Child of Project Apple

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Anya's Stella ceremony was grand, all of her first year class gathered in the hall and watched as some guy in fancy clothes made a grand speech about how great Anya did.

"You know, it's creepy to just watch," Samuel appeared next to me as I leaned on the grate halls doorway watching Anya and Becky cheered though I didn't bother responding. "You skipped your ceremony," his continued, I signed "I don't like crowds, specially when I can't blend into them," he was quiet then, only for a moment watching the first years as most of them seemed more frustrated then pleased with Anya's success.

He then turned to leave but paused looking over his shoulder at me, his eyes a bright blue starting more through me then at me "congratulations, you just need 7 more then maybe our emotionless king will give you the time of day (L/n)," I snorted at his comment "ya and he'll probably treat me better then his little lap dog, also don't you find it creepy to keep calling me a dead persons name, it's weird," I saw his eye twitch but he gave a slight smile and left.

Before I turned back to the ceremony something ran into me, looking down a head of bright pink hair tightened her grip on my legs "Sib, Sib, look at the Stella, isn't it pretty," I chuckled and ruffled her hair, "it's beautiful Anya, very shiny," the sound of someone clearing their throat made me look up to see Becky batting her eyes at me with a smile "almost as beautiful as me?" I let out a confused awkward laugh "sure," her face then proceeded to turn a bright shade of red before she started to babble incoherently.

Anya stepped away from me and stared at her friend for a moment before pointing at her and looking to me "you broke her,"

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The boy who almost drowned and his parents wanted to thank us again, so with Yor this time we went to see them. They thanked us and shook hands even cried a little making the whole thing awkward for me but I couldn't escape with Loid there.

After they left Yor attacked me and Anya, Trapping us in one of her hugs "That was incredible, you two are amazing, I'm so happy for you guys," she squeezed us tightly practically cutting off Anya's air flow as Loid smiled on at the sight.

Once Yor released us he patted Anya's head and squeezed my shoulder and gave up a bright smile "nice work," I blinked up at him and squinted me eyes. "I think I'm going blind, it's so bright," his smile became irritated as he looked at me "why do you always have to ruin the moment," I shrugged "its just who I am father, your the one who raised me this way," this then speared on an argument that lasted the whole way home. Though I think I proffered this over his praise, it made me feel warm and fuzzy in a weird gross way.

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The morning after the ceremony was hectic to say the least. Loid was still rather upset at me for not attending my own Stella ceremony saying that 'it was rude and inappropriate' and that 'it could lead to them taking back my Stella for lack of discipline' while I argued that a school like Eden was looking for students that stood out and challenged the norms of society.

This bickering made it so both me and Loid failed to realize that our little arrogant Anya had chosen to bring her Stella with her to school that day. I was only about to take notice when we sat down on the bus. If in any of the many times Loid had called me a bad influence now would be the time that I might have agreed with Him, she little smirk mirrored my own. The realization sent a shiver down my spine.

Swallowing my discomfort I closed my eyes and leaned back in the bus seat, "well don't you look proud," she looked up at me her cocky smile not leaving her face as she did so "I don't know what you mean Sib, I always look like this," I snorted at her response. It was cute how self assured she was, it wasn't like I could blame her ether, she had saved a kids life. I'll let her have this for today.