Ram looked at the article on her chirper with discomfort and anxiety.

"Is Lady White Sister even related to the other Lowean CPUs?" The title read in big bold text, and while the usual suspect for such an article was a certain gilded robot general, he was, as a matter of fact, not responsible for this. The contract he had signed with the goddess prevented him from spreading any blatant misinformation about the goddess, and the fines for infractions were steep. It was not a risk he was willing to take.

No, this article was written by some rando. And while, Ram had clicked on it purely for the comedic enjoyment, her enjoyment soon faded as she read, seeing a picture of her and the other girl named White Sister next to their older sister, Ram's pink hair circled, another picture yet of her holding her staff, looking dejectedly at her left hand, Ram bit her lip.

She was… different.

She wasn't like her sisters.

Was she even related to them? She was the second one born after all… she was the add on. The extra. She was a gimmick. She was disposable.


"Blanc?" Mina gently asked as she looked to her old friend, sipping on a cup of freshly brewed tea as she read through her report for the day,

"Yea?" Blanc mindlessly responded, as Mina looked to the side, unknowing of how she wanted to start, letting out a sigh, she eventually started,

"Have you noticed how Ram is acting recently?" Mina asked gently, as Blanc put down the papers she was reading,

"..." Blanc didn't say a word, because, after all, she most certainly had noticed. How could she not? It felt like every other day that little shit was doing something to her, freezing her hair, throwing snowballs, destroying her manuscripts. But over the last… week or so Ram was acting… different.

She was quiet, didn't speak unless spoken to, used her proper manners, even thanked Financier for every meal. She had also grown to be awfully clumsy, and kept dropping things, looking closer, Mina could tell, she was using her right hand, which Mina couldn't understand, Ram always had been left handed. Whenever they went out on quests, no matter how hard things got, Ram seemingly refused to transform, even when Rom would.

"What do you think it is?" Blanc eventually asked, as Mina narrowed her eyes,

"I have a few guesses, but it really doesn't add up, I think I should talk to her" Mina eventually pushed up her glasses, as she looked to Blanc, who nodded to her,

"She always has listened to you better" Blanc yielded, as Mina nervously scratched her head,

"It's an acquired talent"

"Sure" Blanc chuckled, picking up her papers, "Just please make her happy again, k? Mina? It's why we pay you the big bucks" Blanc softly smiled as she begged,

"Oh Blanc, you know I would do it for free"

"Then your salary is getting cut" Blanc snickered,

"I wouldn't go that far" Mina soon nervously responded, before nodding to her friend, as she made her way down the hall, making her way to the twins' room, softly knocking, she soon heard a quiet voice inside,

"Who is it?" Mina could tell the voice belonged to Ram,

"It's Mina, can I come in?" She asked,

"K…" Ram responded as Mina opened the door to see… Ram at her desk diligently writing in her work for the day,

"I'm impressed young lady" Mina complemented, as Ram subtly smiled, happy to receive the praise,

"Thanks, Mina" Ram responded, as Mina looked around,

"Where is Rom?" She asked, as Ram tilted her head,

"She's in the library, she wanted a quiet place to read" Ram explained, as Mina smiled, that was perfect, she wanted to talk to Ram one on one after all,

"That's perfect" She smiled, pulling up a chair as she looked the young girl in the eyes, "Ram? Are you ok?" She calmly asked, as Ram's face twinged for a moment,

"Y-yea, o-of course I am! W-why wouldn't I be…?" She nervously responded, as Mina narrowed her eyes,

"You're writing with your right hand, why?" Mina asked, as Ram gasped, grabbing her left hand as she pulled it to her chest, as if to hide it from the oracle, "Ram?" She asked, worry seeping into her tone,

"I'm fine!" She yelled, tone cracking as her lip trembled,

"You also didn't turn into your goddess form the other day, even though it was dangerous, Ram, please talk to me" Mina reassured, as Ram's eyes started to get watery,

"I… I…" Ram didn't know what to say,

"Ram. It's ok" Mina gently whispered in her ear as she brought the small girl into a tight hug, gently running her hand through her long brilliant hair,

"Miiiinnnaaaa…." Ram began to sob as she clutched herself around her, "I… Am I even… Am I worth anything?" She sadly asked, as Mina felt her heart crack in two,

"What on earth are you asking?!" Mina sharply asked,

"I… I'm not like y-y-you g-guys… Am I even related to you guys at a-all? Y-you all use your right hands… and… and all your g-guy's hair is blue… You all are so p-polite and n-nice and I'm just a brat…" Ram sobbed as she spilled her heart and all the burdens she faced, "I was the second one… I'm extra… I'm worthless…" Ram sadly mumbled,

All the while, Mina had to bite her lip to stop herself from joining her as a sobbing mess. Ram? Her Ram? Like this? Mina wanted to cry. Her Ram unsure of her own worth? Well…

"Ram… My precious Ram." She soothed into her ear, clutching her head to her chest, "You and your sister mean the whole world to me. Everything. You hear me?" She whispered, "You being you does not make you mean any less. To anyone, even when you're fully grown and run this country, I will never stop loving you. And even when you go through your rebellious faze, I will love you till you tell me to stop. Ram. You mean the world to me. That will always be enough. Please never say that about yourself. How boring would it be if we all were the same? And I know you know it, Blanc might act polite, but havent you seen how she could get? And please… my goodness you should have seen her when we first met, you know who she reminds me of thinking back?" Mina asked, as Ram gently shook her head,

"She was like you, Ram." Mina explained, and truthfully, it was no fib. When she was a young lady herself, Blanc was far from the usually calm woman she was now, she was beyond rambunctious and made Mina question why she had taken the job in the first place,

"Miiinaaaaa…. waaaaahhhh" Ram wailed as her tears soon soaked Mina's white dress, Mina still holding firm as she gently rubbed Ram's head,

"There there. It's ok. It's ok, let it all out" She whispered as she kissed Ram's forehead,


A few days later-

"This is so yummy!" Ram smiled as she licked her razzberry ice cream,

"This is really good, much better than in Lastation," Uni mused, licking her own chocolate cone, slightly shocked the wintery nation would have such good ice cream of all things,

"Hehe, Planeptune mainly focuses in pudding" Nepgear explained, enjoying her own vanilla,

"Hehe! That's why Lowee is the bestest!" She challenged, as Uni and Nepgear simply chuckled, "Still can't believe Rom is sick, what a loser!" She insulted, truthfully, that was why the group was a trio instead of the usual quartet, and while, Nepgear and Uni would usually chastise the young lady for her insulting tone,

Today was special… because…

Rom being sick was just what Ram was told. After all… they just needed Ram out of the house.

Walking up to the front door, Ram flung them open, looking inside, as…

She fell to her knees, dropping her ice cream as her tears immediately watered,

"Welcome home, Ram"

"Sup'!"

"Hey…. Ram"

Mina, then White Heart, then White Sister responded, except…

All of them had dyed their hair, gone was the cool blue they were known for, now it shined with bright pink,

"Y-you…?" Ram couldn't even pick herself up, as she began to sob, all 3 of them walking over, as they gently picked her up, the family sharing a hug as Ram felt her heart swelling till it felt like bursting,

"I'm glad I bought a second razzberry to go…" Nepgear mused as she brushed a tear out of her own eye,

"Heh, you always were the emotional type" Uni mocked, ignoring the tears welling up in her own eyes.


Heh. Hope this one makes up for Mina's Worst Day :') regardless, time for reviews!

mazinkaiser- heh, yea... war is ugly, she had to be prepared. She had to prepared for anything :)

end5- thank you as always my friend

Tony Anderson- hehe, I hope I nailed the tone. Yea... she destroyed her own passion bexause of a war...