Wasteland Conqueror

Chapter 31: Taking On Alice's Sister

Date Thursday, January 10th, 2261

With Alice's sister Bella reaching the age of five yesterday, it's officially time I've started training and teaching her. I talked to Alice about it yesterday at her younger sister's birthday party and she was more than on board, so there's no real reason not to at this point. There is the possibility that she could leak what I'm doing to her parents, which would obviously throw a wrench into my plans.

However, I don't think she will, if my previous experience with her is anything to go by. None of the things I told her to keep secret for me before she disclosed to anyone, even her own sister, whom I know she loves dearly. Thus, things will more than likely go well.

"Alice, we're going to start your sister's training and learning today. Are you good with that?"

"Of course, it will benefit her immensely and the earlier she starts, the better."

"Alright, let me give gramps a ring for a ride while you call your mom to drop your sister off."

"No need. I already talked to my mom and Bella. She'll be here at 9:00 AM sharp. The only thing is she doesn't know the real reason why we want Bella to come, so we'll need to come up with something to persuade her to let us teach and train my sister."

"That's alright we can come up with something whilst she's making her way here. Nonetheless, good job, Alice." I praised her.

Alice, happy to have received praise for thinking ahead, was smiling brightly next to me while I called up the old man for a ride.

"He's on his way." I told Alice before the two of us began brainstorming on how exactly we were going to convince her mother.

We went back and forth for a bit and eventually settled on a plan and not too much later following that, gramps conveniently showed up at the same time Alice's mom Aura did with Bella. Getting up, I headed for the entrance with Alice following beside me and opened the door before gramps could whip out his keys and let the three of them in.

"Hey, gramps. Good morning, mother-in-law, and good morning to you too, Bella." I greeted them before Alice followed up with a similar greeting.

"Mornin." Gramps said simply, walking off into the house, probably to raid the kitchen for breakfast.

"Good morning, big brother Dom."

"Ohh, you kids have already gotten to that level." Alice's and Bella's mom responded, surprised to hear what I had just called her.

"Ohh, didn't you know Mom, Dom, and I are engaged?"

"When did you two decide that?" She questioned, somewhat nervously.

"We didn't. You adults decided for us, remember?" Alice answered.

"Why don't you come inside, mother-in-law, so we can talk." I suggested.

Alice's mom sighed, resigning herself to whatever was going to happen next, and entered with Bella, who excitedly ran on ahead to the living room.

"Continuing where we left off, I think I do remember something like that occurring... So when did you two find out, and how?"

"Well, I've known all along since I was listening to you guys when you gathered for that discussion amongst yourselves all those years ago." I answered, surprising her.

"And I found out about it much later when my dearest Dom informed me about it." Alice followed up.

"So I'm guessing since you two are telling me this, you have something you want to say or ask."

"Correct. For being unfairly engaged to each other even though we both love each other we wish to start training and teaching my sister Bella, it's about time she begins school but instead of going there and only learning normal things we want her to undergo what both of us went through." Alice said.