The blinding lights danced with the people as they tried to tune up with the rock music that was being played. It was nothing compared to the first time Blanche went to the Drollery.
There's a podium with a pole on the side just before the stage and the bar, people partying have red cups and some of them were sitting on the spiral staircase that led to a VIP lounge. It was more like a club now than a drollery.
As Ainé has said, there's a tradition every month that turn the drollery into a club and that the entertainers have their room to meet and greet fans of them.
That's why, Blanche was also here, standing in the Drollery after the moon showed up, clutching her handbag tightly, she adjust the strap of her black dress. She was told to come dressed as someone who wants to join the party, so she wore her black heels with red soles and a spaghetti strap little black dress that ends j
"I hate you."Blanche turn away and crossed her arms, she was about to leave when a strong arm pulled her arms and forced her to face him."This is just a misunderstanding." He tried to sound convincing but Blanche couldn't buy it, she glowered at him. Ace became restless, his arms couldn't stay on his side, his face display fear, contemplation, and nervousness as if he was trying to prove himself to an honorable judge on a moot court.The woman whom Blanche found together with him, stood there with her arms on her side, her grey party dress was disheveled from the hem proving that she was doing something with her employee that wasn't written on the rules.The door was closed and only the muffled cries of those party people and beat of the music can be heard on such a secluded VIP lounge of him."I told you, you got it all wrong she was just trying to help me put my clothes on because I sprained my arm afte
"I'm not."Cleo raised a single brow on what Misha mumbled, she gave an unconvincing look and held the can of beer tightly. "Fool yourself."She doesn't drink, she was on the right age to drink but she doesn't want to taste any alcohol, she saw what alcohol can do to your body and it's unpleasant so no one can convinced her to drink one."No. Really. I just thought this is a great way to sympathize you."Even though that one only wants to symphathize you or was just a messed up bitch and assumed that she needed it.Blanche doesn't know what to reply. Misha had always been there since her childhood, both Astolfo watched her grew up.She was tempted to taste a beer because of that. Misha was right, she needed someone's sympathy right now."Thank you.""Remember the guy you killed? He was connected with the Crowne's," Misha said in a more loud voice that she didn't know
"It's just like they said, a woman could gone loco if a man cheats on her."Blanche glared at the man and continued to scratched the back of her right hand.It suddenly became itchy, it's like a caterpillar rest itself on the back of her hand."Blanche," Astolfo called in a low voice.He tried to made Blanche looked at him, but she didn't leave her death stare to the man in front of them.Even his posture of someone of a bodyguard made Blanche's blood boil in annoyance. The french man doesn't seem to mind though, after all, he was the closest one to Blanche."Bon. Please stop the act. Blanche's becoming irritated. You don't want that, right?"The man loses his smile when he heard Astolfo. He turned at him and squinted his eyes. "You don't advise your superior.""Ha," Astolfo mocked and moved his shoulders, "but I just did."Bon gritted his teeth like an animal in the
Blanche heaved a sigh, she was left alone in the room after Astolfo, Bon, and Doe left her for their mission. It was just what was right, she tried to convinced herself as her shoulder fell on the sofa. She became restless, stupid, and blind. That's just what she deserved. Bon made sure that she took all her incompetence to heart before they left. The CEO, Xian Cheng, who died in her arms was still haunting them. Making Blanche reconsider her steps. Was she became rushed with the situation because she wanted to get back to that lying bastard as soon as possible? Well, she really made the wrong decision. Blanche painted Astolfo as the bad one from trying to wrecked their relationship, but in the end, she was proved the opposite. Astolfo's right. She should've believe in him. "Blanche?" She turned her gaze to the little girl that opened the door. "Pa said you'll play with us for the day." F
There's an underlying reason why Bon summoned her here. And maybe, one of them was to babysit the twins. But there's a bigger picture on it. Blanche could sensed it, the way Bon and Doe looked at her as if they're really angry, but not, really."It's an Axolotl.""You didn't see him before?" Crimson asked Blanche with such a worried expression that made her 20/20 vision get questioned."I'm sorry?""This is a pet. Pa gave him to us as a gift." Forest tapped the glass and the Axolotl showed up from the huge stone he was hiding.Blanche looked at the aquarium's portal that they made to have a clear view of what was happening below the water because of all the duckweed Crimson put.She saw a dark greyish green tiger salamander in a form of fish swam around the huge stone inside the aquarium.Bon's not bad on being a father from the two, Blanche thought, he was trying to be a father figure f
"Ace?"It was the first name she blurted when the man's face got stricken from the little light that came from the window.His face was afflicted with pain and his soaked bloodied coat got slits on the back. He stared at Blanche like a zombie that can bore a hole on hers before he collapsed and rested his face on her shoulder as he murmured in pain.Blanche held him and took a step back, it was no time for thinking when she can smell blood and she was made as his pole that kept him from stumbling."Hey..." she trailed, she tried to poke his cheeks with her hand her and tried her best to adjust to the weight of his body."What happened?" She held both his cheeks and glowered at him.He tried to opened his eyes and blinked repeatedly. "You...... run...... blood."He closed his eyes again and crashed his body to hers that made them fell on the floor. Blanche didn't understood
"What a shame, you became like that."Blanche can't help but to raised a brow on her. The robot learned how to smirk and gave her such intensity that challenged her appeal.Blanche sashayed in front of her and didn't hesitated to crouched down to leveled with her gaze. She crossed her arms and went close to whispered in her ears."What a shame. You can't be like me," she said with a piercing gaze, that's when Blanche saw how Hent's hand balled into fist.A high-grade robot just like Hent was modeled to be just like Blanche, she was thrilled to learned that at first and she even established their friendship. She was happy to learned that they created someone to looked liked her, because after her family's death Blanche had a hard time connecting to people.So, she thought the organization did that for her– created Hent, but when she grew older and her perspective about the world widened, she realized they didn't creat
It was no denying that Blanche still cared for Hent like a little sister, but everything's change now and she hoped that whatever she'd do, Hent can understand. After all, she was created to have the ability of a human.As she stared at the twin in separate beds, one has red motif in hers and a glittery guitar that has a burning fake fire on it while the other was designed with green landscapes and butterflies and flowers.Just like how different their personality was, the twin worked and sync in harmony, Crimson loves Forest as much as she did and with just one look, they can succeed. Crimson would automatically do the right thing and be straightened to protect her sister.Crimson was more affectionate, she was never vocal but her action was louder than her voice, it speaks volume and that was enough to connect the two in an invisible string of sisterhood.Blanche hope she could get that same relationship in time wit
“Never do that again, Blanche.”Blanche nodded, giving in to Hent that she’s wrong on thinking that she could handle all the problems that came in her way alone, sometimes, problems required friends so that you can solve them, just like what Hent said; two can tango.It was in the middle of the night, the moon creepily sought them as Hent and Blanche prepare for the next plan. It’s clear that the vital thing for the organization was not Blanche anymore, it’s Hent, but they learned better, they knew their rotten personality and bad things they did to them, so in order to not have Hent, Blanche arranged that Hent should be taken out of the abandoned building and she’ll be in hiding in the apartment, specifically in the room of Blanche that’s parallel to Ace.She knew how to go there by copying what Astolfo did, peak on the window first, Hent would be shu
Even if Alas looked like a self-centered narcissist, he still has a sense of pity, just a bit though, a tiny bit. For his brother who’s always had the center of attention, for his brother who gets all the love in the world.Alas grew up knowing that he’s not the favorite child, but when their mother died, things take a turn and in just a blink of an eye he was on the room listening to his father as he declared him the next heir of the family’s business.“I won’t let you, Alas,” Ace replied with a stern voice.“Well then.” He walked back to Ace’s bedroom and take a look over the window.“What if I told you that she wants to kill you?”Ace followed him, but his face didn’t move an inch, making Alas conclude that he knew that all along. “How can you do that?” That moment,
“Now that it’s clear Mr. Tassel don’t want to join us, what’s your next plan?”Blanche turned to the computer screen, it was another day and they’re on the abandoned building again, Moss was trying to have a conversation with Blanche while Rat just stood beside the door with his palms buried on his face.It wasn’t like she never told him not to be here ever again, she just told him that his job was done after they got Hent. But Rat doesn’t like that idea, he never talked to Blanche after they got Hent though, it’s always a filler word, sometimes in Moss conversation or in command.Blanche let the poor guy stay. He’s the one who showed them the abandoned place so its just reasonable to let him stay.But one fact surface from all, Blanche thought she could pull Mr. Tassel to let go of the organization and rebel against them, she
As Ace went on to his car with Dog on the passenger seat, he blew air from his rolled-up window and whispered if that’s the thing that his mother wanted.Ace gave it to Alas.Ace’s always the one who gave, Ace protects his brother, Ace loves him, Ace…For years, he has the job of protecting his brother, he had a camouflage and worked at a comedy bar as a jester so that he’ll have a flexible schedule because when Alas needs his help, he shall be there for him no matter what.Because he’s the next leader, the heir to the family, he shall be protected, the family shall put their focus on Alas and trained him to be the next leader, that’s why he always have to do something outside and inside the country, he always have men that observed his surroundings and keep him away from harm, a henchman that would go wherever he wanted him to go.
“Blanche and I were part of a mission to kill your friend,” Misha started, Slidell’s mind wasn’t on the postponed date now, but on the fact that the whole night, Misha opened up to him.He felt like he had a new responsibility to protect, what Misha said and what she’s going to say was something she let him hold, because she trusts him already.“But Blanche didn’t kill him, as what you see. She fell in love with him instead.”Slidell had no idea whose friend she’s talking, not until she continued, that friend… was Ace Crowne.“What?!” He half-shouted and half of the people in the coffee shop turned their heads on them, so he repeated it with a hushed tone,“Why do you want to kill Ace Crowne?”-“She wanted
“Hent, you recognize me now?”It took a few seconds for Hent to reboot, her processor was a bit louder than usual, Blanche could here her CPU running.And it looked so difficult for Hent, because of her other parts still missing, her skin, the narrow fissures, hair and ears, it looked like she was just a standard robot now.After getting her out of the organization, Moss, Rat and Blanche together with Hent went to the abandoned building.The curse place was the perfect hiding place for them, no intruders dared to step out because of the circulating ghost rumors, and no one dared to speak or point on the abandoned building. Seems like people really put the curse in this to the highest level.It’s a cool thing that Rat worked many jobs and have known this. Blanche is not afraid of ghost, she doesn’t believe in one, one could only believe when you first see i
Hent opened her eyes just after the whole lab room lit up.“Who are you?” she saw the lady in all black who entered in the room and step on her platform as unidentified.Blanche couldn’t believe what Hent just said, she was sitting on a silver chair with wires come from her limbs and arm and a lot on her head, there’s plenty of black wires in her head and it’s all connected to the big computer with 2 small ones outside of her platform.She feels so cold, its like something has change but Blanche couldn’t point what that was.Or she could, she just doesn’t want to accept it. As she inched closer to Hent, her metal skin become more evident, it’s like they peeled of her skin, and she’s left with nothing but a white piece of cloth, evidence that she was put to pieces were visible for her skin has a lot of fissures than ever before.
“We only have limited time, are you ready?” Blanche repeated with worry in her voice. Rat’s slicing onions with a butcher’s knife with such mastery and skill, and as if he didn’t heard Blanche from the second time, he turned on the stove and sauté his chopped onions and minced garlic in a pan. The yummy smell didn’t take too long for the whole room to take.“Rachmaninoff.”Rat stopped and watched the spatula fall from his grip. “Blanche.”Blanche crossed her arms and rested the side of her body on the door frame. “Oh, so now we’re saying each other’s name.”Rat turned to the fridge and Blanche heavily sighed. Blanche became worried as soon as she gave him a suitcase full of money the other day on the abandoned building.“This is going to be your payment, you could take i
"If you're going to take your girlfriend to a date, where would it be?"Ace raised his head from the book he's reading to face Slidell.It's all about having a dragon as a pet, he heard Slidell's question, but he's on the part where the dragon caught a robber sneaking in the house, and so he weighed their importance for a moment before taking the time of turning the page to read what's next.Slidell threw a cushion at him, they’re in the living area of his flat, and Ace was sitting on the seat Blanche sat in the morning, with his two feet placed on the coffee table and his nose buried in the book that he found on Slidell's shelf."What?!" Ace caught the blue square cushion that was thrown with just one hand."Who's the girlfriend your referring to?" He closed the book and sat just what Slidell want him to do, he settled forward and put placed his arm on his knee and touch his chin, giving his full attention