"Ugk." I cover my mouth.
"Stop burping Adira." Daniel scolds and takes away my coke which he thinks is the cause of my problems.
"I'm sorry. It must've been when I went to bed after eating last night." I apologize.
"Is your brother better?"
"Yes. He's back in Spain. Felix is still missing though. If he continues to be off grid then I'm going to ask Lu Li-Jun to investigate where he is and what he was doing."
Daniel nods. "Do you know how Orion is?"
"He's currently working on another huge project so we haven't been talking lately but when we do talk it's mainly about the project."
"It must be hard having so many brothers and having to talk to them." Quasar sighs. "I thought I'd never say this but, I'm grateful for having just one even if he's my twin."
"That's so mean!" Ren gasps.
"Aren't you jealous of your younger brother? He gets to spend time with your father while you don't." Quantum asks.
"No. I spent time with Father when younger so it's Minato's turn." Ren replies.
"So back to Chikara-chan. How do you keep in touch with your brothers? And what's the trick with knowing all their names?" Quasar turns to me.
"They do live half way across the world so the only way to talk to them would be by phone and I'd talk to one at least once every three days. The trick to remembering everyone's name is to have a great memory in which I was gifted with. I can name everyone in the Myth's family and that is a total of 53 that is not including Master Bai, Reiji, Saisho and my brother."
"Why did I even ask her? She's a supernatural." Quasar says.
We talk for a few more minutes before Quantum and Quasar leaves for a private tutor.
"Theodore also wants to have a lesson today. I'll take my leave." Ren stands up and holds his bag.
"I have to go too. Darcy wants me to meet her." Daniel leaves with Ren.
"Alone again." I sigh. I pack everything up and leave the empty classroom after cleaning a bit. I politely nod at the teachers on my way to the front exit. I skip down the stairs and sense someone. I look at the leg sticking out from the corner and smile to myself. I begin walking again and when I get to the leg I step over it. I walk to the front and change my shoes. I swing my bag over my shoulder and whistle a tune when walking home.
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The days quickly pass and Benjamin has already arrived in Japan.
"This year is going too fast." Lion complains. "Do you think that something's going to happen?"
"What do you mean?" I ask her while putting jean overalls on.
"I'm just guessing. I think the year Queen Ellora died it went really fast as well, didn't it?"
I pause with putting my leg through the overall. "Yes. The year went surprisingly fast."
"So, do you think that another female member would die?" Lion asks with excitement.
"Lion! How many times have I said it, don't be excited for a Yukimura death." I scold her.
"Queenie's year of death also went fast." Lion murmurs.
"...."
I freeze when hearing that name. It' been years since I heard it.
"Don't mention that name again." I command her quietly.
Lion's yellow ball of light turns to look at me. "Okay but I'm just saying it's awfully alike."
I look down at my leg in the overall leg hole and quickly pull it up. "Don't mention that again especially in when someone else is around." I order her.
"Yes, Adira." Lion bows her head.
Esme had two children, Queenie was the younger of the two and female. Queenie had royal blood and was next in line after me. She was the same age as my older sister Mika but when Queenie turned 6 she suddenly went missing. A week later I was born and they found Queenie.... dead. No one knows how she died or who killed her even with Daniel's power which he can touch anything and know it's history. Queenie had no internal wound or external wound which stunned the whole of Renata.
Since then no one has mentioned Queenie's name and was considered a tabboo.
I shake my head and finish changing into my disguise. I put on a cap and walk out of my room to see Ren just waking up. He turns towards me and stops.
"Who are you?" Ren backs into his room and picks up the flower vase from the floor.
"Hahaha." I laugh. He doesn't even recognize me which is a great sign since if he doesn't recognize me then Benjamin who I haven't met in years won't. "Relax Ren it's me."
"How do I know it's you?" Ren asks.
"Rennie, have you ever seen someone as cute as me?" I cup my face in my hands and cutely smile.
Ren pauses. Asra howls at him which convinces him. "Okay. Why are you dressed as a small boy?"
"Isn't it the greatest disguise?" I twirl but because I'm wearing pants and my shirt is tucked in, nothing spins or lifts up. "Benjamin wouldn't recognize me even if I walked beside him."
"You've been very careful with this mission so I have to ask, who's Benjamin?" Ren asks.
I slightly smirk. "Finally you have asked. Well Benjamin is my half brother. Same father different mothers. His mother is currently Henry's wife."
"Half brother?"
"Yes. I have plenty but I don't like them and they don't like me so we end up trying to kill each other if given the oppotunity."
"So, are you killing him so he doesn't kill you?"
I tilt my head from side to side. "You could say that but it's more about getting his mother angry because if his mother's angry then Henry would be angry too so I'd get a bit of revenge."
Ren nods. "Then you should quickly go."
I smile when he doesn't say anything like most people would when knowing I'm about to kill a person who's blood related. "Okay. Reiji has already texted me that he's on his way so he will arrive shortly after I leave. I might come back late so Reiji is going to stay overnight. He'll sleep in my room."
"Wait! In your room?" Ren shouts.
"Yes. Why is something wrong?" I stop walking and look back at him, confused. What's wrong with Reiji sleeping in my room.
"He can't sleep in your room. You're a girl and he's a boy."
"So?"
"He can sleep in my room with me." Ren declares.
"Okay." I shrug my shoulders. "That would be better since it would be easier to protect you if something were to happen. Nice thinking, Ren. "
Ren nods but his eyes glance to the side.
"I'll be going now. Asra you stay." I put on cute little brown boots to go with my blue jean overall. "Bye."