Traveling Star, Wandering Chaos

I Made a Friend

I woke up to see Minh sleeping next to me. Somehow, I woke up earlier than him. I stretched my arms and opened the window. It seemed that the sun had decided to be a bitch today and flash-bomb my eyes. I winced at the accursed light and promptly closed the window and curtains for good measure. I stared at Minh as he slept. It'd been a few days since we came here. At first, I thought this was a weirdly realistic dream, but if this was a dream, I think I would've woken up by now.

I sat on the bed next to Minh. The weird guy in armor told us that we had to fight in war for them. Who the hell would ask that of someone they'd just met?! They said that it was our duty. Duty for what?! Do they seriously expect teenagers to go to war and fight?! What the hell is wrong with them?! I sigh and l lie down, looking at Minh sleeping peacefully. Knowing him, he won't be able to survive a cat, let alone a war. And anyway, it's my fault we were here in the first place. Damn Truck-kun. I sighed. Don't worry Minh. I brought us into this mess; I'll find a way to get us out of it. Trust your sister for once.

That will have to wait for now. I'll get out of bed and let Minh sleep for now. Stretching, I walked towards the door. I caught myself in the mirror for a second. My short black hair was a mess, my eyebags were very prominent on my pale skin, and my green eyes were as dead inside as my soul. I also looked like an idiot in that nightgown.

Mẹ would kill me if she saw me now. Well, there's nothing to do about it Mẹ isn't here to yell at me about it. So, that's one good thing, I guess. I'll change into my uniform or at least part of it. Blazer or no blazer. Hmmm, nah. I tossed my blazer onto the bed and walked out the door.

I walked into a stupidly long hallway. Big windows ran along the white walls letting the damned sunshine through. I swear, this stupid ball of gas is out to get me. I decided to look around the place since we were gonna be here for a while; might as well explore.

A few minutes later. I'm lost. How did this happen?! Whose idea was it to make this castle the equivalent of a hedge maze?! "Ugh, tôi ghét nơi này, cái lâu đài nay to qua" Ugh! This place sucks. My feet hurt, and I'm lost. I sat next to a potted plant near the window to rest. I looked around me, but no one was here. For a castle with tons of servants, it sure is quiet.

Just as I was about to get my lazy ass up, I saw a girl around my age walking by. She had wavy blonde hair tied into a bun, a freckled face, porcelain skin, and wore a classic maid outfit. She stopped in her tracks and looked at me. "Miss Hero, you've left your chambers," she said. I stood up and nodded. She stood in front of me, a few inches taller. She tilted her head with a confused smile, "Are you lost, Miss Hero?" she asked, "This castle is quite large. Would you like me to help you?" she added.

"Yes, I would appreciate it," I replied.

"Very well then. Where do you need to go?"

"I just want to look around."

"A tour then," she said

"Yes," I said. She held out her hand. I took her hand and followed her throughout the castle.

We first went to the greenhouse. It was surprisingly relaxing, not a lot of people, just me and Miss Maid. Plus, there was a pretty waterfall, too; Minh would spend so much time drawing here! We walked around, looking at all the different flowers; there were even a few bunnies running around. "Beautiful, isn't it?" the maid said.

I smiled and nodded, "Yes, it's really nice."

"I spend a lot of my free time here."

"Must be nice."

"Yes, I quite enjoy it here," she said, taking a blue flower from one of the flower patches.

"Wait, are we allowed to do that?" I asked,

"No worries, there are already so many flowers here. No one is going to be angry over one missing flower," she assured. For a maid, she's a little too carefree. I mean you can't just take something from your boss's home and not get in trouble. Right? "Are you sure about that?" I asked again.