"Let's go and get the rest of the team, then I'll explain everything" Julian told Ichigo calmly, treating as he would to a cornered animal.
"We are getting my team, you lost the right to be part of it when you lied to us and used us for your own benefit for... for whatever you are here for!" exclaimed Ichigo in anger, shocking everyone by the strong attitude and confidence she was showing at the moment. That wasn't the old Ichigo, but the new and improved version.
Julian smiled slyly, proud of her and his hard work, which made it possible to achieve this objective "Right" he said, smile still on place "Let's get your team and then I'll explain why I kept my secret, and what it is".
"Good" the brown haired patisserie sighed, feeling strange by her own behaviour. The she turned around on her heels and began gathering the whole team of patisseries and sweet spirits.
"Ichigo-senpai, why did we leave the party?" Lemon asked confused, not liking the grim look on her senpai's face.
"Julie here is about to tell us" she replied... well, almost growled. If something she really hated was people lying to her and using her trustful character for their own benefit.
"Let's better begin with who I am" started Julie "I am not really Julie Gateau, but Julian son of the Sweet's Queen and future king of the Sweet's Kingdom" that confession shocked everyone in the room, in exception of Shanti who already knew "I was sent to the human world, as every royal of my kingdom, by orders of our mother in search of a team of patisseries. You see, there has been lords and ladies that had began voicing out their disgust on the fact that sweets' spirits are teaming up with 'lower' humans who do not deserve the right of being called patisseries".
"What? Do they want to take away our partners just because they believe that some humans don't deserve to be patisseries?!" exclaimed Nicolas angrily, fearing the idea of parting away of Bell.
"No, they are planning of taking your partners away because they believe that every human is pathetic, inferior and undeserving of the sweets' kingdom" replied Julian, making the temperature of the room drop at least ten degrees "In response to that uproar my mother, the queen, had decided that every royal must go to the human world and collect a team of patisseries that are partnered with a sweets' spirit and return to the Sweet's Kingdom".
"What for?" asked Ichigo with a stronger voice than she has expected, but the last thing that she wanted to do right now was bother and preoccupy the rest with her problems... as she always does. She was the leader of the team and she had to act as so.
"For a competition" answered Julian, smiling widely while he admired his work. Things are getting better and better every moment, he thought smugly "The winner will take the decision of what will happen with the fate of the sweet spirits in earth and their patisseries".
"Why doesn't the queen just declare that there will be no change?!" complained Lemon, hugging Mint very closely to her.
"Because she was the one that gave out the order of letting the sweet spirits come to this world, the royals believe that someone impartial should make the decision. If my mother refuses that she will have a revolution, we can't risk that" Julian told them "But we either can let those xenophobic snobs make the decision... I need to win. Will you be that team that will take me to the victory?".
"Us?!" asked Lemon startled "There must be way better patisseries than us out there!".
"By experience and technic maybe, but all of you have something that makes you even more worthy than them" Julian told her with determination and a seriousness that shut her up.
"What?" this time was Nicolas the one that asked.
"I can't tell you now, but you'll see it soon enough" Julian replied cryptically "Will you follow me then?" the prince asked again "You don't have to fear about your lives here, my mother made sure that no human will suffer of this competition that doesn't concern them and were force into. She made the Sweets Kingdom time run faster than the human world's one, a month there will only be an hour here".
"That is insane" gasped Ichigo, knowing fully that even if Julian talked in general he was directing his words to her "And by the way, it does concern us. After all, the sweet spirits are our friends".
"Then you'll help?" Shanti questioned hopefully.
The three patisseries shared a look and then nodded with a smile on their faces, before looking back at the two residents of the Sweets Kingdom "Count us in!".
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Sweet Practice {Yumeiro Patissiere}
Fanfiction{Sweet Tears and Sweet Love, Book 1} After loosing against Tennouji's team and having her ex-team saying that they wanted to part ways to practice on their own, Ichigo is left alone and helpless. Especially once she discovers that they had skipped a...
