"Big sis!" It's their hundredth time visiting here.

I don't know if in the original, these two did visit Charlotte too. But there's only two things that I had noticed.

They're annoying and the second one, my wounds and scars aren't healing immediately and I am feeling deep pain from the wounds whenever these two came here.

And after those times, I've been avoiding them everyday. And my daily activities would be waking early, look for food, escape from my room and hide. I climbed trees, or just go to the deep woods, and I always left traces that only I can notice so that I can come back safe.

But the longer they visit, even though I already put my distance from them.

It still hurts.

So much. Deep inside me.

"Why can't they just leave me alone?" I murmured, maybe I must confront them.

But before I could go down, I saw 3 men going to the children's direction.

It's their father, and two knights. But the other two's aura is different from a normal knight. Maybe they have higher rank? Or something? Err, whatever.

"Papa!" They ran to him, and he welcomed them warmly. They're smiling, the atmosphere there is different. What a rare sight. Behind them was an old mansion, but this group of family is quite making it nothing.

Geez. What am I talking about?

"Where is she?"

"I don't know, papa. It was always like this. And we always follow your instructions not to surprise her." You're always surprising me tho?

"Awnd pwapa, why ish shwe shcawed?" (And papa, why is she scared?)

Dion just smiled at them and didn't answer, he looked around but then— I think our eyes met or it didn't?

"Maybe she's just like that, give her time." Well, I don't have much time to play around like this.

Before they could leave, I jumped down. And unlike before that it doesn't hurt, it hurts now. My legs, my back and I think my bruises were aching. But I endured the pain so I won't look too weak, I stop my legs to tremble.

"Ah, what a pain.." I murmured then straightened my back and looked at them. I slowly approached them and they're just looking at me.

"Just get to the point, you do not need to do this kind of things bringing weird stuffs and saying that you're my family. What do you want from me?" I said firmly.

They didn't respond at first, the knight with green hair at the back was about to say something when Dion said something.

"We're just making things up for you, and they're your siblings."

How ridiculous, siblings? Are you saying that you're being like this, because we're family?

"I don't have one, nor I really did have one. Siblings? Sister? Brother? What are they? Family? We didn't even look the same, nor we share the same thing. I'm just a child raised in here, I remember Leione saying that my mom loves me very much, and that much information's enough."

I looked straight at them.

"What can these actions change? I am fine alone, so please just leave me as it is. I don't need a playmate, nor a companion. I don't need anything. So, if you won't tell me your real purpose. Please just leave."

"S-sister." Dianne touched me, but I immediately slapped her hand away out of instinct, then I felt a bit dizzy.

I caught Dion's gloomy expression, maybe because I slapped her daughter's hand?

"Charlo—"

Everything went black after I felt something dripping out of my nose.

It's dark, it's empty, but I don't hate it. I like it, it's like it's comforting me, it's comfy.

It's very comfortable but on the other side, there's this blinding light.

It isn't uncomfortable nor comfortable. I don't feel anything about that light, what is it?

I didn't know then, I was already reaching out to that light. But when I tried or force myself to touch it, I felt pain. My hands, are bleeding, no, I think my whole body's bleeding.

What's happening?

"The... was triggered... due to—"

I woke up, because of the noise. I also had a weird dream, or was it a dream? I didn't opened my eyes and tried to remember what happened.

But he caught me.

"I know you're awake, you should open your eyes now."

I didn't opened my eyes, why would I listen to him?

"It's already evening. Aren't you starving, or thirsty?" I heard him sigh and the bed moved, a creaking sound was heard. He sat on the bed.

I deeply sighed on my mind and opened my eyes.

I was about to say something when words won't come out from my mouth.

He immediately gave me a glass of water, it may be against my will I don't have a choice so I took it and drink.

"So.. what now?" I asked, and looked at him tiredly. I'm so tired of everything anyway, but what can I do? I'm still a helpless 9 year old child that can't do anything, and may break at any moment.

But I still want to live.

"Charlotte, I am really sorry. I know you won't understand since you're still a baby back then. I just can't do anything back then, I might harm if I'll keep another glance on you that time. But, I never hated you. Laura told me many things, you aren't at fault. You're just a baby. So, please give me, us another chance?"

What nonsense is this man talking about? All these years? Was Leione sacrificing herself to protect me was a joke? My pain? Hardship?

"Are you joking at me right now, Mr. Froscheldt? Ha! What nonsense are you talking about? That's literally bullsht!"

I might want to say that, I can't.

"Please leave." That's the only words I can say right now.

"You can think about it."

I won't. But, if I say no they will keep on bothering me. If I say yes, what will happen then?

But to end things, I might..

That night, I slept from tiredness and heaviness I felt from all over my body.

And the next day, it was the first time I woke up late. Feeling uncomfortable.

"Oh, you've woken up." Dion said and came in with a few familiar maids behind him.

Their aura are kindof different from what I always feel from them. It may look warm but, behind those calm warm smile. They're criticizing me for sure.

"Have a meal first."

He, himself, personally arranged the food in front of me.

"Should I feed you myself?"

"No, thank you. Just let it be. I'll eat it later." I'm not comfortable with this crowd.

Maybe he noticed so he then instructed the maids to leave the room, but after they left I still didn't touch the food.

"Why won't you eat? Maybe I should really feed you my—"

"I told you it's fine. I just don't have an appetite after waking up and your face greeted me first."

I don't really hate Dion, I just don't quite like him, I feel uncomfortable after the incident yesterday.

He didn't utter a word after I said those words.

"Your offer. I might take it, but only until before my 10th birthday." I still wanna live.

His face brightened, until he heard the words I added.

"After that, please don't ever consider appearing in front of me ever again except if it's necessary since you're mother's husband and the one she had chosen." I looked at him, and he doesn't have any expression on his face which is the same expression he showed when I was born in this world but I'm not scared of it now.

He sighed.

"Then, will you call me father on that time?"

His question had shook me.