WMMAP - [S1] Shelter You - (愛)してる

[Revelation]: Icarus

"Come on! Hurry!"

"We... I shouldn't even be here, Jeannette..." Trying to slow down, he put his weight on his heels, dragging his feet. "I... need to go back to my father."

"Why?!"

"It's... Nothing."

"Did Papa scare you?"

"WhAt... No! Of course... NOT!"

"Thought so. Papa is super friendly to guests!" And out of the blue, a name, it echoed inside Jeannette's mind. "OH! OH! YOU SHOULD STAY SO YOU CAN MEET ATHY!!" She beamed as spoke.

"...Who is Athy?"

"My cousin! Duh!"

"You mean... Athanasia?"

"Eh? You met her?"

"I haven't. But I heard my father speak of her."

"Ah! Well! We usually hang out over there!" She pointed at the mansion across the boulevard. "Though she is at school right now. She will be back by the evening! Then us three can have a tea party! Together! You are going to like her!"

"She is at school, and you are not. How come?"

"Uncle said it would be too noisy for him. He doesn't like guests coming over. Sometimes he is being mean to Athy too... She told me. So that's why we hang out a lot."

"Is she lonely?"

The little girl shook her head. "She got Lily and Felix. They join our tea party sometimes! But if not... She goes to the garden alone."

"Why?"

"She loves flowers!"

"Which type?"

"Uh... Yes... Ruby... flower something something..."

"Roses?"

"Oh wow! You are So Smart." Reaching her hand toward his ashen locks, she stroked his hair playfully.

"Stop teasing me." He brushed her hand away as he felt funny inside again. "And I thought you have tutors coming over."

"Well, I do... And I hate it, But I always play with her after that. We talk. We eat cake. We play. And you know what! You can be her friend too!"

"Are we going to her house? Because... I got lost in this place once. So I ended up over there." He pointed at the mansion behind his back. "I thought it was your house when I walked in, but the guards they wouldn't let me in and told me to get away from there."

"Uncle's guards are just like him huh..." Jeannette's competitive curiosity spike. "What about my Papa's?"

"What about... Yours?"

"What are they like?"

"Yours... Well, His, Is more... Lenient. "

"What the Lasagna now?

"Lenie- Friendly."

"I think they are stupid."

"Stupid? Jeannette! That's not nice. Don't use words like this to address anyone!"

"Jeez! But they are! Papa said he would fire them, but he never did."

"Doesn't mean you can call them that. And if they were as strict as His Excellency's guards, I wouldn't be here."

"No. Actually, Papa told them not to do anything to you, otherwise, you WOULDN'T be HERE."

"I have his blessing."