When Claude and I were done with our little duet, I took a quick glance at my sister and saw in her eyes a hint of sadness plus jealously when Claude took my hand and kissed it. "Why is she like this"?"Does Karl not treat her right"?" I must know "!
U-um,Claude, my dear,can my sister and I be left alone,we need to have a serious talk. Of course, being the sweet gentleman and husband he nodded, but before he left, I called out to my nephew, who was near his mother, who he seemed attached to but yet always distant."My dear little nephew"? "Yes,Oba-sama"? "Please take your Oji-san to another part of the house." He nodded and hesitantly took Claude's hand and led him somewhere else.
Cordelia being quite for awhile finally said something to me. "What is it"? I looked at her and saw anger,frustration and worse of all Hatred. I spoke and said "What happened to the "Precious Jewel of the Demon World"? " What happened to the Cordelia that I know and love"? While, I was saying this ,she looked down at the ground, then she finally looked at me with anger and gritted her teeth. What came next was the unexpected for me.
She visously slapped me and started yelling at me and she hit me again. By my complexion,you could tell that I was taken by surprise and in pain. She left a purple bruise and it was 3 inches in width and 2 in length. That's how hard she slapped me. When I looked up at her, I saw her heaving in anger , and she was about to slap me again, so on instinct , I called for my husband , to come and rescue me and aid me because I never was one that fought back, I hated violence ever since I was a child and thus caused my phobia "THENATOPHOBIA".
These are one of the many reasons why my father had me marry Claude , he saw himnfight in battle many times and found it a good idea, of him being a very fine husband protecting a fragile thing as myself towards violence even if it is not toward me , he would see the act if it towards a man, women,child, or even a dog , and I would quiver up in fear and start heaving as if I couldn't breathe.But Claude wad always there for me when in need of comfort.
And so always being the lady in distress, he came to my aid and immediately was in front of me and caught Cordelia's wrist before she could make another strike upon my face. Claude saw me being striked before and after we were married, and it was my father was one who always caused the pain upon my face. Claude never liked me being striked because of my phobia and because he didn't like the most gorgeous face and smile to be tattered.
He would always say that to me because my father would call me ugly and not pretty enough to be in a family portait or even in public in his rages. And I believed it and cried because I always thought that I wasn't as close as being attractive as my sister is as she is always asked for a dance at balls and always surrounded by men,who want her attention.
I was relieved when Claude came because I was in deep shock and couldn't come out of it. I was shaking like a human would in winter. I saw him let go of her wrist and immediately took me in his arms and hugged me very firmly so I wouldn't shake any more ,but being in shock and in distress, I started crying. I looked at my sister , and I saw nothing but more resentment towards Claude's actions. And she walked out of the room, stomping her heels on the ground making sharp 'click' sounds.
I lied my head down on Claude's chest, shivering and shaking at thought that my sister hated me for a some reason. Luckily, I had someone, who doesn't and I am glad to be with him forever. The only thing I feel towards my sister is the feeling of 'Disappointment',she swore , she would never break her promise. She did once , she raised her hand aiming towards my face.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter.