Sibling Under Another Master

Is this home?

Lucia's POV:

I woke up in my room as the sun shone through my curtains. I was in my bed as I layed on my favorite pillow. I had a headache from the moment I woke up. I felt as if I was forgetting something, but it just hurt the more and more that I tried to remember. Just then a servant walked into my room. 

"Good morning Lady Lucia, shall we get you ready for breakfast?" Melanie said as she picked out my attire. "Good morning Melanie." I said back as I yawned as I covered my mouth with my hand. 

"Your father request that you meet him for breakfast to talk about something important. So I would suggest that you not yawn as a sign as disrespect could be taken from that." Melanie said as she helped me get dressed. It was a beautiful dress that was off my shoulders and had crossed straps in the front. My neck ribbon tied in the back, and my favorite hair clip held back my hair. Lastly, Melanie put on my earrings for me, which were a gift for me a few years back for my birthday. 

After my hair was brushed, my face washed, and I had my shoes on, I went over to see my father. As I walked down the halls, I felt an eerie feeling, as if I wasn't suppose to be here. This is silly though, this is my home, I should be here...shouldn't I? I finally made it to the door of the breakfast room as the other servants opened the doors. 

I walked in to be greeted by my father and Clouse. When I sat down, I was brought the finest fruits and meats, along with soup and a cup of grape juice. Nobody spoke, but as I was about to my father began. "I was wondering if you were feeling okay Lucia?" my father asked which caught me a bit off-guard. "Yes father, I feel fine now that I have eaten something today." I responded. 

"Good. I was asking since me and Clouse both decided to take a step up further and invite you into our true group. The one your sister foolishly abandoned, but we believe that you will prove yourself worthy. If so, you will be the head leader, under us of course, of the groups!" My father said cheerfully. Truth be told, I was happy that I could do more and not just walk around this house all day. I never really think that I have been many places except to go to the stores and etc. 

"I would be honored."I said with a smile across my face. "Then it is decided, you will start at 2:00 p.m. on the dot." My father said back, returning a smile. Sensei Clouse nodded, and both him and father left the room...leaving nothing but a napkin where their food was. When they left, I just couldn't shake the feeling that I wasn't suppose to be there. That I wasn't suppose to be in my own home...that all of this was lies...but there was nothing else to fill in for all these suspicions...so I just avoided thinking about it. 

When I was done, I walked over to my room and pulled out my phone. I never take my phone with me about the house since Sensei Clouse demands that I do not need it when I can cast spells and wot-not. As I opened it, I saw a bunch of missed calls from various unknown numbers, and texts ranging from "Remember us" and stuff like "It's me". I was a bit freaked out, until I saw a video that one of the numbers had sent me in a text message. It was a video taken of me and another boy getting off a...dragon?....and then beginning to fight my father and Clouse. I could not believe what I saw next, but I could clearly see what happened to know what he did to me. Clouse made me forget something, I still don't know what, but it has to do with this boy. It has to be, there is no other explanation on why I didn't remember him. He looks remarkably similar to me after all...how could that be?

As I went through the rest of the morning, I was not only worried, but a bit scared. Scared of the people I grew up with, I know for sure now that they erased memories of the boy, but I cannot bring myself to ask why. Every time I even think of him my head begins to spin, and I have to then sit down for a few minutes before walking around again. 

I feel as if my life if a lie, but I am now very worried and concerned about what was very soon occurring later today. I was going to become a member of something big, something that my father held importance of right after me. Don't get me wrong, I do feel bad for Skylor. Father cherished both this group and me more than he cherished her, but what could I do about it. Our father does not take no as an answer, especially from his own daughters. 

Time Skip

When the time for me to officially become a member of the group came, I asked my father to now mark me with the back tattoo, since I did not want it. I didn't say that I didn't want it...but came up with an excuse so that I didn't have to say 'no'. As the ceremony went on, I was positioned as a leader of a smaller group before I could prove that I was able to lead the large group as a whole. I needed to prove that I was able to lead with father and Sensei Clouse, I just needed to show them. Since maybe then...they could take me seriously and I would be able to ask them my questions. 

Just as the ceremony ended, the roof caved in. I felt the weight of a piece of the roof fall onto me, just before everything went into chaos. I was helped out by my smaller group, and couldn't really feel my lower left arm. I needed to prove myself anyways, so I led my group to fight the intruders. We first fought a girl wearing blue, she kept looking at me...I keep having a feeling that I know her. Just as I was about to get close enough to whisper a question in her ear, one of my men in the group knocked her out. She fell to her feet as a ninja with lightning quickly came and picked her up. He retreated with her right after he got to her, but before he did...he nudged his head in a direction. Almost signaling me to look that way, and just as I did...I saw him.

...I saw the boy from the video...

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Sorry that this took me a while to post, I've been really caught up with school. Plus, it's been hard trying to continue this book. So if you have any suggestions please let me know down below in the comment section! I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Posted: 3/8/2022

Word Count: 1212.