@Sherin: Everyhting will be revealed about the blue bloods later in the story~
@X_Last-Cross_X: Well you could say Rena is pretty normal however there is something in her blood that will hold a major key in the story but you'll find out later~
Wah everyone wants Jurina to find out about Rena's blood! Be patient minna all will come when the time comes. For now you'll all have to wait and enjoy the story. Besides it's too early to reveal the big secret you know? But who says that's the only big secret~ Anywas here's the next update so I hope you guys like it! Today we get to witness some stroy time!
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Chapter 3
The next day Rena woke up to see Jurina was gone and there was no one left in the palace. She thought that maybe they had gone out again and she didn’t know how long she would be gone. There was a sudden growl coming from Rena’s stomach. Rena was absolutely starving and she knew that she was going to need to find food soon if she was going to be alright. She ran to the kitchen and started to search for something that didn’t have any black blood on it. She managed to find a couple potatoes that weren’t too bad so she ate those along with some apples. It seems that apples were something that she could eat no matter what and they tasted fine. She ate some of the potatoes and almost all the apples. Once that was done she got dressed and decided to explore the castle a little bit. She found rooms full of all kinds of things from games to weapons. She walked into one room that looked quite strange and thought that it must be Tomochin’s room. Half of it was filled with weapons and a crafting bench while the other half had several dresses and clothes along with a large mirror. It certainly was a strange room.
The next room she visited was Yuki and Mayu’s room. They both slept in the same bed but the room was divided from which you could tell who’s side was who. Mayu’s side had lots of plushies and cute things while Yuki’s had a more serious side to it. A couple weapons and some pictures of her when she was in some kind of training academy. Rena had to admit that Yuki did look cute as a young girl. There was a picture of Mayu as well when she was just a baby. Mayu was smiling and was such a happy baby while Yuki looked somewhat sad. There was another picture showing years later where Mayu was smiling but something didn’t feel right about it. Meanwhile Yuki’s face just seemed colder as she stared at the camera when the photo was taken. It certainly was something odd and made Rena wonder what had separated in the first place.
Following down the hall to a strange room where Rena thought it must have been Atsuko’s. Out of all the rooms Atsuko’s seemed the most normal. She was surprised though how most of the room was white despite this being the Black Kingdom. Everything was so clean and sterile. There wasn’t much in Atsuko’s room except a single picture of her with someone else. She was smiling and having fun and looked far different than from what she looks like now. The other person in the picture was a very small girl but she wore a large bow on her head. She must have been a childhood friend of some kind and something must have happened between them.
Rena left the room and made her way towards what looked like a library seeing how there were many books of all kinds. She walked over and picked a random book and began to read it. It looked like some kind of fairy tale seeing how there were drawings of small creatures on it.
“Once upon a time there was a crow and a dove. The crow represents death and darkness while the dove represents hope in the new world. Crow was always hated by the people and so was always driven away when it tried to get close to people. All Crow wanted was to be loved but instead it was casted aside. All the love was focused on Dove because of its purity. Crow became jealous of the dove and one day decided to take its anger out and unleash its fury. Dove was killed with its white feathers stained red with the blood. After realizing what it had done Crow said,
“What have I done?”
Feeling regret and remorse, Crow called upon a demon and asked,
“Demon! In exchange for my soul please bring back Dove.”
The demon nodded its head and said,
“Very well…”
The demon granted the Crow’s wish and brought back the dove. However there was something wrong with Dove that worried Crow. Dove’s eyes glowed black and it looked right into Crow’s. Then suddenly Dove flew off and Crow had to chase it. When Crow caught up with Dove, it was astonished to see people dead and the town in flames. Dove was killing the very people who loved it and as the people bleed the people shouted,
“Why Dove why?!”
Dove did not answer and continued to slaughter the people as if they were nothing. Crow tried to stop Dove but failed to do so and in the end was killed by Dove. Seeing the trickery that the demon had performed, an angel came down and stopped the demon from taking Crow’s soul. Instead it gave Crow a new power and sent it back to the Earth to stop Dove’s destruction. Crow’s eyes became blue and it came down to stop Dove. The two began what became a hundred year war and now they fight to gain total control.”
As Rena was finishing the story, she heard the sound of a door opening. She quickly but the door away and then ran to the front door. When it opened in came Jurina and the others who all looked very tired after a long day. Jurina didn’t even greet Rena but just went up to her room as well as the others. Rena didn’t know what had happened until a maid explained that they had just gotten back from a fan rally. Apparently they are quite famous here and the people love and adore their leader very much. At least once a week Jurina and the others parade around the town and the people shout cheers and offer gifts. The maid showed a wagon that was being pulled in full of presents for Jurina and she watched as they were all being thrown into some kind of incinerator. Rena was surprised to see that they were just burning away the gifts so Rena asked if she could take a couple before burning them.
The butler handed her a small pile and Rena took them to a place where she could open them. She opened one and found a small necklace in it. It certainly was very beautiful and to think that it was going to be burned. The next present she opened was a cute little stuffed cat. Rena thought she could give it to Jurina when she was feeling better. The last present she opened was a love letter. The person was telling Jurina all the things they loved about Jurina. It really was a sweet letter. Rena wondered why Jurina would have such things thrown away. She walked up to Jurina’s room and saw she was awake and was just staring out the window. Rena walked over and said,
“Look at all these nice things that the townspeople gave you mistress. Why do you burn them?”
“Let me show you.”
Jurina took the stuffed cat and tore the head off. There inside it was a small ball with needles and nails in it.
“If I hugged this it would’ve gone off.”
She then took the necklace and threw it on the ground. She took a glass of water and dumped it on the necklace and Rena watched as it started to sizzle and burn.
“If I wore this and it had gotten wet it would’ve burned my neck and melted to my skin.”
She took the letter and read it and then walked over to the mirror.
“Read.”
Rena read the letter and she saw all kinds of hateful words and and curses towards her. In the mirror she could see them hiding behind the words of love. Jurina tore up the letter and burned it up.
“See the people don’t love me. They hate me.”
Jurina fell on her bed and curled into a small ball. She wore a blank expression on her face and her eyes looked cold to the very pits. To think that the people would hate Jurina despite that she’s protecting them from the blue bloods. Honestly the people should be grateful for what Jurina is doing for them. Rena thought to herself that she would handle it later and for now was going to do something that would help Jurina.
“Mistress I want you to have something.”
“What is it?”
Rena reached into her pocket and pulled out a small bracelet with a flower on it with a red crystal in the center on it. She took Jurina’s hand and clipped it onto her wrist.
“What is this?” she asked.
“It’s a bracelet that my grandmother gave me a long time ago. I want you to have it Jurina. Think of it as a thank you gift from me for taking me and taking care of me.”
“Why are you giving this to me Rena?”
“Well because I want to show you that not everyone hates you. There are some people who love you.”
“Then does this mean you love me?”
Rena froze realizing what she had just said and now Jurina was asking her if she loved her. It’s not like she could say no knowing she would probably get her head taken off. Instead she just blushed and tried to look away. However Jurina was persistent and pinned Rena against the wall. She looked at her in the eyes with that gaze that would make her heart flutter like a humming bird’s wings. Jurina leaned in close to her and asked,
“Do you love me?”
Rena didn’t answer but instead managed to slip under Jurina’s grasp and run outside the door. Jurina started to chase Rena around the castle saying she was going to get her and then get her answer soon enough. At first it just looked like a serious chase but then it became a game of hide and seek. Rena hid behind doors and in closets waiting for the chance to run. When Jurina passed by Rena would run and she could hear Jurina’s light footsteps following after her. Every time she turned back she could see Jurina getting closer and closer. She was surprised at how fast Jurina was and that just meant that she had to keep moving. She ran around a corner and then hid behind an indent in the wall. As Jurina ran past Rena ran the other way. Rena ran and ran as fast as she could up the stairs and back down them because Jurina once again was right on her tale.
“Almost got you!” she heard Jurina shout.
Rena kept running until suddenly Jurina came out of nowhere right in front of her and Rena didn’t have time to stop. Rena slammed into Jurina and fell on top of her. When she tried to get up she felt herself being pulled in closer. She looked up and saw Jurina staring at her with a very serious stare. She held Rena's chin and pulled it up and then asked,
"Now tell me Rena.. Do you love me?"
"Eto..."
Rena tried to look away but Jurina's eyes were locked onto hers and there was no escape. Rena was about to say something but when she looked at Jurina she found something was odd. Jurina's face was very very blurry and she couldn't see her face properly. When she tried to focus it only got worse. Then suddenly her body started to feel very weak as if all the energy inside her was gone. After that the only thing she saw was darkness. As if she was floating on air, Rena opened her eyes and saw that Jurina was carrying her to Atsuko's office. There was a worried look on her face and she didn't know why but she just looked scared. When she tried to say something nothing would come out. Jurina rushed her inside where she was set on the bed and Atsuko came over to examine her. She could see Jurina screaming and yelling but she couldn't hear anything. Atsuko took a small light and waved it in front of her eyes. Rena followed the light and Atsuko stepped back. Then she had Jurina grab a small bottle of some strange liquid.
Atsuko opened Rena's mouth and slid the liquid inside her mouth. Rena swallowed it and suddenly she started to feel slightly better. She sat up and looked at Jurina who was on the brink of tears. She smiled weakly and said,
"Gomen.. I'm alright."
"Baka!"
Jurina hugged Rena and said,
"Mou you scared me!"
"Gomen.."
Rena patted Jurina's back and then Atsuko walked over and asked,
"Have you been eating?"
Rena nodded her head no and Atsuko explained how Rena was suffering from starvation. She needed to eat or else she would die. Jurina had the cooks prepare the finest meal for Rena and they brought it out for her to eat. However when Rena tried to eat the food she had prepared she only spat it back out and even threw up a couple times. Jurina began to worry and wonder why this was happening to Rena. Atsuko explained how Rena's body must not be used the foods with black blood in them. Therefore Jurina made sure no meat was to ever be served on Rena's plate. There were also some vegetables she couldn't eat because of the soil. The only foods she seemed to be able to eat was apples, strawberries, cherries and potatoes. It was very strange really but because it was Rena Jurina was willing to make special changes to she could eat properly.
Once everything was settled, Jurina noticed that Rena had been wearing the same outfit for days now and decided she needed some new clothes. Taking Rena's hand, the two walked to Tomochin's room who was busy making some sort of knife. When Jurina said she needed some fashion help Tomochin's personality did a 360 and went from weapons expert to fashionista. She at first thought Jurina was the one she was going to be playing with but when she said Rena was she was a little upset. Later on Rena learned that Jurina hates dressing up like a girl. She feels stupid and embarrassed so the young mistress rarely wore anything that resembled girl clothing. Rena was taken behind a changing curtain where Tomochin removed some of her clothes. Then she took out a tape measure and took Rena's measurements for the new outfit.
"Wah you have a really nice body Rena!" Tomochin said.
"No fair I wanna see!" Jurina shouted.
"Yada!!"
When they finished Rena came out wearing a long black skirt with a white blouse and black vest. She also had long boots with bows on them and a ribbon on her chest that ties the blouse together. When Jurina saw her Rena could have sworn she saw a little drool coming from her mouth. Then she walked over and started to examine Rena checking to see if there was anything at fault. Jurina nodded and gave Tomochin a thumbs up saying she approved. Jurina was very happy and then Tomochin explained how she also added a couple attachments to Rena's outfit. She showed how inside the boots Rena could hide some blades and in the vest she could hold different kinds of explosives. The skirt itself was fire resistant and could be easily taken off with just the undoing of one hook on the front. Jurina seemed to be very pleased with that design and gave Tomochin a perverted smirk.
Something inside Rena told her that Jurina and Tomochin both have similar tastes. Once that was done Jurina took Rena down to the library once more and said,
"Rena can you read me a story? I'm still a little freaked out with the incident from earlier so I think maybe after a good story will help me."
"Anything for you mistress."
"Great! I know the perfect book!"
Jurina ran off to look for the book she was talking about. Seeing Jurina like this made Rena laugh a little seeing how cute she was still acting like a little kid. In reality she is on so this is suitable for someone like her. Rena just hoped it wasn't the book she had read earlier. Jurina came back and she had a different book this time. She led Rena to a large couch that was set in the middle of the library. There was a netting laid over it so if she wanted she could close it and make a curtain. Jurina and Rena sat down on the couch and Jurina handed Rena the book.
"This is a story my mother would read to me all the time when I was little."
"Well I'm not your mother but I'll do my best to read like her."
"Yay~~"
Rena opened the book and started to read the story.
"Once upon a time there was a young master who was a very powerful man at the time. He won every battle he got into and no one dared to challenge him.
"I am the most powerful ruler ever! All shall bow before me!"
The master also owned a servant whom he cherished with all his heart. The servant did everything the master asked without any question and always did it in a matter of no time. The young master loved his servant and didn't want to give her to anyone else in the kingdom. She was everything he loved and everything he wanted all in one body.
"I do what thy master wants and will do it without hesitation."
However the young master was often spoiled and used to getting everything he wanted. When he didn't get what he wanted he would lash out and take his anger out onto the servant. Time after time the master would continue to beat his servant and the older he grew the stronger he became. The master grew into a fine man where he found a wife and had children along side with him. He had a happy family and the servant was always there to help when needed. However one day the master and his wife got into a fight and the master lashed out his anger onto her. Because of his overwhelming power, he killed her with just one hit to the throat. Fearing himself and the safety of everyone around him, he told his children to run somewhere far far away.
"What have I done? I have slain the one I loved with my own hands! Children run and get away from me! Get away from this evil place and never come back!"
He told the servant she was free and could do whatever she wanted now.
"You are free to do whatever you like now go!"
With that everyone fled the castle and it was only the master who stayed their hiding from the people outside. However the next night, there was a knock at the door. When the master opened the door he was surprised to see that it was the servant standing there.
"Why have you returned?" the master asked.
"I've returned because I cannot simply leave master." the servant said.
"I ordered you to leave now go before I kill you as well!"
"I cannot master. I am loyal to you and my very soul is bound to you. I cannot leave."
"You are a fool!"
"No master you are."
"WHAT?!"
The master raised his hand ready to strike down the servant when suddenly the servant ran under him and hugged him tightly. The servant held him and said,
"I love you master. That is why I do not leave."
Rena finished the story and looked over at Jurina who was staring at her a gentle smile. She rested her head onto Rena's lap and then said,
"Neat story nee?"
"Un.. It was very sweet."
"I would always ask my mother if the servant really did love her master and she would always say she didn't know."
"Well when you really love someone you'll do whatever you can to be with them."
"Ah souka.. then Rena why haven't you tried to escape? I mean I don't watch you all the time and the doors are easy to escape from."
"Well I like being with mistress. I'm happy to be with you and take care of you."
Jurina didn't say anything but she pulled Rena down and hugged her close. She kissed Rena's forehead and then said,
"You're like the servant you know? Just you don't love me nee?"
"Well as my grandmother would say, ya never know."
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Wah strange end for a chapter nee? Well find out what happens next time! Hope you liked the update!
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