Chapter 7

" Do your best when you’re training, best friend. "

That’s, and without a doubt, brother Gasus, shouting like that in the corridor, is he stupid? There is no manner at all in the way he speaks. Saying these kinds of words means that he is not here for my brother, then for whom? I don’t like thinking too much. I’ll enjoy my morning drinking tea and reading a book. I had too many thoughts in my head recently that I began to be absent-minded all the time. I raise my head from my book. He is coming this way with a little girl. I presume that she is his sister, but why did he bring her here? Does he think that I am a babysitter? What a stupid thought? Manners manners, let’s not judge the situation from its look.

" Good morning! I am Bonine Rayginaz. Pleased to meet you, my Lady. "

" I… am… Belladone. "

" I am happy to meet you. It must’ve been tiring to come all the way here, it’s too far, right ? "

I hold her hand. She is still a child. I need to babysit again, why do I have to do it? Why me? I wanted to be an obedient child and read books. If they are here, that means that my mother invited them inside.

I think that I pissed him off when I didn’t greet him. Serves him right! Who told him to bring his troublesome sister? Belladone is someone who likes causing trouble, and she comes at the wrong time, I wanted to study The concepts of building a stable magic reserve, it was a book that I planned to read for a long time.

" Uh !... It was nothing I wanted to come with my brother. "

" Bonine, you didn’t greet meeee, I even brought your favourite chocolate. "

" Welcome, brother Gasus, did you have a safe trip? "

" Thank you. It’s tiring, but it’s worth it. "

" Brother Durian isn’t here. He went training with father this morning. "

" I know I didn’t come here for him. I come here for you. I am here to see you. Bonny bunny! "

How childish of him to think that I’ll blush over something so trivial! Does he think that I am a naive Lady? If I didn’t know better what kind of womanizer he is, maybe I’ll get frustrated by his words, but I am an experienced one in his flirting style. Even if I was dumb in love, I know what he is. He even called me by Bony Bunny… Bony Bunny was my nickname in my last life. He used to call me so because I got scared of his tiger. This name was only made because of that special counter with his pet. I didn’t happen yet, so why does he know it? Is he, perhaps, someone who got reborn like me? Impossible, it’s only a coincidence, maybe he got this name in his head for some time, and that situation gave him the right to call me so. Anyway, let’s not pay attention to it that much! It’s only a coincidence! Now for the most important thing, let’s disappoint him!

" Thank you very much for thinking about me! I will give a tart as a present. It’s tasty. Aunt Riza made a lot. "

" Do you want to come to my room, Lady Belladone, you have a beautiful name! " I said to Gasus’little sister.

" Thank you… Hmph ! "

We left Gasus behind. Serves him right. I want to read that book so badly.

I’ll give her a toy to play with, if she likes it, she can take it with her, since they want her to be my friend, let’s make her my friend. She isn’t a bad person. She’ll grow to be an unmannered beautiful Lady. She is worse than me in handling people and makes a fuss about everything. She used to be framed a lot because she wasn’t intelligent enough to fend it off. While I liked being buried in books studying magic and supernatural phenomenon, she used to train with a sword. She’ll become the pride of her family.

" Do you want to play with dolls? I have a lot of them. You can choose anyone that we can play with. "

" I don’t like playing with toys, these kinds of things are for babies, you are such a baby to play with them, I don’t like playing with toys, and I don’t like playing pretend. "

" Then what do you like? "

" Are you an idiot? You are weird. Why do you act like a Lady when we are children. "

What is it? Why is she offended? She has a sharp mouth despite her age; she is 10 years old. 2 years younger than me. She is calling me an idiot, sorry I got your message, but I don’t pretend, I swore to be an obedient child, and mom likes it when we act with manners, knowing the etiquette. She is acting like someone who is used to hear praise about someone else. Wait does brother Gasus praise me in front of her? To make her act like me, I remember that he said that he wants his sister to be like me. Oooh, that’s troublesome. How can I deal with this situation? Aaah I can always say that we are what we are.

" I swear you are the weird one! No one speaks the way you do and act like you. I will not be like you! "

" Lady Belladone, there is no reason for you to act like me; everyone has their charms. You choose to be what you want. No one has the right to command you to do something that you don’t like. You are fine just the way you are. "

Her cheek heats up. I should be careful since a child’s cheek is easily heated when we are shy. I don’t want to show emotions that can ruin me. I see her hesitate for a while.

" Belladone, call me Belladone. "

That’s a good beginning. Now that the misunderstanding is gone. It will be alright to speak without hate. We sit playing tea party. It’s so boring, but I had to keep going because I have no choice, no one knows that I am an adult in a child’s body.

" Are you having fun? I brought you something delicious. This is the thing that I told you about earlier, you will like it, " said brother Gasus.

What is this? Is it a cold chocolate drink? It looks too sweet, and I like sweet things, but I must act mature and lower my sugar taste. I’ll taste it if it’s too sweet, I’ll give it up. Ooooh I know I’ll regret it if I do it. I thanked him for the food. It’s too delicious! What is this? It’s not too sweet, not too salty, the mixture is perfect, it seems that he used the same type of chocolate like the one he gave me before. It has such a rich flavour that I can’t get enough of it. I could drink this forever. I turn my head towards brother Gasus to thank him, and I am shocked to see him laughing. Oooh my God! Did I overdo it? But it’s too tasty!

" It’s the same chocolate as before. "

" Right, hazelnut. Belladone you have some in your face, HAHAHA… " he turns to his sister wiping her face from the chocolate.

 "Don’t touch me, idiot, do you want another beating ! "

Lady Belladone is rough with her brother. I pity him. But they seem so close, before me and my siblings weren’t that close, but now I can’t say so. I worked hard, and I see the result. After arguing for a while, she slept like a mule.

" Bony Bunny do you want to play with me? "

" What will we play brother Gasus ? "

" Anything you like. You kept my troublesome sister company, so, normally, I’ll do the same for you. "

" Thank you. Then I am interested in reading a book, may you read one for me? "

" Of course, which one? A fairy tale will be perfect. "

" Brother Gasus, there is a book on the upper shelf, it’s name is the chronicle of the seven law. I wanted to read it for a long time now. "

The chronicle of the seven law was my favourite book. It’s a book that narrates the fall of a great empire. The way it went down reminded me of my family.

" Lady Bonine! There is something I wanted to ask you for a long time now. "

" Ask me anything, brother Gasus. "

" Then if someone had seen the death of all her family, what would be their reaction to know that her beloved one is the one who planned for it? "

" What kind of question is that brother Gasus ? "

Yes, what kind of question is this? It’s like he is testing me to know something. Well, if someone is reborn the same as me; he will notice my change of behaviour.

" Just asking, forget it. It’s just that you seem different from my memory. You were clumsy. "

What does he mean by clumsy? I was an obedient child until now. Why would he say something like that? What is he thinking about? Why did he even come here? I never remembered that he brought his sister here before. Why now? Things changed without me knowing, but I didn’t interfere with brother Gasus’life. How come he is asking a question about my last life? It’s like he is telling me that…

" Brother Gasus! How come? How do you know about my last life? "

If he asks a weird question, I’ll say I am joking. He sits opening the book that he picked.

" There, there, I had some doubts before, but you seem to be reborn too. "

" How did you know that I was reborn? "

" You are different. You are acting like the young Lady Bonine that I know. Of course, I had some doubts before, but I enjoyed your reaction when I said Bonny Bunny. You know I called you so when you got scared by my tiger. "

" I tried to begin by being a good child. I don’t want to make the same mistakes, I was given a second chance, and I won’t waste it. "

" Right, right, don’t cry! I am glad that you know who is trying to ruin you but tell me what happened that you came back in time? "

" He wanted my powers, he thought that I was born with those abilities, even when I told him that I learned them, that he’ll gain nothing if he sacrificed me, he took me for a liar. "

" I was dead before you maybe, you can enlighten me because I don’t know many things. I can help you. I see that you have been working on getting the other nobles by your side. You did well until now. "

" After your death, war broke off. I lost everything. Mother died, and that bastard abandoned me. It was a hellish life. I hated every last bit of it. He used my powers for him. He took all the credit when I was the one fighting in the war. I stayed in the shadows while he was known as a great wizard. I made so many mistakes that I am not going to repeat them. I am sorry, it was because of me that you died. "

" Why are you apologizing for something you haven’t done? We must be careful since things are not as they seem. Anyway, I am glad that we are in the same boat because I was thinking about how to prevent you from meeting him. Let’s work hard together to protect the ones we care about. "

I nod.