章節 21: Siblings Reunited... Yay?
"My brother and sister? Why would you be all the way out here? And what do you mean you're taking me home? Dietrich said he was taking me." Emilia questions. Vira chuckles, "Diet called us and said you guys were delayed because of some bears or something so we decided to come out and get you ourselves. Mom and dad are eagerly awaiting your return so let's not stand here idly." Emilia takes a step back. "I can't just leave without saying anything. How do I know that you're telling the truth? For all I know you could be lying and trying to lead me to my death." Emilia growls.
"Jeez, so dramatic and suspicious. And you two are doing an awful job at this whole thing." Says a second male as he steps out from beside Emilia. "Patrick, when did you get here? As I recall, you said you couldn't be bothered to come along." Isaac says with irritation. Emilia steps away in an attempt to get some distance between her and the three strangers. "Well, you see, I got curious to see what our little sis is like. And let me tell you, she hasn't disappointed me thus far. I mean, Emilia, darling… who the hell goes into the woods to scream and punch boulders." Patrick laughs.
Emilia growls in annoyance, how did he see her do that? She didn't sense anyone until she heard the other two talking. Vira's eyes widen as she stares at Emilia with disbelief. "You punched a boulder? Did it break? Are you bleeding? If you are, let me see please!" Vira says with too much excitement for Emilia's taste. Isaac slaps Vira on the back of her head. "Can you just not be a creep? That would be great." Isaac says before turning his attention to Emilia. "Let's just get this over with. You don't believe us, right? That's fine. If we go back to your camp then Prince Dietrich can confirm what we've told you." He adds.Emilia glares but leads the way back to camp despite her distrust in the strangers.
Once back at the camp, Emilia walks over to Dietrich's tent. "Hey, I got some people here who claim to be my siblings. Care to help us out?" She shouts at the entrance. Dietrich runs out of the tent with wild eyes. "What do you mean?? They're here??" He asks frantically. Emilia nods over to the three strangers she had met in the woods.
Vira spots Dietrich and immediately jumps into his arms while hugging him tightly. Dietrich freezes up and stares at Emilia. She shrugs and looks away. "So? Can you confirm their identities, MATE." She asks while putting emphasis on the word mate. Vira jumps down and becomes visibly anxious. "Emilia, he's your mate?! Wait wait wait! I didn't mean anything by that hug, I promise! I've just known Dietrich for a long time. Oh, but nothing happened between us, I swear we are just friends. Wait… that still sounds weird…" Vira says as she begins to panic.
Patrick bellows with laughter, "Oh jeez Vi, you really know how to make a mess of things! Don't worry, Emilia. Dietrich has never had any interest in Vi and Vi just likes to cling to him because she likes making him feel awkward." Emilia snorts in response, "I wouldn't care even if they did have a history. That's his business, not mine." Patrick laughs so hard that it makes his stomach hurt. "Oh that's great! Fucking priceless! The great Northern Prince, bachelor of every woman's dream, finally gets a mate and this is how things turn out!"
Dietrich growls and moves to punch Patrick but Emilia steps in front of him. "But… fine." He sighs. "If they really are my siblings then that would mean I shouldn't allow you to harm them, right?" Emilia points out. "Now, is that guy really my brother?" She asks again. "Sadly, yes." Dietrich says with disappointment. "Good. Then as his sister I'm allowed to hit him." She says with a vicious smile.
Emilia whips around and socks Patrick in the stomach, making him fall over. This time it was Dietrich's turn to bellow with laughter. "That's one hell of a greeting you gave him, Em." He laughs loudly. Isaac smiles and steps toward Emilia. "Why don't you come here and greet me too sis." He says goadingly. Emilia shrugs and feints left, a trick she learned from fighting Dietrich, and then kicks Isaac across the clearing.
Emilia looks over to Vira with a sickeningly sweet smile."You want a greeting too?" She asks. Vira shakes her head, "I'd rather watch from here. This is quite amusing." Vira nods her head to warn Emilia that Isaac and Patrick had recovered and were heading toward her. Emilia winks as she leaps into the air at the last moment.
She lands in a tree and watches as the boys crash into each other. "Come on guys! How are you going to let her beat you like that? She's still very new to combat." Dietrich teases. Patrick growls irritatedly, "Yeah? I'm betting you've given her some crash courses though." Dietrich laughs in response.
"Hey Diet, I thought you said you've never met my brothers before. How come Patrick seems to know so much about you?" Emilia asks from within her tree. Patrick feigns hurt, "You told her that you don't know us?! How cold-hearted of you Prince Dietrich!" Emilia throws a branch down next to Patrick. "Just answer the question, dill hole." She snaps. "Hey! You almost hit me!" Patrick whines. "Oh, my bad. I missed my target, don't worry it won't happen again." Emilia snickers.
"Haha, she's definitely our sister, Isaac! You hear all this sass? Sounds just like mom!" Patrick laughs as he leaps up toward Emilia's position. "Dietrich has never met us until today, but we know all about him because of Vi and gossip. Your mate is infamous." Patrick explains as he lands beside Emilia. "I see. That's cool for him I suppose." Emilia says with disinterest as she kicks Patrick off of her branch.
Patrick lands on his feet and looks up towards Emilia. "You gonna stay up all night? Or are we going home at some point in this millennia?" He asks with frustration. "Oh yeah. Hey, Dietrich! They're taking me home instead of you apparently." She says as she jumps back onto the ground.
"Say what? No, I promised that I was going to take you. Sorry but you can't get rid of me that easily, love." Dietrich responds back. Emilia snorts, "I figured that's how you would react. Let's pack up and head out then. I want to sleep in a real bed in a room that has a lockable door."
Patrick lifts an eyebrow at Emilia. "Oh? Are you saying you want to have some private time with your mate? In a rush to complete the mating process, ey? I'm not sure how mom and dad are going to take that news. After all, they're about to see you again after so long… they'll want to spend time getting to know their long lost daughter." Patrick teases playfully. "You're kind of dumb, aren't you?" Emilia growls and walks away to get her things packed up.
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