floor' sign, and everything went flying.

"Gotcha!"a boy with hair as red as fire said, catching her. I was lucky enough to have caught the vegetables and meat, all of it. He helped her back on her feet. I smiled. "Are you okay?"he asked, wiping off some water that got on her hair. (she had kicked some up when she slipped)

I could see her cheeks turn a bit pink. "I-I'm fine! T-thank you!"she stuttered. Edith bowed and ran over to me, holding her chest.

"What's wrong Edith?"I asked a bit teasingly.

"H-he.. touched my..."she blushed madly, unable to continue her sentence. I chuckled.

"I'm sure it was an accident Edith. He saved you, so it's fine."I smiled, patting her head. "Come on, we got everything on the list, let's go now before everyone wakes up."I continued, starting to walk to the register.

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I quietly opened the front door, picked up the bags of groceries, and walked inside to the kitchen. Edith closed the door and walked into the kitchen, and left the ingredients in there.

"So..."Edith started the conversation awkwardly, knowing that neither of us could cook.

"So... Uh... where's Aria?"I asked.

"Oh! She's probably sleeping right now... Should I go wake her?"Edith offered. I nodded.

"Could you please?"I begged. Edith skipped off to wake Aria up, and I started to put the groceries away.

About 5 or 10 minutes later, Edith came running downstairs, Aria following after.

"Welcome home Miss Alice! I apologize I wasn't here for your return, I was attending my sister's wedding in New York. I arrived last night around 11."Aria apologized, curtsying.

"It's fine Aria. I know you've only just woken up, but could you please prepare breakfast?"I pleaded.

"Why of course! I'll get started right away!"Aria exclaimed. Edith walked out of the kitchen, and I was about to do the same, when I remembered something.

"Oh yeah! It's breakfast for 17 people~!"I said, and walked out. I could hear Aria say something along the lines of "EEEEEHHHHH? !"

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Breakfast was ready, 17 plates full of food were set on the dining room tables. I smiled and sat down next to Edith.

"M-Miss Alice, I'd hate to ask, but do we have guests here?"Aria asked worriedly.

"Yes, we do actually. They'll be staying for a while until they can go back home."I replied, a little too quickly.

"Oh? Is there a problem with their homes?"she asked, much more worry in her eyes than before.

"U-uh, no, they're merely here to observe my everyday life."I answered. Phew, safe.

"Ah, I see."Aria sighed in relief. "I was a bit worried there."she added. As if on cue, all the role holders came into the dining room, dressed for the day.

"We smelled something good-"Dee started.

"So we came to see what it was~"Dum finished, as they sat down at the table. Everyone did the same.

"Wow! This looks delicious! Did you cook this Alice?"Elliot asked.

"No, no, I can't cook. If it was me, it would have been burnt or something."I laughed, and looked at Aria. "Aria made it."

"Really? Well it looks good!"Elliot complimented.

"And it tastes delicious!"White added. I saw Aria blush a bit, and I smiled.

"R-really? That's very sweet of you to say, but there's not really anything special about my cooking. It just goes on the pan and onto the plates is all."she said.

"Don't be so modest, it tastes wonderful Aria!"White insisted.

"A-ah, thank you."Aria blushed a bit darker this time. I giggled to myself and thought of a perfect idea.

"WHITE! STOP FLIRTING WITH ARIA!"I teased. Both of them turned bright red, and I heard a few snickers from the others.

"M-M-Miss Alice? !"Aria shouted, covering her face in embarrassment.

"Haha, I'm just kidding Aria. But you know, if you two hit it off, you should thank me~!"I joked. Well, a little.

"I-I-I... I.. I HAVE SOME CLEANING TO DO!"Aria exclaimed, flustered. Her eyes looked like swirls as she hurried off into the kitchen. I looked over to White, who had his hat covering his red face.

"Damn White. I didn't know that was your type."Black snickered. "You got to admit though, she is kinda hot."

"Black, nobody asked for your opinion."I smirked.

"Tch.."he rolled his eyes. What? No comeback? Whatever.

"Who was that enchanting creature?"Gowland asked, his eyes not leaving the kitchen door. I chuckled.

"Aria is our head maid in our household. We hired her after mom died, and she's acted like a mother figure to us. She is beautiful and kind, just like our mother. Edith and I love her a lot."I explained.

"You aren't kidding about her being beautiful..."I heard White mumble. I broke out into a fit of laughter, and everyone else did the same.

"W-what? It was a compliment!"he tried. We continued laughing and teasing him the whole time during breakfast. I wonder what's going to happen at lunch and dinner.

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As I walked upstairs to get my laptop that I got the other day, I saw a note on my nightstand.

"Please enroll everyone into your school. They can't just stay at home all day you know. Love Dad."I read aloud. Now that I think about it, I really DO have to enroll them in school! Well, Dee, Dum, Boris and Pierce at least. Okay, I'll go over to the school later. I'm just a bit tired right now.

Yo yo yo! Wazzup? Haha. Did you like this chapter? I know, some of you were probably thinking "Why is there an OC?" and "She's probably going to be paired with White or someone". That's the whole point. My story is supposed to focus on the relationship between Alice and Dee, Dum, Boris and Pierce. Mostly because they're around the same age group.

I'm warning you right now though, if you don't like this story so far, please leave for your own good.

The next chapter will continue from the current day in this chapter, so chapter 4 will still be Sunday for everyone... And coincidentally, tomorrow is Sunday~! So I'll update tomorrow! I can't promise you that though. TTYL everyone~