Meanwhile, Meijin was left at the guild hall, still staring at the picture. What a cruel thing to make. It looks so happy and beautiful, yet in truth, its nothing more but sadness ferocity. He thought. His heart was thumping loudly. He felt angry for some reason. His sister's death has tarnished his heart with everlasting hatred. However, there's no one to blame, for it was all a sacrifice to her beloved children.
"You still haven't move on. Your so pitiful at that state"
Meijin just looked at the entrance where the voice came from. A man, still young was leaning at the door, arms crossed in front of him. He has dark brown hair and is black at the tips. He turned his head towards him and opened his eyes. It glowed for a moment. The color of his eyes was like a galaxy, shimmering and filled with stars. Dark, but filled with clouds of purple, pink and red. His pupils are shaped like the symbol of the Leo in the Celestial Zodiacs, gold in color. But when he blinked, his eyes returned to normal, and was rose gold like Meijin's.
"I don't need your pity" Meijin shot back at him, but the man only sighed
"I heard the news that you're the one responsible to tell them the truth, or at least the truth that we know. I came in a hurry; I know I should go and check on you. Cause knowing you, your long-kept grudge for them, is still kept well inside of you"
"Your expecting too much from me" Meijin said quickly
"Isn't that the reason why you're the one whose keeping an eye on them other than Sychi. We talked about this...."
"Like I said, there's no chance I'll ever let go of this, James"
James sighed again "You should've have at least told them the real reason of her death"
"There's no need to"
"If you can't do it for them, do it for her. Our dearest sister, Mira would've have been delighted"
"Like you know anything better, brother!" Meijin told him angrily
"They're her children Meijin..." James sighed
***
"Ha! The two of you are cousins! I know it!" Mythica shouted excitedly
"Myth! You know nothing!" Airi bellowed
"Yes I do!" She argued
"No you're not!"
Mythica and Airi argued as the news and gossips spread around the school. Kishi was extremely worried about Kira. She's been very weak in the past few days, and she kept pushing herself to keep up with the boys even if she's quickly exhausted. The dense magic in the palace have also shocked her a lot after all that happened. She collapsed the other day, and Sychi just told him that it was natural to happen sooner or later. She also said that her experience in hands of the dark Lords have left her physical, psychological, and spiritual trauma. Eventually, he had to leave her alone in the palace to attend to school, but she hasn't woken up yet until he left. Lune and Rex have been telling him a lot of encouraging words, but it was no use whatsoever.
On the other hand, everyone just seemed to take all the things they found out lightly, without putting much thought in it. And the boys have also recovered from the shock, and was now fine and happy like they used to.
It was already December, and the snow has covered the school grounds entirely. The autumn decorations are all replaced with winter ones and Christmas decorations. The school had been lively, and the annual Christmas ball is only a few days from then. And everyone was so exited and are preparing their best for ball.
Amili came in and silence fell at the room at once.
"Everyone, return to your respective seats. I have something important to discuss with you all" She cleared her throat then continued "As you would have known, the previous exchange program was a success, even if there are some minor issues..." She stared at Kishi then carry on "And also, the Nativity Ball held during the Christmas eve is almost at hand. The selection of the school's prince and princess is going to happen at January. So better be at your best during the ball if you wish to become one, for that is where all of you would be judge by your fellow students, in terms of beauty, your social skills, and how well mannered you are. It would be a shame if none of you will be deemed worthy of it, so again, be at your best. Let us proceed for today's lesson--"
There was a knock on the door. They all fell silent. The students leaned over to have a better view on the door, while the others stood, out of curiosity.
"Oh! Right, I almost forgot!" Amili said at once
She opened the door and the dean, Amy entered holding a girl in the hand. Airi, Rex, Lune and Kishi was surprised in what they saw. The girl who just entered with the dean has long white silky hair, snow-white skin and rose-gold eyes like morganite. She was very shy and fragile looking. She wore Magic High's school uniform, which is a fine pewter-grey dress, with some few frills, and red ribbon tied in her waist.
Everyone was amazed to see her. They were all beaming at her, which made her even more shy that she hid behind the dean.
"Cute"
"Wow.....I never knew Kishi would be so beautiful" some laughed
"She's such a darling..."
"Okay settle now" Amili spoke
"Introduce yourself darling" Amy told her, pushing her slightly forward, but Kira refused to speak
"Oh, fine then. Like brother and sister, I see..." The children chuckled "Everyone, this is Kira, she's Kishi's twin sister. From this day onward, she would be a part of E-class. And as you can see, this little girl is quite shy, so you better treat her nicely. Kira dear, don't be shy...come on now, go ahead and seat wherever you like"
Some others waved nicely at her, some made signals telling her to sit beside them. But she sat on the front row, between Airi and Kishi, who's still dumbfounded in her sudden appearance
"Why didn't you tell me" Kishi asked her
"Sorry, it was supposed to be a surprise, and....well...I forgot" She apologized slightly abashed
That day went on smoothly, Amili taught them about the aspects of magic, which they would be continuing to study until next week. Mythica kept asking her to call her big sister, and the others asking her to hang out with them. But she always refused their offer and stuck herself with Kishi and the gang, which totally made them all disappointed, saying a young lady like her shouldn't be hanging out with a bunch of trouble makers like them, but she always ignored them and went through it anyway. After class, the whole divided into groups, usually by age. It was then when Kira found an unfamiliar face, that Airi and the others claimed to be a part of them.