Prophecy To Survive

Recognition - Chapter 2

It's been a few months since Brother and I were welcomed into the Sullivan household. It was uncomfortable at first, however, things started to settle down after a few days. Brother and I were brought into the same hous—Or Er..Mansion. It was not what we were expecting, with a big courtyard, massive rooms, a private training room and study, it all seemed like a dream. Since we were new to the household, Brother and I were asked a multitude of questions. Some were related to our preferences of food, others were allergies, clothing and shoe sizes, preferred fabrics.

" Mr. Celeste, how are you? I am Sharisa and I will be the one to take your measurements today! Please let me know if there is an issue or if you would like to take a break. Shall we get started? "

" Of course Mrs. Sharisa! I will be in your care."

10 minutes later..

" Come on, we need accurate measurements, not some estimates!"

" I feel like the chaos around me is going to stop in a few minutes, it is only the beginning of the session." I thought to myself.

30 minutes later...

" Pick up the pace with bringing the fabrics here!"

"....It'll stop by the end of the session right?" I mumbled to myself.

At the end of the session—

" Good work today Mr. Celeste!"

" Thank you Mrs.Sharisa! It was all thanks to your guidance," I said in happiness now that it was all over.

" Oho~ Thank you! Now, if all goes well you should receive your tailored garments in about 3 weeks. If issues arise, however, it will be postponed to 2 months."

" I understand Mrs. Sharisa. Have a great day!"

" Oh my~ I will!"

After it all was over, I walked for a while back to my bedroom. I passed by a window then, it was bright and sunny outside. The green leaves danced in the wind, and flower petals that had weakened flowed with the wind. The fountain filled with crystal clear, blue tinted water seemed gentle. It warmed my heart and made me feel purified, clean.

" Today must be a wonderful day, It seems destined to be." I thought to myself.

I soon reached my room and saw, Brother, sitting on my bed looking at a map.

" Brother!!!"

" Huh," Brother looked up in surprise from the sudden shout," Celeste!"

We both leaped into eachothers arms for a tight hug before letting go after a few minutes.

" Brother, Let's play with the Raz Kzix board game for a bit!"

" Hmmm, If that's what you want." He replied.

" Hm, what's wrong? Why do you look so–"

" Just don't complain to me once I win the game!"

" Oho~ Game one!"

We were both playing to our hearts' extent until we got interrupted by one of the workers there.

" Ahem, Mr. Celeste and Rowan, I apologize for interrupting you both. However, the workers of this household have been wondering about something."

" It's alright," I replied calmly," What is the question?"

"We understand that Mr.Rowan and you are twins, however which is older?"

Speedily I replied," I am older."

The worker seemed dumbfounded," Wh-wh-how? We have heard Mr. Celeste call Mr.Rowan Brother? And Mr.Rowan acts maturely compared to Mr.Celeste?"

" Celeste calls me Brother because I act like I am older and nag like an older sibling, it's a nickname of sorts." Rowan Replied.

" I see, I shall leave Mr. Rowan and Celeste alone then, thank you."

" You're welcome," Rowan and I replied.

I thought that such a simple question would be harmless, little did I know that something so harmless could become as fatal as poison as time went on. After 2 days had passed since that question was asked, it was time for my Brother and me to start training for our first dungeon break. We spent that entire week training, and finally, entered a F rank dungeon for the first time. There, our performance was judged accordingly.

Brother was amazing, he wielded his weapons well, had proper form, and was naturally talented. I, on the other hand, was not so great. I was not great at wielding weapons and seemed to hesitate to hit my targets whether it was from fear or pity for the target. I was not naturally talented, and by the end of the raid, it had seemed the judges acknowledged and found who's worthy out of the 2 of us. They all crowded around my brother, completely isolating me, my face was full of confusion and happiness for my brother. But, as time went on, his brother was busier and more popular, I lost time with his brother and was lonelier. Brother's attitude towards me changed, it seemed like he was less open towards me and was neutral when showing emotion. Yet, when he was surrounded by his friends from some other guilds, he was bright and happy.

" Hello Mr. James!"

....

I was ignored.

" Hello Mr. Eric!"

" Hello, Ce-Less- te." He said in a rough, provocative way.

It had seemed, in a matter of a day, I was an outsider. My face went pale and teary, I seemed to be slowly forgotten and in turn, was harassed.