' My lady. please wake up. '
Knock Knock
' My lady. '
Crystelle blink her eyes half asleep .
' Yes...? '
' My lady? you didn't wake up yet? '
Crystelle ignore him and close her eyes again.
' My lady! wake up. it's your coming of age ceremony today. if you didn't wake up now, you will be late, my lady. '
Crystelle frown. ' hmm? coming of age?.. ' mumble Crystelle in her sleep.
Hyde knock the door again.
' Please wake up, if not I will barge in without your permission, my lady. '
Crystelle blink her eyes and ignore Hyde.
' Go away. '
Hyde frown and quickly nodded at Mia.
Mia understand the signal and ask the usual maid that serve Crystelle to get ready.
Hyde smile. ' Ready? '
They all nodded in front of the door.
Bang!
Crystelle shock in freeze when they suddenly hold her and bring her to get a bath in hurried.
' What the...?! '
' My lady, we will use a roses fragrance as for your bath today. ' inform Lily.
Crystelle blank.
' My lady, should we add some petal too? '
Crystelle nodded obediently.
' No, that's must get in first for her. '
' Yes, that's right. '
' Oh my, where's the gown? '
' Where's the jewelry? '
' Oh gosh. We don't have enough time! we need to hurry.'
' Get the gown and my lady accessories here now! '
' A red or blue crystal? '
' Use that's goes well with her gown. '
' Her hair? we don't have Haley at here anymore to does the lady hairstyle..'
' Let's just give it a try then. '
' No, let her hair crosses like this. '
' No, braids it! '
' Hey! just let it down, it's better like that. '
' Use some flower clip for her hair too. '
' A flowery crystal can do. '
' No, just braids the upper is enough. '
' Hey! where did you learn to comb her hair like that? '
' Use some clip, clip! '
' My lady, don't get asleep again! '
' My lady! you just snore! get awake! it's an important day today! '
' I'm not asleep..! I just can't help it! ' frown Crystelle.
' Hey, who took her glove? get it here! '
' Not this! another one there! '
' My lady, it is so tight? '
' Let's get you comfortable in this dress.'
Crystelle blank in exhausted.
' It's feel like my soul is already left my body before the ceremony.. '
Mean while, Hyde yawning while stand in front the outside of the door in bored.
' They should wake her up earlier if it will take this long to get her prepared..'
' It's done...! ' shout them together in excitement inside the room.
Hyde sigh in relief. ' finally..'
' My lady, we need to get going now, if not.. ' inform Hyde while slowly open the door.
He suddenly stunned with the view.
Crystelle beam at him in a gentle way.
Hyde gulp.
Crystelle look so stunning with her bright pink dress cover with a petal of roses on it, her hair let down and full with a flowery roses pin place brightly on it. her stunning figure goes well with the gown in many various ways on Hyde eyes. make her the only view he can sees in that room.
' My lady...? ' mumble Hyde in his bright red face.
Crystelle smile while tilt her head. ' Yes? '
Hyde quickly turn from her and wait at the outside. ' We need to leave. '
Crystelle pout and look at Mia.
Mia grinning in a suspicious way.
' What's wrong with him? '
Mia fake ignorance while shrug her shoulder.
' It's mean that our work is a big success? '
Crystelle frown doesn't understand.
' Anyway my lady, let's get going. if not you will be late. '.
Crystelle nodded obediently and walk toward the main door of the mansion.
Crystelle stunned and quickly smile at him.
' My brother.. ' call Crystelle gently.
Crystopher look at her and smile.
He softly hold her hand and put his lip gently on it.
' My sister look so stunning, I'm scare if there will be so many trashy bug running around beside this bright flower. '
Crystelle chuckle. ' Oww.. so sweet. sir Crystopher. Instead of that, I'm scare if there will be so many flowers to helplessly fall in love with this cute puppy of mine.. '
Crystopher laugh and fake a whimper. ' Then, I should be a loyal dog than a puppy for this flower. '
Crystelle laugh hardly and pat Crystopher arm . ' Okay, okay, Let's stop joking. Look at those people around us, they are going to throw up with our joke at this rate. '
Mia and the others maid flinch.
Master Aaron smile fake ignorance at her.
Crystopher chuckle. ' I think so too, then my lady.. '
Crystopher slowly raise his hand toward Crystelle and smile brightly.
' Should we go? '
Crystelle nodded in blush.
' This is an another stunning creature! He's act like brother Cass lately. I'm maybe a stupid girl that fell for both her own brother? shame on me! I'm feel like I'm in some reverse harem because all the man in my life were all stunning creature running around me. isn't I'm blessed by the god with this heaven?.'
They both get in the carriage while Crystelle seem to lost on her thoughts and slowly the carriage start their journey to the main hall of the palace.
Crystelle look at the outside view.
' It make me remember those old day.. ' mumble her alone.
Crystopher look at her. ' What is it, sister? '
Crystelle shake her head and smile brightly. ' Nothing. '
Crystopher shrug and look at the outside.
' We're here. '
Crystelle take a glance too.
She force a smile and slowly get down from the carriage with Crystopher by her side.
' Did you perhaps think about someone? ' smile Crystopher while they head toward the main entrance of the hall together.
Crystelle flinch and quickly turn to look at the other guest beside them.
' There Via. '
Crystopher quickly turn and look at Sylvia that slowly head toward them.
' Greeting, the Soleil siblings. ' bow Sylvia at them.
Crystelle smile and bow at her back with Crystopher.
' Congratulations for being the adult today, lady Via. ' greet Crystopher politely.
Sylvia chuckle and look at him. ' Thank you. '
Crystelle grin brightly. ' Who did you come with Via? '
Sylvia smile. ' My brother become my escorts today like yours. '
Crystelle nodded understand. ' Well, she didn't have a fiancée yet, so it's difficult to ask of some random guy to escort her because it may lead to some scandal rumor. '
' Cryst, I will walk with Via now, you can talk with the other guest while waiting for me. '
Crystopher nodded and let her go with Sylvia to the other girls on the same as them.
' So, you had the same task as me. '
Crystopher turn to look at him in annoyed.
' It's doesn't like we're a friend to talk with each other like this. '
Allen chuckle and nodded understand.
' I'm still in your precaution radar, huh? '
Crystopher ignore him and turn to left him alone.
Allen sigh in his usual smile on his face.
' it's look like, it's harder to get to know her than I thought. ' mumble him alone while head toward the hall alone.
' Lady Crystelle. '
Crystelle smile and talk with them politely.
' Oh my, you want to be a knight if possible? '
' I heard that you had become a captain for the academy squad right? such an impressive title. '
' It's better to be a knight if you had a power to control the sword, well it's from my opinion, don't take it seriously. '
' well I'm amazed to see a lady that going to be a knight. '
Crystelle smile awkwardly. ' Why is there just a topic about me? '
' Ah! it's look like the dance is going to start. Let's get our escorts, shall we? ' cut Sylvia suddenly.
Crystelle sigh in relief. ' Let's go. '
Crystopher slowly head toward her in his cold face.
Crystelle smile. ' He become he's usual self when there's people around him. '
' Let dance, sister. ' invite crystopher gently.
' At least his voice is still gentle..' Crystelle smile and nodded.
' It's my pleasure, Cryst. '
The song for the first dance was a slow melody. Crystelle dance with Crystopher gently and they dance gloriously in the middle despite their young age.
Everyone were stunned by their perfect dancing at stare at them in amazed.
' You had become so good at this, Cryst. '
Crystopher smile. ' Of course. I'm really good at so many things than you, sister. '
Crystelle pout. ' Hey, I'm good at this too, okay? '
Crystopher laugh. ' Yes, yes, you're. My stubborn lady. ' give up him.
Crystelle frown. ' I'm hate when someone agreed with me in that tone! '
Crystopher gently look at her. ' Okay, I will keep that in mind, sister. '
Crystelle blush. ' Why did he look so grown up tonight? I'm the one become an adult, but why it feel like he was the one to become instead? '
Then, the first dance ended and Crystelle leave Crystopher alone again to keep up with the other ladies.
Crystelle take a glance at him. ' I hope he didn't get bored yet. '
Crystopher was looking anxious and keep watching the clock in many times.
' Cryst? what's wrong? ' ask Crystelle while slowly get near him.
Crystopher frown and hold her hand softly.
' There suddenly has a problem at the tower, they call for me, Elle. '
Crystelle pot and slowly nodded. ' Then, go. it must been so important to bother you at this night. '
Crystopher nodded and stare at her in disappointed. ' I'm sorry, Elle. I will made up for this another time. '
Crystelle smile while look at him walk away from her in hurried.
' Guess, I will take a walk at the garden and head back early for today. '
Crystelle was walking at the emperor garden that being hardly guard by some of the imperial knights specially for today ceremony.
She was pondering while walking near the Ruby Palace unconsciously.
' Elly. ' call a voice from behind her suddenly in that dark.
Crystelle stunned and freeze in her walk in blank.
' Rigel? ' Crystelle slowly turn to look at him in disbelief.
The wind on that night suddenly blew hardly between them with her sight can't get to see the real figure of that man because of the light in the garden. Crystelle grunted.
' Is that truly you, Rigel? '
That man smile brightly at her despite her questions toward him.
Crystelle thought that she know that smile. it belongs to whom.
She slowly get near that person and smile.
' It's you.. '