Disclaimer: NUUUUUUUUU! THIS IS THE LAST CHAPTER FOR "We're not back yet" QWQ
Malin: Chillax, it's not the end of the world or anything...
Yukki: B-but still... DX
Ib: Does this mean Garry and I are going home?
Garry: Really? XD Yay~ no more torture from this stupid place *Dance*
Malin and Yukki: *Evil snicker*
Allen: Hm... Now that I think about it, I do remember hearing someone say that they were going to dress you as a doll...(Malin, as Ney in the previous chapter's end mini convo)
Garry: WHA?! Y-you're seriously not going to make me do that... right?
Malin and Yukki: *Pretending not to hear*
Garry: ...
Ib: Can we go on now? I wanna go home*Puppy dog face*
Yukki: Of course! Well first, thank you to Jackfrostlover for reminding us to turn Garry into a doll literally and for reviewing. Virtual cookie for reviewing and giving us such a great idea and now, on with the story, and thank you for being patient for the last chapter, we had some unexpected obstacles to go through so we had to delay this.
Malin: We do not own anything except for the silliness of this story. All other credits go to Kouri and Mothy/Akuno-P and btw, I went to read everything from chapter 1 to edit a few minor...grammatical errors? and I changed chapter one's title XD and a few of the mini convos have changed to make more sense...and to be funnier XD
Yukki: ^ I realize i have no sense of humour *sob*
Everyone: Please enjoy the last chapter!
Chapter 10 - Trouble going home
The day after the party, a certain blonde lady tried to hide a small yawn as she stared at the bright blue morning sky. "Allen...I'm...bored..." She murmured, her speech slightly slurred, trying to keep herself awake. "Call the...the prisoners...here...I want them in front of me in ten minutes..." She said, struggling to keep her eyes open.
"Eh? A-are you sure? T-there are various other forms of entertainment that I can prepare for you so why don't I do that instead of calling them?" Allen suggested as he thought of the horrid things that the princess would do to them if they were truly brought here.
"It's fine..." She sneered with sleepy eyes, "I have...a very good idea...on what to-" She yawned, interrupting herself. "Ah...just get them here...and tell someone to bring some of my clothes along..." Riliane murmured, the rest of the sentence barely intelligible.
"Y-yes…" Allen replied as he bowed to her before leaving the room. As he gave the respective orders to respective people, he started thinking on what the princess was going to do with her clothes and the (A/N: not so) prisoners. He stopped thinking about it as he arrived at their door and knocked," It's me, Allen. Can I come in?"
"Yes! Come in!" Garry called out from behind the door. He smiled when he saw Allen walk in. "Hey, we were just waiting for you." He said. His hands were busy with Ib's hair, tying them into cute pigtails that suited Ib very much yet again.
"Hello Allen!" Ib waved from her position as she looked out from the corner of her eye since she couldn't move. "Can you play with me since Garry has his daily duties? I'm always bored because of that," Ib pouted as she asked," Oh by the way, who was that sister that was with you yesterday? Your girlfriend?"
"W-what?! U-u-um… yeah, she confessed to me yesterday during the party," Allen blushed as he confessed everything that happened yesterday.
Garry chuckled as he finished up with tidying Ib's hair. "Lucky you, you've got a girlfriend now. And everyone in the palace knows, thanks to Ney screaming that to everyone she met in the castle while running around after the party." Garry laughed again, slightly teasing Allen.
Allen's face turned beat red from the embarrassment.
Not wanting to tease him any further, Garry decided to change the subject. "Rather than wasting time here, we should start working though, shouldn't we?" He asked Allen.
"Oh yeah I came here to tell you that. Your duties have been cancelled for the day, the Princess is asking for the both of you," Allen remembered his earlier task and whispered a word of advice to them, "Careful though, don't get too excited. When the princess is bored, she can do many crazy things..."
Garry slightly flinched at Allen's advice. "She's not...going to hurt us, is she?" He asked cautiously as he looked over at Ib protectively. Ib had the same worried look on her face as she looked back at Garry.
"I… don't think so…" Allen replied hesitantly as he looked away. Her definition of normal was different from our's after all.
"Nevermind, let's go before she gets angry at us and decide to punish us instead of whatever she originally intended." Garry said, gently taking Ib's hand in his as he followed Allen to the room Riliane was in. On the way, he asked a question, "Why is the princess bored when she just had her birthday yesterday?"
"Well, most of the servants are cleaning up after yesterday's event and the others are doing their own chores, since I'm considered the princess' direct servant, I don't have to do much. I just help others when they need help," Allen explained as he led the way to the dressing room. He could see one of the maids exiting said room and hurried them so as to not anger the princess for being slow. "Princess, I've brought them," he announced as he gently knocked on the door to notify her of their presence.
"Did you bring them with you? Along with the items I asked for?" She asked, still seated in her chair in the room, looking out the window. Riliane was different from minutes ago, she was much more excited and lively looking now, as compared to the almost zombie like appearance she had previously. She turned to face the door from her seat, grinning widely in anticipation.
"Yes, the clothes should be ready and the two of them are here," Allen said and stepped aside to reveal Garry and Ib standing in the doorway. Ib waved cheerfully at her and greeted, "Good morning Princess~"
"Good morning little girl." Riliane greeted with equal cheerfulness, "I have decided on doing something very nice to you today! I'm going to lend you some of my old clothes." Riliane smiled without evil intent as she said that, although if one had looked carefully enough, they could see she was trying hard to hold back laughter.
Allen, who knew her very well, saw through the princess' act and accused her in a low tone, "Princess… What are you trying to do…" Allen lightly glared at her knowing that she would not punish him(in a deadly way) when she was in this mood.
"Oh, Allen, what are you trying to accuse me of?" She asked in a overly sweet tone. Her smile never faltered as two maids came in carrying a huge bundle of frilly clothes. "Ney and Chartette, sorry to bother you, but could you please help them dress?" Riliane asked in an innocent tone, pointing towards Garry's and Ib's direction. "Allen, would you prepare tea? and some snacks?" She asked, her smile growing slightly wider in amusement as she watched Garry's shocked face.
"W-wait a minute! You're not asking THEM to dress ME in THOSE DRESSES as well, are you?!" Garry asked in shock, his hands pointing to various directions as he spoke.
"Why, yes I am. Any problems?" Riliane replied, pretending to be naive.
"Yes! I'm a...a guy! Why should I wear a dress?!" He tried to protest.
Riliane continued to smile, ignoring Garry's questions. "Chartette, Ney, what are you waiting for?" She questioned.
"Yes princess," the two replied in unison as they started to pull out some dresses from their pile of clothes and started dressing Ib first, considering the fact that she was a child and would not resist making life easier for them. Just then, Chartette spoke up, "Um Princess, would you mind if Allen helped change the other prisoner when he came back? We are ladies after all and it would be… inappropriate for us..."
"Sure, just make sure he's all cute and fluffy, like Ib~" Riliane said cheerfully, she stood from her seat and walked over to Ib, smiling at her. "How do you like your dress?" She asked.
"I love it! Thank you!" Ib replied with a huge smile on her face. She has never seen such clothing before back in her home and was loving it every single second. She did a twirl for Garry to see and asked, "Isn't it cute?" It was a pink frilly dress with a pink bow of a darker shade tied around her waist. The sleeves were puffy which was cute and… basically the whole thing was pink. Her pigtails were also tied in ribbons. ( imgres?start=233&um=1&newwindow=1&rls= :en-US:%7Breferrer:source%3F%7D&rlz=1I7AURU_enSG499&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbnid=uY_7bJu-pw1_UM:&imgrefurl= 2008_10_01_ &docid=aOUR0nVkhjmLaM&imgurl= . /_nXUB8iXSlRY/SQn4IlJDHxI/AAAAAAAAAXs/pwWwjwtxhIA/ s400/1_ &w=400&h=300&ei=wJWXUamZJc-HrAfMioGgAw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:42,s:200,i:130&iact=rc&dur=1373&page=9&tbnh=162&tbnw=216&ndsp=32&tx=88&ty=93 )
"You're welcome!" Riliane replied cheerfully. She noticed Garry blushing slightly at the sight of Ib, all dressed up in a cute dress. "I-Ib...um...you look...really cute..." He managed to say without stuttering much.
Riliane snickered. "Pedophile..." She whispered quietly, her false smile still plastered onto her face. "Allen! Where are you?" She shouted, starting to get a little impatient. "If you don't get here soon, I'm going to put you in a dress too!"
"I beg you not to do that Princess," Allen calmly replied with a serious but slightly disapproving face as he pushed in a cart filled with snacks and tea. When he raised his head, he took a good look at Ib and praised her, "My, you look very cute in that dress. It was the princess's favourite you know?" He winked at her as he started to place the snacks on the small table beside the princess.
Ib blushed lightly and smiled at the compliment, "Thank you Allen!" She said.
Riliane raised her eyebrow at Allen slightly, she found it weird he knew this information. But she shrugged it off and went to take a seat on her table. "Allen, dress Garry up in that dress!" She said cheerfully with a mischievous and sly grin as she pointed at one of the most girlish dress she had, it was a light blue bell shaped silk dress that was heavily decorated with pearls, lacing and flowers, giving off a very mature and womanly look. "And do it fast! Don't let him get away!" She said.
"... Sorry about this..." With that, Allen took the dress which then hung around his arm and in a speed of light somehow took off Garry's clothes and stuffed the dress onto him. It fit him (A/N: somehow) and he looked like a female. With a finishing touch he put a purple long haired wig on him and adjusted it slightly. Now, Garry truly was a girl (Yukki: he talks like a girl so why not?), a pretty one at that considering that he's a guy who is cross-dressing.
Garry could not protest as Allen's movements were too fast. When he realized he was already changed into a dress, he tried to remove them. "No! I'm a guy! I'm not supposed to wear a dress! Get it off me! Why do you even have a wig? Allen! Why did you betray me!" Garry pathetically screamed and whined, tugging at the dress in a futile attempt to remove it as he had no idea how to even wear one. "Allen! Take it off!" He begged, tears streaming down his face.
Riliane couldn't control her laughter at the pitiful sight of Garry, screaming and wailing pathetically as he begged Allen and the two maids to take the dress off him. She didn't even bother to control herself so that her laughter would at least be lady like. She started to hold her stomach in pain from laughing, tears forming at the corner of her eyes. "This- hahaha!" She interrupted herself with her own laughter, "This is...a masterpiece!" She said, laughing even more as she looked up at Garry.
"My lady, calm down. You are a princess, don't act like us commoners," Allen reprimanded her as he himself tried to control his laughter.
Everyone in the room was stifling their laughter except for one who said in a teary voice, "Garry... Garry's a girl?" Ib stared up at the foreign person in front of her and looked ready to cry any moment.
"Wh-what?!" Garry looked at Ib in shock, "Ib! What are you saying? I'm a man!" Garry said flusteredly, knowing that Ib takes this kind of things seriously rather than as a joke.
After being reprimanded by Allen, Riliane tried to compose herself. "Yes Ib! He's now a woman!" She enthusiastically lied.
"No! Ib! Don't believe her! I may be wearing a dress now, but that doesn't make me a woman! It isn't like if I made you wear a pants instead of a skirt, you'd turn into a man!" Garry tried to desperately explain.
Ib started to sob when she heard Riliane's statement, Garry's explanation did not get into her head, "G-Garry is... No!" Ib starting to cry out loud as she started rubbing her eyes to rid it of the tears that continuously streamed down her face.
Seeing this, everyone was shocked and Allen desperately tried to comfort her. "Now now Ib, don't cry," he cooed as he gently patted her in the back, "The Princess is just being mean, what she said isn't true. Garry has been a guy from the start and still is, just that he's wearing girls' clothing."
Riliane's mischievous mood and smile did not falter even after seeing Ib cry. It wasn't a rare occasion for her to see people cry anyway, like when she sends people off to the guillotine. "Why are you crying? It's not like it matters if he's a girl or guy." She asked, curious.
Ib, who stopped crying and proceeded with staring, ignored Riliane's question and asked, "Really? You're not lying?"
"Yes, I'm not lying. Now why don't you go back to Garry so that we can see how you look together, even if Garry is dressed like a girl." Allen reassured and hushed her.
Riliane pouted slightly at being ignored but forgave that for the relieved look of Garry's, which made her think that he truly should've been born as a woman instead of a man. "Allen! Put him in another dress! He looks too much like a girl to be let away with just one dress!" She said enthusiastically.
"What?! N-no!" Garry protested. "No! This is the last dress i'm going to wear in my entire life!"
Just then a knock came from the direction of the door, distracting Riliane momentarily from her excitement. A muffled voice was heard," It's me Gumillia, may I come in? Miss Elluka and I have important things to discuss about." She said, her voice was a monotone, as usual.
"Yes, do come in." Riliane replied, slightly irritated at being interrupted.
Elluka walked in calmy behind Gumillia. It took her only a few seconds after looking around to laugh at Garry's appearance. "What happened here?" She asked in between her bursts of laughter.
"Well, seems like the princess was bored and decided to do something to entertain herself which included dressing the two (A/N: again not so) prisoners up. Am I right, Allen?" Gumillia explained and asked Allen for confirmation on her theory.
"Well, yeah. And now she even made Ib cry for such a stupid reason, don't you think she's being a little mean to her?" Allen agreed.
"Hey! You both are definitely going to the guillotine for insulting me right in front of my face!" She jokingly scolded, still having that smile plastered onto her face.
Garry now crouched in a corner grimly murmuring things to himself that was inaudible to the rest of the people in the room. Riliane chuckled at the sight then turned towards Elluka and Gumillia, "What brings you here?" She asked.
"Oh right..." Gumillia hesitated as the small smile on her face turned sour. She casted a side glance at Elluka who was still laughing and pretending not to be bothered, although, underneath she knew that Elluka was the one most upset about the two leaving since she got quite attached to Ib ever since they had lessons together.
"Miss Elluka, do you want to tell them?" Gumillia asked softly with a slight hint of worry, in case she wanted to be the one to break the news.
Elluka didn't bother to hide a sigh, immediately changing the atmosphere of the room. Her face turned serious as she gave Gumillia a small nod. "Yes, for the moment, we should get Garry and Ib changed back to normal and...let's all just take a seat and have some tea..." She suggested wearily, evidently trying to avoid the subject.
Everyone noticed the change in atmosphere, especially Ney and Chartette so they excused themselves and the two 'dolls' changed out of their clothes. "So? What is it? Why the sullen faces? Especially you Gumillia, you're usually the cheerful one..." Allen broke the silence after a while, not able to take the tension of the room anymore.
Elluka sighed, taking a sip of the tea Allen prepared while the two changed into more normal clothing. "The portal that allows Ib and Garry to go home, one that all of you requested for, has finally been made." She said sadly. She had wanted to say something else more, but decided on keeping quiet.
Garry, who saw how she evaded her eyes, asked, "What's wrong then? Why are you making that face? Isn't it all good? Wait... Unless it isn't... GAH!" he ruffled his hair out of confusion and Gumillia, seeing this, revealed the hidden parts of the message.
"The creation of the portal was a success, but... There are a few catches, it won't last even a second. The portal would close the moment it opens completely, leaving no chance for anyone to do anything.
Elluka slightly chuckled at Garry's reaction then continued to explain about the portal, "Also, it's very unstable."
Seeing Ib's confused face, she explained further, "so even if you manage to get through the portal safely, whether it really leads you back home is another issue."
Riliane yawned, not exactly liking the depressing atmosphere that surrounded them. "So? Are you both going home or not?" She asked, not seeming to care about the answer.
Garry thought about it for a moment, then looked at Ib. "Ib, do you want to go home?" He asked with a gentle smile on his face.
" ..." Ib sat there not uttering a single word. She wanted very much to be able to go home. However, she started to like this place and their people a lot, including the princess who was sort of a meanie. She looked at everyone in the room and everyone got the message and said nothing further for the next few minutes.
Elluka sighed, having anticipated this result, she stood up from her seat, brushing off the dust on her clothes. "Well, I won't ask you to use the portal right away, maybe you could have a final party in here before leaving. I'm sure that's fine right, Princess?" She asked, eyes filled with hope.
Riliane shrugged. "As long as it doesn't interrupt with the daily activities of the kingdom it should be fine. Keep it as low profile as possible. And Garry and Ib, don't you both dare leave, I'm not done playing." She said with a smile.
At that, Garry sweat dropped and discreetly took a small step back. Ib, however, had a completely different reaction. Her face brightened up at the news and rushed off to pick a few dresses to try on.
Garry was also forced into multiple dresses which strangely looked good on him. Soon, the day ended and the party preparations have been arranged as well.
"The party arrangements are ready, everyone can proceed to the drawing room now," Allen announced as he entered the room once again after having left for the preparations.
Elluka laughed in a very...drunken like manner, except she hadn't had anything to drink at all. In fact, she was too high from laughing at Garry's 'manly' looks and Ib's cute poses.
She literally dragged everyone to the room and dumped them on the ground. "Gumillia!~~ Bring some wine! We need wine! It's a farewell party after all!" She laughed as she said that.
Garry's face turned pale, remembering the events of the time she last became drunk. "I-I think you're high enough as you are..." He murmured.
"You said something?" She asked, hiding the killing intention behind a sweet smile. No one was going to separate her from her alcoholic addiction.
"Miss Elluka, you're scary when you're drunk... And you do weird things... So please don't drink?" Ib asked timidly as she hid behind Allen whom was (somehow) not afraid of her.
The two of them had already changed back into their normal clothes before Elluka started dragging them.
The party was a small one and the only ones whom were invited were those who knew them, plus Chartette and Ney who were there as servants instead of guests.
"No way~" Elluka replied, going off to take the drink by herself seeing as no one wanted to.
Gumillia tried to follow her to stop her, but ended up being shoved away by Elluka. As soon as she chugged down the drink, she was immediately drunk. "ALLEN! GARRY! STRIP! STRIP I SAY! EXCHANGE YOUR CLOTHES!"
"Wha-what?!" Allen and Garry exclaimed in unison, they did not expect Elluka to get drunk so quickly.
Allen immediately grabbed the bottle of wine and inspected it. As he thought it wasn't wine at all, it was a strong sake imported from somewhere. "You drank without even checking the label... oh dear..." Allen sighed as he put back the bottle on the table and left before Elluka could grab him due to his close proximity.
Elluka, expecting this somehow, grabbed onto Allen before he completely left the room. "Allen...where do you think you're going...?" She giggled with sinister intentions.
Riliane sweat dropped at the sight. "Why the hell do you like torturing the two of them anyway?" She asked.
"Because they're so funny!" Elluka replied, tossing him towards Gumillia. "Now strip him of his clothes and make him change clothes with Garry! Ney and Chartette! Help me!" Elluka said in a kind of squeaky voice.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LET ME GOO!" Garry screamed, struggling with all his strength, which wasn't a lot (especially against Chartette), against the two maids who were following orders.
"We're sorry but those were our orders, now stop struggling before I break your arm..." Chartette threatened and grabbed onto Garry's wrist applying a certain amount of pressure exerted to prevent the bones from breaking but still having a firm and strong grip.
Ney sweat dropped, laughing nervously. "Chartette...you really do want to see Allen in this kind of outfit...don't you...?" She whispered quietly. "Or...did you actually want to see him naked...?" She asked, eyeing Chartette with a smirk and pathetic look at the same time.
Elluka was still trashing about, stripping Allen of his outer most clothing as Gumillia tried to hold him still.
Ib stood there watching the commotion along with Riliane who was sitting there not bothered by the commotion.
Ib turned to her and asked, "Princess Riliane, how long have you known Allen?" She knew that the question was random but she didn't have anything else to talk about especially with the princess.
"Hm?" Riliane looked at Ib from drinking her cup of tea. She set the tea down on the saucer and table in habit, a form of respect taught to her from a young age. "Honestly...I don't know, the first time we met each other should've been when he first came here as a servant. But I always have felt like I've known him longer than that...But somehow, I can't seem to remember." She replied worriedly.
"Hm... Do you have childhood amnesia?" Ib asked as she mulled over the possibility. This knowledge was given to her by her dad a short while ago before the gallery. "Childhood amnesia occurs when one forgets everything from their childhood memories and so far there seems to be no way to stop it."
Riliane shrugged. "Whatever, it doesn't matter. Anyway, isn't this getting interesting? It's funny to see Allen dress up so raggedly, unlike his usually perfect uniform."
Ib, who somehow got a bit of a crazier mindset since the gallery, agreed, "Hmm... that's true..."
After a few moments of struggling, Allen and Garry finally managed to change clothes. Garry was feeling uncomfortable about wearing such a neat uniform as he was usually donning on casual clothes. He stood in an awkward pose looking at the rest of them. "Uh..." He murmured, not knowing what else to say.
Ib looked at him and out of nowhere, an idea popped up in her head. "Hey Garry, Can you be my caretaker when we get back? Mom was looking for one to take care of me before everything happened and I'm sure she hasn't found one yet. Also with that, you and I can be together forever!" Ib suggested as she jumped down from her chair and ran towards Garry who, right now, looked like a butler.
Garry seemed surprised by the random suggestion Ib made. He thought about for awhile, it's not like he had things to do when they actually get back anyway, and he can earn money at the same time. However he slightly grimaced about the outfit he was wearing currently. "I don't have to wear this right?" He asked.
"I'm not sure, but most of the people working in our house does..." Ib stated uncertainly. However, looking at Garry, who grimaced at the thought having to wear that 24/7, Ib spoke up again, "But I can ask mom and Dad to make an exception for you so pleeeeeeeeeaaaaseee?"
He sighed, giving in to Ib's wishes easily. "Sure." He smiled. Then he decided to ask. "Um...w-what do you think about this outfit on me anyway Ib?" He stuttered, then corrected himself. "Ah! That's not right. Hold on a sec!" He coughed into his fist, pretending to reset the scene, then he kneeled onto one knee, one hand behind his back while the other was across his chest. "How do you find it, Milady? Does this suit your tastes?" He jokingly asked, pretending to be a genuine butler/caretaker(A/N: ...do caretakers have to wear a uniform...?).
At that, Ib was stunned and quickly left the room. Everyone else in the room was stunned at Garry's 'performance'. Ney and Gumillia even blushed slightly. Unbeknownst to everyone inside the room, Ib was standing on the other side of the door blushing madly.
"Uhm...Did I...do something wrong?" Garry asked, sensing the awkward silent atmosphere of the room. Riliane and Elluka soon burst into laughter, both extremely amused at Garry's amazing performance.
Riliane wiped tears out of her eyes, composing herself. "You- You're almost like a real butler!" She said.
"Yes, you are so be careful~" Allen teased Garry as he himself tried to stifle his own laughter.
"What-!" Garry was caught by surprise at the laughter and...blushes around him. "What about you, Allen?! Look at you!" He said, trying to direct the attention from him towards someone else. "You look like a normal person for once rather than some butler!"
"Hmm..." Allen hesitated before walking towards Chartette, who was blushing at the sight of Allen(with his hair let down just to complete the look) walking towards her. "Is that true? My princess..." Allen spoke in a seducing tone into Chartette's ear, hiding his face in the crook of her neck.
Chartette started to back away from Allen, blushing madly. "I-I-I...D-DON'T KNOW!" she shouted and pushed Allen away with no restraint in her strength which caused Allen to lie on the floor after a hard impact.
He was still seeing stars when she ran out of the room, surprising Ib by suddenly opening the door and slamming it behind her.
Ney started to laugh, unable to control her laughter. "That was such a masterpiece!" She complimented Allen.
Riliane looked slightly pissed at the act. "Since when Chartette was a princess?" She questioned. "I'm the only Princess here." She muttered with a sulking tone.
Ib went back into the room after having calmed down, giving Allen the chance to avoid the Princess' question without knowing. She saw Allen on the floor rubbing his head, "What are you doing on the floor Allen?"
"Ugh..." Allen groaned as he rubbed his head and replied, "I fell, I'm ok though, don't worry. Remind me not to seduce her next time..."
"Okay~ I'll go bring her back in." Ney said with a controlled smile, finally remembering her duties as a servant rather than as a guest here. She went out and consoled Chartette, finally bringing her back in.
Riliane yawned and stretched slightly. "Is the party over? It's pretty late now...we spent the entire afternoon dressing up after all." She asked, looking at everyone for their responses.
"I think so..." Gumillia replied. Just then everyone noticed that she was missing out on the whole party and hadn't said a single word throughout.
"G-Gumillia...wasn't the party um...enjoyable for you...? At least a little?" Garry asked awkwardly, finally remembering that she existed.
Just then, Elluka seemed to have awakened from being quiet after exchanging the two's clothes. She slung her arm over Gumillia's shoulders, "She's a quiet type~ that's all~" Elluka's words slurred as she said them, clearly still drunk.
"Is that so... " Garry smiled awkwardly at the tense atmosphere and suggested, "W-well, then why don't the mage sober up so she can create the portal for us to go home?"
"Who do you think you're telling to go sober up huh?!" The mage kicked Garry hard in the stomach before passing out on the ground, murmuring unintelligible things.
"OOF!" Garry groaned he clutched his stomach after he got kicked and crunched up on the floor.
Ib, witnessing the act, hurried over to Garry and asked," A-are you alright, Garry?"
"I-I'm fine, don't worry about me. More importantly..." Garry grimaced as he assured her and turned to the currently unconscious Elluka. "What do we do with her now?" Garry asked as he gently stood up while Ib tried to help him.
"Tomorrow morning we'll gather in their room to send you off." Riliane said, getting up from her chair. "Ney, Chartette, clean up all this mess...and do something about my used clothes. Allen, send Garry and Ib back to their rooms, I can go back myself. Gumillia...I think I don't even need to say anything." Riliane said, eyeing the unconscious sleeping Elluka in the midst of giving rows after rows of instructions.
"Yes Princess," they all said in unison and took their bow. They followed their respective instructions and gradually left the room leaving Garry, Ib and Riliane in the room.
The next day, the entire group gathered at the court mage and apprentice's room. Everyone had their sullen faces on and no one dared to look up.
Ib cried into Garry's sleeve, wiping her tears and sobbing away. Garry caressed her head whispering to her, "It'll be fine." He said through gritted teeth as tears threatened to fall.
Everyone else were holding back their tears, the girls were consoling one another as the mage and apprentice put on their brave faces; water at the rim of their eyes. The princess herself was getting all emotional. It was true that she didn't treat the two fairly during the time they spent together but she still grew attached to them, especially Ib whom reminded her so much of herself in the past.
However, good things always had to come to an end. It was time to go. It was time to say goodbye and even with their time together, it still wasn't enough. No one wanted to say goodbye just yet. But it was time to go.
Elluka sighed, wiping a few of the remaining tears away from her swollen eyes. "We'll miss you...thanks for all the time you spent here with us." She said, definitely getting out of character.
She walked to Ib, kneeling down to her height. "And thank you, for being such a lovely student, despite knowing you cannot use magic in your home. I enjoyed teaching you very much." She smiled softly, patting her head gently and giving a small kiss on her forehead.
"Miss E-E *hic* Ellukaaaaaaa" Ib sobbed and hiccupped as she called out her mentors name one last time and as she did, she moved forward and hugged her, surprising everyone in the room as well as Elluka herself.
At that moment, Elluka broke down crying at the same time as Ib. "Ib! I'll miss you!"
Riliane pretended to be angry, turning away from them as she shouted. "Hurry up and get out of here! You have extended your welcome long enough!"
Garry retorted angrily, "You don't have to be so rude right? It's not like we're not leaving..."
"Aww c'mon, it's not like you don't like them being here right? Tsundere-hime sama," Allen whispered the last part quietly into said person's ear and felt a shiver go down her spine.
Riliane blushed heavily before she screamed, "HOW DARE YOU?!" she hit Allen without restraining her strength and not caring where she hit before she ran to hide behind Gumillia, "You'll get it from me soon!" She angrily scolded as she glared at Allen with her face still flushed red.
"Wh...what did you say?" Garry questioned nervously as he gulped, he wasn't sure whether to respect Allen or to fear him now.
"Tsundere-hime sama," he stated matter of factly with a smile on his face as he rubbed on the bruised area.
A short moment of silence ensued before a burst of laughter broke the silence. Everyone turned to see Gumillia laugh hysterically and fall to the floor while clutching her stomach and they soon followed with soft laughters at the solemn occasion.
"H-hey! All of you will are now charged for insulting the princess! Off to the guillotine!" Riliane shouted, trying to cover her flushed face with her long fringe. "Or maybe I should just tie all of you up to starve for days..." She muttered to herself.
"Now now princess, don't be like that. After all, it is Ib and Garry's last day here isn't it? Don't you want to give them a proper farewell?" Allen asked as he went over to the princess and placed both his hands on her shoulders at an attempt to comfort her.
"Fine..." Riliane muttered under her breath, averting her eyes from everyone else's as she continued blushing and pouting. "But the rest of you will get it from me later." She added. This was followed by another round of laughter and it soon died out.
"Well, has everyone said their goodbyes yet?" Allen asked as his eyes scoured the room for at those who haven't.
"Ooh ooh me!" Gumillia exclaimed as she brought up her hand and moved towards the two. "This is for you, I made it." She placed a rose on each of their hands they examined it. The first thought that came to their mind was "Mary".
"Yellow roses..." Garry muttered, eyeing it warily before looking at Ib, then at Gumillia. "Thank you for this gift, yellow roses usually represent friendship, don't they?" He asked.
Gumillia smiled at him cheerfully. "Yes! I wanted to give these to you as a sign of eternal friendship, since artificial roses don't rot, I consider them as a sign of eternity." She explained with a smile, "Plus, Lucifenia is well known for the beautiful yellow roses, so it's also something to remember us by."
Ib broke out of her daydream halfway through Gumillia's speech. "Thank you Gumillia! We'll treasure it!"
Garry then looked at Allen expectantly, he was the only one who had not said anything to them for the past few minutes.
"Well I guess it's my turn then," Allen said as he stepped forward. He held out a small box towards Ib and said, "This is for you."
Ib stared at the box and asked, "What is it?"
"It is a present left behind by someone whom I respected very much and is very close to me. He gave this to me after he passed away as a momento." Allen replied while having a gentle smile on his face. He was reminded of Leonhart every time he saw this, he was going to give it to them as a sign of friendship as he didn't have anything of remembrance for them.
"Are you sure? Isn't that supposed to be very important to you?" Ib asked with concern.
"It's okay, I don't mind. As long as you safekeep it."
"Thank youuuuuuuuuuu! I'll treasure it a lot!" Ib replied ecstatically and received the box, she held it close to her and held onto it preciously.
Allen then turned to Garry and said apologetically," I'm sorry but i don't have a gift ready for you, my belongings are rather limited and I hope you will understand." He bowed deeply in front of Garry which made him which made him uncomfortable.
"There's no need to apologize, it's not like we need gifts to leave anyway." Garry said. Allen took this statement as forgiveness and stepped back into the group. With that, the farewell 'ceremony' ended and the group went to the side of the room while the two mages and foreigners stood in the middle of the room.
Allen smiled at him gratefully. "Thank you. Thanks to the both of you, I think I understand what it is like to have friends that you can have fun with now, it was rather enjoyable to serve you and accompany you on your cleaning duties, Garry. Please take care." He smiled at him and then looked at Ib, "You too."
Ib nodded with tears in her eyes, she tried to smile, but it was obvious she wanted to cry. "I'll miss you..." She sobbed.
Garry smiled back at him and gave him a pat on his shoulder. "You're welcome. You take care too. Hope everything goes well for you and Chartette." Garry snickered.
Allen tried not to blush at that comment.
"You ready? The portal is only going to last for a short moment only, so you have to make haste and get in quick," Gumillia explained and gave them a warning when she deemed that they were done with their farewells.
Garry gave Gumillia a quick nod and turned to look at Ib, giving her a sweet smile. "You ready?" He asked.
Ib took a deep breath, trying to hold back the tears that were once again threatening to fall from her face, before she gave a confident nod at Garry.
On one side of the room, the residents of Lucifenia stood with tear filled faces as they watched their ex-prisoners and now good friends leave for good. Elluka and Gumillia stood in front of the group and started on the spell to summon the portal.
As Garry and Ib watched, they glanced at each other and held their hands tightly. They knew this was probably the last few seconds they could see their, although it was only for a short period, friends and they were warned that the portal could possibly bring them somewhere else that was not home.
A black hole started to appear in the room, although small at first, it quickly gained in size. Elluka and Gumillia gave a quick nod and shout to Ib and Garry, signalling for them to go, however, before the two could even touch the portal...
"What is happening?! Why is it sucking me in too?!" Someone exclaimed.
"What? That can't be true! We made sure it wouldn't go haywire today!"
"But- ahhh!"
A figure woke up surrounded by darkness on the cold ground. It rubbed the sleep out of it's eyes before it took a look around it's surroundings, trying to familiarize with it. "Where...am I...?" It whispered.
Malin: So! We decided against the random title I thought of last chapter...well anyway how was this chapter? We tried making it longer because this was the last chapter, and we delayed it long enough.
Yukki: It's the very last of this story!
Ib: Aw...I enjoyed being put in a dress...
Garry: *Emoing in a corner* I...have lost all my pride as a living human...
Riliane: Did you even have any in the first place? *Still has that sweet smile on*
Elluka: *Snickers* He didn't.
Allen, Chartette and Ney: *Stifling laughter*
Garry: *Starts to bawl* Nooooo! I'm a man! I don't look like a girl! No!
Ib: G-garry...calm down...!
Gumillia: *Controlling laughter* I'll never forget this day...
Malin: Me neither! By the way...anyone of you wondering what's going to happen to Riliane and the rest now that they've been sucked into the portal as well?
Yukki: Well, you'll have to find out...in the sequel!
Malin: Bingo! But we'll only do that if we get requests (Through reviews XD) because there wouldn't be a point in doing one with no demand at all~
Yukki and Malin: See ya next time! Thanks for all the support, reviews, favourites and follows! We hope you continue to support us in future works! As mentioned in previous chapters, we're going to work on a new story in fictionpress now, do support us! Our username is still the same there XD
Malin: Yep...by the way, we'd like to personally reply to each review we receive, so please, please, use your account so that we can reply, kay?
Yukki: As for my works, I still haven't gotten to writing it so please be patient if you want it. It is not a collaboration from the two of us, mine only- got very lazy somewhere in the start of all this
Garry: Why did you have to suggest dressing me up as a doll Ney?! It's all your fault!
Ney: *Whistles, looking to the side innocently* I didn't do anything~
Garry: I swear I'll get my revenge against all of you...someday...
Yukki: How?
Garry: Somehow...
Everyone else: *Snickering*
~End~