Siblings Resort: Chapter 3 - The Surprises in Life

"I can't believe how easy it was for me to start acting like a girl in love again..." I was in my room sitting on my bed putting on white stockings as I prepare to go wake up Master Leon. In the past, I used to just wear black flats for footwear, but I started to like the feeling of stockings. I also think it goes well with the servant uniform I'm always wearing.

"Why resist it? You know you're still head over heels for him." Talking to me was my mother, who was getting ready on her side of the room. She was young looking and had white hair like me but with a black headband. Her magenta eyes and facial features were similar to mine. She was putting on her black dress that quickly cover the black bra of her modest chest and black underwear.

"I don't know how I feel about my mother telling me to get seduced by my master," I said while carefully sliding my feet into my black flats.

"You're complaining? You have to be more honest with yourself. I mean, you were the one who came in so lovestruck last night that you forgot to take a bath." I glare at my mother, but she just shrugs it off. "Comes on, Alicia. The fact that you're even able to see him again is a miracle in itself. How can you think of trying to give him the cold shoulder?"

"Because the last time I saw him he rejected me!"

"Huh? You confessed to him?"

"No! Not like that! It was that I pour my heart out to him and he denied my request! Despite being desperate, he said no to me, and it hurt!" My mother's gaze became serious while I became gloomy. "I asked him. I begged him. I was practically on my knees offering my life to him, and he said no. That he didn't want me in his mess..." I thought that since nine months have passed, I would be over this, but apparently not. Tears were starting to form, and I felt a heavy pain in my heart. "While I was okay giving everything up to be with him, he didn't love me enough to share his life with me..."

"...You really are a love-struck idiot."

"Huh...?" My mother's arms embraced me, her hand petting my head to calm me down.

"That wasn't all he said, was it? Come on, remember. You told me the story a bunch of times, so you know what I'm talking about." ...She's right. He said more to me. I remember the painful stuff more easily because it was more impactful, but there was more.

"He said..." I thought hard about the day we last saw each other, going through my memories until I finally remember the words that were meant as his concern over me, causing the pain in my heart to go away. "...He said he didn't want to make my life miserable to just stay with him. That he didn't want to ruin my life..."

"See? He was thinking of you. And tell me this, Alicia." She bent down to talk to me face-to-face. "From the way you came back yesterday, I know you both had a heart-to-heart. If the same situation happened again, do you think he would make the same choice as last time and leave you behind?" These words confused me, but I thought about it. Would he do the same thing again...?

I missed you. I was naive. I took you for granted. I didn't realize how important you were to me.

The memories of his words from yesterday echoed in my head. The pain that was in my heart is now replaced by happiness. The tears stopped at long last.

"No... He wouldn't... He said he realized that he felt miserable without me by his side... That he needed me." I couldn't stop a smile from popping up. My mother in turn smiled and got back up to finish dressing up, finishing by slipping on her black-nail feet into her own black flats.

"By the way," she said when at the door now ready to leave. "If I were you, I would confess to him fast. To make sure he stays with you no matter what, and to stop other girls from getting too close to him."

"Huh? Other girls?" I thought about this carefully. Has he ever been close to any other girl? ...No. When he lived here, it was only me and older female servants. I'm not sure about his time away, but he made it seem like he had a miserable time.

"...You really don't believe he can get closer to other girls?"

"...It is my plan to confess to him sooner rather than later, but... is there really other girls he can get close to? I don't think there's anyone."

"Really? Then what about Miss Mylene? With this strange assignment from the master of the mansion, he's bound to get close to her."

"Miss Mylene? But she's his sister. I don't think it's possible for blood-related siblings to ever fall in love..."

"Welp, it's true that it's highly unlikely, but you should still be on your guard. The world is a complicated place, and special situations tend to make the impossible possible."

"I guess, but the odds are really low. Still though... it's weird that you're this cautious about her. Did something like that happen before?"

"What? Relationship between fully blood-related family members? No, but I'm just saying. Better to be safe than sorry."

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"Morning, head housekeeper." After I and Alicia split up, I did some small errands before coincidentally meeting up with a red hair woman that had freckles. We were walking along the concrete halls and she displayed a gentle smile when she greeted me. But when I took a good look at her, she had dark bags under her eyes.

"Emily, you doing alright? Seem like you haven't slept last night. Nervous about the move?"

"Ha, ha... I guess I didn't have much sleep last night. But nerves have nothing to do with it. It was little Shirley."

"Shirley, huh? I forgot being a single mother to a toddler is extremely draining..."

"Yeah, but I don't mind. I'm raising her with all the love in the world. Also, she's too cute!" She got a little too enthusiastic, getting too close to me, but I was used to this.

"Yep, I experienced that burst of adrenaline too. But speaking of which..." My voice became more serious as I became more cautious. "Is he still trying...?" Upon understanding what I was referring to, Emily's mood changed quickly and looked away annoyed.

"That mustache trash for a man is unbelievable! He has the nerve to get MY PARENTS to ask me to marry him and let bygones be bygones?! After I find him arrested for public indecency with a bunch of prostitutes?!" Emily then turns to me, with fury in her eyes. "Not to mention he was using SHIRLEY'S college funds for his wild nights at the brothels! I already requested for a restraining order, but apparently, that's not enough! I can't even trust my own family!"

"There, there," I said trying to calm her down. "I'm sorry I asked." Emily realized what she was doing, and breathed in and out to calm down.

"No, sorry, I got overheated. Still though, if you weren't there to help me out financially, I might've had to go to the brothel my-OUCH!" I hit her head without mercy.

"You know I don't like dark humor, Emily." I could practically feel a dark aura coming out of me as I then continue chopping her head.

"I'm sorry! I'm SORRY! Please, stop!" I didn't. "Please! I'm supposed to take care of Alicia am I not?! I'm not going to be able to with head trauma!"

"You're not going to be able to take care of her if all your energy is used at night. You wouldn't be able to concentrate during the day! Seriously, I'm putting my daughter's well-being in your care," I said finally stopping.

"I get it, I get it! Geez, you can't take a joke, can you?"

"No."

"You weren't supposed to answer!" She started getting out of breath when I stopped in front of the door that nameplate read Risa Lunastone. Emily notices this and pauses to think for a second. "Head housekeeper, I'm confused about something." I just stood with a stoic face, already guessing what she was going to ask. "Your daughter is going with Master Leon. And when Master Leon was kicked out by the new master of the mansion, you did everything you could to gather any information on where he was sent. Why are you staying here instead of going with me to protect them?"

"Because the owner of the mansion is a risk, and not knowing her motives makes her too dangerous to leave on her own." I turn to stare at the nameplate. "By a miracle, I managed to convince her to call back Master Leon from wherever he was to help Miss Mylene, but she can easily change that."

"Hmm... I guess I get it. Staying by the mansion hea-OUCH!"

"Master of the Mansion," I said chopping her head again. "Titles are important here, it would be disrespectful to shorten it and can lead to severe consequences if you did it with the wrong person in the room."

"Okay, fine! So by staying with the Master of the Mansion, you are at least able to pick up on something bad beforehand and do something ab-EEP!" At that moment, the door opened, prompting a surprised yelp from the freckled woman. A girl came out that was a little older than my daughter. She had magenta eyes like me and Alicia, and white hair but with dark blue highlights that reached her upper back. Colorful flower clips decorated her hair as pin versions decorated her black dress. Her nails were painted dark blue and she gave a surprised look when she caught sight of us.

"Huh, Aunt Nanako? What are you doing here?"

"Wait, huh? You're not Owner Risa-Ouch!"

"If the master of the mansion was here, we wouldn't be talking about this. She left for a vacation to avoid seeing Master Leon. Also, Shizuka..." Now looking at my niece, "What do you mean what am I doing here? Isn't it time for our training?"

"...Aunt Nanako, did you forget that I finished last week?"

"Wait, you say what now?"

"My training! Didn't we finish last week? The plan was for me to do your daily morning routines all by myself today in exchange for getting information on how best to be Miss Mylene's personal servant?" My face stiffened at the realization and instantly became gloomy.

"I could've slept in today! AGHHH, WHAT A WASTE!!!" I blame Alicia for this. If she didn't wake me up and distracted me all morning with her complaining, I would've remembered.

"...No, I would've awaken you anyway." Emily eye us both, and then suddenly started chuckling.

"Hehe, I guess the head housekeeper isn't as perfect as I thought she was-Ouch!"

"Let's go Shizuka," I ordered after teaching Emily another lesson, "let's talk in my room."

"Huh? Uh... sure..." We left Emily massaging her head behind. I didn't care at all, but my niece looked back with worried.

"She's starting to sulk."

"Leave her be. She used to restrain her emotions to appear all proper in front of boys in the past. Seeing her show emotions is the greatest indicator that she's doing just fine.

"If you say so, I guess..."

"But speaking of appearances..." I eye Shizuk's flower clips and dark blue highlights specifically, "You are really dressed up. You're not doing that to hide something, are ya?"

"How dare you, Aunt Nanako!" Shizuka pouted, "I decorated my uniform this way because I thought it was cute."

"And your hair highlights?"

"What? Does it not look good?"

"It does, but I recall a time not too long ago when you highlighted your hair in yellow to get a boy's attention."

"..."

"A rich boy."

"...FINE!" she finally admits. "This Master Leon that Alicia always talks about when she visits, if he helps his sister successfully, he'll inherit the riches from his mother, right? So I'm thinking if I catch his heart, then my future will be set and I won't have to work at all!"

"...Your such a gold digger. Don't you know already that he's your cousin's sweetheart? And I recommended you for your job to help cheer up Miss Mylene, not flirt with her brother."

"Don't worry Aunt Nanako, I know. I'll be Miss Mylene's best personal servant! While snatching up her brother as my man at the same time, heh-heh."

"I can't help but worry." Eventually, we reach my room's door, but as we were about to open it...

"Mooooom!!!" It was a scream barely audible from far away. We stopped to look for the source, but couldn't find where it came from. "Mooooooooom!!!!" It was louder and nearer this time, but I recognize this voice.

"Aunt Nanako, isn't that Alicia?" I stared in the direction Shizuka was looking, and there she was, running towards us in tears. Isn't she crying a little too often these days?

"MOOOOOOOOOM!!!" She got closer and closer, and when in range, she threw herself right at me.

"Wait, Alicia, don't throw-GACK!" It was too late, and while I manage to catch and hold her up, her weight pushed me against the door. Shizuka did not need to dodge thanks to there being some space between us.

"What the heck, Alicia?! Why did you just throw yourself at me?!" But she ignored me, and instead looked up at me in tears.

"Mom... Mom... Master Leon... He... He..." Master Leon? Wait... Did something happen? Alarm bells rang in my head. Did Owner Risa give a secret order? Is he in danger?

"Alicia, what's this about Master Leon?" I urged looking at her seriously.

"Master Leon... He... He... HE GOT DEFILED BY THAT VIXEN!!! I DIDN'T BELIEVE YOU, BUT I WAS WRONG! MASTER LEON HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM ME BY MISS MYLENE! HIS OWN FLESH AND BLOOD!!!"

"..."

"..." I stood stunned. Shizuka wasn't in Alicia's view, but she was clearly intrigued by what she just heard. But... Master Leon and Miss Mylene...? Isn't that...?

"HUUUHHHH???!!!" We both reacted in surprise, with Alicia herself getting surprised by the arrival of her cousin.

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