_Jace Dreice Scott's Point of View_
"We're being chased, Chelsea. Keep your guards up." She said and I saw her hang up the call
I don't know if this is still part of Lagresch but we seem too far from the town because we rarely see a house.
"Is this still part of Lagresch?" I asked and she nodded
"The border between Lagresch and Aricav is only a meter away." She said so I sped up a little and the vehicles are still following us.
"Are you familiar here?" She asked me and I shook my head
"Wait, I think I know a place but..." Her voice halted and she seem uneasy
"Hey, what's wrong?" I asked
"We have a rest house in Aricav but it's dangerous to use this car." She said and dialed something on her phone
"A rest house?" I asked her
"Yeah," she answered so I glanced at her for a moment
I saw her place the phone on her ears.
"Bring me my black Porsche at the hideout, bring Mnemosyne along too. Wait for us, make sure to secure secrecy." She ordered on her phone
"Go here," she said and placed her phone on the stand so I followed the direction it indicated
We arrived at a place full of trees, we lost the ones who are following us but it's still dangerous to be at ease.
When we stopped at a huge abandoned building Lavalee told me to park inside and I saw a black Porsche and Lavalee's butler.
We went down and I took the car keys.
"Young lady, I have informed Master Frost of your situation." He said and bowed before giving Lavalee a set of keys.
Why do they seem to be calm about these things?
Is this a normal thing for them?
"I'll be gone for a while," Lavalee said and I gave the car keys to her butler
"Let's go," She said so I rode her Porsche and I saw her butler drive the car we were riding earlier.
I saw Mnemosyne sleeping in the backseat.
"Where are we going?" I asked her
"To our rest house in Aricav," She replied and drove away from the building
While she's driving her phone rang so I answered it and placed it on full speaker
[The rest house's ready,] her brother said from the other line
"Arigatou, nii-sama," She said
[Stay safe,] Mr. Frost Hanazono said with authority
"I will, Nii-sama." She replied and the call ended
"Dial Chelsea," she said so I dialed Chelsea's number and placed it on a full speaker
[Lavalee! What happened?!] I can hear that Chelsea's worried of her from the tone of her voice
"I'm fine, tell the professors to send the lessons and activities, I'll be taking online class for a week with Jace." Lavalee said and I heard Chelsea's sigh
[Alright, is there anything else?] Chelsea said
"Stay safe," Lavalee replied
[You too, Lav. Stay safe, don't worry much about us, okay? We'll always be here.] Chelsea said and hanged up
After a few hours of driving, she stopped at a white house with a wrecked house on the side.
She drover her car in the garage, and the first thing that I noticed about the house is that it's just a two story house. It's not that grand but it's not that simple either.
"I missed this place." Lavalee said and parked her car
"Let's go," she said and we went down only carrying our school bags.
I carried Mnemosyne and when we entered, we saw some toys messed up on the living room but Lavalee didn't seem to mind.
"It's just the same as it was when Fuego left." She said and sighed
"Fuego?" I asked her
"My younger brother, he left a month before I arrived." She said and sat on the couch
"Can you promise me something, Jace?" she asked and looked at me
"What is it?" I asked
"Just promise me to take care of my siblings should something happen." She said
"Nothing will happen to you, but I promise," I replied and she sighed in relief
"We'll have to stay here for a week." She said
"What? Why?" I asked her
"Those people who are chasing us? They're Mafia members." She said and sighed when she said the last thing
"Mafia? How did you know?" I asked her in disbelief
How can she be so nonchalant about saying things regarding the underground?!
She doesn't even seem to be afraid!
"They are hunting me. Being the only Hanazono exposed to the world, well, they can't touch Nii-sama even though he's exposed too." She almost mumbled the last part about her brother while massaging her temples
"They think I'm the youngest and I will inherit everything because that is the family tradition but not with Eomma and Appa. They will never allow that only one will have to carry everything." She said and leaned on the couch then she looked at me with a weird emotion in her eyes
"You know, since I told you this, I lost all my rights as the Lady Hanazono." She said and smiled bitterly
"What? Why did you tell me this then?" I asked her with wide eyes
If she will lose all her rights once she tells me this, why did she tell me then?
"Because I trust you, and I want you to protect my siblings." She said and stood up
"How? I mean, why did you come back if you know you'll be in danger?" I asked her in surprise
"We are always in danger, Dreice, and the reason I came back to Seryphil is because I need to find this." She said and opened her phone and showed me a necklace, a very familiar necklace.
"What will you do once you find it?" I asked
"Finish the semester, accelerate." She said and sighed
I don't know but I had the urge to keep my mouth shut.
"Anyone there!"
"Anyone there!"
"Sunny!"
"Sunny!"
"Aunt Abby!"
"Is there anyone in there?!"
I looked at her when she chuckled.
I knotted my forehead and went out with Lavalee behind me.
There are four kids in front of the house, two girls and three boys.
"Oh no, Lala, we knocked on the wrong house." The little girl in a pink dress said
"No, Sunny told me that this is their house." The girl with a long hair and brown eyes said
"Hello," she said and turned to us
"Sorry. Zhela disturbed the wrong house." The fair-skinned boy said
"But... Tondemonai! Sunny lied to me?" she asked innocently and I was a little surprised she spoke Japanese even though she seem to be Seryphillian
"Sunny didn't lie, Mia." I looked at Lavalee when she said that while chuckling
She opened the gates and the kids entered. She hugged the little girl and smirked when I noticed she seemed to have her eyes watery.
"Lavalee-chan! I miss you so~ much." The little girl told her
I think she's 8 or 7 years old.
"Hi, Mia," Lavalee greeted
"Is Sunny not here anymore?" the olive-skinned boy asked
"No, Sunny left." She said and I saw how the shoulder of the girl she called 'Mia' fell
"Iay's prince charming is gone." The fair-skinned boy said
"He's coming back, right, Lav-chan?" the little girl asked innocently
"Don't worry, what did Sunny told you though?" Lavalee seemed patient with them and I'm kind of surprised because of her attitude.
"He promised that when we grow up he'll come back and he'll marry me." Lavalee's grin widened when she heard what the guy said
"Mia! You're going home!" we heard a guy's voice said and the kids ran to him.
"Okay, brother! Sayonara, Lav-chan!" 'Mia' said and they disappeared
"Who's that?" I asked her after closing the gate
"Mianzhela, she's my brother's best friend." She replied
"You allowed him? I mean I thought you're the only known Hanazono apart from your brother?" I asked her when we're inside the house
"Well, only Mia knew. Fuego couldn't lie to her and besides, they're kids, Dreice. They'll forget it soon." She said
"Anyways, you need to teach me how to do household chores." She said to divert the topic
We did stay in that rest house for the rest of the week and we returned to their mansion when Saturday arrived.
I don't know but even though I could help her, I chose not to because I feel like I don't want her to leave, not yet.