Today is another day of aimless wandering for me. After porridge for breakfast, I went down to The Town Rlorin and just wander the streets and seeing what's new and pick at it. What I mean by that is basically hacking it with my hatchet. What I find most pleasing is something being cut.
I went to the butcher shop and sneak to the backroom and found the choicest meat: Beef Slab.
A good one that is smoked too. I lick my lips and hack at it, tearing off a piece and chew on it. It tastes really good, smoked and juicy. I swallowed and was about to hack another when something grab me by the collar and pulled me back. I rolled my eyes.
Honestly, why do I always get caught by this guy and no one else?
"Teeeennnnyyeeeeel...."
"Hm?"
Here it comes, the most unbearable thing ever.
"Why do you always go to my stuff?!! Do you have anything better to do than eat my meat?!! Huh??!! ANSWER ME!!!!"
I chose my words.
I cleared my throat and try to control my savageness.
"Your food taste disgusting. I can't help but taste for how bad it is before serving. That juicy, tender, slimy meat is the only thing I ..... sorry."
Darn, I just realized it. I'm drooling.
"Really now?"
He smiles.
"How about you work here for free, hmm? You'll be the butcher and taster. How about it?"
My eyes widened.
"C-can I eat the leftovers? I'll eat everyone's leftovers. No more wasted food for--"
"NO!!! At That Rate, The WHOLE Restraunt Will Be GONE!!!"
"No it won't. That will never happen. I will control my stomach. You'll have my word."
He huffs and drag me to the back door.
"Get out and find someone else's place to devour!!"
He push me out and slam the door behind me.
I grunted and dust myself off. I fix my hair and spin the hatchet in my hand.
".....I'm hungry...."
I wander the streets and snatch an apple from someone's bag and head to the bridge where people do boat rides. I bite into the apple and chew.
"...I like the meat better....."
*Giggles*
"Hm?"
I turn to see a girl looking at me with a mocking smile. I grunted. Is it another brat like them?
"I never seen your kind awhile. I thought your type run around at night killing and eating kids."
Wow. That is... worse...
"Say what you want. Don't care."
She giggles again and wave me off like she don't give a darn.
"See you later. We'll be best of friends."
She trots pass me, singing a song along the way to who knows where.
I grunt.
Wait....what does she mean by being friends?
I have a sour feeling in my stomach.
"Hmmm...."
Darn...I want that meat again. That was the best meat I had since yesterday. I wonder....I'll look into another house and head back.
The search took the whole day. After my mistake of being seen, I high tail back to the orphanage. I ran to the gates chased by the Blue Jackets again which is far behind because of my speed and sneak into the window of my room which is on the fourth floor. I washed my hatchet of the sauce, wash my hands, and change my clothes to my favorite suit and remove the earrings. I fix my hair. I quickly close the window and pretend to read a book.
After a few minutes, The Lady open the door and drag me out the room to the lobby.
"You mean him?"
"Yes, madam."
The Blue Jackets examine me and look at the profile.
"He is not wearing that white suit."
"Does not have the hatchet either."
"His hair isn't pulled back either."
"No earrings."
"Come newbies, get with the program!!"
That meddling Captain Mustache walk to me and grab me by the ear and pulled me to them.
"He has small 'ounts of blood on 'im! Look!"
"....Yes, you're right."
"Ooooh."
The Lady pulled me from them and look at my lips. Her face grow dark.
"Teeeeenn..."
"Mm?"
She pinch my left cheek. I feel tension in it.
"Why do you have blood on your mouth?"
" ... I bite my tongue...it hurts... badly..."
"Oh really?"
"Yes."
She forced my mouth open by pushing her finger in and pressing the tongue down. She pulled her finger out and pinch me harder. Her face grow so dark, it looked like another person.
Come to think of it....I didn't bite my lip.
Damnit! I screwed up.
"Tennn. You lied to me. Again."
I tried to remain calm, but my sarcasm gets the best of me every time.
"Sorry, I bite my lip when eating barbecued ribs cooked by a sexy woman. My stomach along with my heart was in so much pain, I didn't know it hurted. I sincerely apologize, my mistake."
That got her.
She pinched my cheek so hard, it hurted more.
"Ooow."
"We'll have a long talk about you and your criminal record, ookay?"
She then began pulling me out the door.
"My lady, please. There is an good reason why---oow!"
"Quiet now. Or I'll raise the spankings to sixty!!"
"Yes, My Lady."
After the talk with the police, and a punishment of fifty spankings, and solitary confinement in my room for two weeks that starts tonight after dinner. I am a little giddy. I am looking forward to climbing the rooftops of the Rose Ophra and wander the halls at night, including the tree out in the backyard that has a house on it that no one here can reach.
I gather with everyone at the dining hall and sit at my spot which is far from everyone else. Of course, the children don't want to sit with me because of my pale skin, jet black hair and two colored eyes. Including my awkward behavior. I sigh and tap on my plate with my thin fingers.
"Everybody, we have a new sister today."
"A new sister?!"
"What is her name?"
"Is she here?!"
The sour feeling from earlier came back tenfold. Don't tell me it's her....
The children bombard The Lady with questions. The Lady wave her hands to settle them down and look to the door of the gardens.
"Come in darling!"
To my horror, the girl walk in with a false sweet smile one her face. She stand beside The Lady and observe everyone. I look down at my plate to hide my eyes that is blocked by my long hair.
She giggles.
She recognized me. Darn.
"This is Denma. You can talk to her while and after we eat dinner, okay? And please don't skip your vegetables, and throwing away food, or no dessert!"
"Aaaaawwww...."
*Chuckles*
All of them wanted to talk to her so badly. She is cute on the outside, but she is a monster, much more than me, I know it.