Did you just now... Call me a fool? Phooaal? Phak yoo! Who fool? Me? No! How dare you call the unfavored Princess a fool? You fool! Your family fool! Your bloodline... No even I am included in that... Not bloodline, but you fool! Af!
He stared at me, angry me. And I flinched as I didn't want to enter the lion's den. "Daddy..." *Nervously laughing* what else can I do than curse you in mah mind? This old...
*Sighs*
"Go sit over there. Reflect upon your behaviour until I come."
"Ye-yes Father." Scared... Af X Infinity.
I just go over and sit on the sofa. I don't really understand why did he get hurt over a child's babble. It would have been just fine to ignore me.
Not to mention he is not an overly good father to Brother Thanos as everyone thought. He just pays attention to him a bit and calls him over to ask his study progress and to scold and nag him if he would have done something wrong.
He is not quite raised or loved, he is just favoured. Gee... People here have twisted understanding of favour and love. Anyways! Thanos said daddy gave him chocolates, why not to me? Is it because he's favoured? Or a way he used to coax Thanos such that he remains loyal to Claude? Or he really just didn't want him to feel bad? Uggghhh! This guy is soo complicated!
I can't do it anymore now with this guy!
I eventually start dropping down as I think more about how confusing Claude is... I completely forget why I was here... And then suddenly...
"Seems like you have reflected enough." What I saw was Claude sitting in front of me. I did not realise too. "You did not even realise that I was in front of you. " You have gotten the wrong idea Man! "You have something to say to me?"
Just a simple sorry would do right? "Athy is sorry. Athy should not have said something hurtful to father. But Athy was mad as you were sending brother away. Father should not send brother away. But Athy felt more mad at herself. " Now that I think of it... It all happened since Thanos schemed for me and father to meet. He got grounded for this. "Brother just wanted Athy to meet Father. He was not at fault. It all... All happened because of me father... Hic... Hic..." I did not even realise that I had started to cry while talking like this. Is my mind also becoming child like? "*sniff sob* Please don't punish brother. Scold and punish me, if you have to. Just don't... To him..." I remember continuously crying after that...
Claude's POV:-
What I intended to do was to ground both of them after this for a while. Little did I know this two had a misunderstanding of the previous matter. Send him away? Why? I don't want to. Just what goes through their pea sized brains?
I looked up at the 5 year old child crying in front of me, like she had lost something. Her brother... When did she became this close to him?
*Tch*
What is so good about family? They just stab and betray you in the end. No matter how good they might be to you in child hood. Or even if they are good, they would leave you, even if not betray you. How irritating... Crying for such a small matter.
I from, the start never intended to love my children. I just raised the boy to be a good heir... The girl... I didn't mind her much... After 'she' went away... This girl became the splitting image of her mother. I kept this one away, lest she created trouble and prevented me from ruling the Empire.
But after what Thanos did, I just couldn't believe the one I was trying to avoid. She looks more and more like 'her' as days pass by. And now she is crying infront of me, for such a stupid misunderstanding. I don't even feel like scolding her at this point.
No... What I am intending now is to make her a perfect princess, who would assist her brother for empire's sake when she grows up. I should not be soft. I knew I would have to change my plans since I met her.
I was contemplating how to do it and this was the conclusion I reached at. I guess, it is time to put my plan into work....
"I am not angry at you. Just where did this misunderstanding come from?"
"That... I..." She paused for a while. Is she scared she would get in trouble for this?
"I won't scold or punish you. Be honest." Because the moment you tell me the truth, you are in deep trouble, dead!
Just wait and see...