Behind the Masquerade

Future Fate

Sophia could be found wearing a pretty kimono and swinging lightly on the couch on the balcony of her room. It was a lovely little swinging couch, intertwined with flowers and ivy creeping up along the sides. It had a very comfortable cushion to sit on and she sure wouldn't mind having one of these back home. In her opinion, her room back there was about as exciting as an empty cardboard box.

Sophia sighed drearily.

So this was the castle Madison was going to live in? A place filled with happy people and nice servants and a beach just outside?

Madison sure wouldn't enjoy this place.

Sophia shook her head gently. Madison's idea of a perfect kingdom would probably be a place where she was obeyed without complaint and she would be the ultimate law. Servants would wait on her on hands and feet and everyone would be as loyal to her as a dog. The castle would probably be dark and evil though, since Madison was no doubt, a dark person. Deep down inside, under all the personalities Madison put up on the outside, Sophia knew that Madison was a very deceptive person. Sure her sister could be annoying at times, and sometimes even act like she's all that, but she hadn't always been like that…

Andrew had changed her. Like Andrew had changed Sophia's life. In fact, he had caused a big impact on both sisters' lives. Before Madison or Sophia had met that evil slime ball, Madison had been a very refined and if Sophia dare say, mature girl, but ever since Madison's encounter with Andrew…she had started acting …different.

Sophia tapped her chin thoughtfully. All the disguise that Madison put up certainly couldn't get past Sophia, since after all, they were sisters. There was bound to be some sisterly bond in there somewhere. Andrew had done his foul deeds upon Sophia, and had impacted her life thoroughly, but she wondered what Andrew could have done to Madison to make her sister change so immensely.

Before Andrew, Madison usually ignored Sophia, and both sisters were still not on good terms, even if they never talked to each other. Madison had left Sophia in the shadows, always more perfect than the younger girl. Sophia always called her 'the evil weasel' back then, but after Madison changed…well, Madison seemed to finally acknowledge that Sophia did actually exist and would blame Sophia for every single thing wrong.

Sometimes, Sophia pondered whether the old Madison was better than the new Madison. At least back then, Madison didn't know she existed and wouldn't rag on her for everything. But she still didn't really like Madison either way, no matter if she was the old Madison or the new Madison. Madison HAD been one of the people working alongside Andrew to make her life a miserable dump, even if Madison had gotten hurt in the end by Andrew too.

But how had Andrew hurt Madison to make her change so much? …Hmm…

Sophia sighed with a resigned look on her face as she realized that she had just contemplated the same thoughts that she had reflected upon for the last year or so. It wasn't like she'd get a answer out of thin air, so why bother?

Snapping her fingers, she stood up and looked determined as she eyed the wide expanse of blue stretching before her very eyes. Andrew wouldn't bring her down. Once she found what he wanted her to get for him, then all their bonds would be broken and she would go on with her life. "For the next month, I swear I will do my job which is to find out if Joshua is a suitable suitor for Madison and I will not dread upon my messed up life back home with my parents."

Turning around, she stopped and added, "And oh yes! I must find the Moonstone thing." Shrugging, Sophia decided that she had better start looking for that Moonstone before her one month was up and Shippo would go bye-bye.

Walking out her door, she closed it lightly behind her and walked towards the library. Sure she had to look for the Moonstone, but she had to research on the thing first, right? If Andrew wanted it, it sure wouldn't be just some regular object. She would make sure nothing wrong or destructive would land in the hands of the replica of Satan, or she might be risking harm to innocent lives, and she wouldn't want that.