I'm the heroine's dead twin... nice! (BL)

Part 5

The next day

Arius POV

When I woke up, I felt much more refreshed than any other day. I even woke up before big sis and the others came, which is a first. 'Must be my satisfaction.' I still had an hour before getting woken up, so I took out my notebook from under my pillow, grabbed a pen from the drawer beside my bed and leaned on the bed frame.

'Let's see, I have all the information I know about the book, and my plans written down. But now I realize, I don't know what I'll do after I succeed. Hmm. In the original, Arielle got adopted by her maternal grandfather and lived happily with them. Her aunt and uncle acting as her parents (actual parents), her cousins being her loving siblings, and her grandparents being her mentors. I know. After I expose the duke, I'll convince them to adopt me and Arielle.'

Whether I fall in love or not, we'll see. It'd be nice, but I have no intentions to end up like Arielle in her first relationship. Speaking of which; "Make sure that Arielle gets as much love as she can, so that she doesn't fall for the first guy who flashes a smile her way." I quickly wrote down. The reason why Arielle well in love with Flynn in the original, was because she was love deprived by her own family and clung onto the first guy who showed her any signs of interest. It's tragic, really. But with me here, she'll learn to value herself enough to not fall for just anyone.

'And then she'll get together with Alver, the walking green flag who worships the ground she walks on, without being possessive. The only person who deserves my baby sis.'

I'm really getting curious about my future partner... this is a romance novel, so I'll probably get someone, as long as I'm not a jerk to Arielle, '... is what I would say, if I was naive enough to think that this world with its own complex people and nature would just follow some romance cliches.'

Now I wonder if there are any other reincarnators around. It's not impossible, since god did mention that some souls move on to their next lives. Well, it's irrelevant, as long as they mind their own business. I could care less.

"I hope I didn't jinx myself just now."

After I was done with taking notes and going over my previous ones, I decided to draw what I think Arielle would look like, based on the novel description. The novel "Just Like My Twin " didn't have any pictures of any of the characters, but had an entire section in the front, dedicated to the characters (main- and side characters), which was really convenient, since I didn't have to change the way they looked in my head through the half of the story.

In the description, Arielle was described as a gorgeous girl with a tall, healthy and slim body, silky silver hair and emerald green eyes, long dark eyelashes, natural eyebrows, a small nose and peachy skin.

After I was done, I admired my work. I'm not sure if this is what she'll look like, but it's pretty nonetheless. 'If she does end up looking like this in the future, I'll show this to her. I wanna see her reaction.'

There, in my hands, I held a portrait of my twin as a nine year old. I looked up at the clock: "I still have 20 minutes. Enough time for a quick nap. My classes start today, not that I need them. Meh."

I closed and hid my notebook back under my pillow, put the pen back inside the drawer and leaned down in my bed, closing my eyes. And surely enough, I felt big sis shaking me awake not long after.

"... good morning, big sis...", I muttered to her, making sure the other maids didn't hear me. "Good morning, Ari. Wake up, you have your classes today."

I was confused. 'Doesn't she know that she could get in trouble, if anyone heard her?' I stretched out my arms and back, then quickly looking up behind Ophelia, only to see no one. 'I see.'

"Then, prepare a bath for me, please."
"Of course, Ari!"

'She's quite cheerful today.'

Afterwards, she took me over to the bathroom, and started to wash me, while humming to herself.
"You're really in a good mood today, did something happen?"
"Not much, actually. I just saw the grand duke stressed out, with huge eye bags this morning."

I snorted. "Ophelia! You could've gotten in big trouble, had anyone else heard you!"
"But they didn't."

'Istg.'

After a nice bath, big sis got me dressed up for the day, and I'll tell you, she knows what she's doing:

After dressing me up, she put my long hair in a high ponytail with a black silk.

'I look nice. Now, all I need to do is to make sure I have something to back it up with.'

I went to eat breakfast, and was served pancakes with syrup and fruits. 'I'm happy now.☺️'
The only nuisances were my siblings, but thankfully they didn't try to annoy me. After I finished eating, I thanked the staff and quickly got out of there. 'Now, let's get to class.'

The class went uneventful with the teacher praising me until my ears bled.
'Just the usual.'

No, I didn't try too hard. The classes are easy, and I expect to get to the end of the entire curriculum by the time I'm ten. You see, there's only so much a private tutor is allowed to teach. Everything after that, you have to attend the Imperial Academy.
Arielle attended there in the original, and I plan on attending too. In this world, knowledge is power, and I'll have an excuse to not see my family for long periods of time. It's perfect.

You can start attending there when you turn sixteen, and have classes until you're 20. Of course, if you're gifted, you get to skip grades, which is also what happened to Arielle. You also debut in to high society, once you're fourteen.

Right now, I'm laying down under the shade of a peach tree. I asked big sis to give me some alone time, when all of a sudden, I hear footsteps near me. Opening my eyes, I see two familiar men. One is Sebastian, a decent guy despite being the duke's assistant, and perhaps the most repulsive being in this reality, the duke.

'Cool, way to ruin my nice day.'