I Dragged My Best Friend with me to Another World???

02 - The Sinner

"I'm so sleepy, hehe-" *Thud* the loud noise startled Nicole, she lifted her head. Julia passed out on top of the sofa, her head bleedings from slamming into the hard-wood table.

"Julia??!"

She tried to stand up and head toward Julia, but her vision blackened.

... *Thud*

.....

.......

......... *Cleng cleng*

The tall man stared at the floating person on the other side of the cell. Not even a person, this "thing" is as small as his fingernails.

What is this "thing" doing here...?

Nicole opened her eyelids, she was floating in a white space. There were bars in front of her face, giant bars at that. She floated there, dazed. Bars... Looks like jail bars that I saw while bailing her out... What could a cell this big contains anyway? Nicole decided to close her eyes and curled up, looking as if she was trying to go back to sleep.

...
Oi.
What audacity to rest in my chamber.
Hey kid, wake up.

Nicole opened her eyes again. Did the white space just talked to her? No, she must be dreaming. Nicole closed her eyes again.

Yes, I just talked to you.
Why are you here?

"Here? I don't even know what talked to me!" She gave up. She guessed she's going to talk to the white space with bars like a freak.

What?
But how did you get here?

"Look dude if I don't know what is talking to me do you think I would know how I'm here."

Did you die then?

"Maybe, probably." She shrugged. There was a weird silent after she answered, it seems that she is being judged hard.

"Ahem. I just woke up so don't mind me but where is this?"

You are in the Purgatory of Eden.
Where souls come to me to rest.

"Ah, classic manga tropes! Different world meeting with their 'god'"

Manga?

"Manga. Anyways who are you then? Are you the Creator of this world?" She shifted the topic. "And did you summon me here?" She leaned foward towards the bars, excited and curious.

I am the Sinner.
I look over tattered souls.
You invited yourself in.

•••

In the Dukedom of Enderyn - or as many calls it, Xenox - snow and ice dominated everything. As far as the eyes can see, the region is enclosed within high mountains and possesses vast lands, all covered by the blinding white snow. Despite the harsh conditions, cities flourished on this land, trades were stronger than ever and the citizens were sastisfied with their conditions. Though the citizens of the Dukedom does not think much of his Grace Winter Enderyn. The Duke does his duties and keeps his citizens safe, but they don't know much about their Lord at all. Though rumors has that citizens that have glanced at him were stunned at the ice cold aura he gave off. Rumors escalate, and the general public now have a belief that the Duke is a very cold person.

What the citizens don't know, though, is that at that moment, the cold Duke is sitting down playing tea party with his 8 years old son and his 3 years old daughter in the middle of the garden.

"Here is Dad's Jasmine zea!" The chubby hands of the toddler shakily held onto the faux kettle. With great concentration, the white-haired little lady carefully "poured" her dad a cup of tea. "Jasmine smells nice. Dad, drink!"

"Mm." Winter pretended to drink the empty cup. Why can't we just drink real teas...? Of course he did not said that out loud.

Seeing her dad enjoyed her tea, the toddler giggled and shakes her hair happily. She turned the kettle toward the older child next to her.

The child has a fluffy, faint-silver hair with hints of lilac. His eyes droopy and large, as pretty as a doll. He calmly stares at the toddler as she "prepares" the tea in front of him.

"Here brozer! I make Lotus zea!" Her tongue have not master the t sound yet, but she was trying!

"Thank you." He lifted the cup to his full lips and gracefully took a sip. The boy drinking the imaginary Lotus Tea is none other than the eldest child of Duke Enderyn and Rosenne's older brother: Denzel Hades Enderyn.

Why was he sitting there having make-up tea party when he can just read his book? Simple! His sister asked his Grace and he was next to him so he got dragged into the party. This is nice. He thought, however. Although he likes to read better, he is fine with passing times like this.

"Brozer!"

"Hm?"

"Do ice again! Ice!" Rosenne jumped up and down excitedly.

Denzel lifted his hand in front of Rosenne, and points it upward. White sparks of energy began to swirl arounds his palm. The tiny sparks twirl and combined. Rosenne watched with excitement as an ice crystal appear on top of Denzel's palm.

"Wow!!!!"

"Ice runs in the Enderyn family, so you will be able to do it too when you're older." Denzel changed the shape of his crystal into a rounder shape and handed it to Rosenne.

The little lady giggled with the cold thing in her hand. Her brother is amazing!

While she was jumping around with the crystal in her hand, a woman wearing a long brown dress and neatly tied hair aproaches. "Your Grace, the meetings with Head Accountant is in 10 minutes." She quietly reminded the Duke.

"Mm."

This is Lemona Teto, she is the head assistant to the Duke. She had been working for 10 years and thus knows the Duke's personality very well. He is a precise person that will not waste his words and actions, yet... There he was sitting still and tasting the imaginary Jasmine Tea, without any sign of moving. This is not a shock to her, however, as the Young Lady is the treasure of the mansion and everyone loves her. Ever since she arrives to this world, even the cold and blunt Young Master spoils and play with her.

It's true, though, that when she first witness this behaviour while back, she was stunned for exactly 0.3 seconds.

"Dad has to go?" Rosenne looked up, her tiny eyebrows furrowed, and her cheeks puffed up.

"Mm, has to go." Winter sets the tiny tea cup down. "The tea was good."

With glee, Rosenne hopped down off of her chair and heads toward the Duke. She raised her arms at him and the Duke picked her up without hesitation. "Goodbye, Dad!" She hugged.

•••

Small theatre:

Lemona went around downtown and handpicked the loveliest faux kettle and cups.

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A/n: so this is like on a whim kinda series, I wrote this whenever I'm off the roof f up so if there is weird spot that is not understandable just roast me (gently, please).